The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COVRT.—(T}rs DAY.}

George Andrew Fox was opposed by Messrs. !Wittepon. and
Co., Messrs. Nicholls and Rutson, and Mr. John Batten, all
of whom appeared in person.—Mr. lIKATR supported the pt.
titihrim—k was alleged against the insolvent that he had coif,
tracted debut at a time when he lied not a reasonable expects-
lion of discharging them, and had fraudulently made away
with, or concealed his property. The insolvent was examined
at great length by his several oppoaing creditoes, relative
to the disposition of effects in his possession before be rendered,
to prison. It appeared that he had been induced to accept, a
bill of exchange for a person of the name of Macdougal, who
promised to advance hintmoney to, carry on his 141FirlOSM---
but he neglected old° so. At length the Insolvent wasar..
rested by Mr. Collins; a Solicitor, the holder of the hilt.
Mr. Heath saidithat Mr. Collins was the holder of, all the
.bills, and near forty. prmcipcs of, action could l?e prodoced, as
issued by that person, who, however, did not venture to come
info Court to oppose the insolvent.
The insolvent stated, that at the time. he gave the bill which
kd to his Imprisonment, he owed no ilebt, of his ewn upon
whieFehecould be arrested; he never received a farthing on
the bill; upon which he was arrested.
It appeared however, that when he was out on bail, ,he con.
tracted a debt for timber, and stated at the time that he should
be able to pay for it when'the credit expired.
Mr. IlEavKaddressed the Court on behalf Of the Insolverit,
.and subinitted that there had been no proof that the insolvent
had not reasonable expectation at the time he contracted
the debts, which formed the ground' for opposition.
The CHtra, CoatCoataerBSlONEß obeerved, that several of the.
creditors had failed to make out a ease, but not so Mr. Battess,
of whom the insolvent had bought furniture which his circum.
itences did not warrant; the Court would therefore confine him
'for a short period at the suit of that creditor.
• , The prisoner was ordered to stand for judgment when his
schedule shall have been amended.
Wm. Mitton was before the Court on the 213th. of November
last, when he was remanded generally to produce certain books
or papers, connected, or supposed to be connected, with his
estate ad effects. The insolvent hail thus complied with the
order.of Court, and obtained leave to come up this day for his
discharge,; but, upon his mine being called, the officer of the
prison where he is confined declared him to be out of custody.
Upon enquiry, it turned out, that the night before he was
to have come up, for his discharge, the detaining and opposing
creditor sent down his discharge, to the gate of the prison, and
he was in comequence liberated.
It often falls to the lot of public Journalists to record the
frauds commi ted by Insolvent Debtors, but it would appear that
the fraud does not always lie on one side, for the conduct of this
opposing ertditor appears highly reprehensible. After having
kept his debtor in prison for several months, and put him to the
expenco of petitioning this Court, the detaining creditor, by
his own act, closes the door of liberty which the Legislature had
operate to an unfortunate insolvent. It would be well that
there should be an enactment to prevent a recurrence of this
frequent and oppressive grievance.

SPORTING I N'rELLIGENCE.

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RIA

The great race for 300 sovereigns, between Captain Payton,
of Caxton, Cambridgeshire, and IL Iliddoe, a relative of ,the
great Yorkshire runner of that name, took place on Wednes.
day, over 3 miles of prepared ground, between Stilton and Pap:
worth, the Captain receiving 5 minutes of time, and to start at
opposite ends. The distance WA4 26 miles, arld was performed
by Capt. Payton in 156 minutes, 25 seconds. Ili/locs win twit
in the tilst !kink, Usigned without trying - the last mile';
having' been 151 minutes n 'iterondkretforming24 stiles: ,John.'
son, a runner from Northampton, was matched on' the %nutria,'
for 10 sovereigns, to run a mile in 5 seconds within 5 minutes',
and he won by 4 seconds.