The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-02-08 00:00:00

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• COURT OF CIIANIcERY. Fee. 6.
ICX•PARTE MARDALL IN THE IrATTSII Of LATIUM
ATID-PARST. •
• Mr. !Aso! and Mr. Meareous supported
tion, praying his Lordship to rescind his order of
yesterdey, by which Mr. Detested was allowed to
prove a. debt of 86,0001. against the estate of the
Bankrupts, on delivering up a quantity of Spirit4',
&c. value 16,0061. They contended that flit ippW
cation made to his toritshlp yesterday," whiclt-was
entirely ex:parle, no notice- of it having beetaigtviefe
and the order following on it, were 'entirely 'towel,-
and total'unerebellootell. ft was dangetoeso .too e,
ti allow Mr. Detested togrove a debt to the Rent
of 86,0001. that not het i% the full amountler-air;
debt claimed' by him agMnst thn:Bankruptietztel,
his.demand going to the extent of `120,0011k !tellies
w'"oistd constitute him Tole strbiter Of the Sate fall
tM etber parties intereSted. Added td this, it ap:il
peered by the present Petition; that Mr!. getattedi
bad intimation, in the presence of the Petitioner ank
others, that a forgery to the amount of 252,060 r. hi*
been cetnmitted against him (Mr. Detested) and"
passed by Mr. Parry, who was then present, but
since absconded.
Sir S. RoMILLY, Mr. BELL, and Mr. SIIATIWELL,
On the other side, eontinded, that the Petition of
yesterday, had disclosed al; the facts of the case ;
that there vas no person on wheel it could haVe been
to..ved, and that it was a case requiriwg the iintnediate
interposition of the Court. Mr. Detested had been
called no to undergo certain priratesexaminations be-
fore the Commissioners, previoue. to his being al-
lowed to prove his demand 0014 the estate of 'O4
.Bankrupts. This he, ivy theadvielerlds Counsel,
bad refuse*, to comply with; but hip Mao willing •to
submit to every pliblic examination.- end on those-
terms, was willing to 4iteany underlain the Court
alight wish. •
The LORD Cnatecuttia agreed that the order of
rsterday was hastily and iaconsiderately issued.
ae therefore ordered that it be.reversed, giving di.
sections that Mr. Detested be examined this day at
one o'clock (it being then past twelve o'clock), at
Guildhall, publicly, before the Commissioaers, spe-
cify ing the amount of his claims, and adducing his
proofs in support of them. His Lordship, injustice
'tit Mr. Detested, thought it proper to add, that his
refusing to be examined in pfivate by the Commis.
sioners, was far from inferring any thing culpable
on bis part.

COURT OF KISIG'S 881iC8. tras.6.
On the motion of Mr: NOLAN, the Court granted
a rule Nisi, to show cause why a 'Mandamus should
not issue, directing Mr. Knowles, Mr. "Awes, and
Mr. Chambers, the three barristers appointed
Commissioners under the last Disolvent Act, to
rent their warrant to bring up a person of the
Name of James Morris, in order that they might
take his case into their consideration. This motion
was made in consequence of a doubt entertained by
the Commissioners, whether their jurisdiction ex-
tended to this case. It 'appeared, that the Act gave
the Sessions jurisdiction as to all vinous who, on
the sth of June, were id cestody. foes debts not est-
steediog 20001" and gave the three barristers juris-
dietion as to person in custody for *Ms exceeding
that amount. Morris, on the sth of Sane, was in
custody for 20951. Ss. ; bet on the 15th day of June
4001. of that debt was discharged s as his debt on the
Nth of June was abet* 20001. he could 'not be re.
lieved by the Cession ; and if not relievable by the
lierriaters, the Att as to him would have no erect.
lir. Knowles eed Mr. Lewes stated, that the queftion
lelth them was, whether their power was limited to
the sum dee when their warrant was to be granted,
or whether it was to have reference to the sum due
on the sth of June ?
Lord ELLE:tient:mow stated, that he had no doubt,
Sot that the framers. of the Act had intended that
persons In the situation of Morric;honld be relieved;
Nat that there appeared to be somo obscurity in the
Act, and that the Coati would consider it. He dl-
rected the rule to be served on the creditors of
Morris. •