Star.
London, England, 1824-10-13 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTOR,s' COUltr, OCT. 12.

JAI; Franklin was before the Coast in August laq,
when he was opposed by Mr. HEATH, at the instance of
Mr. Shanley, a wine-merchant, and Messrs. Combe,
De'afield, and Co. The investigation lasted for a length
of time, and the result was, that it was clearly proved
that the insolient had obtained a large quantity of wine
from Mt. Shanley, by means of fraudulently colluding
with the cotiiplainant's servant. Messrs. Combe and
Co. failed to Make out a case which brought the insol-
vent within tht operation of the penal clauses of the
Act. On the insolvent coming up to-day, for judg-
ment, Mr. HIATII informed the Court, that he should
not press it, as since the insolvent was last up, he had
made such.disclusures as would enable Mr. Shanley to
proceed against hi, servant, who appeared to be more
blam.ahle than the insolvent.

Mr. Comraissioner Ilinnts said, that the- judment
had been settled, and must be delivered notwithstand-

ing any arrangement which might have been made out
of Court. It was a case of great fraud, and the
Learned Commissioners who were in Court at the

hearing,'concurred in the propriety of the judgment he
was about to pass; but it. would only be 'a remand at
the suit of Mr. Sltanley, who might hereafter exercise
his discretion. The judgment of the Court was, that
the insolvent be confined within the walls of a prison
fifteen calendar months from the date of his petition,
for fraudulently contracting a debt.
Richard Roberts, who had been previously examined,
came up for judgment. It appeared by the statement
of John Redman, the opposing creditor, that the wit-
ness had been in the employ of the insolvent, who in-
'sicced witness to take SOI. out of the Saving Bank, and
lodge it in his hands, as it would be equally safe and
greatly accommodate him (insolvent). Witness having
removed the money, the insolvent treated him wish un-
kindness and inattention, and shortly after failed. The
witness said this sum was the savings of his life, and all
he had in the world ; his case was, therefore, a case
of• great hardship, and his only object was to assist,
tp* insolvent.
The Count. said, the conduct of the insolvent
towards this poor man was scandalous in the extreme,
and sentenced him to six months' confinement within
the walls of a. prison.

Robert Medland, Master in the Royal Navy, was op.
posed by Mr. HEATH and Mr. COMM for upwards of
forty creditors living in Teignmouth and Portsea, whose
debts the insolvent had severally stated in his' schedule
RS being between 4/. and 41. 19s. and for some creditors
whose names he had entirely omitted.
The insolvent was examined respecting the sum due
to each of the creditors he had stated in his schedule
Under 51. and to whom the Act does not require an in-
, solvent to give any other notice than that contained in
the Gazelle. To all these inquiries he had one general
' answer—" Between four and five pound:, I can't re-
member particulars." The constant recurrence of the
same answer, in such a great number of cases, strongly
excited the risibility of the auditory.
Tfie insolvent was examined respecting a debt due to
a person of the name of Watts, not mentioned in the'
schedule, and repeatedly denied owing him anything,
or that anything had ever been demanded by him or any
one for him; or that he (the insolvent) had ever written
anything on the subject of such debt. His name was here
shown him written to a paper doubled in a manner to
prevent his reading any more, when he positively and
repeatedly denied it was his hand-writing. Being
warned by the Learned Counsel and the Court, of the
danger of a prosecution for perjury if he denied his
band-writing, he compared the signature shewn him
with his signature to his schedule, and then said he
thought it was his hand-writing.
The COURT interrupted the examination, saying it
would be mercy to the insolvent himself to -send him
back to amend his schedule. He thought by giving a
false description of himself in the Gazette, calling him.
self a master mariner, and saying nothing of his trading
character, and giving no notice to his creditors in the
country, that he might be discharged without their
knowledge; but the Court would
.guard against that, by
directing that he should give notice to every one of his
creditors, to the amount of their debt, be it ever so
small. The case was then adjourned generally, to
amend the schedule, and give notice to all the creditors.

Sir WALTER. SCOTT lately preside.] at a Meeting at
Edinburgh, for the establishment of a new Academy. Speaking of
the disinterestedness of the ♦iews of the founders of Sell( ols, Sir

Wave= compared them to a torch in the hand of a dead man,
which imparts light to others, whilst it affords none to thebearer.
Yesterday afternoon, about fowr o'clock, the neigh-
bourhood of. Aldersgate-street was thrown into great
alarm, in consequence of the escape of a horse from the
stables of a Mr. Beeson, veterinary-surgeon, Black-
horse-yard. The animal was under his care, for the
cure of a disorder called the staggers, which is an
affection of the brain, and generally terminates in mad-
ness. He broke out of the stable, by kicking the wall
down. His first object was the carriage of Dr. SPRY,
then standing in the yard, from which he actually tore
a piece from the panne' of the door. He next made an
attack oa a block of stone, and in a state of the most
violent irritation, rushed into the street, and broke the
shop fiont of the linen-draper's, at the corner of Long-
lane, by which one of his eyes was knocked out. Pio-
ceeding along Barbican, he came in contact with a
horse in a gig, and lacerated him in a dreadful manner.
The pain caused the animal to kick and plunge till the
gig was overturned, and the driver narrowly escaped
with life. Pursuing his course along the same street,
he demolished the shop-front of a tobacconist, and near
it that also of a linen-draper. At th4s spot, a Gentleman
rushed upon the animal, and thrust a sword ilia) his
body, which terminated his sufferings. The damage
.done is very considerable.