The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-17 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER COURT--(THIS 1)i-

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Mr. Baron GURNEY, and a Common Jury, were allO4
morning engagiml in the trial of a cause in which composs
was sought for assault and false imprisonment.
The defence had not closed when our Reporter left.

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INSOLVENT COURT.—(THIS Di;
John Petit, a lieutenant in the navy, on half-pays BP'
on his petition to be discharged, and was unopposed. uolf
The insolvent attracted the notice of the auditors by #
culiar manner ; he rolled and rocked about in the box a 30.041
was op the sea. It appeared that he had been dis,toPei
under the Act within five years, and it consequently tt
incumbent on him to show that his present insolvelledecei
arisen from misfortunes, and that he had incurred no en.,;
sary debts. He said he had married since his discharg.,;"
had received no benefit from his wife. In giving a%' Co'
to a question, he turned about, to the amusement of the ,e
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he thought ihat•frer;
not in a fit state to be sworn to his schedule, a-,id in4uio"
the officer of the prison in which the insolvc_nt was e°n
whether he had been drinking? . 700 pti
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he insolvent exclaimed, Oh bless you, I give Y'
word, and my honour, I have done no such thing."
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The officer of Whitecross-s met Prison inform ot
Court that he had not been in a public-house since be
prison.
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The Attorney of the insolvent said it was his
ner ; he had a defect in his mina;, gO/111
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It further appeared, that since he had been in priso 0
of his property had been F.tolen, and, as he could not
the accused was released.
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The insolvent was discharged.
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CAUTION TO INSOLVENTS.—Patrick Eustace arril 1, l tip
discharged. He was discharged under the Act in Ari at A. '
he had left out of his former schedule a debt he oweddo
time, which he now inserted ;he had besides become t' ki
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tee for a person. • debt oo
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said the omission of lof,l
a serious matter, and a party had been indicted for Pei
that ground. oely
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The insolvent, an emerald lad, had kept a shop in ois
bourhood of London Bridge, and said the improve" io
ruined him. ditelitlii
The CovaT held that it was a fit case for the cre for/
consider their own interests, and adjourned the eiThii
insolvent to obtain the consents of three-fourths o
Peculiar
ditors.

Or hit
By command of H. Seymour, Esi , all the ro taor
connected with the House of Commons •met.that gentle tilof
morning, to take their orders from him as Sergesn'est
Howe. We believe there have been no changes tbet:
them, and their respective stations were pointed out t".0,01_4"
so that they will be all in readiness to conduct the 11.4
smoothly as if there had been no alterations in the r*::be'
of tho House. The approaches to the House, vi'it"lide;
ferent positions of the galleries, rendered this absdAttte'loo rot
sary ; but by the assiduity of all concerned, they, are toe e
fectly ready for their duties on Thursday. 'The j-Ile
Cartinneus has been entirely finished ; all theavennesto,9-
wise completed. The workmen will be entirely °tit cla
as they have nothing now to do but to finish the 14-
of the carpets in the Howe of Lords,