The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--On Saturday this office was
the Scene of an exhibition which 'w need not characterize. It
concerned Sir Mark Wood, Bart., one of his Majesty's Jus-
tices of the Peace, a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of a county, Fel-
low of the Society of. Arts, next door neighbour, in Pall-mall,
to Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, and about sixty-five years
of age.

Some days' ago, a respectable elderly lady named Pageti„resid.?
ing in Sloane-street, Chelsea, applied to Mr. DYER for redress,
grounded upon the following statement :
Mrs: Paget said, that she had a eon, a young man, who had,
a great taste for the arts, particularly painting, to which latter
profession he was applying his time and study : his financeo,•
however, not being over extensive, be occasionally endeavoured,
to ?mprove them by giving instruction in drawing to pOpits
respectability. It happened that Sir. Mark Wood had two sells
for education, at a school near town, whom he particularly
wished to have properly instructed in drawing. Young Mr. Paget
was employed by the master of the school. Some consider-
able time having elapsed after the young man's salary became
payable at the school, and he not being able to obtain it
from •the master, who as an excuse add, that he could not
'get 'it from Sir Mark Wdod, the young man, who 'doubted this
latter 'assertion, took the liberty of addressing a very polite
letter to:Sir Mark Wood, requesting to know if he had paid the,
master of the Scheel, and if not, hoping that lie would have the
kindness not to do so, but rather to pay it to him (Paget), who
was the best entitled, and who had great difficulty in getting his
money from the master of the school ; this application, he said,
he took the .liberty of making as a mutter of favour, with the
more confidence, as the sons of, Sir Mark Wood were the only
persons for whose benefit he attended at all at the school. This
letter, Mrs. Paget said, she took herself, by her son's desire, to
the 'house !of Sir Mark Wood, and handed it to a servant who
opened the door, to be delivered to Sir lark, who was at home,
and she would wait in the hall for an answer; the servant took
the letter into the parlour, where Sir Mark was at the time; and
in a minute or two after, Sir Mark came running into the hall,
calling out aloud, where is the d--el old bL-L.h?" and at the same
thou tearing the letter in pieces and dashing the remains Keep, the;
floor. Mrs? Paget, quite alarmed at such an Lnexpectedideep,
don; ventured to hope that there was nothing to offend in, the
letter. " Offend ! you old b---h," said Sir Mark Wood,
Bert., how dare you come to my house? get out immediate-
ly;" and with that he seized Am poor lady by the neck, tore away
the kerchief and brooch from her bosom, and opening the hall
door, thrust her with violence into the street.

Upon this statement Mr. DYER, as the only redress within his
authority to afford her, granted a warrant against Sir Mark
Weal This warrant was placed in the hands of Westcott, the
dingier; who, however, received instructions,not to, execute it ,in
any inconvenient manner on Sir Mark Wood, but to request he
would name his own time for coming to the office, and meet the
complaint against him. Sir Mark appointed last• Wednesday for
his attendance. Wednesday arrived, and 'so did Mrs. Paget, but
not so Sir Mark Wood. His butler, however, appeared as his
representative, and said that Sir Mark being engaged on some
business, he could not attend to the Magistrate's summons:—
" Summons!" said Mr. Dyer, "tell Sir Mark Wood that it is
not a 'amnions, but a warrant that has been issued against him,
and that that warrant must not be trifled with. As 'Sit Mark
apPears to be labouring under some mistake, I will, fur hit fur.
titer accommodation, appoint Saturday next; for his 'attendance,
but tell Sir Mark, that if he does not attend on that day, the
Warrant must be executed in the ordinary manner, and he must
be intide,to attend by compulsion." The case was then further ad-
journed to Saturday last, when Mrs. Paget was in attendfince;
but Sir Mark was not ; in about an hour afterwards the Baronet
:arrived, m1(1.6461:I the office in a very hurried manner, bustled
ilia to the Bench', anti then, uninvited, took his, seat by the side of
Mr, Dyer, the Magistrate, neglecting altogether the usual practice
:aniongstgentlemen of renewing their hats from their heads under
such circumstances. Sir Mark Wood had no sooner taken 'his
seat,' thenthi`6Omineacement of the following extraordinary scene
took place :
Sir Mark' Wood (turning to Mr. Dyer)—" Well, what the
D—l did' you summon me here for ?"

Mr. DYes—Summoned, Sir, you are not summoned; you
are bore tindera warrant charged with an assault, bukinatead of
hiving yeti taken into custody under that warrant, audhrought
here, at perhaps an incouvenience,-you have been allowed the in-
dulgenci
that is usually,extended to gentlemen, of naming your
own time Ibr fiaiing the cage heard.
now I am here, what do you want with me?

! Mr, Diicn......—you shall hear, Sir.
' Mrs. Paget Was then sworn, and stated her complaint. as we
have given it above, distinctly saying, that it wasnot 'at all es any
matter of right that her son addressed himself to Sir Mark 'Wood,
but to ask a favour nt his hands, as the, instructor of his sons, that
Ne would pay him, instead of paying the master of Ote Wiwi, tie
price of their instruction.
_ _ _

• Mt. Dyin—;Nosi., Sir,' you . have heard the lady's complaint
'against yoi,' have you any reply to make to it?
Sir Mark Wood—Reply ! Why there is not a single syllable
sworn against me. • I have nothing to reply to.
Mr. Dvita—You certainly, Sir, have had as good an opportu-
nity as I have had. of hearing what.ass been sworn to by Mrzi.
Paget; but I will repeat it to you._
Mr. pima. then went over the, whole of Mrs. Paget'a Com-
plaint she detailed it, and having finished, said to Sir Mark,
You now, Sir, I hope, understand the lady's charge against
you brre, you any reply to make t? it ?".
F,jir Mark W00d..--" 'Yes; I make'
'a rePly,-it's a d..-d
that'n my reply to it."

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fine you Ls for awearing.
fine me ! you fine toe ! whet the d-1 do you.
mean? you dare not fine Me; .at the Name time clenehiiiihia
fig in the. Magistrate's face, or very nearly so.
MtvDY:Elx•-•l—Yes, Sir, I fine you fig. for swearing in my -pre,
.Aences.'aml,if you do pot be 'Oorornitteil for ten
days to the Hoiise of Correction to hard lab Our.

Sir ark.— hat o you mean 'by that, Sir? what, send me
;1 n
.to ltie tread-min ! me;a Magistrate as well ai you, and a Deputy
LoVil nitititidt '6f. a eoirrity,- mo; • and send me to the tread-
mill, Ili see you d—d before I pay a fine.
Mr. DYaj4 the Mild and ifentlemanlY coohle9s.of whose man;
'ner formed a singular contrast to that of the lino, Baronet; said;
eau only. any, - that if you do hold his Majesty's commis-
sion of the pcmce, your conduct to-dardoes not afford a very go id
-4zinupt4 for keeping the. pe'ce ; I havepnirto repeat, that if ybu
do not ply' the.,Ono I have awarded against you, you kilo he com-
mitted to the House of Correction ; and if yoi.i.prdieed further in
your extraordinary line of conduct towards the Bench, I Shall

hold yin, to bail for that;:. and if you have , no_ defence to offer to
the coroplalnt of Mrs. Paget, you must also find bail on that charge.
Sir Mark,WoOd, during - this address, occasionally extending
his clenched fiat Magistrate, - stalled from his seat 'at
its conclusion, and in -a paroxysm -of rage; swore by all the powers
of h-11 and d n that he Wotdd not for all the Magistrates of
the realm,' including himself, either pay a fine Or set a single foot
upon the treadmill.
About this time, Mr. Roe, the Magistraie, took his seat upon
the Bench, and' Sir Mark, as if conscious that another enemy was_
at hand; became ten times more violent than ever, and swore
destruction to the whole race of peace-commissioners.
Mr. Box—Really, Sir, your violent and unbecoming conduct
towards the Bench, is quite beyond endurance, and unless you
desist, I shall myself note it, and hold you to bail.
Sir Mark—And pray Who; or what are you?
Mr. Ros.—lf you compel me by a perseverance in conduct so
unbecoming of any respectable person, to take notice of it, you
may rely I shall let you know who and what I am.
A commitment was now about to be made out to send Sir Mark
Wood for ten days to the House of Correction., when an operative,
a very well-conducted rope-maker, who attended with the Baronet
as his friend, persuaded him to pay the 59. fine, which, after hav-
, ing'had out ten times its valtie in oaths, lie accordingly paid.
Sir Mark now being considerably exhausted, after gasping a
little for breath, expressed' a wish to have his butler, who was
present, examined, in opposition to Mrs. Paget's complaint. This
poor man; who approached the Bench as if he were about to hear
his final doom, told, we are sure with truth, all that his scattered
senses could enable him to recollect, but he in no way weakened
the complaint of Mrs. Paget.
Sir Mark Wood was then told by the Magistrate, that he must
find bail, two housekeepetS, to answer Mrs. Paget's complaint at
the Sessions.

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Sir Mark said he might be d—d if he would find bail, and
was proceeding to walk out of the office, when
Mr. DYER said, " Hold Sir,,ymi cannot be permitted to leave
the office until you put, iu bail."
Sir MarkL-What, am I to be taken into custody ?
Mr. Dun—No, Sir, you are already in custody, and must
remain so until your bail shall arrive.
Sir Mark--Hut I'll be d—d if I shall be taken into custody.
What ! I—a magistrate—taken into custody !
Mr. DYER—I tell you, Sir, you are in custody already:* Pmy,
Sir, have the goodness to take off your hat.
Sir Mark—NO, I won't.

Mr. Ilern desired Plank, the chief officer, to remove the hat
from the gentleman's head, which Plank did very gently, and
hung it up on a hook in the wall.
Sir Mark—Hallo ! say'; are you going to rob Me? Are
you going to keep my hat ?
Plankßy no means, Sir ; you shall have your hat whenever
you wish for it.
Sir Mark—Give it to me now, then • I like to have it in my
own hand; I find I am among a queer Set;
The bat was given to hick', and he was then reqUested to walk
into the Magistrates' private room until he should send for bail,
which he very reluctantly' did. In a little time the rope-maker
Procured a cheesemonger, and both, being efficient men, were ac-
cepted as bail for Sir Mark's appearance at the Sessions. While
the clerk was filling up the usual recognizance*, Sir Mark sud-
denly rushed from the private room into the office, and once more
perched himself Upon the bench. By this time Sir Glonne
p.a.antir had taken his seat there, and hearing Sir Mark again
ho on in his for Mer strain of violence and abuse, remonstrated with
im; but remonstrance was vain, and he, too, was obliged to
threaten the committal of Sir Mark for insulting the Bench. Sir
Mork said they might all be d—d, and he might be d—d if he
cared a d—n for the whole set of them.

Mr. DYER—Now, Sir, you have twice again, as before,
offended in my presence, and I fine you 10s. more for swearing.
Sir Mark seemed worked up to a pitch of pbrenzy, and snatch-
ing the bail-book out of the clerk's hanthi, be ran at Mr. Dyer
with the book uplifted, exclaiming, t, I'll be d—d if I don't knock
you down ;" and very possibly the Worthy Baronet might have
effected his threat had not some persons intervened between him
and the object of his vengeance.
Mr. DYER Sir calmly assured Mark Wood that 'IC he did not
pay the 10s., to the House of Correction lie mast still go.
The tread-mill again presentvl, itself to Sir Mark, and.he
stormed and raged most amazingly at the 'prospect but After
swearing as many oaths as it would have taken his estate to clear
.off had he been fined in proportion, the rope-maker and the cheese-
monger stepped forward, and paid ss. each of the fine, and their
bail bonds being completed, Sir Mark Wood was informed that
be might withdraw as soon as' he pleased: Sir Mark did with.:
draw, -but before he quitted the Bench he addressed Mr. Dyer
You've taken 155., out of my pocket, and lam d—d if I
don't put many a shilling out of ).ours."
Mr. DYEII--" I don't see how that' is at ill likely, Sir."
Sir Mark—" Yes, I will : you shall not be two days longer on
that bench."

Mr: Dun smiled and made no reply.
Sir Mark Wood, Bart., &c. then withdrew. and concluded his
extraordinary exhibitioniby exclaiming to the officer who opened
the door for him, " Officer; that Magistrate it a d—d rogue."

kcertain change has taken place, since a recent
arrival in LondOn, in the management of the Parks, which may
give occasion to some, .witty, epigrams, and tart pasqui-
lades. None are such observers of female actions as fe-
males ; and it is thought that some 'of them ride more than
usual in St. James's-Park, with a view to observe the visitants at
a certain great house. But how to repel then, was a matter of
difficulty ; and a singular device has occurred. Orders have been
issued,---orders severe and peremptory, (Lord S. shook as in a
tertian when he received them),—that the ride in St. James's
Park shall not be watered any more'; and those who mill pry and'
spy; must do it at the expence of dusty habits and inflamed
eyes.—Times. , ,

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

LONDON DIARY, Tuuttiiiky, MAT 18.
At the Court of 'Commissioners."
Ryland and Knight, Hoislaydown, Surrey, at 12.
M. J.; Turner, London-wall, at 11;
.1 Carrington,. Ludgate-street, at 1.
T. W. Harder, New' pridge-street, at 12.
J, Weisford, Little Quildford;strect, Southirark, at 12;
J. Jackson, kill. Ilketson, 'Derby, at 12.
I'. Adam, Hare-lodge, Hornchurch, Essex, at 11.

COUNTRY DIARY, THURSDAY, MAY Is,

W. Jenkins, Christchurch, Southampton, at the King'4 Ardis,
Southampton, at 12.
Alattingiey, Kent, and'Keht, Abingdon, Berks, at the Crown
and Thistle Inn, Abingiin, at 2.
D. Wigan, Neath,- Glamorgan, at the Ship and Castle Inn;

Neatli, at 11.
J. Power, Colyton, Deyou, at the DolpLin Inn, ColYton, at II:
A. Mannion, Preston, LancLiater, at Mr. Woodburn'' office,

Preston, at 11.
A. Marmian and It. Carr, Prestml, Lancaster, at the Golden Lion,
Liverpool, at 11.
M. Whitehead, Preston, Lancaster, at Messii. Blanchard and
Co.'s office, Preston, at 4.
J. llnneyhOnin, Porbiea, 'Southampton,' at the Three Tuns Tai.
vein, Po'rteietti at 12.
J. Coviper; Moorside, Oldham, Lancaster, at the Spread Eagle,
- Manchester, at 10.
Li(tle, Trowbridge., Wells; at Mr. Miller% Office, Frcitne
Selwood, at 11.
T. W.' Wells, Lintoltii-at the Whitle Hart Inn, 'Lincoln, at 11.
C. Sheaf, Harrington Mill, Worcester, at the Royal, Hotel, Bit-
, rnhighant,-.at 3.
D. Hardie, Liverpool, at the, Georp; Liverpool, at 1.
W. Stokoe; Heiham, Nortbuintierland, it the George Inn, -
castle-upen-Tyne, at 11.
G. Mar'rison; Norwich, at theiWlilte S With Inn; NorWich, at 4,
W. and It. Burbridge, Birmiiighim, at the Royal Hotel, Bit-

taihgbata, at 2.
J. Summers, Leeds, at the Ceurt-hoilei, tekie, at 2.
J.
ifut i
Lougt 11, r,:
,Kingston-lipon-114. at the Georte. Kingeterf-epos-
e