The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-06 00:00:00

INSOLVEIVT DEBTORS' COURT,
a:11. TIAVIISDAT, 'WMIIIIII2. 5. •

John Broom, a drover and salesman in Smith-
'field, was opposed by Mr. Poi.t.ocK and Mr.
HEATH. on behalf of a great number of creditors.
The Insolvent was supported by Mr. Coe&E.
The Insolvent had carried on the burliness of
,drover and salesman for upwards of so years, and
had been employed by several of his opposing ere-
•ditors to sell sheep. He had had current accounts
•with them, and the awns specified in his schedule
were the balances of these accounts.
He had, on a former day, been required to file a
detailed account of his receipts and disbursements
for the year 1821, which was now done. The
Counsel on both sides addressed the Court, and
the Court having observed, that it did not appear
that the Insolvent had engaged to pay to his em-
ployers the specific sums received on the sale of the
cattle, declared him entitled to the benefit of the
Act, and ordered him to be discharged forthwith.
James Harris was opposed by Mr. HEATH on be.
half of one of his creditors, upon the ground of a
concealment of property. The Insolvent had kept
a chandler's shop, arid, sonic short time before his
imprisonment, had sold this shop, with every thing
in it, for 35!. to a man named Woodmioster, who
appeared to have been so officer in the army, on
half-pay, having lodgings in Leicester-square, and
also chambers in Lyon's-lun. Woodmister had
never before been in such a business, and ever since
the transaction, had suffered the wife of the Insol-
vent to carry on the business as usual, paying,
however, as he stated, 7s. a week. The Court
looked upon the transaction as a concerted fraud.
arid ordered the Insolvent to be imprisoned for 15
month.

James Mathewson was opposed by Mr. Comm,
on behalf of Messrs. Currie sod Co., distillers, on
the .ground of having contracted at debt fraudu-
lently. _ _

The Insolvent. who had been a bookseller in
Oxford, and failed in that holiness, became a li-
ceuied victualler, and about the mouth of Nonni,-
ber. 1821, contracted a debt with Messrs. Carrie
to the amount of 571. for spirits. He had given
some subsequent orders, and particularly iu the
month of January. one for 501. In January lie
paid Messrs Currie, on account, the sum of 501.,
leaving a debt of about 84/. In February the In-
solvent celled a meeting of his creditors, and gave
theta 10s. in the pound, but did not give notice to
Messrs. Currie; but in the month of March he
apprised them of what he had done, and said that
it was within a week after the first transaction.
Mr. Carrie, one of the partners, threatened him
with legal proceeding. and obtained from him a
wanant of attorney. The Itoolveut had some time
before given warrants of attorney to other people,
as that when Meows. Currie took out execution
upon their warrant of attorney, they found them-
selves anticipated by others.
11 was sow contended upon behalf of the Insol-
vent, by Mr. REAM that as Muir.. Curie aC.
eepted the warrant of attorney subsequent to the
cootracting of the original debt, it was to be held a
waiver upon their parts of any fraud which might
have been committed. He further insisted that the
acknowledged payment of 501. its January to Mess s.
Currie was nearly equivalent to the 10s. in the
pound which they might have had under the com-
promise with the body of the creditors.
It was argued on the other ride for the creditors,
that although the general princiPle was such as Mr.
Heath had stated it. yet if the subsequent security
were attended with fraud. it would deprive the In-
solvent of the benefit of the veil which might other-
wise have been thrown over the original transaction.
The case being heard, it was found that sonic
notices had not been served, and the raw was ad-
journed for the impose of completing them.