Police.
The Times, 1824-03-10T00:00:00

B`Tr.s -rrvv.T.V;terdtiy Je.tSit Co?gror-r. an elderiy man of rnpersp -hze aPpearance. Was brought uP in culstodV, before Sir R. BTi s ?I: a-d IeT. HA LS.S cliarged with threatening the life of his dazhatr. 'Miss Em.lline Gtlgrave. The frCurrcmtancft Of this case were peculi;a,rly distressinrg. Mis CuI:r.ave. whbenl oniv IS rears oi aee, establWshed a school at Bromp- ;on.w-h^ich Sr her :alcntrsanl utii;'orn, proprietv of con'luct,she raised to a scale ot great resncectabilitv and has ever since been the almost sole sup;ort of herfarher andfarc,;;v, He rsidedin the house until Se:te's-.yr last, whell, in the absence of ome pi,rt of the famii anct -.on at a sstne o,litee. heP made an attempt, in the dead of night. en\ e''sie 'he ole-son ot a otrl if 1i, who wit, servant in the house. IHe -v rrannnir.te,a troo this 'tfi;'-,tried. and seTntence(l to 6i months' rinrrsonn-,t;, tarnd le pthitiicyv which the aF'iir obtaine(d had we" nil-, prOvet rubnon. th Ote establishmnent. The term of 1iis ht- nitsr- -tot cXp.red en Snrdas maornire: antd. upon lils releae,l he f-rn nte-d ej;, to i,t, dagh-ter'a houve, at Brron<mton. She ihad its-re o ,'v detetrmined, for her own sak. ani tha,t Of the restof the 'o-t *t1 hase anv further i-tercourse with her fathcr, except o: tee- artit when he presented ! hnielf. she, in the mos,t delicate .c-r'n. or-itinn icated thalt determination. Hl. however, became e ,-a ,te timitna.ionn ani a sore `-e 'otild ri-ide there,and nit -wWzre rlsc. lie repeatedl h i visit 'n Monniav, threatened to take' avas i-c tife. u.aie.s she would permit hiim to st there, aOii con- rducted hi-*se!' in such a ianner as to d-i-u all the irnmnates of the hour . 5i -ts CoLhrave then applied toS'- RB. BittsTE, wh;o, thinking, etat 'sh ta matter inouhl he better zuSs sted in nrirare. sent for tie deferdant, and having pois'tei. ouit to hit-i the nliiapy;- coose'ptenCeeS thit niuwt aCc-rie to the sthole ftt..i'- if he per'isted in su^h con.iurt, earnestly implored hIn nit t' re,;e:t his visits. 11c p.-o-r-sd that he would net. hut had s.a-crdy rtaelied lhi otttdeof. the ofnie,. when he said he diil not care a iln ter thentas2istrate, anti a ouT li 3Ive in his diurent'r'- house in 'pite of every bo,'v. This beine rco-omnricaredl to SirtLt. Biratsnr. he sent Avi;, the ratrol. to the hni-, atlte--s'rm.n.here in a vrery short ti:nete uteitlendant went san. wr,ivei wli h-reate. violence th:an lbfore. lie sharpened a nrife. -:-t whic'v ih b; threarened the deetsr!tion of his tiateitItel, and n-ide defiance to Avis. although the lat-,r shwei hiist srta$ an(i e5'rr-atened 20 noroduce his pistols. The officer wax obliged to drag h:rrn ri,- of the haute. 'Mis- &<lrave wvas ca<let- toI przove t,--- threats, l)lt after being saworn,. she 'tood mtute for teveril tni-ut,s, anti at leneth burst 'nto tears. anti sunk upon a 'eat CoMPletel,.'er- ow -rci by h;ier feelings. ;-i. il:!i.li,iwr,er, rec.nter suffdietlyv io st-c a -. wools. Tie iSer,ndqnt did not derV t'il c-hatEre. :-:d S-ir hi. BIRSIF. bigo birn -'iat 1-i, drsuwbter mlust he pr.):ecred. She was rttr-uuiie an ho. a-st an.! i'o nah,alree course (f lite to 0rg-ire support for herself and thie e'-t of the farnilY. and sie sttld not he int:rratneet! bv him. The de-endatt -as committed, and ordered to give 24 hours' no- =ice of bail. A ease of ier- violation of the lIberty of the subject bv two fd-I. bawa calliniz themielve, constables, occupied a consilderbie pordion oftet'c morning. Twohar!.wrorkinri en, namrned B-ti-7i-1 and Crr- w;. were brought ttI bh William 1as's at;i Thomnas BRoberts, the' nrmer of wh-omt said lie waas treet-ks-trer in the part of Oxford-. street within the parish of St. Anne. Soho, anti the latter a street- `ereemr in Boncrstree; '" on stispicioti of f,trssiv-" The two sereet-keepers stated, that they m&t the prisoners in Par- -nenattreet at halfpast eight on Minday evening Carroll car- ri-inc a ba.et. They askedl what the haRket contained, and the: pnrie'ers refused to tell. Thev examinetd and found in it tivo =fall stools, and same tools, suach as are usual by slattra. They took the prisoners to the watchhou.e' Banfield in his defence said, that he had worked for Mr. Stru. then, a builder, in Parliarnent-street. for 1.5 years, and he and, Car- roll, who was alabouter in the same ermplov, were returnrine from - work when the street-keepers stopped themi. le (llanfield) told them what he was, and where he worked, but thcv said 1" they did not c rc a d-n," and, taking out a constable's staff each, dragged them to the watchhouse, where they remained all night. Sir RictA1nD BtInRs asked Lowe what authority thev had ror apprehending these honest men ? ILow. said they were appointed by the C(Surt Leet of Weestmin, mter. Pnd sworn by the Deputy EHigh Bailff as street-'eepers and costnahles. Sir R. Bi u-rKz.-I know of no authority tih3t the Court Leet has to appoint men of your decription to be street-keepers ; ani at all events von were not keepers of Parliament.-treet antI could have no nute-rtrv to act there. rheir authorlty, however, is not the ques- toin here I will not have it go forth io the world that I am one of those penonx waa have no regard for the liberty of the subject, and I am sure, were I to overlook this case, I should riclyIv merit any .orvtradon% which u-ight (and probably would) be made upon mnv conduct elsewhere I shall feel it lay iluty to make yot find good sureties for vour appearar.ce at the sessions, to answer for your canduct. Barnfield anti Carroll v ere exarnined as witnesses, and Bond and lorris. two of the patrol conductors, threw some further light upon the subjeclt, hr stating that they had known Roberts six or seven year.; that they had repeatedly seen him in company with thieves - that he h-ad been charged with felony at this office; and that they a]. wavs' considered him at a marked character. The two street-4ceepers were committed for want of sureties. POLICE.