The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-16 00:00:00

Mr. STURGEON, for the bankrupt, contended that hie
client bad been justified in coming to that court. He
had been arrested at Worcester, and threatened with
arrest at Chester. As regarded the bankrupt's not hav-
ing kept proper books, and his expenditure having been
considerable, that Court would not regard the cases of
a literary and scientific man and retail traders as being
the same. The former was necessarily led, from his
position, to incur expenses; and, looking to the fact that
the bankrupt had a wife and ten children, the expendi-
ture of 941 L for one year and eight months could net be
considered very excessive.
The COMMISSIONER remarked that he bad beard
nothing from the bankrupt respecting any proposal to
pay his debts.
Mr. STURGEON Said that it would be of no use for the
bankrupt to make a proposal, as it would be totally out
of his power to carry it out. The case was a most la-
ntahle one. Cases were heard of in fiction, but those
of fact were sometimes worse.
Ilia .7-10NOUR said that, acting in a court of justice, it
must he considered that the calamity was not all on one
side. It was very lamentable to see the position in
which the bankrupt was placed, but it must be consi-
dered that he had brought it on himself. It would be
found that the debts, including the balance of those
sated to be secured, amounted to 8,000/. It was urged
that being a literary man, he was led to incur expenses.
Then es to not keeping books and account: in the, ordi-
nary manner of a trajer, incurring a large amount of
debts—ens such a person entitled to come te the Court
of Bankruptcy, which was only intended to benefit the
unfortunate trader? Ile had struggledno for twenty years
Kith old debts upon him. It must be remembered that
there were two courts of justice—the Insolvent Debtors'
Court and the Court of Bankruptcy—and while those two
courts were in existence, they oueht to be kept distinct.
Where a man had expended more than his means-would
!show, and parted with all his property to pay debts
for which be was not pressed, that gas a case for
the Insolvent Debtors' Court, to which power was given
of remanding a man to custody. If a man got into diffi-
culties, which some literary men did, the creditors ought
to be called together to ascertain what there was, in the
Literary Gazette, or other things ; but that was not
done in this case. In order to get rid of his debts the
bankrupt had made away with all his property, and then
came to this court for the purpose of preventing a person
from doing what he was allowed by law to do. It could
not be held that a gentleman was to struggle on for
several years, and when somebody went against him that
he was to come to this court, ask for a certificate, get it
granted, and be relcaed from all his liabilities. It was
making a mockery of a court of justice. It had been
said that he had had the misfortune of being
obliged to support a broker's man in possession.
The misfortune was, that the bankrupt was
living in a house well furnished, with a representa-
tion given to the world that it belonged to him ; but if
any creditor attempted to take possession, they would
be told that the property belonged to another party. It
was stated by the bankrupt that he bad been in difficul-
ties for many years, but only three or four months be-
fore the bankruptcy he assigned the Literary Gazette to
his son, and the excuse for that was, that the mortgagee
was pressing. Taking all there circumstances into con-
sideration, more particularly that there were two courts
of justice—one for the real trader who had been unfor-
tunate, and one for the person who bad traded in insol-
rency—the Court could not, in justice to the public,
grant this gentleman a certificate. It must be wholly
refused.

Mr. STURGEON applied to the Court to grant protec-
tion, in order to afford the bankrupt the opportunity of
appealing to the Vice-Chancellor in Bankruptcy against
his Ilonour'i decision.

His HoNoun. granted protection for twenty-one days,
;0 give the bankrupt this opportunity.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 15.—8 y an error yestsrday in
aiding the weight of the ballast, &e., on board the
Magicienne steam-sloop, the total was stated to be
2,093 tone, whe❑ the actual quantity was nearly 1,300
tons.

The Lords of the Admiralty have, at the request of
Captain Austin, C. 8., ordered six vulcanized india-
rubber sheets for the several vessels about to proceed
on the Artie expedition. The sheets are for the pur-
pose of temporarily closing holes should they occur in
any of the ships' bottoms under water, or for effecting
slight repairs in the sea cocks of marine steam-engines
without the necessity of placing the vessel in a dry dock
or laying her on the shore. The use of these sheets
was suggested by Mr. Cow, late master boat-builder at
this dockyard, and have been used most effectually in
keeping the water out whilst the sea cocks have been
repaired. They have been supplied to several of the
steam-vessels on foreign stations and to many of her
Majesty's ships.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—THURSDAY.
(CONCLUDED).
The Sheffield and Rotherham Stakes of 6 sovs. each,
h ft, and 40 added. One mile. (12 Subs.)
Mr. B. Eddison's Eliza Middleton, 3 yrs, 6st 21b
Mr. B. Green's Osbaleleston, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Basham) 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
J. Taylor's Luxor, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (Jenkinson)—Mr. G.
Bartin's Didsbury, 4 yrs, Bst (W. Oates)—Mr. Cowell'a
Patrick, 4 yrs. Tat 131 b (Ilughes)—Mr. Styan's Ellen,
5 yrs, ist (B. Smith)—Mr. Barker's Young Bamboo, 3
yrs, 6st 121 b (Wakefield, jun.)—Mr. J. Shepherd's Kill
or Cure, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Charlton)—and Mr. Rickaby's f
by Touchstone, out of Lady Emily, 3 yrs, sst 121 b
(Osborne).
Betting-3 to 1 agst Didsbury-3 to 1 agst Osbaldes-
ton-4 to 1 agst Kill or Cure-5 to 1 agst Eliza Middle-
ton. Won very cleverly by a length; the same between
second and third.