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London, England, 1825-06-22 00:00:00

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On Monday a warrant was issue: by Sir George Fervent, the
Magisttate, from this office, against the Earl of llarborough, and
a Gentleman paused Bailey, upon a charge at violently metaultitig a
eiatehman in Bt. George's perish, Hanover-square. The warrant
wart plared in the hands of Ballard, the officer; and yesterday, at
2 o'clock. Mr, Bailey and Lord Harborough appeared before a toll
Bench of hiagiotrates. namely, Sir (ieorge Farrant, Mr. Dyer, 31r,
Conant, and Sir R. Birilie, who happened to be at the office on
other bushing-
The elmrsillinanr. Richard Addison, ore of the watchmen of St.
George's parish, who appeared with his head bound up. and seemed
in a very feeble state front the lan of blond, being sworn, staid,
that about half-past one o'clock on Monday morning he was en duty
in Bond-street. sad saw two gentlemen, one of whom was present
(pointing to Lord Harborough), approach hint, shouting and mak-
ing a weet noise, so ea to disturb the whole neighbourhood. He
requested them to desist from making such a noise at that hour; but
Lord ilarborcrigh replied, that he would make we mach noise, and
as long, as be thought proper; and they both still continued hal-
looing. lie then attempted teal" hold of Lord Harborough, alto
was the most erns!, but both geestkerrien ran eff as' fast as they
could, and set him at defiance. He pursued them, and came op
with laord Harborough, whom he did not then know, at the door
,nf strms's Hotel, and seized him by the collar; but he. had no
sooner done so. than he was Atwell in by rouse person from be_
hind, while having hold of his Lordship. to the passage of the
hotel; and here his Lordship and the other gentleman who was
with him, called out for a rescee; and Fervently a host of gentlemen
came out from the coffee-room, dragged him in there, and set to
beating him in a most tremendous tnanner. Lord Harborough
called out fors poker, which was brought to him, by whom he could
not say, and with this weapon his Lordship struck him repeatedly
upon the hearLirfircting several desperate wounds, and lett him in
a gore of blood; and his stick having been taken from him in the
first ittstance, he had not the means awarding tiffany of the blows;,
and it was with greet difiiculty that he was even able to spring his
rattle, which, ho Lever, heat length succeeded in doing, and some
other watchmen came to his assistance. While Lord Harborough
was striking him over the heed with the' poker, and had him up
against the staircase. Mr. Bailey, theother driendant present, %truck
him also a blow with his fist in the fare. At one time he did rot
expect even to get out of the house alive, for the violence of his
Lordship's party was Rah that they had ready expelled toll the
other watchmen, and closed the rrect.door ; leaving him (the com-
plement) inside, which had they done, he had no doubt but they
would have killed him; indeed 'Lord Harborough frequently called
out, " D—n him, kill him I let On kill him!"
The poker which was used on this occasion by Lord Harborough
was pu.k•uerd, and was bent nearly double by the violence of the
:blows given with it.
The complainant said, that limides the dreadful beating he re.
ecived, he had his clothes, even milts very shirt, torn from his back,
and the blood ran in streams down his body ; so severely was he
injured that he was obliged to go to the Mount-street infirmary,
where he had his wounds dressed by Mt. Holbotoon, the surgeon,
who gave him a certificate of the deeperate wounds inflicted upon
his hurl. The gentleman who was an company with Lnrd liar.
borough in the street where the noise was mstte, the complainant
said he did not know. anti had made his mottle in Ilse confusion.
lie (complainant) had repeatedly said, that lithe gentremOn would
give him their names, or where they lived in the house, that was all
he wanted : but they reluaed, and swore they would do for hint be-
fore they let hint cut of their hands.
Three other watchmen described the situation in which the cell-
plainant was placed, when they entered the hotel, as ntvat
alarming.

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In reply to the charge, the two defendants said, that any violence
they had utted to the complainant ass only in sell-defence. The
fellow, they said, had behaved most insolently and had had the
presumption and the temerity to follow Lord larborough into the
collie-room, and swore that he would take away from there to
the watch-house, either dead or afire; anti it was in his rash and
imphtlent attempt to do sn that lie got the blown of which he eau.
pained.
Lord Harbomugh said, that as for using the poker, henever
called for it until he saw seven or eight watehitien striking with
their sticks at Pile. Bailey's held; and it was to rarebit-We that
he used the poker. The watchman, his bordahip said, might corn.
plain of having his clothes torn, but he (Lord Hartorough) had his
coat. waistcoat, and every thing else on him torn in ribbons.
Mr. Bailey said that lie also had his clothes tattered in every part,
and moreover he had been nearly choked; for one of the watchmen
got his hands into his crarit, and twisted it until it was nearly all
()ter with him. As for the blow he struck the complainant,
it was merely done to save Lord 11a/thorough from being anni-
hilated.

Lord Harbomugh here referred to the head waiter at Stevens's
Hotel, ■s to whether or not both himself and Mr. Bailey did not
offer their mimes and address to the watchman. .

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The waiter said. that certahily Mr. Scott, the proprietor of the
hotel, offered himself several times to give the names and address.
A watchman of St. James's pariah said, that he told the com-
plainant, before he entered the house at all, that the prisoner he
had hold of was Lord liarlayough, and that he lived there.
Every one about there, be said, knows, or at least has reason to
know, his Lordahip.
Lord Ifarbomugh said the fact was, there was no noise whatever
made by either himaellor his frierd in the street, in the tint instance,
aa a gentleman present could vouch.
Captain O'Grady, ki.p., said that he was up stairs, in his bed.
room at the time, in the lintel, with his windows open; and pre-
vious to the riot in the house he heard no t.oise whatever in the
street. _

Lord Ilarboenogh said that the complainant wanted merely to
obtain a valuable compromise of the matter, but he should disap-
point hint.
Sir G. FannANT said, that as he had no power to try the ques-
tion, he had only one straight-forward course to pursue, namely—
to call on his Lordship and Mr. Bailey to produce bail to answer
the charge St the Sessions.
Ills Lordship sent the waiter of the hotel for Mr. Scott and an-
other tradesman in Bond-street, to hail them: and after the neces-
-ary recognizance being entered into (1001.), the defendants were
discharged.