The National Register.
London, England, 1816-03-18 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS" COURT.

Saturday, on opening the Court. Mr. Seeteant Rurmington,
alluded to some observations which fell from an Hon. Member
of Parliament (Mr. Lockhart) on Thursday night, relative to
the operation of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, from which the
public might he led to soppo•c that many of the insolvents who
had been discharged, had succeeded in attaining that object by
means of and, amounting in fact to felony. He now called
upon the bar to declare whether or not, in the course of their
)tractive or observation, they bad known the discharge of an
insolvent when there had been even a semblance of felony
upon the face of his transactions. The gentlemen at the bar,
with one general expression, declared that no such circum-
110111Ce had, to their knowledge occurred.
James Davkon, commonly called Captain Davison, who
married Miss Duncan, the actress, was then brought up to be
discharged. He wan opposed by Mr. Smith, on ;medusa of a
debt of 2501. due to a Mr. Gardner. Mr. Pollock, on behalf
of the insolvent, applied to the court to allow his client a di,
charge, on his admission and acceptance of the debt.--Mr.
Smith,agreed to comment to it. But the learned serjeant having
viewed the prisoner's schedule, cross-examined hint as fidlows.
--Q. I see by yonr schedule that your debts amount to &MI.
Have you no property iu the world? A. None, but some debts
due to me, which I have returned.—td. Have you a wife? A.
Yes, but she is in a distinct situation: she is an actress.—Q.
What is her salary? A. She has no tised salary.—Q. Are you
separated% A. At present we are, (a tough.)—Q. I mean, have
you a deed of separation? A. No.—Q. What is the average
amount of your wife's salary? A. If she is ill, she does not re-
ceive a salary: I was not aware I had confront over her sa-
Liry.—Mi. Serj. R. Yon should hose put it in yonr schedule.
What clothes had your wife?—A. She had no clothes bur what
she used in her profession ; many of the clothes belong to the
theatre.—Mr. Pollock. If she do not play, she is not paid. I
should wish to hate the opinion of the court, whether the pro-
duce of her labour is such part of his property as ought to ap-
pear in the schedule?—Mr. Serj. H. You and I, as lawyers,
most know, that for the intermediate time of his being in pri-
son, it ought to appear iu the schedule ; and no matter how :in-
quired, the property belongs to the husband. This is one of
those eases I don't like to see.—Mr. Pollock. It was not any
wish on the part of Mr. Davison to have been so.- -3U.Serj. R.
Were the debts incurred berme your marriage A great
part of them.—Mr. Serj. H. I shall not finally remand you ; but
you will be brought tip again on Monday week; ih the mean
time you had better amend your schedule.

On Saturday evening late a fire broke out in the house of
Messrs. Mimes.; and Co., No. U, Great Shire-lane. It is attri-
buted to a quantity of varnish taking fire, which had been left
in one of tau rooms, and is used in their trade as accoutrement-
makers. The hue had got to a considerable height before the
eagines arrived; and it was discovered that Mr, Harris's house,
neat door had caught fire also : every exertion was used by the
tiire•mcn ; but both houses were quite destroyed by the devour-
ing ek•meot before the Cones could be extinguished.
Yesterday there Has a gang of upwards of ten notorious rob-
bers, among whom were 'Fit Shields and Bob Barnes, assembled
near the ruins, robbing the persons whom curiosity had attract-
ed there.

Saturday
On selmight, between seven and eight o'clock in
the evening, a dreadful fire broke out at Mr. Waterhouse's
stables, at South Mints. A large stable, in which were twenty-
six horses. and all the buildings on the sumo side of the pre-
mises, speedily fell n prey to the devouring element. the
horses above mentioned, and those on the opposite side of the
premises, were in number about 711, which, we are happy to
say, throngh the exertions of \lr. J. Waterhouse and the fore-
man, Win. Drover, were extricated from the flames, and turn-
ed loose into the fields.

MURDER IN OXPORDSIIIRE.—On Wednesday night, a most
barbarous murder waireommitted at a lone house near Shah-
bitigton Wood, Bucks, a few miles from Titanic, in this county.
Thus. Reason, who was committed in December last to our gaol
for sheep-stealing, hot discharged at our assist's for want of
evidence, called at Mrs. Yorke's, an elderly widow lady, who
was attended by a female about twenty-three years of age, a dis-
tant relation, about seven o'clock in the es ening. He entered
into conversation with Mrs. Yorke on various subjects, and at
length said that he wanted money, and hoped she would furnish
him with .nine. She said she could not give him any. He then
drew a large clasped knife, and immediately attacked her, and
cut her throat at first slightly, in consequence alter resistence.
The girl dill every thing she possibly could to prevent his nefa-
rious design, and et It !lath succeeded in taking the knife from
him; but unfortunately he espied a large knife in the room,
which was nsed for killirg pigs ; this he seized, and with it al-
most separated Mrs. Yorke's bead from her body, in coast-.
quence of which she instantly died. The villain also struck
Mrs. Yorke several times over the head with a wooden bar dm-
inc the contest, so that her 'kali was fractured. He then at-
tic keit the young woman, and cut her throat in two places, and
wounded her severely in the head with the bar. Each cut in
her throat is more Cum five inches iu length, but fortunately
did not sever the w in.lpipe, Her skull is bare in many places
by the violence of the blows fiom the liar, and she was left, as
Reason supposed, completely it, ad. He then went up stairs to
rifle the rooms, well knowing whore the property was kew. In
the mean thaw the girl recovered her senses, and escaped from
the house to Mr. Griffin's, on Oakly-common, where she made
known the business. She fainted several times on the way, and
with great ilitlictilty art iced there by an unfrequented path, in
order to avoid the possibility of Reason's tivertaking her. As
soon as hhe got into the horse she again fainted, and on her re-
covering Yee senses she related the horrid talc, and several
persons were got together. They proceeded to the house,
o here they found Mrs. Yorke in the aitoat ion a e have described.
In consequenee of the information of the girl, they then went
to the house of Reason's father, which is about half a mile from
Mrs. Yorke's, and inquired for him. The father said, he did
not know where he was; but they made strict search for hint,
sold at length found him up the chimney. They intineiliatel
took him into custody, and he is now confined at Oakley, until
the Coroner's luquest is taken on Mrs. Yorke's body.—
Mr. King, surgeon, of Brill, was scut for to attend the girl
(Eliza!), th Hawes), who intuit diatcly sent for Mr. ilitehings of
0 %ford, who did every thing that could be done for her. She
is now in a very dangerous state, although hopes are entertained
of her recovery. Reason has since declared, that two other
per-ons were concerned with bin in the inutile', who are in
enstody ; bat Sinn the evidence of the girl, and other circum-
stances, this does not appear at all probable.
011 Saturday an Inquisition was taken at the sign of the Ba-
ker and Baski.,,in Worship-street, tin Mrs. Mary Walker, who,
on Friday last, was hanging out clothes to dry on a line, at tier
lodgings, in ba.g-tilley, and over reaching herself, fell from the
window upon the pavement, and was killed 911 the spot.--Ver-
dict—•Accideutal Death.

POLICE.
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Saturday, H Philips was brought up and underwent a se-
C4)1111 rsaminatiou, charged on suspicion of having stolen silks,
Iron the warehouse• of Messrs. Popeham and Co. oft7beap.
side. It appeared, that on Tuesday morning last the door of
the prosecutor's warehouse was broken open, and an immense
quantity of goods, of the description mentioned, carried away.
NN trace of the depredators could then be made; but on the
same day the prisoner and another person went to an inn hi
Aldgate, where thoy requested leave to deposit a number of•
packages. The prisoner being known to the innkeeper, the
latter suspected his conduct, and having sent for an officer, lie
was taken into custody t and an enquiry having taken place,
the whole of the goods proved to have been the property of the
prosecutor.
The prisoner having made a communication to the Lord
Mayor, and requested to be again es :mined with the aid of his
Solicitor, he was again remanded.

LONDON MARK ET.S'.

CORN Ex( trtN6v, movnikv, mAnrn

We bad a fair supply of Wheat this moniinz, and having many
buyers, that of fine quality ►old per quarter higher; Anti all
other descriptions fully supported the prices of this day week.
Barley sold tit cly, at a tritlling advance. Beans are Is. per
quarter dearer. Oats were brisk in sale, and tine samples
per quarter higher. In other articles there I 4 little or no
alteration.

•. S.

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43
411 a 3'
tit a .;43
14 •
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Wheat - 44 aso White Peale
Fin, ditto - 4i aGI Grey Pease
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War ey 2. • eti Tithe . .
Ma as aMS Oats

a. a.
Pa'And Oats - PO a 1
relalec ditto '2l a /4
Flue F nor - VI a 11a
becood (flip, • 411 a be
Mere ',eta • 961. a tat.