Star.
London, England, 1825-12-20 00:00:00

MESSRS: CHAMBERS AND SON, BANKERS

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Yokerdar the, ....antssinners of Bankrupts in this
estate held another meeting, at the Cour:, in Basing-
hall-street, to receive proofs of debts, and to transact
such other business as might be deemed necessary.
Chambers and his Ste were in attendance.
Nr. Mairstaw, an attorney to the Provsional A-sig.
nees, upon a claim of 1831. Bs. being tendered as due
to the Directors of the S:. Lieorge's Scholl of Instruc-
don, being the residue of the sum originally deposited
in the banking-house by the Managers of the Charity,
asked the Commissioners if any one cr tsio persons
could draw that which seal entered in the name of a
particular body, and not in their own ?
The SECitlreMtif to the Institution begged to submit,
that the money was virtually invested in leis name and
that of the Directori, one of wh m attended to make
the affidavit, by consent of the whol •. None of the
money, he also said, could be drawn out without the
cheques being countersigned by him as Secretary.
The Commissioners held there could be no bjection
to the reception of the offered affidavits, as they were
made with the concurrence of all.
The necessary proofs were then received.
Mr. T. Puccncx, on the part of the Committee or
Provisional Assignees, opposed the claim of the Rev.
Mr. Hicks, for 12831. 103. dne to him as one of the exe-
cutors of the Rev. George Elwei,- on the ground that
the demand could not be personally made upon Mr.
Ch imbeis, but must be made conjointly upon the
bankrupts. The facts were simply these:--About the
year 1821, the- elder Mr. Chambers and Mr. Hicks
were appointed executors to the estate of Mr. Elwes,
Olson whose account a very large sum of money was.
deposited in the bankrupts house. but Mr. Chambers
changed it from the name of Mr. Elwes, and placed it
to the credit of the firm, and of course debited him-
self as debtor to the deceased's estate so much. Mr.
Hicks, his co-executor, he desired to draw upon Cham-
bers and Son, for any money required to pay off the
legacies willed by the testator, which was done fre-
quently and entered in the regular way. If, therefore,
Mr. Chambers had, in the exercise of his duty, as
executor, placed the money in a house which failed,
he not being aware of the insolvency of the establish-
ment, could not be expected to become personally
_liable, but was bound to proceed, in conjunction with
the other executor, for the recovery of the dividend ;
awl, supposing Mr. Chambers bad placed the money.
in any other house which had failed, it could not be
expected that he was to become responsible for the
loss. He had not been guilty of any dereliction of
duty, and had the full concurrence of Mr. Hicks, as
that Gentleman bad riot objected to the money bring
so deposited. The Learned Counsel urged th s point
at very considerable length, observing. that the money
being placed to the Messrs. Chamber' account, was
merely a continuation of that of the deceased person.
Mr. Hicks always drew upon Messrs. Chambers and
Son, awl not upon Mr. Chambers personally.
Mr..Dastetan, for Mr. Hicks, contended, that
the-time of the transfer of the property from the one
count to the other, Mr. Chambers must have been
it'any.and must bare known that when the
last atim, making up the present demand, was paid
into his bank, it was in a tottering condition. Tbe
Learned Gentleman entered at large into the proceed-
ings in Chancery upon some part i f Mr. Elwes's estate,
and said, Mr. Chambets, about two months before be
stopped payment, paid into the hands of the Ac,
countant-General 20,0001. belonging to the testator by
an Order of Court, and then, he considered, must have
,Iraown he could not stand. Ile denied Mr. Chambers's
tight to make any aransfer.. unless Le iendered.himself
personally liable for the whole.
Mr. Paccece asked Mr. Chambers if be knew two month"
before his failure that.he was in'a state of Insolvency ?
Mr. chambers.—. Most certainly not.

After some further discussion of a 'am interesting
nature, the Commissioners adjourned the question for
tits then consideration, observing, that if the demand
was made personally upon Mr. Chambers, the claimant
could have no vote for the choice of assignees to the
bankrupts estate.
Mr. Pou.ocx opposed the claim of hfr.James Denew,
of Charles-street, Bea ke:ey-square, amounting to .3681.
but upon examination, it proving to be a fair and
just demand, it was received, and Mr. Denew was sword.
, Mr. Denew, in making affidavits of several debts he
had purchased, said, at the time of -purchasing those
'debts he told the parties they %vete acting very fo.,lishly
to sell them, as he was suit the house would pay 20s.

tn-the pound, and he was of opinion they could-do so
still. tie was sol!cited to purchase the debts, be never
Applied to do so, and he paid I Os. in the pound.:
The COMM having received a great number of anopioned
roots, 20,;octned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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G UILDHA LL.

4wrge Awl Lowe was charged with embezzling various sums of
money, which had come into his hoods, as clerk to Messrs. Valpy,
the printers, in Red Lien-court, Fleet-etreer.
Mr. S. Hunt, the Solicitor for the prosecution briefly recap!.
Want the nature of the charges he intended to bring forward, pre-
midng that lie did not mean to spew the ratan of the prisoner's
guilt. whose embezzlements amounted altogether, he said, to be.
tween two and three rhousatid pounds, bat should be content when
he bad lend a suMeient ground for his cocassitasem.
Mr. ft. Valpy, stated that they were publishing a large work
bearing the this of the Dolphin Classics, which was delivered to
the subscribers at les. lilts. Ws. and 21s. each part, accenting to the
time when the subscription was made, The prisoner was their in-'
door clerk, and whenever any money was brought to the counting-
boom, it was his duty to call either of the partners, if they were in
the way, to receive the cash ; and if they were abseot, to enter It in
a book, aid render an account from time to time. It appeared that
on the 11th of April, Mr. Lys, a solicitor In Took's-court, Chan-
cery-lane, called at the countingubouse, and paid. Sit. es. by a
cheque oa 14esers. Dimon and Co. of Chancery.lane. on annum of
a friend of his, a Mr. Pattellee" the prisoner gave a receipt for. the
sum in his own name. and the
.cheqee was duly pressonl mod
cashed at the banker's, but the amount had never been anmsmtod
for. In another instance, Mr. Watford. the solicitor to the CoMein,
called and paid the prisoner an order for twelve guineas, open MI
brother, of the Arm of Watford and Green* of Coientan-street. men
chants, taking the prisoner's receipt. The order had bees exchanged
at Messrs. Watford and Green's` for a cheque so Messrs. amiss',
and the nob had been obtained open that cheque, at the banking-
house, but the primmer had sever scesented for it; In a thirdnose,
the prisoner had received and not accounted for a sum of U. en
brought to the counting-house by gee of his (Mr. V.'s) apprentice'.
Mr. Romps, the bookseller, at Hama Rare. Upon the din.
dingy et souse embezzlements by an out doer rialto' short tinge
einee,it beetease necessary to write to all the peesons oa their books,
an* be was surprised that a great many of them took no Dodge et
the letters. The fact was, however, he believed, that the prisoner
hod aithlseld their answers, and put the men they contained into
liib ewe pocket; for upon writing to them again gm the present or.-
cadon, his aarmpondents in Ilellteeelie instances (be produced a
tinge roll of their letters) alleged that they had sent the. cash when
be wrote before.
Several winsome* were called to establish the three charges end
she Aldersuni (J. J. Suns) communed the prisoner, wino offered no
debase, upon each of them.

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