Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
""7i7"; dJOS.pit WCeS was opposca rly mir. kOLLOCK for AIessrs. T. and G. Alderson: and by AMr. HEATIT for Miessrs. Pontifcx. It appeared that the insolvent. who had administered to the effects of his father, received several debts due to him, through agents, sub- sequently to his peti:ioning the Court, and executing the assignnent of Iis property. Alr. HEATTI observed, that all those who had paid him since the assignment was executed mustpay over again. The insolvent denied having lost monev by gambling since his imprisonment; but admitted that lie was one of those who had becn taken by the M\arshal before the Court of King's Bench for gambling. He nevor did, howvever, play for any slim that signified; he neither lost nor won a pouII(d bv gambling. When he received the amount of some of the debts ducto him, lie wasnotaware he was doing wrong, as it was not then his intention to take the bene- fit of tbe aet. lir. HEArTit said that he believed lie should have to apply to the Court to transfer the case to Plymouth, tinder the new act, if they did not dismiss the petition altogether. The COTRT said they might be incilined to dismiss the petition, were it not that the creditors had had an opportunity of making these eb)ection when showing cause against the rule nisi. Theinslvet, ponfurther examination, steteti that he had shilp- pedproert toVanDieen's Lind. consisting of seven casks, which coniainedclocksboughtofAzessrs. Pontifex ; and other goods, which e cotuld notspecfy, as he had lost the bills of pareels. They were shiped n te nme f Oibbe, ithother gootds of his (Gribble's) oswn. he ha no bill of lading; nor was any insurance, to his t was herestated to thde Court,that the insolvent had intended to hiave gone with i g t iemen' land but that his bail, with thle assistance of the insolens Newfountaland dog, dis- covered him concealetd in onle of' the cask on board the vessel. Air. CcoOKE (counsel for the Insolvnt 5id, that was not the fact; atid the insolvent stated, tbat s a from that beinig the ease be wag arrested in the boat, and (not on board the vessel. The dog, he said, is now at his brother's, and in good keeping, he hopes. In consequence of the Prelimninary objections, no regular examina-. tion of thje case took plaoe; andI it was adjoumed 1gene(!araly to -file a new balance-sheet, with fouir days' notice to the opposing credlitors, the insolvent to pay the costs of the dAy. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MIONDAY. Nov. 15.