The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-05 00:00:00

LONDON INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.

MRS. WARNER, THE ACTRESS. -IN BE ROBERT W. WARNER.
This insolvent, the husbaril of Mrs. Warner, the actress, ap-
plied under the protection ad. Mr. Ernest Reed opposed for
Mr. Jones, a house decorator, and Mi. Cooke supported. The
case as it proceeded created Much sympathy. The complaint
was, that a debt to Mr. Jones, had been either contracted by
false pretences or without reascnable expectations of payment.
It appeared that in August, 1851, Mr. Jones was employed
to repair the house in Euston-place, New-road where the
insolvent had . resided for many years. The bill was £76
and he NN as to be paid at Christmas. In that year Mrs.
Warner went to America, where she was successful, and Mr.
'Warner went to join her on account of her illness. In 1852
she returned to Englaud, to have .a painful operation per-
formed. She again went to America, but in consequence of
her bad state of health she came home in June last, and was
now lying in a very dangerous state. The insolvent's debts
were about £l,OOO. His furniture had been valued by the
court, and Mr. Phelps had paid £147 into court for the
creditors, in order to save the furniture for the family. The
earnings of Mrs Warner were—in 1851, £9OO, and in 1852
£5OO, and in the early part of this year £230, arising from
her state of health. His expctations to pay his creditors
were from his wife's income. A fund had been raised for
Mrs Warner and her children. Her majesty, Miss Burdett
Coutts, Mr. Macready and others, had. subscribed to the
fund. _ _ _

Mr. Cooke said he believed it was necessary that Mrs,
Warner should have carriage airing ? The insolvent said
it was.

Mr. Cooke : And who provides it ? The insolvent said
her majesty.
Mr. Reed submitted that the debt with Mr. Jones had
been contracted without reasonable expectations of payment,
and that it was not a case for the court to grant protection.
Mr. Cooke, in reply, said the insolvent had every expecta-
tion of being able to pay his debts by his wife's exertions,
but her illness had prevented him from doing so. The
learned counsel, in alluding to her sad condition, was so
affected as to be unable to proceed.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips relieved the learned counsel, by
saying he need not further distress himself, and proceeded
to express his opinion on the case. It was a very painful
thing for a lady so highly distinguished in her profession as
Mrs. Warner, to be obliged to appeal, through her husband,
to this court. If it had not been for her illness, it was clear
there would have been no occasion for the present applica-
cation. The evidence proved how,greatly she was respected.
Her Majesty had subscribed to her relief, and had provided
her with a carriage, and Miss Burdett Colas, whose name
was found to every charity, had also rendered her assistance.
It did not appear to him that there were any extravagant
debts in the schedule, and there was every reason to believe
that they would have been paid but for Mrs. Warner's ill-
ness. He would not, therefore, embitter her hours of suffer-
ing by refusing protection. A day would, therefore, be
named for the final order.

Mr. Cooke reminded the commissioner that there was
1471. in court. His Honor added that that circumstance
proved Mr. Warner's anxiety for his creditors. A day was
named in January for the final order and the protection re-
newed.
ENTICEMENT TO CnnlE.—The custom-house authorities of
London have addressed to the lord mayor the following
intice, together with the enclosed circular. No doubt
similar persuasives have been sent to the Liverpool employees
of customs, and we draw attention to it, that our authorities
may have their "eyes about them." The lord mayor,
shortly after taking his seat, said he had received from the
authorities of the custom-house a letter, of which the follow-
ing is a copy :
" Custom House, 30th Nov., 1853.

" The enclosed is one of a number of circulars t'hat have
been addressed to many of the junior members of this esta-
blishment ; some with an intimation that personal accept-
ance will be taken, and renewed if required. It is sent to
the lord mayor, not more because of his high magisterial ca-
pacity, than as a leading member of the community greatly
interested in the welfare of that class, both in public and pri-
vate establishments, to whom it is addressed, in the hope that
he may be induced to give publicity to it ; and to stigma-
tise, with the severest censure and reprobation, a system
which is fraught with such incalculable danger aid mischief
to the integrity and security of all classes of society. The
circular, which appeared to be written by a female, was as
follows :