The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-07 00:00:00

SEPTEMBRII 6.

A considerable number of prisoners were dis-
charged, no opposition being offered.
J. Aikrig, in consequence of his giving no satis-
factory account of some ninnies he had received in
prison, was remanded, the Court considering he
had acted prom a design 'cif deceiving bis creditors.
(co. Diteson. a Clerk in the Bank, having ex-
pressed his willingness to allow a certain part of
his salary normally, to payhis creditors, the Court,
on examining.his ease, considered that he had acted
fairly and honestly, discharged him ; the Learned
Serjennt observing, he himself would look Mtn the
rase, and make as ansicuble an arrangement as he
possibly could between the insolvent nod his &re-
dittos. This detetamt Dail 22'children by the
,ante wite, who arc now all dead, excepting three.
‘Vm. Thompno, a cbeesemonger, wus opposed
for gtois iojostire. lite prisoner owed a Mr;
Ham 0 debt of 1301. or 1311. in Maich last, and
payment being tfemandud, he declared he was un-
able to pay at that time, hut would liquidate the
whole in a gk'oi time.. At the sante time, how-
-ever, he went to a Mr. Sewell, front whom he oh-
t aintsd goods to the amount of
,501. pretending 14e
titan .perfeetly able minty that and More, as he
had stimetking to depend on hrsidcs his business.
One-third of these goods was after Wards returned
to Mr. Sewell, on hi 3 learning the actual situation
of the insolvent, and representing to him the'in-
jiistiee of his acting as he had done. There was
also a debt of 501. due ty the insolvent to a Mr.
Kings-ion, on a promissory note since 1801. He
could give no satisfactory reason to the boat for
not having paid this note, and the Learned Ser-
jennt, after summing up the evidence, ordered him
to be finally remanded, as a person guilty of gross
injustice.

Riclotrd Cox was opposed by 'Xt.. Barry, on
the wound of his loaving gone out of the Roles of
the !feet Prison without' legal cause. After a
few wool. from Mr. Norris in behalf of the pri-
souer,,the Court ordered hint to be remanded.

William Pi test was oppoSed.hy Mr. An,drews.
lii'ilie"—grossnel of his being-guilty/if gross injus-
tice. This case occupied- the attention of Clie
Court several hours. It .appeared • the. prisoner
had
.been twice insolvent within the last 5 years, in
addition to LIS present insolvency. llis debts were
now 7381. which had been eontraet ed-Wit bin the
last two years *and a half, though be stated his
weekly profits in trade to amount to 21.105. 1141811
Bramwell, uncle to Mrs. Priest; advaneed the
slim of 1101. to the insolvent,' on his giving a
warrant, of attorney for that sum ; Out thong!) tlse
insolvent compounded With hii edit(tys only
thirty months ago,- he did not iiselude -Isis friend
lirantwell in that Composition.. - About Six weeks
before his imprisonment he (detect ss. ihthe postud
to Isis creditors, and told them if they did nOt take
it they would lose all, for an execution in
,I
house would sweep' all away. That exeenia.r,
$O6ll took place by order of Mr:liranrwill,- and
from the proceeds ot the goods and ftirnit ore the
prisoner' receives! 911. in balance, lle d'stl not
apply that win to liquidate hii (Wits, andlie 'could
give no reason for concealing troth his es edit Ors,
:when he last compounded with them, that his
wife's mid* had the warrant of ytorisey.
The JuDott, at great length, delivered his Ori.:
nion.:' lamented she unfortnnate -'sit nation of
Mr. Priest, but Ise w'as called, in. justice to the
pdltlke„ to award that punish which,-in the
vrWont of Parliament, had keen (leveed fo await
thoke who had delitteratelv de‘lated from fair-and
hottest delding....'He loOkest nairowiy iu
i
' the case, and he had no doubt that the interpo.
sition,of the uncle Ir4ti been solely-for the putt
rirth:framiing tbt.. other ere& 1 ors out 'of t !stir 'One.
lie was sorry for the-prisimer, but he'llow order-
ed hhn to he: etosatiiiesi for grois' injusti'er,
_antl in terms ot the last _let Parliameni.,'n(it to
..-14illii'elsarged till all this eredirors had slued
onsent, The &honer-was that finally remanded
for lire years, , . 4

On Wednesday lit,t we bad zAt Vert' Skirl!) in
CitY, litttel)(led with thilildcr And liglitnin:!,—
Sevetal of the boil stones tneosore(l an inch and 4/
tigit VI cutuference.--( Norwich JiArciery)