The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-05 00:00:00

'HE STATESMAN.

He lived atilloacester ; be kept so books of kis dealings
in corn; that basilicas was carried ea by his wife and
daeghter, who bow conducted his iisliaioagerieg con-
cern. He did not keine what capital be bad whom be
commenced corn dealer; be had been himself a banker
some years ago, and used to make notes payable at the
banking-house of Davis and Co. at Bristol; list be said,
be bad aye provided for the notes made payable
there, he entered into the corn trade, be par-
chase
Bripl *as not insolvent then, but be, gave them
notes payable at Bristol ; he paid so debts, however, bet
he had a suit in Chancery, which be expected would be
decided in his favour, and with the money be looked for
from the issue of that cause, he intended to pay all his
debts. The reason he made the notes be gave Turner
and Co. payable at Bristol was, it suited their conveni-
ence, as they lived at Brine!, and he had some money
at the time in the hands of the bankers at Bristol ;bet

Saturday idled ea' the Lady, requiring her to pay the
bill is gantlets; aad after it beeline dee, he Wrote to
her is the eoustry about it t bat the bill had sever yet
bees paid. lie dui Not debit the insolvent for the hill,
far that wadil have exonerated the Lady by siabiag Mr.
Mare a debtor. _ _ _ _ _ .

The Geodesists who had been employed by the Lady
to arrange for the persist of the second bill was new
examined. He said, that about the end of July or be-
easing of Anglia, ISIS, he, as the friend of the Lady
in question, la conseleence of a letter she sent
him, galled en Mr. More respecting the bill, and en
arrangement was made that he should receive 251. in
cash, and get the Lady's note for the remainder. The
mosey and the note were accordingly sent up from the
country, and banded over to Mr. Mare. The tientlesma
Wen demanded the two 501. bills, one of which bad Come
due in June, and the other in August; but Mr. Mare
*sly gave up the latter bill; and on being asked for the
former he gave an undertaking to deliver it ys, when
the led 's note of hand for 25L should be pit This
was paid in the month of October, ISIS, tta the 02a-
Omega's chambers. On that occasion, the Oeutter
man asked Mr. Mure for the first bill; Mr. Mure
declared he had destroyed it by his own hands, and
wrote a memorandum to that effect. The Headman
at the moment suspected that the bill had not been de-
stroyed. and insisted that the 251. should not be paid
until the first bill was given up. The brother of
the lady, however, who was pressa4, threw the money on
the floor, and Mr. Mare took It up, and put it into his
pocket. The bill, which was thus represented as having
teem destroyed, remained iu the bands of Hodson and
Co.. who bad lately applied to the lady for payment.
The gestlemaa called on Mr. Mere some days ago in
the King's Bench prison, mentioned this circumstance.
and desired him to give security for the payment of the I
money; at lest he promised to give security, but after-
weal.; gave nose. It also appeared that be had not
entered the lady's name in his schedule.
Under all these circumstances, Mr. POLLOCK submitted
that the 501. in question should be excepted. and that the
insolvent should not be discharged until that swat was
Psid.

the money afterwards went tc pay the e: aces if an
execution which was put into his house.
Being asked how many notes be bad made payable at
the Bristol bank. he said he did not know.

Mr. HEATH submitted, that an explanation should be
given respecting the insolvent's transactions with the
Bristol batik. On which the Commissionan ordered
Lite insolvent to be remanded till the 44th, in order that
suck explanation might be given, and the ease mere
folly investigated, particularly his transactions with the
Bristol bankers.

Abraham Joel Assay was brought up, ma his petition.
to be discharged.
Mr. ARAIIIN applare2 for several of the creditors to
oppose his discharge. It appeared by the statement of
the Learned Counsel, that Assar is a Polish Jew. and had
formerly carried on braises, as a mercer, at Boeings-
burgh. in Prussia ; that lie had formerly been unfortu-
nate to business, but having conducted himself to the
satisfaction of his creditors on that oeeasion,they had full
confidence in him. In May, 1818, he signified his inten-
tion of going to Berlin, and from thence to Silesia, to
purchase woollen cloths; that his creditors, believing
him to be an honest man, entrusted him with con-
siderable property, to convey for them to correspeadents
at Berlin; the confidence was so unlimited, the Learned POLICE.
Counsel said, that one of them bad even entrusted his --4.--
ere to the care of the insolvent; it did not appear that demostaw..-1 question of considerable importmsee,
the Lady had been turned into gold by this Jew, but
every other description of property hail; the schedule both to masters and jonrneymen silk-manufacturers.
came on for hearing at this Ace, yesterday, before the I
contained debts to the amount of U 941. 10a. td., and as
Aldermen HZTOATI and hiaott•y, upon an information 1
a set off. the insolvent made it appear, that he had
4,7891. as.. which he stated he bad been robbed of by a exhatited by the journeymen silk-wearers, against Mr.
Weelley, a silk-manufacturer of some eminence, in 1
Jew of the name of Cohen, at Haniburgh. The whole Bread-street, Cheapside, for having paid to William I
of the creditio s were oat of the kingdom, io consequence meat, one of his journeymen, a smaller sum per yard fur
of which the Learned Counsel prayed that the consider-
ation of the insulreat's petition should be poetposted, the manufacture of so article than the sum allowed by
the Act of Parliament. The information was laid under
to give them an opportunity of attending. - the Statute 13th Cleo. 111. cap. 6ts, wbicb empowers the
Mr. BAUM. Mr. POLLOCK. and Mr. lieeTel, for the Justices in Sessions to set the prices to be paid by mos.
insolvent. urged the necessity of going on with the case. tees in the silk trade, to their journeymen, for each sp.- I
The Court considered it • case of great importance; eific, article to. be manufactured, sod iallicts a penalty of •
melt aom never has before come under consideration. It out; up*? any it_laste.r paying less than the price so fixed
would, therefore, further the ends of justice that it should and
set
tirialmaoirwaisisrates'
considered of rest importance,
b.rif".d; which was accordingly done to the sth
of February, when it will be the first. boil:. partiesc "appeared with Counsel, yfx. Mr. At.t.er, for •
the Informants, sod Mr. liou.aes. or e defd ;
Jelop,Rae Mare was brought up from the King's and the olio was crowded to excessf the
by personsen inant the
Bench pekoe for the of obtaining his discharge.
trade, masters as well as journeymen.
As soon as the name 717persou was called, the tip. Mr. Aura stated. that the object of the information
staff who had him in custody complained to the Court
that he had used threatening language towards him, and was a" to *afar" b'nY ameasaaable demand upon the
their labour which the Le slaters allowed them,
of the journeymen weavers, but to obtain that price
therefore be (the tipstaff) was obliged to call upon the
Court for protection.-1 be insolvent had told him, be- pa
rt
gi
aad which had been fixed legally by the Magistrates in '
fore he left the prison, that he was an impertinent fel- sessions; he was sot aware what answer his Leaned
low, and would break his bead. Friend was prepared to make to the information, and '
the Ms_ C°. 511.14/I"ga said, he had no Pew" to grant he could not but think that it was unjust and unwise, in
opium the protection he sought for; the proper web twos as the reseal, or mos at say time. foot tune-
mane weed have hem Woody to the Marshal if lb, ws iss sumo ea pay Me pose memelhaturer )e1 than
Pie", onto a ill.affiaisella rev his •wi, ?Br.. beendld the peke try raw allowed them. lie wished it to lie an-'
not give Proteettio to anY Pomo lost et Seat Court; demised that this was all his clients contended aver;
bet • the Court he would afford every necessary prank- they could have no view towards the penalty. as, in case
Lion. of coaeictioa. the money was directed to he paid to the
Mr. More said he bad felt it accessary to go bock to Master of the Weavers' Company, to be disposed of as
the . prises for his beaker's book; that he bad been the Statute directed.
kept there for two boars, sod treated with great redo- Mr. Caw* from the Ake of the Clerk of the Peace
Isms sad violence. He had complained of this coo- for the twenty of Middlesex, produced the last fist of ,
duct to the Marshal, and was determined to bring the as set by Magistrates in the April Smokes, 1906.
c:acou who treated him se before the Court of Wag's =which it appeared that 900 four single half ell cot- I
b ton asaatua. was set at Bd. per yard, and with half inches
Mr. POLLOCK, who was employed by two of the ere- or ha" urn the ifsaand• all. per yard extra, making a' .
ditors to oppose the insolvent, sew proceeded to eta- total of 13d. per yard; sad the object of the complain- i
article manufactured %Great
mine him.—" 1 think, Mr. Mare," said the Learned ants was to shew that the . _ . I
tieetientan, " that I have seen your face here before; for Mr. Woolley, and for which _
_he bads
ibmeeesear tool?
did you ever at any time appear before this Court ibr Ild. per yard, came precisely within the ag of the i
the purpose of obtaining your discharge—and bow long donor' lion.
since? To establish this fact, Mr. ALLEY called four joarney-1
Mr. Mare answered, that be bed audited his di,- meg weavers. all of whom considered the article pro.
charge in the year 1811, and that tee years, had elapsed decal as coming easier the description of a cotton man- ,
ing t
since then. He also said, that at that time be surren-
tea, and within the moaning
dered property twelve times the amount of his debts. la the settled list; and one of the artia
of them said priced Wei.
Ise had been I
paid IN. per yard by another house for maaufacturing '
Mr. Pottocx then examined him respecting the trans- a similar article. It was, however, allowed by these!
action that fonued the ground of the present opposition. irksome that this particular species of goods had not
In answer to his questions, Mr. Mare admitted that he hose inaanfactered is this country till within the last
had, in the year hlB, discounted a 501. bill for a lady, twelve maistim
who was the-drawer of the bill, and he gave the money Mr. Beatrice defended his client from the imputation
to her brother : the bill became doe la the end of April of Males to pay bit workmen less than they were en-
or beginning of May, 1818, sad was dishonoured. He titled to. The rtisie le question was entirely new in
then received another bill of 501. from the lady, bet mot this countzsailad tltetrice to be paid to the men had as 1
in lieu •f the former bill; it was for the purpose of vet sever settled. He must, hemmer, inform the
raising money upon it. This bill was draws by the liairietestee, that at the rate of I Id. per yard, a journey-
lady's brother, and accepted by ker. This second bill man might with ease earn 50s. per week, which, be (vo-
wels not employed to take up the first. It was sot eon- caved, would tally acquit the masters of any intention
venieht for lei= to advance the mossy upon it; be en- or las mg hard terms epee their men. He then pro-
deavoured to get cash for it, but tumid not, as the to state. that the article la question had been im-
bed made it payable where she had so residence, mirdat treetop,* from praise, sheet a year ago, end was called
was known that her representations as to her ability to o de park,» or Paris c,,,,,a; it „es an elefeut and
take it op were not true. The bill was to him the same am'o'k of kW& dreg% and set to be ebaked.
fasestie
as a piece of waste paper. The Ileeond bill wee payable u :reetteription of work enumerated in the misled
40 August, and was not paid when due. An onstage- list of
meet was, however. made in November or December. 1 Several workmen, who had been many veers in the
181 V. In consequence of repeated applications to the I were tinessii, wise described recleicaily the
lady, who was then at some distance in the estuary, a et the mato ""Cotton Mantua." or Shot Cot.
irlireebeiten was entered into by • gentleman who "me tokas applyingapplyina only toped', the greater part of which
now present in Court, for the purpose of takijcp the wss „mat iu the " Hoye de Paris." the m ow,
bill, and the insolvent was paid the money. to- ! her of threads of silk and cotton were equal, and the
dews* who paid It did ask hint for the bill, and he (air. I cord was produced by the cotton threads 'mime ~sat
Mare) believed be told him be had destroyed it; but be i than thew of the silk and that in point of technical de.
offered to give the gentleman an undertaking to bear the ( scriptioa, and labour in the manufacture, the article ape
parties harmless against any consequence that might , P roadbed mach nearer to a mode than a cotton
result from not gi• ag up the bill. He did at the time !hut that they considered it, es to price, as ants
believe that be had destroyed that bill. He had paid it artiein, •
Into his bankers, and it is now in their hands. At the urns this evidence the Magistrates immediately se.
time of the payment he did not tell this gentleman or the quitted the defendant, and recommended the journeyl
lady's brother that the bill had been at the banker's: he nee te apply Mtha swims to set the peeper prig far
sot knew it was there. , the &tam
The insolvent was next questioned saarallowallialse TOWWILILL. SOUTIBIWAIK.--41 man, who gave hit
transactions at Liskeard. He said be had roe in name pI. Beams, was brought nyfee mummies,
January last, in consequence of an application mode to two, by Mr. Field, auctioneer and
him by a person there (a Mr. Childs) to assist him with He. Ili. ifb Higipstreet, with a fraud ef=l
mate mosey; and he gave that person Ike hilla, for tweet damselflies, w it. It appeared. he had ezerciasff
which he never received any value, nor had be derived in a whownle way theeanhaul-the trade.
any advantage from them. He gave Mr. Childs tbs eh% mad stated, that a -kw dews ice the eriessep
, means of taking up the bills, which were by his ownet- caw at isle house. and gvasented a'n On " --. whisk
ceptances. porporied to he a correct list of a lot of heusoiold kr-
Mr. Manley, a clerk in the banking-ham of Hodson Awe, shoot which the prisoner said two respectable
and Stirling, was called to g I
ive an remain of the first breams (whom be asmal) were in litigation as
to pride
bill sif 501. which had bees asposited in their house by and at their wombed Seem& them, In case titey ezi
Mr. Mere. Ile stated, that since the bill became due. be not agree behave themselves, to call in a Writ ma.
met Mr, Mitre one day in the street, and asked him praiser, whose Miklos should be Vaal, they had la'
about it; and Mr. M. said he would call vpms Mestra 401111/ Mined la 'Newt Ma (the prooleator) the OM
HodsoU aid Stirling upon the subject. Witamsealledloat purpose. As thltractice is a very comma one lb the,

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