The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-20 00:00:00

FUNERAL OP JOHN !Y/NN, ESQ.

On Tuesday last the remains of John W.
Esq. of Nostril, in l'orkslbire. nephew and heir
of the lute Sir Howlaud Winn, Hart. were delimited
in the family vault iu Wrasby Church. Mr. Wino
died at Hogue, on the 17th of Nov.nilier last. The
corpse was conveyed over-land to Cebbis, au: landed
at Dover, on the 22d of December, attended by
Dr. Harrison. who had accompanied him us his
friend sod physician ou his tour on the Continent,
mid by hi 1111.16 and arrived at the family
muusion at \retell, on the 6th inst. 'Elie funeral
was very numerously mid respectably uttenbled.-...
A bout two o'clock in the at the Process.un
moved from Ilse house to the church in the fullouitig
order:—

The Undertakers.
Thirty-four Tenants in Scarfs.
Mutes two mud two.

A Hearse, (Yowling the Cowie, in a Collin, covered with
black velvet, and richly ornamented with a vilser
engraved plate ■uol
thief Mourners—Mr. and Miss Williamson, Brother and
Sister of the Deceased, and two other Gentlemen,
Relatives of the Family, iu a Coach
Six Gerifirmer', Pall.bearies, iii another.
to other Carriages were
Sir Francis Lindley Wood, Hart. and his Son;
Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth, Esq. and his eliles4 Sun,
Colonel Cholinoodeley, Shepley iVatwit, Lag.
Mrs. Watson, &v. &v.
Tl►e Procession was closed by Mr.Witar's Carriage, and two

LAW I.YTELLIGEA

couitr 677. CIiANCTItY,
Mesui4Vx ittmemtv iD.

The LORD.CHANCELLott wax ocrititird Until two
o'clock u► hearing multi iiii 96 or 110 intety.t rxr•rld tab
the 'wiles em.erreir4l. Looriblop rt4o at 1114
hour to attea.d a Ciebitirt

COURT OFKINVS lIEI4II..SIMJEAreiaIIy.

Nluxnal, JAVAS 3J►

'Ow Lord4tivitllllllr4l IWlrr, till* drys for
ptirpoiNe or brikritsK rause; Aron agasiost 'aka
A ari granitic! last Tr! tttt for titi.w frittlai the coon.
try. Tile cases winch ocvorrerl %tele. in a 041 U
poled circa, wholly tttt itt teresting. Their LW&
slops rose at three o'clock.

INSOLVENT D IJ I oRS' coußr.

MONDAY, JAN. LW,

'f lie Insolvent Deimos' tout met at ten
o'clock this morning. 'There %vette 3 Ceillei ou thu
day'• I-no, 17 of which Were °plumed.

An losolvent. HAMM Hire),. WAS ON
posed by Mr. ANDRE:N*4. under the fol;owilig
CUSAstances :-1-le had l'armerly been srtitroced to
impriwuntriit and the iiillory, fur having liatitlu-.
lenity token out a CaMMISSIIM of bankruptcy
against a person named Miller', and at the expira.
tom of his term of imprisonment, the Lord Chow.
cellor ordered u detainer to be issued against t►tnn.
for the SAM of 400/. the expense of all petlittillig
commission he had procured to be issued.
'llw Court discharged the Insolvent.
J. Wilcox Was opposed by Mr. iiitAUtSi fur tt
coticeitlment of property.
The Insolvent, in his examination, admitted that
he had beets repeatedly before the Court, jn that
hope of obtaining his ilischar.,e. The lest time h.s
Was up was in September ; he was then rent:mai:it
fur breaking prison—that is, for heiag out of thu
rules. one day that he took it into his Iwuil to have
a little bit of a frolic, and go to Brook Green tai',
near Hammersmith. At a former time, tie was re..
mended, nut for fraud, but for a concealment ut
property, as he through igtioriiiive forgot to out into
his schedule a dray which was his property. Fla
declaled, that neither in right .1 his a tie, nor outlet
any other circumstances or relationship, w.is he as
claimant fur any property in any of the Courts, or
Law. In answer to a titration fron► the Leariwil
Counsel, the Insolvent said, that he Was t u suitor
in the Court of Chancery, in it case of property...
lie sincerely niched he was.
Mr. AttAntlst congratulated the gentleman on the
striking peculiarity of his taster.
The Insolvent was discharged.
The application of Francis Briscoe WAS oppoae•i
ht• !Ur. HEATH. under the following cit.( umstancei.
The Learned Counsel said, drat the Insolvent acted
as sids.officer to a regular officer for the h►utdred of
Ossulston ; and. while so acting, had cooverted to
his own use a slim of money which he bud received
on account of Plaintitiss whose warrants he hail
served. This stun, su far as the opposing creditor
(Mr. Iletile) knew, amounted to 31/. Ha was
called oii to pay it, and he bail done so. Prelim's
some further sums would be called for, which ilia
minor at present knew nothing about.
The fusolvent, in his examination, stated, that
he had atted'as assistant to the opposing creditor a
lie was to receive a shilling for each warrant hq
executed; if this money, or fee, was nut paid by
the Plaintiff or Derctidant, the ostensible .ttierr
(Mr. Henley) paid hint this sum. Several warrants
were shewn to the witness, with receipts endorsed
upon them, which he admitted to Witt Itt3 hand+
writing.

In les cross.examination, by Mr. Puht.ocii, lie
said that lie had repeatedly called on Mr. Henley,
tot a seltietneut or his Accounts, and the latter
put him off from time to time. Hut own mi.
deistooding of his engagemelit was, that he bhc.ul4l
have 7a. a week for his trouble, besides the under.
stood fres he received.
• Mr. Ilenley was examined. and Paid* that shit Inv
solvent had never made any conditional eiigewe-
mint with him to receive a weekly salary--he wits
merely to have the shillings on the eseculton Om
warrants. An oath was also administered to hint
once or twice a week, that he hail propeily return.
rd to the Plaintiffs use sums he had received (rout
Defendants in the progress of causes in thrCoittt..
The Court? remanded the Insolvent, under tho
341 h clause of the Act, which makes it pest for
servant to convert lit his own uve the 'novelty Inv
trusted to hint on the aceouist of his master,
Mr. JESSUP made a singular to this
Court. lie moved that the discharge uhtaiurtl at
the last sitting of the Court, by an Insolvent
names! Scrivener, should be revoked under the MI-.
lowing circumstances ;—The h3(l tub-.
insulted ati a witness in his cause. the opposiog
had brought her to the vicinity of tho
Court, and desired her to stay in a room ho
sent for her, promising to do so the moment the,
trial commenced. The trial came 00, but no op-
posing creditor appearing, the losolvent was dia.
charged. The opposing creditor, who was io tits,
manner cajoled, wits ready to verity tho f.tvts by
afibiovit.

The Court utlinitted the 41404%14m, and cilia'
for the affidavit", which the Learned Quittibel bunt
NI would ituniediately in.epitte.
The other buomebii ut this Jay wu quito oinne
Wresting.

The report of the ease. entitled Rtittwu and
AsoTINE& r. P4TTEPt and *NoTwice, reported sit
THE PIM, of yesterday, was eopicA from
Sunday Paper. We gro 'abort d that 1.4,1 NlI ilie
papers comprised the LOIIU t'll4/eil-.3.1ute1
Order been produced, they
would base pr. t• thu
solvency of Mr, M*yii et tlw tints ut
bankruptcy.
Ti.e Committee for the Relief
stets have Yuen notice, that any
be sent, or way mar to London
!jetting relief, will he returned to
Parishes. It is but right that e,
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