The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-17 00:00:00

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON DIARY.—FRIDAY, APRIL 18.—At the Court of-
Commissioners, Basinghall-street
Ackroyd and Co., Long-acre, carpenters lO,
Applegath, A., Stamford-street, printer
Bishop, li., Fordwich, soap.boiler ' lO
Collens, F., Pall-mall, man-milliner l-
l C., Rochester, carver ll
Cox and C., Little Britain. bankers l2"
Creswell, T., Cross-lane, fishmonger ll

COUNTRY DIARY.—SATURDAY, APRIL 19.
Cook, S., jun., Moorbarnes—Otlice of Mr. Wratislaw,'
Rugby
Edwards, It. and .1., Hales Owen—George, Bewdley ll
Minshull, C., Bordesley, Birmingham—Royal hotel, Bir-.
mingharn 41, I2
Murray, A., Liverpool—George, Liverpool
Peirce and Co., Merthyr Tidvil—Castle, Merthyr Tidvil
Sherwin and Co., Shelton, Staffbrdshire—Clarendon-build
ings, Liverpool l2

INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED.
Petitions to be heard at Portugal.street, Lincoln's-inst.field3s
April 22, at Nine.
• Armitage, Thomas, Louth, brasier
Blake, George, Langport, printer
Butler, William, Hampstead-road, china-dealer
Cooper, William, Bedfordbury, fruiterer
Hyman, Solomon, Whitechapel, hairker
Hewett, Samuel, Stockwell, stone-mason .
Kinson, William, Bath, shopkeeper
Lamont, William, Brighton, commissary-general
Lee, Thomas, Pentonville, spirit-dealer
Loader, Thomas, Devonport, agent
Mason, Charles, Covent-garden, medicine vender
Oxley, John, Newington, tailor
Pimlott, Caroline, Adelphi, spinster
Powis, William, Somers' town, clerk
Rees, John, ATdgate, cheesemonger
Scrrell, John, Camberwell, carpenter

COUNTRY.—AL the Courthouse, AL Stafford. April 110.

at Ten
Taylor, John, Wolverhampton, accountant
Goodall, John, Stafford, shoemaker
Hodgkiss, Thomas, Great bridge, coke-burner
Farmer, James, Yingswinford, collier
Robinson, William, StAlfbrd, victualler
Gordon, Jathcs Nantwich, tea-dealer
Hale, Thomas,'Wednesbury;•blacksmith - •
Oakden, John, Kingsley, schoolmaster
Woodroffe, William, hiarchington, farmer

On Monday, the 31st of March, the ceretriuny
cf laying the foundation-stone of the new parish church of
Staines took place. The day was very fine, and the con-
course of spectators considerable. The character of the
church is plain Gothic, to hold 1,000 persons, and the
cost 3,000/.

Yesterday' a man of the name of EDWARDS,.
while working out a barge laden with coals at QUeenbither .
had the misfortune to slip off the plank into the river.- H-'
companions,•on hearing the plash in the water, ran. to his
assistance, and instantly succeeded is getting hold of hi*
jacket, but instead of immediately dragging him out, they
barely kept his head above water, and began vociferating '
" beer, beer." The man in the water in a short time en,-
deavoured to speak, but had no sooner opened his mouth.
when a wave, owing to his head being kept so law, gently
glided down his throat,' and prevented him ; be was then
allowed to stand up, the water being at the spot about four
feet deep, but not to get out, and as well as the water in
his throat would allow, •bawled out- " beer." His black
companions, on hearing him mention the. word "beer,
immediately assisted him in getting into the barge, and the,
whole gang of them shortly after repaired to the Farnham-
Castle, in Trinity-lane, and ordered the landlord tnsendin
a gallon of beer, On inquiring into these curious proceed--
ings, it turned out that the coa:heavers had a standing
rule, that if any man falls overboard be is to be fined is
gallon of beer; but as. many of them, after being safely got
out, have refused to comply with the rule, they now keep
the unfortunate fellow in the water till he gives his consent
by calling out " beer," when they take him out, and proceed.
to a public-house, and drink a gallon at his expense....

BIRTHS.
On the 14th instant, in New London-street, the lady of
W. N. West, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 12th instant, at 't% esterham, Kent, Mrs. Charles
Thompson, of a daughter.
On the 11th instant, in St. James's-square, Lady Bar-
bara Ponsonby, of a son.