The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1849-08-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

PROFLIGACY OF A CLERGYMAN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. At the Circuit Court at Exeter, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, the following action for seduction "Brooks v. Rooks" was tried. Plaintiff is a widow with three daughters, depending on parochial relief, occupying two small rooms in Bear Street, Exeter. Defendant is the Reverend Charles Rooks, a doctor of a German university, and a clergyman, holding the living of Nymet Rowland, in Devonshire. He is married, but has been long residing separate from his in Hill's Court- F"'" He was sued for tht ' services of plainter, 'in Jan., 1843. proved. The for.was taken ill of he or 1842 (this was 'in s nurse her. She se- Mary Maria I first in Sep under  we,  Mary Maria  Brooks,  Hanger,  I came in her  Mr.  sometimes,  month Rooks r I to k' the  or six  that time (she  the influence of liquor, used kiss her. She went home in November. Throughout ,he winter, Mr. Rooks used to come and bring medicines for her mother, the plaintiff, and also administer to her spiritual consolation. He brought her brandy, he brought her religious books, he prepared her to receive the Sacrament. He also brought calico and cambric, which Mary Brooks was to make into shirts and pocket-handkerchiefs, and he insisted on her bringing them separately when finished, to his house. She did so; and, one evening in January (either 1842 or 1843, as was disputed), having desired her to bring the handkerchiefs up into his bed-room, the intimacy took place. Still he Continued his visits, he brought her work, engaged her to come to his house to make sofa cushion-covers; and repeatedly urged her to return to his service. She did so, in the early part of March. At that time she told the defen dant she feared she was in the family-way. lie gave her pills, which he said would " remove the obstruction, and do harm'  She took them, and sntly. Afterwards J gave her more pills and miscarriage. She was demedicine, which he told her  who wished to have . to tell her mother ***** Mary. 1844, at defendant's • and sister, engaged nurse, attended in lid, and, when the paid for its coffin , to tell anybody."  After gave L. within For a •  child, and he  rooks given h kept in and the k until ay fenden out he prayers 7 she  I out  whence it was telegraphed to the  PROGRESS OF THE ROYAL ISLE OF WIGHT, Wednesday, 9 weather for her Majesty's tour to be impossible. The public notices in flouncing the fact that her Majesty w this afternoon, on her marine trip, had ing the numerous villages along the 1 lively state of excitement, and the ip manifested to witness the departure of out of the waters of the Solent. A con steamers, gaily decorated in their best freighted with her Majesty's loyal s ' thus considerably to  with the Royal  A royal standard has been received at Duncannon Fort, for the purpose of being hoisted while the royal squadron harbour; and the ordnance of the fort are A to fire a royal salute. ,t Hon. Sir William Somerville, Bart., has the Chief Secretary's Lodge, in the Phenix Park, the Earl and Countess Fortescue have arriyed at the castle, from Loudon.  "MS""W  law  REPORTED MURDER BY THE KNlFE.—There is a report this morning, of a murder having been committed last night at Beith, arising out of a quarrel, but at the hour of going to press the facts have not transpired. It is reported that two men belonging to Beith had been yesterday at Dairy Fair, where there was a gardeners' procession, and that on their return they had been drinking and quarrelled, when one of them stabbed the other, who has since died. The other has been apprehended, and is being conveyed to Kilmarnock for examination. The man who was stabbed is John Gardiner, weaver, Beith, and his body was found on the streets at an early hour this morning.—Ayr Advertiser of Thursday.