The National Register. — London, England, 1822-09-29 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. Z.—James Callaghan. Philip Gregory, Patrick Se!liven, John Fitzgerald, Michael Singleton; and Js. Latina Hasigan, were indicted for a riot and assault. Mr. Adolphus stated the case for the prosecution. The pri mmer' and the pretenders, be said, were all Irish, one part of whom had been born in a place called Ard glass, and the other In a part of Ireland called Newcastle; and this difference of birth-place was considered by the prisoners, who were the Ard glass party, a sufficient reason for making • riot, by which the public peace was disturbed, and assaulting the prosecutors in a molter by which their lives were endangered. Daniel Cometl stated, that be lived at Calmat-buildings, in the patio!, of St. Mary-le-hone. On Sunday night, the 21st July, witness was returning home about II o'clock at night, and found a party of ■hout sixteen men io the buildings crying out—" Ard-glass fur ever ;" the prisoners were amongst them ; he advised these to go their beds, saying, the place bad a bad name, and they should not make i► worse. Some of the whole party instantly fell on him. Callaghan bad • cleaver, and struck bun with the back of: others of the party were armed with pokers, tongs, and shovels, with which they ■truck him ; and after he was knocked down, while lying on Ibe ground, he was kicked in the mouth, and his teeth knocked out ; they cried oa► while beating him, " they wouldn't be sa tisfied till the, pat him under the stones ;" and when going away, said to each other, they bad laid hint low." The witness produced the waistcoat and shirt he wore at the time, which were tore in tatters and dyed with blood ; he also produced one of his teeth, which was found in the street the next morning. Gerard Herbert, an Irishman and a Neviessileman, Said that when attacked by the men at the bar, " I was alone by myself, and I've a witness will prove it." He had nothing by Jaw in his hand but his fist, and that was in his pocket. The de fendants were all hallooing, " HUMS for the Ard glass boys, and down with the Newcastle meu." He had no party bat himself at the time. He was taken to the hospital, and was .isod for a fortnight he was so sadly kilt. Several female witnesses who were Lament in the affray, and received their share of the blows, dealt nosomparingly corro borated this testimony. They proved also that the female de fendant encoura4ed the rest, and patted her two sons (Patrick and Timothy Hanigan) on the back, crying aloud " Do for 'em, boys, do for 'ctn. They sha'nt say to-morrow that they gained the victory." I► seetncd that in the morning of the 21st of July, there had been a skirmish between these parties in York-buildings, but it did not form any part is this indictment. Mr. Watford addressed the Jury for the defendants, end called several witnesses, who stated that there was a a general fight between the inhabitants of Cal:nal-buildings, and that it was impossible to say by which party it was begun. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoner., and James Callaghan was sen tenced to six month* imprisonment in the House of Correction, the rest of the male prisoners to one month each, and Johanoa Hauoighan to pay • lice of one shilling. Thomas William and James Foxley were indicted for assault iag James Phipps, a constable, in the discharge of his duty. Willman was found Guilty and sentenced to six weeks in the Dome of Correction ; Polley was acquitted. TH URSDA Y. SIFT. 26.—Isaac Jones, of Princes-street. Red Lion Square, was indicted for a violent assault committed upon Jane, Ili* wife, on the 22d inst. _ from the evidence of Mrs. Jones it appeared, that the pri soner came home late on Sunday night, and because she would sot supply him with money to return to the ale-house, he at tacked her in a brutal manner with a firs shovel, and cat her bead most severely. .. _ _. . . . Jones was booed on his own recognizance for 51. to keep the peace towards his wife, after a verdict of guilty was found against him. Janet; Simplon, Madoz, a young foreigner, was indicted for hiving, ander false pretences, obtained front Henry Bailey the sum of nice shillings, on the 23d inst. _ . . . . _ . . John Gee, about - tiO years of age, was indicted for tinging on the 818 day of August last assaulted Elizabeth Becket, the daughter of one of the how•atieet patrol., • little girl only eight years of age, and indecently exposing his person to her Mr. Watford defended Gee, aad called respectable witnesses to his moral character , but the Jury found him guilty, and lie was sentenced to three months imprisonment in the House of Correction. The Crated Jury for the county of Middlesex finished their labours this day, at Clerkenwell, for the present sessions, after sitting 16 days, and they were discharged with an appropriate address from the Chairman. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27.—THE Ktmc's POSTILLION.—Tbomas Jay was indicted for attempting to steal a watch, the property of William Lewis Bulien. There were other counts in the in dictment charging the indictment with attempting to pick the pocket of a person unknown, and also to pick the pockets of of slivers persons to the jurors unknown. The defendant, it will be remembered, was tried a few months ago at the Old Bailey, for picking the pocket of a person unknown, and acquitted. Three persons, Gook, Harrison, and Connell, who apprehended Jay at Drury-lane Theatre, and who appeared at the Old Bailey to give evidence against him, were at this present Sessions tried and acquitted of a conspiracy to charge Joy with a felony. The defendant was now indicted for the attempt to pick a pocket. The case for the prosecution basing been stated by Mr. Wnlford, the following witnesses were called : William Lewis Bullets stated that be was an artificial flower maker, and lived at No. 15, Berwick -street, Soho. Ile saw the sing go to Drury-lane Theatre last May. He saw the King's csrriage draw op to the door of the theatre after the perform ance, and just at that moment be felt his watch strongly pulled twi e : but the guard chain prevented its being pulled out. Cook, the officer, seize! the prisoner at the same moment, and said to witness, ~ You've lost your watch." Wit ness said he had not, and went home without taking any further notice. He did not know how Gook had since found him out He believed Gook learnt where he lived by enquiring of a friend of his. Cross-examined.—lie lived within two doors of Cook, bat did not know that at the time. The watch be bad now was nut the stone u he had when at Drury-lane; nor were they the same seals or key. He could not exactly tell bow long he bad bad the watch and seals. It might he a month or six weeks. Thomas Gook had been a constable for seven years, and was on duty at Drury-lane on the night in question. He saw Dollen in the street, and observed the prisoner apparently watching him. lie then distinrily saw the prisoner pull twice at Bul kn'a watch, and by a third pull saw it so far drawn out as to see it was a silver watch. Witness instaiitly seized the prisoner and said to Dollen, " Iron have lost your watch : follow me." He took the prisoner to the Bunch of Grapes public-house.-- Bonen did nut follow him as lie expected. He haul found Millen oat by enquiring after him of a person be !mew down at %White. ebvpel. Du searching the prisoner at the public-house, he found • ~. THE NATIONAL HEOISTEIt in his pocket, a crowa•pieee, • half-crown, and a key. The prisoner said "if you'll forgive me this time, I'll never do it spin." and offered all the mousy be bad about bhn to let bum go. The witness Balled was here called up again by one of the jury, and asked how the watch was fastened on the night in question. It appeared by the answer, that the watch was fastened to the fob by a hook, and could not be pulled out by taking bold of the chain merely. Gook was then crosa•eaamiued.—lle found out where Bonen lived about a fortnight ago by inquiring of a namiter of persons, first in Whiteohapel ; and after going round to many persons, at last he found Mtn out. fallen did live within two doors of witness's house in Neel-street ; but witness had another house in Castle-street, Leicester-square, and lived at one as much as at the other. About five years ago he was suspended for 12 months as a constable. When witness was prosecuted the other day fora conspiracy, he did not hear Mr. Alley say, that if the then defendants would produce the men, he would give up the prosecution (Mr. Alley certainly did make use of such declaration at the time.) In the first i•formatio• witness gave before the Magistrate, he swore that the watch was fastened by • ribhand, and not by a guard chain. John Connell bad known Gook for about six months, and met bim between nine and ten o'clock at Drury-lane Theatre on the night io question. He saw the prisoner mike several attempts to pick pockets, and told Gook so. Both of them then watched the primmer, end saw him pall at a 'watch three times. took him to the Bunch of Gripes and searched him. The pri soner cried very much, and begged to be let off, offering all the money he bad about him. Cron-examined.—He lived servant with a Mr. Hitchins in May, when his house was robbed. The robbers had never been discovered. Witness was discharged, but did not know the reasons for it. Witness had informed the magistrate that the prisoner had confessed baring attempted to steal the watch.— He went to the theatre from curiosity only. James Harrison, a constable of St. Martin's parish, corrobo rated the evidence of the other witnesses. He saw the prisoner make three attempts at a gentleman's witch. The fast attempt polled it ont so far as to show that it was a silver watch. Thompson, a coachman to his Majesty, proved that the prisoner was not oa duty when the King went to Drury lane theutre. Cross-examined.—Jay and several other servants went there out of curiosity. Mr. Alley warmly addressed the jury for the defendant, and dwelt strongly on the contradictory testimony given by Bullen, Gook, and Hai-Mon. The jury, without troubling the Chairman to sem up the evi dence, found the defendant not guilty. When the verdict was pronounced, a slight disposition to applied was shown, bat it was immediately repressed. The sessions, which has been the longest known for some years, terminated to-day. On Tuesday last an inqust was taken at the Bull oa view of the body of Ellen M'Cariliy, a poor old woman, public-hom e, Biding, Kent, before .1. Dudlow, Esq. coroner, aged 63, who was must cruelly and inhumanly beat and abused by a set of young men, on the evening of the Sunday preceding, and from which barbarous treatment she survived but a few hours. From the evidence adduced on the inquest, it appeared that the deceased and her husband had been drinking at the Bull-public-house, on Saturday afternoon, and on their return to Mr. Addison's (where they were bopping, and had been so employed for the last twenty-years), a short distance from the public-house, they observed fifteen or sixteen young men standing by the stream. They had also been drinking at the public-house, and had declared that they would have a row with the deceased and her husband, who, when they approached them, were seized by these fellows ; the former was knocked down in the hedge and struck on her temples, they then kicked her and hit her with their lists. While this was going on, some of them took the old man up bodily, and carried him and threw him into a ditch souse distance oil, saying—" We have done for the old —, and we will now do as we like with the old —.“ They continued wattage the old woman, and proceeded to acts too horrible and disgusting to name. At this juncture a man named Flint, who also worked for Mr. Addison, came ' along, and the fellows made off. He took the old man out of the ditch ; the deceased was found lying in the road senseless and speechless. The old man took her up, and endeavoured to carry her home, but his strength failed him ;he laid her in a hedge in a field adjoining, where she etpired a few hours afterwards. He knew one of them who was ringleader in the affair, his name he said was Adds, but none of the real he could recognize. The deceased, it appeared, at the commence ment of the transittion, was somewhat in liquor, but able to proceed from the public-boasts homeward without any assist ance, Mr. G. Perfect. surgeon, who examined the body of the deceased, deposed that she had several bruises about the hotly and head. Ile opened the head, and fond that the scalp was detached from the bone in several places, particularly on each temple, and over the left eye, front the effects of external vio lence. On removing part of the skull, he found nearly half a pound of coagulated blood upon the brain, from a rupture of the principal blood vessel, which was the cause of deceased's death. She died from apopiety, but whether the rupture of the blood vessel was occasioned felon iutoxication, or from any violence or bruises which site received, lie could not positively say. He thon id the external violence which caused the bruises was 'sufficient to rupture the vessel. After the evidence had heeu gone through the Coroner proceeded to address the jury. who, after some deliberation, pronounced a verdict— Wilful Murder against Thomas Adds, sod other persons on known. Adds has since been taken, and committed to the county gaol, tinder the Coroner's warrant; the others have for the reseal eluded the hand of justice. 11iUSICAL ANECDOTE.--Handel being once in a country church, asked the organist to permit him to pity the people out, to which he of course conseuted. Handel accord ingly sat down an began to play in such a masterly manner, as instantly to attract the attention of the whole congregation ; who, instead of vacating their seals as usnal, remained for a considerable space of time liked in silent admiration. The or ganist began to be impatient (perhaps his wife was wailing dinner), and at length addressing the performer, told hint lie was convinced tit: could nut play the peiipk nut, and advised him to relinquish the attempt ; which done, a few strains in the ac customed manner operated like reading the Riot Act, by im mediately dispersing the audience. Buseas.—Brown and Stockman's late fight having terminated in a draw, has caused much disappointment in the hosing circle ; but a renewed match hetcyeen these little heroes of the list is expected to lie made in the course of the ensiiin4 week, as Brcwn'a patron has authorized the Most to back Brown from 25 guineas to 1011, to light Stockwau at any time they think proper ; or Brown will give sic pounds to any one man in England for the above sum, provided Stockman's party 10 not shy out. 1 - C - 010 - NER ; S I AV - CE.gr: An inquisition was held ou Monday last, al the Christopher Eton, before John Chusley, Esq. oue of the Coroners for the county of Bucks, in cousequenee of the death of the Rev• Edwin Helbed. The Coroner and Jury proceeded to •iew the body, end having proceeded to the Christopher Ina, the °saint nation of witnesses proceeded. Jobo Lewis deposed that he wu servant to Lord Craven, end was in attendance at Eton upon his Lordshio's three sons, and upon the deceased. The )(mug gentlemen only arrived, for the Drat time at Eton on Saturday, where they were placed under the Wag (tithe deceased, who ouz o on F r id ay . o n Sunday morn ing, about seven o'clock, M r.ll. accompanied by the three young geodeuen, went out. The deceased returned and breakfasted at bis lodgings, and witness heard him say, that the young gee drama were to breakfast with a master of Eton school, and then be examinsd. After breakfast the deceased dressed himself, and went to church. When be returned about one o'clock he looked melancholy, About two the yogi% gentlemen weal to dinner, and the deceased went to his own room, saying he should dine out at six. Witness remind down stairs till sic o'clock, expecting to be called, and surprised that Mr. Milted did not ring, he then went up and found the parlour and bed-room doors shut, lle opened the bed-room door, sod there saw the deceased lying, as semi by the Jury, quite dead sad pale, and a razor in his right band. Mr. Hotbed bad been tutor to the three young gentlemen about six or seven years. During the last month witness had occasionally discovered a melancholy frown open hie countenance, which he mould not attribute to any particular circumstance. He had not given less utifaction to Lord Craven, and he was beloved by every body. On Sun day morning the deceased did not spa* as usual to witness, looking very dull. Oa the previous Saturday he looked as usual. The Rev. George Romney Green deposed, that the three sons of Lord Craven were with him on Sunday morning, from ball past seven to a quarter past ten, for the purpose of being examined preparatory to their entrance at Eton school. The boys were employed in writing sash an exercise. About a quarter pet ten Mr. Hathed came to see what progress they had wade. Upon looking at their exercises the deceased ex pressed him•elf disappointed. He asked if that was all they had done ; and said, " they had done better with him." Wit ness replied, He thought the boys hid done as well as could be aspersed, considering their situation ;—he was a stranger to them, and they were perhaps under the influence of alarm.— ' They had been slow, but ►ery correct." Witless walked to Eton with deceased, after morning service at St. George's chapel. The deceased frequently , expressed great anxiety about his pupils. After a pause, witness endeavoured toobange the subject, asking deceased If he knew who would he the new Warden of New College? His answer was in an altered tone, and with an altered look, and his words were .o this purport : I don't trouble myself about these things now, my mini is solely occupied its my boys." Witness was surprised at the answer, to which he replied in a very low and faltering •oire.— He was evidently mach depressed.—The deceased resumed dies subject of his pupils before they parted is college. Mr. John Stratford, surgeon of Eton, was called to the de ceased about six o'clock on Sunday evening, and on entering the chamber found him quite dead, the body lying as viewed by the Jury. The jugular vein and the external carotid artery were divided, and a dreadful hemorrhage had ensued, which was the cause of his death. The Jury deliberated a Mr minutes, and then delivered their verdict—" That the deceased canoe by his death by his own baud, in g fit of temporary derangement." L. Owen was executed at Carnation last week for a highway robbery and attempt to murder, near Llanrwst. It well attended with some singular circumstances :—So super• stitioos sad prejudiced are the hornet Welsh inhabitants of 'het " mountain region," that no carpenter in that tows could he procured to make a gallows I and at last the job was under taken and completed at Pwllheli. It was brought to Morita Sciont, in the dead of the night ; but there was again a serious dilemma, for no one 000ld be engaged to erect the fatal tree— and it would not have been erected had not the sheriff em ployed his owu servants in the work. Other difficulties still presented themselves—a cart must be bad to convey the coo vict, anti accordingly the cart of a carrier was fixed upon for the ptrepose, but the woman to whom it belonged, with tears in her eyes, besought the sheriff' not to bereave her of her bread, for if the cart was taken, no one would in future suffer their goods to be conveyed by it. This appeal was irresistible, and it was given up. At last the name was taken from the cart of • respectable innkeeper ; tho vehicle was coloured dark, and the culprit was carried in it. W hen the execution was over, there was not an individual who could muster up courage to take down the gallows, arid it was standing a few days ago, to the great terror of the neighbourhood—male and female, The prisoner's mother, we hear, wee present at the execution, anti fainted away. She was with great humanity conveyed away in the sheriff's carriage. The horror which was depicted on the faces of the multitude, when the *retched man was turned olf, is said to he indescribable. The hang ing's, in returuiog to Chester by the mail, was recognised by the passengers, who joined in the general turn out ; the coach man was obliged to give him an ejectment ; and not till then would the passengers proceed. NIKO:ST.—On Thursday last, and, by adjourn ment, on Friday. a Coroner's inquest wus held at the Boar and Grove tavern, Deptford, on the body of Michael Higgins, aged 2c, whose death was occasioned by receiving blows in a pugilistic eneounter.—A servant of D. W. Harvey. Esq• of Loampit Hiil House. Greenwich, stated, that he saw the deceased and a Young num, Milled Jones, pinto a field to fight a pitched bottle. A ring was tormed—the decea-ed entered the ring and stripped. Jones also stripped, and they shook hands. Each was attended by a second, and a person stood with a watch to keep the time. As soon as the parties shook hands, they exchanged blows. The deceased hail the best of the battle during the three first rounds ; in the fourth lone. hit thedeceased a severe blow on the temple. which sent him staggering. They fought fin about a quarter of an hour, when the deceased exclaimed, " I will have no more of it." He then looked very ill, and soon became insensible. He was carried to the Bricklayers' Arms, front thence to the pis. pensary House, and alterwaida to his mother's, where lie expired. —The Jury retired for a short time, and returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Jones , the principal, and Ifillary and Turner, the two seconds. Tuner has abbe: muled-. 40 0 4. and Hillary were committed to Maidstone gaol. The executor of the Rev. Peter Beauvoir, late of Downham Hull, in the county of Et.sex. paid last week the sum of:N.o4loh to the Stamp Mime. being the duty tut 720.00rt1.. payable to the residuary legatee. Itieliard Benyon, now Richard tenon de BeallYtlit. This forturiote legatee was no relation to tee testator. Above Sodeeil. were otherwise left in legacies—. The illllllCl% , e property wits bequeathed by t'e tettator indepeei dent of Ida freehold estates, which are of considerable yaks*. lit addition to this prodigious wealth, the testator possessed. said to. Mined till the day of his death, a living of 300 L a year -- s.$llW . 307 -