The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-15 00:00:00

....''''-_ • • bread, He compared the slice of bread with ireloaf. Wit- MISS saw the slice of broad and beef afterwarda, raw morning, m iu his dressing room ; he unwrapped them, uud said lie hail been walking in the garden. and in the gardener's tool lionau he found them there. He said he was sure the garduer could not get it unless some of the servants gave it him. 'ibis round had been dressed the day before, on the Sunday. It was a juicy piece of beef. Witness examined them both ; the differ ence was very perceptible—gave her master her opinion at the time, that one was well boiled, and the other under boiled— told hint his beef was always kept under lock and key. V. itness turner gave Sharp auy beef or any person to give to him—no thing of the kind—told master so at the time. These slices be brought down, laid them on a dish in the larder, and ordered them to be brought out next morning for the servant's break fast—on the Tuesday. Witness had lived with parseu Viells about two monalis.—He has a handsome house—be keeps niuu termini', a carriage mud four horses, and is a loan of fortune. Cross-oxvinined by the Solicitor General.—Does hot know how long he has resided in that neighbourhood ; witness was not dismissed, but a few daps alter her father sent for her home. The loaves used by Mr. Viells were peck loaves her matter compared the bread with the loaf as well as the slice of beef. Re-examined.—The reason that her father fetched her borne immediately, was in consequence of Iris having heard that her master had accused her of giving away his beef and bread.— Iler father is a master wheelwright and keeps his own house.— Is now in another place of service. The Rev. Mr. Viells re fused to give her a co:riveter. Her father took her away at her own wish. The Lord Chief Justine objected to Mr. Phillips calling the defendant Parson." It did not become a man of bit taste to use a term of reproach. Lord Chief Justice—lt is not polite ; I don't say it is a term of reproach unless used as such. Richard Andrews, a working labourer in the service of the defendant, proved that Sharp, the gardener, usually kept his dinner in the tool-house, and that slay asked witness who had taken it. Wm. Andrews, prior to this affair, was likewise in defen dant's service ; cud when witness was succeeded by Sharp, be gave him up a drawer in the tool-house to keep his provisions in. Mr. Phillips said he had other witnesses, but did nut think necessary to call them. The Solicitor General, as counsel for Mr. Viells, described him to be a worthy magistrate, and a benevolent man. There was not the least proof that lie had been iutluerwed by a mali cious motive. It was not the value of time article he suspected to have been stolen which induced him to prosecute. His ob ject was to put an end to a species of pilfering, which, to the defendant's annoyance, as well as other families, was carried on daily. If the Jury believed that the defendant thought that the plaintiff bad these provisions from the other servants, then there was an end to this prosecution. The Lord Chief Justice in his charge said, there was no evi dence that the prosecution was from malice, and the Jury would consider whether there was such want of probable cause in the prosecution as would warrant them iu liudiug a verdict fur the 'flue Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301. Tim LING V. u14W1.11. Mr. Seariett moved to put off this trial, oil the absence of a material wittiest. 'Elia Judge allowed the defendant an opportunity to answer to the affidavit on which the application was made. LUI:S V. YAKRow. This action was brought on a clause of the 90, of Anne, esp. 11. sec. 2. which provides that every person who loses more than 101. ptaing at cards or dice at one sittin; "hall recover, by suing within three months after, not only the money lost, bat treble the amount fur the use of the poor of the parish where the ganiiii4 occurred. The plaintiff. who keeps the Rising Sun in Wiudmill-strcet, In the parish of St. James, nought to recover 191. ltis. which the defendant won at the game of too, on the 29th of Dec. la2l. Thildefendant, who is a shoemaker, not satisfied with win ning the money, made a boast of his success to the injury of the plaintilf, who on that account brought the action. The winning by the defendant at Christmas, 1021, was proved by several witnesses, and the Jury gave a verdict for the pluiutilf--Datnages. tir►t, 191. 165.; secondly, treble the above sum, aiuuunting in all to 191. 4s. ASSIZE INT EL ii.IG ENC E. UERTFORD. During the last Session of Parliament, a third Commission of gaol delivery for the Home Circuit was determined upon, as an experiment before the eetairlisliment throughout the country of Moe , general Assizes annually instead of two. Mr. Caron Graham and Mr. Justice Bayley, the two Judges named in the Commission, arrived at Hertford, on aloodey the Bth inst. and after divine service the former delivered Ilia charge to the Grand Jury, in which lie kept clear of observa tion on the duty they had to perform, and while he eery pa thetically lamented the additional trouble entailed upon a Judge, by so novel ter arrangement, he tressed, utmost without notice, the benefit arising from the early enlargement of a person who should be declared by a Jury to be innocent. In the estimation of Baron Graham, the convenience of a Judge may be more impertunt than the boleti:4s imps isen merit of a dozers innocent men for six months, estranged from their wives and families, rue' forced to aesoeime with the vilest of their kind. IVe thank God that our feelings are not in is/d -iem with those of the learned Baron, and we hope that they never may he. lIEKTFORD, Dre. 9.—William Norman, Heater Nash, and Sarah Wilson. were indicted for having stolen several bank notes, amounting to 231. the property of Witham Evans. On the 2241 of November last the prosecutor, who was a salesman of Welsh cattle, for his master, Evan Junes, was in a puhlic•house, in the parish of Colesbill, in this county, which Ise entered at about six o'clock in the evening. The prisoners Caine in shortly afterwards, esel, weedier with the prosecutor, drank a considerable quantity of beer and spirits. The prose cutor, becoming intoxicated, fell asleep, when Sarah ‘Vilson, who sat next to him, took his pocket-hook (in which were the notes specified in the indiothaent) out of Isis breast coat pocket. They then left the house ; and, upon tho prosecutor missing his property, they were apprehended and committed. The Jury, in about ten minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners. The Learned Judge proceeded to pass sentence of transpor tation fur seven years seem Sarah Wilson and Ureter h ash ; and six months imprisoument in the House of Correction upon NVillesm Norms'. GA ME LA M Head and Th omas Fowler were charged with having, on the fleth of November Lust, twos sem Cur hissing of eleven end twelve in the Mete. unlawfully elo••,eil into a certaiu wood, called Temple 11 uud, its the parte!' of THE NATIONAL REGISTE Digawell, in the county of Hertford, having a gun fur the purpose, and with the intent to destroy game: Mr. Myers stated the case for the prosecution, in which he calculated with colidence upon the evidence of two boys, tic complices of the prisoners, OD their tieing sworn, but whom neither the ingenuity of the Gourmet, nor the exhortations of the Learned Judge to speak the whole truth, could induce to give the needful and anticipated evidence ; the ease, therefore, failed, and the Jury accordingly returned • verdict of Nat Guilty, which, iii consequeuce of the known characters of the prisoners, who are old oifenders against the Gonne Laws, ap peared to excite a strong feeling of surprise and dissatisfac tion- . • • - - • • Thomas Preston was indicted for sacrileginosly and feloni onsly taking two prayer-bunks out of the it.tri4h church oilier tingfortibury, in the county of Hertford, the property tifJemira Davis and J. GI Win. hiss Jeminta D iris identified one of the prayer books pry &lced as her property. James Griffin also identified the other prayer-book produced as hi► property. The prisoner did not offer any defence. and the learned Judge having recapitulated the evidence, the Jury returned a verdict of guilty--death. James Edwards and William Walker were indicted for having stolen and token cony three turkies, value Lis. from the parish of Sancho', uu the Sth of November last, the property of James Dowsett. Several wilnenses were examined, and the Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty again. pot!' the prisoners. The sentence of the ceurt npon the prisoners was, that Edwards should be imprisoned in the county gaol, and kept to hard labour fur the space of 21 calendar months ; and Walker for the apace of 20 calendar months. 1ikR21 , 01112. DEC. 10.—Thumas Rieheno was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Enos Durant, in the parish of Shenly, in tiro night time of the 12th of November, and stealing therein a smock frock, the property of William Osborn. The prisoner hail formerly been a labourer in husbandry in the service of the prosecutor, but had been discharged. Between six and seven o'clock on the Ilth of November, it being then quite dark, the cottage in which the prose. color's. servants were lodged was broke open, by 111,41114 of a fracture in the window, and a frock of Osborne' stolen. There were marks of blood on the window. usiil the thief had wounded himself. Suspicion telling on the prisoner, he was next day apprehended at a public house at Wheatoone, with the frock upon his back, which was immediately identified. One of the thumbs appeared to be cut, and the frock itself was stained with blood. These facts were proved, and, under the Learned Jadge's directions, the prisoner, who made no other de fence than protesting his innocence, was found guilty— Death. Joseph Threader aid John Threader were indicted for assaulting John Traveder on the King': highway, on the Ititio November, in the parish of North Manus, putting hint in fear, and taking from his person 9.25. iu silver. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, an elderly man, that on the morniiig of the I silo of Nevem. her, about seven o'clock, he was coming out of his rot age %%tat two pails in his hand, to get some water, wire° the two prisoners rushed out upon him from a shed in hill own yard, k ked him down, knelt upon his toasty, and rifled his l dlet of a purse i i ii ii..lug 224. in silver.— He was severely hut t • the blood gusucd oat of his mutt in, and lie lent li.trdly yet recovered from the effects of the assault. The prisoneos ran off wino tile money.— The toroseconor was positive as to the litisoner's identity. The prisoners solemnly protested their innocence. Mr. Justice Bas ley sum4.eil tip the case fur the Jury, and the Jury found both prisoners guilty. The prosecutor recommended the prisoners to mercy, sod begged that they might only be transport ed. aLtrist.a . ...unteit.—Jultio Marshall was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying Samuel Parisi, at Saw bridgewurili, on the 2 dlo of Ociuber last. 11 appeared that the prisoner and the deceased were bargemen, and with others were drinking at a inflate house, at Sawbridgewoith, on the 21M11 of October; the deceased had been in au ill bulletir with a man named King, and the prisoner tried to prevail upon him to drink, and the deceased refused; the prisoner again and again urged hint to du so ; hit' the deceased at last threw the beer in the pi isotter's lace, and then threw the pot at li:ai; the poisoner immediately rose—the parties closed, struggled, and the deceased teceived a blow from the prisoner, fell, and rose no j these are the ladia prowl; the defendant am:unveil to have been the ag gressor. Au excellent emu acter was given to the pri suitor i s Or oddness of disposition. The case we'll to C:e Jury under the Learned Judge's dim venous, and they tumid the priscuer nut guilty. Tow assizes did nut tieish iintd a late hour to - nay. ENSLX. C111:11.145VoltD. Der. 11.—Tlic Winter Assizes for this county commenced here to-day before Mr. Baron graham and Mr. Justice Bayley. After attending divine service, Mr. Baron Graham charged the grand Jury. and addressed them with topics precisely Si ll/11NC to those upon which be dwelt iu hi. charge to the Hert fordshire Grand Jury. Alniiham Parish and James Parish brothers, were iirlictrd fur feloniously assaulting Henry Golcti,g on the leing's high way, at Barking, on this 17th of November last, with Mica to rub him. Mr. Joseph was for me prosecution, and Mr. Andrews for the defence. It oppestrtil in evidence 'hat the prosecutor was the guard of a common nage WtiAg4.ll, 1 . 111111 Colchester to Lon don. Between ore and two o'clock on the morning of the lith November, the prisoners attacked, the driver of the waggon for the purpose of robbing it. The prosecutor, who was asleep iu the waggon, was awakened, and lie came to die assistance of the waggoner. Ile successively knocked both the prisoners down„but they could out be prevailed upon to go shout their bu siness. They both attacked the prosecutor, gut bitat down, and were trying to ride his pockets, alien two emirate came up, overpowered the prisoners, and they were taken auto CliS• tardy, The scale and resistance lasted nearly an hour. The witnesses positively swore to both the prisoners. Butte pri !loners were found The prieuner, Abraham Parish, was tried at the last assizes for a highway robbery upon a female, aorta the most atrocious circumstances, but was acquitted, in cutisequence of a mistake iu the prosecutor's name. The learned JudAe sentenced the prisoners to be transported for seven years, being the 101 l extent of punishment aoarded by the statute ? (ho. 11. c. 21, sec. 1, on which the indietment was founded. Isaac l'rior sod Thomas Adams were indieLd fur burila- ---•••-• - - - • - - . rinusly breaking end entering the dwelling-house of William Coekertun, at Settee, on the night of the 'hilt of Octeber, and stealing a fowling-piece, • large quantity of pin k, some cheese mid other food ; and William Prior wa.: indicted 14 receiving the fowling-piece, keowit., , , it to have b;en ►tolen. The Jury found all the prisoners gtulty. John Targrass was indicted fur stealing, on the 3d of No vember, at Priklewell, a sheep, the property of J. Serener,. The sheep in question was one of a dock of 97, belonging to the prosecutor. It was missed on the morning of the 4th of November, and, in consequence of foot mark+ on the ground, and traces of blood, wire!' was Millie in the prisoner's bogie, and the remains of a fresh butchered sheep were found in dif ferent parts of the cottage. There was also • pair of alma found, which corresponded with the footsteps which led to the prisoner's cottage from the *rid where the sheep was slaugh tered. The joint* of the meat also corresponded with the sheep-skin found in the field. Upon this evkleuee the ease went to the Jury, tad they fonnd the prisoner guilty—dentin. Dec. 12.—John Bishop was indicted :'under the stotate 37 Geo. 111, c. 9. for entering a close in the parish of Halsted, in the night time of the 31st of October, armed with a bludgeon, with intent to kill and destroy game. Mr. Justice B tyley left it to the Jury to consider whether the instrument produced answered the description of a bludgeon, telling them, that unless the instrument was properly described, they were bound to find the defendant not guilty. The Jury found the defendant not guilty. Willis s Taylor and Srrmnel Bird were indicted for stealing, on the Pith of September, at Weely, a sheep, the property of G. G. H. Manning& The Ju•y found both the prisoners not guilty. John Skinner was convicted of a burglary in the dwelling house of William Bright, in the night of the 12th of November, at Crest Waltham, and stealing therein three sheets, two shirts, and some other articles of trilling value, and received staleness of death. Julio Blake was indicted, under tha late poaching act, for being found in a close, armed with a bludgeon, with intent to kill game, on the night of the Ist of December. The Jury decided that it was trot a bludgeon, and found the prisoner not guilty. This was the third indictment against as muny alle;:,ed °Wenders under this statute, in which the same result followed. CAPTURE OF A PIRATE. [From (lie Bahama Iluyal Gazette of Owl. 12.] On the night of the ►at. inst. at half-past eight, the sloop Eliza was lying at anchor in La Gualtaya, where a schooner brought up at a short distance, and, without hailing, tired two *bats tither. The sloop, without loss of time opened • heavy fire from ber only run, a 12. pounder carronade, loaded with round and grope shot, supported by musketry, and, after six rounds, the slaughter on the scitouner'a deck must bave been very great, as the cries of the wounded were hideous. A felucca now bore down between the schooner and the Eliza. with the evident intention of running alongside and boarding, but the sloop averting their intention, ran under her bow, and boarded in an instant. The defence of the pirates was despe rate. The captain and nine men wet e killed, and the remaining part of her Grew, with the exception of four men, two of whom were wounded, jumped ov et board. She appeared to have been fully prepared fur action. Shot were heating, and the men armed with outlasses, and a long knife in the left band. Part of our boarders were equipped with cutlasses, while others with tired bayonets poured in their lire the moment they had boarded. So gallant an atta k could not be performed without a severe loss on our side: and it is to he lamented that two seamen were killed, and Mr. Nourse and six seamen severely wounded•—Mr. Nears° through the arin with so iron ball from a musketoom. The felucca had paten a French brig bound to Havanna'', and bad disposed of her cargo. Some cases of riband, muslin, &c. were found on board, and her water and provisions were nearly out. Titus a small sloop, with only ova gait and 27.% men, in a few minutes heat elf with great slaughter a schooner of six guns and Montt 4,1 men, and boarded and earliest a felucca of live guns and 36 men. Perhaps in few actions of the kind lima greater degree of cool atni determined gallantry been displayed. G REINOCK, Dtc. G.—Yesterday forenoon a la mentable and fatal accident occurred at the new Chapel o Ease n.w building in Blackliall-stect. The principal masonry being entirely finished, the joiners were proceeding with the erection of the roof, with every prospect of successful comple tion to a work which had previously advaneal iu the best manner ; and were yesterday, to the number of 111 individuals iaeluding one of ti. superintending contractors, employed upon lb., scal olding. which had been raised for constructing the roof, when • prop, which temporarily supported one of the tie-beams,. shilling suildeoly, the latter gave way, and precipitated the scatiulding which was resting upon it, and uu which the turn were at work, down npon the froat gallery. The accumulated weight havieg forced the main cross 'team of the gallery Gum its place, the joists which rested upon it we e conseluently left without support, and, pressed with the auperisicuinheut mass, acted an su many teat era upon the partition wail (iu which their ends were placed) which divides the body of the church from the main entrauce and staircases of the gallery. By this means part of this wall was fumed out, and itumediately thereafter the portion 'Move the opening, to an esteut of probably SO feet and 20 itt fici,„ht, fell to the ground. The whole was the wcrk few seconds, and the rtimate men on the scaffolding had scarcely time to perceive their appalling situation, till they were precipitated limn a height of 40 feet to the ground, and overwhelmed by the accumulated mass of materials before stated. Of the entire !somber of persuns but one escaped un hurt; yet, cousidering the dreadful predicament in which they were placed, it is surprising the catastrophe was ni.t more fatal than it proves to have been. One moan, named Asher, was killed by suffocation. 'lite remainder w ere all iii a very short time extricated, smile slightly but most of them aerie:tasty wounded. As Mr. Bryant, Surgeon ,of Kennington, was on his tetutn from the 11 asteway, Bri•ton, oil Toesilay night, he wan by two men, %vim, with horrid imprecaiims, swore they would murder him, if he did not deliver op all the pro pch ly lee had about hi.u, m hie!, lie did to escape they robbed him they rai, away in the direction of CasibervieU road. _ _ AFFECTING CINCL; NISTAMCK.-011 Friday snorninsi lasi a male of the saute o' Witham Andrews, a C4re 1- m n in the employ of M. 0116 Hull and S.:llston, Pazla deogton stage proprietors, was routed dead in Itia-twd.... He had been unwell 'Or a day or two, and hes ion. ►rent years of age, was in the habit of sleeoina ; on e ieg asked, on Friday, how his rob. r was, he an,weled, nines h"tter, for he -nail slept well all night. Uri has nrighlo.as going two Ina dumber Ise was ft.ouJ a curote. I