Star.
London, England, 1827-07-16 00:00:00

AW INTELLIGENCE.
• COURT OF CHANCERY, Jess t•.
1* ?Kt SIATnt 01 1111101114.
The 1.0014 D COANtiLLOO gave jedgment on thir peti-
tion presented in this bankruptcy. The particulars have
Arcady been stated. The act of trading on which thr
eaibmission was grounded consisted dnly in the alleged,
lbankrupt having made and sold Mitts on his pwn free
hold estate. The question was, whether they brought i
him within the Bankrupt Act es a trader ? His Lord-
ship now stated his opinion to be in the negative. He'
said he was satisfied that it was not intended when the
late Act passed, that it should extend to such cases as,
this. If he had entertained any doubts upon the sub.
jot% they would have been removed by a reference to,
111 r. Eden's Treatise on the Bankrupt Laws, in which it'
• was expressly stated. that a man making bricks on his'
awn land did not come within the provisions of the Act.
It would be recollected that Mr. Eden was the franierl
of the Act, and his authority was therefore, in a qua-
tints of this sort, entitled to some weight. Under the'
,old Act it was clear that the peitioner could not have
been made a bankrupt. for that spoke only of persons'
who were tenants. The petitioner was the freeholder
and owner of the estate on which the bricks were made.
He was therefore of opinion, that the'commis ion could
aot be supported. and ordered that it should be super.
seded accordingly.

VICR.CHANCRGLOR'S COURT, Jam 14.
vir. sum NAV WALIIEWITON AN, MOW.

TM Irsen-Cnancettes was ea:spied all day in hearing this
eative, which was adjourned till Monday (this day). in cense—
/news ad the absence of Sir C. Wetherell, who was engaged at
the Cateltpit.

'COURT 011 KING'S BENCH, JULY 14.
TIN RING AGAINST HALLETT AND OTHERS.

This was an indictment aKainst Waitron Hallett,
Thouuta Oliver, Zechariah ThompsoU, and Robert,
Edward Richardson, charging them with haring col•
spired to procure the issue of a fraudulent Commission
Of Bankruptcy. itt order to cheat their creditors. The
first count charged theta with conspiring together to
defraud Charles Henderson, the elder ; and the second'
charce.l them with the same offi.nce, in order to defraud
Charles Henderson, the younger, and the partner of
Hallett, out of his hair share of their joint effects.
The ArroarszT.GaireaAr., Mr. GURKIT, and Mr.
Easaturcotrducted the prosecution.
The COMMON SeaoL%NT, Mr. Carrie, and. Mr.
HuTcamor, conducted the defence.
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Mr. Emus' having opened the pleadings,
The ATTORNIY-GSWIRAL rose anti observed, that as,
'mid the clt fendanls, Robert Edward Richardson, had
made some important diiclo.ures, which were likely to,
promote the ends of justice, it was not bis intention to
pursue the prosecution against him.
Richardson was then acquitted and discharged.
The ATTOKNIY.474ISRAI. then stated the nature of

the prosecution. • . .
The defendant Hallett, is an attorney, who carried
on business in Northe atherland-street, New-road, Mary-
la-bonne, in partnership with a young man named Hen-
derson. When the partnership was formed, they put
two hundred •and fifty pounds each into ttle concern,
but finding that sum insufficient for the management of
the business, they applied to the elder Haider eon, who
consented to advance his son and Hallett n 4ival of
six kanJusd pounds. upon the secerity of is warrant of.
malmsey. mhich warrant, however, was writ to be ere-
cued for at lout six months afterwards, or without
sufficient notice. The business, as menisci by Hallett.
proved to be very successful; but it appealed that Hen-
derson lett the whole weight upu Hnflett, and from ill
health and a disposition to pleasure, ti equently absented
himself for a considerable time from the office, andre-
tired to the country. Hallett being displeased with
these proceedings.. and -some altercation having taken
place' respecting the drawing of money from 'their
banker's, the elder Henderson proposed that the part-
nership should be dissolved upon certain conditions.
Hallett, however, refused to consent to any conditions
except the mete return Of the money which had been
advincee, together with the two hundred and fifty
pounds• pitted originally in the firm. Upon this ter-
Mination of the negotiation, Mr: Henderson, the elder,
pin an execution into the house. Of Hallett, on the au
thority of the power of attorney, ilthOngh be bad de•
dared his. intention not to demand the six hundred
pounds until the .following February. This was on the
23d of December, 1826. Hallett, enraged at the course
adopted by Mr. Henderson, then determined to recur*
a Commission of Bankruptcy, for. the purpose, as it was
expressed, of sweeping all off; but as the property of
the firm, in available debts, had been ascertained to be,
' upwards of 3,376 i. and the whole of the debts, exclesive
of the 6001. to be ender 1001. he telt a great difficulty.
in procuring a petitioning creditor. By the advice of'
Richardson, his clerk, he went to Croydon for the poi,
pose of inducing Mr. Nicene, an attorney, with whom
Richardson had formerly lived, to accept a check of
1001. and afterwards take kbill of exchange for that
amount, in order to swear to the amount as a petition-
ing creditor under a Commission. Mr. Hiscox, how-
ever, refused to have any thing to do with it, and
Haiku was ultimately obliged to give a bill of 1001.
to Oliver, who was formerly a hackey-coachman, but
who is now the landlord of the Wheatsheaf, in Camden
Town. This bill, drawn and accepted by Hallett, in the
name of Hann and Henderson, on the 29th of Decem-
ber, was dated on the 110th of &ober. A tailor, named
Meanies, being procured to present it, and to swear to
Haiku's refusal of payment, a Commission of Bank-
ruptcy was immediately sued out by Oliver. Mr. Hen-
derson. however, having received an intimation of what
was going on. gave such information to the Commis-
sioners that they refused to proceed with this Commis-
sion against both parties, and after some time a Com-
mission was sued out against Hallett alone. Hiving
confessed, however, to several persons that he did not
owe 304 in the world, and the whole business appearing
to be concerted for the purpose of defeating the effect
of the execution, which had been put into the house by
Mr. Henderson, the present prosecution was instituted
against all the parties, for a conspiracy to defraud the
creditors of the estate.

Mr. Charles Henderson, the partner of Hallett, proved that the
property of the firm had been remitted, and that the debts due to
than were fiend to he 5.3761. Racept the sum due to bis fattier,
they did om ow* 1001. Hallett bad been In business before the
commencement of the partnership, and their aksirs bed been con-
ducted prosperously. He had been obliged to go out of town se-
veral um, on account of ill health. He knew Thompson to be
carrying en the benison of a plasterer in the New Road. and he
believed be was Indebted to the firm fir a sum of about 3044. This
witness roved the original terms of the partnership, tbsberrowing '
of the money, and the quarrels respecting the dissolution, previous
to and after the exrcutiou was pot into the house of Hallett.
Xe. Hiscox recollected Richardson and Hallett coming to hie
Woes at Croydon, and giving him an intimation that they wanted
him to be the petbioning creditor. He expressed to them his :do.
tetaaleiatios not to have say Wag to d. with it.' _The Commission
was sued out Is hit same aa atturaey, bat he had sever gives soy