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London, England, 1827-02-08 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, FEB. 7.

Yesterday Miss Page, a young lady (under age, as she said,
when she contracted her opposing creditor's debt), possessing the
remains of a faded beauty (now a resident within the walls of
Banco Regis), appeared before hie Majesty's Commissioners, to
receive the benefit of the Legislative Act of 7th Geo. I V:, whose
discharge was opposed by Mr. Custard, as.holder of two bills of
exchange, which it appeared she had accepted in favour of her
father. From the examination of Mr. Cooke (Counsel for the
opposing and detaining creditor), it appeared that in 1822 she
resided in Royston-street, Rrompton, and had subsequently re-
moved to Regent-street, Pall-Mall, and lately to Margaret-street,
Cavendish-square., where she had contracted debts with Messrs.
Doxey and Co drapers, for livery clothes for her father's coach-
man, footman, and footboy, as well as a splendid blue habit for
herself, to m,hom the bills of exchange, in amount 50/. 19s. had
been paid. The unfortunate lady was particularly examined as
to whether the furniture of the house in Regent-street belonged
to her or to her father, and whether she had not a piano-forte
there of her own, which Miss P. acknowledged she had, but said
it was lent on hire at Si. per'month, or, if she purchased it, 25/. was
to be the price, which her father had taken to a sale ; hut that it
was afterwards returned to the rightful owner. As regarded the
furniture generally, she said it never was her own ; but admitted
she had destroyed some duplicates.
Mr. COOKE begged to put a question to the young lady, whe-
• titer she had not formerly held a situation at the Opera-house, to
which she replied in the affirmative, but that she was very young
at the time. Here Miss Page begged to inform the Court, that
the attorney of her opposing creditor (Mr. Howard) had been
originally concerned to forward her proceedings through this
Court, to whose clerk (Moore) she had paid 205., and all he
had done was to get a copy of causes (Ss. 6d.), -and that he had
acted with extreme rudeness to her.

Mr. Howard, who was in Court, explained, that so soon as
he learned that his then clerk had taken instructions to file her
petition, he immediately informed Miss Page that he could not
proceed with her case, for the reason she had stated, being attor-
ney for Mr. Custard.
"6 But," observed Mr. %ATI', " the 20s. were not returned."
--(A laugh.)

A fatal mistake in limine was discovered by the Chief Commis-
sioner, for on examination of the schedule, it appeared that the
Present solicitors (Messrs. Slearman and Freeman) had in the
petition and not the schedule, inserted her various places of resi •
dence, but in neither as of " Margaret•• street, Cavendish-square,"
where she had contracted several of her debts.
The adjudication was consequently postponed on account of
this omission, and the case adjourned to re-advertise in the Ga-
zette twenty-one days. On hearing which she shed tears. Miss
Page, !whose form is petite, was dressed in black, and answered
the questions put to her in a ver7 di►tinct manner.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.Mr. Mendham, a journeyman weaver,
and Mr. Wilson, of, the firm of Lea, Wilson and Bousfield, of the
Old Jewry, silk manufacturers, appeared before his Lordship, at-
tended by their respective arbitrators, in order for his Lordship to
decide what Mendham was entitled to per yard for weaving some
silk which he had been employed to do by Messrs. Lea and Co.
The parties appeared on a former day, when the arbitrators were
appointed.
From the statement of the evidence, as related by the arbitra-
tors, it appeared that Mendham had, upon a former occasion,
weaved some silks for Lea and Co., termed " ten hundred three
doubles," for which .lie had received eight-pence per yard ; they
afterwards gave him some " nine hundred three doubles," and he
supposed he was to have the same price for them as the former,
but on the day after he received the order, on applying for more
materials, lie was told by Messrs. Lea and Co.'s foreman, that he
would not be paid more than seven-pence per yard, and that if he
would not do it at that price he might bring it back, and he
would be paid for what he had done. Mendham replied, that it
was a very low price, but he supposed he must take it, or else be
out of work. He proceeded with the work, and received money
on account ; hut at the conclusion he insisted upon havingseight-
pence per yard, which Messrs. Lea and Co. refused to pay. The
difference only amounted to 4s. 44d., but it was considered a
question between the body of journeymen and Messrs. Lea and Co.
After some discussion, the Loan MAYOR decided that Mend-

ham was entitled to eight-pence per yard, because he had com-
menced the work under that impression, and his employers could
by law have compelled him to complete it ; the amount could be
of no consideration to Messrs. Lea and Co., and it would be the
means of compelling them, in future, to make proper engagements
with their work people before they gave them Out work. His
Lordship considered, that Messrs. Lea and Co. and Mendham had
both conducted themselves very properly throughout the business,
and he hoped that they would, in the future, have a proper under.
standing between each other.
GUILDHALL.—A man, accompanied by the beadle of St.
George's Church, Camberwell, and another officer, applied
for the Alderman's assistance in recovering the corpse ofisis brother,
which had been interred in the burial-ground attached to the
'above Church, on Sunday week, and was now believed to be at
St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The constable had received infor-
mation that the body had been taken up by some fellows, who
were underselling the regular resurrectionists. The latter, there-
fore, gave this hint, -with a view of -putting an end to the opera-
tions of their rivals ; the other party, aware of this intelligence
having been given, from seeing the grave of the applicant's brother
opened, on Thursday sent a letter, confessing that there was not
a single corpse left in the ground, and endeavoured to put the
beadle upon the wrong scent as to where the body in question
had been disposed of. Information from a third quarter induced
the applicant to ask Mr. Alderman Venables for his assistance.
The Alderman-`said a- warrant was unnecessary; he would
send Leadbetter, the Marshalman, to the hospital with the parties,
and he had no doubt they would obtain every satisfaction.

The officer went with them, applied to the superior authorities
of the hospital, and were, without hesitation, very kindly intro-
duced to the dissecting room ; but the applicant was unable to
recognise the corpse of his brother among the subjects lying there.
BOW-STREET.—Milßulloch, the auctioneer, whose exten-
sive sale-rooms in Holborn are well known to the public, was
yesterday summoned to this office, charged with having received
at his warehouse, with a guilty knowledge, for the purpose of sel-
ling by auction, one sofa and 12 chairs, valued at 1001. of which
a felonious possession had been obtained by a person named
Taylor, who has since absconded. Mr. Bullock attended to the
summons in the early part of the day, when Mr. Andrews, the
barrister, on the part of Mr. Warhoys, the prosecutor, stated the
case to the magistrate of the day, Mr. Minshull, who immediately
despatched an officer to apprehend Taylor, and told Mr. Bullock
as delicately as he could, that he felt it his duty to detain Iti'm
until the business was fully investigated. Mr. Bullock offered tb
find bail for his appearance in the course of the day, or to place a
cheque for 1,0001., if necessary, in the hands of the magistrate, to
obtain his liberation until the hearing of the case should come on.

Mr. Minshull, however, said he could not listen to any such pro-
posal, and Mr. Bullock was accordingly detained until three
o'clock, when Mr. C. Phillips, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Dowling
attended on his behalf, and. several of his personal friends were
also present. Mr. Andrews and another professional gentleman
appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and the investigation was at
once resumed.

Mr. Warboys, the prosecutor, stated that lie received an order
some time since from a person named Taylor, a chair-maker, who
resided in Radnor-street, St. Luke's, to provide a quantity offur-
niture of curious workmanship and costly materials, which lie di-
rected to be sent when finished to the house of W. H. Phillips,
Esq., M.P. for Northampton, who resided at 23, Portland-place.
The goods were to be ready for delivery on the evening of Thurs-
day last, and when delivered at the house of Mr. Phillips, witness
was to receive cash for the amount. Taylor arrived with a van
late on Thursday, and a sofa and 12 chairs- were packed up, and
sent with Taylor, as witness believed, to the house of Mr. Phillips,
in Portland-place. The rest of the furniture was to be sent the
next day, when witness was to he paid the amount of his bill. The
goods were furnished by witness, on the credit of the represmta-
tions made by Taylor.

William Farmer was the driver of the van that removed the
goods. Taylor hired the van, and his porter accompanied him
when the goods were removing. Instead, however, of going to
Portland-place, the porter directed him to a private house at St.
Luke's, where he desired witness to stop, and hand down the
goods as quick as he could. Taylor then directed him to return
home with all speed, and be ready by seven in the morning to re-
move the remainder of the goods. Taylor came to Mr. Warboys
in the morning, and the rest of the furniture was conveyed to the
same place where witness had left the first load. Witness thought
it odd that the goods were not left at Portland-place, and he men-
tioned the circumstance to hia master.
John Martin, the owner of the vans, said that he assisted to load
the goods. He did not hear Mr. Warboys give any directions not
to leave the first load without its being paid for.
William Smarden, clerk to the prosecutor, was sent with the
'two vans on Friday morning to No. 23, Portland-place. Ilad a
bill of parcels, amounting to one hundred and ninety-nine pounds
for the goods, which his master had furnished on the faith of Tay-
lor's order. Received instructions to follow the van, and not to
leave the goods, until the bill was paid. Taylor accompanied
him, and by his advice they went by a short cut to Portland-place,
leaving the vans to proceed by the City-road. On arriving at
23, Portland-place, Taylor knocked at the door, and spoke
to a footman by whom it was answered, who pointed over the
way. Taylor then told witness that they were to receive the
money at three o'clock, and, in answer to an inquiry
of witness,
he said that the goods were at his house, to which witness imme-
diately proceeded, and found in one house a sofa, and three sofas
in another house neat door. 'Witness was determined not to lose
sight of the furniture, and, after waiting the entire day for an
order from his master to let the goods remain where they were,
which order Taylor promised to procure, witness brought back to
his master the whole of the two last loads. The sofa and eight
chairs, contained in the first van, having been traced to the pos-
session of Mr. Bullock, to whose sale-room they were sent on
Thursday evening, within two hours from the time they left Mr.
c'arboy's possession, evidence was adduced to show how far Mr.
Bullock was concerned in the transaction; his Counsel contend- I
ing that there was no fact to establish a guilty possession of the
goods in question, while Mr. ANDREWS, on behalf of the prose-
cutor, argued that Mr. Bullock must have participated in the
fraud, the goods having reached his warehouse two hours after
the felony was committed; and, before 48 hours had elapsed, it
was proved that they were sold by Mr. Bullock for one-third of
their value.

On behalf of Mr. Bullock it was urged that the goods were
brought to his warehouse to be disposed of in the usual way of
business, by Taylor, who was known by Mr. Bullock. The
goods were entered in a printed catalogue, and the sale was ad-
vertised in the public
papers. The sale took place on Saturday,
and the sofa and chairs were knocked down to a Mr. Silver, who
paid for and removed them to his house.
Mr. Silver, a clerk in the Six Clerks' Office, deposed that
he bought the goods at fair and open auction. The room was
full at the time, and every publicity had been given to the sale.
Duke, the officer, was here asked by Mr. IlliNsnur.t. if he
had executed the warrant placed in his hands against Taylor ?
Duke replied, that he had been at the residence of Robert Tay-
lor, at Radnor-street, St. Luke's, but he was told that he had not
been at home since Friday.
Mr. Bullock was then called upon to explain his conduct, and
lie stated that his rooms in Holborn had been open for the last
25 years, and never until now had the slightest imputation been
cast upon his character as a man of honour and a fair tradesman.
He then explained, that on Thursday evening the sofa And eight
chairs were sent to his warehouse from Mr. Taylor, who directed
that they should be put up by auction on the following Saturday,
to be sold for what they would bring. In cases of this descrip-
tion, when goods were sent to the rooms of an auctioneer with
directions for immediate sale, it was the custom of the trade to
next sale, which was dose them in the catalogue of the

in this instance, but without the slightest idea tLat any thing
was wrong.
After an investigation, which lasted long after the usual hour
of concluding the public business,
Mr. MlNsitur.r. declared that the case wash tat all made out
with respect to the imputed guilty knowledge of Mr. Bullock,.
against whom that charge had totally failed, and he was there-
fore discharged.
Mr. HALLS, in expressing the same opinion, took occasion to
censure the practice of auctioneers in disposing of goods without
duly ascertaining that the persons who claimed the ownership
had become honestly possessed of them.,
MARY-I.A-BONNE.—A young -female, of fashionable ap-
pearance, was yesterday brought up in custody from the watch-
house, on a charge of having assaulted her husband, Mr. Charles
Theophilus Hall, a gentleman residing in the New-road.
The parties had been at this office, a short time since, on a si-
milar love-quarrel; but on that occasion the case- was heard in
private before Mr. Griffith.

Mr. Hall said, that he had reason to complain of a 'continued
series of assaults on him by the defendant, but more especially ou
the previous evening, when he was preparing to go to the Opera
alone, Mrs. Hall worked herself up to such a pitch of exasperation,
that she knocked him down stairs without having received the
slightest provocation on his part.
Mr. RAWLINSON said, he thought it a very unjustifiable step,
in a person of 11r. Hall's respectable situation in life, to send his
wife to the watchhouse because they mutually disagreed.
Mr. Hall replied, that lie felt it absolutely necessary to take
such a step, for neither his character nor respectability were safe.
Mr. RAwurrsoN—Have you no mutual friends to arrange
these differences, or do you require your wife to be held to bail?
Mr. Hall said, that their friends had in vain attempted to
settle their domestic broils, but Mrs. Hall would not abide by
their decision ; and he certainly felt desirous that she should be
held to bail.
Mrs. Hall declined making any defence, remarking, that having
a family of young children, she would neither expose herself, or
blame her husband.
Mr. RAWLINSON then observed, that it appeared to be her hus-
band's wish that she should find bail.
Mrs. Hall declared that she would not find bail, and if Mr. Hall
pressed the charge, she must go to prison.
Mr. Hall said he had acted entirely under the advice of Mr.
Griffith—an agreement had been drawn up and signed by his
wife, but she had violated the terms of it.

Mr. RA wr.lNsort thought that the case had better stand over
to be heard before Mr. Griffith ; it was a most painful dizty a
Magistrate had to perform in matters of this nature, and as the
case had been privately heard before Mr. Griffith, he would rather
that Gentleman should decide upon the present charge.
The parties then retired, but in a few minutes Mr. Hall re-
turned, and expressed his regret that the case could not be heard
in private like the former.

1\11". Rawr.rxsox-I am of opinion that when a party is
brought from a public prison, they have a right to have their
case heard in public, and it would lead to great oppression and
injustice if it were otherwise, and I am determined never to bear
any charges of any kind in private.—The case then stood over for
Mr. Griffith's decision.

WORSHIP-STREET.--CHARGE or BlGAMY.—Yesterday
Frances Payne, alias Frances Duke, a respectably-dressed
woman, seemingly about 40 years of age, was charged with inter-
marrying with Joseph Duke, her former husband, John Payne,
being still alive.

Duke, the prosecutor, is a person of very youthful appearance,
but was stated to he 22 years of age.
John Payne, the person described as the former husband, was
ir. the neighbourhood during both the examinations of his frail
former partner.

It was proved that the prisoner was married in July, 1811, at
St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the name of Frances Grant, wi-
dow, to John Payne, widower. In December, 1825, she was
married to Duke, at St. George's, Southwark, in the name of
Francis Payne, widow.

The prisoner was remanded, to give time for the attendance of
the witnesses who were present at the first marriage.
UNION-HALL—In the course of last week, two boys named
Ford and Barkley, were conamitred to Brixton, the former for a
period of three weeks, the latter for a fortnight, charged with mis-
behaviour to the schoolmaster of Rotherbithe parish poorhouse.
In a Sunday paper appeared some very severe and unjust remarks
on the conduct of Mr. Swabey, the committing Magistrate, for
interfering, and his jurisdiction was doubted by the writer of that
article, which is not less impudent, than evincing an ignorance of
the law under which the Magistrate acted. The jurisdiction of
his Worship will be seen, on referring to the 55th Geo. 111., cap.
137, sect. 5 ; and the facts which transpired, calling for his ad-
judication, are very shortly these.
Mr. Walkington, the schoolmaster, finding it necessary to
punish Ford for using bad language, took a cane and gave him a
flogging. The other lad immediately ran up to the master,
whilst in the act of chastising Ford, seized the cane, and ran with
it out of the school. The master very properly followed
Barkley, and endeavoured to'punish him, but could not overtake
bins. Barkley, when in the play-ground, took up a stone, which
he threw and hit his master over the head. The blow was very
severe, and caused blood to flow profusely. The boys, let it be
remembered, are paupers. From the representation of the mas-
ter of the workhouse, they were exceedingly refractory ; and unless
subordination were preserved, he said it was impossible to instruct
the scholars in their duties ; and finding the lads, of whom the
complaint was now made, were extremely disobedient, it be-
came absolutely necessary to call upon a Magistrate for his in-
terference, on the authority of the Act of Parliament already
named.

A lad of the name of Robert Gare, by trade a costermonger,
was brought up yesterday, charged with stealing a truss of hay
from Mr. Dutty's premises, a corn-chandler, residing in the West-

minster-road.
The evidence which went to criminate him, may be thus short •
ly stated. On Tuesday afternoon, the prosecutor had a quan-
tity of hay brought home in trusses. Presently afterwards, the
prisoner was observed to enter the yard in which the hay was
deposited, and in a few minutes was observed to carry away a
truss on his bead. On being pursued, he threw it down, and
attempted to escape, but was prevented by a constable, who
took him into custody.—He was fully committed for trial.
Barnet Magnus, a Jew pedlar, was convicted in the penalty
of ten pounds, for not having his name and number on his pack,
and, in default of payment, was committed to Kingston for three
months.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CATTERICK-BRIDGE.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18.—The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each,
p.p. ; two years old, 6st. ; three, Sat. ; four, Bst. 91b; six and
aged, 9st. 41b. Mares and Geldings allowed Sib. One mile
and a quarter.
I
Lord Kennedy Mr. Russell Lord Kelburne
Lord Tyrconnel Mr. Riddell Mr. E. Petro
Mr. Lambton Mr. Rolling Duke of Leeds
Produce Stakes of 25 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 81b. ; fillies,
Sat., Sib. allowed, &c. Two miles.
. _ _ .

Sir E. Dodsworth's ch. f. by Comus, dam by Woful
b. f. by Walton, dam by Smolensk°
Mr. Claridge's f. by Ardrossan—Adelicia
Mr. Gasceigne's br. f. by Grey Walton—Cora
Mr. Riddell's ch. c. Hartpury, by Abjer
Mr. Jaques's ch. f. by Whisker
Mr. J. Ferguson's e. by Jack Spigot, dam by Shuttle

b. c. Paul Pry, by Octavian
Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, 10 ft. ; rising three years old cobs,
Bst. Slb. ; fillies, Bst. Two miles.
D. of Leeds's b. c. by Blacklock, dam by Oberon
Mr. Allison's Ada, by Whisker—Anna-Bella
Mr. Darnell's b. c. by Walton—Crowcatcher's dam
Mr. Ferguson's ch. c. by Octavian, dam by St. George
Mr. H. B. Loftus's b. f. Nivalis (late Brownlock), by Blacklock
Mr. J. Ferguson's b. c. Paul Pry, brother to Sir Anthony
Richmond Club Stakes of 20 sovs. each, p. p. for yearlings.--
Colts, Bst. Sib; fillies, Bst. One mile.
Ld. Kennedy's b. c. by Champignon, dam by Shuttle
Ld. Kelburne's b. f. by Blacklock, dam Marchesa
Col. Cradock's b. c by Whisker, dam by St. George
Mr. Whitelocke's b. f. by Reveller—Gin's dam
Mr. Darnell's hr. c. by Waverley
THURSDAY.-Old Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft. for colts, Bat.
Slb. ; fillies, Bst. ; rising three years old. (Two miles.)
D. of Led's b. c. by Whisker, dam by Trophonius
-- b. f. by Whisker, dam by Sancho
Ld. Kennedy's ch. c. Linton Lock, by Blacklock
Mr. Russell's ch. f. Emma, by Whisker—Gibside Fairy
Ld. Kelburn's b. c. by Octavian, dam by Haphazard
Mr. Johnson's ch. c. Jupiter, by Tramp
Sir E. Dodsworth's b. f. by Walton, dam by Smolensko
t.
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SLSlio:gfatofuth, by
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Mr. Metcalfe's b. f. Flosicula, by Gray Middleham
Mr. Gaseoigne's hr. c. by Smolensk°, darn Olivera, by Sir Oliver
Mr. Rounthwaite's b. c. Charley, by Percy—Miss Wilke
(The Chester Meeting to-morrow.)