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debt. Mr. Warder's debt of Chelsea is 700/., for
whirls he has a post-obit bond. The value I gist
for it was a hoer, and of by no means the value
it was represented to me.
Q. When did you came of age ?—A. In 1809.
Q hive you !mice your becoming of age re-
ce.vrd a regular allowance from your family ?
A. No, I have nut, I have heels depending on the
homily of my family aeil friends.
Q Have you ally objection to state the amount
of the iellowaisce cols have received in this manner.
I d set fovea she goes, not, should you feel dip.
incline to answer it ?—A. I have 1111 übjecti 111 l
to gnawer this question; my father may not with
me to do so.
Q. I perceive your debts amount to 19,6191.
How long hive you heist contracting them I—A.
Since 1809; very few indeed have been incurred
since 1812. They have been partly gambling and
pertly real debts.

Q. I perceive ilist some of your securities par-
take of the mime character—are you ready to deliver
Op to the st.tigtoves the whole of your securities ?
A. Mom crumbly I am.
Q. have yon soy other bill from Lord Been•
champ but this one for 7,7001 ?--A. No; that is
the amount of my whole claim upon him.
Mr. PO I.LOVK then examined Mr. Tropicfen in
explanation of his affairs, and received the follow-
log answers The annuity 1 granted to Mr.
Menu was in 1812, and though I sin nominally
hound for 4,2001 in this transaction, yet the whole
received was 1,4001. and Mr. Menus charged me
IDOI. for drawing each of three deeds. For the
y I gave Mr. Virgo, I only received six years'
purchase, and hr also charged use 100/. for drawing
op his deed. I was in the army from the time I
was i 6 years old until I became of age, and dur-
ing the time of my transactions I have paid away
to different creditors upward. of 14,0001 for which
I hold the actual receipts in my ham], and I sup-
pose I must have paid awry 10,000/. more, for
which I Gave no vouchers."

Mr. ANDREWS then addressed the Court, and
contended that from the nature of Mr. Twysden's
transactions, as stated iu Ins schedule, and deve-
loped in his examinatiosi, he must have either been
the dupe of the vilest knavery, or the willing
spendthrift of the property of his creditors, in such
a manner as to preclude the possibility of his re-
ceiving the benefit of this Act of Parliament.
The COURT, in pronouncing its judication, re-
viewed the whole of Mr. Twysden's case, and ob-
served that lie was the heir apparent to a family of
great rank and consequence iii the County of Kent.
He had been, it was quite clear from his own state-
ment, a young man who had acted with great ex-
travagance. with great improvidence end iiidiscre-
t' , in this a►►d other countries; but before the
Court could come to the harsh decision of remand-
ing him to the walls of a prison for five years, far
gross injustice to his creditors, it must be conscien-
tiously satisfied that it was the intention of tl►is
voting Gentleman to incur debts without any pro-
bable means of paying them, and to cheat and
d.l. nod his creditors. Now in all cases the law
required that the creditor who called for the
severe ►nterposition of this peualty, should appear.
when hr gave the credit, to have taken all pro-
per mid diligent means of assuring himself of
the situation and circumstances of the party with
whom he confided. Here the parties opposing
were annuity creditors, who were not likely in
such a city as this to *Mealier their money without
knowing the coudit►on of the person who burrowed
it. There were regular public offices for them to
resort to. in the view of knowing the particular en-
cumbrances (if any) which may have previously been
given on any property represented to them as good
security for the sum svasst.d. Mr. Twysden had
gone to these people, paid them their premium, and
given then► the security with which at the time they
were satisfied for the advances they made. Had he
gene and represented himself as the heir-apparent
to a title viol estate, to which it was afterwards
fo Ihe bad no claim—then indeed they might
jowly complsin of fraud, and the law would afford
them redress. There had been here no false re.
presentation ; Mr. Twysden had stated himself to he
only what iii testily 1w was, sod whatever might have
been his indiscretions, the Court could see no rea-
snit to admit this uppositirio as decisive against his
applicat 1111 l ; and frogs' a full view of the whole of
his case, was of opiiiion that he was now entitled to
his discharge.
Mr. VIRGO, the Solicitor for the opposing ire-
ditur, hew rosy and said, that notwithstanding the
personal offesice he had received fr Mr. Twys-
den, lie had no wish to detain him within the
walk of a prison, by rufor.:ing any further the
objection which, was admitted by the Court, for
the omission of the date in the schedule. He
therefore abandoned the force of the objection.
Mr. Twysden was accordingly discharged from
all the claims on the lice or his schedule.

The First Division of the Court of Session has
been for pomp days past occupied in hearing Coun-
sel upon a mown fur a new trial, at the instance of
the proprietors of the Belfast Arms Letter news-
paper, agiiiist a verdict ul the Jury Court of Glas-
gow, be which damages to the amount of 1,5004
were a.vareltd to a Mr. STEWART, merchant is
Glecsge w, fur the libel publishril against him in that
Stapp:. The motion was founded on she ground of
exceassve damages haviag beets given by the Jury ;
and Messrs. MONCRIEFF and CRANSTOUN were
heard at length in favour of the emotion,
and Mi. JEATREE Against Edinburgh Star.)

The Prince VALINSKI, one of the Noblemen who
acconpatii.d the Emperor of RUSSIA on hie lave-
nal Master's lale visit to this country, landed at
Dover on Sunday inght, from Calais, and yester-
day arrived at the Fountain lintel, in this city, on
his route fur London. IVhile taking some refresh-
ment, he make inquiries as to any objects of cu.
rinstiy in the city worthy of notice, and accordingly
,•stteil our venerable Cathedral and public walk of
the Dungeon, and expressed much admmition at
the areint.cture of the one, and at the public spirit
which had dictated the formation of the other. The
object of his journey to Englund is for a residence
of route months, in order more leisurely to inspect
its lii lltUtions, public buildings, and manner., than
was alliuded him on his former visit.—(Cuaterbory
Paper.)