The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1859.

27141 MULLS' 47 LEDBURY.

The inquiry. into the circumstances attending the
rourdsr of Marne Baker. the Mit c-kteper of Mr. bleseti• 11,
mob, our end elet kto tree ruses: wet of Ledbury, whu wan
murdered and her body set Ere to on the 17th inst., was re-
sumed on 'l' hureday bales Mr. Underwood, coroner, at
the k'aathet Huta A large number of the inhabitants were
present.
. .

'-Job; haw JvDM Mr. klawdeld's clerk, who was arrested
ow Tseadsy ennead at his lodniene, wu nct present at the
Isquiry.
Hr. O. H. Piper attended as solicitor for Mr. Maaedeld and
the prosecution, and Ur. Orrgg MeCklad the case (Or the

hire Hass field was the fleet witness called. He deposed that
he had aye clerks in his office,coe of whom was the prisoner.
Whoa witness returned borne fhou Lond-n be foetid that
two drawers In bid ethos had been broken open. The Ord
compartment of the dresser in hii4Wrs otos contained money
that had been paid to him is the course of his liminess ; the
second compartment also coctained money, but that be-
longed to hie children. The money in the first comport •
meat was at Aso, exceptieg 24. 101., including • sixpence
with • hula in it. The money in the second eompsitment
was steles. Several proceistory cotes were left in the
fleet compartment. After the money was taken did nut
know the amount. There was some cash taken from another
room. John lame Junes had been silerk in his of two
yogis and • half. The recommendation be had with him
came from Anatmliet, bat he heliersd that Jones came
originally front America; he came to Ledbery, however, from
Sinaticgham. As • clerk Jones had served him faithfully and
well. Witmer did not own the pincers that were found
in the dock in the clerks' office. Had seen • turd with a
noose to If. Could not speak positively, bet had • notion that
it was part of another that he bad had in his office as waste
wing. The 'well key of the front door of his ofil,c was
kept at his private residence. Thera was a desk in the
window in witeem'e office which was elireys locked. That
desk case nut toughed. Had altered he arraagee.ente as to
the position in his office in which Its kept his money in
Jenuary lest. No drawers bad been broken open except
those bat contained money. In witness's office, in eddition
to the desk named, there was a locked-up cupboard and two
Iron cheats, as well sea erring el set, all untouched, there
betas not the shelved mark of a search anywhere. On the
Satardaybokee the murder, which !Joh place en the Tue.-
lks received 136/. Is. and in a tmok common to the
two Chia. is the lower otti,. is who L Jones worked, in
additke to MI. entry Ike,. was a utarnostdtun of a re-
ceipt far LW.; or that trout that bet It ieoalJ seam
that there tees nearly 3001. in the uth...e. The greeter pest
of the sem that was really in the erne, which was not, how•
ewer, 3001., entneto sent to tM beak on Tuesday. On that
day, when witness went to Laudon, he milled Jones up into
his office, sad gays hits aureate doeuenests to copy in kis
(witness's) shame. All the clerks knew where he kept his
acme,. Because Jones bad a cork leg he seldom called
Wm upstate,. Had made the re-arrangement of the money
drawers only became the new arrampumot would be more
conveniect to him. It was the they of Richard Dew to
I•sk the front door, and that of the deceased to bar it when
Dew Lel lett. la a third compartment in his messy-drawer
be kept poetsge ea,t receipt stamps, sad the clerks CAM to
him wheu they wout, d them. Jones was daily in his office.
Kept wax tapers ern hie table sad he thought wood Inciter
watches were s'so kept there:
Henry himerield deposed that he received money for his
father, and deposited It in the only drawer In by desk,
wine la was lode& It was fattened with • padlock, end
contained 441. to. Si. With the ezreptios of two 51. notes
this mosey was is cheques, which, with the note; ware
tales, la the same drawer, in a s =most atecl-pen boa,
these woe the sem of 21. 10e. in gold, ewe
messy, het that was not taken. In his • edioe,
which, like hi. ow., had bees broken open., within found
the boa in which in his drawer he kopt the Gem massy re.
Swell to. in the money drawer in Lis father's (the Grit
wilasee'e) drawer there wee in the best compartment, when
W father west t i London, about 61. 10s., prhacipally is
Weer. Of that mosey sheet lie. wee in fourpesay pieces.
Identified in • packet of silver maw, am inane( to fe. lid.,
principally he twarpeeny pimes, a sixpence which had bees
in his father's drawer.

le ;emir OC/Ills.Cireis, wham maid be did not know the
nieshate of the ewe U. melee that ware taken from his odic*.
He Id Riabeed Dee in the caw when be went away Si to
calantea pa.: 4en Tesedel/zewtaiwg. He aboald say Hist ell
the duke Maw whirs he the aerial money, but very
Ire of las talk.'.olive% New where be kept it. Bose-
biome when him holes wee eingeged ha paid mosey hi die-
charting hia &they's, enceente; web oectrekwe were, bow-
er'', M.

ge • urymen, Mr. Mseelaeld, ow, amid that be
paid Joon Me lastj quarter's rasa la Marshher. He nue
paid at the rate tof le.. or If. • week.
W. 0. Wo dwsrd deposed that be wee (Asa te Mr. Man-
field, sad hat been so tows Jemmy lest. Ilanduns le m-
ethod money. Then was some Is hie drawer tee the de" of
the murder, but he Sound We eseesy-drawee anitmoW es
Wednereley Downing. The Messrs. Westfield, inn., knew
where be kept the earsey, bet he did se t think that the other
clone knew. Received: shoat 20)1. front Mr. Masedeld,
on.. on Tuesday, to ten to the alike. Certainly fosse
did not know that he had received that money from Mr.
Mnetteld but the clerks might know that there wee as
mach mosey a. tnit is Ike aim. To the money that Mr.
Masetleld gave t a him he added other money from hi.
owe drawer nail t ibe kink—in nil 21.61. 10.. 3d.
Hs took the looney to the bank when he went to his dinner,
so clerk knowieg teat he had done at. Ose person wan pre-
seat when be receivtd the money from Mr. Newfield, and
Hai hard Dew bat deuce told ham that he was that person.
ALAI* 6 tieltA k made on entry in the rough cask-book in his
ewe rake of the sang he Iliad left at the beak. It remained
on 64 dolt until be Int the odor, when lie pet it in the iron
rhea' is Mr. Man/J.l4's call v. ter er.t away from the oaks
shout 7 o'clock, Waste( Ititherd Dow tune. Jon a had
left 'certainly. On the came evening he met Joliet in the
Hone-lan-, which is seer to Mr. Msretield's aloes, and also
Jonees lodgings That was about tea minates past 10.
Jabal we. gang towards hi. lodgings and the aloes, mad
was coming up nom the tows. Merely said to him, " Good
eight." The distance where he met Jones wee from the
0111 UN stout 151 of 200 yards. At a Tinter to 9he found
ihe cakes shat up. Later in the aerate', also, he otareed
net they were and. Os the sect morning about a cleaner
to 9, he pawed the aline, and sew them Mora and the chat-
ters up. Waa surpand, became Mrs. Baker usually had the
(Hue oxen at that time. Returned the same way in about
an boa a afterwards. The shutters were still up, and there
wee a crowd of persons round the house. One of the crowd
told him that the place had bon broken into during the
sight sod robed, sod Mrs. Baker hanged, and afttrwarda
set fire to. On going law the hone. lie f end Jon.. there.
Though: he looked pile and agitated, but attributed it to the
shock which ho bad tectived. Barnett, the aged clerk, wee
also moth agitated. In the egos is which young Mr. Mew
8.11 kept his na may thee were two drawers la his (eretsges'ir)
desk which were enthrone open, In oddities to the use which
MN broken %et.
Mr. W. Irina ,1.1 proved the finding of a bunch of lays
as Wednialay morroug, on a path near the offices. They
did not tit any of his father's boxes or drawers.
The Coroner direr a the saperintendest of police to after-
tais whether the keys *null at Jones's bone, rind it wee
found that they would not.
At than stage the inquiry was adjourned for about an hoar.
Hichard Dow, slimier clerk to Mr. llasefield, was tun
subjeeted tr a long examination, in the ennui of which he
said he knew Wort:heard paid money into the bank on Tues-
day, tut did not tell Joan or Cl.' other clerks. lle went
1. ono' shortly afar eight o'clock net Light, Oaring lock, d
no the oitbas sad tame the keys of the hinge dog re to Mr.
Mantteld'a private residers. He lived with his mother, end
did sot auppicee .be would know whether he went out again
thee We lt. lie belies-fa It. did en, but wee not quite en-
t sip. Jones berrowed • shilling trues him on the Saturday
before the murder. scab repaid it on the tollowing NVerdner
dty. He should tiara it strange if be had several soetteigoe.
(When J Mee wee P. an ttel err anent's and some saver
WY final in his POS. ) Hs had seen Jones with keys,
but could not describe them.

Cy the FOtalaa-11•4 sees Jones drinking gin in !fn.
B.iter's point, on one IXCIaI3II.
Jeme Premige, J. neie fellow-ledger, &Tomb—The clock
struck 10 ea I west to fed on Inecal,y night. I went in et
the Craw (toot. I dad not hem Jones come to bad. 1 break-
wi•la him nest morning at 8 a'elbek, when ha did not
mem at all agliated. It is not ohm he is down to breakfast'
VIOL sad I jokei his shout it ; tut he male no reply,
and laughed i* el. Just. burowed half seems fr rm me OS
Ittitlay one &dude, seek, and • etilling on Mondey week,
the Limit lacteet. I mid, It's • good while until your pay
day : haw ere you rite to pet on if you have got no
money t" He mid," I hive 'honey by en, but I d•kt want
t. Meek into it." He re-'aid m. the halt-creme and the
shilling us Thum] m last. I Phocl.l be,. beard JOON if he
ball tome home that tight while I was awake.
Mr. Jobs Bunten (one of the jurors), who hoe a garden
ad) going rlr. Namli..l.l*s pretense*, deposed that on Wed
rmsdey he (sued a I toe number of small salver ogee M his
prick wet pe I in separate ;malts of paper. It appeared
tubers been I.i I ratter than thrown Mire, Meals, me thin
paper was unbroken.
Ur. Ilestelahl, jun , ilentfid • Mxpeacei tam from one
of them packages as belooping tr his lather.
Jane /Vet Cole, ben:mid at the Bell Inn,
&speed—limes was id tho hab.t of cutting to oat house
t wa or 'tree tires every day. He lift on Tumidity night
shoe, 10 o*.ilotik, end I °teemed nothing dtlferest horn his
must demeeweer. lie tame kr hat( • pint of brandy be-
times ft mil I a short neat LOOM., " he del not
Mal right." He malty looked ill is the wring, but I
men sew hem I. Ling as ill as then. He mil I shall
a• t are yon erne, for I hems bard day's work before me."
Whet' his tame in the evetenr, be we. all more pale, and
rather excemi. We had no tune, ration about the murder,
r I lOU not like to mention it to hon. Ile saked
um to lend hiss • dark. coloun al pint-endomli•ll
bomb,. I had sot g./. one, bat I mut lir ore, because he
a!d he wettest It for • p ut 'ruler p apes*, and a iighto °loured
wooll not do. He was putt. Ul.l, In ...king whether it
sae elms, and I told 'l.'. girl to clean it. lie h r t•
en wijointeg room while e .a. did sto. He said he would h lee
the bottle swillet out arch gin. I Inked him how Roush gin
he would require, mid he mat, " The manliest quantity you
ca sell, f. 1 only west It smiled out *lib gin." l 1 ut In
• penerworth of gM, std told It w to return the bottle when
he Intl done with at. end he sal I h• wield boy it le intern
another, Let not that WO. Tots was not dose is • secret
say at ell. Os Tbu• .I.y or ruing be met • light. coloured
bottle in ret...in w-th wither tie liad but wed • tortalpht
to the Bo! sieve.' times since. On
Ilwilay *maim; be arse them and mid t ner "Host likely
1 Mali am same to Ow Heal grain ke some U.11:94 Tbsy ay

been making Inquiry into this matter, and have seamed me
of the horrid deed. I know —," but I did not Wow him
finish the sentews. The girl, who was nearer, saya he added,
I know that I am ionoorst." lie spent 7s. 9d. la the
Louie 'face Wednesday. He 'moray drink ale, with •
glass of grog at night. Ha never had half-pints of brandy
until after the murder.
William Cole, butcher, proved that when Jones paid his
queerly meat seciunt, in the 4th of May, ha had notes,
gold, and silver in hie posiession.
Mr. Joseph Plaisfid, who occupies alitining premises, de
poled that be beard (tom Thomas Powell what bad happened
at Mr. Massfislil's on Wednesday morning. On going to
the spot be saw the body of the murdered woman on the
floor which wee still burning. He did not me Joao assist to
carry water, but noticed that he was the Brat to draw atten-
tion to the drawer that was broken open, and to say that no
doubt a rubbery had been committed.
George Tanner deposed—l em superintendent of the Here-
fordshite police stationed at Ledbury. In making search
'rat opus this murder I found a clasp knife in a chest
with irawere in Mre. Baker's palour. I found the placers
produced in one of Mr. hlesetteld's desks in the offices up-
stake. Two prams ti whom I bare shown it state thole
belief that it belonged to tlio late Mr. Baker. I produce a
piece of cord with • slipknot on it which was found by Mr.
Grin under the body. Oa snacking Jones I found the
memorandum book produced (in w • are entries made by
Jones as to whin he went and what spirits he bought subse-
'bunt to the murder, probably written after it beam appa-
rent that he wee suspect.. d). I found the bludgeon prodiscsd
(a stkk with a large knob at the top), In Joss's ban. I
searched Jonas myself, and found ten sovereigns In cold, 5..
in silver, and 21d. in copper, and a counterfeit Se, poor. I
als,o round postage stamps to the amount of Is. led.,all of
which I produce.
The Coronersaid SupstintendentTanaerhadahown • sound
discretion in showing him a totter he had received from de-
tective Glossop, of Birmingham, impeaching the character of
Joss. It appeared from this communication that Jonas 'amen
Minato of the workhouse at Birmingham abouttbreeyears ago,
and during that limo a female was in theta:oily way by him. A
child wets born, but bad awe died, but the woman wee still
in the workhouse. bolles'll cork leg was of the most valuable
description, and of a kind most unlikely to be purchased by
a man In his bad ;circumstances. Thies matters did not
much affect the iasne of this inquiry; but they might become
material in a magisterial investigation.
Frederick Williamson deposed—l am a detective °dicier in
the metropolitan police, and in accordance with my instruo•
done I came to Lsdbury te Investigate this case. After
Joseskad be ayprsheade by apselatertleste Taaarroki Bose-
kett's house, on Tuesday utaht, he maid to ms, ' I suppose
you have got the right one." He said this seriously, and
not at all in Ik. manner of a joke. I osatkeed him that
whatever he said might bs hereafter used as evidence agate*
him. He Om said, ' Then I shall remain neutral ;" and
there the convened= ended.

The Coroner—By what anehority was rebottled k
Williamson—By a warrant signed by live magistrates.
This being all the evidence, the Coroner briefly summed
up the facts of the case, and said there was not a tittle of
evidence upon which tie jury could come to a satisfactory
conclusion as to who wag the person who committed the
awful murder which had been perpetrated.
The room was cleared, and after a very brief consultation
the jury returned a verdict of 't Wilful murder against some
parson or persona unknown."
The prisoner Jones was to be brought before the magis-
trates on the following day. The investigation muted upwards
of nine hours.

Cato intelligence.

BAIL COURT.-MAY 27.

&4WD 4 NY Alm —0424 Mx. Judo Hill and

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!NZ QUEEN' I% NTOODNI AND ANOTNIIL-CONAPTRACT.

In this case the indictment, which had been removed by
eartioreri from the Central Criminal Court, charged the de-
fendants, Thorne Higgins and George Abraham Davis, with
a conspiracy to cheat Oberlin Gruneberg, of his goods end
chattels by means of bills of exchange, promissory notes, &c.
The defendants plaided not guilty.
Mr. M. Chamlxre, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. H. Lewis con-
ducted the prosecution; Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Doyle, and
Mr. M'Doonell appeared as counsel for the defendant
Higgins ; Mr. &tient Petersdorff and Mr. Metcalfe repre-
sented the defendant Davis.

It appeared from the case for the prosecution that the pro-
secutor, Mr. Charles Gritheterg a German horticulturist,
established a business at Ashb'arnham-park, King's-road,
Chelsea, in Inns lest. Having undertaken some improve-
ments in the likes, he required en advanoe of money, and in
the August following be was introduced by Mr. Simpson, of
Cremona, to the defendant Higgins, by whom he was !li-
kened that he could obtain any capital he required. At the
rue time, with a view to meet current expense', Higgins
drew a bill for 301., dated Sept. 8, at two month', which was
accepted by the prosecutor, and discounted by Mr. Oddy,
lather, of Lincoln's-inn-field.. The money advanced
an Q.: bill was only 20/., and the
had, after various appointments, conaidsratPreccrtg
ashy in obtaining let from Higgins, and that only
in three different aunts. On the bill arriving at ma-
turity it was settled by the prosecutor giving two accep-
tances for 301. and 9/. 120. 6d. respectively at two months as
Interest on the 20/. advanced. In carrying on his specula-
tion:the prosecutor employed• Mr. Goddard, a builder, of Nor-
wood, and gave him in the way of business his acceptance
for 1001. Goddard endorsed the bill to a Mr. Dennis who
obtained judgement on it, and on the 16th of October
ITltito execution on the prosecutor's premise.
sene day the prosecutor wrote to a Mr. Green, of
Edward-street, Portman-square, for en adranos:of 600/. for
12 months, on the mortgage of his nursery, but Mr. Green
having discovered be had no lease, retard the loan. The
sheriff's officer being then in posoesion, the prosecutor was
most anxious to get him out, and at a meeting held at the
Pine Apple tavern, Hungerford-market, between Dennis,
the execution creditor, Goddard, the builder, the two defen-
dants and the prosecutor, It wee arranged that the latter
should accept three bits of 21/. escb, and that Higgins
should endorse them to Dennis and Goddard. That was
done, but the exocrine* was not withdrawn until a judge's
order had ban obtained. It was alleged (11 the part of the
prosecutor that Higgins and Davie havuag promised to get 3001.
for him he had been induced to sign two bills of exchange,
he having signed the second on the ground of informality.
Him suspicions having been at length excited the pro,ecutor
demanded back the papers he had signed, whereupon the
defendant Davis grossly abused him, and told him that
neither himself nor his wife nor his children should have •
bed to sleep on that night. Higgins had registered the first
hill of thle as soon as he had been applied to about one of
the bills he had given to Dennis, and during the &twee. of
the preneutor end his wife, he, accompanied by eight men,
gained admittance into the house of the prosecutor. He
snipped it completely with the exception of theeervanes box.
These goods were on the 23rd of November removed to
Higgins's hones, where they ware seized for rent in Decem-
ber. A portion of them was sold at Ogenbam's auction
rooma, in Oxford-street, for 331., and a portionof them value
Id/ , remained in hand. After the seizure the prosecutor and
his wife had dept on the bonds, and although ho had re-
wired great kindnees from a friend ha was now only the
r instead of the proprietor of the business.
In t deft noe it was contended that all the transactions
relative to the bills of sale had been bon& Bde, with a view
of securing the debta incurred by the prosecutor, and that
no case of concert had been established to sustain the charge
of conspiracy.
The learned judge having summed up, pointing out the
Wiest points in the evidence,
The jury immediately returned • verdict of Guilty spinet
both defendants.

fhe defeadaitts were then called, but did not appear, and
the prosecution prayed judgment.
r. Justice Hill sentenced recta of them to be imprisoned
in the House of Correction with hard labour fir nine months.

COURT OF
(Before Mr.
IN RE KAYSTOIC-7H

RUPTCY.—MAy 27.
skater Fonblanque.)
OF PROCEEDINGS raox THE

COV STAY.

Mr. Linklater applied to his honour (in the absence of the
senior commisaimer) for en order directing that the proceed-
ings in bankruptcy sgainet Mr. Mayston, a grow, at Hud-
dersfield, which bad been instituted in the court at Leeds,
where the bankrupt bad filed his own petition, might be re-
moved to the London court. The grounds of I.he application
were that Merit= bad had large transactions with a tank-
rapt named Fowler, who bad carried on en extensive busi-
ness at Bradford. and who had, in the course of a few
sold 4,0001. worth of goods to Mayston, upwards of
2,0001. bang still due from him. Fowler had been made
bankrupt in the Ledo district; his case was also
removed, and was before his honour a few days
ago. Though the goods were sold only on a
month', credit, Fowler had taken Mayston 's bills at
three and foam month. •, some of those bill. had been
dismounted and were now held by hie London creditors • and
before the bet bill became due Mayston had presented his
petition in the Leeds Court. Beyond his debts on those bills
he only owed 1001. • and the assets would not amount to
2001. Mayne= had been bankrupt in the London Court
three or four years ago, and had never passed his examina-
tion. In Fowler's case, though the debtors to his estate, 200
or 300 ho number, were chiefly in the neighbourhood of
Bradford, the mnior commissioner bad acceded to the appli-
cation for removal, on the ground that by far the greeter
number of creditors desired that the promedinge should be
prosecuted in Leaden, and lad me& the order on the au-
thority of the case "Ex pate Shaw." This case was much
stronger. The application was made on behalf of creditors of
2,0001. out of 2,1001.; end it did not appear that there was
any estate worth mentioning. Fowler's examination had
been adjourned for the production of Mayston ; and if this
.dder were made there would be an opportunity of confront-
tog them.
Phelps (from the office of Mews. Reed, Langford. and
Marsden) opposed this application. It had not both shows that
'the estate of either Mayston or Fowler would be benefited
by treesferring this petition to the London court. The ClOOB
Oi " Be pert. Downes" (1 De Gem, 390), and "Empiric Mit-
chell (3 M. D. mid D., 397), showed that such an order
could only be made in cane where there would be a dear
benefit to the estate, or thjuatice to the bankrupt was appre-
hended. It was urged that Mayotte' had tot pa.sed his
examination under hie former bankruptcy in this court; but
the rule on this point (rule 9) only required that a second
petition presented to the same court should be referred to the
same commissioner ; sad this was not a second petition to
the same court.
_ _ _

The Commissioner—You may consider that as settled.
There would be no disonnion in that cue,

lawtz
the d..i.
llr. Phel It wu raid that the enlyarbotat
2001., bat that did not appear from any part
lions.

Tto Commissioner—Ton appear for the bankrupe. He
ontht to know brat what his meets are. Wtat does he say?
Mr. Phelps was not instructed on that point. He con-
tended that no diBk ulty or inconvenience would arise from
the prosecution of this bankruptcy at Leeds.
The Commissioner—We shall have to bring him up,
whether his bankruptcy is worked here or not. In one cha-
racter or another we must have him. I think we must bring
him bodily here. The reasons which were adds.:Ad before
the senior cow mireloner for removing the proceedings in
Fowler's case could alone induce me to make a shall it. order
In this coke. I recollect that hum the examination of Fowler
before cue, it appeared that these two men had been acting,
one as the shadow the other as the substance, if they were
not bo'b shadow, and wandering all over the eoonrry in a
sort of collusion. I therefore think it necessary to have Green
face to face._

Order luau amordingly.
Mr. Linkleter asked his Hon= a's) to ostler ells! the
prom edings should be ensducted in his court instead of that
of the commissioner 'peters *Thum Maystoa's drat lisokruptcy
bad lint) prosecuted.
The Commissioner—My function extends only to bringing
the cave to London. Wbon it is Lrought here, the ten com-
missions ra may eyrie which court it is ti peered in.

IN It OVRNYY AND JACOBS.

The bankrupts were tailor. and outfitters, of Dover-road
and Walworth-roed. This wee the cementation meeting.
They owe 1,2001., and give up about 000/.
r. Mason, fur die andeneee, opposed on the ground that
the accounts were unsetiefactory. Mr. Lawrence suppoeted.
Jacoby, one of the bankrupts., woe metalled. They bed
taken stock In January Mat, and found it of the velne of
1,086!, and there were debts of 1081. Ehorly after, fitting
into &nimble*, they pledged some pieces of sloth and sold
goods below prime o'st. Five or six weeks before she back-
roptcy witnme had removed from the shop 401. Cr 601.
weeth of good., with a view to pay some mien creditor.; but
they bad not bees pail, and the goads hod leen returned to
the asegoecs. They were removed with the comet of Ws
partner. The each received for many of the sake was not tn.
treed In the books. Gurney kept the accounts.
After • brief es animation of the other bankrupt, hie
Honour allowed them M pre, referring all queetions for the
certificate meting.

(Before Mr. C.mmiesioner Fn..)
IN HE JAMES HOLNES,-" THE PATRICIAN."

Ths bankrupt sat described as a mercantile agent, Cr-
merly of Chatlltte-tow, Mansion-house, and now a licensed
sictualkr and nitrmhinast-room keeper, of The Patrician,"
7 and 8, Ns. Covetery-stroet, Homarket. This arse a
minis( foe choke of asamnets. From a preliminary state-
ment of +Lim prepared by Mr. H. C. Jobwoo, accountant,
it tt at the I atlinipt owes 4,00 W to umectiref
'tors, 8.5111. for no., tax e, and **lariat, sad 2,4201. to
creditors hokline security. Tali assets are re:urned at up-
ward, of 5,110 W. Mr. It Msckenfe, wino tnerchan., of
Gatlick•hill, and Mr. Young, sas-Biter, of Bow-lase, wars
clown trade assignees. The oftl:ial as Irate is 11r. Canaan,
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INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—MAY 27.
(Before the Chief Commissioner.)

IN XI TEIOMAS
MIS cue woe before the court on Bat ordey, ene aajenna
he the 20tleinae. The cbaohares w s lamed, hat the

Insolvent haring Nen on the 14th instant committed lty the
Probate Dart oontempt," remained in custody.
Mr. &tripod applied for the discharge on the ground that
as the.contempt was for non-payment of coats (2141.) In-
curred in trying the validity of a will, the court had power to
on sureties,.
Mr. acme said he had not had sufficient time to answer
the appl cation.
The court granted a rule nisi, returnable forthwith.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.)

HE WILLIAM HOUSTON tXQOHART.
Mr. Bicker Caar:en opposed for foreigner named Fal-
-1 comet, who complained that he took a holm of the insolvent
and had to pay the rent, which he undera'ood had been paid.
lie sued the insolvent for the money.
The court required further evidence, and the cue was ad-
journed to the 4th of June.

IN II? FITZI:ERALII.—TICADK PROTEC-TION SOCIETIES.
This insolvent, • gentleman's aervanr applied for his final
order. Mr. Dowse opposed for Mr. Bishop, a grocer, and
other creditors at Cirencester. Mr. Denney supported.
The insolvent, whilst ,at Cirencester as a gentleman's
tenant, contracted a debt of 191. with sir. Bishop end with
ether tradesmen. He came to London, and was discovered
by en agent of a Trade Protection Inattiution in Ironmonger-
lane, Cheapeide. He mid he was frightened. and offered 11.
a week, whit h woe his full salary. He could not comply,
and Mr. Hall, an attorney of I, Buinghall-street, Applied to
him, and he then petitioned the court,
Mr. Denney complained that the insolvent had been hunted
by the; Protection Society, and fearfig he should lcse his
situation, he did not know what he offered.
Mr. Hall add he was Instructed by the creditor in Chia-
meter.

A person nettled Wood, who aaid he was agent to his
brother, who was proprietor of the Trade Protection 'satins-
tion in Ironmonger-lane, stated that he found out the insol-
e rnt and uho would not pay, the cams was put into the
'voodoo( en attorney.
Mr. Commissioner bdurphy expressed hie decided opinion
that ouch "institutions' were contrary to law and the
parties liable to an information by the Attorney-General for
champerty and maintenance. As long as them noddies con-
fined themselves to "inquire" they did not go beyond their
limit', but if they teetered law suits, aa they did, he
would not countenance them, neither would he give protec-
tion to a grocer who sllowed a gentleman's tenant to get
into his debt to upwards of 191.
The final order was granted.