The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-18 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Henry Rodgemond, a middle-aged man, was yesterday
charged with having stolen a check on the firm of Smith,
Payne, and Co., of the value of 181. 15s. The prisoner
and his wife took lodgings in the house of Mrs. Cook, whose
husbaad is a gardener, residing at Knightsbridge. A re-
ference had been demanded, but before sufficient time had
elapsed to make the inquiry the prisoner and his wife
brought part of their furniture. Mrs. Cook's niece, a little
girl, was taken suddenly ill, and the prisoner offered to com-
municate the intelligence to the mother, who lived some
distance off. At this particular moment the prosecutrix,
Miss Mary Elizabeth Braipton, was desirous to have cash
for the check, and Mrs. Cook being unable to take it to the
banking-house, the prisoner was entrusted with it in a letter.
He received the cash, and immediately absconded with it.
The prisoner was remanded until this day.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday Dewy Fletcher was fully examined before
Mr. LAING, charged by Miss Maria Morgan, aged 16, with
an assault with intent to violate her person. The prisoner
was also charged by Mr. Richard Morgan, the father of
Miss Morgan, proprietor of the Golden Fleece Tavern,
Lower-street, Islington, with having committed a robbery.
It will be recollected that the prisoner was in the ser-
vice of Mr. Morgan, as potman, and a few evenings since
Miss Morgan proceeded to her chamber, and whilst she
was asleep the prisoner went to her apartment and entered
her bed, when he took improper liberties with her, which
awoke her. Her screams alarmed the family, and the pri-
soner was given into the custody of Sullivan, 256 N. The
prisoner being identified as a thief, inquiries were made,
when it was discovered that since he had been in the ser-
vice of Mr. Morgan, he had committed several robberies,
and some of the stolen property was found in the posses-
sion of a young woman to whom he had been paying his
addresses under a promise of marriage, and she was taken
into custody, but was allowed to turn King's evidence
against him.
Miss Maria Morgan proved the case against the pri-
soner, and he was fully committed for trial.
Martha Clarke, the young woman, being sworn, stated
that the prisoner had been paying his addresses to her for the
last twelve months, under a promise that he would mak.
her his wife.

A solicitor's clerk here told the witness that she was not
bound to give evidence.

Mr. LAING (irritably)—How dare you tell a witness un-
der my examin‘tion that she is not bound to give evidence?
Clerk (abashed)—l beg your Worship's pardon, I meant as
to the promise of marriage.
Mr. LAING ordered him not to interfere, but to conduct
himself with propriety.

Mr. LAING (to the witness)—You had better tell the
whole truth, and do not prevaricate, or I will deal with
you in a manner you won't like.
The witness added that the prisoner frequently brought
property to her lodgings in Paradise-row, Islington ; and
the broken silver spoon and brass cock now produced were
brought by him, and left in her place. .
King, 248, N division, found the articles at the lodgings
of the witness. The prosecutor's initials wore erased.

Miss Elizabeth Frances Morgan identified the property.
The prisoner had been in her father's service ten weeks.
She missed the spoon a week after he had been in the
house, and several articles were missed during the time
that he was in the service.

Waddingtcn had known the prisoner for some time. He
was connected with a gang of thieves who went about the
town dressed as butchers, for the purpose of committing
robberies.

Mr. LAING said it was very extraordinary that the prc-
secutor should have engaged with s tch a ruffian, who was a
known bad character.

Mr. Morgan replied that he was recommended to him
by Mr. Back, the distiller, and Mr. Goody, of tge Pares
Head, Islington, and he had no suspicion of him.
Mr. LAING asked him if he had Anything to say ?
The prisoner, with much sang froid, simply said, " N.O"
thing," and begged that some silver found upon him by the
officer should be restored to him.
Air. LAING—I shall nbt interfere in that matter.
Prisoner (appealing to Mr. Morgan with effrontery;--•
Oh, I dare say he'll have no objection to it.
Mr. LAING ordered hint to he taken from the ,bar, tel-
ling him that he stood committed on both charges, to take
his trial.

FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA, JULY 27.—Accoun's
from Swenciany (in the government of \Vilna) relate the
following lamentable occurrence, which took place there
last week :--In a Catholic church near the town, the fate
of a saint was kept, with which a general absolution is
connected. According to established custom, the country
people, in large troops from far And near, brought their of-
fering (chiefly consisting of agricultural produce) to the
church. A country woman, who had only some bundles
of flax to offer at the altar, came too near a burning taper,
so that the flex caught fire, and in a feWmoments the whole
building, which, like most of the churches in that country,
was of timber, was in a blaze. The people, with whom it
was crowded, were the less able to effect their escape into
the open air through the only door, because, on the first
alarm, the persons who were outside, in their anxiety to
afford assistance, had to force their way into the church.
In this manner alone a hundred persons were trampled to
death, suffocated, or burnt, and a much greater number
more or less severely injured.
MR. MAXWELL'S NEW WORK " THE 81V01T...
ACTT ; OR, STORIES OF THE PENINSULAR WAR."—A more
rare or charming combination of fact and fiction, observes
the Sunday Times, we have never met with than is to be
found in these delightful pages. The author must have
been in his happiest, most imaginative vein, when penning
this work, abounding, as it does, with all those qualities
best calculated to fascinate and fix the reader's atten-
tion. Mr. Maxwell, more than any other novelist, has
the great art of imparting all the semblance of reality to
that which is absolutely nothing more than a sketch of
fancy, whilst, on the other hand, he contrives to give to
mere historical and often recorded events all the zest and
novelty of fiction. We most cordially recommend this
spirited production to the notice of our readers, the pe-
rusal of which will afford them a rich treat.

PLATE SUITED FOR PRESENTATION.---
Elegant or Splendid Silver Inkstands—Silve: Waiters of every size
—Silver Cups, New and Second-hand—Fik varieties of Silver
Tea and Coffee Services—Splendid Snuff Boxes—Silver Epergnes•
and many other articles of Plate adapted for Presentation as Testi-
monials, &c., may be selected from in the Show Rooms at

T. COX SAVORY'S
Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill,

London.

BIRTHS.
On the 15th inst., at Shillinglee Park, Sussex, the Countess of
Winterton, of a son and heir.
On the 14th inst., at Sunbury, the lady of John Bishop, Esq., of
a daughter.
On the 13th inst., at Sydenham, Kent, Mrs. J. Hohnes, of a son.
On the 15th inst., at Berkeley-square, the lady of Thos. Brown,
Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 17th inst., at St. Marylebone Church, Edward Purrier,
Esq., second son of the late J. V. Purrier, Esq., of York-terrace,
Regent's-park, to Isabella Christian, second daughter of A. C.
Johnston, Esq., of Nottingham-terrace, and of Charlesfield, Dum-
fries-shire.

On the 17th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, W. A. Jar"
rin, Esq., to Susan Rogers, the youngest daughter of the late John
Rogers, Esq.
On the 15th inst., at St. Paul's, Hammersmith, Albert Mortimer,
Esq., youngest son of the late C. Mortimer, Esq., of Acworth Villa,
Yorkshire, to Jane, third daughter of T. W. C. Perfect, Esq., °f
the Terrace, Hammersmith.

On the 15th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, the 14"'
Augustus H. Moreton, M.P., for East Gloucestershire, to Marl
Jane, daughter of the late Sir Charles and Lady M`Donald Lock-
hart, of Lee, N. 8., and niece of the Duke of Leinster.
On the 15th inst., at Enfield, William Everett, Esq., of Hilt
House, Hampton, to Anne, widow of the late J. F. Steadman'
Esq., of Chase-side House, Enfield.
On the 12th inst. at Newington Butts, Lieutenant J. S. Dixon'
R.N., to Sophia, widow of the late F. H. Hunter, Esq., of Ken-
nington-common.

DIED.
On the 14th inst., at Ramsgate, at the house of her nephele,
Robert Townley, Esq., Elizabeth, relict of the late James Drool:
Esq., formerly Deputy of the Ward of Vintners in London, r 7
On the 14th inst., William, son of Joseph Timperon,
New Barnes, St. Alban's, Herts.
On the 15th inst., at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Dougal ties
Esq., of Montague-square, aged 28.
On the 13th inst , aged 31, Mary, wife of Mr. John Malinger'
of Bishop's Stortford, and third daughter of the late Rev. J. BL',
of Halstead, Essex.
On the 11th inst., at Pembroke, John Leach, Esq., aged 73-
On tho 15th inst., at FinchlayMr. John Whitby, aged M. p
On the 16th inst., at Brecknock-terrace, New Camden-to
William Daniell, Esq., R. A.
On the 16th, inst., Mr. James Shackell, of Gerrard's-er°l4
Buckinghamshire. —OO.l .

o'
London: Printed and Published by AIURDO Y auN G. 0-_,„ty
112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand,in ago cv"-
of Middlesez.—Friday, August 18, 1837.

- -