Star.
London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COT_,RT, OCTOBER 17.

MA. Joh" Smith was opposed by M. POLLOCK on
the ground of a useless disposal of his estate. The
linsolvent was entitled to an estate in reversion from
his father, who is at present 79 or 80 years of age:
the annual value of this property was about 4001.
per annum: and it appeared by his schedule that he
sold the reversion this last summer, by public auc-
tion, for 5001. In answer to Mr. POLLOCK'S ques-
tions, he said, that he was induced to sell the rt.',
perty by necessity, and that, after supplying his im-
mediate wants, there remained for the use of his cre-
ditors the sum of 3541. This sum, Mr. POLLOCK
contended, was much below what the reversion ought
to have produced, and therefore he objected to his,
discharge, as having unnecessarily disposed of, at al
low value, a property which should have been ap-
plied for the payment of his debts.
Mr. HEATH examined the insolvent, in support of
his discharge. From this examination it appeared,,
that the property in question was mortgaged for
1,7901. that he had often offered it for sale by private
contract, but could not get more than 5001. for it ;1
that he himself, even if the revenaon had cnmc to
him, had only a life-interest in it, it being left in re-
mainder to another, and tha: it was absolute neces-
sity which induced him to sell it.
He was re-examined by Mr. POLLOCK, but nothing,
contradictory to his direct statement having been I
elicited, he was ordered to be discharged.
This prisoner had been in custody twelve years—
He was first arrested for a suns of 1,500/. which had
been awarded against him as damages for seduction.
According to the provisions of the i;tattite. he could
not in such a case claim its benefit, td,til the expira-
tion of ten years of imprisonment.
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John Cho)les Tay:Jr.'s discharge was opposed hy.
Mr. ADOLPHUS, on behalf of Mr. Phillips, .Assigne
of John Page. The grounds were fraudulent con-1
cealment of property, erroneaus schedule, and frau-
dulently pleading the general issue to three trials on
a bail bond, thereby wasting- his creditors' money.'
The insolvent is the keeper of the Antigallican Cof-
fee-house, Shire-lane, Fleet-street. In the course of
his dealings he drew a Bill for 501. which, as we,
could understand. got into the possession of Page.—
Upon this Bill Taylor was afterwanis arrested, and
put in bail, but it appeared that neither of his bail
were worth sixpence. An action was commenced'
against hirii and the bail, on the bail-bond, to all
three of which he pleaded the '--eueral issue. non esq
facium. It was upon this ground chiefly that Ail.
Adolphus objected to his discharge, as having wasted
his creditors' money.
It was also, observed Mr. ADCT.PIII:3, rather a
singular proof of this man's honesty, that though
during the legal evasions to he had recourse!
with respect to this Bill, he hal never disputed. its
being a good one before the present, hut that now
in his schedule he had described it as one on which
his endorsement was forged, though in the very same,
schedule he admitted that he had drawn it. From
that the Court might form a judgment is to the
complexion of the whole case.
Mr. HEAT'', on behalf of the insolvent, observed,
that with respect to his entering into suits and thereby
wasting his creditors money. that did not conic
within the meaning of the Act. The objection was
then given up.
The prisoner was in conicqucuce discharged.