Under the name of loans advances may be made to persons notoriously insolvent for the most corrupt and improper purposes, and a course of proceeding may be adopted in violation of its charter, while upon the face of its monthly statement everything would appear to be fair and correct.

"My lord, wilt thou permit me to inquire somewhat of thy mercy?" "Thou dost make me insolvent of such a quality when thy keen penetration doth not discover, without inquiry, its existence."

There had been but few failures, and those were generally of houses that ought to fail, being insolvent from losses or mismanagement.

" "Which is nothing," returned Coronado, aware that his uncle was insolvent in reality, and that his estate when settled would not show the residuum of a dollar.