The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-10 00:00:00

SIR RICHARD PHILLIPS.

0* Saturday, the third and last meeting took
place under the Commission against this Gentle.
man. . , ,
The mectlng.was numerously attended, although
not more than. 6 or 60001. was proved, making a
total of about 74,0001. Some further attempts
were mide to prove bills drawn by O'SULLIVAN,
in London, on Irish stamps, which were warmly re.
sislcd by Sir RICHARD) who stated, that he had
been grossly defrauded of the consideration for
them, and that he had nearly 10,0001. of the same
description of bills, accepted by Fourdrinier and
Co. and others, which he had nut himself been al.
lowed to Fere egaitist thew, tie added, that he
relied ou the support. of the honourable .part of his
creditors in resisting_ Rich claims, notwithstanding
the studied and perverse misrepresentation of
which, on this account, he hall been the subject.
*Two or three authors came forward, and *thane:.
ed some obsolete claims for MSS. which Sir RICUARIO,
asserted were not wortbsix-pence, and as suchf
bed net been accepted by him, and is consequease
their claims Were tejasted.
A. usual, at thiciasatieg a schedule of the estaii
was produced, when it appeared that Mr. Wu ..
ittasna, the Public Accountant, Ate bad been ma..
ployod for this perpotte by the assignees, had ascer.
veined that every kind of clad* would' net exceed
106,0001. and that the undeabted assets were at
least id SAM. and incleding some contingencies,
were 186,0001. leaving in one case the surplus of
580001. and in the other of 80,0001.
In the course of some miscellaneous inquiries, it
:appeared that Sir R Kiss", .kad paid to maws,
within the last twelve year' upwards of 00001.
upwards of 5,0001. to designers. and dratigillift,
and upwards of 26,0001. to engravers !
The general satisfaction was such, that I* s
tificate being produced, more than 40,0001. was
.signed for in, tun minutes, and a .store agreeable'
proof has seldom been afforded in Guildhall of the
salutary and equitable provisions of our Bankrupt
Laws, when the requisite confidence exists between
debtor and creditor.

A new optical instrument has been invented by a
Member of the Parisian Conservatory of Arts, which
ambles every draftsman, without knowing the ram
of perspective, to design with ease and correctness
all kinds of subjects on every scale, not exceeding
five diameters square.
The British 'Resident in the territories of the
Chieftain's in alliance with our Indies-Government, '
has made'a formal complaint tit ifitaltaa, or rather
to his Ministers, of the ravages Committed in their •
dependencies by Masa, KUAL TIM answer•givon
was, that hlsitiv*ltrat had lately throviivailf all
dependence on Eloiatait's Goverumebtogithough
3r
formerly
to service.: • . . .
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A members .thelt..letnes'i Corpi of Afwlenteers
, . •
was minima - Iv!, Bow-street Olio on Thursday,
for fines for :sot 4fieutdiug two ialdalirp.ef the
corps. It appeared. 10 evidence that he had attend.
ed his duty regularly for upwardawf seven years,
but there being no medical certificate of the illness
*hick Was the cam* ef.his uon.eateadassee far two
days, , die Magistrate, WI , aim" was compelled
toltri thb*gest easealties to 16s. .
Siitasiday,,... after ' the lest piece at the Surrey
'Plieatre wes.fruislict, *a young Gentleman in the
second tier of boxes, accidentally precipitated him-
self Into the Pit, Sod wonderful to say, caniq oft
without a broken bone; he was taken senseless
into an. adjoinitig tavern, and blooded, which
so far recovered him as to enable him to walk with.
out alsistaoce to the coach 'Minh carried him home.
" Co LL ECTO asstrr.4--At.a.sale of books, printed Ivy
the late LortiVaroan, at Strawberry-hill, on Tues.
day last, a copy of. his Lordship's Tragedy of 7'he
illettteriour lifother, was knocked du wu at 61. 15s.t!!
Grwl'a ales, *with Bewdley's Designs, 51. 12s. 64.
A pared of scraps, and loose leaves of poetry, epi. '
grams, &c. for sixteen pountfe ;And his Lordship's
Hieroglyphic Tates (which Vet .*. his printed.
1 works), a small pamphlet of abort tree :hest',
crown 'octavo, Was gladly purchased, by an etni.
vent Collectors for the same sum of sixteen pounds
1 terlin4 !
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