Star.
London, England, 1822-01-25 00:00:00

ZILE V. MARTI%

This was an action brought by a bailiff's follower,
to recover a sum of CL 9s. for keeping possession of
the George and Dragon public-house, at Portsea, for
113 days, as Messenger under a Commission of Bank-
rupt issued out against Joseph Trinder, the landlord.
This was charged at Is. 6d. per day, although it ap-
peared the defendant, as Sheriff's officer, had charged,
and been paid, at the rate of Ss. and the question was,
whether the plaintiff, remaining unsatisfied, could or
could not maintain the present action? The Court
decided the action could be maintained under the cir-
cumstance stated.
Joseph Trinder deposed, that the defendant came
to his house (after the plaintiff Bele had been some
time in possession), and stated, that unless he was
paid for the plaintiff's remaining on the premises,'he
should be wider the necessity of advertising the pro-
perty for sale. The witness, who still carried on the
business, then consented that Martin, the defendant,
should send Bele, the plaintiff, to receive the money
at the bar, which he did for that purpose.
Mr. Mansfield, jun. deposed, that, by desire of wit-
. nt.'s's father, he put the plaintiff into possession, at

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the Isle of iWisbt; and an order for paytitent was given
On Mr; Itellett nitre of the COmmissioners; which order
mtiit iticeisaitly bail been piid . • . .
The CHIMP .lo riot obaerved, the
.question wasp.;
Whethei the I.tintiff wasput into possession properly
ir not? The question likewiie tatted upon, whkba•
the plaintiff was kept in possession so long as 115
days for the interest of the bankrupt ; then. as to the
receiving money at the her, the Jury would judge
for themselies, whither this continued. possession
'was for the interest of the bankrupt or the Sheriff's
officer, for upon that it would be for them to deter-
mine whether he was entitled to be p.iid by the bank•
rupt, or by the defendant. There was no doubt he
was entitled to be paid a qvanisint eierwit by one or
other.—Verdict for the plaintiff £8 7s. 6d. and Costs: .

teiterd4 the. Hoisourable Guineas Vsltwow sub-
scribed £lO to Sir RlctlAttro la's Poor-box, the
contents of which are applied to the relief of objects
at the Public. Office., Bow-street; under peculiarly dis-
tressing circumstantes:
Wednesday se'nnight, abbot midnight, a manufac-
tory in King's-street, Dundee, polsessed by Mr.
BOATH, was discovered to be on fire. About sue
o'clock the fire-engine was on the spot ; but, by this
time, the roof of the home was wrapped in flames, and
shortly after it fell in with a dreadful crash. Although
the engine was in constant action, it was four o'clock
before the fire was extinguished. Pan of the goods
were saved, though in a bad state. Mr. BORTH and
a few others were much hurt by the falling in of the
roof, having been struck by a piece of flaming wood.
Sunday evening, about eight o'clock, a fire broke
out in a stable at the back of Abercrombie's Land;
Grassmarket, Edinburgh, which was completely
burnt down before it could be extinguished.
Sunday night, a fire broke out in a house in the
High-street, Edinburgh, a little above the Cross, oc-
casioned by a pot of whiskey, produced from illegal
distillation, boiling over. The room in which it ori-
ginated was entirely destroyed. In the midst of the
smoke and confusion which ensued, the smugglers
succeeded in carrying off the still-head and worm:
The Rev. Dr. TROY, who has been se, iously ill for
some time past, is now quite convalescent.
The scarlet fever is at prevent prevailing to an
alarming degree in Montrose, especially along the
coast. Two fine children in one family in Montrose,
and in the pari,h of Craig, a whole family, consisting
of three children, have been suddenly carried off by
the same infectious disorder.

A pensioner residing in Perth killed himself on
Monday night, by excessive drinking.
Monday the body of an old pensioner of the name
of Denbolm, was found in the tail-race of one of the
mills in Cargen Glen. The deceased had gone to
Dumfries for the purpose of drawing his pension, and
in returning home in the dark, it is supposed he had
missed his path, and fallen over a steep brow.

An occurrence, truly distressing, took place yes-
terday, in Cheapside. A young Lady, seventeen years
of age, daughter of Mr. CORMICK, Manchester ware-
houseman, to Wood-street, in crossing the street where
there was a stop of carriages, stumbled and fell, and
before she could recover herself, a hackney coach
passing at the time, went over both her legs and broke
them to pieces. She was tiken home m a dreadful
state, and every assistance was immediately procured.
Not the slightest blame could attach to the driver of
the coach, who was going at a slow pace.
Saturday, while a man was standing in the bottom
of a pit at Govan Colliery, near Glasgow, a piece of
coal fell from an ascending hutch, and nnfottunately
lighting on his head, killed him on the spot.
A most distressing accident happened at the bridge
of Carr, in Aberdeenshire, on the night of Thursday
se'unight. The house of James Shaw, blacksmith,
caught fire after the family had retired and were all
asleep ; and his son, a boy of about seven years of
age, and his maid-servant, a young woman aged 17,
were burnt to death before the fire was ob erved.

Afrursenote Rm.-T.—Saturday last Inquests were held be-
fore the Coroner, at Tarnflat, in Sandwith, Cumberland, on the
bodies of Mary Clark and her five children, who were found
dead the preceding evening in the Light-house, on Sr. Bees
Head, and the Jury returned verdicts-4)SM by Suffkatien.—
It appeared in evidence that the bed and bed-clothes in which
the mother and four of the children were lying were on fire, and
the smoke arising from the fire filling that apartment, and
ascending to the room above it, where another child was sle.p.
ing, bad occasioned the death of these unfortunate individuals.
The father of the family was found lying upon the floor, alive,
but in so precarious a state that his life is despaired of. It is
conjectured, that owing to the current of air under the door
' circulating more freely where he was found than where his un-
fortunate family slept, he was preserved from sharing their im-
mediate fate. It did not appear in what manner the bed and
bed-clothes caught fire. The cause of this disastious catastrophe
seems to be inadequate to its effect ; the flame had not burst
forth, the curtains surrounding the bed were not burnt, and
only one of the children had any niarks of fire upon its body !
The father remains insensible, consequently can give no informs.
tints how this awful occurrence, which has deprived his wife and
all their children of their lives, originated; but it appears that
all the members of the family must have been asleep, or one
member of it would have aroused and saved the whole. St. Bees
Light-boom is situate on one of the boldest and loftiest end-
fences bordering this Channel, and its inhabitants in their donai.
vile are nearly separated from intercourse with man ; the only visi-
ble neighbour from it is the newly-erected farm.building at Tarr.
lat. The tenant of this estate and his servants, observing on
Friday night that the light was not apparent as usual, went to
the Light-house, and the accident was thus discovered.
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Coop ESICILUSOB, Mar-Ist:, JAIL 25.—A Lrge proportion
at Wednesday's supply of Wheat remained over for this day's
market, in the sale of which very Ihtle progress was made, having
tont few buyers, except foe prime ample,, which obtained &for-
day's prices; but all other sorts were offered on lower terms,
without being able to effect sales. Barley is not so bri,k as on
Monday, and all but superfine samples are Is. per quar. tar /owes.
Oats are also ls. per quarter cheaper than am Monday. and the
trade is exceedingly heavy at that abatement. In Beans, Peas,
and other articles there is no alteration.

Pattrnriarz blaster, Jam 2.s.—The supply at market tide
morning was of a middling description, and the pekes of all
kinds of Cattle are much the lame as on illeaday. Hey, St.--
and Clover, as per last.—Current priers:
Beef, es. ed. to ss. 101. per stuns of Ma.;
to Ss. 81. Veal. is. toil. to is. 41. Pork, Is.
Cattle at Market !feasts, 470: Calves, 110; '
3,880; Pigs, 160.—Hay and Straw per load,
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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JAM 24.
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Inilimn Vincent, who last February was discharged
under the Insolvent Act, was now again brought
op by Mr. Clegg, and other opposing creditors, to
give an account of his effects and the mode in which
they were disposed of previous to his discharge. The
creditors had made inquiries into the estate and effects
of the insolvent, and had discovered that they had
been, by his artifices and those of the insolvent's fa-
ther and other relations, defrauded of a considerable
quantity of valuable property, both personal and real,
amounting to a very large sum of money.
The insolvent, who is :a shopkeeper, residing at
Sudbury, was examined at very great length by Mr.
HEATH, on the part of the opposing creditors. In the
course of this examination he stated that his father
was a farmer, living at Waldingfield; and that while
in prison (previous to his former discharge) he had
frequent intercourse with him, and also with his two
brothers, Philip and Henry. From the latter he re-
ceived £llO worth of debts collected. There was also
an agreement entered into between his brother and
himself, while in prison, relative to some land which
was his (the insolvent s) property. The effect of this
agreement was to allow his brother to take the land
upon the consideration of £5O. While in prison,
too, some debts were scratched out of his books as
paid, which were never paid, and which were men-
tioned as paid in his schedule. He would swear he
• did not scrotch out £2OO worth of these debts. There
Might be £lOO thus scratched out, but not more.
The principal evidence against the insolvent was a
witness of the name cf Mellor, who had been em-
ployed by him, and had been in his confidence, as
well as that of all his relations who were concerned
in the business. He proved that he was with the in-
solvent, while in prison, Many times, and drew up the
agreement between the insolvent and his brother, by
which the latter was to give £5O consideration for an
estate worth some hundred pounds. It was drawn
up in a regular form, and signed by the parties. On
another occasion witness was in prison with the in-
solvent.
when Philip Vincent, the insolvent's brother,
brought to his brother a bill for £2OO, drawn by the
executors of the insolvent's present wife's father, at
two years' date. This was the insolvent's own pro-
perty. The bill was shewn to witness by the insol-
vent, but the latter would not suffer it to go out of
his custody, and kept his thumb on the signature, at
the b.ttom of the bill. Witness looked at the back
of the bill, and he saw it had no endersement. Ano-
ther time Henry Vincent brought his brother £llO,
which he said wore debts collected from various cre-
ditors. He said lie had had a hard job of it, and he
emisidered himself very lucky in having obtaised so
much. ‘Visness heard the insolvent call his bloater
a d—d fool for scratching out of the book debts
which bad dates with them. The insolvent then at-
tempted to alter the dates in the hook by spirits of
salt, diluted in water, and by scratching with a pen-
knife. Here the book was introduced, and a particu-
lar entry was poiated out by the witness, where the
insolvent had attempted to obliterate adate, and failed.
Tice entry was, " Received the above, Dec. 9, 1820."
Witness heard the insolvent while in prison, and be-
fore he was brought to the Court to be discharged,
say, "My father will become assignee. He will get
possession of the boAs, and all will be well." The
insolvent's father asked his son whether it would be
necessary that he should be examined as to the agree-
ment? and the insolvent replied, " No, I will admit
that, and not a word shall be mentioned about it."—
The father also expressed his apprehension that Clegg
would come to the knowledge of the £2OO hill. The
insolvent answered, that he had just received a letter
from Clegg, and he (the insolvent) was satisfied he
knew nothing about it. The father was anxious that
he should have possession of the bill, and asked the
insolvent why it 'vas not as safe in his hands as Phi-
lip's? The insolvent replied, " No, no, Philip knows
how to keep it best," and implied, that his father
might be induced, as lie was an old and infirm man,
to disclose it. Witness, after the insolvent's discharge
in February, went down to Sudbury, and then tol
Waldingfield, where the insolvent's father lived.—
The insolvent then shewed him a room in his fa-
ther's house, where there 'was a quantity of packed
goods, consisting of hats, tables, chairs, earthen-
ware vessels, and glass utensils of various kinds.
The insolvent told him that these were his property.
Previous to his discharge, the insolvent had informed
witness that he had sent goods to Waldingfield, and
that the carter in his way from Sudbury to his father's
house had been fortunate enough not to meet a single
person. After the insolvent was discharged, he dined
at his father's house. Witness, Mr. Cook (the insol-
vent's brother-in-law), and others, dined there also.
At ten o'clock than night the goods belonging to the
insolvent were to be removed to Sudbury, and one of
the father's waggons was to be employed for this pur-
pose. The father, however, would not allow of the
' goods being put into the waggon, saying it was too
early, and some one might see them, as there were
many passing by, adding—" If we don't take care,
we shall make a very good job a very bad one."—
The goods were ultimately put into the waggon, and
witness i slped to load them. The insolvent, with his
wife and child, accompanied it to Sudbury. Another
waggon-full of goods was brought from Mr. Csaik's
house to Sudbury, between five and six o'clock in
the morning, about a week afterwards. They con-
sisted of very valuable furniture, china, glass, table
linen, beds, &c. &c. Witness was waked up, and
called out of his bed to unpack them. The insolvent
told him to put the goods anywhere, so that it was
done quickly. This was done as expeditiously as pos-
sible, and the insolvent afterwards remarked, that
only one man had passed during the time the goods
were unloading. There were 25 hats brought from
Cook's house. Two were missing, and the insolvent
charged his brother-in-law with stealing them. The
insolvent's brother Samuel owed him £2B, and be-
cause he did not pay him at the moment he wanted,
he threatened to arrest him, and would have done it
had the money noebeen paid.-
The witness was cross-examined at considerable
I.so,th by the Counsel for the prisoner. He stated
we been a corn-factor, and was in prison
:a the present insolvent was there. He
about the same time, but did not take
the Insolvent Act.
; confirmed by another witness in every
,rticular.
as then addressed the Court on behalf of

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the opposing crests" Ina earigged ,tho strong
facts which had bow proved. sfe.tass... 411 insolvent.
If the evidence, he ohs:l've& of. Sfllo, pod the cor-
roborating witness wera untrue, the insolvent had
ample opportunity of calling witnesses to disprove
their statements.
No witnesses were called on the insolvent': part.
The Ciller COMMISSIONER said, that there coal&
be no doubt in the mind of any man who had heard'l
this case, that a gross fraud had been practised by the
insolvent upon his creditors. It was a fraud of the
grossest nature, both as to the debts due to and from
the insolvent; and not one of the debts, which had
been marked out as paid by the insolvent while in
prison, had been put into the schedule. The sche•
dule was a fabrication from the beginning to the end.
The insolvent intending to avail himself of a merci-
ful Act, had basely devised the means of defrauding
his creditors, even of the little which was left to -them,
as a small reparation for the losses they had by him
sustained. The Court had anxiously endeavoured to
ascertain whether there were any palliating circum-
stances in this case, which might operate in some
measure as an extenuation of the insolvent's conduct,
but none had been found, and it was therefore the
duty of the Court to punish the offender to the ut-
most extent which the law allowed. The Court,
therefore, revoked the adjudication and discharge
which had been given, and directed that the insolvent
should not be discharged out of custody until the ex-
piration of three years, at the suit of Mr. Clegg and
his other opposing creditors.

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