Star.
London, England, 1828-01-19 00:00:00

YOEI R Y.

THE BRIDE.
TIT CII/IRLES SWAIN. ESQ.,
tare LADY ON NEE BRIDAL DAT WITTED [NOLAND FOR THE CONTINENT.

She kissed her aged sire—her hopes were dull—
And bursting sighs told what she could not speak,
0! as her brightlip touch'd his faded cheek,
She look'd of alien earth, most beautiful!
She kised her sorrowing mcvlstr—ost that breast
Which oft had pillow'd her is sweet repose,
Sho sank mid tears, and blushes like a rose,
Oa which the heavy morning dews have press!
Her sister tow—and could she e'er forget,
The charm ce many a past delightful scene,
They part to be no more as they have been ;
They part to meet no more as they have met!
Alas! wko may the depth of sorrow telt,
Which lies In that bereaving word—Fasesvell!

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, -AI4I7ART IS.
IN THE MATTER OF BOULTER, A BANKRUPT.
This was a petition ptesented by a Mr. Collins, for
permission to prove a debt tinder the commission. The
circumstances appeared to be, that the bankrupt being
in want of certain discounts, applied to a Mr. Eagle! to
get him bills to the amount of 1,6001. cashed. At the
same time, by way of further security, and for the pur-
pose of enabling Eagles to accomplish that object, the
bankrupt placed in his hands a quantity of hops. Mr.
Eagles then got the bills discounted by Mr. Collins on,
these terms, and the hops were transferred to his pos.
session. Before the bills became due, the commission
issued, end they were consequently dishonoured. On
Mr. Collins presenting himself to prove for the amount
of the bills, he was told that he would not be permitted
to do so unless he gave up the bops; and refusissg to
do this, the memo petition was presented by him. The
question was reduced to this point—whether Mr. Col-
lins, at the time of discounting the bills, knew that the
hops belonged to the bankrupt, or whether he took
them to be Eagles's in consequence of the representations
made by him. Affidavits had been filed on each side,
the one asserting, the other contradicting this fact.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said, he thought the pre-
ponderance of the evidence was in favour of Mr. Col-
lins's claim, and, however hard it might appear to be
on the other creditors, that he had a right to prove for
the debt which bad been incurred by his discounting
Mr. Booker's acceptances, and to keep the hops which
he t ,oft as a security in his transaction with Mr. E sgles.
The petition was therefore granted.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Geozwat.e., Jaw. IS.
Sktings before Food Thaw= and Special Juries.
cox V. BORRODAILE.
This was art action by Messrs. Cox and Co. to recover
the sum of 3,0001 upon a bill of exchange accepted by
the defendants, Messrs. Borrodaile and Co. and endorsed
to the plaintiffs. Proof of the handwriting of the patties
being given,
TLC ATTORNEY GENERAL addressed the Jury for the
defendants. The plaintiff's, he apprehended, could not
recover in this case, the endorser not having complied
with the conditions on which he received the bill
from Messrs. Sikes and Co. by whom it had been dis-
counted. The short facts were these :—Doring the
panic in December, 1825, Mr. Hodges, a stock broker,
had assisted Messrs. Sikes and Co. (upon whose
house a great run had been made) with a loan of money ;
and the bill in question, which had been discounted by
them, was paid over to Mr. Hodges as a security for
such loan, on the understanding that he should give up
some Exchequer Bills which he had also received from
Sikes and Co. He had not, however, delivered up the
bills until the house of Sikes and Co. had stopped pay-
ment. Under these circumstance:, he (the Attorney
Geneitit') contended that the plaintiff, could not recover.
Mr. Wilkinson, a partner in tie house of Messrs.
Sikes and Co. examined—Tile def.n.iants, Messrs.
Borrodaile, had an account at our house. We dis-
counted the bill in question, and the amount was
carried to the credit of the defendants. The ba-
lance of their cash account with us on the 13th of
December, 1825, was 4,548/. 10s. 3d. Had it not been
for our misfortunes, we shncld have debited the de-
fendants with the amount of the bill when it became due.
Mr. Hodges was in the habit of accommodating our
house with limo-. He had two accounts with us—the
cash account and the loan account. He had various se.-
curities for the loan account, but he had no security for
the cash account. On the 13th of December, 1825, there
was a considerab!e run upon our house. At that time'
Mr. Hodges held an Exchequer bill for 5,000/. and a
Peruvian bond. On the mot-ling of the 13th he paid in
8,8201. The sum drawn out was 9,679/. 35.81 malting
an excess of 859/. I sent for M:. Hodges, and he
came to the banking house in the course of the morning.
I requested him to pay in some notes by way of loan
to us, which he consented to do, and as security for
them I gave him two bills of exchange (one O which
is the bill in question), and requested him, when he drew
out any money, to return us the other securities (the
Exchequer bills), which he agreed to do. I saw him
again the same day; this was after 1 knew bow many
cheques had been drawn on us tl.at day, and how many
we should have to pay at the clearing. I had ascertained
that we should have sufficient funds to pay all cheques
at the cleating, so that Mr. Hodges's cheques were sure
to be paid. 1 then asked him-for the Exchequer bills,
and 1 think he told me had not got them. l have no
doubt that the cheques had been cancelled at that time.
The banking-house was not opened for payment after
that day. On the 14th I requested kb. Desborough,
our Solicitor, • to endeavour to procure the Eochtquer
bills from Mr. Hodges. I never gave any authority to
Mr. Hitchea or Mr. Powell to negociate respecting
these bills. Mr. Desborough brought them to me on
the 17th. Ido nut know what has become of them ;
and 1 did not know at the time upon what terms they
had been procured from Mr. Hodges.
Cross examined.—The Exchequer bills were nor, I
believe, the property of any of the parties in the banking
house. The cash account was entered in the pass-book
very day. The interest upon the loan account was
settled every six months. It was kept in our house.—
Toe cash would appear in the pass book, and an entry
would be made from that book into the loan account.
Mr. DEBBOROUGH, the solicitor, stated, that he went'
on the 14th of December to Mr. Hodges, to endea-
vour to prevail upon him to deliver up the Exche-
quer bills. He told witness that circumstances had
altered, and that it would be better to wait until
assignees were chosen. He said the bills were in
the possession of a Gentleman whom he expected in
town that afternoon. Witness called again ow the fol-
lowing day, when Mr. Hodges said he had been advised
not to give up the bills, except through the medium Of
a public sale in the market. Witness afterwards pro-'
cured them from Mr. Brochick, the barrister.
Cross-examined—lt was known at that time that the

hue had stopped payment.
Mr. Hitchin examined—l applied to Ma. Hodges on