Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
w.lliasm waaW? tomcrty cuLn7y1g cfn lsSne,x . .AlXloninext-Gmid, apiedtothe Cout fot be I 1The insalvoit >ppe poX; Ovt-eG c'm o,t; miafter, Esq.. a gIDo1g1ftafln thw1 Fet Iw pont. d, e1 Ost"On O'fitie pxteflt 0cesorn was, that the iniolveitt ws o, ne 012 ectO0f PaElkxent, entitled tSo el attb. i5chatt not, under IbentofPariamnt,enttle toclam his discharge fort one of the *ii-containodhb.inS Whedul -antyI , a 4debt of 200l. and costs, 111 brh c Q,i~ , m bandagiahr by Mlr. Crafter-for ri libel on f c aracer athonnectell witb'the OrOiance IBoard. The facts of bIe rveretnat from some causetlie insolvent had thought proper p PlSh a placard at Gravesend, reflecting on the manner in *bich that extensvi uepartme) t was condlucted ; and particularly reflect- iug -on thi tbsaractei of Mlr. Crafter, who held a very- prominent ittuatlon tinder the Board. At length, from the reports that were datedin-consequence of this placaul, the Dake of Wellington be- ne acquainted with the circumstance, and instantly caused an inquiry to take place into the affair - Ft the same time intimat na to 1lr. Crafter, tntat if he failed in vindicating 'his chgracter, he must Icpect to be dismiised frorna his office. In tht situation, Mr. Craf- ter hsd no alternative but to bring his actkon, which he did, and the insolvent sufFered judgment to be recorded agwinst him without put- ting in any plea in justiication, and the conseguence was, that the jury found him guilty, and returned a verdict for 2001. damages, thus clearing the gentlemenh of the Board gnd M1r. Crafter's charac- ter CORItz$etelg. The insolvent was Oeamined by iMr. irAr}i,w awho' as cnunsel for him, as to th, state of his affairs fe stated, hat in November lvat he was diatrained upon far re-nt by his landlord, to whAm he was then in arrears three quarters of a .&ear, and again in Apnil for another half year, when the whole of ris effects were taken a ay. He also added, that he. hail a wife atid four children depen- dent upon hiim for support, and had ne other properiy save that de- scribed in his schedule. The insolvent haying been sworm to the truth of his schedule, The C}xEF CoxertissiozEr .proceeded to give the idagment of' the Court. Having dwelt on the featares that chlratetrard the pre- sen case he observed, that it w,% a most fortunate thing for the in- I solvent bat lie did not come within the meaningot'the net of Parlia- nent. The Court had not the power to go beyond the provisions of that act, wiihin which had the insolvent come, he woizld have beenr visited witb the utmost penalty. Ilowever, ander all the circum- stances, the Court was bound to allow the prisoner to be discharged, whi ch -order was confirmed, and he was declared entitled to the bene- fit of the act. 'I 1NSOLVENT DEBTOPS' CGUW, TUpsib& U