The National Register. — London, England, 1822-09-16 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. siaNDAv, SEPTFABER 9. The Sessions fur the cosiity of Middlesex commerved Cis day, before Mr. Coast, the Chairman, and a LIVIC.I Of Magis trates. Oa the Grand Jury being called over, it wax found there were so small a number in attendance, that the Chairman said he was afraid limey most tie what they never did before, that is, adjourn the Grand Jury till to morrow, as there absolutely were nut 12 in attendance. They were again carefully called, when it Min found there were IS, several of whom had out come ia time. They were Oleo regularly sworn, and informed by die Chairman, they world be expected to be in attendance to day, and le-morroN they would be relieved by another jury, be at the saute announced to them that the calendar was very Leavy. William Ihsre, • stout man, was indicted for assaulting G. Lord. The prosecutor stated that he was coachman to one of the Enfield stases, belonging to Mr. Tucker. There was consioer table opposition on the road, and particularly from Mr. Dwyer, the proprietor of another Enfield coach. Storks had been fre qaerdly thrown at the coach, and the lives of the passengers thereby greatly endangered. The protector • few days hack drew up his rue h to the Woolpack public-house, near Enfield, and hid at the ti:ne four outside passengers. lie had not been there a minute, before the defendant came out of the put.lic house, and went op to the p.useoutor, saying in • threatening manner —" What did you lick that boy for? You ought to Ire ashamed of yourself for licking the boy. Come down, and fl ht me like a man ?" The prosecutor was not exactly in a humour to accept the invitation, and attempted to drive oil, telling the defendant that he had touched nu boy, and to mind Lis own business. With this, however, the defendaut was not satisfied, and endeavoured to pull the coachman off his box. Three or four eye-witnesses, who were either bystanders or passengers, corroborated this evidence. 'The Jury found • verdict—Guilty, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to a month's hard labour in the House of Correc tion. Philip Codd, a major in his Majesty's service, was indicted fur assaulting a man of the name of Cozens. The prosecutor and defendant were next door neighbours, living at Kensington, cud the former u:aw accused the latter of spitting in his face and giving him some very severe blows upon the face and body. It seems that the prosecutor kept scone dogs, which were a great annoyance to the defendant, who was a poultry fancier; and the dispute arose out of the prosecutor's ion, who attempted to take some bones to feed his father's dogs. The dogs and the poultry used frequently to quarrel, anti the latter had most probably the worst of the en counter. The prosecutor also took in washing, and kept pigs. All these were nut small annoyances to the defendant, whose ground joined those of his disagreeable neighbour. The Jury found the defendant Guilty, and the Court directed bin, to pay a line of 51. to the prosecutor. n alarm Drake, an elderly man of very decent appearance, was indicted for assaulting Susannah Williams. The defendant was a master carpenter, living near Soho square. The proseentrlx a few weeks back went to hire lodg logs at his house. She had a child and a large boodle in her arms at the time. The defendant looked at her, and said, ‘' should like to have a buss of you," and put his arms round her neck. She was unable to resist him, having the child and bun dle in her arms at thin moment. The defendant took other indecent liberties with her, and she sere lined out loudly. Site then succeeded in getting away. The relations of the prosecutrix afterwards called upon the defendant for an explanation of his conduct, and lie would give none. Ile exclaimed, Do you want to rola met I have done soothing," and ustd very abusive language. Finding on satis faction could be obtained, this indictment was preferred. For the defence, one witness was called. Site was in the house at the time this occurrence took place, and heard no screams whatever. If they bad been uttered, she must bate beard them. The Jury found • verdict Cuitty.—The Court sentenced the .defendant to ply a line of 201. The defendant said he could not pay it, and that he most go Ao prison. Eva. Hughes was indicted for assaulting Henrietta Hula • phries. - The prosecntrix was a servant girl, and was passing along Orange-street, Red Lion-square. when she was accosted by the defendant. It was about half past 10 at night, and lie be gan to use expressions to which she was unaccustomed, and to lake indelicate liberties. She pushed him off, hut he persisted in following her, still pursuing the same improper comlnct to wards her. She then radeavoured again to free herself from him, and kit him on the face with her hand. lie returned the blew by kicking her on the thigh, and beating her on the face. At that moment Mr. Boulton, an attorney, and another gentle. men, came up, and took the defendant affray. The defendant was found guiity, and the prnsecutrix agreed to *crept a small sompeusstion, besides the payment of the doctor's bill. SEPT. 10.—As it was known that the trial of the persons charged with conspiring to prosecute Jar, the King's geostillion, for attempting to ste►l a gentleman's watch, the night his Majesty went to Drury-lane Theatre, would come on this day, the court was crowded to wooers long before the chairman took his seat on the bench. About eleven o'clock the three defendants, Moines Cook. James Harrison, and John Connell were placed at the bar, and given in charge In t h e jury, on an indictment for coospirmg to deprive. Thomas Jay of his good name, and to prosecute him fur having committed a larceny. Mr. Alley stated the case for the prosecution. The defen dants, lie said, were indicted for falsely charging the present pitnieeutor with a robbery, which charge they followed up by • prosecution, at the Old Bailey. The prosecutor was a young wan about 20 years of age, who at the lime the charge was made was postilion to his Majesty, possessing an eseellent character. The defendant Gook was a parish constable not recognized by the police. The other two appeared to be his unauthorized as sociates. The learned gentleman proceeded to state the tacts et the cue, as they were afterwards proved in evidence, and concluded by saying that the accounts of the transactiors given in the public pipets had excited an interest fur the unit), innate prosecutor in the minds of many.aitiongst others Mr. FA 3lierilf Parkins felt for his ; and it spas to his benevolence: he was indebted for being able to bring the defendants to justice Thomas Jay, the prosecutor, was the first witness examined. In May last he was postillion to his Majesty, and on the evening his Majesty went to Drury-lame theatre, be and a fellow ►ers ant follow od after the state manage : be Nas tint in w pit in,f, aid was in undress; he went about seven o'clock, and stnil ohnot the theatre in company with one or two of his fellow accounts, till t e Kin g left the theatre. About ten &elm kli ha I some hem t ad beer at a pahlie lions:, which be took on the pave. Neil's at the hence' heads, in coat t ail with Smut.. Utarerood, TIIE NATIONAL REnISTI:II one of the King's servants, who was in a aitieg. Withers 4 helped to bear up the horses when the King was going away.— As soon as his Majesty bad gone, and while the crowd were paosing, the defe n dant Gook laid boll of bits, anl said be had teen picking poekets ; the oilier ten defendatits immediately seized him. 'lacy took him to the Deno, of G ra p es p a :di e . publie-i.ouae, in Bow street, were he was searched , nothing was fiend on hint but a pocket handkerchief, a crown, and a WI crown, and a *mall key ; they acre all Isis own property.— lle had not that night, nor at any other time iii bislife, attempted to pick a pocket. The defendants said in the public-house lie was a notorious character. lie woos kept iu the watch !worm that night, and brought before air 11. auntie toe next iniiritiag. He was sent to prison, and tried at the Old Bailey. The de fendants gave evidence against like, and lie a u acquitted. Cross-examined by Mr. Adolphus. Ile was • year and a half in his Majesty'► service in May last ; he is not now in zny service; he lives with his friends. lie wrote a letter to the Yor•ittg Posl, and read it io that paper the morning after ; it might be Saturday morning. The witness Ivoitated a guod deal in answering the questions pat to hint by the learned counsel about this letter. He at first said he wrote it himself, without consulting with any one, thee that it was written by a friend, at his desire ; but at last, that it was written by * per son of the name of Harris, whom he bad never *ten before nar since, in Mr. fix-Sheriff Parkins's office, in Bridge-street, Mr. Parkina being present. Mr. Parkins bad laid out 121. fur Ilium ' before he wrote the letter; be received some money as a sub ' seription since the letter was puhliebed. lie did nut oiler the defendants money when they took hint to let him go. James Smith. a Kermit in the King's stables, 'waved that lie went to Drury-lane Theatre wah the presuc•itor, bat left it about half after eight o'clock, and knew autbing of what took place after. Robert Duke, a Bow-, treet officer, stated, that two or three nights after JAy had been charged, he saw the defendant Gook at • public-house, in company with • notorious thief; they • talked of Jay, and Gouk said he'd ley tante one they'd convict him. Several persons were present. Francis liilliLmd stated, that he was • police-ollicer fonr years—on the first examination of Jay, at Bow-street, the de fendants Harrison and Council were standing together in the outer room, which was greatly crow del Witness asked them if they had • case against Jay—they replied, " We have so strong a case, that if the swells don'( come forward and nettle with us. we shall lag (transport) him. Witness immediately mentioned what they had said to Mr. Wood, the Justices' clerk. Coss-examined by Mr. Adolplins.....-11 hen be saw by the public papers that Mr. Parkins bad taken up the wittiness, lie inentionet: to him Wild be had heard the two defe dents say, but did not go before the Grand Jury to find the hill. JA111631 Pike stated, that he ass waiter at the Harp Tavern. Russell-street. The night the King was at Drury deur 1 beans,, the defendant had • plate of ham at the tavern, which lie ate with his fellow-servants, on the pareinent, and then went to assist about the horses. The King went off about ten minutes after. Me. Woods, the clerk at Bow-street, produced the ev idenoe given by Gook against Jay, at the in which lie state& that he had seen ,Evy pot his band into several pockets ; that when the King was leaving the Theatre, by purled a gentle man's watch from his pocket, which he t Guok) took out of his band; the gentleman said his guard chain had saved it, Ind he did not go to the (Alice. The other defendants gave c ideuce at the same time in corroboration of Gunk•s. The vise for the prostcnliun closed Jere. Mr. Adolphus addressed the Jury fur the defendants. Be said, but for the disagreeable &niers maims be must 'nuke on some circumstances connected with the prosecution, he wuuld feel unmixed pleasure in addressing the Jury. iu defence of meritorious men, sought to be borne down by an infamous con• spirncy of persons u haekiv fur notice, who foolisli!y think that notoriety is popularity. Ihe Press tend long may Cod continue the mighty bless:rig), is a 'torsi, fel instrument ter the promotion of virtue and suppression of vice, when placed in limiest hands ; but when used by shuffling creatures, who writ., paragraphs for newspapers for the 'impose of notoriety, re gardless of consequences, the press becomes the pest of so ciety. The prosecutor had proved the letter to the Morning Post was written in the office of Mr. 1:.-Sherilf Parkin-1 mere ar:ventiwer, who writes letters to newspapers, and takes up causes he has nothing to do with, for the purpose of puffing himself oir as a lover of justice. The learned gentleman com mented on the evidence at considerable length, from which he deduced there was no proof of any conceit between the de readmits before they accused Jay ; and that supposing him to be perfectly innocent, it was still more prohahle that they might le mistaken, than that they should conspire to accuse an innocent matt, of whom they kuew and against whom it was not pretended they could has e any previous Several persons of respectable appeareace gave tie defen dants good diameters. The Chairman recapitulated the evidence to the Jury, who retired fur a quarter Man hour, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty for all the defendants. EDNESDAY, SEPT. 11.--Thomas Davis was pat'on 'his trial on two indictments, for assaulting Gs au Evans, on the 4th, and Oil ale of July. Mr. Cooler Phillips staled the case for the prosecution. Luau Eberle, the prosecutor, stated the facial of Ow assaults very circumstantially. On the evening of the 41:i of July, he was sitting iii his pat lour, ieside hie shop, Lis head rest ing on a table, neither asleep nor awake, when the defendant came in and struck him violently on the head. end cmittitueil beating him till the prosecutor's servstits, who ran halo the room un hearing his cites, turned him out of the house. The defendant ass seen lying in wait about the house for two hours after he had been (Mired out ; and once duriug that time lie carne to the window and swore ne would usersacrce him wh=uevor• he found him. On the neat day, as h • was going round to serve his customers, with his milk kettles in his heeds, some prison came behind him and sit uck him a ticket blow on the back of the bead, which staggered him, and was itistantly succeeded by another blow that knocked Lim on the ground with great violence, and (revue. ed his milk ketiles, spilling all his milk. Oa getting up lie S3ll the defendant, end no other person near hum. The defendant instantly struck hilt with the greatest violence on the face, awesriug all tile time he'd their thowsocrete him, ani continuing to beat hum brntslir , till the byestanders rescued him. Two witin sires who saw the last assault, corro'uorated the prosecutor's st►tement. A surgeon, who Ateeded the pro ecutor, proved the injur y he had sustained, %fuel' was ronsiderside; tow of his eyr. was eutirely ‘.10:.d, and not 'et quite Mr. Coro en addressed the ju, y for the defending, hot called no miinesses. The dcfendant sass foaled guilty, sod sentenced to Pa}• a fine of SI , for each assault. Jcbri French we. indicted fur asslultinZ W;:1;1'n . I 'hnnen. The provecutor stated Oat be kvpt the C.arpcntere . is Irtoli-fircr.t, Cresc,-.4%,..+44 Gs re- , -. 7 ,r7 301 • - - turning home on the ereni 1t of the 13th of J.nlP he found the defendant, who aeon oar, Cl his house, smiling hi. bill with Lis Lee piosenutor'. wife), with whom he dispu ed 'bout the amount, and called her motile bad names. The defendant torn ~rat OM 01 . Ike door, and t:tv prosccu c. 1.410,4111 A. and Ley inA his hand on Ls shun ter, said to !did, in it friendly fief • " Jackny, to,, 0.11t•Ili I l ot 14.1 . ad. .I, e 's a teri gdod woman." The itel, adant ins:dittl, 111f11 c' .1 with suet, violence eat i n . shard ter wds (helm:died by the lA% ' Several witnesses eorrohn.ited oh; lito.eit nor'., statement : not one of Lis servants stated, that, w.dts a vor,, , ,ersit was re11t14.1114 Lis shoulder, the defendant a. tda to the iloGr, and arm .• Liu Lint seal, and I'll heat his b ------y bruin* cal:' Tlae defendant tuarod goilly. saJ sentenced V.l pay a fine or Fit Stn:. 13.—0014.IRACY.—Thos. C.romhs, rine. 31ams, and Elizi.,e6l Jlacntia6a.l, were indicted iur conspiring to defraud Jamb Ibis el. Mr. Alley staled the ea ' r fur the prosecution at considersh'.• knob. The defendiintA,Coonit:a unit Mitenbelia I. were com mon informers, olio were in the practice of laying informitions cotinal pawnbroker*:—the woman wa...1 the halt.' of pnttinj article* 10 pawn and releavin{ ibLiti in a *lto:t time, mid of 1.5 the hurry of business the paotthroker, or one of his boy*, charged a (*tibia; more 6411 the exact interc.t, Corinth* lam an information, an I *be h,eime the white** to prove it. Bt these ittemt they had snereeded in evdortina money from many pas it:on:ter*, and ismolipt other* from the illolicralOC, front who:ii they had received the *too of 31. Ss. The de:eutlant Malt*. oho lead assisted. aud, tut he was prepared to prole, had onosptted with the other derenttatitt to Mr. Russel, was a measenzer at the police °ale, Worthip- street, who hail itho.ed his situation by malsin o c use of it for the purposes of I'. au •. J 4 ,05 Rossel, the pros:scoter, examined by Mr. Anglin. — Without is a paw tihrok,r in Shureditoh ; he received • com mons on the 2.1 of May to appear it Worship-street police inliee the next morning. Witness weal to the office. end ha t the time ofhearing put uir by the magistrate. He told Manta At the mike he wish. •1 to sve %I.telnichavl, the hifornitr, 'whose na ne a4+ on the 1 , 111111110111, and desired th d s'.. might he sent to Mr. : I is reason was, that Kilin4worth 1.411 pawnbroker alto had some time before been informed 'coins.. and had settled a idi the in:ranter ; anti lie (the proareutorl in tended that he should settle for him. Sl•nts asked witness I.e wish to settle ?--Witness said yes, that 6illingwmt6 wuull settle for in. Molds said he'd star to Killingworth and sell, with him, and all would be ri.,ht to that day. Sonic ilats t il er I.itits called ott hint sod asked hits to go to Killinwor th to 'settle. IVittie.o. said he could nut go it that time. Slants said he'd go an I fetch :idling worth ; in a hole lime lie came hack and slid Kiringworth was ill and math' nut come, end asked witness ti settle a ith him. Witness slid it he did Coombs and other in formers rui,tht then attack him. Manta said they would not it should be right to that tisv. %Vituriss was here bhrwn • piper, "Aide Mr. %illingsvorth protest he had received front Mints to give to witness; it contained a list of seven 'Artie... a and redemptions alleged to have been made at his house: 11. • first was Iser,•"e the house was his ; the second 1.4 e world not lin•I in his books ; on the other lire there was an overcharge in Ora item est of one farthing to. tech article. W itireas gave SI. ss. to killingaorth to settle for him. Ou his eross.eurnioati..n the w•itnees Remitted that the pro posal to settle Mlle from him idler he Lad been angniunnett Mr. Killingworili euesitenzd.—Wittiess went lo a public house on the lith ul Nar, to inert the derendants, Coombs end Mains, to settle the inform:trio') against Russel; they Isere both iltere, and some miler persons. W itness offered Cooinhs three sovereigns ; he refused to t .ko them before the conapenv, and said they must go into the yard ; he their gave hint 11. Ss. )u their return, wi...es.: a:A to Cumnlis, How do you know wv old Loy but you are done it last there are many bud sove reigns going, how do ,Ott know but I gaveyou same 2 Witness said so to cause Coombs to acknow led,:,e the receipt of th timuev. Coomhs look out three sovereigns nad rung them on the table, arid s.tid they were good, and would put itn end to ever) thin, for to, els e 1110111111, Jl.. Alley said that Wall the c.o.e on the part of the prosecu tion, and admitted it did n• t resell the female derendatit. Wslfurd and Mr. reuderus•t addressed the Jou nn be half of the defendants, but ealied nu witnesses. The (linkman recap4ulated th? erid:nce in the jury, and char;ml very much in fa% our of the pri. The jury retired for ahnlt twenty minutia, and returned a verdict of guilty against C..mu4s and .Mants; Maohiutehael mot guilty.—Judgment n as de fere ed. Mr. BrOtierio riMbiled St 11 C Ics of the pec•e %tains! a young man or the name of Ch .rlen CAmp:hr!i. f r I:tre Is lo lulu •S\ y the life 4 , 13 Mr. NV ,lit, iu coasequenee of sotue e.isputes which had at is n. Mr. Campbrh, a very %flung man, who it seems has been in the unity, appeared at the bar, arid emuplai •ed of hating Leta unjustly confined liar elO4l day a, and his bad reiused. Mr. Broderip said the basil tarried 4,41 to he a:1 The articles of t:e peace were read, and the Court ordered derroiLiat to find oath, biotaelf m iUut. and two 'turtle* its Stll. etch. An ingenious sw in ging trunsaction took place aft w days ago it B..igidois. A nom who keeps a shop in Ironolootter - line., pore:tutted a shoulder of mutton at Mr. Pal user's, • and h.nn lug paid lot it, ordered it to be seat to his house. The buy was despatched with the mutton, and at the door of the house was accosted liy a man whom he supposed to he the master, wide--" Well, butcher, yon hare biought home the mutton ; carry it in dom - s, and then rou directly for two pounds of beef steaks, and brio.; back the change fur a ono pound note."—The boy hasten. sl home, delivered tbs. order. and 10011 returned with the neat and change. The Mail was still waiting at the door, anti again sold to the boy—. Yon hats been gone a tang tints, and now you hate nut brought the /Wet. " T h e boy repiied—" You did nut order suet.".r.--' But I lutist hit I did order half • pound ; base row 016601 the cnange !" The boy replied—•• Y. s." Th e me n th en ginitesl out stn (Ail pocket .book, and preten led to put is a eatlitidela Doh. end 'min.! ;1 to the boy, told him to be eatiful Oil; and brigtg him ha, k the hook with the sort. He took - 4p change avid I/ beef-steaks • and sent the buy heck. .9n 'llia 144ster examining , the pocket hook. nothing but it piece of W an k p a p, r was resembling a note. The master immediately lbs ho . ise, but to no purpose i all tracts were lost t f ORS, meat, and tOOll.l. Sitooci so Acetncyr.--on Montle, rvenise. sheet eigtit o'cl,ck, a. Mr. litsektiurn • j tn. itta-let botch, r • of • was returnint hntue from a riol a i n fai to or . r his el. sue was sUsdirred 1.. piece*, by di is we ua a ht dui stones i ttprudently left out the read, where he 'tll.o , ter d &moo a.ter io • state of imietusinildy, and was a...m.41.d, area lolly taj.iieti, to the H... tow, Stratford, ari,l lima thence linear, niter h:ing etbmded b.) a aurvoa. 'lntro are hopes of ball r co , e, j..