Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
The Times, 1824-12-15T00:00:00

Adolpiru John Paget was o posed by MIr. HEATH,J for Mlessrs. Baines, upholstereris, and a Alfts. Blunt. The insolvent stated, on his examination by M\r. HEATH, that hehad never banked at Alessrs. Drummond's, norhadany money in the finds. He had never called himself nor signed his name "The Honoarable A. Paget." On being shown a notc, directed to" M r. Farron, banker to the Honourable A. Paget," and desired to look at the direction, be swore it was not hie hand-writing. He was thlen dircted to look at the frout of the note, which he also denied to be his hand-writir.g. On being told to look aLgain, he did so, and then admitted that the writing was all his, except the word " Hon." but *Le peristed in stating that that was not his hand-writing. 'He acknowyledged that the words "banker to the," and also "A. Paget." were his writing. Air. HEATH.-Then what did you mean by the word "the" if you did not write - hon. ?" What did you mean by saying" banker to ?e A. Paget ? InanlIent_-Tbe vword "the" mnight be a mistake in the ortliogra. phs; ot my writing. J. FTrron, salesnia, was here put into the box, and examined by llr. HEAT,.-ac received the note in question from the insolvent's se-rvan-maid. t vwas directed then in the same manier as it is now. He fieouendy saw the insolvent write, and believes the whole of that direetion to be In kis band-writing. He showed him the note afterwardns, and asked if it was his? The insolvent laughed, and said it was. Hie fiequently wantel it back of witness; but he would not give it to him. He was then on friendly terms with the insolvent, and was in fact his dupe with others. The 5rat tisle ke ever aaw him was about the beginnlng of April last, when he came to witness with a duplicate of a pair of buckskin breecbes, which he had nawned for 4s., and asked him to purcbase it. Wit. ness did purcihase the duplicate for 3s. He was then very shab. bily drezsed; indeed, quite ragged. He lived ira Lucas-street, Coin. mcrcial-road. Witness went to his house, which was perfectly empty. There was no carpet or any other furniture in the room,but a piano. forte. a music-stool, a portrait, and two chaire. Witness pur. chasrd the pianoforte aad some other articles from him. About the middle of May, the insolvent came for him, and took him to his house to show him how respectably furnished it was. He tcold witness he had received this furniture of Earl Stanlhope; but a- it was too good for bim, he wished to dispose of it. He also said he bad abouseatNo. 103, Quadrant, which hisuncle, the Marquis <uf Aniesea, hafd furnished tor him; and as soon as he was released from his present temporal difficulties, by the exertiona of hiis solici. tore. Aessrs. Williams and -, of Doctors'-Common-, he would agan conie into the possession of 15,0001. a year. Witness purchased a bidet of him, and lent him 61. on a loo-table, which he saild Lrd Stanhope had given hin, his Lordship not being aware shia he could not afTord to game now. He afterwards told witness he sod this table fbr 121. Grossa-ined by AMr. POL.Locx.-WitnC:as cannot eay if the wote directed to hin as " banker to the Hon. A. Paget" was a joke or n-o:. He wished it h2d been a joke. It was for the loan of ,Os. 17itzess was no banker. - Baines one of the opposing creditors, stated, that about the nseuth of April, the insolvent came to their house, and said he wanted mmao furaitore. He was shown up stairs, and purehased the whole of the things contained in the list here produced. He said he should like It hava them in as soen as possible.He said lie slotild be receiv. Inghisgdividendsaboutthe 10th of July; theywerepaid him by AMessrs. Drumrnmand,with whomnhekeptan account. Hie said hawas acquainted with the Mlarquis of Anglesea, and would bring him to their house. li ecflled himself John Paget, anA said nothing of his rank or family. After part of the things were delivered, he said, if they (Messrs. ,B13aiaes) wished to know any thing more about hiim, they might call upon Lord Paget. T'he too-table spo'en of by the last witness a t,mtde expressly for tte insolvent. The articles delivered to him amounted alt6geth;r to 701, which had never been paid. They would not have sold him the things but for wvhat he had scated. Grossm-exmined by Mlr. POLLOcx.-Witness did not caU on liard Iraget to make inquiry. Their clerk inquired at sonie slhops in die neighboarhool of iinripole-.treet, where the insolvent lived. On the strength of the accounts they there received, as well as of big Teqrrcaztations. they were induced to give him credit. William Manners, clerk to Messrs. Baines, stated that he heard *th insolvert eay he wes the eon of Sir Edward Paget, commander of the forces in India, and nephew of the Alarquis of Anglesea. He caid e osm to receive his dividends in July. Witness afterwards sow him in prison, and suggested the propriety of his seturning the geods to Messrs. Baines. The insolvent re. p'ld he had sold them. Witness said. No he had pawned rhnsi, and asked hilm what had become of the tickets? lIe tolA hide he had sold the tickets. He offered to pay Mlessr. Baines 251. dran, together with their costs, and to give them the security of Dies. Bcl], who had an annuity of 2001. a year, for payment of the lbalnce, in balf-yearly Instttalments of 101. each. He also said he Would write to the Dl arquis of Anglesea, and shewed witness the cepy of a letter three days afterwa2rds. The offer was accepted by r4cers. Bainj but no part of the money was paid, as he said he had received no answer from the Mlarquis of Anglesea. Meesrs. Drummond's clerk was caUed, to prove (wlhat the in. EDaV;Mt hiMrseif bad admitted) that he had no account with them, norreceived any dividends through their hands. Tlhe clerk said, the the whole of thc Pagetfamily banked with Messrs. Drummnond. Edward Mlitchel, clerk to Mrs. Blunt, linendraper. at Charing- crrss, stated thar he took goods to the. sanion of 3-1. purchased by bc issolvent of1hisiistrecis, to the Union Uotel, Cockspur.street, and -asc them to his man. i-He afterwards took others to the hor.se ef Fir. Williams, for the insolvent. The insolvent further examrined by Air. HEAi-s.-His servant imd rIa aWay with this linendrapery. Williams was, a wine and rpirit inerchant. lIe bad known him for absut 18 montbis. He did 2-t(L l;now that lie liad been in prison, or had taken the bencfit of the =:t He hed not been long in Enzldard. He was arrested the dLay t.M tliings came to Wiliams' for hin. Hie was abeut taking lodgingz rs 'o. 103, Quadrant, for the purpose of practising at his prossion a.{ dentist He did rnt take the lodein a, because the person froni : l be-was to Sakc then ranl a-way. i s~ervnant robbedhinoef a c.al and waistcWAt, and oilier aricles, which were in a travellinl bag, to- gether with the parcel that came from Altv. Blhnt. All his debts were cogtTfleteCl witlhin this year past. Since he went'to prison he was obUged.te sell the furnitureto support himsedf. Aessrs Baines refused to accept the ofrerof 201r 'down, unle8s he also paid 101. costs. He never offeea to pay M sr ;.Baines 201.'and costs. Mr. IlEATU here produced the afEdavit of the insolvent, in which he swore that he hid ofered topay the costs and 201. down. The ilsolvent cxmrnined by Mr. POLLO6C in expl.-atien.-He is .the son of Sir idiard Paget,' that is, his natural son.' ii fat'he is brother to the Darquis of Anglesea. AllY. BIEAT here interposed, and submitted, that it would be un- necescary to go farthei into.the ease, as the insolvent's petition must be dismissed even upon hin own statement, which contradictedl the facts conta1ncd?in.hts affidavit. ' - In reply to seme additional questions, the insolvent said he pawn- ed the goods for about 151., and sold the tickets for about 151. miore to Mts; AMatheis' bf Croydon. Mrts. Malihevws was mother-in-law tQ Airs. Bell, the lady-with whonm ho lived. MIUr. HIEAT.r.-In your estate paper, rou swear that you sold three articles of farniture (named) f'at 201.; but there islnothing men. tioned about the chairs, window-curtains, &c. The CouftT asked M r. POLLOCX what he hsad to say to this? The learned counsefseemed to feel that he could not defend the inaccuracy of the estate-paper, AMr. H*wATSI was willing to bope that the insolvent did not see what he was swearing. The insolvent said that there *ere nearly 30 persons about him when he swore it. The COURT.-Whether that affidavit was sworn inadvertently or deliberately, it is one which puts your case completely out of Court. Therefore, without being called upon to make any further observa- tions upon the case, we must direct that this petition be disniissed. The opposition in this case was conducted by Mr. Bousfield, soli- citor to the MUetropolitan Society for the opposition of -taudulent debtors. INSOLVENT DERTOR.' ;(:OTTWr. Ttt-v T)- 1.1