The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-03 00:00:00

INSOLVSNT DRBTONAI COURT.
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Charles Frederick BroderiNli wMMi* leiN
terday, on bin petition to be bat; :' e "..
Mr. HEATH opposed his disoharge.',o 0411:011.
several creditors. ; 'l4_l 11 .. • 4. -1
he insolvent is &Swede, bat spealatirnagentwilPENA
Bribly. He stated that he bid beets a seeeitaah and
agent sinre the year 1812; that he had pretionsly
beenil traveller tor three or four years, but that be
badiever been a !kilter it an inn ; that be left CopnP
hagep in the year 1817, from whence Le wel
to Ilinibru'. where he staid some time and then w
to Paris, from whence Ise came to London. He so*
since he came to London he had accepted several hi
for the accommodation of his brother dustavos,
that be had aims drawn several Bills for hit a
data fn oa a person of the name of Whitcomb, who had
kepi a shop In the Borough lie admitted that, at
the ,time of drawing and accepting t use hills, he had
himself no means whatsoever of paying any part of
them, as, alth..egh he had just before been discharged
under the Insolvent Act, his prospects were very
great. Being asked what the nature of his brother's
rat prospects were? he said, that be expected that
a lady of great fortune would marry him, but she dittt
apyin:ed him. He said the lady was a.native of Hatm.l
and that, when in London. she lived in Hamponewl
square. and that he had frequently met her at his bre.
theta
Some lives written in the Swedish language, dated
from Paris, and addressed to his brother Gasta ens, bat
without auy..eigsature, were here shewn.l.luu, and he
was asked whether they were his a riting ? he said the ,
writing was like his, but he could not may it uu, nei-
ther would he swear it WAS not.

Mr. HEA'ill said he would endeavour to bring the
letters to the insolvent's recollectioe, by readine part
of their contents ; he accordingly read, from so trans-
!ation, the folios% log extracts:—
" 41y esteemed Brother-1 wrote to you yesterday;
as things are at present great business might be dune
best. I:zet fresh connection' daily, and the more
friends 1 beve the more business 1 can do. I am
going to La Fine's to-morrow, and oill draw yon
for 700/. and if I get the money will seed. you balt,
and will draw on you the next slay for 4001. a -sicli I
expect to pass to ;pother banker. being 'fetes mined
to strike while the iron is hut. 1 will do as touch as
possible at Paris, and will then go to L (supposed
Londe'), and you shall then see what can be dune. 1
have one friend who is a gambler ; he keeps the first
company and plays for large rums. I drink champagne
with him every slay, and have been introduced to man;
counts and hankers."
Another extract of a letter was read, in which he
said to his brother-----" I will draw ea you for 150/. foci
which I asst to get pendulum watrlses. 1 u ill draw i
the bill in the name of William Uinsen. I well! draw WI
the right hand and on the left hand. If I understood'
the language all things would go on wail; but you
know I cannot give my confidence to any.. Ne sure
you let me know when it will he necessary ror me to
go to L. and I will quit Paris with the grentest
secresy ; but if x bill should wear back before 1 ans
off, I may he brought before the tribunal and sent to,
prison for life."
A third extract from Isis letters to bin brother was
read as follow s ;—" The bill fur 130/. is returned be-
cause your name is not in the Directory. Write me
proper mercantile letters with year name at full length,
Had Ed. done so I could have passed bills on him hi
a large amount. Let Ed. send use mercantile letters
with large suns, of money mentioned is them, and liber-
ty is draw on him for specific sums. But, for heaven's
sake. give me notice whets necessary to %tart, .as the
people here are not to bi fouled. Yesterday 17
persons *ere sent to prison because their bills there
tot paid."
'The Insolvent, after the reading of these extracts,
still persisted in saying he could not be eel lain whether
the letters were written by hills.
Mr. PoListea addressed the Court on behalf of the
primmer. lie submitted that the letters should been-
tirely put out of consideration ; they had no sigma-'
tures ; they were not proved by any unties% nor ad-'
mined by the insolvent ; and even if genuine, there
wet Lo proof that the frauds mentioned in them as con-
teesplated,.bad ever been committed, and the insolvent
dealed that they bad; the presumption, therefore.
woes that on reflection he had repented- The howl-
vent had also sworn, that Isis brother expel red to
:tarry a lady with r considerable fortune, which email
hive enabled him to provide for the bills, and although I
be bad stated that his brother had been marled to a I
lady mill living in Sweden, yet, in the absence of any
'eidetic* to the contrary, the Court mast intend that
he bad been legally divorced, and in marrying as
was not doing an unlawful act.
The Cooler highly complimented Mr. Pollock on
the ingenuity of the defence he had made for the in-
/solvent, but said it was impossible to doubt, that at
the time of passing the bills in question, the insolvent
had nut any reasonable expectation of being able to
pay. 1 here could be no don ht that the lettere pro-
duced were written by the. issolvenevinst•partting
those letters out of the case, it could not he endured
that the insolvent should assign as reasonable expects
-
t on, humble brother, who had been just discharged
under the Insolvent Act, should merry a woman oil
forums. It .was evident. that neither the insolvent
nor his tiother had the slightest prospect of paying,
but that their. wit& conduct was fraud and con-
syirecy. The Coon model therefore punish him to
the ensost extent of its posers, and .accordisglp
sr: s s.. .o too years iusprisonmeut.
c.... R./WAAL::► otimieusimona caosmoer.,
lois insolvent hod .been brought up en Saturday,
anu his ltiftlitii&E was not opposed, but the Court
haNing ultheeved tient pan Notice haring been served fu
King. of Fiptropsqu.are, wiss4 bolds the imol-
seat's bands for 7000/. given. the. insolvent stated,
tor a muosmallar hum, an adjoueosneut of the case
took pittesAti this day, when it • waj.L.vrOrn that a
notice baif seen sent mind left at' gra iNg's late
dencet but that an answer was given them thit Mr.
King had' lift thgldtipinm.
It appell'elt by fheltisoleent's elt*inatten, that be
is the secoultion`of k getiti•mait-ofrlarge Amine, In
therountf i t Wlekl.we, In liTlandobittio bad Mt lame
time shownd him two thontaiftl- flitted* per menu*,
y uich he bad withdrawn, cram disspprobation of his'