The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

INSOLvFxr DEarmir cuuu7•. PEc.Sil.

Mr. Robert Runklima. who te cave has before excited so much
ft icatias bath in this Court and before she l'ouet of I 'ffintilitsinttert
or Bankrupts. was 11010 brought tip for the purport, of claiming
Ilk discharge. Ile wnt opposed by File. l'ei.t.ot t maul Mr.
II tarn. and defended by Mr. Norrov. It appears that a
C•wilmission of flankrontry has been armed anew et; arm the
tent, and that two nierriorr loser bre, held under i. the third being
to:pointed for the first si January. The principal objection on the
pritent occasion was made by Mr. II EATIf, on the r;rotind th a lit
condom' by his balance sheet tannic linintelf a debtor for :MAW. ;
ghat he also charged Wooten with the principal soul interest of
cetwato estates, amounting b. &OWL mince; thereby is he (Mr.
Meath) contended, learittg a sum elf ma leas titan 10,011tlf. gnats-
re./ Pied tor.
Nnivenw referred to the Malign sheet, and contended that
the orly way hi whkb the insolvent Gaul& make known his affairs
wee brarrrribia7 tiscnt as he had done. In fact. every thing that
("Old be. done bar the gementl benefit of the creditors would be
dime under the cowmiesion, and Si two meetings had already been
I: sel tinder tharemmnission, there could be no valid objection to the
inrerlvent being new diteltarged.
Mr. POLLOCI and Mr. 11 AV II now applied to bare two of the
creditors appointed athigneeri.
The enuav insinuated that the usual eweunse was, te awsit the
tithe of the proceedings under dm Commission of Ilankniptcy
*ben thsairsignees there nimointod would apply in the regular way,
and have the books and papers in the cusiouy •of this Court de-
livered rip to them.
Maws. l'ot.i.oca and R earn submitted. that under the ['nun-,
ninsuati of Bankruptcy the asugnara would nut be empowettal to
anneal any fanner property.
'l'het.nuar cansolted for wane time, and then intimated that
Mae usual course, shoold be followed in thus rase, namely—await
it., appointment of the °soignee. tender the onottnisaion ; and they
Is the moan tunic declared the insolvent entitled to Ins discharge.

(IrERFL(III'I.W; or THR CLYDE.
I From the Chic;row litre:dor 3londay.l
l'or some tune rat so bare bad very high witols bens accom-
panied with rain, snow, and sleet. and *there has also been a heavy
fall of many up :he country. Our river, iu cons.sp:•ynce, has trein
loath via 01101 for n.any dart past, anti the rain of lumday, Friday.
cud Satiuday, with a arrimu westeriy wind, nikit d so much to the
sari, that oil tiliturday at twelve o'clock, the water began 13 make
it rpin iil.llier by the sewers in the dieter pert of the Iltidgegate.
From dos perasi until high-water at fnor o'clock tin Sundae noun_
trig, the ihniniation continued 'gradually to inereasie, and Icy tins
unto it had rise limn three to titre feet, aeconhng to the 'intuition.
in the Stoeliwcil. iiitose.dubs, lintigegnte. rialunatket, O.c. All
the stens in I I titchniontown, timbale. filaswellton Place, !Summit-
law, Clyde-street, Le. Ara wive also tilled with Water, anti much
Jamie: and Mauer hat, of imunie. been oceriontd.
We hare riot heard that any material injury has been doer 11, the
stopping at tl.e ltronn,ehsw. or that any accident has hap;wn ;
and this is hic mine surprising., r the "Intl blew very high du-lag
the nieht betwixt Sic Lida, and Sunday. The river rose to witildi
or Id inches of 1111. 13311 p &ohm that ere placed Oleg the quay,
mid Boat:. were occaaionally empleved in taking pivot, to and hem
the yeasids. INI ii.g tire whole Saturdayalterr.r.o and paid of
yesterday carts were h.isily engaged in ennierneg pasecitgers from
the Stockwell add sail:market to the bridges, but the water was too
deep at go thrinigh the liridgegste. In this strum it was supposed
'the a-eh of the sewer had sunk anti the grown! fallen in, for one
rioter who attrunitni the prang, with a heavy load had nearly Ind
his horsy. the antral sinking o it et night, mid the passenger
eseaping with difficulty. An old woman was drowncli in the I;.ser.
dubs, hut with this 'seismal) we have heard of no casualty. saving
the momentary alarm ocuottried to many by a good
diethyl... Daring the night watchmen with torches 11111 C eery
prap-,41; PllOOlll4 at the end of the bridges. rid other nee:e-
rre places. to prevent accident% Front the time the river at.
• toiled to height, the water began slowly to rectsie, and by live
o'clock cm Sunday evening the street" Were again clear.
4,,erron the Lard proinot, hlanisseates„ the Convener ui the
Trades Ilona:, Mr. Cleland. and several ether gerdleinen.latictuted
and gave instructimis no the distrilnithei of brim! and cheese
annmest the pour people who were in want ; ar..! the Police water
lawns supplied that essential article to those who stood in
This geueruits and 1,111,11'1, Ii condoet requies only to lir
sinned—we are sore it will fe properly apmeeiated, as welt by
Mose who reaped the Nardi., as by every humans. individual in
the city. This inundation must be productive et I,reat calaniity
at the present inclement "rum of the sear, and at a period when
feel has attaito-tl: knell a !Wife ns 5., put it alniust complacly
out of the piney of the poor people who are the principal aut.
fermi to procure the most limrtr,l supply. We have little fear,
however, but that measures will be speedily adopted to render
the dark. damp. and unconifiatal.lr ilaellings of these unfortunate
individuals aa cheeiful as good fires will make them.

F T I Ot•Cr 1.11:11.—.-We regret to state, that a
odious altercat. occurred at Dlessington, in the county
of Wicklow. on Wednesday last, between Mr. lleorge
Hor ..ge and a Mr. William Wallace, in which the latter
gentleman lost his life. There have been various reports
in tan relative to this melancholy occurrence; as, how-
ever, they have not reached let in an authenticated
!ann, we shall for the present forbear ittentit ;;; iii g them.
We base heard that Mr. Mimi* has NV!! for the Isat
awe years in a state of mental derang,rtueut.—/i..Min
Moo slow AO friday.