The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-22 00:00:00

COURT OF REVIEW, Aug. 21.

His Honour Sir Jour; Caoss presided alone in the
Judges' private room, Southampton-buildings, this day,
and disposed of several cases, which were by consent
submitted to his sincle adjudication; nothing, however,
of public interest transpired.
Mr. MotaAatr begged to be informed by hie Honour
wh,n the Bill empowering one Judge of this Gout to
hear disputed petitions during the vacation would come
into operation ; lie had reason to think it was now the
law of the land, as some time since he had written to the
Lord Chancellor's secretary, suggesting the propriety of
inserting in that Bill a clause, giving to the Lord Chan-
cellor the power of discharging from prison any bankrupt
or witness who had been committed under a commission
of bankruptcy, after such person had lain in gaol for the
space of five years, as the present state of the law in this
respect was a great grievance. He knew two instances
which well illustrated the working of the present system.
In the first, a bankrupt bad been confined in gaol for
twenty years ; and in the next, another for fifteen years;
although in both cases the protracted contumely of the
parties cuuld only be attributed to aberration of mind.
He received for answer to this suggestion, that be had
been too late, as the Bill was passing through its final
stage, and could not then he amended. From the period
which bad since elapsed, he should think the Bill had by
this time received The Royal assent, and the profession
were much interested in learning when it weal,' be acted
upon.

Sir Jolts CROSF; intimated that he had not us yet re-
ceived official communication on the subject ; but for the
convenience of the Bars he should immediately institute
the necessary inquiries.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

Yesterday four Ptedmonrese gentlemen, who have been
nearly three weeks destitute of the means of supporting
life, except through the charitable assistance of the Loan
MAYOR, appeared at the justice room. They had sold
the last shirt amongst them. One of them stated that

they hal been at the University at Lucerne, and were
members of a society there for the support of liberal po-
lirical principles. Papers having been found imputing to
them views hostile to the ruling powers, some of the
members were seized and sent to the gallies. Those who
escaped, amongst whom were the three ❑nfortunate appli-
cants, contrived co get into France, where for some time
they were able to support themselves by means of their
niechanical and classical acquirements. The French Go-
vernment, however, probably apprehensive that a row
might take place in Paris on the anniversary of the me-
morable struggle of the French people at the end of July,
caused them to be taken out of their beds one night, put
on board a vessel, and transported to this Country, whete
they were left in a destitute condition. Those who were
tradesmen managed, though without any knowledge of the
English language, to live, but those who merely had edu-
cation, though of a very high order, were actually obliged
to beg for a morsel of bread, and lie under the cover of the
elements. One of the applicants was a medical student,
the second a law student, the third the eon of an affluent
inhabitant of Piedmont, and the fourth a captain in the
army. _ _ _

The LORD MA Yox asked why they did not, if they
were so respectable, endeavour to communicate with their
parents upon the subject of their misfortunes.
They replied that tteir parents or friends would he sub-
ject to very great penalties if they dared to enter upon any
correspondence. Their principal object in applying to the
Lord 111 iyor was to endeavour to obtain a pissage to Bel-
gium, where there was an asylum for them, and they
would he relieved from their present horrible and degrad-
ing condition.

The LORD MAYOR—Why have you not applied to the
Society for the Relief of Foreigners 'in Distress ?—The
Piedmonte,,e had made application to the Cumrnittee, but
the gentlemen who eampo,ed it said that they could ren-
der no assistance to persons whose calamities were the re-
sult of political conduct or opinion.
_ _

The 'Loan AIATOR expresßei much surprise at this state-
ment, and sent Mr. Brown, the Marshal, to the Com-
mittee, with directions to say that the unfortunate gen..
tlemen, who were thus cast upon a foreign land against
their will, inust liar,: mistaken the meaning of the society,
and to request that assistance_ might be given to them, in
order to enable them to go to Belgium.
Mr. Brown, upon his return, informed the Lord Mayor
that the Committee considered the case to he one with
which they could not meddle.
_ _

Tile LOAD MAYOR, said that nothing could exceed his
astonishment at such a return for the exertions he had
made to serve the charity, when he lent the use of the
Mansion house for the sale of goods at the fancy fair.
When he saw a poor fellow-creature suffering privations,
and without a shirt to his hack, notwithstanding the
former bril!ianey of his expectations, he never for a mo-
ment thought of the line of polines to which the misery
staring him in the Leo might have been attribu►table. His
Lordship then give to the tour gentlemen immediate relief,
and told them that, however unfavourable might be the
determination of charitable societies in their unhappy case,
they should, by tome means or other, be enabled to cross
over to Brussels.