The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-12 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

James Smith, a young man, was last night
brought up before Mr. Seijeant SELLON, charged
with the twofold offence of exposing his person and
indecently assaulting a Miss Newell, a respectable
young female, residing at Hampstead.
The complainant stated, that about five o'clock in
the afternoon she was walking, accompanied by a
female friend, in Shepherd's-fields, close by Hamp-
stead. Her friend had preceded her a short distance,
when the defendant stole upon her, and exposing his
person, seized hold of her in the rudest manner, and
began to treat her with the most abominable inde-
cency. She screamed loudly, and her screams
' having brought several persons to his assistance, the
fellow was secured and taken into custody. He then

threw himself on his knees, and, with tears in his

eyes, earnestly besought her to forgive him, which
she would have done had it not been for the in-

:erference of the constable, who had taken charge

of him.

Green, the constable, stated that this was an of-
fence of almost daily occurrence in the neighbourhood
of Hampstead, and he was determined to bring the
defendant before the magistrate, in order that an
example might be made of him to deter others of his
description.
Mr. Serjeant SELLON said, the offence was so
gross and scandalous, together with being coupled
with being complicated in its nature, he should hold
the defendant to bail.
Mr.Ed wards, the clerk, suggested to the magistrate
that perhaps it would be better to inflict summary
punishment upon him, as there was a probability that
the complainant would not prosecute at the sessions.
Miss Newell said she had no disposition whatever
to do so. _ _ _

Mr. Serjeant SELLON regretted that, and then or-
dered the defendant to be imprisoned in the House
of Correction for two months.

UNION-HALL

Yesterday morning, Mr. Rose, a gentleman hold-
ing a situation in the House of Commons, attended
at this office for the purpose of detailing the parti-
culars of an extraordinary scene that occurred at his
residence at Brixton-hill, during the absence of the
family from home.
Mr. Rose described, that being anxious his family
should have the benefit of the sea air at this season
of the year, he proceeded to a bathing-place with

them, leaving his house, &c., in the care of a man I
named Rover, whose character and conduct were
hitherto ii:reproachable until the circumstances he
was about to relate completely altered the favorn-
able opinion entertained of him. Having occasion
(said Mr. Rose) to come to town, I was astonished
as I approached my house at Brixton last night to •
find that it was lit up in the most brilliant manner.
The drawin-room and parlour-windows were thrown
open, and from within proceeded the sounds of
music and revelry. The house, in fact, seemed to
be filled with people (said Mr. Rose), and I
doubted whether I could not have mistaken my
own residence for that of my neighbour, until I
thoroughly convinced myself by going up to the
door and seeing my name on the brass plate.—
Having ascertained this point, I knocked and knock-
ed at the door, until at length it was opened by a
young fellow gaily dressed, who demanded a ticket.
" A ticket for what ?" said I. " Why, a ticket
of admission to the ball," said he. At this mo-
ment Roper, who seemed to have been engaged
up stairs entertaining his friends, came down,
and hearing the voice of his master in the hall,
was heard to exclaim aloud, " Oh, Lord bless
us, here's my master come home—it's all up
with us !" He then scampered back again into
the drawing-room, and having given the com-
pany a hint, in a moment the music ceased, and
the lights were all extinguished, with the exception
of a solitary candle in one of the !owes, which shed
a dismal gloom over a multitude of persons who
were assembled in the apartment as the master of it
entered. As soon as Mr. Rose found what was
going forward, he threatened the intruders with the
watch-house, upon which the female part of the
company became dreadfully alarmed, aria begged
forgiveness, declaring they were not in fault for they
were " inwited" by Mr. Roper to the ball. A
general movement here took place, and men, women,
and children, hurried down stairs, and in their eager-
ness tumbled over one another, in their anxiety and
haste to escape, having the terrors of the tread-mill,
which was close at hand, before their eyes. Mr.
Rose having cleared the house of his man Roper's
visiters, had now time to look about him, when he
discovered that the folding doors of the drawing-
rooms were thrown open, the chandelier suspended
from the centre uncovered, and benches placed all
round the rooms for the accomodation of the throng
his presence had thrown into such dismay. " Among
the company," said Mr. Rose, " was one young
chap, who was extremely impertinent when desired
to leave the house. I understand there was a bed
made up for him and his wife, who were to have
stayed all night, but I gave him a bed in the watch-
louse for his insolence, and have now brought him
"orward to answer for his conduct."

Mr. CHAMBERS, awl indeed everybody who heard
the above statement, could scarcely refrain from
laughter at the presumption of the man, in turning
his master's residence, during his temporary absence,
iato a place for the reception of his acquaintances to
a hop. The Magistrate said that the account of the
affair put him in mind of High Life Below Stairs,
which was exemplified in this instance to the very
life. Mr. Rose was then asked whether any of the
" ladies" who were present at the " ball" were in
custody ?
He replied, that not having missed any of his
property, and believing that the company only vi-
sited his house to regale themselves, he let all those
go who behaved civilly, and turned out when de-
sired to quit his premises. The young man, how-
ever, in custody, being an exception to the rest, he
had him detained, in order to let him know that he
had done wrong in entering the house at all.
The young man here alluded to was now
questioned on the subject, and, in reply to Mr.
Chambers, he said his name was White, and that
he was a journeyman shoemaker. He had been in-
vited, as well as his wife, to a party by Roper, and
never for a moment considered that he was doing
Nwong by accepting the invitation. He admitted
that he was wrong in not leaving the house the mo-
ment Mr. Rose desired him, but being a little
elevated from the liquor he had drunk in the course
of the evening, he hoped this would be an excuse
for being more " bouncible" than he otherwise
would have been.
Mr. Rose said that he was satisfied with this apo-
logy, and White was discharged after an admoni-
tion and caution to be more careful in future how he
accepted of invitations from servants while their
masters were absent.
Roper, the man left in charge of the house, was
also admonished for his conduct on the occasion.—
He, however, denied that he had received money
from any of the company that were assembled the
night before; they were, he said, all his friends and
acquaintances, and he thought there was no harm in
giving them a bit of a treat while the family were
from home.
Mr. Rose said that he had every reason to sus-
pect this person had taken money from the people
that were assembled in the house, as he had since
ascertained a similar party had been given shortly
after the family had left home.
Roper declared that he did not receive a farthing,
but admitted that he issued tickets in order that
none but his friends should be admitted. He liked
to have the company select, and that was the reason
of the ticket business.
Mr. CHAMBERS said, that his master was perfectly
right in giving him in charge, and locking him up
for the night in the watch-house. " You have suf-
fered some punishment for your impropriety of con-
duct," said the Magistrate, " and I hope it will teach
you not to make a bear-garden of your master's house
when the family happen to be from home."
Mr. Rose intimated his determination of dis-
charging Roper, who was desired never to presume
to enter the house again after having misconducted
himself so grossly.
A few days ago a respectable-looking female, who
described herself to have been formerly housekeeper
to an opulent merchant, by whom she had a child,
attended at the office to complain that he had aban-
doned his offspring, which was now chargeable to
St. George's parish, Southwark.
The Magistrate (Mr. CHAMBERS) having desired
her to state the circumstances under which the re-
puted father had deserted his child, the applicant
stated, that soon after the infant was born, the father
of it took it away from her, and paid a nurse 7s. a
week for its nurture. Having learned that her
child was much neglected by the person to whom it
was intrusted, she ( the mother) went there some
weeks ago, and finding the account not at all exag-
gerated, the infant being literally covered with ver-
min, from neglect to its person, she determined at
all hazards to secure it from such abominable treat-
ment, and forthwith carried it away home with her.
The moment the individual against whom she com-
plained was apprised of what had occurred, he re-
fused to give a farthing towards its maintenance,
and, up to the period of this complaint, withheld as-
sistance from both mother and child.
A professional man, who attended on behalf of
the poor woman, said that he had ascertained the
officers of the parish in which the child was born
were indemnified by the father, who had entered
into a bond of 1001. that they should not be bur-
dened with the support of his illegitimate offspring.
Mr. CHAMBERS, on hearing the statement, imme-
diately granted a warrant against the merchant,
which was placed in the hands of one of the beadles,
who had instructions to serve it on the party against
whom it was directed, and yesterday was appointed
for hearing the case. None of the parish officers,
however, attended, upon which Mr. Chambers re-
marked that it was evident some compromise had
taken place between them and the father of the child.
One of the overseers having been sent for, he was
told by the magistrates that until the warrant in
question was executed on the defendant, they should
refuse to afford the parish officers their assistance.
The overseer said, that the beadle who held the
warrant was at Dover on similar business.
Mr. CHAMBERS supposed, if the truth was known,
the beadle was afraid to serve the warrant, because
those over him had compromised with the de-
fendant. He recollected an instance not long ago,

of a parish officer tilling a subordinate situation, to
„Low a warrant was intrusted, to apprehend the
son ol a select vestryman for a bastard child; the
,Fd hi,: duty, but •hp ',cult was the loss of
;and ho (1:,.i if afterwards of a

,ivorsevr that the would be in
um, !o-morrow, ::;vi he should he ,n attendance to
answer for his conduct in the affair.
The parish officers attended yesterday, and pro-
mised on the part of the defendant that the mother
of the child should from henceforth receive the
weekly allowance stipulated by the defendant in the
first instance.

'ROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

War-Office, Aug. 10, 1829.

Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet H. S. Thomp-
son to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dick, who retires.
July 23, 1829.
Hon. W. D. Irby to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
Tompson. July 23.
Bth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon
J. A. Ore, from the 95th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Farnden, promoted. July 23.
11th Light Dragoons—Capt. J. R. Rotton to be Major,
by purchase, vice Smith, promoted. Aug. 11.
Lieut. F. Blundell to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Rotton. Aug. 11.
Cornet C. R. Hyndman to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Blundell. Aug. 11.
C. P. Parker, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
Hyndman. Aug. 11.
13th Regiment of Foot—Capt. J. Johnson to be Major,
by purchase, vice Sir R. Moubray, who retires. Aug. 11.
Lieut. J. Kershaw to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Johnson. Aug. 11.
Ensign H. N. Vigors to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Kershaw. Aug. 11.
R. D. Spread, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Vigors. Aug. 11.
33d Foot—Ensign E. W. Young to be Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice D. H. Mackey, deceased. July 2.
Gentleman C. G. A. V. Graham, from the Royal Mi-

itary College, to be Ensign, vice Young. July 2.
34th—Lieut.-Col. C. R. Fox, from the ball-pay, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice H. R. Ferguson, who exchanges
receiving the difference. July 23.
Lieut. Hon. R. Boyle, from half-pay 30th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice John Reed, who exchanges, receiving the
difference. July 23.
53d Foot—Capt. T. Butler to be Major, by purchase,
vice Reed, promoted. Aug. 11.
Lieut. E. B. Philipps to be Captain, by purchase, vice
Butler. Aug. 11.
Ensign E. Wigley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Philipps. Aug. 11.
C. B. Blaydes, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Wigley. Aug. 11.
69th Foot—Capt. G. T. Heigham, from the half-pay,
Ito be Captain, vice M. Jenour, who exchanges, receiving

the difference. Aug. 23.
71st Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon G. Gulliver to be
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Daykin, appointed to the Ist or
Grenadier Foot Guards. July 23.
97th Foot—Lieut. IV. T. Stannus to be Captain, by
purchase, vice M'Quarie, who retires. July 23.
Ensign E. Barton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Staunus. July 23.
0. Keating, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Barton. July 23.
Ceylon Regiment—Lieut. M. Jones, from half-pay 89th
Foot, to be Lieut. vice Elmslie, promoted. July 23.

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