The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TifIS DAY.)

-COURT OF CHANCERY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR came down to his private
(541, at Lincoln's Inn, at 11 o'clock to-day, and
vas attended by a few parties, but nothing of the
ghtest importance transpired before him. Two or
hree Counsel attended, but, as was usual on such
In occasion, opposing Counsel were not present,
InT(,l therefore those in attendance did nothing.—
ikmutes in one or two cases were passed by con-
ien,t• His Lordship left his room about an hour and
vu,lf after his arrival. He means to sit on some
liylequent days yet, o
give judgment, of which
e Solicitors are to have notice.
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
Chancellor ryas
was sent to Lincoln's Inn, while the
Ivas there, that Parliament is to be pro-
ogued on Tuesday next.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
—(/ ease of interest came before the Court up to
le period of our going to press. .

SOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, AUG, 17.

__This morning the Court sat at an early hour, to
lea! motions, and dispose of those petitions which,
wing to press of business, had been adjourned
Foul previous days.
N THE SATTER OF LIEUTENANT JOHN RAMSDEN7 COM-
_ MONLY CALLED CAPTAIN EAMSDEN.
, Mr. BARRY showed cause against a rule obtained
',):, Alessrs. Heath and Cooke for the detaining ere-
liters of the insolvent, to show cause why he should
n t be allowed to file a petition, and be heard thereon
It., this Court. The Learned Gentleman anticipated
that the prisoner's advocates would lay consider-
ule stress upon their client having been in custody
once the year 1817, but he (Mr. Barry) would
et
er the Court to the affidavit of Lieutenant Rams-
ell) upon which the rule was obtained.
[?fhe affidavit set forth that he is a Lieutenant
11'1?alf-pay in the 7th Dragoons, and that he lately
he
on the business of a coal-merchant, under
l',„tol of Ramsden and Clark. That his friends'
4 ''''l9 offered to pay 10s. in the pound, which
ears refused; and that in 1821 he applied for a let-
of licence to pay all his debts in three years, but
his
atio was also refused ; and when he made an appli-
ion n to petition this Court in 1822, the Commis-
ers discharged the rule. Allusion was also made
0 a
S.,commission of bankruptcy which issued against
sien ueponent, jointly with the before-named Clark.
cacinhe had been in prison he had received from a
ten
legacy and other resources, upwards of
15,000/., beyond 7001. as half-pay. To show how
his Money had been expended, the insolvent gave
vro different accounts of 7,7141. and 3,5001. debts
aid, the vouchers to prove which he delivered in'
t his examination under the bankruptcy. Among
4,tlier items of disbursement to make up the de-
ikieney, file insolvent deposed that he had paid
!00/. for horse-keep, and lost 5001. by horses ; but
kikether by death, or otherwise, he did not state.}.
Mr. BARRY then read the affidavit of Mr. Hud-
:1111) a tobacconist, in Oxford-street, a detaining cre-
itor for 574/. 10s. for snuff-boxes, &c. It set
tillth, that when the insolvent was committed to
'lThon,i his debts only amounted to 4,0001.; and
41u, by his own showing, he had, since that period,
etuived upwards of 15,0001., no part of which had
bey
, paid to deponent. That in 1826, upon the
petition of a person named Smallwood, a fraudulent
had
was .issued against him and Clark, as
"41 been proved before the Vice-Chancellor, who
Card the issues directed to him by the Lord
qaxicellor. That the petitioner had been tried for
'41(1. convicted of a conspiracy before Lord Ten-
-letien, and was to be brought up for judgment
is,, the Court of King's Bench next Michaelmas
ierisi ; and, finally, the deponent stated it as
''' belief that this application on the part of
.n.altsden, was either to avoid such judgment, or to
hethe proceedings of this Court in his favour when
~ trent to hear it pronounced. Mr. Barry then
contended, that a person who had been guilty of the
Wanton extravagance the applicant had acknowledged,
14 not a fit object to claim the indulgence prayed.
kr. BODKIN followed on the same side, on behalf
,°', Messrs. Stultz and Co., also detaining creditors to
a considerable amount.
Messrs. HEATH and Coops were about to reply,
Wken

The CHIEF ComansillONEß interposed, and said
'oat he fully agreed in some of the observations
nioll fell from the gentlemen who opposed the
Zlie, but he considered that the principal allegations
Court
not been sufficiently contradicted to warrant the
-•ourt to discharge it. The question was, whether
41'8 person was or was not to remain in prison for
:vet ? But the act, as it now stood, gave leave to
Very person to petition the Court : it would, there-
ere, be a hard case to deny that right because the
Party had not acted in conformity with the 7th rule
of the Court.
The rule was then made absolute, thereby grant-
thg the insolvent leave.to petition.