Brutal Outrage.
The Times, 1824-08-13T00:00:00

Sorndtfuie 4o- a-youg Lady of the Eit respeeAbility, -sr,iding-' in Baker. street, iokttFu.hflsquare, wboseperspnalcharisss argp.erhaps the slightes recotntnendatlon; to est5en -a*s unforfunate 'enoigh to attract th2 admiration of-a nsani-whOse a'tdreseps she could not pogss. bly give ear to, as a eedproe4tyo o,s r t asne kely to take.- plsge.s A a6cidentalintrtdiiuction alt a Publ'c.ai6ens bly asthe'orily famfliainry hiat evcr sub,kisted"be-ewen th ie6i6e6tiv6 fiiifhiies Xyet,i on this slight authosity the rn an( *m ccannot-nisapply-the adjcctlve gentZe) jhought proper to press .is pree 4on an exacess that let decency, moderation, and good manners.e trely oait of the question..j His first mode of'attack was pcrsonal, and tlehnter:eptl.ng the young lady experienced in herwalks, If unattended, bica-emc so'fte(txenttnd vexatious, that she was comtpelled to acquaint her uncle (at whose house she resides) with the whole story fron first to lact. That gen- tleman, highly irritated at the unmerited ill-treatment of his niece; inninediately wrotea letter to the persouttomplained of, dictated in the most peremptory terms, against a repetition of the offence,under pain of corporealppunishment.This unceremonoiousaisnouncemeni produced a cessation of personal hostilities; but though relievedfrom tbetorture of listening to nonsense, hedetermied sheshould pefuseit. A "paper- bullet" baitery was therefore opened, and the young lady bad the daily mortifcationl of beholding her toilet encumbered with em- bossed cards, and rose-coloured billets-doux, breathing at the same I time both odouis and insults, with the pretty niamby-pamby im. press of sun-flowers, forgel.me-nrts, and fettered Cupids. This epistolary warfare was kept up for a consi(lerable time, without making any impression on the besieged citadel ; fresh redoubts were thrown up ; the utmost vigilance was employed to prevent the ad- mission of these paper envoys, whether dressed in "lilies fair or roses red," and wlhen, perchance, sone stratagem introduced these unwelcome mnessengers to " my lady's chamber," judgment was pronounce(d instinter, and the calprits were immediately consigned to an aulo-da-fe by the hands of Mlrs. Abirail, the common execu- tioner. Continued disappointment will abate even a lover's ardour, and as our hero was none of the most persevering, he at length saw the inutilit r and folly of his procedure, and ihmediately raised the siege. Or. 3 rondlay evening, the young lady above-mentioned, having dined at the house of a friend iii Glocester.place, was retuming home at a little after ten o'clock, attended only by a female domnes- tic, when (moat mal-a.propos) her discarded suitor made his appear. ance, accompanied by another person, both evidently inebriated. The young Ildy had at the moment entered Portman-square, wbich was unusually destitute either of watchmen or casual passengers. t'he recognition was mutual; but the young lady, hoping that he would not presume to offer iny molestation, walked on at a quick pace, without seeming to be conscious of the rencontrc. Her hope of escape was, however, undeceived by a rude embrace from one of the Bacclanals,whilst the other endeavoured to take the same liberty with the servant, who, being superior to the gencmal delicacies of the sex, repelled the initruder with the thrast ofan umbrella, which is said to have extracted at least two of his front teeth,and called forth the pnrple fluid in abundance; but seeing the young lady stil struggling with her drunken assailanit, this modern Aviazon.an turned her falchion in that quarter, and, by a powerful and well- directel blow, induceI hbin to sign a release in blood. The young lady fainted, and the tWO fellows immetiately turned the whlole weiWtt of their fury against the woman, whose courage subsiding after the first effort, remained enti,ely defenceless. With a barba- rity unparalleled in the records of cruelty, they knocked her down; and, when at length her repeatee cries appeared tO reach the ear of a distant watchman, they abandoned their hopeless victims, and found a temporary security in flight. On the watchman's arrival,the servant hiad somewhat recovered, bitt the lady was still insensible, and in that state was couveyed home in a coach, when the cireum- stances were cxplained, to the great disress of an affectionate family. On h he following day, it was ascertained that the chief actor in this disgraceful scene had suddenly left town, n1o doubt to evade the con- sequence6 of any legal proceedings that might be taken. The abet- tor is not yet tracetd s but wyhen the young laI(ly is sufficiently reco- vered to give evidence, those heroes may probably be introdueed in propria noinian. 'I'he servant's deposition was taken on Wednes- day mornine as to the simple fact of assault, and a magistrate's vrar- rant forth with granted thereon, but the absence of the parties still prevents its execution. INHtAL& WTAdr.