The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-04 00:00:00

INSOLVENTMEBToRS' COURT, JAY. 30.

Captain John Williams, of the Royal Navy, came up to
be heard on his petition to be dascharged.
Mr. Barry, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Lane opposed the in-
solvent'sdischarge on behalf of twenty-three creditors, the
whole number in his schedule being thirty.
Mr. Padlock, who was counsel for the insolvent, stated,
that he had his authority moo.. that the insolvent, who had
a wife and eight children, all of them depeuding on him for
support, and who had, besides, an open wound in his bead,
which required constant medical attendance, was willing.
nut of his income, which amounted to 4401. a year, to make
no allowance to his creditor, of 11111. a year.
Mr. Betty said the creditors, for whom he opposed'
thnught the sum propowd to be paid out of his income 55.15
too small, and that 1501. a year might be applied to that
purpose.
Mr. Lawe said he appeared for Meier. Broughton and Ca.
the insolvent's former agents, to whom he owes half hi• pre-
sent debts, anal for the liquidation of %%hit h he pays Sot. a
year, with which, and it premium of 181 a year for the
insuraowe of the insolvent', life, they were quite satisfied.
Mr. Audrews claimed, ou the part of the creditors lie re•
presented, that VSOI. a year bhuuld be set apart for the pay-
ment of the insolvent's debt..
The Court said, that taking all the circumstances of the
case into consideration, ordered that 1301. a year out of the
inaolvent's income should lw paid over t. h., assignee, to be
divided 'mom; his creditors.
Geo. Martha was opposed by Mr. Padlock, on the ground
of having put hie creditors to vexatious espence.
The creditoi's solicitor proved that be sued the insolvent,
nod, after a verdict had been obtained, the insolvent brou,lit
a wait of error, on which the Lased costs amounted to
VII, 10,.
The Court said, it was impossible te depart from the rule
laid down, and that an insolvent who put his creditor to vex-
atious armature, should not be immediately discharged.
Toe judgment of the Court therefore was, that the
iuul-
veot should be discharged in four monde.

On Wednesday night. alrmit tettO'clnek, as Willitirn
Saunders, accompanied by his brother and several other
persons, were passing along Old Bridge-street,Truro, ots
their way to the Exeter ints, to assist in brewing, they
were suddenly alarmed by the discharge of a gun, and
and an immediate exclamation front W. Saunders, ot—
" I am shot, I am shot!" and he instantly droppid
down. Suspicion immediately fell upon a barber, com-
monly known by the time of Sundry White, as the
persons who committed this shameful and wanton out-
rage. Mr. Johns, of the Exeter 111110014 is a corisiable,
and 3evcral other persons, immediately. proceeded to
White's shop, where, atter some opposition, they found
a musket which had recently been discharged. We un-
derstand White admitted that he had discharged the

gun, but said it was merely with a view to Irighteu some
idle boys who irequently annoyed Mini The injured
man was conveyed to the Infirmary, with the stun
lodged in his loins, and is now very ill. Application
has beeti made by the woun.led nian's brother fora war-
rant to apprehend White, which for the present 11.-s
been refused; but we understand an investigation of the
case will take place at the next monthly jnstice meetiiia.
An extraordinary flow of water, without any appa-
rent impulse but that of spring-tides, occurred at the
morning and afternoon tides of Saturday last (the 20:11
inst.) along the northern coast of Kent. The sea rose
from four to five leet perpendicularly, above the tiso..l
height of the highest spring-tides, overflowing the batiks
and marshes, mid, in sonic situations. insulating tie
cottages which-hordes the shore. 'lnc %%innl blew frt.•ii
mile N. W. and was fortunately light, as, had is blow a
from that quarter with violence,t lie most disastrous coil-
sequences must have resulted. 'flue only serious daint,:e
we have have yet learned, is at Recolver, where. t;ie
mere action of the waves against use west side of iiie
cliff oecastoled a considerable portion to shoot doss .1.
and 'sore particularly at the north-writ angle of die
Itifyiug ground of die old (;liti: eh, which has CI, toed
to view colliiis with the mouldering rc main. of morns-
My susihmtled, as it were, in " the illltlWay air" bc7
tween their panto earth and the ocean.
Ou Monday last the celebrated pedestrian, Mr. J.
Wright, undertook for a small wager, to walk 40 wiles,
to and no, betwixt 11,:verley and BishopOurtoti, is itimi
nine hours, which lie perlormed in grand style, iii 0.. e
minute and a half within the time I and, wonderful to
,y, so little was lie 140i:tied with Iris Herculean task,
unit lie alter warus, the same eVelliiig danced a hornpipe,
iii me presence Of a litilllerolls company or Speciii.u.s,
mini prOposed to Walk MI tittles in Ili I ~,,,, • the nest day.
Oil .1 oursday last, about eleven o'clock in the fore-
noon, tile attentiria ml Iles passengers in Guswelt-street
was arrested by the rxt,aurditialy conduct ohs respectable
middle-aged mail, who paraded themitielle o. the roil; in
a very singulat !limiter. A. length he sat down at a
dour, and polling a tax it troin his pu:ket, was in tile
act iii court% his throu, When a young Woman 11141trl
on 111111, .11111 S..IZ lig lIIS Ildilil, resetMl the WeapOli In. it
ills grasp. Die appy Alien reluseil to give any a:-
Could tai himself, and Walked 011.
I'eritsinunirms.-o.a Tuesday last, a young man 11:11.14 il
S pier, by toile a SlOile-iiialiOli, and re 51.114% lit I r-
lotte-siteet, Old-street-road, undermiik Mr the trifl.iig
I wager 01 hi. to go Ir the Scant and it, evithill to
Kiopton-uridge, and hack again in limy h-iirs. he
started at eight oclock in the us ~,,, lila, wens e, !hl Mile"
iii the first hour, and decamp :shed t:.. wu de moans*,
which la lJti illilLl, ill three hours anti 11;4 IMILMI4I.

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