The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-27 00:00:00

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LONDON ESSIONS,
ISSOLVEN r DEBTORS.
This heing.t e day appointed to hear the eaie- of
I..,olvents, who were opposed by their Creditors, the
garnen re, and several Aldermen, sat in the Cautt
of Kinks Bench, Guildh ill, far that purpose
bars Aanesley Shea came forward, and claimed
to he discharged under the AA. . •
Mr. Alley, on the part ni Mr. Ballard, a creditor,
opposed him. He said, he did not wish to enter
hat a statement of the case, which would be mast
disgraceful to the Prisoner, and therefore conceived
it would he much better for him to withdraw, and
not have his conduft laid before the public.
Mr. Shea being then asked, whether he Atilt wish-
ed to claim the benefit of the Ad ? said, he was
not conscious of bring gnilry of any thing im-
proper, and therefore demanded his liberation.
Mr. Alley then proceeded to state, that in the
year ;WM, his client being then in the service of a
gentleman of fortune, most unfortunately for him-
self, happened-one morning to see an advertise-
ment in a newspaper, the purport of which was,
that public and private employments were to be ob-
tained fro' a triffug gratuity, by applying to the office
of Messrs. Reeve, and CO. Pall-Mall. Mr. Ballard,
bavisg scraped together ahiast 12)1. and wishing
so be emancipated from his sauatian of a servant,
immediately repaired Jo the place direAed by the
advertisement. He tlete hid an interview with
Mr. Shea, and informed him hoe, much money he
had, and what kind 'it a situation he would like.
Mr. Shea told him, he could snit him in a very
short time, and ernmised to write to him in a few
days. According!). in two days after, Mr. Ballard
mewed a letter from the olfire„ requiring his im.
mediate attendance. Wf'en r e went there, he again
saw the Prisoner, wire itiformed fins, that it he
deposited 1201. with him immediately, he should
he put into possession of a situation in Somerset-
House, in the coarse of a eery short time. The
money was paid down the same dar ; but no 'true-
tinn was ever nrocured ; and when Mr. Ballard's
falai-nee was almn,t worn out, the Prison.r told
hi.n he had b.aen disapnoinred in the place he in-
leafed to procure for him; but that, while be was
I..etwing out for another, he should have the cat,-
ailAi-g of his business, as he was sickly, and ob-
liged t . g's to Bah. and a salary of 801. a year.
Mr Billarl ace, pled this offer, and was in the of-
fice for ome time, until be at length tonna, that
initead of Mr. Shea's being at Bath, he was 'dually
living in the Rnles of tne Fleet. These fads, the
Learned Gentleman said. he would prove beyrnd
the possibility of contradiation ; and, he though',
Mr. Shea mien be very will contented that a cri-
minal prosecution bad not been instituted against
Mot.
Joseph Ballard the* deposed. that in the year
1901. be lived as se/vane with General Pollen, and
legit the advertisement in she paper, he applied at
die office of Reeves abil Co. Pan-Mgll. and saw
Mr. Shea The Primer first naiad hime how much
Wiry he had y and he told him 1101. Mr. Shea
lea said. that he eregid look about, and write to
him in a few days. Accordingly, the day bin one
Agee be 'endued a knee, reshot' hkee to attend
ammealiately ands' his seeing Mr. Slim. a second
time, he told bins he could get hiss a situation in
the Newspaper Office. is Somerset How, provided
he would pay the money dawn direly, The Wit-
less instantly went to the Exchange, sold out his
stock, and gave the amount to the Prisoner ; but
serer got the situation in Somerset House. He
was to hove been put into possession in the month
of lone, ls')2 ; but the Prisoner, when that period
came ahont, told him he was disappointed, and
that until he could get some other place to suit him,
he should have a situation in his office. at 001. a
year. He aecepted this situation for the time, and
heid it for six months; during which time. Mr.
Shea being absent, he conceived he was at Bath ;
but finding, by accidents that he was living in the
Sales of the Fl-et. 1:e lodged a detainer on him.
Mr. Agar, nn the part of the Poisoner, contended,
that Mr. Ballard, by accepting the situation in Mr.
Shea's Offite, altered his original agreement, and
received a compensa:ien for his MM. He also
said, he 1 ad evidence to prove, that this was by nn
'Recto a sham transaßinn• but that Mr. Shea ac-
Sully had at the time an order, from a gentleman
who heid a place in Somerset House, to dispose
of it for him. lied Mat,therefore it could not be
tread rrd obtaining money leader false papilla.
Mr. Brown was then sworn. and stated WNW
lo be a Cl rk in Somerset Elonse. in the Stamp
Office department. In the beginning of the year
lain he applied to Mr. Shea to obtain a -legation
far bug in the West Indite. in exchange for his place
i!. Somerset limbic, but he never had effeaed the
til,hafige for h:m.
Tee Witness underwent a long cross-examination
rah tensed to the nature of his situation, and the
v.., he had of di.porin,a of it ; an I of er some
lather oh ervations irons Counsel at both tides.
The Recorder Said, in his opinion there never
was a grosser fraud pradised. and that therefore
se Prisoner Mg be remaecied on the claire re-
, ing to the obtaiaine money under false pretences.
Mr. Woodeead was remanded on the suggesuon
sf lair Knapp, it heir g proved, that lie had a short
Incl to his I betstion a large sum ,of mot
by *vat him, and had said that he never would
9,1 his deb:6, and did not care a button about an
Nth.

A few other unsuccessful ap7lications were made,
nu( filally -esNun. ers were aliOvired to ti.e
the uch. werr di‘elterAed.

coi•Nrr OF S(..:lt.4Er
INCILVIINT DEBTORS-
Ttse special adjournment of toe Quarter Seainiss
was ye. tatday again held. Ir4nte fir. Serj. Ossa.cw,
ttairrnan. sad a numerous tench of Justices, for
ihe purse of A staargMg the several Insniveat
wto y,t remain in the Ki::g's Bench
".4e- Abort 4 i were brought up. among wiaona.
eat tarn following were opposed:
J ,ha Q.arles f.rripion, Gent At!nelarr•
16. Morris, nn brliait of the creditor. stated. that
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ePpns-si the Prisoner upoa tern grour.ds, a drfi-
"KT m Lis sehtilnle. and ohtainiAg uszottry under
Net pte.etca. iit then pro:ea-led:4-i state, :hat a
lies Rebecca Frazer because acquainted with the
LPas '' ...nil'. about the year 79 and availing himself of
inadlipass,he insinuated Inmsall into her confidcatc.