The National Register. — London, England, 1820-01-24 00:00:00

OLD BALLY: Nrei - ia? ('‘ nrviisttor. Trz Ari. ik •KiN(, N st . Av •Oti Nlmittay, as snnn as 'lle ruck I heir (gents in ;Court, the (4.00 %vete r,--worn, tOr the iniri.ose .of considering bids of todietment, under a spce+al com mission, against Alexander illeitiont and Jamas Ale!C. Citalbl, two WhO statid w hit t viola tion tit the slave trade laws in the Manumits. Atter the Grand July were re-sworn, NI r. Justice winch they were called upon to etnistler I t indict utru;s that U0111:I be submitted to Mein. It was Wade Primly by a late Act of Parliament, awl though the thiel ICC W:IS said to have ber I COMllll.l.cti iu a d 1,1 an t ~part of the world, yet stilt the I.lw brought it Wltlllll the prlstlictiV!) 111 thIS country. •Utie Gram: July returned shortly after, with tine bills against the dt-tentiants. The eltauoer I.lradul Not Guilty; and on being in -formed that they weir entitled to a jury composed hail of foreigners, ca r ry rcl,lted, " a, lons eirighiii." A jury therefore ul all English was empanelled lon their The Solicitor-General, Mr. Littleton, and NIT. Rey , were the counsel it behalf o. the tirosecii.itm ; .a Nlr.Citiwood, Air. and Mr Platt, tor, ,Cllr pii~iitt rs. :FM . . ...sutler or•Creiteral, in opening the caf.e to the Jury elitinierateti the S trims arts %%itiell ilad passel in 1806, with Inc chttetirrelitle of all parties to Path:intent, abotishiug a trade which the frietals of humanity natl. been endeavouring for flt) years to put an end to. Bttt .tise AA') hilly itiiposerl.peetiniory penalties, and it was found toot i:t their operations they were inn:ahoy, AS the rutin:ad - the trade far exceeded the amount 01 the penalty itiqui , ‘ed by law. At length, through the eilints of ;\1 r. Brot h :ham. an act was passed lit 1811, snaking the tilt:lice a felony, and subjecting the parties .to transport:moo upon conviction. %Volt respect to the prisuiters now at the liar, they were natives 01 Si. Matt. TIMIS ; and it would be it:collected that by a late treaty the NialtrltiUS Was Ceded to Great liritato. That island, therefore, tttt ied a part of his Majesty's domitiions, and .the two persthfs at the bar were amenable .o British law. lie wished to explain to the Jury, that a French captain and the mate, who were implicated its tuts allair, could not be prosecuted, because there was not sufficient prom' that they had ever landed at the .Maiirt tins ; not luting landed, they could not be amenable to British laws. 111. re were two otle:rs who vet re also itnplicated, and who hail been sent to England till dtal. Several rlao es had been sent win' them as witnesses .against tlictit; but it was found that tnese wen were so ,devoid of all moral or religious principle, that it was thought prmier to abandon the prosecution. The tacts of tile ease were thou Staled, and WittieSSeir were called, who prove,) them. Tile case for the prosecution being closed, Cariol was ; celled upon for his defence, and declared that he had no yr i titesSeS h, re to colifottild die testimony of the lalse ,wituesses ex: mooed. lle put in a long written defence, which commenced by givung au account of the manner in which ta, had berm engaged previous to the transac tion in question. In twittember, 1 8 17. he had sailed frout Bordeaux on a trading voyage, and had dealt And rallicked in rice, tobacco, and salt provisioto, &c. It ,oiltirlited die account giVril,accortlio.t to the testimony of the first %voiles., by the Uaptaiii nl tic Jeutte when questioned as to the destination of the teasel, and ,the cargo sue had carried. lie confessed that he was at at Nlatiogascar, but not for the purpose of deal. : it in slaves: at that time he was so 111 as to be incapable .of doing any (Mug, and he was carried by tour Men to the ship when she - set sail for the Isle of Bourbon. ;hue document called upon the Court to consider who was ins accuset, and almost sole accuser on the trial—llls own servant, who had at tinily forged these falsahoods to critmit de nis master : he was a boy of the !Must infamous character, and whom his father was obliged to intpiisott while yet an infant for his crimes. After the es:amnia tion at Fort Louis. this lad had expressed his contrition for having sw mit Likely, and had pro wised to speak die truth itt London ; but he had hisely perjured himself, and had unjustly criminated his master. The prisoner Vint:moot was next called upon for his defence, anti also hatter:it in a tv ritten paper, wh,ch was .read. It shoed that lie was born at the Isle if Bourbon, of good and postdvely denied any connexion with ally transaction of the nature imputed to hon. lie had VOltititailly surreinleNd himself V. lien called upon, • conscious ef his innocence, fowl might, if lie tied chosen, have cones - ,:ltd himself. At the examination at Fort Louis before the Ciratitl Judge, he had produced witnesses who thstilietly proved his innocence, out these . witnesses he hail been tillable, on account of the great expense attending n, to bring to this count' y. Ile called upon the Court to consider whether it were probable that 200 slaves viola be introdUled iota die Mailrldlis its beim; known to lite antliorities there, who were constanily 'you th» watcts. Not one tract! of these slaves could be foubil,alihough thltgent search had hero made. lie was now 12,01,11 miles from It's name COUntry, awl althotigii Out a pauper, had been imattle to bring his vvittiesst!s to this country.. lie begged, therefore, that these circumstances might be taketi 11110 cotisidt ration. No witnesses were produced for the defence. Mr. Justice literroirAii, tin recapithlatiag the evidence to the Jury, rental keil upon the necessity of 'abit% f ive act of 1811, making tile tilleuee of trafficking In slates a transportable otlthice, as otherwise little ur uo puoish .Fietst would be iodic:led. • The jury ballot both the prisoners Guilty. In the course of the day the- Grand Jury presented a paper to the Court, iii which they spoke iii Melt terms 9f the State of Newga.e, through the arrangement of Mr. Brown, the keeper, sit tar as the limits of the prism' pi motile . They also spoke in just terms of the excel #6t exertions of Mrs. Fry. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. A. most exiraortliox v case, tor rather series of cases, "ci . lucied the time of tit: Court yt-siertlay for several :—.l man of colour, a very respectable individual was trie.l upon three iiiilletnient9, itorse-steabib4 (hiring horses and riding nil with them), arid V..;14 ineach CISe pOSIIIVV:y WWII in by a mother of witnesses, although it appeared 1- , ..u0n.1 all Sing'.l, front the cot:- etirritiz teattwooy of several !oust respectable pedains, that it wag impossible the piaamer could be the mast who committed the offences imputed go 'inn. It setnets lie Ibbl the misfortune el beim:. SO mornJitotinn individual, that he might easily be taken far bin). lie tot come aconitted Upton e ich charge. Tilt N a foiirt:i iiiiheinteut, but winch die prowcutor declined going on with. The (•o u utum Set:leant said, it was a most %inform nate elretinist3nc.: that the prisoner was so hke a very wicked person; and adding, that he had no tlta,lit whatever efltit: innocence, milt red hint instantly to h. thactiargetl. An int Molnar% burst of applause front all (laners at a very crowded Court followed the order— upon which the Cuunuo❑ lictjrant observed to blq I rocs. 1:11,1,ty, Titnntas Crokt, A 'Arm Some, and Ileo.jantat .lolopant, were intlitittl for meolitq:, on ilte Ist Deceni. bet List. two pigs, value 50i. and upaar.ls,the p °pelt) . _ of John Jones. 'fur y, rimier the advice Or the Court. acrichteil Johostot mid Stone, hot found (...rosb—Goihy. J,.iitt Hepworth and were indicted, the foroter tor ste.thott, the Litter for teerit.itut, 3 f l u 111. City Jonathan waxed ealf-,ko.i, tit,. property of Evall.rhert, and Jottathan Fussall.-11a? :jury found Ilepw,ortli Guilty. SENTENCE UPON THE.PRISONERS. The whole of tile trials having beets coticlitiled, the Becorder proceeded to pass setvenee upon the several convicted nom% the Se.sions The following eigia!vell pers cits received the awful sentence of DCaltl:—Jollll,Jones, for housciireaking— Henry 1)orito, tOr burglary—Joliti Ridley, for highway robbery Chou Brooinsarove, lor sleali 1 oxen — George Newlev, for highway ro bbery—William Fruit, for burglary—Henry icks, fir forgery --JolturPoine, for tiousebreaking—Willi:im Paley, fur forgery—John Looter, GA highway robbery—Charles Aliles, for Imo ' glary—William Sauti, for forgery—.l allies Robinson, for horse stealing—Sarah icks, for for g ery—Richard nicks, fin heifer stealing—Thomas %Valli and Rich Ird Bradley, for highway robbery—and John Green, lor returning from trattsportaiion. Three of the ladegoing persons pleaded Guilty, and were tint tried, viz. William Paley and Henry Wicks, for fitrgery, 311(1 .101111 Greets, for returning limn trails . portatioll.—Saralt \\ mks was remanded in execution of her judgment. The following, received sentence of Transportation for Life :—William John Furze moan. Wm. Bond, Joseolv Holds, Francis %V right, William Annum, liolilsayurtii, Viiiiaut Jones, and William Clarke. To be Transported for . Foorteen Years :—Janics Alexander Carrot, and Alexander Vallattiont. for trafficking in Slaves—NVilliant Garrat, alias Petty, Mary Kelly, James Bryant, Catherine Alartin, Edward %Veto'', 11 right, Acme Hall, James Coillcy, James Carey, William Brown,lVlllialll \N'ootl, Henry Bucknell, J allies Melvin,henry Joltusuu, Joint .Sarah Paley, John Parsons, John Storey, and George Perry.—The last fifteen pleaded .Guilty to the minor offence of has Mg forged notes in their pos. ses , ion. To beTransported for Seven Yenrs.—Charles Knight, Lewia Constant, John Gooda I, Francis Lord, Itibert alias James Coralt.roy, John Brovvit„liisepli Ciazg, Francis Alorres, Robert IValters, William Clarke, Francis Rosh, Thomas Bords, Margaret Il: vas. James Hayward, Esther Hewitt, Willia;:t lull, Tl i on i ag Barton, William Brett, W Mimi' Woodcock , ,John s, rail . D ugga n 1) toi it, Thomas Brown, Edward Ploninter, Jo eph W11(1(1, DePnis M.Cardly, Thomas Giosiello, Ilath,way, James Kearney, James Darlev, Michael Byrne, Antonio Do Gnu, Ilerhert S em diet, John Butler, IVIIIctm Bailey, Al ichael Alark, Witham Johnson, (;eorge Wilson, Thomas Cross, Benjamin Crisp, %obi:it blunt, and Atom . Wells. To he Imprisoned\ Otte Year.—Charles Dorldwell, Jatte.BraY, and Joseph Skelton. Sixteen side sentenced to imprisonment for six months—Ten for three months—:our for two months —two for six wee k s—'.,l'vA. for one month—and one ('or fourteen days. One (‘Villiant I)amis. alias Davis,) was ordered to be publicly and Fott-teen to be privately whipped. The jildgment of lour was respitetl, and sexeral were discharged by Proclamation. The .Sessions were then adjourned to Wednesday the 164 of February i)otice. MANSION HOWSE. .ssaartaaacr AND it V. THE riValvnltnaEßS. The important question netween these [tactics was once mote agitated bete bt fore Mr. Itirn!e, in couse quenre of a letter 1. - questing the attendance of the poatitorokers ;Itolts M..kepeare and Harkin) to pi ueeeil with the identification of the property in dispute, in order to its restoration to them. Mt !SIC Alley, Andrews, and Adolphus, were in atten dance on behalf of the paw notokers. It Appeared, that timing the pi esent Sessions a h:11 of Intitettureet was plet . eirc.l against Blake, the supposed thief, and being tumid, was temoved by certiorari Iglu tile Coot' of King's Bench, 6i order, as it is Slippord to ipso , eVt•lito MakepPilte and Harktir conceiving ' that this was all that wa s necessary ts• be clone on tier part, now urine 1111 • 441 d to claim the restitutioll of the eleit'n property, 1111011114 601114 properly idest?theil. The Counsel ler the paw ithruket s, however, now con tended, that the quottort had assumed a new shape, rut the Magistrate, by humbug over Mr. Haticur to prefer a ~. bill of indictment against the thief. had virtually neknow. lodged that a prosecution was absoltitt ly ',pressor', as a preliminary step to the recovery of the propeity, mad tied forfeited the jurisdiction which the other party con tended w4S given hint by the Stith and 40th of the King.— The preferring.. bill of indict went was a nit re fitter, it the thief welt to be Fattiest - 41 to escape .finut a prosevistioa that nimbi subject him to pont:iluent. —The object of tbe pawilbtotteas was the cunt tenets of the thief, in order to protect thrtuselt es against fiend and ct.llttsion, whirls might every day be inuctised against them, and the only poss.iblc any of obtaining this would be by keeping the p. 'nity together 41111 in proper 11/1111S. he Solicitor for 'Messrs. itlakepeace and liarknr said, that Ibe thgootment the Learned Counsel wiiM inappli cable to the question, for the property his clients claimed was nut included in the bill of indictment. Only a single article, namely, II gold hatch, has made the subject of indictment, awl the residue of the propel ty therefOre tesnained as it was helot e 11w bill was ps vies 'rd. Mr. Alley obit...veil, that :thesis. Makeptareatlil Har ker ken 110 tight to select any particular article; they ,veto uuuuil (tier to piosectite for the whole of the plus pet ly, din' wets ai title ought to hate been included in the tinheinseift. Ile hoped the Magistrate mould set hie face d..0111A tile &Milled. 31r.lts arm tuts ii. 1.11, Ilia he was nut aware of being caben ii *loud tins( Nl.6l.epeare nn.l 11111\11f liirrely allamdrd now fot site poi pose of identifying such dlikled 411 were nut ,16-I,ro to 011 ininsel need-1011.. 'flit . 'olllll4li, ill tri.ly su .Ile. Alley, said, that the in. elmititg the %Wile propet I) to tole iodic uncut, when the arlielt . b were stelvil ai d nit. ivia times, would Isaac made II au prue.ediug, and have given the Conti. the power to ti 1.041 to. Al.. A dciied this, and Air. ltirnie coincided with tile Leal lied Counsel, that the ....hole of the loupe. ly • should lit ve been included The Silliciior then said, ins clients were to give security for the product Of the .peopel ty whew! vet the thief should be found, provided It was testored to aloft 11U Mi. Air. Andrews said, this was a fallacy that could deceive 110 111411 of cuinision understanding. Whitt security could 'he public Iliac that 314kepeace and ilatitur, UM. had aiteauy abastdotied a duty they owed ti society, would pet 1 . 01 - 111 /1,3111W ' iie 11111 d was 111 their !MACS', 41101 they suffered 111111 to escape, and a Wdb Itts nnu Isellef that Make was beyond the sale. lu the course of a further discussion it was proposed, on the loatt of the pawnbrokers, that no decision should uuw be given upon the question; that the 'wipes ty should fedi:llllin the euslotly uf the officers; and that Nlessts.. alakeptace and flat Klux should apply to the Court o f Bench, next week, fur a mind , ,to compel the ilagistiates to make au fader lot the iestitution of the piuperty. 'file matter would then he sole ly at guru', the opinion uf the Judges. wonlil be obtained, dint the tillestiolt finally it. tea mined. hatever the decision might be, the'pawnbrokrla won't' must etteerfolfy subunit '1 object, it was ousel - veil, was a very fair one. They only wtahcd to be protected in the hottest exercise of tllek 1114,011VSS, and, as a reOut of their fan intent:tins, Alley would consent to turego their claim to interest uu toe money advanced 111\011 nleignulkis in yue.Uuu, and re• blurt the *hum 1.46 • the elatilb•Uts, OR their paying the principal. The Solicitor seemed nawilling to accede to' either of these propositions, and pressed Mr. Katlic to wake ati order itutiscdfal ely tor the restitution. The Magistrate said, he was nut prepared to make any order, nor dad he expect to be called wpm , to do so now. flue the matter tests at present, the plate remaining in the hands of the seizing 'Acesa. ,DttliAlWOL Ft R e.-4iidai morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a tire. broke ton in the dwelling-itonse of Mr. Taylor, natter, ill Garden - row, Loudon-road, Saint tkorge's.fields, which. before the arrtval um any en gines, had enveloped We whole building in tlanteS. The wind at the time was rattier high, and 1,1e..v tile dames into a. court at the back, inhabited by pour peo i de, and and untwisting the .svorksimps of Va. •1 ay air and Mr. Hull, chair and rush-tnattress-inaker, WIIIOI also took The passage of the court teas so narrow, that intuit confusion ensued w br:nai:ig out the furtitture , lilt imitates ; matey WCIC settousii hurt, aiitl a great part tit the Immune was destroyed. At length tour or five engines arrived ; limit some difficulty took place be fore any water could tie got; and w mist the tilt:men were ell4ploycd w raising plugs, the devout tug element had communicated to use punlic-house„ next door, and also, to the back premises of Mr. I laye, a grocer. A pleetitul supply oh water beim.: at lene.th timaitied, the engines were put in requisition with the utmost celerity, and by two ()clock the tire was subdued (It was supposed finally). leasing .fonr or live houses gutted completely. 10, Witter apprehensions were entertained for the premises, and the firemen went to dinner ; but about four in the afternoon the 11.ines again burst form with great fury : the m en, however, were' on the spot, and, being ably secutuled by tile in habitants and pasvengers, succeeded in extinguishing the fire totally. The loss was Coll6lliel'able. On the night of Wednesday, about ten o'clock, the house of Mrs. Lynn, in ]gust Cross Street, Bishopwearmouth, was observed to ba on lire. The doors were immediately forced by the neighbours, but although the fire engine and every assistance was speedily procured, the conflagration was nut g ot under till near twelve o'clock. When Mrs. Lynn was found, she . presented a horrid spactacle, being burnt almost to a cinder. Most of the fur ' niture and the floors of the .house were consumed, It is presumed that the .deceased had accidentally set her clothes on fire, and had communicated the fl.imes to the furniture, &c. Lieutenant• Colonel Brown, the officers and soldiers of the 40th attended, and their conduct was highly meritorious. Mrs. Lynn was of the most penurious disposition. Atm iron chest, which was found on the premises, con tained 3:20l. in guineas, and wine papers. The money has been deposited in the bank of MessrS. Backhouse and Co. at Sunderland.