The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-06 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAN. 5.

There were several opposed cases in this .day's paper, but
none of those disposed of contained any circumstances of pub-
lie interest. . .

IN THE MATTER OF JOHN IHUARAT.

Mr. Murray's petition was heard at Dover, before Mr. Com-1
missioner LAW, in the summer of 1825, when it appeared from
his ' examination, that he had formerly been au Ensign in the
51st Foot, but was generally known as " Captain" Murray a'.
Hatehett's, and other hotels. His opposing creditor was ?ir.
Asprey, of Bruton-street, Bond-street, to whom he walk in_
sy pistols, and other articles of
debted in the sum of 1971. tbr horses and jewellery. The. debts
in his schedule amounted to 2,000/. Having sold his ( : ,
having been ' •
Greenwood,o the disc '
alts
agents, Messrs. Cox and Gnwou , , c,e of a Ymill.
for 5001., and part of the proceeds dpAZduts._';o.n.
mili-
tary- debt, he applied the balance towardn the payment
le payment a
~ a debt of honour," of 9001., due tq a Lieutenant Lewis
while to his bona fide creditors he paid nothing. He, how-
property, with several of his tf.adesmen as security far their
i elairus. He further stated.. that
Greek gun
be was entitled to a rever-
isionary interest in 10,0004 'York the death of a lady, and the
ever, pledged horses,
property was vested in trustees i but be had
no
copy
of
the
deed
in his possesslem,.
•

Upon its thus appearing that there would be property sutticieLt
pAy all his debts, the creditors declined to preae for thejudgmeut
of the Court against dm insolvent, who was therefore ordered
to be discharged, upon filing au attested eopy, of the deed in the
office.

A ease, with the copy of the, deed, having been subsequently
laid before 11r. Bell, of Linenlife-inn, by the solicitor- of Mr.
Asprey, the Learned Counsel stated, as his opinion, that the assig-
nees took no interest under the deed which they could enforce
against the trustees; it being wholly in their power either to
make the, insolvent any allowance or not.
Under these circumstances, a rule Nisi was obtained by Mr.
HEATH, calling upon the insolvent to show cause why his dis-
charge should not be revoked, and his petition dismissed, on the
ground of his having misrepresented the nature of his interest in
this property. _ .

. . .
Mr. Commissioner LAW was cleariy of opinion that the ilisol-
of no wilful rnisrepr eie nt a tio it, to the na-
tvueinet
uhfatdhbeedeenedg-u i I ty
deed.

The COURT, 11Rder these circumstances, discharged the rule.

Tilt only business of any interest in the House yesterday, was
the p, ,g of the stamp act. fify this measure the representatives
of the peopie have violated their pie.hre not to pass any money'
bills tilt the questionuf the double duties vac fully disposed of.
_.-1
That the stamp act is a money-bill cannot be denied; but it is
contended that it is passed in consequence of its proceeds wing
applied to the taking up the island debt on certificates, as it be-
comes due. The fact is, that the proceeds of the stamp law are
appropriated as a part of the aggregate of taxes raised, and are
to all intents included in the general bala-nceaccount of the public
ledgers. The real cause of hurrying the bill through the House,
is to put in a complete state of security the appointment of his
Grace's servant to the office of Commissioner of Stamps. With
all that respect we really do feel for his Grace, we consider that
the public will think with us, that the representativsa of, toe
people ought not to have been so lavish of this present, (for such

it is to his Grace), as it gives him the honour of appointing his
dependents to the offices of Commissioner of Stamps, and indi-
rectly, that of Deputy Receiver-General for Spanish Town, until
they had ascertained' something about the double duties.
The country will, we are afraid, be disappointed in the expec-
tation it has formed of the firmness of the legislature. A com-
promise of the constitutional tights of the island will bg made by
the Assembly ; they will pass a tonnage-duty bill to provide for
the payment of the salaries to the custom-house officers, as fixed
and regulated by the mother country, and then the Act of Par-
liament, with the Government order founded upon it, will cease
to operate. In other words, the British Government says, "we are
resolved to tax you to pay certain sums of money, that we, in de-,
fiance of your constitution, will appropriate as we please; but as,
you are such children as to be content with the representation for
the reality, we will gilie you a legislative toy for your amuse-
ment—we will have the money, and we will appropriate it as we
please; but then we will gratify you 6y allowing you to affix
" passed the Assembly, David Finlayson, Speaker," to our man-
date, to get your money for any officers we may choose to fasten
upon you. The money must be raised for these officers, and by
parity of reasoning for any sinecures we may choose to create."
This is the plan which our Assembly, we fear, will submit to.

ANTIGUit.
(From the TVeekly Register, Nov. 14.)

We have just learnt, on good authority, that Captain Cham-
bers, the senior naval officer on th:s station, has declared his in-
tention to seize all British vessels, which, after the Ist of Decem-
ber next, may be found proceeding from any of the neighbouring
foreign ports with articles of the growth, produce, or manufac-
ture of the United States. Tbis determination, it will be seen, is
lat variance with the notice issued by the Collectors of his Ma-
-1 jesty's Customs here, and inserted in the preceding page ; although
we understand the Order in Council of the 27th of July is con-
structed in the same way at Barbadoes as it has been by Captain
Chambers.