The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-19 00:00:00

HUTCIfINSON it. IVEUZ, AND CO.

This was an _issue from. the Court of Chancery,
and the question to be tried was, whether.there was
a ilonalkte:debt of 1001. due to the Petitioning Cre-
ditor on the estate of a bankrupt of the name of
M`Can. WitnesseS were exaMined h respe& to
the' charges in . the bill of the Petitioning Creditor,
Which amounted to 1061. On the'part of the De-,
fendants a 'l,vitness was called, Who impeached the
validity of this account. • "
Lord ELLENBQROUGII, in observing upon this tes-
timony, said, thaugreatstres's had been laid Upon,the
testimony of a female• Witness, in consequence of her
being in the same bed-room in the. Fleet with the
Petitioning Creditor, her father-in-law ; and it was
intimated, that 'there must hinTe taken place that
commerce between the parties I,;llich would be most
aboMinable. We know (said .his Lordship) that
in low life it is common for a Whole family to sleep
in the same,room. I remember, when I was Counsel
I insisted on .the indelicacy and impropriety of a prac-
tice of this kind, when I was fitly interrupted by a.
Gentleman on the Jury, •who told me, that nothing
was More common than ?or. master and mistress,
children, and maid, in humble life, to sleep in the
.same apartment. The argument I 'employed, lam
inclined to think; Was futile, and was suggested only
from the different
_habits of those with whom I am
acquainted. You will consider how far the credi-
bility of this WitneSs is shaken by the circumstances
stated, and the only question before you is, if there
were a fond fide debt of the amount contended for,
or if the debt were manafaaured afterwards. If
you, in your judgment, conclUde, that the claim
was raised from 941. to upwards of 1001. for the
purpose of fabricating this bankruptcy, you will
give your verdiEt for the Defendants ; if you think
it was a genuine debt, you will find for the Plain.
tiff."

The Jury having withdrawn for about .half an
hour, delivered a verdict for the Defendants.

POLICE-OFFICE,UNION-HALL.—Thursday a very
old offender, of the name of Jolut Hawkins,'a Chim-
ney Sweeper, who has been tried at two successive
Sessions in Surrey, and lately discharged out of cus-
tody, was brought up by Phillips, the Night Con-
stable of Bermondsey, on a charge of Felony. De-
predations to a great. extent having been committed
in and about Bermondsey and ltorherhithe for some
time past, a watch -was set, and the Prisoner, yes-
terday morning about four o'clocle, was taken into
custody in Blue Anchor-lane, with his Soot bag filled
with wet linen of all the Various uses for males,
females, and children. An inquiry was made, and
Mrs. Wells, of Rotherhithe, .carne
,forward and
proved her property in a great number of articles.
Several more retnain,to be owned ; in Cansequence
of which he was remanded till 'Saturday, that persons
lately robbed may have an opportunity to attend.
ilia. Hayward, shopman to Mr. Theobalds, a
linen-draper ii Skintier,street,.was brought by WOrt-
ley, a Police Officer, on suspicion of having stoical'
from his employers; (Theobalds) and Ball and Banks,
in the Borough, a verylaige quantity of hosiery and
linen-drapery. ' Wortley, under the search-warrant,
found a large assortment of goods in his.apartmeuts
in Pepper-street;.. in the Borough. The Gentlemen
whO had lost the property,. wishing, to shew every
lenity they could, the Magistrate indulged the Pri-
soner-in his wish of bO-oing.oti board. the Tender.
The Churches of 4stan ana -Ewell have both
been stripped of their lead covering by a gang,ofril-
liates,
who haYe had the address to carry several tons
off ntidiscovered. A reward of fool. is offered ibr
their apprehension.
Mr. Meek's premises, in Tooley-street, currier,
have been robbed of a large -number of skins, &c.
No. trace has as yet been made.
Thuisday, about noon, another 'severe thunder
.storm, attended with heavy showers of hail and rain,
was experienced throughout Middlesex, Hertford-
shire, and Essex ; in the Northern parts of the latter
county. the lightning. was as „ incessant and alarming
as that on Friday last. In town 'the appearances
were the same, but the effeets were More. slightly
,felt.

It is a mi,,takett idea to ~surpose that a furthV
Parliamentar-r t...muneration to the Discoverer ot:
Vaccine tacction would at all promote thf! prae
-
.tice, as it i:3 probable not an individuzi
would be-vaccinated en that account. ,But was the
munificence of Parliatnent applied to VI ccin align
self,' by aiding those meritorious Institutions for its
promotion which have hitherto been entirely sep-
ported, and at a, great expence, by charitable contri-
butions, thqt, iudeed,.would undoubtedly extend the
prakice of this important 'discovery, in the United
'Kingdom; and.effeet a positive public benefit.

•
A.Meetingof the Faculty of Advocates was held
on Saturday last, at Edinburgh, in order to take
into consideration the,lleport of the coni,mittee of
the House of Peors, rel!tive to the Administration Of
Justice in Scotland. Mr. Gif.LIES moved, Thit
the Meeting be adjourned, end the fleportappoint.:.
ed to lie on the table till November." This motion
being seconded: it was, on (he other hand, moved;
by Mr. CONzzLr..,. " That-the Faculty should imme-
diately appoint a ConnWttce to consider and:repdit
'concerning the proposed'alter:ations." Mr.Gfwcs's
motion was supported by the SOLICITOR GENE-
HAL, Mr. CATHCART, anti many other MembcrB.
Mr. CONNEL'S motion was seconded by Mr. BOY LE,
and supported by Mr. MATTHEW itoss, Mr. Sheriff
"CLERK, Mr. ARCHIIIALD CAMPBELL, and other
Members. Mr. HOME moved, as an A tnendinen tOf
Mr. GILLIES'S motion, " That the Faculty should
meet on Monday. se:l-might,. and resume the const-
aeration of the business; and it' was agreed, " That
• the question should be put on the original motioic
for adjournment- by Mr. GILLIES, and the amend-
.trt4nt by Mr. HUME; it being understood that the
vote, in either case, would .supercede the motion fer
the-appointment of a Committee." Accordingly,
the question was put on Mr. GILLIES'S motion, and
it was carried by a majority of 52 against 18, who
j -voted for the amendment.

On Thursday a Gentleman angling in the Mersey
killed two fine congers, one of which weighed
240bs. and the other 121hs. They - were takes
'abbot an hour before the time of low water, and
the bait used - was the head and fore-part of a
small codling. The station where, these extraon-
dinary fish were taken was at a small distance off.
the Cheshire shore, between Seacombe Point and
the Black 'Rock. Such large fish have rarely bees
taken by angling with- the hand-line.—The sneads
(in Lancashire, snoods) used on the occasion, were
strengthened with strangs of fine brass wire. This
circumstance, doubtless, facilitated the capture,
or most probably the fish *would have escaped.—
The largest fish took up nearly an hour in land-
ing, and leis ferocity was such, that when hauled
into the. boat, he made a grasp at the hand of- as
artist who was assisting with an iron gig in se-
Curing

A party,, consisting ofm Mr. Bradford- (of the firth
of -M`Call, Bradford - and Co.), Mr. -Phillips (of the
firin of KeOgh and "Phillips,, Mr. John Orr, Mr.
Evans (of the' firm of J. a:yl E. Evans); Mr. Fras.
Casey, in: -the hoOse of M!Call and 'Co.' . and Mr:
Thomas Casey, his brother, with a-boatman, named
Roberts, --went in a pleasure boat on an excursion
down the. river at LiverpOol, on , last.—
They were rAurning about eight O'clock in the
evening, ane in the a& of tackilig to rnakesGeorge's
Dock bason, when a sudden. and violent squall
came on while the
,boat was in stays ; the ioattu.in,
terrified at the apparent danger, and intent
on his own safety, imprudently quitted thehelm, and
grasped a loose board lying at the bottom of the
boar. The consequence was, the boat upset, and
sunk instantly. All were. plunged into the water,
but being, good swimmers, some made for a brig,
then under sail, Which most inhumanly passed with-,
in a few yards of them, without makincr, any etfOrt
to extricate them from their perilous- situation,'
though it was the opinion of the numerous speaa-
tors ou shore, that they might have saved all of
them. Three boots put off from the and mad:::
every exertion to save as many as they coUld; in
• which they were partly succeSstid. Mr. Orr, Mr_
Evans, Mr. F. Casey, and the boatman, were taken
up when nearly exhausted; but we lament to say,
that Mr. Bradford, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Thomas
Casey, Were drowned.

Sill? NEWS.

CRAVISEND, JULY 17.

Passed by—His Majesty's . Ship Amelia, —, from Ear,
badoes; Betsey; Keith, from the South Seas; Ottaiao.,
Collins, from Cadiz ; Suth lk, Briant; from Pillau ;
Alfred, troM Varell:; Paul Catharina, Carsoo,
Rowaite, .Moren,,Rosenkrautr, and Lcuisa, Bickford,
from Norway.
Sailed—the Santa Cruz, Pereira, for Lisboa ; FlOre De
Calanliede, Rocha, for Guernsey ; Geode Hoope, Browne,
and lunge I -04,—, fur Brerneo.