The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-24 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS

;From the Votes and Proceedings of thy House of Counons.)

•
TUESDAY, JUNE 23. •
GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY BILL.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate, ." That the report be
taken into further consideration uton this day six months :"—Ques-
tion again proposed ; debate resumed : Question put. The House
divided :

MINORITY-AYES, 100.
Anson, Colonel Gordon, Hon. Capt.
'Marshal
t, ki, S.
Antrobus, Edmund Gore, Montague ; -• • ' v
• • •
Arbuthnott, H.
Baillie, IL J. Granby, Marquis of Martin, John ;
Grogan, Edward Mastermau, J.
Bell, Matthew Halsey, T. P. Nihon, Viscount
lieresford, Major Hamilton, J. H. Moffatt, George i; i...
Berkeley, H. F. Hamilton, Lord C. 3torrisou, James
Blaelsburne, J. I. Heatheots, 0. J. Newport, Viset.
Blackstone, W. S. Hinde, J. H. Ogle, S. C.
Bodkin, W. H. liiiidley Charles Paktngton, J. S.
Itorthwlck, Peter Hodgson, F. Parker, John
Bowes, John ' Hodgson, Itiehar'.l Pluniptre,y. P.
Bramston, T. W. Horsman, E. ' Pollington, Viscount
liurroughes, H. N. Houldsworth ,T. Powell, Caleb
Chandos, Marq. of Howard, C. W. Richards Richard
Chapman, B. - Hudson, G. . Round, John
Clayton, R. R. Hughes, W. It. Rutherfuni, A.
Colebrooke, Sir P. Humpliery; Ald. Scott, R.
•
Collett, W. It. Hassey, Thon4s Sheppard, T.
Colquhoun, John ' Inglis, Sir R. Smith, Abel
Cripps, William Irton, Samuel- Snaollett, Alexan Is
Douglas, SIT H. Johnstone, hope StanleY;E:
Douglas, Sir C. -,-, --Janes, Captain- Stewart; P. M.
Douglasi-J, D. S. • - Ittrk,'Peter • Thornhill, G. ' •
Drummond, 11. Knight, P. W. Trollope, Sir J.•
Duke, Sir J. Lotkliat t, A. E. • ; • •Trotter, John
Buncombe, Thomas Lockhart, W. _ . Vernon, G.
Dancombe, A. - Leng, Walter Ward, H. G.
East, J. B. . Lowther Celonel Williams, W.
Ellice, Edward Mackenzle,'T. • Wyndham, J. H.
Elphinstone, Sir U. Mackenzie, W. F.
Eseott, Bickham Mactismara, Major
Fellowes, E. - Maher, N.
Ferguson, Sir R. Mangles, R. D.
Fitzroy, Lord C. Manners, Lord C.

TELLERS.
MaRIC, Fps'
Hawes, penj.

MAJORITY-NOES, 166. .
I ,
Ellice, Bt. Hon. E, OrreyS; Sir D.
Ellis, Wynn O'Brien, T.
Entwisle, W. Ord, W.
Estcourt, T. G. Oswald, Alexander
Evans, Sir De. Lacy Oswald, James
Evans, William Paeke, C. W.
Fitzmaurice, W. Palmerston, Via.
Forster, Matthew Pattison, J.
Fox, S. L. Peel, Jonathan
Frewen, C. H. Pendarves, Edward
Gardner, J. D. Philips, Mark
Gibson, Thomas M. Phillpotts, John
Gill, Thomas Plumridge, Captain
Gregory, W. H. Polhill, Frederick
Guest, Sir John Power, James . •
Hall, Sir Benjamin Eashleigh, W.
Hall, Colonel Redlngton, T. N.
Hamilton, G. A. Reid, Colonel
Harmer, Sir J. Ross, D. R.
Harcourt, G. Scott, Francis
Heathcoat, John Shelburne, Earl of
Henley, J. W. Shirley, E. P. .
Herbert, Sidney Somerset, Lord G.
Hobhouse, Sir J. Somerton, Viscount t
Hollond, Robert Spry, Sir S.
Holmes, W. A'Court Stanfield, W. R. C.
Hernby, John Stewart, John
Howard, P. IL Stuart, Lord J.
Hume, Joseph Stuart, V.
Ingestre, Visct. Stuart, J.
James, William Strutt, Edward
Jermyn, Earl Tancred, H. W.
Jocelyn, Viscoun Thornely, T.
Johnson, General Tower, C.
Labonchere, Henry Towneley, John
Langston, J. 11. Trelawny, J. S.
Lascelles, E. Trevor, J. R.
Lascelles, W. S. Turner, Edmund
Lemon, Sir Charles Vane, Lord 11.
Lennox, Lord G. H. Vesey, T.
Lindsay, Captain Villiers, Viscount
Loch, James Vivian, J. E.
Lygon, Gen. Waddington, H. S.
M'Carthy, Alexander Wall, C. B.
M`Taggart, Sir J. Warburton, H.
Mahon, Viscount Wawn, J T.
Maitland, T. White, Samuel
Diarsland, Henry Wilde, Sir Thomas
llitcalfe, H. ' Wodehouse, E.
Mitchell, T. A. Wortley. J. S.
Molesworth, Sir W. Wyse, Thomas
Morris, David Yorke, Henry R.
Mostyn, E. M. L.
Napier, Sir C. TELLERS.
Newry, Viscount Bouverie, Edward P.
Nicholl, J. Ewart, William
Norreys, Lord

Acknal, Sir T. .
A'Court, Captain
Aglionby, H. A.
Ainsworth, Peter
Aldam, William
Alexander, N.
A rkwright, G.
Armstrong, Sir A.
Arundel, Earl of
Austen, Colonel
Baillie, W.
Baine, Walter
Bannerman, A.
Baring, r..c.
Barnard, Edward G.
Bentinck, Lord G.
Benthick, -Lord 11.
Berkeley. Craven
Blake, M. J.
Bowles, Admiral
Bowring, Dr.
Boyd, John .
Bradshaw, James
Bridgeman, Hewitt
Bright, John
Broadwood, H.
Bruce, Lord E.
Bruges, -W. H.
Buckley, Edmund
Buller, Edward
Buller, Sir J. V.
Burrell; Sir C.
Busfeild, W.
Callaghan, D.
Cavendish, 0.11.
Campbell, Sr H.
Chichester, Lord J.
Christie, W. D.
Christopher, B.
Clay, Sir W.
Clements, Viscount
Cobden, It. •
Collins, William
Connolly, Col.
Corbally, M.E.
Carteis, H. B.
Dannelly, Lord
Dalrymple, Captain
Denison, E. B.
Dennistoun, J.
Dickinson, F. F.
Divett, E.
Duncan, George
Dundas, Admiral
Dundas, F.
Da Pre, C G.
Ebrington, Viscount

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(YESTERDAY).
(Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.)
EX PARTE BARRY IX RE L. T. GASKILL.

The sitting in this case was for the purpose of contesting
the validity of a fiat in bankruptcy issued by Mr. Barry, the
proprietor of the Shipping and ltlercantile Gazette, the Tour.
nal of Commerce, and the Railway Courier, against Mi.
Gaskill, the advertising agent of Moorgate-street, on a debt
of 9131., for advertisements inserted in those papers. The in-
vestigation appeared to cause great interest among the mem-
bers of the press, and several of the proprietors and • repre-
sentatives of the metropolitan- daily journals were:present..
The chief point at issue was-, whether an advertising:agent.
ws a trader within the meauing-cf the bankrupt taws?
fir
Mr,Cree, of the mof Vaudercoym,Cree; and. Co.;Co.;attended
for Mr. Barry; and: Mr; E. James, assisted by Mr. Asluirst,
appeared for Mr. Gaskill.• .
The proceedings were opened by the calling of witnesses to
prove the alleged trading.
Mr. J. Jeayes, clerk to Mr. Gtv:kill,-depottl to the fact of
his employer being an ativertisenicut.z4eut, and
,receiving
advertitements from public companies, auctioneers, and other
persons for insertion in the various newspapers. Mr. Gaskill
did not purchase newspapers with the object of selling them
again. He was not aware that Mr. Gaskill was one of the
proprietors of the Railway Mail. Mr. Gaskill discontinued
his business about the time the railway panic came on. It
was known very well where Mr. Gaskill wal to be found.
Mr. Dobie was acting as solicitor to the general body of ere.-
ditors, and Mr. Barry was quite aware of that, a circular .on
the subject being sent to him. Mr. Gaskill never received
orders from any of the companies for any quantity of news-
papers—at all events he never executed any.
Mr. JAMES said he had no questions to ask this witness.

Mr. Alexander Dobie, of 2, Lancaster-place, Strand, soli-
citor, was next examined—He said he had known Mr. Gas-
kill for ten years and upwards. At the end of November
last he was consulted by Mr.. Gaskill on the state of his
affairs. At that time he (Mr. Dobie) could not UT that Mr.
Gaskill was unable to meet the claims of his creditors, be-
cause there were some thousands due to him beyond what he
owed, all of which he believed to be perfectly good. He'(Mr.
Dobie) convened a meeting of Mr. Gaskill's creditors in
January last, at which he (Mr. Dobie) made a verbal state-
ment on the condition of that gentleman's affairs. At that
meeting certain resolutions were passed which were embo-
died in a report of the proceedings. The following circular
was then put in and received in the ordinary form of evi-
dence :
" At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Gaskill and Co
advertising agents, 54, Moorgate-street, City, held at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Wednesday, the 21st Jan.,
1846, at 12 o'clock precisely, pursuant to a circular letter of
the 16th inst., of which the following is a copy :
" Sir,—ln consequence of being unable to collect the large
sums of money due to me by various railway companies for
advertising in your paper and in others, and altogether
amounting to a sum exceeding very considerably my liabi-
lities, I placed the accounts in the hands of Alexander Dobie,
Esq., solicitor, 2, Lancaster-place, Strand, in order to effect a
settlement; and finding from him that it will require more
time to do so than I expected, I have respectfully to request
the favour of your attendance on Wednesday next, the 21st
instant, at 11 for 12 precisely, at the Crown and Anchor Ta-
vern, in the Strand, when a statement will be submitted to
you for your information, and to take your instructions what,
under the circumstances, is the best to be done for the in-
terest of all parties.
I remain, sir, your meat obedient,
" L. T. GASKILL."
" 54, Moorgate-street, City, Jan. 16, 1846."
" The circular letter of the 16th of January, above referred
to, having been read by Mr. Dobie, the solicitor of Messrs.
Gaskill and Co., he then stated to the meeting that on the
29th of November last, Mr. Gaskill placed in hisjhands a num-
ber of accounts against various railway companies for adver-
tising them in the newspapers and other journals, amounting
to the sum of 17,9791. 135., and at the same time they
handed him a list of their liabilities, amounting to the sum
of 13,1081. 16s. Id., with instructions to use every means in
his power to collect the sums due, and to pay the same when
received amongst those having claims upon them. That ap-
plication was immediately made to the several companies, and
arrangements have been come to whereby there is every rea-
son to believemore than sufficient will, ere long, be received to
pay every creditor his full demand, and leave a , considerable
surplus. That the carrying of these arrangements into ex-
ecution has been and is greatly retarded by attachments
from the Lord Mayor's Court, which have been issued by
the following journals, namely,—' The Sun,' the Shipping.
and Mercantile Gazette,' the Globe,' and the Railway Ex-
press;' and the serving of the same upon the secretaries of
most of the railway companies indebted to Mr. Gaskill, and
which has afforded and still affords them au excuse for not
coming to a settlement until the attachments are withdrawn.
That it was and is Mr. Gaskill's determination not. to inter
fere with the receipt of the sums due, but that the same
should be paid to his solicitor for the purpose of being equally
divided. And lastly, it was stated that in a few months there
was every reason to hope more than enoughaine
and
Would
theu ll) dr
odbe
t
cg:tlnlritesC:
every one
ex withoutpense havingwoliid recourse osuarvs
saved,
to
awpnal,d'y,e
Ordet; atykset the law wofai%viori.decdo.llin
of the' Morning Chro-
nicle,' Mr. Jeremiah Garnett, proprietor of the Manchester
Guardian, was unanimously cal led to the chair, the repro-,
sentatives of the following_now.spapers
Morning Herald," The
Post," The Morning
Herepath's
Railw being present :—'The
Morning Chronicle,' 'The Morning
Globe,' The S Advertiser,' The Standard ,". The
Journal,'Railway Record," Bra shaw s
way Gazette," Railway Direct be
a_ Times,' Railw)v Chr,on;Lalel,..
T
isll
or," Mining.Tournal,
Era,' Bell's Weekly Messenger,'
Gentle-
man,' British and Foreign Railway
cantile Journal,' Railway World,'
Railway Express" Manchester Guardia ,nc,htesattehr
g-cr'l ti oaGnn de .'altredre,""
k:din
Courier,' Bristol Mercury,'
Herald," Bristol Mirror,' Birmingham,. fhilbt'iltn7.l:ocujilhrneegai
ii",gh:raniniends Intelligencer ' , Leeds
ham Advertiser,' Birn
miner,tenham Exa-
'Hull Advertiser,' Stockport Advertiser,'
Mercury," NottingliaT
Sll6ffield Iris,' Sussex Agricul-
tural Staffordshire Mercury,
• Worcester Herald," Worcester Guardian,'
atucr,:aulaEpc
.oxnp Express,' sa r '
g'
the foregoing statement, and also some ob-
servations by Pdr. Gaskill and by several of the creditors
present, and Mr. Gaskill having eXpressed his perfect willing-
ness to execute a deed of assignment, or any other instru-
ment which might be found necessary or desirable for the
benefit of his creditors, and Mr. Chapman, on behalf of him-
self and the other proprietors of the Globe ' newspaper,
having undertaken to 'withdraw the attachments issued on
their behalf;
"It was moved by Mr. Hughes, of the Birmingham Ad-
vertiser, and seconded by Mr. Sowler, of the Manchester
Courier,'

That it is the unanimous epinidn of this meeting, that
the continuance of the attachments by ' The Sun,' the
' Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,' and the Railway Ex-
press, will be exceedingly injurious to the interests of the
general body of creditors, and that the proprietors of those
journals be requested to withdraw; them. immediately.; in
which case Mr. Dobie is hereby authorised to pay any ex-
penses necessarily incurred in issuing and withdra ing ouch
attachments."
" Famed unanimoutdy. '

" Moved by Mr. Francis, of the Railway Chronicle,' an d
seconded by Mr. Adams, fur Bradshaw's Railway Gazette-
-" That Mr. Thomas Beard of the Morning Herald', Mr.
Henry Collinson of the Chronicle', and the president or
secretary for the timel being of the provincial society of news-
paper proprietors, be appointed inspectors or trustees of
the affairs of Mr. Gaskill, and that he do execute the neces-
sary deed of inspectorship or assignment to enable them to
colEect in the debts due to him for the equal benefit of the
creditors

Passed unanimously.
Moved_by _.Mr. Co-Hinson, of the Morning Chrdnide,l
seconded by Mi:. Chapman, of the ' Globe'—
That in order to give effect to the proceedings of this
.day, the present meeting recommend to all Mr. Gaskill's cre•
ditors to abstain from taking any legal proceedings whatever
against him. •
" Passed unanimously.
" Moved .by Mr. fowler, of the Manchester Courier,'-se-
conded by Mr. Tomlinson of the' Atlas'—
" That the best thanks of this meeting are due and are
hereby given.to Mr. Chapman, for undertaking to withdraw
the attachment issued on behalf of the proprietors of the
Globe.'

• " J. GARNETT, Chairman.
"'Mr. Garnett having left the chair, it was moved by
Th-tarnsg• Son ter, Eq., and seconded by Mr. Bridgeford, of
the Sheffield Jri6"--

That the be-sf th'Unl;S Of this meeting are due to Mr liar-
nett for his services in the chair.

Passed unanimously

The meeting then separated, with the understanding
that it was to' be again convened at the•cpieretion of the
trustees."
No deed of assignment or inspection was ever executed by
Mr. Gaskill, in pursuance of the resolution passed at that
meeting. A draught was prepared, but never executed. The
reason for this course of conduct was theTonfidence that' the
general body of creditors as well as himself reposed in Mr.
Gaskill (and which was still entertained), that he would do
what was right and fair. It was therefore thought best to
.avoid the expense, as it would be of no benefit to the estate,
inasmuch as it would :have compelled him (Mr. Dobie) to
, go to or correspond with the' third trustee, Mr. Ridge, who
lived at Sheffield,.upon every !itfe.stion affecting the arrange-
ment of the accounts. In pouit of fact, Mr. Colliuson and
Mr. Roden (who took the lace of Mr. Beard), did act as
-trustees' for Mr., Gaskill's estate.: lie meant by that' that he
consulted a* two 4tentl9men on all Ott:RS*lOllS, but the deed-
was -considered abandoned. since his affairs had
passed into big (Mr. Dobie's). hands hatlbeen.residing at
had
.never awbseherentedhe=heti!ei,liTueariv'eXii
Dorsblite.'sj)Altlnnzo2v4d.
con found ir necesty: •
_Re
s
ge.•
evidence, and shill tlierefore.°-cr uh'otsUrcirift ta°t-rsithtoerhie is(Dlrte r.•
ve. to reserve ray cross-ex-
amination of Mr. Dobie till we see Ns hether there is anything
at
mallr.inetnliteE—case.
w
e shall not he able to finish to-day, your
Honour. There are other witnesses we wish to examine,
whom at present we have not been able to find.
Mr. Commissioner EVANS—Other witnesses as to trading?
Mr. CREE—Yes, sir.
The next witness examined was Robert Shelton M'Kenzie.
He stated that he had been acquainted with Mr. Gaskill for
nearly thirteen years. During the greater part of that time
Mr. Gaskill had been connected with the press, and for the,
last fifteen mouths had carried on the business of an adver-
tisement agent in London and Liverpool. Within the latter
period he (Dr. M'Kenzie) had conducted the Railway Ex-
' press newspaper, and in that capacity had received orders
for advertisements from Mr. Gaskill and his clerks, which he
ha inserted in that paper, and charged to his account, allow-
ing im a certain per centage on the amount of the adver-
tisements. He had also supplied him from time to time with
newspapers for different railway companies, at the request
of Mr. Owen and Sir George Stephen, for which he (Dr.
M'Kenzie) charged the full price. These newspapers were
to the amount of upwards of WI., and were several hundreds
in number. Several railway companies (including every
company, he believed, for which,such newspapers had been
supplied) referred Mr. Gaskill's bills to him (Dr. M'Kenzie)
for examination, but there was no charge for newspapers in
any of those that he saw. Mr. Gaskill kept offices in Moor-
gate-street, with an establishment of clerks, for the conduct
of his business. •
Mr. JAMES--Now, Dr. M'Kenzie, I suppose those news-
papers were ordered to keep the Railway Express in good
humour?

Dr. M'Kenzie—Tou may infer that if you choose.
Mr. JAmus—Ohs so we will not. Was that not the case?
Were not articles written to flit tract attention to the scheme*
advertised ?

Dr. M'Kenzie—Why, yes; notice was taken of some, but
the papers were also ordered on account of the advertise-
ments, that they might be seen.
Mr. JAMES—What, circulated?

Dr. KKenzie—That they might be sent off to the dif-
ferent parties. I think they were not ordered by Gaskill on
his own account—they were chiefly on account of Mr. Owen,
the solicitor connected with the different companies.
Mr. JamEs—And so Gaskill has forgotten to charge for
these papers?
Dr. Mgienzie—lt a.. ears so, for they are not in the bills.
Mr. Jeams—ls the ilway Express alive now ?
Dr. A.P.Kerctie—No, it has departed this life, much la-
mented by all who knew it.—(Laughter).
Mr. Jamas—lndeed, much lamented by all who knew it,
that, I suppose, after a short illness?
Dr. M‘henzie—No, it was very hard in dying
Mr. JamEs—When was the day of its death?
Dr. M'Kenzie—About a month ago.
Mr. JAMEs—When did it come into existence, doctor?
Dr. Al‘Kenzie—lt lived about a year. It came into ex.
Istence in the early part of June twelvemonths.
Mr. JAiuEs—Were you one of the proprietors, doctor?
Dr. M`lienzia—l was latterly one of the proprietors. I was
editor (lithe paper throughout its existence.
Mr. Jaws—l suppose its chief support was its advertise-
ments?

Dr. M'Keuzie—And its cimulation.
Mr. Jamits—You attracted notice, did you not, by favour-
able mention of schemes ? •

Dr. /Kenzie—We were as fair as we could b e.— ( Laughter.)
Mr. Hughes was row examined by Mr. CREE, on the
question of. Mr. Ga,kill bin a proprietor of the Railway
Mail. He understood that Jr.' Gaskill and Mr. Owen were
jointly interested in that paper, but he, never distinctly un-
derstood that Mr. Gaskill was a proprietor. Mr. Ingram, he
believed; irasThei•Alstitealwiipriepr. He had a converse-

ion with Mr. Gaskill relativ4e to the introduction of busi-

ness to the paper. and it was understood that if there were
any profits he (Mr. Hughes) was to receive a share of them,
as remuneration for his services.

Mr. JAMES—NOSY, Mr. Hughes, when was the Ruilway
t,tarted ,?
Huglies-tine-iiine in the month of October last.
.Mr. JAKEs-,,,When expire
Mr. Hughos---About the beginning .of November, or per-
haps a little-Later. • - .
- Ir. Jeans.-11'hat,' did it last- only a month ?
litikhes,-4.1 month. or six weeks.—(Laughter.). It
was, at first intended to be. a ,thrice-a-week paper, but it was
afterwards resolved to publish itonly twice a-week. It came
out-in all about 16- or 17-times. lie did not know that a
great nuMber'were given away. He understood that the
principal circulation was, among the news-agents and the

companies.. lie did not know low the question of profit
stood, for the accounts were not yet finally arranged. He
knew there were moneys owing to the paper, but it was
• hopeless to expect to collect them. Ingram was, he be-
lieved, the sole registered proprietor.
Mr. Commis Oner EVANS did not see the end of this
examination. It was evident that Mr. Hughes could give
no testimony of consequence respecting the proprietorship.
Mr. JAmEs would not press it. The fact was, the paper
was one of those started -tor the purpose of getting railway
advertisements. (Addressing Mr. Hughes)—Whv, it had
an account of the money market written in French, for the
benefit of continental speculators,,had it not ?—(Laughter.)
Mr. Hughes —Yes, I believe so. , •
Mr. CREE said he was not prepared to go further with the
inquiry to-day; and hoped the Court would give an adjourn-
ment.
Mr. JA]uss said this was a hard case upon Mr. Gaskill. By
the resolutions adopted at the meeting of creditors it would,
be seen that nearly all—indeed, he might say all—the credi-
tors had consented to the terms of arrangement proposed,
with the single exception of the present claimant. This was
not an ordinary case, but one of some importance, and, as re-
sulting from the late railway mania, required care in its
treatment. The truth -of this would be seen this way—the
claims of Mr. Gaskill were principally against provisional
committeemen and others having to do with railway corn •
panies ; and Without Mr. Dobie, who represented the credi-
tors, was allowed to proceed—
heavNi.deezlncoet hisinvgeryte
doMwri.thCoitn,un,,i. seorenerthelL
vague, very vague indeed, and this last witness can tell us
Ncas.ANeS —CT ehaar.t Awollultbd
nothing at all.
' Mr. JAstr-s-1 am sure yolir Honour will consider the
general body of creCitors.
Mr. CHILE thought that Mr. Hughes' evidence afforded
strong presumption of- proprietorship, and at least would
satisfy the Court that further inquiry ought to take place.
Mr. JAMES said, -the interest of the creditors required that
speedy steps should be taken to collect the assets, and with-
out a prompt decision was given, the proceedings of Mr. Dobie
would be tampered with, and their cause damaged. 'These
chairmen and provisional -committeemen were- persons wit()
sought the retreats of Boulogne and other fugitive localities,
and delays Were therefore dungemn,F.
Mr.. Commissioner I:vAN's said he should net adjourn the
case without strong cause were shOWn.

Mr. JAmas—Thi'docket was struck on the sth January,
and proceedings had been kept lingering on to the present
date. This. suspense, of course, interfered with Mr. askill;
go forward while' he question of a bankruptcy was
and qtrliellaistyied4thei'ftetion .•Of Mr. Dobie, who could no t
Already Mr. Dobie bad been obliged to refuse money offered
in settlement of some of these accounts, consequent upon the
issue of this fiat. If Mr. Cree could not Koduce further and
Mr..Gaikitt the benefit of that failure,
better evidence, he Mr. James) should beg the Court to give
pending.
fresh flat.
tile aubjett of the pro.
Mr. Owen was then examiued,
Vtitt he could give no satia-
prietorship of the Rai& tie IU:4A - •
And hit him sue ou a
factory information. • '
fo be could adjudicate a mart
better' evidence than
ItIC De therenutst bo stronger and
a bankrupt.- -What byri.dence
Mr. Commissioner li:
rilli.s::g7beitade'even said was not anything
was =eh too vague to subject
like sufficient.
askedn if the Court did not think there was groußd
Mr. CREE
for further inquire'.' E ,
Commi.,sioner N ANS said he would not adjourn the
Mr. -
• bout it could be
a man to such
cgse wit shOwit in the regular way that
aTileeal as bankruptcy.
some witness had fallen suddenly ill, or kept out of the
way. Grounds 'such as those would be alone sufficient foe
adjournment. Under other circumstances he could not.
adjourn. 'On the point of trading, his Honour decided that
not " buying or selling" was shown, and he therefore refused
to adjudicate.
The proceedings then terminated.
Mr. Gaskill, it appears, has paid 10s. in the pound down
to his creditors, and offers a second instalment of se. in th
course of a few months. •

EREATITSL—We are given to understand that the
numbers in the division, last Monday evening, on LOrd Stith*" a
amendment were incorrectly given to the press. The'TiUmber4 shwa 1
have been :—Contents, 62 ; non contents, 64. Majority for Ministers,
AN UNWILLING BATHE.—On Saturday morning, a
young gentleman went to bathe in the Lee, above the Pipe Watet -
works, at Cork. After swimming about ibr some minutes, he re-
turned to the bank, and was proceeding to dress himself, wheat
Durham bun moved in stately form towards him, pawing the ground,
tossing his head, sand switching his tail. The bather, perceiving the
acquaintance becoming rather close, shook his coat at the animal to
deter him, but this appeared to have been taken AS AU invitation tg
advance, and the animal came on at an accelerated Pace, when the
poor wight was compelled to save himself by jumping into the rivet.
He was no sooner submerged than the bull took his clothes on k
horns, and pitched them one atter the other after him into the water.
The gentleman caught his clothes, and bong by the bank, trying no.
casionally to escape, but the bull guarded the bank so as to preveat
a retreat. Ile was thus kept In the water for three hears, until die.
covered tIY a person passing on the opposite hank, and a boat was
brought to his assistance.—lrish payer.
DEATH OF MR. JAMES MARsil, THE CHEMIST.-...
We have to announce the deatliof Mr. James Marsh, the celebrate c.
chemist, who expired on Sunday evening at his residence in Berea.
ford•;street, Woolwich. Mr. Marsh will be remembered as the hives/.
tor of the test for arsenic, nowgelerallY used in medical jurisprudence.
He held the situation of practical chemist at the 'Royal Arseua
• WoolWielr, 'and was assistant to Dr. Faraday, at the Royal smituy
Academy. Mr.- Marsh was In his 57th year, anti bas left a veldt w
and MOT.- • • -••

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