The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-11 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

John Alfrey, an insolvent, having come up on his
petition to be discharged, the Court took occasion
to advert to a letter, which stated that Mr. Norton,
who appeared as the insolvent's attorney, had em-
ployed Alfrey, whilst in prison, to solicit business
from the other insolvents. As the opportunity pre-
sented itself of investigating this charge, by examin-
ing the party on oath who was represented to have
acted as agent, the Court now expressed its deter-
mination to proceed to make such inquiries as
should satisfy it whether Mr. Norton had, as was al-
leged, acted in contravention of one of the most im-
portant rules which had been laid down by the
Court.

Mr. Norton declared his willingness to have the
insolvent examined concerning any of the statements
made in the letter which was transmitted to the
Court.

The Insolvent was then examined, and swore posi-

Lively that he bad been employed by Mr. Norton
previous to his arrest, but that since his committal
to prison he had not been engaged in any business for
Mr. Norton, nor had never solicited business for him.

The COURT expressed itself perfectly satisfied
with the result of the Insolvent's examination, and
considered that the imputations against Mr. Norton
were wholly unfounded.
Mr. Norton solemnly protested that the whole
charge against him was fabricated, and proceeded
from jealousy.
The COURT considered itself bound to take advan-
tage of the opportunity which presented itself for
investigating the charge against Mr. Norton, but was
perfectly satisfied with' the explanation which was
given.

Lord LYNEDOCH has arrived at Greenock
7rom Ireland.

DOVER, AUG. 10.—The Royal Sovereign
yacht, having on board his Royal Highness the LORD HIGH
ADMIRAL, arrived off this port 01:4 morning from Ports-
mouth, and having been aslu,e.l from the Western Heights,
proceeded for the River.--Arrired from Calais, his Majesty's
packet Salamander, with J. G. LemsTom, Esq. M.P.
Arrived ^t Gibb's Hotel—General Sir David
Baird, 13i.rr. and Lady, and Miss Sydney Rennie; the
Hon. Col.ael Elphinstone and Thomas George Corbett,
Esq. ; Captain Frederick Clinton, Grenadier Guards, and
Montague Gore, Esq. Soniersetshire ; James Henderson,
Esq. and John R. Henderson, Maddox-street, Hanover-
square, London; Major-General Adams; N. Clayou, Esq.;
Colonel Hugh Bailiey, 82d regiment ; John Morshead,
Esq. and W. H. Untrin, Esq. ; Captain C. Heise; Wil-
liam Peddie, Esq. ; Wrixon Becher, Esq. and John M.
Wrixon, Esq. ; James Maury, Esq. and Miss Maury, and
Samuel Williams, Esq. ; Robert Pryer, Esq. ; Joseph
Fairman, Esq. ; W. J. Crawfoot, Esq. ; John Robinson,
Esq. ; - Fisher, Esq. ; Rev. Dr. Forbes, Mrs. Forbes,
and Miss Rose. •

Set off from the same place—The Right Hon.
Lord Hawke, and the Hon. Captain Edward Hawke,
Royal Navy; the Right Hon. Lady Glenlyon, the Hon.
Miss Murray, and the Hon. Miss Frances Murray ; Ro-
bert Shedden, Esq. and Lady, Wimpole-street, London,
and H. R. C. Cary, Esq. and Lady ; Samuel Lysons, Esq.
Gloucestershire ; H. G. Traill, Esq. Brook-street, Lon-
don ; Richard Moore, Esq. Roff burgh, Ireland ; M.
Longaidge, Esq. ; George Stoddart, Esq. Madeira ; Cap-
tain H. Paton, R.N. ; Samuel Solly, Esq. ; J. Burland
Herris, Esq. Leyton, Essex ; Augustus Denny, Esq. ; A.
Frenchette, Esq. ; General Sir David Baird, Bart. and
Lady, and Misses Sydney Rennie; Rev. T. C. Winscom
and Lady, and J. E. Viyian, Esq. ; J. Collett, Esq.
M.P., Lockers House, Herefordshire ; John Botoler, Esq.
and George Miller, Esq. of Glenlee; F. Shore, Esq. ;
Charles Keggan, Esq. Bath ; Mrs. Keeting and Miss
Horne ; Captain Frederick Clinton, Grenadier Guards,
and Montague Gore, Esq. Somersetshire ; N. Clayton,
Esq. ; A. Trotter, Esq. ; J. R. Whitter, Esq. ; K. San-
ders, Esq. ; John Parkes, jun. Esq. and Lady ; Donald
Campbel!, Esq. ; and Frederick Bradhurn, Esq.—Edin-
burgh Evening Courant.

,
It is sometimes amusing to see how mum
learned dust is raised upon expressions which are oommon
in particular districts. Shakespeare in one of his Plays
uses the term " lodged," which, as every ploughboy in this
part of the kingdom knows, is applied to grass, &c. thrown
down by rain or wind—but this not being known to ens of
the bard's commentators, he expended many learned con-
jectures upon it, and failed at last in developing its true
meaning. A similar dilemma occurred at our late Assizes :
--one of the witnesses spoke of 44 the purgatory." This
was a puzzler for the gentlemen " learned in the law,"
until a local phylologist explained that it meant a recess
under the fire for receiving " the ashes of the grate"—and
the word was no doubt adopted with allusion to the place
assigned to separate spirits by a particular denomination of
Christians. When the explanation was given, Mr. Baron
Vaughan seemed much amuse4,—and observed, with his
usual good humour, that he hoped the parties in the suit
would " soon be out of purgatory."— Worcester Journal.

The houses building on the site of Carlton
Palace, and forming the east side of the intended entrance
from Waterloo-place to St. James's-park, are already
elevated to the first story. They are on a line with the
east side of Waterloo-place, and with the old houses of
Pall-Mall, so that there is no improvement of this latter
street, with respect t 3 width, in contemplation. It is
curious to reflect upon the vicissitudes of St. James's-park.
In the reign of Henry VIII. the site of the park was a
marsh.), field, with a hospital for lunatics, standing where
St. James's Palace now stands. Henry pulled down the
hospital, and erected the Palace. Charles 11. conceived
the plan of adapting the grounds to a Royal residence. He
destroyed the old Mall (Pall-mall), used for the game of
Mall, and planted the present Malls or long walks of the
park. He drained the grounds by cutting the canal, and
contrived an aviary, which still goes by the name of the
Bird Cage-walk. In the canal was an island, called Duck
Island, with an establishment of water-fowl, formed for the
purpose of giving the witty St. Evrentond the sinecure of
manager of the Island and its inhabitants. The Horse
Guards was then a mean wooden building, standing in
wretched contrast to e, splendid White Hall opposite.
The present building (the Horse Guards) was not erected
till the reign of George 11., the design being by an archi-
tect named \Tardy. Buckingham House was built by
Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, the admirer of Queen
Anne, who being rejected, married her sister, a natural
daughter of James H., by the daughter of Sir Charles
Sedley. The Duke was profligate and eccentric, and
Pennant relates his giving a dinner to all the most infamous
sharpen of the day, at Mary-le-bone ; and, after a
gambling bout, he took up a glass of wine, and drank—
" May as many of us as remain unhanged next.spring, meet
here again." Buckingham House was settled on the
Consort of the late King, by the Parliament.
STANLEY DE COURCY IRELAND.--This
unfortunate man's sonnexiona in Ireland are highly respect-
able, and it was solely for the purpose of sparing them any

shame, which they might have feii from his misdeeds, that
he assumed the name of Samuel Wilson, at his trial at
Croydon ; and in this view the officers of the Mint fully
concurred, and did not even attach the alias to his name
in the indictment. It was also understood that the final
sentence of the law would not be carried into effect, what-
ever was the result of his trial, as the Mint officers were
only anxious to get him out of the country. Having got
his affairs, early in life, ii.vc,ived in n Chancery suit, he
came to London to prosecute it, and with every prospect
of success. I: is a singular circumstance that, an the event
of that aurcemg, he will become entitled to the reversion of
a very coLsiderable sum of money, accumulating in the
hands of Ole Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery.
Soon after he came to London his resources failed him ;
and his friends, anxious for his return, stopped their remit-
tances, hoping that the want of means would compel him
to quit the metropolis. But he was not to be forced, even
to his good, and continued to live " by his ways and
means," until the discovery in 1825 of his extensive plans
of swindling. He was confined in the House of Correc-
tion, Coldhath-fields, and there became acquainted with
some of the extensive gang of coiners, so loag the object of
the exertions of the Mint to detect. After his discharge
from prison, nothing was heard of him until his detection
in Isabella-place, near the Coburg, almost in the very act
of coining. Ireland's daughter will, it is said, be allowed
to accompany her father to the place of his transportation.
Little doubt is entertained that Ireland will, in New South
Wales, if that be the place of his destination, retrieve him-
self; for, educated as he was for the bar, he possesses the
means within him of acquiring an honestindependenee.—
Times.