The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

doubt ,that it found
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western hills, and that thus the news had
_been widely
spread that the Queen was come at-last. The Thetis
reached Glasgow at four o'clock this morning.

REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS
DURING THE WEEK ENDING AUG 14.
Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the week.
Males ... ... ~.; 550 Males ... ... ... 639
Females ... ... 558 Females ... ... 593

Total . . I,IOS

Total ... 1,232

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. IS.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE S. BRADLEY.

This bankrupt, who was a corn-factor, of Mark•lane,
City, applied for his certificate.

Ii appeared that this was his second bankruptcy, he
having failed in the year 1840 or 1841, to the extent of
about 8,0001., upon which no dividend had as yet been
paid, but having obtained his certificate, he resumed
business in the year 1841 without capital, and continued
it down to the present year, it being terminated by the
bankruptcy. The new debts now amounted to about
6,0001., and assets, "none." Profits 6081., and expenses
3,1341. He had been an insolvent man (upon his own
admission) for about the last four years. He had not
kept proper books.
He was opposed by Mr. Husband (Moorgate), for
Messrs. Mayor, upon the ground of having contracted a
debt of about 1,0001., for hops, in November last (the
fiat being issued immediately afterwards), without means
of payment, and no sooner did he obtain the goods than
he transferred them to an alleged old creditor, for
1,4001. A further ground of opposition was, that he
ought to have surrendered to the fiat sooner than he did.

Mr. HUSBAND submitted that this was an extremely
bad case, and one which ought, were it merely for the
protection of the hop trade, to be severely censured by
his Honour. Under the circumstances already stated,
he (Mr. Husband) prayed for a very lengthened period
of suspension of the certificate, if not the absolute
refusal.

The bankrupt having been subjected to a brief exa-
mination, and a solicitor heard on his behalf,
His HONOUR said—The bankrupt not having made
inquiry as to whether any dividend was paid under his
former bankruptcy tells much against him ; but it ap-
pears none was paid, and failing traders may imagine
that the object of the bankrupt-law is merely to give
them a certificate, but such is not the case. When a
man has once failed, he ought to be very careful in busi-
ness for the future ; and he ought to take special care to
keep an account, so that creditors might see he had
acted fairly, which can only be done by keeping proper
books, but that has not been done in this case, although
I have no doubt he was cautioned respecting so im-
portant a fact. I, in fact, have no doubt. He first failed
for 8,0001., paying no dividend, and now comes here
with debts to the extent of 7,000/., the assets being
much less than 150/. He has carried on his busi-
ness from its commencement in a state of insolvency,
with the exception of one year and a half, while he was
a commission agent, which, if he had kept to, or at all
events till he got a good capital, would have turned out
prosperous; but instead of doing this, he commenced a
system of trading, not having proper accounts, &c.,
which must be conjectured as reckless trading, and his
means of going on, I perceive, were obtained at a ruinous
rate of discount, continually paying ten per cent. These
circumstances alone would cause me to suspend the cer-
tificate for a very lengthened period, independently of
this fact—that upon the eve of the bankruptcy he ob-
tained a very large quantity of hops from Messrs. Mayor,
which he immediately handed to a favoured creditor,
and he the❑ attempted to obtain more goods. At all
events, it was a preference to this alleged creditor
(Hare); and I must say a most fraudulent obtaining of
hops from Messrs. Mayor. I believe there are some
proceedings now pending between the parties, and there-
fore I shall not now pass an opinion upon that point;
but, in the mean time, the judgment of the Court is,
that the certificate of this bankrupt be suspended for three
years.
11. 3'3. I Suspended accordingly.