The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-20 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 19.

In the case of BLACKBURN V BLACKBURN, which
we gave in part yesterday, the Court decided that
there was no ground for a new trial.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 19.

Nothing of importance occurred in this Court to-
day. A case of some interest was Postponed, in 'con-
sequence of the absence of the Lord Chief Baron,
who was engaged elsewhere. Their Lordships rose
early. . .

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 19.

Evan Oliver .was opposed by Mr. CITKWOOD on
behalf of the assignees of Evan Oliver, senior, a
bankrupt.
The insolvent was employed by his father, a cattle-
dealer in Montgomeryshire, to purchase and sell
cattle in all parts of England. His father had be-
come a bankrupt, and it was to his estate only that
he (insolvent) is indebted, and' that debt arose under
the folloWing singular circumstances. He stated
that about ten o'clock on an evening in April, 1826,
he being in London, was induced to go home with
two ladies, who, during his stay, contrived to draw
him of notes and cash to the amount of 9001. Not
content with this serious loss; he happened to be at
Leicester early in the following June, when he was
enticed away by another pair of ladies, who fleeced
him out of 7001., making a gross loss of 1,600/. with-
in six weeks : it did not appear, however, that he
had tried to recover his property, either by applica-.
tion to the police, or by advertisement. Shortly
after the second loss he embaiked for America with
1504, with the. view of obtaining a situation, but
after staying a fortnight he returned back again, as
he could not get any person to hire him as a
jobber. When he came back he was minus by his
voyage 1001., and the police obtained the other
50/. in consequence of a search-warrant. When
he got back to Liverpool; he was taken into custody
and examined before the Commissioners under his
father's bankruptcy, by whom he was committed to
prison,' and who afterwards detained him for a debt.
He said he did not tell the American cattle-dealers
how cleverly he gad parted with his money in Eng-
land. Notwithstanding he was often' Cautioned by
Mr. CurwOod,•the insolvent persisted that the story
he now told about the 1,6001. was true, and he would
stick to it.
Mr. CunwooD.—Were they ladies of character
(A laugh.)
Insolvent.—Yes, of character, but not very good
ones I should think, for I suspect that they robbed
me of my money.t(Laughter.)
To further questions put by the opposing counsel,
the insolvent stated, among other things, that he lost
his original account•book on his voyage to America :

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be
:here were .no ladies on board to rob him, 'Uat
;opposed he ihlopped it into the sea.—(A laugh 6f
Mr. CURWOOD then put in a deposition sigtied,!.
:he insolvent, and the evideNee he gave before 0"

father's Commissioners, when ,
Mr. CURWOOD wanted to prove that;the
the commission
ruptcy
had given a different aceountin another piece.° t
dfebctaenckl their..bweaisn i,g r roe;ictieciveed. d
given to-day, for he had sworn that he did net We,
what became ~of the money ;" he would, -1-4)weY
send to see whether the commission was in towl1;01,
• The CIIIEF COMMISSIONER appealed to the Lea
Gentleman's experience, and . asked whether .t
Lord ..Chief Justice of the* King's Bench would, ,e•
the close of .a case, stop the trial to allow ,viweisthe
to be sought for tw prevent a nonsuit ? lle :`•en
Chief Commissioner) could not allow the ap.0531,t
to be put in as evidence, because. the insolvent !,)11`
net be permitted to convict himself of perjorY: 0114
Mr. CURWOOD then addressed the Court,
argued, that it was preposterous to imagine b,reig
moment that the statement. made by the ills°,lL if
was true. Was, it within the scale of. probahib!.);,.
the young man had lost 900/. by hiS imprudefitold
ciations
.in April, that within six weeks he 51`".00
again yield td the persuasiOng of. equally ic10?
company with so much property in his posse' le,
The Learned Counsel considered it a mere

to defraud his father's creditors. 1'35
To a question by Mr. HEATH the insolvent 531,0
weekly expenditure had been from 2,000!. t 0 3'/ is
for several years past, . and he often had 5,t
his possession.
that
Mr. HEATH, for the insolvent, submitte6 bC
his client had sworn (God knew how truly) t1:11. 0e
hat! lost the money in the manner described/
Court were bound to receive his -oath.
The•prisoner was then ordered to be discbeiC4
after a suitable admonition.