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LAW REPORT. UOURT OF KING's BENCH, DEc. 2r . iZT;N:s BF:F(11kt LORD ELLENTIOROU4 , HAND A SPECIAL JURY, IN GUILDHALL, LONDON. HOLMES WAINWRIGHT. TEIM was an Aaion for maliciously suing out a rommissinn of Bankruptcy; the circumstances stated are most extraordinary. Mr. Gls tis opened the Plaintiff's case very near ly as follows This case, if proved to you, as I have no doubt it will, will call for your serious at.. ten:ion, and will require, at your hands, ample sa tisfidion to the person who has brought this ation. You•havecolleded from the statement of the Plead ings, that this is an adion against Mr.•Wainright, for having maliciously, and without probable cause, sued out a Commissift . of Bankruptcy, against Mr. William Holmes, the Plaintiff. When I know that Mr. Wainwright is an Attorney ; that he is the Pe titioning Creditor in the Commission ; that himself was the Solicitor, in fad, in it, I cannot conceive, that he could have had any other object in view, in suing out this Commission, but than of putting Money into his pocket, as Solicitor, under the Com mission ; that is, for the purpose of obtaining the Costs which would accrue.to him in that capacity, at the exeencea and to the utter ruin of the Plain tiff; unless that be. his motive, I profess myself-to he utterly at a loss to find any for. his condad.— Th e Plaintiff, in this adion, folloWed, for between 20 and 30 years, the busire as of an ironmonger, at Leeds, in Yorkshire, and, in that time, gained, what, for him, was a considerable sum of money. He purchased some cottages and ground about him. He built on the ground. so purchased, and thereby added considerably to their value ; sci that the houses, of- which he was the owner, were worth near zoool. which houses were sold by Mr. Wain wright, the Defendant, or by his order, and w hich, by that kneed Sale, produced near 15.001. but I can prove to you, 'that their real value is consider ably more. In the year 1799, when thisCommis sinn was sued out him, Mr. Holmes .possess ed, at least, enough . to pay all his Creditors sixty Shillings in the Pcund ; and, yet, he was. to a err tain•degree, pressed for money, owing to several causes ; there was, at that time, a considerable stagnation of his trade, and he had laid out a great deal of his money in the purchase of the land and houses I have mentioned. He was called on for the dis charge of some few demands which he was not able, at the moment, to pay. He, therefore, borrowed Soot, upon a Mortgage on this property; and that. was the only charge upon that property, which was worth zooOl. Mr. Holmes, some time afterwards, had occasion to burden his property to another small amount, the amount of airily 1501, to carry on his business, without pressing on his Creditors, or do. ing'any thing that was inconvenient to him in trade. —About this time Mre Wainwright arrived at Leeds, and commenced his Business there, not only as an Attorney, but also as a Monev.lender. He advertised that he had money to advaace to those who had any security to give for it. If Mr. Wain , wright had this money to lend,,and was disposed to lend it-at the legal interest of five per Cent, though perhaps it i 3 not what one Would wish to recom. mend, yet he -had a right to do . it. He advertised that he had money to lend, and my Client, Mr.' -Holmes, Was ,roolish enough to, apply, to him for a loan of 1501. It was agreed between them that 1501. should be advanced at the rate of 5 per Cent.' for three years, hut afterwards it was made payable in two years and nn half. This transadion took place in June iSoo,, and I take it for granted that as . Mr. Wainwright himself drew this Deed to se cure his own money, as a further mortgage on this estate, and the interest, that on the payment of the interest together with the principal at the time of payment, that Deed contains a, `clause that the Mortgagor should remain in possession, because that is a necessary clause for the interest of the Mortgagor. I know that Mr. Wainwright.is an Attorney., and understands these matters. I cannot suppose that he could think of acting so abominable a part. I. cannot suppose that he, widen he drew a Deed to secure the payment of his own 1501. Would omit the usual and necessary clause for the protedion of the Mortgagor, that is the borrower of the money. I say this the more confidently because Mr. Wain wright has charged us for preparing a long and special conveyance of Mr. Holmes to him in trust, to secure the and interest, together with his journey to Wakefield 1 zl. 55. 3d. I take it for granted that in drawing of this, Deed for which • there is this charge of r al. ss. 3d. Mr. Wain- ; wright did -Mr. Holmes justice. However, Mr. - Wainwright had no .sooner lent this money, at 5 per Cent, and got this sum of money for drawing this Deed, but he began to consider how he could 'get back his money, and so charge some other per son another sum of tzl. for drawing another such 'Deed. I cannot comprehend how he could have been actuated if he was not actuated by that motive, forl have known another person ad upon that motive in another case, and I know of no other motive that can have aduated Mr. Wainwright. in this transac tion. Mr. Wainwright knowing that Mr. Holmes had been rather pressed for money at that moment, bethought himself how he might most effedually ruin Mr. Holmes. It occurred to him that a Commis. siun of Bankruptcy was a good thing, e and he de /ermined on having it, although Mr. Holmes had heat constantly appearing in his business and I will prove to you, by those who resided in his haatise, there was no colour for calling him a Bank ritst, or of imputing to him any thing like an Ad of Bankruptcy, or that Mr. Wainwright could have the least - "Suspicion tliat Mr. Holmes was a Bank rapt ; and yet he struck a docket, and. sued out a Commission against him. You will take it for granted, that Mr. Wainwright informed himself of the state of the affairs of Mr. Holmes ; common honesty, if Mr. Wainwright possesses any, would have induced him to make himself acquainted with the concerns of Mr. Holmes, before, he took out a Commission ofßankruptcy against him. Nov, he shall have his choice--;-either he did .make himself' acquainted with the concerns of Mr. Holmes; or he did nets Übe did not, his condua is of the black est sort ; if he did it, I will tell you what the re, suit was, because there could be no other : Suppos ing Mr. Holmes to have nothing in the world but this estate, it would more than cover his debts; even Mr. Wainwright sold it for 14001. or 15001. and all the debts colleited together by the utmost industry of Mr. Wainwright, amounted only to 13641. as.'3d. This Mr. Wainwright knew per kitty well. But this was not all-, for Mr. Holmes had stock in trade and book-debts, good .book_ debts to a large amount, and furniture in his house, fixtures, &c. which made up the property to be tween 20001. and 3cool. In a word, it appeared that the debts of Mr. HOlmes, • were 13641. and his property. 44271.. Now,' 'Gentlemen, Mr. Wain wright either was or was not acquainted with the affairs of Mr. Holmes. If he was not, there can nut be any thing worse than his taking out this Commission to harrass Mr. Holmes. If he was ac quainted with them, he must have known that the Commission was totally without foundation. But you will be anxious to 'know who the Creditors were who proved their debts against Mr. Holmes under this Commission ? They were no other than Mr. Wainwright himself, and two Attornies ac quainted with him, besides the original Mort_ gagee for Soo'. The name of one of the Attornies is Blackburn, the name of the other is Lee. To Mr. Blackburn Mr. Holmes owed 451. and Mr. Lee 611. tbs. all the other debts of Mr. Holmes did not amount to 3001. and not one of them pressed him ; yet notwithstanding all this, Mr. •Wain . wright sued out' this Commission, and although there was no pretence for saying that' even his own interest for 1501 was not duly paid, and Mr. Wain wright himself is the Petitioning Creditor suing out this Commission. Now, it is well known, that when a Petitioning Creditor claims his debt under a Commission, the first thing that is asked of him is, whether he holds any security for that debt ? and if he says he does, he must bring that to pUblic sale, -and come in for ;he remainder under the Com mission. Mr. Wainwright, knew this ; and he knew that the moment he had . sold this estate in houses for 15001. there was an did of the Cogunis sion. I now, therefore, refer to you, as men of common sense and candour, with you think of the conduit of Mr. Wainwright in suing out this Com mission of Bankruptcy ? He had a debt of 'soh dile to him, fot Which he had complete security, and two years and a half had been agreed upon for the payment of the principal. He knew that the mos meta he proved his debt there would h'e an end of the Bankruptcy, because it appeared. that - he had. an ample security for the payment of his debt. Then I ask you, ss Nether I say too much, When I say, that Mr. Wainwright sued out this Commission merely from the motive ,of getting the profits which he should derive as Solicitor, and to get back his 1501. for the purpose of charging some other simple person with sal. more for making out -a Deed of Cosiveyance.. Besides the debts of the two other Attornies, Mr. Blackburn and Mr. Lee, how much money, think you, was proved of debt. of Mr. Holmes under this Commission ? 111, and no more. To whom was the Commission diseiled, would you suppose ? It was direOed to two other Gentlemen of the Profession of th e Law, Mr. BlackbUrn and Mr. Lee, both Attornies, and both known to Mr. Wainwright. A.more foul conduit „it is impossible to conceive than this of Mr. Wainwright. I do not know that a Commission is void by being direeted to the Creditors of the Bankrnpt, but this I know, they were very improper persons to whom to di tea it.. Mr. Scatchard, a respeaable man, was included in the names of the persons to whom the Conimission was direaed. On examination of the case, he refused to declare the man a Bank. rupt : and he refused it more than once; but the other two were for declaring him a Bank rupt. Mr. Scatchard. per Severed in refusing to declare Mr. Holmes a Bankrupt. In the mean while, it was contrived to . throw Mr. Holmes into gaol for soh by a person of the name of Cookson, and then, somehow or other, they got up proof of an Aft of Bankruptcy, and so he was, at last, declared a Bankrupt ; he laid in Gaol, with his Commissionof Bankruptcy against him, for eight months, without friends, and without assistance ; at last the Commission was superseded. Mr. Wai nwright, the Solicitor under the Commission, and the Petitioning Creditor, had it inhis power to name himself Assignee, because he was the only Creditor Who proved a debt, except another for sal.: hut this might interfere with his profits as a Solicitor, and therefore he got a friend of his, Mr. Jacques, ap pointed the Assignee. Mr. Wainwright and the Assignee then proceeded to a sale of the Bankrupt's effeits.—[Here Mr. GIBBS described the sale, and stated the sums due from Mr. Holmes, observing, that no attempt was made to call in the debts - of Mr. Holmes, which were about azool. nor any of the stock, which was worth between 3 and 4001. but they proceeded to the sale of the estate, because that was the most ready way to ruin this poor man, and alledged they did all they could to make it sell as low as possible. The sale thus took place, the man remained in prison, but a transaaion of this sort, he said, could not long remain in such a state ; the man was assisted ; -he applied, in the year 1800, to have his Commission superseded.] " I will .not repeat to you, Gentlemeo, what the Lord Chancellor said of Mr. Wainwright on that occasion. I shall only state, that he made observa_ tions, on him as an Attorney, and on his youth, and he expressed a hope, that if, after this, he was per mitted to remain On the Roll of the Court, he would correa his condudL That Chancellor direeted that the Commission should be superseded; that you will readily believe, and at Mr. Wainwright's expence ; that . Justice required, for it was procured by Mr. Wainwright's miscondua. His Lordship reserved the Question of Costs for a further hearing. Mk. Wainwright had full time to prepare - himself on the Question of Costs ; six months , were allowed for that purpose. Mr. Wainwright answered the call as well as he could. He put in such affidavits as lie pleased. The case was 'most carefully looked at - by the Chancellor, and at last Mr. Wainwright was ordered to pay the Plaintiff all his costs ; and as to the assignment of the Bond; the Chancellor had no other reason for refusing it, than that he doubted whether, as it was given to his predecessor, Lord Roslin, he had power to order an assignment of, it. Mr. Wainwright had no ground of complaint against Mr. Holmes. No contrail for payment un performed, for which he was entitled to issue out a Commission—not a farthing of interest due on his mortgage, and therefore I cannot conceive any mo tive in him, except that of pocketing' what he could gain by it. Now, to shew you the dispositiOn of Mr. Wainwright towards Mr. Holmes, anti that he was determined, from'the beginning to the end, to crush him if he could, I will read to you two Let ters which Mr. Wainwright wrote to the Creditors of M. Holmes, One to a person who had a small demand, only 81. which was never proved under the Commission, and which had never been demanded, but which Mr. Wainwright wanted to he made, for he took great pains to make Mr. Holmes's Credi tors to call'on him for the payment of their debts. It was dated 18th September, tBo r, before he had received that useful Leaure which was delivered to him by the Lord Chancellor. [Here Mr. GI sßs read the Letter, which, after stating that the affidavit of the'party was prepared, proceeded to state, " That in " consequence of the unfortunate omission of a few' " essential words, the proceedings on the Commis " sion of Bankruptcy are now superseded."] Mr. GIB as asked how Mr. Wainwright dared to say this, when he knew the Chancellor had delivered his 'sentiments on the whole case ? He said, that Mr. Wainwright had concluded himself in this case most infamously, and therefore it was that the Commis sioo was superseded. Mr. GI Bias then read another Letter from Mr. Wainwright to a Creditor of Mr. Holmes, whom he had invited to come forward to press upon Mr. Holmes, but who had declined it : the Letter had this• observation in ic. It is in the Law as in Coal-pits, " first come first serve ;" and then assuring the Creditor, that if he had his orders to sue Mr. Holtn6, he should obey them. P. S. " You 4 , will be so good as not to take notice of my hay. " ing done ,this." Mr. Grans then concluded with expressing a hope that Mr. Wainwright's Counsel would call some evidence, to entitle him to a reply, in this case, for he . was. very anxious to do Mr. Wainwright justice. On the 'subjea of damages, he said, that a'ny sum might be given against such a man as this Defendant, although to the extent of his fortune, or more, the Jury, would not consider,any thing but what the Plaintiff ought to receive ; for as to the Defendant, they. would not consider him who had not considered others. In proceeding en the proof, the ComMiision of Bankruptcy was. read. It . is dated i7th Dec. I Soo, on the Petition -of Thomas Wainwright, of Leeds, in the County of York, Gentleman, against Holmes, of the same place, ironmonger, dealer and Chapman. It then appeared, on comparing the Petition and the Record of this Issue, that the Clause of the Quorum of the Commissioners was not stated in the Record, and, therefo're Lord ELL ENBOROUGH held, that this was a fatal variance, and therefore turned the Plaintiff round ; hut, said his Lordship, if the•case has any resem blance to the opening, it is most alarming ; indeed, it is matter of regret to me, that this course must be taken. I would advise this Defendant, if there is any foundation for what has been stated against him (and he knows whether there is or not), to try to , prevent this case from coming here again ; for it must, if proved, put an end to his charaaer for ever. The idea is out of question, the thing is out of sight, that such a man (if What is said be true). should he permitted to praaise as an Attorney : and indeed the persons who - aaed under theCommiasion (if this be true) should never have a Commission direaed to them. However, lam hound by Law to Non suit the Plaintiff.—Plaintiff Nonsuited. Mr. ERsKI NE said, there were two sides to every case. The Defendant's had not been heard. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Drc. SITTINGS AT *WI/DI-SALL, BEFORE LORD ALV FINLEY AND A SPECIAL JURY. GILL .V. HOGG. This was an Adion to recover the half of a share of a Lottery Ticket that had been purchased by the Plaintiff's wife, in partnership with the Defendant. It appeared that Mr. Hogg was the first cousin to the Plaintiff's wife, and used to go frequently to visit her at her house, when her husband was not at home. During one of those visits he expressed an intention to buy a Ticket in the Lottery, and request ed Mrs. Gill to procure it for him, promising her half the advantage, if any should arise. Mrs. Gill went to the'office of Mr.,Swift, taking the youngest of her children .with her, for the purpose of choosing the number. The child immediately pitched on 23,824, which Mrs. Gill bought a Sixteenth of, and paid eleven shillings for, part of which was her own money, and part the Defendant's. This Ticket, which had been the choice of the child, fortunately came up a prize of to,oool. The Defendant imme diately went with the share to the office where it was purchased, and received a Check upon Moffat and Co. Bankers, for 5371. ros. which was paid into his hands by the Clerk ; he then .applied to a Stock Broker, and bought 7501. 3 per cent. Stock, in own name, and appropriated the whole of the mo ney to his own. use. At this time the, Plaintiff knew nothing of the matter. His wife, front private motives, eloped from, his house, and was away with her children, three. months, before he knew where she was ; he then found her in the house of the Defendant, at Hoxton, where she had been living since she left him, in a manner, he conceived to he extremely injuiipui to • his reputation and credit. He was induced, however, to receive her again into his abode, at . the reqUest ,of his friends, and then foundout the affair of the Lottery Ticket, with other circumstances that occasioned him to believe the,Defendant had been living in adultery with his wife. He, therefore, brought the present Action to recover her joint share in the Lottery Ticket, preparatory to another ACtion of a differ . - ent nature. Mrs. Wardel, a Witness, said she was present when Mrs. Gill entered into an engagement with the Defendant to receive the joint advantage arising from any Ticket, they might purchase ; and wa., certain that the PtaintifF did not know wl-eie his wife was, while she was in the Defendant's house. Frances Smith was a servant to the Plaintiff's wife. She knew that her mistress had bought the Ticket; but she stated, that the Defend.nt had. given her the money for that purpose. Upon he t cross examination, it , appeared she had been pro" raised a new gown, by her mistress, when she heard from the Defendant that the Ticket ha(l come up prize of to,oool. Upon the whole, it appeare d . that the Plaintiff's wife had jointly purchased the Ticket, with the Defendant. Lord ALVANLEY considered her as having Aed. as the agent of her husband ; but he left the c ause , I,r. the Jury todecide upon as they should think fiti . begging of them to erase from th e ir m i n d s any re' judice which they might have imbibed from the re. presentation of the Defendant's conduft, in violating the conjugal happiness of the Plaintiff, a circutn~. stance, he considered, quite foreign to the present cause, as it was the subjed of a future aftion. Verdid for the Plaintiff. - -Damages half the Prize% A man of the name of Peele, residing in Coor. cross, was on. Monday brought to the Police-Officei liatton_garden, by a Constable, who dcteted stealing four valuable dogs, on Sunday last, br, rubbing.his own dog within ingredient which inzi e the rest follow hint. He was co:mnitted for re-ei' am:nation. SHIP NEWS. YARMOUTD, DEC- 20. Arrived—the Rover, 'Gob, from Colchester; Nancy, Af• 'cher, and Margaretta, Jewell, from Run. Sailed—the Aim, Gunton; Pitt * Newson ; Catherine and Mary, Ki - Oght; George and William, -Metcalf ; Fly, 1 , 41: 4 , ridge ; and John, Carter, to London. GI AvEseND, DEC. 20. Sailed—the Fortune, , and Vlyst, Rotterdam. EIVTH On Sunday last, at his house at Charing.cross, the Lady of Charles Drummond, Esq. of a son. (11 AR R lE. D. Lately, at Felsted, in Esser, Ayliffe White, Esq• °t Kington-House, Wilts, to Miss Dickin so n, of Clitfoid" street. DIED Lately, at his house on Leith Terrace, Mr. Woods, mall/ years on the Edinburgh Stage, but hall lately retired. On the 19th of November, John .}lorner, Esq. of BuClv lersbury. .- Lately, at Boreland, in the County of Galloway, in the /oth year of her age, Miss •Stewart, daughter of Stewart, Esq. of Shambclly. At Trinidad, in the month of. September last, Cart.. Th o Riddell, of the pith regiment of foot, eldest sork - olThe" mas Riddell, 'Esq. ot Besborough. At Calcutta, on the iith of 06.1oher, _Lieutenant 13 111e _! 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