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exist in grants made previous to the last regula-
tions ; so that there will be one part of the com-
munity enjoying the privilege of using and selling
their own coals, whilst two hundred miles
from Sydney, where, perhaps, more wanted,
a man will not be permitted to dig them at his
own door. Let the Government be aware of
how it introduces a spirit of monopoly into its
young colonies, for they may one day make us
feel its effects as America has done. It is to
the ignorance of our ancestors that we are in-
debted for the tariff of the United States, which
has so shackled our commerce. Mr. STANLEY
could not render the State a greater service than
by cutting up, in its infancy, an abuse which
may hereafter have more powerful interests to
support it. At present the attempt of the Go-
vernment to monopolise the supply of coal in
Australia is little more than absurd ; but it must,
if continued, be hereafter productive of the
m ost mischievous consequences.

The Batavier steamer arrived this morning
from Holland. We learn by her that the Dutch
Funds come one per cent. lower than the last

accounts.

INSOLVENCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.

(Before the Chief Commissioner REYNOLDS and Mr.
Commissioner BOWEN.)

Thomas Froud, late the keeper of a coffee-house in
Newgate-street, and a beer-shop at Camberwell, was
brought up on his petition to be discharged. The in-
solvent, who wee unopposed on his examination by the
Chief Commissioner, stated that his wife still kept the
beer-shop et Camberwell, the furniture in which had been
Feized for King's taxes, but had since been redeemed by
a friend.

The insolvent was ordered to be discharged.
Several other unopposed insolvents were ordered to be
discharged.

NOVEL APPLICATION-A LUNATIC INSOLVENT.

Sarah Rowbotham applied to the Court on behalf of
her husband, who is a prisoner in Whitecross-street, and
unfortunately of unsound mind, for his discharge, she
having complied, on his behalf, with the rules adopted by
the Court for the relief of insolvent debtors labouring
under insanity.
Mr. Cooke who originally opposed the discharge of
the insolvent, on the case being called on, informed the
Commissioners that at the previous hearing he having sub-
stantiated a case for the further detention of the insolvent,
the Court ordered the petition to be dismissed, on the
ground that the insolvent bad caused himself to be col-
lusively arrested. The insolvent shortly afterwards went
out of custody, and was again arrested and thrown into
prison, where he became insane. The wife had now filed
a petition praying for bis release, and on that petition he
(Mr. Cooke) was instructed to put a few questions to the
petitioner, relative to some property, possessed by the in.
solvent. The wife had given the creditors notice of some
property which it was expected could be made available
for the creditors.

Mr. WOODRUFFE, who appeared for the wife in support
of the petition, observed, that as the insanity of the in-
solvent was questioned, it might be as well for him to
state that Mr. Barratt, the Governor of Whitecross-street
prison, had assured him that no doubt could be enter.
tained of his insanity.
Mr. Coma: said that he did not mean to question the
insanity of the insolvent after the production of the cer-
tificate of a Magistrate.

The petitioner was afterwards questioned by the Learned
Counsel respecting some furniture the insolvent was pos-
sessed of, and her anmwers being deemed satisfactory, the
insolvent was ordered to be released from prison.