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London, England, 1844-08-10 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

THE BIRTH or A PRINCE.
A Court of Common Council was held immediately
after the adjournment of the Court of Aldermen, for
the purpose of addressing her Majesty upon the birth
of a Prince.
The LORD MATS rose and said he felt it to be his
duty to call a Court, in consequence of a communica-
tion he had received from Sir James Graham, an-
nouncing the birth of another Prince.—(Cheers.) He
had, he said, not hesitated to convene the members,
not doubting that it was their anxious wish to address
her Majesty upon the happy event.—(Loud cheers.)
His Lordship also stated to the Court that the Court
of Aldermen had just agreed unanimously to an
address to her Majesty upon the same subject.
The LORD MAYOR then called upon Mr. Sheriff
Moon to move upon the subject.
Sheriff Moor said he felt most grateful to the Lord
Mayor for having called upon him on such an occa-
sion to submit a motion expressive of the loyal feel-
ings and affections of the Corporation. There was
nothing calculated to cause more general
gratification to the citizens of London then the
happy event which he was called upon
to commemorate by a motion, testifying to the since-
rity with which the Court contemplated the interest-
ing addition to the Royal Family, constituting, as it
did, greater security to the male succession, and an
increase of her Majesty's domestic felicity.—(Loud
cheers.) He had no doubt that such an address
would be produced as would be most acceptable to her
Majesty, and he concluded by moving that a loyal
and dutiful address be present to her Most Gracious
Majesty, congratulating her upon the auspicious event
of the birth of another Prince.
Mr. J. DIXON (of Langbourn ward) seconded the
motion with great pleasure, and said that pleasure,
he lciew, would be participated in by every member
of the Court. It was a most gratifying circumstance
that the event upon which they were about to con-
gratulate her Majesty was doubly grateful to her sub-
jects, in establishing more firmly the succession,
and administering to her conjugal and maternal com-
fort and happiness.—(Cheers.) It was to be rejoiced
at that the Queen had given birth to another boy, be-
cause that event supplied greater security to the suc-
cession. He hoped that her Majesty would long con-
tinue to govern her affectionate people in happiness
and prosperity ; but, although he trusted the day was
very remote when she should exchange the crown she
wore here for another crown, it was by no means dis-
pleasing to contemplate the probability that her son
should inherit her earthly dignities.—(Cheers.)
The Court then unanimously agreed to address
her Majesty ; and upon the motion of Mr. Sheriff
Moon, seconded by Mr. John Dixon, a Committee
was appointed to draw up an address.
The Court was cleared of strangers, and after some
little delay in a separate apartment, the Committee
returned, and
Alderman T.Woon brought up the address, which
we were given to understand was precisely similar
to that just voted by the Court of Aldermen.
The address was unanimously agreed to, and the
Sheriffs were requested to wait upon her Majesty to
ascertain when it would be convenient to her to re-
ceive it.

The whole Court were appointed to go up to the
Queen with the address upon the motion of Alder-
man T. Wood, seconded by Mr. Stacey.

THE OPENING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.

Under-Sheriff ANDERTON said he was desirous to
receive an answer to a question which, as his days as
Under-Sheriff, and Alderman Musgrove's days as
Sheriff, were numbered, was becoming one of much
anxiety and interest. It had been intimated to him
from several quarters, that for some reason or other
the new Royal Exchange was not to be opened before
the conclusion of the present shrievalty.—(Hear,
hear.) Seeing the Chairman of the Joint-Committee
(Mr. R. L. Jones) in Court, he should be glad to
hear whether or not the building was to be opened
before the 29th of September ?—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. R. L. JONES said that from all the information
he had been able to obtain, there was every proba-
bility that the Royal Exchange would be opened be-
fore the end of the month of September.—(Hear,
hear.) He was not aware that anything was likely
to prevent it.—(Cheers.)
THE BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE_PIER.

Mr. lltc;s (the Chairman of the Navigation Com-
mittee) begged the attention of the Court for a mo-
ment. Upon the paper of business it was inserted
that the Court was to receive a report in refe-
rence to a place for a pier at Blackfriars-
bridge. In consequence of the sudden calling of the
Court that motion had got upon the paper, but the
Committee could not bring up their report upon that
important subject until they were supplied with Mr.
Walker's estimate of the cost of the pier, which esti-
mate would be ready early in the ensuing week.—
(Hear, hear.) In the Committee there existed not
the slightest difference of opinion on the subject of
the erection of a pier, and they wished to have it
completed as soon as possible, to secure the public
from the chance of danger, such as had lately been
encountered.—(Hear, hear.) He addressed the Court
on the subject, in order that there might be no pre-
tence for saying that the Committee were going
to sleep on the subject.—(Bear, hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON asked whether Mr. Walker was
the only person from whom a plan was to be received,
or whether there was to be public competition ? lle
thought it was the intention to have a series of plans,
in order that all men of merit in the profession might
have a chance.
Mr. R. L. JONES said lie hoped the Committee
would not fail to take into consideration the contem-
plated embankment of the Tnames by the Government,
and the injunction already against tho Corporation,
before they recommended the erection of a pier,
which after an enormous expense might he rendered
useless. What had been the conduct of Mr. Cubitt,
who had -exteusive property in the boats on the banks
a the Theimes ? That gentleman's solicitor had ad-
vised him not to proceed with the works he contem-

plated on account of the Government project; and
would the Corporation be justified in incurring an
expense of 9,0001. and 10,0001., pending the plan of
embankment and the question of their privileges in
the soil of the river ?—(Hear, hear.) He agreed with
Mr. Anderton as to the necessity of having competi-
tion. He contended that to go hastily to work in so
complicated and confused a matter would be highly
reprehensible, and that if policemen had been sta-
tioned on the pier at Blackfriars-bridge nothing
of the kind would have occurred. He concluded by
deprecating a headlong rush into expense.
Mr. HICKS said that, the Committee having ma-
turely considered the question, thought the safest
course would be to apply to Mr. \\Talker, on whose
skill and ability they had great reliance, and show
him the plans. They had acted accordingly, and they
decided that he should furnish a plan of a pin, and
that it should be left to competition to furnish that
pier.—(Hear, hear.) As to the objection of the em-
bankment, it was not supposed that that project would
be at all likely to interfere with the positive neces-
sity which existed for the speedy erection of a substan-
tial pier. He did not like to hear the Corporation
taxed with supineness on such an occasion. After
the earnest expressions used in the Court a few days
ago, he was convinced they ought to do all they
could to give adequate protection to the public.
Mr. BURN said it seemed to have been admitted on
on all sides that something should be done to relieve
the minds of the public from apprehensions such as
those which had been so lately excited. Now, he-
thought the Court would act wisely in entrusting to
the Lord Mayor the power of carrying into effect the
plan of which the Committee approved. There would,
if such course were adopted, be the most unquestionable
certainty of speedy execution.—(Hear, hear.) Such
a course would be quickly followed by improvements
in other piers. He wished to know whether the
Court was in a situation to delegate such a power to
the Lord Mayor ?
Mr. IL L. JONES said the Court had not any
authority to vest such a power in his Lordship.
Mr. limeuisoN said the object they all wished to
accomplish was to give to the public safe means of
embarking and disembarking, and at the last Court a
list of most salutary regulations had been read, from
which it appeared that no pier could be used without
having been first examined by the Clerk of the Works
and sanctioned by the Lord Mayor. Now, he con-
sidered that such regulations were security enough.
lie, therefore, thought it would be injudicious to
proceed with any great haste.
As it was intimated that there was no question
efore the Court, an adjournment was agreed to.
We understand that the subject will come on for
discussion again before the Court breaks up for the
holidays.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 9.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
LORD IWNTINGTOWER'S INSOLVENCY.
This day was fixed for the application of William Felix
Lionel Tollemaehe, commonly called Lord Huntingtower, for
his final order.

His Lordship was supported by Mr. E. James, and the
application was resisted upon the part of a Mr. E. ➢iynes
Cooke, now a prisoner for debt in the Court of Queen's Bench,
and also by a Mr. Davis, of St. Mary Axe, wholesale furrier.
The whole of the debts contracted by his Lordship since his

bankruptcy, about two years since, excepting renewals,
amounted to 1,8001., and the only assistance which he had
received from his family and friends in the course of that
period was about 316/.
Lord Huntingtower, in examination by the Learned
Counsel for Mr. Cooke, said, I was a bankrupt in 1842, as a
horse dealer, and bought and sold horses since, perhaps half
a dozen, but upon which I realised no profit. My debts and
liabilities under my bankruptcy were stated at 228,000/. in
round numbers. A great portion of my then debts was re-
newed, and amongst them one to Mr. Sherborne for 20,000/.
I granted these renewals at the latter end of 1842, or
in the beginning of 1843; it was during the bank-
ruptcy, and I was obliged to do so. In my late bankruptcy
1 was subjected to great opposition, and requiring money to
defend myself, Mr. Shereborne advanced me 2001. I renewed
my debt of 300/. to Mr. Ford after I came out of the Queen's
prison, in May, 1843, but I received Nothing from him %r
that renewal. I have received several sums of money from
that gentleman, for the recovery of which he assured me
that he would not persecute me, and I had these sums re-

spectively at five per cent. interest. I must add, that if I
bad originally acted upon Mr. Ford's advice, I would not '
have been placed in my present unfortunate position. Pres-
cott told me that he only received 301. from Cooke for the
bill of 300/. I had not given the bill to Mr. Rose, and can-
not say whether he owed Cooke a considerable sum of money
or not; but I myself told Cooke that he had only given 30/.
for it, and he did not deny it. I saw Cooke in the Queen's
Bench prison, but used no threat to dissuade him from this
opposition. Captain Cauty, who was also in the same prison,
asked me what money I would give him to " square" Cooke's
opposition, when I said that I had none. I had 15/. advanced
upon the pictures of the Rajahs, by John Mynes Cooke,
which Rose pawned with him for me, and I swear that I
only intended them to be left with him as a pledge.
Do you know Lord Wm. Paget ?—I do.
Have you not bad large money or bill transactions with
him ?—Yes, before I came of age to a large sum, but not
since my bankruptcy.
Have you not been in the habit of selling your acceptances
for any terms which you could get, for them, through Mr.
raffia( Leith Hay ?—No, I have not. He told MO that if
I gave him bills for 2,0001., and left the arrangement to
I his own " discretion," that he would bring me the money
for them.

Would not your Lortiship have been satisfied to give your
bill for 5001., if you could get 20/. or 30/. for it ?—I never
said so • and I believe that those bills for the 2,0004 you have
referred to could be obtained from the holder (Mr. Lawrence)
for 401. or 50/. Since my bankruptcy I received about 3161.
from my family and friends, and my bond fide debts and
liabilities are about 1,800/. I have now no property to give
up to my creditors, but I have, as I have all along had, con-
siderable expectations.
By Mr. JAMES—The Prescott I have spoken of passes u
Capt. Prescott and Cooke, whom I believe to have been in
no business, was called a gentleman, and having chambers
with Mr. Jocelyn Cooke, at No. 15, Clifford-street.
I believe, that altogether, since your bankruptcy, your
Lordship has received but the 316/. from your family ?—That
is so.

And from your father, although I am sorry to introduce his
name, I believe you have received no assistance ?—My father
never gave me a farthing. He frequently called upon me in
the Queen's Bench prison, when he occasionally remonstrated
with me. I asked him to give me a small allowance in order
to enable me to leave the scene of my past follies. I told
him I would be satisfied with 500/. a year ; and if he wished
that I would for some time reside abroad, but all was in vain,
and he would not give me a sixpence. Since I was fifteen
years of age I never received anything from him, not even
for my education; but I believe. that his refusal to do
anything for me is the result of the unhappy differences
between him and my mother, who has done all that her
very limited means would enable her to do. My mother's
family have paid large sums for me during my bank-
ruptcy, to the amount of several thousands, as no less
than from 80 to 100 witnesses liad (were) to be examined
during its progress. The 316/. came from my mother (Lady
Dysart), who had net the means of supporting me, and I na-
turally did not wish to be a charge upon her verylimited income.
The goods which Ireceived from several of my creditors were
very much over-valued by them, and since my bankruptcy
I have resided with my mother and my grandmother at Bath,
and different other places. My mother's brother (Mr. Toone,
as we understood) behaved most munificently to me, and he
paid through Mr. Ellerby, in this Court and the Court of
Review, no less a sum than 7,000/. I never had more than
two horses at any or.e time since my bankruptcy, and these 1
had to give up, in the expectation that my family would do
something for me, but they did not, and hence I have parted
with the horses. I expected that Mr. Ford would have
obtained such an advance of money for me, as would have
enabled me to live quietly in the country, but ultimately he
was not able to effect it. I defended Cooke's action upon the
bill against me for want of consideration, and since my bank-
ruptcy I was only afraid of execution being issued against
me at his suit. At a former hearing I was only out of the

way because there was an extent against me for post-horse
duty, and not through any disrespect to my creditors or the
Court.

Mr. Davis examined by Mr. Jnairs—l am a furrier at
St. Mary-Axe. and in the wholesale trade. had the pic-
tures of the Eastern Rajas, and sold them to Lord Hunting-
tower for 4001. They are miniature portraits of twelve
Indian chiefs—(A laugh)—and the like of which are not to
be seen in this country; they were in fact the representatives
of the twelve tribes—(Great laughter)—of Indian chiefs
painted by an Italian artist.
Now, pray Mr. Davis, where did you get the pictures of
these twelve tribes ?—I decline to answer.
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—YOII must answer the
question. Where did you get them ? Mr. Davis-1 decline
to answer that question.
Mr. JAMES—WeII, Mr. Davis, if you decline to answer the
question, we can trace their pedigree—(Great laughter)—and
show you that they were only worth 225. a piece.
Mr. Commissioner FoNntAxQuE—As you refuse to answer
the question, Mr. Davis, your opposition is dismissed.
The Learned Counsel, who opposed for Mr. Cooke, very
strenuously urged that the insolvent should not obtain his
final order, upon the grounds of the recklessness of his con-
duct, and his wanton renewal of debts to the amount of
46,0001., without any probable means of his ever being able
to pay them.
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE said that he was not at
present in a position to give judgment in this case, as in the
course of this very day, perhaps, the new Act relating to in-
solvent debtors would receive the Royal Assent, and so be-
come the law of the land.
The case was adjourned to the 20th of November.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Aug. 9.
IN RE DAVID ILEMPTON--THE INSOLVENT Drirrons'

BILL.
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of Thistlie acbaosyeeaffAorcdt,edsha singular
cases in which insolvents act mest fraudulently and even
inhumanly, the Court is compelled to pass them over and_
resort to others where
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to inflict punishment,
escape.
The-insolvent was described in his schedule as a coal
merchant, and from the evidence of a large number of
witnesses, it appeared had been guilty of the2grossest
fraud in obtaining goods from several small tradesmen
and shopkeepers.
An aged and infirm woman named Wynne, deposed
that the insolvent with whom she was previously unac-
quainted, called upon her in the early part of the year
1842. and. bought furniture from her to the amount of
181., which he ordered to be sent home, promising at the
same time that he would pay ready money on delivery,
instead of which he took the goods out of his house and
sold them, and she never saw him since until the present
moment.
An attorney named Salmon, also entered an opposition
for a debt of 23/.
Another creditor named Pater, stated that the insol-
vent called upon him, and induced him to supply a large
quantity of goods which he disposed of under circumstances
precisely similar to those detailed by the first witness.
The quaint manner in which this witness gave
deuce, and the hearty imprecations With which he a •
themistd the insolvent's conduct and the manner -
which he had been victimised, drew down roars of latip: •
ter from & very crowded Court,