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London, England, 1824-05-04 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, 51.t0r 3.

Gustavus Edward Deckers, a young man of fashionnblo appear.
ante, wasopposed by Mr. Loner, on behalf of Messrs. Reeves
and son ; aad Mr. William Strutton sppeared in person.
The Insolveat stme.l that he was a native of Moscow, and by
profession a merchant, resident in this country ; his hrothen were
also merchants at Moscow, but he was not, nor ever had been, a
rartner in the concern, but merely made purchases as an agent.
11., deflect that he ever represented to Mr. Reeves that he Formed
part of the time. When he left Russia he was entitled to consider.
at!c property by virtue of his mother's will : his brothers were
executers, aid had transmitted his fortune, beyond which he had
reeei,ed atte uo rubies 11,41,014, for which they were row creditors.
Tier ,coax I,urchascil by hint from Mr. Reeves, were shipped to
31m, ow by way of Petersburgh.
Mr. John IV dliam Reeves staied that he carried on business at
Iloibern Ilridge ; he had transacted business with the insolvent and
his 6,o!ent, who were ibtroduced to him three years ago. The
last gmals sent out amounted to about The previous consign-
ment • w.f.? paid for in a regular any. 'Witness always considered
the insolvent a partner in the first i•f Recker" (brothers), Moscow.
itness would not swear that the insolvent no represented himself
in plain terms.
Mr. Cook': contended that the insolvent had been guilty of a
fraud, in having apt ropriated the money sent by his brothers from
Ilu•s.a, to his own use.

The insolvent denied having received any money for that specific
putpo•c. . . . . .

Horton stated to the Court, that he bad a complaint to
urge against the insolvent, on the ground of putting him to ex-
penses by a vexatious lawsuit on a bill of exchange fur ill lila.
It turned out that ntithcr the bill nor the proceedings were in
Court, heree the Court could not ascertain the opposition.
The Cla is:f Comm t wsio itr En observed that the Court were of
opinion that na case had been made out against the insolvent, to
warrant a dete.'tion of his person ; they therefore pronounced hint I
entitled to his di,eharge.
John Huggins was opposed by Mr. Pottoc►, for Mr. King,
no the ground of having put him to vexatious exrense, by setting
up an ortrnalde defence tau an action.
Mr. ItECxot.DS, the plaintiff's attorney, suited that in Michael.'
mn. ftr :1, 1n22, the ar..ei cointbenced against the insolvent on a
bill of evAinge for 201. The insolvent put in a sham plea. anti
proceeded to tile a writ of .rri.r, lie rot having the least prettntion
to .1 ilvii.nce. The rests of the action amounted to 311.

The Insr!vent ;AIM wt aueonntant of the lame of White, who
stated that ht• 1... et the pkititilf at 31 r. Itzynolik's office, when hq
(witne,,) cilf,.rttl to pay the cos:, I.p t.) that period, and give a hill
on a icspre:ttl!• Er.re,l br the debt. Notwithmand-
ing plain:id* agreed to this atrangNoent, 31r. Reynolds tented
mixd mat stopprti the negociati,io. Hence the insolvent. in elder
to :rain time, pi-Gl:ceded on his tlefercc, after so fair an offir had
been refits, d.

The Court con Oderial that, altimugh the insolvent's conduct !VOA
nut in a great t!cgreri fraudulent, yet they were bound by a *Nose
in the Act not to pass it entirrly over.
The insolvent was then remanded for fon: calendar months, and
ordered to be conlined within the walls of the prison.
do:in Smilweeks was opposed by 31r. Ilt:xvit for Mr. 31nyne.
It appeared in evidence that the insolvent had received 4701
within the last two years and a half, by the death of his fa:her. Ile
had formerly been a gamekeeper to Lori Clifton. and a butelicr.
1: was mowed by two witnesses, that, shortly before the insolvent
went to prison, he was possessed ef property sufficient to pay 15s.
in the pound, which he failed to account for.
T:i, l'oun remanded him for six calendar months within the
walls of the prison.

Nfajer-Gencral Sir Henry Torrens, Adjutant-General,
is gone to Chatham to inspe..t the Marines and the 7th
(Hovel FusEters) regiment, and t., ascertaie what rronei-
, eney the troops at that station he...! qu!red in t..c
ion-
prur,ti system fur the army.