The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY)

An elderly man, named Charles Molineux, by trade a
patten maker, residing in Strutton-place, Strutton-ground,
Westminster, was brought up by constable Cuthbert,
charged with having a silver tea-pot and a gold diamond
pin in his possession, without giving a staistactory account
of them.
Thomas Dunne], assistant to Mrs. Gerret, pawnbroker,
Long-acre, stated that on Saturday last the prisoner
pawned a watch, of no great value, and on Monday, lie
came again, offering a diamond ring, upon which he wanted
to raise 41., but it was refused. On the following day he
returned, having the silver tea-pot produced with him, of-
fering to pledge it, and a suspicion being raised that he
had come by it dishonestly, it was detained, when he said
he would go and fetch the gentleman to whom it belonged.
The next day a )ouis, man, who said he was a solicitor,
occupying chambers in the Temple, came to say that he
was sent by the person to whom the property belonged, and
that it was not stolen ; but it was found afterwards that no
such person lived in the Temple. Subsequently, the pri-
soner came to demand it, but he contrived to effect his
escape before he could be apprehended, and he was dis-
covered at his lodgings and taken into custody. The tea-
pot weighs 25 ounces, and the prisoner asked five guineas
upon it. The ring was worth upwards of ten guineas, an
ar-
d
the prisoner said he was in the habit of pledging such
ticles for an officer of the Guards.
The prisoner said he could send for the person to whom
the property belonged.
The constable had every reason to think it bad been
stolen, from the different accounts the prisoner had given.
Mr. JARDINE ordered him to be remanded until Wed-
nesday next.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

(THIS DAY.)

THE " SLIDING" NUISANCE.—A young man between
18 and 19 years of age, of very fashionable and gentle-
manly appearance, who gave his name as John Jones, was
charged with sliding on the foot pavement.
Police Constable No. 142 of the C division, stated that
between nine and ten o'clock last night, while on duty in
Marylebone-street, Regent-street, he saw the defendant
take a slide along the footway pavement, and accordingly,
acting on the orders issued by the Police Commissioners,
he took him into custody.
Mr. DYER asked the defendant what he had to say in
answer to the charge ? The defendant said the charge
made was perfectly true ; but he could assure the Magis-
trate, upon his word and honour as a gentleman, that he
was not aware that be was acting contrary to law.
Mr. DYER-That was rather improbable. The law had
been in existence for a twelvemonth, and ho should inflict
the full penalty of 40s.
In answer to a question from the Magistrate,
Inspector Beresford said he had been locked up all
night, as he refused to send for bail.
Defendant—l did not wish my family to know that I had
been guilty of such a piece of folly ; but I must say, in
repetition, that I did not know 1 was offending against
the law.
Mr. DYER—The very sensible and proper manner in
which you conduct yourself here induces me to believe you,
and I shall therefore mitigate the fine to 10s.
I The defendant immediately paid it.

VISIT TO A CONVENT.—Nothing can be more
admirable, either in principle or arrangement, than the
convent of the Brothers of Mercy. We requested ad-
mittance from the community, which was granted without
a moment's hesitation ; and the door once passed, we were
left wholly to the guidance of our valet-de-place ; nor did
we encounter a single monk during our circuit of the
building. One side of a noble covered cloister, stretching
round a quadrangular space, well planted with trees,
extends from the entrance of the house to the foot of the
great stair ; opening in one direction upon the convent
garden, where the convalescents wander at will to enjoy
the cool shade, or the invigorating sunshine; and on the
other, upon the principal ward of the hospital. A covered
bier, for the transport of the sick, stands in this cloister;
and the laboratory is situated at its extremity. "rhe ward
contains sixty beds, all cleanly and comfortable-looking
(about one-third of which were occupied) and here and
there, btside an open window, were grouped two or three
of the patients occupied in reading or conversation.
Among them we remarked a young priest, so wan and
meagre that his heavy draperies appeared as though folded
about a skeleton ; and so intent upon his breviary, which
lay open upon his knee, that he scarcely heeded our
entrance. The laboratory was very neatly and carefully
fitted up, and scrupulously clean ; and from thence we
ascended to the upper cloister, whence the cells of the
monks diverge to the right and left. We had an oppor-
tunity of seeing the interior of only one of these, but it
chanced to be that of the superior, of which the door stood
wide open ; and if it gave even a tolerable idea of those of
the community
ae a
have
ins good
gene general,
I can only say that the Brothers
of Mercy an idea of comfort as any set of
monks I ever visited; for the accessories of the pretty
little apartment into which we looked bordered upon the
elegant ; all was clean and fresh, and almost glittering
the French clock and gilt picture-frames on the one hand,
and the wax fruit and porcelain cups on the other, being
arranged with a care and taste not usually apparent in
monastic arrangements.—Miss Pardoe's City of the
Magyar.