The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-25 00:00:00

petams at Culehester, for all obstruction or the
Mayor mid corporikte officers in the di/charge of their
official duties. Ile made the application on the
affidavits of Mr. Smithers (the town clerk), his as-
anitaiit, and another gentleman), who deposed, that
°tithe 23t1 September last (the day of annual elec-
tion of some of the subordinate officers of the
borough) the Mayor was sittin& to take the votes
of the freemen for the respective candidates; the
pill-book was lying open before the town clerk,
when liennell came up and offered his vote. which
being rejected he immediately seised the poll-hook
mod carrieJ it off, amidst great clamour and lea
molt, the other persons named in the affidavits
anointing and encouraging him in the outrage. In
• onsequence of the loss of the poll hook the elec-
tron was delayed, the Mayor being under the tie-
ctastity of adjourning.--. Rule /Tbi greeted.
•
• A.
45 •
INJOLVENT DRBTORS' COURT,
THURSDAY, JANUARY S 4. • •
• 1"4""/"."- la/mime ,•of r
IMPORTANT CASE.
The followieg aiemaler ease of extensive fraud occupied
the etteetimi •f the Court the whole of the day :•••••
Oilli3lll Vincent. an iiseolveet, who was examined on his
pellition and achedule, ea the 11th February last, at which
tithe he was opposed, but pee each satisfactory accounts of
meters estates *lid effects se to gale the credesos of the
Oisieg, woo declared bias seatitioS is his diselsarge, at which
live lie. Clegg was appointed his assigries. About the
eitsiella of November last, Mr. Clegg was pimately informed
that ihe ',soiree( bad concealed property to $ considerable
somodat • sad ass Induced to make farther iaqiirirs, sad
firinsd that the stateasesta made to his were is all probahi.
loyesirreet. Mr. Clegg thee applied to the Coen for • role
Nish on the &Warn of John Netter. for the lasolvent to
*hew came why be should not be brought before the Court
to he exiesissed bunching his estate and effects. Cause was -
arbrwsrds chews; but the materials of the affidavits on
wbbeb the 'TO/otion was founded being so skeeter, tie
Comet was Mimes' to wake she ride abisolote, sad an order
emitted fee the lasolmat to be breadist up Mill (kg fix eta-
matadors.
The Insolvent resided at 1. ,/lei for
Mese years carried OM she kff a elbadllolllol bat-
reorefarterfor. tto Niu r, bus a
Mr. uraTm appeared fit the peasseeden e44.4lllbpsosidd,
lie. `cube for Ilis ! • • i i
boa emanieatioe this gosonilog, he stated that be mar-
ried prettied wife, the due 'ter of Mr. Online, about two
years ego, with whom be bad I fortune of b 001; 3001. of which
vp‘s paid la matt at the time, sad • Dole given for the re•
neatistisg.iledf. which became doe last November, and sub-
amptitel ,te his being discharged by the Court; which said
outs lasiiiveat paid to his Critter about three mouths after
the marriage, is ameideratioa of rent dee and money ad-
visee/' to him at sundry times, ?atty./relit pounds of
011111b1 he gave him at the time the note was heeded
tairlf.i:3l. entry was made either, la the hooks of the le-
wolognisee `is father relating to the 1004. At the time he
he was iodated in the son of 7 or SOO& indepradeot
of sa 'a claim, sad be applied the 3001. be received
td the liqoidatloo of such debts; the teases he did sot ply
litiefether was, that be woold lake the Dote for 1051. which
had been in the peosesidew of his fisher or mother, the W.
tee taking the mattagemest of unisex traasactions, her bus-
kaakbeiag lobed. While in the Kiss'. Bench last year he
because acqsaisted with • persos named Nellor, also a Pri-
mmer, with whom he lodged, sad made him his confidante.
lilefasg losolveat's iroolinesweat he was related lint by his
beether Philip, sod afterwards by his father sad brother
Sam; _whoa Ms former came he was mane sure he did
not ask Sim whether lot bad brought the 2001. mole with him,
or say shies of that hied; soe did be ever say any thing
to Nether sheet the mote. Insolveat lad • reversimary pro-
perty is sense sad at the death of his late wife's father, a
seateaseat of which world he Greed is his schedule. He sold.
it jest after his marriage, to his brother Philip, is considera-
tion of a debt *wag by hi., for tiOl. but no proper cosivey-
mace was made at the time, ben was afterwards prepared by
Nellor is the Kiag's Beach, the copy aid original of which
bed been buret six or eight moths age; be believed it to
be dated io Jaaeary, 111.10; hat for aught be 'mew, it might
have been asteeedeet to that day. The moos why it was
ru trausferred was his desire to relieve his brother's debt.
Mr. HaATN here cauliimed the Insolvess, mad 'skewed
his that a abort-Maud writer was specially employed, sod that
be would be ladicied for perjury, and be therefore walled to
pet him oa hie guard.
It further appeared that the lassihreat, in addition to the
freedulest treader of property, had, derive his imprison-
ment, !stalked tiff debts in his ledger, as paid, to • very large
amount, which he slated bad been received by his brother
Weary, and paid over to his mother I. the amount of 1001.
borrowed of her unknown to his fattier, sod out of such
kenos lie oely received lea for his own use.
Mr. II Kalil here examined the !resolvent with great strict-
sem, as to whether he bad sot made several important alter-
ations in the dates of his ledger, and as to his aside of mark-
isg off the accosts.' ; but his answers were su evasive sad
comeadsetoey, that Mr. Heath was again obliged w CSIIIIO4
obeerviet. he had swore three differeat ways. On his being •
asked whether he knew all the debts to be paid which were
/walked so, he admitted that be had reason to ',dove a great
many of them were not paid at the Si... lasolvest was ear.
Isis that he never seed soy spirits of sails to obliterate cer-
tain dates in his account.books, and defied any person to
prove it; be might have weed it at times, but us no puttee-
im book ; he tome' he bad used it to take ink-sputa oat of
cables, kc. He was seat rimmed touching the different'
items which were marked off es paid, but his mutters were
so evasive that it was impossible to follow him ihruegh the
-various contradictions. When questiosed as to the ansouut
of debts marked off, be was ready to swear they did ant
amount to 2261. but cossidered them more than 1001. He
admitted that his shop wee carried*. by his wife during
the time he was ie criellariment, through the aesistauce of
'his brother Henry, who was bus *errant fur three or
four years. At the time he applied to the Court his
(manure, Ste. was valued at 1271., oat of which 1071.
was paid to the receiver Co.' the benefit of his creditors. He
farther admitted that Nellor was in his bootie at Sudbury,
sad went to his father (revere! times ; sad that he (Netter)
was preseet whoa wow &miters came to losolveat's Imam;
after his return hose, he said be had some furniture seat
from his father's, sod also from a brother-hi-law, of the name
of Cook ; they potchased them of the lusolveet before he
went to prises, and ou his liberation got them back again,
sea an nederstandiag that he was to pry for them at some
future time. Mr. Baker, the father of the lasolvesit's first
wife, gave his father a toot. note of hand, payable un de-
mand, but he solemnly declared that he did uut press the
formes to artist the latter, bat admitted that his tattier took
1801. in full of all deemed% notwithstanding which he put
the whole in his schedule, bet it was not fur the purpose of
Maker's proving oo his estate in order that the dividend
might be paid a him. losokeat had a cow before he west
to avian", which he sold, bet got it again on ermine cwt.
The COORT hers remarked, that au-picion attached itself
to every part of the losolveat's statement.
After she las,ilvent had been examined at considerable
length by the Court—
Mr. Coast, Counsel fee the lesolveot, cross-examined
him, bus mobile; material was elicited.
Air. Hll4llll the. inquired how such be paid his attorney
for doing his business a that Court ? to which be replied 121.
but so ronsequesce of • breach if contract on the part of
the attorney, he went to Somerset House sad gave nilorma-
isori there, because the receipt was not gives on a proper
*tamp.
John Mellor was thee called, but previous to his examina-
tion was Weenie/I by the Court of • clause Is the Act, that
all persons *idiot( and abetting say Issolveat W (metal or
freadmily make sway properly, were liable to be ivied fur •
snirdenieanur Dad three years. imprtstromeol. The Learned
ILWroonteritmer meatieeed this, is order that he sight stripe
I. sumer say queataeaa which would mad to crimittate
biasselr.
Witeees-1 mess I have *either aided use abetted ; beams
proceed'd to give his *eidetic*, whit* eelephsiely

MI

111