Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
J. 11. Pearce was opposed by AMr. PoLirocK on behalf of several creditors. It appeared that the Insolvent was a tailor, carrying on business in a limited way at Staines, and in the course of nine months received cloth from ltessrs. Smith ahd Perry to the amount of 2821., at a tiine when another creditor held his warrant of attor. ney, and when he was unable to take up his bills regularly. It did not appear, however, that he had made any misrepresentation to ob. tain credit, or had even solicited it; but he had been swindled out of 1001. worth of goods by a person wlho represeated hiniself to be tho private secretary of the Aiarquis of Conynghamn, and who was re- manded by this C ourt for 18 nmonths a few weekcs ago. The COURT observed, that they always drew a distinction be- tweena caseof fraudulent misrepresentation andone ia whichthe in- solvent had been incautious in incurring debts, without a reasonable prospect of being able to meet them. In the present case, the insol- vent had not been guilty of any misrepreaeutation whatever; but he had certainly contracted this debt with Mlessrs. Smith and Perry, without a reasonable expectation of being able te repay it. Hewv- ever, he had already been in close confinement for a considerable length of time, and the judgment of the Court was, that he should not be discharged out of custody at thc stit of Messrs. Smith and Perry for nine calendar months front the date of filing his petition; of w hich periodl snly about six weeks remainedi unexpired. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COMRT. 'fvTqT-AVT .rTTrv e