The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Syrr. 26.

William Nen,* Wilsan,• an ensign in the army,
now on half-pay, was brought up from the King's
Bench, upon his petition to be discharged, but the
petition was opposed by several creditors.
• The insolvent, in his examination by Mr. NI-,
citou,s, stated that in February last he obtained a
letter of credit for 100/. from Messrs. Cockburn,
upon their correspondent in Paris, fer which he de-
posited 60/. At that time he possessed no hop-
_grounds or landed property in Kent, nor indeed had
he ever possessed any. The Learned Counsel then-
asked.the inSolvent upon what ground it was that
-he . had told Messrs. Cockburn,. when he obtained
the letter of. credit.from them, that he was in pos_
session...of-landed property in:Tient ? To whii:h he
replied, that b.telative of his named Parker, pos-
sessed land in•that county, .and it was upon that
ground that he considered himself justified in malt-
lag the statement that he had done..
Mr. ..Henry Thorins Foreman, the confidential
clerk of Messrs. -Cockburn, stated that he was pre-
sent in February last, when the letter. of 'credit was
obtained, which be said would not have been the
case but for the representations. whieh the insolvent
had made; and which'had all turned out false.

The-insolvent was then examined by Counsel on
.behalf of the two other creditors, one of whom
(-Mr. Woodworth) stated that' he kept an inn at
-Porto Bello; that on the 16th of September, 1827,
the.insolvent called at his house with s'friend, and
a horse and chaise, and that having taken some re-
freshment, he observed that be was going on a shoot-
ing • excursion, but that having left London before
his banker's house was open, he should be obliged
if Mr. Woodworth would cash a cheque for him, at
the same time drawing one for 201. upon Messrs.
Hart and Co., of Thames-street. Mr. Woodworth
cashed the cheque ; but on presenting it, was told
that the insolvent had no account at that house.—
He saw the insolvent the next day, when he en-
deavoured to obtain 101. more, but in that of course
he-was unsuccessful.

The insolvent was opposed by Mr. Edward Ger-
rard Shaw personally.
Mr. Pou,ocx, on the behalf of the insolvent,
submitted that the insolvent, if remanded at
should be imprisoned for a very short time.
We understand the insolvent was remanded for
two years.

PALACE COURT, SEPT. 26.
BROWN V. HUNTEAy,DS.D.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a
hackney-coachman, to recover of .the defendant, Dr.
Hunter, a physician, :the sum of 284, being the
balance of an account of 1221. for a horse, gig,
harness, and the body of a. chariot, The account
was trf seine standing, and included several tran-
sactions between
.the parties. The,defendant pleaded
-the:general issue, .
Mr. FLANAGAN . managed the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Ross conducted the defendant's.
A bill of particulars, setting forth the gob la de-
livered, was put in, and evidence given to prove the
delivery. Dr. llunter.waa alleged to have said he
paid the plaintiff his. claim.
Mr. Ross called a witness of rather slow
.appre-i
hension, who proved that .Dr. Hunter Airected
in the pakence of the plaintiff, to go and get a 11,
in ordeethat the account between himself and
plaintiff might be settled by them on the spot.
Mr. FLANAGAN, in cress-examination—lll be
obliged, to you if you will brighten up your brains a.
little before I talk to yOu. You are Dr. Hunter's
nian—a very useful man too, it seems, quite the
doctor's man of business ; you drive his coach, and
you draw up his bills, and—
, Wituess-7-No, .sir.
Mr..FLANApAN=Why, did you not just now say
you drew a bill for him. Well ; now was not Dr.l
Hunter at this time in what I call considerable dif-
ficulties?—Witness—No, sir.
Mr. FLANAGAN—You say you saw this bill of ex-
shange on the table in Dr. Hunter's room ?—Wit-!
uess—No, sir, I don't say I did.
Mr. FLANAGAN—You don't say it ; but did'nt you:
say it just now ?—Witness—No, Sir.
Mr. FLANAGAN—No ! Only listen to that ! I say
you did say it.
Mr. Ross (to Mr. Flanagan)—You want to thrust,
your favourite answer down the man's throat.
Mr. FLANAGAN—No, I don't, sir; I insist on it
he did say so.. •
Mr. Ross--I protest against this mode of con-
ducting a cause;
Mr. FLANAGAN—You protest ! you, indeed ! You
know nothing about it.
Mr. Ross--I know nothing about it ?
Mr. FLANAGAN,—No ; and you ought to stop till
you learn something, and not be interrupting. me.
Mr. Ross—l really must rise to reply to this --:
Mr. FLANAGAN—You need net then at all—you
are rising too often—you need not give yourself so
much trouble now.
Mr. Ross—l• insist that an answer is not to be
put into the mouth of my witness.
Mr. FLANAGAN—And a pretty witness he is for
you. -You had better go into the box with him, and
put both your brains together. You are irregular,
you
Mr. Ross--No, I did'nt
Mr. FLANAGAN--Yes you did ---
Mr. Ross—No, I did not.
Mr. FLANAGAN (to witness)--Did you see that
bill of exchange on the table ?
Mr. Ross—You asked him that question once.
Mr. FLANAGAN—Go to —; I'll ask it of him
six times, if I like.
Mr. FLANAGAN proceeded to cross-examine the
witness without further interruption, and then pro-
ceeded to deliver his reply, in the course of which
he stated that Dr. Hunter's assertion as to the pay-
Silent of the claim was a lie ; and he would Say it
was a lie, even though the Learned Doctor was pre-
sent in Court...
The Jury, however, thought differently, for they
found a verdict for the defendant.
The other cases possessed no public interest.

An additional military force is to be sent to
Cashel. Arrangements are about to be taken for preservo
ing the peace and security of the country.—Conk Constitzt-
lien.

While the office-bearers of the DumfriesHor-
ticultural Society were busy in the Old Assembly Room,
on the night of Wednesday last, arranging the fruit and
adjudging the prizes, one of the candle shades affixed to the
walls was observed shaking after a curious manner, as if
suddenly endowed with the power of locomotion. An in-
cident so novel naturally excited some attention, and when'
the shade was examined, two live bats were found at the
bottom of it ! How long they had remained ensconced in a
globe which appears to be a foot and a half high, and nearly
as much in circumference at top, nobody present was able
to conjecture ; but the probability is, that after falling or
flying in, they found it impossible to clamber up the slip-
pery walls of their glassy prison. One of the bats was
quite vigorous, and escaped by some chink the moment it
was released ; and the other, tUough more inanimate at
first, recruited after it bad lain for a few minutes on a win-
dow sill, and in the endtook mugin quest of its com-
panion. The noise of tongues and the glancing of candles
had, no doubt, roused the dormant animals; and but for
this circumstance, the fate.that seemed to await them would
have disproved for once that bats shun the light, and dis-
tinguished them as the only brace of winged mice that aver
aspired to the high honour of having a ball-room for their
sarcophagus, and a lustre for their coffin.......,pumfriee
Courier.