The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-30 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY COURT, Aua. 29.

An old man named Robert Roberts, a horse-
dealer, a debtor to the estate of Mr. Joseph Ma-
berly, was brought before Mr. Commissioner FoN-
BLANQUE under these circumstances :—He had been
summoned several times before the Commissioner
to make some arrangement for the payment of the
debt, but he treated the applications with the most
peefect indifference, and the Commissioner there-
fore issued a warrant against him, upon which he
was arrested this morning, and brought in custody
into Court. The Commissioner called upon him
for some explanation of his conduct, when he begged
pardon of the Court, and pleaded ill-health and
poverty.
The COMMISSIONER said he must make some ar-
rangement with the official assignee for the payment
of the debt, and also pay the expenses of being
taken into custody.

John Turner, of Lynn, watchmaker, was brought
before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque to pass his
examination. He was opposed by several creditors
for having improperly made away with property
subsequent to the issuing of the fiat. The solicitor
was proceeding with the examination, when the
Commissioner interposed, and said that if the
bankrupt persisted in answering the questions in
the unsatisfactory manner he had done he should
be sent to Newgate for contempt. From the un-
willingness which the bankrupt evinced to account
for his property it was impossible he could pass his
examination that day, and he thought therefore it
ought to be adjourned tine die. The solicitor
agreed to this arrangement, and the case was ad-
journed. The bankrupt was deprived of bis pro-
tection.

KILLARNEY PETTY SESSIONS, Aua. 20,

A TALE OF A TEAPOT.—Mrs. Johanna Mahony,
charged Mrs. Betty O'Leary with saisin her by the
crap o' the neck, calling her a thief, swearing she
would make an open show of her, and demanding
satisfaction for a certain utensil called a taypot. She
furthermore dragged her, in utter disregard of the
delicacy of her situation (Mis. Mahony being just
now in a most interesting condition), down through
the main street of this picturesque town, and would,
as deponent verily believed, have continued to drag
her until the present moment, had not a reverend
gentleman come to the rescue, and delivered her out
of her tender grasp.
Mrs. O'Leary owned the soft impaychment. She
did meet Mra. Mahony on Thur4day, and was not
sorry for it. That wasn't the first time she had seen
her, "for last year," said the respondent," when I
lay on the flat o' my back in the thick of the cho-
layra, she used to be commit] back and forrid, out of
friendship"—(here Mrs. O'Leary winked emphati-
cally)—" and think'n the Almighty would take me
to himself, as he did many a poor sinner besides,
she walks off wid my taypot; but blessed be his
Iloly Name, and thanks to Docthur Mac Diermot,
I'm to the fore to claim my own."

JUSTICE-But why assault her ?
Mrs. O'Leary—What for did she stale my article ?
Mrs. Mahony now announced her intention of
relating the whole course of neighbourhood by which
the teapot had come into her possession, but at the
earnest request of the Bench she spared herself that
trouble, and produced the chose of action in Court.
A most venerable concocter of hot water it seemed
to be, and might for its antique appearance have
claimed kindred with the Lachrymal: which the
curious root up from the ruins of Pompeii. It was
exhibited to the public gaze; but no sooner did Mrs.
O'Leary scan its dimensions, which had been re-
duced since it came into Mrs. Mahony's custody,
by the mutilation of the spout, than she set up a
yell beyond all magisterial control, and would have
much discomposed the dignity of the Bench but for
a divarsion created by a row out of doors. The
factions of the Lynches and the Aitons had " come
into town for justice," but thinking it long to wait,
till tile affair of the teapot should come to a termi-
nation, they agreed to settle their little dispute with
the help of a few cart-loads of Mr. M'Adam's
handywork, which lay very handy to them. The
war-shout of these parties rolled back the reverbe-
rations of Mrs. O'Leary's shrill pipe through the
open windows, and justice had to lean on her elbow
until the din was over. Then the case was resumed,
and Mrs. O'Leary affixed the price of half-a-crown
on her shattered article.

Half-a-crown," said the worthy President of
Court ; " I would pay that myself sooner than lose
my time about such a rotten concern."
" Rotten, yonr Worship !" said Mrs. O'Leary;
" with great respect to you, 'tis rale Injee chany."
"Well, no matter for that ; you had no right to
assault a respectable young woman, and charge her
with being a thief."
" Why did she insinyate herself into my room,
like a pet-fox rummagin from hole to corner to thry
what she could pick up ?"
The Magistrates recommended a friendly ad-
justment of the dispute, and appointed a good-
humoured-looking male spectator to act the part of
an umpire between the ladies ; but in his efforts to
produce a composition he had nearly got the taypot
reduced to fragments against his own pate, and the
Court finally took informations of the assault, and
transferred the ladies to the assistant Barrister.

The branch railway to Leith continues to
progress, the levelling is nearly complete to the Fishwive's
Causeway, while the upper soil has been removed from the
line on the Craigentinney property, preparatory to opera.
tions there. It may now be hoped that by next summer
Leith will be in possession of at least some of the advan-
tages peculiar to a loading port.—EdinburghAdvertiser.

SIR WILLIAM COURTENAY.—Mr. Torn,
as is well known, carried on the spirit and malting trade
at Pydar-street, in this town (Truro), where he was con•
sidered a mm of good abilities, and possessing information
rather above his class ; it is also true that by his marriage
he acquired some property. An illness about two years
since rather disordered his intellect, but, under proper ma-
nagement, he so far recovered as to be able to conduct his
business. About 18 months ago he went with a cargo of
malt to Liverpool, and which he sold there for about
1,0001. With this money he set out on his adventures,

took up his abode at Canterbury, where he assumed the
name of Courtenay ; said he was the son of Lord Courte-
nay, for many years a voluntary exile from this country ;
that he had travelled extensively, bad resided amongst the
Turks, been an inmate in the tents of the Arabi, and was
a Knight of Malta. He contrived to get acquainted with
same respectable families at Canterbury and in the neigh-
bourhood, profes.ed high Tory principles (whilst at Truro
he was a stanch Recottner), actually stood at the last ge-
ner.ll election for Canterbury on the Tory interest, and
was very near being returned, being defeated by a few votes
only. Since that time he has shown rather more eccen.

tricity, and having, at a trial relative to a smuggling
transaction, sworn that he witnessed some circumstances
at a particular time and place, when it was clearly proved
that he was thirty miles off at the moment, he was in-
dicted for perjury, and, being found guilty, was sentenced
to be imprisoned for three months, and afterwards to be
tr insported for seven years. It appears that when he
found himself incarcerated, and without friends or money,
he let fall some hints that lel to an application to his
fri:nds here; when Mrs. Tom and Mr. Hugo, who is
married to her sister, went to Maidstone, where they at
once recognised the fugitive, of whom, for so long a time,
they could hear no tidings. That Mr. Tom is deranged
there can be no reasonable doubt, though there is a strange
method in his madness, and it is supposed that Govern-
ment will remit his sentence, on an undertaking by his
friends that he shall be properly looked after.— West
Briton.

POIsONOUS SNAKE.—On Wednesday last,
as
tahe d
partyg fs
gentl
suddenlyem
pointed,
e n 'ereshooting oony D„ti
who cb
accompanieda l Moor, one
of
the party cried out, " a snake, a snake ! raised his
gun to strike it, but before he accomplished this, the snake
reared on his tail, and stung him on the hand. The boy's
father on coming up, and seeing. what had been done, also
made a blow at the snake, but it stung him too. By the
time the party reached the Moor-house, tl.e arms of both
the father and son were much swelled, the son's so much
so that the sleeve of his coat had to be rpped up. The
pain, on one occasion, was so severe that the boy fainted
under it, and some fears were entertained for him. Both
father and son were conveyed to K lbarchan, where they
are still confined. The snake, which was about 22 fees
lung, was killed,--444erden Herald,

ug Of
ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE Ah-- S
STEAM-PACKET.
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On Sunday evening as the Hero was ret'ltlie
to London, when about half-way from Gravege°",rito
attention of the captain (Large) was called t° fore
of" Stop her! stop her!" proceeding from tbeetlf
part of the vsssel. The engines were instein
stopped, when a• passenger informed the cid
that only a hat had fallen overboard. The .0
had resumed its progress for a few yard;, il4
after a slight delay, from the difficulty of learitge
the truth from the passengers in the fore deck, 0
the confusion which prevailed in that pa,rt:to
captain being informed, for the first time, t" ;g0
man was overboard," the engines were ';tl
promptly stopped, and a man was observedo•
distance of twenty or thirty yards in the wok!,
vessel, swimming and floating alternately, with tY '
prising ability. Two or three boats had bYdv
time put off to his assistance, arid, being Picked td
a punt, he was placed aboard the steamer 0
to
cheers of the numerous and alarmed pas,sehtiprof
who were in a state of great excitement. irmitt
fortunate man, it was reported, had jump" ri
b^ard from off the rail which supports the bowqbe
in bravado, declaring that he would do "what
man could dare attempt ;" but on inquiring o„te
sufferer, who, except being in a very eaba"-01
state (from the time he had been in the water', ei
exertion of swimming, being encumbered by °fort,
coat, in addition to his usual apparel), was un
this report turned out to be unfounded. mg °,/
account of the accident is precisely as followl;iog
That sitting on the fore part, above the rail "pig
(but perfectly sober), either from the motion ° lit
vessel, or from the pressure of the passengelNli
lost his balance, and falling overboard, imEneulfevtlie
felt the draught caused by the revolution 0' of
paddle-wheel. He with wonderful presellee .1
mind, and happily being a most expert swiminehiloi
this most critical juncture struck off, and thus, uk`,4
clear of the wheels, his intention was of °36-10
towards the shore; in doing so he was picked 11‘„,Ptdr
before mentioned, at the distance of at least 100 rifle
from the packet. His escape was declared by aid
captain to have been miraculous, as falling as he of
in the way of the vessel, and when at the ,terhlo
her speed (from ten to twelve miles an hourP;011
the paddle-wheel caught but an inch of his lieljoie.
immediate destruction must have been inevilhood
The sufferer is a shopkeeper in the neighboor';
of Spitalfields, and thus, through the merciful ost
terposition of a kind Providence, he has bee°l/304
wonderfully preserved to the support of a Wile
young family.