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London, England, 1825-08-23 00:00:00

IX THE NATTER OT CROWTHER♦ A BANKRUPT.

HIS LORDSHI r observes!, that in this case the question was as:
to what was the character of the part of the petitioning creditor
bad taken. That part might be characterised as one of very great
imprudence, and at the same time as one of great prudence. He,
was applied to by Lister, the Solicitor, to take out a commission,
in consequence, as he said, of a sugeestion of the bankrupt's, that
he was the most proper person so to do. Lister and the petitioning
creditor were then total strangers to each other, and it speared that
the latter bad taken the precaution of consultinga highly respectable
Attorney, of the nan:e of Jessop, and that Jessop had consulted a
Barrister, Mr. Cooke. nut be had, it was clear, consulted Mr.
Cooke aids on one point, viz. whether the bankrupt, by virtue of
Ms connexion with his wile. who had carried on the busines of a
milliner, might be said to be a trade, and *bus conic under the oper-
ation of the Bankruptcy Act. Mr. Cooke gave a correct opinion,
that under these circumstances he had a right to he made a bank.
rupt. Jessop therefore advised the petitioning creditor to allow
Lister to go on with the commission. There was one cir.
cumatance that told greatly against this, as it would tell
greatly against any petitioning creditor—and no petitioning creditor
had a right to complain if such a circumstance exposed him to in.
quiry, vie that he took from Lister an indemnity from all costs
and expenses whatsoever attending the commission. This circum-
stance led his Lordship to doubt whether the petition ought not to
be dismissed without farther consideration ; but he was of opinion,
after carefully considering the case, that if the parties had a mind
to try an issue whether the commission was concerted between the
pedtionary creditor, Lister, and the bankrupt, he would not refuse
that issue.

' Jlt. ti !intr.-31y Lord, we will take that issue.
IN THE HATTER OF ARNOLD, EX-TARTE DAOSHAVV.
His LORDSHIP said that lie had an observation in his paper, that
the ger tleman at the bar Intended leaving thic matter to him. On
reading the affidavits, liowe% cr. he was not willing to accept the,
proposal. because his tuind was so distracted, as to whether there
was a petitmning creditor's debt or nut ; and therefore, if the gum
tion depended on this, the matter could not be satisfactorily decided
UDINIS. great many inquiries were made. which were not answered,
by any 'mistier to be found In those affidavits.
lIIABEAS CORPUS.

IN THE MATTE OF HENRY WELSHMAN. a Bankrupt.
John Welshman, a witness examined by the Commissioners on
the bankruptcy of his brother. limy elybitian, and who was
caammitted * prison for refusing to answer a question put to him
by the Owstanssioners, was brought up under a writ of Habeas
Corpus, in order to he discharited.
Mr. PARKE-AI stated the t.icti to be these. A commission of
bankrupt was issued ea the YU May against lieury ‘Velsliniats.
previous so .which his beadier, John W(111111110, hatl purchased
from him his stock in trade, &c. fur the sum of 10001. Johu
Weldussis had been three Cotes caned before the conimissionerst
and Oil the ihird time the following question was put to him:—
" As you surfed in your former examination, that %hen you went!
to reside wish your bomb* you was not worth more than lOW. in
money, and Most M. worth of furniture, how and by what means
did you Woo, pporessed of the sum of 10004 which you say you
paid to your /wilier ?" To this question John Vt alshcoan re..

mow sus. WWI.. VI turrncure,
suu rasa lit sots a lecture that they will pit rd;d"74YR; Lamm ppewesett of the sum of 1
is°4 forget.
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