Shanghai, 15th March, Before R, A. Mowar, Esq., Aasistant Judge, Ox Zux-euan v. C. Ripaway,
which the plaintiff claimed the sum of $70 This was a judgment summons case, in and costs in accordance with a judgment of the Court given on the 25th ult.
Both peared personally.
His Hoxour informed the defendant that he was called upon to prove that ho had been unable to pay the plaintiff's claim and to show cause why execution should not be proceeded with, The Derexpawr, being sworn, stated in answer to a question by the plaintiff that ho told the Intter in the presence of Me, Kingemill that he was unable to pay. He thea wont on to say that hie property was mortgaged, that he bad only three acholare in the school he had recently opened, and that he was striving to keep himself as best he could on $20 a month, His property was mortgaged to gentleman not now in Shanghai whose agent had given him leave to sell it by auction and to pay off the amount by instalments, Part of the his own house 'The only farniture unmortg him, was not worth $l properly belonged to WVhen he opened the house ("*Sailors' Res in May last ho had insured the property and lind mortgage ther with the policy. Mr, Mackenzie had
01 Eistae worth about Tle property at is, 254. The unsold foa paid an gage had power to come at any time and seize the property. He had a copy of, the 1 his possession and coul reduce red. mortgage had been id not Know where, the furniture which is in another house is worth. about Tie. 50.
His Hoxour a ed the name and nationality of the mortga, The Derexpawr replied that ho did not know the nationality; he supposed it must be He would rather a just one as he had failed and had lost $1000 in the house. A European would make allowances and come to terms, but the plai tiff was a hard man and would do harping on one siderable time, to pay the costs if the plaintiff would cancel the debt.
Howovr aald he could not listen to any it was too late, and much of what he id was beside the question.
Derespan? again referred to the mort Hoxour said he did not want to the lender of the was any auch a person. It was stron could not tell the nationality.
In reply to a question, the defendant said he had lent the other part of his property ta
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