The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-06 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday a gentleman attended at this office to apply
to the Magistrates for advice. The applicant appeared
there on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Harness, of Regent's-
square Chapel, with whose name a most unwarrantable
liberty had been taken. A set of fellows were in the habit
of hawking about the town a cheap publication of Shak-
speare's works, with a biographical sketch of the life of the
" immortal bard," which they represented to be edited by
the Rev. Mr. Harness, and it had been ascertained that
they had called upon numerous friends of the reverend
gentleman, and persons connected with his congregation,
and leaving a copy of the work with his compliments,
and stating that they were authorized by Mr. Harness
to receive mnney for his use, and they had succeeded in
receiving various sums of money, and that a gross fraud had
been committed, and it had arrived at such a pitch of an-
noyance and imposition, that the Rev. Gentleman had de-
termined on bringing, if possible, the delinquents to justice,
and to solicit warrants to apprehend the parties. The ap-
plicant added, that a similar course had been adopted with
the name of the Rev. Mr. Hannam, of St. Pancras, and
the fraud had been carried on to a considerable extent.
The MAGISTRATES informed the applicant, if he could
prove any charge of their having received money, under
the circumstance described, that he would be perfectly jus-
tified in giving the offender into custody, and bringing the
party before the Magistrates.
Applicant thanked the Magistrates and left the office.
Rigid Jenkinr, a bricklayer, was brought before Mr.
LAING, charged by Charlotte Platt, a decent well-looking
young woman, who represented herself as his wife, with
having deserted her, and left her chargeable to St. Pancras
parish. She had been married to the prisoner three years,
and he deserted her in July last.
Mr. LAING (to the prisoner.)—How much do you
earn a week. Prisoner—On an average thirty shillings.
Mr. LAING—Then what will you allow her per week ?
Prisoner—Nothing. She is no wife of mine.
Pr9secutrix—Yes I am, and you know it.
Prisoner—
Ah, but you are not my legal wife.
Mr. LAING—What do you mean ? Prisoner—Ask her ;
she is aware of it.

Prosecutrix—There is my certificate.—( Handing it to
Mr. Laing.) ___

Mr. LAlNo—What have you to say ; here is a proof of
it Prisoner—None whatever. I have got another wife ;
I married one before her, and I am living with her.
up)-oh, you think to get over
it
1n that
L LAlNG—(Starting
do you! Place him at the bar.
The prisoner was then put to the bar on a charge of
bigamy, and evidence taken down.
Mr. LAING told him that he had beaten himself with
his own cunning, and he should remand him for a week,
until evidence could be bro
ug'.t forward ; and he might
depend upon it, if they failed• in that charge, he would
order a handsome allowance to the prosecutrix.
He was then locked up, quite chop-fallen.
The prosecutrix stated that she originally met the pri-
soner at a party, when he wrote to her friends, proposing
to pay his addresses on honourable terms ; and he, after
paying his addresses, married her and lived with her, treat-
ing her well until July last, when he deserted her.

Keys, the overseer, was directed to call upon his first
wife, and elicit from her where the first marriage was cele-
brated, and produce the necessary evidence to substantiate
the charge.
John Rickard:, late footman to James Tulloch, Esq., of
Montague-place, Russell-square, was finally examined,
charged by his master with having robbed him of a service
of plate value between 2001. and 3001.
The prisoner, a tall athletic fellow, said nothing and he
was fully committed to Newgate.