The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-10 00:00:00

IN RE BEDFORD.

This bankrupt, W. Bedford, farmer, Fen Dinyton,
came up to pass his last examination. His aciumnti
showed that he had on the Ist of January, 1348, a
capital of 353/. Ile owed to creditors 371/ ; other
creditors for rent of land on which crops were grow-
ing, and not growing, 2.561.; profits on farmin g and
sale of beer, 1,0991. liabilities, 1001.; ha had good
debtors, 411.; property, 183/.; cash, 891.; growing
crops subject to 144/, ; rent of land, per con., 170/. ;
expenses, 1,1831.; domestic, 153/. ; losses, 157/.. ; re-
pairs, 891.
Mr. COLE, for the assignees, said they were not sa-
tisfied with the accounts, but had no objection to the
bankrupt passing, reserving all question as to co nduct
for the certificate meeting.—The bankrupt passi3d.
IN RE ISEMONGER AND ISEMONGER.

The bankrupts, R. Isemonger and P. Isem onger,
merchants, Little Hampton, came up to pa ss their
last examination. The balance-sheet, from J ainuary
1, 1849, to September, 1851, shows the following :
Creditors, 3,049/. ; ditto, holding security, ,7991.;
profits, 5,232/. ; debtors, 611/. ; property, 2111. ; pro-
perty held as security, 2,5591.; losses, 6961. ; trade
expenses, 4,293/. ; house and personal expenses, 4121. ;
law costs, 116/. ; amount drawn out by 11. Inemor-
ger, 82/. ; ditto by P. Isemonger, 1101.; deficiency
on January 1, 1849, 891/.
Mr. Linklater supported the bankrupts.
Mr. LUCAS appeared for the assignees, who said
they did not oppose, but merely wished to ha''e it set
right whether certain vessels were joint or :separate
property.
P. Isemonger, upon being examined by Mr. Luce.s,
said the ships were purchased partly out of joint pro-
perty, and the rest was borrowed. He, for his. father,
borrowed the money. A legal security was given in
his father's name. The ships had always been re-
gistered in his father's name alone, and mortgaged in
his father's name alone.
Mr. LUCAS had no objection to the bankrupts
passing, and he said the assignees considered that
there would be a surplus from the joint estate.—The
1.6 I bankrupts passed.
IN RE FRENCH AND SANDS.

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) The bankrupts were coal factors, Cual•Exchange.
'ii This was a last examination meeting, which was ad-
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warned, as no accounts were filed. The debts and
liabilities are said to be about 36,000/. ; assets consist

lof stock-in-trade, furniture, &c., 1,300/. ; debts due to
the London house, 11,0001.; ditto, Chatham house,
'34 6,1001.; of these about one-fourth are said to be
good, the residue doabtful and bad debts.
Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupts.
IN RE SAMUEL.
The bankrupt, Lyon Samuel, was described as a
jeweller, of Bury-street, St. Mary-axe. This was
toe. the last examination meeting.
Mr. Pennell, the official assignee, reported that the
' bankrupt was a bankrupt in 1847, and had obtained
his certificate in 1848, at which date the present ba-
'7i lance-sheet commenced, of course without any capital.
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t% He now owed to unsecured creditors 1,781/, ; ditto,
tAi holding security, 456/. ; less estimated value of secu •
rity, 1201. ; besides which he was liable, as the drawer
174 of bills, to the amount of 1,6601. The net profits
`IU were 88/. The assets consisted of a bond debt, due
7,, by a Mr. Davies, which was secured by a judgment
against his property in Wales ; but it was impossible
)i to say whether it would realise 1,0001. The domestic
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1% expenses were 732/. ; law costs, 133/. There was a
Ncid banker's book and a few vouchers. His trading bad
iss been in jewels, railway shares, and in discounting
1`,4 bills of exchange. The details were not recorded in
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lu any books, as the bankrupt was not able to keep them.
158 Mr. LEWIS, for the assignees, opposed the bank-
Od rupt's passing.
The COMMISSIONER said it was his duty to ascer-
tain whether the accounts furnished were a full and
true disclosure of the bankrupt's estate and effects.
He considered it impossible to pass the accounts as
such; were he to do so it would hold out a most mis-
chievous precedent. This man bad been bankrupt in
1847, and he must have been well acquainted with all
that was required by the bankrupt law. He obtained
his certificate in 1848, and had embarked again in
trade. None of the items in the expenditure were
vouched; in excuse he alleged he could neither read
nor write, and he made this a means of parrying the
inquiries of his creditors. The only available asset
was a debt of 1,0001, alleged to be due from a Mr.
Davies, of Carmarthen or Holywell ; but there was no
proof of the existence of such a person except by a
letter dated from Bromley, in Kent, three days ago.
The onus lay on the bankrupt to produce this per-
son. The examination must be adjourned without
a day, with leave to the bankrupt to come up again
when prepared to substantiate the allegations in the
accounts. Protection would be granted fora month.

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Mr. NICHOLS said he appeared to oppose for 18
creditors ; and Mr. SARGOOD was also instructed for
two creditors.
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said the insolvent had
more opposing creditors than he had names, and he
had plenty of them.
Mr. LEWIS (of the firm of Lewis and Lewis) said
that one of his clients had come up from Scotland to
oppose the insolvent at very great inconvenience.
Mr. DOWSE said he was instructed to ask for the
dismissal of the petition.
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS would do nothing of
the kind. The petition should remain upon the files
of the Court in scecula seculorem, until the insolvent
had settled with hii creditors. In hig or,ininn it W-v
atking a 12.,Jst of the Act, oi
Parliament for a man to present a petition and obtain
protection till the day of hearing and then not to
appear, putting upwards of 20 creditors to the trouble,