Star.
London, England, 1825-01-06 00:00:00

Am:

FOR THE PAST YEAR.

Farewell. thou shadowy Year, farewell!
My heart feels light that thou att gone;
That last star was thy burial light.
That passing wind thy funeral moan.
Another Year? It cannot be,
Surely, what thou bast been to me !
Twelve months ago, I sat, as now;
. .

Glorious was the blue midnight,
A glad sound came from many bells
And never shone the stars more bright;
I thought the sky so calm, so clear,
night be an omen of the Year !
False sky ! false stars ! shewed they their light
Bat as in mockery to the eye,
That sought in their bright page to read
A something of its destiny?
Why looked they beauty, looked they hope,
On such a darkened horoscope?
For not one wattling shadow told
How many clouds were on the wing,
Of hopes that fell like autumn fruit,
Leaving the sapless boughs behind !
All that has been, may be again
And yet lives hi my spirit's pail; I
Now, there Is a storm upon the sky,
The clouds hang heavy, as with care;
The stars have darkened one by one,
A moaning sound is on the air ;
And be the Year the worst to me,
'Tis but what I expett should be !
Come, thou New Year ! I doubt thy life
Will be such as thy birth has been,
Ended as it begun, in tears,
A desolate and darkened scene!
There is now but one only thing
Which I can wish, or thou caust bring !
A deep, a lone, a silent grave,
Is all I ask, dark Year, of thee;
To others hope and pleasure bring,
But only bring the grave to me !
The wearied heart, in its despair,
Will seek and find a haven there!

L. R. t«

INSOL ;PEA T DEBTORS' COURT, JANUARY 5.

CIRCUITS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR RELIEF
OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
SPRING CIRCUIT, 1823.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—J. G. Hennas. Esq. Commissioner.
Ilearroanssetas, at Hertford, Monday, February 14
Essex, at Chelmsford, Wednesday, February 16
at Colchester, Thursday, February 17
Surrout, at Ipswich and Borough, Saturday, February 19
at Bury St. Edmonds and Borough, Monday, Feb. 21
Nourotx, at Yarmouth, Wednesday, February 23 •
at Norwich and County of City, Friday, February 25
at Lynn, Monday, Febluary 28
camas, at Ely, Wednesday, March 2
at Cambtidge and Town, Thursday, March 3
PIONSHIIIi, at Peterborough, Saturday, March 5
minas, at Huntingdon, Monday, March 7
BCDlORlNititfts, at Bedford, Wednesday, March 9
Norruasarrousutas' at Northampton, Friday, March 11
LIZICILSTEII4IIIIII, at Leicebter, Monday, March 14
Srarroansiitaa, at Litchfield, Wednesdey,.filarch 16

NORTHAI
lIUNTINS

, at Stafford, Thursday, ilarch•l7
Snaorsulaw, at Shrewsbury, Monday, March 21
IVA IMICKSHIRE, at Co4fentry,.Wedn...--Aay, March 23
, at Wariviik, Thuriday, March 24
BOCNINGHA )(SHIRE, at Ayle.bwry, Monday, March 28.
SOUTHERN CI RCUI:r.—T. B. Downs, Esq. Commissioner.
BY* XSHIRE, at !leading and Borough, Monday, Feb. 14
Ottroansmaa, at Oxford and City, Wednesday, Feb. 16
WOKCESTVISIIIIIE, at Worcester and City, Saturday, Feb. 19
Ileaaroiensionc, at Hereford and City, Tuesday. Feb. 22
NommouTusmian, at Monmouth, Thursday, Feb. 24 •
CLOUCESTeIISMIRE, at Gloucester and City, Saturday, Feb. 26
, at Bristol, Tuesday, March 1
Soataiisaisniaa, at Bath, Friday, March 4
,at llchesteri Monday, March 7
Davos:sums, at Fxeter and City, Thursday, March 10
Coaxwm.L. at Murmin, Monday, March 14
Drvotoratar, at Plymouth, Wednesday, March 16
Donswrsiiiite, at Dorchester, Saturday, March 19
WILTSHIRE, at Salisbury, Monday, March 21
lIAMSHIRE, at Winchester, Wednesday, March 23
,at Southampton, Thursday, March 24
Sussex, at Horsham.Saturday, March 26
KENT, Dover, Tuesday, March 29
----, at Maidstone, Thursday, March 31.
NORTH ERN CIRCUIT.—W. J. Law, Esq. Commissioner.
/tutwarastitar., at Oukham, Monday, Feb..l4.
filorrnionaassulay, at Nottingham and Town, Tuesday, Feb. 15
• Dzasesulaa, at Derby and Borough, Thursday, Feb. 17
Litscot.tounis. at Lincoln-and City, Saturday, Feb. 19
YOBASIIIItI4 at Wakefield, Wednesday, Feb. 23
------,• at Krarton-upon-llull, Wednesday, March 2
at York and City, Friday, March 4
--------, at Northallerton, Monday,.March 7
Dusuaai, at Durham, Wednesday, 'March 9
NORTHUIIIIIILAND, at Newcastle and Town, Friday, March 11
at Berwick, Monday, March 14
Custsaataistn, at Carlisle, Wednesday, Match 16
V;EIMAOILLA SD, at Appleby, Friday, March lit
LiiticAmitas, at Lancaster, Monday, March 21
Cessanup, at Chester and City, Wednesday, March 30.

Ebenezer Charles Surz was opposed by Mr. POLLOCK
and Mr. HlCkrit, for two creditors, named Aitcbinson
and Goward.—The insolvent, who is a young man, de-
scribed himself as an operative chemist. In July, 1823,
he took a ready furnished house at Layton, of Aitchin-
son, at a rent of one hundred guineas per year; he paid
a deposit of five pounds, and Aitchinson was satisfied of
his respectability; he then informed Aitchinson that he
was the natural son of a Nobleman, that his brother was
also the natural son of another Nobleman, and that they
were daily in the habit of receiving sums of £lOO and
£2OO from their noble fathers. It was on this false re-
presentation that Mr. Aitchinson entered an opposition,
but such representation having been made after the in-
solvent had taken the house, the opposition fell to the
ground. Aitchinson, the opposing creditor, underwent
a severe cross-examination by Mr. Cooxe, respecting a
term of imprisonment he served in ‘N'hitecross-street,
and the manner in which he had obtained his liberation;
be was acquainted with a person named Ireland, and he
gave him five pounds to procure his discharge : he was
questioned whether the discharge had not been ob-
tained by fraud, but he was prevented answering the
question by the interposition of Mr. Pollock. He, how-
ever, admitted that Iceland was subsequently tried for it.
The nett opposition was for obtaining a stanhope,
and afterwards allowing it to be disposed of. It, how-
ever, appeared that the opposer did not demand any re-
ference, but lent it to the insolvent, who was to him a
perfect stranger, and that opposition likewlse fell to
the ground.
The insolvent, when called upon to give some account
of himself, said, he travelled the country, particularly
Manchester, Lieerpor4l,litc. and visited the cotton ma-
nufactories ; to the proprietors he impariedvarious im-
portant services in dying and printioterxtons, which
would greatly facilitate theif work. and execute it more
'perfectly. He was paid varilus sums for these disco-
veries—sometimes he received £lOO, sometimes £5O,

and down to IN.
Mr. 'ISAMU demanded that the insolvent should in-
sert in his schedule that he was the possessor of those
tecipes, for surely, if they were not given to the manu-
factories exclusively, they. would - again sell for £lOO
easli etc• •
-Alm insolvent had ad objection to give op; the
41;pes, but they were of no nse to any one, unless they
sib* hip, Spey them.

The Cum Cowin:mot= thought he was compel
led to give them up; they could not pass under the as-
signment, and in law be had no right to-them.
The insolvent was next questioned respecting his pro-
perty and expectancies, and why he had insetted in the
schedule " that he had sufficient money to keep himself
comfortable r He said, that at that time he was in ex-
pectation of marrying a- Lady worth f.8,b00, but his
late partner, to whom he imputed his distresses, bad
caused a quantity of lithographic letters to -be struck off,
and had distributed them about ; and in consequence of,
their contents, the connection between himself and the
Lady was broken off. He subsequently took under his
protection a distressed femakcousin, with five chit& en,
whose husband was in prison ; she contracted debts
during his absence on a journey, although he sent up
ELO to defray any trifling expenses she might incur.—
He had been a parson, officiated as such in the pulpit,
and had styled himself the Rev. E. C. Sugg.
The opposition failing, the insolvent was discharged.