The Sun. — 1814-10-22 (London, England)

CASE.--Yesterday morning, a young man, respectably dressnd, although -slovenly, was brought to the Office in the custody Of iDickons and another Constable, as strongly secured as if ))e had committed murder, forgery, or any other heinous offence : they e.-e-rc accompanied by a young man, genteelly dressed, and of a very gentlemanly appearance. On, the nature of the offence being enquired into with which the prisoner was charged, it was 'stated, desertion from his Majesty's Navy. Sir NATHANIEL CONANT, the sitting Magistrate, however, observed, the charge was not sufficiently satisfactory to him; upon which, the young man, genteelly dressed, who accompanied the prisoner and the Officers to the Office, stepped forwards and stated himself to be the brother of the prisoner, who had been a midshipman on board his Majesty's brig the Mosquito, from which he had deserted in the West Indies, where he had made away with all his property, and had found his way home on board a merchant ship about two months, during which thee he had been living a• most dissolute life—he had obtained money and property in-his father's name ; and, if his father had 50,0001. ayear, he had no doubt but his brother would spend it ; and the object of the family was to get hiM to sea•again.  The Prisoner professed his willingness to go to sea again, but objected to the force that was attempted to be exercised,against him, and that he was ready and willing to enter into the Navy again' as a volunteer. This was deemed a very fair proposition ; but his,brothe►' did not give any credit to his proposal,- saying he had proposed to do so fifty times during-the last two months, but had escaped from him every time. The Magistrate proposed, that to prove his sincerity now, one of the Officers who brought him in custody to the Office should Conduct the prisoner, with his brother, on board the tender, which was agreed to. The prisoner ha's been -conducting himself in the most extravagant and ungovernable manner poSsible (hiring the two months he has been in England, so much so, that his father left his house about a fortnight ago, and declared he-would not return home till the prisoner had left it. The prisoner was•considered deranged, and a man who has been in the habit of taking care of persons in that afflicted state was engaged to attend him, whom the prisoner\ knocked down seven times on Thursday. A Doctoarom Hackney, who is in the practice of attending deranged persons, was sent for to attend him, who, after a full examination of him and his conduct, pronounced him perfectly sane, and ascertained that his extravagant and unmanageable conduct had procee•led from his taking a large portion of laudanum. It is understood that he has consumed 20001. during the last two months.  Yesterday morning Mrs. C his mother, came in her carrittge to the Office, and engaged Dickons to take her son into custody as a deserter, being the only source left to save him from destruction. Dickons accordingly went_to the house in Chancery-lane, when he found him in bed ; he got up, and behaved with composure ,and calmness, and allowed the. Officer to search, in case any thing of a poisonous nature should be •concealed, and he afterwards came very quietlyto.the Office.