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London, England, 1830-06-14 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNE 12.

Henry Satchwell, a surgeon dentist, late of Chester-
place, Kennington, was opposed by Mr. COOKE, on behalf
of Mrs. Mary Hull, an upholsterer; by Mr. BARRY on
behalf of Mr. Collins, a silk-mercer in Sloane-street, and
several other creditors; and by J. MACNAMARA, Esq., a
'barrister, in person.
The insolvent, in his examination by Mr. COOKE,
stated, that about June or July last year, his mother, who
holds a situation in the King's household, purchased, on
his account, from Mrs. Hull, a large quantity of furniture,
the payment for which she guaranteed; all of this furni-
ture he had since pledged at different periods, for about
1001., and in March last he delivered over all the duplicates
to his mother ; she was not in Court, as he did not think
it would be necessary to produce her. He had no cata-
logue of the duplicates, and could not say how many there.
were, but they were under 100.
Mr. COOKE—Having given all these duplicates to your
mother, you did not think it necessary that she should
come here to explain the transaction.
Insolvent—" Oh dear, no."—(Laughter)—He then
stated that his servant lad, Richard Waters, pledged them
for him. The order for the goods was given in June last,
and they were sent to his house, Phoenix-house, Black-
heath ; he would not swear that he did not begin pledg-
ing them in July ; he left Phoenix-house in January last,
but he could not tell how many duplicates he had accu-
mulated up to that period. He bad not then pledged
more than a third of the furniture. He then went to re-
side at the Museum Hotel, in Blackfriars-road, having
removed the remains of the furniture to some place in
Southwark, but he could not tell the name of the street, or
of the landlord of the house. It remained there for five or
six weeks, when it was removed to another house, hut he
could not tell where that house was; this second place
was a pawnbroker's shop,
Commissioner BOWEN—I never heard such prevarica-
tion ; you are disgracing yourself in a manner that I never
saw a person of the lowest rank do.
Insolvent could not tell who the pawnbroker was, or
where he lived ; his servant Waters arranged it for him ;
he could give no information as to what was raised on that
furniture.

Mr. Coors—Then what business have you to come to

this Court, unless you can explain your affairs? I never
saw such a disgraceful exhibition. You have pawned all
this property, and given all the duplicates to your mother,
and now you refuse to give the Court any information
about it. Was it not 6001. worth of furniture you had
from my poor client, Mrs. Hull, which you have pawned ?
Insolvent—l believe it was.

Mr. COOKE—And don't you know that your mother,
who guaranteed the payment of it, now refuses to pay
one shilling 7—The insolvent did not know that ; he never
spoke to his mother about the payment of it ; he sent the
duplicates to his mother's solicitors, Messrs. Abbott and
Arney, by a friend.
The insolvent was pressed for the name of that friend,
and after a long hesitation he said be did not know his
name, and that he was merely a slight acquaintance. The
insolvent was living in Chester-place, Kennington, when
he sent the duplicates. During all that period he had no
means of support but the proceeds of this furniture, -which
he was continually pledging. After he bad pawned all
these goods, he and his wife went to Paris, where be
stayed four or five weeks, living on the money so obtained.
Mr. Edward S. Bailey, solicitor for Mrs. Hull, had
applied to Messrs. Abbott and Arney, to know if Mrs.
Satchwell, insolvent's mother, would pay for the furni-
ture, and the answer was, that she would not. No money
had been paid up to the present period.
The insolvent was then examined by Mr. BARRY on
behalf of his clients. In 1826, he lived entirely on the
bounty of his friends; in 1827 and 1828, he only re-
ceived 551. by his profession ; and since then he had
lived upon his friends and the proceeds of this furniture.
He could not tell how many taverns he had lived at during
the last two or three years. He was four or five weeks at

the Museum Tavern.
Mr. BARRY—Did you not at that place live at the rate
of a guinea a-day ? Insolvent.--." Oh ! upwards of that."
He stopped first at one tavern, and then at another, two
or three days at each. He had lived at Oliver's Hotel,
Bridge-street, Westminster, and left it to avoid being ar-
rested. He bad also lived in Half-Moon-street, Picca-
dilly, Orpington in Kent, Gravesend, &c.
The COURT adjourned the case to re-advertise insol-
vent's late residence at Chester-place, Kennington, and
also to produce his mother, with all the duplicates in her
possession.

A man charged with marrying two wives ex-
pressed his readiness to be transported rather than live
with either of them!

SPINSTERS.--Formerly it was a maxim that
a young woman should not get married until she had spun
herself a set of body and table linen. From this custom
all unmarried women were termed spinsters—an appe'la-
tion they still retsin in England in all deeds and legal
proceedings.

Early on Sunday morning last a considerable
degree of alarm was excited in Galway, in consequence of
some pet sons having found a young man suspended from
the door of a house. Dr. BODKIN having been sent for,
he instantly applied the usual remedies resorted to for the
resuscitation of such patients. After being copiously bled
and galvanized, the ill-fated individual recovered, and in
the course of some time he gave a melancholy account of
the reasons which induced hint to attempt this rash act.
Love, ungovernable love, was the cause. The object of
his admiration, "fat, fair, and forty," was already the sole
mistress of another ; bet this parer of soles was unbound,
and tried his ends and his ails to make the fair un-penitent
the partner of his life. Poor MacnortNELL, for that was
his name, has, however, recovered, and waxeth not in
wroth, for we understand that his experiment has suc-
ceeded, as he has returned to Ballinasloe with the object
of this cruel and almost Ltd suspension. —Connaught
Journal.

ANOTIIER DEATH BY FIGHTING.—An in-
quisition was taken at the Leather Bottle, at Leverdtock-
green, on Wednesday, the 2d of June, before 0. OSBAL•
oEsToN, Esq., Coroner, on the body of RHIN KING, aged
about 20, who came by his death in a pitched battle. It

appears that a fair is held on Whit Monday, at which a
race for a whip was to be run by ploughmen. A tailor, of
'the name of KITCIIINEIt, dressed in a round frock, ran
for it, and came in first; but after pulling off his round
frock, it was discovered that he was not a ploughman.
The man who came in second, therefore, claimed it. A
person of the name of Wm. G►tIFFITH, who is a plough..
man, sided against KITCHENICII, upon which JOHN KING
struck him. The deceased repeated his blows several
times, till at last GRIFFITH went out with him to fight.
They fought for an hour and ten minutes, the by-standers
encouraging them ; but towards the end of the battle, be-
fore the last round but two, one of the seconds recom-
mended them to desist, and GRIFFITH was desirous of
doing so ; Kaxo, however, said he would lick his op-
ponent or die. During the first of the battle KING had
the best of it ; towards the end they were more equal. In
the la.t round GRITTITII struck KING under the ear; he
fell backwards, became insensible, and died on Tuesday
morning about eight o'clock. During the inquisition a
post 711040 m examination was instituted by Mr. CIIER-
raNaToN, of Hemel Ilempsted, and Mr. Itouzas, of St.
Alban's, when a rupture of the vessels leading to the
brain was ascertained to be the cause of death. The Jury
returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against WILLIAM
Gra:.l.:Tit," who is committed for trial at the next As-
sizes ; and, at the request of the Jury, the seconds were
reprimanded by the Coroner.—Bucks Gazette.—[The
victor has since expired in the gaol, mortification having
taken place through the severe injuries he sustained. The
seconds are bound over to appear at the nest Hertford
Sessions.