The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-04 00:00:00

Did Mr. Warrick ask you whether you examined into the
affairs of the bankrupt in an action with Heeles and Co ?—I do
not recollect.
Did you not then tell him that you had Heeles' bill in the
cash-box ?—I do not recollect.
Do you believe you said anything to him on that occasion in
words to that effect?—l think not.
Did you say that the securities you held would not amount to
one-third of your liabilities ?—No. I never used the word liabi-
lity in a reference to any one in my life.
Did you tell him what security you held ?—No ; I might have
said I held a lease for my own 3,0001., but do not recollect
I did.
Did you not inform him you held a joint-note of the bank-
rupt and his brother for 7,000/. ?—I do not recollect
Did you on the Ist of January, 1842, call upon Mr. Warrick,
and see him in his counting .house ?—Yes, about that time.
Did you say you understood he was summoned to give evi-
dence in the matter of William Hitchcock ?—Yes.
Did you then ask him as to the purport of a reference you
gave in March ? He said he was summoned for that purpose.
Did he say that he must, if required, go forward and swear
that it would be very convenient to have stated at the time the
reference was made, that we had, in addition to the lease, the
joint security of G. and W. Hitchcock?--Yes, or words to that
effect.
Did you assign any reason why you did not inform them
that you held the security of G. Hitchcock ?--I said he must
have misunderstood me, or I him, respecting that.
In what way do you mean that he must have misunderstood
you ?—Because he asked if I had any other security.
Do you mean that by not disclosing to Mr. Warrick that you
held the security of Mr. George Hitchcock, he misunderstood
you ? He never asked me the question.
I)id lie not ask if you held security, and the nature of that
security, in March. He said he understood you held a lease?
—Yes : I said we held a lease. That was at our house.
Did Mr. Warrick, in January, say, Why did you'isot tell me
in confidence that you held the joint note, and you replied,
that if you had done so, Mr. Warrick would not have trusted
him, or words to that effect?—Yes; but I do not recollect his
using the words as you repeat them. If he did, my reason
would be not to injure Mr. George /litchrock.
If you told Mr. Warrick that you held the joint note of
George Hitchcock and the bankrupt, do you believe, if it
would injure Mr. G. Hitchcock in his estimation, it would
have injured the bankrupt also, and that he would not have
trusted the bankrupt ?—I have no belief to give on it. A per-
son may judge for himself.
Was not the reference to you respecting the credit of the
bankrupt ?—Yes.
Was it in any manner relating to the credit of G. Hitch-
cock ?—No.
Is it usual when an inquiry is made respecting the credit
of a person to disclose the nature of an account,
and what securities are held ?—Tkat depends on the
questions put. It is not usual to put such searching ques-
tions as Mr. Warrick said he put to me. I never recollect
such a reference in my life.
• Is it not usual when questions are put asking whether you
hold security, to disclose what securities you hold ?—Mr.
Warrick did not ask me concerning all the securities. He
asked me if I held a lease.
Did you see the bankrupt at any time in July at your count-
ing-house ?—Yes, I did.
Did you ask him to send any goods to you ?—Certainly not.
Did any conversation take place about the linens in your pre-
sence?—Not any.
Did any conversation take place about the reduction of your
debt ?—The conversation that took place was in the presence
of his brother George. It was on the 31st July, respecting
a reduction to make to his brother, the bankrupt, and which
had been spoken of by Messrs. Gladstone the day before.
Do you recollect what that reduction was?—l told his
brother George, the bankrupt had complained of our not
giving him sufficient support, and that he had not an-
swered the references so as to gain him good credit, or
words to that effect; and that having so large an
account with us was injurious to him, and said we had
no wish to injure him, and not to lie under that opinion.
We had therefore made up our minds to settle our account,
and that we had taken a partner from a very respectable house
for that purpose.
Was that all that was said ?—I do not recollect anything
more particular. He seemed to be pleased.
Had you any other interview with him ?—The bankrupt
returned the same day and wished to know how much we in-
tended to write off his account, and. Mr. Gladstone replied
2,3001. The bankrupt said, that is very handsome, and that
he would take 10 days to consider of it.
Was there any calculation at that or any oth r interval in
July gone into by the bankrupt, at a hich you were presen- ?
Yes, about the 13th July. He called and said he could not
find for any one to take the account, but he had a proposition
to make from his brother George, that he felt very uncom-
fortable about the security of the 7,000/. ; that Mr. Rogers
knew nothing about it.
Did you ask the bankrupt if his estate would pay 10s. in the
pound ?—No ; the bankrupt called two or three times to in-
duce it= to give up the brother's security, which we, on all oc-
casions declined doing ; and upon one occasion, towards the
end of July, the bankrupt said if he were to be unfortunate and
driven into the Gazette, his estate could notpay so little as 10s.
in the pound, and therefore in any way we could not lose so much
as we offered to take off his account, urging this as a reason
why we should change securities with his brother George,
and give up the 7,0001. security. On one occasion' being
asked why he did not bring his brother George over, he said
he was very unhappy about his wife's illness, and that she never
would be better, or words to that effect.
Are you certain that this last interv:ew occurred in the latter
end of July, or beginning of August ?—I believe it was in July.
Did you call on the bankrupt or Mr. G. Hitchcock on 4th
June, 1841, and obtain a renewal of the promissory-note for
7,000/. ?—Yes. I called on George.
Did you obtain the renewal of that note ?—Yes.
Did you give up the original note ?—I think I did. I think
he would have required it.
Did you require payment of the original note, or any part of
it ?—No.
Did you in Feb., 1841, give instructions to your clerk to ob-
tain the bankrupt's acceptance for 5251. 12s. 6d. as interest fur
the 7,000/.?—No.
Do you know if Mr. Gladstone or any person in your house
gave such instructions ?—No.
Do you know if you now hold beyond the pecuniary securities
following, viz.:-1,000/., George Hitchcock's guarantee; Ba.•
zecott's security for 500/.; and the note for 7,000/.;—Messrs.
Ileeles and Co.'s bill for 8631. odd, and the additional security
of Heeles and Co.'s 2031. 17s. 10d., and Dobson's acceptance
for 50/. ?—I think we hold the two first, and that the last has
been paid ; and that we also hold one of 500/., of which 300/.
has been paid.
Do you know if an action is pending against Heeles and Co.
for the recovery of his securities ?—Yes, I think there is.
Have you the cheque for 2,000/. ?—No.
Did you take that cheque to Messrs. Overy ?—Yes, on the
4th May.
On the occasion of your paying that cheque to Messrs.
Overy and Co., did you obtain from them the bill of ex-
change for 2,000/. ?—No.
The witness here corrected his answer as to taking the
cheque to the Messrs. Overy. Did not know to whom it was
taken.
Do you believe that cheque was given to take up the bill of
2,000/. ?—I cannot tell.
Has you firm received that bill due on the 4th of May from
Messrs. Overy ?—I do not know.
Have you received it from your own bankers ?—Not to my
knowledge.
Have you seen it since it became due ?—Not to my recollec-
tion. The examination of the witness here concluded.
The case of Messrs. Cook and Gladstone terminated here.
Mr. Maisnox addressed the Court on behalf of the bank-
rupt ; and regretted that a case so peculiar and so interesting
to all commercial people was not confined to abler hands.
Mr. Mardon went into the evidence as detailed, mid which
we have given at so much length ; and contended that
the bankrupt's balance-sheet was perfeAly correct, and
that he had given up all his estate to his credi-
t‘Ts. He did not intend to justify his conduct on
the occasion of his giving up his linens to the Messrs.
Cook and Gladstone. On that occasion he was wanting in
moral courage, but he was not treated in the manner which
his straightforward conduct merited.

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COORT.
John Retry, 25, was Indicted for feloniously stealing a cash-
box, several bills of exchange, some draughtsnuponis/olrfesosros.
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The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was
sentenced to ten years' transportation.
Joseph Cherry was indicted for feloniously cutting and
maiming John Raymond, with intent to do him some grievous
bodily harm. Mr....Clarkson defended the prisoner.
It appeared that. on Dec. 28, the prosecutor and the pri-
soner, who lodge in the same house in Whitechapel, had some
altercation together ; and the prisoner, who was very drunk
and violent, suddenly left the room, and shortly afterwards
the prosecutor was told that he was coming to him with a
knife, and he almost immediately entered the room with a knife
in his hand. The prosecutor told him to drop it, and he re-
plied, " No, I mean it for you ;" and he immediately plunged
the knife into his right arm. It appeared that the wound was
very severe, and that the prosecutor was laid up for five weeks
in the hospital,
The Jury found the prisoner guilty ; and Mr. Justice
CRESSWELL sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labourfor six calendar months.

The Learned Judges left the Court about one o'clock, for
the purpose of attending the House of Lords.
(Before the BEco ELDER. )
The officer of the Court informed the Recorder that a wit-
ness, whose name was upon the back of a bill, refused to take
the oath.

The RECORDER directed the individual to stand forward, and
he accordingly got into the witness-box.. It was stated that
he was the
_same person mentioned in the police report of
Thursday.
The RECORDER asked why he refused to be sworn.
He answered that he had a conscientious scruple to take an
oath, believing it contrary to the dictates of Scripture.
The RECORDER enquired whether he belonged to the So-
ciety of Friends, or to any other society that by Act of Parlia-
ment was excused from taking the ordinary oath ?—He replied
that he did not think the law exempted him, but he must de-
cline to take the oath.
The RECOREER said if there was any particular form of oath
which he considered binding upon his conscience, he was at
liberty to make use of it; but otherwise the law required him
to take the oath, and he was bound to obey the law, and he
(the Recorder) could not release him from his liability.
The individual said he could not take the oath. He felt so
strong a scruple to doing it, that he had alloived property to be
stolen from him without taking any proceedings against the
parties.
The RECORDER—That is to say, you acquiesce in a felony
rather than perform a duty which the law casts upon you for
the protection of society.
The person remarked that he did not think his evidence was
material.

The RECORDER said he could not go into the question of
the materiality of his evidence.—(lt turned out that the per-
son was a pawnbroker, that some of the stolen property was
pledged with him, and his evidence was, therefore, very im-
port ant.)
The RECORDER observed that it appeared he was a material
witnesss, and if he refused to be sworn he must take the con-
sequences. The Court was bound to obey the law, and to put
it in force,

he book was then tendered to him, when he refused to be
sworn.

The RECORDER endeavoured to induce the person to alter
his determination, and pointed out to him the necessity of

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-
MAR LB OROUGH-STREET.
Wednesday, John Smith, a sturdy labouring man, was
charged with drunkenness, begging, and violently as-
saulting John Horsford, a constable of the Mendicity
Society.
Horsford stated that he saw the man on Tuesday
evening begging in Oxford-street. He heard him use
abusive and indecent language to ev. ry one who refused
to give him money, and then he went with his brother
to take him into custody. The prisoner, who is a very
powerful man, immediately knocked both constables
down, and a desperate struggle commenced. The pri-
soner kicked witness over all parts of the body, and re-
sisted with such ferocity that had not. persons come to
the assistance of the constables the prisoner would have
got away.
Mr. MALTBY considered the case as one of a very ag-
gravated description, and, therefore, sentenced the man
to three months imprisonment.
Mr. Chapple, vestry clerk of St. George's, attended
yesterday before Mr. Maltbv, to give some explanations
relative to the ease of the girl Laws, which appeared in
the papers of Saturday last. Mr.
Chapple said the girl was now an inmate of the
workhouse, and on the next Board-day her ease would
be inquired into. lie had, however, no doubt that the
sequel of the investigation would prove that her proper
parish was St. James's. He wished to vindicate Mr.
Uowad from the imputations thrown upon him by some
portion of the Press, in consequence of the statement of
Mr. Nicholson, that the girl in the first instance received
a shilling from Mr. Romad to get a bed in the parish of
St. James. The reverse of this, he asserted, was the fact.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
(From The Sun of yesterday.)
Wednesday the very extensive preparations in
and about the House of Lords, for the reception
of her Majesty and her Illustrious visitor to open
the Parliament, were completed, but not until a
late hour; and during the day many upholsterers,
men and women, carpenters, &c., were actively
occupied with the works. The reason of their
labours being thus protracted was the alterations
made in the usual preparations, to accommodate
the great accession of numbers in the Long Gal-
lery, in the. Peers' and Strangers' Galleries, as
well as in the body of the House. Heretotbre
the arrangements were such, that all persons
Who procured tickets could be seated. Now
that plan is entirely altered. Hence a tar larger
number of persons will be admitted; it perhaps
would not be quite correct tosay aceommodated.
All are tostand. There'are several additional rows
of graduated star ions in the Long Gallery,
railed in front, but no seats. - In some instances
thero will be four, five, and six rows of per-
sons, the stations going to a vast height.; and
there are many of these raised platforms where
no places were previously allowed for visitors.
To all these places the company will be admitted
early, but there is not the least opportunity to
sit down, except among the feet, sh ink! there
happen-to be room, of those behind them. The
side or Peers' galleries are also without seats;
the two rows of seats heretofore in them were
yesterday removed, and arrangements made for
the introduction of three and four rows of ladies,
Peeresses,. and Peeresses' daughters, having the
galleries in addition to a considerable portion of
the body of the House. All the seats are re-
moved also from the Strangers' and Com-
mons Members' gallery,. except_ the front row
usually occupied by reporters, but the '' fourth"
is on the present occasion to give way to the part-
ners and daughters of the second estate. Even
from the body of the House all seats for Peers,:&c.,
are removed, one row on each side excepted.
JUdging from the arrangements made, and the
tickets issued, it is expected that every part of
the Howe and galleries, except around the
Throne, will be crowded to excess, nearly all
the company being without seats. The whole ar-
rangements, however, are such, by means of gra-
dually raised flooring, &c , as to secure to every
person in the Royal Gallery the view of her Ma-
jesty and the Royal visitors with their respective
retinues as they pass to the House of Lords, and
to those in the House the cornpletest view of the
Throne. Such has been the a nxiety itt this re-
spect,that the flooring behind Black Rod'sbox,and
at the lower end of the House below the bar, is
reconstructed OH all unexceptionably ascending
scale. As the admission of such vast numbers
as will assemble wit!lin the walls of the House
will somewhat try the strength of various
places where company may be assembled, it is
right and prudent to state that the galleries, and
platforms in the Royal Gallery, &c., have been
subjected to the severest trials by the accumula-
tion on them of more weights than can be assem-
bled on one to-day. For instance, in the Stran-
gers' Gallery, at the lower end of the House, set
apart for Peereses and their daughters, nearly
300 men have been introduced at one time, and
experiments of a similar character have been ap-
plied to the Peers' side-galleries, and the lodge-
ments in the Royal Long Gallery.
The elevation on which the throne is stationed
and the floor of the House have been newly carpet-
'tenew--new crimson velvet, new
coldd Thebandinghi one is ne
and fringe, with newly-covered
footstool. But the Prince of Wales's chair and
t
footstool, now placed on the right ofthe Throne,
and on a level with it, may be termed the gems
of the House. They are exquisite tasteful pieces
of workmanship. The chair is of the same
pattern with the throne, but somewhat smaller.
Like the throne, it is covered with crimson vel;-
vet, bordered with wide gold banding, and deco-
rated with rich deep gold fringe. The back is
high, and surmounted with appropriate devices
from the Royal Arms. About two-thirds high are
embroidered the Prince s feathers, the feathers
in silver, banded and bounded with gold, and the
workmanship evinces first-rate artistical skill.
They stand out boldly as it' literally waving over
the fpundation of " Ich Dien." The canopy is
only renovated. The velvet has been " redipped,"
and there still remain embroidered on it the
letters "G. II.," prepared for George IV., and
which answered for the Latinized name of 'Wil-
liam IV. but which will not look very well over
the head and crown of Queen Victoria. - As
that
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correct lettering should not have characterised the
sbee n
appearance of the Royal canopy over the Throne
on the present distimoished occasion, The summit
ofthe canopy, however, is beautifully redecorated,
having around it new gold fringe, and on the
drapery appear crowns boldly embroidered. - On
the right of the Throne, but on the floor of the •
House, and near the Bench of Bishops, is a plain
chair for the King of Prussia, and on the left of
the Throne, as heretofore, is placed Prince Al-
bert's chair. Under the Peers' Gallery, on the
left of the Throne, and in line with the Opposition
benches, are placed four chairs. These will be
occupied by Foreign Princes, and in the even-
ing are to be devoted to the King of Prussia, &c.,
should he feel disposed, which it is expected he
will, to see the Lords assembled in their delibe-
rative capacity, and to hear the debate on the
Address.
In the House of Commons further improve-
ments, by time introduction of additional glasses
around the flames, have been made by Mr. Gu-
rney, whose plan, it will be remembered, super-
seded that of Sir F. Trench, not only in the
House, but in the Speaker's room, „in the
lobby, and the passages leading to the House;
and the effect of all those lights as so altered
was tested yesterday, on Tuesday, and on several
previous evenings. For the preservation of or -
der in approaching the House of Lords, and to
prevent Members rushing forward and getting
in front of the Speaker, and the unseemly bustle
thereby occasioned, there have been prepared
barriers along the passage leading to the bar of
the House of Lords, which will effectually guard
against the recurrence of such inconvenience.

__ _ _ • _ _ _____ ._ .
FrancaisA T
'Toulon letter, in the Courrter
says :—" The extraordinary commission appointed to examminf
the cravats which were twice rejected by the ordinary
incoac.
mission has decided that the articles in question are not,.
cordance with the terms of the contract, nor innory and it
suit-
able for the corps to whose wear they were destined;
he
previousnal are still
has, therefore, definitively refused them.
minations as to the late malpractices in the es have already been
have
sed delin.
going on, but a great number of
examined, and the court-martial
course of -Of next month. A
quents is expected to sit in the
the conduct of Lieutenant
superior court-martial is called pen
, bad t-2 the command of the steam( r
Brun, of the navy, M.? rmailee.,,
Brandon, when she wal lost LT
AND -
PusEYISM.--We
THE BISHOPS ~ , t
following announcement from a
received thequarter
to be well informed :—" A meeting of the
whic% ought . ~, , . .
Bishops will shortly talcs place m
London; for. the pur-
pogt of considering tli. present state of the Church, in
ivirrence to the doctrines lately put forth in some of the
Tracts for the Times.' " The time seems to have ar-
rived when some such proceeding on the part of the head
of the Church as is here announced is imperatively ne-
op,,,v Kt,,,,,,i,-,,,,-; witne?„thi,67A,srseuppo exa.