The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-13 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SEPT. 12.

The Chief Commissioner Oft. RevNotts') thi;
morning stated, that he had received a letter from
Captain Lister, whose regiment was now in Gibraltar,
awl nho was at present a prisoner for debt. The
letter mentioned that his leave of absence expired oa
the Uth instant, and intreated the Court to direct
that his case should be beard on an early day. With
this request the Court could not possibly comply under
the provisions of the sew Act. It unlit geuerally to be
bums, and the Court hoped every ',visible publicity
would be given to this notice, that no such applications
as those by private letters onzht to be made to ti..-
Corrrt. ft was known very well how mach übl..qt.y
had been east on the late Art, awl it was thelef,rl
desirable that every such application for reli-t sit 'old
be publicly made, for no private letters or private
petit nn would on any consideration be attended to.

Mr. BtLLANTYPIS said, that be had to move for a
rule to show cause why the discharge gi:lnted to
Ninian Hay should not he revoked, and he hinsfelf
be -Again brought up for a full examination. He made
this application under the fulloning cir inns. races :
The insolvent was discharged a considerable time ago.
and bad inserted, among other articles in his schedule,
a public-house in Wardour.street, Soho, which be
pledged himself to give up to his creditors. The
assignee whom the creditors had chosen, had his ap-
pointment confirmed last Friday; but be could not
obtain possession of the house, as the insolvent absts•
lntely refused to give it up. It was proper that this
motion should be granted by the Court, as Thurstlas.
the 21st instant, was the licensing day, and if the
insolvent did Dot yield possession, there was nut the
slightest probability of any license being obtained
this year, and the creditors would consequently derive
no benefit from the property.
The Court, after some consultation, thoneht that
they had not any jurisdiction to act in the manner re•
suired, as the act only gave them power to revoke till
discharge of an insolvent when there were circumstances

sufficient to prove that it had beet improperly ob-
tained. Besides, by revoking the discharge, the in-
solvent might, if he was an pbstinate man, choose
rather to remain in eaol than to give up Lis property
in the house in ques•ion. The assigner bad :a rigla
to apply fur the license ; and perhaps, therefore, the
better way would he to grant a rule to show cause
why the insolvent should not be brought up. fur re-
examination. 'lbis was agreed to.

IN Ttlt MATTIS 0/ SIR SIATTRILW

Me. 13 itsr7C stated, that he had to move fur leave
to the insolvent to amend his schedule by insertinf
the duplicates of a iinantity of goods which had .been
pledged, and also to the arnonut of salary which bad
been paid to him up to the time of his being lent to
prison. The omission was solely occasioned by &want
of thoogist, and it was desirable to have it .novi. rec-
tified. An affidavit, made by Mr. Williams, clerk tu
Mr. J.,ho Pullen, of Pore street, in the county of Mid-
dlesex, and one of the Attornies of this Court, was
then read in support of the motion. as the omissions
were not discovered till after the schedule had been
filed.
The Court grist. the lonia*, and then adjourned.

CLoxesta, Sere. t.llowing usfortanee
circumstance harried as tie Washpowi, near leo,.
pleuture, a. few days ago ; a labosier, after eePPi";•
laid himself down is a kid, and baying slept SUMP
time. ruse maelaindisposeti,asd was tarried Mow. on
the third day of his 'few, he got tipfroaiiiishrJ. and
with a hasesser meidesi. u '4:Bother
woman,. neighbose, who had cow to se hitu. lie
was dm placed is the kids/wail of Tesspleutore,
where he Cod best day.—(4drertiser.)