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to/v(l4;p setepiled a private sleeting of the ledges
is the kuhsfsee Chamber,

COMMON 1.14,01 S; 11.3.
Vie• rourt did not s't until a very late blur. The
g-, .ter part of its time was taken up in jusiifying
bail.. Some uronterestMg gliments on points of
pretice were then heard, and, at two o'clock. the
Court rose. Monday is the dey appc.mted to bear
arguments for new trials.
otrit.tssast.t., WOW. 16.
COMMISSION or IPiNg..RUPITYr
Yesterday, the Commissioners appointed in the
bankruptcy of Matthew White, Esq. Memhet of
Parliament for Hythe, in Kent, sat in the Court of
Comma's Ple:is,
The Meeting M4ll appointed for the puppy of
considering whether the creditors of the firm of Cle-
land. White, and Co. should prove the:l:debts, and
vote for the appointment of assignees, in common
with the creditors of Mr. White al ne, for debt,
contrafted by him previous to his entering into the
partnershiii concern.
Mt. Serjeant BEST, on the parr of the creditors of
White alone, urged, in the must impressive man-
ner, the necessity of all• wing his creditors to poste
their debts, and receive their dividinis from the
propetty of Mr. White, white any of it was in ea-
istence. He also submitted, that it would be con-
trary to all reason and precedent, to allow the cre-
ditors of Cleland, White, and Co. so rote for the
nomisation of assignees, la common with the at-
dirors of Mr. White alone. .
The Commissioners, after considering, for some
time, the best mode to proceed, at length deter.
mined, that the creditors of Cleland. White, at 4
Co. should not be allowed to prove, in common wall
the creditors of White. With respell to the point
of their voting in the choke of assignees, it was
termined. that their nomination should not tabs
place until the next mee'ng. and that, in the maw
time, the creditors of the fiisn might petition lb,
Ca•picat.Loa to be allowed to prove their donnas
in common with the other creditors. His Lordship
having the business before him, might then deter-
mine what creditors should have the Appointment al
assigness.
The Creditors of Mr. Whin- alone, who were pre-
sent, were then allowed to prove their debts.
Captain Nash was examined to the different items
of his account, amounting to 44UU!. by Mr. Serjeaat
Bum, t;n the supposition, that he was in part a Cre-
ditor of Cleland, White, and Co. athi also that he
was a partner with Mr. Whi;e. Capt Nash denied
both charges, and having given the most satistadlesee
answers to the questions put to him, he was 3110014
to poste his debt.
At four o'clock the Commissio ern adjourned
until next month, for the purpose of allowing nme
for the application to the Chancellor.
The 11.ankrupts were ship °wile»; and the debts,
Iv- understand, amount to upwards of two kindred
uiottland paw&
The Creditors are so numerous, they surly MA
the Court.


PO LW . • •
10WATa rT.
On Saturday evening, Aare ll.dici i wa
before A • tor Ga au at, Esq. for re-examine s • 'se '
or a charge of feloniously stealing haberdashery •
goods to a considerable amount, the property of
Messrs. Harris, Parker, and Bell, haber ushers, of
Bridge-street, Westminster. The Prisoner has
lised servant with Mr. Ben between four and five
years. Mr. Bell has lately received 1 anony-
mous letters, informing him, that his shop was Inc—
quently robbed, and, from certain hints In the letters.
the Prisoner was suspeited to be the thief. Mr. Bells
in consequence, put certain questions to her, and she
not giving satisfaeor v answers, he had very little
doubt but the letters were coned. The Prisoner at
length confessed her guilt, and told her master where
a box full of goods was read y packed up, to be sent
off to Birmingham. Mr. Bell went, as direatd, to a•
house in Gardener's-lane, King-street, where he
found the box filled with laces. tibbands, and other
haberdashery goods, vaiued at about 901. Two
other boxes, tilled with goods of very considerable
value, have been traced to Birmingham. It has
likewise been discovered. that the Prisoner made
valuable presents to several of her acquaintances.
and tradesmen's servants. Sbe was committed for
further examination.

MONEY LENDERS
A Mr. Ale:soder appeared, on Saturday, before
the I.otio Mayo*, when two respettable tradesmen
stated to his Lordship. that, in consequence of an
advertisement which they saw, offering to accotn-
inodate persons with money, at Nc. 17, Ludgate-
bill, they went there to get a lull discounted ;
they left it, and could neither get the bill or the
money afterwards; and. finding that others were
served in the same way, they became alarmed.
They could not even learn the names of the inoi.ey-
lenders. Mr. Ahxander, in answer to a gn.•stion
from the Loan MA Toe, said, the name of the firm
of the house was a King and Ce." but would nit tell
the names of the other partners. Hy his Lordship's
direetion, ha paid the two complainants the amount
of the bill.

Mr. Justice Joumsoc's trial comes on, this day, in
the Court of King's Bench.
We understand, that the Sick and Hurt-OESce is
to be consolidated with the Transport-Board, and
that arrangements are making, for translating all
the business of both, at the Transport-Office, West.
minster.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Naval
Asylum, held on Saturday, at the aparments of His
Royal Highness the Duke of C Lail/SIC a, in Stable-
yard. St. James's, it was unanimously resolved to
give up that institution to Government. It is His
MAASTY'S intention to enlarge it ; and the society,
after settling all accounts, also give up the balance
in their hands. of 201til. for that purpose. It is also
intended, to ere& a monument. or pillar. to the me.
' 'Dory of the first projettors of that institution. His
M [STY has been pleased to appoint seven of the
old Direlbors as Commissioners.
Last Wednesday afternoon, as the post-boy was
conveying the Mail, he lost the bags of letters from
Hurst Green for Lantberburst and London, on the
road between Ph= Cam auJ name&