The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-27 00:00:00

THE GUILDFORD BANK.

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Tn the Bankruptcy Court yesterday the case of Anthony
Lee, bankrupt, came on for hearing, when the following 01"
trao dinary disclosures were made. Up to the present meet"
in, no less than 690 prods have been admitted upon the note°
of bank for 10,4451., and that upon deposits arid balance!
76,4731:, snaking a total of 86,9181., while the total ansouo'
of debts and liabilities is found to be 209,`2491. The real asci
sets upon the demise of Richard Sparkes were 42,2331., ani.
there has been realised, under the present estate, about 14,00%
A Solicitor who attended on behalf of the executors of the
widow of Richard Sparkes, wished to know if the Learned
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Commissioner had yet decided upon the admission or rejects°.
of her claim.
The Solicitor to the Assignees expressed a hope that rbig
Honour would reject the claim, as the entries forsoerl/5 the
fermi to in her pass-book were all for pretended creclit,,La„as.
sums there specified never went into the bankrupts' oa- r
Mote entries were all in the handwriting of the younger
Sparkes, and the other banking partner knew nothing whatscs•
ever about them.

Sir C. F. \Vita-dams—The banking partner wa' bound to
be acquainted with thvse entries, but he mu:t also have seen
them, for not a few of them were in his own hand-writing.
The Solicitor to the Assignees observed that the large TO;
perty which was pretended to exist did not exist in fact, and
the dividends cred,ted to Mrs. Sparkes on the pass-book were
nothing but a pretence.
Sir C. F. WILLIAms—I must have evidence as to all these
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facts ; and particularly as I understand that this case is to ".
brought before another tribunal. If, however, in the mean
time, the solicitors can agree upon a statement of the facts,
then I shall be in a condition to ailjir icate upon the rejection
or admission of the proof; but not till then.
An appeal was next made to the Court for 101., which
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female servant hat received as wages, and subsequently placed
to her credit in the bank.

The Learned C, 31MISSIONER could not admit the clai,%
but it was a case which he had no doubt
.the assignees .would
take into their kindest consideration.

Mr. WALL (asolicitor) claimed to prove for interest tIP°II
1,0001., which had been lett with the bankrupts under these
circumstances :—Mr. Waring Kid, his client, deposited the
sum of 2.9901., in March, 1839, with Mr. Sparkes, for which
he agreed to give him 3 per cent. Of that sum 1,900/.
to be laid out in the purchase of a life annuity, and to be done
forthwith; but that was not done. Mr. Kid, however,
having pressed him to do so, an appointment was made for the
parties to meet at the offices of Mr. Peppercorn, the broker'
in London. There they met, and Sparkes told him it was al
arranged, but ultimately it turned out that it was all a mere
delusion, for it had not been effected.

Sir C. F. WILLIAMS said he did not know of any language
sufficiently strong in which to characterise so abominable al
fraud. Were there many similar frauds ?
Mr. COLEMAN (the accountant) said that unfortunatell,
there were ; and Mr. Rand, of Guildford, said that a ladies
savings' bank was the greatest sufferer in that respect.
he Learned COMMISSIONER thought that Mr. Kid, es
man of business, should have exercised more caution; but 3 ,
the case stood, he would allow the proof for interest at 3 FED
cent. What was the amount of the false sales of stock ?
Mr. COLEMAN—About 80,0001., out of which 8101
20,0001. had been replaced.
The REGISTRAR (Mr. Parry) drew the attention of the
Court to the bills of costs of Mr. Hockley and Mr. Rand, tsce
solicitors of Guildford, who had the management of the bank'
rupts' affairs ; when
The Learned COMMISSIONER said he never heard of such e
thing in his life. He did not doubt the great respectability t
Mr. Rand, but the double charge could not be allowed.
Fifty-one fresh proofs were admitted in the course of the
day, to the amount of 4,7951. 4s. 6d., and the farther hearing
was adjourned to the 24th of May next.

EXrRAORDINARY AFFAIR.---In our inst pub'
lication ue had an advertisement from the Poor-law-office'
s atieg that a circular, iqviting the medical officers cop'
Heeled with the medical institutions throughout Ireland ti"
confer this day with Mr. Nicholls, was a fictitious dace;
.meet. We have since seen one of these circulars, and
were at once struck with the remarkable circumstances•
that the cover and seal have all the official characters of the
Poor-law-ogee—that Mr. Nicholi's signature is admirably
imitated, and that it bears the initials of the chief clerk'
Mr. Wandsworth. Several gentlemen who could not be
aware of the forgery through the advertisement in the
newiprpers have arrived in town. Some of them bale
travelled upwards of one hundred miles. The affair
extraordinary, aid demands investigation. —Dublin Pilo(_
RIPE STRAWBERRIES.—There is now to be

seen in the gardens of the Earl of Lonsdale, at Whitehavet;
Castle, quantities of fine ripe strawberries, growing in full
Perfection ; and as they are pulled they are rapidly succeeded
by others, many of them weighing nearly an ounce each. it
is upwards of a fortnight since they first became ripe, and S
they exist in all.the intermediate stages between the ripe fruit
and the blossom, a regular supply may now be depended on
during the season.—Newcastle Journal.
An island has been discovered between the Cape
of Good Hope and Australia, in which there are valuable coat-,
mines.

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Dessert Spoons and Forks, 2 Guineas per dozen ; Tea Spam"'
255. per dozen ; Gravy Spoons, 9s. 6d. each ; Soup Ladles,
16s. each.
A lithographic Book of the Patterns, made
Waiters,dein this metal,
Cornet
Dishes, Candlesticks Toast Rack, snuffer T
Dishes, Bread and Cake Baskets, Egg Frames, Cruet Frames,
&c., can be sent for inspection into the country in answer to a
paid letter.

T. COX SAVOY, '
Goldsmith, Watchmaker, &e , 47, Cornßhill (seven doors fray
Graceehurch-street), London
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BIRTHS.
On the 22d inst., at the Rectory, Ewell, Surrey, the lady
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of the Rev. Sir G. L. Glynn, Bart., Vicar of Ewell, of t"?i.
On the 23d inst., at Tu!se-hill, the wife of Richard Hewit '
Esq., of a son. (the
On the 22d inst., at Langley House, Bucks, the lady
Rev. H. T. Attkins, of a daughter.

MARR -0 ~
On the 15th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, by the "e'i ady
Huntej, James Bremrid"e. Esq., of Tunbridge Welis, 1;3,
Colebrooke, relict of the late Sir James Edward Colebroo
Bart., of Colebrooke Park, Kent.
On the 22d inst., at Kinnaird House, Stirlingshire' the
Hon. James Lord Bruce, eldest son of the Earl of Ott
and Kincardine, to Elizabeth Mary, only daughter of C!
Cumming Bruce, M.P. fur the counties of Elgin

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