The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-13 00:00:00

GRAVIMEND AND DARTYOID DANL.

This was the adjourned examination of Jonathan and
Robert Hills, of Graveeend mud Dartford, bankers. The
&COM& have appeared in extents%
Mr. Lawrence reviewed the circumstance* of the ease.
The peados fur adjudication was filed on the 9th of
bee lest, and anti) within the last mouth Robert Hills bad
been actively engaged in preparing the Waaw
lanathea Rills, a gentleman of edvatiosel years,harintZt
sothing to do with the preparation thereof. nth, was the
Int meeting Niece the someone had been died, end although
the endgame did not ask for an adjournment they could not
paw over the SeC4,llllte in silence, and an application for an
edjoornment by Mr. Bagley would be acceded to by them.
Om or two points presented themeless on the halsnosesheet
of tha banUnpts. They represented that on the leth
Jams, 1851, they bad a capital to the credit el
J. Rifle, of 2,2701, and R. Hills, 1,1911. roma subsequent
emelysis of that amount it was head not nay was Ike
;;Csamedeteet, but the hankrupes led lest by Donald
, a ham pertaer,
Mwhose edam bed become the sub-
of
ject a Chancery salt, int., Mt there hed alio been
Weald to Ms debited Robert °W, UAL 14s. 3d. Debts
des to the MGM of Wilms, amounting Is 11,4231., bad also
I been calmed as good, which wee not the MSS. sad the err
tote wee Mask insolvent on the loth el 3ms, 1841. The
simigems had so objeetka to take the balasee-shut as re-
the slam of 'dabs se shows by the books of the
but them was so doubt there had hem progres-
she leseleseey be. that deem Then, as to the separate
beieteemeiest of Robert Me, at pegs 10 be set forth part
vide the Clemarroil Beak, 19th Dec., 1857, for
sditror mile by the.. Than was a cordon seising be-
teem the Comsearekl Beek sad the misuses, who me-
haded that, nodes set ha bees to the empeales
be. whets the shim me they paned, wader the
1261 k ohm, le the amalgam sepposleg the shares to
be delivered UP, the queetios would ache whether the pro-
=thine toTtes joist male cw to gleolorrate estop of
°caressed sed Milton_ Oas Compaey, 30 ahem in the

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Gramm! Waterworks, 20 shares in the Cannotetal Bank,
and a mortar. on the premises of the Gravesend sod Dart-
ford Bank, valued together at 2,4201. Not only were the
share. purchaser with the money of the bank, but also for
its purposes; end he submitted Robert Hills wee merely a
trustee for the Arm. At any rate it should appear on the
amounts; at parr it did not.
Mr. Bagley, counsel for the petitioning and otherwediters,
said it wu of the utmost importance to have a full examina-
tion of the bankrupts. The balance-duet on Ur bee cd it
showed features so remarkable an to charge observation
end make an inquiry At and proper. The amount el bed
debts, the paucity of property at the end of the trading
compared with the large debts, and the large drswinp of the
partners in proportion to the profits, demanded explanadon.
The interests of public justice required such a course to be
pursued.
Mr. Hillary, who supported, said the bankrupts were
anxious to have any investigation into their arcuate by the
creditors, end as far as they knew the balance-sheetoontained
a faithful record of the transactions of the beak. The books
had been well and perfectly kept, end every transaction wee
shown by the accounts. The bankrupts courted inquiry, end
if the court thought an appendix respecting the shares should
be warred to the accounts, the bankrupts would put it on.
The Commissioner thought it should be put on, and also,
where an inquiry was taken out of the hands of the emigres,
the creditors should give 1121 1113dMidailli to abide INthe
as order of the court to costa. That was a salutary r
it prevented assignees being horsed and jeopardised ho the
performance of their duty.
The question of allowance stood over, a private sitting
being Axed for the 19th of May, and the examination was
adjourned to the Ist of tune, with renewed protection to the
bankrupts.
(Before Mr. Commiedoner Grßruns.)

IN THI BANKRUPTCY OF O. OILLILIT.--BUBBLI COX-

PANIZII.--111ROULAIL CkBl.
The who woe described sa • ship-owisr, in
Omit Queen.ett•et, awns up on the question of pealing his
last examiasaloa.
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The bankrupt was opposed by the assignees, and the reve-
lations elicited were of an unusually singular character. Oa
his examination he said he wu a member of a project called
Northern Continental Shipping Company. That was what
wase cunte=thr_e optimum to which he belonged.
T How long were those words painted
there P

liiiikrupt—Not. quite two years.
Solicitor to the assignewe—Were there not cards printed
Northern Continental Shipping Company r
Bankrupt—There were.
Solicitor—And what besides wee in the cards ?

Beak;npt—Freweas and Co. appeared on the cards ea
managing owners. I new represented that the company
bad been formed.

Bolteitca—liTtiyour name ever appear on the door-pat or
theyindowt? . . .

n:=-NO. it was Mr. Augustus CoUingridge who
Freya to sea. He gave me • paper showing
that Mr. Charles Frewen was burrs in Paris—that he
was a machine there. After some time I wished to have an
Irani= with him, and west to Paris for that purpose ; but
when I had got to Paris, Mr. Augustus Collingridge told me
he war rue to Frankfort. Mr. Collingridge la a brother-in-
law of Mr. Frewen. I made Irritant efforts to as. Mr.
Protean, but I did not snored. I bad a paper for
Mr. Frewen to sign, so that I might be relieved bPyreLldisso-
lotion of partnership from the =pleasant potion in which
he had parr mit, but it was not signed. The paper is in
the hands of the artgree.
The Cramiricuse—What are the debts and liabilities P

Mr. Hist (chief click to Mr. Niehebes. eiil sweliase)—
About 6,000/.
The Comrairioner—And what ere Ilie mob
Solicitor to the Assignee.—Not ewe Sethi. Thee is
what he calla s pantographic meohlae }Mist, which he says
is worth a mit deal, but which we asset nli.
The Commiesioser—The bankrupt stiles that Mr. Dale

is largely indebted to tba estate, aid that 31r. Dale vas
worth 17,00 W. is landed property. How is this?
Solicitor—Kr. Dale's a bankrupt, and baa not one farthing
sesets.
The Ccatualastaaer—And upon looking into his
bags, I find that be is not only a bankrupt, but not
surrandwed to his petition. Who was Dale ?
Bankrupt—He woe a builder.
Solicitor—Why, was he not a cabinet-maker P
Bankrupt—No, it was his brother that was the cabinet

TheCommissionsr—And who is Mr. Charles Freese
Solicitor to the assignees—He is a sheep-shearer.
The Commisaioser—A sheep-shearer?
Solicitor—Yes, a sheep-shearer.
The Commissioner—Hoer do you know that ?
Solicitor—Why. I caught him at it.
The Couuniesioner—At what ? _

tor—Sheep7ihei;ini7i went down to where he liver,
at Little Melton, in Oxfordshire, and saw him shearing
simA
Commissioner—what: the Paris merchant, the
of the Northern Continental Shipping Company !
Was inch a person at all P
Bediettoe—Oh, yes, that was the man, the sheep shearer,
Vat he declares be knew nothing whatever of his having been
mixed up with theee transactions. There never wen a move
levest or ottirteleoue freed. There wee no such firm ever in
exestestea, and I salt your Honour to adjourn the examination
sine die.

The ocommierioner—Of course It was all a mere fiction. And
as for the account's, I believe there is not one word of truth in
them. It seems, however, to be the opinion of the Lords
Justices that the bankrupt should iswerusitted to finish his
last examination, but without say odice to any question
raised at the certificate meeting. tis certainly • matter of
doubt whether sack • owe, when thaw are no meets, should
be permitted to proceed further. My own opinion is, that
the whole thing ia a fraud. The merchant and ship-
owner at London and Paris turns out to be an Oxfottlehire
sheep-shearer. It is, I repeat, • trend—a moss fraud. This
Dale, worth 17,0001., turns out to be a bankrupt, without
anything for his creditors.
Solicitor to the usigneee—lt is a case of moist deliberate
fraud.
The

is: Dale ham never surrendered.
Ought ther;Tidtobe siindictment
ifollcitor—We will consider that, most certainly.
The Commissioner—But how is it that, before the efeditors
parted with their goods, they did not ascertain that the IMF
chant and shi owner wee on Oxfordshire sheep-shearer f
Solicitor—Becanes reference was given the creditors to a
Mr. Lowe, who said the firm was most respectable. and that
he had entrusted them to the extent of thousands. Mr. Lowe
is now a bankrupt too.
The bankrupt was allowed to pass, all questions being re-
served for the certificate meeting, his Honour observing that
be believed the amounts tarnished, instead of being full and
true, were false and full of emptiness.
The solicitor to the assignees eassented to the bankrupt
panning on the condition MIMS&