The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-25 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEII lOUS' COURT, SEPT. 24.

Wm. Earl, whose case e e noticed a few 'lays ago, was
further examined to-day on the opposition of a tailor named
Sheaubere, who swore that the insolvent stated that his son,
for whom he ordered clothes, was at Oxford.
The Insolvent denied having represented his son as being
at Oxford; but said that his sou was apprenticed to a tanner
in Oxfordshire.
The COURT, taking into consideration the circumstances
connected with his schedule, which took place on his former
examination, and the strong probability of his having.in-
tentionallv deceived his creditor respecting his son being
at at Oxford, although he might n it have said what was lite-
rally true, were of opinion that this was a case in which it
was fit that the creditors should have an opportunity of
making farther inquiry; and therefore ordered the insolvent
to be remanded for six months, and confined within the
walls of the prison.
Henry Augustus Finucanc was oppo,ed by two tailors,
named Triddel and Lot Lake, in person. The insolvent i.
25 years ofage, and said that he had lost 1.6001. by gaming,
to which, and a quarrel with his half brother, he attribute I
his insolvency. The creditor Lake examiued him at some
length, for the purpose of showing that when he contracted
the debt with.bm, 65!., he could have no reasonable exp. c-
tation of bring ah!e to pay it. It appeared that the insol-
vent's resources principally depended upon the bounty of
his family, except (we understood) his (tall pay ; and that
in the year 1821 his mother remitted hint money to the
amount of 9001. which he divided amongst his creditors
The Court observed, that when tailors or other tradesmen'
came into that court to complain of the extrava,ani e of
insolvents, they should first abuse that they themselves were
not to blame in encoeraeing that extravagance, by allowing
young men credit to any amount, wirlinat at least t•sng a
reasonable dekree of diligence in inquiring and ascertaining
whether or nut they had the means of paving; them.—lf
they did this, they wotal entitle themselves to the prote tiOR
of that Court ; but if they merely speculated on the chance
that their friends would nut allow them to remain in pri,o4,.
or any other probability of that kind, they Hoist abide by
the result of the risk they chose t.t run. In the present
case it did not appear that the slightest inquiry had bten
made into the insolvent's circumstances, and upon that
ground, and in consideration of his having divided the
9001. received front his mother amongst his creditors, they
ordered the insolvent to he discharged.
IN THE HATTER OF WM. WHIM AN ATTORNEY.

About two months ago the Court had occ.binn to com-
plain of negligence in his duty on the part of Mr. White,
or his clerks, and admonished Mr. White in person upon
the subject. Ina few days afterwards, Mr. White not be-
ing in attendance when the case of one of his clients was
called on, the Commissioners ordered his name to be
struck ()tithe roll of attorneys on the lile of this Court.
Mr. Pokkoca now tn..ved the Court that his name should.
be restored, upon the grounds, as stated in the .alhdavits
of Mr. White and his ileac, that on the day on which his
1 absence was complained of, his atten dance was prevented
by important business before Master Cross, which obliged
bun to depute one of his clerks in his stead, who, however
neglected to be present in proper time. Mr. %Vitae pro-
mised, that if his application was granted, the Court should
never again have occasion to complain of him.
Under these circumstances, the Court ordered his name
to be restned.
The Court, at its rising, adjourned to the 31st of Oct. ap-
pointing, however, the 11th to hear unopposed cases.

At a small church in a village nut 20 nines from Brighton,
on Sunday se'nnight, as the Rector was prelching with
much zeal to his Flock, exhorting theta to build their hopes
on a firm foundation, and stand fast in the faith, the floor
of the pulpit, which was much worn, gave way, when one
foot and leg of the Rev. Divine passed thro' the boards, and
his person suddenly and mysteriously disappeared ! The
congregation (among whom where the. Preacher's wife and
family) were for some time dreadfully alarmed ; but their
Pastor soon dispelled their fears, by making a speedy
resurrection, uninjured—and resuming the thread of his
discourse, which hail been so unseasonably interrupted.
(Sasses didverhser )
On Monday the Sth instant, while a threshing machine
was at work on the preirOses of Mr. R. Adderley, of Mount-
sorrel, one of the pins flew out with great force and struck
• boy of the name of Lynam, on the head, and brought him
instantly to the ground ; for some time his life was despair-
ed of, but though he is now likely to survive the blew,
distressing fears are entertained for the restoration of Lis'
faculties. And on the following day, a man who had just
entered the employ of Mr. Adderley, was attending the,
same machine, when one of the wheels accidentally caught
his smock frock.and instantly forced him among the Ivork s,
by which one of his legs was broken to pieces.—(Notfing-,
ham Review.)
LONGXVITY.—Died on the seventeenth of February, in
the Bay of St. John's, Antigua, a black woman named
Static's, who, by information from herself, must have at-
tained the advanced age of 132 to 134. She was a slave, and
was hired as a day labourer during the building of the gaol,
and was present at thelaying of the corner stone, ma hick cere-
mony took place 118 years ago. She else stated that she was
a young woman grown when President Sharpe assumed the
administration of the Island, which was in 1703. so that, al-
lowing her to be then only eighteen, it brings her age to that
of 13&.