The National Register. — London, England, 1816-05-13 00:00:00

LATE' INTELLIGENCE. CoURTS OFKING S BENCH, CM.DHALL.—SATunu iv. SITTINO AT NISI TRIM 11.aRRON V. VCI74NEAR. 1 kis was an aetiou Dimwit by the prourietor of an academy at Prescot, in Lancashire, to recover from the di-fendant, merchant residing at Liverpool, the sum of 94. hs. l Id. beim: t: ie balance of an accouut due for the Itaartl RIO education of a y ins.r gentleman mimed Dan mm, who had been played un der the rare of the blaitt:4. The boy, it appeared, was sent ta the aca.Putly in rel. LAI, and eutit , iined there until Dee. 1111. The autumn dae u. to this period was I in. and the pttiutiff was in the .iitj•L of arudius iu his Neeeillit every 1141 r ye , ir. :se end 008 of money, it also Appeared, Were paid on cconnt by ti:e defendant, leaving the balance now sUtlehl tin due by the latter.—Verdiat for the PLtiutili, 041. as. lid. and ROOS •. IMITH. This was an action tt;letuvertiresnro of 121.105. the price of ricer of cloth, hotillit at a, sale where the plaintiff was ric:loneer. The defence set up was, th:tt the article was do .aged, and that the lots were deseribt d in the catalogue as the property of a bankrupt. To controvert this, however, U was proved by ses trot N ittif.sse, that the plaintiff, during the •ale, had frequently mentiouel the imperfection of the cloth ; ahti it appeared ako that time was a mark affixed to the' article, denotink it as faulty. The jury. in consequence of this evidence, returrad a verdict ter the plaintiff-121.105. and costa. MAir 6. PEN AL STATUTIO. The Attorney-General said, he had to apply to the Court to discharge a rule, which hail been granted, with leave to a de fendant to compound a penal statute. The information was against the Prom ietor of a IS mv spatter, for inserting an adser ti•emeat, offering a sum of money for a place tinder Govern ment, or in the East India Company's Service. The Act gave all the penalty to the informer; and the Court bad, in the pre sent case, allowed the defendant, by the rule, to compound; but it now appeared, that the whole transaction was bottomed in fraud on the part of the informer. He had now to apply to their Lord-hips fur a rule, to discharge the rule for liberty to compound ; and to allow the defendant to go to trial. It ap pears, from affidavits which he now held in his hand, that on the defendant applying to the attorney for the prosecution, for the name of the plaintiff in this ca►e, they first gave him a fic titious name; a demand was then trade that the plaintiff should be produced; when it appeared, the attorney for the proserotion,and a person named Finch, procnred a man named Clark, from u workhouse in the ncighnon:hood; and without 'felting him what he was wanted fur, took hint to the dc fentlant's atterney, and there exhibited him as the plaintiff .Clark ; he being all the while ignorant that lie was plaintiff, or at all concerned in toe information. On the whole, it appeared (hit the entire transaction was one of a most infamous fraud.— 'Elm Court granted the tale. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE: n A /11NO WEBER V. —Sat nvda y I,uah Phillip* and Catherine l'iig:eingede were charged with being concerned in a desperate assault and robbery upon the person of a Mr. Douglas, a trader in the city, a few nights since. The attack, it appears, was one similar to those which of late have proved so dangerous an d so dkeraetfill to the city. The prosecutor was returning home about ten o'clock, when he wits met by the female prison er in liishopgate-street, and who succeeded in drawing him up a place called Alderman's Walk. Here he found there was no thoroughfare ; and, upon his returuing towards the public street, he was met by three men, who suddenly knocked him down, beat him unmercifully, and, while in a senseless state, robbed him of his watch and appendages, together with all his property. The prisoner Phillips was taken by a patrole a few moments afterwards, running from the place mentioned, and was identified by the prosecutor. The others escaped ; but the woman having frequently come to visit Phillips in prison, she was taken, and was also recognised by the prose. tutor, In her lodging also were found a quantity of cloth and list, which, from certain inthrination, appears to have been stolen from a house in Thames-street, a short time since, where a burglary was committed. The prisoners were both re manded. BOW-STREET. Saturday, William WeLb was charged on suspicion with hav ing been concerned in a burglary, committed in the house of an elderly lady, named Rainmell, residing at Eastree, near tvandwieh. Upwards of two months since, upon a Sunday morning, about two o'clock, the old lady was alarmed by the . report of a pistol; she threw up her chamber window, when she was assailed by three men and a woman, who, after secur ing her, carried off a considerable into of money in bank-notes and specie, besides many valuable coins, plate, &c. &c. The prisoner, it appears, had been living in the neighbourhood for some time previously. He was seen at no great distance from the place early on the following morning. His horse was in a condition which plainly shewed that he had travelled at a furi ous rate. At Wickham he stopped at an inn, in company with another person : they had a private room, and tour divisions of notes and money were soon put out in great order upon the tame. Some of the sib er offered to the landlord by the pri rimier was discoloured, and was in consequence refused by the landlord ; but the prisoner, as a salve, said he had carried brim stone in his pockets, which was the cause of its appearance. Some of the silver stolen was tarnished, from tieing hoarded ; and it was sta. ed, that sonic of the stolen notes had been traced to the prisoner's wife. The prisoner was remanded. Saturday sennight, in consequence of an information laid by the journeymen carpenters against the masters, fir con spiring to lower the wages of the former, a hearing came on at this ottlee.•—The Magistrate's, after listening to the argu- Ments of Coenvel, the same as delivered at Hatton-garden, dis missed the information. Sir N. Conant observed, in deliver ing his opinion on this question, that probably he had coin. united m .re journeymen for combinations than any other Ma gistrate in his time. He had in general dine it relectantly when they had acted from mistaken notions ; but not SO se hen their masters had entered into c ommas w hi c h confined them to time, and the journeymen then took advantage of the tie ceimstanee. amid demanded exorbitant wages, or refused to and erieti-rred timers has fit ce and threats from working, tennis their masters they knew they must give the wa 4 , or be rttinvd. The Nlagr.trates 1134 always allowed the Jour neyillell some latitude, to meet aed talk over their :distr., -0 • ong as it was done with moderm.on. He cunfe,sed he diet net see why masers should not he allowed a similar latitude to tenet at a tike rn and tali, over their elm' s. in the view yes, ste.esi, he ued nut see :dry thing rifebal in the proteeOings ut THE N.,-iTIONAL REGITER._ the masters. l'hey had 6001 frequently called upon by persons conducting large works to reditee their charges, particularly fer labour, which was in general at the rate of six shillings a day, which was a reasonable profit on chat they paid t:..eir men. The meeting complained of, on the sth of February, by the masters at Freemasons Tavern, was according to pub lic advertisement, for taking inio consideration the pre , ent price of la hour. The meaning of which was obvious ; carpen ters not bring like many trades, who knew what the artieles they hail got for sale had cost them, and therefore knew what profit to Hirge. But they were called upon to, give esti mates, and therefore had to c dentate-on a certain price per day fir into ; aml in cometque‘lee they met to agree upon the prices, that in their estimates they shoind be uniform. There were no proccedaigs at this meeting relative to journeymen or their wage , ; every master acting towards them in the way they thought right, individually. they did not address the journey men in nombers or bodies, but individually told them of their intentions. Some had reduced their men fourpence a day, some siv pence, and sonic eightpenee.—lt is said to he the M il teetiorr of the master-carpenters to prosecute some of the jour neymen fur perjury. COMIDNATION or JOIINEYMEN.—At the Sessions for So mersetsbire, at Wells, came on before J. Ackland, Esq. Chair men. and a full Beach of Magistrates, the trial of J. Flower, A. Glidden, and 0. Gales, journeymen paper-makers, for a violent assault on the foreman of Messrs. GiDings and Alford, paper manufacturers, of Cheddar appeared in evi dence, that the above men formed part of a combination-club of journeymen of the trade, who Is ire, for the space of four months post, been living in a state of insubordination and idleness, in consequence of their employers endeavouring to lower their wages to a ratio with the reduction in the price of provisions; which these wit-taught ligistalorr giought proper to resist; not only by assisting each other in contributions, hut adding revenge on those who were more inclined to work. The prosecutor's foreman, therefore, became an object of attack by the defendants, who volunteered (from the club-room) to Nit him in a vat of heated water, used in the process of the ma nufactory.—The Jury, after a most animated charge from the Learned Chairman, expatiating on the enormity of their crime, and the great injury society in general derived from such un lawful assemblies, found the defendants guilty: who were im mediately sentenced to six months solitary confinement. PICK POCKETS AND SWINDLEVS.—The pickpockets end cheating fraternity have been very active daring Lincoln busy week. Several horses were bought by the legs, who paid in a description of drafts; and whilst the sufferer was going to the Bank, some part of the gang rode the horse off. The fol lowing trick, tilt of some that have come to cur knowledge, is woi tit making pu d dle, to prevent the like imposition again. A onng man sold his mare, after what is called a hard bargain. and was requested to go to the Magpies Inn, where lie should tree ive the money : on entering the house, the buyer addressed another man (no doubt a colleagoal, with, " Are you going to pay me for that horse I sold you? I want the money to pay for one I have just bought." " Yes," was the reply, "here is a draft for 211. odd."--" No, I will not have it; I do not like them; but let's look at it—oh ! that; I have no objection to that, it's as good as time Bank of England." It was then !tended over to the poor countryman, with " Take it to the Bank, and it will be cashed directly."—Seeing the man take it of another, the poor seller of the mare felt perfectly satisfied, till he reached the Bank, and there found his loss. On his returning to the inn, horse and buyer had both disappeared. As the wife of C. Wood, a journeyman brazier, in George:. court, Holborn, was sitting at dinner, a child which was in her lap seized a fork, which she thrust in her mother's eye and deprived it of sight. A bench-warrant has been issued at Peterborough Sessions against T. King, accomplice of W. Edgson, of Stamford, who was convicted and sentenced to a month's imprisonment, for cruelly killing a swan in Burghley Park, by pelting and beat ing it to death, whilst it was attending the female bird as she sat on her eggs, and afterwards stealing, skinning, and hiding it. A most diabolical attempt was made by some villains on Sunday night last, to set tire to the house of Mr. W. Hunt, of Milton, near Sittingbourn, by tying a large combustible sub stance (resembling a bomb-shell) to the duo-, which, on the fire reaching it, exploded, doing considerable damage to the house. InfacEsv.—An Inquest was held at the Avery Arms, Cam berwell, on the body of Eliz. Lawrence, who was drowned in the Grand Surrey Canal on Sunday. The deceased had been married about four months, since which she had been in a des ponding state. On Sunday she was observed by two travellers struggling in the water, who called to a third, and he hastened to their assistance with a hook, but which proved too short; he then repaired to the Avery Arms for the drags, with which she was got to land, but every mode of recovery was ineffec tual. Verdict—Lunacy. MARRIED. Cspt. Ross, R.M. to Miss Whitrombe, eldest daughter of Sir Sant. Whitcombe.—John Eicke, Esq. of Doughty-street, to Anne, third dau. of John Bannister, F.sq. of Gower -street, Redford-square.—Lonl Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albemarle, to Miss Francis Steer, of Chichester.—At Edinburgh, John Sinclair, Esq. of Covent. garden Theatre, to Miss Cath. Norton, (laughter of the late Capt. Nor um, of the Itoyals.—The Rev. P. G. Crofts, to Elizabeth Frederica, third daughter of Ewan Law, Esq. llorsted-place, Sussex. . _ DIED. At Oneida, ag.sl 110, Skenandon, the Oneidon Chief. Ile distin guished himself by numerous exploits in support of the British, in the seven yenrs war; and in the revolutionary contest, he aided with die Aniei hums, and rendered them the most eminent services.—At Malta, aged 37, Lieut.-Col. Clement Martin Edwards. of the let Ceylon Reg. —At I.:.ngstone Clitla, near Exeter, aged 67, Thomas Johnes, Esq. of Ilarod. M.l'. lord l.ieut. and Custos Hot. of Cardigan, Ise. &c.—At l'aris, Gen. l'illct, Author of a work upon England, which lately made a considerable boise.—ln his 11Stli year, Win. Wilson, Esq. late of White Lion -Court, Cerrithill, and of Londwati:r House, 'lats.—At Huntley Hall, Stafflirdsli ire, Janus Rulkelcy, Esq. Justice of the Peace for the county.—Aged 63, Mr. NVni. MiJion, law of the Opera band, who, with his brothers, have long been esteemed the most celebrated performers upon tile clarinet in Europe.—ln Green-street, aged 70, George, Karl Brook azid Earl of Warwick. His lordship was Lord Lieut. of the county, and Itecorder of Warwick. He is succeeded by the lion. li:ehard Lord Brook, now Earl of Warwick.—ln his 19t year, Lieut.-General Sontag.—At Hampstead, Isaac Johnstone. Esq. Barrister at Law, of the Chancery Bar, of which lie had been 44) years a member.—At Paris, Mr. Win. Stone, aim. after his acquittal in Engiand in 1144, settled in Pa. is, aid was Me Prior r Ittinboldt's great work.—Near Calcutta, J. Lowther, Esq. of the ('ivil L tablish mut, second son of Cul. Jas. Lowther, M.P.—Rich. Holmes, Esq. many years Justice of l'eace for Itonwv.—The Rev. (.. lllingworth, Hector of Lower Tidworth and Week, Manta—Ann Elizabeth.. wife of J. lt. Farre, M.l).—Mr. Kendall, of I.orir,-acree—Aged 77, Mr. J. Bacon, of Bad Licsmstrs.t, Clerk:to well, 31 years organist of that pa- At Guildford, I% illiem Ilh ydun, Es p. hanker.—ln his vear..laincs Tvers, Esq. of Field-1.1...er, Gloncest!!rshire.—At Iliont.stcatl. Mrs. Abel, wit': of James .Ibel, lie Key. ('. Dun ster, M.A. Rector of l'etaortb, and rtard Dean of Weatetn Sussex. !1.. edited Para,lise Belailell," and •• PhilSpb's Cider :" etateion6 them With awn/ and MAY 13. LONDON .11 AUR I.:TS . -~- - CORN EXfIIANOE, :gorinAv, MAY 13. Although we had a good supply of Wheat this morning from Essex, Kent, and tintiolk, yet many buyers appearing early, fine runs weir! readily disposed of at an advance of 6s. per qr. oa riiday's prices, on which day Is. higher WWI obtaMed than on the previous Monday. Barley is Ss, per yr. dearer, but tict ready hair at that advance. Beams are 4s. per qr. higher. T:,e rise in the price of White Peas last week, brought us a large supply of that article this morning, and scarce any sales • mid be effected even at a reduction of full Gs. per yr. and a large ipiantity remains unsold. Oats lay uuintxiu last week's prices. Flour is advanced les. per sack. s. S. Wheat . titi 'KO Fine ditto - On a7I Rye . ♦0 a 111 Itar!ey . 2$ a 3.*) Matt • 110 tid White Pease - rty Prase - beans . - Ticks - Wt. B. 8. 38 • 42 :is • 44 98 a 4. 9i n :ij 92 a 38 PeTimel ORLI 06 a SO Potato* ditto 01. Fine none. - ea a t4l eermill ditto. 60 a Of !Rape Seed . EA. a Ca. CURRENT PRIL.E OF SEED'. O. P. N. II S. a. Ited Cover (F.rl:. a6O I lied and G Itell la a 24 Celina Ma . ad a 64 Ditto Log ish +1 •59 White Altman. 11 al2 Ttefoil - • 17 aQI White ditto 60 ■ 103 I.rown dittn -12 a 14 Canary . . 46 asn Turnip. White 14 a lil Carmay Seeds 62 a2O Oil Cake - La. los. Rya:resit pernr.3o a 6tl Coriander Steds 9 • la PRICY OF 11111{AD The highest price of the best IVlteuten Bread throughout the tnettopolis, is stattd by the Bakers to be Lill the t/tiartern La:lC—Some it.tkers hell the Quartem Louf Irian one pion) to three-pence lower. AVER PRICK OF COitN. ri.k QUANTER, FUN W LEE k.NDINO .11' :IC 27. Scot Engtand Wa'es. 5. d ic,dlrnd. d lit 11 3. 6 2.i 10 1j 4 s eau' o P sq f • 0 5 S ai 9 0 al . to I tie. , or cta finA4% PitlC% 1:► St I.As TALt.OW, Eng and& Mk:co. Wheat - Nye - - Bar:ty n Computed from the ate.uri.A ou.de in eek ending May 8, is 44a. 9€l. per ev.t. • c of !.it? Duty o:Cus) um , pt;itt or payaide thereon cid Cie In•pari...iur thereeCtoto Great lititaln. Froni B.iantloyi I.undkn (Lisette.) Plat E 01. MEAL NONDAY,NAY 13. Smatka ad. liardate aid Liadeloiali. S. d. a. d. //wa l l tatita at (arcane a d. a. al. Reef -- 4 4.) •r 0 Ssersefirld. I Serf. ..34 • 4 • •,:utton • 4 0• s d Deana, about . i Motion • . 4 I• 0 0 Veal Oat 6 o abupaed Lambs 12 CO Veal - 4 4a S 11 Puri -40• S 6 t Sites 'oo I Pork -40 • 3 Lamb - O Oa! II lip .• - 100 I Lamb -08 a 8 • HAT AND STRAW Pelt LOAD. L. a. J. L. a. d. Average L. a. 4. Hay - 3 15 IT. JANET.. 1 Cl..er - 0 o Straw . H:iy - - - 1 IU WHITLCHAPEL. !'lever - t Situ" - I Ili O a 3 0 4.0 0 Oaooo -- 0 0 * O a f 11 0 - 0 il O a SlO 0 - 3 0 0 O a Ii 8 0 —— 515 0 a 4 0 —— 2 2 ft Hav--.600a550 do , SMITHFIELD. Clover 0 0 a 0 6 0 -- 6 0 0 I Straw - 114 0 a 2 5 0 -- It • 6 UXIM fora Inspector% L. s. L. I. Wheat, per load - If 0• 44 0 Carl<y, per quarter - 1 4 a 139 Oats • - - 1 65 111, IME. 's Return—MAY 9. Beams - Nye - Pilaw - THU LOROVGH. Bags. PRICE 01 , 110 PS I PsisN. L. s. L... . . 0 0 alO 10 I Kent . 515 a 8 0 Suisez . . •10 0 a 15 0 Lite: Kent &Melt • Farnham • L. s. L. I. • I It • I I 0 0 a 0 0 - 0 0 • I Itl L ►. L. ►. -•4♦ a 7 7 - - 4 e a fi • -00 a 0 • .. d. 7 0 P 6 0 0. 0 Al 1/ 104 0 10 II I PRICE 01 s. d. D 5 6 Good Dregs • 0 0 Yet nw t•nap o o Mottled • 0 Curd • 95 0 Candles, per dos. 7 6 31ouids Pt. James's Market 3,. TALLOW • S Clare .Islet Os. Od. Average Ss 9d. Wlliu•clsapel Market 3s. Ci. per 51oRe of ills. Town Tallow • . Yellow lt useia - • White ditto - • Soap ditto - - Melting muff • Dit , o It ough • Grand • • 'Hk.lt, PER LB. PRICE OF LEA' d. d. 1 a. 41. Botts, 50 to !albs. each • 19 a 22 I ( top Hides, do. 45 to 501156.17 a hp Ditto, 66 to 66 be. each . a 25 Cal rLint, 30 to 40 bs. - 21 a 93 Merchants' Racks - 13 al9 —, 50 to 701b1. - 23 a 27 Dressing Hides I I a Iri —.---, 70 10 Solbs. . SU a if, Fine Coach Hides -• 16 al7 fanned Horse Hides . a Croplitiles, Sb to 401bs. for Small Seals (Green and) . 31 a3i cutting - 15 aII Large ditto, nee dozen - lOos to Co PRICE OF k, ..d. s. d. , tAW 11171Ei. I. d. a. d. • 0 a El 0 - 12 t‘ a 11 1 1 • ti a Best Wit& Steers, per it I 0 a 2 _4 I Market Calf, each - Nliddlinis Ordinary 1 B a 1 10 I Endlish florae I 6a 0 0 Wail Ain., Downs . COAL MARKET. Ships at Nlatiert. Ships sn'd. s. d. r. d. 1 2. 9 I 'ca •m Newstle I ft: from iN to • 4.•. . nderland 15 -7. i 9 • me 6 De:keyed at IS.. advance on the above price. FRIDAY, MAY 8. PRICE OF STOCKS FOR THE WEEK. !Monday. Tuesday. Wedncs. Thin. 1 Friday. Saturday Bonk Stock 261 i ,264, ts. 3 26 262 262 3perct. lira. Col 160 6 r C l ICof f.t• 3 per ct.COn. 62 161 61 62 2 62 4 per et. C0u..75 P . . 75 75 fat 75 , 1 .ct.N.An. 92 Sl2 .- Bank L. An. 15 15 15 1 15 1 -- I 115 15 1111.3p.c.An. Iriillsperci. 9c21 India St•i..!, India Bond, 2 3 pm. ,4 pm. 2 3 pin S. Sia Stock' F. 4. Bins... 3 4 pm. Omnium ... 18f St. Lot. Tic. Con. for Ac. 621 3'pm. 14. 4 pm. ----- i 42 5 pm. 45 pm 6pm Spm. 2t03 pa i 1 pm. 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