Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
This day, Ratclipj and Robert Rowland (brothers and partners) were brought up to receive the judgment of the Court, their cases having been investfgated so far back as the 30th of Alarch last. It then appeared that the insolvents carried on the businesses of casmen and coachr-masters in Black Horse-yard, Tottenham-court-road, and at Percy-mews, Rathbone.place, and that being embarrassed,they, according to their statements, borrowved money to a considerable amount of a AIr. Braisher, a near relation, and to secure the ad- vances made, they (or one of them) gave a warrant of attorney or bill of sale, to enable him, as he saw fit, to put in his execution. It was hene contended, that they had been guilty of an undue preference, supposing thatthe moneyhad been absolutely advanced, of which there seemed apparent doubt; therefore the onus lay with them to produce Air. Braisher to explain to the Court touching the transfer of the said property; and, without dismissing the petition, the Court ordered the case to be adjourned sinje die. Not having complied with the order of the Court in this particular, Mr. HEATH prayed the Court to pronounce its judgment on the case, whici prayer ALr. POLLOCK could not resist. but he felt it his duty to state, that the absence of Braisher arose from illness, and not from disobedience. The COURT observed, that the petitioners having neglected to explain certain matters relative to the transaction between them and Braisher, whose evidence, either oral or parole, they might have produced, the inference was, that had he been present, or filed his affldavit of the facts, he would not have gone far enough to ex- culpate the insolvents from the undue preference, as had been pro. pernyarguedby the learned counsel for the complainants. Under all the sircumetances, therefore, the judgment of the Court was, that they severally be remanded for 12 calendar months, and during that period he confined within the walls of the prison, for fraudulently making away with property with a view to diminish the dividend. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SATURDAY, JULY 10.