The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-15 00:00:00

UNION.ILILL.

On Monday the wife of Colonel Bunbtny, of the 7th
Guards, attended this office on a peace warrant. charged wYtThaCyl!
by threatened to horsewhip a young woman named Mary Grady,
in the service of Captain Grange, at Brixton. Mrs. Banbury was
accompanied by her sister and a professional gentleman.
The cotnplamant stated, that the lady against whom she ap-
peared, had threatened to horsewhip her frequently, and she
was actually in such dread of the menace being put into egect, that
she was under the necessity of applying fur a warrant to biud bee
over to keep the peace.
The Magistrate asked the complainant whe•her she had given the
lady any provocation fur having reeoutse touch a summary mode
of punbiliinent
The complainant said that she was not aware of having given the
slightest occasion for the threats which were pronounced Against her.
A few days ago the complainant was standing at the dour of her
master's dwelling, which is next to that occupied by Colonel
Burbler, and that officer's lady seeing witness there, ran out of
her hotiie with a horsewhip in her hand, and in a vioknt rage
jumped. over some chairs, which are about two feet from die ground,
and which separate the court-yards in front of the two houses, and
would have beaten her with the whip had she not hastily shut the
door on discovering her intention. Indeed so determined, said the
witness, was the lady to horsewhip me, that on the street door
being closed she made an attempt to get in at the parlour window,
and would have succeeded in her object had it not been fortunately
listened down at the time. During this statement lln. Buubury
frequently raised her eves. expressive of astonishment.
The Magistrate again observed, that Mrs. Bunbury must have
had sons forcible reasons for having been induced to make use of
the whip on the 011.7311i012.
Certain Grainge, the complainant's master, stepped forward and
said, that he war not aware uf his servant having (riven Mrs. Bun-
bury any offence, for she was a mild and perfectly inoffensive
woman, and had onducted herself during the period she was in his
service in a creditable manner. H e was, in fact. down at Ipswich
when the above circumstances were said to have occurred, and re-
ceived a letter from his residence in town, describing the various
threats of horsewhipping the girt hat been subject to in his absence,
and fearful that the girl
should have abandoned his house, he had
in consequence come up to town for the purpose of investigating
the business.

Al tn. Banbury now claimed the 3lagistrate's attention. She ad.
mitted that she had threatened to horsewhip Captain 0.-singe's
servant maid; for the girl had vilified and aspersed her character
to such a degree in Brixton, that she should be under the necessity
of lei% ing the neighbourhood. Neither she nor her sister could
leave their residence without being subject to the most vile and
slanderous expressions front the complainar.t, who sought every
opportunity of insulting them. The day on which she was ac-
cused of having threatened to use the whip, the girl observing
that she (Mrs. Banbury) was going into town, opened her
master's door, and calling after her. made use of epithets which
might have been bestowed upon an abandoned woman. On
her anger being raised to the highest pitch, she certainly did at.
tempt to give her personal chastisement, by indicting upon her a
few stripes of the whip, in order to prevent a repetition of such
conduct in future. Mrs. Banbury while detailing the above cir.
cumstances, sobbed aloud, and declared that during her life she
had sever met with such gross behaviour as that sthich she had
received from the complainant. She was, she said, a military
weed), had seen service abroad with the Colonel ; and she (Mrs. 11.)
could not brook such horrid seandai as that circulated by the ter.
rant girl all over Brixton to her prejudice.
Captain t irainge declared, that he had repeatedly cautioned the
servants against making any remarks on the ladies next door,
whatever they mieit Sc. or hear tc their prejudice.
Mrs. Bunbury then called her groom, who stated, that he had
heard Captain Grainge's servant use language of a very improper
name to his mistress, lie had also heard that the complainant
arraid reports about Brixton injurious to the character of Mrs.
Banbury.
Another witness also gave evidence to the same effect.
Captain Uthinge was entering into a long statement respecting a
game.coek widish he said had escaped from his premises into those
of Colonel Blather'', and was destroyed there; a cock, he said,
that he would nut have parted with for any money.
The Magistrate observed, that he hail heard quite enough of the
business, and on discharging the warrant against 3fra. Ilunburv, he
cautioned the complainant not to presume to traduce the character
of !UM Banbury again.
I The Captain again declared, that he had always given his
servant the strictest injunctions on the aub; ect.
The pewee then lctt the °elm.