The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-07 00:00:00

lain Intelligence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-SA'rUIDAY.
Buoys Ma. Commiumna nits.
IN It PAYNE •NU DAVIS.

This was the adjournediteorting--- Friih7 last examination
of Payne and Davie, drapers, High-street, Southwark. Mr.
Lawrence appeared foe the bankrupts, and Mir. Pain foe the
assignees. The belancesheet, *steadier; only over ten
months prior to the Bth of August last, showed debts to the
amount of 2,3031.; liabilities, 4221.; gross profits, 711. ;
capital, 351. Aerate—good debts, 14W. ; property, 4581. ;
doubtful debts, 1021. ; lours, 67514 trade exposes,
6791.; drawn out by Payne, 13W.; by Davh, 2141.
'The adjournment had taken place to enable the bank-
rupts to account for certain goods alleged to have been
sold to parties at York and other phone. Goods to the
amount of 711. were represented to have been told to a Mr.
Owen, of York, who took them away with him in acid, and
was never beard of afterwards. A bill was drawn on him
for the amosat, bat it wasrehirned unercepted. There was
a similar alleged treaseetion with • person at Chichester, and
it was remarkable that the entries of them sales appeared at
the foot of the respective pages in the day-book.
Mr. Canaan, the official magnet, produced the bill alleged
to have been drawn cm Owen, which he said had only come
into his bands that morning, when one of the bankrupts
brought it to bindles, dada( that he had found it there,
though diligent search bad been previously made for it, but
without effect. The bill wee imperfect in one most impor-
tant part—the month in the date of the stamp was torn out.
Payne, one of the bankrupts, stated that he sent the bill,
along with some other memoranda, te the official assignee's
offiee ; he and his partner took it out of a bag yesterday
afternoon. He had found it some mouths before and put it
with the otle-r memoranda. He last law it in November,
and put it with the May nuelpta. He saw it no more till
yesterday afternoon, when, after his private examination, he
went into Mr. Cannan'adlos, got the key of the room where
his papers were kept, sad found as described. His partner
was along with him.
Mr. Moseley, the accountant, was also examined as to the
existence of the bills some months ago.
Payne further stated that when the bill was Mimed,
" no such person" was written on the envelope, and he then
took the bill and wrote "cancelled" on it. Did um take
any steps to find Owen„ or Nettleton; did not go to the
polies, or make any inquiry at the Trade Prow:hoot Ogles ;
to lave done so would 1111•11 injured their credit. Owen wee
introduced to them by Nettleton, whom they knew as a mew
mental traveller hem limb. The lint WY returned to them
enamored, three* the paMelloo, es s returned letter.
The Commissioner—ls there no record at the Poet-office of
hears returned in this way ?
Mr. Lawrence thought it very improbable, considering
the vast number of letters that were daily returned to the
dead letter office.

HG Honour said it was desirable that this should be ascer-
tained.

---Dads, the other bankrupt, said he drew the bill about two
or three weeks after the day when the goods wan sold.
He forwarded it to York by poet ; it was returned in a
murk orAve weeks after the sale of the goods, and they
ties knew they had ben defrauded. He was a the Mkt
of entering the bilk when drawn in the bill book, end did
so is Shit use. Afterwards, when the bill was sheered
he struck oaths entry in the book, and should have dew so
with other retuned bills, but Mr. Payne told kin be bed
better net. Comparing the entry with °then ate mu
book, he mended that the bill noel have hem born end
Wend en ee beim the 25th of Apeil, thrash dated 11th
Nay. Cud alit espies why the entry had been carefully
erased, or why the ashy in the ledger relating to the trees-
math with Owes was duo evued. He wand both.
Pays*, being reeelled, said ft wee eoolotowy with than to I
dab Wle
than
the immense of getting then dle.
ceemeed. He it wee between Itheadeaven weeleafter
the tesathelka they discovered Nes beef hem:abbe&
Skewed the they la *statuette bawdiest auk la May,
and ant& est keg after, when kik eagegetheate were
beerakg preeeieg. Supposed the bill to ken bees drawn
after the Ila silky, and inserted la the bill-book at the
tha_e, sr featly ifterwarde.
Mb Mew said that the great advantage of taking a lag
adieuesarat in • sue was that it gave thermals's'
the pence
et iavemigatkag it, and the haatrupi the
*Ey
seas oppeetenity et disponi* - that sight net
es his Inseactione. Here. lIINIk had. Ithellg:.
thus Wks just Rasta ten emu
Had tholeseseedes with Owes Wei Ade sad
hell the lankeple kept regular there end
been no Miliedly whatever is sums it Bat ale entry
mew at the baba all PIS% sad the led Mae haithilately
above Sad len drawn stralske woe the gem Wiest a
,par is lie middle, is was the use with ether maim for
tae lag of the math; it led been afterwards putty
madeta end the date keened. This was Well a gee-
rreleaseeleace, mother was that the ekrirriti_one
ilull odd la the midst et a amber kr akw or
pounds. The entry had not tee eireneenass about to
show its geseinesen Following ft late author bosh, be
hod it ts the ewe esepleou poetics, at the bottom et a
pers. Loekkg is the bill bock, he hued the amp of the
MR etre& oat la the nest satirenthaary ea, ; Use nee
use the raw wish the ledger any el these
mere@ no expkaatios •was given. SO mg, re-
markable wee • the fact that aztrenely little =
hid keen Nude, whoa they &severed they bailees
ee‘ wasp by Omen. • Alf these eireneetaasse Am-
nia the Stahel Meth. It was Ids dagirselea that
wee a ftereiniat use • Has bankrupts
kers& kap mid mem ads hagemeas, let then de se.
leta
• liffr Idouisle filiktereist th* frackilta. wee one la'
dis Veka • aid ihada bel se4 oohs 1
is es mops • gab irreplar, piked aft leak' •
lasemelka mid line take pion. Te peon ft it
wall he lielemyes suppose as
neat essalluseg= of
kind. The unklaithathele bad Wee rE
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