The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-30 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTERDAT

(BEFORE MR. COM3IPSIONER PERRY)
IN RE WILLIAM TYSON.—The bankrupt came up this
day on hie adjourned last examination. lir. Lowndes
appeared for the assignees, and Mr. John Yates, jen., for
the bankrupt. The bankrupt was examined by Mr.
Lowndes as follows:—mat books of account did you keep
between JautiarY;;lBsT, -and Jane, 1856; the-periods-eem-
prehended in your balance sheet ? I kept a day-book, a
journal, a ledger, and a eash-booli. I kept no scp rafo
stock book. What was your day-book ? It contained the
entries of the goods sold and delivered every day. Di :I is
comprehend the stOCk-liook, besides being a day-book ?
No; we merely posted from it to the journal. Wes vo,n•
cash-hook regularly kept? Yes:, Do von brow of rinr

entries you omitted to make in that caih-boo,
you balanca you{ books between those yea
1856? No. Did you make any computatie
stood in the world ? I did, but 0.4 bV a
Where is that rough guess ? I haven't it by

it at the beginning of this year. Did yotl Mak,

particular purpose? I made it in ennsequence of as
apryii-
cation from the 'Borough Bank. I was not more than. an
hour in making it. What was the refeEst the Illek made
to you ? They said that my account was withdrawn, and
Mr. Smith asked me to write a letter. Is not that the account
you thergurnished to the bank (Accounthanded to bira.)-Yes.
From what materials did you draw out that account ? I
went up to the shop in Vauxhall-road, and put down what
I had and what was coming into me. I did not look at my
books. His Honour : Then how did .you arriveso cleverly
at the lls and 74 mentioned in this account ? Bankrupt :
I mean that I did not consult my books in computing my
stock, but I looked to, the bill book for the acceptances.
Mr. Lowndes: You say in this account that your accept-
ances due in March were £6,675 lis 7d, and'stock in ware-
houses, mills, and shops (all insured), 1.X12,000. Did you
get that by merely going to the Prero.is, s in Vauxhall-road ?
Yes. Where did you get the item of debts, £3,000 ? I
guessed it from_ memory The next item is property,
£4,000. What property did you refer to ? The , property
at'Bromborough I had, my, life insured for £l,OOO. and I
put that -down; and: two, pews in Rock Perry Church.
What did the property at Dromborough consist of? Three
houses and, land. Were they mortgaged,- and for—how
much ? Yes, for £3,000. To' whom ?' To Arr.' Rodrick.
The Wares in the shops you put at £l,OOO. Sow was that
done ? By guess. By this account you make yourself at
the time worth £7,000 over all your debts. Is that true ?
It is so here. Was this paper given to your bankers to satisfy
them that they were safe in continuing advances tovou ? Yes.
You said something about open accounts not being included
in this, what do you mean ?. I mean purchases in the
market not drawn for, and of course not accepted for,
amounting to about £4,000. At the time you made this
did eon know of -these open_accounts ? I knew of them,
but I omitted to put them in.. I was very much frightened,
it being the first time Mr, Smith asked for such a thing,
and I znade, out the account in a hurry in an hour. In'
fact, Mr. Smith asked me to sit' down and write the letter
then. You say the acceptances were taken from yOlif
book. Will eou..say that the bills accepted up to that
date do not exceed £1,200 more than you have mentioned?
Some of the bills may have been omitted, but I cannot
say which. You said on your former examination that you
stopped payment on the 16th June, end that you made,no
payment after that date. Do you adhere to that statement
now ? The only payment I made after that, otherwise than
for carrying on 'the boldness of the shops, was £370, trust
money. To whom, and when did you pay it ? I paid it
between the 18th and 23rd of June to Mr. Francis B.
Jones, corn and flour dealer. Mr. Yates : It is right that
I should mention that he called on me the next meriting,
and asked me to communicate , the circumstance to Mr.
Lowndes. Mr. Lowndes : Mr. Jones
is your brother-in-
law ? No; he is the cousin of my' wife. Did you, through
your clerk, Mr. Furnival, send any letter containing
notes or half notes on or after the Mh of June ?
No. The clerk, John Furnival, was then called, and
examined. He said that no remittance to any person in
nptes or half notes, or in any other form, was made through
him after the bankruptcy, nor Was he a ware of any sue
remittance having otherwise been made. The bankrupt
then examined at considerable length relative to hi
with Mr. William Humphreys, and nartic
a second mortgage to that gentleman, f
14th April, 1856, By the Wane she.,
that he had received but £l,OOO of this money,
had received the. whole £3.000, but. a few days
returned £2.000 of it to meet hills runuing. 11--
entered in his 'cash-book, though sums of £3 and £,-
to be found there ; nor did he receive-1 receipt forit e

qiarty in reg
)r £3,009, o

from Mr. Humphreys, or his clerk, to whom I
fact, he admitted that he had no means of
Humphrey's cash acoount, but that he now st

him, principally for cash advance:l, in _„
less the £2,000 returned. His ace' unt with -M
which was copied by Mi. Blease, the account...
Humphrey's books, was then examined, but it c....
entry relating to the mortgage of the £3,000, or to the
retun of the £2,000. His lioantir direeted that the
balance sheet should be amended in those particulars, and
the last examination was again adjourned to the 14th of
next month. -

sum of

The following is the statement flu nished by the bankrupt
to the Borough Bank, and referred to in the above exami-
nation :

Vauxhall-road, 14th February, 1856.
yln answer to your wish stated thii morning, I beg to hand
ou a copy of a statement how I stand—

Dr.
Acceptances due in March • £6,778 11 7
~ April ~„ 4,596 0 0
y, May.: ......... 1,400 0 0

.13,12,771 If 7

Cr.
Stock in warehouses, mills. and shops
all insured
£12,000 0 0
Debts
Property .... •• • 4,000 0 0
Fixtures in shops, &c............. 1,000 0 0

Total £20,000 0 0
This statement is taken at a low estimate, and if to be

turned into money, no doubt will be found to be at least
£1,500, but I owe about £l,OOO in small accounts. Any
;information you require shall be given you.—l reman, yours
respectfully, Was. TYSON.
j IN RE GEORGE THODE.--The bankrupt applied this day
for his certificate. He was supported by Mr. Rymer, and
there was no oppositition. Hilt Honour granted an imme-
diate certificate of the second class.