The National Register. — London, England, 1823-02-03 00:00:00

Compaay of the lank of saglsad , maintaisted, le soma to Mr. Campbell, tint the witness had so interest which ought to dis qualify him, arid cossegasedy fist the esseriction mast stand. The Jadges pre no opiaioa spas the questiou.—Their judg ment will b► sent to the Secretary Of State's office. Oa their deoisioa dm fate of the prisoner mast depend. MIDDLAVEZ aIiSSJONS. William Watts, coachman to Mr. Lavie, one of the Under S.'s-riffs of London tad Middlesex, was indicted , (or 4144111i11ig Tnoauas Bartlett, patrol of the parish of St Odes in the Fields, on the 12th of Decessibei last. Thomas Bartlett swore, that on the day stated a lady gave the prisoner in charge to him fur a gross assault committed upon her, and while he was taking him to the watch-house the prisoner wterely beat I , and kicked his shunt,' such a 'winner that hissitoes werefilled with blood before they arrived at the WAICII.IIOWit. The lady, who was first assaulted by the prisoner, moved the assault by bun upon Bartlett, and her tau nwny was corroborated by U 4111.1 witnesses. Mr. Adolf hus defended the prisoner in an able man ner; bus he was f id guilty, and was sentenced to pay a Moe of bl. to the King. ‘Villiant Lucas, Thomas Lucas, George Brookes, and James Harding were indicted for assaulting Mr. Mills, a oedema:in in Poland-street, on the 18th of November last. _ . The Jury returned a verdict of guilt) against all the prisoners ; and the Court sentenced William Lucas to pay a fine of WI. and the three other defendants 21. each, and to crier into their recognisance to keep the race. George Bisg.haw was indicted forassaulting hlisabeth Holland, only MI years of age. with intent to violate litr person, on the wilt of November last. The beautiful little infant was placed OR the table. and after being examined by the Chairman as to the obligation of an oath, said repeating her prayers, and the ninth commandment, stave her et.►dence against the de. fendant in a clear and distinct manner. lite mother of the child, and Mr. Heath, a surgeon, described the nature of the assault committed upon her. Nit. Alley, for the defence, called the mother and *jitter of the defendant to COOtradICI the evidence of the prosecutrix. but so far from their doing sn, they only, and very materially too, contradicted each other. Baphaw was found guilty, and sentenced to two n►ontts' solitary conf►nement in the House of Correction. —Ladies were ordered out of Court during the trial. MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL RPPORT. The accounts from the country, with respect to the erects of the weather upon the wheat crop, are universally favorable. — The first dry (roots were beneficial in killing slogs and inamitilo •ermin, and chrckiog the too great luxuriance of tbeearly sows wheats; whilst the succeeding stows have proved a cover and protection. The continuance of *ewere weather, however. has pot an entire stop to tillage, and oonfined the operations of husbandry to carting dung and ditch earth for manure, road work, threshing, and loading cattle. Front the dry state of the soil, the pastures have remained productive unusually long, and a great vtock of fodder has been spared. The turnip mop has termed out wonderfully productive, and the quality hitherto greatly superior to espertation ; indeed, bad the winter proved mild, it would have been impossible to have consumed the crop. —A circumstance which dors not go to prove a diminished ex tent of farming culture. Great quantity of hay has bees spared, since scarcely any stock but the lambs have stood in need of it. The greatest difficulty is experienced in Nippon* the labour. era, who are too generally degraded to the state of paapers.-:- ilaports still of temente' effects taken in tine, mod indus trious families turned adrift-so proceeding equally cruel and impolitic, melees very nabatantial reasons can be alleged. The advance on prices before Christmas has not the appearance of Wing permanent , and barley, oats, and beans, are on the de maims. The last crop of barley and oats, it is probable, were greater thee was *apposed, and. the Mocks is land conaiderable. Pos.••• are rising is price. Is wool little doing, excepting Iles weal. Store pigs have risen oaosiderably and unexpectedly. The mail motet remains steady ; indeed the best articles Ism posismil • easisidasable price, the times considered. A most Aiwa wpm% km bees propagated, that Government has it is isolimoisliel Is lay up wheat with the viva of raising the Prima s katenti Oaks their endeavours to suable the grower to sell peolitably at the present. ROIMART.OII Thursday mo r g some fellow con trived, while a poor industrious laundress, residing is Clement's-row, Kennington Oval, had untied her back, •tutudiui to her business, to completely clear the garden eta quantity of wet linen, given her to wash, consisting of sheets, anniterpaner, ladies and gentlemens' wearing linen. clothes, &L. with which the ruffian made his escape. The poor woman, on discovering the robbery, fell into • state of insensibility, and has been very ill since from the fright. She will have to make good the whole of the snide.. Every enquiry and pursuit was made, but without any acct. Ou S evening lash, a very unusual scene took place in Marylehone Church. The Reverend Mr. Bonifield was reading, the evening service, and had nearly concluded, when a respectably dressed 111111 rose in one of the side galleries, and loudly exclaimed, " It is my turn now 1" and immediately turtling in all directions to the congregation, announced himself as" the Saviour of Nlank Intl," and was proceeding to deliver them an (nation upon his self-created divitiliy, when the organ commenced playing, and as he raised his voice, the loudest tones or the Mat 11111 l ent were in vain vied to drown the soutull of hip voice ; however, he was quickly silenced, and removed from the church. The following melancholy and distressing circum stance occurred at liallycullinan, near Corofin, its the county of Ennis, a few days, ago 7.--A poor man named O'Connor, who left his, wife's father dead, and his wik herself iti the last stage of weakness, with fewer, going out to arrange something respecting the interment of Isis father•in•law, found, on his return, 113 only child a most miserable mod appalling spectacle, having been, during his absence, in the sight of the unfortunate mother, who was incapable of rendering it any assistance, so torn and wangled by a pig, that it lived but a few minutes. hiL, w . • .1. , r t s .~ ~.... .. _ TIIE NATIONAL SE(ISTEZ CORONER'S INQUESTS. On Monday night an inquisition was held on the body of Peter Bailey, Esq. the Editor of a publication called Tie Muse (who died suddenly on Saturday evening), before Mr Higgs, and a respectable Jury. The first witness called was John Suer, who deposed as foliows:-1 sus fifteen years of age, 1 strive my sito thees coach, No. 120. On Saturday night, :Asian seven o'cltick. I was called off the stand, in ijoebec-street. to the house, N 0.9, Cumberland-place' New-road. ktook up a lady and gentleman, and was or dered so drive to the Opera; the gentleman appeared to me its good health. When I arrived at the Opera-hrmse, 1 was ordered by the constables to draw down lower. On opening. the door, the lady told me the gentleman was very poor.y, and desired me to drive back as quiches l could. W hen I got into Warwick-street the lady stopped site, and told site to drive to the Dearest Marmites. I drove to a shop in Regent -street, but there was nu one at home at this chemises but a young man, who said he could not be of any use to the sick gentleman. and directed use to drive to No. 3, Maddox-hreet. When I cause to this shop I Covina it Will a shoemaker's. I was then told there was a medical gentleman living in Ilatioverutreet, bum I could find none in the street, but was sent to Mr. Knight's, in Condutistreet. When I opened the door of thetoach, the lady said the gentleman was dead. 1 I drove steadily the whole way. John Corheld, a Dissenting Minister, sworn.-1 re side in Camden -place, Kensington Gravel POS. I was ' coining up Conduit-street on Saturday night, about eight o'clock. when I LIN , a hackney coach atop at Mr. Knight's door, and heard the boy who was netting it say. " I have got a dead gentleman." 1 immediately assisted the lady out of the coach, and got in to set what state the gentleman was in ; 1 found hunt quite dead. He was taken into the house, and received every assist , slice at Mr. Knight's. lie was cut in both arteries and. 111 the jugular vein, without etiect.—This witness fusilier sia•ed, that he asked Mrs. Bailey if the deceased had been previously unwell, when he was told that Mr. LE I had beets poorly for manse time. Hunter Nicholson, assistant to Mr. Knight, sworn.— About eight o'clock on Saturday evening the deceased was brought in a hackney coach to Mr. Knight. On examining him I found the deceased quite dead. I bled him, as has been stated by the last witness. but without success.. 1 found the deceased had been afflicted with anoriam of the aorta, which had burst, atsJ which was the immediate cause of Mr. Baileys death. A medical friend of the deceased atwuded, but was not sworn. He expressed his surprise at the demoted having lived so long. Verdict—Died by the visitation of God. Om Saturday last an urquuiunu was h. Id before J.W. Cowin, Esq. Coroner, at the Pites Head, 'lysim,sireet, Bethnal-green, on view of the reIIIJIIIS of Josepla , AlONS, Esq. well known ass stock-broker. 'he deceased was of the Jewish persuasion, and lead recently done considerable business its foreign securities, the fall in the prices of which. it is stated, greatly embar rassed him, and in a fit of menial distraction he pet a period to has existence. Mrs. Moses, the wife of the deceased, was exatadnerls and she stated, that her linsbanta had been for MOM titan three weeks in the most distressing state of mink that could be imagined, and wtiicti she attributed to his loss in !waded property. During each day fur that period, and at night, his agitauon at intervals was very great, and he 011 ell lell Isis bed and traversed the TOOlll 1011' hall au boor together. and 1111 sighs and groan. eutivincel her that his mental sutterings were very great. On Friday morning last, after a very restless night, the deceased rose from his bed about seven o'clock, and went 110W11 and dusting the absence oh the servants he suspended himself by a cord a staple, which was fastened in. the wall of the kitchen, And after lie had hung about ten minutes, he was discovered, and cut down; his face was much discoloured, and he appeared quite lifeless. There was no breathing or motion of the body, or perceptible pulsation,. Medical aid was immediately called in, but every exertion to.rewore atatersaumsproved unsuccessful. Verdict—lnsanity. Sx&txtatn.—The amateurs of this healthful exercise had another great match, on the Maze Like, Hero, on Saturday last. he first match was for a sweepstakes silver bowl, value 25 sovereigns, between the following: —Messrs. Harewoud, Blenkensop, Hayward, Rogers, and Smittwom The match took place round a half.tmle circle, and the distance to be completed was five aides. • The skaiters went off in fine style our the outside of the half mile boundaries, affixed by weights, The first half mile was dune by Mr. Rogers an two minutes and a se : coml. He was passed in the second utile by •Nlveirs. Blenkensop and Smithson. Mr. Hayward fell at the commencement of the third Mlle, and gave in; and Mr. Rogers was beat sown alter. Mr. Harewoud, who hail eimently reserved his powers, slant a-head at the end of the fourth mile and the race was between hint and Air. Bleisketisop: It was a Moe struggle in the last stile, and was won by Mr. kiletikensiip in 19 minutes and 37 at cowls. The ice was nut so gond as ou the preceding So. turday, wheissenie matches took. place, the snow having adhered to it its parn.—Another match of a mile took place, between Capt. Smith and Mr. Jenkins, fur a rump and dozen tor the skaiters. it w•s a good race. and was won by Capt. Smith in three minutes and two s,coritts. Toll Bina BIT.—At the late Quarter Sessions for Glories ter, Thomas Hush, a common informer, who lately resisted at the Phenix Inn, at Cirencester, pleaded not guilty to ass in dictment for extorting money from a renieviable farmer at Bag worth„ to compound an offence alledged to have been COM-. milted by the latter, under toe general Highway Act, in suffer ing his cart to be drawn by more than the usual umuber of Moses. The Court sentenced Bush to be committed to llor.e ley Bridewell for one mouth. end by his MI% ictiun he is for ewer disabled Irate being plaintiff or informer in any edit or in formation, upou airy statute, 'Popular or penal. e.~~ .. SP Ma RIAM ROUGH-STRElT:Sligidar (Us e —Mr. Her. ring, of 33, in the Strand, applied on Friday to Sir Geo. Parretti, to know if he could compel the attendance of Mr. Harris, of Great Itusselbstreet, Bloomsbury, and se veral other opticians, on Saturday, at the examination of Chas. Cleft. in custody for 'sassing forged ten and five pound notes. Mr. Herring stated, that his young friend who stood by his side, whose name is hues F...clies, of most reputable lankily and connections at Bury, was some time since taken into custody by Mr. Harris, and examined at Bow -street, on a charge of uttering a forged 61. tote.—A•number of othet opticians attended the ex. • anvinatifsoi g htn•althougli they all said they believed the prison* to be the 'servos, yet they would not swear posi. Lively to him, stud after snifter; days confinensmn, and bell treated Ina felon, he way discharged. The young= man a prospects were- ruined by the charge; he lost a • Sittl3lloll to which he had just been. appointed, his Ot- • racier blasted, the feelings of his aged father and family cruelly wounded, and all Irons an unfortunate resem blance he bore to the prisoner, Cleft, now Su cuirealy.— - (l'his resemblance struck Sir Genetic, and every person wit° saw both, as so remarkable, that, if dressed alike, it would he very difficult to know one from she other.) — Mr. Harris and others now refused to come forward and do the young man justice —Sir George said he was sorry he had no power to eompel their attendance ; but he was • surprised that any man of feeling should refuses " but." • said Sir George, " the young man may rely, that the public press, which is always ready to redress the injured. will do him ample justice." The young 111311 shed tears of gratitude. Mr. Herring, whose zeal in behalf of tile young man does him great credit, assured the Alagistrate, that (rout the beginning to the end of the charge, he hail not the slightest doubt of his friend's innocence, and that he has ever since supported him, all his friends having deserted him in consequence of the slain upon his characs:r.—Sir George told Mr. Herring to attend on the following day (Saturday) at the offiee, when Cleft is to be examined, and his themd will be able to stand " beside himself." FATAL ACCIDENT.—As two brothers' were waking • in a chalk-pit at Itamsdell,iwar Basingstoke, one of theirs went on the top of the pit, fnr the purpose, it is supposed, of removing the earth, that it might not mingle with the chalk when it should -fall up. In this employment hir continued for some little little, and lie knew not that his • brother, who had remained below, was under ,he chalk • wall, whichlitLi been considerably sonderniitied.o. •• Loosened, pall* the frost, the chalk .I:pots-which • he was employ e way, mad he fell with it to the bottom of the pit. This person was• not nimits Isurs-br • the fill ; but, un.recovesing from the shock it•necessarily•• occasioned, he looked round, Istst in.oeiu, for his imir brother. He was buried beneath. the moss of chalk• which hail Uri) I It was a considerable time befoie the body could be discovered, and when it was dog out, a most sittoleingipeetacle was presented lodic beholden. —The bowels of the unforiumate tuan were literally crushed out, and every part of his frame was dreadfully mangled. Of course the verdict of the Jury was—•-• Aimideutal Death. Donca M'Farlatie, Gertmore carrier, was, on Friday night, attacked by a band of ruffians UST the Garscuhe • road, about nine miles from Glasgow ; a WOllll3ll was walking with hint, when two per.ons sprung I the opposite sides of the road, and made towards him; he retired two steps, and prepared himseff for an attack--• they, however, proceeded to the cart, and began to mum • fnnn behind it a horse belonging to Mr. Graham, of Gamete. He went forward and knocked down one of - them. and engaged in a scuffle with she other. At that itistarti.five other men rushed in to the assistance of the other two. The woman then loosed the dog, which was, however, so terrified that it ran off. The only wea. pun of defence which the carrier had was his whip, Wild the shaft of which he dealt aUthit hill' with some effect. The rubbers were armed with sticks. Ito the mean tittle the woman made off with the horse and cin at a brisk trot. She went to the first house she met, and called for assistance; only one maw was its the house at the time, • who procured the of a lad at a distance, and two wo men, and proceeded with lights to the place of esteems ter. The carrier had been by this time beat off, alter a bloody struggle He was met by this party ma tar hoot the house. pursued by the villains; the lights had the wishederoe effect ; the villains instantly made off.—The • carrier had in charge that night about SOL its motley. and the cat was loaded with valuable pods. Several of the tellows made a grasp as his • side • pocket, where the money was deposited. there is little doubt they were aware or the value of the booty they were in quest of. The carrier is very much bruised about the face toil Ludy. He deserves high praise lur his bold and intreptil conduct. SUICIDS.--GTOtter's I inquisition was • held on Thursday afternoon, at the King's Herd, James street, Wecaniiiister, before Thoaraas Higgs, Esq. coroner, .• on she body of Thomas lioney;iwliose death was Deer stoned by his own act-i-cutting hirthroat. The deceased • was a twine of Iceland, where Int had a wile living, and since his cumin , t to this country lie hail married another, hut they disagreeitur parted, and hu allowed her a small weekly stipend His first wile learning his residence. was daily expected, which caused him to beaver low spirited, and produced temporary derangetricts:—Verdict • accordingly. About half past four o'clock on S lay afternoon, the driverof a at Si. George's Chapel, iii the Uk 1 lige4Uad, was- torfi• mg his Bones at 6 loot pace to re-sucts ey his party to town, when he fell off the box, and tLae wheel passed Inv Ills body. lie was taken to a public I ttttt st• chile but a surgeon who attended finding the lower cam-un ties of the sidieret completely parr l)seil, directed lanai be conveyed to St. George's 110.1 ital. snider an impress, slots that the spinal marrow was isij ac.l. Should IA life be saved, it wilt probably be otviii2 in the great depth , of snow, wind!' lad made the spot as hoe I:c toil ilk. leather-bed. r 4: . -. e' 1 A .22t2