The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-08 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS

13 ItV,lLttkAr T milliner, Forest Hill, to
_surrender,
e. <I ' TURNER,
Chart
Co at cloven and Nov. 24, at half-past. twelve, at the
it°t Bank ' Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall
atilbers
nroolptcy.
Bucklersbury.
elerens• I)A3vis, currier, Newport, Oct. 20 :and Nov. 18, at
'-'i'r' at°is,
the Bristol District Court. Miller, official
1ii,;52 Bristol • Smith and Vassal!, Bristol.
tleven-1,1,4,11,FEv1iF publican, Peterborough, Oct. 16, at
-Jell, c6-‘,L 1 Nov. 20,' at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
4al/),(1,,1iai41 assignee, Coleman street Buildings; Wright
f"'.,.'4. "er) London street, Fenchurch street; Law, Slam-
It ..,04
rlaidalll/oEas MUIR, schoolmaster, Aberdeen place,
41' °as '4' October 18, at half-past two, and November 24,.
assi 'at th
Nicholson, official
1 gtee e Court of Bankruptcy.
'jells. ' Bag
street; Abrahams, Lincoln's-inn-
, t.:r,v,
C, - ROWF bill broker, Manchester, Oct. 17, and
1, . 18 , .LL,
tt, officialat twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
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w‘.l,l.(ster assignee, Manchester ; Boote and Jellicorse,
at eievl-1-1451 SENLIIONS, tailor, R.edrutb, Cornwall, Oct. 18,
,-,,t-e' neffin,aad Nov• 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
`xt''aisl3-wetal assi;ee Alderna'anbury ; Mason and Start,
ata street, '
jolt , reet, City.
?„,leverlll„„C,4rt, iron manufacturer, Wallsend, Oct. 17, at
fist .4-`,,,'`i' Nov. 21, at twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne
Ynre; "urt. Baker, effieial assignee, Newcastle-upon-
,l3lan ' .11, Stanton Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Pringle,
.401711:,:t.,„,0n'e1! join 8°.4 and Crossman, King's Raw, Bedford
,41 NAal, NATTLE CLEMENS, tailor, Liskeard, Oct. 16,
Iti °leruber
sib at one, at the Exeter District Court.
(IT'', official anee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter.
Itas Do L nicIiZART DONALD, watch-
Illakers NtALD and JOHN o
411 d N.' Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 15, at half past. eleven,
New, 'v. 13, at half past twelve, at the District Court,
Upone.stle-uponTyne: Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-
, Birmingham ; Francis, Birmingham ; Joel, Newcastle-upon-
ii,RE
Oct, ~,..8 Snort, rag merchant, Batley Carr, Yorkshire,
1)44 41, at twelve, and Nov: 24, at eleven, at the Leeds
and Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Seholes
on, Dewsbury ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTt 'MAT.

(BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON.)

IN RE WILLIAM LAWFORD.-The bankrupt came up
Ibis day on his adjourned last examination. He wes
supported by Mr. Evans, and Mr. Dodge and Mr. E.
Banner appeared for the assignees. The bankrupt was
examined at considerable length by Mr. Dodge. He
said-I commenced business in Liverpool in the
beginning of the year 1852, with Mr. Hesketh, who was
then under, age. I had a very small amount of capital
in cash (£65 8s 1d), about £250 in furniture and plate,
and £5O worth of tenants' fixtures in a house in London.
On commencing business in Liverpool, the Rev. Mr.
Hesketh agreed to advance £1,250 for his son, and my
father agreed to advance a similar sum to me. My
father advanced me money, from time to time, to the
amount in all of £4,055 11s 10d, but he received on my
account, from time to time, £3,250, in this manner :-
In April, 1852, I insured my life in £2,500 with the
United Kingdom Insurance Company. I borrowed
£1,250 from the company, and deposited the policy as
my security, and my father and my uncle also became
security for the repayment of the loan. In July follow-
ing, I insured my life with the same company for £l,OOO,
and I also insured my brother's life for £l,OOO. On a
deposit of the two policies, and the security of my father
and uncle, the company advanced me £l,OOO. 1 insured
my life in the Family Endowment Society in April,
1853, in £2,000, and I borrowed £l,OOO froM that
society on the deposit of that polio;, and the security of
my father and my uncle as before. Ail these sums my
father received ; the £1,260 and £l,OOO from the United
Kingdom society, and £l,OOO from the Family Endow-
ment Society, and out of these monies he made me
various advances. It appears from my books, and to the
best of my recollection it is so, that my father advanced
me £BO5 lis 10d beyond the sums which he received on
my account. The Rev. Mr. Hesketh advanced altogether
£4,750. He bad the joint hOnd of myself and my
father for the last £2,000, and my father and myself also
gave him a bond for £5OO, which he advanced on the
20th of November, 1853. I repaid to Mr. Hesketh
£l,OOO, in sums of £5OO, £3OO, and £200; they were paid
to Mr. Hesketh before the Ist of January, 1855. In
the year 1853, I borrorrcd .C 1,600 from Mr. A.moca, of
Bristol, I gave him, as security, an agreethent to execute
a mortgage of the lease, building, and Machinery in
Norfolk-street. Mr. John Yate Lee, the owner of the
property, granted me the lease of the premises for
7, 14, or 21 years, at the option of the tenant. I wrote to
Ames, to know if he would lend me the money, and Mr.
John Yate Lee also wrote to him. Mr. Lee prepared the
memorandum of security to Mr. Ames. Mr. Lee is my
brother-in-law ; he married my sister. The £1,500 is
still owing, and Mr. Ames still holds the document I
gave him. I have in my balance sheet valued the secu-
rity held by Mr. Ames at £l,OOO. I paid the first year's
interest to Mr. Ames. I have not paid any since. In
Nov., 1853, I borrowed £5OO from Mr. Joseph Lee, of
Whitchurch, but that I repaid before the Ist January,
1855. I carried on business in Norfolk.street up to the
31st December, 1854. At the close of the first year, in
1853, a balance sheet of the Norfolk-street business was
prepared; it was made up to the 31st December, 1852.
It showed a loss of about £BOO in the first year's busi•
ness. Another balance sheet was made on the 30th June,
1853, and the gains were £447 8s Gd. The next balance
sheet was made up to the 31st December, 1853, and there
was a loss of £630 3s. By my balance sheet I find that
my trade expenses and losses, and depreciation of
machinery, after deducting the gross profits of the busi-
ness, amount to £3,542 14s Id ; and, in addition to that,
there is to be added the money for my own support.
On the 31st December, 1854, I was indebted as follows :
-To Rev. Mr. Hesketh, £2,000; and a further sum of
£1,750 was paid into the Norfok-street concern by the
Rev. Mr. Hesketh, to be a portion of his son's capital
when he became of age, agreeably to the written agree-
ment between myself and the Rev. Mr. Hesketh ; to Mr.
Ames, £1,500, being the sum at Which I state the present
value of the machinery, tec., £l,OOO (the machinery and
buildings cost me £2,154 is 7d); to the Family Endow-
ment Society, £l,OOO, and some small sums for interest
and rates, amounting in all to about £130; and £BO5
advanced by my father. My assets on the 31st December,
1854, applicable to the payment of these debts, consisted
of money in hand to the extent of £l,OOO, my furniture
to the value of £5OO, my fixtures in London, worth £5O,
and good, bad, and doubtful debts, to the amount of
£925 3s ld. After paying the trade debts due in respect
of Norfolk-street, I had a balance left in cash of
£328 15s 10d ; and there are still owing to me in re-
spect of Norfolk street. £49 19s 21 in good debts,
£565 4s 7d in doubtful debts, and £309 19s 41 in
bad debts. I had also a life interest in a sum of
£l,OOO, under a settlement from the late Mrs.
Swinburne. Mr. John Yate Lee prepared the agreement
between myself and the Rev. Mr. Itesketh. It was sub-
mitted to my father for perusal on my behalf, and to the
Rev. Mr. Hesketh, who might, or might not, have had
the assistance of a solicitor-I don't know. Mr. Lee
knew that I was indebted to Mr. Hesketh, Mr. Ames,
and the Family Endowment Society, and that my father
had advanced the money. He knew that on the 31st
December, 1854, and long previously to that tithe. I
knew Mr. Joshua Vernay Levett Lace about two years.
Towards 1854, Mr. Lace and myself entered into a
negociation for a partnership, and we negociated together
with Higgin, Chippendale, and Co., for the purchase of
their machinery and work*, in Kent-street, Liverpool.
We were to take the works, and pay £5,500 for them,
including the good-will of the business. We were to
pay £4,000 in cash, and the remainder in six equal bills,
three months apart from each other, with interest.
Mr. Lace and myself concluded that agreement in
December, 1854, and executed afterwards a partnership
on or about the Ist January, 1855. Mr. Lace was to
bring in £3,000 then, and a further £l,OOO, on the Ist
July following. He did bring the £3,000, and the
£l,OOO. I was to take in a similar amount of £4,000, to
be paid in the same way. I paid in the £3,000, and the
£l,OOO. I got the money thus : -£l,OOO I carried over
from Norfolk street; Mr. John Yate Lee lent me £l,OOO,
Messrs. Philip and Edward Cazenove lent me £250
each, and I borrowed £5OO from Miss Jane C. Lee, on
the security of my interest under Mrs. Swinburne's
settlement. The £l,OOO from Mr. Lee was secured on
my promissory note, having interest at 74 per cent. I
forget how the note was payable, whether or demand
or eighteen months' after date. When Mr. Lee
lent me the money, I understood he would
never sue me for it-he told me he would never sue me
for it. Whilst I was negotiating with Mr. Lace, I wrote
to Mr. Ames to know whether he would give up his
then security, and take a second security over some
machinery I was then in treaty for, such machinery
being that of Kent-street, I believe the letter written
to Mr. Ames was shown to Mr. Lee, as I generally con-
sulted him on business matters. I understood that Mr.
Ames had gives up his security-his letters implied as
much. Two or three letters passed between us ; they
were all, I believe, seen by Mr. John Yate Lee. I never
offered him any other security, or prosecuted the matter
further, after the letter I have mentioned that I wrote to
him. I paid in the remainder of my capital, £l,OOO, on
the 23rd June, 1855. I got the money from Mr. John
Yate Lee ; he advanced it to me. I gave him no
promissory note or other security for the money. There
was no arrangement as to the rate of interest. I wish
to explain that my belief is, that there is no rate of
interest stated on the promissory note given to Mr. Lee
on the Ist January, 1855. There was an agreement
between us, and in the agreement it was stated that he
was to have interest at the rate of 7; per cent. in any
event, and an additional 5 per cent. if the business
proved profitable. Mr. Lace wished to retire from the
business in July or August, 1855, and it was agreed
between us that he should go out on the 29th September
following. I was to pay him £l,OOO on the 29th Sept. ;
on the 31st October another sum of £l,OOO, and the
remainder of his capital was to be paid as follows :-
£l,OOO the 31st December, 1856, and £l,OOO the 31st
December, 1857. There was an agreement to that effect
entered into between us, the original of which is now in
the hands of Lace and Co., solicitors. An advertisement
of the dissolution of partnership appeared in the Gazette
on the Bth or 10th of November last. I did not pay Mr.
Lace £l,OOO on the 29th September, nor the £l,OOO on
the 31st October. On the 19th January, 1856, I paid
him £1,500 ; on the 21st of the same month £2OO, and on
the 22nd, £3OO. I got the £1,500 paid on the 19th of
January as follows :-£l,OOO from my bankers, Moss and
Co. ; £5OO, which I borrowed from Mr. James Cazenove,
and for which Mr. John Yate Lee gave him a guarantee,
and I gave Mr. Lee linseed cake as security. I repaid
the money in the course of a few days, and took away
the security. I got the £3OO from my bankers, and the
£2OO was the money received in the course of my busi-
ness. Mr. James Cazenove is my father in law. Have
paid Mr. Lee interest, but I do not know the amount.
On the 19th of January, 1856, and after having taken
out the £l,OOO for Mr. Lace on that day, I had overdrawn
my account in £1,157 6s Ild, and on the 22nd of January,
after taking out the £3OO, I had overdrawn £496 Gs 11d.
Mr. John Yate Lee had about that time become guarantee
for me with Messrs. Moss and Co. to the extent of £5OO.
Mr. Dodge said that he purposed taking the examination
no further that day, but before concluding he should
state to his Honour that, in the preparation of the balance
sheet, and the investigation of the very difficult accounts
connected with the case, the bankrupt had given every
possible assistance, and in an open and candid manner ;
he seemed to have no wish to conceal anything.
The examination was then further adjourned.

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COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAT.

(BEFonn JOSEPH PoLLoOrc, ESQ., JUDGE.)
This Was the opening day ot the first October could:
INSOLVENCIES.—The adjourned petition Of Charles J.
Dillman, formerly keeper of the German Emigrants'
Home, Moorfields, canie on for hearing again. Mr.
Daggers appeared for the insolvent, and Mr. Aspinall for
the detaining creditor. Mr. Falcon, of the firm of
Falcon and Harvey, attended on behalf of Messrs. Sabel
and Cortis, to disclaim, on the part of his clients, the
connection with the insolvents' affairs, which had been
imputed to them: Mr. Daggers contended that his client
had been made the victim of a vindictive persecution.
Mr. Aspinall having addressed the court on behalf of
the detaining creditor, his Honour said, the examina-
tion of the insolvent had been protracted to a consider-
able length, and not improperly, for the plain reason
that he was a man who had been formerly in the service
of Messrs. Sabel and Cdrtis, and had succeeded to their
business, and finally transferred the property back again
to them. Naturally enough, some suspicion had arisen
under the circumstances, and some investigation was
made as to the character of the connection subsisting
between the parties. In addition to this, the man him-
self seemed to be utterly ignorant of the mode of keep-
ing books, and gave a very confused explanation of all
his transactions. These circumstances led very naturally
and properly to a protracted enquiry. Messrs. Sabel and
Cortis appeared, arid nothing could have been mdre
properly given than their evidence. Mr. Sabel gave his
evidence exceedingly well himself • and the clerk who
was called, and who was evidently a very respectable
man, gave his evidence with great clearness, great accu-
racy, and, so far as his Honour could see, showed no
desire or disposition whatever to conceal any part of the
transactions. Therefore, nothing which had occurred could
be held to int'olve anything whatever disrespectable so far
as Messrs. Sabel and Cortis were concerned. But it was
right that some explanation should be given, and his
Honour thought the explanation was, that at the time
the insolvent took the concern, he might have made
a good business of it; but, as they all knew in Liver-
pool, shortly after that time the tide of German emigra-
tion from Liverpool stopped, or, at least, a very great
cessation took place in the number of persons vilio had
recourse to that pert from Germany, especially to mill,
grate. Mr. Dillmau fvlt into dall..aeoq., and then
Messrs. Sabel and Cortis made use of the power they
possessed, to secure their own interests. His Honour
was unable to discover that any really valid ground had
been urged against insolvent. In point of fact, that the
insolvent did owe the money, and, therefore, necessarily
came for protection to that court. He could not dis-
cover anything against him. He should, therefore,
direct the insolvent to be discharged within four months
from the date of his vesting order, which amounted, in
fact, to discharging him forthwith.
Marcus Meakin, a pig dealer, living in Plumb-street,
came up for his final order. The insolvent was supported
by Mr. Daggers, and opposed by Mr. Hime, who appeared
for one creditor. The insolvent's debts amounts to
£l,OOO, of which £BOO were secured on some freehold
land, leaving £2OO insecured, from which he claimed to
be released. In March last, he had property sufficient to
pay all his creditors, but he conveyed £2OO over to a
nephew, as lie stated for money own. The insolvent arid
the nephew were examined at considerable length
touching this debt, the result of which was, that the court
came to the conclusion that not one farthing was own.
Mr. Hime, for the creditors, asked that the petition
might be dismissed, on the grounds that the insolvent
had attempted to defraud the creditors, and that he
might be imprisoned for three years. Mr. Daggers,
while admitting that he had a very bad case to defend,
spoke in mitigation of the punishment. His Honour,
after animadverting on the conduct of the insolvent,
dismissed the petition, and ordered him to be imprisoned
for eighteen months.
William Allen, relieving-officer of West Derby, re-
quested to have a portion of the former order of the court
rescinded, and that he should be allowed to pay £33 per
annum in liquidation of his debts, and not £55. As the
insolvent had not complied with the former order of
the court, the case was adjourned for a week.
The cases of Thomas Williams, and Frederick Middle-
ton, were also postponed until the January court, under
somewhat similar circumstances.
George Wilde obtained his final order without oppo-
sition.

POLICE INTELLICi-ENCE

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN TURNER,

SHOPLIFTING.--Anne Davis, a well-dressed woman,
well known to the police, was charged by Mr. Edward
Marks, tailor, Whitechapel, with having stolen a piece
of cloth from his shop. The prisoner, along with a
man, entered the shop of complainant and wanted to
purchase a pair of trousers, and, whilst in the shop, he
saw the woman put a piece of cloth under her dress, and
his wife at once seized her and took the property from
her. She was fully committed for trial.
VIOLENT ASSAULT, AND ATTEMPTED STREET ROBB ERY.
Thomas Allan, a lame young man, was charged with
having violently assaulted, and attempted to rob William
Johnston, in Whitechapel. The prosecutor said he was
in a public-house in Whitechapel, when he was accosted
by the prisoner and another person, who asked him for
drink; he refused to give them any, and went out. The
prisoner followed him into the street and put his hand
into his pocket, when he resisted. The prisoner then
struck him a violent blow on the forehead with a stick,
which stunned him, and then the prisoner was arrested
by an officer who saw him strike the blow. The prisoner
was committed for trial.

GAROTTE ROBBERY.—John Garnett, and James John•
ston, who had been remanded on a charge with having
garotted and robbed Robert Smith, a shoemaker, near
Edge-hill, on the night of the 28th Sept, were brought
up for final examination. Mr. Block appeared for the
prisoners. The full details of this case appeared a few
days ago, and were the same as given yesterday. The
prisoner Garnett was fully identified, but the prosecutor
was not quite so sure of Johnston, but he was morally
convinced that he was the man. Mr. Block contended
that Garnett should be discharged, and argued that the
other prisonerought to be dealt with in a summary manner.
The Alderman sent both prisoners for trial, but consented
to take two sureties of £25 each for Johnston's appear-
ance at the assizes. _ _

ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Robert Dolby
was brought up on remand. Mr. Bluck defended. The
details of the case were published two or three days
ago. The facts were these:—ln December last the
stores of Messrs. Benson and Co., Williamson street,
were broken into, and, amongst other things stolen,
were some coats belonging to the clerks. These garments
were given by the prisoner to a man, and then the pri-
soner absconded and went abroad. He returned a few
days ago, and made a desperate attempt to kill himself,
by inflicting a serious wound with a dagger in his side.
He was committed for trial.

DISHONESTY.—Peter Sloane, who had been employed
at the Albert Dock, was charged with stealing some rice
and sugar. Mr."Cowan, the superintendent of the ware.
houses, said the man had been employed there for three
years, and there never was any suspicion of him before.
His conduct was always satisfactory. Mr. Wybergh
said, the Rev. Mr. Stewart, of West Derby, had called
to give the prisoner a good character for ten years. He
was obliged to go away, but requested him (Mr. W.) to
mention the fact. Mr. Cowan said the man would lose
his situation, and perhaps the Magistrate would consider
that sufficient punishment. The prisoner was strongly
cautioned and discharged.
THE BOTTOMLESS PunsE.—Ellen Vaughan, a well-
dressed young woman, with a pair of ear rings, appa-
rently about a quarter of a pound each, was charged
with having stolen £6 from a sailor. There was much
laughter caused by the cross-examination of the witness,
by Mr..Bluck, to whom the witness said, he had the
money in a bottomless purse. This novel bag for holding
gold turned out to be, on closer examination, nothing
more nor less than the complainant's stocking, where he
said he deposited it, so that Old Nick himself could not
find it. It appeared, however, that the young lady pos-
sessed a keener knowledge of the " tin" than either the
owner or the ancient gentleman alluded to. Mr. Bluck
contended the prisoner ought to be discharged, and
discharged she was, accordingly, amid loud laughter.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.
"THE KNlFE."—Knives appear to have turned from
the uses for which they were intended, for not a day
passes that we have not to record some stabbing case.
There were four cases of this kind brought before Mr.
Mansfield yesterday, and amongst these a woman, named
Mary Anne Moss, who resides in Devon-street, charged
another woman, named Betsey Spencer, with having
stabbed her in the jaw with a knife. The prisoner
wanted complainant to give her some drink, but she
refused, and the prisoner flew at her with a knife, and
struck her two or three blows of it in the jaw, inflicting
serious wounds. The prisoner was sent for trial, as
were all the other persons charged with like offences.
BEFORE MESSRS. TURNER (ALDERMAN) AND T. 11)I.TON;
ASSAULTS.—Mrs. Jane Nelson summoned Mrs Owens
for having assaulted her. Mr. Bluck was for the
prosecution. The complainant, it was alleged, had been
so badly Heated by the defendant that she was pre-
maturely confined. The defendant was sent. to gaol for
fourteen days, in default of paying a tine of 10s.—
William MlKenna was charged with having assaulted
Anne M'Carthy. Dom the evidence of complainant, it
appeared that the defendant accused her of sending the
police to his " jcrry shop " to catch him violating the
law, and she said after that, he came and violated the
law on her by giving her an "awful licking," at the
same time swearing he would "break skulls, scatter
brains, spill blood, and commit other depredations."
(Loud laughter.) In reply to Mr. Black, who defended,
the woman admitted that she had " violated the law "
herself by selling whiskey without a license, and that
she had suffered three months' imprisonment for it.
The defendant was fined 68 and costs for the assault,