Star.
London, England, 1826-01-06 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JANUARY 5.

Elisdeth Gooch, milliner and dress-maker, was'
opposed by Mr.-HEATH, on behalf of Messrs. Hodg
kinson, of_ New Bond-street, linen-drapers and silk•l
mercers. The insolvent, it appeared, compounded with
Ixer creditors in May last, and paid them all Cs. 6d. in
die pound, except Messrs. Hodgkinson, who knew
nothing of the composition until it was all over, when
they were told by the insolvent's sister tfat they had
not been informed of it, because theirs being a recent
account, and they never having received any money
from her, it was not intended to include them in it.—
The insolvent's orders increased very much in amount
during the three last months preceding the time when
the composition took place; and part of the goods
Ordered, consisted of black Gros de Naples, at eight
shillings a yard, from which no less a personage that'
Mrs. Brown, the milk-woman, %clic, supplied her with
milk, received a dress, comprising eleven yards
(Great laughter)—in pert payment of her milk account-,
A dress of it had al.o been offered to Miss Bruce, one
of the insolvent's assistants, hut declined, on the ground
that she (Miss Haute) could not afford to take it. This
young Lady was now the detaining creditor for the
amount of her wages. In the early part of the year,
the insolvent, although she did not leave London, was
denied to her creditors, who were old that she had
grne to Paris to bring home the spring fashions. This
'answer was given, both when she was at home, and
• when she was ill at a friead's house, in Newman-street.
It appeared, however, in the insolvent's favour, that the
money with which the composition was paid, consisted
of 1251. received from a Gentleman in India in pay-

went of an old debt ; 501. lent her in the shape Of a
bill by a friend ; and 131. in cash : so that the good,.
supplied by Messrs. Hodgkinson had not been appro.
priated to that purpose, but, as would appear by her
books, were manufactured into dresses, and disposed of
in the usual way of her business.
The Couar, under the circumstances, were of opintoo, that no
case had been made out to bring the insolvent within the operation
of soy of the penal clauses of the Act of Parliament ; and therefore,
in the absence of sufficient evidence to Inculpate her, rather than
from any merits of her own, they considered her entitled to the be-
nefit of the Act, and ordered her to be discharged forthwith.

Gabriel! SeloMen, whose case we reported yesterday, came up to
receive the indsment of the Court, which was a remand within the
walls of the prison for four calendar months.
Joseph Ford, the elder, was opposed by Mr. Hager, for Messrs.
Todd, Morrison, and Co. haberdashers. It appeared that in 1.24
the insolvent gave Messrs. Todd and Co. to understand that he was
the proprietor of a shop and business at Mortlake, whereby they
were induced to take his guarantee for his son, and give the latter
credit for pods to a considerable amount upon his setting up bud-
sem at Reading, where be had since failed ; whereas he (the insol-
vent) now swore that the shop, km at Mortlake was his son's pro-
peny ; and that he himself had not been worth a farthing, nor in
any business since 1111, and lived from that period down to the
time of his arrest upon the bounty of hie children.
The Cosa, considered that the insolvent bad been guilty of a
gross fraud upon his opposing creditors, and ordered him to be re-
manded within the walls of the prison for eight calendar months.

Advice: from Chili state that a National Bank has
been established in that country. Its capital is to con-
sist of 10,000,000 dollars, in shares of 500 each, and at
least one third of the amount is to be kept in England.
Foreigners residing in Chili the lawful period, and who
have held 20 shares, shall have a right of citizenship.
Scors' CHURCH.—A meeting of the congregation ofl
the Scots Church, Swallow street, was yesterday held,
for the purpose of electing a successor to the Rev.JoHN
MARSHALL, the late Minister. The Moderator (Dr.'
Mown) presided. After a very Wat m discussion, in
which some strong language was used, the Rev, Wit.-
LIAM WOODROW was declared duly elected. Tile
congregation were then requested to sign 4. the Call"
to the successful candidate, which document the Mode-
rator intimated should lie for signature in the Vestry for
several days. The usual blessing was then pronounced,
and the congregation separated.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Monday evening tart. during
the very heavy gale, a small coal laden brig was driven
on shore to the north of the new pier; and by the
prompt attendance of persons belonging to the re-
venue service, communication was soon effected, by
their throwing a line over the vessel with a shot from
the mortar, and the crew, four in number, were hap-
pily brought in safety to the shore, on a sling, when no
other means could have saved them.

The body of a poor man named Brint, of Chel en.
barn, has been found on the road near that town, with
some indications that he fell by the hands of murderer s.
The master tailors of Leicester have turned their
men off, and are deter mined to reduce their wages at
least five or six shillings per week.
A shocking accident occurred on Saturday after-
noon, at St. Leonard's, the seat of W. G. Coeivelt'
near lagatestone, by which Isaac Tyrrell, the head.
gardener, and William Ram, his assistant, lost their
lives. They had, with others, been occupied in col.
letting ice from a pond on the premises; whilst their
companions were engaged at the ice-house they impru-
dently ventured into a small boat for the purpose of
floating some loose pieces of ice to a particular part of
the pond ; having advanced to the deepest part, the
boat upset, and precipitated them into the water : neither
of them could swim. In a few minutes they were missed,
and their sad fate was indicated by their hats floating
oa the surface. Though assistance was promptly ren-
dered, it was nearly an hour before the bodies could be
discovered. The vital spark was extinct. Tyrrell has
left a wife and two small children.
HeALTH or 'run MISTROPOLIS.—The calculation of
the consumption of food in London, given in our Paper
of the Slst December, however astonishing in its amount
and value, is short in its beneficial aggregate of health ;
for if it be correct that 6,000 acres of land surrounding,
or within twelve miles of the Metropolis, are cultivated
as gardens for the London markets, the proportion of
salubrious exhalation from the earth, when tilled and
prepared for the cultivation of vegetables, and to these
must be added those ploughed for corn and grain of
all kinds, affords a large amount of health to this very
populous neighbourhood, and adds greatly to the
Fauses of health in the c ipital, although crowded and
esitended almost beyond calculation! To these, also are
WI,. subjoined, the flux and reflux of the tide of the
Mines, and, Count Rumford used to add, the purify-
ing irect of coal-fires, and the carbonic floating over
the town; all which account for the healthy state of
he Metropolis in general, so as even to de.eat the
Raiding malignity of the diseases which are locally
ocialental to the place.
. ''ltGaztaata Massaoz.—The New York Avening Post
4 mentions that the day before the late adjournment of the
Vermont Legislature, a nectarine message was delivered
to the House of Representatives as follows:
u Mr. OW informed the House that he was requested by his
liactuaseT to invite the Members to call and take a glass of wine
with hint at Cottriirs Hotel. and that this invitation was predicated
upon the circumstance of his Encliet:cy's being about tu relinquish
the gubernatorial chair. The House concurred."