The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-06 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DEC. 5.

MOTION TO. COMMIT AN ATTORNEY.
M. PEPYS moved that an attorney named Rey-
nolds should be committed for not having brought_
into Court certain papers connected with a cause
before his Honour,. and actually necessary for the
prosecution of the suit.
Mr. BIakEnsTETH opposed the. motion. ' Mr.
Reynolds hail a lien upon the papers, and had' not
yet been able-to make out his bill f costs. The
delay was unavoidable, and it was not the practice
of; the Court to resort. to *such harsh measures as
that now prayed, under circumstances like: those
before the Court.
!The. VICE-CHAlsicEmott agreed with Mr. Bick-
ersteth. The, better way, to proceed in this case
would perhaps be, for Mr. Reynolds to pay the '
that, costs of this.applicatitni, and-for the Court to make
an order
N r. in a
nocdis in time—a ,month, for iar
stan
t
should deliver up the papers
on payment of his bill of costs, and that he should
ce—stand committed, if he neglected to comply with the
terms of the order.
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Mr. PEPYS did not feel inclined to adopt this
course, and chose rather- to have his motion dis-
missed with costs.
TI E ASSIGNEES OF slit PETER POLE V. SPOTTISWOODE.
. The hearing of this case, which arises out of the.
bankruptcy of Mesys. Hutst and Robinson, was
axed for to-day, but on it being 19resented to his
Honour that the proceedings Were not complete, it
was allowed to stand over until thenext seal, on the
parties undertaking that no part of the stock of
bankrupts shotkid be disposed of is the interim,
except in.the regular way of trade.'

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.. DEC. b.

DEAR)" V. SIOADBELT.
Mr. KELLY opened the pleadings. 'She declara•
tion stated that this .vas an action for breach of
promise of marriage. The defendant pleaded the
general issue..
Mr. Scrjcant WILDE stated the case. it was an
action by a young womah to recover coalpensation
tor treatment received from the person on whom she
supposed her future happiness would have depended.
The plaintiff in the present, case was the nieced a
person, who kept an inn at Ilford, in Essex, and lad
been in the habit of assisting her uncle in hiS business.
The defendant was also an inn-keeper or publican ti
considerable. opulence, and was enabled to inaintaik
a most respectable establishMent. Indeed, an union
with a person of his property afforded the plaintiff
a prospect of every happiness; and on the other
hand, her conduct was as irreproachable as any ad-
mirer could require. About June last it happened
that she was on a visit to a friend of the name of
Nutt, in the Mile. end-road, not at any great distance
from where the defendant carried on his business.
This, gentleman was a very respectable person in his
line, and was generally admitted into society. He
was a widower, acd appeared to be much esteemed
by his acquaintance, among whom were Mr.' and
Mrs. Nutt, the persons at, whose house the plaintiff
was staying. Visiting at the house in this charac-
ter, he presented himself to her as a person well
worthy of her attention and he paid his addresses
to her honourably. Mr. and Mrs. Nutt were ac-
quainted with his visits, and approved of them, and
he continued to pay every attention for some time,
until, at length, they mutually became so attached that
they agreed a marriage should take place; and as he
was considered an extremely eligible perSOnfor her huS-
band, h erfriends assented to the union. Matters having
proceeded to this length, the defendant showed her
a house, to know if she approved of it, as it was ,un-
derstood that she was not to live in the house where
his business was carried on. In short, he acted in a
manner which warranted the best-fbunded apecta-.
tions that he meant to marry her, when suddenly,
without the slightest explanation, his visits were dis-
continued. For this extraordinary step he would
assign no reason, but the plaintiff felt conscious and
certain that nothing in' her conduct could justify the
cruel and wanton conduct of which he had been
guilty, and she this day challenged him to prove
any behaviour on her part by which she could be
considered a,s unworthy of becoming his wife. But
what answer could he make to this' case ? He had
not youth and indiscretion to plead; he was a
widower, and had arrived at that time of life when
reason is supposed to influence the actions of a man,
and when the passions are supposed to wait on judg-
ment.- Shortly after he had discontinued his visits,
Mr. Nutt waited on him to ascertain his reasons,
but could get no answer from him; but his reason
soon became very apparent, for in the course of three
or four weeks he was married to another woman.—
This marriage was either very_ precipitate, or else
he must have been paying', attentions to another
while supposed to hive been' bestowing his affections
on the plaintiff. The only duty imposed 'on the
Learned Sergeant this day was to „firove the pro-
mise of marriage; and it would thee be incumbent
on the defendant to show some reAnable ground
for the conduct he had pursued. I-I'e was, however,
confident that in the result the, plaintiff would be
entitled to a verdict in the case which, to support her
respectability in life, she was ~compelled to submit
to the decision of the jury. With these remarks he
would leave the case in :the hands of the jury, not
doubting but that they N,vould act iii such a manner
as the justice of the case appeared to them to dictate.
Mrs. Hannah Nutt.—l am acquainted with. the
plaintiff, and have known her from a baby. I also
know the defendant very yell, having been ac-
quainted with him ten or twelve years, or more,—
The plaintiff's age is 28 ; I believe the defendant is
about 38. The plaintiff came to visit me on the
7th June last, and continued with me six or seven
weeks. '-During that time the defendant also visited
me. His visits commenced immediately on her
coming to me, and he had frequent opportunities of
seeing her. He paid every attention to her, and
made proposals of marriage,
by the plaintiff, and sanctioned by me.' His conduct
appeared that of an accepted suitor. On the 6th of
July, after returning which were accepted
from Fairlop fair, the defend-