Star.
London, England, 1825-11-04 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' count

Charles Steward, jun• late of the Royal Gloucester
Riding and ll.iring Academy, Blackfriar-road, was
opposed by Mr. COOKE, on behalf of Mr. hod; andse-
veral other creditors.
The Learned Gentle Mon raised several objections
again,t the insolvent's apptictrion, arid among- others,
that he had, by fraud; obtained a Rule absolute instead
of a Rule Nisi, in order tO be heard on his P-Aiti.in in
that Court. Since the Rule had been so tamed, he
had got a surgeon to sign a certificate of ill health, and
in con,egitente had been indulged with-the Rules of
the King's Bench, the boundaries of which, it would ap-
pear, he was not nice about °vet-stepping ; (or it would
be proved that he had gone into the Surrey Theatre;
Johnson's and Honeyman's C iffee-hou•es, Icc. ss hick
was in direct violation of the 1.2.tb section ot .sth Geo.
IV. which Act had since been amended in this p uticular.
The Learned Counsel proceeded to state, that he wa,
provided with evidence to prove the breath of ptivi-'
lege :dative to the Rules, ak a person wa, einpl iyed to
wa ch his movements, in or,ter that the plaintiff might
51 the M ash at the King's Bench ; but as the in-
solvent ssac not charged in execution, this object could
not be obtained.
.1 witne,s was called to prove that the ins lvent had
broke the Rules, which he swore to, but he cluld not
tix upon the night when he made the observation.
Mr. Cononis,ioner LAW said, that as the witness had'
not pr.,ved the eight on which he saw the insolvent go
would
into the Theatre, it be a dangerous thing to dis-
miss the Petition upon such slender evidence.
Mr. Cooze said, that he had a yet stronger case to
lay before the Court, viz.—that of the insolvent having
obtained his order for hearing by means of fraudulent
representations,for the affidavit on which it was obtained,
negatived that he (insolvent) had made away with
any property &nee his imprisonment ; whereas he had
purchased, as he (Mr. Cooke) should be able to prove,
a gold necklace, and other articles, of Mr. Izod, one ot
the opposing creditors, which -be hail pledged, and
afterwards sold the duplicates.
The Courts` observed, that his objection was not te-
nable, because-that transaction had no reference to the
insolvent's estate at the time he filed his petition.
Mr. CooKE then proceeded to a final and more stb-
stantial objection, viz,—that of the insolvent having put
the plaintiff to unnecessary expense, by means of setting
up a vexatious defence to an action, and afterwards
bringing a Writ of Eiror, notwithstanding the action
was bri.ught on a bill of exchange, hearing the insol-
vent's name, which precluded all pretensions to an aVa;l-
- defence.

Charles Steward, sen. the insolvent's father, s•avd,
that his son had been his servant, only on wages of a
guinea and a half per week, beyond allowances for whips
and spurs—(Laughter). ‘Vituess always kept a tight rein
on his son—(Confinned Laughter). On one occasion
he let his son have the academy at 15/. a week, but
on discovering his son's insolvency, of which he was
previously unapprised, he again took the reins ofgovern-
'Went in his own hands.

Mr. HEATH, tor the insolvent, submitted that his
Learned Friend (Mr. Cooke) had failed in every in-
stance where he had raised an objection, but he (Mr. H.)
would confine his observations to the Writ of Errol.—
A Noble Lord in the House of Peers had eulogized
them, inasmuch as they were sometimes necessary to the
defendant, in order that he might have time to accom-
plish that which he could not do in the first instance.
Mr. Commissioner LAW agreed with llr. Ileath in his observa-
tions, except as regarded the Writ of Error, the bringing of which
was an offence against the Act of Parliament.
The insolvent was then adjudged to be confined within the walls
of the prison for three months from the date of his petition, and that
be be deprived of the Voles and day Rules.
The Court was excessively cruwded during the investigation,
which lasted several hours.

A letter from Hydra of the 14th •September, states
that the Commander of the French Naval division in
the Levant, had landed tw•o hundred men at Syra, and
seized and can ied off some of the authorities there, on
the pretext of their not pitying prol.er attention to the
French Consul there. _ _ _

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LUNAR lIAINIS )w.—This rate and beautiful pheno-
menon was seen at Glasgow to great advantage, for a
short time, on Sunday evening, about eight o'clock. The
bright and perfect arch, in its centre about 15 deg.
above the horizon, extended from S.W. by W. to N.W.
by W. the moon at the time being in the opposite point
of the Heave ns, and about 10 deg. high. It was formed
upon a cloud of pitchy darkness, drive:: forward by a
severe squall of wind. Outs;Je the first arch there was
for a moment the appearance of a secoraf, but vet.), ill
defined. These phenomena are only seen during calm
foggy weather, or in a tempestuous atmosphere.
I': the Court of Requests, a grocer summoned Mr.
Styles, a chemist, in Regent-street, for the payment of
eight shillings, for goods had by a woman representing
herself as being in Mr. Styles's service, whit!' he re-
fused to pay, on the ground that the woman had left
his service some time past, and consequently the goods
were not h.td for hint. The Court, however, with the
exception of one member, derided in favour of the
grocer, on the principle—that a person sending a ser-
vant to a shop for goods, from time to time, and pay-
ing one bill, is bound, on that servant's leaving him,
to give notice to all his trastesmen not to let her have
mote goods on his account. If he does not do•this, he
is liable for any accounts she may run up in Iris name,
at shops she had been accustomed to fetch goods from
for his use, while she was in his service.
The Papal Bull is an edict written upon parchment,
and takes its name from the Bottle or seal, originilly of
gold or silver bullion, but now frequently of lead or
wax, appended to it, when dispatched from the Court
of his Holiness at Rome. This seal bears the impression,
the right of the head of St. Peter, on the left that of St.
Paul ; on the reverse is inscribed the name of the reign--
ing Pope, and the year of his Pontificate.
Formerly it was the fashion to make fooliih and ab-
surd combinations of letters and numbers; as an in-
stance uf which the following may serve, wherein it
was thought the number 14, had a particular relatiOn
to lit nry the Fourth of France. He was born 14 een-
turies, 14 decades, and 14 years, after the birth of
CHRIST. He came intu the world the 14-th of Decem-
ber, and died the 14th of May. He lived four times
14 years, four times 14 days, and 14 weeks, and his
name, Heori de Bourbon, had 14 letters.
The person who advanced two millions .of florins to
the Prince of °RAMC (afterwards WILLIAM III.), for
his expedition to England, with this accompaniment—
:, The cause, Sir, in which you embark is humane anu
glcrious; if you succeed, I am confident you will pay
me, if otherwise, the loss be mine—was the Baron o.
AVZRNAS LE GRAS, a resident at the Hague at the
time: a descendant of his is now a Captain in the Army
on half-pay.

POLICE INTELLIGtNet.
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11 ANSION-HOUSE.
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Gwavairbit MiltlXo COSllPANY.—Yesterday the Lau Mayon rt.
&ilia frodi Lord Nugent the following note, in contraffictso„• tort,
statement made at the Mansion-House, with respect to his lend.
ship's comae:Jun*lth the avienappe Mining Company :.....
" Wardour Castle, near Salisbury, lea,
"Mr Loan—flaying seen by the papers, that in the prod 'l-
ing.; before your Lordship my name has been quoted as having,
attached to the prospectus of an Association called the Gw 17„- • .
Mining Company, as its Preislent, I feel that I owe it to n ;I-, ,Mill
to state, most distinctly, that t never awthorised such use IbYri*"
made of my name, and that I never received or sold any iet 1
in that Company. I was requested by an agent to allow nay::: I
to be placed in the Direction, and shares were offered to - 11,-.,"
inguira. however, I thought I saw reason for not wishing any,'"
tP.ie connected with that Association; I told the agent 50:,-04 I BE PI
never received, held, or sold, a letter or share in it. SIOAIt
. " I might to apologise to your Lordship for troubling yea at ;,•1 , ton Tit
on this subject ; but I may perhaps take the liberty of beEgm..t.th i . win be r
your Lordship will 'do me the justice to state this upon any ta.c.,ata
that may he offered. .tract for f.
a I have the honour to be, my Lord, disich wii
" Your Lordship's obedient humble servant,
allTheis Loirtdigablitiplihoana.allte, rLaecredivLiaayosri.milar letter NfroUmGll.Tic.: Aad Sp
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stem, who was mentioned in the prospectus as the Assayanaster to
astern, of
the Company. . at Der
The Shareholders in the Gwennppe Mining Company hate a • la No 1
contemplation, in the proceeding% which they say they Ore abound Treaty, tic
institute against the managers, to negative all the !splendid ~,,,u ,
attends.
of the prospectus, according to which the Cwenappe Nhasc a-,
among the moat valuable in the county of Cornwall. The extet.t ;,;* very Tau:
the Cathedral Set which belongs to the Association is stated to be Navy Rua
.345 fathoms for copper and tin, and .500 fathoms for tin alot,_ tune boo
The prospectus, after some particulars, says that 19 lodes have bmt the dot Pe
already discovered, and the copper ores from theft lodes are full:CV
per cent. above the average of the county.
Upon reading this statement, the Loan Maras said, the perm„
it held out reminded him of an adventure which was, xis* tow, HE (:(
mencetnent, discountenanced, but which turned out to he one of kis a
the most profitable he had ever heard of. Three Gentloon at on Tr
bad agreed to join in a coal-mine speculation. They spent a greatd.:l
of money in preparations fur working. In fact, their capital bscz-e,
nearly exhiusted, and the poverty of two of them compelled tb,z
to relinquish the enterprisg, and give up the chance of success tote
third for a very small sum. Almost immediately after this, ,4
place, the proprietor found that he was likely to profit by his La. .I,lllug(ki
gain. lie continued to work, and at last reached a vein of c.. 1 , front t
which repaid him for his labour and rick. His partners were: ea. gee, viz
gars, and he was in the receipt of 40,0001. a year. CLIF D
GUILDHALL. G A I .W
A Clerk, front Messrs. Wallington's, the Castle and Falcon lan, GREW'
Aldersgate-street appeared before it'. Alderman Lucas, rester. KINGE
day, ta answer the complaint of Mrs. Steil, the wife of a foreigner, LON DI
who had come to London by the 'Telegraph Devon coach, for de- LEITY
taining her luggage. 111
The Lady stated, that she went down to Barnstaple by Walling- LIVE!
ton's coach a few weeks since, with her two children, one of these .e Cond
an infant in arms, and upon that occasion she was only charged a applying
half fare for one of the children, being told the other shuuld go free. the Collet
When she returned to London last week with a young female friend
and the children, she was granted the same privilege of Winging up Fab Teta
the infant gratis, and paid the whole fare that was demanded other, livered he
41. 14s. On arriving at Wincantnn, her young friend was invited ompanied
to ride inside, on account of the quantity of luggage on the roof, he' to bet
and after refusing twice, she, as she believed, merely for the accom-
. of k5O(
modation of the driver, assented. On reaching town, however, a
demand of If. 111. was made a: the Coach Office, 19s. as a half The Perm
fare for the child in arms, and les. as the extra charge for ridin:6o half, must
miles inside the coach. -
The Clerk justified the detention of the property, by stating that
when he sent the infant down free, he made a memorandum en the
way-bill; nu such memorandum bad been made by the Propriety
at Iktrnstaple, and he was therefore bound to insist on payment. i IIE C
The Alderman wished the Lady to be allowed to select &change of hh
linen for herself, the book-keeper reaerving enough to cover his 'r lint on F
claim, pending a further enquiry at Barnstaple. 'The bookkeeper,
however, would have all the luggage or all the money, and the Al. a receive 'ri
derman having no jurisdiction, was obliged to leave the nutter on separate
where he found it. may be re
BOW-STREET. t the Place
Aseph Ryland was summoned by Major Ebbart, to answer the
following charge, before Sir Rscnrian Banta : Ist of Dec
The defendant was the Chelsea carrier, and had taken taroks. I last, Cat
pers from the White Horse Cellar to the residence of the Env, Harbour,
in Wellesley-street, Chelsea. The sum demanded was us. 4d— ork and K
When the direction came to be examined, it appeared that thew- titans.
riage had been paid. The Major then refused to pay the money, ampbelton
as he considered it exorbitant. The carrier then wished to is.
move the hampers from the hall, and by the assistance of his boy, 'liftlen.
managed to get them again into his cart. The Major full•wed 'Jowl's.
him anti learned the number and name on the cart. in stoppingit .almouth.
for this purpose, the horse was driven on, and the shaft struck ;alway.
against bins. For the assault committed in the pas•age, and the :reenact.
other in stopping the cart, the present charge was made. ;nernsey a
The prisoner said, he had paid Lis. at the White Horse Cello, It.rwich.
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for the carriage to that place from the Green Man and Still, to , 'uptown
which inn it had been originally directed. The four pence bad
t 1 ptin ilictctiPu
livered
redileCilin:iint:3;
been paid for booking, and the Ivor shillings were fur the carnage
to Chelsea.
Sir Emmaus BIRIIII ordered him to find bail to answer the
charge at the Quarter Sessions, at the same time remarking,
with just severity, on the conduct of the defendant in net leaviag
the hampers at the Major's house, when he was quite aware of his Majesty
bis remedy against the person to whom be bad delivered them.
Each Te
Mr. SHARD, who has taken Somborne House, the
tecompanii
late residence of Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE, near StOd• ngaging ti
bridge, commenced the hunting season last week, by Sum of a 8
tinning out a fine hind, which afforded excellent sped.
Mecham;
Mr. Rom yesterday decided, at Marlborough-street,
tor each ol
that Magistrates cannot interfere with any Benefit So-
The Pe
cieties whichare not ermined agreeably to the statute—of
behalf, mu
the 33d Geo. 111. cap. 54.
Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the workshop
of Mr. HASPER, brush-maker, North-street, Holborn,
and continued raging through the building for above
THE
half an hour betote any effectual means could be
I
adopted for stopping it. At length, however, a &Maid
That o
supply eat Muter being obtained, the flames were subdued;
ready to a
having destroyed the enti:e range of workshops and a
undermen
most valuable stock of fancy articles. line Store
When Captain FRANKLIN arrived at Chippewa'', a Artie
cold station to the North of Upper Canada, he nut tat
ALE, l
a Scotchman, who, in the broad dialect of Calednoia, Amoy; I
inquired, " How far he intended to gang that way • NEW 0
"Go. to the North Pole if I can get," said Captain F. COCOA
.4 Hech man, (quail) Sanders, shaking his bead) I doubt 3iUSCO
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ye're owre het at lame." Utscin
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BIRTH. NEW F
• The 14th nit. at Edinburgh, the Lady of Lieut. R. William%
50th Regiment, of a daughter. ....
WILL()
DIED.
' Sunday, Major William )lartin, late of the Eighth er WO IRON
Irish Dragoons. PLAT
, Monday, in York-buildings, Alary-la-bonne, James Gnat lit (of rat
• Purser Royal Navy, aged 89.
Drowned, on board the steam-boat Comet, off Gouroek. °LI* Sams
morning of the Liar ult. Mr. John Reid, youngest son of the *NI bet
James Reid, F.sq. of Exchequer, Edinburgh. Vat ant
the ens
; mrOcct.w. Striiihdtr,owwindoedwinofthtehestheatnte -boat
weight a
s and Donald, ouly son of Mr. Robert 31‘Breyne, of Sum e 7,
Their bodies were interred in the same grave, in the cemetryP • OSI*4III 1
St. David's Church, Glasgow, on the 28th. . The I
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