The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-23 00:00:00

to tether, perhaps a more extraordinary trial has sel•
dom been heard.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, AUG. 22.

James Jordan Gould, an unopposed insolvent,
applied to the Court on his petition to be discharged.
The insolvent, it appeared, held a situation in a
public office, from which he derived a salary of 110/.
per an/Wm, and; with no other ostensible dependance
than this limited incorhe, contracted debts with va-
rious tradesmen to the amount of several hundred
pounds, most of them within the short perio:l of otie
year. Amongst the various items in his schedule
are the following :—To a jeweller for various ar-
ticles of jewellery, 20/. ; to the landlord of the Ship
Tavern, Greenwich, 201. ; to a tailor in ItTent-
street, 50/.; to a hatter, for hats bad within one
year, 131.; and to a tailor (again), in Oxford-street,47l.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER observed, that al-
though the creditors did not appear to oppose the
insolvent, he should. The public should be pro-
tected by the Court ; and availing himself of the
power vested in him by the Act of Parliament, to
clieck such profligate extravagance as was exhibited
in th's case, he should mark the Court's indignation
by servericing the insolvent to six months' im-
prisonment.

The insolvent was evidently little prepared for so
" untoward" an event.

Mrs. Sarah Phillips, late of Bristol, whose debts
amounted to 2,5001., was opposed by Mr. WOOD•
ROFFE on behaq of a Mr. Davis.

The insolvent, who carried on the business of a
pawnbroker and silversmith, in Br:stol, became
bankrupt in 1830, and unable to pass her last exa-
mination, consequently did not obtain her certificate.
Her creditors were decidedly averse to her bank-
ruptcy, and 3001. out of the above amount were only
proved under it. It having further appeared that
she had accepted an accommodation bill, amounting
to fill., for her" son, who purchased her business
from her assignees, and is now carrying it on, and
that she is debtor for the amount,
The CHIEF COMmISSIONER stopped the case; and
having observed that the insolvent, an uncertificated
bank: upt—most uncertificated—had acted unjustly
in accepting bills for her son in that state, adjudged
her to be sent back to prison, and not again to come
before the Court, until she shall have received the
eonsent of three-fourths of her creditors.
George Graves, described as a wine-merchant,
was opposed by Mr. COOKE, on behalf of Messrs.
Lloyd and Hoskins, of Cannon-street, wine-mer.,
chants, for a debt, amounting to upwards of 2321.,
contratred with them, partly for wines, and partly
for money lent. Their original demand on the in-
solvent, whom they considered to be a respectable
young man, amounted to 2384, out of which he
only paid .51. some odd shillings, notwithstanding
be had disposed of the wines at the enormous profit
of 901. and upw.irds per cent.
The COURT, in passing judgment, observed that
the insolvent had acted with the utmost ingratitude
towards Messrs. Lloyd and Haskins ; and that this
was one of those cases in which it was painful to
see with what rapidi►y notions of common honesty
are abandoned by persons finding themselves in pe-
cuniary difficulties. The insolvent had contracted
the debt, if not fraudulently, at least without hav-
ing any reasonable prospect of paying it; in conse-
quence of which, the judgment of the Court was,
that he be imprisoned for a term of eight months from
the date of filing his petition.

THE MARKETS.

CET.—Aug. 22.
Per Ton. 5. &
Walls End Hi1da............ 19 6
Walls End Newmarcn.... 19 6
Walls End Riddell's .... 21 3
Bells Primrose«»» 16 9
Lambton's Primrose.... 20 0
Walls End Hetton ....... 21 6
Walls End Lambton 21 3
Walls End Stewart's.... 21 6
Walls End Adelaide --. 20 0
W. E. South Durham... 19 9
Walls End Tees 21 6
Cowpen... 2.1 6
Silkstone Field and CO.. 19 0
,e last market-day, 37.