The National Register. — London, England, 1818-07-05 00:00:00

JULY 5 1131.10 E. GUILDHALL, 11. Walker and J. Roberts were charged, the rormer with atealim , . and the latter with receiviur, a gaantitity or cloths _sand Wrier articles, the prow.: ts of Mi. Thomas, a wholesale Beeler, M timford's court, Milk-street. Turtipenny, an (Ali . cer, stated, that he was employed to watch the conduct or the prisoner, sslio was thy prosecutor's porter. On Saturday lie saw him lease the nateLeuse with a large packtge, and fol_ lowed hint smile distance ; when Ilse prisoner, observing him, ran off. Witness, however, traced him to a public house in Moor-lane, whine he tm,i, hint into custody, and proceeded to the house of 'Rubel ti, in NesS•Conti, whets he was informed the property was deposited. Witness fleshed Mrs. Roberts to produce the property, and she at first denied having any; brit on 'acing threatened, she directed him to some drawers, where he round goods to a considerable amount. Roberts corning in, be took him with %Valhir to the Couipter. Mr. ..l'homas said he had reason to believe that Walls er had fur so me tine been carrying on thesis depredations; and the prisoners .wore remanded. BOWaSTREET. Tuesday, at 12 o'clock, the office was crowded to excess, in • consequence of att.. Hunt repairing thither to prefer a com_ plaint against ale. Lee, the High Constable of Westminster, Mr. Hunt stated, that on Saturday evening the High Constable cut up to him, and in a threatening and mincing runner, aeld his staff of office to Iris face; that afterwards he laid it down, and with both 'is liend• clinched said," now, al—n , you, yon seonndred, I will fight you," using language of the most abusive description. The foregoing statement was eon -tamed by the testimony of alr.%Vest and another person, who were witnesses office defendant's conduct ; and Sir N. Conant field Mr. Lee in recognizances to anwer the complaiut at the • W.•;ttninster Sessions. AF't:T:arxr:Ett ELECTION.—On Monday evening John Bates was brought up to the office, and charged with being an in.. stigator mad ringleader of the riots which took place at Co_ vent Garden and its neighbourhood, bear , concerned in the first attack upon the car or cutter which ' was drawn about town by the party of Sir Ilserray Maxwell. lie underwent a -long examination before Mr. Mena.. John Blazey, of 76, Strutton-gromel, Westminster, said; that on Monday afternoon he saw tl:e to issaier in Oxford street, carrying away a pole beltmehie to the cutter which , Intel been drawn about London in the course of the day, with She - colours of Siraa. Maxwell. The prisoner's hat was at the top ofthe pole, with a flag attached to it, and he was cars ying it about in triumphs, calling out " Burdett tor eats . ," Sze. The prisoner was committed. James Gouthourne and Thomas i!ratkins were charged by Mr. Lee, the High Constable. with spittint; nit Mr. Edward Dahley and Mr. Edward Baldwin. The charge Was not. pressed against 114:kilns ; hut on Tuesday morning Mr. Ed ward Baldwiii stated, that Gonlbonnie was on the hustiegs at Coyent.garaen, after the poll had closed or. Monday evening, and stood near the spot where Mr. Gale Jones was speaking, front wkenae Mr. Gale Jones pointed hint not of theanob, Cis The person -wk, was interruping hint iii his speech, which seaesed several men among the mob to spit at him, and throw •1e wend things at lain, among teem was a piece of the boat aclonging to Sir Murray Alsiewelas party,whieli had been de stroyed ; he• :laving received a blow from it, he j ped from he hustings among the crowd, and seized three men, • and he -ontrived to.hold thee) till some oeustables :awn to hie asslsta since and took charge ef them. James White, of theaaltames Police Off:cc:stated, heat the al-ironer wee pointed out among the crowd as one who had teen throwieg various bard substancesihallooing, cud making great noise among the crowd close to the buetines, near saheie Gale Jones was speaking, and that Alt. Baldwin, thus prosecutor, had hold of him wheelie wok him into cust o dy._ Coraered to find hail. 'file several persons who were taken into custody on Him clay evening in Covent Garden, anti secured in Richardsoses Hotel till they were seat off to the ficuse of Curs . ..clime were on Tuesday morning brought from that prison to the Office, and underwent examinations before Mr. Willie, four them at a time being placed at (lie bar. Tiielirst four were Thomas Tarrant, William jefferies, William Smith, add Wil liam I teal!. John Heggins, a special constable, stated, Olathe observed • one of the prisoners active among the crowd. Ile first told him to go .•41/011t his busistess o'clock, bnt lie paid no attention, remeaning about the crowd till the soldiers arrived between seven and eight o'clock, when he several times called the Life Guardsmen Piceaeitly butchera,"•Looted and hal looed at them, 6ae. Witness warned him to .go away three or four times before lie took lam into custody. His evidence was confirmed by George :Juslee, of theThamet• Police Office, and John Clieswort It, a special constable.; who taco stated, that he saw the prisoner Jefferies heeding the mob about seven o'clock ; and a little after seven, he saw him armed with the handle of a birch broein, and striking at she constables with it t he made a snatch at the handle of the birch broom to endeavour to get it treat him, but Le miasma aately missed it. The prisoner thee - struck hint with it ; he at length succeeded, with assistance, In foreleg the handle of the broom front him. George %lion, an officer belonging to tile Whitechapel Police (Mace, stated, that lie saw the prisoners, Fat rant and Jefferies, vr:y active among the crowd, and lie ease them b0:11 pelting at the people with vario. sharayebstances ; which he stated to have taken place about ten o'clock. Farrant a iis his defence, said, tie was a labouring man, end Lad been ecaeloyed during the election , as a ;weer, by Sir F. Ratdett's Committee, and the baeiness that called hint ado Covent Garden on Monday eveiiil'g via: this :--he had been eentby the Committeeeat the Red Lion public-honse is. la•in eca street, Westminster ; with a tenet to Mr. Brooks, at the Bed. fordscoffee•hous e ; he produced the letter, an d Mr. Rirnie ordered one of the emistables to take she letter to the Bed• • ford coffee.irotise without loss of ante. Ferretti said lie was merely passing through the mole and he was taken into cite Cody at 7 o'clock, and therefore the officer inns: be mistaken . as to him ;site had stated what his conduct had Lcen at ten o'clock. Dining the eentsciention of theee men, Bunt, accompanied • by hit son, and Mr. West, die wire.aorker, oh' %ay / 11,1r u e,, entered the odlee, and remained till the. examinations bad • concluded. Mr. limit slava Mr. West then lett the office, after takina leave of the lialziattale, but returned a:min im nediately ; and Mr. Ittnit.,tated that, as lie was leaving the oilier, a constable i• ~0 vril very susearperty in I t aisle.: to mind two men int o Site °tat,, who said they had enTP • to bail k'Ar • rant, salmi. ..s !e a t I.rard examined ; and the wane% against bias 1 adsai.t , rue ma, undnet which he had che• •ged him with baring been zoilty ut' tank Ware at ten tic -.4k, whereas the lama said be was its cue:tale at WSW!. ' THE 'NATIONAL nr.corsTrn. Mr. Blraie ordered the constable to be brought before when Mr. Hunt repeated his charge of the ha!! for l'arraut being ridusod admittuncein to the nece. it [timed Mit,. how ever' that the mth had not come to bail Fa rrina t, b ut anot h er who had not-then Levi, rxamined. SCVCI 31 were ordered to Lind bail, and come rev.; dis charged. Wednesday Henry Williams, who works a ferry.boat over the Thames at Isieworth, was brought to the office charged with a most outrageous assau:t on Mr. Sion Strickland, who resides in that neighbourhood. The defence set up was in toxication; hut the Magistrate observed, that the charge was so serious, that he should expect very potl hail, and com mitted him for want of it. A person calling himself William Charles Gregory under went long examination on Tharsday befur.:: Sir Nathaniel Conant and Richard Lirnie, Esc. the Sitting Nlagistratec,heing charged with having committed a great variety of frauds mid deceptions, probably as by ingenious means, and to as great an extent, as ever was heard of. He has be!li forging franks of the Members of the House of Commons, which living discovered at the Post-office, the solicitor and others belonging to that establishment have been exe►ting them selves to discover him. He has engaged himself asax Curate, and acted as such, although tint in Orders. The following are tome of the particidars :—ln the month of December, in the year Isl 6, Dr. Forrester, the Rector of Moseley, Salop, being in want of a Curate, wrote to Messrs. Jackson, of Wardrobe •place, Doctor's Coleistons, to recommend him one; and in a few days after, he received a letter upon the subject, which proved to he written by the prisoner, oCering to take the curacy, which he deemed so satisfactory, that he agreed to engage him, providing the testimonials as to his abilities as a clergyman, and moral character, were satisfactory. in answer to his letter, he received are from the prisoner, referring bin► to :1 liev. Dr. Lawrenre r who was then in London, amid a letter .addresscd to him at AY. 1. Brown's, Esq. Barnard's-inn, would reach him, which he accordingly did, and received for answer, signed by A. Lawrence, giving the prisoner the most unexceptionable character. This letter was dated -Jan. ri,'ISI7. A short time after, Dr.Farrester had a strong suspicion that the whale was a fabrication. The letter purported to be flanked by Sir William Darrow, at the time he was in Parliament and Attorney-General. Dr. Forrester engaged the prisoner as his Curate, and he continued to perform the duties of that office for about lmouths. Daring that time he had in formed 1)r. Forrester, that the Dr Lawi enre who had re commended him was the father of Sir -Thomas Lawrence, the portrait painter. -Dr. Forrester, however, having reason to suspect the prisoner to be an impostor, Caine to town, and waited on Sir Thomas Lawrence, and found his suspicion realized, forlir Thomas informed hint that he had been im posed upon by his curate. The prisoner was committed. MR. IIIINT 110110:W1tII TIED. A. singular although not unexpected scene was exhibited at the hustings, Covent-garden, on Friday. Mr. Ihmt, it appears, in his way from Covent-garden on Thursday halted with his party in front •of three Newspaper-officer, in the Strand, where after certain denunciations against the conduct of these journals, he delivered copies of each tc certain friends in .atiendance ' by whom they were . immediately binnt. He next isoceetleil to the office of a Sunday paper, where. alter some allusions to the character of that paper. lie we of on to state, that this newspaper. ss watt as every other throusliont the country.}ad bccume venal and corrupt,and had beets bribed - to calumniate him (Mr. Hunt). He attributed the change which had taken place in a paper called -77:r trstrie-, to the en cunistance of an individual being (as he termed it) at the head cr its reporter.:, of the tame of Mr: Vincent George Diw'ling. „ 'Lois was no other than the well-known Spectacle fowling, the spy.— The person he meant was Mr. Dowling, who had been eniployed by ' Lord Sidniouth to take mass of the speeches at the two Wetsons, in Spafields, and who afterwards gave his evidence ups the State trials." This calumny was repeated more than once. The circum stance having been -csanniunicatad to Mr. Dowling, he proceeded to the hustings on Friday as early as ten o'clock, provided with a horse whip. Sean after twelve, Mr. Hunt, accompanied by his son, his dumb brother, Mi. West, of Wych-strect, and other of his friends. entered the south door of the hustings, when instantly Mr. Doe ling advanced and struck him several blows over the head and shoulders• with his whip. In a moment the confusion became general, the crowd closed upon Mr. Dowling, and Mr. West and others seized him by the collar, and depriving himasf his whip, prevented on his part further violence. During the fracas the dumb brother and the younger Hunt contrived to strike him sense blows upon the face, across the shoulders of those who surrounded MM. The civil power had by this time so effectually interfered that all further violence was suppressed. Mr. Dowling soon afterwards appeared at this office, where he preferred a charge of assault against the dumb .brother of hunt. This persos, together with Mr. Henry Hunt and his son, entered the office, and Mr. Biroie preceeded to bear the charge, which was simply iet of Mr. Dowling having be struck by the defendant while in a situation in whib he was unable to defend himself. In casswer to this charge, the defendant, through the medium of his trother, who acted as interpreter, asserted. that he had been first struck by the complair.ant. Mr. Birmeobserved, that if there was to be a defence, Mr. Dow ling must enter snore at large into his case. Several gentlemen now came forward, and declared upon their oaths that they hail seen Mr. Dowling strike Mr. Henry plant several hlows en the head and shoulders with his horsewhip. his denied most positively that he struck the defendant. Mr. Cerny Ilunt said, that he had been itifortnod, one hour cfare lie cause to the hustings, that he was to be horsewhipped, andswas advised to bring his suck to slefend himself, but that lie had deter mined to esnue to the hustings unprepared with any weapon what-- ever. Mr. Dot . ,ling. in reply. he did not mean to deny that he had come to the Ittistinp for the exprors purpose of horsey. hipping Mr. Hunt. and admitted that he had ego:a:tett that intention as far as it was necessary to evince his feelings. and to chastise a perrou whose ca lumny was as in.dignant as it was false. Mr. Birnie said. that sitting as a Niagistrat., had out one course to pursue, and tha was to bind both p,:riies over to the Ses sions, I, lr Dowling for horse-whipping Mr. !Scary and the dumb Hunt fe' assaulting Mr. Howling. Mr. H. H:int hue protiuml a letter, which lie said la. had re ceived about fi r e lanntli• since. in which he was informed that Mi. Dowlirg had declared that he would horsewhip hint -wherever he wet him : an I that he (Mr. Hunt) was prevented from appearing at the el ,, ction for l.ord Mayor in the city, in comagnence of that threat. Mr. Dowling denied most icsitirely that he hail ever • e tpsea..4 such an intention, and entered into art explanation of circumstances , canneeteti with A former transaction between him and M r.H tun. from .which it appeared that it was the opinion of his friends •• he would de! -grade himselt by taking any mother notice of an indiehlml who had • tamely submitted to the epithets applied to him in a letter p tbliched by him (Mr Dowling) in all the new,:papers throughout tin ki his letter was written from Here'lirif. and was in answer to an at tack made ttpon him by AI:. II u:ii at a public dinner, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, when Mr. Hunt coupled his name with the most inf MOll, of characters. Mr. fowling also begged to state, that these attacks arose out of the circumstances of his haring been a wit tess upon the State Trials. That he had the misfortune to be a winos. was true, but he declared in the most solemn manner that it •at. solely jgoip toxideut, and that at the time he went to 4..licals 4'r) he had tiet the taus: I..mote anticipation of what subsequently toy. place. Mr. ltirnic 1101t 1 said, that having heard Mr. nOWIII2/: so fully, .re was ready to hear Alr. limit in explanation also. Alr. I lust first inquired by whom the enne.sions alleged to been used by him in front of the Sunday Newspaper-office, respectirig Mr. Dowling. had been communicated ? Mr. Dowling replied, that one gentleman was then present, wile, together with others, was prepared to make affidavit of the fact. A gentleman then stepped forward, and bore testimony to the ex pressions which had been used by Air. !hint. The latter, after a short hesitation, admitted that he had used some such words. and that he hint said that Mr. !fowling was the person who had given evidence of apes:cher upon the state trials, which no body but himself could hear. Mr. !limit now said that he felt himself bound to call upon Mr. Dowling to rind sureties to keep the peace towards Mr. II; iry Hunts and at the same time, he must als.• call upon Mr.lVilliain Ilunt to find similar sureties with regard to Mr. Howling. Mr. Hunt immediately said he diet not wish that Mr. I:uwilua should l'e held in any sureties. Mr. itimie--What ! not for horsewhipping you, Mr. Jinni? Mr. Hunt--.No, it was a mere nothing ; my brother received the blows ten times harder than I did; .and I should not nkr.l - a..ea Le afraid of Mr. Dowling and ton such Irish bullies! Mr. Dowling now said, that the latter remark of Mr. Hunt war not one which perhaps could properly be replied to in the pre -vim: of a magistrate, but that 4:11..e Mr. Hunt was so courteous Le vas dined to he equally so, and should not inset upon Mr. William Hunt being put to the trouble of entering into rceogniaanics, as, if be considered it necessary, lie could take other step; hereafter. Mr. Brink thought both gentlemen had acted in this respect with gnat prudence, and particularly complimented Mr. I lunt on his for. bearancealfter the manner in which lie had been horsewhipped by Mr. Dowling. He could not, however, dismiss the case without re commending Mr. Hunt to twit bis son, and Ids brother more par ticularly (who was unfortunately deaf and dumb), habits of peace and good order. The parties then withdrew, and Mr. Hunt upon his return to the hustings was saluted witL some very unpleasant sounds mixed latchter. HATTON-GARDEN. J. 4 Dalby was charged on suspicion of stealisg.a doable salt of coach harness. O. Davis, a harness-maker, of Itayatireet. Clerkettwell, deposed, that Oa Monday morning the prisoner came to Lk shop, and offered the harness for sale, for which he demanded 404. Wituess, suspecting they were stolen, told him he would give 20s. for them. The prisoner went, as WI pretended, to inform hisanaster ; and a. the mean time witness prom:red ;l constable, who took him into custody on his return. On being asked how he emue posseaseit of them, he said, lie met a non that morning eurrying the harness, who asked him if Le wanted a job ; the pi isoner said he did, and the man then gave him the harness and desired him to sell it for 40s. and he would wait fir hint in St. John'3'squart . ; that alter Laviti the harness with the last withers., lie reinined to tell the Wall lie could get no more than 20s. for then", but lie was gone ; and on his return he was taken nun. toey.—Ronanded. • OUEEN-SQUARE. Wednesday Michael Noland was finally examined on charges of is,niug various 11. and 51. notes, pnrporting to be the notes of a batik (called the Exeter, Somerset, and Ireland bank) which failed some •ycara ago. A great number of tradesmen, who have received the nntrs in payment, ap peared a g ain. the v. iauiver, Van in parsing them off bail represented himself as belonging to Sir Francis !!!!! mittee. Among others the landlete it of the Pied I.ion in l'rince's•street, where a committee is held, stated, that on Tuesday week, the prisoncrAndng in his liwise,saiil he wanted to give money to a band of itinerant musicians, and asked change for a 51. note fur the purpose. The witness, au seeing that the note he produced was a country note, at •first hesi tated in giving him change; but on cansitle_ring that it was election time, he tlik.:lght all was right, anti gave hint Lt. in Bank times. The Magistrate informed the prisoner that the offence v. ids which ha was charged was bailable, and that it he found two •ureties in 1001. each, and himself in 2001. for each case, and gave 21 hours' notice, it Amid he accepted ; or in default thereof, he must be committed. .The prisoner bowed, bul made no reply, and lie.was committed. On Friday he was resexamincd,svlien the wife of G. Sinley, ateli-maker, in Duke-street, Itattersea-L.idge, stated, that on the 1016 of Maids the prisoner bought a watch and seal of her ford!. gave her a .51.. note of the above hank, ter whith she gave I the change. Mr. Hands, gunsmith, of G; reu ssich, took a. 31. note of the above Bank from the prisoner, iu payment for .3 pair of pistols. wife of Mr. Dotia,las, of Peter-street, Westminster, printsellei., took a 11. note of the also /e Batik from the pi isouvr, iupayment for some prints.-- Several other persons depwed - .0 similar frauds, aud the pri._ saner wa , fully committed. There have been recinitly discovered is the parish of Mot lesion, on the south aide of the isle of Wight, the bows oe that stuproduo<animal supposed to be the Mammoth, or Mae. t •don ; several of the vertebroe, or johns of the lame, bone, rneasered :sti inches is eireutnterenee ; they eorrespond ea- Jelly in fora), colour, and texture, with the bones wood .a ' , kitty on the Batiks of the 01110, in North A:ionic:4 in a saw called by the Indians Big hone Swamp. Alea b in tbe perish uf Northwood, on the north-able of the island, the Iwse•t of tbeerecodibe have been found, by theltee Mr. tfoglPes, of Newport. They seem to have belonged to an animal et that species,.whose body did not earecd tiw►ve feet ut le:tgth. Their ealearetioi natal,: is nut alleged :lint the bones of the Alastedon found on the south side of the i.•fend contain iron. • • An inquest was held at the Five 'tells, Ohl Ford. en the body of nisatc: ./. Hunter, aged ten ;wars, pupil at [Jr. Lindsey's deatlemi. at Ito,. who died by piezol shot. 11. N . More, a fellow pup.l 4 arid, tint the tleezar , eil and !lir:rot:lf borrowed a pistol t o s h ut ,' live :mark in a field. Having loaded it, they retired to tiwir ae:i the decca: - .NI Lty on hiv bed anivanr, higisell with. , * tidt..e. I W ' ,MS% placed the pi , tail on the window w vat, and MI Iro ;I dOtC. tan. whieh V . P 'he:l%. aroused by the rcpert of a pistol, t:.d perceived the deceaved ctill en .the intil. weltcnag to his blood, ..rd the !pistol lying by hie:. Sure.ead w.td.varee was inevintly lat C . :c youth was d:•: d. lie. apprehends that Me decurveti a e ,4 removed the pistol tutu where want*, hail placed it., and laid it tat the bed: that the t'ithc "l e plight have touched the trigger, . Caused it to ,pleotk, fro:.. the ,tote of deceascii, m ne, Lao act the b d is iat the havirt committed suicide. Mr. ai r:eascd bad two wourdt, L.:s r . t irF ass: o : . ic ion • . 0 co of hued, oh, nee: the temple. he bad no dont.; craned his among the conic... 3 ;•• Tipton. n.,w • dratti. V rolict—A r itlentolly allot himself. fr,miabouientiloolexiat. Without glvin their jai/ prev i i „,, retir e. F reat narnhers left their • • er'4, with trite view mmi .,,iibs a 116 e t. their magus, Aar! 4f• of t!ictl Me ta .a agma riorafe been w ot tor two months to the Itottbk- of Coneator4.lbrope ..asanyg without that. not ire heti' rat I..telv gitterril rt WtriV.TIACT, a OClllelir kiwi-woo buts, J lt., as MA.lm. i'