The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-06 00:00:00

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Kiss Frances Sheldrake, whose ease was briefly no-
tired in the Slatterns* •et Saturday last, was again
iwought up ; and a farther investigation took place
suspecting the furnitere she ball bad of Mr. Perreira.
In the course of her exasnination she stated, that the
landlord had seised epos the pods fur rent last
grin` ; that the rest was paid by. her father; that
Ler father had, the management of her house fur three
years; and that, after her father had paid the rent, he
took away the goods, which she understood were pure.
chased by * Miss Hannah Brown. All the informs-
lion, boweverewitich she had on this subject was do-
rived-froeu Met father is the month of July last.
Mr. lleorge Wells said, he knew the house at Rich-
mond thorn, which was occupied by Miss Slaeldrake ;
he was there on the 11th of August last; he weal
there at the request of Mr. Sheldrake to discharge the
rent for his daughter, to pay the espences aril take
the furniture away : he did so; the rent was almost
Qt., and that with the expences amounted to
Vsl. 109. 641. which he paid. and then he took the fur-
niture to his own house in Long Acre ; an inventory
of the goods was delivered to Miss Sheldrake. The
ieveutury was taken at tie request of Miss Shelmliakes
as she said a friend !of her's was about to take the
; ferstitnre at a valuation. Ile thought the person al-
. Wei to was Miss Hannah Brown ; this lady and her
babes. came with Mies Sheldrake; and in the inven-
• tory there was a blank left for the name of the pur-
chaser. The witness could not say whether it eras
the daughter or father who was there at the time with
Miss Brown ; but he bad no doubt of Miss Sheldrake
having been there some bun or other on this business.
The furniture was valued at 86/. tin., the price the
lady was to pay for it ; and it is still at the house of
witness. The lady bad been at his house within the
last six weeks to say, that she would send to take
Evay the furniture. The negotiation be carried on
on both with tire father and daughter.
Mr. Perreira said, that Hannah Brown had ben
solopeened ; he delivered it at her house, at No. 22,
Piccadilly.
Commissioeer.--44 Did you deliver it to herself F'
--.‘ No, I left it it her house."
rommissioner.—" Oh ! that won't do ; you must
prove it was served upon her person."
Mr. Sheldrake, the father of the young lady, was
neat called, It appeared this person had taker the
benefit of the Act about two years ago ; that au op-
positiou was intended to be made against his discharge,
hot that he induced the opposing creditors to forbear
from their opposition, by undertaking to pay the
amount of their debts. This circumstance was one of
the grounds of the present opposition. lie stated that
the goods which had been sent into the house at Rich- )
mood were first taken in the name of his daughter.
She stopped in the house one year ; but at the end of
the year she finsod it did sot pay the espences, and
she determined to girt it up. He, however, shoold,
have been able to sustain it if he had not been taken
to prison. In the meantime Mr. Ferreira wanted to
have all the goods, and that he should be paid in pro.
Terence to time other creditors. The house was kept
on from 1317, andeontetimes let ready-furnished. The,
concern, however, was involved in great distress, and
he was obl.q-ed to pay the rent and the taxes, foe
which purpose he was frequently obliged to borrow
moner. At length; in May last, the landlady seised
for half-e-rear's rent. He advised his daughter to get
rid of the house, and lie sent Mr. Wells to pay the I
-.r.t, and take away the furniture, which he did. Mr.
wells told him it was necessary for hint to have an
"rimer in hie daughter's hand-writing, which witness
drew els, and Ms daughter signed it; but he declared
his daughter did Bocce!! on Mr. Wells. Miss Brown I
was a lady whms; he had known, and who advanced
h:m 251. which be promised to pay out of the sale of
the furniture, and be wrote an order to give her the
furoitere whenever she paid the claim due upon it, to-
gether with the remainder of the sum at which it was
valued. The insolvent had, at different times, bor-
rowed between 2 and 3001. from friends of his, and
he thought hinteelleitthorised to sell the furniture to
repay them; but he had never seen or heard of the,
furaitnre since.
. The Chief Comealesiouer bow took down the names
of several persons of whew the insolveut said he had
borrowed the money just mentioned, and after looking
weer the schedule, observed that it did not contain
• •one of thiise names.
: Mr. Pos.kork said the snow were borrowed on the
credit of the furniture; and that Miss Sheldrake put
Mown the sums substantially front the account given
by her father. Certainly her schedule was very im-
perfect, and the Learned Counsel hoped the Court
would allow her to rat it to eights. There was no
• wpacesintent whatever of the furniture: a great pert
AO it, after being used three years, must be of very'
-;xlits'it vales, and iliselbeldeake-niust have supposed
`tibiae the sews of wentry salted by her father must have
A bro. OW the motifs of that fnewiturs. Theirefore; es hyr.l
seledule was net correct. she Court, he hoped, would
adjourn her ease, and allow her to cattle up on another
4•17.. As as the father, he thought as be bad borrow-
' ;maybe marioss-anme .at mosey oe-the furniture, that
he was not howl to: pat then is hiirseltedule. With
. esspeci b the (ovum. Alesbange• that certainly I
soak* *maim' as to ehet elenharga of his former debts,
. w, j. hastaiss.nbeat were 'ewe Atiert eltiew. on, which las
haneol. Sao. Court wirahl retch* tamest faveurabic iMa
sassoltdoa. • •
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