The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-25 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday, Henry Rutter, a middle-aged man, was
brought up for final examination before Messrs. GROVE
and TWYFORD, charged with having robbed Mr. Fitz-
harding Oldaker, a merchant, in Finsbury, and his em-
ployer, of property at different times to a great extent.
The prisoner underwent an examination on Tuesday
last, and he was then stated to be labouring under symptoms
of insanity ; and on any questions being put to him he re-
plied in a very incoherent manner. Mr. Wakefield attri-
buted his insanity to have been brought on by prison con-
finement. On his being placed at the bar, he appeared
quite conscious of the terrible situation in which he was
placed, and seemed to express great contrition.
Mr. TwyFoansaid there was no evidence whatever to
show that the prisoner was deranged when he committed
the robberies ; and as he now appeared in his right senses,
and wholly conscious of the charges against him, his case
ought to go before a Jury.
The prisoner had been in the employ of the prosecutor
as warehouseman, and had been carrying on an extensive
system of plunder for months past.
A great many pawnbrokers were in attendance, and pro-
duced property to the amount of about 2001., which had
been pledged by tile prisoner, and which was identified by
the prosecutor as having been stolen off his premises.
Upwards of fifteen charges were established against the
prisoner, and he was fully committed to Newgate to await
his trial.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
W. Croke'', a butcher, of Crescent-place, Brornpton, wa,s
charged before Messrs. WHITE and GREGORY With violentl,,
assaulting D. Bretton, Esq., of Devonshire Cottage,
Brompton-road.
Mr. WHITE, having consulted with his colleague, fined
Mr. C. 40s. for the assault. The defendant paid the fine.
141ATIUMONIAL MI6ERIES.— Oliver Delaney, Esq., an

officer on half-pay, attended to prefer a charge of assault
against his wife, Margaret Detttney, against whom lie 'had
taken out a warrant.

The defendant entered the office with a female servant
and three fine little children.

The defendant entered into a long detail of his grievances.
His wife, he said, was one of the worst of tempers, and she
was fond of associating with the lowest of the low. She
was bringing up the children to steal from him, and not to
mind one single word that he said, and that she had also
struck him a blow.

Mrs. Delaney, in reply, denied the charge. Her hus-
band, she said, had not spoken to her for the last five
months. He would net give her a single farthing to pro-
cure necessaries for the children, and wanted to keep them
all upon bread and water. His conduct was so violent that
she went in danger of her life, and on one occasion he had
pushed her down stairs.
Mr. Delaney—That is false.
Mr. WHITE—h is really a great pity that two persons
having such a fine family of children, cannot live happy
together.

-Mr. GREGORIE—I recollect about two months ago Mrs.
Delaney applied to me for a peace-warrant against you, and
told me that she went in danger of her life. I persuaded her
against it at the time, but 1 am not sure that I did right.
After a good dear of recrimination, Mr. WHITE recom-
mended them to get a mutual friend to arrange their differ-
ences, and the parties left the office by different doors.

BO IV- STREET.
A CLAIMANT FOR THE SUCCESSION TO THE THRONI
OF ENGLAND.—Yesterday a tall gaunt-looking man, rather
well dressed, with a most unhappy Munster brogue, who
gave his name- Timothy O'Donovan, was charged before
Mr. HALLS with having been found under suspicious cir-
cumstances in one of the houses in Lincoln's Inn-fields.
It appeared by the • statement of a young female that a
portion of the house in question was to be let out in cham-
bers, and she had the care of that part of the premises.
Between nine and ten o'clock on Thursday evening she was
alarmed at a noise on the first floor stairs, and going there
with a light found the prisoner trying the door of one of the
apartments. She asked him what business he had there,
and he told her to quit the house instantly. She'screamed
and two other females came to her aid, but he ordered them
all to quit in a menacing manner.
Defendant said, " Why the fact is I had a right there
or anywhere else in this country. lam heir to the throne
of England.—(A loud laugh-.) You and the people here
may laugh, but I tell you such is the fact.

Mr. HALLS—You do not look " every inch a king," but
I shall be glad to hear upon what foundation you rest your
claim to the throne. Defendant—Why,•Sir, I was told so
by my pricA, Father Doolan, and my mother also told me I
was heir to William the Fourth.—(Great laughter.)
Mr. HALLS-But did you want to make this young
woman your queen that you obtruded yourself upon her
attention ? Timothy—Faith, I should have had no objec-
tion to bestow the honour upon her if she had not.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. HALLS—How long have yob been in England ?
Timothy7—About eleven months.

Mr. HALLS—And what have you been doing here ?
Timothy—Working as a labourer, worse luck for the heir
to a throne.

Mr. HALLS—I am afraid you have paid more attention
to the gin or the whiskey tub than to your claims to
royalty ?

Tim-othy—Why, I confess I have always been fond of a
drop of that kind of stuff, but nevertheless I am heir to
King William IV., and that will appear some of these days.
The prisoner was discharged with a caution from the
Magistrate that he had better make his way back to father
Doolan and his mother as soon as possible.

SENDING A CHALLENGE. —John Jebb, Esq., formerly
a Captain in the Oxford Blues, was held to bail, himself in
2001. and two sureties in 1001. each, for sending a letter to
E. W. Davenport, Esq., charging him to fight a duel, and
threatening to knock him down whenever he met him un-
less he met the challenge.
The examination was private, and our reporter could
only learn that the late Colonel Davenport, brother of the
complainant, purchased a horse of Captain Jebb, and that
since the Colonel's death Mr. Davenport received some let-
ters from the Captain which he considered offensive and
returned them, and hence the challenge.