Star.
London, England, 1823-07-31 00:00:00

IRREGULAR PRACTICE.

Thomas Reed applied for his discharge.
Mr. CARPENTER, his attorney, addressed the Court,
and complained that notwithstanding he had paid
every possible attention to the insolvent's ulterior bu-
siness, he had thought fit to draw his own brief, for
the contents of which he, as attorney on the record,
was responsible, however erroneous it might be.
The practite had become a growing 'evil,' as there
Were attornies in prison to draw them.
COURT—Does any Gentleman appear for this man?
Mr. Hearir.-1 hold the brief.—(Mr. Heath at-
tempted to explain, but the Court intimated they
could not hear him).
The insolvent said that he had not seen Mr. Car-
penter or his 'clerk for a fortnight, and as he wanted
to make some 'alterations id his schedule he had
adopted this plan.
Mr. HEATH—The only qu'estion is, did the insol-
vent draw this himself, or did he employ another at-
torney ?—lt ii,the:plietice at Sessions every day.
Mr. Commissioner Ha:aats and Mr. Commissioner
BOWEN observed, that after 20 years' practice as Bar-
risters, they had not found it so ; or if they did, never
sanctioned it.
Mr. CARPENTER. 4 went to The prison last night,
and he acknowledged that a law-stationer. and fel-
low-prisoner, named Upsdell, had drawn the brief.
The insolvent was then examined by the Cover.—
He stated that on the day he was arrested he received
£3O, which he placed in the hands of a person,
named Hopkins, who had since given it over to his
wife, and they had spent it.
The insolvent, it jppeared, was arrested on the .sth,,
retained his attorney on the 6th, petitioned on the 7th,
and signed his schedule on the 17th of Junt—in
which he set forth, that, when he went to prison, he
had only 12s. in his possession, and received £1 rime.
The COURT observed, that the insolvent had been
guilty of a most shameful and deliberate attempt to
commit a fraud on the Act of Parliament, by placing
his funds in the hands of another. If he had sworn
to that schedule, he would, on discovery, have been
most assuredly indicted for perjury. In order that
others might be deterred from such fraud, the COURT
dismissed his Petition, and remanded him to prison.-
FRAUD.
Robert Whiteman was brought up to receive the
judgment of the Court. On a former day he had
, been opposed by a man in humble life, who bad ac-
com mo dated him with his. acceptances on many oc-
casions. A short time before he went to prison, he
got an acceptance of 201. from this poor man, whose,
name was Bailey. He came again, and requested
an acceptance fur a different sum, which Bailey gave
him, on the insolvent faithfully promising him that
the 20/. bill should be destroyed; but instead-of this,
the insolvent negotiated both the bills, which Bailey
was obliged to pay when they became due: the con-
sequence was, he and his family were nearly ruined.
The COURT held this to be a most deliberate act
fraud, committed on a poor man, who had done au
act of friendship, and met with this ungrateful re-
turn; and sentenced the insolvent to be imprisoned
eight months within the walls of the prison.

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