The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-10 00:00:00

INSOLVENT• COURT, Jot. 9.

William Hancock was opposed on the part of tw,
creditors Mr. Porter, a wine-merchant, and Mr.
Sparrow, a tea-dealer, by Mr. AYCKBOWM he was
supported by Mr. COOKE.
It appeared by the schedule that the insolvent had
described himself as a cl,rk, and had attributed hi,
insolvency to his having studied the art of singing.
in which accomplishment he was not yet a profi-
cient, but soon expected to be so. This statement
excited the surprise of the Court, and the Learned
Chief Commissioner observed—" I take it you are
parson, though I confess you do not look like one
Pray at what college were you educated ?"
am clerk to an auctioneer.

CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Then you are not a clerk
in orders, you are not of the profession of a clergy-
man? In.olvent—No, Sir; I am clerk to an auc-
rioneer at Brighton. _

CHIEF COMMISSIONER—I thought it strange tha*
a clergyman ,hould have become insolvent by turn-
ing sine, ; but as you have described yourself as I,
•` clerk," you must he remanded to prison, that you
nay re-advertise yourself by your proper description
The in-olvent was then remanded amidst cons -
derOile laught.r.

Thomas Takes, late proprietor of the ()dean,
Hotel, Jermyn.treet, was opposed by Mr. WOOD-
ROFFE for a Mr ONen, and supported by Mi.
COOKE.

The debts of the insolvent amounted to upwards
If 3,0001., his credits to 1/. 12s 8d , and there were
also due to him 351. of b d d. brs ; beyond this there
was nothing for the general creditors. The mother
:)f the insolvent, who is hostess of the Ram Intl, at
Uxbridge, held a warrant of attorney, given to her
by her son, for a debt of 1,5001.; she had acted upon,
this instrument, and taken possession of the furtii e

upon the premises in Jermyn-s'reet. The lease of
those premi,es, which it appealed was of no value,
had also been made in her name, and the bu•iness of
the hotel wai now yarded on by her sister, who had
been housekeeper to the insolvent during the time
he kept the house. _

It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Owen, that
'he insolvent was indebted to him in the sum of
251)1. for money lent and interest accrued,—that
had made repeated applications for payment, but
h always been told that the insolvent had money
due to him in Scotland, which was shortly expected
to be remitted, and that the only obstacle was a
rascally Scotch lawyer, by whom it was detained.
This representation was now admitted by the insol-
vent to have been a false one, and only made for the
purpose of gaining time. It was also acknowledged
that a letter written from Scotland, in reference to

the pyrnent of this money, but which bore date a
twelvemonth before, was shown to the creditor to
induce him to suppose the money was still due; the
date of the letter was torn off, as the insolvent af-
firmed, by breaking the seal.
A great many letters in relation to these facts
were read, in all of which Mr. Owen was addressed
as " Dear Owen.' One of the letters was on pea-
green paper, edged with gold, and folded in an ele-
gant triangular shape, and " Dear Owen" was in-
vited to call and " drink his hot water" with his
debtor, and arrange about his debt ; but finding how
matters were going on, he had discontinued his in-
timacy, and now appeared in Court to oppose the
liberation of the insolvent.

The COURT, of er passing the most severe com-
ments upon the conduct of the insolvent, and
observing, that in his behaviour towards Mr. Owen,
who had so greatly befriended Ivni, he hail broken
those ties of honour and honesty which ought in
sub,ist between man and man, sentenced him to an
imprisonment of eight calendar months, for con-
tracting part of the debt due to that gentleman by
is fraudulent representation.