Police.
The Times, 1824-05-22T00:00:00

B1OV-sTRsEFT.-YestcrtEii footman in Ilhe service of a gentle- man of the isame of Camac asl 'brought before the sitting magis- trate (Nr. H4ALLS), charged bE^8ir R. Birnie with riotous anl disorderlyconductat the King's.'Palace, on Thurslav; anl there was a second charge- against him, for striking Rutliven tile officer in the execution of hlis duty. Sir R. Birnie stated, that dmring the great bustle occasioned by the departure of the company fromi the Drawing-Toom, on Thurs- day afternoon, his attention was caUled to the defendanit, who mas in the Palace-yard in a state of drunkenness, and abusing the of. ficers andotherson duty. Rutsveu remonstrated,anid endeavoared to remove hin bvgcotle fbrce, but was struck for his pains. He (Sir R. B3irnie) then desired him to go; and the reply was,- that he would "see him d-d first ! I t at length became necessarv to send him to the v:atchhouse, wbenice, however, he was afterwards sutrered to depart, at the request of his master, who tiudertuok that he should appear tle next morning to answer any charge that might be made against hin. The defendant now, in his sober moments, seemed dreadfullr alarmed at the consequences which appeared to threaten him, and expressed the greatest contritian for his conduct. Mr. Camiac's steward aLso endeavoured to initercee1c for his fellow-senarat; and after ststing that his master was inclined to discharge him, which would be punishment enoughl, hoped Sir Richard would t" mitigate the cause." Sir IL Bicnie.-As far as my owni personlal feelings are con- cerned, I case not one farthing about any abuse that may be levelled at me, but I will never suffer the office which I have the honour to hold to be insulted with impunity. However, as the defendant has expressed contrition for his offence, I am willing to withdraw the comnplaint; and (to the steward) give my compliments to your master, and tell him I hope he will not dischaarge the poor fellow; for I should be sorry to be the means of his being tbrown destitute upon the world. The defendant received an admnonition fron .r. HAr.s. and departed, expressing great gratitude for the leniency that had becn shown him. eighard Young was brought up by Salmon, one or the principal officers, changed on suspicion of laving stoleu nine gold seals, the property of ViscountessFieldling. Lady Fieilding, it appeared, lodges in the bouse No. 16, Dover. street, Piccadilly, which is kept by a lady nlamedl Smithl, who em- ployed te prisoner as anl occasional servant. A few nights ao, her ladyship left her seals upon the drawing room table, and in the morning they were missed. Suspicion fell tupon the prisoner, and Salmon went with a search-warrant to his house. HeIc dH d not find the seals, but found a quantity of linen wvhich Alrs. Smitlh bat missed froml her house. The prisoner was remanded. UN-ro,-TsA.tL.--An Irish labourer, anamed Pat Fiogerty, was brought before L. B. ALE?, Esq., charged with having assaulted his wife Biddy, under the following circumstances . Mrs. Fogerty stepped torward, and addressing the magistrate in thie broad Munster dialect, stated her charge in these words "; Your fonour, myhusbaald there afore you, is as honiest and hard. Working aiman asany in Ireland: if he would only keep from drink and public-houses, ti-I a better husband from here to Skibbereen than the same Pat Fogerty; and that's all I have to say, your llonour." MIr. ALLENa.-Uy good woman, you have taken out a warrant for assault against your husband: you m ust now state the nature of it. Mirs. Fogertg.-Oh, Your Honour, I was forgetting that. Wh,l then, on Tuesday night Pat came home full of beer, and wthackid me, because I toidd hiin the trth. Mlr. ALLENr.-I'hat was that ? Mrs. Fogerty.-Your Honour, that he was a drunken blacklguard, and came home blind drunk every night of his life. All I wvant is to hind him down to keep the peace, for I amn irn danger of my pre- cious life. Mr. ArLLEN.-Are vout certain you ditd nothing to provoke him ? Mrs. Fogerty.-Nnthingat all, indeed, Sir. .Ur. ALLxsZ.-W'ell, Fogerty, what do you say in answer to the chbarge ? Fogerty.-Now, thien, please Your Lordship, I'll tell your Lord- ship all about it. Sure, then, this is as good a wooman as ever broke bread, if'she would only keep that bitof'meat of her's still in her mouthi; for she is so fond of using it, that I can't have a pint of beer with a countryman, that shc does not blow ue up. Now, then, all I did to her en Tuesday night was to give her a dout in the lug. ;'1r. ALT.E:-.-Whlat de You mlean br a" clout in the lug ?" Fogerry.-Your Honour,' I mane that I gave her a gentle tap under the car. Mr. AL.LEq.-But, Fogerty, I hope you did not hit her hard.- Fogertv.-No, your Hlonour, I'd tscorn tne action. Urs. Fogerty here, with great emniasis, exclairted-" Oh, Pat, yoa ate tite biggest rogue alive; you kaow you are given to go with other wvomen, and you have two children that ar'nt mine, Pat. You cin't deny it, Fogerty." Fogerty,witb the mnost perfect good.humour beanming inl his potato face, and smiling at Biddy, said-" By my soul that's true enough; and wvhat of that ? *Whfy don't you keep that bit of meat still, and all wiould be wellU" iMlr. ALT.EN asked Yogerty IY hie wouldi promitse not to clout fits urife again, and he would discharge him this time.-Fogerty.-Your WVor.ship, I'll promise that; and, as I said before, if she will only A ouil4 her tonggue, I'll act che part of a man towards her. :blrs. Fogertul[ am afraid of my life of Pat, for I know he'll kill me when I go home, for bringing him Np here. Upon Fogerty's r epeating his promIise of committing no breach of the peace ayainst his w.e, the Mlagistrate discharged himn - and Biddy and Pat went tO a neighbouring public-house, when, over a glass, they forgot all animosity. --pOLICE.