Police.
The Times, 1824-06-08T00:00:00

MAuLnnoruGH-SfTREET.-SiX gentlemen of rank, fashion. and fun, were brought from St. James's watch-house, charged with noise and riot the night before in the streets. Their names, asgiven at the office, arc-Sir Henry Goodricke, Janes Bolt43, Thotws AMiten, - FoI.jambe, Frederick Joncs, and John. G&fZwd. 'The watchman, stated, that the defendants were making all the hideous noiscs they could possibly contrive, about two o'dock in the morning, in the Regent's Zuadrartt; and on his remonstrating with them, .1lr. llitton took up a brick-bat, now produced, and threat- ened to split his head with it; and the others abused him tiost grossly: upon which he took them all to the watch-house, or rather, mdeed, he took Air. Alitton, and the rest having followed, he charged them all,as induty bound. The onlyone of tkeparty,he said hat appeared to be drunk, was Alr. M1itton. 'The defendants said, that they were making no noise t they were merely laughing, and perhaps speaking rather. loudly) when the watchman nmtetfered,'and .1r. litton said that he got hls coat com- pletely torn off his back. Another watchman was examined as to the noise made in te street, and he declared that at first he thought it was a plck of hoanis and a hunt coming up the street. Mr. ROE said. that it was highly improper to be disturbing tha peaceable inharbitants by such conduct, and ordered 31r. Mittonto. pay s. for being drunk, and the others to pay Is. each for their dis. charge. Joh n }HodRer, a footman in the serviceof Alr. Benyon. MI.P., of St. James's.place, was brought to the office upon a warrant. charged with assaulting Scofield, one of the officers, in the execution of hil duty.. Scofield said, that on Thursday night last he lad orders to attend to keep order at a xrand route given by Sir John and Lady 0wen, at their house, No. l, lDwerGiosvenor-street, and havin %been partica- larly dirtected not to suffer any persons to remain in the hall of' the house, in consequence of the noisy and riotous manner int wlich this class of persons latterly conduct themselves on such occasions, he proceeded to remove the defendant in pursuance of this order, but he resisted leaving the hall-o such a degree, that Scofield was compeUed to use force to get him out of the house; and in doing so, he received such violent treat ment and blows from him (he-being a powerful man) that he lost the use of his right arm for three days. The defendant, in reply to this, said that he was only standing in the passage te hantd his young ladies, whom he understood had called for their caTriage, into it; but their seing another Mr. Benyon at the party, it was his carriage that was called for; and owing to that mistake he (tbe defendant) was detained in the passage longer than he otherwise would have renmained, and he begged the officer to let him stand for a moment to ascertain if his young ladies were reallv conming oat. M;r. P.oE said,that theshameftul and violent conduct of servants of late, in resisting the officers, and causing every sort of' disorder, was so glaring, that he should not fall to punish every offender of the sort that was brought before hiu . The defendant was ordered to find naU for the assault. se Be,m,amin Northnin was brought uD on a warrant, charged with threatening the life and personal safeCy of 1Mr. Canton, a druggist, residing in Aliddle-row, Holborn. MLr. Canton stated, that he took the defendant into his service some short time ago as an assistant, bu: latterly he has conducted himself in such a violent way towards the whole fanily, particularly Air. Canton himself, threatening to smash him topieces,to knock his teethdownhisthiroat, tobreakhis head, &c., that hegavehimnotice to qnnitand on aunday he repeated aU those threats, and in the utmost fury rushed into the shop where MAr. Canton was standing, with an open razor in his hand, wvhich Mlr. Canton dreaded he wvould riake use of-so that, in fact, he considered his life in danger. Alr. Can- ton's female servant confirmed his statement, and after a long ex- planation on the part of Mlr. Northin, about salaty parcnCrslaips, character, &c., Alr. ROE, ordered him to find bail to eep the peace. POLiCE.