The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-02 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
YesterdayTHomAs PATTEN was brought up to be heard
'on his petition to be discharged, and was opposed by Mr.
HEATH', on behalf of Ann Hobbs, a young woman of very
decent appearance, who was extremely deaf.
Miss Hobbs'stated, that she was a straw plat manufacturer,
and resided near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire; thatin the month
'Of :June, 11120; the Insolvent, whom she had known for some
time, paid his addresses to her ; she objected to marrying him
on account of her deafness ; but he said that made no difference
with him, and he would gladly make her his wife if she would
consent. She in consequence agreed, after, to use her own
words, " not a long courtship." In August the InsolVent told
her he .had pnrchased the stock of a public-house, at Hemp-
steadt. for 1001. ;' he had 801. himself, and his sister owed him
401. but lie could not get it from her ; and he asked the wit-
ness for a loan of 201. to make up the purchase money, at the
same time telling her she should be mistress of the house.—
" I considered," ,said Miss Hobbs, " that as things were conic
to a point bet Ween us, r might as well give him the Money
:before marriage as after, and accordingly gave him the 201."
The Insolvent purchased the public-house, and continued
to visit Miss, Hobbs, and to repeat his assurances that she
should soon be his wife. On the Bth of October he came
to henhouse, and in her presence wrote her a letter, which was
read in Court, very much to the amusement of the auditory. He
commenced by expressing his hope that the few lines he then
wrote would and her in good health, as he wag at the time of
writing; and after repeated declarations of his determination
to make her -comfortable in his new habitationt'ethicluded by
telling her, thathe had been disappointed by a person who had
promised him a loan of 201., and requested she ivoiad assist him
with a loan of 101. Miss -Hobbs on thatoccasion lent the ir,sol-
vent 51., and he-gave a 'receipt for the 251. Heals° requested
.her to write to have the banns of marriage between-them pub-
lished, Which she did. Ile never came to see her afterwards, and
in two months he married 'another. Miss HobbS soon after sued
bins for the money she lent; he defended the action, and she
obtained. judgment at an expense of 521. '
Mr. PoLLocx addressed the Court for the insolvent.
::The eopiti'-iai&the iniolvent's 'conduct had at once been
fraudulent and cruel*, and.garejudgmtut that he should not be
entitled to the benefit of the Act till he had been twelve months
in prison at tha suit of Ann Hobbs. -
EXTENSIVE FRAUD. -
William Hart was opposed by Mr. Por..s.mt on behalf of
several creditors.- •,. ; . - •

It appeare.l by the evidence, that the insolvent was an attor-
ney's clerk,.and during the Queen's trial he professed- to be a
professional man of extensive connections, and in constant com-
munication with Mr.-.BrOsigbain on • the subject of her .Majes-
ty's affairs, by which representations a p;oldsmith, Mr. Moseley,
of IlolbOrn, stated; - thaehe'Was induced to give bins credit for
silver plate and-a gold watch, amounting together to 1001.—
When he found-the insolvent was an attorney's clerk, he ob-
tained a warrant for him, and, got back the watch, but the in-
solvent still owed him CM,

Two other creditors deposed, that the insolvent represented
himself as a merchant of extensive commercial dealings, by
which.means he obtained credit from them.
The Coux•r ordered that the insolvent should not be dis.
charged until he should have been fifteen months in prison from
the date.of filing his petition.

A celebrated Leader of Fashion having bor-
ros4d ,some money of a City Beau, whom he
patronized in return, was one day asked to re-
pay it ; upon which he thus complained to a
iriend--." Do you know what has happened ?"-,
" No." " Why, that fellow Tomkins, who lent
me.life hundred pounds, has had the face to ask
me for it ; and. yet .I had called the dog Tom,'
and let myself down to dine with him."