The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

IN RE BELL.

This bankrupt was described as of Greek-street, Soho,
boot and shoe manufacturer, and importer of French boots.
The accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers, show debts, £684.
Messrs. Holmer and Robinson said they did not doubt
the accuracy of Messrs. Harts' accounts, and the bankrupt
passed.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Aleock.)

This bankrupt was described as of Ilatton-garden, and of
Burslem, Staffordshire, china and earthenware manufac-
turer, and to-day was appointed for choice of assignees.
From the accounts, by Messrs. Hart Brothers, the
debts duo to unsecured creditors amount to £6,000 ;
creditor's green book debts, £6,500; to creditors on bills,
£2,060 ; liabilities on bills receivable, expected to be paid,
£1,800; creditors holding security, £16,931; property sur-
rendered, £13,000; property held by creditors, £18,200.

Proof were taken and assignees chosen.
IN RE CRANFIELD.

A choice of assignees took place in the case of this bank-
rupt, a cooper, of Colchester. The accounts, by Messrs.
Hart Brothers, show.; debts, £5OO ; assets, £lOO, which
will be little above the costs of the Court.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAL)

GUILDHALL.

COMMITTAL OP HUGHES, THE FRAUDULENT BANK-
RUPT.—David Hughes was again brought up on remand
before Mr. Alderman Lawrance.

Mr. Pollard, solicitor, prosecuted ; Mr. Morgan (of the
firm of Humpluoys, Son, and Morgan, solicitors), defended

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the prisoner.
The evidence taken on the last examination was read
over to the several witnesses,- and their depositions were
signed by them.
Mr. Pollard declined to make a new charge, as one of the
witnesses was not able to attend the court to-day. If this
additional case was necessary to be gone int Mr. Morgan
would have due notice before trial, and therefore he would
ask that the prisoner be committed for trial.

Mr. Alderman Laurance said—l do not wish to throw
any obstacles in the way of the prosecution, but I think
that there has been sufficient evidence laid before me al-
ready on the several charges mane against the prisoner to
justify a committal for trial.

Mr. Pollard—lf I shall ask for a remand it will only be
pro forma to complete any additional evidence that may be
considered necessary to be laid Wore tho Court.

Mr. Morgan- said it was impossible to answer or comment
on all the charges that had been made, but when the time
came for trial they would be sufficiently answered. The
bankruptcy accounts would show that the majority of the
creditors were secured, and that at the end of this investiga-
tion the prisoner would stand iu a much better light with
the public than he did before.

Mr. Pollard said £lOO,OOO were not secured, but his
learned friend would make his statement now and prove

it at the trial. He could not at present make a sufficient
answer to the charges made against his client.
Mr. Alderman Lawrance said that ho meant to commit
the prisoner on all the charges, as they all required to be,
investigated elsewhere, because most of the securities ten-
dered were waste paper, and therefore there was a case of
obtaining money on false securities. I will commit the pri-
soner on all the four charges.

The prisoner was remanded till half-past ten o'clock on
Wednesday next to complete the evidence on any addi-
tional charges that may then be brought against him.