Star. — London, England, 1823-09-11 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. Yesterday these Sessions commenced before the LORD MAYOR, Mr. Baron GRAHAM, Mr. Justice BEST, and the RECORDER. William Darby, aged 37, was indicted for stealing, in the dwelling-house of Francis Dashwood, Esq. thirty-three silver spoons, and twenty silver forks, value £lO, his property. The facts of this case having very recently been fully stated in the Police Reports, it is unnecessary on the present occasion to do more than recapitulate the principal points of the evidence. Lady Isabella Anne Dashwood, the wife of the proseCutor, deposed that she lived at No. 1, Monta ue-place, and that the prisoner was her servant. During the, last six months she resided at Windsor, and the prisoner also attended her there. On the 7th of July she sent the prisoner to London on some errand, and as he did not return at the time appointed, her suspicions were roused, and she examined her plate, and found 120 pieces missing. The witness bad once authorised the prisoner to pawn eight silver spoons, on the sth of Ju1y,1822, but never upon any other Occasion. John Taylor, a Bow-street officer, deposed, that he apprehended the prisoner on the 21st of August, con. cealed in a hackney-coach, in a Mews near Lisson. grove. The witness asked prisoner his name, and he said that it was William Darby, and he added, that he was nearly starved to death. There was notbingi in his pockets. The witness took the prisoner to a watch-house, and there searched him, and found three , pawrihrokers duplicates concealed in the soles of his shoes. The prisoner then said that he had had more, but had destroyed them, and that a man named Da niel Macarthy, who lived at N 0.7, Dudley-court, St. Giles's, had some. Macarthy was apprehended. Daniel Macarthy, the person alluded to by the last witness, stated that he obtained a livelihood by hawk- 1 ing fruit about the town, and that he frequently sold urine to the prisoner atLady Dashwood's house. The prisoner did not pay the witness for the fruit imam. diately, but when he was pressed for the money, fie gave him some plate to pawn, and out of the money thus obtained, the prisoner paid for the fruit. The' prisoner employed the witness to pawn plate on se veral occasions. Some of the duplicates the witness gave to the prisoner, and some he kept himself,, by Use desire of the prisoner. LadyDashwood was re-called, and stated, that she supposed her cook bought fruit for her table, and the gave money weekly to her cook to pay all her tradesmen's bills. Samuel Lewis, a pawnbroker, proved that Mont thy bad pledged with him the quantity of plate men : . tioned in the indictment. He advanced upon one parcel of plate tf:s. ss. The prisoner being asked for his defence, merely said that he threw himself on the mercy of the Court. The Jury retired for half an hour; and upon their return found a verdict of " Guilty of stealing to the value of 395. only." Samuel Hodgkinson, aged2o, Joseph Maeseld, aged 23, and William Rawlinson, aged 22, were indicted for committing a rape upon Elizabeth Clayton. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix, who was a stout healthy-looking young woman, ap parently about thirty years of age, that some time about the end of July last, she had left Ireland, of which country she was a native, to come to England to seek her husband, who had deserted her. .After she arrived at Liverpool, she walked towards London for three days, and then (on the 3d of August) got into a barge which was proceeding along the Gland Junction Canal to London. The prisoner Hodgkin. son appeared to be the captain of the barge, and other two prisoners assisted in the management of the vessel. On the evening of the day when she went on board, she was sitting on a stool in the cabin, where Hodgkinson was also sitting on a bed, with his clothes on. The other prisoners were in the cabin likewise. Hodgkins en took her round the middle and threw her on the bed, and proceeded to take indecent liber ties with her. Rawlinson and Maxfield assisted the prisoner Hodgkinson in his wicked attempt. She' screamed, and cried " Is there nobody to save me r Rawlinson • replied, " Nobody can save you." Shit also exclaimed, " GOD ALMIGHTY protect me!" upon which Hodgkinson sea, " GOD ALMIGHTY cannot save you dill have done with you.' After a struggle of about twenty minutes, Hodgkinson effected hit purpose. After Hodgkinson left her, Rawlinson awed her, and wished to repeat the barbarous treat. mast she had already experienced. She screamed, resisted, and appealed to Hodgkinson to save bee from that man (Rawlinson). Hodgkinson in con.: sequence said something to Rawlinson, who let her go. The prosecutrix then lett the cabin and went to the hold, where there were a man, woman, and child passengers. She told them that the captain of the boat had ill used her, and asked permission to remain there all night. The man, however, at the desire of Rawlinson, drove her out of the hold. She then remained on the top of the boat. Hodgkinson was then steering the boat, and as it was raining he told her to go into the cabin, or she would be " perished with the cold." She how ever refused to go down. Hodgkinson then asked her whether, when she came to the tunnel, she would go Ito a stable and pass for his wife? She replied, that she would rather throw het self into the canal. Hodg kinson then laid hold of her, and repeated his former crime, notwithstanding her resistance. When Hodg kinsoa was leaving her, Rawlinson again laid hold of f her, upon which she begged Hodgkinson to protect her, and he sent Rawlinson away. When the boat arrived near London, Hodgkinson put the promo triz ashore,and pointing out a road, told her it would, lead to the City. A watchman overheard him, net . " You are diiecting the woman wrong ; that is the road to Uibridge." The prisoner then went on board again. The prosecutrix told the watchman how she had been treated on board the boat, and he allowed her to remain in his box until the morning, when she procured the assistance of Lamb, a consta ble, and caused the prisoners to be apprehended. Mr. ANDREWS cross-examined the. prosecutrix at *considerable length, but nothing occurred to shake her previous testimony. Richard Snelgrove, the watchman referred to in the evidence of the prosecutrix, confirmed what she had stated respecting him, and added, that thabeat went nearer to London than the place where the secu trix was put en shore. B en j a min Loth, the constable, who apprehended the prisoners, deposed, that when the prosecutrix was' ." " -I.22VNa Q confronted with difit'piCsixters after they were appre hended, they denied ever having seen her before: - Thomas Shaw, who was a pascehger in the .hold of the barge, deposed, that he was dhturhed (on. the night of the 8d of August) by the mose:ntris jum in t .," into the hold. He drove her out again , and she said, 4 4 Goo pity the stranger." In about half an hour after, the witness heard the woman crying faintly, but he did not go to her assistance. Cross-wimined.—When he heard the woman crying, he also heard her say to somebody, II I sup pose you are a man of your word." By the Covat.—After the prosecutrir was driven out of the hold witness heard some man desire her to go to another part of the vessel. She said," If you will protect me, I will go on my knees to you." The sister of the last witness corroborated the tes- timony of her brother. John Hill, the driver of the horse which drew the boat, swore that he never heard Hodgkinson call to him to stop. During the night the witness went on board the boat to steer her, and Rawlinson went to drive the horse. He entered into conversation with .the' prosecutrix, and she told him that if she did mit find her husband, he (the witness) would do as well. She also said;thatshe had been pinched and slapped on the thighs before she came on board of the boat, but she never complained of having been ill-treated in the boat. • By the Comm.—He never stated the conversation which took place between him and the prosecutrix when he was examined at Worship-street. Essex, the employer of the prisoners, stated that Ithe prosecutrix was not entered as a passenger in the barge on the 3d of August, and that it was one of his regulations that the Captain should pay a fine of one guinea if it were known that he had carried a passenger without making an entry of it. He had I measured the cabin. and was of. opinion that it was im possible the crime could have been committed under the circumstances described by the prosecutrix. This was the cast for the prosecution. The Coun sel for the prisoners called no witnesses. Mr. Justice Bear recapitulated the evidence at great length.—The Jury, after a very short consider ation, acquitted all the prisoners. On the appl i c ation of bin Anoz.enus, they were ordered to be discharged. Benjamin Barker, a porter in the empl o ym en t of ''Joseph Collyer, a grocer living in Holborn, was in 4icted for stealing from his master 120 halfpence. The prisoner had been suspected of stealing a quan-, tity of halfpence which had been rolled up in parcels I and placed behind the counter. Upon these parcels, a private mark had been put. The prosecutor put hiniself in a situation where he could see the parcels of halfpence without being observed, and he saw the prisoner take one of these parcels, containing five shil lings worth of halfpence. On searching him after !wards, they were found in his possession. The Jury found a verdict of Guilty,' but recom mended the prisoner to mercyon account of his youth. William Davis was indicted 'for stealing from Messrs. Bridges and Beeston twelve pair of stockings, en the 17th of July. The prisoner came into the warehouse and asked for •Mnployment. Being told that there War nothing for him to do, he left the warehouse, taking with him the stockings in question. The prisoner was seen to take the stockings by two witnesses, and he was taken with the goods upon him. When taken, he begged very hard that nol:ng should be said about the matter. The prisoner had been formerly for two years in the employment of the pro secutors. Verdict—Guilty. Samuel Anson was indicted for stealing some deal boards, and a deal table, from the yard of Charles Heath.—At about four o'clock on the morning of the fifithOf August, the prosecutor was awakened by a ringing at the bell. He was then informed that his property had been stolen, and when he got up he found the property was gone. A witness proved that he saw the prisoner, with another man, get over the wall into the prosecutor's premises. Being cross-exa mined by the prisoner, the witness admitted that he had received three shillings for his trouble from the presecatcir, but denied that he had said that be would stick by the prisoner.—The Jury found a verdict— Not Gray. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STRILIIT. Information was given at this Office yesterday manilas.. by Mr. Barnett, a retired tradesman, residing at No. 2; is Bow street, of a highway robbery committed upon bin the evening before, under circumstaness of great atrocity. He stated, that be went about a fortnight ogle in his gig to Brighton, and on Tuesday. at twelve o'clock, be started for London. en after eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, between Croydon and Streat ham, he saw two men rise as it were suddenly from the. middle of the road, one of whom with a single spring leaped upon the step of the gig, and seised him by the collar, while the other man rushed to the head of the horse, and seized the bridle. The arm rub= dragged him from thesis, and with the assistance of the other threw him upon the sumac!, and proceeded to rifle his pockets. They robbed him of 107 sovereigns, seven 101. notes, three 51. notes, a metal watch, and gold chain 'and seals. They then smashed the gig-seat in pieces, and took out some wearing apparel. He meanwhile recovered his Some a little, and got up ; but they immediately neonunethed their lennalattack upon him, and kicked and beat hint until he was again insensible. H. remained in this state until he was taken up by one of the patrol, and it appeared that the villains had cut the ttlrnti pieces, and let the horse go. The horse strayed beyond Croy don, where he was stopped. The gig was thrown up at the side of the road. Diligent search was made by the patrol for a great distance on the road for the offenders, but no trace of them could be discovered. Moan .Inummeerver.--Msessisser Jive, master-cook at Bru ures Hotel, Likeester-square, was charged with an assault and battery on tho‘erson of Mary Horton, one of his suallenesses. Monsieleacao, it seems, bad cut Mrs. Horton's dinner, and because she took the liberty of telling Mtn it reink'd, he gave her two or three blows in her elawalliesdipereweent. He was a very violet* little men, she said, and anade so free with his fistesses upon all the women he had got under him, that his mistress had ordered her to cbmplaheth the Jklagistrate, in ogler that be might be melt better InennecS. , Monsieur Jean— a remarkably lean Wilt rage, with a, very tuscooklike pea-green countenance, ia fence, said— ' Byre, I will Speak to yen is French." 6 " " No," said, lide•Wonhip, Tsar Englidt will do very well— speak to nos itch. • Monsieur was it, bat his English was French and his French was and that mold understood from his harangue w t—that there was a grand difference be twigs l a n = end 'rusk; and dreogis he welikt be' the last man isertedaly - did nosienr: with r In the ato His. a woman, he . _ punt her. And then. to show the. Magistrate the i. of his • pushing, he pushed against the poor scallion's sea violence that he simoit appet her. His Worship told him that a posh or a blow was equally an any* in the eye of the few, •and that however he might have been scoptoto,ti too ! op palle in his own country , he must o t iti to r posh sqllWin in You must keep your hands to tioareelf. Iffir."Adild his Worship—a and I toota ad. vise yes to tbeest you. Midi into year peekets whenever you hoe 'wow in flamers, and beep them there I+ol your passion is ever." • Yes. Sare " replied bionalitee Jean, with a low bow; and he was then placed under the nitwit:sacs of the tunikey, until he should find bait for the assault ; but be had not been locked up more than half an hour, befall the maitre bCtel, from Brunet's, came with his mistress's compliments, begging he might be re leased, as they. could not go on without him. So the maihvd'hogel became his bail, and he was set at liberty. Jam Williams, a waterman, was brought up on a warrant, charged with assaulting and dangerously wounding William Seers, employed on board the Diana, Richmond steam-packet. —Sivers was not able to' leave his bed ; hut it appeared from other evidence, that in consequence of accidents having re peatedly happened by small boats fastening to the stern of the. steam-packets, it has been for some time an established rule for one of the crew of the latter to cut adrift any boat that might so fasten, if the order to " cast off" was not instantly ob e y ed. ' — On'Tuesday evening, as the Diana was returning to London, the defendant rowed alongside with his wherry, and hia brother, who was on board with him, made the painter fast to the packet's stein. Sivers, who was at the helm of the packet, called to them several times to let go ; but they refused, and he then jumped into the wherry belonging to the packet, and taking up a broken scull, struck the defendant's brother across the shoul ders, upon which the defendant, with his own scull, hit Slyer. on the head with such force, as to lay hint senseless at the bottom of his boat, and but for the assistance of another waterman. named Bromwell, who providentially pulled alongside at the mo ment, he must have gone overboard. He was dreadfully wounded, and the Surgeon who attended him when he was conveyed on shore, expressed his opinion that he was in great danger. In defence Williams said he should not have struck Sivers, if the latter had not struck his brother, who was endeavouring to cast off when he received the blow on his shoulders. He was ' ordered to be detained until Sivers is out of danger. • GUILDHALL. Hoaam Armin ro Muanza.—The prisoner, John Hogan, an Irish lad, scarcely 20, bad, it appeared, about a fortnight ago, called at the shop of Mr. James Burnett, baker, No. 216, Upper Thames-street, to ask for employment as a journeyman. Mr. Burnett at that timeltappened not to be in want of a man, but finding, in conversation with the prisoner, that he had never worked at the trade in London, and was desirous of getting an insight into the tows method of working, he kindly gave him liberty to come there at night to assist and see the business done; advising him in the meantime to look out for a place, and be. might refer to him for any character he might be able to givi him, in case he was successful. Hogan seemed grateful for die opportunity, and accordingly did attend two or three nights. He had not, however, seen hint front that time till Tuesday morn ing, w hen he accidentally met hint on Bennett's-bill. He had not then heard of anything; but in the evening, between nine and ten o'clock, he came to the Shop, said he had got a place at Highgate, which he was to go to on Saturday, and begged Mr. Burnett to let him work with his men till then. At that hour, Mr. liurnett's two men were taking their rest, and Hogan, of course, bad the bakehouse for some time to himself. At half after.ll, the two journeymen, William Weetton and John Ro bins, came to work, when the former offered the prisoner an apron, in order that he might assist in making the dough, which the prisoner somewhat surlily refused, saying, " No ; happen to make it yourself;" and the little assistance he gave seemed to be very unwillingly. When they had made the dough, they all three partook together of some bread and meat, and in the course of the conversation over it, Weetton told the prisoner he was too lazy, and would not suit for LOndon work. This censure upon him, which the prisoner did not seem to take at all amiss at the time, is all that appears in any way to account for the horrid deed that soon followed ; for shortly after be was observed to be sharpening the large dough-knife, and when asked, assigned as a reason, " That he wanted it to kill the rats with." On former occasions the prisoner bad been the foremost to go to sleep while the dough was rising, but now be volunteered his services to watch time, as it is called, and urged his companions to lay down and sleep, which they did, Weettoa stretching himself out upon the dough-board. Robins, who kept his eyes open somewhat longer, at length fell asleep also upon the sacks, and at that time there was a light burning. What transpired in the interim does not appear ; but at two o'clock in the morning, Weetton was awaked by some one in the act of cutting his throat, and found himself in a gore of blood. The light having been extinguished, be could not see the person who was attacking him. Be however leaped - up directly and seized hint, at the same time calling out " Murder !" as loud as he could. The prisoner, for he now knew it was he, from hearing s' Robins voice at another part, said nothing, but continued to cut at his throat. Weetton at length threw him down, and suc ceeded in wrenching from-his hand a razor blade, and immedi ately ran up the ladder to the shop. The prisoner followed, and attempted to pull him back, and, when they at length got Into the shop, he still evinced his murderous intention, by endeavouring to tear open with his Angers the wound he had already made in Weetton'a neck. The repeated cries of " Murder!" brought down Mr. Burnett and a lodger with a light, on which the pri soner ran oIE The watch was called in, and he was found se creted in the yard, with his hands and shirt all bloody, and he was secured in the watch-house. Mr. Market, jun. St. Paul's church-yet* surgeon, who had dressed Weetton, said he had received a very extensive wound in the neck, but it was not deep, and no material part had been injured. There were several other cuts on the neck and shoulder. He attributed the saving of the young man's life to the prisoner's set having a sufficient purchase with the instrument, the razor Ming without a handle. The prisoner, who had maintained a sullen silence throughout, scarcely once lifting his eyes from the ground, when called on for his defence, said he had nothing to say, but that he was standing Near the young man's head, and reached from the shelf over him tie box, a nd took out the razor, and cut one of his nails with it, and was putting it up again, when it fell dowstupon his throat.— H• made a leap, and knocked down the candle at his head. " I was looking for the razor, and had got it in my band, when he caught hold of me, and that is all I have got to say." His person had been searched at the watch-house, and there were found an him nine Irish ten-pennies, and there appears no reason to suspect that robbery formed part of his object. The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial under Lord Ellenborough's Act, for feloniously stabbing and cutting With in tent to murder. MANSION-HOUSE. A man named Sims wu brought before the Loin Mixon, charged with having stolen a bale containing a valuable dreg, called*" Columba Root."—The prisoner, who said he found the bale, was committed. - HATTON-GARDEN. DAWN* Tam.—./oins Wilinuns, a dashing youth, who ad mitted be was fresh from the Treadmill, stood charged with entering, yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, into the kitchen - , the door being open, of Mr. Howten, Cromer street, and stealing a silver watch. He was seen coming oat, an alarm was given, and be was secured before he could get out of sigh:. A person saw hint throw the watch away.—Fully committed. iiben VOLCANIC Eaupirosia IN 7AvA.—During the last winter there were some terrible eruptions of the vol canoes in the island of Java. Loud reports lesern, bling thunder were heard at Batavia, and the fins white ashes which floated in the atmosphere excited great alarm as to the ravages that would be caused by these eruptions. Earthquakes were felt, some of the shocks of which_were very violent, and still more dreadful on account of the undulating motion. At the same 'time a loud subterraneous rumbling was kid in the mountain .Meripie, which began to throw out stones. When one of the eruptions took place half of the mountain was surrounded with tor tents of lava and. columns of fire, whine a heavy shower of sand and small stones covered the neigh bouring fields. Four villages Were burnt, and two buried ; fifteen persons only lost their lives, the inha bitants of the destroyed villages generally having had time to escaper A; Arne to Iccounts from rasoeroean say, that the burnh mountain of Bromo also has for some time past at - adea loud subterraneous noise, and began to throw out One blackish *II, which is perceived at consideriblitilistances. In the vicinity of the mountain.the air is qwwoisscuied at intervals by the ashes, which hitheitolaye t hOwever, dome little da mage. The scene* . dftiesohtictidful e i tei9ni wo the district of Strinadatig.' • ' - . 4 THE LATE EARL OF ROPOZIO The Right Hon. JOHN HOPE, Earl of H who died at Paris on the 27th of August,was Airthrie, Lord Hope (Lord Hopetoun, 14 Lord Niddry, 1814, British titles), Lord L of Linlithgowshire, Knight Grand Crosser t of the Bath, a General in the Army, Color :42c1FOot (Royal Highlanders), Governor of [Bank of Scotland , Captain - G eneral of t Company of Archers, &c. &c. His Lordship succeeded James the last half-brother, in 1816, and was the only so, Earl of Hopetoun, by his second marriage i daughter of Robert Oliphant, of Rossie, was born on the 17th of August. 1765. He first, Elizabeth. daughter of the Hon.,Cha Weir, of Craigiehall, in 1798, who died in I out issue. He married, second, Louisa third daughter of Sir John Wedderbsitn, c dean, Bart. by whom he has left Jobn, n, Hopetoun, born November 15, 1806, ei sons, and two daughters. His Lordship entered when young into in which he served with great bravery ai tion. He was appointed Adjutant Gene forces serving under the late gallant Sir it cromby in the Leeward Islands, in 1794 rank of Brigadier-General in the West Ills he was actively employed in'are canipaigi 5, 6,,and 7, being particularly noticed i Orders, and in the public dispatches of mander-in-Chief, particularly, as having'. casions most willingly come forward at himself in times of danger, to which he was from his situation of Adjutant-General." panied the British troops to Holland 1 1799, as Deputy Adjutant-General, but verely wounded at the landing at the Hel 27th of that month, that he was compell home. On his recovery he was appointed General to-the Army serving under his R ness the Duke of York, October 19, 1799 he accompanied Sir Ralph Abercromby a General on the memorable expedition to* at the battle of Alexandria, March 21, 1 wounded in the hand, and the army wa time " deprived of the service of a most lous, and judicious Officer." He atterw; panied the British army to Spain and Portu At the battle of Coroinda, January 1 consequence of the wounds of Sir John Sir'David Baird, the command devolved ship (then Lieutenant-General Hon. Johii whose abilities and exertions (said the d the direction of- the ardent zeal and un valour of his Majesty's troops, is to be under PROVIDnicE, the success of the dal urinated in the complete and entire rep feat of the enemy at every point of attac 26th of April, 1809, he was invested wit of the Bath, and was afterwards appoint der-in•Chief in Ireland, where he re= siderable time. When he left Ireland, he the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula 14th of April, 1814, in a sortie made I son of Bayonne i he was very severely wo was taken prisoner, by his horse fallin: which made him a cripple for a long tin his last service, as the war terminated no As a soldier, he was cool, determined and his conduct as a Nobleman, landlord was such as became Isis high station. 1 rous family and relatives his loss is mu mented ; and few of his rank have died w, more sincerely regretted by all classes of , A most - melancholy accident occurred Lake, on Thursday se'nnight (28th ult.). son, a native of Settle, Yorkshire, but e business in London as an ironmonger, ha married an amiable Lady, accompanied male friend to Ulswater, and they took t dence for a short time at Pooley Bridge, mentioned, Mr. Wilson, his wife, and he en the Lake in Russell's boat, and Mr.VI with him his double-barrelled fowling detonating locks. When near the land' their return, the unfortunate Gentlemai gun, intending to draw the shot, and fire der. He drew the wadding from the barrel, and-was returning the ramrod, w hand barrel went off, 'in consequence at is believed, having been pressed again the boat. The contents entered his left s heart, shattered two of his ribs, and ca back, under the shoulder. At the time dent he wassittiag in the bow of the boa were in the 'tern. He rose from his s tempted to reach them, but only gainer of the boat, when he fell upon Watt, t The consternation of the females can quately described. Assistance, however, rendered by another aquatic party near towed Mr. Wilson's boat ashore, and he to Russell's, where surgical aid was pro as possible, but in vain ; he lingered (am out much pain} about eight hours, and 1 o the moment of his death he continue, composed, was perfestly sensible, and f his dangerous situation. He was ;shot age, and had been married only three N left two children by a former wife. His removed to Settle, on Sunday, for intern a termination of a joyous wedding exci DIED. ' On Friday the sth-of this snoods, at his koa in the 80th year of his age, the Rev. Richard I and Canon of St. Mehra, Prebendary of He petsai Curate of Maisetnore, in the county of MAI LS.—THIS DAY. was DUi. Dublil , 1 0 France Waterford • • 1 1 Hamburg's ' Guernsey aadjaittar 1 0 Flandas Lisboa 0 1 Ualta Honasa •• 0 0 Goeseabursh Mediterrase. as -0 0' Amok& LoN by Lon Ilact, Ttmple-Dalv IN: Trinted . • -_-~. BIRTHS. August 29, at Longleat, Lady Cawdor, of a I 5, at Yester House, the Marchioness 0 tlea;hter. Yesterday, the Marchioness of Chandos, of MARRIED. • Wednesday se'nnight, Mr. James Peart, jus street, Blackfrlars-road, to Kula, the elder et Cook, Esq. late of Cheapside. i~ 'p .-..z