The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-17 00:00:00

IRELAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, TUESDAY.
The usual weekly meeting of the Precursor Society took
place this day. The principal business consisted in an ex-
planation offered by Mr. O'Connell, and an expose made by
him. The former was in reference to a charge made against
him by a new paper, published in Dublin, called the Monitor,
of having pocketed the residue of the Catholic Rent, amount-
ing to several thousand pounds. The Hon. and Learned
Gentleman produced the books of the Catholic Association,
wherein every penny received and disbursed during the exist.
once of the body was accounted for. The story was, he said,
a groundless calumny. The expose had reference to Mr.
Peter Purcell, who is still the topic of debate at the Society.
Mr. O'Connell stated that upon Sunday last Mr. Purcell
sent a note to Mr. Ray, requesting to see the book in which
the resolution empowering Mr. O'Connell to lodge the money
in his own name was inserted. Mr. Ray went accordingly to
Mr. Purcell's house, who had several gentlemen and a book-
binder present to examine whether the book was made up for
the occasion. The bookbinder, however, declared that it was
all correct. After this proceeding, he had not the same opi-
nion of Mr. Purcell. It was conduct unworthy of a man of
honour to suspect what he evidently suspected, and to take
such means of coming at the fact. Mr. Purcell seemed
anxious for inquiry now, but he ought to have inquired before
he ventured to make a calumnious charge against him ( %fr.
O'C. ) This inquiry, however, had only served to sink Pur-
cell deeper in the mud, and add strength to the evidence
brought forward by the Society. This statement of the inter-
view was received with loud cheers.

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combined villainy, it wan admitted by Neall, that gds ob.
tnined from Messrs. Warner and Co., the price of was
1971. 165., ti ere sold for 1001. The examination was ad.,*'ourkleg.

Mr. JAMES observed that, from the unsatisfactory manner in
which the bankrupt had answered this day, if he persisted in
so doing on the next occasion he should certainly pray his c.lcri.
rnittal to Newgate.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Joe. 16.
Matthew Waller, who described himself as a bill-broker,
was opposed by Mr. Cooke (with whom was Mr. Woodroffe),.
on the part of Messrs. Dry and Everett, upholsterers and dra-
pers, Tottenham-court-road, Messrs. Pearson, ironmongers,
Gray's Itai-lane, Mr. Alisop, china and glass-merchant, and
„,. other creditors. He was supported by Mr. Nichols.
This case excited much interest, and occupied the Court to
a late hour.
The charge against the insolvent was, that he had taken ft
house, No. 23, Berkeley-square, and got it stocked with fur-
niture, &c., without possessing the means or the intention of
paying for any of the property. In April last he took the
• lease of the house in question. He engaged Messrs. Dry and
Everett to furnish it with upholstery goods. He represented
. that he was possessed of property in Dublin, which brought
him 3001. a-year. That he had purchased the house, and re-
quested handsome articles to be furnished—he must be
charged the lowest price, as he should pay ready money. Un-
der these representations goods were sent in by those uphol-
sterers, amounting to 450/. and upwards, and they had not re-
e&ved one shilling.
Mr. Allsop had supplied articles to 1001. 17s. The insol-
vent made similar representations. The prices must be low
f r ready money. He said he would call and give a cheque
on his banker. He never called, and until the present period
had not been seen by Mr. Allsop.
Messrs. Pearson had supplied goods. Messrs. Gothimier
French importers, Newgate-street, sent in articles. The in-
s )Ivent got the place elegantly furnished, and the whole disap-
peared in a few weeks, and he was taken to prison in June.
His debts amounted to nearly 3,0001.
It appeared that before he got the property, a female named
Hunt brought an action, and he had, whilst representing him-
self as a man of property to the various creditors, given a
female, named Sarah Douglas, who had been his housekeeper
for years, a bill of sale, under which all the property was
claimed. It was treated as fraudulent, and the sale at the
suit of Hunt went on. It realised upwards of 600/. There
was nothing for the creditors.
The insolvent appeared indifferent. He said ho had made
no false representations, and the creditors " had thrust the pro-
perty down his throat."
The woman Douglas was rigidly examined as to alleged
advances.

The Court told her that they did not believe one word she
had said ; and after a lengthened inquiry, adjourned the case
to a future day.
The Court was much thronged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-IIOUSE.

A waterman, named Thomas Holdsworth, No. 404, of
Upper Tower-stairs, was summoned for having overcharged
Mr. William White, and for having actually caused the gen-
tleman to be taken to the station-house in the custody of a po-
liceman, for having refused to pay the overcharge.
The waterman was fined ten shillings and costs, and Mr.
White desired that his moiety might be put into the poor-box.
The Loan MAYOR informed the complainant that he might
proceed against the waterman for the false imprisonment.