The National Register. — London, England, 1813-02-07 00:00:00

FEB. '7 ject of detestation and abhorrence. Whether the defendants motive was, by gratifying mischievous curiosity, to minister to that diseased taste of the public, which was greedy to catch at every attempt to pull down ettalted characters to the lowest level, or whether the ec fendants thought that not a dishonourable motive, be could not tell ; but it behoved a Court entrusted with the criminal administration of a country, to protect the Government of that country from those who acted upon such motives and opinions. Keeping this object in view, those who deliberately offended in this respect must be brought to answer for a mischief which necessarily brought the Government itself into disgrace and contempt. In order, therefore, to deter others from committing a like offence, by the example of the present punishment, the Court sentenced the defendants to be each imprisoned for the sr ace of two years—the defendant John Hunt in Coldbath.fields prison, and the defendant Leigh Hunt in his Majesty's gaol for the county of Suirv, situate in Horsemongeraine, South walk ; and that at the end of such imprisonment they should each pay to the King a fine of 5001. an f find security for their good be haviour for five years, themselves in 5001. and two sureties for ea l / 4 .h in 2501. each ; an I that they should be further imprisoned till those Rtes were paid, and those securities found. THURSDAY, FEB. 4. THE KING V. GAWLER AT:I/ OTHERS. The defendant, Gawler, a Clerk in the Navy Office, who was con victed of a conspiracy the Sittings after last Term, for obtaining pen sions for seamen, by giving them false certificates of service, was brought up for judgment. At die same time, j. Howard, an As omata Clerk, Parry, Sheffield, Sadler, and another, who 114 con spired with them for the like purpose, were also brought up for judg ment. Gawler, having also been convicted on another indictment, for ob taining money by false pretences, under which he was sentenced to be transported, the Court said, they mu , t indict the only punishment which was left them, viz. that he should be pilloried opposite the Admiralty, and be once publicly whipped, opposite the principal gate of Greenwich Hospital. Howard was sentenced t o twelve months imprisonment, and the others to nine months imprisonment. SIR FRANCIS SURDETT Y. EARL MOIRA. The Solicitor-General moved tnr a day in the next term to try this cause at Bar. He said it had once been appointed, and had gone off pro defectu juratorum. It was necessary to put an end to it, as the Noble Earl was about to leave the kingdom in an important station. —The Court granted a rule Nisi. CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. HARRIS V. HARRIS. This was a proceeding for A Divorce, instituted by Bilzabeth Marc, the wife of William Harris, Esq of Mile-end, against her husband, on the ground of cruelty. It appeare)that the parties were married in Octoher, 1P(11, and had several children in the course of their Using together, front that time till November, 1811, when Mrs. Harris withdrew herself from the society of her hitsbanO, in consequence, as she stated, of being unable any longer to endure the cruelty which formed the ground of the pie sent suit. The particular acts specified, as forming altogether a charge suffi cient to sustain the suit, wet e, that the !WAWA N•ra , ; in the habit 01 frequently beating his wife, and throwing teacups and other things at her ; his ill behaviour to tier during 11: r lying-in, denying her wine and other necessaries for the occasion ; his refusals to furnish her with clothes or money suitable to her situation in life as his wife, and de priving her of the mailaeement of her hou-.ehold, &c. corroborated by her having exhibited aitieles of the peace against him at the Sessions, upon which he had been held to bail. These circumstances were de tailed in the evidence of the w;te's sisters, the servants in the house, and several others, which, it was contended, established them soul. ciently to entitle the wife to the remedy she applied !Or. The defence was cAtfined to denial of any acts of cruelty endanger ing her person, or afifirding legal grounds for a divotce.; and it was contended, that the principal witneAsei were biassed by their relation ship, or friendship fur the wife, and tad given an undue colouri eg to the casual ebullitions of transitory passion, representing them as acts el aggravated cruelty. Sir W. SCOTT, upon recapitulating the evidence, was of a different opinion, and considered many cf the acts of cruclty proved, as suffi cient to induce a reasonable ilporciienbion in the mind of the wife for the safety of her person, and to render it iinpos-able that she could continue to live with her hu.band in the doe fulfilment of the obliga tions of the marriai,e contract. He therefore sioed the sentence of divorce. ACC TDENTS A N D OurNcrc. AftTRDEP--On the evening of Suuday 5c.:11.60d, three seaman, be longing to the Indefatigable frigate, Captain Fyffe, cvete returning to t heir ship front Poltsea !I.%rd, when r,ne of them. J lal. r,lnt Maedon.ll4l, tipped a roan, who he suppos:d was a %%iderniaft, up :m the shouldei, :tying to hint ,t Give us a put on boaid." The 'H AI happened to he _. .Ir 1 1 :it'll - :01111 111/111 &u. La,n : k .•..; •• ••• •• •••• tipped a man, who lie suppos;d was a a itermaii, up:oi the shooldri, i other capitals 0f20,0001. -10.)di .ii.l t. quo,. arm IN Lp. L a ,i' , '•.' , 6 tying to hint, ' 6 Give us a lint on h0d , (1." "'Ube ,0,,n h a ppened to I , t. 1 3011. in the Last Lottery, have also belt sold in Snares by P:91).".. a Spaniard, who sharply a:icc.d, in t e 4ivanish :3hviage, tvtiltt lie intt Co. No. 3, CHARING Gets;. *Jilted ? One of Macdunald's shipoiates, vitro u:iderstood the language, r. No. 1, COANHILL• /: I 4. \ 1 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 95 answered I,lw, " Nothin4' Tile Spaniard, however, without more words or -provocation, collared Macdonald, and stabbed him in two places with a knife, %%Inch he drew from his bosom, and then ran away. One of the seamen stayed by the wounded man tvhilst the others pur sued the Spaniard towards his boat, but could nut find him. 'Macdonald was taken on board the Indefatigable's hulk, %there lie soon died of his wounds. Lieut. Scott, of that ship, immediately alter Macdonald wits taken on board, repaired to the Spanish fii : ;ate Iphigenia, with one of Macdonald's companions, and just as he inn! !cached her, a Spaniard, named Lucas Garces, came alongside in a wherry, who was instantly charged with being the murderer ; and which Maedariald's other corn. panion, the next morning, confirmed by his testimony. The Spaniards have refused to let the parties necessary as witne•ses come on store, but upon the deposition of the Surgeon of the Indefatigable, and the two seamen of that ship, a verdict of Murder has been returned against Lucas Garces, though he is not yet ill custody. An inquest was held on Friday se'nnight, at Bushley, near Tewks bury, on the body of a young woman, servant to a farmer there, who d ed in strong convulsions, brought on by taking m ercnry, in order to I cause abortion. The unfortunate woma n having, previous to hrr un happy death, confessed that the poison was procured for her by the f idler of her unborn child, Foster, formerly a fellow- •J svaitt, he has been committed to Worcester gaol f u r trial at the Assize. A Coroner's Inquest sat on Tuesday, on Ludowic Ilenderthurn, formerly in the service of part of the Royal Family at Hanover, and till the pres.ent time cook to Mr. Sandford, a Gentleman of fortune, in Upper Grosvenor-street. The deceased was found with his head severed nearly from his body, and his wrist muzli mangled,—Verdict, Insanity.—An Inquest was likewise held last week on Mr. Andrew Whiteman, an opulent West India planter, who was found drowned . liyde Palk.— Verdict, Insanity. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Tuesday, at St. James's Work. house, on an old woman who had been cenveyedtnere in a state of the greatest misery rind apparent want. On searching an apartment she had previously • coupled near Carnaby Market, there was found se creted plate to the amount of 6 W. b esides a quantity of clothes, blankets, sheets, and many things which she denied herself the use of, that would have ', pon inve sti nide her most comfortable. Ugation, it was thought that she had amassed money to a considerable amount. —Verdict, Oied by tire Visitation of God. DIED. On the night between the 9th and 10th January, P ince Frederick Thassillo William of Prussia, eldest son of his Royal Highness Prince William, brother to the King, at Berlin. At his house, in Lewes, after a short illness, Joseph Molineux, banker. In Belle Vire, in Bath, Francis D' A rcy, F.sq. next heir to the title of Earl of 11.4.lerness ; whose predecessor and his brothers ac companied King Willion the Conqueror to England. On Friday, at her house, at Po uler's-end, near Enti:ld, in the 10:ith ye it of her age, Mrs. Cromwell, moth: r ut N 1 r. Cromwell, of Cheshunt Park, Herts, greatly esieemed and venerated by all who knew her. At Chelsea, Henry Redhead York-, Esq. the Barrister and cele brated political writer. publi Itc.l, prici• 1 , . bound and I' tteribil, Tun BRITISH READY RECKONER ; with:t %a l io,. o f New T ot rerreet. 'f;ibleii, for tlw 1.1%:e of Merch.tinii, Tr.iile,titoo. L4idl Sm . % F.ii loos, Ai-. Likewi-e a l're.tti:e on the trite state and . alums of Si eight-, Mirowyes. Exetiannis, ire. of all Natiowi in the Commercial 11 orld, cooipleit noun the moat authentic sources. 111' WILLIAM A IT VI;01;5E . , Accountant lobo rgh, Author of the Tal).ev of Interest, •• London: Printed rm . SI:or-now], Neely and .101:V4. I N et. gin. Pat-rsto•tur-row Newman and Co. Leadceltall-Orect ; Oliver and inburgli ; Awl J. Cum miu~, Dublin. Tlti% %:11tiable Work contains much inportart and lwrinl Tin'ornr.t inn, is to Trade and Commerce. aad comprehends nhate% er is he %% (tr;:,.. of Krence of Hamblin:li Tiliet of Pali% Rivard of Am.:tertian): 11 a ien or Spain . Beisavca of Italy ; Gcliart 4)f Berlin : lltilic%t and Kelly a : Hi-arks of Beac!al : Lord So iatoit of I.:4linlittrils, aid of many otter; eminent Pricer. or. Com mercial Subjects : besides a gro:4t Est iety of inatter, nut to Le I;und iii any similar publication. SINENTEENTII Or MIS MONTH. PIDDING and Co. No 1, Corillo;1, and No. 3, Charing Cro - s, recommend the Small Lottery of 7,4)00 Tickets to be drawn lith and I 8 h of THIS MO NTII, as it cont.:ins 3 va•iety of Capitals of (10.0001. 111,0001. 5,0001. 2,0001. 1,0001. 30;1i. &c. equal to former Lotteries of nearly dooble the number of •FiLlsets —Plotting and Co. also remind the Public, that in the last February Lottery, they so!,I a Pi ize of '20,0001, a repetiti ,, n of winch success in this cot respondirg Lottery. and the corresponding day of the Month, they wont(' crn sider the most gratifying moment() of the Anniversary. Various o ther capitals 0f20,0001. -10.101 .");Al. COI. and No. 11,:;1) 9 . a Prizeof 3011. in the Last Lottery, have also b..eri sold in Shares by P 91) I C- i