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Protection, of that of any other .person, whose advice or re.
monstrance might have ,been a protection for lice virtue.
Though he (Dr. Arnold) would nut contend the anicles of
emulsion Mould .he cimoidered a bar to a suit for adultery,
yet, as it was a separation entered into by Levi Lismore with
the avowed abject that he would permit his lady to kr abroad
alone. he thought hit Lordship, in smseruing thereto, had been
the origin of all the misforomes for which he this day fell him.
self sit abject the the interposition of the Court. To him alone
could they be fairly attached. The Learned Advocate adverted
to the length of time which Lord 1.. had permitted to elapse before
he commenced his action for elowirgeo; and said, that the small
sum given him as cotr.peneation, namely, one shilling. sufficiently
accounted .for the ponlrodnettoo of the verdict, which was usual
in eases of this nature.
Dr. DODSON tollowed oo the• same aide, submitting that Lord
Lismore was not entitled oaths relief prayed for.
e Dr. LPSIII-VGTOSITS Iselin great length.
The Cot:LIT post its judgment till the next sitting.
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TILE EARL, or .P 0 9111.11 c. UANSON, I'ALINI.I7 CALLING
tiessxtr"toill•tmr.ss or Poitmostowr It.
The libel and eshibite tendered in this cause were ordered
by the Court to be admitted on the third session of the present
. 3 erm. The snit has been sent down to this Court at the ex-
press desire of the Lord Chancellor. The libel contains no less
than 4:4 articles, beside' several exhibits.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Wwfautsnav, Noe. 9
James Hill was oppoud by Mr. Heath, on behalf of uveral de-
taining creditors.
The Insolvent stated, that he was a labourer, that be received
under his father's wills sum of money which he expended to pay
the funeral expenses; that his father was possessed of about
twelve scree of land and one hundred and forty sheep, which were
sold to discharge his debts.
Mr. Morris, the executor to the will, stated, that he received the.
produce of the sale, part of which he expended in paying the debts,
and the remainder he invested in the funds for the benefit of the in-
solvent.
W. Lance, jun. deposed, that the insolvent owed him 161.185.
for • twelVemonth's rent: insolvent removed all his effects during
the night of the 15th July, no one knew whither ; and informed
witness that he would never pay any one of his creditors a shilling;
that he had got into • good echoed (meaning the prison), and he
would get himself whitewashed.
The Insolvent then stated, that he had tilt!. per annum in the
funds, and Mr. HEATH entered Into an urrangttheat with him,
by which it was agreed that • moiety of the GO!. should be given up
foe the benefit of his creditors.
The insolvent was ordered to receive his discharge, subject to
this arrangement.
James Harvey was opposed by Mr. HEATH, on Wulf of a man
named, Gulley. an eating-house-keeper, and a prisoner within the
rules of the Marshalsee, for a debt of 31. 3s. 7tl. contracted while
the insolvent was in prison.
The insolvent having been questioned, affirmed that he was not
indebted to the opposing creditor in any such sum. He agreed to
pay Ail. for his breakfast and Is. for his dinner, anal had only' break.
fasted and dined in the house fourteen times. He never said that
he did not intend to take the benelit of the Act, or that he meant to
sell prop_erty to settle with his medium'.
Mr. HEATH observed, that his object in oppoeing this person
for so small a sum, was to prevent the evil that would arise to pi t-
anners if circumstances of the kind were of frequent occurrence.
They often depended on this kind of credit for their very existence;
and the cativequences would be very lamentable if confidence were
destroyed. The Court often interfeeed in such cases, and ordered
such debts to be discharged.
Mr. Coinnilesioner Law directed the debt to be inserted in the
schedule, and notice to be given to the party.
Augustus Henry Cohen. a Jew bill-broker, was opposed by Mr.
HgATH, on behalf of Mrs. Ann Martin and Mr. Michael Fraser,
for a joint debt for rent of a house, at 200 guineas a year, in King-
sweet, Porunamsquiue.
Insolvent examined—l am a surgeon. My father was a bill.
broker. I lfecarne security for him by a warrant of attorney. He
is since dead. I took up the business in February last, soon after
his death, and became agent for any one who wanted to borrow
money. I know Mr. Hants ; help not exactly my partner, and is
now out of the rules of the Bench. When I took the house of Mr.
Fraser I had no money, but I depended on my profession to pay
the rent. I had three servants in my establishment ; one of them
was a black. I had not a farthing, and was left by him with worse
than nothing. I depended on my profession as a bill-broker. I
gave Mr. Feuer a reference to a Mr. Hunt, a hatter. Mr. Hunt
had no reason to believe that I had come into a considerable sum
of money. Mr. Hunt was aware that I was going to be married.
antLl was on the eve of it. The lady had about 400!. a year. I
never kept any books, and had no occasion for them. I made dur-
ing tne three months that I kept the house in Ring-street 155/. profit
as a bill-broker. 1 made this sum by furnishing bills to gentlemen
in the country. I cannot give up the names of the acceptors of
those bills. Some of them were manufactured in Threadneedle.
street. Ido not recollect where they were made payable. I was
born &Jew. but Ido not follow the Jewish persuasion. If I pro-
; feu. any religion it is the Jewish. I hope I KM a Christian in all
my actions, but I never professed myself a Christian.
Mr. HEAT It--1 hope all your actions are not those of a Chris..
tints, Sir, or I would turn Jew myself.
Mrs. Ann Martin examined—l let my house to the insolvent.
He said he had good references to give, and spoke of somebody
dyirg worth 100,0001. He only intimated this. He stated he had
20 references of high respectability. Mr. Hunt, to whom I went,
said the insolvent had lately gained a suit in Chancery, by which
he had obtained large property. I was impressed, in consequence
of what insolvent and his referee acid, that he was very rich,
and was about to be married to a lady worth 8001. a-year. The
insolvent and his family entered my house on the 11th March, and
left it on the llth of June. They took away sonic blankets and a
waah.hand stand. The former I got back ; the latter I have never
since seen. They were threatened with Bow-street. The house
was ready furnished. The reut was to be paid quarterly. Soon
after he went into the boase somebody came to me about a debt of
11:11. that he owed him. I informed the insolvent of it, end he said
he did not owe a shilling in the world.
The insolvent said, that the ground on which he promised pay.
meet for the house was, that be had two bills of exchange which he
then believed to have been good, but which were subsequently die- '
honoured. They were accepted by Mr. Sawyer, who has since. be-
come
a bankrupt, and were given in payment for wine, the terrains
of his fatheee stock.
Mr. HEATH contended that the insolvent evidently belonged to
a class of persons who had no right to expect any relief from the
Court—innions who made it their trade to manufacture paper, for
whicia they received value, but which was soon found to be good
for nothing. It was clear that be had contracted debts vrithuut
having a reasonable expectation of being able to pay them, and
therefore he did not come under that clause of the Act of Parlia-
ment which gave relief to insolvent debtors having upright in-
teutions.
Mr. Hunt was then called, and denied having said anything to
Mrs. Martin about a Chancery suit : but he enid that Mrs. Cohen
expected r large property. Ile cautioned Mrs. Martin not to be
satisfied with his reference, but to apply to where he had lived in
Bryenstone-street. He informed her that he believed Mr. Cohen
WIN going to be married to a lady of fortune. This witness ac-
counted very satisfactorily for his conduct in the nensaction iu
question.
Judgment deferred.