The National Register. — London, England, 1811-01-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. most damning facts now came out, anttlue indignatirm of the Court at hearing th:3 profligate was such, that Lordship. after expressing himself in terms of the greatest abhorrence of the jade, committed her fur perjury, to be tried at the uekt ses sions, and she was taken into I4ewgate instantly. ••••••••=1 . vestigation prc‘ikkd.ti) be a forgery, and was traced through tilt medium of a man named. Mark Ckambers, as having been oda& ginally in the possevion of the priso!ter Bla:y, who it appeared was formerly a clerk in the bankin-house of Messrs. Weir and . _ FRIDAY, JAN. 11. John Bowles was indicted for the wilful murder cif Mary, his wife, by giving her several blows and bruises on her head and body. By the evidence of two women of the names of Tooley and Togwell it appeared, that the prisoner, who was a journey man sairyer, had been out on the 26th of December last, boxing. When he came home in the evening, he fnnnd his wife absent from the lodgings, at A nei4bbouring gin-shop. She soon after came home in compahy with a Mrs. Smith, whom he objeoted to her keeping company with. As soon as she en tered the house a quarrel ensued, when he struck her several blows in the passa ; afterwards they had another altercation up stairs, when he struck her again, and one of the witnesses saw him kick her on the floor. SOon afterwardi Mrs Togwell came into the room, and saw the deceased lying on the bed.—. The prisoner was standing by the fire side ; he said his wife had had a fit, and he had her laid on the bed. The woman went up to her, and saw she was dead, and immediately ex claimed, " Mr. Bowles, you have murdered your wife !" The prisoner seemed in great agitation, and beat his head. He him self afterwards went fur a surgeon, who shortly arrived, but the Woman was found quite dead. No one was present when the deceased dropped, and Mrs. Tooley said she was in the next room, and inu.4 have heard if any more blows had been given. Mr. !-Inciter, surgeon, opened the body : he found the sto mach full of gin, and a vessel ruptured in the head, which'was the cause of the death. But there was no , marks of violence sufficient to lead him to say that they caused the rupture of the vessel ; on the contrary. he thought it extremely probable it might have been caused by intoxication.—Nut WILFUL MURDER. Antonio Cardoza (a Portuguese), Mary Rogers, and Sarah Browne, were indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Da vies, by giving him several stabs in the back with a knife. The deceased, it appeared, was a waterman, who, on the night of the 12th of December, had been with his brother dancing, in a public-house in Nightingale-lane, St. Catherine's. In their way home they saw the two female prisoners, Browne and Rogers, in the street, when the deceased put his arm round the waist of Sarah Lrovene, which she took in auger. The brother desired ter not be angry, and lie would give her something to drink. A.squabble ensued, in which the deceased tore the clothes of Browne, by the hook of an ue.brella getting entangled in them. Shc immediately - called out for Antonio. When Carduza came tp, Browne immediately exclaimed, " that is him who has so served me ; murdee him, don't leave a bit of life in him." Car .drreadirectly attacked the deceased with along knife. A .senf fie ensued ; they both ,lawn, and Cardoza scabbed the de ceased several times in the back, of which wounds he immecli atAy expired. 'There was no evidence affecting the prisoner Mary Rogers, excepting that she was present. The Learned judge, in summing up, stated a distinction to exist between the cases of Cardoza and Sarah Browne. There was a quarrel and heat of blood between her and the deceased ; but Cardoza came in, and, without any provocation given iwi•- sanully to him, atta,ked the deceased. Cardoza was found guilty of murder, Sarah Drowre of manslaughter, and Mary Roger.; acquitted. The Recorder immediately parsed sentence of death against Cardoza, and directed him to be executed on Monday morn ing. Co. dm!' strhei; ar the time of the utteiling of the forged.dt-aft, Was the bookkeeper iZ the service.of the Ekresent prosecutors, Messrs.'. Gregg and Caufieid, and from. that circumstance had an oppor; tttnity of being fully acquainted with the manner in which they' drew their drafts. It further appeared that the prisoner Blair' was acquainted with Hitchin and Roberts, two notorious chi-. meters now in I.T Mari i M n whose company he became ac quainted with ari Chambers; to whom he applied to get ti e check changed, and for that purpose they met on the morning' of the 13th Nov. at.Newgate, from. wheuct they proceeded to the Prerogative Office in Doctors Commons, were Dale, the other. Prisoner, an acquaintance of Chamber's, were employed to go to the •Barikeis to .076 t the. draft 'cashed: Dale;however, after having got the cash, suspecting that the draft was a forgery, or intending to tyarloin the anoney which he had received, went off., Of this fact Chambers informed Blair, who did not believe him,. and hinted that he had kept the money himself. Chambers, to prove his innocence, went with Blair to Newgate, where he of fered to have himself searched before Hitchins anti Roberts,. but they only laughed at him. In consequence of this (-Armin-. stance, together with the suspicion which was enteetained,aiainst • him, he suspected that somelling improper had been transacted, and he went to Messrs. Weir and Co. and acquainted them' with all the films of which he possessed a knowledge. This Is-, covery led to the apprehension of the Prisoners.. Upon these facts, which were fully supported by witnesses, in • addition to a long chain of evidence which clearly proved the' parts, the prisoners had taken in the nefarious transaction,. Blair was found guilty of uttering the draft, knowing it to be forged—Death ; and Dale was acquited, as there was no vroof of his actual knowledge of' the forgery, although it was evident' that his intentions were dishonest. BIRTHS. At Howick, on Itturday, the 29th ult. the Countess Grey, of ason. _ _ _ _ At Belvoir Castle, her Grace the Duchess of Rutland, of a daughter. At their house, in Portman-square, the Lady of Sir J. W: Smith. Bart. of Sydlitig, Dorsetshire, of Q. son. ► At Weybridge, Surrey, the Lady of G. B. Mainwaring, of 80n. At Tovil, Kent, the. Lady of James Waller, Esq. of a daugh ter. -At hishouse, in Portman-square, the-Lady of Sir J. L. John stone, of a son and heir. On Sati , rday last, the Lady of Joseph Prestwick, Esq. of Pensbury, of a son. 4 On the 31st ult. at his house in Devonshire-street, Portland place, the Lady of Charles Littledale, of a son. DIED. - In Portland-road, Sir F. Botirgeois, the Historical Painter. Lately, at Chertsey, surrey, Mrs. Sarah Love, morher Capt. Love, of his Majesty'sshipTisiphone ' who was the last sur viving officer wounded in Lord Rodney's glorious victory on the 12th of April, 1782, and great aunt to Mrs. Croker, wife of the Secretary to the Admiralty. In the ‘..:2d year of his age, Augustus Parkins, Esq. nephew to Sir John B. Warren, Bart. Aged 6s, C. Baines, Esq. a Post Captain of his Majesty's Navy, father of the Rev. C. J. Baines, M. A. Vicar of St. Ives, Hunts, and of the Rev. J. J. Baines, M. A. Vicar of Burwell, Cambridgeshire. ~~ PRICE ..OF STOCKS. SATURDAY, JAN. 12. FORGERY. Joseph Blair and Thomas Date, were tried on an indictment, charging them in the first counts with forging a certain draft for 6001. with interest, to defraud Messrs. Wei: and *CO. bankers, and in a second count, they were charged with uttering the said draft, knowing it to be forged. From. the testimony of the various witnesses examined in support of the prosecution, it appeared, that on Thursday,The 5t 1h of November last, a draft to: 6001. purporting to be the draft of Messrs. Gregg and Cawfield, of St. Bartholomew's.-lane, in favour of one John Clarke, was presented to, and paid by a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Weir and Co. when the said Messrs.,Gregg and Cowfield kept cash. This draft on in- London : Printed and F.dited by E. RUCHE, and Published by JOHN usITER, No 5, Pickett-st s reet, Str and forwarded by all the . Newsmen, the Clerts of Roads, and Booksellers throughout the United Kingdom, Lie Country at 10s. aid• per quarter. Bank Stock -: ' 2404 241 . 3 per ( :cut. it educed 66 i ii' 3 per Cent. Consols 664 64 ex. div. , 4 per Cent. Consols SIN. S per ,Cant. Navy 934 M el. div. Bank Long Amitaues 174 i Omnium 414. dis. . India Bonds ' Ms. 27i. pm., Exchequer Bills, 3d. lOs 13s. pni.- • India for opening _ ___. Consols for opening English Lottery . Tickets City Ditto The above are the only Funds 183 - 447 91. • that are ' itrand, near 'Fempfebßar )m, free a postage, itrta ~.