The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-06 00:00:00

Mr. IiAWLINSON committed her to Newgate for trial.
She had not long been removed when Mr. Thomas, an
inspector of the D division, entered the office, and informed
Mr. Rawlinson that he had that moment apprehended a
man well-known to Mrs. Herbert, and supposed to be im-
plicated in the forgery.
Having been brought in, he said his names was James
Chapman, that he was a " reader" to the press. He de-
nied that he forged the name of Lady Wood, and entered
into a very long explanation of his conduct with Mrs. Her-
bert, who, he said, formerly lodged in the same house with
him. It was at her request that he drew up the body of
the bill, but he had nothing to do with the acceptance.
The bill, in its complete state, was brought to him by Mrs.
Herhert to get discounted, as the genuine acceptance of
Lady Wood, and a friend of his would have done it, had
not Mrs. Herbert objected to any inquiry being made at
Lady Wood's house.

The prisoner having called several witnesses as to cha.
ratter, he was ultimately liberated on bail.

TOWN-HALL.
Yesterday a number of bakers, residing within the dis-
trict of the office, attended to answer the complaint of
Stowell, the informer, for having sold bread before the hour
of nine o'clock on the morning of the Sabbath-day.
The cases, however, were not decided in consequence of
a difference of opinion on the Bench, and Stowell not hav-
ing his witnesses ready.
Mr. Wire, on the part of his clients the bakers, observed
that had the cases been gone into they would all have
failed, as the summons did not agree with the form set out
in the Act of Parliament, which being the case, they were
all dismissed.

THAMES- OFFI CE.
Yesterday an elderly man, named Daniel Harvey, was
brought before Mr. BALLANTYNE on a charge of behaving
in a very infamous manner towards several little girls, who
attended to prefer charges against him.
Emily Wilcox, aged 12 years, said the prisoner had often
annoyed her, and had made use of very wicked words.
The Magistrate said she must repeat them, which she did
with great reluctance. The last time she saw the prisoner
was about three weeks ago, when he said he would cut her
throat, and Burke her, unless she complied with his wishes.
She was very frightened, and ran away from him.
Several other little girls came forward and deposed to '
similar disgusting acts.

Mr. BALLANTINE said that although some of the chil-
dren might be mistaken about dates, there was no
doubt the prisoner had been guilty of the profligate conduct
imputed to him. He had no doubt of the fact. He wished
that it could be made out that the prisoner was not of sane
mind ; for it was dreadful to think that a person of his
advanced years could so shamefully contaminate the
morals of little children. He sentenced the prisoner as
a rogue and vagabond to three months' imprisonment and
hard labour.

SMITHFIELD CLUB.--The grand Christmas
prize exhibition for fat cattle, agricultural implements, &c.,
is fixed by this club to be held at the Repository, Goswell-
street, on the 14th, 15th, 17th, and 18th inst.
Sarah Dickers, a good-looking young woman, was
placed at the bar of Lambeth-street Police Office, before
Mr. Combe, on a charge of stealing and disposing of a sofa
belonging to Dederick Vonstriken, a German cobbler, re-
siding in Lambeth-street. From the statement of the
complainant, a most singular-looking old fellow, it appeared
that he had courted the prisoner for some time, and at
length received her consent to marry him. The banns
were put up and regularly published, and Sunday morning
was appointed for the nuptial ceremoay. The enamoured
Dederick attended punctually at the time named, at
Whitechapel Church ; but the faithless Sarah forgot her
promise, and was non est ; and after waiting for some time
beyond that at which the ceremony could be legally per-
formed. the disconsolate cobler repaired to a lodging which
he had taken for her, when he discovered, to his additional
mortification, that with his lady love had also disappeared
a handsome sofa, which he had purchased a few days be-
fore. Having subsequently ascertained that she, the pri-
soner, had sold the sofa, he on that morning gave her into
custody. The prisoner, in reply to the charge said, that
about twelve months ago the complainant introduced him-
self to her as a single man, and kept her company ever
since. With her consent he got the banns published as he
stated, and they were to have been married on Sunday
morning last ; but a few days before she luckily discovered
that he was a married man, and had a wife and son living.
With respect to the sofa he spoke of, she would admit that
she had sold it, but she could solemnly declare that he had
made her a present of it ; but if even he had not, she
thought its value would form but a slight compensation to
her for the deception that had been practised on her, and
the time she had lost in devoting her attentions to the com-
plainant. Mr. Combe (to the complainant)—Recollect you
are upon your oath. The young woman states that you
are married, and I want to know whether that is the case
or not ? Complainant (after some hesitation)—Yes, Sir.
Mr. Combe—And your wife is living ? Complainant—
Yes, Sir ; but she be married to another man. Mr.
Cornbe—Then, because your wife thinks proper to get
married to another man, you think you are justified in get-
ting married to another woman. This young woman has
had a narrow escape of you, and you, yourself, have had a
narrow escape ; for, had you married her, you would have
been soon taught that the law of this country would not
tolerate such an act as that of marrying a second wife
while the first was living. The prisoner was then dis-
charged, and the disappointed cobler left the office, de-
claring that there vos no law to be found in Hangeland.
Last week a small house in St. James's-street, Globe-
fields, which was occupied by a shoemaker, named Cooke,
and his family, consisting of his wife and three children,
tumbled to pieces, but its inmates providentially escaped
comparatively unhurt. It appeared that the house in ques-
tion had been taken by the Eastern Counties Railway Com-
pany, and those on either side had been taken down ;•tha
inmates were cautioned to leave it, They, however, re-
mained, and at the time above mentioned it fell to the
ground. Mrs. Cooke and her three children were in bed
at the time, and her husband was just in the act of goir
into bed when the floor gave way under him. Polito eon, ,
stable K 105 and several neighbours ran to the assist,. nee
of the sufferers, and it was found that the tirr'ners had
fallen in such a position over the bed as to Complete) y
they
pro-:
b
tect the parties from the weight of' the rubiah, and
were goe safely out. No blame is attrihntab!e to the Rail-
road Company, as Cooke and his family were stopeini
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the house on sufferance,