COMMISSIONERS OF BaNicaurrs.—The Commissioners sat on Tuesday, for the final
examination of Charles Conolly, jeweller. A number of his creditors attended and exhibited very long faces. Among them was the tradesman, who, in advising his son to induce the bankrupt to give extensive orders, used to say to him, "Call upon Conolly, Bob, that's the man for us ; his custom is worth any money. Stick it into him, Bob." Upon each of the former days, debts to the amount of 11,0001. were proved. On Tuesday the debts proved amounted to 1,700/. Twelve o'clock was the hour appointed for the examination, but the bankrupt did not make his appearance. One of the Commissioners asked one of the assignees, whether Mr. Conolly was present? The assignee replied in the negative. "What," said the Commissioner "do you suppose that he has bolted ?" (A laugh.) The assignee said that he could not say that, but Mr. Conolly was not present, and there seemed to be no expectation that he would make his appearance at all. Commissioner—" The questions put upon the second examination are not likely to be relished by him." The assignee said, that as Mr. Conolly had appeared at the first and second examination, perhaps he would attend upon this occasion. The Commissioners then proceeded to other commissions, and Conolly's was ordered to lie over till three o'clock, at which hour proclamation is made of bankrupts who abscond. Conolly did not appear, and was proclaimed and outlawed. The bankrupt has been absent from London for some time. His wife has published an advertisement in the newspapers calling upon him to give some information to her of his situation, in order to relieve her mind, which is distressed both on account of his absence and the hardships to which she and her family have been reduced by his conduct.
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