The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-26 00:00:00

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vticularly the Stock Exchange, that Sir Robert
Feel alluded, in the course of last session, to the. pos-
sibility of being able to effect a financial operation of
great importance, whereby a considerable reduction
would be effected in the annual charge of the public
debt. He made that statement in allusion to the
price of Consols at that period, (April, 1842), as an
evidence of the confidence reposed in his Govern-
ment. When the chiefs of the Administration
pointed with triumph to the prices of the funds as an
index to the confidence reposed in the present Go-
vernment, Consols were at 91. They are now 93f
to t, more than 2 per cent. higher than in April
last ; but that forms no sure test of public feeling in
favour of or against the present Cabinet. It is, in fact, a
proof of 'the prevalence and inveterate permanency of
that national distress which Sir R. Peel first denied alto- 1
gether, and, when driven to admit, he only retreated
from his first denial to fall back upon the allegation
that it was partial and evanescent, and would speedily
disappear. That distress, however, continues, and
has been permanent, instead of yielding to his mea-
sures. There is no revival of trade, and money re-
mains a drug in too few hands, who cannot find eli-
gible investment for it. There is no demand for it to
embark in commercial or manufacturing enterprise,
and thus the absence of activity in trade necessarily
creates a demand for stock, and Consols form the only
safe means by which reasonable interest can be ob-
tained by capitalists. The immediate aspect of things
gives no reason to suppose that any general revival
can be looked for before 1843. The late failures in
the corn trade still hang heavy on the market, and a
dead weight from that source creates a distrust in
I. )mbard-street which it will take a long time to
o (ercome.
Letters received from Paris this morning mention
the suspension of payment of three houses at Mar-
seilles connected with the corn trade, namely, Messrs.
Archias and Co., Messrs. A. Guizot and Co., and
Messrs. Rey Brothers. Nor are these all. We fear
that the roll of misfortune originating from that
source is not vet •complete. A loss of 1,200,0001.,
which fell upon the Corn market• here and abroad by
tl.e recent speculations in Mark-lane, cannot be wound
ty in a hurry ; and some time yet must elapse before
ad the ramifications and extent of the mischief can
he, ascertained.

LAW I mild:, LIGENCE.
COURT OF .1 RUPTCY, Oct. 24.
(Before Commissio •r Sir C. F. WILLIAMS.)
IN RE HODGSON, OTHERS, AND DOVER.
This day was fixed fs. s • final examination of Mr.
John Dover, of this firm $ !carried on the business
ty. wholesale chemists a ; g,g,ists,'at the Three
Crnes wharf, Upper Th = reet.
`.'here have been several . inations in relation to
ti ;5 extraordinary bankru, and in the course of
w'dch it appeared that the, house, being in difficulties
between three and four years since, Mr. Dover went
oN to the Continent, where he continued to live until
he was brought to England by the issue of the fiat
about the month of February last. Upon leaving
home he gave a power to one of his clerks to sign bills
and cheques in the name of the firm, and bills in
al,undance were the result, Mr. Dover never requiring
any., even an 'annual account of the state of his affairs.
Debts have.been already proved to the amount of
about 30,0001.
The following is the abstract of the balance-Sheet of
John Dover, in partnership with T. Hodgson till his
6.,ath, and subsequently as survivor, from the Bth Feb.,
1336, to the 14th Feb., 1842 :--•
Dr.

_ £. s. d.
Trade creditors on his estate
Ditto, ditto, T. Hodgson and J. Dover 259 3 1
Family Creditors 7,662 3 7
Ditto, ditto, T. Hodgson and J. Dover 3,600 0 0
Liabilities, for which I received no
value
Ditto on customers' bills, discounted

9,242 1 3

1,619 3 1

and returned
Capital (being sayplus on stock taken,
Bth February, 1836) : 9,650 1 9
Pro-fit: on sundry speculations
Fixtures (prior to the commencement

of this account)

101 8 0

£51,355 0' 7

Cr. £ s. d.
Good debts
Stock
Bills handed to official
assignee
Fixtures

201 17 3
101 8 0

£9,973 18 01
Ilad-and doubtful debts 9,446 11 2
Liabilities, per contra
Ditto on customers' bills, ditto 1,619 3 1
NPt loss on trade . from January 3,
183 G, to January,- 1840 . 5,898 3. 5
Ditto mom Jan., 1640, Ao.Eeb., 1842 5,621 310
JOSSI33-on sundry speculations 4,825 2 9
Amount drawn out by T. Hodgson
1 n 1836
l 837 . - 219 11 9
1S .% l3l 16 3
1839 .
1840. l7B 12 . 0

Drawn out by John Dover.
in 1836. £Bl3 9 2
1837...• 836 7 3
1838 1,178 0 11
1839. 837 12 2
1840
56 6 0

2,921 15 6

lundry- creditors not debited to any

703 6 0

account

• £51,141 6 10
Fhe bankrupt, having sworn be accuracy of
~se accounts, was declare to have passed his final
7:7c.uniziation.

OCT. 25.
IN ILE LEWIS GOODMAN.

This day was aWoinied fur the choice of assignees
under the fiat against the bankrupt who carried on
business as an extensive draper and mercer in
Tottenham Court-road. A number of proofs were
t:ldered, none, of which were opposed, until one on
past of Mr. T. Salomons was submitted to the
C dirt, when it appeared that the bankrupt had married
Mr. Salomons' daughter in the year 1838, and since
a time the latter had been in the habit of accom-
modating him with cheques to a very large amount.
Shortly before the issuing of the fiat, when the
accounts between them were made out, a sum
(according to the• statement of Mr. Salomons) of
1,093/. ss. 3d. remained due to him for principle and
interest upon some of those transactions, and this sum
he now sought to prove in order that he might have a
voice -in the appointment of the assignees. After
some discussion the Learned Commissioner decided
that in the present state of the case Mr. Salomon&
proof could not be admitted.
Mr. Brown, of the firm of Brown, Roberts, and
Co., who was the petitioning creditor, and
Spencer, were eventually chosen assignees.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. '
OLD CO UR T.
(Before the RECORDER.)
CHARGE or CONSPIRACY.--Morris Myers, Joseph
Zkfyers, George Daniels, Abraham Cohen, and Charles
Finney, surrendered to take their trial upon an indict-
ment charging them with conspiring to effect a forci-
ble and illegal entry into the premises of Mr. John
Adams, and creating a disturbance and riot.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prose-
tion ; Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Prendergast appeared
for the defendants. The first witness called was—
Augustus Dolly, a- Sheriff's officer, who had been
entrusted with a writ to arrest Adams, but had been un-
able to find him until the defendants Myers, who occupy
Premises adjoining to Adams, went, on the 4th of
August last, at . seven in the morning, with John
V,Vihite—witness's man. Cohen accompanied them.
nery took . a shovel and pickaxe with them. John
White accompanied
.the defendants on the morning in
question, and
Adams. „tttoko his station in the yard to arrest
pointed to-awaitnmsess
by
edown in his shirt-sleeves. Was
man pointed out to h‘paam
Myers. Witness arrested the
as Adams.
John Adams—l superintendentt of a flock-
manufactury, in George-street, Whitechapel. The
premises are enclosed ee sets of gates. On the
morning of the 4th of August
gotwuas aroused from my
bed by some disturbance. I
Myers p and went to the
manufactory. I met Joseph
with half the gate on his back. It had been away
off the hinge.- I took the gate away from
pulled
and some came out of
Myers and.. his men seized hold of me and elmcepthinnin;
down. Icalled to my men,
my factory aria helped me.
cross.ex4pined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I knew that
`:,ere was a Writ Out against me at the suit of Mr.
Finney. No one came up and said he • arrested me
.
on.a writ of ca. Sit. Some man at a distance said, " I
have got a paper." I did not call for assistance
against a Sheriff's officer. I told the men to keep off
the man with tha paper. I called out to have the
`,Aa let off from the boiler. I did not shout out to
have the fir '-doors 'oe-- d I did not pitch the
Sheriff's officer into.'
a hole; .1
could not. I escaped
before any
officer touched
Ile-examined by Mr. K---"'
Bon:. il'• Alyers had nothing
to do with the debt.
_James Perry was , .
been called to the one of the workmen who had
assistanceMyersb of the prosecutor. He
saw the defelpdant- reaking down the gates.
The RECORPER suggested that the case should be
settled. It was a' most tr
shameful tha4 th iitthlie7--t• trumpery case ; and it was
. . • um should b
eight hours, on 'the *iedetha
.d 4. of the e. wasted
. for
case which ought to have been Settled'rsslon, .by a
There had been fault S-on bothsids.. '
out of Court.
was clear
that the defendants had used unnecessary
animproper
violence.
rm y ilad gond to the premises at an
tad usedusedunuecesary vioka li
ce. hour,
He would 61,,,g.