The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-24 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT-SEPT. 23.

Mark Nordan, an Israelite, was opposed by Mr. WOOD-
ROFFE on the part of Mr. Daly, bookseller, residing in
Leicester-street, and Mr. Lewis, bookseller, in the Poultry,
under circumstances of an extraordinary nature. Two cre-
ditors, named Burbidge and Oilier, appeared in person.
The insolvent had been a bookseller and picture-dealer
in Long-acre, where he carried on business for some time.
His debts amounted to 539/., of which sum 522/. had been
contracted since last March. The debt due to Mr. Daly
was 1274, and was incurred for new books last March upon
the representation of the insolvent that he had an order
from a " South American Gentleman." Mr. Daly took the
bills of the insolvent for the payment at four and six months.
The debt due to Mr. Lewis amounted to 42/., contracted
for books in May last, for which he gave him his acceptance.
The debt of Mr. Burbidge was for cabinet articles, and that
of Mr. Oilier was 02/. for prints. Some time after the goods
were delivered by Mr. Daly, he suspected that they had not
been supplied to the " South American Gentleman," and
took steps to ascertain the fact, and 'in June last dis-
covered that the goods were on the premises of the insol-
vent. He offered to take them back, and allow him 20/.
for the loss he had sustained in a journey to Liverpool. To
this proposition the insolvent refused to accede, observing
that the "length of his purse" was not known to Mr. Daly.
The other creditor (Mr. Lewis) also discovered his books
on the premises, and offered to take them back, which of-
fer was likewise rejected. The discovery was made in con-
sequence of Mr. Cox, a bookseller in Holborn, being in
treaty for the purchase of the books of the insolvent. The
insolvent affirmed that he had sold a part of his stock, in
which stock the books of the opposing creditors (Mr. Daly
and Mr. Lewis) were included, to a Mr. Owen, for 270/.,
and received the money. He admitted that he did ;not
know where Owen was now to be found. The reason, the
insolvent said, he had not sold the goods to the " South
American gentleman" was that he was not 'provided
with ready money. The insolvent attributed his in-
solvency to a loss he had sustained. He said that
on the 3d of July he took his seat on a Birmingham
coach in order to go to Douglas, in the Isle of Man,
to make a purchase. He had in his box 4701., of which
3001. was in sovereigns, the rest in bank notes. On arriv-
ing at Birmingham he missed his box. He did not make
it known, but came to London to inquire whether it had
been left behind. 11e found it had not, and went to several
Police Offices, and afterwards to the Police Commissioners
in Scotland-yard, and by their advice did not make the loss
public. He admitted that he had not mentioned the loss
to any of his creditors. On the part of his creditors it was
contended that the loss was a fiction, and that the money
had been concealed.

Mr. Commissioner BOWEN, in giving judgment, said the
insolvent had in March last obtained all the goods he could
for the purpose of making a purse. Having made that
purse he accounted for the disposal of it by saying he had
lost the money in the coach. He did not believe the story ;
it was incredible ; but he should not give his judgment on
that ground. He considered that the insolvent had fraudu-
lently contracted the debt due to Mr. Daly, Mr. Lewis, and
Mr. Oilier. At their suits he sentenced him to twelve ca-
lendar months' imprisonment.
The case lasted the whole day, and excited much interest.

We regret to record a lamentable instance of sudden
decease in this neighbourhood, which happened on Tuesday
last, to a much respected clergyman, the Rev. Henry Williams,
brother-in-law of Major. General Johnson, of Wytham-on-the-
Hill. Mr. Williams, who was staying for a short period with
his relative, had joined the village cricket club in a game
they were playing that afternoon, being at the time in perfect
health and excellent spirits, and had retired but a few yards
from the wicket from which he was bowling when he suddenly
fell upon his face, and was immediately picked up a corpse !
The lady of the deceased had retired from the field but a few
minutes before the melancholy occurrence. On the following
day, an inquest was held on the body by Mr. Edwards, the
coroner, when a verdict was returned to the effect that the
deceased died of an attack of apoplexy, He was vicar of
Malden, and perpetual curate of Cheselden, both in Surrey, and
was fifty-four years of age. He has left a daughter, an only
child.—,Stamford News.