The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-11 00:00:00

HAT T ON-GARDEN.

Yesterday morning Edward Wright, the keeper of a
register-office for the hiring of servants, No. 91, Hatton-
garden, was brought for further examination, charged
with having obtained money under. false pretences.

The case excited so much interest that the office and
every avenue leading thereto were filled almost to suffo-
cation. Crowds of persons assembled around the house,
91, Hatton garden, which was closed during whole of the
day, and on the prisoner being brought from the prison
numerous persons hooted and groaned at him, and the
officers bad considerable difficulty in protecting him. On
being placed at the bar the rush was tremendous, and the
pressure was so great that the magistrates ordered the
doors to be thrown open, and the avenues cleared.
Thomas Banquo Warwick, of Wickham-place, Hovon,
is a married man. On the 24th of February he read an
advertisement in the Morning Adertiser, that a man and
his wife were wanted as servants, and that application
was to be made after the situations at No. 91, Hatton-
garden. Witness went there, and saw the prisoner,
whom he asked for the address of the parties advertising,
when the prisoner gave him the address of Mr. Robertson,
merchant and ship.agent, of 33, Crutcbedfriars. The
prisoner required ss. to be paid, and on procuring a situa-
tien for him he was to pay a sovereign. He called on
Mr. Robertson, who said that he bad never advertised
for a man and his wife as servants, and said that it was
a trick or imposition, when witness informed him that he
had been sent by Mr. Wright, of 91, Hatton-garden. The
prisoner sent him to a wine.merchant near Cavendish-
square, to Shacklewell-green, and many other places, after
situations, but he sever succeeded in getting him one. Ihe
parties to whom he was sent said it was a shame, and that
they had been teased out of their lives, and their business,
by no less than 500 applications by persons sent by the
prisoner.
Mr. Robertson, of 33, Crutchedfriars—ln February last
he advertised two or three times in the Times and
Morning Advertiser for two brewers to go to New South
Wales. He never advertised for any other description of
servants, nor did be ever authorize the prisoner to adver-
tise for him, or to send persons to him.
Mr. LAING—The public is much indebted to you, Sir,
for coming forward in this case. The prisoner has
been guilty of wholesale swindling for three years past,
or upwards, in this neighbourhood, and upon poor and
unfortunate persons.
John Betts, a country gardener, was the next witness.
He smilingly said—" I bees a gardner, Zur, and I cued
up to Lunnun for a sitiation, d'ye see ; so I reads in the
Morning Addetiser noospeaper that a sarving-man was
wanting at 91, Hatton-garden. Zo toddled off hither,
and seed a Mr. Wioight ; that man there (pointing at
the prisoner). Zo he made I pay 105., becase, d'ye see,
I wanted a sitiation as zoon as possible, you know ; zo he
told 1 that for 10s. he could get one direct, but if it was
only 55., I should have to wait sum time. Zo I guv the
10s., and he sent! to Colonel Stanhope, of Brixton, who
had a small garden, and he laughed at I and said that he
only had a handful of flowers that a child might attend
to. He axed I who sent I, and I said Measter Wroight,
of 91, Hatton-garden, and he said that it was all wrong,
and that Wroight had hoax'd or swindled I out of my
10s.—(Laughter.) I found that oot since ; but he now
got a sitiation, and I don't care thot about the 10s., and he
may keep that to himsen.—(Laughter.)
Mr. LAING—Are there any other persons to complain?
Waddington—There are 100 persons outside waiting to be
called in. •

Here a host of individuals rushed into the office. Two
respectable looking young men said, that i❑ consequence
of seeing an advertisement in the newspapers, the Times
and Advertiser, that travellers were wanted at 91, Hat-
ton-garden, they applied, and saw the prisoner, who plc).
posed that he should receive a deposit of 2s. 6d. and 55.,
and he sent them to Fallis, Virtue and Co., of Green-
Arbour-court, Old Bailey, but on application they were
informed that they were not in want of travellers; they
had been repeatedly annoyed by applications from Mr.
Wright's office, and they had been imposed upon.
The prisoner here whispered to a man in the office who
was about to leave the Court.

Mr. LAING called him back and inquired what he said
:o him? He only requested me not to make his case worse
;ban it was.

Mr. LAJNG—How has he imposed upon you ?—I read
an advertisement for a messenger, and the prisoner requirLd
131. snurity. I paid 51. down, and he than said that the
situation was in his own shop. I afterwards heard of his
character, and never entered the situation, and lust my

money.
A young man, a clerk, applied also to the prisoner
through advertisement, when he paid down 51. as security,
when the prisoner employed him as clerk in his own
office, at 15s. per week.
Mr. LAING—What did you give the security for?
Witness—He said that it was for money which would
pass through his hands. Several other persons were
engaged for the same situation, and they gave 51.
security.
Mr. LAING—Did you ever get any salary ?
Witness—Only three weeks, your Worship.
Several other persons, bakers, clerks, footmen, grooms,
and waiters, who had been duped, made similar state-
ments, some having parted with Si., others ss. and
2s. 6d.

Mr. LAING said he was determined to send the prisoner
before a jury of his country, for a more abominable system
of wholesale swindling he had never heard of.
The prisoner was committed for trial on the first
charge, but ordered to be brought up again on Saturday
next.

It was here utated that after the prisoner was taken
into custody, Mrs. Wright received money under similar
circumstances.

She was outside the office, when she was brought in,
and ordered to be in attendance on Saturday next. She
was much affected. She has eight children.
T HAMES-P OLICE.

Yesterday four List' coal-whippers, named John Ken-
nedy, Timothy M'Carthy, Cornedus Hay ey, and Jeremiah
Roche, were brought for final examination, charged with
committing a most brutal and violent assault on William
Menus, a young waterman, on the morning of Saturday,
the Ist inst., at New Crane Stairs, Shadwell.
The prisoners M'Carthy, Hayley, and Roche were ap-
prehended a few hours after the outrage was committed
by the Thames police. The other man, Kennedy, was
secured under rather curious circumstances. As Munns
was getting out of a cab which brought him from the
hospital to the office, he recognized Kennedy amongst a
mob of coal• whippers assembled in the street, and itn•
mediately pointed him out to Evans, the principal sur-
veyor of 'Thames police, who took him into custody.
The prosecutor, who appeared in a very weak state,
was accommodated with a chair while giving his evidence.
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Munns related the circumstances of the outrage at
length, as they have been already detailed in our paper,
anti identified Kennedy, Rayley, and Roche, as three of
the men who attacked him; and after beating and kick•
ing him in a most savage manner, threw him down and
jumped upon bin until he was quite insensible.
John George Munns, a waterinanf the lather of the
pro.ecutor, on the day in question took off a fare iu his
boat to a collier in the tier off New Crane-stairs.
Al'Cartliy was on board one ship, and Roche on another.
M'Carthy said "I have paid 14s. 6d. for the -, and
I'll serve hitn out yet." Roche answered him and said,
"Did you hear what music we had this morning ? He
has got served out, but he has not got half enough of it.''
He was certain those words were

Mr. BILODERIP—I believe that M'Carthy had to pay
6d. fine and costs far an assault ou your son ? Mune
—He had, Sir.
Mr. BRODERIP—And he appeared on a former occa-
sion against some coalwhippers, who assaulted a trades.
man? Munns—He did, Sir. _ .

AIL% Hill—l don't see how the evidence implicates
M'Carthy at all.
Mr. BuonEuir said the evidence of the father impli-
cated him very strongly. Enough had been stated to
warrant him in holding him to bail to keep the peace
towards young Munns, and all his Majesty's subjects, ioi
the next twelve months, and he required him to enter
into his own recognizances in the sum of 40/., and two
sureties of 201. each. With regard to the other three
men, he ordered each of the prisoners to find bail, them-
eelyes in 2001., and two iountita of 1004 each, to appeal
and take their trials at the twit pespiime,

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require 24 hours' . notice to inquire . into the solvency of
the sureties.

THE DRAMA•

erection of this theatre is now rapidli
.—.....80.---- • A tiled
NEW ENGLISH OfERA Hot/sm....The 10ng...e•-,
and the walls alot
whole of the foundations are completed,
rising on every side. It is contemplated that the street frore
the Strand, to join Long Acre,
mired A lr
.t
toStanfieldbah
and h as,
presentin th e
tomoisrt. ha
Arnold,ndsom
for the English Opera-house ; this is in perfect aceordan.s:
with the general spirit of liberality of that unrivalled artis_
A suite of apartments will be erected and fitted up lef
the New English Opera-house for the celebrated "Bee
Steak Society." This Society, which has been altnost !
century in existence, will certainly celebrate its 100tb
year within the walls of the New Theatre.
Mr. Arnold has engaged th it laughter-inspiring come;
dian John Reeve for the New English Opera-house. Tb
public will have the advantage of seeing Reeve and Keelel
act together. Peake is to write arts for both actors.
VICTORIA THEATRE We saw, on Saturday nigh!:
Mr. Sheridan Knowles's Blind Beggar of Bethnal.
There Is
green. It is a striking and good Play'
much classicality about it—many good thoughts, and Insof
good sentiments. There are also some defects, and they
are of a tedious character. Mr. Knowles should not is'
ea
mneawn °seer; dPrrof°'
traduce an English peasant so constantly in the weepiog ,
wecefects)
mood. His play, however, is one which all the adniut
irers
of the old English dramatic school--of the beail
(coupled
~,,rftly.the Bel°
of Ben Johnson,and Beaumont and Fletcher--ought see.
to
The French a,snc thiiey plays will
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with
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lye expected. to be very popular, Laporte, who is the not.
AnOii
Theatrerl y:ntiK entertainments,po iencel
yoeT:3
. . Theatre.
AenAardot
rrnisentd.
heaHleyuodit,i
ger, in his last journey to the Continent, having engar
;:nevperaal. of the principal comedians from the great theatre'
!torte is in emeaty with Madame Vestris for the hire. of S'''
i
d i.
and popular drama of Victorine will be revived for St i.
and the Bath will be given likewise. Other and visi°a '
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ynr.Lisatiutraernin./,tinanenwee,dhsweAoniierrht.jhetotwherhhieeefniatiAkNvi
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are included in the ample bill of fare put forth by Md.

Yat S.
SADLER'S WELLS.—On Saturday evening this favor.
r
rite little theatve was crammed. The Clerk of Clerkea
well is a gorgeous spectacle, written by Mr. Altusr, !neo
possesses points of considerable dramatic interest. Ty
were mach applauded. An altered edition of the Id I!
able farce crf My Neighbour's Wife, under the netv tit e
of Maied 2'lren, a Wife's Lesson, followed. Irj.
humourrr of Palmer, or
as the newly-married husband' of
H. Williams, as Mr. Bonassus Peppermint, ardently 3:
love with his neighbour's wife; of Mr. Macarthrt
worthy ginger. beer merchant, in a similar situation; c'g v
the
vulsed the house with laughter for the short hour
farcetta lasted.