The National Register. — London, England, 1812-03-08 00:00:00

158 lumnies, not only against the religion of -the country, but against the law of the country, for the doctrine quoted by the Learned Attorney-Gene ral from Lord Hale, Lord Raymond, and Lord Kenyon, was the law of the land—that religion was the law of the land, and to be protected by the law. There was also a Statute of King William, which made this offence punishable by other means more severe than the present pro ceeding, and so far, it was great humanity on the part of those whose prosecuted in this case, that they did not indict him upon that Statute. As to the meaning and object of the person who published this book, the Jury had it from himself ; he avowed, in plain terms, the purpose of the writer was to defame and revile the Christian Religion, and what the object of the writer was, he had summed up, and concluded in his address to them—that co those who believed in the story of Jesus Christ was an infidel to God." He had told them that this book -was published and circulated in America. Tt was for America to administer justice in any manner she might think proper ; but in a country like this, no man would be suffered to revile and traduce the religion of this country with Impunity. As he said before, he should leave it to them, as twelve Christian men, sworn upon the Holy Evangelists, to say, whether this was not a most gross and treacherous Libel upon the Christian Religion. The Jury, without hesitation, found the defendant Guilty. The Attorney General then prayed that the defendant might stand committed. Lord Eeettwao aoucti.—" Let the defendant stand committed." The Tipstaff immediately took the defendant into custody, and he was columned to Newgate. SATURDAY, MARCH 7. HARRIS V. DARBY. The plaintiff in this case was an Army accoutrement-maker, and the defendant a quarter-master in the Guards. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for an injury sustained by the plain tiff in consequence of a malicious and false report made by the defend ant upon an inspection of a set of accoutrements made by the plaintiff for the First West Indian Regiment, commanded by Lord Charles Henry Somerset, pursuant to his Lordship's directions, by reason of which mdlicious and false representation the said accoutrements were returned upon his hands. .l.ord Charles H. Somerset being sworn, proved the order for 200 sets of accoutrements given to him through the medium of his agents, and the delivery of them on board ship, in order to be forwarded to the re giment. Upon his cross-examination by the Attorney-General, how ever, it appeared that the defendant was the person appointed by his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief, to inspect all army accoutre ments, cloathing, &c. that the plaintiff having furnished these articles at a Lower rate than that generally charged by the trade, he suspected all was not right, and emplo)ud his own aid-de-camp, Captain M'Ken zie, to inspect them, and upon his report they were returned. The plaintiff afterwards waited on him and offered them at a much lower price, but as his object was quality and not price, he rejected the offer wah ithlignation. Lord ELLENDORMIGII thought there was no necessity for the de fendant to go further than this evidence s to prove his case. There s i vas no pretence for the charge of malice; and if it was a careless in spect ion, the action was improperly brought against the defendant. The plaintiff was accordingly—Nu/united. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. On Friday week, as Lcrd St. Vincent was sitting by himself in his room, and haoing occasion to reach forward, he unfortunately fell upon the grate. His head coming in contact with one of the spikes which were placed on the top of the grate for the security of the wood, he was with some difficulty able to force himself back from the fire, before he sustained any injury by the heat, though his servants, on entering found him covered with blood, from severe laceration, occa siyned by the spike. His lordship is, however, nearly recovered from the effects of this untoward accident. A mat daring robbery was committed at Reading, on Monday last The Judges entered the town for the purpose of holding the Assize. .Mr. Serjeant Marshall officiated as Judge for Mr. Justice Lawrence. Coming out of church in grand procession, the Serjeant Judge in his ,robes, was hustled and robbed of his gold watch and seals. Bow-STaavr.—On the night of the 23d ult. or early in the morning, Abe house of Mr. West, the celebrated painter, in Newman-street, was broke open and robbed of considerable property. A very large chissel was left behind by the robbers. Pearkes and Salmon, belong ing to this O ffi ce, were applied to, and they assertained that the house was broke open with the ohissel, and that the robbers entered by the back prunisses. The chissel the officers traced to belong to a man who worked at a trunk-maker's, at the back of the premisses, and who proved to be a soldier in the guards. Thursday the man was brought to this Office, before Mr. NARES, but he proved sati3factoriil that he was on duty in the Tower on the night of the robbery; and also that evols were stolen from his workshop on the night of the robbery.— No was Userefore, of course, discharged. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MARCH 8. LORD SOMERVILLE'S CATTLE SHOW. On Monday Mr. Sadler's yard, in Goswell-street, was much crowded with Agriculturists and others, whom curio"ity attracted to view the very fine show of cattle, sheep, and pigs, and the new implement s . Among the company we noticed many persons of distinction. The show of cattle, sheep, and pigs were numerous, and ot a very superior quality. An uncommon number and variety of implements were exhi bited. Messrs. Gibbs and Co. showed a great variety - of grass and other agricultural seeds, and specimens of fine roots o: Mangel Worzel, Kohl Rabi, &c. and the seeds of the Bunias Orientalis, a newly imported chi cory-like plant, superior to that which Mr. Arthur Young formerly in troduced. Mr. Webb showed a leaf tree cabbage, and 'exhibited fresh proofs of the renovating effects of his American fluid on old harness and engine pipes of thick and hard leather. Among the Cloths exhibited, the following were most worthy of no tice piece of fine navy blue cloth, from pure Merino wool grown in Scotland by Dr. Alex. Morrison, of Larelgrove, and manufactured by Mr. Lees, of Gallonshilds, being the first cloth of this descripft.n made from wool of Scotch growth, was exhibited, but in too short a piece to be complete for his Lordship's prize for such cloth. Thomas Joyce, two blacks, and a piece of flannel, all from English grown Merino wools. Mr. J. F. Smith showed fine white shawls from the Duke of Bedford's Merino wool ; plaided and plain shawls, &c. from Lord Somerville's Merino wool ; white shawls from the Alpacea, a South American animal ; milled, broad, and unpressed cloth, dressed on Mr. Smith's new principles; and very fine Anglo-Merino yarn. About five o'clock on Tuesday, about three hundred and thirty No. bleman and Gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner, at Freema sons' Hall, Lord Somerville in the Chair. After dinner his Lordship gave " The King ;'" 4 The Prince Regent ;" " The Union of Hus bandry and Commerce ;" " Our Brave Defenders by Sea and Land ;" " All good Farmers in England, Ireland, and Scotland, and 'Waits ;" " The Plough worked by Oxen." The award of the prizes was th ee .read as follows, viz. :—To Mr. James King, a cup, value 301. for his ,pair of Hereford oxen; to Mr. John Terrett, a cup, value 201. fur his :pair of Hereford oxen ; to the Earl of Bridgewater, a cup, value VI for his five South-down wethers ; to Lord Somerville, a cup, value 151. for his five Merino rye-land ewe hogs ; to Mr. John Cawstun, a cup, value 151. for his five third-crossed Merino wethers ; to Charles Ellie, Esq. a cup, for his nine year old Devon cow, sugar fed ; to Mr. lames King, a cup, for his half-bred Suffolk and Essex breeding sow :—atio ther award was also read ot Lord Somerville's premium for the hest piece of twenty-five yards of broad cloth manufactured from pure Me rino wool; to Mr. Thomas Joyce, for his piece of blue cloth, No. 1811, from the wool of Charles Jenkinson, Esq.;—and a third, adjudging to John Holland, the shepherd of the Duke of Bedford, 61. for rearing from 620 ewes (the gross number put to the ram) 898 lambs; to Charles Payne, the shepherd of John Ellman, sen. for rearing, from 620 ewes, 84.2 lambs; and to Henry Ellis, shepherd to Mr. Henty, for rearing, from 244 South-down ewes, 318 lambs, by Merino rams.- - rhp health of Lord Somerville was drank with three times three, and several other toasts before the company separated. BIRTHS. On Monday last, in Upper Seymour-street, the Right Hon. Lady Frances Wedderburn Webster, of a daughter. At his Lordship's house, in Portman-square, the Cady of the Right Honourable Earl Grey, of her seventh son and twelfth child. At Rockley House, Wilts, the Hon. Mrs. I'. St. John, wife of the Hon. Lieut.- Gen. St. John, of a son. MARRIED. At St. George's, Hanover-square, George Henry Elliott, Esq. of Bin field, Berhs, Lieutenant in the 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons, to Mary, eldest daughter of Major-General Hay, commanding the Kent District. DIED. On Saturday last, in Argyll-street, the Countess of Aberdeen. G. Goodwin, Esq. of Studharn Lodge, Herts, aged 71. In St. Martin's-lane, aged 80, Dr. M. Garthshore, F. R. S. &C. At Islington, aged 37, J. T. Althigh:tin, Esq. author of the Marriage Promise, and several other dramatic productions. At Melton Constable, Norfolk, the seat of Sir Jacob Astley, Bart. Member for the County, the Hon. Lady Stanhope, eldest sister of the late Lord Delaval, and sister-in•law to the late Earl of Chesterfield. She has bequeathed the whole of her property, which is very considerable, to her nephew, Sir Jacob Astley, and her jointure of a thousand a year de volves to the present Earl of Chesterfield. On the 24th ult. in the forest of Birse, James Brown, aged 103; also, lately, in the same place, C. Catanah, aged 91. These persons had lived many years in the Forest, and retained their faculties to the last. Aged 61, the Rev. Mr. Washington, Rector of Chilcomb, thins, and Curate of St. Faith's, Winchester. Mr. IVashington was going to St. Cross to perform the morning duty, and was in conversation with a Sci l. tleman when he fell down and suddenly expired. intrda At Fulham, the Hon. Frances Shirley, wife of the Hon. Wash Shirley ; and first cousin to .1..0rd Viscount Dudley and Ward. 1%1 ai w, Paz obn 1 Jul and that Exc full sale boa for Tat the Ban in[ see, con Ant in o Ric Ivo Yes ing *el; labs Dec( crfp Com wor buil Jo►t Nav and Par will Ilea Ws, ...