The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-27 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, SEPT. 26.

Adolphus Feistel, a Frenchman, a commercial agent, for-
merly trading under the firm of Feistel and Co., was op-
posed by Mr. Woodroffe for a Mr. Walker, a bricklayer,
and by Mr. Clear and Mr. Collet in person. He was
supported by Mr. Cooke.
The insolvent had been a bankrupt in 1825, and had
obtained his certificate. He had taken the benefit of the
Insolvent Act in 1829. The debts now due to his cre-
ditors, for which he had received consideration, amounted
to 8481. His credits, good, bad, and indifferent, were stated
to be about 9001.

It was complained, on the part of Mr. Walker, that the
insolvent had vexatiously defended an action brought against
him for the recovery of 38/. by that person for work and
labour in the repairing a house. Mr. Walker recovered a
verdict, but the money was not forthcoming ; he had been
put to 521. expense in costs.
Mr. Clear had brought an action against the insolvent to
recover his demand, and had obtained a verdict ; the insol-
vent, had, however, obtained a rule for a new trial, which
had not yet taken place.
Mr. Collet complained that the debt due to him of 33/.
had been contracted by the insolvent by representations
which were not true.
The Learned Chief Commissioner REYNOLDS said,
" Previous bankruptcy and insolvency should have taught
the insolvent caution in his future behaviour. The evi-
dence of the insolvent and that of his creditor Walker had
been directly in contradiction ; the Court, however, had
no hesitation in saying Walker was the witness of truth,
and the insolvent the witness of falsehood. The defence
to the action brought by Walker had been clearly vex-
atious, to defeat a just claim. With respect to the action
brought by Mr. Clear, as the Court had granted a rule for
a new trial, it could not be said the defence had been vex-
atious ; but Mr. Clear had been hardly and insolently
used by the insolvent. The debt due to Mr. Collet had
been shown to have been contracted by false representa-
tions, and the Court therefore adjudged that the insolvent
should not be entitled to his discharge until he should have
been in prison eight months at the suits of Walker and
Collet, for a vexatious defence to the action brought by
Walker, and for fraudulently contracting the debt due
to Collet.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A woman, named Sarah Record, was brought before the
LORD MAYOR by John Forrester, the officer, charged un-
der the following circumstances :
Mr. J. Rooney, a tradesman in Bishopsgate-street, stated
that the prisoner walked into his shop a few days ago and
offered him a small quantity of wire, of the description
used in weaving, for sale. He did not hesitate to purchase
it, and she said that she could get any quantity of the
article that might be required. An order having been
given, she appeared at the shop with a large quantity, and
asked no more than 9d. a pound, although it was worth
Is. 10d. Suspecting that there had been some foul play,
the witness went to John Forrester, who, upon hearing the
statement, took such measures as soon laid open a scene of
very extensive robbery.
The prisoner, it appeared, upon being questioned by the
officer, told such an apparently straightforward story about
the matter, that she was believed to be totally blameless.
She said that her husband and brother manufactured the
wire at Twig Folly, Bethnal-green ; that her name was
Wood, and that she had five children. Forrester, how-
ever, ascertained, by his particulor way of making inquiry,
that her name was Record, and that her husband worked at
the manufactory of Mr. End, wire-weaver, in Long-lane,
Southwark. The husband, however, got what is called
" the office" (informed of the danger), and left the premises
of his employer before Forrester could communicate with
Mr. End, who stated, upon hearing of the circumstance,
and examining the wire, that he had lately been robbed of
60/. worth of article. Mr. End had, in consequence of
the large family of Record, raised his wages, and least of all
expected such conduct on the part of his journeyman. He
employs about 40 hands, and was stated to be determined
to prosecute the thief, whoever he might be.
Mr. Rooney stated that the prisoner mentioned to him
that she had sold a considerable quantity to a Mr. Sawker,
of Fuller's-street, Bethnal-green.

John Forrester stated that he went to the house of Sawker
and asked him whether he had purchased wire of a woman.
Sawker immediately produced 241 b. of wire, for which he said
he gave Bd. per pound to the prisoner.
Mr. End said the wire was worth 2s. 9d. a-pound.
The prisoner said the wire was /left at her house, but not
by her husband. She begged thAt the Lord Mayor would
be so good as to discharge her, And to direct Mr. End to
pay her three drys and a half's wages, which were due to her.
The LORD MAYOR—Why don't you ask him to pay you
for the trouble you had in taking his wire about for sale ?
The prisoner was remanded.