The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-29 00:00:00

DAVIE!! r. DAVITS AND DOLBY.

Mr. Smith appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. Hodgson for
the respondent, and Dr. Tristram for the co-respondent.
The respondent, a batter at the West-end, married the
petitioner on the 28th of February, 1848. She was then
Bliss Rosins Pennell, an actress and public singer. No
evidence was given as to the married life of the parties ;
but it was shown that the respondent bad been living with
the co-respondent as his wife, at Liverpool, Leeds, and
other places. Evidence was also given of her confinement,
in Gloucester-place. Regent's-park, where she was also
living with the co-roodent.
Theme., was adjourned for further information.

COURT OF BAAKRUPTCY.—MAY 28.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Brass.)
IN RI JOHNSON AND °maim".
The bankrupts were shoe-manufactures" of Redcrosa.
street. This was the certificate meeting is the case of John-
son ; Mr. Gilman, who is • solicitor at Norwich, obtained
kis certificate some weeks's°. Very complicated accounts
have bees filed—on the part of the bankrupt Johnson by
Messrs. Charles Brown and Dubois, and also by the other
bankrupt, the items of which have already appeared. It is
sufficient to state that on debts of upwards of 60,0001. • di-
vidend of se. in the pound has been paid, and there is •
probability of • further divideed.

Mr. Lin Mater opposed for the eassigoess ; Mr. A. Turner
for Ilr. Cornell, merchant, of Rochester, and Mr. Richard-
son, creditors ; Mr. Hand supported the bankrupt.
John Johnson, the bankrupt, was examined. Had been
in partnership with Oilman four years. Their premiums
were destroyed by fire in April, 1860. Previous to that
there was • large amount of accommodation bills afloat.
He bad no idea whether it was 60,0110 f. or not. At the
bankruptcy there were accommodation bills outstanding of
12,000/. They had bought goods for the Australian market,
and laid hypothecated them for two-thirds their value.
Hail sold /,001g. or 14,0001. worth of goods to Wm. Oilman,
sos of the other bankrupt, on his opening • shop in Scot-
land. These goods were paid !or partly in cash and partly
is bills. After the fire be knew that be was in •
state of hopeless insolvency. A committee of creditors was
appointed. He attended their meeting, but did not state
that young Gilman bad taken goods with him to Scotland.
He had not communicated to his easiness' or creditors that
a large amount was due from young Oilman, though be was
frequently in communication with them. The bills received
from Gilman, jun., hail been sent to hie brother, William
Johnson, of North Walaham. In all, bills to the amount
of 6,0001. were sent to him• few days before the fire.
By Mr. Turner—Was in the habit of showing the iavoices
of goods to the parties from whom he obtaioed advances.
Had bought goods of Messrs. Goodall, and had nide au
addition to the invoice, before showing it to Mr. Cornell.
He got a clerk to copy the invoice, and add 15 or 20 per cent.
to it, or it might be more.
Mr. Turner—Do you recollect adding 100 or 120 per cent.
to Mews. Goodall's invoice?

—Bankrupt—I may havedone so. There wee an arrangement
by which bankrupts were to obtain adenoma of two-thinls
from merchant, in the City, and receive bills from Mean.
Cornell for the remaining one-third—they reimbursing
themselves from the proceeds in Melbourne. Goods pur-
chased from Messrs. Goodall for 1891. were invoiced at
400/. to Cornelis. When the goods were rejected at Mel-
bourne, he desired them to be sent tack, offering to pay
the charges both ways. Before the fire he was frequently
at the warehouse late at night with Mrs. Johnson and
young Oilman, after all the men had left. They packed
large mass of goods, and ordered the men to fasten them up
in the morning. Had heard that other goods had been sub-
stituted for those consigned to Menem Cornell. The
packing was done after the men had left because they were
busy. The goods sent to W. Gilman were packed then.
Did not know that goods to the amount of 8,5491.
had been invoiced to Messrs. Cornell, which had
realised fitly 4,152 f., and that Messrs. Cornell had
lest 1,700/. by their advances. Did not know that Messrs.
Richardson bed had invoiced to them goods at 10,0001.
which realised lets than 7,0001. Knew that Mr. Spiels bad
examined some goods with a view to making au advance on
them, and had found that the trunks did not contain the
same goods as were specified in the invoice.
By Mr. Hand—Had been in business 25 years. Went
into partnership with Green and Gilman in 1856, and bad
then a capital of over 5,000/. Their profits in 1859 were
6,1001. In August, 1868, Mr. Green left the firm. and was
employed as traveller. He and Mr. Gilman had introduced
accommodation paper into the Liminess; witness knew
nothing of it before. It continued after Green left the
firm. He also suggested the hypothecating of goods. When
the arrangement was made for young Gilman to take a
place in Glasgow witness believed that they were perfectly
solvent. One reason for the arrangement was that the
National Bank had reatricted their discounts. The
assignees bad brought an action against the Northern In-
curium Company to recover the value of their stock, and
had given evidence that it was worth 47,0001. on the night
before the fire. The management of the shipping business
was left entirely to Mr. Green. Witness never saw say
trunks packed after the warehouse was closed.
Further evictors, of considerable length having been
taken, the furtherbearing was adjourned.