The Sun. — 1806-10-07 (London, England)

STREET.---Yestertiaya 'enarge of a very singular and ambiguous nature occupied the attention of the Magistrates at this. Office fig some. hours. A person, who resides in the vicinity of Qolden-square, %%as charged with unlawfully impri-. Eqning a -young female ; and the circumstances were as follow 'an early hour on Sunday morning the neighbourhood. was alarmed by the shrieks of murder, and the watchman repaired to st. James's watchhoui.e to get' assistance to force a way' into the houSe, which was closely fastened. Gregory, the Constable, went •to-the house, and, as fisted by the watchman, forced his way into the kitchen, and proceeded upstairs to the front room on the second )r, from I,s'ficn;:e the cries issued. The door was Estened, and, On bursting it open, a female, about  .18 years of age, flew to .the window, and attempted to throw herself into the street,, which .attempt Gregory prevented just in time; she appeared in a - truly deje&ed state ; two. slices of bread were placed on the chair, by the bed Side; she was the only person in the house. It appeared, that the young female, a lunatic, had beep confined in the house for a length of time, and site -had often before alarmed the neighbourhood. She is entitled to coniderable property when of age, and her name is Elizabeth. Davis, from Stackwell-court, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The Defendant, who also has a residence at Knightsbridge, refused •to account in what .mannex, and by what authority, he governed and confined the utihapyy girl, stating, for his reason, that he had no right ,to criminate himself. The Magistrate wished to know if he was her guardian, to which he replied in the negative, and said, she first came to him for his protec-tion. On _another question being put to him, he. said, be would answer no more impertinent ques, tiOns. The Magistrate ordered the Defendant, who is a money-lender, to be loCkedup until he should find bail to answer the charge against _him ; himself in 4001. and two sureties in 2001. each. The unfortunate girl was ordered to be taken care of._  GUILDHALL: -After a number of petty complain were disposed of, a very carious charge for .Assault and Crinz. Cm was exhibited by a very respeetablo looking young, couple, against a Gent/ohm; who, lodges in the first-floor of the same house with thern,, and whom the Lady (a handsome, comely, tall young ivoman, about three-and-twenty) charged with coming into her room, where she was at work at her business, at noon-day, pulling her away from her work, into her bed-room, backwards, and effeaing certain wicked purposes of lawless'passion : in consequence of which she desired A summons to bring him forward to answer for his -misdeeds.  The Magistrate, astonisheJ at such a charge, asked the lady, was she quite sure the person had ventured to proceed to such liberties with her as a married woman, at noon day, and in her own apartMents, when she might have raised an alarm, and called for assistance ? She answered, that it was but too true, and that he had, ben. wicked enough to serve her so three different days iu the last week. . This averment was supported ,by the evidence of her: husband, a strapping young fellow six feet high ; who assured his Worship, that. indeed his wife would not tell a,lie, and he advised her to complain to his Worship. The Magistrate asked him how-it happened that Ix did not proteca his wife against such treatment ? To this he answered, that he could not heie it ; it was done while he was out, and he-never heard of it until it was all over. The Magistrate granted the summons ; but at the same time warned the parties to consider well whe= ther some fads might not be disclosed upon ,a they examination which might rather tend to exposure than redress.