The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-19 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUILDHALL.

Mr. Ileney Myth', a merchant of some eminence, carrying on
business at Limehouse, was brought up in custody, charged with
assaulting Mr. Jones, of the firm of Jones and Howard, solicitors,
M incing- lane.
Mr. Jones stated that Mr. Blythe, accompanied by a Captain
Bond, a client of his, his brother, and a peace officer, came to his
office that morning, the Captain wishing to consult with him as to
being surrendered by Mr. Blythe, in discharge of bail he had put
in for hint. As he (Mr..lones) wes then engaged in recovering 1:091.
for the Captain, from Mr. Blythe, on account of a voyage to the
South Seas, he did not hesitate to otter Mr. Blythe to bear hint
harmless from all consequences that might follow from his bailing
the Captain, and lie also promised to put in fresh bail, so as to
completely exonerate him as soon as the forms of the Court would
admit. Mr. Blythe, however, said he was determined to surrender
the Captain, and he (Mr. Jones) thereupon desired him and the
peace officer to quit his premises forthwith. The latter did so, but
3lr. Blythe remained upwards of an hour, to the great obstruction
of his avocations. At the end of that time he sent for an officer,
and in his presence requested Mr. Blythe to go ; he, however, still
refused, and on his using some gentle violence to expel him, :Ile.
lilythe struck him a heavy blow, upon which lie gave him into
custody for the assault.
Mr. Blythe, in reply, said Capt. Bond had been in his employ,
and being locked up in a spunging.house at Whitechapel for a
debt of 64)1. applied to hint to become bail for him. This he did,
along with a friend of his. Capt. Bond met him afterwards, and
talked of calling his creditors together, but assured him that the
action in which he was bail had been stopped, and subsequently
withdrawn. To his surprise, however, he received a note from
Messrs. Hutchinson, the plaintiff's attorneys, on Saturday, stating
that it the Captain was not immediately surrentNed, the bail would
be looked to for the debt ; and he thereupon, with the advice of nis
own solicitors, Messrs. Tomlinson, that he might seise the Captain
any where, act out in quest of hint. He fell in with him that morn.:
ing, and was bringing him along Fenchurch-street, when the Cap.
rain begtred to haven few moments' conversation with his attorneys, ;
in Mincing-lane. He acceded, and upon Mr. Jones offering to
guarantee him. he said, " Give it me in writing and release the
man instantly." Mr. Jones would not do this, but ordered him to
quit the house. He then resolved not to go without his prisoner,
unless he was forced out, when he considered all his liabilities as to
Capt. Bond would fall on the shoulders of whoever should so
force him. He told Mr. Jones so, and when he pushed him out,
conceiving he used unwarrantable violence, even to tearing a but-
son off his cost, he resisted.

The constable WAX then called, who proved Mr. Jones used no
more than necessary violence, and
Sir JAS. SQUAW said, Mr. Blythe had no right to remain a mo-
ment longer in Mr. Jones's house than that gentleman chose, and
he considered an assault proved.
Mr. Blythe vu ordered to find bail.

CRUELTY TO A PARENT.—Two !Mgt fellows, awned John and
George ;'hilliits, were brought up on an assault warrant, which
charged them with having moat cruelly beaten their mother, an old
lady, nearly ITO years of age.
Sarah Phillips, the sister to the prisoners, deposed that on Mon-
day night she went to her mother, who informed her of the brutal
usage she had experienced from her son John ; she (witness) went
and remonstrated with him on the impropriety of his conduct, and
she shared nearly a similar fate as her unfortunate mother. She
, repeated her visit on Tuesday, when George told her she had no
I business with either of them, and again struck her : both prisoners
then uttered dreadful imprecations against the mother and sister,
and ultimately struck the mother over the head with a candlestick,
which severely lacerated the scalp. She bled profusely, and was
lobliged to go to a surgeon for the purpose of having her wound
dressed.

The prisoners, in defence, said their sister was a married woman,
had a borne of her own, and therefore could have no right to come
and check them in any conduct they chose to pursue in their mo-
ther's house, for which they paid the rent ; they did not intend to
inflict so severe a blow on their mother, which was accidentally
occasioned in putting. their sister out of the house.
Sir J. SHAW said it was a OM of the mast wanton cruelty he had
for some time heard. He never saw men show so little sense of
shame as the prisoners ; their eondoct was the worse, as they
seemed to exult in their mother's sufferings. They were ordered to
find good and sufficient bail, and, in default, stood committed to
the Sessions.