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.11.r4'0Fr FA :07XtRrs. COURT:

A irr • trottowea. i.•
Richard tlardlieq an attorney, late of Porignlstan,
was nAdised. Ifti.ll Raster.. a poblierni. of Barbi-
can, for a•deht of npwards of 30L *Web wria;
he said, contracted for asst. dri Washing. and
nk
I edging.
It appeared that the Ihronlireat had applied to
this Court- for the benefit of the Act last June ;
hitt borne difficuhy wit Then thrown its NI Way. 144
fiveyirtilislillidt elapsed since he had already 'steel'
the linelft alt. and'is he wis unable to sheo ape-

cirri ciressaistooces.
Oa Ala occasion Mr. BURT opposed him. and
'minted • ont • • difference -between the I mini vent' a
acheilule. now fond that which he bad filed last
Jane—which Was. however, accounted for by Ins
not having; through an error, inserted the amount
of some bells of exchange in the schedule he first
put lo,,drieh.ought to hive been thete.
The Learned Counsel proceeded to examine the
Insolvent, for the purpose of strewing that lie had
obtained credit of Mr. Baxter by fraudulent means,
hut the Insolvent denied that he had ever repre-
sented himself as being in any other situation than
that in which he really was, namely. a countil foe
bettor. He denied that be had ever said lie was heir
to a large property. or married to a rich ward in
Chancery. He was, is as a gentleman," quite in-
capable of any oneli duplicity.
Richard Baxter, the creditor, was next cilled.
He raid. that when the Insolvent hart contracted
the debt with him, he represented him-elf as being
a young man of rank end fortune, and said that hr
was afraid of being arrested by the Lord Chan-
cellor. and therefore wished to live private, on me-
comet of his having lately married a ward in Chan-
eery, whose fortune was 15,000/. Ile also said • 101:
hr was au expectant of 30,0001. on the death 01 his
father in tire country. He further stated, that he
would realise large fonds from the result of an a".
Lion he had then pending with the Sheriff of Woe-
crater. His mintier and language was tl et 01
gentleman, and therefore he (the creditor) gave lion
credit to the amount he mentioned, on the faith of
the statements he had made.
The Insolvent was re-examined by the Coot..
He denied the whole of the statenrente made hi
the former witness. except that of having en actors
pending against the Sheriff of Worcester, which las
alleged was the fact.
The COMMISSIONER—" Were you a S,ilicitoT
practising in Warwickshire?"—A. " I was."
Q. " Take care how you answer the question
am about to put—Do you mean to .wrist that you
have kept no hooks ?"—A. " I do."
Q. " How then was it possible for you to keep
your accounts ?"—A. " I kept menurraniliim• Atitt
copies of hills of costs; iii that way I made out my
accounts."
Q. " Where are those copies ?"—A. " I did tint
keep them idler the accounts were settled."
Q. 'I Then you still swear you kept no book*,
and wish me to believe that you were a practising
attorney ?"—A. " I had an ection book."
Q. " Where is it ?"—& ' It was only a pocket
book, for loose memorandums."
Mr. BARRY here produced as a witness,
John Osborne. who said that be had been fur 3
considerable time clerk to the Insolvent, in this
country, and had kept Ins books, which consisted of
a ledger. an action book, and others, Such is a man
in business made use of. When witness came to
the Insolvent to town, in the spring, he bretsght
these account books, and some law bootie, in sere
large parcels with him, and left them at tile Soma
with Two Necks, Lad-lane, where Insolvent rail up a
hill, nod then quitted the loom The witness then
complained, that though upwards of 301. was due
to him by the Insolvent, he was only put down for
13/. in his schedule.
Mr. POLLOCK, in behalf of the Insolvent, applied
to the Court, to have the case postponed for the
purpose of insertmg in the schedule these bookr, if
they were forthcuming. but the Court refused to
accede to the request, and dismissed the lusolverleir

petition.
Philip Smith was opposed by Mr. BASSETT, 0:1
the gromid of fraudulently contracting debt...
Mr. PoLtoca; for the Insolvent, stated, that thA
opposition could not be sustained, as it was "(in-
flected with the transactions of the present De-
fendant and Major Bailey, which had been elready
before the Court, and in which the Major had been
discharged. The fact was, the creditors had mdse.
quently taken securities from these p.rtie, and
therefore made the debts contract ones, which pre-
cluded them from reverting to the foundation of the
particular debts.
The Comm isstowee said, that where a person lad
made his debt the subject of future contract, and
accepted security, he certainly could not turn round
and complain of the manner in which the debt had
been originally contracted.
The Insolvent underwent a long examination.
He said that he had been paymaster of the 25th
regiment of foot, but was now out of the Petrie.s
and without half.pay. He was in prison since the
ilf)th September 1818. He admitted that he teats
daring the years 1817 and 1018, contracted dents
to the amount of between live and 6,onet. He
hid debts due to him iti Inv schedule to the aturnint
of 3,0861. • The difference between the wrott,ut of
his debts and credits had been speot iu i moos
ways, for which he had vouchers to protince.
Ile
lost sow. by his regiment; he lost a SOL Ban;:
note, which haul been transmitted by !Frost, to pa; .•
detechment of the regimerit at Coventry, but *b. 'I
never arrived, and Ire alto spent money it. acute
vouring to trace it. He had push 3.50/. tut the diet
and lodging of his wile and family,
This rase was adjourned. {'or the Impose of as-
This
000 rig the precise nature of a deed of gift of his
own property. which the Insolvent had made over
to his wile,•on his marriage.
Baron Louis De Nlosiar was opposed un the
ground of contracting debts without haring time
visible mevos of paying them.
The Baron stared in his Clialllolololl that he we,
• a Counsellor of. Legratiou to his Imperial rM ei
the &affray. of Hawaii. and • had held a peamiter
under bun until the pewee of Aix-la
Since that time he had been employed by Mr. Ha-
stilton. the Eluder.Seccetary of State for ti.e.
reign Office, •iu defoliating • documeerts •Carentn_
Ilanguage*. Mr. "---lhes• I
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