The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-29 00:00:00

CHARGES OP FRAUD AGAINST A
BANKRUPT SOLICITOR.

At. the Sheffield Police-court, yesterday, Mr.
William Unwin, attorney, solicitor in Chancery, and
ionfounder, was brought up on several charges of fraud
.•:il concealing documents from the assignees of his
• •ate. The case created very great interest in the town,
TO the defendant has for • long period occepied •
minont position as • solicitor. Several years ago
v. the NaneAcdor Craniums) he engaged an trans-
*. ma not connected with his own profession, in some
•‘iich he seems to have been very unfortunate. He
I • .• e a brewer, and carried on business under the style
' I num/well and Co. ; but he eventually disposed of
concern to a limited liability company, at a bee,
he alleged, of 10,0004. The defendant also became
l• • owner of the Albion Ironworks, the former owner,
.'r. W. H. Brown, having been largely indebted to
m ; and his loss in carrying on that business was
,timatod by himself at upwards of 20,0001.
in the 3rd of July, 1866, he petitioned the Court
4 Bankruptcy, and was duly adjudicated a
.inkrupt. His balance-sheet dificlosed a total of liabilities
mounting to about 120,0001., and the assets were com-
, aatively trifling. The evidence for the prosecution
aitily consisted of the admissions which had been made
• •.• the bankrupt in his examination by Mr. Linklater
• • fore the commissioner. It was proved that whilst
his bidance-shoot the bankrupt had entered a
• . W. J. Edwards, of London, as a bad debtor for
. J., and bad not credited that account in any (Uri-
lie had received since his bankruptcy the sum of
'. from Edwardm's assignees, and had failed to account
• .

it. The bankrupt "admitted having received the
count and appropriated it to his own use, but he
I. that the oininiion to amount for it arose from
• it and was not intentional. He was next charged
•oh having received a dividend from the estate of a
.1-son named Peacock, after his bankruptcy, and the
..lne admissions and excuse were alleged. The
!Lail iliarge against the defendant was that he
,i 1 tiaudi idly concealed from his assignees a
, II of exchange for 1,0001., which had been en-
• rse,l to him by a person named Kiernan.
Ihe defendant's answer to this charge was, that be knew
.4 the bill, and the dividend he might have obtained
Pon it, belonged to his assignees, and that the affidavit
•as filed at the last moment, when he had no

•portunity of consulting them. It was stated
the liabilities of the Northfield Company
re 160,000/., and the assets 16,000/., and there
some doubt as to whether Rieman's bill was not
eek.; ; but the official liquidator, and one of the
'WWI. of the bankrupt, said it was worth more than
the sum necessary to sustain the charge.
Alder a long inquiry, the Mayor committed the &fen-
, nt for trial upon each charge at the en.ming West
4.,1403, but admitted him to bail.

At Halifax yesterday, Mr. John Firth, worsted
tnouiiact ever. was charged with stealing the corporation
rRe. Mr. Firth, some time ago, was fined by the magis-
treks of Is•cough in penalties amounting altogether
tor aa it was alleged, improperly
;1'1.n10.1 ciel u-,•1 tl.e corporation gas. The conviction,
•• • • ;•••fl on appeal, and the council them-
-1.• • -• eed criminally against Mr. Firth, and
-• ' • Lich occupied several hours, the magis-
• •
•• • '•" •.1. n sending the case for trial at the sessions,
11 e 1..1. o 1- 'lig admitted tobail.
of llereford, formerly vicar of Leeds,
..siting his old friends and parishioners, and
•• 'l, clergy of the rural deanery presented to him
••• 1. ,mrul.l by upwards of 7U of their number, con-
Lill ou his elevation to the bishopric.
•• • 11. Rural., Sr. JAMES'S.- The following
• • Is•cli appointed to preach at the Chapel
.1. •••t. .lanie,'s, doting the month of August:--Sunduy,
• th, it, c. Thomas Hohnore, M.A., of Ilagdaleue
• Nla,:er of the choir of the Chapel 'loyal,
•'• • le e of the Sub-Dean; Sunday, August 9, the
I' • ‘o •••• 11. !more, M.A., for the Rev. Cluinceilor
M.A.; Sundae, August 16, the Rev. TI as
1.1.. M.A., l'iel.endary of St. Paul's, Rector of
• 1. .••,•1 filth` H:1111111111; Siinday, August '23, awl Sun-
A Ils• ibui. and Rev. Douglas liantiltuu
11. A., Gunn cf a:i.l Vita. of Northolt,