The National Register. — London, England, 1809-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RECISTER. SEPT. U. CLERKENIVELL SESsIONS. Thursday, James Deadman was indicted for committing a violent assault on John Rau, his step-father, at Fulham, on the tith of December last. The assault, as detailed by the Prosecutor, was outrageous in the extreme. The 'Defendant, it appeared, after abusing some friends whom the Prosecutor, who had married the Defendant's mother, had invited to his house, attacked the Prosecutor him self, and also his wife, who had betaken herfelf for safety to another room, which she secured on the inside. The Defendant forced open the room where his Mother was, and on the Prose cutor's rescuing her from him, seized him so closely by the throat, that the blood sprang out from his ears. The Defendan t . then desired one of two brothers, who were also assisting him, to hand him the poker, that he might have his step-father's life. There being no poker, he seized en a candlestick, with which he beat the Prosecutor about the shoulders, the latter guarding his head the best way he could, till he succeeded in wrestiug the candlestick from the Defendant's grasp. The- Defendant then struck the Prosecutor a violent blow with his fist immediately under the eye, on the cheek, so as to lay it open, and to occasion blood to issue from the nose and mouth.— lie also seized on different candlesticks, afterwards, in the 'course of the affray, with the design of completing his professed purpose—to take away the life of the Prosecutor, who only escaped from him by getting out of the room, and locking it upon the Defendant. Mr. Gamey and Mr. Alley were for the prosecution, and completely made out their case. Mr. C . ..nst for the Defendant, adduced no witnesses, hut ra ther appealing to the feelings of the Court, represented this as a case of family misunderstanding, the mother of the Defendaut now the wife of the Prosecutor, .having been by her former husband, and who was a market-gardener, left in the absolate disposal of his property and business, with a remarkable clause. in the will, declaringthi3 to he in full confidence of her maternal regard for her children, seven in number, who had since their father's death carried on his business, of the fruits of which they were likely to be deprived, by their mother's second hus band, a butches, who wished to turn them out of possession,. aud to txansferthe.property to others. The Jury found the Defendant Guilty, and the Chairman de clared the sentence of the Court to be, that the Defendant should be imprisoned for six months, and at the ex pirat ion of that period should enter into recognizances to keep the peace, himself in 10001. and two sureties in 5001. each. All in One Day! The only Lottery to be drawn this year.—RICHARDCON, 800DLUCK, and CO. Coruhill, and Charin Cross, n-spectfuliy acquaint the public., that the whose of the New State Lottery will be drawn is one day, sf October nex. This Lottery has only 5000 Numbers (from No. Ito :4..04) in clusive), four Tickets of a Number, so that the purchaser of Tl:ket t iii pin a prize of 1'10,0000; by two Ticket.: of the same number, a prize of €40.000; by thrA; Tickets of the same Number, a prize of 60,0 en; hy four Tickets of the same Number, a prize of 180,000; and all other priz.4..-: in the tame proportion.—Capital Prizes-4 of o f - \10,000; 4of ,E 5,000; 4of 2,000; Olf 1,0410; i 9 of k VW, &c. &c. and not three blanks to a prize. -• • . -819 way from Deptford, ivhich had procured her an appetite. The servant, wha had frequently heard her mistress mention a niece she bud at Deptford, immediately laid the cloth and produced some cold meat. The young lady made a hearty meal, but se veral times expressed her regret that she should not be able to see her aunt before she left limit. Perceiving a handsome shawl laying on the sofa, she inquired if it were her aunt's ? and being answered in the affirmative, skid, she vvonld borrow. it to gra home in, and keep it till her dear aunt, whom her mamma was • very anxious to see, should come over to Deptford for it, and tc cortlingly took it nway with her. Her dear aunt, however, in quired for it rather sooner than she 'expected, and it being. not convenient for her to return it, it being in the posm!ssien of tier uncle, she was obliged to make her appearance before a Alagis- t trate, when (-lof, the officer, recrignizing her as an old acquaint= ante, she was retnantted for anivher examination, ‘..ti-n it i$ expeetzl other charges of a similar nature will be brought against her. ACCID LN Ts AND 0 FFENC.ES. Ilonatn Multi:FAL—We are concerne.! to state, that Ensign Meadley, of the Nth Regiment of Foot, brother (o Mr. Joint Meadley, of Leeds, was murdered on the Parade, at Portland, in Jamaica. on the 24ih of March last.—Christian Heuteer, private in that regiment, was the murderer, and the following arc the circumstances:—About four o'clock in the afternoon oC the 24th, Ensign Meadley, who was also the Adjutant of the 6th battalion, vas walking on the Parto!e, when he was met by Beuteer, who exclaimed, " 0 ! you dog, you come now, / have long waited for you !" and instantly plunged a knife imto his body, nod the hJade of which he completely sheathed rill the cavity of the abdomen. The uttered a loud mu/dreadful shriek, and placing his hand on his body, cried, " I am killed.! I am killed i" His apprehensions were bat too well famnded ; he was imarediately conveyed to the harracks, where he languished for half au hotir in extreme agony and then expired. An inquest was held the following day, w hen a verdict of Wilful Murder was returned against Christian Beuteer, who stands committed to prism for the offence, but whose trial had not come on w Itejs our account left the islaud. The wretch, so far from shewing compunction for his diabolical crime, exulted in his often er , ex claiming, " I have stabbed him, and have done it well." It is impassible to account for this murderous act— the man was sober„ and in his senses; and Ensign Meadley, aho has the merit to have risen front the ranks, was an Otlicer of most excellent cha racter, and highly respected by his fellow sol.diers. Firm and decided in the discharge of his own duty, he was humane and attentive to his men ; and his cruel fate has culled forth general sympathy, which has been manifested by a subscription having been made in the island for his widow and orphan child, ameuut• ing to about four hundred pounds. The unfortunate Ensign Meadlev was a native of Beverley, and enlisted at Leeds in the year I'M. F l a E.— Yesterday morning., at half past three o'clock, a fire broke otP iu Hcar-yard, situated at the south-west coiner Or Lincoln's Inn-fields, which excited great alarm in the neighb our* hood, and was productive.of considerable mischief. it is su p. posed that the tire began in a stable. Ten stables were fronsum. ed, and three houses adjoining. All the houses which surround el this yard, forming a square, were materially. injurcd. What principally contrihnted to increase the evil was, a carpenter'* shop, in which there was a large quantity of timber recently laid in, and also a cansiderable quantity Of fat in a deposit be. longing to some butchers, in Clare-market. One young man . concerned with the stables, has, it is feared, fallen a victim osa this me!;tucholy o,7citsioa. Thiircilav moraine, at si o'clock. a lobo!: rine: man was found* in the River Fleet, near nagaigge Wells, nearly suffocated w itV mud, h , :ine in a stnte of into% ication, he hod wandered about and ccuiti not fr!it his way home to Rattle-ltridge. He had a iv:110) npon him, lout h”.O liist his money to the amouni,of 50.. which he coal , ' not account for otherwise than by suppoi. ing he had been robbed. N o , 4,corohnt. and 9, Char;lig-en:P.:F.—T. BISH hetl-c leave te remind the Public, that the STATE 1A)714:11Ni hegins and tinklics ileatr;r4f the tiOth oaf next iininth; and it k t:*! Gill, Lotter! thlt %1 ill he clra‘yn 0.14 'ear. '1 he Scheme is porloct'iy novel, highly apprv% e.l, and thn Mtn(' it kn. 'on the: more it Is ad mired. it centains---4 )PrizeA of k:0,00); 4of £ 5,040;4 cf .ev,004); srt .1,000; 12 of d,504.:; the who!.. of whirl, wig he decided in ()lie tins. therefore a speedy purchase is necessary, ahil , t Tickets and Shares may be boia us great variety at the above tad estahlisbed Persons in the rotwig, may be supplied, the Frune as if present, l y sending . their ortUrs (post (r 71'..;-riage paid), acc u mparied with good bills, cash, ipalik notes, or post-pall orttere a to c itbez of BISH'S 05ces is London, No. 4, Cura d hi: l , of P, POLICE. UN To N-HiLL.—Tuesday Mr. Elision underwent his third, gird final examination, when it being stated to Mr. Humphreys that no farther evidence would he produced against his client, that Cent leman again repeated hit former arguments in favour of his client's being admitted to bail. Sir John Pinhorn observed, that could he follow his own in &nation.; he would most readily accede to the wish of the par ties and'admit Mr. Elision to hail ; but he felt that his duty galled imperatively on him to adapt a difierent line of c:mduct, namely, to commit him fur trial ; an application, li:mever, might he made to a Judge. Mr. Humphreys said he felt it his duty to submit implicitly to the decision of the Magistrate, and should adopt the enure of proceeding which he had recommended, namely, to make an application to a Judge.—Mr. Elision was then fully commit ted for trial. SWlNDLlNG.—Elizabeth Holland was charged by Mrs. Wooding, of Pitt's-place, Kest-road, with stealing a shawl, value three guineas. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner called at the louse of Mrs. Wooding on Sunday last, and finding that the family were all out, represented herself to the servant as Mrs. Woodines niece, and expressing her disap pointment that her annt was not at home, said she would rest herself a few minutes; she soon after requested the servant ivald give her something to eat, saying, she bad walked all the