The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-19 00:00:00

MB. 19. ~~ , • . - • Iriiginent of rent being due, the present action could not therefore hi- sti,tained ; it too much had been taken, the plaintiff had his re tinily in another shape.—Plairditr non-suited. OLD BAILEY. The Session; commenced on Wednesday, before the Judges Reath end Dallas and the C►ty Officers. Jos. Sweet an attorney, was indicted on the charge of maliciously shooting at Samuel Sewell, with intent to kill. The prosecutor, who was described by the Counsel to be an ac. en!Mint, Kent to the house of the irrisoner to collect a debt ot' ; he saw the prisoner, and intermed him him his errand, - that he had called for a debt due to a Mr. Brodie. The prisoner, after some conversation, threatened to kick the prosecutor down stairs, anti he endeavoured to do so, hut failing in the attempt, he aimed binwell with a n►usquet, when Sew ell fastened himself into a room, and on endeavouring afterwards to escape down stairs, the prisoner lira at him. On a question from the Judge, the prosecutor could not swear the piece was loaded, and the allegations in the indict• uncut not having been made out, the prisoner was acquitted. Wm. G►con, Susan his wife, and Sarah Ward, were indicted for high treason, in feloniously and hrato►inusly colouring blanks, and thereby making counterfeit money. The male prisoner had been detected in tittering conoterleit money, which circumstance led to a knowledge of his residence, although lie gave the officers of justice a fictions address. On the officers entering the house, which they effected by scaling come walls, they found the two prisoners therein, with their hands black as it they had been been at work. They foam! the materials for colouring, acquafortis, cream of tartar, and 'blacking to give the base coin the appearance of having been in circulation, beside s shillings, sixpences, dm in an unfinished state. The proof against Lacon, the man, was detective, as he was absent, according to evidence, when the prisoners were detected, and con suqueialy could not be aiding and abetting in the treason. He was acquitted. but the two females were found Guilty.—Death. %I'a►. James was indicted for rarviiihing Lydia Johnstone, a girl 12 years old. The tale of the prosecntiix w►as far from artless, and her own evidence was such as to prove the act was nut of that violeueo suffieb.ot to constitute the crime, and the prisoner vias acquitted. S ATURD AY. Robert TaN ler. a deaf man, was put to the bar to be tried on an indictment vliaiging him with ste.ling a feather bed, valued 41. 10e. Upon moiling, however, it turned Out that lie wart so deaf as not to he able to hear the indictment read, he could not therefore plead and was not put on his trial. But was remanded to be dealt with as his Majesty may advise. Tian thy Dism-re way capitally convicted of breaking into the do chin house of Aline Tennant at Bromley, on the 4th of Feb. and stealing therein a watch and a one pound note, the property of Martha Soutltwell. The prisoner, it appeared, found means to gain admission to the parlour where qrs. Southwell was, and presenting a piqol to her heed demanded her money, she complied with his de mand, and gave him a one pound note, this not satisfying him. she afterwards gave him her watch. lie lived in the neighbourhood, and was seen to come from the premises. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. CORONER'S INQUEST ON MR. DEARIN.—On Wednesday evening an inquest was held at the Old Swan public home, Swan.stairs, Loadon.blidge, before A. Shelton, Esq. Coroner for London, on . the body of Ri c h ar d D ea ki n, w h o was found drowned in the met. Thames on Tuesday morning last. John and William Cross deposed, that they were fishermen, and on Tuesday morning early were dragging for some sacks of corn. lost fr o m a b arge i n t h e r i ver, an d b etween t h e second lock under the bridge they dragged up the body of the deceased : he appeared to be on the sand at the bottom, from the appearance of his shoes, and the knees of his breeches; he had one shilling in silver, and eightpence in copper, but no watch, handkerchief, nor pocket book : they took him to Swan stairs. J. Probart deposed, that he was clerk and warehouseman to the deceased, who kept a warehouse at No. 91, Watling-street, in the Manchester lin e; h e a l so k ep t l o d g i ngs i n Neors-court, Doctor's. it-mminnng, where witness was withisim last Tuesday fortnight, and had some buandy and water with him : he told witness he should go into the Borough that evening, as he must attend at Guildhall the next day, where he should be detained for sonic time: not appear ing as usual next wowing at the warehouse, witness made enquiries i respecting h. -de following letter here produced, was found in his room : "" I am d--d sorry I did not do your business; 1 thought I did, but this remains for another brush : you well remember refusing me credit, and preventing my getting goods, refusing a recommenda tion : then I swore 1 would be revenged. J. M. T. " Shepherd and Shepherdess Fields, Jan. te. This witness being asked by one of the Jury, whether that was the Mr. Deacon who had been so ill used 5 weeks ago, answered in the affirmative : he was again asked Vile knows any thing of that matter ? Witness replied, that the morning after that transaction a man came to hint very early with one of Mr. D's cards; in conse quence et' which, lie went and found him surrounded by a great number of people, who dill not offer to render him any assistance, in a ditch in the Shepherd and Shepherdess-fields, with his clothes nearly torn off his body, and a rope round his neck ; hr had him conveyed to the Britannia public house, where he was taken Care of. He was then asked if Mr. D. received any bodily injury ? He said he received a great contusion on the hack of his head, to which Dr. Young had applied I'2 leaches, and that he had a mark from the rope in his neck, which he frequently said was benumbed, and in short, that lie was at times quite in a low and desponding state, compared with what be was before the circumstance hap pened. Samuel Ceok, porter to the deceased, corroborated the above evidence, and ed.led, that the deceased was a man of very penurious habits ; that lie etten had a pint of beer and a biscuit, because he would not go out to dinner ; that lie thought he did not dine the day before lie was missing, or for six days ; he was a bachelor about 50 years of age, and was particularly attentive to business. the Jury then had three points to consider ; first, whether Mr. D. from the recent treatment lie received, was insane, and drowned himself; or whether be met any of the apparent enemies, who sent the letter and used him ill, and afterwards bad thrown bits Wei the river : or whether he fell into the river, and was drowned; as os viewing the body, it appeared he received a violent blow np tILIS • Ickellead, which made his nose swell, and which very: ; ; might have received in either of the above circimistauggs, .owivee as no proof could be produced of either, the Jury teturned. , :their verdict—Found Accidentally drowned. p On Monday evening an inquest was held at the King's Head Tavern.„ Fenchurch-street, before A. Shelton. Esq. Coroner for London, op, the body of Henry Jameson, aged about 21, son of Mr. Jameson, a respectable merchant in Fenchurch street, who unfortunately fell off the parapet of an adjoining house on Friday night, and was killed on the spot. Several cl the neighbours who had heard the noise of his fall, conjectured the houses were beset by thieves, but on discovering the deceased, it was generally suppesed he went for a frolic, from the roof of his father's house to the adjoining house, to alarm le servant maids, wh.i wire then going to bed ; and, on his return, he unfortts. nately fell off the parapet on a fan-light projecting at the back of the premises. The Jury returned their verdict—Accidental death. A melancholy accident occurred on Saturday se'nnight at the ma nufactory of Messrs. Johnson and White, in Birmingham. occasion ed by the sudden bursting of the gazometer belonging to an appar4itis recently constructed for the purpose of lighting their premises ; by which a man assisting was un h appily killed ; and Mr. White was much hurt, having his leg and thiAli badly fractured ; he is, however) in a fair way of recovery. when MARRIED. At North Shields, J. Omi, aged GT, to Mary Munoaster, aged 61; the jurenile pair have only one tooth between them. On Thursday sennight, Ilanw•ell, Somerset, Mr. J. Moggle worth, of Weston-soper.Mare, to Mrs. Simmons, of the former place; She age of the happy bridegroom was 71, whilst tbat of the bride was only 73 years. • DIED: At BaMock, Herta, aged 87, Mrs. Fryer, who lived in the service of George 1L and was in the room at the time of 11' 4 deal* On Tuesday selinight, at his seat at Cams, near Fereham, Hants, John Delme, Esq. in the 23d year of his age. On the day previous to his much lamented decease, he was dressing himself to attend some races, which he had prepared for the amusement of the Members of the Hampshire Hunt, when he was seized with an apoplectic tit, under the effects of which he laogoished until the next morning. when he died. Mr. Delme came into the possession ot hi late la ther's estates, as heir at law, about two years since, and the fiat act ot this piling man's bounty, was the gift of thirty ►housand ponn4s to his younger, brothers a::d sisters. He was generous and hosp►table to his friends, kind and attentive to big tenants, and . charitable in•a my great decree to the poor. He is succeeded in his large landed property by H. P. Delme, Esq. a Lieutenant in the 58th re_i►uent of foot, and now setting on the expedition against New Orleaus.