The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-02 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

A corporal in the Guards named George Siagg
was yesterday brought before Sir R. BIRNIE by
virtue of a warrant which had been issued for his
apprehension by Mr. Halls, at the instance of the
pnrish-officers of St. Martin's-in-the-fields, to com-
pel him to pay the sum of two guineas, for the ex-
penses attending the birth and subsequent burial of
an infant child, born in the workhouse of that pa-
rish, and of which the defendant was the father.
Upon the charge being stated to the Magistrate
by Mr. Earie,l clerk to the overseers and church-
wardens, the defendant stepped forward, and draw-
ing up in front of the bench, said he claimed to be
exempted from the demand made upon him by the
parish officers, by virtue; of a clause in the mutiny
act, by which soldiers were freed from the liability of
civil arrest for any sum under 20/.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIE said, that the Act of
Parliament upon which the corporal depended
for his exemption from the debt took the matter
out of a Magistrate's hands. He conceived that he
could not make an order of payment upon a soldier.
The parish might, however, sue him at the Ses-
sions, or summon him for the amount at the Court
of Requests.
The soldier was accordingly discharged ; but
Mr. Rawlings, clerk and solicitor to the parish-
officers, having heard of the circumstance, came to
Sir R. BIRNIE and prayed that the defendant might
be again brought before him. He said, that the de-
mand in the present instance was not in the light
of a simple contract debt, but had originated in an
offence against the poor laws, which it was the in-
variable practice of the Magistrates to treat cri-

The following anonymous letter, addressed to the
Magistrates of this office, together with notices in
some of the sporting Sunday newspapers of what
was about to take place, gave intimation to those
who were the means of preventing the intended fight
between O'Neal and young Dutch Sam. The com-
munication was to this effect : it was headed,
" O'Neal and young Dutch Sam.—This match ex-
cites an extraordinary degree of interest, and comes
off on Tuesday next. Both men are in tip-top con-
dition. Sam, we believe, is on the coast of Sussex,
and O'Neal returned last night to Streatham. The
place of meeting is not yet fixed. The betting varies
from guineas to pounds on Sam to even betting.'
The above is a copy of an article of information to
the public in the Globe of this evening; and if you,
as stipendary Magistrates and paid servants of the
public, do your duty, you will immediately cause
the man O'Neal to be apprehended and bound over
in heavy recognizances to keep the peace towards
all his Majesty's subjects, and his contemplated an-
tagonist in particular. Here is the most public inti-
mation given by the parties of their intention to
commit an outrageous breach of the peace, the con-
sequence of which is, exclusive of the disgraceful
and disgusting scene itself, the congregating together
of .a set of thieves and miscreants of the very worst
description; both of which will be prevented if you
attend to your duty."
Independently of the anonymous communication
above quoted, Mr. Chambers, having been apprised
that a pitched battle was to take place between the
two men above named, gave directions to the chief
constable to_ proceed immediately in quest of the
men, and, if possible, to take both in custody.—
Agreeably to those instructions, Hall and Pople re-
paired to Streatham on Monday morning in quest of
O'Neal, but on their arrival at that village they
learned that he had set out some hours before to-
wards Guildford. When the officers arrived in
Guildford, there could not have been less than
20,000 persons assembled there, all waiting in
anxiety for the signal as to the certain spot fixed
upon for the tight. The report of. their arrival
spread like wildfire through all quarters of the town,
and the consequence was, that the party, whom
they " wanted," pushed on for a small hamlet
called Cufton, four miles ox the other side of Guild-
ford. The officers followec up the pursuit, and at
length ferretted out O'Nea'.. The disappointment
excited when the report that O'Neal was in custody
went forth, was universal, and the officers encoun-
tered considertae risk of their lives. Hall, how-
ever, aided by Pople, brought O'Neal from Cufton
over to Guildaed, the same night, and at an early
hour yesterthy morning left that place, and arrived
in town about three o'clock, at which hour he was
broughr to this office, there being present at the
time M.. Chambers, Mr. Swabey, Mr. Hone, and
Mr. Eyard, one of the country Magistrates. O'Neal
was acompanied by several of the pugilists, and
the erong of persons in the office and outside was
verygreat. Hall having described the particulars
of Is journey and apprehension of O'Neal, stuted,
char he bad information that Dutch Sam was at
Pearorth, close to the place where the fight was
toiave taken place. The latter person therefore
wa not in custody.
Mr. CHAMBERS—The Magistrates of this county
re determined, as far as is in their power, to put a
lop to those disgraceful exhibitions called prize-
gilts, and on being apprised that a scene of this
.ind was about to take place on the boundaries of
his comity, I directed the chief constable to appre-
'lend the principals if possible, and bring them be-
tore me. I perceive, added the Magistrate, that
one of them is in custody, and I shall deal I%:itli him
in such a manner as will prevent a breach of the
QUEEN-SQUARE. peace on his part.
Yesterday William and George Waller, who were Hnll declared that his life would have been en-
remanded crone last week, charged by Jones, one of dangered but for the very proper conduct displayed
the new police constables, on suspicion of having sto-on the occasion towards him and Pople by O'Neal
len 6ilb. of tobacco, which he stopped them with and the other men belonging to the prize ring, who
in the street, were again placed at the bar before were presentwhen they took the former into custody;
Messrs. IN lIITE and MARRIOTT. they prevented the mob from
ill-treating them.
Mr. WHITE told the prisoners they were dis- Mr. ELYARD bore testimony to the general good
charged of the felony; but an information was laid conduct and behaviour of O'Neal, who lived at

minally.
Sir R. BIRNIE observed, that Mr. Rawlings
might, if he pleased, cause the prisoner to be again
apprehended.
Mr. Rawlings certainly should do so.
Jeremiah Redding and Ann Keary, both of whom
were taken into custody upon a charge of coining,
in a room in Bloomsbury-market, were brought for-
ward for a final examination.
Nothing new was added to the evidence taken
when the p►isoners were first examined, and the
male prisoner was fully committed to Newgate upon
the capital charge. He was dreadfully ag►tated.
The female prisoner was discharged.
MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.

Between twelve and one o'clock yesterday, a
genteel young man, who gave his name John Horne,
was brought before Mr. GRIFFITII by John Little,
a constable of the new police, under the following
circumstances :
Just before then, Little went into the shop of
Mr. Dobree, a pawnbroker in Oxford-street, to in-
quire whether Bloomfiield, a young man at present
detained by the Magistrates of this office upon sus=
picion of hand, had pawned any books there, when
the prisoner, Horne, came in with a piece of new
black velvet, and wanted to borrow 103. upon it.
His conduct. created suspicion, and he was found to
give a false address, and the policeman was desired
to take him into custody.
Young Horne told Mr. GRIFFITH he had met
with a girl of the town in Fleet street the night be-
fore, and he gave her some money, and she gave
him the velvet; but this was not satisfactory to the
Magistrate, and he ordered him to be searched. He
had in his possession a watch, some money, some
new silk handkerchiefs, -a duplicate of another piece
of velvet, pawned at Mr. Muncaster's, in Skinner-
street, for 10s.; and one bill of exchange, purport-
ing to be drawn, at three months after date, by
Messrs. Eyles and Co., on Mr. S. Turtill, of 144,
Regent-street, for 44/. 12s. 10d., and a similar one,
at four months, for 451.
The prisoner declined saying any thing more, and
he was remanded.
BlooVield was brought up for re-examination,
and two persons who held his acceptances, long
since due, and dishonoured, came forward against
him; but he answered these charges by saying be
,equently taken the benefit of the 1118°1-
hadve u
Insol-
vent sbAct; and for want of bail lie was again re-
manded.

Streatham, where he (the Magistrate) also reside'
„
Mr. E!yard having inquired of Hall whether he had
a warrant to apprehend O'Neal, and the answer
being in the negative, the Magistrate observed that
he was of opinion he should have been clothed with
that necessary authority on such an occasion.
Hall said that when he was sent off in pursuit of
the parties he had not time to obtain a warrant, be
on his arrival at Godalming, he there applied to one
of the local Magistrates, who, however, refused to
grant one; and, as a reason of his refusal, intimated
that he was not vested with authority to act in such
a case
Mr.. HONE was decidedly of opinion that Hal
was perfectly justified in having acted as he ba,'"
done, even without the authority of a warrant.
Mr. ELYARD did not by any means disapprove 01
Hall's conduct in the affair; all that he meant JP
say was, that that officer should have provided hiar
self with that necessary authority, which would have
prevented any subsequent threats on the part of
those interested in the fight. He (Mr.Elyard) was
as anxious as any other Magistrate of the count!
that estop should be put to pugilistic encounterap
which did not at all redound to the character of the
county in his estimation.
Hall complained of the conduct of a person at
Guildford, who represented himself a magistrate d
the county." This individual," said Hall," came into
the room where I had O'Neal in custody, and till-
ing that he was a magistrate, asked me to produce
my warrant. I told him that I had no warnmt,,bq
that I was chief officer of Union-hall, and that
had . directions from the Magistrates of that office
to act in the manner I had done. This, however,
would not satisfy the gentleman, and he advised
O'Neal to proceed on to the fight. Hall added,
that had it not been for the good conduefor O'Neal,
in spite of these remonstrances, he (Hall)
have met with a good deal of difficulty.
O'Neal said that on seeing the officer he immedi..
ately submitted to him, and offered no resistance,
he was aware it would have been of little avail, and
only tend to injure himself and those who were his
friends. He, however, thought it unfair that Dutch
Sam, his intended opponent, should be suffered e
go at large while he was taken into custody and
brought up to town. " Many persons who know'
no better," added O'Neal, " will suspect from the
circumstance of my being `nabbed,' that I had se
would
the anonymous letter myself to prevent the fight
but those who know me, I trust, will be impresso
with a far different opinion of me."
Mr. CHAMBERS said that the sporting papers bq
given the first intimation of the 'intended fight; art
as the Magistrates of the county, as well as himas"P.
had resolved to prevent such disgraceful exhibitiova
in the district, he was determined on doing his chop
and carrying their resolutions into effect.
O'Neal said he could not obtain sureties. •
Mr. SWABEY—Then you must take the cow
quences, and go to gaol; and as you are before P.
now, I shall take this opportunity of cautioning yo'
against fighting in Berkshire or Buckinghamallir!'
You will be prevented, you may rely upon it,,
disgracing either of those counties by such blac;
guard exhibitions; and I am confident if the saTe
means are adopted in all other counties, the pisntlch,.
will be soon done away with altogether, and sviiiefic
I am of opinion, will tend materially to ths.be"-
of the morals of the country at large. I was •
After some further conversation, O'Ne!"
bound over to keep the peace towards all
jesty's subjects, particularly towards Dutch
himself in the sum of 2001., and two sureties 04
001. each.