The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-09 00:00:00

= ■ • • e-i Mr. Sedgwiek was about to reply, but the officers its attendance, in obedience le the order of the Magistrate, took him gently by the arms, and ielisoved him outside the door; and 'there the matter terminated. The above named gentleman, Mr. Sedgwick, has since addressed the following very proper letter TO THE EDIT:/K;— SlR,—Having no taste for notoriety, and luring still lelli ambitions that say name should appear in public root isu-rted with any contention %tilt Sir Richard Hiretie,whom 1 had never seen helot e the other evening, boot of whom I know enough by repoilatints to sliiink instinctively firm, any sort of contact, I should have even abstained from adverting tothe statement contained in the Police Ile. poet, if it did nut tend to gibe lu my interference au air of various intrusion. Having laid the whole case and the conduct of the two Liow.stiert officers before the Seereimy of the Home Department, and knowing that it will undergo immediate investigation, I shall refrain from exciting those feelings of public indignation **kith a de tail of the ciicumistances would create. The youth was iny awn nephew. Had not the pi 0010 attention of Mr. Peel rendered it aouecrs•ary fur sue to lay the case be fore the t oldie, every one, I am aatisficti, would have concurred in thinking that it warranted a warmth of re seutsaent much beyond what I expressed. I am Sir, yours, Ise. BEDGWICK. Somerset-place. SURREY SESSIONS. Catherine Keile, Catherine Ryan, and Mary Ann West, wore indicted Mr feloniously stealing a, silver watch, the property of William Steele, a shoemaker, resitlitia in Bract:friars Road. Mrs. Steele, the wife of the prosecutor, deposed, that on the 17th of February the prisoners c a me io sh e s h op between ime and two o'clock in the day. They walked into the parlour, seated themselt and asked to look at souse shoes. After having tried several pairs. one of the prisoners corml up and went towards the mantle piece. She was a little time afterwards (deserved to walk to the slop door and drop sitternhing into the lap a her companion, who waited outside, and who immediately walked off followed lor die others, will IIIAIOII4. any purchase. The moment their backs were nutted the watch (now ['roomed) was missed I the matiile piece. The prisoners were pursued and ',remain hack...— The witness saw the watch drop 1r the side of the p.ishiter West, who kicked it tooter the carpet. The prisoners were suMetmently given into custody. The priumers were f 1. uttiliy--tol it appealing that they were all iiractised thieves, the court sentenced them all to wren years' transport Atom A poor orphan boy was Slidicteil tier stealing a watch, front the house of Mi.Jintlatt, of Darkint, Surrey. I t appeared the unloritotate boy fwd beets employed In sweep the chimney, and (1111 k oceasi.in to depart with the watch, which WAS lyiva WI a tattle in the room he had to pass. The prisoner hegaerl for mercy. The jury returned a Tref. ildt asi . gailly, but the chair man humanely withheld passiea Judgment on 'he pri. tenser, and directed Chas applica should - Le made for his admission into the l'ettitelitiarv Moses Nlartio, a Jew, tot,inil iti.lieted for stealing, in the month of September last, 20a. in silver, the pio perty of Peter ‘Vright. The prosecutor is a baker, and resides in Lung Lane, Bermondsey, a n d the mistmer is a confectioner.. hawk ing his wares :Mont the metropolis for fate; use day mentioned he went to I lir prosecutors shop, awl offered his sweetmeats to 'Mrs. W'right linr sale; awl she arced to lutetium a purchaser of a lots of 11. s confectionary 101' Ito agreed to take 21. 17s. to calls, and 12 loaves or bread, at fid. each iii paymetit. The prisoner delivered her the t i mid.. aml then went behhol she counter into the parlour, and on the table there lay font 1 Is-31. 17s. Or silver, and three shillings ill copper, which she paid the prisoner 21. 17s. before the prisoner le;1 the room. ".1 rs. 11 right was called Mtn the shop by a cost 11111111 l and whilst site seas attend 111 A 11l the shop. the rhymer came tort of the room, jumped • los cart, and drove oti; as fast as he could. U.t her re torts us the parlour, she missed the 20*. Irons the tilde. and instantly told her husiettid and jouriteyinatt, Gram, that the Jew had rulabed. her. They followed, lon could not overtake hint. Six or seven days afier, a paper, con taining an address or a man,. named Moses Martin, Rosemary Laue, confectioner, was thrown into her thrip, and suspecriog him to be the Jew who had nabbed her, she went there and saw the prisouer, whom she tonne. diately recognised. The Chairman summed tip the evidence, and the Jury immil the prisoner godly. The Chairman said, the sentence of the Court was, that he should be imprisoned 12 calendar ha in Guilford Laol, Sind to be kept to hard labritir. ileac young oleo. 1131114 Ni Cradle, Will , and Till, who were a few days commuted I Union Hall, charged with havin g violently:sr.:tolled and stolen a hat front J. Harwisel, were tried at these sessions. F the evidence it apperred that die pramectdor was returning hone to Stockwell about eleven o'clock on Sunday night. At the corner of Oakley-street ,he was attacked by the prisoners; a stogie ensued, its which the prisoner lost his itat, and the following dry it was traced to the lodgings of Willmore. who protested tl►at he found it on the pavement. Two of she prisoners were giveu into custody on the spot, and Willu►nrc was apprehended the next day. The Jnry pronounced a verdict of not guilty against the prisoners. General when past 80 years of age, married a very amiable young lady of 18. He was an acquaintance of Kant, the philosopher, whom Le informed of his having married ; adding, " I do not think I have to hope for any posterity?'— " Certainly not," replied Kant, " but to fear." i ' THE NATIONAL REGISTER GLASGOW, MARCIS 1.--Last night, shortly before midnight, the watchman stationed at Eatlywell-street observed two pretty-well dressed fellows hurrying to wards the High Chinch, and he tiny. eted from their appearance and demeanour that they were bent on Wilke litilialloWeti purpose. lin suspicions were well mood , ea; lot, in a %cry short lithie anerwards, he traserved the same persons, Miaowed by several people, with - bulky article roiled in a sheet. He of course took mem into custody, when it appeared they were heathia the body of a Wall who had lately lived in the Ilavantlah, and was buried on Thursday. Upon this discosery, the itoliatia lion of the people ruse to the highest pitch. Every epi thet of indistiation and reproach wrs 'leaped ilholl the illiSCrea lilt, and had it not been for the timely at rit .11 of a strung pa:ty of the patrol, the crowd would certainly have indicted wwro.try and severe punishment on the spot. A burley was proenred,. on which Abe bwly was • laid, and, as one of tile fellows resisted, struck, bit, and di)101:11 the watehiliali, he was wood and laud beside the hotly, and he and it were lodged in the police suffice. in Amon an hoot afterwards, body wa,elaiafesi lay the sus of the deceased. hi consetraenee of lurse Mallet] traitspiring, with additional Mit - mites, a large crowd assemoled this nlorilng iu Ira,ut of a 1 se acct. pied as a leCloire.roOtti its tills City, anti they ttttt tetljately broke open the door, when a stait was presented of the ,most appalFail description There were too apartments, and 111 each of them Werelyine IrJKIIIeIIU of lINIIIJIs 1)0. dies, brink s all the dissecting. Muniments. One large nth was filled with a number of heads, legs, anus, and oilier parts of the human fraine, steepill'll4 Water. The naked hotly of a female, with her low: Hawing hair, was lying on a talile entire, One of the trades wanted the head, tile entrails were out, and it 0 1 43 Call op and 11110 l ',l * e.trillly disfigured. A complete skeleton was hanging at the end of the -room. The smell that emitted was al l intoletaole. The (relines of the imptilace were flow aroused. and they immeiliattly tossed um all the Ixl lies, and threw the tables,frames,llollrrS, at .1 other tlisseetifia apparatus on the peen. The bodies were re entered trout the crowd, soil covered with hoards. A stoma detachments of Ilse ';'; di regiment mined about .hall past ten, and cleared the street. A Morley and two creels were then procured from Britlewell, atot taken to the spot, and the fralettiell'll which were lying about were aatlirred together; as they were placed its the creels, a of honor and intlianation ran through the crowd. The steels inkwhicit the holies were put were sup u 1 Bridewell. The crowd left. the place born) aiactsvards,aill 3 ittilintry guaral remains en the premises in which the bodies mere mound. Aerate or 110NOIR.—A rumour hat,. for some flass,heell ill Cirettlatitlis, 11i a aloel between two ihsiiii• gni:died foreiktiers. Tile follOwths. is ail tinniest tie 31aleilietil of the alltir :—Alum two years ago, the Nra parlit.,n General Cara-co.-a •netal has dent traumata, oh caliiita, out tricot. General %Villa.nn Pepe, late COlll. manlier of the Neaphlit tat foie s. Very bluntly after tp • arritakii. bouffant of Cieueral Pepe, he received a letter f General Carascogi, its which, siier char.:,isig Gen. Pepe with contract injurious to his reputation, lie pointedly avowed his opinions, that 'Mihaly ten trautions were, in all cases, contrary to the principles of honour— dial any chatele in the Government of iNapars WaS•tul . necessary—alio oral less in that of Snail'. l ' he letter crifielsoled Willi a elialleitue in the ta• terms. To this letter, General Pepe rephed,,by art .la his opinion. 111.0 tarry Wee State was indebted for its 'Merl In tarp revolutions, nut excepting even Esitilmil—that the Spaniards were now a prey to civil anarchy. only be. cause certain intik israski,. calling themselves Liberals, were, in fact, hostikr to Use earaistnittiest of . the Cones. - that he had Employed Ille alithority which hilt rang auul itis-c and had gt.en Iliad al Naples, to must the despoils's, of a Got ermitent, which, while it rendered the people iniserahle, was of no JCIII.II ativaitta , 4e 10 the reigisitta, dynasty—AlM concluded by accepting the dtal !title. Ott the 2014) of February, the Generals ones— Count Santa Rosa.. ex...Nlietistei of %Var of Pion ttttt itt. attended General Pepe, and Al. Bonnet, a Frown gen tleman, General Carascosa. The weraous were swords, and the Imams engaged; but in the second pass, Gratettil Pepe's sword snapped short near the guard, IM which the seconds interiered, and the combat, as is usual in such eases, Wall deferred. A second meeting took place on Friday last, a few miles from London, from K's-bridge. Oil engaging, General Carascosa attacked with real impetuosity; but atter several passes 11111 both sides,Getteral Prpe seising his adversary's awned .vitlt his left hand, disarmed him ; and piecing the point of his sword at his breast, had his hie in his power.-- Here the affair woul•I have terminated,. but General raterisa, on tecovei ina his sword, renewed the combat, which seas warmly maintained, until he was (Maly tin soled, by a thrust from General Prpe in the rieltt shoulder. General Pepe, seeing his adversary - incapable of further defence, declined availing himself of title ad saittaue, and thus the duel terminated. . (?is Tuesday ,c'isitight, Mr. Clayton, of Burson, re moved wits) his family to 11.siord ; and on Tuesday morning last Mrs. Clayton's UCCIIllei Illeall 1150 k lilacs.. the evening, tier husband exres.eil his fears that the room he was iiiiots& to sleep in was (loop ; and, although canonised by a neighbour that the 111/416111 kill, he conceived that theta (Instil be on danger from Mat cir cumstance, and wisubl.siave a few red not coals pm Solo the fireplace. This was accordingly done, and wills a (tile girl, his daughter, about two years and live months old, lie retired in rest. The nurse and Mrs. Clayton gay they heard him up with &lie child alarm one o'clock, and it is certain he had the child out of bed some nine in the night About eight o'clock in the inorisistg, the nurse called at the door, but received no answer, and 'opposing that, as lie had been disturbed the tight be lose, lie was still asleep, he was not again called till near Sc , ) o'clock, when there was still no answer. She then opened the door, hot could scarcely breathe, the sulphur was so stro:lg to the room, Ilse wa, dead, and the child nearly so, and it sons breathed its last ! •-• NECK OR NOTIIIKI3A difficult steeple chase fog 15 sovereigns each tmk Mace on Thursday, between Messrs. Goddard, Andrews, Wentworth, Hull, and Chambers, mounted stn the best of hunters. The stars look place stn Maidenhead Tuicket, to go to Bowney, 011 Vt inii,rlr Finest,. between BJOIIOI 01111 CllOl/64111, over neat y a oft nutrient' groudd of about 12 miles. A numerous held of sportsmen joined, but were soon at fault. The cotiopetiims were in sight of each ether on Winfield Plain, amir twiny hazardous leaps. 'rue two former•kept flown Hatctiet-lame, when they separated at the entrance to Ascot race-course, Mr. Goddard leaving the ;tram! stand on the kn, and taking the straight line to Rowney. Mr. Andrews crossed at thexlistatice-post, and kept w. •of the %Vitll6ol Hunt cuts. Mr. %Vent- worih's Mt :got limed very earl f in the chase. Messrs. •. 111111 and Chambers left Witikfie d church o.renhe right,. • • • and made direct fur the King's flog-kennel, lind , crossed the 0 ikingliain road at the top of the bill leading oil to the tof rse. Toe last lour miles separated the whole of ' as the fences were too Mime: 4 oolle to cover a leap. V I the hill, half a mile from Bowney, Mr. • Goldard waa first seen advancing at full Nseed, and to the left • Mr. Hull was making full play fur home, and it was a fine race between the two. When within half a mile of Mr. Seyinotir's cottage. the coming-to place, witty more than a quarter of a nine a.tteatl,' eased his horse, and he won meetly in 49 minutes, heating • Mr. Hull shoot four minutes. The other. cantered itt leisurely-, tioding thettisels es heat. OARING HU HU LA RY.....IIrIWPCII nine andlleri o'clock . I last Solway eVelllll3._Mr*. M'Arilitist a widow lady, residing at N. is, Witierove-place, Corporation-row, St. John -street, was sitting up stairs with a kw friends, and having occasion 10 go doss it suits to prepare slipper, she was seized on at the stair-hot by a fellow, who el*. led one hand to her mouth, to prevent her from calling out, and &waged her to the kitchen, when she was Ilia eatened, that if she made the smallest alatin, he , would cm her throat ; else was placed sluing on a chair, • awl the villain stood titer her, whilst two other ruffians - ransacked eseuy part of the kitchen, closets, Etc. and carried Oa a imainity of Russia sheeting, iable.linen, napkins, apparel, seven silver table.tpoons and many other articles.. The villain mood over her till the • Other 155 . 41 effected their escape out at the back window and over the yard wall ; and i u about live minutes after,.• the oulfian , aher threatening if she attempted 10 , stir-for • nalf an hour, that he wouthl retoro am; murder her, wrist out the Sallie wry, dila ellrelell his eSralle. Mrs. NI•A t!itir reunited to her company-in a iltearlful sta.e of a.,;•3111/11, 110.1 111:01111e , 1 I.llelll of what had passed. burs Frinay nurrithal, as the drays of Nlessrs. henry Meux and Co. were riocreillog to Highgate, a mad dog ern 411111111 - ,St. the 1111rerli at the toot et: the 110, without, tionveser, att.:ekitug them. The iletyttim, whose name is Powell, tan irons the side of the road to prevent any but the nog flar,eti at him, and missing his W I . so - lo ped al his hand, and we arc sorry to say drew • Mood irons one of his fingers.- The dog thew ran to- Keitipli-ittwo, where two blacksmiths attacked and killot Liuus t itli re.l-hot irons. Tile fury of the dug ia resistive,. the attack was very remarkable. He sa. • tually seized 011110 f the • is, his untold, matte an iinpressiutt on it with his teeth, and struggled to reach the legs ofmte verso') who held it, and swim succeeded, after much mliliicnhv,.in tilltistimt it down the animal's tiot:at. The dug had, before the draymati was attacked, Moos a NeWiolllllll.lo6l 'llr4llelolll2ill4 11/ a 11.54111C111a1l 111 • tile 1/eisdlll/011r11110(1. Mr. J. tow, a surgeon, at 111 It, cut away a ion of tbe licerated-tioaer of thepoor dray_ than, awl resorted to other 1111/4113 for pies elating bad comottiences. Mu Now UHAMSHIRE A 15F 11.£11 —The trial of the itee. William Eyre castle 1111 al Aylestotry, on-Monday. It will he recollected that thus resereell gentleman was char.:ell with coltimiting a rape a iew moo ago, at Worship-street police 'h . :ice, where a howl esantinatton took place, and he was sent flown 'to rotekmallsinsltirc 011 the charge. The Grand Jury threw out hie hill (or the capital ()deuce, 'and d tote for a Illitalemeatiour. The trial lasted six I s, and he was acquitted. A Ere ier of respectable farmers and otheis attended, and gate hies a most excellent character. Toe verdict of actplistal was receised with great satisfaction.—On Toesoay, Joseph Croker and 'Donnas liAssdal were tried , for the murder of Edward Needle anti his wile, keepers of the hill.gate. 'foe evidence (which has already been hilly befire the iniolic) sues coliclusive, and the Jury fomill a serilict of Gailty—Dzatli. On Thursday morning three meta underwent the awful sentence of the la w•iii lona of AylesMiry gaol—the eOllCllllllOe of Specla• hies was i 11111 l COIN; the e./111 jets had preVintibly ack now letLed tn.- justice of their 111 . 111elleC, and their appearatice anti comluct sithsequent to the knowletke of then tool- table fate were pe oil, and as is Atonid have been.- 1 ties- 5...-cote.l to due without a strieaste. MATCH To N LWllOl'.Y.—Mr. West, the amateur, started Isom II yde Park al tone 11 . 0.1 Ck 011 MOllllay. 10 perform the thinner of 112 toilet, in 28 hours, Mr 100 -overruns; lie resetteu Slottalt, :Jo miles in hoar tttttt s ; he went through Nlaitleoltrad (26 tittles) incog. be:Ore seven, havitis halted half an limn. He was at Readiug ai nine o'clock, anti constituted his journey the other 17 miles; which lie accomplished, aher a short stoppage, in half all hunt lees than half the time ;, he here laid demo, and passed through Reading on his return, atwlut five of and lie slolleVil at a frientfahouse at Hare Hatch, where lie hist fell laticitetl. Ile slatted f thence to do the remaining 32 miles in eight hours.-- He lost time iti wary 1111t/f, and limn the bailors of die roads, be gave In IS 11111e6 front home,. and having lons than three hours to do it M. The match hss brew at tempted by others, hot !fever yet. accomplished. 'foe last three 11011r6 spoiled the 11116111 M. JOlCloll.—thi Wednesday outlive, Nlr. Richard Beckett, Assistant Master of Mile-end Old 'novo %Volk. woo dascostrot hanging by a cord I a limit, tit the coliug. lie 11411 been in a low despoittling state Inc some time. An impiest was lit 1,1 itt the hotly by Mr. Uinsiit,Coroner, and the Jt:ry tytorma a stido t Insanity. ' I•A•1.0,, ~ F ~: -_. • . = \Ell Iri i, 11