The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-11 00:00:00

about ten o'clock. ➢etween 11 and 12 o'clock Miss Watson wad alarmed by the screams of bar servant in an adjoiniag room. She immediately got up, and was approaching the room, when she was seized by a ruffian, who demanded her m osey, and on the instant stabbed her in the left arm with an instrument like a bayonet. Tho' greatly alarmed, she had self possession enough to observe that is the maid's room there were two other men, one of whom was lying upon the poor creature, es if holding her down. The assassins bad candles, and she could see that her servant twits weltering in her blood. Her own appearance attracted the ob lion of the other men. Some scuffling ensued, and the candles went oat. In the scale the prosecutrix received several blows on the bead and face. One of the ruffians went down stairs, and procuring a light, they all proceeded to rifle the house, sad carried oft the articles mentioned in the indictment. The female servant deposed, that, between 11 and 12 o'clock, she was awoke out of her sleep by three men, who rushed into her room with can dles in their hands. They were armed with a short sword and a bayonet. She jumped up in bed, and screamed as loud as she could. One of them immediately struck her a violent flow cm the bead with a sword, which inflicted a deep wound, and then jumped upon her and pressed her down on the bed, with so much weight, as to break one of her ribs. To prevent her from screaming be thrust his hued into her mouth, pinched her tongue, and knocked out one of her teeth. Whilst she was is this situation her mistress came to the door, and then they left her without further molestation. Both herself and her mistress was confined to their beds for a fortnight after. It ap .peared that the assailauts had entered the by a back win dow, which they had forced. Some days after, a man named G. Turner, a disbanded soldier, was taken up on suspicion of being a participator in the outrage, and be confessed the fact, and implicated the other prisoners, who were immediately taken sp. The principal witness, therefore, to support the case for the prosecution was the approver, who deposed that he, Tilly, and Barnett, had agreed on the 16th of April, to go on the Itith to Miss Watson's house, and commit the burglary. They ar rived at the house at lit o'clock. lie waited in front of the house, whilst the others broke in the back way, which having done, they opened the front door and let him in. According to his statement be took no part in the violence inflicted upon the maid-servant, but swore that after she had been wounded by Barnett, he jumped upon the bed to'prevent further violence, and besought the others not to hurt her any more. In this respect he was flatly contradicted by the old woman herself, who deposed, that there was hut one man on the bed. and that that man, whoever he was, had cut her, broke one of her ribs, pinched her tongue, and forced out her teeth. The accomplice denied all this, and said he bad merely inter posed from motives of bunzanity. In collateral parts of the statement, however, the accomplice was confirmed by several witnesses. The burglars, previously to their entering the house, hail disguised their features with sonic red and white powder, to guard against detection. After they had effected the robbery they met the other prisoner, Henry Leggatt, by previous con cert, at about half • mile from the house, with a cart and horse, and to him they delivered the gun, which was part of the plunder. The prisoners strenuously denied their guilt, and insisted that the accomplice was perjured. The Lord Chief Justice summed up the whole of the case for the Jury, pointing out to their atteution the descripancy the evidence of the female servant and the accomplice, with respect to the violence committed upon the former, but left it to them to say whether the rest of his story was entitled to credit, copiloted as it was in many collateral points by the tes timony of many credible whimsies. Tbe Jury found all the prisoners Guilty—Death. CIVIL SIDE. SPECIAL JORY.—TILE KING V. DANIEL. This was a customs information against the defendant, for *smelting a custom house officer in the execution of his duty. The defeudaut pleaded guilty, wad it was poUerstood he would not be called up for judgment. JOHN YELLER, ESQ. V. RANDALL. This was an action of trespass for breaking and entering the plaintiff's preserves, and destroying Isis game after notice. The plaintiff' is a gentleman of sumo celebrity, and formerly had the honour of representing this county in Parliament ; and the defendant is a gentleman former, residing in the plaintiff's neighbourhood, in the parish of Dallington. Notice had been served upon the defendant in December, lta2o, not to trespass upon the plaintiff's preserves, in consequence of imputed acts of aggression on previous occasions. Three distinct acts of trespass were now proved to bare taken place after the notice, naarely, in October, November, and December, last year. On one oecasi tttt he had pursued a bare from his own land to that of the plaintiff, and there bagged his game ; on another he sent his dogs into the plaintiff's preserves, aed killed a rabbit on a private road of his own, which traversed the plaintiff's soil ; and on the third he was with his dogs on the plaintiff 'a land' but no game was killed. Mr. Gurney, fur the defendant, contended, that the plaintiff was entitled merely to nominal damages. The defendant in the keenness of sport bad accidentally trespassed on the plaintiff's land, which adjoined his own, and certainly never meant to insult the &Alma by a wanton trespass, as was very frequently the practice on sect' occasions. There was therefore no ground for any thing mere than nominal damages. Mr. Justice Park charged the Jury, that they mast certainly fund their verdict fur the plaintiff, but told them that it was only a case for nominal damages. The Jury retired for about three quarters of an hour, and returned their verdict for the plaintilt—Damages 51, costs 4108. DICKIIiNS AND ANOTHIIIt V. SHAW. This was an actioa brought by the Lords of the Manor of rrightlielnistone against the defendant, fur trespassing on the sea shore between the high and low water mark, and digging and carrying away the sand and soil therefrom. Tile object of the action was to try the plaintiff's right, as Lords of the Manor, to the soil of the beach between high and low water stark, along the coast, iu the parish of Brigbthebustone. The plaintiffs rested their case upon evidence to strew that the Lords of the Manor of Brighton hail, time out of mind, es ercised dominion over the soil between high and low water mark, and had the exclusive ownership thereuf, iu contradie lion to the ankuowledged rale of law that the manurial rights of of the fiord donut extend bsyond the high water mark,—the right to the intervening soil and the low water mark being ge ncr Ily in the King. The right of wreck,—of contriving the removal of sand aid gravel,—the fixing of moving capstans on the beach, and other incidents of dominion, were insisted upon as confirming the plaintiff's right. Documentary evidence, on the Rime of ancient grants, was was also adduced fur the saute pdrpose. For the defence it was contended, that the plaintiff's claim was not made out, by any adequate evidence of enjoyment, sufficient to contemnl the common law right in all the King's an tjects, to the soil betw.:.en high and low water mark, more particularly as there was no distinct evidence of any interrup. ti Ai of this rigl t, from time beyond the memory of wan. THE NATIONAL REMSTER The cue west to the Jury. alder the directions of the learned Judge, who wu inclined to think that the evidence of enjoy ment was as strong as could be given in such a case. The Jury retired for about three quarters of an hour, and found their verdict for the defendant. CORONER'S INQUEIgr.--On Thursday night at seven o'clock, an inquisition was taken on the body of John Inglis, Esq. East India Director, of the Grin of Messrs. Inglis, Ellice and Co. in the drawing-room of his late residence, No. 27, Mark-lane, before Thomas Shelton, Esq. Coroner fur the city of London, to inquire into the cause of his death. The Jury consisted of 18 gentlemen, citizens of London, and most of them personal friends of the deceased. Having viewed the body, the follow- ing evidence was adduced. Edward Kendall, footman in the family sworn.—Wednesday morning, about nine o'clock, Miss Inglis, my master's (the de ceased) sister, enquired of me, if my master had come down from his bed-room t I replied, I did not know, for I had not seen his bed room-door opened ; in consequence of what she said, I proceeded up to my master's chamber, and, not finding him there, I went into the water-closet, near his bed-room, the door of which was open, and I saw my master sitting on the seat, his bead leaning forward ;-1 observed blood on the closet seat ; he appeared dead or dying. I saw a pistol in the closet, which appeared to have been recently discharged. The pr i vy was filled w ith smoke, and melt strong of powder. I immediately gave the alarm, and I was instantly dispatched for Mr. Draper, the surgeon. During my absence the deceased was moved to his bed-room, and laid upon the bed. Cross-examiaed.--There is no fastening to the water-closet. I did not hear the report of the pistol. My master had on his morning gown. Juror.—There is at present no evidence to spew that the de ceased, or any one else. committed the set. Coroner.—There can be little doubt about it, as it was evi dent the deceased destroyed him►elf. Mr. William Draper, Surgeon, of St. Maty Axe, sworn.-1 was called in to attend the deceased on Wednesday morning about nine o'clock, and found him quite dead, though warm ; found that be had received a pistol shot wound ; the bullet had entered the pit of the stomach, and the firing had burnt the deceased's shirt considerably ; the external flesh of the wound wife very black. The ball passed in a slanting direction up wards, towards the left side of the body, and passed out be tween the seventh and eighth ribs. It perforated his morning gown, and and entered the privy seat, of course it passed entirely through his body. The ball in us passage injured the left lobe of the lungs, the liver, and probably the heart. found the bullet myself in the closet seat. I did not see the pistol. I have no hesitation in saying the pistol wound occa sioned the dissolution of the deceased. Mr. Lewis, Surgeon, of Mark-lane, sworn.—l was called to attend the deceased, and found him in the water-closet, sup ported by his nephew. His shirt and morning gown were burnt, and the lower part of his stomach. The ball had entered the pit of his belly, and passed through the body on the left side. He was quite dead. The contents of the pitiful must have divided some artery, as I saw arterial blood on the closet seat. Miss Susannah Inglis sworn.-1 am sister to the deceased ; I have uo besitatiou in saying, that for the last seven mouths my brother laboured under a great depression of spirits. On Tuesday afternoon I went to see the King go to prorogue Par liament, and on my return the deceased enquired where I had been ; I told him, bat he made me no answer. Ile paced about with a very hurried step across the apartment with both his hands behind l;im, and looked with a vacant stare at me ; he appeared greatly distressed. Ile took up a book, opened it, and then flung it from him and left the room. The opeuitt; and shutting of the doors seemed always to agitate him, and he had been much worse since be received an accident at Nor wood. At dinner, on Tuesday, he did not converse with any one, and was very reserve, and subsequently, whenever he heard a knocking at the door of the yard, or the ringing cf the bell, he would exclaim, These people has eno compassion on me ; they have no regard for my feelings, and if this ringing and constant applications continue, I must have it nailed up." About three weeks ago the deceased came into the parlour whilst some of the family were at breakfast, and enquired if all were well ? I replied, Yes, we are, I believe." He answered, it 1 am not ; 1 feel as if I was poisoned ; I don't know whether it was in the soup I ate for my dinner, or the gruel tin supper." He looked wildly round the room. I feel confident the deceased was deranged at the time, for he had no rational grounds for his suspicion. The Jury being now perfectly satisfied, the Coroner summed up, and was of opinion the deceased from his groundless sus picion, and his alarm at circumstances of a very trifling nature, clearly denoted that he laboured under a diseased mind. The Jury returned a verdict it That the deceased shot him self at a time wben he was in a state of mental derangetneot." A clam AIM AND A STEADY MARK.—A few days ago, in consequence of a trifling wager, the following eircenustanee took place at Liverpool, which certainly rivals the celebrated feat of William Tell. A professional gentleman of this town stood with a tumbler glass on his bare head, and with his face to another individual, a tradesman, who, at the distance of 12 yards discharged a bullet from a cross-bow at the glass, and broke it to atoms, without injuring in the least degree, the mortal target which bore it. Our readers may depend on the truth of this statement ; bat we know not which they will de clare to he the greatest—the skill of one of the parties, the nerve of the other, or the folly of both. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—The premises of a baker, named Woodhouse, residing at the corner o fvineyard-gardens, Clerkenwell, being infested with rats, a loaded gun was always kept for their destruction. About seven o'clock on Saturday morning some of the vermin made their appearance in the bake house, and the journeyman took up the loaded piece, and fired at them ; the contents (small shot) passed through the bake house dour, leading into Chapel-row, and entered the pirleer of a house opposite, in which was a pour womels, abowsd Wright, preparing her husband's breakfast. Some of t►e shot pet ft rated her back. The report of the gun and seseams'et the woman brought the neighbours to her assistance. Mr. Whittoore, a neighbouring surgeon, was sent for, and on ex • aminatiou upwards of 50 shut were found buried in the skin of the prier woman's back and shoulders. She was placed in bed, and several of the shot have been since extrected. The following singular circumstance occurred a short time ago. As Mr. John Bailey, of Hushinere Pond, was walking in Baker's Wood, he saw a snake laying in the path, end ow touching the reptile with the muzzle of a fowling-piece he was carrying, it ran into the barrel, and in that situation was car ried home by him. Supper+ DEATll.—Saturday se'onight, at Trnmpington, near Cambridge, a fine young womsu, named Mary Johnson, aged 20, on getting tip, went to her sick nimlter in tt, next room, and with a grateful elevated voice exclaimed " Mother, what a Heavenly morning !" and thee retiring, dropped down tied died. 265 , Greek Slave in Liverpool.—Capt. Dobson, of the Arab, recently arrived in Liverpool from Smyrna, has brought with him a Greek boy, about ten years of age, whom he actually purchased for 7s, The youth was sold at the common bazar, together with• his mother, brothers, and sisters ; his father been. previously killed. By the new Commercial Treaty between the . United States and France, which permits the shiper of both nations to enter the ports of each other oh reciprocal terms, after the Ist of October American ships will be released from the necessity of wining. to Portsmouth and Cowes, to re-ship their cargoes for Havre-de-Grace into French bottoms. Above 30. vessels did this at Cowes, pending the negociations. EXTRAORDINARY FEAT IN SWINIMINGI—OR Saturday after noon last, about five o'clock, add about the time of high water. Mr. Claude. of Liverpool, swam across the Mersey, 'from George's Pier to Woodaide a distance of nearly a mile is 7tl minutes, he immediately returned across the river, and relished. the Old Quay Pier (a similar distance) in 40 minutes, being the first instance known of any person accomplishing mach a task. lie swam again from the shore with the iutention. of dressing himself in a boat, in fhe middle of the river, bet, findieg himself sufficiently vigorous, he proceeded a third time *moss • the river, and actually landed at Seacombe Point, a distance of considerably more than a mile, in 46 minutes, after laming been immersed in the water nearly two hours. On retsruieg, to Liverpool in a boat, he assisted in rowing. iltittsenneAKloo.—Tne perfection to which instro men ts of housebreaking are brought,is realty astonishing- There are center bits, we understand, on a new construe. lion, and so sharp that a circular piece of any size can be cut out of the 'Lionel of a door or window shutter in • less than three minutes. Scarcely any house is. safe without wakeful or vigilant persons sleep in the basement. story, unless doors or shutters are lined with iron. In every parish thieves at all hours (and particularly SlNN days, when the inhabitants arc supposed fo r be out); are prowling about, attempting to pick the locks of street doors, in which they always succeeded, it not interrupted. —When persons see suspicious looking fellows lurking about doors, they should apprise their neighbours, as the picking of locks is now a common practice, and the car rying off every thing portable in the hall is the conse quence. At.night persons should keep fire arms in the house, and nothing deters burglars more from attempting a house than keeping a lamp or caulk: burning. and a terrier dog to give an alarm. It is said that it is the intention next year to amend the police act, to increase the punishment of persons on whom instruments fur. house-breaking ase found, and to punish those with im prisonment and hard labour by whom they are maim. favored. Ftkr.s.-011 Thursday night last the neighhosubited• of George-street, St. Giles's, was thrown into confusion by a fire breaking out in the house of Mr. Fitzgerald, of the above street, in consequence of the bed-lurnittsse catching fire. The fire continued some time, and the poor people in that neighbourhood were in the greatest alarm, bringing their furniture from the houses. Happily the engines stem arrived, and the firemen succeeded ID extinguishing the flames, but the property was much b .me night a fire broke out at the house of Mrs Ryan, of Shire-lace. 'Temple-bar, in site first. floor, in consequence °fa spark flying on the bed clothes.. but fortunately the ly arrival of the engines prevented touch damage being done except to the furniture. On Monday last a very determined suicide was emendated at Greenwich. A sailor hung himself in his lodgings with a bed cord, attached to a large nail, which be drove iuto a wall. He pulled off his coat, tucked up his sleeves, and took off his 7 shoes, previous to the rash act. BIRTHS. —.--- In York street. St. James's square, the lady of Dr. Horton. of •• daughter. In (ircat faints street, Tedford row, the lady of C. H. Bub'., esq. of a daughter. On •miday last, at Sarbiton place, Surrey, the lady of Sheriff Gin ran, or a mild born child. On the same day, at Queenhithe, the lady, of William Venalsees,en. Alderman and Merin, of a ion. At Varisliam, Sunray, the lady or J. Cocks. esq. of a &righter. At the Vicarage Caerwsreon, the lady of the Hey. J. W. Trevor, of a datight,r. MARRIED. At Hendon, Middlesex, W. Nlamiensie, mi. of the 31 Dragooos, to • Joanna, third daughter of W. Anderson, esq. of Russell 'lame. At the Chapel of the British Ambassador, Paris, Cesar de ♦lguitr', . Consul General in America. to Miss Selina Gi tOilan. At Marylebout new church, R. Cook, yr'. ILA. to Nam arab , Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late J. Waddilove, esq. At St. Stephen's, Walbrook, Mr. Thomas Atisbead, of Brootlry ► Middlesex, to Mls.Mary An.. Purchall,ot the same place. Al Wellshot, Major I. 'Taylor, of the lidn. FAO •ptdia Compasses service, to Agnes, daughter of W. Forlie,t, es'. of Weildsot. At Rnah.dl, Wilts, the Rev. Joseph Ilaythorae, eldestmns of John Ilaythorne, esq. of 11111 house, Gionceste,diire, to Annette Gibson, second daughter of the late E. luore, cy. and stater to sir E. Poore, bait. of Ru.kall. At Lille, in France, Louis Adolphe de Chateau, Setwinteertaint Milihdre, Chevalier de St. Louis, sec. to Frances Elisabeth, only d tughter of the late Sir Richard Cron, bars. At St. (dare's, Soothwatk. Sir. S. C. Wiltshire, M Coruhill, to • Sarah, second daughter of .1. Goodshild, esq. of ['maim street. On Monday last, at the new clutch, St. Pancras, R. Barker, mg. of Tavistock street, ISedtord square, to Mrs. White, of Barham crescent. At the same place. R. L. Slate., esq. of Gray's ina, sand Upper • Gower street, to Miley, second daughter of J. Knee. esq. of Gray's inn, and of Kentish town. On Faraday Salt, Leader Stevenson, es, of Claphaell commas, to Mary, second daughtes of the late Mr. Mantes Iti►w. DIED. At Mondeley, the Rev. D. Godfrey. S.D., rector of Ayee St. Law. fence, Herta, mot many years owe of the nragistrates of that toasty. At it imbrinie Minster, Dorset, aged riS, the Itev. J. Mayo, vicar of Avebary. and rector AA itlackland, %bolts. At stoke Neu inutuoi, io the 7dah year of bit age, P. Swanasn, esq. formerly of aArtiiie, and lane, ly of Comdr.., asetchael. At Bs Igliton, in hi• slat year, Mr. D. GMBernard, of Hackney. Pary, yonticest (touchier of Dr. S. Lake, of Argyll street, aged 23. At her house in Albtabarie st,ett, the lion. Hrs. Lone Fran. At led.llugtou, Capt. luessaidt, of the Ilea. East ladle Cowpony's service. In Welbeck street, at thehoate of f. Blair, esq. her brother In low. Laity Blair, the mane of k. Blair. ka.C.B. In well street, IliadAwy, aged 38 'ears, Clem:tura, the wUe of Mr. S. I:ortis. At Proton, Somersetahlre, Mw. Catherine Bury,es, relict of the late D. Barges, rep of At Highgate, where he had removed for the benefd of has heath, H. 'I homes, es+ of fewkeshory,Gloticestershire, :40.41 14. At ti mey, in Kent, W. I lesishaw, eeq. in hi. year. Mr.( bonito-,lain", surgeon, of Aylesbury nrrel, .t....ett 75 3 cars. Wtn. foiu, iten,aeuder, of Palates's vo.s, Alrystitshoil.f, lit bids year ad Li* age. . -- •