The National Register. — London, England, 1818-10-04 00:00:00

OLD 11.11L,EE N ~:al of the least intt rest took place on Monday or 'ru«sJ.i . WEDNESDAY. irhard Gm-ling a grey.headed old man, T 4 year% of age. W,t4 indie•te•d for stealkag pounds of fat, the propel ty of J 11 1 ,1: ,lark‘o _ 'f lie prosi.eittor keeps a stattehtei -house in Marshall itreet, Carnaby mat ket, ar.(l carries On a very estensive bli,iness.— The pi limier use d formerly to sell cat's meat about the C‘ reel 4, Litt had lett'rly worked iu %14tighterliottsus. On the' morning of eL' July, Ile. Jarkvon saw the to isoner iu Broad St. et, Cal 11,1by.markei, with something like a sack tpOn his shoulder. . blot he afterwards discovered that it was a r(intitl !lock, usually worn by butchers, with tile sleeves tied 'hstmagli one of the holes in the frock lit pinissly saw soon. lat 0(.2'..ig out. Th prisoner deposited the fat at 111 r. Blind's melting house, in Wardour-street, and reeeiveil a paper (runt 4 clerk in attendance, authorising him to receive 11. Is 4(1. (the value of the fat deposited) at Mr. Brigid's shop, iu Ovfoed street. The prosecutor followed the nth tomer, having previously obtained au officer, to Oxfor(1-.tieet, and took him into custody in the act of press ii it t the paper in the Moils. Plank, the officer, said to him, " Nly triend, 'where slid you get that fat from; how did you I.oiue by it?" " Come me it," repeated the ;slimmer, " why how should I come by it bought it to be sure." The prisoner afte.rwaids low rred tone as Ile was going to the watell.lionse, and told Mr. J.:Ason he would tell him how he came by it.- I "‘V hy, to sell you the truth," he said, "I did not buy the fit, lint I had it of two men at the Maidealread house, won gave it me to di-pose of." In consequence of this Information, the prosecutor and the officer went to the Maidenhead public-house just by, and son two own, which the prisoner said were the two Ir whom lie rt ceiv.2d the fat. 'Utley were the next Morning (ill three taken before it magistrate, and the prisoner then der lured that these were not the two men he meant. The magistrate in consequence did not detain them, and they were ordered to appeal on Ow next examination of the prisonei. At the pothietpioit examioatiou one of the wen did appear, but the other et ii.:contitql. Mr. Adolphus here concluded the ease on the part of the prosecution. The prisoner.-1 must have all the witnesses called; there is one I wish to be examined. Mr. Adolphus.— Whit! is his name ? Pm The pa isoner.-0 d—n the man, I don't know his name, it here he is (pointing to him) with a bald head. The witness being Cigatql, stated that he was in the Maiden head pit blic_houoe when the ;thorier called for a beadle, mad at the sortie time saw two men with him. lII' coo ht not tell what was in the sack, or what sic» it was, or what coiour. A man of die name of Bailey helped the prisoner up with and then he did ob•-erve its mist- and colour. lie knew nothing more of the transaction. _ The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, after a short consul_ Cation. The nffirpr told the Jury that the prisoner wag a notoriously bad character. The Recorder.—Oh 'es, Gentlemen, I have tried hitu be fore ; I recollect him %ell. Several Other trial% of little iutere!t to the public occupied the Cow t until five o'clock.. The Recorder Oleo dismissed the Jury, with thanks for their nitiesnitiiiig attention. Mr. At mstrong, one of the Jurymen, vri,lted to take this enrol tnnity of applying to the Court in behalf of Samuel Mason, a little boy, who had been tried and convicted, Of; Filthy last, of piekiiig pockets. He had emplii di into his case, and had found out several eireamstanees which would go mooch in mitigation of ptinishment. The sister t.f the no fortunate lad was at present in his set vice, and if the Court would discharLe the boy, he had no objection to take him Into his sets ire at all risks. The Iter , tdt r observed that it had been found necessary to punish those found guilty of picking poettets very severely, bleatise the number of offenders in that partiettlae branch of infamy bad so much ineressed. Transportation %as generally the punishment for such criminals, and the reason why so many wt le -sent out of the country was, that having lost their character hell., an opportunity was given to them to begin (as it were) a new lift , in a foieigo country. The gland fault was, that this was not made a capital utienae. He would certainly attend to the recommendation. The Jury inau was °ides et! to attend to-morrow morning at nine o'clock. The whole of the trials having been gone tltrongh, the Recorder proceeded to pass sentence upon the several pri. Sonars. Dr. Lawrence Halloran, who had been convicted of fort. Inn a frank in the name of Sir William (Jarrow, M. P., was among other prisoners brought np to the bar tot ceeive the &enrolee of the law. r. Shelton, the Clerk of the Arraignsdiaving demanded in the utmal boom whethor any of the prismierc had any thing to say wi v sentence should mit b e ',ww(' upon them, Lan r.•;,er. Halloran etepped forward, and humbly begged permission to address the Court for a few minutes. Ha spoke bene ly jut these woi :-- •• I beg lc a moot tespeetfolly to .11g.:1'' tto the Court, that the present r. "sedition az:mist me is the first that has token C. tee 'older ito• st dote ; and. althouott I profess not to 'lc v el. ' ''. the tito..jees by winch k ye,seention fitly have been iiilliteLeed, yet I hope I may b. i.etts..tted to ads crt for 4 1111 , 11WItt to the 11:14:1 anti have pet iene t d, and which l Windily submit, have bent more than were crpii tably proportioned to the Wroteo r•oitiM tied. They have, i n d e ed, b e en to me moue e•sing and drumlin* nopalting than eve', death itself. tinder tke vipposititio of hating coititter frit ill a frank, hy obit It the Post °thee hap b e , a de thtudeJ, I has e been ton, limn my home, from the bosom say Cattily, mid bays. bee o incarcerated for more than tin cc months in a dungeon :mimic the refuse of mankind and al. thong!) the warrant of the Morgi•li.ite es tended only to the nprrchctision id my persoo, my totigi.is were seat eked, 111 V trunks wily rifled, and my papers w ire seized and e ar l fed away by an officer; itlffi , uph, . indeed, *nine or them Lave begin rrinruvd, whet.; have ores still ‘villihrld, which have nn rrferi IWe to the ch.tr;e in tintstion. humbly hope that the ((.;v( Hill be p:t...13e(1 to se.b , oie those documents. For N . lll`iil 111.11111 Yr ill the ()Me( r ‘cith five or six atlvii di.,t• !, ,, , , t toy apnrtiarnim, all ample jastilieution itaa . . , . I).'cil !..1 I's false awl mall( ion% sliiiements placed in iiil•t%t:l bs tile pi umoter of. this infamous prosecution, re• Iresen. dangerous character, iIiWA‘S carrying loaded my ; whereas, un the contrary, I have not has a pair of pistols in any possession for 12 months prior to nay an a 'nese inaticions motives could not, how. ever, be coney:' , . 1 , and the subeer)ueut coudect of the officer TiI'ENATIOWAVIt'EG - TSITIL honour to his feelings and character ;se an officer of.jus tier. I stand lucre ereatly ininred iii health. in reputation, and in circumstances, and the sole charge against me is that of having defrauded the Post O'lice of 1011. This is the ac cusation against me, after having gonelltrough an active anti useful life of more than 50 yeers, dui ing which I have.given very considerable sums to private and public charities. The greater part of my existmee has been devoted to religious and ela.sslcal instructions- '‘‘ ith what credit and success it does not become. me to donate ; but I hold in my hand testi monials of my.moral character for mole than 20 years, which I ant extremcly desirous Of snbmitting to year Lordship's consideration. The authenticity of these testimonials can not for a moment be doubted, and I boys they will have some influence on the Crust in mitigation of the punishment to be inflicted. I hope I may also be allowed to stale, that many gentlemen educated by me, now till the most respectable si tuations in the army, in the law and other professions. The present Solicitor General, Sir Robert Gifford, was for nine }ears my pupil, and t twelve(' from me the whole of his school eJocation. I have also a holly formed the minds of many gentie own who are now an orn• u nent to the various situations which they fill. The frank, which it has been alleged was forged by me, is dated Jambi's. 9, 1817, and 1 beg leave to state, that it would have lain (implant. and .not a syllable would hare been known of this traneaction. hail not all unfor tunate quarrel with ins Rector introduced it to the notice of the public. The death of the may pe►r'•n who retail have proved tny innocence. the total ruin of e,y eireuntstatices, my long corltileinent, and the unjust (Wel:lion of a considerable portiott,mf my stipend by the promoter of this prosecution, having deprived me of an opportimity of engaging a legal ad iser, I felt that I bad no other alternative than to allow judg ineni to be ;Trot dell against cue. Bot I entreat mo.it humbly :lie a:telt:ion SA' hi• L idship to this sii:glr consid••ratiou—the iniprob tiiil; tv !bat snail, not in a State of actual infatuation, would voluntarily commit such all Otrellee as that which is now laid 10 my charge, for the sake of tenpenee.and that tentience not to pass into Isis D an pocket• but into that of the promoter of this prosecution. Haviug said thus much, I feel the fuhest confidence that the judzinetti whu•h awaits me will be rept la:et: by the most strict and imp at iat justice. Ad sit peceatis qua ixenaq irroget aquas; Nc st uti.a digntun horribili sectere flagello. •" It now only re , repeeu folly to Vow to the judgment •,f the Com t,whiel, I lepe I -hall be enable,' to meet. with tire forlitml, of a ut•ut , :utd tha rt .ignat ion of a ehristian." I. 'teem de, .—The spldress which you have tiow inside to the Coart would have been extremely proper at the time of your trial, but nt 110. , stage I can ouly pas 4 that 4entence upon von which I am bound to p .sv under the authority of the law. It is not in my pour,- in alter it. The Legislvture gives the sentence, and it 14 .otely my ditty to pa , s it. . . . The lentebee of srv.•o years' tranaporivtion was then pass ed upon Laur, of r DIIIECS, Joins Jones, Joseph Sanutlcrs, Lpiia ern, anti Lyon Levy. Dr. Halloran again addre.seil the Omit. " I atom ear. nestly implore hi. Lnr4 , l:ip to recommend my caw to the humane clemency of the Pt ince Ite2ent, in outer, if po..ildr. to prevent the die:idiot neces.ity of a . parent being torn from a unmet MIN tinnily %Thiel! h 44 110 other friend on (quilt to which it can look f•r Atipport. It will be a separation which I feel too s-lisibly canon? ..nrvive." The Recorder.—Wit never application you have to mak. to Royal Hicht-e.... it must be done through the medium of his Majesty's The prisoner bah ed and left the Conrt imitn diately. The Recorder then ptuceeded to rots .enteuce upon the other prisoners. Wiiiiant Jones W4S sentenced to trousportation for his na Ittr,tl Sentence of death was passed upon the following 35 116- wilerA. The 13 subsequent prisoners, having been convicted of putting away forged notes, knowing the, were forged, now received sentence of iltalli Wm. Gracry,JohnJute. George Graecs, Richard Bennet, John Wi Ilcr, Georg*. Cashman, John Hood, Thomas William Smut!, Win. Barnes, Sarah Ward, Jeremiah vant, and Fitz. 13: ooke.. Tart following 22 itt.istiovrs, making 33 in all, were also sentenced to death for vat ion 4 other capital ialttices: —J. Higgins. David Nagar, Henry 'Alvin , . Isaac S4lllOOll, WM. Mitel:l I'd ward 11!...elter, Robert Frccman Thompson, J. Noakes, Wm. Satmtle rt.. Thomas Webti, James White, Enz. Juurc, Sarah Ittitrh”r, atii cs Lawrence, J. Burgess, Nl.t rga re, Reading, ltehtteca Gould, glary satmileik. toff, John l'hom:is Littletou, Burtou Williams, thigh Lincii, and Itenjarnin J•Wk41:11. On ' Thursday II:" ollowing R 1 prisoners were sentenced to transportation for life:— _ _ _ Jahn Pi tzgei cw.arali Spencer, John Clarke, 'W. Bruce, John 11 18 11 0 i', John ('or pi Thomas Garil art, SAMIlei ,James Rieharda, Geo: ge Brire, Benjamin V:vr, Wllll3lll Anthony Mialmy, James Neale, ,I,Mn Nelson, Ann Jackson. e rlimnas Jothl, John Porter, liaoiert Amlerson , Rieke rd awl John Ku wank. Janie., °roaster was scuu•uc•ed to transportation fur 14 fdl S. Seventy prisoners were sentence 1 to transnot tatian for yell 4; and 66 were sentrneed to imprisonment for vorions Lir t The Court then adjourned until IVednetiday, Oct. 2Stlt. A Quaker residing at Polk was w.104(1 on by fonr wor!.• turn ritually colt:toyed by Wm, for tilt it olkj,•rt to make thuir eoniiiii:nents to him and ash fir their new year's gifts.--' , Well, illy rvir:ok," saiii the hel' are your Wits ; rho.P 13 f:Aurg or the Itible."—" 1 k tom how to iced,' said the rust," AO I Like tile : ; ft nocs"—'• I eau read," acid the leCsi1111," ;Mt I have Itrcs.in, wants." He took the 15 francs. I't:^., slat d aka made tile .ante choice. lle now came to the 4th. 4 yeliug lad about 13 or 11. The Quaker looked at km with cn air of goodoess.—" %Vol . \llll IGO Ir:s.• three pieces. sy 'rich yon mac at any time by yew: you tots the hook . 1% .0 shall take i., an I read it to my inellier•" lie took toi• Bible, opened it, and found beta run the leaves a gold piece of 40 franca. The rollers hung their aiol the Qiiakrr told them he IN 4S Ei,ulry they Lad not made a hitter II is Pnitl, that Ohy fo:lon;rg redoetinns are In take pace h i .tore the meeting of Parlhment .—lntartry regiments: are In be brimalst down to :he sOth Font : and it is acid that the Cavalry is in come as I.lv as the Pith Licht Di agoons,— All the second nerd ()tree' of iegiments Si e In he removed to helf•pay. The whole of the Royal Artillery Delvers, together with the Horse Artillery, two battalions of Vosst Artillery, and one of Artillery Iti.alidss, will also fall 11 Illier the necessary prunitslll4ml of Economy. Considelahle se ductions are lii.cobc to be wade iu all the 31iiittiry De partments. POLICE. GUILDIIALL. , OCT 4 George Pathtam was brought up on a warrant, he bring charged by the parlsh officers of Fatriugelon Within %Olt having deserted his wife and fatnily,eud leaving thew charge. able on the parish. _ _ One of the Churchward.ms of the parish stated, that the defendant received an annuity of 11. per week, besides which he earn?d a consider:Memo as a drover in Smithfield market; his wife and her children were In the parish workhouse; and as he was able he might to be matte to ermines ate the parish for the expem?e they had been at for their support, us also indemnify theta against any future cxpencc. The defendant, whose look and manner powtrayed the y,reateSt ignorance and stupidity, said he would not wish the children to starve, although they were none of his; but, no power would forcehim to live again with his w if?. Sir Stephen (iambus Hunter, the sitting Alderman—".yen are not asked In live with your wife, but if you do not pay the parish for her support, you will be committed as a va. grant to the House of Correctiou." The Defendant —" I have offered to pay something to keep the children from starving but may I never wear a hada again WI pay a doit tor her support." The Chart liwarden—" It is not the wish of the parish to Ise harsh with the defendant. He is but a poor simpleton; he was left an estate, which he sold for an an n uity of 11. per week fist his life. He is also, at the death of Isis lather, who is as ignorant as himself, entitled to 5004 He went to Lewes, and the woman w Ito is now in ow workhouse swore a child to him, at the same time having two children provided for by the pariah. The par;sli officers at Lewes, to get rid of the woman and children, persuaded the defendant to marry her, and ear e him 51. on condition tha t he 410111 d di, so. The moment the marriage ceremony was over at Lewes, the sparish officers ihere passed her and her children to our palish, as beiug that of her husband's (the defendant). I think the parish officers of Lewes might be indicted for a conspiracy, in inveigling the defendant to marry the woman, to enable thesis to get rid of her, and to throw the incombrance on another parish." . -- Sir S. C. Hinter —" No such indictment would lie. The office's of Lewes might to be commended for giving 51. to make. woman. whom they knew to be 11.01, an honest woman. They maetied her to the defendant; and how woe they to know but that she would make a good wife? And she may be a very good kind of woman fur what I know." The Churchwarden--"• Will you undertake, Farnham, to pay lIA 143. per Meek?" The defendant—".No, I will not, to support other men's children ; but you may have 10s. out of the 11. a week which I receive, or you may receive the 11. weekly if you like, an,: halal me over lOs." The wertity.Alderman observed he thought this was a ver y Gar offer. The Churchwarden concurred in that opinion, and the dc_ fondant.'s us discharged. THE SANK Or •ENGLAND V. JOHN JOHNSON, COAL MERU:IANC. MIS Case, Which had been from day to day promised to the public, came on on Tuesday before Sir Clam' is Hoofer. The defendant was a coal-merchant to the. Bank, and supplies several extensive establishments in and about the metropolis. The Directors of the Bank having ascertained that the Act of Parliament for the regulation Of the 'delivery of coals had not been complied with by Mr. Johnson, and aware of the possible bad consequences of inattention upon the part of the public to a statute so important, ordered that the defendant slioidel be sili 1111 l (Moil before a ning;torate, upon no less than 30 itiformations. The fines allowed by the net in rates of conviction would amount to newly 1,11001 - . The greatest 'interest was naturally excited, and while the ease was going forward, the Monist 4 itrutiut. was {raid to every mord that fell from Mom. imiliediately concerned. Mr. Freslifield, oh' the house of -Kaye, Freshfield, and Co., attended for the Bank; Ma'. Andrews attended for the de fendant. 'rlie defendant's Counsel admitted that his cheat had done iv, nag, but sail that the offence had been unintentional...-. rimier such a representation it would, be Fogg, • led, be as well nut to press the lines to their full ext. tit, the public service being as likely to be as much advalieed by the exorci•C of the suagisti ales' privilege, which could diminish pounds to the smallest eons of the realm in this ease. Mr. Pre.liticld observed, that the object of the Bank was in t6iinw the public, that they had a security in the act of liatuent aa mist the practice of impositions Or, a very 5 , 11..1.5 1141111 e. lie thought it tine to tunru to Flair in the Alen the probable cons. To:glees (Watt telianee, and he rousted that the lesson would prove of general utility. Mr. Aiiitrews urged in the strongest manor,. mat the in. diction of snot a potrishment upon the crime of tenni ye/teams would be isinnereirol, arid strengthened his argument by say• log, that the set v reading 01' the matter on which they wets to •tfueeett ()alit occupy two hones. . His object, he said, to save the maws/rale trouble. fir Clattilitts Hunter requissted that his time or attention should not net wondered as ill he•tois oil in tile investigation of %hat lir heard was a most flagrant rase. He oolild 1111. tkrtiii..• to attend to every statement that should lie matte Willi the most scrispitious care. Mr. Andres s suggested that a penalty might he taken on one information, and au at quittal given ovum all the rest, Mr. Ft eshileld said it a as a mistake, if want of liberality to the tltseii.lant was rri . stiairil by his Cimial. The Batik would pr, cc that ;he very roserse was the case. Mr. I , .••liCe IA end Mir. Ands ens then withdrew into a priests it was ai ranged that 11m defendant AIWA •• ii the wh o le 50 informations, and that i:e ;honk' a:, .1, : .1 •eisimi of the magistrate as to the tints under tonl r ...rind of the prosecution. Alr. • ! i..••., stated that he attended the office Si the ht... ... ref raigland, be woos, instructions 1.1. had 11,. . . r . ;ens. 'rite first at cursed the dr t ith .• • ,! , dolivered coals withont a vendor's • meter. Thosi.infornitilitais :'re laid v...!::nott ;IPV.• .111 C benefit tire public. Tve Bank had proe. • •::(1 oil : omit sit ail eurisidet Mg lire loss bay Might have so , . hy the cololin t rt . urn s , ell note to : of the t Npuneus or a pro!:ecif11011, N vie tict,t :I lOLA to toni-' uit in consideration 14 the poops also , . Tie. case 'vas a itiOst iteport.mt ono. 'fire penalty, iu Ice event of conviction, would amount to iteariy 1 r'l it.. Air. Fresliiield then staled, th it it was most nee, s :are the ! oda io have full treasure rt:d qiiet'ity in such ate article us coal. and•that it was nut justice to the cool tiade In 1 , 0 • e that the lit actiet . lie intif to courplain of was the more art r f the libuself, and gut C.llllllOlllO 110. limit.. It ;,5 not his ititetition to dilate on a stiiiiect so welt - He shoal' but ineittlon few things that kwouid be' i.np. • pcs !eolith. It was i,luud accessary to pass au act lc ~itil :. HIRAM