The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-22 00:00:00

JUDGMENTS.

Mr. Justice PATTEsoll6l;lll;tated that judgment
would b.., given in the cases from the Court of Exchequer
which were standing over. Those judgments would be
delivered on the first day the Court sat in error after the
present term.

ARCHES' COURT, Jan. 21.
(Before Sir H. J. Fun.)
Mr. Horatio Gregory was admitted a proctor exercent
in this court by virtue of a rescript from his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
RANSOM AND ANOTHER V. CAMPKIN.
This was a suit for subt.ractio❑ of church rate, pro-
moted by the churchwardens of Melbourne, Cambridge.
shire, against Mr. Campkin, one of the parishioners.
The arguments were not concluded at the rising of the
Court.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 21.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF ALEXANDER BLACK.
The bankrupt, who carried on the business of book-
seller in Wellington-street, Strand, came up on the
question of passing his adjourned last examination.
Mr. Linklater appeared, in the absence of Mr. Law-
rence, for the bankrupt; Mr. Mardon (Mardon and Prit-
chard) for the assignees.
The debts are about 1,4001., and the assets, as they
appear in the balance-sheet, very considerable.
The opposition was raised by a Mr. Hemsworth, a
barrister, who had been a bankrupt, and who now seeks
to establish a claim against the estate. Various grounds
of objection were urged to the bankrupt's passing; one
in particular—that be had not accounted in his balance-
sheet, nor placed among his assets, a 1001. Bank of Eng-
land note, to which it was alleged he was entitled.
The bankrupt, on being examined, explained that the
bank note had been sent to him iu a letter, but that it
never reached his hands.
Mr. Hemsworth said he was prepared with evidence to
show that the bankrupt had declared that note formed
a portion of his assets.
Mr. LINKLATER—Then produce your evidence.
Mr. Hemsworth—This gentleman (pointing to a per-
son who had been sitting beside him) will establish it.
I will examine him where he sits.
Mr. LINKLA.TER—Oh, no; let him go into the witness
box and be examined in the usual way.
Mr. Hemsworth—lt is only one question.
Mr. LINKLATER—A question leads to an answer, and
an answer very often to many questions and answers.
The witness went into the witness box, and said his
name was James Heatherset Huntingdon. In reply to
Mr. Hemsworth, he said the bankrupt had informed him
the 100/. note in question was a part of his assets.
Mr. LINKLATER—What are you? Witness—l am
an accountant.
Mr. LINKLATER—Where do you carry on business?
Witness—ln Clifford's Inn.
Mr. LINKLATER —Are you not a bill discounter?
Witness—No.
Mr. LINKLATER—Do you swear that? Witness—l
was engaged in only one unlucky transaction.
Mr. LINKLA.TER—I believe you live in the same house
in Clifford's Inn with Hemsworth? Witness—We
have chambers there.
Mr. LINKLATER—What is Mr. Hemsworth? Witness
—His occupation is that of private agent.
Mr. LINKLATER—What is that? Witness—He does
various kinds of business.
Mr. LINKLATER —What kinds? Witness—ln fact all
kinds of business.
Mr. LataxiLATErt—l suppose he does anything? Wit-
ness—Yes. anything he can get.
Mr. LINKLATER— And you help him ? Witness—No;
I am an accountant.
Mr. LINKLATER—YOU wind up all the customers he
caches.
Time COMMISSIONER—Upon what occasion did the
bankrupt own this 100/. belonged to him? Witness—l
cannot recollect the exact occasion. It is 8 or 10
months ago.
The :COMMISSIONER—What led to the disclosure?
Witness—The bankrupt alluded to it incidentally.
The CeatmassioatErt—What words did he use? Wit-
ness—He said the 1001. was part cf his asEeta.
The Comanssioaina—What induced him to say "part
of my assets?" Witness—l mean words to that effect.
I cannot give the exact words.
The CommissioNEß—Why, did yen not come here
prepared to be examined on this point? Witness—l
came here for nothing of the kind.
The COMMISSIONER—I saw you and Mr. Hemsworth
in conversation during the bankrupt's examination.
Mr. LINKLATER---Will you swear that the subject was
not mentioned to you by Mr. Hemsworth before the
meeting to-day? Witness (after some hesitation)—
Well, perhaps it was incidentally.
Mr. LINKLATER —What was said? Witness—l can-
not say; I almost forget.
The COMMISSIONER—Go down, sir.
Mr. Hemsworth—Oh! I am willing to admit there
was a conversation about it.
The COMMISSIONER—The objections you have urged
against the bankrupt's passing have produced no effect
upon my mind. It is not at all probable that the bank-
rupt would have voluntarily declared that the 1001. be-
longed to him. Let the bankrupt pass.
Mr. MARDON said that Mr. II msworth had written to
the assignees, asking for a sum of money on condition
that he would disclose something to the advantage of the
estate. The assignees, while they desired such disclo-
sure, had declined to purchase it.
Mr. Hemsworth had only asked for certain remunera-
tion in the event of the estate being materially benefited
through his exertions.
The COMMISSIONER—WeII, I do not know what is the
exact meaning of the phrase " private agent," but I
have been in the court more than 20 years, and never
saw such a course taken by a creditor.
Mr. Hemsworth—l am not at all ashamed of my
conduct.
Mr. LINKLATER —lt takes a great deal to make you
ashamed.

Mr. Hemsworth—What is that you say?
The COMMISSIONER commanded silence.
Mr. lanuorr then apprised the court that Mr. Hun-
tingdon, the accountant who was examined, had put in a
claim for services rendered to the bankrupt, and he
must confess the claim seemed to be of a questionable
character.

The bi!l was put in and ran thus :—" Mr. A. Black to
J. Huntingrion, 1849. To attendance for you in Norton
and yourself, 1/. 10s.; cash paid, fees, 75.; numerous at-
tendanm and letters with yourself and others in pro-
curing you a partner in 1850, &c., 21. 25."
Mr. MARDON —What were those attendances? Wit-
ness—ln Judges' Chambers.

Mr. MAROON—In fact you attended as his attorney.
Witness—No; as his agent. I charge for my time.
Mr. MARDoN—Did you take out th© judge's orders?
Witness—l applied for Mr. Black.
Mr. MARDON—Did you not act for him in the action?
Witness—l served the summons.
Mr. MAROON—Did you attend in Judges' Chambers
on b.hali of Mr. Black? Witness—l did; but I did not
represent myself as his attorney. The action was
finally settled by a judge's order. Black handed the
money to me, and I paid it to Norton, the other party in
the suit.

The COMMISSIONER—Whitt did you represent your-
self to be in these proceedings? Witness—An agent;
in fact, I was employed as a labourer.
The ComMlSSlONEß—L'Abourers do not usually repre-
sent parties to a suit in Judges' Chambers.
Mr. MARDON said, the witness held some of the bank-
rupt's papers. Witness---I am willing to give them up.
The COMMISSIONER—UntiI you do give them up I
will not entertain your claim.

IN THE BINERUPTCY OF It. G. RISING.
In this matter Mr. Linklater, in the absence of Mr.
Lawrence, appeared for the bankrupt. An opposition to
the bankrupt's passic;, was raised by Mr. Bisgood , but
ineffectually. It was sfnight to be shown that the bank-
rupt had obtained goods upon his own credit from
various tradesmen, whereas Rising affirmed, and his
statement was in no degree shaken, that the goods were
obtained by him in his capacity as trustee to the Free-
masons' Club, which it was then sought to establish.—
He passed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Mr. George Coombes, coal merchant, appeared before
Alderman Wilson to answer a summons charging him
with selling and delivering five sacki of coals, defi-
cient in weight, to Mr. Cuthbert, PAteruoster,rov.., on
tho 24th of December, 1850.

Cbarle3 Shadric—lacj engineer in tho employ of Mr.
Cuthbert. I remember, about a month ago, a quantity
of coals being delivered at Mr. Cuthbert's. I took them
in. They were in forty sacks. I weighed them all,
and the whole of the deficiency in the four tons amounted
to 7ewt. 3qrs. 91b.
William Henry Hall—l am candlemaker to Mr.
Cuthbert. I was present at the delivery of the coals
on the 24th of December last. I made no list of the
deficiency, but I believe it was between 7cwt. and Bcwt.
Hack, 37 l—l saw the coals in question weighed at
Mr. Cuthbert's. I made out a list of the weight of each