The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-08 00:00:00

JUNE 3. ietfiLIJFIALL. EILTENSIVIt DE e-AEDSTIOXS.--f i T e „t ay J. Simmond s Oat elearl;eial young Mall of resocetable family, was b runt w i th , te ,t," coatis articles of property to the amount ! of itr 90 4 11 from the woo - Amuse of Messrs. W a tf or d, G ar W. Malielies.cr dealers, in Watling -street. The prisoner, it i appe ,, t o, was in the empl o y o f the prosecntorS fo r time months, nit had iett their servic e a b ont a fortni, since r in con equ eon lets s esice of their refu s i ng to ' •itarYteeii Yrwtt.ys after he haul quitted them, something jr " aledge which led to a suspicion that he them, a.J Harrison, the Nforsholonein, was c.v. to apprehend dint. This otticer discovered id :mixings to be at the Rose and Horn public-h00..e, where, with the landlord's permission, he searched his poxes and a clipboard, and found them filled with gown pleces, shawls, scarfs, and other pro perty, all of which bore the private marks of the pros e cut o r s . The same evening lie took the prisoner into custody, and found on his person more articles of the same description, together is ith several letters from too yowng women, ac. knowledging the receipt of divers handsome presents. He also found a number of duplicates of oilmen,/ pledged at different pawni.rokers. At the residence of Sarah Goble, one of the young women alluded to, Harrison found several articles • and, among others, a beautiful dress, which she said the prisoner., who was about to merry leer. had presented to her to wear on the nuptial day. 'flue Giber female Ann Fry, Tesided at Stoke Newington, and had several dresses, &e. in her possession. A sister of the prisoner living in Surrey, had more goods, which were sold or given to her by her bro ther ; and the landlady of the Rose and French Horn had also purchased a considerable quantity of him. The whole of the -property traced by the exertions of Harrison was identified by the prosecutors; it amounted in volume to about aUI. but it was calculated that his depredations must have been to the amount of at least 3001. Sarah Galsol a very interesting -young girl, was present, And gave evidence as to the articles which, hail been found in her possession. Her agitation was' so violent as made it necessary to support her.; and at the %-muclitsion of her testimony., she fainted. The prisoner, who wits in tears the whole of the time, was taken troll, the bar nearly senseless.—lle was fully committed fur HATION GARDEN. • Monday W. Ducey, post-boy to Mr. Clare, of the Rird.in. 'and, at Hampstead, was charged by his mistress with rob , Ling her of 201. in notes net! cash. The proeectitrix deposed, ' ahat -on Friday morning she brought a bag down stairs, con_ Raining Bank note* and cash to a considerable atnonnt, which ' ehe put into a drawer in her bar, but Aeon after discovered that part of the property hail been stolen. Suspicion falling upon the prisoner, she had hint taken hit° castody. W. Read, jun. the officer, deposed, that atter he bad taken the prisoner into custody, lie confessed lie had been is the habit of robbing his mistress for a considerable time, and that with part of what he had stolen he bought clothes and a watch ; and what he bad stolen out of the bag, he hid in the coal cellar, until an opportunity Offered for his taking it away. On exaniiiiing the cellar, lie found 61. :Is. arid three 11. notes, part of whirl, the proseentria swore to have keit stolen from her, and the prisoner was fully committed. Wednesday --- Yett:f.•:, a master chimney-sweeper. of Clia. fel-street, l'atltlii.gtoii, w ,.s ttnat•geti by Mary Ct.rr, of the lireadase, Iletaford, with detainieg her son, t 1 years of ege, from het, on pr. - .. r < : . of his beii.g apprentice. She stated, that the haul been WI .a widow with two child:en, which the ma:::tained ty sAling things a; f:.:rs; that about seven months ago her son wiz st.la:ed from her Ly another bay, during her absence from home, b:,d in t. few days after he was bound apprentice: liana this Office to }'emitter. without . NT 7 . . knowledge, the child being first instructed to tell the Mag;strates t'sist he had neither titthe: nor mother,.anl that it was his with t be aeep. 'net as soon so she discovered the circumstance, she re to his house to claMi him, considering that so young a boy t1.a:.l not be legally bound without the consents( his parents tot l'ettifer refused to deliver him up, and she watched an opportunity 4,ml took him borne. „In .a few days after he repaired to Deptford. at al in her absence carried him cif; telling her neighbours he had settled with his mother. :lie was able to maintain and clothe him, ha crag a little capital to sank on, and wishea'. to have him under her Gwen. care. The child was never sent either to school or to church; `re had neither shirt, shoes, nor stockings or., and was not allowedon 4 1,..idays to wash or Bern himself; but was emplaced cn that nay sernag soot in the cellar, where he usually had his victuals. and at night slept on soot bags. 'file defertiant strongly denied every part of the charge; and said that the cemp:ainant only wanted to ''-ake him away now, as he understood his tusiness, in order to get money fmm another master for him ; the; in the tir=e in-te.r.,:e, his -wither deserted him on Piaci:heath. where she left hie: to ph.cide 6'r I:enself, and that he did not know in what part of the world she 'Pm in ; and on this statement he was bound apprentice. The boy net being present, the parties wereordered to attend again, cud bring itiro with them. MARLBOROUGH STREET. T. Ward was charged with stealing a dead hotly. The (le, 'fend/nil, who is porter at St.lielirge's Uospite, was detected ie A rlingtomstreet,Somonalown with a male hotly in matting. Ills load being 'wary, he pitc hed it; and on taking it up again, the arms and lugs were viSible,allti soon' persous pass. mg, followed him, when lie threw it over a wall, and made .eff, , hilt was pursued and taken. In his Iceence, he said, it wasa I . olllli ry ..iabject, and he was on h s was' to Or. brookes's with it, who hail ordered it a week ago.-I{e was ordered to Sail bail, and sent for Dr. Brookes i'in-that.perpose. :4INGULIR lillia6l2. — A Mr. John E.4gan charged his elms:liter, a gill of ID, with assaulting hint and Illrealrllitig his life. The complainant stated, that the accused had ab sconded from her 'home in Ireland, andslie liasing been in • ~ .nerd of robbing a gentleman of 7001. be CAMP to Loatlon to - find her, hie residence iu Ireland basing been searebed.for the stolen property. Plank. the officer, (amid het to Riding Honse-lane, when she denim! her lather, whom she bad struck, amid threatened to plaitge itinife into hint if he made any disclosures. Capt. M'Claian was the person she wu charged with robbing, and who has u process against her in for the felony . The deleadant was ordered to find bail, and information was sent to Dublin. 14 Oltsibll STREET. Saturday wo .,f, erge Miik in. charged with ntteting a -forged 11. note at thr shop of i•. Rogers, busier, Oa Alders gate. street, was fully committed. Cm ries Lou Nem, one of the inmates of the Refuge for the Destitute, at I 10 si on, who atisconil. , l with a snit of clothes bclongiiig youtli.iu :the ItEstillilloll, was fully cam. mitte.l. Tait e tfeksrsid co Munorm. —lSrs. Van Weede, a fa shionable dressed Indy, was charged before William SMI Esq. t, her hot•imati Mr. J. Ei Vale Weede, a gesitleman • residiug in the City-road, with acting tuwaids him with great violence, and ilireatenei. to murder bias. The gentleounit ',Lard. that Ins wile gal imp in the middle of the night, we'd to hit dressing 'ease anti took amt a •raaar., whiniest's, place.' the pih.sw ; he awoke, awl she , vowe4 wm .1 d . troy I • —lie escaped from her. The &feud int • ..d, .11. would WI I.m..er Irvr with her husband. Tuley agreed t t sr .lterate, and Mr. Van Veerie agreed to allow hex a selt:t;ntieui. THE NATIONAL . NEGiSTER. UNION .1'n"....-11 HALL. -rxrewsivir RODHErtY.—WO3. 1 ) +0 . . . Jog it up for cx .•a. Willlain Broom fi eld, animation under the y o lla w i,,, , 1 ...:..5. that the prisoner, for aeo nofderatiewleBtriinid4fe past, t h . ..- V :rte -an disee Ple r d ered b tl y ia h t ina his " st a mt u g i bO rW X 3ll l: 3 3d l). On the toth of 1 44.1 contents, consisting of :.'35:. iu Bank of Eng been plooti,siie property was safe oat the preceding evening about land, clock. it was his custom to put the key of his ensile)/ box into the nll in the shop, and he was induced to open the box for the purpose of seeing that all was safe in consequel,,se of f4nlin„,. , the till open, recollecting distinctly that he had shut it when he tut placed the key there. He was riluzli alarmed when he discovered the rob bery, and immediately croinnotnicated th.:eirciuns.ance of his loss to the prisoner who was 03 the premises, and engaged in carrying on the business. He professed to be intvih amazed a: the event, ex pressed Mai sorrow, and recommended an active search for the rob ber. A few days afterwards the prisoner omitted to come to work as usual, when Mr. Broomfield hearing that he was riding about in hackney-coaches, and squaildering away large sums of money, in formed the Police officers, flail and Goff, of ttri circumstances of the ease, end they apprehended him at a brothel, in !Sever-street. l'art of the property was found upon his person, and he confessed that he had committed the rubisery.—Cuinnutted. Egs.rurioa.—Joseph Davey, a young man, who was eon_ vieted at the Sessions in April last, fur forging a certain or. der for payment of 1201. with an intent to defraud Messrs. Stephenson and Co., bankers, Lombard•street ; and Genii:, Chapman, alias Claxton, for having uttered a, true, a forged note, lourportinr to be that of Vic Governor and Company of the itat.k. of Logland, were executed on Tuesday morning, in front of the Old Batley, in presence of a less nwnermw assemblage than has been oh.erveil for many years past no a similar occasion. Roth of the unfortunate men conducted themselves with great propriety, and met their fate with for. thuds% - - FEN A person talking to Fenclon upon the subject of the &Mill:111:w of France, and upproviug of the many eaecutions ohich had taken place under it. in opposition to the arguments of tae Archbishop, said, " I Maintain that such persons are notit to list ."—" But my friend," said Fit nelon. "you du not a edect, that they are still more unfit to die ." A few evenings hark a waterman, in a state of inebriation, inrprud►ntly attempted to row his boat, containing his wife ahil child, through one of the arches of London bridge,at high tide. 'The consequence was, that the boat overturned and they were all precipitated into the water. The woman held the child as long as possible, when it was carried oat of her arms by the strength of the current, and drowned.—The ns tit held his wife till assistance came from the shore, and fort►►nately saved them heat. They were conveyed to a neighbouring public house, but in such a weak state, that they were unable to walk home. While the funeral of Mr. Lush. who lately died in the Tower, was proceeding from the door, his aged wile stood on the threshold, Ind dreteAtown dead at the side of her husband's coffin. On Tuesday night an inquest was held at the City of Louden pub. lie house, City-read, on the body of Christiana Beams, aged :;7 The deceased was in the employ of Mr. Thomas, of creel. A young man named Blake, residing with his father, in Sidney -street, Islington. paid his addresses to her, but haring at length discovered that she had been previously married, and had one child, he became cool in his attention. On 'lliursday she went to his sister's, at Brit tle Bride,. where she was met by his father, who took h. r home to his house. and there net tieing a spare bed, sat up; but the deceased and Mr. B. jun. were left together. On Sunday morning she corn plainest 'if bring unwell, and at one o'clock was observed by the fa ther in a dying state, and a surgeon was sent for. Ile could render ne assistance, and she lingered till about three o'clock, when ale expired. On the body being opened, abuut two (rocas of laudanum were &land in the stomach. Ventiet--Insanity. - - - Another inqutet was held at the same house, on the body rf J. Brewton, who wee found by a labouring man in the Shepherd and Shepherdest-fielde on Tuesday morning, about font o'clack, with his throat cut nearly twin ear to car. Tlit: deeezoni was employed by his brother, who is acabinet maker in CrosewAreet, rinsbury•Nuart; who on Saturday night paid A. ',eget, and he had net been seen afterwards until found dead. It further appeared that the family had been subject to insanity. Verdict secordit:gly. An iufamnus hand bill was on Monday circulated in the neigh bourhood of Ltrury-lane, accusing a pork-butcher of the horrit•le practice of purchasing dead human Ladies to sae as a substitute for pork ; and this most improbable calumny drew a misguided multi tude to the spot, where they indulged in wanton exceases to a late hour ; and it was pith no little difficulty that the peace officers were able to save the premises friar destruction. Thursday ir.ornitl a Richmond steam packet boat met with a alight accident at Chiswi ck on on its passage to London, owing to one of the reds of *be vessel breaking. The pa.ssengers were conveyed to wwa in boats. happily no injury was sustanted by any person on board. Considerable diversion was .afliwded to several water parties 0:1 Wednesday, by the appearance of a porpoise, of a prodigious size, between London and Blackfriars Bridges. A great many shots were fired at it without effect. The sport had nearly been attended with a fatal accident. A musket-shpt passed through the hat of a gentleman who was in a boat, within an inch of his head An untoward accident happened on :s!onday night to the Marchi ontss of Cornwallis, while alighting from her carriage, at the Prince's grand party. The coachman having slackened the wins, the horses mooed on, when herladyship fell oath her side agi.inetthe step: by which she was so maeli hurt as to be rendered imete•ible tbr ;.time. • She was carried by the Marquis sad woistants into the l i a tk e, where proper restoratives being applied, sbe speedily rczovered. The 'tribunal of Police. at Pans, has fii,ed, to a censidelable amount, several wine laud:ants and tavern keepers for adulterating - their wines. The liquors were erdernl to be throwa into the street. A hag, containing neatly wool. in Itngliftt gerd coil, was lately picked up near low watt: mark, ca one (4 the beaches near Desl, by a Cuatom Mouse officer. isle) wan oatroleng that roast. It is sappused to have been thrown overboard by some smuggling boat whilstchas ed. A claim has been thrown in for the money in question, but upon what ground we have r.- - t heard. Monday morning, Mt. 'I% Matte, a half-pay of cr, residing in Orchard -..tree:, Wostiiiinster, attempted to put an end to hie litifliC4lCe by shooting himself with sepiatol. The resort was heard by the sec ' cant, who instantly went into the room awl found lino lying on t tie floor bleeding prof:Lwly from a wounSin his aide. A , tirgeim was called in ; who, GA examination, found that the ball had taken a slanting direction, and passed through the side 'between his ribs. }lopes are entertained of his recovery. A dreadful accident toils place at Wentwonli Home, Yorkshire. last week. Fc::r girls t-ist:rs) having winded a swing chair, the chain to which it fixed hei.: ,, fastened :it each end •o a stone lamp-post, their weight brought /loves a large snare, which fell iipoit Mein.; when of the girls was killed instantly, and the other three were terribly embed, one having both thighs and another a leg • broken. A.horrie belonging to Mr. Ratzhelor, of Brighton. a few days situ: ran away with a cart, and went ewer to this clamor the Crescent. * a . perpendicular descent of about in feet. The CM was &Stitt, to piec ,, s; be the animal escaped appartattly unhurt, and was Li Maine imiwatiately after. The late flue weather has enable:l many farmers to their Lent grain,which the wetness of the wciaber :14‘irisettays . at the Jattal tur.u. " AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Sowing the spring torn is at length finishtd, rind the most tedious., fatiguing, and expensive season within memory. Some of the Lands which were too long bidden with wet, nitht remain ansown. D► mage by floods, in - those p iris exposed by situation, has been uns vernal, not only in this country, but upon the continent ; and he losses have been to 4 great amount. The dry easterly wind* which have prevailed of late, have been beneficial to the lands, but several ciecompanying frosts have checked vegetation, and it is apprehended, have iii;:tre.l the fruit bloasern, which is generally very luxuriant.— In route of the northern and Licit ward distriets, the remaining stoek of turnips has conic into requ:.it„ from the backs. aniness of tree spring grasses and scaraity of hay ; cud the Swedes ar.• Mond of :2 - .e highest comequence as a sulistitute for spring herhase..—this wet geuing annually more and mare into repute. l'etatc.e end tarhip follows foul, and their seasons will be unavoidably Lac - 4 ward. Roth wheat and spring corn look 'lady. riot having reo,vet,..i fr..in the ex treme wetne,s of the spring, ands aritiblent Aof the *rather. T. u : clovers, where the plait is good. have resisted the wei.ther anti kg K ai also du lucerne and sainfoin. Rape, and oit.ter tree, ar e a light crop. In the moot fertile and best tilled comicial the r.-ports are more favourable, both in fouth and North lirituin, spring having been finished much earlier. and under more favoirai.le au spices ; and the corn and pulse upon the ground looking well. with the exception of wet and inferior soils. Great stacks of hay on hat.d, and the present favourable for the corning crop. The hop hire strong, and hops a dull and falling market in consequence of ronsi. derahle importation. The lambing season more favourable than could have been expected. excepting in the most exposed .distrietv. where the loss of lambs has beet. heavy and ruinous. Store rattle in great plenty, and high in price; an aeknowledged symptom of pros. perity. Wool, timber, and bark, still on the advance. Store pigs , mileh cows, and good horses of every deseription, fetch very prices. Corn on the decline, from the extensive spring importatio n.. which must continue to have an effect on the markets, and still wore should the :reps on the ground improve. Ho* it.—A few days ago a man, in the dress as marine, went to the house of Mr. Lucas, tailor, at Faversham, and said he was servant to Capt. Richardson. then at Sheerness, late from Gibraltar; that Capt. Jones, of Chath am , h a d re commended his apartrients to his master, which he was to agree for ; that the family consisted of the master, mistress, and two boys, and a horse to run in a gig, and Iwo ponies for the boys to ride.--The price was agreed on, and he requeste4 Mu. Luca" to recommend him to the tradesmen where his master could get best served. Mr. L. did so; and the fellow ordered in meat, wine, liqors, earthenware, tea. sugar, spices, & c. to a large amount. In the evening lie enjoy e 4 himself, had beefsteaks for supper, tasted the port e r slid other litptors, till he was quite mellow ; the next morning he got up, made a large fire, boiled a ham and a tongue, and set the ham in the yard to cool, as his master did not likeit hot. He was soon after ruitshg, and no such person as Captain Richardson has made Iris appearance.— It is supposed the fel.. low belonged to a party of marines just reword from Feauct, and had formerly been piartered at Favenhativ.- SPORTING.—An extraordinary, as well as novel, foot race took place a few days since on Lord's Groondl, Mary-le - Bone. Mr. Mfildboar, proprietor of -the - Green Nlan and Still, Oxford.akcet, a man of at least , thurteen atone weight, and advanced hi years, challenged Mr. Bentley, a gentleman of light weight, and well Known-for his agility at erieket. playing, to run a race of lUU yards, under these circuin. stances :—Mr. Bentley, who toasts of bring able to step two yards at a time, proposed-trying a match of lOU yards wills Mr. Wildhuar, on the principle of moving butt one yard in. stead of two. The challenge was accepted ; but the pro poser teas at adoss to know how the yard should be nicastired. Mr. Wadi:oar said belied hit upon an expedient for that, and would bind him to the purpose, by having a rope of a yard's length, is. play, fixed to a swivel, from kg to leg. ate race was fur thel. anti mach betting took place. The parties seemed each veil , confident of success coon staring; but Bentley Gonadal along and took the lead for the first fifty yards. Before he reached ilia sixtieth, however, his tram mels interrupted his progress, but lie neverthelesseontinoed to run al shorter &Slane...4, occasioned by the rope becoming entangled with. his feet :tad toes. In consequence of this Mr, Wthlboar kept thehtitd and eveutiialko.vi on the wafter. amidst the laughter and shouts of the multiknle assembled. Mr. Bentley attributing his defeat to aecident, has again chat lenged the winner, and his other bas.been accepted. The residence of Sir W. Smith, Bart. at F.uriliston, lior cestershise, was on Sunday last discovered to be on tire, the first intimation having been given by the fidling of alarge alarm bell which was hint,: sear the top of the house:- By the prompt exertions attar inmates and neighbours, however, the dames were subdued without effetoinl mucti.farthce mischief than the uurootittp, of the house. This is the secont/ time these premises have been nearly deehoyed breire. , • th, S atur d a y si d i might„ a t;ireign artist, resident in Carlisle, undertook, in consequence of a bet lie had laid the preiseding evening..tbat he would swim, in the LiVer &Hui and-whilst d o i ng m e o , %mild eat a fall grew!) roasted fowl, and drink ai bottle of wine ! He started in higiespieits, and had accom • plisheil about half of this morning luncheon, width was phiced on a table in the water, end:balanced with corks, when he suddenly relinquished his .task, and eagerly grasped a stake Which Was fortunately within his reach. It appears that he had ht`t II suddenly seized with the cramp ; when a friend, who Was witaies-ing. the seen, leaped into the. water, and brought hint to the bank. . An articlefrom Ft. -Peterchar,; relates a fresh instance of the efficacy of the . Planing°, us a renualy ae,;:inst hydrophobia In the territory ofCherson, a teed dog bit lour iritlir.iaiur;s and sev•ralunimals. • The • authorities adin:.tii.tcredt....4 antidote the .11iuna Plan tisgo ; severa: of the animals diea, bat none of the per sons who 'were bitters lirstrealtibited the slightest symp- • toms at madness. It is impossible TI(/: to %tilt' that this • may eventually prove a more assured antidote to that dreadful disease than many which have.heretufore - joyod a •teruporary reputation." The appearance of the country is extremely fine, and we have the cheering prospect of alstoulant crops. Ti e wh"tt fields arid pasture lands pteseut a luxuriant-as pect ; our orchards are in a most promising stateo-und there is likely to be *la r g e quantity cf all otherfruita, except •plums—(Extrtr (azetie.) .11ve French Papers irertived s,n 'Friday centriinde euthing to the eoutmon fiena of political intelligence. The murderers of Fealdes.hare made a new attempt to obtain a siupension of their sentence ; but it isle-. lieved that orders have been actually issued to carry into execution the judgment of the Court 185