The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-05 00:00:00

CONOLLY'S BANKRUPTCY.

Yesterday beini'the day appointed for the exami-
nation of Chinks ConollY anumber- of bis creditors
.attended, and exhibited very long fuces.. .Amougst
them Wes the tradesinan who, in advising his son to
induce the bankrupt to give extensive Orders, used
to say to him, "-Call upon Cenolly, Bob; that's the
man for us. His custom is worth any money., Stick
.it into him, Bob." Upon each of the former days
debts to the amount of 11:,00.91. were.proyed„ Yes-
terday the debts proved ninpinted to.
.1,709/. One.
proof was rejected.
The Commissioners who sat were—Mr.. Impey,
Mr. Surtees, and Mr. Bathurst.
Twelve O'clock was the hour appointed. for. the
examination, but the bankrupt did not'
:inake his up.

pearance.
One of the Commissioners. asked one of the as-
iigneee to the estate, we believe, whetherlir. Conolly
was present ?,
'The assignee replied in the negative. •
" What said the. COMMISSION/IR, "do you sup-
pose that he has bolted-r'—(A laugh.) - •
• The assignee said he could not say that; but Mr.
Conolly Was not present, and, there seemed to be
no expectation that he would make his appearance
'at all.

COMMISSIONER—TIN! question put upon the
se-
corid examination was not likely -to be relished by
him.
'The assignee said, that as Mr. Conolly had ap-
peared at the first and second examination, perhaps
he would attend upon this occasion.
The Commissioners then proceeded to other com-
missions, and Conolly's was ordered to lie over till
.three o'cloek, at which hour proclamation is made of
bankrupts who abscond.
Soon afterwards one of the Commissioners ob-
served that due care ought to have been taken to
employ a Bow-street officer to prevent .the escape
of the bankrupt.
To this observation it was replied, that the *as-
signees had no power to apprehend the bankrupt
until the night before, and that at that time heluid
disappeared.
At three o'clock Conolly was proclaimed_ and out-
lawed.

.
.The LoRD CHANCELLOR will meet.; and
give his entertainment to the Judges, King's Counsel, &e.,
to-morrew morning, (the first gay of Term) in Lin-
coin's lun Hall,
.instead of at his house in Ge4rge-stc,eti
the latter being under repair.

SURREY SESSIONS, Nov, 4-,

COAL MENAGE.
THE KING, ♦T THE PROSECUTION OF ARCHER, V. SMITI(

ND WILCOX.
The hearing of this case was resumed -before °
full bench of Magi:mites, RANDLE JACKSON, VLF'
Chairman.
Mr. BARNEWELL addressed the Court in defenced
of the accused. The question in Phis case was, hai
the accused been guilty of any misbehaviour ?
was the duty of the labouring coal-meters not mercy
;
to measure the coals justly, but to see them delivetee
in that proper condition to the buyers. But yet, i°
ease a fraud committed by the coal-merchant, 0°
meters might, for the purpose of detecting and er
posing it, connive at deceptions, and even sign falge
tickets of metage, and take other such steps with
view to obtain legal proofs of the intended fran",
Might not the present defendants lieVe done the,
things with that view, and reported their own doigrk:
to their superior in office ? Such conduct would li°
within the line of their duty, and would be no viol°'
tion el the Act of Parliament. It was no offesc‘
against the law for a coal-meter to deliver false tickets
of metage, provided he informed his superior office(
of the circumstance before the expiration of two dult‘•
This, in fact, was the ca,e which would be proved 'a
favour of the defendants. Their superior officer, Mr.
Turqoand, the land coal-rneter,Suspeeting some irre.
gularitiev iu Messrs. Horne's wharf, appointed the Ogg
defendants to that station, desired them to give ),"''
titular attention to what was done there, ro 811‘)/1
and connive at any irregularities or improper conduct'
to accept any bribe that might be-offered to they'
and to report every thing to him-as it should hapPelb
On Thursday, the.l Ith September, and Friday, tlted
following day, they observed some irregularity, "t,
sreported- it to Mr. Turquanctori theeveilings of the
days.. On Saturday they were:induced to leave tl',
wharf at seven in the evening, their lawful time beio.
nine, and received some brandy to drink, at the eTt,
pence of the proprietors of the wharf and on til'h
return asked the wharf clerk for some gratuity, Aete
as they .heard from an old coat-meter was used to ~ •
given according to ancient custom ; and one-of the°
-went so lar(tod'far, it ivould beadmitted) as tote"
licit a bribe of the wharf clerk. But then the 40c6'
tion was, whence did thii mistake of duty arise";
what was the motive, the anirma, with which it 'ols
asked ? If, in order to detect the existence of unc?
an illegal custom, was it an offence against the laW
Surely
-not—though undoubtedly it would have heel
an offence if they lied asked it with the intention °,l
keeping any- given money for their own use and
benefit ; and, in such case, the Court would be bne4
to dismiss them from their office. But they 04)°)
not have meant to retain the bribe for their 01
inasmuch as they had, before they asked it, give;
information to their superior officer of. the irregulet:,,
ties they had witnessed at this wharf. It 'was e'd
dent, then, they asked the bribe with the inteutiou f
detecting the existence of the illegal practice °,
giving bribes to persons in their situations. Dr
le
h
were not, in fact, guilty of any misconduct ll'ct
could call for the reprobation of the Court withoe'
imputing fraud to Messrs. Horne. lie would e°°;
tend that the accused had acted (though indiscreetlY;,
not corruptly, and on this ground he should cell °
the Court to-acquit them, his clients.
The Learned Counsel then called evidence is or
port of his statements, to which Mr. Thessiger orb
plied in an able and humorous speech, after ',Oil:,
the Court retired to consider their decision, Bud to
turned with a dismissal of the charge against Oleo/
persons uccused.—The Court then adjourned.