Star. — London, England, 1823-10-24 00:00:00

_;, e ,.,. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, OCTOBER 23. The prisoners who had committed offences in Lon don were called up to plead before a London Jury. John Lewis was indicted for stealing from' the per son of John Watson a handkerchief, on the 11th of Oc tober. The prosecutor was psssing throygh High Hol born towards Oxford-street, when he felt a pull at his pocket. The prisoner was immediately taken into cus tody. A witness proved that he saw the prisoner take the handkerchief out of Mr. Watson's pocket.—The Jury found a verdict—Gailty. John Best was capitally indicted for stealing four sovereigns and other property, in the dwelling-beese of William Barry. . The prosecutor's wife stated that her husband was a hairdresser, living in Rosemary-Line. Her husband was going out of town, and the prisoner came on tbaJlth of July to the shop to take his place as a hairdresser. She had afterwards occasion to leave the shop, and the prisoner was left alone in it. On her return the found the front door fastened, and she was obliged to enter the house by a back door. She then found that the pri soner was gone, and bad taken with him the four sove reigns which she had laid by for her rent. The prisoner knew that she had laid this money by for that purpose. Another witness, who was also a hairdresser, and who knew the prisoner well, proved that the prisoner, soon after the 11th of July, came into a public-house where he was sitting, and offered to fight for a sovereign, at the same time laying down a sovereign .on the table. Knowing the prisoner well, witness marked this circum stance. He afterwards heard of the robbery is question. The prisoner in his defence denied the charge entirely. He left the house being desirous to quit so" low a quar ter." The prosecutrix, he said, used to take four or five glasses of gin in the morning. The prosecutria being recalled, denied the fact, but admitted that she had given the prisoner two or three glasses of gin" by way of encouragement."—The Jury found him Not Guilty. John Taylor was indicted for stealing a quantity of' plate in the dwelling-house of his master, Mr. Annan stale, a surgeon, in Westminster. The prosecutor was , not aware that the property had been stolen from him • until he was acquainted with the fact by a pawnbroker, . at whose shop the plice had been pawned. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of.the larceny, and acquitted him of the capital charge. _ _ Henry Thompson was indicted for burglariously . breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Ann Tim • max, on the 20th of October, and stealing two salt-spoons and other property. One of the kitchen. windows of the prosecutrix's house was left open on the night in ques tion, and the robber entered by that means. The watch man, while on his beat, saw two men looking about the house. On entering the house, a phosphorus box, a _ crow-bar, and a glove were found. In an adjoining house the prisoner was discovered, pretending to be asleep, and in his possession was found a glove which corresponded with that picked up in the house. The prisoner now said in his defence that he was intoxicated at the time. Verdict—Guilty. No other trial of any public importance took place until the time arrived when the Judges usually depart. Mr. Justice Platt, on rising, addressed the Clerk of • the Arraigns as follows Let the cases which will be submitted to our consideration to-morrow be of a more important nature than those with which we have been occupied to-day. It is very extraordinary that such trifling cases should be brought beforeus." The Clerk of the Arraigns.—.. My Lord, it is the fault of the witnesses in not going before the Grand , Jury at an earlier period:' Mr. Justice Pann.—" Then in future I will take care that such witnesses shall not receive their expenses. Anciently, the presence of the Judges was never re quired at the Old Bailey, except on special and im portant occasions ; but now, when they regularly at tend, their time is occupied only with the most trivial cases, and all the trials for capital offences are reserved for the last days of the Session. This practice must not be allowed to continue." Mr. Baron Gannow.--" I wish to add a few words to what has fallen from my brother Park. I know that there are persons who, to suit their own convenience, presume to marshal the order in which bills shall be presented to the Grand Jury. If that practice obtain, it will be found that the Court has strength enough to correct it." ..• Edward Dermody, a boy about ten years of age, was 4: convicted of stealing a bundle of paper, the property • •,. of Samuel Davis, of Cheapside. It appeared that the • young offender had been liberated from prison only a . few days before he committed the crime. The RECORDZR intimated that he would be sent out of the country. John Franks, Daniel Driscoll, , aged 14, And William Moore, aged eightee4 were severally tried and con victed of picking pockets, in the day time, and sentenced to be transported for life. CHANGZ RlNGlNG.—Tuesday, the 21st instant, being the anniversary of the Victory of Trafalgar, the Society of Eastern Scholars of Greenwich, Kent, ascended their Tower, and rang a true and complete peal of Geandsilt. Triples, comprising 5,040 changes. It was conducted by Mr. Joseph Ladley, and performed in three hours and 13 minutes. Yesterday morning a most ludicrous - scene presented itself in Cheapside :—A porter, literally dripping from head to foot, and nearly blinded with some 61th which flowed down his face, was seen hanging after a fashion ably-dressed Gentleman, whom he kept continually abusing. A crowd soon gathered at the sight of the man's woeful plight, and seemed bursting for an evil'. nation ; but keeping a respectful distance, in compli ment to their olfactory nerves, when neat the Poultry, the man stepping forward, insisted the Gentleman should go no farther, and they both went into a shop, and a constable was sent for. It then came out that the porter , was passing across Paternoster-row, with a basket on his head, containing SOO eggs, and called out to the Gen tleman not to run against him, but who, not heeding, came plump upon him, and broke the whole cargo, which, descending in plentiful streams, with here and there a bad one, left the poor fellow in the dismal pickle described. On the Gentleman giving his address, be was 'allowed to purtue his way ; and the porter, whose name is Keys, was accompanied home amid the Jests and waggeries of the mob. We bave-heard of the fell of Lucifer, and the fall of Cromaiel, and the fall of Welsey, but one of the plea santest tumbles upon record was that of a Mr. John Fell, who, when he removed from one part of the me trhpolis to another, wrote over his door—." I reirfrom ~.', ~. _.~ SURREY SESSIONS. • • Yesterday Thomas Willows and Jaw s Lilfiftterei n dicted for stealing three Wift' and one go,* the pria= perty of William Good. r. William Good, green-grocer, of Crown -street, New ington, stated, that on Tuesday last, about six o'clock in the evening, he stopped Williams in a passage lead ing to the back part of his house, and seised hold of him, suspecting (there being no thoroughfare) that he had stolen something out of witness's premises; he chal lenged him with stealing something, but he denied it, and malciAg a struggle ran off, leaving part of his'shirt and waistcoat in the witness's hands; Lilly then came out, apparently from the same place, and ran past wit ness, who immediately raised the cry of „ stop thief." The prisoners were stopped and brought back, witness having just before picked up some wet linen in the i; pas sage, which the prisoner Williams had dropped. prisoners then disclaimed all knowledge of each other. By Lilly.--I cannot swear you are the person who ran past me. Pane, constable of Newington, residing near the prosecutor, stated that he heard the cry of " stop thief," and joined in pursuit: and Williams being pointed out as the person, he stopped him and took him to the prosecutor's house; he had his shirt and waistcoat torn, and the pieces in the prosecutor's possession corresponded with them ; ,the prisoners disowned each other, and afterwards Williams said to Lilly, " Jam, lend me your handkerchief," this was before either of their names was asked. Good delivered to witness the linen in a wet state. John Wright, also constable of Newington, joined in the cry of stop thief," and secured Lilly within about seventy yards of the prosecutor's house. • Elizabeth Good, wife of the prosecutor, identified the three shifts and gown found in the passage as belong ing to her; she had been washing on Tuesday, and hung the propetty on the line in the yard, round which was a wall above a man's height. The prisoners denied all knowledge of the robber The CHAIRMAN having summed up the evidence, the Jury returned their verdict, finding both Guilty. They were sentenced to seven years' transport4tion. Thomas Cox Itackstrow was indicted for assault and false imprisonment of Wm. Seaman. There are other indictments, charging the defendant with fraud, found by the Grand Jury ; but from some niceties in the practice of the Court, introduced by the late new regulations as to the law of traverse, the im mediate charge, though intimately connected with the subject of the other indictments, was strictly taken upon its own merits. WED. Seaman called.—On the 12th September, 1829, called on the defendant, 3t No.lB, Lambeth-road ; went relative to a bill overdue and dishcnoured. Mrs. Sea man had taken the bill of 151. payable at a month ; was against her taking it; told the defendant the bill was dis honoured; had called three orfourtimes before. On the 12th September said he came to know why defendant had used him so ill. Defendant said, "I did think of paying you, but I have changed my mind ; I never will lay you; I'll have no transactions with a thief. Look in that glass there (pointing to a looking-glass on the table), ra shew you there the face of a thief. You know you're a thief. You were born a thief, you have lived a thief, and you will die a thief." Witness is proprietor of baths in Downing -street, and has held them for seven years. Defendant said, " I'll shew you Lavater's Physiognomy, and no one that ever possessed that face, but must be a thief. Witness said this was hard, when he came to complain of being swindled out of his bread, his money, and his situation. Defendant 'flew at him with both fists; one fist close to his face, the other near the stomach. Witness told him that he would call him swindler before any Magistrate; putting both his hands into his hat and holding himself firm. De fendant swore that if witness called him a swindler his life should answer. Witness attempted to get the handle of the door, to cry " Murder!" and to escape—did cry " Murder ras loud as he could call. Defendant swore lie would kill him, getting between the witness and the door : he said, " At the peril of your life call der' again ; walk round to the other corner of the room." No one answered the cry, and witness, in fear, obeyed him. Witnesi could not describe the rage he was in, but left the Court to imagine a !madman worse than any one he had ever seen. Defendant said he was going to call a constable. Witness said he would be very happy to be able to tell his story of oppression and in jury before any Magistrate , either as plaintiff or dr fendant ; was detained an hour and a quarter by his own watch. Delicacy prompted witness to say at last, " As the constable is not come, may I retire into the garden?' This application was thrice repeated. De fendant slid he had altered his mind, and would not send for a constable. Witness said, " I am afraid to open the door under the threat you have made; you must open the door ;" which being done, and witness finding himself out of reAch,. told him that he would indict him for an assault. Witness accordingly had him up to Union-Hall. Defendant admitted what he had done, but said, " I did not strike you, and you cannot make an assault of it." Crossdeziniined by Mr. THISSIGILR.—The room is on the ground floor, in Lambeth-road ; there is a garden in front • Rackstrow is a lodger. Witness used its loud as he could, and would hake continued to cry but for fear of his life. He entered tie house at ten o'clock on the morning of the 12th : applied for a warrant on the 18th, and obtained it on the 19th. Before the ap plication Rackstrow had served him with a writ for de famation, on account of his wife. Had talked with a Mr. Butts, but newer said that he had brought this in dictment for the purposc of bringing forward the other matter. Mrs. Rackstrow was present part of the time. The Jury found the defendant guilty of go assault only.—Sentenced to pay a fine of 6s. Bd. to the King. The Sessions then terminated. Caenot.—The Magdeourgesche Zeilung s. a Journal published at Magdeburg, under the Prussian Censor ship, contains the following letter e,. , -About to return to my country, and to leave a town , where so many atten tions have been paid-both to my deceased father, so that be praised himself for choosing it for us asylum; I re gard it as a sacred duty. to testify publicly my grati tudeict to those who have so weltubserved d*rei due to misfortune and an honourable char a cter. fatbet carried with him into his greet the esteem of onour- . able men of all countries and of all parties; and this re. flection is a soot if coostdadoe to his family and se the numeral f • s w a deplore his loss. I leave a precious relic in wielovis which will &olden - at.' ;fact me back; bet whatever say be my far o the . pr, Option which ay istbgriad aiyadfhantexived this will never be citd from ary ateratorL_ * SUPPOLITZ CARROT. a 3.4116 6 • 1 1, ale. 40 1 Mr." Oseriir Postai. Anmuss: AFSSIONS. Yesterday, Jaws SsiiM,' thirdititei of i 'Kendal- Town stage-coach, appall/ad against a•conviction for furious driving. et , An informer,nitille&cliampsseys, stated, that on the Bth of Augusts e was standing at the door of the Castle, in Kentish-Town, 'and saw two coaches pass him in a Igallop, as if running a race ; one of them wat driven by the appellant, and was numbered 4,920. It was going , at the rate of niue or ten miles an hour. After the witness laid the information, the appellant offered him.two sovereigns to settle the business. Mr. ARABIN, who was Counsel for the appellant, contended, that the witness Was not to judge of what was furious driving, and said be would provethe horses were wholly unable to go at anything like the rate of nine miles an hour. Two witnesses, who were in the service of the owner of the coach, deposed, that it was quite impossible that "fie horses could be driven at more than the rate of six or seven miles an hour, by any effort of the driver's ; they had given up driving them both, "in consequence of their being quite worn out. The CHAIRMAN said, the Act of Parliament against furious driving was a humane Act, intended to preserve the lives of his Majesty's subjects, and the informers could not be better employed than in potting it in force. The conviction was confirmed, with 40s. costs. Several convictions against bakers for -selling half quartern loaves were confirmed with costs. THE PARISH OF HAMPTON D. THR PARIIII OF ST. WHO& This was n appeal against a removal of a child to the parish of Hampton. The child was one . of a woman who had been in the service of the ,Duke of Claience when she became pregnant, and as she had sometimes lived at St.James's, and sometimes at Bushey, the ques tion was to which parish she belonged. Mr. ANDREWS contended, that as the female had ended her second year's service at Bushey, her parish must be there, and the order ought to be confirmed. MI. ADOLPH us, on the other hand, stated that though she ended her second year's service at Bushey, yet as the had slept at St. James's for the course of a' month, en tel ing into a third year's service, when she was paid a full quarter's wages, and discharged in consequence of her situation, he thought the Court would decide that the order ought to be quashed. , The CHAIRMAN was of opinion, that wherever she slept the last night of her service, that that should be considered her parish.— The order of removal was therefore quashed. Tuesday, the CA RNATIC, wane ship of the line, built of teak, was launched at the Dock-yard at Portsmouth, in the presence of a greater number of persons than had assemble on any simile occasion for many years past, who were quite delighted--with the grandeur and mag nificence of the scene. She descended majestically from the slip into the sea, amidst the acclamations of the assembled multitude. • ABSTINENCE.—A recent New York paper states, that there is now in that city a young lady, about 18 yegrs of age, a Miss MARE ANN BARNES, from Middle town, Connecticut, who for more than twelve months past (with a single exception) " has wholly abstained from vegetable or animal food. In July, 1821, sfie was takes% sick with bilious fever, which soon left her, and she was attackeJ with a complication of nervoos disorders. From the time she was taken sick she ex perienced a gradual loss of appetite, till the 3lst Au gust, 1829, when she was wholly refused all kinds of animal or ordinary vegetable food. She takes occa- sionally an apple, peach, or pear, in their season, but her ordinary nutriment is molasses and water. A quart of the former lasts her five weeks. She has ho loathing of food (except when she attempts to eat it), but a total indifference to it. The last time she took animal or or- , nary vegetable food was about a year ago. It consisted of two peas. Her health, since her abstinence, has rather improved than otherwise. She is able, with help, to walk. Her countenance is not sickly, and her spirits' a; e cheerful. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.,•••4IOHEAV, ,Ftrti. 2t— boat from Surat, bound toloinbity, in which Captain JOHNSON, of the Artillery,' end Lieutenant Roatuscre, of the 20th regiment, hactembarked, was lost outside of Surat bar, on the night of the 20th ult. and every person on bo ard: perished, with the exception of one native (a Bandaree), who was picked up by another boat on the following morning. The account which this man gives is, that he left Sent in a boat with two European officers (who are known to be the Gentlemen Above mentioned); that in the evening of the same day, The Tindal in charge of the boat, thinking he should not be able to cross the bar in the night time, anchored the* : girt in the river; with a determination to. remain there iota day-light; befogs midnight, however, he was called up by the CU/admen, who urged him to get the boat under wiry andin•re 804:stating that the wind was quite fair, the weather was 'clear, and that they were only losing time by remaining there ; the Tindal remon strated, but as they persisted, hi got an anchor up and proceeded on his verge. In crossing the bar, the boat (which was laden with tiles) struck twice, and began to teak so Much that it required' all the people on board to bale out the water; it appeared, however, that in this state they got out to sea, when in a short time the boat suddenly sunk. On recovering himself, the Bandaree found that.he and three others were clinging to a piece of the mast, which must have been clenched from the boat when it went down. His comPanionsdropped off during the night one after the other ; but he, from being accustomed to use great exertion with his arms in climb ing trees, was able to hang on till day-light, when he was picked op by a boat and brought to Bombay. We understand that the body of one of the Gentlemen has since been washed on shore, tint which of the two is not known. This . narrative affords a sad example of the imprudence of interfering with the natives in the ma s ' nagement of their boats. Who would have thought that the, &aide ofFranie was stolen from the Koran? Yet the following extract from the second chapter of Bale's translation, will chew that Mal:onset, and not Lord :Hale; man Awe the honour of this et wisest law in the Statute BOA," 111, • Kenyon calls Oh true believers, *men ye: bind yourselves one to the other in a debt for a regain take, write it down "Ind difidiiit not to *knit done, be it *large debt or he it a ;Alan ,SF,, until its time of payment. This will be snotelestAn the ,sight 4 GOD, and snore - fight Air boring winsees, aad none easy, that As essine4V."` .But `if it be 'for bir ' Omit WWI traliaa %iv 4 tsi; it' a INI swims in you ifs. swim et nin Fe Sta.'s Irma. (otics4.) rig. IL Pr 1 -"" t &sib. POLICE 17%7E4 _ BOW-BTRI Foam' os ColliallOlClL—Yesterday George Fkteker appeared before the rily surrendered himself to Lack, the ing. From the statement of the lam residing in Tottenham-place, Totter that about six weeks ago the primer.' For tile first three weeks nothing h piclon gs to his want of honesty. hoviover ' Fletcher left his lodgings, a his departure the landlord's box vet watch, three sovereigns, and some otl ral Mauves to discover Fletcher's re Fletcher himself felt differently a wrong, but he dreaded to meet the e will make cowards of us all." He three weeks, labouring under great n endure it any longer he surrendered 1 The Magistrate asked him how he and he answered, that unfortunate temptation to take the things was str but, after all, he felt so acutely for I that he could not be happy without hands of justice.--He was committee Sir Iticsaan Minna mentioned, ii be had receited from Mrs. Grant, a in Scotland, a large bale of books, Tales," which she ret,uested bins to wrier, brought before him. They in the Strand, addressed us kim (Sir ter, couched in language which did of the benevolent donor. Ile .tumid wishes to the fullest extent in his pos GUILDH., A respectable-looking etderly man, in a good suit of black, who stated residing at No. 4, Wellington-place, up yesterday before thE sitting Nlagisi on the following charge of felony : Mrs. Napier, who keeps a child-be house, No. 136, Fenchurch-street, into her shop `about two o'clock on under the pretence of purchasing son some, which appeared to suit trim, shirts. She placed three before him scantly snatched up, and ran off with. gave the alarm of " stop thief !" sere' and, as she understood, he. was sto, property upon him. The shirts were worth about 45. a piece. On the pria Identified it as hers by the marks up( The officer who produced the Nhin the possession of the prisoner. tlesr ran up, and found him in the custod did not know, but who, on learning tl bim over to him, tdgether with the I soner had in his possession when he sr he foun d a good 'silver watch In his f The prist;ner, when asked by the to give of his conduct, replied," I at don't know how I came to du it. I a for half an hour together." When living, ke said he was at present of for nine weeks. He had held varb tutor, and his last employment was i at Tokiting. The Alderman obstried, that as it found on hit, that the prisoner was cure for his conduct, and was about Napier, the husband, however, Wet half, hoping that it was hia first tan by no means convinced that he was *sanded him for a furthet hearing, t specting him, as well as for the pt ante, if possible, of the individual perry from him, and whose evide complete the case against him. It Y- LA-1 An information, under the 4th o called the " Turnpike Act," was yi the Parish Trust of Paddington, ag John Bell, toe builders, for having window, in the turnpike-road, cal projected beyond the line of baUdini The penalty was merely 40s. and th Mi. Puit.iirs asked the witness it window ?—Mr. Onions admitted it Mr. Puritan then said the case though, in consequence of thr pusi present King, several clauses of the bring from 56 to 57 inclusive, and 1 78th clause, which authorised any p auy ornamental or decorative fro iron palisades, and his client had 0 trims of the Act of Parliament. Mr. Pittman, the Vestry-Clerk the 14th of the late King, called tb to streets and the Metropolis, and mortality. Mr. Putwrs answered this by r which the Parishes of Mary-la-b are particularly named,besides all c mortality. The Magistrates said that the la mused the inforwation. MA RLBOROUC I. ilstbary, alias Jock &row, and stealing a bur of watches and trinl D. Burgess, who keeps a stand for Guards, and which they sold to a Elisabeth .Teskins, -Jame BAIA H.i were charged as accessories after prosecutor placed the goods in a be fruit-woman while he put his sum! ...ores, the box was gone. From prisitnets were apprehended, and the bliwistrate, induced thereto, lid 'him only :13. so. 4d. 'shit share. ' with the exception of Yates, who ap HATTON-6 J. nits, Parwas, and J. &Wks killing L Sadler, in a pugilistic sh Fields, on Monday night, and the on the occasion. It wu stated, that Coroner's Inquest that the decease by the rupture of a blood-vessel o been occasioned by irritation-or a f Inence, brought in a verdict of" I said, their decision was not to be f 4 but on the testimony of witnesses.. but there being none in attendance Two paupers, belonging to St. of an insulicient allowance from t asrtheir application for relief, the, which they were allowed Bd. per t day. Other paupers stated, that breaking which wu soon acquired 17 tons a week, and three others average 45 tons a week. The Ovt idle, and the Magistrate refused th LA M BETH J. Bates, who keeps assign of row, St. Catherine's, wag amino license, or with a license obtained lug proper to attend, though the days to suit his ceuvenknee, be MA RI October 17, in limerick, Heat Rox e l to t e th Re:knelt, to Anne,d ill, at fibakerley Ilene R.N. to hem, only daughter of tl Dill Oct; tti, after a short Sinew, in benksoller. taco of Badonismost, At Quito,. Ansuains,:in eon, seq. stoke Dr. Haidennp.g ,ti itiLurs. Dune .• i -10 .!• • 1 Water 6 rd . -141:44; 1 Ausinsfay sa gilei s Ullbeg ' - E k lund ei • wvi , I ) , 1(16 4 b. Mokstatiimilifit • raft !• • : LO . MOQU marvel! E i' I