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London, England, 1818-01-21 00:00:00

SUMSILSE.T V. JERVIS and OTIIERS.

This cent was tried set the last Molelstone Assizes,
lerfure Chief J testier ELLENBOROUGH, whey a ver-
dict was given for the Defendants, who were assig-
nees under n c or binikreeptcy issued
against the Plaintiff. It was an .coon Or 'reopens.
brought against the Defendants, for Inning, under
the said commission, entered the premises of the
Pheiiiiilf, and taken away a quantity of property.
The qucstiots at 1:0,111.! WIS--whether the Plaintsll
cause owlet the slentoniiitition of a tender, ru as to
be amenable to the Bankrupt Lows. It was proved
on the trial that the had cooteinted to par-
c'sase all the dead horses in l'hotlineet Lines, for the
purpose of feeding a pork of I ~,,, lolls, and that he
was in the habit of s I!iiitr the skins at • profit.
Thin Wilb 11011 to hue a sufficient trading, and a ver-
dict was returnee, accordingly.
Mr. ALIRRYATT, sit the last Term, obtained •
ride Niai for a slew trial, against which Mr. CUR.
WOOD thistles,. *hewed cause.
Mr. AIARRYAIT. its reply. observed, that the
Ploineigr was token by sin-prow; had be heels swine
that soch a line of elefesice would I,r taken, he
weiehl have produced evidence that would have
cwopletely rtlstettrel It.
'rile Cot' RT held, that the trading proved on the
triad was sufficient to brisig the VI:11111a within the
provenous of the Batikrupt Laws. They bad no
iiiiiebt whatever an the prisiciple of the thing. But,
as the stated that he was hikes, by sur-
prise, and dud lw could adduce evidence in typo-
sits to that offereil on the trial, they would not
refuse a ne w Iroll.
grained.

It carinag Net, tli4t m.t 1..4 than three ANIS.
drel tootle-emu:he, 41.k.1) tLtuusgli the tututakr.
gate at ilyttr-park-corner.

IiVOLVENT DEBTORS' COUI:T;

TUESDAY, JANUARY '2O.

There were thirty-four caves oil 1.-t,
Itevvial of whieli sunlit over until to-morrow ; utmut
half the latinther ou the list are oppositions.

ACCOUNTS OF THE COURT.

As soon as the unopposed cases were gone thrnorli,
the Chief Clerk read 11,e accounts of the Court for
the last quarter—that is, from the Ist of (Mobil,
to the 3lst day of Met tidier last. By these it ap-
peared that the Receiver uppointud by the Court
to ',assess himself of the asset, 01 discharged 10-
solvents, had collected in 5,62.1/. 114. 11 id.
had paid sooty within the saline unit J 471. 154. I tPi•
the balance therefore remaining iu his hands W;t4
-1,675/. 194. 1 id. i'l!ese accounts "ere ordrie,! to
be made up and regularly balanced quarterly, and
then ported up in the office of the Court.

HAINF.4 V. CLABKF..

VIE ADVENTURES OF A TAILOR'S MIL

In this case the opoosiug creditor Wilb a tailor.
and the Insolvent claiming to be an old 'dead and
cu,toiner of his.

The tailor, however, told his story with a great
deal of warmth, and ',hewed a full disposition to
tarnish -vv.-1y amicable feeling he might have ts.,. e
had towaids the Defendant. 'flue latter, I.e said,
owed lion IS/. for clothe% nteained a par ago,
and olenined by is fraudulent statement, for the
Insolvent told I he had an annual rental its houses;
to the amount of 200/. whereas the fact turned out
that he had ns thing. It was this statement %hick
had induced loin to give the credit, for winch he
would now putter, if the Coast admitted the bout-
vent's application.

The Insolvent intlizetantly commented tepee' the
tailor's omit r,l* recollection of hit acquaintance mitt
character, and handed N him several bills and re-
eripts, which the opining creditor admitted w-te
iu leis When these were Bead. tl.ry
proved to be receipts from the tailor for ellifeient
sums he had heels paid by the Insolvent within the
last three years for the deeoratiois of his prison,
and the present claim of 18/. so far from been.; a
distinct transaction. was unit• the !Wailer of the la•t
outfit. wheels amounted to 27/. It was further ad-
mitted by the opposing creditor, In an examination
rather vehemently put upon bins by the Insolvent,
that they had been school-fellowst for many yenta,
and were now launching into lile, a little over the
;eve of 21 years, with ei pert.-ct koowlaclge of rash
other'', •tirili'Rs. The Insolvent said, that so far
faun the last credit britig given in a sclotol-fellow
manner, he was obliged to consent to Laver the
clothes deposited in a Lox at the tailor's hou►e,
leaving merely the permission of occasionally wear-
ing them " upon honour," until they were
rVrnUt-
ally paid for. They, however, on an nolo/ ky
oilier:sing, when a tam of money was to lie !Mine
up. which each party said was for the use of the
oilier, fled from their oaken depository, not on !fie
back of the beau, to figure at an evening losicigt , but
safely and quietly folded, until they reached a
pa.tt -
broker's sanctuary. The opposing creditor druid
this latter as4ertion, so far as ht•r having had icor
participation in the produce of the specis'oit 1111 l ;
but heailinitted, that the clothes aright hare lain
a box in Lis Louse, " like those of others, until the
geietleim is came for them."
The Couice, after patiently hearing both parties.
and rending the receipts which referred to previous
transactions hetwerie the tailor and his Irirt..l, pup
Insolvent, discharged the littler, and arid, that the
uppositime refire ted eio credit up nu the former.
BA IL TRANSACTIONS.

Mr. Pot.r.ocK ulry,osril. un several grounds. the
tli•rharze ut tut liisolvetii, named William Toylor,
and said that the Court, Iroin his examiiiatuu,,
would see that he was slot a fit person to receive ti.e
benefit of the Act.

l'he Insolvent, in Li.. examination, denied that he
had ever described himself as u gentleman, hi- Oct u-
potion being generally that rif iv baker, and he lived
in Lucas-sheet, Gray's-lon-lane, but his name ad.
not river the door. lie lied been several Moe. bail
for iirdividitals, but he could not
_speak positive Ii as
to the exact names of the parties, or even us to the
fact of his justification being opposed in open Cunt.
Indeed at one tone, for a 171. les. traiisaviiiiii,
might bare heeii and most foolishly, its s.ei
had the iaoney iu threv Basik notes in his !nicker at
the time. Ile tiered ruAlre he haul a house in Litt.
trick upon raved, the place alluded to was 'sear
that tow,). He did not rectillevt Mr. Martyritt's
opposing his bail in the Court of King's Bench is,
1814—lie could not recollect the occurrences of the
King's Bench or Common I'lras so far back. Ile
was certainly the °writ r of a house in Wood-strket
Ilronswick-square, but he never had a proper lease
of it, though he was.oftett promised one. There
was a memorandum made with the laudloid at the
time, but he lost it.

The Court agreed with the Counsel for the op-
posing creditor, that this Insolvent's recollection
WWI so had, he must lie remanded until lie could
better rt fresh his memory on material points.
Mr. Balmy opposed the discharge of John Da.
vies, on two grounds—first, that lie had taken the
benefit of the Act in June, 1814, and mu►t ►hew
stircisl circninstaisces to justify the repetition of his
hit besides this silting objection, he had
taken a house front the opposing creditor, he hail
kept it for two years without paying rent, hail sal
even the elottos and windows, and refused to give up
the key unless lie got 5/. and an acquittal for his
at rear.

Tile Comm commented on the gross misconduct
of the Insolvent, and gave him his conditional dm-
charge on surrendering the hou.e, which was what
the niiiin.ing creditor cordate/41 for
Several other cases were heard. but they were
quite of an uninteresting mauve.

whoicahuid p,
iutistrsserrriovf the
hi et
bbilpVße riei7/ia rn r;:vspiuthet. FsisEtt supercargo
the amuse from India, that. on the 4tli A tigtiv.
the day before he left Calcutta, an alarming tire
broke out in the cotton Screws of Mr. LAPRINLIV•
DATE. of Clive-street.' The qnsittuty of (Nato I
consumed could test be exactly awertantert, but it
was tabulated at 15 to eo,ooo maundf,, bemire
eatritlerable quantity of snit hemp. The lire wax
hardly got under at the time our informatit left
Calcutta. The same Gentleman hiss been intrusted
• mbyalrlkieol)ll:.gihwt
alltloottii:othennlotiaviers(itoirie-Gmesooser:se..l
mouse-deer)
oder!:
tined e‘ a present to her lute Royal 111gItiles) stir
Prlitt:tb* CHARLOTTL.

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