The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-01 00:00:00

ASSAULTING WATCHMEN.

UNION-HALL.--Yesterday a young Man, who.
stated his name to be Robert Copley Rainer Mon-
tague, a Captain in his Majesty's service, was
brought before 11. S. CHAMBERS, Esq. charged by
five watchmen of the Surrey New-road with as-
saulting .them. •
Sunday night Captain Montagne was walking
arm in arm at the end of Westminster-road, with
'Lieutenant Bentham, of the 90th regiment, and
pushed' against a Gentleman very rudely ; the
Gentleman spoke to him of his improper conduct,
and he immediately raised his fist and knocked the
Gentleman down. The latter got up and Called
watch, .and .another Gentleman passing, merely
spiike to Captain Montague' of his behaviour,
when he received a'violent blow. By this' tinie
Smith, a watchman, came up, and asked-the for-
mer Gentleman who had assaulted 'him; Lieut.
Bentham came forward and said,,-",I assited
him, and advised Montague to go' off,
,and he
Would settle matters." The Gentleman conld not,
:say. whether the Captain or. Lieutenant. assaulted
and the watchman
.advised the Captain
'go immediately knocked down 'the
,watchman, and kicked him. Newsted, 'another,
watchman, then came up, and he received a.rer--
rilile 'blow on one eye,' which closed it up and
sent hint down. 'Another wattliman, named Ma-
thews,' then made his appearance, and he re-
ceived a blow so violent, that he fell almost
'Senseless near Isis colleagues. One of the watch-
men could do no service in securing the Ceptain,
-11d' being blind of one eye, and the Captain
cloied-the other. The other two Watch-
men were kept by him at bay until. another
-iVatbitnati,' hearing the rattles stirring, came
r 0; he' boldly seized the Captain, atoll s'ecor-
ed him, but the poor old fellow suffered for his
temerity, the Captain haviag got the watchman's
hand'into.hii mdifth, and bit a large piece entirely'
off the side, which fell out of his mouth upon
the gfonnd. The pour fellow by the :extreme
pain 'Was cOmpelkd to loose him,' and received a ,
loch oil one eye ; another watchman, Wlio was
Lon the ercionk‘,•Ai kicked about the face and
head until lie eXhibited a inOst shocking appear-
ance; another of was kicked in 'a
,VerY dangercili's' part of trio body. At last, by the
Vas.sistance 'Of Lieutenant Bentham, he was taken
to the watch-house. While he was in the watch-
Tiouie; he again attacked atiother watchman, by
beatingihini on the head ; seized Sehrivner, a
•pairMe,.by 'the neck-cloth; and nearly strangled
'fbreatened to slay Mr. Holthes, the
•Watelt-house-Itiieper. He said he vt as Lord
Meinfrer"Of -Parliament ; he was superior
to the law, and, the Magistrates might
He had killed iine watchtban, and thought
no more of one than a clog.
The above being sworn to by the different wit-
nesse:s,:and corrnhbrated
,:by,Lientenant Bentham,
Captain Montague talc Ape.. ,termed himself)
I Suppose you thipk 1, ryas drunk when IL did
this 1."—" Yes.," replied the Magistrate, " or I
slionici ti)iuk you would not have acted so infa-
mously."—" No," the Captain said, " 1 eves
quite sober ; and explain, if you allow me."
The CaPtain then said, that he slid knock down
the Gentlemen, the,former having affronted him,
and the latter having. impertinently interfered.-
lle had his, horse on Sttuday to his friend
col. --, to go.to Lord --'s, and was to have
dined himself with Lady ---; he did not go,
howelier, and incidentally met with the Gentle-
man that had affronted hitn, -and he knocked lam
down. lie was not charged with the watch, and
he believed that they had no right to interfere,—
One 9f the rascals impudently told him to " walk
on." To he spoke to by such fellows be could
not bear,. and he knocked them down. as fast as
they approached him.
Magistrate.--And-did you bite that poor fel-
lOw's hand?

Montague (coolly)—Yes, I did., they interfered
improperly, and I acknoWledge I beit them all ; '1
al» a young Officer just arrived from abroad,and my
habit, there,where 1 liaie cut down black men like
Wheat, may not have impressed me with mach re-
spect for such fellows as these. lint I ready
to Find bail. I have one thing to say, and that
wheel I was brought froth the watch-house this
morning I was' clarpt into a dark cell' at the back
• •
of the Office amongst felons.
The Magistrate' said that he regrelted the cir-
cumstance, but they had but one place in which
they coati secure prisoners.
' The Magistrate ordered the Captain.to And bail,
two honsekeepers in 100/. each to answer for his
appearance at the Sessions.—(Morning Paperd

Thomas Hawkins was folly committed 'for rob-
bing Mr. Peter •'Tomas, of Half-Moon-street,
Piccadilly, of his pocket-book, containing bank-
notes, &c. at Astley's Theatre.

All the circumstances attending the melancholy
,
and untimely death of the Hon. Mr. AiNsi:gY,
brother of Lord VALENTIA, are extremely affect-
ing. He had been married only a fortnight to an
accomplished young Lady. 'After_ visiting the
Lakes of Cumberland, he came• to Blackpool, a
celebrated bathing place. On Thursday morning,
the 27th of Augu3t, -he went into the sea to
bathe. The water had not reached Ilia middle
when be dropped down to rise no more. A sod-
den stupor is supposed to have seized his head.
The tide was retreating,, and his body was not
found for five houis afterwards. His
.unhappy
wife was looking from her chaniber window
when he dropped in the water. A person rush-
ed immediately into the water to" assist him, but
failed to find him. He bad been preparing to re-
turn to India.

CHILD •DROPPING.-41 female child, seemingly
about ten months! old, was left at the door of
Sly Jmtoxs BurnEr.ca house, in Hamilton Mews,
Saturday night. She was taken to
the workhouse ; but the unkind mother is not
found. ": -
Box.Eas.—The match between Carter and Oli-
ver is 'Made pernianent fur 10010ines, a side.---
Eales and Isle of Wight. Hail, are
.also matched
for fiO'gulneas a side, to fight a stand up battle 4n
a 24-feet sing, on the 29th I,lo:3Pber:-