Star.
London, England, 1823-08-02 00:00:00

LvSOLVENT DEBTORS' (KURT►

Yesterday, Wm. Barker was entered on the list as
unopposed.—Mr. Williams, an ironmonger) stated
that he had entered his name in a book kept at the
Office as an opposing creditor.
Mr. HEATII said, the opposition had not been en.
tered in the proper book t and contended, therefore,
that the creditor could not avail hinssellof it.
The Cotntr overruled the objection, but ordered
the case to stand over till to-morruw, to allow the in.
solvent time to prepare his defence.
Peter Upsdell, a law-stationer, whose case had been
heard on a former day, came up for judgment.
The Count. inquired by what means he had sob.
sisted during his confinement?—The insolvent re•
plied, by drawing briefs for prisoners, and by the
bounty of his friends.

The COURT said, they would not press the inquiry
further, lest the insolvent should criminate himself.
The insolvent said, if he had done wrong, he was
ready to meet the accusation.
The Cower observed, that the insolvent was now
adding insolence to pretended ignorance. They were
bound to tell him that any person not an attorney of
this Court attempting to practise as such, was, by
Act of Parliament, guilty of a contempt of Court.—
They therefore cautioned him not to offend in like
``manner again. The insolvent expressed his regret fur
(having erred, which was wholly through ignorance.
He was ordered, in consideration of a long previous
4onfinement, to be discharged forthwith.
t Joseph Ambler, whose case was heard on the 23d
ofJune, also appeared to receive the judgment of the
Court. He had been a collecting clerk to a Mr. Ed-
wards, from whom he received a handsome and an
increasing salary ; notwithstanding which, he re-
ceived and applied to his own use a consider able sum
of money, on which Mr. Edwards arrested him in pre-
ference to proceeding against him in a criminal Court."
The COURT strongly reprobated the conduct of the
insolvent, by which he had blasted both his cha-
racter and his prospects; and ordered him to be
remanded for 12 months, and confined within the
walls of the prison.
Benjamin Blatch was remanded for 14 months, and
ordered to be confined within the walls, fot having
fraudulently made away with his property, for the
purpose of diminishing the fund divisible amongst his
creditors. The account which he gave of his pro-
perty was, that he had given a•warrant of attorney to
a woman, who had lived with him as housekeeper for
several years, for £2OO wages due to her; and ano-
ther warrant of attorney to a friend of his named
Curtis, to whom he was also indebted ; and these two
individuals entering up judgment on their securities,
seised the furniture of the house in which the in-
solvent resided, before he went to prison, and sold it.
John Campbell was opposed by Mr. Krawe, a soli-
uicor, who stated, that the insolvent obtained a £2O
bill from him, for the purpose of taking up a pre-
vious bill for £lO. instead of taking up the ClO bill,
the insolvent paid away the £2O bill, which Mr.
Keene was obliged to pay, and was now threatened
with legal proceedings .for the amount of the other,
by the holderof it. The insolvent appeared to be
rather a sintille sort, of man, and on his promising to
endeavour to get up the £lO bill by to-morrow, Mr.
Keene consented to his beidg then discharged.
James Arrow was opposed by Mr. PorAccr, on
behalf of Mr. Crowne. The insolvent stated that his
wife had some property, over which he had no con-
troul. She derived it from her father, and her for-
mer husband ; and to satisfy the doubts of her son by
a former 'marriage, he executed a deed about three
years ago, by which he settled any interest which he
might have in this property upon her and her son.
The COURT observed, that whenever it was stated
that an insolvent's wife possessed property over which
he exercised no controul, they always required the
instruments respecting it to be produced in Court.
However, upon being informed that the deeds, &c.
were not in the insolvent's possession, and that a Mr.
Boggs, who had got possession of 7001. by an execu-
tion, was willing to give up that sum for the benefit
of ill the creditors, the Court consented, under the
peculiar circumstances of the case, to deviate in this
instance from their usual practice, and ordered the
insolvent to be discharged upon payment of the 7001.
into Court by Mr. Boggs.

Young Mr. Crofts has identified five of the mur-
derers of his father, who ate apprehended, and lodged
in Cork jail, by Mr. White, who has also procured
one of the perpetrators of the shameful outrage at
Dripsey Mills.
Thursday the 24th ult. John Shannon, sen. John
Shannon, jun. Martin Shannon, and John Brennan,
of Killfaughna, were transmitted from Boyle to the
jail of Roscommon, charged with stabbing a pitch-
fork in the breast of Serjeant Marah, and with stab-
bing two bailiffs with a sword-cane, when in execu-
tion of their day.—Limerick Chronicle.
Letters from Preston mention a most atrocious at-
tempt to assassinate S. HORROCKS, Esq. (one of the
Members for that Borough), on his return from Church
on Sunday last, by a wretch who followed him to a
retired part of the town, and attacked him with a
butcher's Cleaver. Mr. HORROCKS, after receiving
some very serious wotinds on the head and arms. pre-
vented the assassins murderous purpose by wresting
the instrument from him. The villain was imme-
diately. secured, and has been committed to Lancaster
Castle. He avowed, as a reason for this act, that he.
considered Mr. HoRROCItS had injured the interests
of the town, and he had, therefore, meditated his de-
struction for upwards of two years. We are happy to
' hear that Mr. HORROCKS is doing well, and pro-
pounced out of danger.
at accident happened on Thursday sennight,
it Carlton upon Trent, near Newark. The ferry-boat
was crossing the water with a traveller and hi, horse,
. when a vessel near at hand hoisted sail, and caused
the horse to plunge, which threw overboard the pas-
senger and the ferryman: the latter *As taken out a
ellipse, and is supposed to have been atruct by the
, horse when cast into the river.

YesVerday the body of Mr. Jolts Fox, vocer,
Oxford-street, who was accidently drowned on Tues-
day week last, on an excursion to the Nore, onboard
the Royal Sovereign, stearn:packet, was picked ep
1 by two fishermen. off .Southend, to which place it was
taken. The head was found very much injured, and
both alleles broken. In his pockets was a five pound
I note, a sovereign, anJ seven shillings in silver.

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