The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE,

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bean Mr. Commielsar row)

TM TM )111.1),VOIN.-•-TOTAL IIiVITILL OF CIITIFICATIL
Tile bankrupt, a lace-dealer, of Outter-lane, applied for
hie certificate • short time ago. He wee then opposed by
Mr. Ford and Mr.•Linklater, on the ground of having node
false Mersa cf the proceeds of his sales on commission to
his principels, Mears. Oliver, of Nottingham.
Ilus Honour now rave judgment. He old—The bankrept's
application fur certificate is opposed by the **Agues, and by
• French creditor carrying on businets at Calais. Tie
charges against Wm s.nt reckless trading, making false otties
in his books, and reederiag tans accounts to Meters. Oliver,
of Nottingham, who had consigned goods to him gar 'de on
commission. It appears that Heldman% is a Gse.aaa, and
that he went to Paris, sod set up then as a dealer
to lace. After remaining there a sheet time,
he same to Load= in 1834, with • capital
of 100/., and commenced boner as • laminae, in
Alderman, In • short time he bad lost his oadml ot
1001., sod his debts exixeded his assets by 8641. Undeterred
by this ill semen be removed in 1866 from Aidermaabury to
handsomer premises, in Outter-Los, where, by • soinewtiat
profuse many is improvements, by exhibiting • oonsiderable
number of drams in hi. employ (be had Moe trade servants
in 1837), end by other arts with which reckless men are
familiar, he contrived to fill his warehouse in Goiter-lane
with goods obishissi on credit, and imposed on two most re-
spectable lawmen of Bohner:aim Moan. Thomas and An-
drew Oliver, to sob an event that between Juno, 1868, and
December, 1867, be his... indebted to theta to the amount
of 16,2211. In December he declared 111=811 bankrupt; his
debts are 18,0001. and apwards, and the owes he has pro-
I ducted have only realised, after payment of sergeneen abut
8001. These facts, of course, establish the shirr of reales"
trading. But there are two graver charges opted him, one,
that he made fates entries le his books be abs purpose of
concealing the true state of his attain; the oar, that he
habitually rendered fans statements to the Warm Oliver of
the prima at which he sold roods °muddied by them to him
for sale on their account. With mod to the drat charge
it appears that M o,tober, November, and Dumber, 1837,
he sold the goods of Masses. Oliver at prime far below cost
prim, and far below the prices below which he was expressly
forbidden by theta to sell-. HL reason fur doing this was,
that he bad nut the means of tasulng bills of his own whites
wen then coming due ; and tr.. stave off the evil day of bank-
ruptcy, be sacrificed Mews. Oliver.' goods for ready
ney to meet hi. own bills. He wee, however, anxious to
conceal from his own servants what he had been doing, and
to tffect this he canoed the goods to be indorsed
from his washouts at the prices they ought
to have fetched, and corresponding seitrise to be
made in the books ; and, having dose this, and deceived hie
warehouse servants, he had the invoices so prepared oat up
to his counting- house, where they were destroyed by a con-
fidential clerk, one Mario, and then Marlar, by hie order,
prepared the invoices wording to the real price at which
the goods had been sold, and diepatched the goads with
the subetituted invoices to the purchasers. Of course by so
doing he committed the ounces ified la the Bankruptcy
Law Consolidation Act, 1848, asc. 240. "If the bankrapt shall,
with intent to conceal, the true state of his Wales, have lord
false books, or made false entries in, or withheld entries
from, or wilfully altered or falsified any book, paper, deed,
writing, or other docuroent relating to hie trade, dealings, or
estate,' to which offence die legislature los attached the
punishment of suspensioq or refusal of sortifloste, with
reread of protection. That he habiteaffy rendered
false statements to the Moms. Oliver of the prices at
which he had sold their geode is equally clear. It was
arrangement with them, and thwaion his duty and hie
habit to add weekly accounts of the seise be lied effected of
their goods, end of the prime they bed larked. During
October, Nomad end December, um, Ishi sold the
goods at ruinous d:; but in the weekly sale sheets sent
doers to Memo. , et Mordsittem, be rsprominted the
sales as having be node at prior which, though low,
were either the acted g= which they had 114120-
timed, or prices bet y reduced. These stele-
manta were all falea. The bankrupt, on his no-
madien before nee, did not deny that the weekly
sale ebenie ow thews of Lb.ekeed,bat he had the effron-
eery to dans what I have ant the sigh doubt weir an in-
kier delsehaul—that the Messrs. Oliver had sanctioned
W haft these isles 4111111 Mints for some purpose of their
owe, and he added that be had fa private letters to them
WA then the whale MIL The Metiers. 011 eve la-
Mighedtly Ha &lege ; and I believe thus,
kr I an ra
tdled that they are mod respotalie
ma. Ikwgk they Mee ailed with wonderful tadlearotis
Igrabg ass naafi eswihnue hi such an adventurer se Held-
emen. net eases part of the law of debtor and area*
whisk ammellue add Weed encourages creditors to masa-
** te *did prehrendiel permute each for himself under
the acmes bow, cord of staking • fair, and equal, and
kart dherftellea of the mode amongst all under
bankruptcy, hes, la this instance, as in thou/ands
of others, produced collateral mischiefs. The mis-
&id in this as weeWr, that when the knaveries of
Ealdaisaa woo dkwoterd. the readihros of the OTIFSEI
test tor a polleseass and ihmeasesed r rho Idle be charge It
s did sot instantly sessade a ill of Mil in favour of the
Mims. The bill of sob wee oraweled, and Immediately
Haldiesties property and busks wed ppm were seized
and reamed kos his proihme ; sad thus he hie
bees inkied with a phradisie man for not pro-
ducing the lotises he missile 1111% written by the
Man to hhe_.andharieig lin to sell at the prime at which
he Hi end. He rye :—" I rasa* produce those letters,
buss all my papers were .stied ander the bill of sale
rim in the Oliver' ; and it is sot for their interest
le mince qui lateen, last they should prove the
bulk of my stained that I carnally kept them In-
liesotd of the truth." Ido not IFITO the slightest credo:toe
In thee heputdioe ; bet ft most be doited that the
emirate, under the wierldeveas WPM gloat by the common
law tome medico., has taulehol apporvealthe fur ins-inns-
lions whisk would not haus mina If the only power of seizure
had bees that orderly sod id* seizure which takes place
osier , 4 the hens& set el one creditor grop-
ing Ass err Ike lumalk of ad. Under the circa/n-
-oblesse she,, I fed it my duty to refuse the bank-
eurka=se_lilentie whatever.
Will year Ileoffor withhold the toning of
en
=doll= tertlicate ter a her days, until my client is
*NW as to the roam kasha puma f
The Onnaisissioster—l de not hind to do so again ; that
Freed= bra been go auk ahem& The only course will ha
is auk awe to apply Ms the court above to order execution
to he stayed ; sad ups salemblei gnarl being shows, no
doubt the coon WOW de so.

IN 11 MIMES JAMES DILLON.
The bankrupt was desaibad as of Delaware-crescent,
Upper Westbearmi-tearace, Paddington, end of the Lyceum
Theatre, lasses sad manager of the mkt theatre, bookseller,
aomatiatios spost, deskr and amputee. Tale was the ea-
lamination uwastiag. ife aesownhe bad been Bled ; bat a pre-
liminary stalsinsat pespared by Mr. Butler, the accountant,
lbws Atat the Ilakeilles ate about 5,0001. the amount of
innits Is masarlids.

Kr.B•erley, cs behalf ot the bentrept, asked for ea
•e eweseat. The mearrata we* not filed, therefore It was
el assweity.
The Cemakeleser—Why ere the ecroonrs not hied ?
Mil. Mr. Baldry—Far • roma which we can all Ally taller-

Tit; Corasiesetar—Because the weather is so MO
(Lailiters)
14. Bagley—Mr. Dillon was travelling by • railway
bob ea the Orsat Northern, and met with • very serious
assilleat which hie quite loatpacitated him from attending
be laisioess. I have • medical certificate to that diet,
*yid by Dr. Beard, of Welbrek-street.
The Commiseioser—Then I soppy* the applies** for
al is coosented to tnat
abaerrance-1 was prepared, on behalf of • large
maw, le aappppoosees re this 000saion ; but M the face of a
medial eerYloate,l swot resist the application now made.
The eassaioatiost meeting was then adjourned for two
moot*.

It appears that Mr. Mks is at prevent at Hall. The ao-
eldest Ikon which ha le SUierinit took plant on the Great
Northern a few weeks ago, Mr. Dillon bedag then on hia way
to Manolweler.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
Mary Barton we. chimed before the Lord Mayor with
baring need Isinrage atkulated to lead to a breach of the
peace, towards Mrs. Ann Dale.
The compleineat, who teemed to stand very unsteadily in
the witness-box, said that she met the defendant in Caolo-
- some days ago, sad was surprised at bearing her-
self called en Irish vagabond, and still more surprised at
Sliding that the person who callad her so much out of her
true eamo, was bar ould friend Mrs. Berton.
The Lord Mayor—Now, Mrs. Dale, tell me how much you
have been drial this morning.
Complainant—nn morning, your honour P
The Lord Mayor—Tee, you have been at it, and I want to
knew how much you had put before you came hare to make
your emetplanit.
Complainant—Why. then, Indeed my lord, its not worth
'maids/ of. I bad only part of a drop of rum.
An Irish voice in the crowd behind the bet—Oh, Man,
Ood forgive you! My lord, she and the prisoner at the her
have been drinking together all the morning. (Laughter.)
A policeman—lt Is true, my lord , they have been drinking
'
t her.
t—By the virtu of my oath, my lord, I soma
testet7rthe aced me to take a sup, and for ould acquaint-
ance sake, I wouldn't alum.
The Lord 1470e—A24 sow you come here to swam
spinet beef Do_yeie think that fe.fr
Complainant—WA I think I treated her very kindly. I
dank with her after shroabmed me and my country.
Defendant—My lord, I bad to pay for the rum although
she swallowed almost the whole of it, and because I couldn't
stand say torn up she comes against me.
Complsimmt—Well, I'll leave It all to your lordship. I
don't went to do her say harm.
The Leal Mayer—Thu I advise you, as you have been
drinklag tagmber to go and sat together. That will do 3co
mete service. (Mere the prim curtsied to the Lord Mayor,
and shook hands very cordially.)