The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-23 00:00:00

" THE INSOLVENT COURT.

" (FROM • CORAESFONDENT.)
" The Chief Centmissioner of the Insolvent Court 0
unwell, and was unable to attend last Friday. Whetler
his illness is contagious, and operates on those beneath blo'
or not, we cannot tell. Certain, however, it is, that 10
Dance, the provisional assignee to (he Court, who alone ,e
appointed to take all depositions, and attest the proce
of the unfortunate prisoners seeking relief under the 10'
solvent Court, did not attend last Saturday at the King.
Bench Prison, though last Saturday was one of the feil
days especially marked out for his attendance on all ths
debtor's prisons in the metropolis, and the consequence 0'
that many miserable beings will now have to linger tesol
days and weeks longer, as the vacation approaches, and
subjected, not only to the horrors of imprisonment, but 0
the upsetting of all their calculations, the disappointmel
of their friends, and it is more than possible, the want 0
food during the extra cmfinernent, which his absence
occasion.

....
"Hal this been a solitary instance, it would not hat's
been brought forward; but we are sorry to say it is not,
The evil frequently occurs, and many individnals and fe'
milks are plunged in misery, and compelled to taste tbe,
bitterness of hope deferred' from the . non-attendance
this gentleman on his appointed days. Whether it were
intended that poor ' white slaves' should dance attend•
anre on the provisional assignee, or that it is optional wit"
such provisional assignee whether he would attend or not'
or that indisposition really prevented such assignee fro
attending, we cannot tell. Whatever may be the Woe:
such is the fact, and it is high time that the Insolve:'
Debtors' Court should be made acquainted with the fact;
Sir .T. SCARLETT addressed the Jury for the- de
fendant, and Mr. BROUGHAM was replying, at the
time we went to press.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAV

OLD COURT.

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Margaret Hiker, the elder, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Margaret Howse, aged 13, 0"
Hester Hibner, the younger, with being an accessari
before the fact. Upon being placed at the bar, tbei
pleaded in a firm voice, not guilty.
Mr. ALLEY applied to the Court fer a postpone'
ment of the trial till next Sessions. It was a case at
tended with most serious and afflicting circumstances'
He had only received his brief last night; and the
indictment being of a very great length, he had Jr/
had time sufficient to carefully examine it.

After a short consultation,
Mr. Justice GAZELER informed the prisoners that
the Court taking into consideration the circumstance!
attending their case, had agreed to a postponemem
of their trial until next Sessions.

They were then removed from the bar. 'J'
younger prisoner is remarkable fine young vvornar',
and certainly looks incapable of committing tile
atrocious act with which she stands charged.
Timothy and Judith. Donovan were capitally
dieted for assaulting Jeremiah Connor,. and stetlirig
from his person 31., his monies.

The parties are all Irish; and it appeared bi
cross-examination of the prosecutor that be bad
ceived 15s. on account, and signed a paper, dech.tri.:
that the prisoners never had robhed.htm, but that he
made the charge at the time he felt much aggravated.
Mr. Sergeant ARABiN directed -the Jury to acqtl4
the prisoners.—Verdict, Not Guilty.