The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-07 00:00:00

P father's house. All parties were perfectly sober, and not a single card was played. Mr. Justice llohoyd, in his charge to the Jury, said, if they should he ul opinion that a marriage had taken place, aid that the prisoner was a Catholic ' they would hod him guilty generally. If they thought he was a ibroiesialit, they would acquit hint, uniess they should think he had passed himself off as a Catholic, and then they would find a speei of verdict of guilty, subject to the decision of the twelve J telges, as 10 whether the marriage sit brought about was legal or not. The Jury found a verdict ol Guilty, anti on the motion o f Ni t . All e y, d Burke was detained. Tit u RS DAY, JULY 4.—ThonasPiefson, was capitally indicted for httrelarniusly breaking out of the dwelling house of Francis I\l•Gma ran, and stealing a clock, an 1111 tier, and some silver spoons. The prosecutor is a 'madman, keeping the Two Spies public-bons:, in Catharine-street, in the Sttand. On tile night of the 12th of June, his family were alarmed at idiom four o'clock, and on searching, the articles in tioestion were found missing. The till had also been opened and emptied of its contents. The street door was unbolted, and the window into the bar had been forced open. A waiter, in the service of the last witness, proved that the prisoner was, on the night in question, at the house %vitt' souse others; witness was the last tip in the house. Ilc did not see the prisoner go out. When he went to bed the liar was bucked and all was safe. A watchman in CallerlllC.SlMel saw the prisoner and another young man between two and three o'clock on the morning of the robbery. They walked past witness into the Stand ; each of them hall a bundle under his coat. Witco a few yards onward, they looked round, and, observing witness look a: them, rail away. %lit tlest ran alter them in the direction where he heard some glass breaking, and pursued then clown Wellington street Ott reaching the bridge one of the men took the stairs to the right, and the other to the left. Witness took the stairs to toe left, and the tide being out, follow ed the footsteps under the arch to the right. Ile saw the prisoner standing against the wall, bleeding 11'0111 the mouth and nose, and took him. The prisoner had not been more than half a minute out of sight, but wit ness had not seen his face until he took him. The toll-keeper of Waterloo-bridge proved that about three o'clock on the morning in question he saw two men running. One took the stairs to the left, and the other to the right. They were pursued by the last wit ness. When the prisoner was biosight up, he recognised him as one of the men who had gone clown the steps. It was twilight at the time, and he had a full view of his face. After the prisoner was brought up, witness went down the steps, and saw a man running towards the Savoy, along the dby the common sewer. The 111411 vv ho escaped had iii his hand a handkerchief, containing, an hydrometer, es. in copper money, a toad-lent ' and stone silver spoons. These were afterwards claime d by the persecutor. The prisomr in his defence declared his innocence, and called one witness to character. The Jury found a verdict Not Guilty. NVilliam Banbury was convicted of stealing to tile tra'sie of 395. in the dwelling-house of L. Hansard. FRIDAY, JULY s.—Bridget Dart, Eleanor Collins. and Pittebe Elizabeth Douglas, were indicted for pri vately stealing a quantity of lace, value 12s. the property of Mary Ann Nicholls and Sarah Markham, residing in Shoreilith, on the evening of the 24th of May. The prosecutrix deposed, that on the evening stated in the indictment the prisoners Dart and Douglas came in and looked at some lace, but bought none ; Collins then entered the shop, but had no conversation with the other prisoners, and 111 a few moments a piece of lace was zoiasing. The prisoners were charged with the theft, which they totally denied. Wm. H. Hill, a constable, deposed, that he took the prisoners into custody, and searched them, but nothing was found upon either, our did any conversation take place between them. lie still suspecting that the pro perty was concealed about their persons, went for another officer to assist in taking them to the watch house, when, on going along, the lace dropped from the clothes of the prisoner Collins, which was afterwards identified by the prosecutrix. JAIIICS Brown, another officer, fully confirmed the last witness's testimony. The Recorder summed op the evidence to the Jury, who, after a few minutes' consultation, found Collins guilty, and acquitted the other prisoners. Joins Pedley was capitally indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house of Mrs. M. Elgar, and stealing 12 bottles of wines and spirits, a quantity of copper coin,. and other articles, her property, on the 26th of May, in the parish of Hornsey. The facts nut being clearly made out against the pri soner, he was acquitted. E11241)C111 Copps, Catherine Carrick, and Mary Smith, were charged with a highway robbery, and stealing 4s. from the person of Joseph Read, in Wellington-court, Drury lane.—Copps was found guilty; Carrick and Smith acquitted. Mary Seekins was indicted for stealing, in the month of May, in the dwelliog-houst of Mr. Gould. of Mary le-leme, fotor pair of stays, a quantity of jean, and other property.—The Jury (timid her guilty. John Kenney was indicted for stealing in the house of Samoa Bird a quantity of wearing apparel, a table spoon, a set of razors, &c. value 41. and upwards, his property. —The Jury returned a verdict, finding the prisoner guilty of stealing to the value of alp. .V biaiu Millart was Mewled for steeling a variety of shawls, lawns, !mishits, &c. the property of Ir.Thoutas Muelik li• Mr. Titomas Mitchell examinecl.—Prisoner haul lived ith him 14 years up to March, 1821, at which time he expressed a wish to go into business on his own ac count, when witness expressed his readiness to assist him. anti gave hint credit to the alumna of 500 i. 'Owing to some information he had received, he went to pri- VJIMI'S shop uu the 4th ultimo, having previously beau THE NATIONAL ItMISTER to a police-office. When he went with some friends, the prisoner was from home, but soon returned, when prosecutor told him he wished to see some lawns he had in Ida possession ; he produced part of them, when wit ness said, " These are my property—they have never been sold;" he said there was in his idea a great many inure of the same kiwi, and insisted on seeing them. This conveintiOn took place in a back room, after which witness proceeded to the shop and insisted on a search, when he found a variety of shawls and muslins, which he identified as his property by the private marks mado by himself. Witness told him be must have taken them whilst in his employ, as they had never been sold. One of the parcels was of the value of 121. Except some diaper, all the articles named in the indictment were found on that day, but the articles in the iudicturent did nor comprise one tenth part of those that were fitind. The prisoner fell down on Ins knees and begged pardon. The valuation of the articles in the ha/lemma was con siderably under the market price. As the prisoner owed him a considerable soda, he took a warrant of attorney for 3001. on which he entered up audament, and put a man in possession. The warrant was requested in order to put him in the same condition as the other creditors, inasmuch as at that time he owed witness alxiut 5001., which was twice as much as he owed any other creditor. Cross•examiied by Mr. Alley.-1 did not promise not to enter any process against bins when he gave the war rant of attorney. There was no understanding that I should not put in a distress under six months; it wis to lie len at iny own discretion. Tue goo ls, the subject of On, indictment, were in my possession at the time the warrant was given. There was no promise that he should not be prosecuted at any time during the nego tiation. I hail 110 objection to Mr. Harmer being present on behalf of the prisoner. I took an assignmeut of the residue of his property, with the approbaot a of all the creditors who signed it. Thomas Oldham ex amined—Witness was formerly in the employ of Mr. Mitchell, and went, about May last, to assist the prisoner in his business; saw a great quantity of goods, which had been the property of Mr. M., and among them the articles mentioned in the in dictment. Thomas Hinc deposed, that he was formerly in the employ of the prosecutor, but was now in business on Isis own account. Ile saw several articles in the shop of Milian which were the property of Mr. Mitchell, and not entered in the invoices which contained an entry of all their transactions. The prisoner called on witness, and begged hint to intercede with Mr. Mitchell not to prosecute; he'did so, but that gentleman would make no engagement. The goods were produced and identified by the prose cutor, and he was quite positive he never sold goods of that fine texture to the prisoner. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner put in a written defence, which set forth, that by honesty, frugality, &c. he had realized a Sta. Cleill property to go into business. It went on to state declarations of his inuocence. Several witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a most excellent character. The Recorder summed up the evidence, and the Jury, after considerable hesitation, returned a verdict ol Guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy. The Court could not accede to the proposal, for it was necessary, in a commercial country like this, to visit with extreme punishment those who hail so far forgot ten their duty as the prisoner had toward M r. Mitchell. After the prisoner was removed front the bat, the pro secutor stated he had discovered property to the amount of 3001. SATURDAY, JULY 6. PIRJURY.—VinDisd Burke (who was committed to Newgate on WellflCS‘lay, for wilful and corrupt perjury, whilst giving his evidence in the matter of lubias, his brother, on his trial for bigamy), was called on to plead to an indictment read by the Clerk of the Arraigns. The prisoner, in true Hibernian dialect, declared, " by the powers" lie could not plade, being a very ignorant body, and with artless simplicity, re JJJ iaa ded the Court that he had a dear crater and some little honeys in his own country. Recorder—Don't talk nonseuce here, you must plead. Burke—Fait your honour I don't know whether 1 ant guilty or rot. H corder—Prisoner, listen, you may either take your trial now, or have it postponed to the September sessions, which do you prefer Burke-1 our honour, if you have any punishment I'd rather Wave it now, Recurder.—You must plead guilty or not guilty in the regular way. Burke— Dien your honour. Pt& not guilty. During the morning, the prisoner was again called to the bar, and stated he would rather be tried at the next sessions. :Qt. Justice Holroyil observed, that as some witnesses ROOD be necessary from I relent!, the Ccurt did not wish to keep hint in prison till September, and inforined the prisoner he would be ailinitud to bail on entering into Wisoivn recognizances, himself in 801. and two sureties in 401. each. 111GilwAY RODRERIES.—W. Black and E. Gifford, were indicted fur stealing a gold sea , cli, &c. from the person of Edward Hatfield, on the King's highway. The Jury found Black guilty—death, and acquitted Gifford. The prosecutor of Black stated to the court that his father was in the court-yard, and threatened to hurl a thunder 101 l at his head, and used other violent language —lie Hoped for his safety the court would interfere. Old Black was immediately apprehended by the She riff's officers and brought into court. The Recorder summoned hilts to his private room, and called on him for an explanation, when tie gave as bil lows:—" 1 said, new you have dune I',r iny buy, 1 hope a thunder bolt willful/ on your head." After receiving a suitable admonition, he was set at s liberty. 113 -- John Williams and Isaac Norris were indicted fo assaulting Robert Hendry on the King's highway, and stealing from his person a watch, value 30s. The evidence hying heard, Mr. Justice Holroyd charged the Jury, and informed than that the capital part of the offence was done away with, and the prisoners could only be convicted of steal inf front the person, &c. The J ury returned a verdict of guilty accordingly. EXTRI6OIWINARY OCCURRENVg.—At the last April SCSIMitHIS held at the Old Bailey, a young female was con- , victed upon ill iudiettnent charging her with having stolen a shawl, the property of one Anne Moreton, and' sentenced to transportation. Up to the loth of last month she remained in prison, in daily expectation of being sent off with the large batch of convicts under condemnation, to the destined abode of those whose case admitted of eolith from capital punishment. On that day her father and mother, and a young man who has been at tacked to her fur some time, waited upon Mr. Wonurer, the governor of New gate, and assured him in the most earnest manner that they had undeniable evidence of her innocence, and a strong proof of perjury upon therpart of the accuser. Alter a long and strict investigation by the late sheriffs. they became so satistied of the innocence of the woman, and the guilt of her owner, that on the 18th of June they waited on Mr. Peel, with the documents to • prove it ; and on the 19th a toll pardon was transmitted to Newgate. But amongat those p apers was one of a sin gular nature, and which had the e 'ectof producing a very realas kalsle termination to the case. The young man who • was attached to the accused, and who seconded the efforts of the parents in their application for justice or mercy— this pet!•ott,who is a respectable market salesman, thought the best way to art upon this occasion was to direct to the Sectetary a letter, describing the state of his heart, declaring that before the crime was at all spoken of, or thought of by any body, he had determined to marry the girl, and that so firmly convinced was lie of her inno. come, be was ready to put that intention into effect, its the presence of his Majesty's ministers, if they would be pleased to grant her a pardon, and deliver her over to be Meat cerated in her arms. Whether this document ope rated in producing so quick an answer to the application of the patents, it is difficult to say; but it is certain that the case received attention, which reflects the highest credit upon Mr. Peel, as well as upon the sheriffs, who sincerely hoped that the thing would end In nvetrintony. It was soon fonnd that the salesman had been upon terms of such intimacy with the girl, as rendered it very probable that in the Miss of meeting once more, all thoughts of the ceremony necessary to sanction the continuance of their acquaintance would new be thole. ped ; and it was considered but lair that, as lie had become master of her prison by a manonivre, some thing might be done to make her even with him, by giving her an unanswerable claim upon his protection. To ac complish this purpose, the consequences of the application were concealed, hid a mutual friend assured the salesman, that the King had grunted a tavourable answer, and that e tiull pardon might be calculated upon it the young woman's name became lawfully changed to that of her lover. This suggeation was nut met quite so warmly as was expected by sonic; but an interview having taken place between those moat deeply concerned, the case was at once detet. mined to be refer, ed to the Rector of St. Botolph, Aidgate. It was 11 o clock in the lot enoon wheat the salesman re solved to purchase a licence. Twenty minutes elapsed in. procuring it at Doctors' Commons, and the utmost haste was necessary, as the ceremony could not be pellet-mod after 12. Mr. %Vomiter, however, took care to have a coach in readiness, and Dr. Cotton, who was delighted at the prospect of a conclusion so unlace those lie had been accustomed to witness, determined, if any obstacle pre sented itself, to perform the ceremony himself. They reached the church five minutes before the awful hour; but to the diet action of the intended bride, Mr. Hatt, the Rector, was from home, and the clerk of the parish posi tively refused to suffer assy one to officiate In his place without his permission. Tito poor girl bitterly felt the disappointment, but the salesman bore it too stoically to give much pleasure to 1)r. Cotton or the Governor, who took back the young woman to the prison to wait for the hour of solemnization next day. The salesman was warmly invited to remain under the same roof with her, and the • affair was so well managed that they became man 'ad wife the next morning, without knowing any thing of the pardon. On leaving the church the happy couple desired the coachman to (hive to Newgate, where they supposed they were to wait the Secretary's answer; but they were astonished on being told that they could no longer be ad mitted to the prison; and the salesman was mute with surprise on being presented with his wife's pardon, vs bleb had beets granted two days before he married her. As soon as those facts were known in Newgate, there were about twenty petitions presented in one day to Mr. Wont ner, from men who uttered to marry upon the sante condi- • lions the same number of women now under sentence. • A few days ago, as some workmen were ploughing in a field belonging to Mr. George Vowle, situated about a quarter of a mile front Kits Cost' the ploughshare was impeded by something, tt hich had repeatedly been • the case before, and the men having a desire to ascertain what was the obstruction, the commenced digging. arid a little below the surface found two stones about six feet and a half long and two broad, lying length ways up right, lan rattler slanting, between which was a ske leton in nearly a perfect state. The skull, teeth, and two of the vertebres of the neck were quite perfeat, but on be- • ing exposed to the air, they soon crumbled into duet. — The body lay directly east and west, and at the bottont was a stone which lay flit, supposed to have been occa sioned by the pressure of the earth above. The soil is very chalky, and to this is attributed the excellent pre servation of the houses. The stones appear to be exactly similar in quality to those of Kits Cutc9louse, and it is conjectured were about the same time that monument was. The skeleton is doubtless that of some chief, slain in the battle fought here between Vortigern, King of Britain, and the Saxons, which is said to have happened about the year 454, in Kent. In the battle it is related that Catigerth brother of Vortigern, and Ilorsi, brother of Hengist, the Saxon commander, in single combat slew each other, and in memory of Catigern a. monument of stones were there erected by Britons. ..;. ~~,-.