The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-04 00:00:00

IN RE lIRATE ARD'DIeNN.

These bankrupts 'carried on the business of drapers
at Canterbury, and to-day Heath applied to pass his
last examination.

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No opposition was offered, and the bankrupt then
passed.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 3.
(Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.)
IN RE JAMES TURNER POWELL.
This insolvent, a clerk in the Paymaster-General's
Office, Whitehall, was unopposed by his creditors
under the new Act.
Mr. Nichols supported.

The aggregate debts were 10,6951., of which 5,0181.
were entered more than once on bill transactions.
The debts for which consideration had been received
were 3,9411.

His Roxotra thought it was an enormous mass of
debt for a person in his situation.
Mr. NICHOLS said he had got into the hands of
money-lenders, and hence his appearance. There
were ten solicitors on the schedule and five discount
agents.
Mr. Commissioner PnlLLirs asked how it came
that he got into such hands ? his wife had an income
and he had a good salary.
Mr. NicnoLs answered that the insolvent had not
been free from such persons for years.
Mr. Commissioner Pnuaars observed that the in-
solvent should have lived within his income.
Mr. NICHOLS said the insolvent proposed to give up
1201. a year out of his income, and had given up
property to the amount of 7001.
The COURT said that appeared to be the best answer
to the case. Although creditors did not appear, a man
was not to pass scot free under the indulgent Act on
which the application was made.
The Court named a day for the final order.
IN RE JAMail LATET.

In this case Mr. Plimmer, a brewer, opposed, and
the insolvent admitted that on the last occasion he
had made a false statement respecting the payment
of rent.

The Court dismissed the petition.

ROCHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS
At the Rochester Quarter Sessions, on- Saturday
last, held before J. Espinasse, Esq., Recorder, among
the prisoners for trial was one Edward Darling, an
agricultural labourer, 20 years of age, charged with
stealing a drake, value 2e., the property of George
Harris, of Frinsbury, of which he was found Guilty,
and proof having been adduced of two former con-
victions, the Learned Recorder told the prisoner that
he considered him a far too dangerous person to be
suffered to remain in this country, and sentenced him
to ten years' transportation.
On the sentence being pronounced the prisoner
uttered a loud cry and fell heavily on the floor ; and
at the same moment a loud cry was heard from ano-
ther part of the court, from a widowed mother, who
exclaimed in an agony of despair, " Oh I my boy, my
boy," and in this state both mother and son were
carried out of court.

TDB ART-UNION AND TUE BOARD or TRADE.—•
At a threatened interference with the London Art-
Union, on the part of certain officers of the Board of
Trade, as unwise as it would be unauthorised, we look
with more thaa jealousy and mistrust. There is too
great a tendency manifest on the part of Government
officials to take things into their own hands, and pursue
a course contrary to the feeling which strongly prevails
in England. To the heads of the Board of Trade we
offer a caution in time, not to suffer themselves to be
compromised, and an eatery justly raised ugaiast them,
by the caprice or want of consideration of individuais
acting in their name.— The Builder.