The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-19 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, APRIL 18.

Richard Mather, described as a " Professor of
Dancing," applied to be discharged. •
The insolvent was, in the course of his examination,
asked the description of a lady whose name appeared in his
schedule, he said " She kept an establishment."
CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Indeed ! How very refined
we get. 1 suppose the plain English is that she is a
school-mistress? Insolvent--She is so, Sir.
CHIEF COMMISSIONER—We get very refin,;(l. You
were, I suppose, some years ago content with being
called a dancing-master, but now it is " Professor of
Dancing." There are many women who keep " Esta-
blishments," and Net are not schoolmistresses. Let us
call things here I.y their proper names.
Mr. WOODR,OFFE applied that the insolvent might be
allowed what he might call an implment of his trade—it
was was his "Fiddle and bow."

CHIEF COMMISSIONER-.Wh MT. Woodroffe ! did
you say trade? If the gentleman will deign to accept the
fiddle and bow as an implement of trade, he shall have
it—if not. it niu•t be giv•n up.
Mr. WOODROFFE accepted the instrument as an " im-
plement," and the insolvent was ordered to be discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MA RY i. EB ONE.

A miscreant, attired in the first style of fashion, was
brought before the Magistrates, charged with having been
cui.ty of filthy and di•gusting practises towards a young
man named Meadows.

Mr. HOSKINS asked the prisoner his name, when he
looked around the office, and after some hesitation faintly
sail " Herbert Benet." On questioning him as to his
re.itlence, he hid his face with his hands and remained
silent. The question was repeated, but h. positively
declined giving a definite answer. All that could be
gleaned from him was, that he was staying at an hotel at
the west end of the town.

The pro•ecutor; George Meadows, a young man about
19 years of age, said--I am a native of Warmington,
Northamptonshire. Thursday morning, about 11 o'clock,
as I was passing up Regent-street, I at pped to look at a
picture shop. The prisoner came up to me, and, after
obseiving that it was a cold morning, asked me to
show him the way to Chalk-Faris. Being out of
employ, and thinking I might earn a trifle by the
job, I agreed to walk before him all the way, as lie re-
qiiested. We passed up Regent-street, along Portland-
pl ice, and through the gate by the Zoological-gardens.
When near Chalk-Farm I took the left-'rand road, but he
said, " Don't go that way, it's so damp." We then went
over Primrose-hill, and proceeded on till we came to a
stile, when the prisoner [Witness here gave such
evidence as cannot be published.] I was frightened, and
said, " Here are two men coming this way." We then
walked on. At the bottom of the hill lie put his band in
his pocket and took out 10,, which he gave to toe, desiring
me to buy a pair of shoes. I was alarmed at his conduct,
hut did not like to complain till I saw assistance at hand.
On getting into Regent's-park, he said " Griod-hye;
wa'k on, f r I should not like any gentleman about here
to see us together " I walked on gently, and soon after-
wards said to him, " I'll have you taken to prison for your
conduct." He replied, " Fir God's sake don't; here's
a 101. note for you, and pray keep all quiet." (Witness
here produced the note, which was one issued by the
" Oxford Univer.ity and City Bank.") Prisoner sa'd
he'd give me another if I would net say anything about
what had happened. I said, '• You shall not go, per-
haps you are one of the men who murdered the boy
Paviour, and wouldn't mind serving me the same."
I told him that I did not like such sort of men,
and had made up my mini to have him taken up,
upon which he attempted to knock me down, and
th n ran away. He was stopped soon after on the
road to St. John's-wood, and, on tieing secured, said, " 0
God ! I am undone !" Several gentlemen pressed me
strongly to let him go, and one person laid into the severely
with a whip, in order that prisoner might have an oppor-
tunity of escaping. This gen,leman came out of a house
;n Hanover- grace. He conducted himself very violently,
and seemed anxioes that prisoner should he set at liberty.
A policeman came up, o hen he was imme tiately given in
ch irde, and I followed him to the t ffice. Before he gave
met e 10/. note, h- asked ine to no et him to-morrow
night, at 8. I said very well, but did not intend to do so.
The particulars which in the course of his examination
witness entered into were of the most revolting and unna-
tural character.

Several gentlemen of much respectability, who witnessed
the chase after the prisoner and saw him tak.-n into cus-
tody were then examined by the magistrate, alter which
Mr. Hosxziss said to the prisoner—Have you any
question to ask, or do you wish to say anything in answer
to the charge?
Prisoner (in a subdued tone)—Nothing at pres-nt.
Mr. HOSKINS then directed him to be removed, and
adjourned the case till the evening.
At half-past seven o'clock, (at which time the office was
filled with persons anxious to get a sight of the prisoner),
when it was expected the cote would come on,
Mr. HOSKINS, addressing the complainant, said—The
further hearing of this ease will not take place till Satur-
day morning. As you say you are destitute, at present
you will go to the workhouse, and remain there till the
next examination.

Complainant—l'd rather not go there; I expect to be
able to get some work to-morrow.
Mr. HO•KINS—Those are my orders; you will have
every thing there that is necessary.
It di.l not appear from what cause a postponement of
the re-examination ar,se.

Viscount and Viscountess VALLETORT are
preparing fora lengthened Continental tour through Franc•,
Switzerland, and Italy. They were to have left town
yesterday, had they not been attacked by influenza, at
Richmond.

THE GENTRY OF ENGLAND.—The third
part of Mr. BURKE'S valuable history of the commoners of
Great Britain (a companion to the Peerage), will appear
in the course of next tv, ek. Among the flume out; fami-
lies who we understand, have 'a place in the forthcoming
number, are—Lyttleton of Tetirlealey—Wykeh•tm of Th 'me
—Wykeham Martin o; Leeds Castle—Orde of Noonikirk
—Gordon of Letton—S dvin of Croxdsle—Hay of Leys..—
Spencer Stanhope of C noon Hall—More of Caldwell..—
Vans Agnew of B nbarrock —Bethel! of Rise—Berkeley
of Spetchley—Duedale of Wrerale—Arundell of Trerice
—Tempest of Brouehton—Byrne of Cabinteely—Crom-
well, the representative of the Protector—Coham of
Coham—Collingwood of Dissington—Knight of God.
mersham—Oliph ,nt of Condie—Gurney of Keswick—
Meynell of Kelvington and Y•trn—Pidwhele Polwhele—
Carew of Antony—Cnrwen of Workington —Jolliffe of
Ammerdown—Crawford of Crosby—Constable of York-
shire—Stuart of Tempsfurd—Harvey of Thorpe, &c.

In the Chamber of Deputies, on Thursday
last, on the proposal of a vote 2,124,525 francs, in addi-
tion to other votes, making in all 6,100,000 francs, for
the support of foreign refugees in France for the ser-
vice of the years 1832 and 18 i 3, M. BicNote took
occasion to dwell on the importance of the services
which these refugees bad rendered to Europe.—
" In what concerns the refugees (he observed), there is
more than a question of Financ-.. The Revolution of
1830 was but yesterday; the noise of the barricades is
still in our ears. The men who sought refuge in France
are also men of the Revolution of 1831) ; like us, they
have fought for liberty. The combat has taken place for
the same object on different points of Europe. The result
has not been uniform : the French, the Belgians, have
remained victorious—the others have failed ; but though
they lost their own cause, they supported ours. Un-
doubtedly we ought not to act for them against their
Governments, we ought not to become the Don
Quixottes of this or that political organiz ition ; but
in preserving our pacific relations with the Powers
which do not attack us, we owe, in our interior, kind-
n• ss and assistance to the men who have elsewhere de-
fended, without success, the princip'es which we have
caused to triumph in France. Seven thousand refugees
are in our territory; they are the representatives of
a mor force which has stood in lieu of armies.
The spirit of the refugees still lives in the countries
which they have been obliged to abandon. It is this spirit
which obliges Austria to keep a hundred thousand men in
Italy ; Russia a hundred thousand men in the Polish pro-
vinces. Not only has Poland retained on the Vistula the
grand army of the European counter-revolution, which
would have carried Prussia along with it—even now the
patriotic •
convulsions of that valiant nation, conquered but
not subdued, still speaks a powerful diversion in our favour.
Were it not for the une isiness caused by its Polish pro-
vinces, Russia would probably have been able to send, in-
stead of weak detachments., a considerable force towards
Constantinople; awl the question of Turkey would have
been much more advanced than it yet is. Peace is not so
secure—the futur, is not so free Irom uneasiness— hat we
can aff ril to consider as indiffer. nt the preserving auxilia •
ries in the affections of the nations. These, gentlemen,
are powerful consideiations, which we must not not lose
sight of. Do not believe that the money employed to as•
gist the refugees is inoi:ey thrown away. Moneyemployed
in acts of humanity is always a fund placed at high in-
terest."—Morning Chronicle