The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-27 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

WILLIAM HIBBEItT, butcher, Mount-street, Grosvenor-
square, to surrender Oct. 8 and Nev. 7, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Lacking-ton, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Haslam and Bischoff. Ceptball-court, Thrograorton-street.
ROBERT GRAVES, rope-manufacturer, Liverpool, Oct. 2
and Nov. 7, at eleven, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Ches-
ter, Staple Inn, London ; Cort, Liverpool.
JOSHUA WHEATER, cloth manufacturer, Finley,s Leeds,
Oct. 2 and Nov. 7, at eleven, at the Court House, Leeds. Hard-
wick and Davidson, Lawrence-lane, London ; Lees, Leeds.
WILLIAM BENNETT, tavern-keeper, Arundel-street, Strand,
Oct- 10, at one, and Nov. 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Clark, official assignee, St. Swithin's-lane; White
and Borrett, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry.
DANIEL BARRETT, grocer, Fetter-lane, Holborn-bars,
London, Oct. 10, at two, aid Nov. 7, at half past one, at the Court
pf Bankruptcy. Clark official assignee, St. Swithin's-lane;
Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chancery-lane, London.
WILLIAM DONCASTER, dyer, Nottingham, Oct. 10, aid
Nov. 7, at two, at the Poultry Hotel, Nottingham. Johnson, Son,
and Weatherall, Temple, London ; Wason and Wettington, Bristol;
Bowley, Nottingham.

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DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
H. Poulton, cabinet maker, Torquay, Devonikire, Oat. 21, at
eleven.

H. Kingsley, tailor, Enfield-town, Oct. 18, at eleven.
T. Vigers, brassfounder, George-place, Acre-lane, Brixton, Oct
17, at half-past two.
W. S. Warwick and T. W. Clagett, merchants, Billiter-square,
Oct. 17, at half-past one.
J. and A. Soulby, brewers, Lambeth, Oct. 17, at half-past 11.
H. Steains, grocer, Bunhill-row, Oct. 17, at two.

In the Cenntry.
T. Wootten, grocer, Bognor, Oct. 20, at ten, at the Dolphin
Inn, Chichester.
T. C. Davies, grocer, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Oct. 17, at
eleven, at the Wynnasty Arms Inn, Wrexham.
S. Mitchell, merchant, Sheffield, Nov. 3, at eleven, at the Town
Hall, Sheffield.
J. Seaber, scrivener, Newmarket St. Mary, Suffolk, Oct. 18, at
eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Cambridge.
T. Bishop, builder, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oct. 17, at ten, at the
Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester.
J. Fisher, publican, Liverpool, Oct. 20, at one, at the Clarendon
Rooms, Liverpool.
W. Worrall and R. Williamson, merchants, Liverpoel, Oct. 20,
at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool.
J. Hudson, coal merchant, Gloucester, Oct. 30, at twelve, at
the office of Mr. Washbourn, Gloucester.
J. Teesdale and G. A. Swales timber merchants, Sheffield,
Nov. 2, at eleven, at the Town Hall, Sheffield.
J. Stout, bootmaker, Liverpool, Oct. 21, at one, at the Claren-
don Rooms, Liverpool. _ _

CERTIFICATES, OCT. 17.
J. Carden and G. Parkes, linen-drapers, Liverpool.
J. Rice, saddler, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
G. Ogilvy, carpet-manufacturer, Kidderminster.
T. T. Squier, brush-manufacturer, Exeter.
J. Rose, auctioneer, Bow-lane, London.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
T. Swallow, W. Blain, and J. Bewley, corn factors, Manchester.
J. galtmer and I. Sutton, silk warehousemen, St. Paul's
Church-yard.
C. Cooke, Palmer-terrace, Holloway, and A. Lord, Trinidad-
place, Islington, surgeons.
W. and R. H. Makepeace, silversmiths, Serle-street, Lincoln's-
inu-fields.
P. Hughes and W. Horn, brewers, Liverpool.
J. Heathcote W. Lawton, and T. Baldwin, engineers, Rum-
worth, Lancashire.

J. B. Hewitt and C. T. Wrigg, letter-press-printers, Maccles-
field, Cheshire.
H. Skelton, W. Wells, and A. Wells, Leeds, wine-merchants.
F. Broughton, J. Briggs, and W. Meyrick, attorneys (as re-
gards Jeremiah Briggs).

—F. Broughton an—d—J; Briggs, attorneys.
T. A. Mann, and R. Crosan, Manchester warehousemen,
Cheapside, London.
G. Morgan, and J. Pitt, glass-cutters, Birmingham.
W. Edwards, and C. Woodall, linen-drapers, Birmingham.
S. Turner, and J. Patchett, worsted manufacturers, Warley,
Halifax.

J. Hardy, G. Jones, H. Van Wart, C. Dean, H. Downing, and
S. Lloyd, manufacturers of iron, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, as far
as regards H. Downing and S. Lloyd.
R. Comfort and A. Howes, Abercrombie-place, Charles-street,
Hatton-garden.
S. Branscombe, jun., and N. Goodenough, leather-cutters,
Newton Bushel, Devonshire.
A. Maclean and D. Newland, tea-dealers, Liverpool.
J. Wilson, A. Thomson, and W. Holdsworth, worsted-dealers,
Bradford, Yorkshire.
John and James Gardiner, printers, Frome, Somerset.
G. Drewry, W. Hinde, and R. Drewry, coal-miners, Weary
Hall, Bolton, Cumberland.
T. 'Walters and W. Arnold, pastry-cooks, Bristol.
J. Marshall, W. Wilson, and J. Stinton, silk-mercers, Vera-
street, Middlesex.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION.
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JOHN GILCHRIST, woolspinner, Denny, Oct. 2 and 17, at
twelve, at the Eagle Inn, Glasgow.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT, SEPT. 26.
The sittings were to-day resumed for a short period,
when another vacation, of a short duration, will occur. The
Court, during its recess has been materially improved in
appearance.
Joseph Foulkes appeared, on his application to be dis-
charged, and was unopposed.
The insolvent, a "character," had made his home in the
Fleet Prison for a series of years. He had been turnkey in
the establishment for twenty years, and ascribed his insol-
vency to being discharged from his otlice. The associa-
tions of the place cheered his feelings, and on being ar-
rested he took his abode within the walls, and had the key
turned on him since 1833. He felt no anxiety to quit his
old quarters ; and graduated to the office of skittle-master,
and other important situations, for the benefit of his bre-
thren of the college. Time thinned his former acquaint-
ances, his mind became soured by imprisonment, and he
made preparations for breathing his last years in the atmos-
phere of liberty. He had made several appearances
towards effecting his object, without success, and returned,
perfectly contented. His last appearance was before the
recess, and on that occasion the case was adjourned, to
rectify certain defects in the service of the notice on the
creditors.

The Learned Cimitr CommlssioNEft decreed the veteran
of the prison entitled to his immediate discharge.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

The bookkeeper and the porter of Messrs. Green and
Archer, of the Norfolk and Suffolk Waggon Office, in Sun-
street, Bishopsgate, appeared to answer the complaint of
Mr. Mortimer.

Mr. Mortimer was in the habit of receiving a great num-
ber of parcels from the country. A few days ago he re-
ceived five packages at his warehouse, which was within a
mile of the office of the defendants, and to his astonishment
the porter demanded five shillings porterage. Determined
not to pay so gross a demand he offered half-a-crown. The
ticket had been regularly made out by the bookkeeper, and
the porter refused the offered sum, but asked witness whe-
ther he would pay 3s. 6d. The sum being also too high a
charge, witness said he would not pay it, and the porter
having refused to leave the parcels without the money, he
paid the ss. No more than one of the parcels weighed
above sGlbs.

'The LORD MAYOR asked the defendants how they made
it out that they were entitled to the sum of five shillings ?
The bookkeeper said that the five parcels, which did not
exceed 561bs. each, and respecting which the Lord Mayor
had jurisdiction, were charged at the rate of sixpence a
piece, and the fifth parcel, over which, as it greatly ex-
ceeded that weight, his Lordship had no controul, was
charged at the rate of three shillings. That charge was
a very reasonable one, as the heavy parcel was one of ex-
ceedingly heavy weight, and gave a great deal of trouble.
The complainant could have got the parcels brought in
a truck for Is. Gd., or in a town cart for 2s. Gd.
The bookkeeper said that the parcels were so trouble-
some that they caused a delay of two hours to the wag-
gon of the defendants.
The complainant submitted that it was evident that the
charge was known to the proprietors to be an improper
one, or the porter ne‘er would have offered to take 3s. Gd.
after having produced a regular ticket, and deitanded ss.
The LORD MAYon—The charge certainly appears to
me to be enormous, and I wish to know from the porter
why he offered to take less if he believed the charge to be
incorrect ? The porter said that when Mr. Mortimer re-
fused to pa;,' more than half-a-crown he sent to his masters

on the business, and they sent him word to settle it as
well as he could.

The LORD MAYOR—The charge of .ss. is certainly ex-
orbitant ; but I must discharge the complaint, as I cannot
adjudicate with regard to the parcel, which exceeds the
weight of fifty-six pounds.
Mr. Mortimer said it was his determination to prosecute
the case to the utmost.

The LORD MAYott had received the following letter
from a Mr. William Martin, a tanner, at Newcastle-upon-
Tyne :
"My Lord—l beg to enclose you a letter which I re-
ceived by post ten days ago, from a firm of which I have no
knowledge, and, from the general tone of the letter, I pre-
sume it has emanated with no good view. I therefore
have enclosed the letter to you, to be dealt with as your
Lordship may think proper.—l am your Lordship's obedient
servant, _ _ " WILLIAM MARTIN."

The enclosed letter, which was as follows, had a circular
attached to it, drawn up completely according to the plan
of the notorious Richard Coster, who was transported in
the mayoralty of Sir Peter Laurie for his tricks in the
City :
" Ste—Having carried on the agency as per circular an-
nexed for many years, and having met with most respect-
able and increasing patronage, we beg leave to address one
to your respectable establishment, trusting that upon any
occasion you feel disposed to accept our services you will
find them beneficial to your interests, and deserving your
continuance and support. If you decide upon this method,
in making a remittance for our commission at any time please
to send only half notes, payable in London in the first in-
stance, and the remaining half notes when you receive the
bills of exchange ; as also a copy of this undertaking,
signed by yourself, when you will be remitted such bills
for the amount you request as will not fail of giving you
every satisfaction. We have done considerable business
confidentially in your neighbourhood for many years, and
trusting our exertions to give satisfaction will be approved
by our friends as hitherto, we beg leave to remain, Sir, yours
most respectfully,
" J. and W. GRANT,
" Albany-road, London."

" P.S. We always keep on hand bills of all amounts and
dates, from 501. to 2501., accepted by merchants and fac-
tors, and indorsed by respectable brokers, tradesmen, and
agents. Saleable goods, at a fair market price, will be
taken for our commission when bills to the amount of 600/.
and upwards are requested, and we can also change them in
great variety from time to time, as circumstances may arise
to require it, to prevent their having the appearance of ac-
commodation paper.
" N.B. We can frequently dispose of damaged or soiled
goods for exportation, provided the price is an inducement,
and we occasionally Make small shipments of every descrip-
tion of exportable goods. Our friends may rely upon the
most speedy and confidential attention being paid to their
wishes at all times. Should any further information be re-
quired it shall be immediately fUrnished."
The circular, after stating the humbug at length, and
praising the bill system, says in one place—" At the same
time, to guard against any inadvertent exposure of busi-
ness, we beg leave to observe that we can change the
bills daily, if required, and in a great variety of forms,
to prevent their having the appearance of accommoda-
tion paper, so that they may, at any time, be paid away
in the ordinary course of business. Any time, if you
have goods on hand, and find sales dull, or difficult,
and wish to make trial, by sending us part, we will use our
best endeavours te turn them into money for you to advan-
tage towards paying your bills, as they become due, or
remit you cash as they are sold. This we can attend to any
time, whether you require bills or no, having a general
shipping connection, and for which we charge a commission
of two-and-a-half per cent. upon the net amount." Then
follows a strong invitation to correspondents, whom the
firm in Albany-road promise to supply with bills upon houses
in the City as usual, where their address or occupation will
be found in a London Directory, and whom the circular
requests to keep the whole of the valuable communication a
secret from all, except confidential friends.
The Loan MAYOR said the system appeared to be bor-
rowed from the prince of swindlers (Coster), who had evi-
dently left behind him some persons who ought to be sent
after him. His Lordship regretted that the firm were EC
settled in the City, so that he might be able to ascertain
what he, with the assistance of the two Forresters, cJuld
do in putting a permanent check to the exertions of the
gentlemen concerned.