The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-16 00:00:00

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The sittinr Merl:trate at Bow-street, was occupied
the greatest part of yesterday forenoon with the fol-
lowing night adventure.
In the fist place the night constable of St. Mar-
tin's Watch-house entered the (Aire, charge-book in
hand, and followed by two eminent Solicitors, several
gentlemen, au assortnient of watchmen, and a lady.
31r. Constable then intirmed his Worship, that be
hail a heavy chat re in hi. hook, and the plaintiffs andl
witnesses nere ail ready, but the defendants were shy,
and could not be prevailed upon to come into the
office. Ili+ iVorship immediately sent out to two
officers ; and it seems their arguments were more
prerailidg, for the defendants almost instantly ap-
peared.
The said defendants were two gentlemen, of highly
respectahle families, whose names it is unnecessary to
mention ; and they certainly appeared much rho-
.? • i.od at the awi.tt aril ~ituation in which they were
placed.
It nas deposed aKaitist florin by the two respect.ible
%:ssliritorss :.Iki‘e-site•iti.iised, that between twelve and
o'se sin the receding night, they, the sa;sl de-
fendants, in eOl!litally o ith a third ',ergots Itiit forth-
coming, took upon themselves to sweep the pa vensont
In the Strand, that is to say, to °entity it% whole
breadth arta in arm, and force them, the complainants,
into the pier; and this they did not osier only, sir
twice, bat three times, in the most marked and tin.,en-
tlemanly manner, so that they Mt themselves obliged
to give them in charge of the guardians of the pu:dic
peace, alioa the watchmen.
Patrick Boyd, a sift foot, red-headed watchman de.
nosed, that hr observed the three foot/ruses in question
tusking a big ewe elan? the Strand ; and, as in duty
bound, he civilly veil 'ens to he after walking quietly,
home, when one of 'env said, " Very well, Mister'
Lary 0* Beira, and do yon he after taking yourself
away too !" I:pots which !se replied, a And b' the
powers! and you give me "ny occasion at all, I'll
let you :WC whit sort o' stuff " La-ry O'Brit...A made
off f"

The jo:.Ketasen said n•► mar? :►t th.►t ',regent. I►ut
walked on, clean oat or big way; though he clearly
peregrefl, by the manner of theas. that they had math
up their minds to be ;free,/ • and a' be th.olght u► it
turned out ; for in a fire ;Mentes or legs he aas caller,
by the other jon.lrroce to to e them in custody. am,
so they were soon put eoinfortably inside the watch-
house.

Another watcliman depe.sed to onorefedn emolnet at
the defendants and their comprosion Ion!. before their
captnre, for he had, he said, seen them waltzing with a
lady in the middle of the street. and he had something
to do to get thew to go along.
The constable of the night deposed, that when
brought to the watehhouse they !.eratne very rr,taboe-
I lied and obaircpwlette. and they charged him, the
night (-omit:Ale, with having r- •rired a bribe of two
guineas to detain them ; seatedalomi, and
malacious t•ltarre, be gilded. I.r he 11411 never pees'
the colrotr of a gentleman's money in the watch-
Some other witne‘ae% followed on the same side, and
'then the defendant:. were called upon to aecouut for
the Lich crimes and misile:neanours laid to their
I charge. . _

In the first place, they began be denying the
the wa:elimen i,r to !o--the oreh..ria":, the
bony to'n,-itat'.., and all the rest of it. With respect
to the gentlemen oho hod riven them in charge to the
watelotien, they asserted that tlsey, the said gentle-
tnen, wEre the aggressors. and they AO'Wird then of
hating ladies under their protection, at the 'moment,
whirls led to the misunderstanding ; they, the defend-
ant-, effliweiring the said ladies to be such as any gen-
tlemen hail a right to speak to. lint the complain:lots
Instantly called the watch, and they were ordered to
go ;don! Co!litoon ruffians, in a way that no man
of spirit could help resisting.
The ..omplainatots replied to this; and the defend-
ant put in a rejoinder, and the. Ca.riff teemed in it fair
way of l',/11 tinning thrum hoot the day: hunt at length
the Magistrate pull au rod to it, by castling upon the
defendants to find bail to answer the complaint at the
Sessions. both for the assault and for riotous conduct
in the streets.

Some overtures. 'however, afterwards tool; place he-
ft% ern the partiel, and the tremendous affair was com-
promised, by the defentlaws admitting before the 31a-
aistrates, that they had no intention of giving offence
hi the complainants.