The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCZ.
Thu DAT.

COM? OP QUERN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at lad Prim at Guildhaa Balm Lord
Caupball and a Special hwy.)
ROYAL BRITISH BAN&
Fouirri Dar.

4V17,24 W. NVIOSIZT BROWN, TOWARD ISDAILI,
I! 1T DVXIMIrO NACLIOD, 11C7A1D I►MIT 1II7•
!MDT, WILLIAM Wall= OWL'S, 10111 X lITAPLITON, ►xD
liroll INNIS Calllellolt.
When Lao Campbell took his Nit as the beach, at fa
Clock,

Sr F. Thee*, ma the only °nomad for the preemie :a
'omelet, sad sow Little delay took place before say witness
was callet

Sir F. Theeiger said he wee very unwell, haring been
Weal with • violent sickness., sad he looked anxiously for
the arrival of hie learnod friend, Mr. Atherton.
At the alveoli of one of the defendant's roomed Mr. Pad-
dlers gave some explanation of a portion of the docu-
mentary evidence 'adored on the previous day.
By this time Mr. Athertma entered the court, and the ex-
amination of Mr. Pedalos was then proceeded with.
&r F. Tholger called upon the counsel for Mr. U. Brows
to prodnes a WIN of 26th November, 1864 from Mr Cameron
to Mr. Brown. (The letter wee read, it extended to coma-
derablo length. and anxiously urged Mr. Brown to masseuse
arrangement (or the reduction or settlement of his debt
whioh et this time aatountal w 39,0001. Mr. Comma saki
the securities he had given (the ships) were constantly
depreciating ie value end were subject to heavy
chime that Brown
ought to
mal isecurities.l On the 2nd of December, 18R"Mre.
Brown wrote for additional acoutotoodation. At a meeting
on the 4th of December, Inid, • revolution was carried for
the appdatruset of • committee on convertible aceuritiee. The
comae tree eoereated of Mr. kladaida,lllr. atspraton? Mr. blacked_ ,
and Mr Cameron. The remises of the committee were held
bum time to time, over a short period. At •• weetrng on the
15th March, DOM, tabular augments with regard to the
ships of Mr. Brown were laid before the committee. anal were
explained by Mr. Cameron. (The tabular v.nementa were
gon u erMonos, and a good deal of di., ueeion arose is
tehronso to some pencil marks in • column headed " present
=ail te a clerical error which had been made M the
The core of the &decent caecal• was stated at
and their total present vales at 65,0)11.)
Linklater was then celled by the procerution—l am
• selielbee and tun concerned in the procoedioga in the Court
et in reference to the Royal British Bank. I
sterna as ntr in the tabular statements, there is no flgese
@Mama In them at all, but soma oroseee arc made- by ma la
rasa over some figure., but the original Agony sow
"IN distinct. They were made during the examina-
tion of Mr. Stapleton in the wuptcy Court,
aril drew Ws attention to them at the time, as well as the
oliondou of Mr. Buddleatme, who appeared for Mr. Staple-
tolo. The aroma were nude to show that the vessels were
etel Mid by the British bank. (Tlie witness wee proceeding
ft hither mph& those pencil marks, and the object of
thaw when be was interrupted by Sir F. Kelly, who
hr
them y raised by his questions acme doubts respecting
Mr.) Limas*: said was desirow to explain, aa inipnta-
Om had bam met upon hint which were most unfounded.
Isnd Csomball--I really think Mr. Lieklater is justified
erelabgag, for it haa been suggested that there has beet •
garb ng or alteration oof the dormat.
hSir F. Kelly—No one has thrown any imputations upon
im.

lard Campbell —There were, indirectly.
Mr. Linklatm, in reply to Sir F. Theeiger, mid—The
Asenamots came into my possession just as they' are, with
the meeptiou of the pencil marks to which I have alluded.
The meek to which a peniil mark is attached are the
1,5001., which wee nut mortgaged to the bask
lienrids, 2,700/, which had been mortgaged to
the Oloucesterehee Banking Company; the Weep,
which wee originally mortgaged to the Briai
Desk, but was afterwards mortgaged by Mr. Brown
D unethae pecan. I struck oat the Rust Brown
beams ft was also mortgaged to the Glouoerterelore Bank-
toCom y. With regard to the Madonna. that wee
the British Beak, but it was immolately after-
wards mortgaged to the Gloucestershire Banking Company.
Mr. Peckham recalled—At the pastime of the committee
me the 17th December, 1830, Mr. Cameron mode reference to
Mr. Brown's account. The paper pr,eluced bears the initials
M Mr. Cameros, but I cannot say whether it was presented
to the committee. It shows the state of Mr. Brown's sr
count. Tie • ocrouittre use too reeolutica for selling the
ships which Mr. Brown had ioortiraged to the batik. Thedoce-
swat showed the debt to L8;7,6981 I sent Mr. Browns copy of
the revelation. Mr. Brown afterwards weeds a letter to Mr.
'Waite. (In this letter he said he did sot complain of the
beak realising his securities, but he objected to the mods of
proceeding, which would benefit now but the briber. He
also said if the resolution were carried oat, he
would be I. the position of • bankrur. and that
two freights, at the present high trade, weld
prodte e mach as the sale of certain vowels. He
added that if thew persisted in their coarse, the consequences
would be frightftil to contemplate, and would bring ruin on
the beak sad every one connected with it, and alluding to
inquiries Ly sharetedders as to " breakers a head," solemnly
declared his moiety to do all he could for the benefit
of the bank.) The resolution of the convertible *nitrides
committee was out milted to a general court on the 18th of
December. I received • letter front Meson. Buchanan end
Co.' of Liverpool stating that they had paid the freight of
the H. 31114 to Mr. Brown. I was present at an interview
between Mr. Drawn end Mr. Cameron. I horde I the letter
to Mr. Cameron, and he reed it over to himself, and then asked
Mr. Brown if Is bed re ened the freight upon the Hornet.
Hs denied that he had, end said that the freight still re-
mained due to the lank. Mr. Brown then left, and Mr.
Cameron said to se, " How painful it is that such a man as
Mr. Brown should so commit himself to a falsehood." The
paper produced is a receipt by Mr. Brown fur the freight of
the Here*. (The document wee put in and read.) It was
askinessil to MOWS. Buchanan and Co. or the 13th of Dr
camber, 1815, end acknowledged with thanks the receipt
of 6.561. for freight of the vessel.
Mr. Lindsay Wintertotham, examined—l em • director,
trustee, and registered public officer of the Glononterahire
Peaking Compaq. 1.1860 Mr. H. Brown, M.P., had a
drawing accouat with the company. He was then carrying
on the Maser of • silk manufacturer at Tewkesbury.
He made over to us various ships as security
for money advanced by the bank. Those securities haws
beet realise& The Rosy Brown was mortgaged to us on the
13th of Ao,,uirt, 18.96, and wet add OD 9th of October,
1836, for 9114/. The Bride produced, on the 10th of May,
184, 1,6401, end with freight, 1,7504 The Severn wee
ese_ttgagel to as on the 9th of February, 18.56, for
2.0001.. and realised by sale ne the 16th May, 1857, 1,0214
AU the ship which were mortgaged wen realised. On the
314 of Derember, 1864, his account was overdraws to the
amount of 9,6771.
Crueremireinedtm Mr. Haddlestonee;doool. of the money
advanced to Mr. Brown by es wag into the
British Beak. Between 18.56 and 1 the securities is the
Maps of the shirertg were really reduced is vales. We
of
bad alio ineeges from him on reel propartirm;l:
the amount 17,0001. I lave known Hz,
36 years. lie carried on • considerable business
bet re he became • traffic taker as • water eerier. I knew
be was coneectsd with the Gloucester and Berkeley Cabal
and the Midland Medway. He was engaged to take trade
kr the committees of the Howe of Commons. I &set
know whether in 1863 Mr. Br ,wa was a person of madder-
aTewble property, hut by repute be was. He vas M.P. for
kertoiry, and had twice filled the office el mayor el tk at
toreagh.
Reezantiaed—He realised almost all the mortgages I have
referred to. There la • balance still due, end if the remaining
mennuse mhos what we ban mermaid, there will still be a
deka of 6,000!. The teat busmen he took op was that of •
Medic taker. He alai hail alk mills. In his various bomb•
memo he wee unfortunate in hie immolations. He has been a
heakeupt.
Mr. IlUddlffiel3•-.-That was twenty.eve yews ago, and he
paid twenty shillings in the pound.
Warm— Mr. Brown was twice a bankrupt to my knew-
timther Ice ipSer 1831 end 1836. He was in partnership with his first beak ruptcy, and with Bradley and Harris
Is the wend. 1 don't ►nor whether the firm bankruptcy
wee superseded. 1 think it would have been if it had not bra
ter the debt of hie fetter.

pMr. Had,'lntone I don't kilo, whether Mr. Brown
his individual creditors on the Sat occasion 20s, la the
pond, bat I have heard so.
Mr. Wymark, a obip-broker la the City, said—l sold a
Filled Madnana f.r Mr. H. Brown is September,
The mow* was pald to bias& by Amass. I also
sold the Yams Morquia for his, is May, 1836, for 1,7651.
(A letter was here pat is evidence which the sitcom iden-
Wed, addressed by Kr. Brows es whams, requesting
him sot lo mention that he had sold for him
asdher vessel., called the Ratty Dews, as hie creditors
would be dome epos bin if they know It. It wee also pro-
posed by the yrostreatles to pat is smother letter to the Isms
elleet)
Sir F. Kelly objected to the oh :Marion of these ist
ciestryiag Um* they really west to show that the other dine-
tore were the tleletied sad se the deceivers.
Lord Camtl..ll thought they had beset, be withdraws.
Mr. Alberto', cm the pan of the prosecution, easented to
Ude course.
The letters were ',cordiality withdraws.
The owe watt promerthicabm our report Wt.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Couusissieser Hohroyd.)
IX IX L TAZDIIINICX.
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The bankrupt was a sharebroker, of Old Orod•street.
Mr. Lawn*" on hie behtr, asked for an order to restrain
the sesigneee front :selling his furniture, notice of the sale
having been girls for that monies.. There were assets be-
yond the furniture sufficient to pay 20.. in the pot
Mr. A. Turner, for the awigisees, complained of the short
notk• which had beta given of the application. The am-
Arne!. had not been to wept the broker's valuation of the
!culture; It was to be per up for sale that reorniog, and
the notice had oaiy wen mama Yostada7. Trediarad, bad