The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-08 00:00:00

HATT ON- GARDEN.

Saturday, Jtmes Allen Seagrave, the inspector of
hackney carriages, appointed by the Commissioners
of Stamps, made his appearance at this offi:e in sup-
port of several informations under the Coach Act.
Prior to being sworn, Mr. LAING asked him whether
he had been before the Commis•ioners of Stamps
since the charge of extortion made against h m on
Wednesday last (the particulars of which were de-
tailed in our Paper on the following day.)
Seagrave replied, that he attended on Friday
morning.

Mr. LAING—And do they still continue you in
their service ? Stagrave—l have received no orders
to the contrary.

I have seett the Solicitor of Stamps, and he says
:hat you are no longer to be viewed as an inspector
of hackney carriages, but as an indifferent ►ndivi-
dual—a common informer ?—I attend with my war-
rant, as usual, in which I am authorized to proceed
against ail hackney carriages, &c., infringing the law.
But it does not authorize you to extort two gui-
neas ?—I can assure your Worship it was only a
present—a free gift.
Several voices, " Oh, oh !"

A cab-proprietor here said that a number of per-
sons had paid money to Seagrove not to prosecute
alter he had preferiel informations.
Mr. LAlNG—Bring thtm forward, and the Ma-
gistrates will hear them. lam convinced that he
has been guilty of extortion in more than one in-
stance.

Mr. ROGERS (the Magistrate)—l assure you lam
of the same opinion.
Mr. LAING-[ have sent the depositions, taken
against him before me on Wednesday last, to the
Commissioners of Stamps, and it is for them to per-
form their duty as they think proper. It is not to
be tolerated that an individual appointed to a situa-

tion to protect the public is to be suffered to carry
on such tricks.

Several cab-proprietors said that in a few days
:hey should bring forward a number of cases of ex-

;onion.

Mr. LAING said that he would enter into them
any day in die course of next week, or as soon as
the pirties could conveniently attend.
Tli e conversation then dropped.
Q UEEN- S Q U ARE.

BRUTAL. ASSAULT.—Robert Brown, a plane-
maker, of No. 5, Collingwood-street, Chelsea, was
charged with a most brutal assault on his wife.
Mary Brown, the wife of the defendant, was lead
into the office with her head bound up, and pre-
senting a most shocking appearance—her face and
eyes being swollen to an enormous degree. It ap-
peared from her statement that, on the previous
evening her husband came home, and some words
arose about the children which she had by a former
marriage. He at last got up and struck her two
violent blows with his fist on her face, and not
content with that, he seized a plane about two feet
long, and struck her a violent blow on the back of
her head, which completely stunned her. An alarm
was given in the house, and several persons entered

the room. A medical gentleman was instantly sent
for, who attended, and after dreesing the wounds,
sent to the police station for assistance, to take the
husband into custody, as he considered the poor
woman at the moment in a most dangerous state.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said that they
had a quarrel, and his wife struck him GM
Mr. MARRIOTT observed that his defence aggra-
vated his crime. Nothing could justify such brutal
treatment towards a female.

The MAGISTRATES having consulted together,or-
dered the defendant to pay the full penalty of 51.; in
default of which, he was committed for two months
to the House of Correction.

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