The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-27 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER COURT, Nov. 26

, THEielYwr!).pEcru.
The ATTOdNVY-dENERAL appeared against a role'ob-
tained by-- Mr.. Kelly, the object of which was to postpone
the trial ,of, this cans?' tin- the'. 'SittingS' TrinitY Term;
1840 The action was brought to recover penaltie's Which
the defen-laut, who was the-,.captain of,an-,emigrant ship,
had incurred under a most salutary ~Aot Parliarnatirty
which required that the
,captains of such ,s4ipsi.should
held responsible for theiisei-worthitte*,Tship,Etizpard
r
was outward-bound with emigrants, buafter being out
sometime ha4-been obriged to pelt back in Pnri,;inouth,
happily without -the loss of'any lives.' -In order to Make the.
captaitwand,owners of vessels, more.careful the presi•nt-At-
tion had .been hrcw,k4t... Th*Arial-.had•already;been post.
poned on the ground of the absence of the defendant and-
material witnesses, and the preseet.mot.on was; miade:uppn
the saroOgr6und,.ana upon tire aftclac4t of the agent„Tttat
affidavit did Inbt.: The defendant
had been perfectly aware of the action, as the
had been issued on the 2d of November;rl,B37 ;'the" de
fendant "Ad, appeared to it before the Sheriff, of London
on the 12th, and had then sailed on the 13th, and it ET•
peared that his object was to postpone the trial Fine die.
The case which was fixed for a trial at 13,e
.was post-
poned
by consent of the Attorney-General till 'the sittings
after next Term.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, *Jr 26.
PECULIAR CASE —James Lawrence came up for judg-
ment. The insolvent alleged that his mother,who had received
for a number of years parochial relief from Kensington,
had advanced him upwards of 2501. in his business as a
retailer of beer, which he carried on in Pimlico and Chel-
sea. The circumstance had att acted some notice,,and the
relieving officer of the parish (Mr. Madden) watched the
proceedings. It appeared according to the evidence of the
insolvent and his mother, that advances were made at dif-
ferent periods, and that part of the money was sold out of
the funds. She had received at the same period.2s. a-week
from the parish, which had been paid for eight years, and,
until
publicity was gig en to the case. The insolvent, to se-
cure his mother, and against his creditors, gave her a war-
rant of attorney, under which the property had been sold,
and after expenses produced 1501., which sum, on a motion
was paid into the Court of Queen's Bench. It was sup-
posed that the money was deposited under the Inter-
pltader Act, but it was now ascertained not to have been
so paid.
Mr. COOKE, who appeared on the part of two greditors,
informed the Court that advice had been taken, and it was
found that the money could only be paid on the application
of the insolvent 's mother. An action would not lie aaii,st
dad the as.i6oet *thud be übliiied to bring an
motion against the mother, whith would atatwrially diminish

the fund now in the Court of Queen's Bench. lie prayed
a remand for a fraudulent disposition of property.
Mr. CummiNsioner Bow Elf ssidthare tiss doublyhe-
ther iiie.cnothtr had advapd the money. If she had done
so the insolvent had made over his property to her, which
was fraudulent against 66164:6f the creditors. He had
also stilds a heer-Ahop; the proceeds of 4hich should have
gone to the ,creditori.- irhe'bearrnedrComblissititier from
his petition rernandel ten+ caloadar -months 4or
fi..l !Idol:, tit tly. nk4,tking ask.ay (with his propertp:;; r

- -
It tipt q,(ino§uaLoffill,
of Kensingtonhveiutt. an interest in_filenoPey npw
in the' e6urt of .Besneh.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A man in the military rags of the British legion, with
his toes bitten off by the, frost, and his eye knocked out in
Spain, was charged with being found destitute.
The defendant said his name was Lewellyn Roberts, a
native' of K ales. His story was similar to hundr.•d- of
others belonging tO the same unlucky corps. He had been
mounded, sent home under promise of being paid arrears,
amounting to W., and from that period had been lingering
about the streets i❑ the vain hope of obtaining a fulfilment
of the promise.
Mr. CHAMBERS sa,d it teas shameful conduct on the
part of those who were indebted to the mon to 11,,1d out
hopes which there appeared no intention to realise. A
great many British Legion soldiers had been kept in
London, begging about, entirely through the promises of
payment which had been made. The Spanish Govern-
ment ought either to say at once that they either would or
would not pay the men who had claims upon them.
The man said his claim bad been sent in, and he ex-
pected to get his money in the course of the week. He
had learned that the claims were in course of payment from
the newspapers.
The Magistrates expressed their doubts as to the accu-
racy of the information, and ordered the man to be dis-
charged.

A journeyman pianoforte-maker, named Steeble, was
called upon by Mr. Bryant, overseer of St. James's, to con-
tribute something towards the maintenance of his sick wife.
Mr. Bryant said the defendant was an excellent work-
man, and his wages averaged, he believed, between 21. and
3/. per week. His wire was in the Infirmary of St. James's
workhouse very ill, and he was required to pay ss. weekly
towards her support, which he refused to do.
The defendant said he had parted from his wife some
years ago, because she was an incorrigible drunkard.
Ultimately the order for ss. a week was made on the
defendant so long as the wife continued sick, and supported
by the parish.