The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-15 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FA 1.111011TII,• MAY 12.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Grass-
hopper, from Plymouth, and railed again, destination unknown;
and the Brother., Jenkins, from Louden.
rt. mOr 1. It. MAY 12—Arrived off the port, the Jan, Van
Cattipen, f Port.su.Prince for II itburgh.
Pon 71131011TH, al AT 13. Arrived the Royal Charlotte, Ora-
ls:lm, frnill 1101111111, ; William. courtney ; and ltnma, Stevens,
from 3ltissina--the two latter off the Wight.
DrAt., MAY la.—Yesterday afternoon a Netherlands line.of_
battle ship, hearing a Rear.Admirol's flag, passed at the back of
the Goodwin Sands, from the esstwanl. sailed this morning for
the River, the Ilannony, Currie, from Jamaica. Remains, the
Sarah, Nicholson, from Messina to Petershorgh.
11 ass. Ear on, MAY 13.—Anived the Allison% Flock ; Fanny,
Lriy ; Marianne, Young; Jlanhall, Ilan ; and Harmony, Thom-
son, all front Memel : Tropic, R-andlonl, from Rarbaclosts : Low-
ther Conde, from Chino; Roby, lloswell, from St. aliehnel'.:
and Demon, I lemon, from Dant zit% Smiled, the Criterion, Payne,
for Sew ►'irk ; and Speedy, ltutuloll, fur It has blown
hard all day from the East.
ll•latvic It, MAY 13—The Lard Nelson arrived this day with
mails, Am from Holland, in the very short passage of thirteen
hour*.

lin ImsnY. MAY 12.--Arriced this day, a large smugglir;_:
ger, pHs...to 11. M. C. I:rey:lutuntl, with a cargo of spirits, tiluaccio,
&e. which mit taken this morning, after a chase of fire hours, be-
twist the Dudgeon and the spurn, with 13 men on board.
Br an I: v,3laNi. It 13.—The Damen. Prove, Lodrop,of this place.
for Newcastle, with cones. is put bark, leaky, and must discharge.
lir it mum, MAY 12.--The following vessels arrived here
yesterday :--The harmonic, Schihe, and Neptunus, Kolchodt,
from Daturig, timber.--Kleine. Paid, Itenke, Wismar, wheat.—
Atalanta, liowow, lto•tock, wheat and nats.—Caroline, Christo-
pherson, Norway. spars.—lris, Wood, London, sundries.—Amity,
Prever, Poole, pipe-clay.

In cam :limner, of the easterly wind% for these last few days,
there have been but few arrivals at Lloyd's.
The Msrgaret and Isabella, of Sunderland, Lewes, got on the
Crass smd, near Yarmouth, on the 11th instant, but expezted to
be ;; ,t off.
The Albion, Fisher, fmtn llontloras to London, was wrecked
the Hilt of 31nreh. on Cap) Blanco, near Iltvannah--crew saved.
of silver bar*, dollars, and 13 serons of indigo saved.
Tire se...otter Prince Regent, Raw, is arrived in the Channel,
after 33 eayr passage, from Pape Ilaytien, St. Domingo, with loss
of beats, bulwarks, stanchions, companion, binnacle, compasses, one
man aashed overboard, and some of her cargo thrown over, in lat.
48. N. leng. 2..0. NV.
Cx;rset of so letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Ifavanna, dated
A pril 7.._ _.• It is reported that two corvettes, under the Colon'.
brio 11. w, have taken the Sranish frigate ('errs, belonging to this
%ration ; and to-day an expedition of four ships of war have miles
agaicst them. In ortlyr that the Colombians might not be apprised
thereof. an embargo has been laid on all vessels, which can only
sail to.day."
Easr.t.% soot: ust WITII.—IAdy Ann of London, bound to
Quebec. 2litli ult. by the Guiana, arrived in the Clyde. The Llan
Itiminey, Turner, arrived off Mount's Bay, from Jamaica, in 78
days• parted company with the Hanover and Reward. for hocdon,
and the Ihtvid. for Bristol, on the 10th oh. Trial, Ilarvey, lost.
dun to Madeira and Jamaica, 2,1 instant (had experienced very bad
weathrri, by the William Penn, arrived off Plymouth. isulon,
Antigua to Liverpool, leaky, by the Elisabeth, Audi, arrived off
lhatitiouth. Hazard, Beckman, Copenhagen to Lisbon, 2d inst.
by the Providence pilot cutter.

LA 1V I.I"IELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, MAY 11.

This being one of the days In the Term set apart by the Court
foe hearing arguments upon reserved points of law, the whole Mils
of the Court was omumed in discussing que.tious entirely without
it twat for the general reader.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MAY 14.

Janus Hale, late of Paddington, ■tage.cnaehman,;tvu opposed
by Mr. on behalf of 3lesars. Husby and Son, a member
or the dletnq■ditan Society fur opposing and prosecuting froudu.
lent Insolvent Debtors. .

The insolvent was examined at great length. He deposed that
he hail been several years a coach master, residing at Paddington,
from whence he drove several time' a day to the Bank of England.
A short time before he was arrested he powsessed eight horses,
which he disposed of to a relative at Si. a head, including the hat.
ness. The coaches run by him were hired at a stipulated sun, per
month, he being liable to reasonable wear and tear. The stable
funiiture, including the horses, realised MU., and the furniture
about IV They were conveyed over to his 'outlier, to whom he
was indebted in a sum of a money. On being questioned as to
whether his wife did not, in his hearing, declare to the agent of
the opposing creditor, that he should go to prison arid be " white-
washed " he solemnly denied it, and at the same time stated that
he offered to pay the opposing creditor his just due, but that Mr.
Husby inststezi on payment for goods never delivered. He had no
interest in the torch and horses ; they belonged to his brother, who
paid the duty.
Mr. Henry Compton deposed that he belonged to the Stamp
Office. The transfer of the entry of the coach was made front
the name of James Hale to that of John Hale, on the 2d of
February last, but lie verily believed that the insolvent's wife
paid the duty since that period as she did aforetime.
Mr. 11. (Once deposed? that he was the confidential agent to the
epposing creditors. %I itness sold oats to the insolvent shortly
before he went to wino, to the amount of iUI. or thereabouts. lie
applied frequently for payment. it'hen he saw on one occasion the
insolvent with his wife, the latter said that she bad plenty of mo-
ney, but her husband did not endeavour to restrain her; she
went on to state that he (the insolvent) should go and be white-
washed.

A hostler of the name of Ware was called, to attempt to prove
non-delivery of part of the goods ; but either from ignorance, or
from a worse mutive, his evidence was to vague and indeterminate,
that the Counsel declined purouil.g the examination.
Dlr. 11EATH having prayed the judgment of the Court, and 31r.
Pot.t.oca heard ne mitigatin,
The cut Es. I:l,st at ISSIONE it observed, that it was a matter of
surprise to the t 'mart, that, after the publication of the judgments
passed there, any man should dare to attempt an experiment likc
that which was then made. lie had hoped that the publicity
given would have operated in a different manner. The Court
had been urged to dismiss the insolvent's
.petition, but they
thought that it would he better to rmnand the Insolvent, and then
the assignees might, of they thought proper, pursue the brother,
and recover back the property; but on that ',object it was not the
province of the t 'mart to give advice. A more barefaced attempt to
detrain, creditor,. mid impose upon the Court they had seldom wit-
nessed. That the transfer was fraudulent and the arrest collusive
there could he no doubt. The judgment of the Court, therefore,
was, that the insolvent be remn,leted for fifteen calendar months,
and that he he confined within the walls of the prawn, and deprivenl
of rules and day rules.

POLICE.

lIATTON-GARDEN.

SOCTN A ate atem—Yeiderday a number of respectable cont.
mercial appeared at this office, to prefer their individual
charges against a 3lr. Timmas Filzgerald, of No. I, Pitmen'
hall-court, Itroad-street, tOr obtaining goods from them (for which
he has not since rad), under circumstance, of, untiutunately, not
novel delusion. This wca the second summons named on the ap-
plication of the parties. To the first Mr. Fitzgerald appeared, when
the complainants hid withdrawn after waiting a constible time;
to the second W did-no 4 t►ink it cosset' lent to attend.

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It appeared, from a printixi bill which was handed to the Magis-
trate, that the transactions in qeotion arose out of an encouraging
invitation to spent baton and nifrenturers, to t•in bark in a vessel which
was to sail early in April " for Carthagtna, in l'olombia, and Vent
Cruz. in 31exico, entidtti the fast waling Zephyr." A very full
1:1:0111It was gives of the commodious arrat.hement 10t passengers,
mile and female. and a clear geographical and statistical statement
of the lath of Darien. •• Such as wish to proceed to t or
l'eri may cross the Isthmus of I/Ariel': there is a gaud road across
lie isthmus, with covered vans to convey riterchandice an well as
passwi•gers and luggage, by which means the long and expensive
veyag„. round font may be avoided. )Ivehanies of goad
ellAt.etee rill an many cullialists are going
by this ship to entsblish commercial pursuits its several pafil Of this
!Meet"( ing country." With thin interesting doennio. tns a letter cif
intnaluetion Mr. lit/getnli! went to several houses of respertabi-
lity, ibitl himself as the agent in this eimeern ; that there was
a vowel **tittered for this expedition ; 'NO passenger% were going ;
ant!, un receiving a sample of half a dozen shorts from different linen-
diaper., intimated., that should they be approved of by the fortunate
colonists, an order ithoull be given at the different (houses for thirty
110:T110f such articles. The (inters were, however, not given. nor
tit; sample paid fin; and lan izquiry bring made, it vas diseoveied
that the who': was a delunioo. Among the mimes of the onus
complainanin, aan that of Mr. Dixon (the CO111111011( ouncilmsni,
of enchurch-street. who has lost 9/.; as :ono 31 r. Pearce, of the
A 'ity, who has suffered to the extent of 901. It was stated. that
about three years up a person Of the NOW 114111 C as Complainant
thitt h.• mitt tratinferrnd the homiuraWe distinction to his brother),
ittlitctil • deluded ativi•tittirets to sell off all their little pro-
perty in thin country, 3lttl p.n.tarn passag., aa; to mane happy
latoi • when they feht'd te.,01 h. however, they discoveted
II; r ; ...tt
hoe were scarcely any provisions on board, and these of on-
s..und quality. They wire se.-oniingly put ashore, and sent to
then- ditlirent e.nibtries in a penny leas condition. The Magistrate,
on hearing this slitunobl exposure. expressed his regret that he did
not feel finiusi•lf authorised to interfere in a magisterial capacity in
the case; at the same tune he felt I.,•felt satisfaction that
.poor
ipiwatit Adventurers had been se seasonably rrorteed from nast•ry
by thl eniv.ivery of this tiii::siett.