The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-05 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

William Gibbs Thomas 41foncrief, the celebrated
dramatic writer, came. up on his petition;'and was
opposed by Messrs Coosa and BARRY, on behalf of
Mr. Drake, the assignee of an upholsterer, who had
supplied theisolvent with furniture to the amount
of 1851. Mr. Cooper opposed in person. •
The insolvent was examined by Mr. COOKE. He
stated that in July last he had been arrested at the
suit of the assignee of the bankrupt, while on his
„way,,home:from.atten4g a trial at the Palace Court.
tut on going before a Judge at chambers he was
liberated. He then went to the continent on " pro-
fessional business." On Christmas-day he returned
to England, and went to his house in. Union-place,
Lambeth, where, at twelve o'clock at night, he-was
again arrested at the suit of the same party. He
went to prison, and petitioned this Court, but had
by mistake filed a false estate paper, and had been
obliged to obtain leave to file a new one. He had
an aged mother and a niece:to support, and had been
obliged to dispose of all his furniture, but he had
not minutely stated those sales in his schedule.
Since August last he had only received 90/. for
pieces which he had written. For Van Dieman's
Land he had received from Mr. Elliston 251., and
401. from Messrs. Matthews and Yates for The
Heart of London. He was not to receive any
further sum for those pieces, nor was he to have
what was termed the " author's night," that mode
of remuneration being now exploded. He had no
comedy at present completed.
Mr. Comm—Perhaps you have some nearly so ?
I ask you that, because if you have, your creditors
have a right to them.
Commistioner HARRIS—Mr. Cooke, you..do not
expect that this person should put his embryo pieces
in his schedule.

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Mr. CooKE—No, Sir ; but I know that every
thing which comes from Mr. Moncrieff is valuable.
Some amendments having been made in the in-
solvent's schedule and balance-sheet, he was declared
entitled to the benefit of the Act.

The quantity of unemployed capital Mill in-
crea'es, and it is remarked by the oldest members of the
monied interest, that they never recollect a period when
it was so much in excess. This is the case not only in
London, but in the country generally, and even in Scot-
land. Ireland is that part of the United kingdom where
money pays the best interest. The banks of that country
are in consequence comparatively in a flourishing state, and
much spare capital, as confidence becomes e.stabliahed, must
necessarily find its way thither.—Tunes.
DREADFUL COACH ACCIDENT AND Loss
or LlVE.:—ltia with extreme regret we have to announce
a melancholy accident which happened in this city, on
Tuesday night last, to the Standard, Liverpool and Lon-
don coach. At. half-past ten o'clock on the above night,
the Standard having changed horses at Birmingham, on its
road to London, started with one inside and six outside
passengers. They had not proceeded far, before the pas..
senecrs became apprehensive that some accident would
occur, in consequence of the irregular pace at which the
coachman drove, sometimes trotting, and sometimes gal-
loping the horses. When descending the hill on the
New Allesley Road, near the toll-gate which leads into
this city, he drove with increased speed, but reached the
gate in safety. Having passed through the gate, he again
put the horses into a gallop, and in this manner drove
down the remainder of the read leading into Spon-
street, before, however, he reached the end of the road,
at which he was to turn in the direction of St. John's
church, the horses became unmanageable, overran the
turn, and were near dashing against the houses oppo-
' site the road. The coachman, finding the situation he was
in, suddenly whipped round the horses, with a view of
regaining the turn, when, unfortunately, the coach lost
its balance, and reeling for a few yards, came down with
. a dreadful crash on its right side. Four of the passen-
gers were taken into the house of the Rev. Mr. GEINDON,
a Dissenting Minister, and one of them being apparently
lifeless, and bleeding from the right ear, was put to
bed, where he lingered in the most excruciating tor-
ture, until four o'clock the following day, when he died.
A man, named linstnEnso:c, a shoemaker, resid-
ing in Birmingham, end another named STEELE, a
seafaring man, were taken to the Recruiting Serjeant
public-house. HENDERSON had his right shoulder dislo-
cated, and STEELE received several severe contusions on the
head and body. Capt. Incnetsr, of the West India regi-
ment, who was the inside passenger, had his collar bone
broke, and is now lying at the King's Head Inn. The
other passengers not being severely injured, have since re-
sumed their journey. The coachman and guard were
slightly wounded. An inquest will be held.in a day or
two on the body of the deceased.— Coventry Herald.