The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

IMPORT,INT DECISION I

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—The Court was occu-
pied un Thursday from eleven o'clock to four, in hearing
the case of WOWS,' Vide( hi, a chemist and hatter 10 Sud-
bury, who hail been discharged under the Limlveht Act
in February last, and was now lir/night up fur
mi a charge of 114Viug fraudulently übtained his
discharge.

Mr. Heath examined the insolvent on the part of the
opposing creditors, and cautioned him that every word lie
•liould say would be taken down, aril if lie swine falsely
he would certainly be prosecuted ler pet jury.
In reply to the learned gentleman's questions, the in-
solvent stated, that he was discharged under the Act on
the 27th of February last ; that lie married about two
years ago, and received 5001. fortune with his wife, 30ti1.
in cash, and a promissory note for 5001. which he indorsed
over to his father about neve 'mentos alter lie received it,
in payment of a debt lie owed Ililll, his father giving him
the haiatice lit cash. lie owed at the • !! lie was married
7 or Sated. I his brother Philip canes to him in the King's
Ilene!' the muntli before lie was diseliai ; he did not
tt.k Philip whelliec he hail brought the 2 MI. note, nor did
Philip produce it to him. He stated in his schedule that
he was entitled to a revisionary interest in one hundred
act es of land, hitt lie lead before sold it to his brother
Philip for bal. first verbally, end afterwards by a written
agreenicut made while he W 414 It prisoner in tile King's
lleueb, which has been burned slime lie was discharged
under the Act. lie did not make any alteration in his
books in prison, but might mark a few debts paid that
were collected for his support, and also to pay sonic mo.
ney to his mother, for which lie had given here bill before
he went to prison. He marked debts paid to the amount
of 1001. Some of them might have been paid, but can't
say which. He never used spirits of salts to make altera-
tions in his books. He received payment of a debt from
his uncle since lie was discharged : it was one of the
debts he lead made over to his mother, and he received
the money for her use. His (outlier carried on the binsh
ness in his own name while lie (iusolvem) was in prison,
but gave it back to him trit its being discharged. His
tither itt.law joined him in a bond to his father fur a loan
of zOOl. in the year Idra, cud paid 1501. in discharge of
it while the iusolvent was in prison. He knew nothing
of the transaction tpl after it was concluded. He did not
give any furniture or other property to his lather or bro-
ther-its-law to keep fur him, before he applied to be dis-
charged moiler the Act. He had sold some furniture for
101. to his brother-in-law before he went to prison, which
he had since let hint have back for the Sallie money. He
did nut receive any other goods from hue, our any from
his farther.
John Yawner, examined by Mr. Heath, Sttt ed. that he
was Is fellow prisoner with the ivanlveut in the Keg'.
Ou the tat of Jimuary, , last year, the imulvent's
brother Philip,came to him. lasulveut asked him win:titer
he had got the uute from ho, father, as he lied destied
Piety ,itidpie had, cud produced it. The note wit, for 200'.
toil nut initursed. I . (vent entioired w lit then his brother
had bruit„ lit him his lote father in-law's will, us he wished
to make over his letersiumtry interest to hon. Pudil, said
be would do evi ry thing to set toe the ueoperiy, uu I would
take care no one should have the 200.. note but himself (Ike
insolvent.) The next day tin agreement for toove) log the
insolvent's reversionary interest to Philip nos du-amino by
the witness, cud executed, being ante-dated a year. biome
time after the insolvent', brother, Henry, calla on him, and
said lie had been very lucky in C.l;leCtint4 his (insolvetit's)
debts. The insolvent said be was a fool to have entered the
date of any of tile payments in the books, and endeavoured
to di:charge the enui,s by spirits of salt. lesulvent said his
father would be made tesignee; he would then get the books
into Ins own possession, and all would he light. A short
time befute Ilse insolvent was heard on his petition, his
father came to the prison, and asked him, whether he (the
father) could be examined respecting the bond lie haul,—
insolvent said au; tor he'd admit it. The father also asked
hen why the note was Hot as safe id his bawls as in Philip's.
'f he insolvent replied; that it be (the father) should be ex-
amined about it, he could not save it as wed as Philip. The
Either said he would do any thing he could to save the pro-
petty, but he would not like 11l be ex:memo on oath ter
pecting the bund. When the insolvent aa- .11-r h aged, he
engaged toe witness to transact busbies, tor Mimi in his hawk,
at a 'mar) of 601. a year, in consequesiee of a Inch lie (wit-
ness) wcitt to 80.11111 i y, and lived a ith the insolvent two
months. Wane tie WiaS tnere a large qiiicitity of valaulde
furniture, outteria les Inc making Imes, patent medicines, etc.
were hrimelit is the insoorent's by night, Amu his LULU',
and Inothet.ill-luw's which tin: nesub.elit sold were all ha
oa-li—there were chicit, glass, and plate. The hisolvint's
father preventeti their being removed before midnight, lest
they should be seen, and toot, lie said, would make a good
jut; a very bad one. 01, the coming how: of one toad of
goods, the insolveut rental ked it was very 'Mutilate that truly
tine man passed while they were unloading the aagi,oti.
This witness Dude' went a severe cross-examination by Mr.
Cooke. He adinoteit twat It a its to be reveuged Ito the in-
solvent for nut his aigieement that he g..ve the
inhumation ; but did nut vary to his account of ally of the
facts.

Mr. Cooke addi e,i•ed the Court in behalf of the hemlven

Mr. Heath replied nu the part of the creilitoro Ile •aid,
one moth of a hat the insolvent had been guilty im oula il..e
wilt him to execution under the late,pind tOnispoi tett him fur
life under the presciit Bankrupt Act.
After considerable deliberation on the Il^nch, the Chef
C nth:dont, deliveted he jud.iment of the Court. II c said
the Court could not regret one .rent length of tone the case
had occupied when they consideied its great importance to
the public. The insolvent had applied to the Court for the
protection of n merciful Act of P it Imanieilt, at d in utter dim.
regard of all it. pros isions, of every p,inriple of justice, uml
tha awful sanction of on oath ; he had evidently, ft,,,,, the
time of his application, unit even before, rontemnplated the
4rossest (mud on his Cred,l4its. Ills fate slionla hen wanting
to those imishappy persolis who yield to the temptation of
almsitig the mercy of the Legislatate b. injostice to their
c. editor•; and they should lehro from the eviden e given by
Ifitieller, how holow and de. eititil must ever he the profes-
sions of stsocintmos in crime. But without the evidence of
Knelier the insolvent's guilt was manifest from his own
answers, and the Court felt it a bounden duty vi•il
ha
conduct with the utmost extent of plods! •ut time Act al-
lowed. The judgment of the Court taerefoie aa•, that the
insolvent's discliarge shout I be revoked ; and that tie shoot.,
not be entitled to any benefit under the Act until he should
tt imprisoned thrme years from ;Inc present its).

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Loss Or THE LADY LUSHINGTON INDIAMANo-••
CALCUTTA, August 27.—The following melancholy de-
tails of the loss of the Lady Luthington is from one of
the surviving sufferers, and we suhruit it nearly in his
own language :—" We sailed front Madras on the sth,
and having four passengers to land at Coringa, saw the
light-house at midnight on the 7th : tacked about in
hopes of landing the four passengers abovemeiiiimicd in
the Horning; but owing to the strong cut rews, c wr••re
considerably to leeward of the port by day•lignt. We
endeavoured two days and a night to regain the wind-
ward, but finding we only lost ground, cast anchor on
the northward of Coringa. The surf ran very high for
two days, so we could have no communication with
shore ; we tried ro weigh anchor, and drop down to
Penticollah, when all endeavours were ineffectual, when
di: cable parted and night had come on. The Captain
gave orders to stand out to sea until twelve o'clock at
night, and then tack in to the land ; the Chief mate took
the command of the deck at midnight, and thinking we
had sailed so far from the land that we could not possibly
reach it before daybreak, the ship tacked—a breeze
Navin; sprung up, we were alarmed by theship striking
slightly on the sand about four o'clock in the 'notating.
Nothing can paint the distressing scene ; the high land
ww just perceptible, and every wave driving over the
ship added to our horrible situation. lo half an hour
every mast was over the ship's side (to leeward): the ship
had drifted into a tremendous surf, every boat was staved
hi the attempt to lower them, and the land ball a mile
on our lee; we had nothing to trust to but 'the waves,
and to place our confidence in the Almighty. The
scene of horror and distress then became indescribable.
The cries of the females and children were heart rending.
It was said that the bottom had parted from the upper
works. Every person was naked and up to their middle
in water, and the distress was increasing eve)), moment.
—Three spars of wood were got over the side, on which
six persons, including myself, providentially reached the
shore ; but we were so much exhausted, that had not
the natives come to our assistance, the return of the surf
would have carried us out again e we found on the shore
a sailor who had been washed overboard, to whom the
safety of so many lives is owing; he fortunately spoke
the language, and succeeded in getting four catamarana
front the shore to the assistance of the sufferers; a large
boat was got off, but could get no nearer than lon yards,
and with difficulty was Sept above the water. At eleven
the ship parted across the c.•nter, and all the crew and
passengers were obliged to get on the masts to have the
ship as a breakwater, from which many were washed
away, being so fatigued they could not hold on. The
catamarans kept at work until two o'clock, when the
wind increased so that they could not get near the wreck,
and had afterwards to desist, finding it impossible to be
of any further use. A Frenchatan, his wile, and two
daughters, with two of the crew, were seen on the
wreck : at four o'clock the stern parted, on which the
French lady. with her eldest daughter reached the shore;
the father with the other daughter perished, as did the
two sailors, one of whom was seen at dark sticking to
the remains of the bows, which were held by the
anchors. The shore for six miles was strewed with the
ship and cargo. The number lost was 22, amongst
whom, we regret to state, were Capt. Hampion
Madras Native Infantry, Ensign Wright, Nlr.
• formerly purser in the country service, Mr. Hossein' and
his daughter, and Mr. Lyster, second officer of the I ady
Lushinglun, The ship parted in two at I t a.m., and
before evening not a vestige of her was visible. Airs.
lioneeu, who was saved, was on the stein, when she
. Iparted. Major Weffierall arid his lady are likewise sate,
and Mr. Carp:user, only son of Colonel Carpenter. The
situation of the survivors is said to have been truly du-
. plotable ; all are nearly without clothes• The Coin-
wander is acquitted of all blame.

RIOTS IN WILTSHIRII.-0o Tuesday morning the
22,1 inst. the Magistrates of Bradford having received in-
formation that the weavers were coining there in the
se of the clay, to break the spring looms, itc. she
gentlemen and all the principal housekeepers were sworn
in special cosistables, being deter 11l ill ed to resist such
illegal proceeditigi ; And between three and four o'clock,
accounts were brought that a very large number, several
hundteds, were aawatiritig, and within a mile of the
town, and had began to break some looms to pieces
in the houses on the road. Artie Magistrates and the
Constables immediately proceeded to the spat, when
the Riot Act was read ; they took into custody s.ich of
the rioters, about thirty, as were pointed out to have
been concerned io the mischief which was done, and
eventually dispersed the rest of the num.—Upon exam'.
ria.ion of the prisoners, before the Alagistraes, eight who
were identified and sworn to as being the most seine,
were co 11111 l itied and sent off immediately to the Devises
Brine-Nell, to take their trials at Salisbury Assizes ; eight
more were remanded lit further examination the next
morning ; sod the rest were suffered to depart home,
having entered into recognizances to keep the peace fur
twelve months, and to appear to answer the charge when
called upon. In the evening about 160 of the Wilt.
shire Yeomanry, commanded by John Mown, EA'.
CIIIIC into the town to assist in the preservation of the
public peace ; and we understand niat regular troops
will be stationed in both the towns of Bradfind and
Trowbridge. %Ire hope this wid prove a salutary chect
to those misguided people, and Mit they will return
quietly to their work.
On at irday se'n right a spring 4un was found placed
across the drive in Cowry Park. Ihe discovery was ihr-
t.itiaiely made betide any injury was clone. It is pre.
sumed that this destructive etigihe, W11..:11 was devil'',
loaded with large shot and the wire cat red directly acioss
the path, was set by poachers, in the hope of killing or
wounding the game.ke.:pers during th. night. To straw
them to toe spot three guns were fired successively in
the wood just beyond, lug the watch being on the hilly
grostuds, crossed by a different row.•. Sir (*cow Jet-
rui6ll.ain has cohered a reward of nuta iistiueas for the tits-
(.o-ay
,of the lrerp.•traturs.

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CORONEWS INQUESTS.

()11 Saturday evening an inquest was held before Thos.
S:trling Esq. Coroner ol Middlesex, upon the body ol
.has. Thayer, the onfurnmate man who has been tinger-
siiice the 24th September, in the Middlesex Hospital,
consequence of the injury he reeeired, by ',clog
Lrecipitated from the house, No. 58, Charles-street,
1) ors-lane.—Mary Thayer, the widow ol the deceased,
rite first witness ; she stated, that between
kit and rive niboths ago witness and her deceesed hus-
band returned nom Hampshire. On Monday morning
he left her at her mat.a,r's at Kennington, say tog lie was
going to receive swum Money Iron% Mr. Ftilout his em-
ployer. She heard Ito more of tool omit the following
day, when she foutid hint in Nlitl.llesex Hospital. He
trial her he was in lilitor when ite west into tile house
Citarles-street ; but did not know who threw hint
out of the window, lie Slid there Was a man in the
room who hit and stunned thin. rethick told her,
w men they were going to Clerketiwell, that a man hit
deceased with a poker. The witness during her (Kann-
I ion appeared deeply ailectert—Mr. Joists Fitzpatrick,
clerk of Nlaillsorough-street Mike. produced the
t..l4ittal detimanithis, made before Nlr.Matinivarsont, ant the
u. it of November fast, and signed by the deceased --
Toe depositiOn of the deceased, who at that time did
tint apprehend dan;er, was then read. It stated that on
toe 24:1t of Sepienther, lie was accosted in Holborn by
Pethick, sellout he accompanied to a neighbour-
ing wine vaults, where they each had a glass of gnu;
she then Limb hint to tile house. The deposition theta
went oil to describe the e 'tack as proved in es
--Sinitic, Furze:ban, principal emistaule of St. Giles's
stated, that at 'Au o'clock on the night of the 24tit o
Sept. hearing that a maxi was thrown out of a window
1-t Citarles-street, lie went there, and ran tip stairs, and
loam! the rooms on the second flour in a state of the
greatest disorder, bearing all the appearance of a desire•
rate sciil/1.. He took Nlartha Angel and John Haggerty
ion, custody. Burrell and Haggerty made their escape.
He pursued Haggerty to Bristol, but there lust all turther
ilitelltgince of hint. Has measured the distaste be-
tween the sill of the window, and the top of the glass
of the first floor window, and the distance is three feet
nine incites. A man could not have hung by his arms
out of the second floor window without breaking the
glass, which was not broken. After several other wit-
nesses were examined, toe Coroner proceeded to suns
up
toe evidence to the Jury, who were about consulting,
'viten the for,mtati requested the deposition of the de-
ceased to be again read, after which they retired to
another room for deliberation, and at half-past 12 o'cloei.
entered the Court, and the foreman, addressitig the
cotoner. replied, " we are unanimously of opinion that
James Thayer was murdered by Thus. Burrell and John
Haggerty, by beim; trirown out of a window:' Ihe
I,.rutier men issued his warrant ot commitment against
Titoulas Burrell ; and the Court was iiissolaed.
MELANCHOLY DEATH OF Mita. GOODBEHERF..
Au inquest was held San Saturday eventing at Hat ku, y,
before J. Unwiti, Esq. Coroner, tat the hotly ot Hrs. Anti
Geodln•here, the wile id J. Goodoeltere, Esq. of Hackney,
aid meee of the late Altleimau Oeutibeliere, attune death
was oecasiosied lay lite lainehtaltie occurrence detailed ill
toe thou* itie esitteitee. 'l' lie deceased wus a very hand-
some a Oaken, only 32 year. of age, and lies hell six chit-
eu, the eldest al thlutit is not seven years ufage.
Sarah Andes soil, sea vent in the Gunny of J. Goodbelittle,
Esq. deposed We lelluos I—WitlleSs IS littitaelitaiti la the
Nosily. On 'flint sday last, about 11411 past three in the
atteroutut, site was alai died heartita the pannier 101 l
ringing violently, and 1•411 rip stair.; Al the parlour dour
site met her niiittess enveloped iu rite; her shrieks were
terrific, and site begged fur assistance. %V itness's 1010w-
:sets alit Came up at sue uunurut,and tile deceased rem boo
the meek parlour, when the servant threw her dorm out
the cal pet, rutted the carpet Over her, and sintithereil the
Maine*. Her chokes were completely burnt otf. Witness
ran mu the do•o, bat her tel was so great, that all cite
et,04.1 say was '• any sundress!" A iitig,tadunt Cattle ill and
Itatieled assi,taate.
Charles Buck, builder, of Hackney, deposed, that
heat log the last witness screanuita mud calling " toy ink-
tt eas !" he ran 111(0 the house and saw one Sat the servant.
in the act of rolling the deceased in the curvet iu the
back parlour. The 11. tote was so fierce, that he thought
the earpet %mild take tire. Heron ter some water, which
he slit itikled on the outside of the carpet, and was goine.
throw the cuittents of the pail oil the carpet, witch the de •
er aced said, i• Don't, dual, don't." Ott lit mit ei g the
house he saw mane epparel bunting oil th, oilcloth in tile
ball ; it biari 4 up at least two feet high, and be after-
Vial ds learned that it wits part of the deceased's apparel.
After the names were sqbdtied, lie lett the servants to take
Ott the deceased's clothes, and rail for a doctor.
Mr. Ed ward Sheffield, surgeon, of Hackney, deposed--
Witness was sent fur to attend the deceased on 'flinisilay
aitei noon, and arrived on the spot immediately alter the
accident laud taken place. she was lying on thin bud. He
beset witnessed, during his whole ploressional life, CstNe
ill which the (Melling was ature extensive—ever: part,
except tile face, nod round the small part of the body
(which was protected by the stays) was Warta Peeel'el.
lie tcmuiueJ tat attendance San the decease I till
trot r
u't.luCi. au Fsiday eels she expired. '1 he uc.
(*cased was pelhCCll a- 1.'0.1, 1.;. wilhiu a (VI/Alter ot
au
hi lir alter sterna. se r tad olio that site was slow: Sat 'lie
patilatr, outr.W4- I.y flits stance foe five
• Milli a poker, Obeli a let g' she mad ever eel*
shoulders, caught hie, by a. curtest or air draw ine
against the erate, mud it setto I coOn cowl other as.i.atel
(which was 44.4 hglit tit .torte) 0:4 me.
The Cormier nutted iaat sad event would operate
. as a Oat wet:, to apparel were made geue.
rally uf that ill lice) to he caret
cagier lire ace .tarts v. as swept Wally Saul Sat to
dcain."

Oil Friday arterrxm, al)oot two o'clock, a young matt
aprraranc,:, incaotiou,ly ventnrctl
ill a ooltne, boat, and Ivoac I.tnnof the liankaide snore.
the boat upset. A gentleman w furtow..ttly bettli;
lArt la the time, toe vill.Vll/1.111 Wrtil to Ills et,
V.,laleCe, and arriacd just kit time lf) intAch hiut ftam a
w ...cry grave.

The Mendicity Society, have been making some
efforts to employ able-bodied mendicants, who as-
sign as a reason for begging, that they cannot
get work, and who either have no parochial settle-
ments, or which are at a considerable distance from
London. They have during the last week sent 48
persons of this description to the canal at Padding-
ton, to break stones for the use of the roads near
• London, and it is found that such of these men,
as will work, can egrn from Is. to Is. 6d. each
per day. The committee have accordingly directed
engagements tti ire made, with a view to carry this
design completely into effect, which it is apprehend-
ed will ahcieve the objects of the society more
completely than any effort they have yet attempted,
more particularly as it has been tinind that 35 of
the above number never went to the depot to be
employed as they were directed ; and out of the
remaining 1:3, several worked only a few days and
then left it.