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Bankruptcy: John Savile, Earl of Mexborough
December, 1846At Leeds District Court of Bankruptcy, before Mr. Commissioner Burgh.
On Thursday week a fiat in bankruptcy came down to this Court against John Savile, Earl of Mexborough, Methley Park, and describing his Lordship as a sharebroker, jobber, dealer and chapman.
The solicitor to the fiat was Mr. John Smith, of Birmingham, and the petitioning creditor a Mr. Joseph Joel, of London, A Jew money lender.
On Saturday the case was first mentioned to his Honour, on an application to open the fiat, when several witnesses, chiefly from London (Including the Hon. Frederick Savile.), who had been summoned, were in attendance.
Mr. Dyson, of Halifax, and Mr. Courtney, of Leeds, attended on behalf of Lord Mexborough.
One of the witnesses was to produce a deed by which the solicitor to the fiat intended to prove an act of bankruptcy, but, being unable to prove the trading of the alleged bankrupt, his Honour refused to order the production of the deed until the preliminary question was settled, namely, whether the party was a trader. It was stated that Mr. T. M. Lee, of Leeds, solicitor, was in a condition to prove the trading, but his attendance was required in London, under subpoena from the superior courts, and he would not be able to return to Leeds before Saturday night.
Under the circumstances, Mr. Smith applied for an adjournment until Monday.
During the sitting of the Court the petitioning creditor proved his debt for £250. on a bill drawn at four months.
His Honour gave liberty to Mr. Courtney to appear for Lord Mexborough during the future proceedings respecting the fiat.
