The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-29 00:00:00

ILO) Intelltgence.

HUNTING APPOINTMEN rs.
der Majesty's stag hounds, Monday, Salt Hill Wednes-
day, Uxbridge Coonnon ; Friday, Horn Shoes, Walleld—
at 11.
Woreestnekin hounds. Monday, Leigh Sultan ; %Pedrosa.
day, Wooden* Green ; Friday, Radford Hate—half-past 10.
Herefordshire hounds, Tuesday. )Lynda Park—half-pact
10.
Mr. diln's hotted', Misiulay, Red Lies, Huntley ; Friday,
The Duke of York, Berrov—half- put 10.
Warwickshire hounds, Monday. °Ranch, Bury; Tues-
day, Mitford Bridge—half-past 10; Thursday, Newbold
Pansy-17; Saturday, Church Tysoe—half pest 10.
Pytehley bounds. Monday, Orwell Valor We'lmodlYi
West Haddon; Friday, Cranky ; Saturday, North Haworth
—quarter to 11.
B. V. H., Monday, Meleonlie k Bera—kal,past 11.
Sir R. Sutton's hounds, Meoday, Raythespe Hell; Tues-
day. fltewa.d's Hay; Wednesday, RUdnerpool Lin; Thare-
day, Griffalsy ; Saturday, Ratcliffe—l 1.
Deka of Retlawi's hounds, Monday, Piper Rae Tues-
day, Caythorpe ; Wodanday, the Throe Queens ; Friday,
Weaver's Lodge.
Rest Risen hands, Tuesday, Mark's Hall ; Thursday,
Oesdaltnorps C.._,, -; Saturday, Topirgkos Hall—
ludtpoin 10.
Ram Umbra bnds, Wednesday, Soutlininstar-stren ;
Satus‘p. Deanery Orifla—half-psat 10.
Is iissrx bands, Taseday, Saudi Orlando* ; War-
dokerbsu Blitelloffithe—haltpast 10.
mid islifolk Meads, Tuesday, Ardleigh.iineet ; Fe-
ist= Angel—half pan
heineas, Tuesday, 10. Arias; Wedneiday. Wi-
tbass4a-the.1011; Friday,Cold Overton ; Saturday, Witham
• Cenats•-11.
Hurl Fitswillian's Musa, Monday, &Awn Calle
WSolinoday, Abbott's Reptaa; Friday, Sutton Wood-10.
gr. Rollin's keturck Malay. Brackenboro Bar • Tues-
day, Treed Radesal; Friday, Rennin ; Saturday, Welton
taint—koU'Pod _
Duke of ff....nakres brounk Lag. Dieret ; Waling-
day, Inwood ,• Ithwais Dusan Pte; Saturday, Har-
ikari' Park—bale wit •
Mr. A. games hook Iderles.
_Masked Clams ;
Tuesday,Mina Weed; Muni-
* Leisuier.24ll.lask TONI MS& IMMO; gaudily,

PALACE COURT.—YESTEADAT.
CLOSING SCIIINI Or Tss Couze.
The court sat for the last time for the transaction of public
business. There were 40 summonses under the Small Debts
Lot, is which several ecsamitments were made for non-
and for nonpayment. In one case a poor woman
I attends end
for her husband, a stone meson, who was unable
to attend through illness. like said that her family were
in a state of starvation, adding that the last article she
parted with to support them was her bed, and she had the
pawnbroker's duplicate in her poets% far the tame.
On the put of the plaintiff, who was stated to be a tally-
man, an order was asked for, not so mull with the view of
sendlag the defendant to orison, as to compel payment of the
instalments ordered, of U. 6d. a week.
The poor woman told the attorney's clerk that if he pre
bet a shilling, it would be •• pleat act of charity.
The L-arned Judge decliwoman seemed pleased withned to make an order against
the
the
defendant, and the poor

result.
There were no causes tried on the present cor.Jsion, there
was no jury summoned. and sot one of the lour learned
counsel appeared. The court will be opened pro forma on
Monday, and then close.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTESDAT.
Soon Mt. Conosown PZILLIPIL
ESTRAOSDISAUT CAaa OF FOLLY AND EXTILYAOANCS
A young man nand George William Drummond Hay,
ate • lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, was opposed by Mr.
Nichols for Mr. Collyar, a watchmaker at Dover, as also by
Mr. S area for creared ditors named Cater and Wilkinson.
Other crediten appe, named Harborough and Lewis.
Mr. Dowse supported.
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c f th
The eironenstanon this eon re of an extraordinary
character. The insolvent was now 22. His debts in the
aggregate extended 2,0001., but the for which he had re-
mind oonsideratin in 18 months, were 1,8001. He had been
connected with some bill discounters. Some jewellery was
obtained on a bill, on account of which a set of studs were
charged " Bitty five guineas." A gold watch and waist-
coat buttons were obtained, and disposed of at a
great sacrifice. There were fifty.four creditors on the
schedule, including tailors, hosiers. &c. He owed 161. for
cigars. having paid the same creditor 45?. for cigars; and
there was another creditor of 61. for walking sticks. There
was no present property given up for the creditors, but the
insolvent gave up his interest under the marriage settlement
of his parents. His father wee consul at Morocco. There
were 18 persons on the schedule for money raised on disho-
noured cheques addressed to Henn. Co: and Greenwood.
He had obtained leave of absence, and having been absent
without leave he was superseded, and coast quently had
been deprived' of his rank in the Artillery corps. lie had
been in Whitenowstreat since May last, and his relations,
who had formerly paid his debts had not interfered until the
1 present period to bring him before the court.
The several opposing creditors were examined. From Mr.
Cellyer the insolvent obtained the loan of a gold watch, and
76. on a cheque on Moan. Ccx and Greenwood; his debt
was 341. From Messrs. Cater and Son he got 141. on a
cheque on Cox and Greenwood. Messrs. Cater were y
cap maker' in Pall-mall. lie owed Mr. liarboroug
201. 16s. foe hosiery, contracted in two or three years.
That creditor said he was introduced to him, and he &eked
no question, knowing that he held the rank of an officer,
and his debt was not large in the period stated.
I The insolvent, i accounting for the watch he obtained
from Mr. Cully'', said he was in a scuffle in London and
I the week fell neon the ground. It was smashed, and he
gave it at the same time to a person—" a lady," as it was
elicited.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips—Wen you sober at the time ?
Insolvent—l don't think I was.
Mr. Commissioner Philips declared that it was a miserable
exhibition of reckless 4:traverses and folly.
It was further elided from the insolvent that he was
educated at the Royal Military College, and that his pay as
a lieutenant was 1256. a__ year, and be had inlayed gifts *row
his friends 0 about OW. a year, which were stopped about
18 months before he went to prison, but he went on contract•
ing debts. Hs was questioned about some money he had
obtained on cheques, and &death d that in some instances the
money went to "ladies.' He had among, his ere. icon a
deeming-case maker, from whom he had obtained a dressing
ease to 201. and a "dispatch-box " for his papers to 101.
They were in the possession of a student named Murray, of
Magdalen College, Oxford, to whom he owed some money.
He entered the Artillery in 1846, when he was between 18
and 19 years of age. Very few of his present debut were in.
caned when he was under age.
Mr. Nichols and Mr. Baegood coatended that the debts ot
the opposing creditors had been tont/mad by fraud—moet
.sr
at • time when the insolvent had no means of pay
meat, even if he ever intended to do so. It was not only a
am of areas recklessness,but the dishonoured cheques showed
a wicked system to obtain money by any means. A serious
israrwee prayed.
ageme was heard on the part of the insolvent. lie
urged saws circumstances of medication, and mentioned that
the inethent's relations had on two former wenns paid
his debts. He admitted that there had been recklessness on
the part of the young gentleman before the court, but he
would ask whether the crediton who had supplied him with
nods had shown the caution that this court required of them.
Sure he was that the court would consider that the insolvent
had already been in conßnemeot since May last.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips, in giving judgment, said the '
ens was, as bad been desen%ed by counsel, an exceedingly'
painful one. It was imposahle standing as he did in the I
relation of a father, that he could look upon the conduct of
the young man without deep sorrow. At the same
time, he must not allow his feelings to interrupt
the coarse of justice, and prevent him from ink-
iag those observations ca his conduct which his
duty required him to do, and which conduct be
could not help saying_ had been of his own seeking. He
(Mr. Commissioner Phillips) had shown, he hoped whilst I
he had tilled his situation, every deposition to consider the
youth of • debtor when solicited to take goods, or tempted
with long credit. There had been a remarkable ease of that
description before him in a young student at Oxford Dill.
varsity. Bat the present ease was a very different one. He
found this insolvent, when he contracted bis present debts—
not solicited or tempted to take goods on long oredit—had
arrived at that period of life when the law declared that a
man should manage his own affain—he found him an °Mar
in a highly respectable corps, and when he had with his pay
the sum of 1751. a year, iocluding the gifts from friends—a
saes which, in his opinion, he thought ample enough for
him. What was the one now before the court ? Was
it the ease of a yang man tempted to take goods ? No
each Wog. It was the case of • young man
whe had obtained money on cheques which he had no right
to
give—it was the east of a young man who had been
utterly reckless in his expenditure—a case, la a word, in
which the sande showed most frightful extravagance. He
Mead every species of tradesmen, insluding bill discounters—
& class of persons which did the most harm. There were
Wien holies, tobacconists, and others. He found the
ping ENS had been so reckless as to he charged " 65
aldnese the • set of breast studs, as much as 36 nine's for
a gold ern* end chain, and 6 guineas for some waistcoat
buttons, besides having paid 451. for cigars, and now owing
151. or smith articles, and 61. for walking sticks. He
found thee la eighteen months he had contracted
deota for which he bad received vane to 1,1111.
It was impossible ,to consider such a ass, and
for the court, witfwai neglecting its duty, to
etashu its eyes
ageism such a delingsano Ile was mosapelled y eyes
the debts had ben inmw4.withont reasonable expenogame
of pa t, bat in a meet reekless.manner It had been
that twin before the lasolvant s family had paid his
debts, so that in elect, at the age of 22, he was three times
insolvent, with a mats of debt to awe than 2,0001., of which
consideration had been received for womb el 1,0001. en-
tented in 18 months. Taking these eireemelents into ecth
sideman, the *deed the eon required limo Omit to give a
remand of eight minder months from the wain ceder,
whin would keep him in prison six undo Inger in addi-
tion to the imprisonment he had arnely
His Honotr, after the insolvent had swan ismigleVesheduis,
adjadged him SO ai impingement of eight ettkimtho mentlis
for entreatiag debts without rsesos lergeMithess of