The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-09 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

George Frederick Carden, Esq., barrister-at-law, of
the Inner Temple, and projector, treasurer, and regis-
trar of the Great Western Cemetery at Shepherd's
Bush, appeared before Messrs. RAwuNsoN and Hos-
KINS, to answer a charge of assault preferred against
him by Anthony Batson, under the following circum-
stances :

Mr. Bellamy, chronometer-maker, of Pall-mall, is
the owner of about fifty-two acres of land situate at
Shepherd's Bush, the principal part of which has been
taken by Mr. Carden for the Grand Western Ceme-
tery, opposite the entrance at the bottom of Notting-
hill. Mr. Purdy, a respectable gunmaker, of Oxford-
street, rent:, a considerable portion of land under the
'nark e, landlord, which he uses for an archery ground ;
and Mr. Carden having distributed circulars in the
neighbourhood, stating that " a model of the cemetery"
would be .exhillito to the public on • the Ist of May,
Mv. P4wdy gave instructions to the complainant and
hnOtilff of his men not to allow the model to be brought

Yesterday Mr. Henry Hart Davis, auctioneer, of
Norfolk-street, Strand, appeared before Messrs. SEL-
LON and LAING, to answer a chqgQ; of assaulting
Mr. Davis, surgeon, of Red Lion-square, by flogging
him with a horsewhip.
The complainant stated that about six o'clock in the
evening of the 6th inst., while he was consulting with
a patient in his surgery, the defendant walked in, and
without saying a word struck him violently with a
horsewhip. He closed with him, and with the assist-
ance of a gentleman turned him out of doors.
A witness having corroborated the above statement,
Mr. H. S. Davis, a solicitor, residing in Norfolk-
street, asked the complainant if he had not reported
that the defehdant had committed forgeries on his
father and had absconded?

Mr. LAING did not wish the question to be answered,
and called on the defendant for his defence.

Defendant—Mr. Davis having circulated a report
amongst my connection that I had committed forge-
ries to a great amount on my father, and was obliged
to hide myself, I visited him in company of a friend,
and demanded an explanation. He at once admitted
that he was the circulator of the calumny, and when
I insisted--

Mr. LAING—The question for us to determine is as
to the assault. Do you deny striking him with a
whip ? Defendant Certainly not ; he scandalised
my character, and I consider I was justified in whip-
ping him.
Mr. LAING—The provocation, if any, is for the
consideration of another tribunal. We have nothing
at all to do with it.

The defendant's father,. Mr. Davis, the sheriffs'
officer, of Chancery-lane, here informed the magis-
trates that a more unfounded and base attack on the
character of his son had never been spread.
Mr. LAING-The assault is not denied, and I must
refer the matter to the sessions, where all the circum-
stances can be fully discussed. I shall therefore re-
quire the defendant to enter into his own recognizance
to keep the peace, and to answer the complaint when
called on.

This having been done, the parties left the office.
THAMES POLICE.

Yesterday, Mr. Musgrove, a shoemaker, residing in
Old H Gravel-lane, St. George's, applied to' Mr. os-
KINS, the Sitting Magistrate, to solicit his advice as
to the best means of bringing 'to justice the Captain
of one, of the East India Company's chartered ships
lately arrived, who, he alleged, had ordered his (the
applicant's) son to be flogged with the eat-o'-nine-
tails at sea, and by the severity of the punishment
caused his death.

Mr. Musgrove, who was accompanied by a sailor
belonging to the ship, had been informed by every one
of the crew he had been able to meet with, - that his
son, while labouring under illness; had beeu lashed to
the gratings, and received three dozen lashes-with
the cat-o'-nine-tails on his bare back, from the effects
of which he died six weeks afterwards.

The sailor, on being asked what he knew of the
affair, said that young Musgrove was flogged -<hy- the
order of the Captain, after a Court of Inquiry was
held, at which the chief mate, his accuser, had offi-
ciated. lie saw the poor fellow flogged, and it
would have broken the heart of a stone to have wit-
nessed his sufferings. After he had received three
lashes he dropped his head aside, and said he could not
stand it any longer, but the flogging was continued,
and he received thewhole three dozen.

Mr. HosiuNs asked what the man was flogged for ?
The sailor—Why, sir, he made use of a little tongue ;
that was all he did; and except that he was as good a
seaman as I ever saw.

Mr. HosKlNs—And where did this flogging take
place? The sailor-About three days after the ship
left Bombay. The deceased never left his hammock
after he was flogged, and I have no doubt it killed him.
_ _ _ _

Mr. Musgrove said he had heard the same story
from other seamen, and that there had been more
flogging on board than in all the other ships in the
East India Company's service.
Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, here stated that the
father of the deceased had made a similar application
to Mr. Combe on Tuesday night, and he directed him
to wait upon him with as many witnesses as he could
bring on Saturday next..

Mr. HOSKINS told the father that as the case had
been already named to Mr. Combe he had better call
on Saturday.

A seaman belonging to the same 'vessel, who said
he had received six dozen lashes with the cat-o'-nine-
tails, and who appeared in a state of very great ex-
citement, and another who had received two dozen,
subsequently applied for warrants against the com-
mander of the ship ; but the magistrate had left the
bench, and the men were requested to call on another
day.

QUEEN-SQUARE
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Mr. John Mirky, who
holds a situation in Somerset-house, was brought be-
fore Mr. BURRELL, charged by a gentleman with at-
tempting to drown himself in the Thames, near Mill,
bank.

The gentleman stated that the defendant was a total
stranger to him, but his manner and actions were so
extraordinary, that he felt convinced be inter,aed to
destroy himself. Under this impression b gave him
into custody, and he had since admit
in-
tended self-destiuction,
'.ed that he

Mr. BURRELL asked what 'could have induced him
to meditate such a Tub P-ct ? The defendant replied
that It was on aee";:ait of his wife. She would not
let 'llll have 1"..:y peace, night or day. He wanted to
separate
om her, and he had offered to allow her 15s.
P" 7teek, but she would not leave him.

Mr. BURRELL' remonstrated with the defendant for
attempting such a deed.
The defendant begged of the Magistrates to assi*t
him in getting rid of his wife.
Mr. BURRELL told him that he had better apply to
the parish officers.
The defendant then left the office, regretting the
day that ever he got married.