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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Mowrar, Jis. 3.

lar xie nnEweat's RUMAT!.
Mr. HEATH made an application to the Court on motion, pray-
ing that the report of the pcovisional assignee, relative to the estate
and effects of et gentleman of the name of Brewer, who some
time since reeeive4 the benefit of the Act, might be confirmed.
The certilieate of Mr. Dance act forth, that he had received 2.11001.
on account of the insolvent's estate, which, when finally distri-
buted, would pay ev. ry creditor in the Schedule the full amount of
his claim ; upon till! representation Mr. Heath further prayed, that
the within on the tile of the Court might be dismissed, which was
granted.
The CHIEF CoHaetestoxEß could not refrain from expressing
the svisfaction lie felt at the statement which had been made, and
was glad to observe, that there hid been three or four similar in-
stances during the last three months.
111 r. HEATH said, there were many instances of the kind, which
never came before the Court.
The CRIES' COMMISSIONER considered that the public were
strangely mistaken in this particular; for it had gone forth to the
world- that Insolvents' estates seldom or ever produced a dividend,
than which nothing could be more erroneous. Beyond the actual
dividends which were wade, there were 'slimy persons who peti-
tioned the Court that never appeared before it, but while in prison
made arrangements with their creditors rather than take the be.
nelit ; this be considered to be one of the beneficial consequences of
the Aet by which the Court was governed.
Teele Cassagne, fate of Blaudford-street, Portman-agnate.
liner, and Daniel ‘Vardle Vaughan, of Barnsby-place, White
Conduit-fields, Excise Officer, litre struck out, for net appearing
before the Court for adjudication.
Henry Duly. late of Golden-square, butcher, who was before
the Court on the 23d ult. came up for judgment. The insolvent
not having given a satisfactory account of his property, the Court
remanded him for six calendar months, under th.• 16th section of
the Act.
Thomas Roberts, of Alkenwell Longwood, near Huddersfield,
clothier, also came up for judgment.
It appeared by the evidence adduced at the original hearing. on
the 14th of Dccemkti, that the insolvent had set up a frivolous de-
fence to an action brought against him by the opposing creditor,
and thereby put him to heavy legal expenses.
For this offence the insolvent was remanded for six calendar
months, and ordered to be confined within the walls of the prison.
The following were discharged without opposition, vis..--John
Freshfield, late of Richmond and Paddington, gentleman ; Wil-
ham Cotillion Preston, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, surgeon; Ben-
jerain 3latthew Goodhall. of Silver-street, Wood-street, lampraan
to the General Post-office; and Thomas Taylor, of Staines, mill-
wright.

Pill, ICE.
MANSION-110MM.
Yesterday, Charles l'au.r. a good-looking youth. about 18 years'
of age, was brought up by Forrester, the city officer, on a charge
of picking pockets. Forrester stated, that on Saturday afternoon
he saw the prisoner and another lad in Threadneedle-street, where
they seemed to be looking about in rather a suspicious manner ; he
Was induced to watch them, and saw them follow close behind a
gentleman, who turned down Bartholomew-lane. The other boy
made several attempts nt the gentleman's pocket, and at length
pulled out a silk handkerchief. Forrester seized the boy, and gave
him and the handerehief in charge of the gentleman until he over..
took the peisoncr, who lied ran off. He soon secured the prisoner,
and on going back he found the gentleman had got his handkerchief
and allowed the boy to escape.
The prisoner all this while was sobbing aloud, and on being
questioned who the other boy was, said he became acquainted with
him while in the service of Mr. Roberts, a linen-draper4of Lei-
cester-square. He added, that since then he had been in the employ
of Mr. Brown, a linen-draper in the Borough, whom he left on
Chtistmas-day. His father was librarian to a late 'celebrated bota-
nist, and his mother hail also for a long time been in the same
service.
The LORD Illawoa lamented the disgrace that the prisoner had
brought on his funny, and ordered inquiries to be made into his
statement ; in the mean time lie was remanded.

GUILDHALL.
William F.rars and Daniel Kniglit were yesterday brought be.
fore the sitting Alder 4 an (Sir J. PE/11111X6), charged with steal-
ing 21s.
John Donovan said lie lives as pot-boy at the George public..
house, in East liardiug.street, and had ticposited in a drawer in
his room a guinea (in shillings and sixpences), on Thursday r.ight.
This was the amount of Christmas boxes he bad received on that
morning. Evans came into his bed-room, and said his master
wanted him. When witness went to bed that night, he looked into
he drawer, anti missed the said money, upon which he told his mas-
ter, who desired him not to say anytl.ing more about it then, but lie
would speak to Erans's master, which he did ; and upon Evans
being asked whethe• he had the money, he denied it. Knight also
dented having seen the money. Knight was in the street, and
beckoned to Evans to come out. Mr. Garland heard Knight say he
had not ut the money ; but when he found the money had been
stolen he took it out of his pocket and threw it upon the table, say.
ing, it it was stolen he would have nothing to do with it. There
were fifteen shillings.
Thomas Garland having heard the money was stolen, tweeted
Evans, from several circumstances that had previously occurred,
suchlas Ills walking about the house after be and all the family
were gone to bed ; and, while they were in the room talking, hear.
ing a noise in the streets, witness looked out and saw two buys. one
cf whom whistled and beckoned to Evans to go out to them. Wit.
nese went out after Evans, and they then all ran away. Evans was
eventually taken at the top of a staircase in Gunpowder-alley. and
the parties there denied any knowledge of him. Upon Evans being
again questioned, lie acknowledged having eommitted the theft,
and said he hail taken it as he wanted 6d. to spend on Sunday; the
6s. now missing he had spent in riding about. Knight is an ap.
prentice to a glass-cutter ; he said Evans had given ham the money
to keep for lion, and that when he found it was stolen, he threw it
on the vale, and observed, if It was stolen he would have nothing
to do with it. _ .

Sir Joint PIRRING was of opinion that there was no eau
against Knight, and wished to know if iris master, who was pre-
vent, would enter into recognizance, for the boy's appearance at the
Sessions, and be should he discharged.
The master agreed to do so, saying it was the first time his
boy had ever been in such a situation, and he felt confident, it he
bad done anything wrong he had been drawn into it.
D. Knight, the boy, wu then put up u a witness, and deposed
that he is an aptotntice to Mr. Harrison. a glass-cutter, lu4,
Leather-lane. On nunday morning, before he was up, Evans called,
and asked if be would go to Greenwich with him, as he had got
some money, wi ich he had received for Christmas-boxes. Its also
requested witness to take care of the money for him, as his master
often surchtd his pockets, anti, if he found the money, he would
take it away from him. Upon this witness took it. There were in
ell lbs. ‘Vitness thought there were 11 shillings, and six or eight
sixpences. t
The prisoner was then fully committed to Newgate for trial a
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the ensuing Sessions.
BlOAMY.—nornar Thompson, remanded from Wednesday last,
wart charged with having married Mary stevens, his former wife
being then alive.
Mr. Harmer attended for the prosecution, and Mr. liumphries
for the prisoner.
W. Drinkv:ater, • cloth.manufacturer at SsWord. near Man.
cbester, stared that he knew the prisoner, and lie was also present
at his marriage to Alice Wiggans (who was alive last 31onday) ms
the ltith of Jemmy, 1815, at Christ's Church, Manchester. lie
acted as father to the yoong woman on that occasion, and gave her
away.
Mary Stevens deposed that she resided at 90, James-street, Lam.
be.h.roars'a, awl that she was married to the prisoner on the 15th of
December, 1819, at St. Bride's, in the city of London.
Margaret Whitehead lives at the same house as Stevens, and on
this day fortnight was at Manchester, where she saw the clerk make
a copy of the register, which she now produced.
Daniel Harris, one of the Union.hall officers, proved having
taken the prisoeer into custody in the city.
The prisoner, when celled on to answer the charge, denied it al.
together, and begged that he might be again renuutdcri for a few
days, in order that two or three friends might be enabled to see
hint on some private affairs.
The Magistrate said his friends would have equal facility in see-
ing him at Newgate, and Ire could not therefore defer his commit-
ment.

The prisoner was accordingly committed for trial.
BOW.STREET.

Yesterday, a young man, with all the appearance of health and
activity about him, wearing the undress of a private soldier, applied
to Si? Birnie for an order upon the parish of tit. Martin's fur
relief.

" For relief," said the Magistrsta, " Why the parish funds are
for the lame, the blind, the aged, and not for such as you, who
seem young and healthy."
The soldier said he knew that, and would not have applied, but he
was driven to it under circumstances of great hardship. His father
was once a tradesman in St. Martin's. lane, but failed and died, and
he (applicant) being turned upon the world at nine years of age,
was picked up by a recruiting party, and enlisted for a drummer.
When old enough he was removed to the ranks. He had served
sheen years in various countries and climat t; had very narrowly
escaped the bullet and the bayonet in the Peninsula, and the cho-
lera morbus in the East Indies, and all at once lie was discharged—
not for any misconduct—not for any disability, but because lie hap-
pened to be about an loch too short, or rather an inch under the
present standard height, for he thought he was not at all too short
to do a good soldier's duty. lie was much attached to the army,
and of course unwilling to leave it, and he begged his Colonel to
let him remain in the regiment, but he was told it could not be—he
was too short, and must be discharged. He had journeyed to Lnn.
don, where he had not a friend to apply to for a shilling, -anti as be
could not bricg bis mine to disgrace his soldier's jacket by begging