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81,4MOKS I'. ROCK.

Mr. MAR lIYATT stated than caseto the jury. The plaintiff re.
sided in Gloucester-street, Queen. square, and let lodgings. The
defe .dent was an attorney in the country, and took "pertinent. id
the plaintiff, for which he was to pay b!. a quarter; he occupied
du rOnnit fifteen months, and had fetid it on seeleunt of ibe ems..
bin the plaintiff had not been K1:14 to get the balmier. There Wa4
something an account, gf which rot charge was to be made, and
therefore the plaintiff only went for
The plaietiffs itiughter proved the agreement, and the occupa-
thin on the part of the defendant.
' Verdict fur the plaintiff, 104
DICY INSOW AND •WOTHER, AnIONEES Or COILED, r. MOSES.
was an action of hover brought by the assignees of a bank-
rupt, to recover a quantity of broad cloths (or the value thereof. to
the amount of VIOL), which the defendant Moses bad purchased cat
the fa nkrupt, after an etc of bankruptcy.
r. 31 Anneal' T (with whom was 31 r.Crr ITTY) stated the plain.
tiff's case to the Jury, and informed them that Mr. Mew, (the
defendant), who kept& public-house in Vinegar-yard, Was a person
extretnely fond of a good bargain," as he called it. The color.
tunate bankrupt Cre:d had been a man's mercer acid clothier, in
Bedford-court, and having become greatly embarrassed in the year
1825, he resorted to the expedient of pledging and selling his
stock, to satisfy the demands of his creditors temporarily. In the
desperation of his circumstances, and after he laud committed an
act of bankruptcy by causing himself to be denied to his creditors
who called upon him, he was introduced to Mr. Moses, the detesid.
ant, by a person named Henry Isaacs, who acied as a aert of agent
between the parties. The defendant was shown the broad-clocris
in ques•ion ; hut as it was not very likely that a publican at the
door of Dritry.lane Theatre should be intimately acquainted wilts
the value of such commodities, he desired to see the invoices of the
cloths. These were exhibited to Min ; and for one lot, which had
limn sold to the bankrupt for 15sx, lid. a yard, he offered Bs., and
for aeother lot, invoiced at Ills. a pad, he offered 3s. After some
: lie advanced his hi !ding for the 15e. 6,1. cloth to
IN., but made no advance on his offer of ale, for the other.
At these prices, necordingly, Muses bought both lots, consisting cat
cloths that cost nearly 201.11. in the trade, for 106/. odd, and after
invoices were made to him in Henry Isaacs' name, the property
was removed from the premises. The Learned Counsel believed
that Isaacs was to have sonic commission upon this trarsactior,
which savouted very strongly of tested, as Mr. :times had said that
lie could remove the whole lot, by means of hackney coaches, in
an hour, and Creed's creditors would be not the wiser. " Wheii
rogues fell out honest men came by their rights ;" and, in contr.
quence of some misunderstanding between Moses and Nimes, as to
the commission the latter was to receive, this transaction, which
took place in October, was discovered to have taken place after an
act of bankruptcy committed in September, and accordingly u.s
present action was brought.
lA, this transaction occurred before the recent Bankrupt Act,
the old proof of the commission, petitioning creditor's debt, dcc.
wee given. I
George Derones, a shepman in the service of the bankrupt, thee
proved several acts of bankruptcy, particularly one in the month
of September, 1825, when, by. the bankrupt's order, he was denied
to a creditor, though he was sitting in the parlour at the time. The
witness also proved Moses's purchase of the cloth on the 9th sett
12th of October, subsequent to the abovednentioned act of bank.
runic,.
Henry 'Mit% was then called, and unexpectedly appeared. He
stated that he knew Creed in the year 1825, who was very mute
embarrassed, and spoke to him about raising sonic money on goods.
Moses also knew Creed, and was aware that he leas in embarrassed
circumstances, in consequence of which he spoke to witness; and
said that he knew Creed must go, and he (Moses) might as well
here the goods as any one else, as he had a WI, note to spare, and
del not mind buying the whole Ire. After that, he saw the lots in
question, and was shown the invoices at his own request. He
offered Be. a yard for the cloth that was invoiced at Ibs, lid. per
yard, and ss. a yard for that which was invoiced at 10s. per yard.
He afterwarda offered Ifs. dd. a yard for the cloth that cost lAs. 6d.,
and at these prices tie purchased the cloths, fresh invoices being
made out to liim in the name of the witness. Sonic time after this.
witnesa met a person named Isaacs, who was a friend to Moses,
and asked witness to go with him to Moses, who wanted to speak
io him. Ile then accompailied his namesake, haus, to the neigh.
bourbood of Duke's-place, where they met Moats, who staked wit.
nee" whether he owed him any ill-will ? Witness replied that he
did not, but Moses had behaved to him in this business like a rogue.
Muses said, •"fhen do you wish to :cork me The witness re.
pled he did not, and he should not appear as a witness on one side
or the falter. itiloees then asked him if he should like to go into the
country ? which the witness declined, saying he had business of his
own ale mind in town.

Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. CHITTY), for the defence,
then cross-examined the witness.
Mr. Gu st r —lVhy, Mr. Isaacs, Mr. Moses tells me quite a
different story about this. He sass that you offered, if he would
give you 201. you would go any Where he liked. Isaacs—l newer
said no such a thing.
Mr. GuRNEV--I suppose you were trio }lncest for that ? Isaacs
—Why, as foe honesty, I don't know that. (Laughter.)
Mr. GURNEY—I beg your pardon, lam sure, for basing
understood your character.
Proof was then given that the goods in querile 'wart invoiced •cr
the bankrupt at fair and reasonable prices, upon a short credit, al.
lowing only a profit of five per cent. to the clotlMnerchon,q.
Mr. Gus w Ey• then addressed the Jury for use defendant. He
admitted, that sa this purchase had taken place after the act of
bankruptcy, there must be a verdict against his client, but he sub.
trained that the Jury ought not to give the full invoice price of the
cloths. It was clear that they were purchased upon credit, and the
defendant could not he wicused of any fraud, as he gave two thirds
of the invoke price for one of the lota.
'rate Jury, wider the direction of the Chief Justice, found for the
plaintiff—Dsninges 1501.
One of the jurymen then asked his Lordship whether 51osta
would be allowed the 1041. he had paid?
The Loa DCHI EF JUSTICE informed the Jury certainly sit,
and they expressed their satisfaction, as they gave the above verdict
o that untlerstandiag.

TOT IMMUICC,
y." After degiring One of the jurymen then asked his Lordship whether
semis
at
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place
its
it ta,.urr kvec tlll-G,101,1 VI one %Ana Justice, four f , .4 or the
will be recollecttil flasard aud Co., in one Lottery, sold us to be always mimeo very. pandowdy. We ito not, rations of the combination been thwarted, and a fres h grate comfort in morning
_is every morning pleintiff—Daniages 150 L
4* I cook' wish would be allowed the 104 L he had paid?
H UST ICE .n.orm__ the Jury certainly not,
are any advantage from leaving Forfar—neither in swim, nor popu-
inetancc been afforded tp proprietors of cotton works of the
All the 30.000/. Prizes • and very recently Three 20,000/.nes.rley it prepares
vutitshepednionutiezohfetphrie d a
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expressed their satisfaction, as they gave the above we '
troedhear this Mnistr, ou wou dbe convinces:lof The Lomb Fit J f'
Prizes, drawn in (Inc 'Day.—Royal Exchange Gate; 2-, lotion greater than the adjuitiing County of Perth—with fwur hub- , . _asss
0 Distributors, when the bosoms is managed by a single bub-Dis-
vgniage of employing men unconnected with the ex- ytomoeattredtutehmembe
ornhill ; and 94 t, Oxford-street; and by their Agents in trubutor for Pertlishire."—P. 34. elusive monopolies of trade attempted to be enforced •
in your sad state by nateur and A
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ought to be by grace, end and they
all the principal Country Towns. As one of the present Commissioners of Inquiry (Mr. this nt ighbaurhood.—Glargow Chronicle'. hope you will attend upon Divine Servis on the Lard's Day." on :at untlerstruldiag.
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