The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-06 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SEPT. 5.

James llarris came up to be heard on his petition to be dis'
charged. This insolvent was examined on two former days;
on the last of which the case was adjourned for the insolvent W
produce a person of the name of Carter, to whom he stated he •
had paid a sum of money. The insolvent, on his examination
this day, said he had not been able to procure Carter's attend-
ance, and did not expect it, having heard he had gone to
Holland.
Mr. HEATH, by whom the insolvent was opposed, examined'
a witness, who proved that he made inquiry for Carter at the
house where the insolvent said he was resident, and had been
informed by a person who was living there forty years, that gl"
such person as Carter had ever been known there.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, on this evidence beingtive",.
proceeded to pronounce the judgment of the Court.—TT he 1"-
solvent, he said, on his first examination, stated, that he lisdi
been a cheeiemonger in Bayswater; and that in April last 1.
had sold his furniture to a person who removed it for 5/. ss•
his stock in trade and business to a person of the name of Wow"
master, by a valuation, for 371., and that he had paid the 109;,
duce of both sales to a person named Carter, from whom he ntw.
borrowed 907. twelve months before. On that' occasion severs,
witnesses proved that the insolvent's business was carried on in.
his shop by his wife in the same manner as before the sale.
The case was then adjourned, to have Woodmaster produced
and when he was examined he stated, that, having seen I'll
insolvent's business advertised, he went to him, and ogre...*,
with him to. take it on the valuation of two brokers, which w:.
accordingly made. The brokers, he said, valued the stoa'
37/. which he paid, and had since employed the insolvent's Or'
to carry on the business for him, paying her wages, and taking
the profit himself. No one, said the Learned Commissioner,.
who heard this witness's evidence in chief, and knew no more
of the facts, could have doubted his story ; but he underrien,
a long cross-examination, by which it appeared that he
.‘_h"
ed on an annuity, and had never been in any trade—that
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he had been acquainted with the wife of the insolvent for"
period of four years and visited at his house; that he had been,
consulted about selling the property before it was advertiser
and the advertisement shewn to him before it was published
and on being pressed to tell where he had received the own'
with which he paid the insolvent, he refused to answer the gas;
tion ; but he admitted that he had given security for a debt abon
three weeks before, which he was unable to pay. The Cott_.,
.
felt it was impossible to give such a witness the least credit'
One of the brokers proved the valuation, and that he had see;
money pass from Woodmaster, of whom he knew nothing,
the insolvent. The Court gave full credit to the broker's tes.;
mony, whieh sheaved a deep design on the part of the insolvell;
to give a colour to his fraud; for the same purpose, he called in rw.
honest brokers, who might.see the money paid. to make the 4";
luation ; but the Court had.no doubt that the insolvent's 01,,,
money paid for his stock.' Then as' to Carter,. the insolverlbA
friend, to whoni he paid the money which he had boi-rovfoo;
Without security twelve Months before, and for whose productf,lid
the case had been adjourned, he now said he could not o,
him ; and the impression on the Court was, that there Warble
such man, either now or at any other time. It was reasons,.
to inquire what motive the insolvent could have had for reasons,.
fraudulent conduct, and that appeared by the evidence• ~
verdict had been given against him for damages for a lihel,:fore
execution might have isuued on the 29th of April ; to d de„,
which he made away with his property on the 26th, hY,t
vice of more than usual contrivance, which required to berms,
verely marked by the Court. The judgment, therefore,
that the insolvent should be remanded for 18-months.

oe.
Apples, known' by the nanie Of Nonsueit l
were so plentiful at Newark, on Friday 917:
Saturday se'nnighti that they were hawkt
through the streets' of that town at fourpence,l3`p.
peck ! •„
DREATIrIit YesterdayACClDtNT.. mornißutc,
about half-paSt ten o'clock,- as Mr. Join/ It
SMITH, of N 0.13; New-street, Spring-gayl;,
was driving along the Strand, in his gig, *ficr
horse took fright,- when opposite the Crown
Anchor Tavern, ran immediately on the 'l,,
stones, and Opposite little Essex-street the
came against a post, which tore it in pieces--t.re.
shafts broke, and Mr. Smith and his servant Were
' thrown out,-most violently, and to a considerabhi
distance. The servant was severely hart; t,
was immediately conveyed to Mr. Povvell'sy °tire;
geon, Surrey-street, Strand. Mr. Smith os.
cecived but a trifling injury. The hofie get if
at full speed, and ran his head eomPleteot
through Mr. Thomas's window, silversmith Poi
jeweller, (211, Strand, and then instantly fell 6;
the stones, apparently lifeless for some ti°lo(
its head and mouth were completely a erfopi
blood. The horse, as- soon as it could be 0%04
was taken to a stable, in Little Essex-street -
proper applications used.

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NARROW ESCAPE.—Yesterday evening/ SS
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Breaksman was exercising a young horse in theLnnaTailtbi!
St. George's Fields, the animal suddenly started off, 011.1 rari
efforts of the driver to stop his career were unavailing
furiously on the foot-way, and dashed in the wind°Wisco7,
Lidtliman, a linen-draper, whose young child narrowlY„i„ hem •
with life, the wheel of the break knockingoff his hat. tb's
then ran against the scaffolding of a house under rep4.l, 0b;
end of the road, the poles of which were pulled down
struction fortunately gave a different direction to his Ww-oi; tflet
he crossed to the larence Arms, a new public-housfogrel
opposite' corner, the window of which lie forced in, t° dOl
e
dismay of the inmates of the tap-room, who overturn• joie
other in their endeavours to escape. Luckily furtherifinbe
was prevented ; as, before he could extricate hirnsei!' a ttelW
in
seized by some of the Breaksman's helpers who Were ~Th
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ante, and led back to his stable without further accidei.no ger99
attention of those in authority_should be drawn to the 71°4
which passengers are daily exposed by the breakinVo to_!'i;op
horses in the public streets and thoroughfares, as vicldents aro-.
trials, as they are styled, of horses for sale. Many ace Up
continually arise from children flying kites in the roadi.wo leaal
more horses are frightened than from any other cause..;#l,fregit
disasters have occurred, particularl}, in the avenues to W prey
these causes, that some regulation should be enforced.t:;o4
their recurrence. In Bloomsbury-square, Gosivell'a c00s?
some other principal thoroughfares, notices are place op eno•
cuously, forbidding, under tie full penalty of the law' tbaitibe
cising or breaking of horses. Surely if there be an DaY •
prevent this nuisance in one quarter, the same reiscw
applied elsewhere. In Grays.inn-lane, a short Si
fine boy was killed on the spot ; and though the inlY,iedie
a verdict of " Wilful negligence," and said a heavYle fet
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the carriage, what compensation can be offered W.L•tao°7;..
of the agonized parents ? or who can comfort the 'en tee:l7.e
fatherless for the sudden deprivation of their best 1110,,, tb4,.
We shall notice every accident which may, arisepacP°-
causes, in the hope of drawing public attention.° '
ledged nuisance.—( Morning Paper.)

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BIaTHS. h 4th ins
At his house in Hill-street, on Wednesday', the 4 •
Lady of Henry Metcalf;,, Esq. of a sou and beir, .: „Too' 111;
On Saturday evening last, after a Muria' 42541,. ffie_rtgo
Westmoreland, together with great anxiety of 0,--0--
of the Rev. Edward Woodyatt was-confined; by '."" -et
birth of a male infant. .
t J'bert;iliert
Wednesday morning, the wife of Mr. Claus ° the
th Os.°
Exeter, linen-draper, of three free boys, which, vll the ne fie'
are likely to do well; they were christened by gr. ft.
Mather, Mark, and Luke, after the Evangelist
ing a former child liuing called John. , .
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MARRIED. Charlet° W..
Mr. Pollard, of 'Warwick-street, Londetki to alinglielll' _
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point, daughter of James Giffard, Esq., of ' OW
setshire. if . °
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On Tuesday last, at Braintree, Easel CO L.i.jlk
Sheepshanks, M.A. lecturer of Jesus CoUgge,,,_.„ard-
Henrietta Goode, eldest daughter of the iteV, Be -

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