The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURrAY EVENING, MARCH is. 1854.

Baring, and Mr. Bright took part, the motion was with- into a committee of ways and means, Mr. William Patten
drawn. presiding.

THE CASE OF MR. STONOR. . THE INCOME TAX.
Mr. G. H. MOORE said that the hon. gentleman the The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
Under-Secretary for the Colonies was reported to have resolutions in reference of the income tax intended to carry
made on the preceding day a statement with respect to the -
i out the proposal announced in his budget, to increase the
appointment of Mr. Stonor, which, in his (Mr. Moore s)income tax for the present year by one-half, and to charge
opinion, ought not to be allowed to pass unnoticed. The the additional tax upon the first half of the year.
hon. gentleman was reported to have stated that, " Mr. Mr. HUME proposed an amendment imposing an income
Stonor had sent to the Colonial-office a packet of testimo- tax of sd. in the pound on all incomes amounting to 601.
nials, amongst which was a printed paper, containing a and not exceeding 1501. per annum, with the addition of
pa per by Mr. Stonor himself, relative to the fourth resolu- one moiety for the present year. The hon. member (who
tion of the Sligo borough election committee, and that that was very indistinctly heard in consequence of the confusion
letter had been added to the testimonials, but the package which prevailed in the house) expressed leis opinion that
passed unexamined by the clerk under whose hands it came the exemption now extended to incomes of less amount
and by the hon. gentleman himself." Nuw, he (Mr. Moore) than 1001. per annum ought not to continue ; and that
did not mean to insinuate any doubt that the hon. gentle- those who were urging the Government, by public meetings
man had there stated what he believed to be the truth, and by addressee, to go to war, ought to be made to con-
but it appeared to him to be utterly impossible that the tribute their fair proportion of the expense.
hon. gentleman could have stated the whole truth of the The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not sure
case, because if there were nothing behind that statement, whether the resolution which his hon. fiiend had proposed
it would, in fact, amount to this, that Mr. Stonor's testi- would carry into effect the object which he had in view.
menials having escaped observation that gentleman had As he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) read it, it
been appointed to the office of a judge merely because he would indeed carry down the tax from incomes of 1001. a-
had written a letter to say that ho would like to be so year to incomes of 601. a-year and between 61. a year and
appointed. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Now, that was 1501. a-year it would raise it one-half, or from 5,1. to 7Li.;
utterly impossible, and the public had a right to know but he thought it would leave the tax on incomes above
on what ground and at whose recommendation the ap- 1501. precisely where it was at present, at 7d. in the pound.
pointment had really been made. He believed he could So that incomes below 1501. would pay 76d. in the pound,
show that that gentleman had been appointed through an and incomes above 1501. only 7d. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.)
influence which was, unfortunately, very powerful with That, however, was not his hon. friend's meaning. His
the Duke of Newcastle. He believed he had been ap- ; intention was fairly to raise the question whether the in-
pointed, not in spite of his corrupt practices, but because I come tax should be carried down to incomes of 601. a-year,
of his corrupt practices. (Hear, hear, and laughter). He I and whether incomes between 60/. and 1001. should be
believed he should be able to show that Mr. Stonor had I treated and taxed in the same way as incomes between
been appointed to that office because he had handed over to 1001. and 1501. (Hear, hear.) That was a very important
the hon. gentleman the member for Sligo (Mr. Sadleir), question—a question upon which he should not like, at
who had then been a junior Lord of the Treasury, an' this moment, to give a conclusive opinion; because, if
influence which he had obtained in Sligo through the cor 1 we were really to look forward to a war, with respect
rupt practices which, according to the report of a select I to which they all knew that, when it was once begun,
committee of that house, he had pursued Under these no man could venture to predict anything of its extent
circumstances, he (Mr. Moore) wished to give notice that or its duration—he should be reluctant to cut himself
he would on a future evening move that a select committee off, or to cut off the house from any source of taxation
be appointed to take into consideration the appointment not absolutely wrong in itself, however great might be
of Mr. Stonor, he having been reported by a committee the difficulties connected with it. (Hear, hear.) At the
of that house to have been guilty of bribery at the election same time, he must say he thought it impossible to
for the borough of Sligo in the year 1852. overrate the difficulties attending such an extension of the
Mr. HUME said he thought the Government had gone income tax as was now proposed. (Hear.) It was not
beyond what could have been expected of them in that until last year that the income tax, generally speaking,
case. They had stated that at the time they had made was levied at all upon persons living upon weekly wages ;
that appointment they had not been aware of the charge
for although there were persons
a few in the receipt of
against Mr. Stonor, and that since they had been ac- such wages whoseincomes exceeded 1501. a-year, they were
quainted with it they had determined on cancelling the most of them lodgers, and if any of them paid, it was only
appointment.
one here and there. (Hear.) The measure which the Go-
Mr. F. FRENCH felt astonished at what had fallen from
vernment took last year, of carrying down the income tax
from a limit of 150/. a-year to a limit of 1001. a-year, was
the hon. member for Montrose. Was that the mode in a measure of great importance and of great boldness ; but
which an Under Secretary for the Colonies should perform it was also a measure of no inconsiderable difficulty.
his duties? The question to be decided by the house did (Hear.) It had made it necessary for the commissioners,
not relate solely to Mr. Stoner; they had also to consider and those who were concerned in the collection of the tax,
whether a member of that house who had neglected his to deal rather extensively with the labouring classes, and
duty and brought discredit on the Government to which he had already said the difficulty of dealing with the la-
he belonged should be suffered to continue in the office housing classes in a matter of this kind was immense. They which he held. (Laughter.)
could only be got at through their employers or the occu-
Mr. F. PEEL said that he would re-state the circum- piers of houses. He had no doubt that employers would
stances under which Mr. Stoner had been appointed to a generallydischarge any duty which the legislature might im-
judgeship in the colony of Victoria. As he had said on the pose upon them, but this would be a task of so invidious a
preceding day, that gentleman had addressed to the Colo- character that it would necessarily be unpalatable, and he
nial Office an application for that appointment. He had should not like to impose it upon them without some
accompanied his letter with a packet of testimonials, and strong necessity. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the occu-
that packet also contained a printed paper relative to piers of houses they would have great eifficulty, and even
the resolution of the Sligo election committee. The letter where they succeeded, there would be strong objections on
of application referred to the testimonials, but did not the part of the persons thus got at to pay the tax unless
refer to the printed paper by which they were accompa- they could be quite sure it was levied with equality.
Med. The letter stated that the testimonials had been (Hear.) It could not be levied with equality, because
given to the writer by persons of the highest eminence in where one would pay, five or six would slip through their
the profession of the law, by the Lord Chief Justice of the fingers. (Hear.) They had not yet collected half a year's
Court of Queen's Bench, by Vice-Chancellor Stuart, and income tax under the altered state of things introduced last
by other persons, not perhaps so elevated as those, but year; let them at least see the effect of that great change
still of high standing in the profession. It might have been before they ventured upon this. (Hear, hoar.) The utmost
an omission (continued the hon. gentleman) on our part they expected from the extension of the tax then deter-
that we did not examine those testimonials for the purpose mined on was an addition to the existing resources of
of verifying the statement of Mr. Stonor. It was an over- 250,0001. a year, end he was satisfied that the measure
sight, I admit, it is to be regretted ; but some palliation now proposed would not produce so much, or nearly
may, perhaps, be found far it in the laboriousness of that so much as that. He put it to his hon. friend whether
office—(hear, hear)—and in the impossibility of always —considering all these circumstances—considering, also,
guarding, by any amount of diligence and industry, every that persons in receipt of weekly wages were not
approach which may lead to the occasional commission of those to whom it was most likely to be convenient
error. (Cheers.) to pay a direct tax half-yearly—it was worth their while
Mr. WHITESIDE said he was sure that the hon. gen- to introduce a new inquisition and new machinery, which
tleman who had just explained his conduct had dealt with would make the law extremely odious and extremely
the house in a spirit of perfect sincerity; but that matter onerous, and interfere with the liberty and the comforts of
concerned the administration of justice, and he could assure large portions of their fellow-subjects, for the sake of so
the hon. gentleman that, while he entertained the most small a result. He hoped the amendment would not be
perfect respect for hint, he had. heard his speech of the pre- pressed.
theday with great pain. Was he to understand that Mr. HUME was strongly convinced of the importance of
hel
members of a Government, who were pre-eminently making the burden which would be caused by this war fall
distinguished for their administrative ability, when they as far as possible equally. He should leave the question
'
came to consider the claims or the qualifications of an in- in the hands of the house, but should not be satisfied until
dividual who. was to decide on questions of property, it had declared its opinion by a division.
liberty, and life, never condescended to read the papers Mr. DISRAELI rose amid heel cries of "Divide." The
which had been sent in to them relative to those claims or question was of too much importance to be disposed of
qualifications ? (Hear, hear.) If the noble duke at the after five minutes' discussion, at 12 o'clock at night. He
head of the Colonial-office was so much engaged that he did not think they would do well, in the face of the coun-
could not perform that duty, could he not transfer it to try, to come to so hasty a decision. The hon. member
the eminent and able person who represented the colonial would have an opportunity of renewing his proposition
department in that house ? during the progress of the bill through the house if he
Mr. BOWYER said he did not think that the hon. gee. should think it right to do so. (Hear, hear.)
, tleinan the member for Mayo (Mr. G. H. Moore) hail acted Mr. HUME had no objection to allow this stage to pass,
fairly when he had referred to a conversation which had if it were understood that he should have that future op-
passed between hire and the hon. member. The statement portunity. (Hear, hear.) He had been anxious his
made by him (Mr. Bowyer) in the course of that converse.- opinion should be known, and he hoped the house would
tion had been purely a confidential one, and his only ob- not let the bill pass without coming to a decision on the
ject had been to save his friend Mr. Stonor from the at- question.
tacks of a gentleman of the great and practised ability of Mr. SPOONER objected to proceeding further with
the hon. member for Mayo. For his part, while he ad- these important resolutions after twelve o'clock. He
mitted that Mr. Stonor had committed an indiscretion, he moved that the Chairman do report progress.
did not believe that he had been guilty of the offence with The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped the
which he had been charged. He did not wish to make committee would come to a decision upon the amendment
any attack on her Majesty's Government. He could of the hon. member for Montrose.
state, on the authority of his hon. friend, that he owed Mr. DISRAELI observed, that there was another
his appointment not to the influence of an ex-Lord of amendment upon the paper of very vast importance, and
the Treasury, the member for Sligo, but to his reputa- in which many gentlemen took a deep interest, and it was
tion, and the recommendations he had procured. He quite clear, therefore, that they could not get through all
was at the time in receipt of a considerable income, but he the resolutions that' evening. He would support the
had now abandoned his profession, and sailed for a colony . motion of the hon. member for Warwickshire.
he was far from being iudependent, he had a mother and Sir G. GREY said that if the house was to divide at all,
brother in delicate health depending on him, but he had the division should be upon the amendment of the hon.
given up all his prospects in this country, believing that member for Montrose.
her Majesty's Government were fully cognisant of the whole Mr. WALPOLE had intended to support the amend-
affair. (Hear, hear.) He had spoken to him (Mr. Bowyer) moot, but the argument of the Chancellor of the Exche-
uer was so cogent, that we should see the tax as it at pro-
of the generous manner in which the Government had q
acted towards him—he said that they dill not take the sent stood in full operation before extending its area, that
finding of the committee as binding, but had gone into he should now vote for the resolution.
the evidence—(cheers)—and formed the opinion that the Mr. HUME acknowledging the force of that argument,
decision was no bar to his employment under the Crown. withdrew his amendment. (Cries of " oh, oh" from the
Like an honest man, he had brought the case fully before Opposition benches.)
them. (Hear, hear.) There never was a harder case to an The house then resumed ; the chairman reported pro-
individual. (Hear, hear.) This gentleman was totally gress, and asked leave to sit again on Monday. s
ruined by the neglect of the Colonial Office. (Hear, SETTLEMENT AND REMOVAL BILL. hear.) It 1
was all very well for a gentleman in office to say, "We have S
made a mistake ;" but it becomes a serious matter for the In reply to a question from Mr. HIV..sILEY, 2, individual affectd by the mistake. In this case a gentle- Mr. G. BERKELEY stated that the Settlement and Re-
2;
man and his family had been ruined, and he trusted the moved Bill would be postponed till Friday next. Sl
house would take the merciful view, and consider that AN EXPLANATION.
enough had been done to vindicate justice.
Mr. SADLEIR—Sir, in the observations which I made
Mr. G. H. MOORE wished to explain. A serious im- this evening I understand you were under the impression
putation hail been made on him. But the statement to that I had made use of the word " lie." I ara extremely Q 7
him had been made publicly in that house in the presence anxious to state to you and to the house that I used no
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of a large number of members_ (" No, no," from Mr. such word in the observations which I addressed to the St,
Bowyer.) At the request of the hon. gentleman he ahem house. I was under the impression that in using the phrase 25
cloned his intentions, and when taunted by the Under " slander and libel" you might possibly conceive that I was ,
Secretary for his withdrawal, he had stated the fact. not warranted in using the word “ slander," and therefore e
''''
(Hear, and cries of "order.")
I withdrew that word, confining myself to the word "libeL" 2 Mr. MALINS thought that the hon. member for Dun- But I assure you, sir, no amount of provocation would ever
dalk had vindicated Mr. Stonor, but the question was no induce me in your presence, and in the presence of this
longer confined to him, the Government were now before house, to use the word " lie." (Hear, hear.)
the house. It appeared distinctly, from the admis- The SPEAKER expressed himself satisfied with the ex-
sion of the Under Secretary, that Mr. Stonor believed that planation of the hon. member.
all the papers hail been read. It was a hard thing for The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
him to be stigmatised as a briber. If the Government adjourned at twenty minutes past twelve.
had done its duty the appointment would have been re-
,.-----
fused in the first instance ; Mr. Stoner would have devoted
himself to his profession, in a few years alt recollection of
this transaction would have perished, and he might have
been appointed to office without a murmur. The injury
to him was now irreparable. (Hear, hear.)
After some observations from Mr. 0. STANLEY,
Mr. I. BUTT referred to a debate last session, in which
he had alluded to the fact that Mr, Stoner had actually
bribed an alderman at Sligo. On that occasion several
members of the Government took part, and on the division
the name of Mr. Peel appeared as voting with the Govern-
ment, although he now alleged that he was not aware of
the charge against Mr. Stonor. He fully believed that al-
legation as regarded the hen. gentleman, hut that debate
was full notices to the Government, which had notwith-
standing appointed him, and yet the moment attention was
called to the subject, they recall him with as much haste as
they had previously made his appointment.
Mr. JOHN SADLEIR rose from the end of the second
bench below the gangway on the Government silo of the
house, and said—l shall not enter into a discussion as to
what are the rights and privileges of the Governneant in
dealing with any case; but the honourable an learned
gentleman who has just spoken has thought
mind the house that election committees o per to
obli-
gationro-
of an oath, and has signified b, 'act upnrdepr the
ga opinion that there is
something highly improper in act;,n against the deelsion of
such a committee, though carried only
by a reafieerity of one.
Now, I beg to remind the b'enourable genttemaa in answer
to that observation, that ;et often happens the decisions of
to foundn socebasue;:thiotenasateaf:i '
juries given upon oath, are, notwittntandiug, set aside by
the judges of the leend. sto the conduct of the member
for Mayo, who h',.5 in my absence, and without the sliconte .t
, me, endeavoured
notice given te
fecting MY tionour and character, I say it it most nwieati fable an". indefensible (Oh, and cheers.)
cheers, and considerable uproar.).
that w'nich I now tell him to his face, is a slander and a libel. -(Cries of "Order,"
The SPEAKER—The b.en. member for Sligo has irtade
use of an unparliamentary expression. It is impessible for
this house to lister' lo him. He must immediately retract it.
Mr. `SADLEIR—I bow with the utmost respect, and at
once retract the word slander, but r say that tbat which the
merP2oer for Mayo has stated of me is a libel, for which
~ tlere is not a particle of foundation. (Loud cheers, and
cries of "oh, oh.") The hon. member for Mayo having
stated behind my back and in my absence that the appoint-
ment of Mr. Stonor was made at my instance, and as a
reward
Mr. MOORE--I never said anything of the kind.
Mr. SADLEIR—I am not all surprrised at the retracts,
tion by the honourable gentleman. (Laughter.) He is
entitled to every indulgence at my hands, because I know
he lives upon the circulation and invention of the most
unfounded statements for political purposes. (Cheers and
uproar.) The 'honourable member for Mayo is in the con-
stant habit of making statements without a single particle
of evidence to sustain them—(increased confusion)—
The SPEAKER— The honourable gentleman is again
out of order. I really must request him to be more care-
ful. He must retract the expression which he last used.
' (Cheers from the Opposition.)
Mr. S ADLEIR—I retract the expression ; but I repeat
that I am not at all surprised at finding the honourable
nd,memberafteprr
havingepar ed tmoossttadnedliubperiant
deliberately
s rpeelaeecetedi n
on ni Parliament,ycon.
merit of he i
duct
naonwd m y name, in the presence of many of the friends
him to the_r Proof of the assertion, this flat and unqualified denial to the state-
of the given surround him, retract those reflections. (Cheers.)
gentleman,
aaendawhiaiiviehnghcehahlaleenngoewd
thought
now P oper so instantaneously to
reßlitne withdraw, I shall
MOOR seat,
Mr. mooRE . (Loud cheers and counter cheers.)
considerable
ela immediately rose, and was received with
plain what I resrr. He said, I must again beg to ex-
Hayed that Mr. Stonor say. What I said was, that I be-
which he lately held°i °r
was appointed to the situation
to the hon. gentleraann consequence of having tranferred
of Sligo which he ha
t-posit° that interest in the borough _
(Hear.) That was What was
by corrupt practices. NEW CEIURC V
II IN VICTORIA-STREET.—Axrangements
men will allow that that aid, and I believe hon. gentle- have beensaid. (Hear.) made for the erection of a handsome church
not say because I knew nothin
having made any application. (The member was • ster, the foundation terrupted at this point by loud crier hon. "order,"----: in- after Easter. stone of which will be laid shortly
s of and at The new church, which is to be erected
once resume ; his coat.)
, front the design;, of M • 0••'-' '' .
The queatien was then put• and carried ; and the is to be decheet ' - t , . e Scott, of S'pring-gairl, ,
Speaker having left the chair, the house resolved itself the dstrictchurches
eu to St.
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ADMIRALTY, MARCH 9.
The Right Honourable Charles Anderson Worsley
Anderson-Pelham, Earl of Yarborough, to be Vice-Admi
ral of the county of Lincoln.
DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 16.
The Queen has been pleased to appoi,it Cornelius Kurt-
right, Esq., to be President and Senior Member of the
Council of the Virgin Islands.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, LutcH 17.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have
received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty
Consul General at Havannab, enclosing copy of a transla-
tion of a decree of the Cuban Government, extending the
privileges of exemption from tonnage and other dues to
vessels bringing coals to the ports of Cuba, a copy of which
decree is hereunto subjoined.
(Copy.)

vice Hurst, resigned, March 10 ; William Davidson, Wee-
den, Gent., to be Ensign, March 9.
Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—Henry
Percy Anderson, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, March 9.
Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Mill tia—Jas.
Ross, Gent., to be Ensign; Frederick Barnes, Gent., to be
Ensign, March 9.
2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex
Militia—Wm. Coutts, Viscount Bury, late of Scots Fusi-
lier Gnards and 43d Light Infantry, to be Captain, vice
Griffiths, promoted, March 9.
4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia—
Egbert Pell Vardon, Gent., to he Lieutenant; W. Mathew
Dunbar, Gent., to be Ensign, March 9.
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—Albert William Murray, Esq., late Cap-
tain Royal Trinidad Battalion, to be Captain; Frederick
William Woodall, Gent., to be Lieutenant, March 9.
2d Cornwall Rifles Militia—James Campbell, Gent., late
Second Lieutenant Huntingdon Militia, to be Second
Lieutenant, March 11.
The Essex Rifles—Samuel George Lavin, Gent., to be
First Lieutenant, March 9.
West Essex Militia—Edward Brett, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, March 11.
West Essex Yeomanry Cavalry—George Palmer, junior,
Gent., to be Lieutenant; Cornet John Bramston to be
Lieutenant, March 11.
The Queen's Own Worcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry—Captain Robert Clive to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice Lord Ward, promoted, March 10.
Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry William
Lang, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Charles Vereker Hamilton
Campbell, promoted, 13th March.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following gen-
tlemen to be Commissioners for administering oaths in the
High Court of Chancery :
Charles Blake, Fleet-street.
Mark Shepliard, Clifford's-inn.
Samuel Denton, Gray's-inn-square.
Richard Hart, Whitefriars, City.
George Martin Frankham, Moorgate. street.
Madgwick Spicer Davidson, Spring-gardens.
George Cornelius Stigant, Portsea.
George Blake, Carlton-chambers, Regent-street.
Mark Henry Gregory, Wax Chandlers'-hall, Gresham-
stre t West, City.
James Thomas Cookney, Lamb's Conduit-place, Found-
ling Hospital.
John Rogersjermyn-street, St. James's.

Charles Wilkinson,-Kendal.
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
Thomas Gately, iron merchant, Derby.
BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Colyer, licensed victualler, High Holborn, to
surrender, March 28, at twelve, and April 27, at ha'f-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings; Martineau and Reid, Rayttiond-
buildings, Gray's-inn.
William Duncan, grocer, Kingston-upon-Hull, April 5,
and May 3, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Car-
rick, official assignee, Hull ; Richardson and Lee, Kings-
ton-upon-Hull.
James Hughes, coal merchant, Birkenhead, March 30,
and April 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Hough, Carlisle.
Mary Parkes, printer, Golden-square, April 4, at one,
and May 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Leo,
official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Cole, Tokeuhouse-yard.
James Shannon, linen-draper, Liverpool. March 29 and
April 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze-
nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bretherton, Liverpool.
James Matthias, linendraper, Swansea, March 29 and
April 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller,
official assignee, Bristol ; Leman and Humphreys, Bristol.
Charles Ferguson, draper, Hitchin, March 24, and April
28, at one, at the Court of Boukruptcy. Whitmore, offi-
cial assignee, Basinghall-street ; Sole, Turner, and Turner,
Aldermanbury ; Longmore, Sworder, and Longmore, Hert-
ford.

John Driscoll, potatoe merchant, Cardiff, March 29, and
April 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller,
official assignee, Bristol ; Bird, Cardiff.
John Synamons, cut nail and shoe heel manufacturer,
Bristol, March 30, and April 25, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Crosby,
Bristol.

William Jones, slater and plasterer, Liverpool, March
30 and April 28, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Conway, Liverpool.
William Forbes, stationer and bookbinder, Birmingham,
April 5 and 26, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodg-
son, Birmingham.
John Frater, brewer, Manchester, March 28, and April
20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott,
official assignee, Manchester; Richardson, Bolton-le-Moors;
Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester.
Thomas Burrowes Moss, tea and colonial dealer, 12,
Little Tower street, City, 24th March and 28th April, at
half-past twelve, at tile Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan,
official assignee, Aldermanbary ; Moss, Queen-street,
Cheapside.
John Hunter, tape and lace manufacturer, Fazely, Staf-
ford, April Ist and 29th, at ten, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court; Bittleson, official assignee; Hodgson, Birming-
ham.