The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-30 00:00:00

'QRTL,4Mi PLACE ANY.

.adjourned. !meeting of
.the Credit Ors
took' place yesterday,
.at
where there was a great conccur:e of people attraa-
ed, as it Should appear; More by ctiiiOsity than, busi-
ness. Several persons seemed to come prepared to
ask perplexing qtietions.. The first interrogatory
" What became of all your plate ?", Mr.
KING answered, " it was chiefly sold by auction in
Portland-place." O." Had You. any in Weymouth.
street ?" A. " I had sortie reserved, but sold it
to ,E;7ERITI, of Verner's-street." Another
persoi demanded what amount of plate• Mr. Kit4G
had in Weymouth-street when the Officers broke
into his house ? He answered about ten pounds.—
The successive questions were then put—Was it
not'ten ? 'Was it not twenty ? Was it not fifty ?
He at first seemed perplexed at the oddity of these
questions; but quickly recovering himself said, " I
see whit these questions mean. When I was
in France, a gentleman there begged of me to bring
over some trinkets to Messrs. PAYNE, SI\%.ITH; and
Co. Bankers. When I was dragged from my house
some execution's were carried into it, which swept.
all my appai-el, and even iny favourite dog. When
this information •was conveyed to me, I wrote to
Lady LANESBORCiUGEt to let every thing go, to
bear all afilidions with patience; but to take care of
the trinkets which had been confided to me, that
they-might be delivered conformably to the direc-
tions; which they accordingly were."
A Gentleman then got up and said, he knew the
French Gentleman alluded to, who had since arrived
in London, recovered his effeas, and expressed his
astonishment at the fidelity of the present Bank-
rupt.
A person, of the narrie of Wells, then endeavoured
to establish a debt, btit altogether fdled in it.
A number of other persons also put some queS-
tions; which appeared to be so irrelevant, that the
CoMmissioners did not think the Bankrupt bound to
answer them. •

Mr. KING said, he should be glad to answer
every one of them, that the greater investigation
his affairs underivent, the more-should he be irindi-
cated; that his charaaer through life had been mis-
represented, which made him rejoice at any discus-
sion that brought him fairly before the world ;
that when tIC Officers made a Caption in a manner
which the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
had warranted, but of which in his opinion, the
judges of the other Courts would not approve, as
being contrary to the antient law of the land—
Here the Conimissioners interrupted him, saying
they could not sit and hear him arraign the conduct
of any of the, Judges.
Mr. KING then proceeded, saying, that he enter-
tained no opinion or principles which he would not
alWays avow, and he was now certain of being in
the right, because after the singular caption in ques-
tion had been made, executions by
,another set of
Officers came into the house, took away 'even to
his laat article of linen, and thUs fist left him in
absolute indigence..
Many questions were put by vations Creditors
and Solicitors, and though Mr. AGAR attended
there as Counsel for the Bankrupt, the ingenuity of
the latter was sktch, that unaided I,y the able pro-
fessional advice he might have resorted to, he did
• not hesitate to answer, himself, to all the interroga_
tories. ThiS frank and open ,condud appeared to
have made a strong impression on the Commis-
sioner's, who observed that they believed no one
could have any more to say ; for which reason they
thought they might then look into the securities,
whit!' though, perhaps, not all Vainablei amounted
to at least 90,0001.
Mr. HAthyrciN (an Attorney) said, that though
he was adverse to Mr. KING, be thought him a man
easily robbed, as he knew a Clergyman who had
obtained idol, in a very easy manner.
There being no more dertiands to be made, nor
questions asked, the Commissioners, who as well
as many, others, probably expelled a different
view. of this business, thought themselves highly
justified in passing the tankrupt's examination.

ttivErii-GAiDEN.The Pantomime last night
drew a crowded Audience, that seemed well pleased
with the repetition- of Harlequin's tricks, I and
we have no feat that during the Holidays at least,
a Hatedi will be moved for to bring him before any
other bar than that at which he now appears. If
Mts. Wv.B.lioNV were less stiff' in her movenients,
she would be more pleasing.
We have he:rrd; with great pleasure, that a num-
ber of very resped'anle Gentlemen of Bristol, and
its vicinity, have it in contemplation to establish a
Society there, similar to that formed in, the Metro-
polis, for The Preservation of Morals and Suppression
of t''ice.--.May their meritorious efforts prove suc-.
cessful

• A new colour has been lately starred amongst the
I"arisiaas; which i 3 called Couleur de Diable en.
rhune.

The Duke of GRAFTON's hounds, as they are
stilloalled (though now resigned to Lord SOUTH.
iassitorqi met at the Hyde, Hengrave, on Monday
moi.!ingi to a very full field, consisting of nearly
iso horsemen ; among whom were his Grace,
the Earl of EtrstoN, Lord SOUTHAMPTON, Lord
CHARLES FITZROY, Lord BRomE,...and almost all
the principal Gentlemen of the neighbourhood.—
They did not find, hoWever, till after tWo o'clock,
near Ixworth ; when, after a hard run of above two
hours,, and it being nearly, dark, Reynard took to
earth, and escaped the,Vigilance of his pursuers.
Mr, GtAIWIN, it seems, is about to bring for-
ward a life of the Poet CHAUCER. Such a work,
if executed With candour and impartiality, must be
a valuable 'addition to English literature ; but not-
withstanding reports to the contrary, we hope it
will he found that the Biographer does not mean,
under the covet of an attack upon the Monks of
former times, to convey a satire on the Clergy of
the present day, and to insinuate

" That Priests of all religions are the same."

As Madame RECAMI Ca has furnished her brd-
chamber in so magnificent a style, it seems veiy
evident that she does not mean to confine it only
to berfrlf.