The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

HUNTING A PPOLNTMENTS.

Her Me' 'a Keg bounds, Maaday, Broom Hell Het;
Weitareday, ad Statics; Friday, Uxbridge Cosa-
isea-11.

WoreSterstdris bounds, Monday, Shrawloy ; Wwinseday,
Newell; Friday, Brockerioge Common—balf put 10.
Bytes-as-Soma harriers, Tuesday, Hook Bask; Friday,
Plough lu, Lonedon -halt-put 10.
Herefordshire hounds, Tuesday, Barrington ; Friday, Cal-
low Gate—lialf•put 10.
Mr. Oilee's bounds, Monday, Eastwood Oak ; Friday,
Higbleedia Gros.
Warwickshire bounds, Monday, Walesa ; Tuesday, What-
orate; Thursday, Baton Orange; lissuslay, Honey—buff.
pas 10.
Lord Redndide's hounds, Monday, Great Tow • Wedam
Saturday,*brboreas,okeb Gate, Friday, Bleddiaitoa Mill;
Shropskin bounds, Monday, Cross Houses; Wednesday,
High Ewell ; Friday, Swiss Brides—quarter to 11.
Brighton Mislay, Pausal; Wednesday,
Thunden Banow ; Friday Dyke—quarter to 11.
Brookside harriers, Manday, Newmarket-hill ; Thursday,
Telsoonsbe Tye—half-past 10.
Seuthdown hounds, Mossy, Tristan Mill ; Friday, Bed-
dinehant-hill—baltpset 10.
Crawley sad Horsham bounds, Monday, the For, Three
Bridges; Wednesday, Dena' Park; Friday, Holmium&
Lod g-uns 11. t
Moves' bounds, Tmeday, Crumbs village;
Fridsi, Album-bridge.
Athenians houde,Mosday Criekata Inn Wednesday,
Kingsbury Weed; Friday, GSM= Wharf; Saturday;
Three Pots—quarter to 11.
Cattlemen Muds, Tuesday, Tbiatleton ; Wodaseday,
Gresitain las Friday, 'amebas ; Saturday, Witham
sossoa—at 11.
Hurl Fit:willies's bonds, Monday, Long Orton; Wod•
amigo Abbot's Rope; /Aim /Lsood—st 10.

Mr. M.ynell Ingram's hounds, Monday, Loagferd ; Wed.
neselsy, Drake low Setardsy, Ineestrie—haltpast 10.
Donis ton hounds, Tuesday. Bolton Wisp; Saturday,
Biesdiall Priory—quarter to 11.
South Wold hounds, M .nday, Cawkwell Bib ; Tuesday,
Fulletry Mill; Thursday, &ugh-on-Baia ; Saturday, Grew
tield—hall-past 10.
Mr. Lumley's bouads,_lleaday, &melba& may, Tuesday,
I:Merton; Thursday, Wiskaraley Bar ; F Dulles
Bar—half-past 10.
Raiford hounds, Monday, Wiakbura; Tuesday, F altar-
ton ; Thursday, Barisal Gres.; Saturday, Thorraby Park
—half past 10.
Hadstrorth hounds, Tuesday, Mickleton Moll ; Thuraday,
Itiorteee Hill; Saturday, N4lota Village—halt-past 10.

La Intelitgence.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—TistaRDAT.
Bayou Ma. Cosonsucetza °ovum,.
Ix at Fatale—DiscOtlinao STOLEN BILLS.
The bearing of this ease was resumed by adjeuremest
from Saturday last. The bankrupt, it will be remembered,
was a carpenter in Westminster, and attributed his failure to
having advanced 4001. on some acceptances which turned out
to be stolen.
Oa the bankrupt's examination being read ever, he re-
maistreetednothenetsrytateinmehrb.he
kihadoimhsidse
bean, Straatmactittrday, thaton,s:.i hod
thhaal
he kept no cash bode, a book having been divanrod in the
canal assignee's office which appeared to have towered with
him the purpose of a cult book.
Hie Honour, on looking at this book, said it was perfectly
clear the mania. of the two advisees of 2001. were interpola-
tions. In this cue, as in others, the deeper they went the
ornser the ease became. What rendered it more evident
was, that the accounts of the two weeks in which thus
entries were interpolated were not east up is all the othen
were.
The bankrupt, in farther examinatioa, denied that he had
ever been connected, along with Smart, with the gambling-
house ia Bennett-street, St. James's. When be took Mr.
Scott's bills from Morton he knew of Mr. Corzen's bill being
obtained by fraud.
A number of affidavits were then read is evidence, in-
cluding one from Lieut. Scott, detailing the meaner in
which the acceptances were obtained from him. It appeared
that be had entered into a negotiation with Morton for two
ulnae's of 6001. each, fee which he was to give MK months'
bills, renewable, if desired, for ether six months, with inte-
rest at 15 per cent. Morton promising to_ pay the money
late Mears. Gurney's bank, at Norwich Illy. Stott sent his
'inset tip to tows with the bills, when Morton contrived to
obtain posse sins of them. Other witnesses deposed that,
at the interview between the bankrupt and Mr. Scott, at
• Hate:ludo, the bankrupt fiat said he had advanced 8001. on
the bit's, then 4001., and then 2001. ; also that he had offered
• man, named Abel, to " let him stand in," it he could
prevail Mr. Scott to redeem the bills for 4001.
The bankrupt and his witness, Smart,
.denied that any
seek offer had been made.
Mr. Stevenson, for the losakrapt, put in the affidavit of
the Hon. and Rev, F. E. Canon, of Mickliener, Derbyshire,
troy whom a bill for 5001. had been obtained by a party
named Prescott on the 10th of March, 1819. As in the
former cue, there had been a promise to pay the mousy into
Smith, Payne, and Smith's bank, which was followed by a
variety of excuses, and no nonsidention was ever given. A
few days alter he had a letter from the bankrupt, stating
that he had advanced 2001. on the bill ; Prescott was then
miring ' • and the bankrupt, on being informed of the festal,
expressed great entries, said he had advanced 2501. on the
bill to Prescott, whom he had never seen before, adding that
he bad been concerned in any bill transactions fiefore,
and that he should consult Shackell, a Baw-street r.
Subsequently Shackell and the barknipt called on Mr.
Cars m, stating that Prescott was nowhere to bo found. Mr.
Canon having returned home, the bankrupt repeatedly
wrote to him pressing him to make some arrangement, and
threatening to negotiate the bill. An agreement was come to
that Mr. Cars n should give an acceptance of 3001. on the
bankrupt giving ap Unoriginal one ; bat on the proceedingain
Lieut Scott's matter appearing in the papers, Mr. C arson's sus-
picions were roused, especially when he found that Shackell,
the officer, was also eon in that Cale, and he refused to
Larry out the arrangement with F‘rris. Mr. Draper, at-
torney foe Lieut. Scott, stated in his affidavit that he had in-
spected the bankrupt's books, some time after the alleted
discounting transactions, and found no entries of the isms
alleged to bava been so paid. Tire affidavit of a clerk of
Maus Bash and Mullen showed that Prescott had ob•
tafned three bills of 5001. each from John Fitzgerald, Esq.,
in the beginning of 1849. One of these had been pampa to
a Mr. In scot, who sued Mr. Fitzgerald, and through kis at-
torney, Mr. T. A. Jones—the same attorney who had been
advising Prete At throughout—and obtained from Mr. Fi•z-
gerald a compromise for 2501. In vane rto these affidavits,
Mr. Stevenson put in that of the bankrupt himself, averring
his belief in the respectability of Shackell, the officer.
[lii the on-seat the reading, it was stated that this person
had been discharged from the police force, but with a pen-
sion, and that be was now an officer on the Earern
Counties Railway, whereupon his Honour expressed
a hope that the company
_would become acquainted
with this ease.] Bankrupt had the fullest enflames in
Shaelmil, and on that account advanced the 2501. to Prescott
oa Mr. Curs in's bill. Ot this 1001. was in notes, ens he
mad* a memorandum of the namben. Prescott gave him
• receipt for the money (which was produced).
• The Commissioner—What a very diff.vent amount this is
from what he gave us last Saturday. Ile said then that he
main no sort of entry of these transactions.
The affidavits were proceeded with.
Mr. Stevenson, in the course of the reading, complained
that reports of toe first day's proencings, although emir. ly
x parte, had been pablahed in the Sun and all the Sunday
PT:Honour remarked that by so doing the parties had
rendered themselves liable to a penalty of 5001.
A further affidavit of the bankrupt's was read relating to
the tracing of the notes at the Bank which he had pain to
Prescott, and tue numbers of which he had entered in
• Het.

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On this his Honour remarked it wu most extraordinary
that the bukrupt should take tide precaution in the first
transaction, whin he had no suspicion of anything wrong,
and should neglect to do it is the era-swim with Morton,
when his suspicions ought to have been aroused by the dis-
covery that Mr. Corson's bill had been fraudulently
obtained.

Other affidavits followed, amongst them or.* from Mr.
Stevenson himself, who deposed that he had known the
bankrupt ten years, and knew that he bad a good buineis
amongst the nobility, and was able to make the advances
►tated it he thought proper to do so.
At the close of the affidavits, It was asked if Shackell was
to he called as a witness, and the answer was in the negative.
Hr. hbatkell said Is wished to say something, as his name
had been introduced Into the matter. He should like to be
galled, es his character was at stake.
His Honour said if neither party would call Bbackell, ha
could not hear him.

ShackeU said he had known the bankrupt ea a respectable
tradesesaa for many years, and might be allowed to put in a
document.

His Honour replied in the negative.
Mr. Stevenson then proceeded to address the court for the
bankrupt, and ag ,in complained of the case having beta re-
ported when it was but partly heard. He contended tLat
the bankrupt had made a large proit, 5001. a year, and had
only a wife and a child to support, o that he was in a poll.
Lion to lend money. The bankrupt might have been defi-
cient in caution ; but would not the same imputation rest
with renter force on Mr. Carson and Mr. Scott, whose
supenor rank and education ought to have enabled them
the mere readily to detect the fraud ? Deducting the
enormous amount of coats incurred in Mr. Scotts proceed-
ings, and the debt due to kb father, the bankrupt owed
only 1921. He was not to be blamed for the heavy amount
of costs ; fir Mr. Scott had been the party to go to law, by
moving to set said. Ins warrant of attorney, on the ground
of fraud, la a technical sense.

Ms Honour said that nothing but actual and positive
fraud was sufficient to set aside a judgment, and the jury at
Bristol had lound that there was such fraud. That was a
positive fact, which this court mast assume to be proved ; it
mild not spin try that isms.
Mr. Stevenson urged that the trial had not bean a fair
one, facts baring been stated of which no evidence was
given. Afar the question arose the bankrupt had dome
nothing more than a man in his position must aeoessarily
have done. Liens. fleott was here to complain of ea act
which he had himself originated, by sending out his scents
to try to borrow him mosey.
His Honour observed that Mr. Carus was more blame-
able in that respect. He would give the case his best atten-
tion, and deliver jadiamat cm Monday.

Zama Its Oolonsmosca l'ANs.
A FAMILY T/UOISACTION.

John Colson, victualler, of Upper Holloway, applied for
his certificate. His debts wore 2461. ; liabilities, 2,1501. ;
assets in pod debts, 291.
His Honour said that the Ply property on the credit of
which this sap had been able to incur debts and liabilities
Ito so large an amount had been swept away by • member of
his own family, his eldest daughter, in payment, as was al-
leged, of live years' arrears of nat. Thous was something
mon than usaslly monstrous in • bankrupt thus permitting
a somber of his own family, by a kind of Pam poem, to
pt possession of the whets of his prepsrty, lon*. his ere.
dime without a issableg. The sertlisete wadi be our
plaiptded 12Mee months, mil p three = robed= withheld =al tie beak-
ra lad in prism whs.

POLICR.—YwanwAy.

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