Police.
The Times, 1824-02-24T00:00:00

-OoW-STREBT;-Yesterday ;mitfemen of the sister 'country. namedBurkc3andKirby, weie broulght before the sittirl MagiA trates, charged with an assault and *battery upon -Mllrs. Nathjn fair Jewess and her sistert."' AMr.,andtidrs. Nathari and-.her sister; it a4peared' had treated theitselves with an evesing's ans&nist't.e Alel piii Theatre 'or Saturday;evening; and-when thetyci mDi MZ:r'T Nathn4h d occa. sionreestop for.a tsmoments, an* thefltaies salkpd's]owlv-onii They were lwesenUyovertaken-by the deP'ndants; who, with .f"ii other kendemen, were vwalking along in n very orderly nuanher, mid Mrt. Kirby, without ceremorivX tiught 'lrs, Nafbgn fouiid 'the waist, .and, to: use her own words " behaved to her' in as manner that would have been: ndalo6s, even bad she' beeh a woman of the town." Mrs. Nathan called 10pdly for tbe watch, anda 'the defendants-endeavoured to get ay, but MrS. Nathan's sister held Mr. Kirby fgit by the skirts of die cont, and in a scuffle which ensued, Mr. Biurke stnck MAi. Naehai a violenst bloW in the side. Alr. Natban canie up at the same t4e With two or-three watchmen, by whom the defend'a is were with difficulty .taken to the:watchhouse, Mlr, Kirb$ swearint 2al the way thgt.Mt. Nathan was apickpocket, MrsNathan and her sister a couple of w-.--s, and the watchent the abettors of both. n the watchhouse Ilr. Kirby bade the' constable b d-Zd for a totie, a.u tolWhSilmt sat there for no Othei;parpose than to 'encourage thieves, v and watchben,lr toa brfiik gentlernen in, in order that their pocket rsightbe piikea w;thgreater faeility. In their defevcel the gentlemen delarod they had ho recollectien of ha nnconducted'thImsdyog-In tbetmanner described, and 'Mr. Burke. ditinttly den' MfWib4u'n struck Mrs.'Nathai but said e mi&ht have ppshed Iher ttom the pavendent. They had all been takin' wine together. : Sir R- BRa tic observed1 that this last fact, perhaps, was more ex- planatory than any thing the defendants had aaii before; but they must answer for- what they did ubder the influence of wine, as well as for the acts of their more sober mornents-Thb defendants wore ornerpd to find bail.- lilr. ri8Uma ford a tall athletic youing mian, habitea in the frst s?tyli of fashion, was drotight Up on a warrant, ciiaied with assault- ingand beating'Captain Edward Henry Foster Bach party brought his solicitor, and each was also sttended'by a host of friends, aniong whom were sdmie peisons,of sporting hOteei&; Captain Foster stated, *thatYon'Saturday .aseeo-n, as he was walking in Bond street, tbe deiendant ame sp to bn, 'sndsaid "Oh! this is Captain Foiter," and inmediately s nick him aivio- lent blov on the headi-which kIokd his hat"over his eyes, So,that lie was unable to defend hiiself. In this situatiom Mr. Ford beat him giveiely'with a horsewhi urii becontriied toeffeet a retreat. - Sir A: BmxWhE asked-Mr. eed*hat had to offer in his de- fencee whentlhe soficitor to the litber said hi elient would adrnit the *assault and put ih'tiny l' that might be re4uifed, 4nd of course the merits6f olise cse would 'be discussed before the proper tribunal - SirIg- BIRBE..'-That; perhaps, is the shortest and wisesba We don't try these' cases. ' - 't way. -The defendant's' solicitor proposed two persons as bail, one of- whom wasN-Mr. Wise, of- the One Tun Tavern, Jermyn-street, a nellokisb'n 5poitlig housef Sir -R. BtnuaiI-I shall-6blect toAlUr, Wise. Be is a licensed victualer, and ronsequesttly underrecoghigances already on his own accoant. Itc 'a rule with me not to accept 'the bail of any man who is already under suretles. - 'The defendabt's solicitor tendered himnself as bail. - Sir R. Bi3rlNt.-You are a profeasitnal man, are you not, Sir? Solicitsr._- am. Sir P:BrRs- E.-..Then I shall Qbject to 'you also. I should do the sasn w*itlthbesolicitor ethe othertide,werehe to off'erhinjself. 'rhe Solicitor said he would procure another surety in a' short time. The defendant was leai'ng the offiee in custody, when Sir R. BxRIOE'said, " *Vba arejou, Mr. Ford ? Defendanti.I an; Sir, a gentlemani. Sir RICHARD BxRt-iE_-The ternii' gentleman". now? hes so many significations, that I hardly know what is meant by it. Are you in the havy or army ? Defendant..-NeiLher, I am of no profession, Sir R. BiRyiE.-AMy motive for inquiring was, that I might re-' gulate the Umount of bal. If yout choose to give no other answer, I mast act accordinglyV MSr. LALLS' the Mslagistrite said, he thought it right to inform. Sir' Richard,that he. had' received 'an intimatien'upon which he could rely, that' lr. Fordhbad made bse of very serious threats against Captain Fdstes, even since he had been in custody. The defendatit was eventually held -to bail,' himself in 1001., and two- SUreties hiu 501 each.- ' 5ai *r L ;;R . .