The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-17 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

" A JOKE" AND " NO JOKE."--. William Young, an
itinerant vender of " pies," whose face exhibited a perfect
picture of good humour, was opposed by Mr. COOKE, on
the part of two creditors, named Weller and Thraell, the
former a tailor and the latter an ironmonger. He was
supported by Mr. WoonitoFFE.
Theed was casebefore
aff
therd cu
d considerable o
rton Tuesday,
w
merriment h e n
h e wasthe i o
n sor-
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venrt to produce his detaining creditor, a person named
Clifford, the keeper of a " Tom and Jerry shop," at " Bog
Island," Croydon, in the neighbourhood of which the in-
solvent and his creditors resided. The insolvent had
dealt with Mr. Weller some time. He told him when he
obtained his last suit of clothes that he did not wish it
known, hut he had five houses and some other property in
the country, mentioning the name of a place. He after-
wards said he wanted a pair of gaiters to go down and sur-
vey his estate, and, as Mr. Weller believed his story, he
let him have them. The insolvent had told the Fame tale
to the son of Mr. Thraell.

Mr. Commissioner HARRIS inquired of the insolvent
where his property was situated? The insolvent—
Where ? Why no where. —(A laugh.)
Mr. Commissioner HAIRIS—Do you mean to say, man,
that you did not tell your creditors you had property ?
Insolvent (laughing)—That's another thing; 1 suppose I
did. It was all a " joke."—(Laughter.)
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS—AII a joke ! I think it
no joke.
pushed the joke
The creditors thought the insolvent had
too far.
aI I .IL—n s all.
—dtlaNuVglhiyteyno; see I ann a joking old fellow, that's
Atlr.
obtained
not present to give evidence.
T
he detaining
creditor was not forthcoming when called,
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Mr. COOKE said he should pray the dismissal of the in-
solvent's petition. He had a witness who could prove
vnd Tliall told a
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that, when the insolvent was before the Court onTuesdav,
his wife was " playing with Clifford, at skittles, or ' knock
'em down,' at Bog Island."—(Roars of laughter.)
Mr. WOODROFFE—Paying with his wife don't seem
very friendly. Perhaps he wants to keep him in prison.
—(Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS considered there had been
" joking" enough in this case, and ordered the petition to
be d.sinissed.

STATISTICS OF ODESSA.—The city of
Odessa, which has not been founded more than 40 years,
has extended its limits with such rapidity on account of the
immense commerce of which it, is the centre, that it has
become one of the most important cities of the empire. It
contains twelve boys schools and six girls' schools, com-
prising a total of 2,000 pupils; one public library, three
subscription libraries for strangers, and one for natives ; a
museum ; a club-house ; a commercial assembly room ;
two printing-Offices and a lithographic establishment; a
charitable society of ladies; an agricultural society; a
botanical garden ; and an It khan opera. Ttiere are 6,000
houses, containing a population of 50,000 souls ; 900
shops ; 1,533 cellars ; 40 gardens, planted with tree. to
the extent of 13,000 square feet. There are 252 mills,
and at the end of 1832 the extent of the vineyards was
3,592,705 square fret, and an immense extent of wave
land had been cleared. Two newspapers are published,
the one in Rossi in, the other in French ; literary and
agricultural information being added as a supplement, as
also the transactions of the Agronomique Society.