The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-24 00:00:00

SPORTING.

Toe RIMS PerAo lIOVNIA.—The meet took place yesterday at
Ascot, and not et Brnorahill lint, as had been previously arranged.
An untried deer, upon being unearted at the Obelisk, took away in
capital style, over the plantations to Swinley, where it doubled back
to luglemoor-pond, and tIiPIICC RCM. Mien Permit's park at Wink-
field, through Warfickl, and over Hawthorn-hill to Shottisbrook-
park, on towards Bray. After crossing the line of the Great Western
Railway, over Maidenhead Thicket, the Deer was taken at Knowle-
hiU, and there safely housed. The run, which lasted about two hours,
was at a good hunting pace throughout.
Tue Picr.sce Consoirr's HAlllll.ll.—The meet on Thursday, which
took place at Clay-hall Farm, Old Windsor, war attended by Earl
Granville, General Wemyss, and a numerous field. Four barer,
affording short rum, were baled on the royal property at Progmore,
and a fifth at Old Windsor ; one of which woo sent to her Royal Iligh-
nese the Duchess of Kent, and the remainder given to the farmers
residing in the neighbourhood. The last hare put on foot, which
was found near Old Windsor church, crowed the Thames to Wraya.
bury, the pack swimming over the river, leaving the field to trot
round a dßtance of between four and five miles, over lmtchet-bridge.
Poor pus, however, after swimming over the Th amen, and going well
away before the hounds, was shot by name person (iv. sportsman')
shortly after it had crossed the river. This ended the day's sport.

tato [intelligence.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,

IDefore Mr. Commissioner Shrobeni.)
TILING, Ms Dm°, AND BASINOKTOKE RAILWAY
COMPANY.—In this case the examination of witnesses
was adjourned from last Saturday till this day, for the con-
venience of counsel.—Mr. Lowrance said an application was
made to me yesterday to allow this examination to stand
over, because Mr. James, who was engaged on behalf of the
Company, was retained at a case at Chelmsford, and could
not attend here to-day. I stated then that if the Company's
books and papers were handed over to the official soignee,
I would consent to an adjournment. This was not done,
and I dissent from any adjournment. Now, at a quarter
past eleven o'clock this morning, I got a letter, signed
"J. O. Everill, for Hill and Self," repeating Mr. James's
inability to attend, and praying that the examination be
postponed till after Monday next. Now, upon this letter
warrants for the apprehension of these gentlemen were
granted, so that they would be examined under warrants
from this court.
Twelve o'clock arrived, when Mr. Hill entered the court,
and was put into the witness-box and examined by Mr. Low-
rance. I was, he said, one of the solicitors of the company.
Mr. Lowrance: Have you the books of the company in your
possession ?—Mr. Hill: I have.—Mr. Lowrance: What
books are they?—Mr. Hill: The cash-book, the minute-
book, two bankers' books, a ledger, and a book which I
believe is called a "noting" book. They are all I have.—
Mr. Lowrance : Have you not the scrip-book ?
Mr. Hid : I believe I have; but am not certain.—
Mr. Lowrance : Have you the directors' attendance-book ?
—Mr. Hill : Yes. But I have not the voucher-book.—Mr.
Lowrance: Have you the " rough minutes" from which the
minute-book was made up ?—Mr. Hill : No. I never had
them.—Mr. Lowrance : When did you get possession of these
books ?—Mr. Hill : Six weeks or a month before the dissolu-
tion of the company.—Mr. Lavrrance : Then how did you
get possession of these books ?—Mr. Hill : They were sent to
me, in consequence of a meeting having been called at my
office. I have brought the cash-book and the " minutes" of
the board of directors with me.—Mr. Lowrance : Will you
produce the books at the next meeting ?—Mr. Hill : Yes, if
duly summoned.—Mr. Lawrence: Of whom did the com-
mittee of management consist ? Mr. Hill: Mr. Hughes
I Hughes, Major Wyndham, Hon. F, H. Berkeley, William
Alfred 11111, H. B. Richardson, J. Barker, W. H. 'Taipei',
Alex. Prince, and C. E. King.—Mr. Lowrance: Did you
give any of these an indemnity against all liability ?
?dr. Hill: No; none whatever.—Mr. Lowrance: For
what purpose were these books left in your pos-
' session ?—Mr. Hill : Why, as solicitor to the company.—
' Mr. Lowrance : How much have the company paid you ?
Mr. Hill : Oh, I =not tell you.—Mr. Lowrance: Was it
00001., or 3000/., or 2000/. ?-31r. Hill : No, I cannot tell.
But you shall have an account of my receipts and payments
against the next meeting.—Mr. Lowrance : Are you pre-
pared to say that you have not received the sum of 4,2801.
9s Sd. ?—Mr. Hill : I am not prepared to state anything.—
Mr. Lowrance : Was it at a meeting on the 10th December,
1845, that 300 shares were allotted to you in consequence of
the assistance which you had rendered to the company ?
Mr. Hill: Yes, they were allotted.—Mr. Lowrance: Did
von pay the deposit upon them ?—Mr. Hill : I did not.
They were given to me for a particular purpose.—Mr. Low-
rance : Into bow many shares was the capital divided ?—Mr.
Hill: The prospectus will show.—Mr. Lowrance: Was it
prepared in your office ?—Mr. Hill: It was.—Mr. Low-
rance : Then do you not know that 11,000 shares were to be
issued ?—Mr. Hill.: Am I bound to answer that question ?
His Honour : Yes, you are.—Mr. Hill : Then they were.—
Mr. Lowrance : Tell me, to the best of your knowledge, how
many of these 14,000 shares which were to form the capital
of the company were issued ?—His Honour : What do you
mean by issued?—Mr. Lowrance : Delivered out to the pub-
lic.—Mr. 11111: I believe between C,OOO and 7,000. There
is art entry in the books of these shares.—Mr. Lowrance : Do
you know how much money was received as deposits in
respect of these shares ?—Mr. Hill here expressed great diffi-
culty in having to answer questions without the aid of his
counsel.—Mr. I,awrance : Why, he brings the difficulty on
himself, by not handing these books, which belong to the
company, over to the official assignee. If he (Hill) will
hand these books over, I will close this examination this very
moment. Mr. Hill talks about being anxious to give all the
information he can : it is quite clear, by the reluctant man-
ner in which he has answered the questions put to him, that
he does not. . . . - .

Mr. Hill said, If it is your Honour's opinion that I ought
to leave these books with the official assignee, I will do so ;
but subject to any question of lien which myself or partner
may have upon these books, as solicitors to the company.
There is another point which I want to be clearly under-
stood. It is that myself, or any one of the directors, may be
allowed to inspect the books, for the purpose of making up
any accounts.
Mr. Lowrance had no objection, because, whenever any
person inspected the books, it would be under the eye of one
of the clerks in the employment of the official assignee.
Mr. Hill said, he must state, as this case would no doubt
appear in the public press, that when Mr. Lowrance was
talking about reluctance in answering questions, it was no
such thing : but he (Mr. Hill) had difficulty in having to
'waiver certain questions. and to consider at the same time
whether or not they were proper ones. We was willing to
give all the information which he could.
After some further discussion, it was agreed that all of the
company's books in the hands of Mr. Hill should be deposited
with Mr. Graham, the official assignee.