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London, England, 1861-01-12 00:00:00

merely have to pay ss. for the fine, and 2s. the cost
of the summons. . . .

The defendant said he did rot think his lordship
was obliged to inflict the whde fine. He had taken
proceedings against a man hmself, and the magis-
trate only ordered the defendant in that case to pay
is. If his lordship would reduce the fine from ss.
to is., it would prevent Mi. M'Grath's summon-
ing him as he did week Efter week, as it was
entirely a feeling of spite on the part of Mr.
M'Grath. If he did it fron a religious feeling,
why did he not summon otlers who were carrying
on the same trade in the neghbourhood.
The Lord Mayor said tiat he should certainly-
not encourage Sunday tradng by such a proceed-
ing as that, and at the same time he would not put
himself forward in trying to put it down. He,
therefore, should order no expenses for the wit-
nesses, but he could not reluce the fine. He only
hoped that no breach of the peace would take place
on account ofthese proceedings.
The defendant paid the fine, and asked the com-
plainant why he did not :ake proceedings against
him in a civil court as aty gentleman would do,
instead of taking him there week after week in
that manner. He was no gentleman, or he would
not do as he did.

The Lord Mayor told Nr. Henderson that if he
used such provoking language as that in such a
public place, he should be under the necessity of
binding him over to keep he peace.
Defendant then. left the court.

GUILDHALL.—GeorEe Vernon Jackson, lately
carrying on business as a merchant at 6, New Broad-
street, was brought up of a warrant by Haydon,
the detective officer, charged under the Bankruptcy
Law Consolidation Act of 1849, with obtaining
goods on credit within three months of his bank-
ruptcy, under the false colair and pretence of carry-
ing on business, and dealiig in the ordinary course
of trade, with intent to cheat and defraud his
creditors.

Mr. Albert Turner, of thi firm of Sole and Turner;
of Aldermanbury, who attnaded for the prosecution
on behalf of the assignees, having stated the case
he intended to prove, called
Charles Henry Falconer, assistant messenger in
the Court of Bankruptcy, who produced the pro-
ceedings taken before Commissioner Fane, includ-
ing the petition which was filed on the 10th of May
last, the adjudication of bankruptcy on the 10th
of the same month, and the examination of the
bankrupt.
Mr. James Watt, a merchant, of 47A, Moorgate-
street, said—On the 28th of last March he received
a letter from a tallow-broker of the name of Gull,
intimating that he could sell 20 cases of Russian
stearine, at 111 d. per lb. for cash, 14 days, and
stating that his buyers were Jackson and Co., of
6, New Broad-street, to whom he had sold stearine
candles for Ogleby, Hale, and others, at two, three,
and six months. On the 30th of March he received
another letter from Mr. Gull, enclosing one from
Jackson and Co., accepting the contract on the terms
mentioned by Mr. Gull, and stipulating for immediate
delivery. He produced the contract note, which
showed that the terms were cash in fourteen days,
without discount. On receiving the contract
note he gave the delivery-warrant for the goods
to Mr. Gull, made out to the order of Jackson
and Co. The goods were lying at Mark Brown's
wharf, Tooley-street. They were not paid for when
the account became due. He afterwards ascertained
that the warrant he gave was exchanged for another,
upon which Mr. Gull advanced money to the pri-
soner. Mr. Gull told him the goods were required
for exportation.
Mr. George Gull, a broker of Crosby-hall
Chambers, said he had acted as broker both for the
prisoner and the last witness. He introduced Mr.
Watt to the prisoner, and stated he had done a large
business for him, and that Jackson was doing a
large export business. The contract for the 20
cases of stearine was concluded on the 30th of
March, and the warrant was returned to him by the
prisoner on the following Monday morning, and he
advanced him £3OO upon it. He had previous to
the 30th of March arranged with the prisoner to
make him an advance upon those goods. Witness
lodged his warrant at his bankers, who advanced
him £3OO upon it. He afterwards redeemed that
warrant and sold part of the goods, and the
remainder, consisting of 16 cases, weighing four
tons, he resold, by the prisoner's direction, to Mr.
Watt, at 101c1 per lb. Stearine is an article not
often consigned abroad, although he (witness) had
shipped a large quantity. As soon as he found Mr.
Watt had not been paid, he withheld the balance
that would be due to the prisoner after repayment
of the advance.

The warrant referring to these goods not being
in Court, and no one from the wharf in attendance,
Mr. Turner said he would complete that case on
a future day, and then called
Mr. Alfred Teale, a woollen manufacturer of
Leeds, who said that the prisoner's agent, Samuel
Jackson, of Leeds, obtained of him in April last,
goods, consisting of *BBl woollen scarves, value
£564 175., which was to have been paid by cash
in a month from the date of invoice. Just before
the expiration of the month the prisoner wanted
more goods, and •ffered, if witness would supply
him with goods to the amount of £l,OOO, to pay
half in cash, and give bills for the rest. Witness
declined doing business on those terms, and the
prisoner then told him he had been disappointed
in getting money from some parties in Leeds,
bit that witness might depend upon having remit-
tances in a few days. On the day that he was to
have received a cheque for his goods he received a
circular from the prisoner announcing his failure.
Richard Henry Cloud, manager to Mr. Richard
Attenborough, pawnbrokers of Crown-street, Fins-
bury, said he made an advance in April last of
£195 upon a parcel of 800 woollen scarves, which,
not being redeemed, were afterwards sold at
Debenham and Storr's. He had previously made
an advance of £3OO odd upon seven parcels of ladies'
mantle-cloths, and in both instances the advances
were made to a man of the name of Pitts, as the
agent of the prisoner. Witness went with Pitts to
6, New Broad-street, where he saw the prisoner and
asked him if he were justified in making an advance
upon those goods to Pitts for the prisoner, and the
latter said it was quite right ; he had instructed
Pitts as his agent to raise money upon the goods.
The mantle-cloths were still in their possession.
Pitts showed him the invoices of the goods each
time.

Mr. Turner said he apprehended ho had proved
quite sufficient to justify him in asking for a
remand. _ _ _

Alderman Allen said he thought so, and accord•
ingly remanded the prisoner until Thursday next.