The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-09 00:00:00

lab) *wag/titre.

COURT OF B
MOILS *l.

TCY.—Oct. 8.
00171M11111.

[The following appeared in oar late edition yesterday
evening] :

IN la 11IFIRT.-1

CHEQUES.

The bankrupt was a colonial broker and oommissica
agent, of Feacburch•etreer. This was the adjourned certi-
ficate imeting. Bence the last sitting the bankrupt bad
bum indicted at the 0.6 Bailey, at the laidacce of the
espaitee. for obtainieg money by Isles pretences, and a
•eert3dlst of "Not Guilty" was returned. The beakmptey
occurred in June of last year. The amounts showed a de-
ficiency, at the beginning of 1854, of 2,6861. ; Femora liabi-
lities, 6,3221.; assets rosined, 4101.
Mr. Lswrasee, on behalf of the bankrupt, now spplitd
for hie certificate.

Mr. Henderson, for the assignees, opposed.
A long disoustioa arose ae to whether the bankrupt bad
been tried is respect of offences under the beakniptcy law.
His Honour, alter referring to the rt p in of the trial. Paid
he should hold that, as the beak:apt had been indicted sad
put apes his :rid f.: ohtsining money on false preterite.,
and bad been acquitted by a jury of his country of that
charge, he should not go Jet° that questionings, hat would
*online the opposition to any other charge that might be
made against the bankrupt. It would be the height of 100
buffet, alter the man bad beau tried and acquitted, pram-
Melly to re-try him for the same offeavr.
Mr. Headerma said be now charged the bankrupt, under
the 3rd mem of the 246 h 'genets, with contract log debts
by fraud sad false peel . The evidence was already
before the court, in the maamination of the bankrupt and
the other witnesses. do long ego es 180 the bankrupt wee
upwards of 2,0001. behind the world.
The Commissioner—Ye s ; no doubt he began with II
leaden cellar resod his neck; and it is difficult to under-
stand bow • man so deeply involved could be intrusted wills
the aramagemeat of such an extensive business.
Ur. liendersoa—Hia deeliogs were to the amount erf
175.0001.
The Commiesiorter—One of two things must have on
canted : either the re•set .WM mast have been Tau redskin in
hiving crock to a lean so utterly abuorthy of it; or they
mast hays bad a very good °pistol' of him.
Mr. Henderson—He snooped it in this way. He wen
for jests la the habit of borrowing 'bevies, end ravioli
his own for the neat day, by which cease he kept up a
fietitiou balance at his beakers; and this was going on for
loam and years. Thee, is the three mouths preceding
ee `is bkraptey he bought preceding goods to the amount of
18,6001. odd; the credits were very abort; bathe managed,
by rifting goods of other parties and borrowing cheque, to
meet his permeate. But of 220 parade of goods Its meld no
lees thaa 40 eta lots. 0a Beturday, the 26th May, very
Sherd; before filing hie petition for arrangernar, he had
ematelrewa his bakers to the uteut of nearly 3001.; sever-
tbeiers he went es drawler cheques mad buying goods, tome
of whisk he sold at a kw; aad is the week coding the
Zed of Jane he had thirteen cheques diehosoured;
amounting to I,COOI.
The Commbeioner—hie desire, oath scedsest is a trader

I. objeetioaabio mei mymitebierons7
gse
wester a swiermies of the sottiletto for
eighoma mouths Mesa the bask/spiny (obwb occurred is
hum, 1865) Is not sad ultetletr fee tN remaluder
et
that pried be ealbt sot to be slams protection ?
The habit or settles a fictltimis medic, by mew
of Melees borrowed far the instaat, mpeclally by a emu
who bee bites 2.600 l wone than aothisg, appeals to mo
to be rise of the most er rim arenas that tea well be con-
templated by the beeline* law. It is the vtry issues
of mamma that the ethesso of a remeirsot sr trader 'hoed
be motirlottel mend ; sad warn 1 dad a men ?mortise to
then fictitious bite of paper, first to gimp a sae bent sad
Owe ese There, 1 .1.11 Mew Wei that to be a very serious
Tbe only emotion is se to the misimhsaest. This
taa•
a's misiMment has bees extremely severs alesaily ; be
has bees ladicted es a slugs skid irit.j.sted
his ta iroomportailos sod to his mow hoes