The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-04 00:00:00

MARLB OR 0 U GH-STREE T.

A porter, named Robert Tanser, was yesterday
brought before Mr. CONANT, to answer to a charge of
felony brought against him by a person named Bawden.
Mr. Bawden produced a quantity of papers, and,
as we understood him, said he was authorized by the
Court of Chancery to execute an attachment against
the goods of a lady named Savage. living in War-
dour-street, for a sum of 3801. He perceived the
prisoner at the bar loading his truck on the previous
evening with a portion of the goods so attached, and
consequently he had him taken to the station-house
for what he conceived to be a felony.
A lady here stepped forward and said the goods
about to be removed were her property, and she
had hired the prisoner to remove them to her lodg-
ings in Poland-street. She was entirely ignorant of
any attachment or any other process which could
affect her goods, as she had paid up her rent, after
doe warning, and she certainly did feel grtat sur-
prise when they were stopped and seized in such a
sigular manner by Mr. Bawden.
Mr. CONANT did not see how it was possible that
Mr. Bawden could charge any party with felony. It
was evidently a case of hardship on the part of the
lady, who was justified in endeavouring to protect
her own property.

. .
Mr. Bawden had done no more than he thought
was his duty.

Mr. CONANT was of opinion he had gone a little
further than his duty in making a felony of the mat-
ter, and he suspected he had thereby rendered him-
self liable to an action for false imprisonment.
Mr. Bawden then inquired if he might not retain
the goods

Mr. CONANT could give no opinion, but, as they
were off the premises, the attachment could not
operate against them.

The prisoner was then discharged, and the lady
retired, to avail herself of the hint thrown out by
the Magistrate.
Richard Davis, a cab proprietor, charged the
coachman of T. Marley,Esq., Cork-street, with hav-
ing assaulted him.
Mr. CONANT said, had the case been laid under
the High way Act, he should certainly have inflicted
a fine, but being charged as an assault, he could not
deal with it as a wilful action, and therefore it must
be dismissed.

The complainant having stated that his thigh
was seriously injured, Mr. Marley said he would
take care it should be cured without expense to him.

MARY LEB ONE.

Yesterday being the day appointed for the hear-
ing of the summons issued against the proprietors of
the Harrow steam-coach, at the instance of Mr.
Proudfoot, bookseller, of 89, Wardour-street, Soho.
Mr. John Squires, the proprietor, attended by Mr.
Charles Phillips, as his counsellor, appeared before
Mr. RAWLINSON, the Sitting Magistrate, to answer
the charge of running a machine, to the great danger
of his Majesty's subjects.
Mr. Proudfoot repeated his former statement,
which appeared on his application for the summons,
and underwent a long and severe cross-examination
by Mr. Phillips, in the course of which he stated
that the carriage, when it passed his chaise, was
proceeding at the rate of twenty miles an hour,
there were several persons on the top of it, and that
he had met with an accident before at Windsor,
when driving the same poney and chaise. Mr.
Proudfoot denied that he called to his wife to pull
the horse's reins, or that she did so.
Mr. Phillips denied that the accident occurred
through any fault of the steerer of the carriage, or
that it was at all a dangerous machine to run. He
called on behalf of the defendant—

Mr. Bennet Oden, jeweller and goldsmith, of the
Burlington-arcade, who stated that he was riding
on the steam-carriage at the time the accident oc-
curred. About 200 yards before they came to the
complainant's chaise the conductor all but stopped
the carriage; he was sure it was not going more
than a mile an hour when it passed the complainant's
vehicle. The complainant was standing at his
poney's head at the time, and holding the bridle
with both hands; and, in witness's opinion, the
horse took fright on that account. The steam-car-
riage parsed numerous horsey, gigs, and carriages
on the road, without the slightest accident taking
place. '

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and added that Mrs. Proudfoot did not get out of
the gig, neither did the horse start, till the steam-
carriage had got upwards of LO yards from it.
Mr. George Lewington, of 65, Berwick-street,
Soho, and several other highly respectable gentle-
men, who were riding on the carriage at the time,
gave similar testimony.
Mr. RAWLINSON said it was a much more impor-
tant question than it appeared at first view. It was
not only whether Mr. Proudfoot should be paid for
the damage done to his chaise, but also whether
the steam-carriage was, or was not, a public nui-
sance. It was an indictable offence, and he should
therefore leave that question to be settled by a Jury,
in case Mr. Proudfoot or any other person should
think proper to indict.
Mr. Squires was then ordered to find bail, himself
in 501., and two securities in 251. each.
Yesterday Charles Morland, the fellow who was
brought before Mr. RAIVLINSON on Monday last for
having for a considerable time past practised upon
the credulity of the charitable and humane, by pre-
tending to havebeen born deaf and dumb,was again
brought before the same Magistrate for final exami-
nation.

Before the hour of 1 (the time appointed for the
prisoner's examination), Mr. Best, the steward to
Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., waited on the Magis-
trate, and requested to see the prisoner, as there
was a man, answering the description given of him
in the newspapers, who had been in the constant
habit, for the last three years, of calling with a
petition at Sir Francis Burdett's house, and it was
only the other week that he had received half-a-
crown.

Mr. RAWLINSON immediately ordered the gaoler
to show the prisoner to Mr. Best, and on his look-
ing into the cell where he was confined, the fellow
fell on his knees, and implored that gentleman's
forgiveness. He said he knew he had acted as a
gross impostor, but he hoped he would not deal too
hard with him before the Magistrate.
On his return into the justice-room, Mr. Best in-
formed the Magistrate that since he had read the re-
port of this fellow's mal-practices in the newspapers
he had made some inquiry into the history of his
impositions, and had been informed that there was
hardly a family of distinction known for benevolence
who had not been duped by his art.fices.

At 1 o'clock precisely the prisoner was brought
in, and placed in the dock, and in addition to the
evidence adduced on the former examination,
Sergeant Harrison, of the D division, went to the
prisoner's lodgings, No. 5, Great St. Andrew-
street, Seven Dials, and on inquiry of the land-
lord, who is a baker, he was informed that he had
lodged there about a fortnight, that he had a wife
and several children, and always gave out that he
was a clerk in a mercantile concern. When he
came home at night he was generally drunk, and
was in the constant habit of beating and ill-using

his wife. He could afford to enjoy himself with his
pipe and his glass of grog. One night he brought .
two drunken Irishmen home along with him, when
they kicked up such a disturbance in the house that
he was obliged to give him notice to cjuit.
The prisoner, when called on for his defence, be-
gan to whimper and cry, and hoped the. Magistrate
would not deal harshly with him, as he had a wife and
young family entirely dependent on his exertions for
support.

Mr. RAWLINSON—Why you are the most auda-
cious impostor I have met with for a long time.
You take home two drunken Irishmen, and ill-use
your wife, and then, to screen your own iniquities,
you hold her up as an object of compassion. As
there may be some doubt whether the last convic-
tion was returned, I shall again commit you for
three months to the House of Correction, and de-
pend on it they will recollect you, and will take
care that you will not find it so comfortable as you
did last time.—Committed.
QUEEN- S QUARE.
Yesterday a middle-aged female, named Mary
MMahon, one of the most desperate and violent
characters about Chelsea, who has been frequently '
charged at this office with assaults, was brought up
in custody and placed at the bar before Mr. GRE..
GORIE, charged with maliciously stabbing Joseph
Russel, an out-pensioner of Chelsea-hospital, with /
a shoemaker's knife on the previous evening.
A certificate from the surgeon of the hospital
was produced, which stated, that Russel was most
dangerously wounded, and that he was unable to be 1
removed.

Mr. GREGORIE ordered the prisoner to be re-
manded, until the fate of the man was known, and
desired the constable to call several times a day at
the hospital, and if Russel got worse to inform him,
that he might go there and take his deposition.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday James Harris, stated to be a returned
transport, was placed at the bar for anal examination
before Mr. BENETT, charged, under rather extraor-
dinary circumstances, with having conspired with
two others, not in custody, to defraud Mr. Samuel
Evans, a tailor, of a quantity of apparel.
The prisoner called at the prosecutor's shop, in
Moortields, about three months ago, stating, that he
had just returned to England from New Zealand,
where he had been stationed as a missionary for
three years. The pretended missionary prevailed
upon the prosecutor to make clothes for himself and
two persons, whom he called mates of the ship from
New,Zeafand, as has already been stated on the
former hearing. The prosecutor thus incurred a
loss of about 501.

The prisoner was recognized as a person who had
been transported many years ago for a robbery at
Messrs. Wilkinson and Co's, upholsterers. His
term of seven years had long since expired, but it
was alleged that during that time he had been con-
demned for some other offence, and sent to the penal
settlement at Macquarrie-harbour, from which he
must, therefore, have effected his escape, and re-
turned to England. That charge, however, was not
entertained, as evidence to prove it must be brought
from the antipodes. The two pretended mates, his
companions, were supposed, from description, to be
two escaped convicts.

Mr. Harmer, on the part of the prisoner, submitted,
that as no indictment had been preferred, or bill
found, the Magistrate could not properly hold him
to bail for conspiracy.
After some legal discussion of the point, however,
The prisoner was required to find bail, and com-
mitted in default.
HATT ON- GARDEN.
Yesterday, Mr. Townsend, a cabriolet proprietor,
was summoned to this office before Mr. LAING, to
answer the charge of James Allen Seagrave, an in-
spector of hackney-carriages, appointed by the Com-
missioners of Stamps, for using plates licensed to
another person.
He was convicted in the penalty of 5/. and was
locked up in the cell until the penalty was forthcoming.
Richard Phillips, jun., coach and cart wheel-
wright, of 17, Mount-pleasant, was next summoned
to answer a similar charge.
Mr. Robinson, from Mr. Harmer's office, who at-
tended for the defendant, objected to the evidence
of the witness Seagrave, on the ground of his being
susceptible of bribery. He stated that on the 24th
of last month Seagrave took out a summons against
Mr. Phillips, for a similar offence, when he attended
to answer the charge before the Magistrates, and
took with him a person named Langhorne, from
whom he hired the plate, as a witness. On
their arrival at a public-house near Marlborough-
street-office, they met with inspector Seagrave, who
agreed not to press the case if he was paid a
couple of sovereigns, and the expenses 3s. 6d.,
and ultimately he went before the Magistrates, and
made a false representation, that Mr. Phillips was a
poor man with a large family, and he would readily
forego the proceedings, with the consent of the
Magistrates, if he would pay the expenses. Their
Worships admired the humanity of the inspector,
dismissed the case, and the two sovereigns and
3s. 6d. were paid immediately.
Mr. LAING inquired whether there were any wit-
nesses to that fact ?—Mr. Robinson replied in the
affirmative, and called
Langhorne, who, being sworn, stated that
he had licensed plates, which he occasionally let out
to other persons having cabs. He recollected the
24th of last month, when Mr. Phillips was sum-
moned by Seagrave to Marlborough-street Police-
office, and saw him (Mr. Phillips) pay two sove-
reigns in order to avoid a prosecution.
Mr. Phillips—Did you not see me offer him one
sovereign, in the first instance, which be refused to
receive, because it was not enough, and I gave hiss
two ? Langhorne—l certainly did. My objection
to go in was, I thought I had done wrong.
Mr. Robinson said that he had other witnesses.
Seagrave in his defence (heteing now at the bar)
said, that he was allowed by the Commissioners to
settle cases, with the consent of the Magistrates, if
he was paid for his trouble and the expenses.
Mr, LAING was determined that the case should
be taken in a regular way before the Magistrates at
Marlborough-street, and the charge of extortion
made against Seagrave; and that the evidence tea/
eeived agaitisthim
He theft that day should
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hahefore
the Commissioners. .
Townsend, who had been convicted on Seagrave'g
evidence, should be instantly liberated, free of all
expense.

The Devonport mail to London was over.
turned last Tuesday morning, a mile beyond Whitchurch
—fortunately no one was hurt. The road here is in all
respects one of the very hest pieces of road in the king'
dom. The coach was not going extraordinarily fabt, buC
was found to have overturned from the edge of the bank 00
the off (the wrong) side of the road.

BIRTHS.
On the 3d inst. in Cork-street, Burlington-gardens, the ladY
of Miles Marley, Esq., of a daughter. •
On the 2d inst. at Spring.grove, Pembury; the lady of Ale,x'
ander Brymer Belcher, Esq., of a daughter.
On the Ist inst. at Teigninouth, Devon, the lady of Richard
Corbet, of Adderley Hall, Shropshire, Esq., of a son and heir.