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London, England, 1830-09-28 00:00:00

LONDON ADJOURNED SESSION&

Desist C'telliagken,an athletic Irishman, was convicted upon clear
evidence of committing a brutal assault upon his wife.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS, after the verdict was returned, stated to the
Court that it was not long since the bad been convicted by the
present Bench of a similar offence, when was bound in his own re.
cognisance. to keep the peace towards the unfortunate complainant.
Mr. Adolphus prosecuted him last time, and unless be was restrained,
the violence of hip temper would find employment for every gentleman
at the Bar.

The RECORDER, in passing sentence upon the prisoner, said that he
stood before the Court guilty of a double offence, for be had not only
been convicted of a brutal assault upon his wife, but he had also been
guilty of a contempt of Court, by breaking that peace he had pledged
himself to keep. x sentence of the Court was, that the defendant be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one year, and that be enter into
security for his good behaviour for one year, himself in 401. and
two sureties of 201. each, and that he be further imprisoned until such
recognisance' were entered into.
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Saasurc *the, Master of the Walbrook Charity School, was found
guilty of an assault of a gross nature upon Matilda Haynes, aged 12
years, one of the children of the school, and was sentenced to two
years' imprisonment.
Three butchers, of Farringdon market, named Piper, Weaver, and
Tallenis,'were indicted for assaulting a City Officer in the ezecudon of
his duty in the market. By the advice of their Counsel they pleaded
Guilty, and escaped with the payment of Is. each.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Monday, S.s 27.

Robert Sing, of Newington, Surrey, coach builder, wile opposed by
Mr. BARRY on behalf of several creditors.

This was the case of aperionWitilhad, after the filing of his peti-
tion, obtained from the Court a dispensation to reside within the rules
of the King's Bench prison on the ground of 11l health. The dispen.
sation was obtained in May, and the insolvent went to reside at his
house in Newington (which is in the rules) where he carried on his
business as usual. In August he came up to be heard on his petition,
when evidence was adduced, showing that the insoltent had worked
at his business since May, and had employed several persons,
and had done considerable business. He appeared to be in excellent
health, and after a lung examination in August, his case was adjourned
to file fresh balance sheets, and he went and resided at his house from
that period to :the present day, when he again came up, the balance.
sheets having been Sled, and he was examined at great length as to the
property be had been peessased of sines the last hearing. It appeared
that his household expenses since that time amounted to 61. a week.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS asked him where he came from that
morning ? when the insolvent replied, from his house at Newington.
Commissioner lisaars.—Pray what was your serious illness, when
you obtained the dispensation ?
Insolvent.—l had a touch of the gout.
Commissioner HARRlL—Nonsense, man ; why how long were you
dangerously ill, as you have sworn in your affidavit ?
Insolvent.—About three weeks, Sir.
Commissioner Heaurs--And since then you here been perfectly
well.
Insolvent.—l have.

Mr. Commissioner HAII an said, that the rule of Court in this cue
had been most shamefully abused by the insolvent, who ought to have
!rendered again to prison after the recovery of his health, and it was to
be regretted that the Court had not ordered him to reside within the
walls after his first hearing. Such conduct was not to be tolerated, and
the Court would, in future, where dispensations were obtained, have
them renewed every week. The humane intentions of the Legislature
had been made a mockery of, and the Court would mark its sense of
such conduct by ordering the insolvent back within the walls. " Let
this man," added the Learned Commissioner, " be taken back to
prison, there to remain until Thursday, and then be brought up for
judgment."
The insolvent was remanded accordingly.
Hannah Wood, describing herself as late of Trafalgar-street,
worth, baker, was opposed by Mr. COOKE, on behalf of a flour -factor
named Wells.

From the statement of the insolvent, it appeared that she had resided
for a considerable time in Trafalgar-street, where she had contracted
debts in the course of her business. On the 13th of March she left
the premises, placing her sister, Mrs. Halls, in possession of the same,
and she did this, she said, because " she wu under great obligations to
iher sister.•' Her sister (Mrs. Halls) had merely desired her to go to
her house in Peutonville, where she had resided until the same Mrs.
Halls bad arrested her, and she then went to prison, and immediately'
presented her petition to the Court. She had made no mention of her
sister being in possession of the premises, who she said had possession of
the books of account, and had since collected in some of the debts that
were owing when she went to peison. She further stated, that the same
Mrs. Halls had possession of the furniture and the fixtures which be-
longed to her, she having bought them in when the insolvent's husband
was declared a bankrupt in 1826, and they had remained on the pre.
tubes ever since.

Mr. Commissioner Haft= said that this expedient to get rid of the
insolvent's debts would nor dot the parties were able to pay the cre-
ditors. The insolvent had not described her last residence, and she
must, in consequence of the omission, go back to re-advertise.
Mr. Coon said it was a pity that the old woman had been sent to
prison b her sister, her relations being well able to pay her debts.
Mr. er Hams—This experiment will not dot the per.
may find,themselves in jeopardy for meddling with the insolvent's
Prlr.7doomt said the creditors would take their debts by instalments.
Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he hoped that the Court would not
hear of this case again, and trusted that the parties would do that jus-
tice the case required, and in the mean time ordered the same to be ad-
journed to re-advertise, to produce the books of accounts, to amend the
schedule, and also produce ?dn. Balls.
Edward Sitelgrooe came up to be heard upon his petition, when the
Court proceeded to examine the insolvent, who 'wed that the whole of
his debts on his schedule did not amount to more than 291. that he was
arrested in May last, and had been inWhitecross- street prison ever since
that time. Soon after his render to prison, he petitioned under the
Lords' Act, and obtained the sixpences, which had been regularly paid
to him up to Monday last.
Ile. Commissioner HAIM took occasion to remark, that the moment
an insolvent petitioned this Court, the order for payment of the sixpences
under the Lords' Act ceased, and added, that no person in future could
receive this allowance, as it had been repealed under the late act of the
Ist of William IV.
The insolvent was discharged.