The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-07 00:00:00

iS'URREY‘ SPECIAL SESSIONS, AUGUST 5.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

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• NelsOn-Gribble was OppbSed'under the 35-th Clause
of • the A6t, which provides) that. the:benefit of the
AQ shall not extend to any persokt .obtaining
u:ey or
_goods under falsq pretencese, unless they'
have'beenin ebn'finetnetit upwards of ten sear-s.
Mr. MARMOT stated, that in the year 1806, the
tirisoner .was Mote of the Lord Eldon East Indiarnan,.
then about to sailfor India.; wishing to take a ven-
ture out with
Shim,' blit not having any- propetly, he
obtained credit of Several tradesmen., by representing
s.
that his brother, a Gentleman of property residing
'at Kelvedon, in Essex, would accept bills for the.
amount of such goods as he might purchase; under
this, Pretence, he obiained credit of several tfades
to the amount of near a thousand pounds. A •mnion'g-st
others, Mr. Anthony, the opposing creditor, had fur-
nished him with watches and jewellery to the ,aide
of 281 i. IW. for which the prh4mier gave. him a
on his brOther at :18 months.- Ori'Mr.. Anthony ap-
plying to, his brother toaccc.pt• the note, be decii.iect
doing- so, and it did ,not appear that;
,he hid evcc:
green the prisoner at anthori'y to nitike such re 7;
presentation, Mr. Anthony hastened- back to - re'
claim his goods, but found that the ship had
None 'Of the persons of whom the prisond.r.had,-027
tained goads had eVer, been paid, nor Wel it T TC:11.
• r
what the'prisoner had done with the mo'ney.pfo-
vna
duced by the sale; in his. Schedule he' haddea
return of "'no estate or etre.cts whatever." -

Thee fats were proved. in evidence. .
Mr. LNWESi. for the prisoner,, contended, that
there was no fraud proied in this case ; the lifothet:
of the prisoner should have been. brought forw.ns.l
to prove that he had never given authority for his
name heing,used in this tronSatition ;,'and that tie
tradestven should_haveingnired berore they futnisti—
ed the'goOds whether the bilk would be accepted,
otherwise they .furnished Cheat at their own risk.
•The Court, howeVer,' we're, Of opinion, that this
was a. fraudulint transa6tiOn, and the prisoner was.
remanded.

Hounslow Wool. Fair was ;field, aCcordinz to an-
nual . , -
custom, on TUeSdav last, and was bett:-2r al-
tended than last year; bOth.by buyers and graziers.
The quantity. of_ wool,brought tbr sale was very
considerable, and the whole of it was sold at the fut.-
-10‘Nii;:g prices : - . ' -

-Dorset and Wilts. 21. ss, per Tod of 281 b.
• South Down and Wilts cross, 21. 10S. to zl, IZS,
South Down, to 3.1: ;ss.
--The company afterwards dined at. the Gedrge--
Sir JOSE,PH BANKS 41 the chair.

DISH Sociefy- for the cultiva!ion of
this instrument has been established in
WhiChproiniseS'to revive all the charms and melody
of the aneient art. At numerous` and 'fashionable
meeting held last week in Dublin, the celebrateci
Harper of PortadoWn, Patriek displayed
science and taste which created .the most :rapturous
plaudits. His airs were heard 'with the deepest at
tention. ,The.heautiful, words of Moore, Were re
.versed : -it was no longei _
" The. Harp that. once thrpuith Tara's halls.
" The sou Lot music shed,
" Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls,
" 'Aiirthat soul were fled ;"
But the plaintive tones of the Trish Harp sweetly re-,
sounded, imparting that genuine de4ht: duaeriarable
from true feeling and nattiral-expression.

We extract the following singular epitaph from 3
recent lively and •interesting .I,,erilal of
dawn the Wye :—Ther.e.resided st,CilepStUW'a'gti3ll
of the. name of DoW won, "who ma: rigid a datight:J ‘
the Rev. Mr. Ohest. His latilk-r-in-laW, was, wi,ca
alige;the constant•Subjed of his and, Wu
his decease, he wrote the.follok+ing hoes, . whfch aP,"
pear on his tomb in the church-yard : f •
" Ilere lies at rest,.! do protesi,
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One Chest within mother :
_ " The chest of ,vood was very good •
. Who says so of the other Z", +

A few evenings ago a.young female wac.notico
by aConstahle passiug, to fling up a. parlour w
of
,a ,
house at Clapham ; which having;-d,ne, she
caller! " Mathtr ! Mother Gin-t3t)le
thinking all was rig! t, went away,, when she ell'
tered the house unheard by any:perkin,cand .stOl6'
property to the value of 301. with which she etretts4
her escape. :7 -

SHIP'NEIPS.

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GRAVEi£ND; AUGUST 4.
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Arrived—the fund, Simincaral Gipsey, Scott, from Gib"
raltar,; Henry,' c unningithm, foam Cha.!estown; Flora,
Mandroj'and Pomona, Bibana, from the Brazils ; liarle.
quill,. Toms. and' John, 'Haywood, from ; and :the
!oh!, Conyers, from Malta. • ;,-
. S'aileid—the;,Lord• NelsOn;- Brend, for Malta ;' lames,
Winder, for Oporto; Thame, Ogle; for •Lisbon ;•andjfic
Phillis,, Sinith, for flaYti.
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