The National Register. — London, England, 1817-05-19 00:00:00

MAY 19. tempting to accomplish it by any entreaties ot hers, nor should she have wi►hed it to takt place, unless at his own spouts neon. desire." How different are these farts from what is stated in the libel, and how little sense 4111,1.011 y does the husband exhibit at this gross defection of his wife ! Where is there to justifs this condonation ? lie says he is satisfied—with what with Iris wife's criminality? For the Court cannot for a moment be lieve that he was so blind as not to be so conscious of the in jury he had stilt:tined. lie receives her as an affectionate i t osbau•l would a villain's wife. He declines asking the mo- ther any questions, and says what his wife communicated made him extremely happy. After this condonation (if it may be so called) hail taken place, there is nothingin evidence t., 11110 c whether the hasbaud was ignorant of the renewed COl respondence between Mr. Clay and his wife, or that facility was not given to it for the purpose of a (Inure art angement. An action has been hi ought at common law—that action is not defended. Judgment is suffered to go by default. A bait is Out commenced here until a period of six mouths has elapsed. There is no plea given 011 the part of Mrs. Donn, and no interrogatories arc administered to the witnesses. The ceunsel have pointed nut the ohjections to the ei Ocoee, but the party has dotty nothing to defend herself. All this looks •ery like collusion, and alarms the mind of the Court. Hitt the point on which the Court will found its sentence is, that the party 1t,.. failed in proof of the 5111 and 6th artic!CS 01 . this anal is thereto' e not entitied to the remedy which he prays. Should this be in the opinion of th.• party an erro ueons decision, he will have an opportunity of applying to a superior Court to correct that error.—Divorce refused. ADMIRALTY COURT, MAY 12. LORD COCIIRANg-IA VILI.E DE VARSOVIE. The importkat rptestion as to the admissibility of Lord Cochrane's affidavit in this CAM`, was decided. Sir W. Scott, iu proitonneing judgment, %vent into a re% iew of the various atoll:nit:es with regard to the denomination of creates, which, by the com mon law, render a witness incompetent. lie could find no satisfactory definition of the term crinknfalsi, nor what limitation Wilb given to that term, as to the crimes it compre hended. The Civil Law in a question like that before the Count, most adhere to tile practice of the Criminal and Corn. 111011 Law of the Country, not to stretch the limits of the latter beyond its practice of severity. The simple question he had to decide was, whether the affitlaait of Lord Cochrane should, in the present matter, be received : and after the tiniest deli beration of the ease, lie war of opinion tha , it should, and it was ordered to he received accordingly. The merit. of Lord Cochrane's Petition were then gone into at considerable length; hut it %vas finally rejected. for informality, the Court basing directed that his Lordship's application etmuld be by sleep:Con. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, MAY 12. THE LING T. WOOLLIt. On the !notion of Mr. Richardson, this defendant, who was lit-ought lip some days since to plead to cult - sin criminal infor mations for libtls upon the Goren ttttt••nt and Parliament, wit , again brought to plead to another information, for pnbiishiug scandalous and defamatory libel', concerning Administra tion , and also for publishing anutlier libel upon Lot it Ca,tlv teugh and Mr. George Canning, charging them with an un j ust distribution of tla. public murky ; and thelehy increas. int, the distresses of the country; and with other corrupt adliCeS, as menthers of the King's Administration..—The tie fendant pleaded Not Goias.—lie was informed by the Ut rk of the Crown in Court. A s st iii• trial would take place itt the' Settings after the present 'Feria ; and he was committed in default of finding bail. HIGII 7'REASON. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, Mast 17. This morning, on their Lord-hip's taking their seats the tiew Attorney General, Sir Sanittel Shiplima, stated, that lour persons, named Artdnr'l'histlewo o ot, Jame , the elder, Richard Hoo t el, and Thomas Preston, hail twin brought from the Tower by Habeas Corpus, to plead to an Indictment for High Treason preferred against them. The psisioncrs wt re now btunglit into the Court separately. In the custody of the Yeomen ut the Guard, and on their being placed at the bar immediately behind the King's Conti. set, Thistlewood, Wat-on,and Hooile!, cordially shook hands with each otlita • and Preston, who came in last, shook hands with Watson, %int was 11 , '1t 111111 , :lad bowel, waiving his hand to the other two. Watson was dressed in a new Mack coat, a black silk w aistcoat, ..111.14 k small eloatlis, and stockings, and appearetfpaie im a el ev isli browmeolonred coat, and butt' WaiqcOnt, and appeared perfectly unconcern ed Miring the whole proceedings; Hooper was dressed in a gri y great coat, a Claret-c010n..4 body cons with plated but tons, and a black waistcoat ; and Thistle wood had on a louse jacket, and a n d neckerchief. Attorney The General now moved, that the Return of the Dlulquis et' Hastings , the Go% ernur of the 'Power, auig lit he read. Tl , e Turns lof the Cemit accordingly read it ; and on another motion of iho litturney Urencial, it was tiled. Lord Ellealtoi I/ ugh addreoted the prison,. s as f o ll ows: " Prisoners, (repealing their names,) would ail or any part of you nisi' or il , •; re to have Counsel assigned to you This. tiewood, *mild ton i Prisosier 't outl..—" Certainly, my Lord." Lad Elleimortmelt.—" Would yeti lid Iwo now, or would you wish to ha v e until Monday or Tuesday to Ilaille Lim? ThiStleWOOtl.—" My Lord, I have not made up my mind yet." Lord Ellenbormigii.—•`Jery well. James Watson, the elth•r„ nmild you wslt to hate Counsel a,signell to you Watson.—" Nly I .ord, I ei•etamiy wish for Counsel; but I base cot in Ile up mind ;it pre,rtil." Lord Eden 11, .1 , .111. 1 1 James Peados', will you have C -el assigned to you non, or will you have time to consi der of it i" Prestun.—•• The gentlemen who have preceded me, my Lord, have c•piessed my 1440111w:4% on the ,iihicet. Lord Elletiliormigh.--" N'ery - well. Rielian ti Hooper, st it, you hate Coousrl ~signed now i" Hooper.--`• l w esti for Counsel, oily Lord, but I have not decided yet %hoot to ha VC. ll' not improper, 1 sh ou ld w i s h to have the btu rty of comitlcring fur a tew days." Lord Elieilltormali.—•` Well." Ntatsms.—a Would it he impertinent to enquire of yotir Lordshies, wholit r, it' Coilitsel be assigned t o me , I s l i m h e allot% et to iipe.l, in in) out defence as well us the Counsel i" After their Lord-nips had consulted together Nine awe, the Dila illlaWertli its lOUUR t TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lord Ellenhorongh—" You will not be restrained from ad. dressing any thing to the Court and Jury that you think of importance for your defence ; and von may intimate to the Court hereafter, or to any single Judge at Chambers, who the Coinsel may be that you prefer." Watson.—" Am Ito unde rstand your Lordships, that if my Counsel goes into any discussion on the evidence—." Lord Elleoliorough.—" I counot enter into a discussion with von. You will not be restrained from saving one thing that shall be exit, dieut and necessary for your defence." The Attorney General now moved that the prisoners should be arraigned The indictrent (which will be found in a subsequent co lumn), was then read over, and the usual questions in the form of plea were put to the prisoners. They severally pleavied Not Guilty, and in the usual manner said they would be tried Iry God and their Country ; after 'which the Master of the Curt repeated the words, " God send you a good imee." _ _ _ Master of the Court.—" }lave each of you had a copy of this Inductutentgivento you." Thistlewootl.—" es." he Master of the Cuurt.—" And a list of the witnesses against you ?" Thisi le wood.- 46 yts." _ The Attorney-Genet al.—" I am now to move your Lot d ships to appoint a day fur the trial of the prisoners. Any day which is most COUVeluellt fur your Lordships in the rally port of next term." Lard Eilenborough.—" The Court thinks that Monday, the 9th of June, will probably he the most convenient for the purpose of trial: the 9th of June, at nice o'clock in the morning." The Attorney-General•—" I now move your Lordships that the prisoners be remanded." Lord Ellenliorongli.—" Let them he remanded.•' The prisoners were nawtalsen out of Caiirt, and separately conveyed back to the Tosser. During the whole proceed ings, Col conducted theiese.v es with the kreatest propriety and decorum, and It/Limon w rote something which after haying durum it to the other prisoner,, he handed to \lr. Harmer, who attended as their Solicitor. He seined frequently to look at a paper he had in his hand, an•! upon the whole seemed to pay ln attention to the proceedings, especially where his own num.!, or that of his soil, were read in the indictment Preston, though apparently seit6 an unruffled 711111 uncon cerned brow, listened with attention, and the other two pri souers took notice of all that passed. POLICE. MANSION HOUSE. Tut NEW Covet or Swtsini.r.as.—Thursday a gentleman named Read, complained to the Lord Mayor that he had recently suffered front the ingenuity of Mews. Evans. Coster, and Co. who have been defraading the shopkeepers in the city in the manner de s..ribed upon a former occasion.. The complainant having had a number of St. Helena maps to dispose of, adverti ,, d them for sale, aad was applied to upon the subject by Mr. who gave him what was called an undeniable reference. and offered him bills in payment. Mr. Read called at the counting-house of a Mr. Mills, to whom he was referred, but did not see that gentleman. There was, however, a clerk there who answered all the Tailcoats of the princi pal; said that Mr. Evans was a ova mune, Ake. &c. wad declared that he would take the word of so respectable a,toerchant for a thou sand pounds. Mr. Read gave the maps, funk the bills, but found soon after that the maps had been sold by Evans to a tradesman con siderably under the sum for which the bills 'had been given. The complainant then ascertained that the clerk of Mr. Mills was no other than Mr. Coster who, in return for many kind offices of this description which he had esperieno:d from his friend, gave him the warm recommendation alluded to. The Lord Mayor advised the complainant to add his case to the many others ag..inst the two prisoners. lie (the Lend Mayor) would take Illtre that they should not be liberated without the very best Nail. GUILDHALL. CAUTION TO STAGE COACH PASSENGEllS.—Wednesday a respectable femide applied to the Sitting Alderman tiff a summons to be served upon one of the proprietors of the Bath coach , running to Gerrard's Hall, Basing-Lute, for the delivery of her trunk, contain ingeonsiderahle property. The complainant said she had been an outside passenger by the melt to town, and on the way WAS solicited to exchange placer for a short distance with one of the inside passen gers. She did so; but, upon her arrival in town, advantage was taken of her civility, and inside fare was demanded by the proprietor. She r, inset so extraordinary a demand, upon the ground of having exchanged places with an individual who had paid tiir the inside seat which she occasionally occupied. Her trunk was detained. The Miter who served the summons inthrmed the Magistrate that the stage coach proprietor said he was a Common Councilman, and knew the law well enough to disregard the summons, as the Magis trate could not take cognizance of the matter. Sir Charles Flower regrcued that the contempt shewn by the stage-coach proprietor was fortified. He could not rnnedy time grievance, which appeared a very great one; but he ts!viaed the Complainant to take immediate legal advice upon the subject. MARLBOROUGH STREET. C. Pistol, Esq. was charged with assaulting a constable of Saint Giles's, in the execution of Its duty. The &readmit was going up Holborn, on Tueiday night, when he obstered a number of persons assembled in the place which lately More the name of " The Wel. lington Bazaar." He walked in, and saw at the extremity of the room some persons tidiej down mimes. pia was reki.xl if he would have his name entered t whep he begged to be informed of the ob ject of the meeting. lie was then desired to come another night, when he might hear the regulations nail over, and to quit the place innuedirdely. Observing that the doors were thrown open to the Public, be re into to obey ri is fiat, aid die complain:au was called, who fumed him out aft,r a short contest, and lodged hint in a watch-house. The Constable said the room was now licensed as a place of Worship..—•• Well, Oen." still the Magi acute, •' the de lbnilant had a right to be there while he bellevAl in en orderly nem trr, and would have been punishable if he had miscinalucted I lm self." Defendaot said he had no idea that it was a religious assent • Wry ; there was no Parson. Clerk. or pulpit, and the congregation were parading up and down with their hats rm.—Diu:bar, gAL I N t's On Saturday an Inrynisitii .a WeIA taken tit Cratitield. Beals. on the body of J. iliislaby, ttho ou the Thorsilay preceding wa. loiinil dead in Mr. Cripp's bar o, at Amp hill, where he hiel constantly slept tar two years, from an aversion to ri gau nue workhouse. This 111.111 had ronsidiiiahle property lett tarn Ihne trues, and as often ed it away and iicelarcil, 11 . 11 V 11.0 noire left liana, le• n "old do the sane. lie oas a IIUIOIIUUS poacher. Verdict Died by the visitation of I ;oil. DIED FOR 1,0VE.-I . lll` , lclail night, an linpvist was Indilen of the Glazier's Arms, iu Water lane, Fleet-sirrct, on vi. w et t h e em .pc e of a 111411, 111111114 i liailttlP4, the only .oue lit of the Landlady el the house, st ho his rsistence iii.atiarday night by taking a yicuulity el broilaniina. It appeared that thr deceased hail latterly Lovell in a des powiling state stuJ that this tleraigetiseut of mutlerstoudiu4; 159 Was occasioned by Ins hopeless attachment to a young lady. His intellectual malady had increased to such a degree as to render it necessary to observe and watch over him ; but, of late, it was supposed the nature of his disorder had so far im proved that he was suffered to act like other men. Saturday last, however, he attended the celebration of a wedding, which had such an effect on his feelings, that ruminating oe his own disappointment, he contrived to mix laudanum with hia liquors, which he drank to the very dregs! soon after ke reached home, he became alarmingly ill. Medical aid was afforded hint, but in vain ; and, after lingering till near live o'clock on Sunday morning, lie then expired in great agony. It was believed that he took poison enough to have killed four men. After a minute examination, the Coroner's Jury returned a verdictof—lnsanity. Au inquisition was taken on Monday, before H. Lewis, E.q. Coroner, at the Red Lion, Portland-street, St. James's, iin the body of Mary Broadstock, aged sixteen years. Mrs. platy King, wife afJames King, No. 2, Black Swan court, Market•stret t, St. James's, stated that the deceased and her father lodged in her house ; she was a servant to r. Its rue, in Piccadilly, and occasionally slept there. On Tuesday, she was sitting in her apartment, and beard deep groans and cries, which she thought proceeded from the room the deceased generally slept in. Mrs. Mills, who lodgea in her house, called to her, thinking the deceased was on fire ; they went into the chamber, and the deceased lay on the bed, and appeared in great agony, rolling about the bed; there WAS a slicing smell of spirits, and on the table was a quart (lathers lung, which contained the draining of some • brandy or wine. Mr. Allcock, surgeon, No, 4, Piccadilly, stated that be was called on Tuesday afternoon, about two o'clock, to at tend the deceased, who he was informed, had drank a pin and hail of brandy; his assistant went immediately, and he followed in live minutes ; he found the deceased in a state of insinsthility similar to apoplexy, or which might have been produced by tak:ng a very great excess of ardent spirits.— On table he SAW a mug which contained about a spoonful of brandy ; while he was in th► house, a young man who live* at a VI in the neighbourhood, said that the deceased had pin chased a pint and a half of brandy about half an hone before, and that it was full proof spirits. He conceived it was his ditty to state to the Jnry that he was informed the deceased had been detected in doing something wrong, and her mistress, Mrs. Byrne, having remonstrated with her upon the impropriety of her conduct, she threatened to destroy 'wrack: She died on the following morning at eight o'clock, and he was of opinion that her death was caused by drinking a peat quantity of brandy. Susannah, the wife ofJoseph Wainwright, of No. 4, Black Swan•court, said the deceased last week called at her house, and was very desponding; she asked her what was the cease, and she replied, 0 I have never been happy since my poor mother third." She called the children together in the roart, on Tuesday, jest before she drank the liquor, and gave them a halfpenny each, told them to be gaod, kissed them, and bid them farewell, and shortly after she heard her arearas. Verdict—" Her death was caused by drinking an excess sive quantity of brandy, when in a state of insanity:* Suletne.—T. Wilson, the person who a short time age threw Ilittlseit . under the wheels of a waggon in Oxford street, by which both his thighs were broken and he was otkerwise seriously injured, put a period to his existence by cutting throat shoos( from ear to ear with a razor, on Wednesday night. The dreadful act was perpetrated at the Middlesex Hospital, where lie was removed to un his first attempt, and every medical and religions assistance rendered, notwith standing which he appeared sullen alid morose, and appeared . to have liarhniired the idea of suicide until a favourable op portunity uttered fur its perpetration. Verdict—iusanity. HIGH TREAsosr.—ln the indictment against Thistle wood, the two Watsons, Preston and Hooper, there are four counts, in which the traitorous object is laid in four differcat ways: but the overt acts from which those objects are intiTrel, are tire same in all, except the third count, in which the riotous assembling and parading on the 2d of December is described as having been with the intention of subverting the Government and dethroning the King, acts technically known un der the name of levying war. Ist Count—Compassing and imagining to put the King to death. 2ildittiCortipassing and imagining to depose the King. 3d ditto—Levying war. 4th ditto—Consiaring to levy war al;ainst the King, in order to compel him to change his measures. There are 14 overt acts eliarwd to prove the treasons alleged in the Ist, 2d, and 4th counts, iramuly :- Ist Overt Act—Consulting to dev ise plans and means to subvert the Constitution, and depose the king. 2d ditto—Consulting to levy war, and subvert the Constitutiun.. 5d ditto—Conspiring to att-ci the !lank and Tower. •itit ditto—Conspiting . to seduce soldiers and titian. 3tll ditto—Ordering pike-heeds, Lc. ith dittu—l'mvaling antis and ammunition. th ditto—Conspiring to burn barracks. nth ditto—Hiring a house to keep combustibles. 9th ditto—Conspiring to pruaire Meetings in sisspfrehls. loth ditto—Treating for the hire of waggons and stapes.. 11th ditto—ltiring a waggon, providing antis. anununition, and banners, making P n tec. 12th ditto—Parading the streets. attacking gunsmith's sh , n.s &c. 15th ditto—Addressing soldiers in :be Tower. 14th ditto—levying war. The third count is for levying war as a substantive treason without any overt act. Robert Ohlfield wasealled upon in the Court of King's Bench on Friday to give evidence to the Grand Jury in the present Char;.,es of l li,h Treason, when, not answering to his Wine, his non-atteadance was re corded. Neil Donflax, an Unirers(.l;..! Pena her, residing in Stockwell-street, of the city of Glasgow, is indicted to stand trial before the High Court of it: tiriary, on the ..2(ith day of May, for seditious e press'. ns when e er cising the functions of a Minister in the o urse of divine worship, in his prayers, semen., or dechm ations, to the disdain, reproach, and contemp: of his Mo - eaty and the Prince Itegeot, in their persons as well es it eir offic s— contempt I f the I louse of Cont nons—ane if the nistration ufjugicc within the kingdom. '