The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-12 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir—The Sun of Saturday the sth inst. contained $
paragraph announcing the death, on the previous day, under
most afflicting circumstances, of a lady recently married►
the daughter of a Nobleman. I copied that paragraph
into the Chester Courant of Tuesday last, supplying the
names of the parties, James Hay Langham, Esq. of Glynde•
bourne, Sussex, and Margaret Emma, eldest daughter of
the Right Hon. Lord Kenyon; and expressing the deep
sympathy and regret which the intelligence would occasion
in this part of the country, where his Lordship is univcr•
sally and deservedly beloved and respected.

I have this moment received the following letter from $
member of the family :
(COPY.)
Sir—l have been very much surprised and shocked at $
statement in your last Paper respecting Mr. and MP.
Longhair', the far greater part of which is without the
slightest foundation. Mr. Langharn has been very ill, but,
is now very much better ; and Mrs. Laughlin, who, c,
course, has been in a state of great alarm and anxiety, is,
am most happy to say, fast recovering her former health.
I must therefore beg a contradiction to this effect may air
pear in your next Paper.--I am, Sir,
Your humble servant,
Pradoe, July 9. THOMAS KENYON.
To the Editor of the Chester Courant.

CONFESSION OF ROE, THE CONVICT,

I have been tried by the laws of my country, and
found guilty;, but what I am going to relate is the
truth, and nothing but tit(' truth, so help me God.
Tom Varney was the planner of the robbery, and pro'
vided me with a drab great coat to disguise myself,
so that I should not be known; he also provided
me with a bridle and saddle to ride Mr. Turtle'o
horse away with, while he kept Mr. Turtle's son ie
the New Inn public-house, Tottenham-court-road,
till the horse was gone. He was likewise the plan'
tier of two more robberies which were to have taken
place—one at the 'foot of Primrose-hill of some
horses, which he wished me to take away, but I did,
.not approve of the plan. I said, " Varney, this wi!!
not do; ,it will bring the hemp too near my chin.
The next robbery he planned was at Mr. Parting'
ton's, a butcher, living at Camden-town, where, the
stable being opposite to the house, he said that the
horse and cart could be easily taken away with safety,
I will now state the facts of the robbery for which
am doomed to suffer :—I went down the yard of the
New Inn, and broke the lock off the door; Finch 601
entered the stable and put the bridle on the horse; he,
then came out of the stable to see if "all was right,'
and then returned into the stable and fetched the
horse out, and brought it under the gateway, and
I there. gave him a leg up, and he. rode to the
bottom . of Tottenham-place, where George Wood
was waiting; he (Wood) then put on the saddle,
and rode the horse towards Hampstead. Wood
said that he would send the bridle and saddle up bi
the light Leicester coach on the Tuesday or Wed'
nesday following, and money in the lining of the
saddle. Varney gave Wood his address, as he wag
to say where Varney and myself were to 'meet hire,
in the country. George Wood is a short man, 01
dark complexion, has a Roman nose, and two of
his fingers have been broken, but I do not know of
which hand. He generally wears top-boots, striped
waistcoats, and an old black coat. He lives in 0
court in White Cross-street; there is a gin-shop on
one side of the court, and a butcher's shop on the
other. •

" GEORGE ROE,
his X mark.
Witness my hand, " Jois- BROWN."
The above confession was made to Mr. Turtle, the
prosecutor, in the presence of Mr. Brown, one 01
the turnkeys of the prison.

A very singular circumstance occurred oil
board the brig Harmony, arrived last week at Leith, oa
her passage home from Riga ;—a lany dropt a large else,
knife overboard, which was foundin the stomach of a cot'
fish, caught by a seaman when fishing some time after./
Edinburgh• Courant.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.---A Meeting 0
the Proprietors of Drury-lane Theatre was held vesterdlY
in the Saloon, the Right Hon. JOHN CALCRAFT, m.p. in
the Chair. Mr. CALCtAFT briefly congratulated the Pro'
prietors'on the increasing good prospects of the Theatre
since it came into the hands of the present Lessee. Thef
might shortly expect to have all their difficulties removed,
and a dividend of profit declared. The Report of the Sub'
Committee was then read. It stated that the present
Lessee ha! paid this year's rent to the trustees, for the 200
nights stipulated in his lease, and for 19 additional night'
that the Theatre had been open. They had, during the
year, reduced the debt of the Theatre considerably; it 00
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now only 15,0001. • and the trustees had in their hands
balance of 6,0001., which they would apply to the further
liquidation of the debt, which two or three years of similar
success would completely pay off. The Report was noir
nimously adopted. A conversation ensued on the proprieti
of voting a sum to Mr. ELLISTON, jun., whose properti
had been sacrificed, as well as that of his father, in for'
warding the objects of the establishment, but nothing wt`
resolved on in consequence.
GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday, HEATOP
of the well-known firm of CROWDER,' TURNLEY, Lula 0::
criberachers and peternien, was brought before Sir P0:,15.-
LAURIE for further examination, on a charge of havl
been concerned in breaking into the dwelling-house 02,
ware-rooms of Mr. E. HOPPING, a silversmith, iu °"'
Anne's-lane, and stealing jewellery and other proPeTi
therein, to the amount of between four and five hundred
pounds. The robbery took place early on Sunday 311011"
ing last, supposed between one and three o'clock; and the
thieves effected their entrance by first picking the lock °f
St. Anne's Church-yard gates.—The prisoner, together
with his wife, was fully committed.