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COURT OF BXCIIEQUER, SATURDAY, JAN. 23.

TOE KING V. DEARE.
Jn tills case an information bad been tiled against the defendant,
Mr. Deere, calling upon him to produce the books upon which
certain accounts were founded, which had passed the Office of the
Secretary at War some 25 years ago. In the year 1623 the War
Officer sent a notice to the defendant that his accounts of the ha.
nark and Dumbarton Cavalry. and other regiments, while he was
an army agent, had not proved satisfactory, and required him to
furnish a fresh statement. This the defettlent complied with and
upon re-examination of his books found that there was a balance of
5001. due to the Crown, which he paid. The officer, however, not
satisfied with this, then demanded the ledger', and out of the
refusal to grant them arose the present proceedings.
The case was now brought before the Couu upon the considera-
tion of a big of exceptional and
Mr. Joilw-Wirt.tasts argued at great length, and with consi-
derable power, upon the extreme hardship of compelling the pro-
duction of items of account after such a lapse of time, when all re-
collection must be almost extinguished, and when it must be im.
possible to produce the vouchers which. the War-office never failed
to require on such occasions. lie was proceeding to go further with
the merits, when
The CHIEF BARON eXpit".•ed liiinself doubtful of its being
agreeable to the practice of the court to hear objections to the merits
In the present stare of the proceedings.
Mr. PtPYS was contending that the Court had permitt&l such a
course, when
31r. for the Crown, consented to wave his title to the
objection.
The Coons. then ordered Mr. Williams to continue his toga-
ment on Friday next.

COURT OF ARCHES, ,ATIIIDAY, JAN. r.

Wore Sir JOHN NIICHOI.L, Keit.]
SAV 'MERL V. DAVIS. delk.

Upon the sitting of the Court this day to Register said he had
received various documents put in on behalf of the Rev. David
Griffith Davis, A. B. of Chalbury, in the diocese of Oxford, who
had been put under suspension for three years, by order of the
Court, in consequence of a charge of gross roisconduct made against
him. The term of suspension had now expired, and, in compli.
.trice with the order ofthe Court, Mr. D. G. Davis forwarded certi-
ficates from Samuel Nash, vicar of Easton. the Rev. W. Brown,
chaplain of the county gaol, and another clergyman, who united in
certifying that Mr. Davis had conducted himself with propriety
during the term of his suspension. A notice was also put in, which
had been publicly read in the chapel of Chedlington, palish of
Chalbory, stating, that Mr. Davis intended to apply to the Court
to absolve him from the sentence of suspension..
Sir JOHN NICIIOLL thought that Mr. Davis had compiled with
the sentence of the Court, and that there could be no objection to
let the stypension be taken off.
The rroctor for Mr. Saunders. who had promoted the articles
against Mr. Davis for gross misconduct, said that no notice had
been given to Mr. Saunders of the application now made to the
Court. Under these circumstances lie respectfully begged to sug-
gest, that the Court should defer making any order iu the case until
the next sitting.
Sir J. NICHOLL said that the notice of application having been
read publicly in the church was, perhaps, sufficient; but there
could be no objections to let the case stand over to the next day,
with the understanding that, if no sufficient objection was then
made, the suspension shoukl be taken otl.
There being no other case on the books of the Court of Arches, Sir
J. Nichol! desired, that the reading of the allegations in the cases
of Dew v. Clarke, which is in progress in the Prerogative Court,
should be commenced. The reading of these voluminous document,
occupied the remainder of the day.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BANKRUPTCY.

IN THE NATTER OF RICHARD DOUGLAS, alias 'acumen WD[
CLODE DOUGLAS, OF ?OODCOTE PARE, WEST RAKPNETT•_

IN THE COUNTY Or SUSSEX, A BANKRUPT.
Saturday was appointed for the third examination of the bankrupt,
who turns out to be the individual who, some short time since, was
advertised in the newspapers for levying contributions upon the
tradespeople in Westmoreland, Cumberland, Lancashire, War.
wick, Leamington. Windermere, &c. &c. when travelling about in
a very dashing sqle, with a carriage, attended by his man " John"
in livery, a " Nurse," and a bliss Morgan, alias Owen, alias
Wilson.

Mr. MONTAGU, as Counsel for a number of the creditors, was
instructed by the Solicitor to the Society for the Protection of
Tfadesnien against Swindlers, to examine the bankrupt. It ap-
peared that the petitioning creditor under the commission, is a
" Miss Morgan, described of Velindre-house, Carmarthen, spin-
ster ;" the same young lady who accompanied the prisoner in his
coLntry excursions.
Mr. MoMTACIII examined the bankrupt 83 follows:
Your petitioning creditor is named Morgan ?—res.
What is his chnstian name ?—lt is a female.
What is her christian name ?—Margery.
You lived at Ambleside?-1 did.
Did Margery Morgan live there ?—She
You went from Ambleside to Warwick ?—Ves, I did.

You are devcrthed as a conch proprietor. did you ever buy or sell
carriages ?-1 horsed the Independent, Chicheuer coach, from Chi.
cheater to Arundel.

Be cautious how you tmswer me the following question, for if my
instructions are correct your reply may place you in great jeopardy.
Did you draw x bill or bills on Montague and Co. of Broad.street
—The bankrupt hesitated for point tune.

Mr. M 01fTAGir continued: Don't reply in a hurry; advise with
your Solicitor. The bankrupt spoke-with his Attorney.
Bankrupt: I cannot giro a direct answer; I ant not prepared
with my secounte.
Mr. Mowrsi; t: : I do not ask you :In your accounts, I ask you
a question. Did you draw a bill on Montague and Co. ?—No an.
swer.

The question was repeated.—l did draw a bill on Montague and
Co. hot I cannot tell The amount.
Mr. Mowvarty : Who ere Montague and Co. ?—They are mer-
chants, I was given to understand, residing in Broad-street.
Mr. Mostvaor : Then the house of Montague and Co. whom
•you have described as mercinuns, have a claim on your estate ?—I
suppose PO.
You circulated bills which you drew upon Montague and Co. ?
No answer.

Mr. Cor LISISCig, one of the Commissioners, said to the bank-
rupt. that he was bound to Ansa er the question, unless it tended to
convict him of a criminal ollence.—The bankrupt made co reply,
btu consulted his Attorney.
Mr. Moxrac u—The bankrupt is in dsery thngemus situation,
and I again caution hint. My instructions are of that nature that,
however painful it may be to rue to press against a man who has
laid bittself open to the low, I must discharge tny duty to my
clients._

The Bankrupt's Attorney interrupted Mc. Montagu, and asked
him for whom he appeared?
Mr. MONTAGU mentioned the names of about half a dorm ere.
ditors, and added that they could not believe that " Richard Doug-
las. the coach proprietor," and " Richard William (lode Douglas,
of Wooticote Park, West Ilatupnett, in the county of tiussex,"
were the self-same persons.
Bankrupt—l have been attacked by the newspapers, but Ido not
care how much my conduct is the subject of inquiry ; 1 have nut
contracted any debts by fraud.
Mr. Morttatte—tor your information. Mr. Douglas, I now
tell you that the whole of your conduct, from the time you left
Ambleside and went to ‘l'arivick, up to the pet hid when you issued
bills drawn on persons who bad no existence. has been traced ; and.
that you may tun plunge yoneself further into a vortex, I consent
to ajourn your final bearing, as you say that your balance-sheet is
not ready.
Bankrupt—l wish an adjournment ;my accounts are not ready.
Mr. blottractr—liad you ever any money in the Wakefield
bank ?—No, I never had.
Mr. Mortvant--Von made a bill payable at the Wakefield
Bank?-Yea, I did; but It was at the request of the person to
whom I paid the same.
Mr. Illo)craer —Who is John Danis, on whom I tee you
drew it bill of exchange ?—1 can't say nt present; I must consider;
I was given to milerstand that he Will a respectable man, but 1 have
not seen him since.
Mr. MONT AGU.—Wfla told you he was respectable?—hlonsieur
Dellegarde, aho lived at 2fi, Chaptl-street. NVestuninster.
Mr. MotivaGy—Who is Monsieur Dellegarde?-11e was one
of the Freud] Nobility and was introduced to ere.
Mr. l sTant:—Who introduced reit to Dellegarde P—l don't
know.