The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-16 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A gentleman belonging to the Alfred Club-house came
to this office, to inquire of the sitting Magistrate if he could
not have,a search-warrant against a pawnbroker, who had
a valuable picture in his possession, improperly pledged by
the secretary to the Club, who could no where be found. The
painting, which was one by Carlo Dolci, and of course, of
considerable value to coanoissieurs, had been brought by
applicant from Florence, and given into the care of the secre-
tary to the Alfred Club, who had taken it to the pawn-
broker in question, and had obtained 50/. on it. When
applicant went to the pawnbroker on the subject the pawn-
broker would not produce it, although he admitted he had
received such a painting from the secretary. The pawn-
broker at first said the transaction with the secretary was a
regular pawnbroking affair, but afterwards he said the mat-
ter was not a pawnbroking transaction.
Mr. CHAMBERS remarked that the only safe course open
to the applicant, in order to get back,his property, was an
action of trover against the pawnbroker.
Mrs. Jane Emerson, George Emerson, her son, and
Jane Baker, were charged with having assaulted Thomas
Richardson.

Thomas Richardson, a tall, fashionably-dressed man, who
described himself as managing clerk'to Mr. Vickery, solici-
tor, Chancery-lane, received a note from a person named
Hart, asking him to come down to a public-house in Jer-
myn-street, kept by 11Irs. Emerson, but licensed to a Mr.
Ford, and do what he could to assist a person who had got
into trouble. He went to the public-house and was intro-
duced into a little parlour, kept for the accommodation of a
select few, the house being (as complainant described it) a
flash-house. In the room were several persons, male and
female, and amongst them a person named Dyer, a female
who lived under his " protection," and a Mrs. Fletcher.
Some champagne was ordered, and just before the
cork was drawn Mrs. Emerson came in, and said she did
not think she would open the bottle for such a - as
Dyer. MrS. Fletcher said Dyer was a gentleman, and
words arose betwixt her and Mrs. Emerson. Complainant
added, Dyer had money enough in his pockets to buy_them
all. Mrs. Emerson called her son, and complainant fearing
that Mrs. Fletcher_would be beaten, came forward and said
he would suffer himself to be murdered rather than see any
woman struck, A scuffle ensued, and complainant, with

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some difficulty, contrived to get Dyer out of the house, as
he knew he had 4,0001. in his pocket.
Mr. CHAmßEßs—What is this Dyer? Complainant--
A Custom-house clerk.
Mr. CHAMBERS—A Custom-house clerk, And carry
4,0001. about him to such places !
Mr. CHAMBERS and the Rev. Mr. TIMMY, who heard
the case, fined all the defendants 2/. each and costs:

HATTON-GARDEN.
it will be receected that about ten days ago Captain
Robert De Bruce, who representeJ himself as a Swedish
officer, was brought before Mr. LAING On a peace warrant,
charginc, him with having threatened the lives of Mr. Bar'
ber, Sherborne Cottage, Islington, and his daughter.
whom lie, had recently married, he having another `tire
living. The Captain on that occasion produced documents
td show that he had been divorced from his wife in the
Ecclesiastical Court of Sweden, and Mr. LAING refused to
entertain a charge of bigamy, which Mr. Barber was pre-
pared to substantiate, as he considered it was a legal divorce,
entitling him to enter into a second marriage contract, and
be discharged the Captain, with the advice not to annoy
the complainant again. Captain De Bruce, however, sub'
sequcntly proceeded to Tollington Park, where his last wife
was placed for safety with her sister, and committed at;
assault upon Mr. Barber, who gave him into custody, 0"
he was ordered to find bail, in default of which he was nen;
veyed to prison. During his confinement Mr. Barber et'
Mr. Donovan, the father of his first wife, assisted by age
tleman connected with the British Ecclesiastical Court, ha
searched legal authorities, and in the course of the past
week they had an interview with Mr. LAING, and it was
decided that the Captain should be brought forward and
arraigned on the charge of bigamy, in order that the jai'
portant question respecting the divorce should be brougit
to an issue before the Judges, and yesterday the Caput"'
was placed at the bar before Messrs. LAING and Roosits•
The office was very crowded, and the case excited the most
intense interest.
The prisoner seemed very much depressed, and looked
at his second wife with an expression of tenderness. ge
is a fine-looking man, with mustachios, and he stood erect,
en militaire, while Mr. Laing questioned the witnesses.
Mr. Flower, of the firm of Alderman Harmer and COO
attended for the prosecution.
Mr. LAING inquired of the prisoner his name ? Erioner
—I am the Hon. Robert Edward De Bruce.
Mr. LAING—Why do you call yourself the Honourable'
Prisoner—Because in my own country I am a Noblemaa•
Mr. LAING—When you were last here you gave your
name Robert De Bruce.- Do you now mean to style
yourself " The Honourable Robert De Bruce ?" Pri"
soner—l do. (He handed some documents to Mr, Laing..)
Mr. LAlNG—These papers prove you were divorced is
Sweden from your first wife, and I advise you to take
care of them ; they may serve you at your trial. Iha
my doubts upon the point, which is to be determined in $
superior Court.
Mr. Donovan, jun., is the son of Mr. Donovan, an jun'
keeper at Dartmouth, and proved that his sister Jane 11°-
salind was married to the prisoner in October, 1826, at the
parish church of St, "Saviours, Southwark.
Mr. Donovan, sen., gave similar evidence.
The prisoner here observed that his marriage with Miss
Donovan was never solemnized by license or banns.
Miss Henrietta Barber, an interesting young' lady, wh°
seemed in very delicate health, was now supported to tbe
witness box, and, being sworn, she stated that on the 17tis
of last September she was married to the prisoner by license
in St. Clement Danes Church. •
Mr. LAING asked her her age. Miss Barber—l 001 L°
my twenty-second year.
Mr. William Boyle, the parish clerk of St. Cleme°.t
Danes, produced the certificate of the marriage of the po•
soner -to Miss Barber, and indicted the parties.
`Prisoner—l do not know what charge is against me.
Mr. LAING—The charge is that you married Miss Do,
novan and have not been divorced from her according to t?!.e
English law, and you have taken to yourself another won
during the life of your first. I still have some doubts urn
the matter, and am ready to take responsible bail for Your
appearance at the Old Bailey to take your trial.
Prisoner—Very well, your Worship.
The witnesses having been bound over to prosecute
A'esf
the
prisoner was removed from the bar, and taken to the
Prison.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday Mr. Henry Dixon, trunkmaker, Commercial'
street, City-road, was placed at the bar, before MesS;rsii
TWYFORD and GROVE, charged with having in his possess°
a bill of exchange not negotiable to him. ,
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the bill, was
discharged on his own recognizance in 301.

UNION HALL. who
Yesterday two women, named Corbett and Wayland,,
hawk pincushions and tape about the suburbs of the to
were charged on suspicion with stealing a quantity of IP
frorn a gentleman's house at Forest-hill.
The prisoners were committed for three months.
Win. Broad, a mechanic, was charged with maliciowleil
destroying a tree on the premises of a gentleman nato
Stone, residing at Brixton.
The Magistrate inflicted a fine of 20s. on the defendaotl
besides making him pay seven shillings, the supposed value
of the tree he had destroyed.