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The Times, 1824-06-09T00:00:00

AIARLnO-ROUG}ISTxEET.-Yesterdav a Air. WrI ksworth, who has frequently made his appearance at this offce undervery ec centric and amusing circumstances, applied to Mlr. CONANT, the sitting Magistrate, for advice, or information, how he was to pro- ceed against a certain solicitor, a doctor, and various other evil dis-. posed persons, who had he said, conspired to deprive him of his liberty, and actually had, for a time, locked him tip in a mad-house at H?oxton, and taken into their own possession almost the whole of his large property. mr. CONANT said, that it was impossible, in this country, that any man could be confined In such a manner without a proper certi- ficate from a respectable physician. IrWri6gglesworth agreed to this, but said that in his case such a certiticate had been given by one of the parties against whom he applied, without the slightest foundation, as the i'rlagistrate could easily perceive. Mr. CON@ANT told him, that if such were the case, no doabt the law would afford him proper redres, bat a magistrate had no power to interfere. He had better, therefore, consult his attorner. Mlr. Wrieglesworth sald that he was. in hopes the magistrate might be aib e to compel the parties to appear before him and giye some explanation of their extraordinary conduct; but 31r. CONXA1T again told him that he had no power whatever in the matterand the applicant departed. adt- Thomag Dzrnean, the coachman of the Countess of Essex, was summoned to answer the complaint ot Thcmas (eorge Thorn, Esq., riding at No. 13, Bennett-street, St. James's Mr. Thorn statedl, that on the evening of the 3d Instant he was walkingthrough Cavendish.square, wheretherewas agreat collection ofeaxrnages,attanding attompe concert in the peighbosiorh; and while walking on the foot pavement, this coachman drove his car. riage out of the line, forced it upon the pavenment, and actually jambed Mr. Thorn between the breast of one of the horses and the waU of a hnuse, so that he fully expected every moment wrould be his lasti and indeed it appsted a miracleto him how he escaped. The aefesdan,, who is an old man, said that tbe gentleman's-life was certainly in very great danger, but the fault entirely lay with another coac'hman w hn was behind hima, and forced Lady Essex's carriage out of the rank, and drove it upon the pavement, in spite of all the defendant's effortu to restrain tbe horses. Hle wras extremely sorry for ,vhat bad hlappened, and apologized to the genteman at the tine. He had rlved mnany years in the family of Lady Essex, who would give him the character of a steady driver. M1r. Thorn said that the biame did certainly attach chiefly to another coachman, whose name, or that of his inaster, he in vain endeavoured to procure. He has also learaed since, that the de- fendant is a very ctvil and careful coachman, and should therefore not wish to press for any p>enalty against himn mr. CONANtT said, that the defendant was liable to punishment in various ways, and he wras very fortunate that Mr. Thorn did not pres the case. As it wvas, however, he should discharge him with a caution as to hor he suffered his carriage again to be forced upon the foot.pavement. At fellow, named Edward Flynn, a thoemaker, residing in Oxford-buildings, who has been committed from this office for wantofbailatleasthalf-a-dozen times,ccharged witht themost raiffanly assaults up'n his wife, a voung creature about 18 years of age, was yesterdav again charged with a simiLar offence, and also with assaulting Alartla Kellv, the motler of the unfortuiate wife. It appeared that the fellow's brutal treatment of the poor wife,who is in an advanced state of pregnancy, has of late been so savage, that the mother took her home to protect her from his outrage. On Sunday night he went to the mother's house, and making his way in while the family were in bed, lie smashed open the door of the room wvhere the mother and thne wife lay, and with the most horrid impre. cations assaulted them both in a furious manner. Mfr. RoE,the magistrate, said, that the ruffian appeared to be quite untaneable, and ordered iim to fird bail for the assaults, and to give 24 hours' notice, and to have the door repaired or he should be proceeded against under the act for malicioas injulrV to property. HATTON-GoARDE .-Yesterday William Thr?l. a respect- able-looking young man,was brought up from the Foundling watch. house, upon ihe following charge Mr. Benjamin Carpenter, of Prospect-terrace. Gray's-min-lane, deposed, that the defendant was a lodger in his honse, and had been paying his addresses to his sister-in-law. Yesterday evening, at the request of the prisoner, the vouttg lady came to his house and after some conversation on matrimonial points,was about to depart, and return to her own residence; the prisoner, however, in a sort of amorous insApity, insisted that she should not quit the house until the happy ceremonv was performed. He accorlingly took the op- porttunity of a few minutes' absence of MIr. Carpenter and his wife,of lockinR the fr.ont parlour door, and the lady was obligIed to escape through the window. After breaking throujzh doars andi other impe- dimnents, he pursued the laiy; and ultimatelv for her security, lr.l ,arpenter was obliged to lodge the prisoner in the watch-house. Jshn I{utt, the wateh.honse.keeper, stated, that on locking up the prisoner he !oticed an extraordinary wildness in his manncrs, and took h5s cravat and handlerchief fromn him, as he suspected that he meant some attempt on his life. On his returning in a few mi- nutes, he found the prisonier hanging from an iron grting in the! room, with his suspenders round his neck. On cutting him down, and getting proper assistance, animation was restored in a few ml- nutes, when the prisoner matde a second attempt by taking off his shirt and preparing to inake a noose with it. He was then hand- cuffed for the night. hfr Nicholson, the celebrated author of many valuable works on architecture and mechanical subjeets, attended at the office, and stated tht the prisoner wras in his employment, for the purpose ofI assisting in some work for publication, and spokc in the highest terms of his m athematical attainments, but observed, that he was occasionaUy subject to eccentricities of mind. The Alagistrate expressed his svmpathy for the failings of the young man, and advised the lady to be circumispect m forming a connexion with so eccentric a character. His advice, however, did not seem, to have effect, for the parties left the office arm-in-arm, ap- parently as happy as befare this occurrence. MARTLEBoNE-osFFIcE.-Yesterday Mr. Dunn, appraiser, of Arabella-row, Pimlico, appeared before EDutreD GRiFFITIISv Esq., on a summoms under the General Turnpike Act, charging hiim with the following disgraceful outrage:- One of the servants of Mr. Dyer, the magistrate, his coachman. and two watehmen, being swmrn, stated that on Mondlay week the carriage was proceeding from 17r. Dyer's, in the New-road, with some yvnog ladies of Mr. Dyer's family, to the Alpha Cottages; on going a short distance up the road, the defendant appeared driving vcry ranidly on the same side (tbe left) in a gig, and drove deliberately up to'the carriage horses; and had not the coachinan pulled up, some very serious accident must evidently have occurred. The footman called, and remarked such conduct wvas very improper; the defendant said something which appeared almost inarticulate. The horses being turned, the carriage proceeded onwards in the direction of the Alpha Cottages, but the defendant several times, by very raDid driving, interceptedl its progress, and ran his gig across the road. The coachmrn wishing to avoid anv unpleasan:trencontre, turned round through York-gate; but the defendant followeel, antl finally stopped the carriage comnietely, and then vociferated " Give i me your address," and iumping from his gig, thrust a caTd into tlC carriage, the young ladies being so alarmed as nearly to be in a fainting state. The footman got from the box, and finding the de- 'endant becoming very obstreperous, took him by the collar, when he called the watch, and gave him in charge, eventually allowing tue i carriage to proceed, but stil detaining the footman in custody, andt arriving near the mansion of MIr. Dver, on that gentleman's name being mentioned, he scamnpered offin a different direction to that froin the watch-bouse, and in retumring, rated the watchman very severely for not conductingtel footman to dutrance. All the witnesses concurred in pronouncing the defendant to be very inebriated.. Alr. Dann denied, in tom-, being the aggressor, alid declared that he had been flogged from the carriage box, and merely followed to get the address. i The coachman solemnly deniWd this. nMr. Ddnn, in continuation, said, had he heard Afr. Dyer's name he should have been perfectly satisfied, and he had gone on to the watchhoase, but no PerSon came there, although he had given the footman in charge. H is gig had sustained considerable injury, and he should carry the case into the Crown Office. He could produce 20 witnesses to prove that the coachman was grossly in error. Atr. DYER said he had no vindictive feelingson the subject. The case was certainly one he could only characterise as very wanton and disgraceful; bhut as the defendant said he could produce w itnesses, he had no objection to the adjournment of the case for that purpose. Mr.. Dunn said he would only do so in another court, if the case was proceeded in. Mlr. GRIFFITHS observed, he hut seldom had heard of such a very disgraceful case, and he would insist upon its being proceeded in. It was not to be tolerated that a man should act in such an unprovoked maraner; and as the witnesses had all declared him drunk, he should convict him in the penalty of five shillings for that offence. Mr. Dunn paid this money. Air. GRIFFITSEHS then said, as the offence is underthe Turnpike Act, I shall also convict yoit in the penalty of 51. for the offence charged in the summons. M5r. Dunn paid the fir.eand costs, but gave notice of appeaL POLICE.