The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-21 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

Edward Lawrence, a young man, who described himself
as a gentleman, applied to be discharged, and was unop-
posed.
The insolvent was one of six children, neither of whom
had been brought up to any trade or profession. His pa-
rents were independent, and lived in the neighbourhood of
the Mile-end-road.

CHIEF COMMISSIONER—How do you expect to get your
living in the world ? Insolvent—l don't know.
It appeared that. about three years ago he married with-
out any fortune, and against his father's consent.
CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Thai was to mend the matter,
yourself being a pauper.
The insolvent was then examined as to his debts. The
first was one of 201. due to a jeweller, principally for rings,
which he said were for himself and wife.
CHIEF COMMISSIONER—So,you had them to decorate
your person ? Insolvent—Yes. 'There are all gone, even
my wife's wedding- ring.
The next debt be said was for gambling, and the next for
damage done to a phaeton which he had hired for an exeur-
ion to Epping.
'The Learned COMMISSIONER then warned him as to his
future conduct, and ordered him to be discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH. STREET.

Yesterday a couple of parish dustmen came to the office,
hauling with them Joe Taylor, an ex-chimney-sweep, whom
they had just detected in the high offence of " prigging"
dust on their beat.

One of the complainants in blue plush smalls, red gaiters,
yellow neckcloth, and full-bottomed fantail, with consider-
able warmth narrated the case to the officer :—This here,
you see, is the first hoffence vot veve conwicted this vagabond
001 bat I'll bet a farden cake as he's been a coming this
here prescious game till us poor. cripples wots in the dust-
ing hue is quite ruinated. Now this here's the pint, that
veve. never been able to get no dust nor no nuffin, out of a
gemman's back place in Clifford-mews for more than two
months, and as ve -werry yell know'd that the gemman vas
good for two load a month, with a hanchekuff of broken
wittles and a pot or two of beer, for them regular uns as
takes the stuff avay, ye natrally laid awake for the criminal.
So vot does my •mate do this here werry morning, but
voshes the dust off his wisage, and claps on a vite apern to
gammon as he vos a vaiter, and there he plants himself bang
agin the Mews, an' at the present moment he sees that ere
werry identical hindiwidual in the howdasherest himper-
intest manner as nobody never seed, go bang up to the
gerliman's dusthill and fill this here sack chock full of our
stuff. Mf mate gives me the hoffice, and I bolts out and
he bolts out, and ve lays hold on this here werry warment
as stands—(turning round)—vy strike me lucky if he ain't
vanished."

The fact was, while the dustman was engaged in telling
his story the sweep had watched his opportunity and had
walked off. The dustman, however, catching a glimpse of
him as he was turning the corner, hitched up his unmen-
tionables and men set off' after him at a slapping pace. A
smart chase now ensued down Carnaby-street, the passen-
gers respectfully making way for the delicate pair, the re-
sult of which was the recapture of the delinquent sweep.
He was brought back to the office and put to the bar be-
fore Mr. DYER and Mr. HALLS.
The charge was made as above, with the exception that
the dustman asserted that the prisoner had carried away
dust and ashes.
Prisoner—There warn't no ashes ; there vos only dust,
vich vosn't vorth nuffin to nobody, and that ere these here
persecutors knows werry well, for they neverf etches none
on it avay, and so it's chuck'd in the open street.
Clements, the officer, hinted to the Bench that it was by
no means uncommon for some of the inhabitants to com-
plain that their dust was suffered to accumulate for an in-
convenient time. The truth was, dustmen knew perfectly
well those houses where the cinders were properly sifted,
and they took care to call there as seldom as possible.
Even while the dustmen were at the office some of the in-
habitants had come to them antdherceommopnlsatirnaatnetd with them
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DYER
t Act and gave the prisoner the benefit of a
lenient interpretation by refusing to convict.
The sweep, on leaving the bar, shook his head, and re-
marked that it was no vunder as he'd scandalized himself,
for there vas the humanity-men vith their machinery had
ruined von-half of the trade, and now the new Hact had
starv'd tother half. So all as vas left to do for them as re-
mained vas to go a thieving.