Yesterday, two persons, with names once familiar to the publie,
op. plied for their discharge in the Incolvent Debtors' Court. Mr. Oteutty Caleraft, who married Miss Love, from whom he was divorced " n1taet Noveznher 1:=n0," said, that he had no pro Flay whatever. Ile 11:al recadved :2,220/. under the will of' his late nailer, but that into gem;,
he cxpee;,:d. no more. Ile leal been a Captain in the Army, but le;.1 left the sLeviee, and had no half-rely. His /,on; fide debts were Mr. Calceaff received his discharge.
James Lloyd Guillitu Wardle, son of the late Colonel Wardle, els) obtaiued his discharge. Ills debts were between 8,000/. and 10,01.0.
At the Hatton Garden Office, on Monday, a lad of fourteen acts charaed with the offence of cryina. out " muffins and crumpets" laming the hours of divine service, in the parish of Islington, on Sunday last. Ile rang no bell: and Mr. Cootube, a Magistrate, said he really could not see any crime in calling out " muffins and crumpets." Mr. Mallett said, be was liable to a penalty, of five shillings for " exercising his worldly calling on the Lord's Day." Mr. Coombe discharged the pri- soner with a caution.
At the Queen Square Office, on the same day. a man was accused of " hawking about" a work-box for sale, having no licence as a hawker, in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea. In the City, hawking nithout a licence is permitted. The prisoner said, he thought that, " since the Reform Act," he might sell where he could what he had made hinne:f: he was obliged to pledge the box at night to buy bread for his eh:lay:eh Mr. Burrell said, the penalty was 101.—he hoped he had power to min. gate it. The Clerk said he had no such power ; and the prisoner iamt remain in gaol till he had paid the penalty and costs. The man declerel that he and his family were starving. He was sentenced to imprison. meat for three months: but Mr. Burrell said he would recommend the poor fellow's petition to the Treasury for a roniesion of the fine ; and perhaps an anewer would be received in four or live days.
On Wednesday, Mr. Robert Steuart called upon Mr. Burrell, and ascertained that this man's case was one of great hardship; and on Thursday the prisoner was released by an order front the Solicitor of Stamps. Mr. Burrell said he had received la front a Mr. Moore, in order to pay the penalty adjudged, and release the man. The writer directed, that in the event of the man's discharge before his communo cation came to hand, any sum the Magistrate thought fit should 1,e bee0 to relieve the necessities of his family, and the surplus transmitted to Mr. Moore's bankers. The Chief Clerk, by the direction of the Ma- . gistrme, then gave the poor fellow W., in the name of Mr. Moore, and ; some small stuns which laid been forwarded to the Office by other belle. volent individuals. At the Thames Police-office yesterday, John Byron, master of the Shill) John Renwick, chartered by Government to take out convicts to
New South Wales, was held to bail on a charge of purloining Stores supplied to the convicts, and selling them at St. Helena and Sy dney.on his own account.
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