The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-28 00:00:00

JUNE 1S Office fo the sherif f before 4 o'clock.---[The undertaking was put in and . - ead in evidence.)—The Bailey, wished :hid re., Commended Mr. Ramsey to go to town immediately, as some of his creditors were tionhlesonie ' and they offered tbetr ehalsescart. Ramsey observed that he had a pour of his own, oft which he went away, with their assent and I;:sist 4 oce, On Sunday, March 8, the witnetn; was ut U4;1 1 11; the Baileys, with twe other men, cave to arrest the plaintiff, and about 8 o'clock in the evening rushed into the room for that impose. Noel asked what they wanted; they replied, that though they were swished still' Noe/'s undertaking, they should insist upon lucking up Mr. Rani , ey, as they believed that Mr. Yoe' heel been deceiveii by hint. Noel said, if they Monk him mid locked him up, t!t woold he responsible.-- After some dispute it was agreed that the whole party should go to town. Mrs. Ram.ey hail laid in shortly before, mid the plaintif f went into airadjobling room to tt.ke leave of his wife : one of the Baileys opened the dour and peeped in, but Noel -remonstrated. '1 he two l'ailevs, ho we we r, insisted aud rushed tido the rim's; with timeh violence, li , lfived with great brutality. They ultimately took Ramsey to win, to Wilmn's Warivickscoort. There Noel and the witimss signed a ',Ail Ramsey being released a low uduatts before U Cciafett at night. Cro,ssexamined.—Noel hail not previously s:.:;:tel the Lab .1:on I in pursuance of his undertaking on file 17th of Fritillary. -Ramsey was now witi.in the. rule, of the King's Bench prison. 'r lie arrest the first day was about six o'clock in the evening. Noel offered to give his bond to any amount. Noel lived in .4,iray's.irmsplace,and Mr. Ramsey took hol,;ings neatly uppo. site. Mrs liaoisey h.ul been confined 10 days or a fortnight before the first arrest. The undertaking was given before He ris c y W.!ilt away; the Illaile; . s remained in the house three quarters of au hour afterwards, talking about their having teen suspended. The witness afterwards walked iu tile open day with Mr. Ramsey and on the weea day. One of the men who accom, , auied the Baileys on the Bth of March was a cre ditor olthe name of Haw ).ins, Mr. Justice lbbot asked, if the whole case most torn upon what he hail done ou the 1701 of February, in order to ascer -Lain whether the plaintiff had escaped. Mr. Toppiog admitted that that Was the most material part of the fact,. The witness eontioned—Ramsey never attempted to escape oo the 14th Ma ch, but the Baileys cried "a rescue" to sunue persons stationed on the outside, for there ocelot() to be a conspiracy : he did not see the Baileys receive a blow : I c vita hurt in the affray. IVhen coming to town in a chariot on the 14111 of March, and one of the Baileys wa, riding be hind, they had never attempted to get away fro:n Mr. L: J. J. Noel conarmed the evidence of the last wit- - tress. The officers required a fee of 101. on.taking the wit ness's on lortakmg, but consented to take 51. Between the !ith of February and 14th of Match the witness saw Bailey, who after some explanation agreed that it was not yet neces sary for him to give the bail-bond porocant to his under -taking. Cruss-examiaed —lie lead been twice a bankrupt, coil had obtained his cm titivates ; lie had never been discharged under the insolvent art. The plaintiff might pi straps mice the benefit of it. An indictment fur an upon the Baileys on ,the Bth of March was pending agoinot the witness and Mr. Young. Miss Fdiza Ensor proved that one of the Baileys hail direct ed that the puny should be brought round to a back dour to take Mr. Ramsey to town on the 17th of February. Jahn Wil,oo, the officer, also corroborated a part of the story cr him pieVIONS witnesses. Mr. Topping addressed the Jury in mitigation of tlaroaces, Ana a verdict w as found tor the plaintiff, 51. ARCIII•S COURT, JUNI 20. lit;..nuss c. 8111411 fi6B. 'Tais was an appeal from the sentence of the Consistory Court, in a suite nstititted by Mrs. Eliza Bc . ..gess, (daughter of jrs liarrett, furincrl! , proprietrix of Vali Jtalli against her lu:4;,and, for restitution of conjugal rights. A comfier allega• Lion was gives, !n on the part of Royce Burgess, Esq (a past. ner in the house of Lane, and Co. battlers), iti bar of his wife's suit; which charged he, with an adititeitius inter_ rrurse with Mr. Lane, jou. a young 111411,::L ) ears of age, anal a portlier in that house. Sir J. Niehnl, alter retnewing the whole of the evidence, was decidedly of ...pinion, that the ainitery was made out to the,..o.l , l4ction Court, upon the circumstantial evidence a•ldneed ; and, thernfore. airarme.l the rectence of the Court bvlcw, by pronouncing for the divorce. POLICE. MANSION-110IJSE. A young man of respectable connexions was on Wed/Imlay brought up ; when Mr. Mooney, of Threadneedle-street, stated that he left Oils house on Saturday at noon, having previously examined -a bos, in which was deposited 911 in notes, which was put in a secret place in his own apartment, known only to the prisoner (who was in his employ) and himself. On his t:luril at night, on going through a lowa room, he tc,und tile.bretelies, in the pocket of which the ,cnuney heel Sinn placid, lyingam the fluor ; and ongoing to his room -he disco/era" Lis boa had been broken open. lie burned from a ..I...rvant, that the prisoner had been home several times in the course of the day, and hail gone to bed early. lie searched his rooms and trunks minutely. but found nothing. lie then had him taken into cardoly. The Lord Mayor thowht the grounds of suspicion very slight. Mr. Mariner, a rathancn living in the same huoie, said, that the fastenings to Cie dcor were very insecure, and any person might gct in. M. Mooney said, -am other but the prisoner knew the hiding place. and he only could be On! thief. The L ord Mayor said the assertion was rash, and he could not think of detaining the young man upon such slight testimony. Mr. Mooney.—" 1 know he is the Ma; aid it' you do justice you will keep hitu in cudody." The Lord Mayor.—" I will do no such thing, and I would advise you to behave more respectfully." Mr. Wont y.—" lam sure my evidence would be sufficient in a Court of Justice, said you ought to commit him." The Lord Mayor.—" If you repeat that assertion, Sir, I will commit you, depend un it, and I desire you will Instantly quit the room." Mr. Mooney went away grumbling; red the Lord Mayor instantly disoliarge .1 the young man. BOW STREET. Monday a man of the of Cullum was brought rip by two of the officess of the Society for the Suppression of Men dielty, and examined be-tore Mr: Ris Me upon a charge of vagrancy. It appeared that the mass was observed begging from door to door in the Strand, and when laid hold of tried eseape. He had tudeasoured to excite c ommisseration by wearing two crutches, which, however, he found himself per._ fectly aisle to run away without, Atter a stout and ferocious :esistarive, he was at length secured and brought to this othce, where he was iinniodiarely recognised by the officers • in attendance ; in addition to his cr otches, be cure a Trafal gar medal and sailor's clothes, with a view to support the ,profitable trade of hcggirtg. tponexangoation, the grOMISI THE NATIONAL ItEGISTFR. prevarication was manifested on the part of the prisoner, who was committed by Mr. Mettle as a rugue and v 3.411,010 to the Westminster sessions, (neatly 4.montlis), who recommended that the society should further prosecute the luau as au corrigible rogue. Weilnesd ty G. Aston and Edmond Grove were brought to this office, and underwent an examination before Mr. [ticks, charged with robbing Mr. Benjamin Curry, of George-street, WeNimingtvr, it. the in •rning in the Strand. It appeared that the primuers hall been seen loitering about the hank of Mr. Coitus, in the Strand, for the purpose, no doubt, of robbing persons coming ft nut thence, cottcluding they would have Sffilli of money in their possession. The prosecutor passed from Mr. Conti'''. :clung the Strand; and when he got near Nosfalk.street. he saw the prisoners run.. Mil.* ' down Norfolk.street ; lie instantly tnis;eil his pocket book, aistla friend of Isis hav int; seen ASit,ll Mko the book out of hi s pocket, they pursued tlc prisoners, came tp with them in Howard-sts cet, at.d seemed them; and on taking them to the watch-house, Aston prodi:gd the pocket.beok and begged for mercy. Fletcher, a constable belt aging to the Duchy cf Lancaster, went to the watch-liouse, teGiE posses.i o n of th e pocket book and the LA ;setters, and a, lie wu, cony t:iew to the office, his peeket was picked of the pock:A b•ock.— However, the charge was so setisfactorily proved, st ithont the stolen propert:, , the Magistrate fully cumuli:red the pri soners ter trial. Another pickpocki t was committed fur trlallor robbing a gentleman in the Cirand. Several were brought to the orrice for picking pockets opposite to the in Covent-garden, and ware commit_ ted fur trial. STREET: Mary dl ye, a girl a'iont it , :years of age, was charged on suspicion of stealing quantity of jewellery, of the Vaille of upwards of mil. thr property of Mr. .ItuVis, of Na.sau-street. :dr. Jacobs stated, that having promised to a female friend :he loan of a gold watch, chain, and eight seals, and also eight rings, one of which was set round with diamonds, and another with pearls, he sent the pr•soner, who was his servant, to deliver them. In about a quarter of an hour Ilfter her departure, she returned and declated she luel b,tthctn. Suspecting that the account alt" gave was untrue, and that she had dishonestly disposed of them, he caused her to be taken into ce;tody. The Ma gistrate inquired, in what way articles of so valuable a deieription were packed up; and being informed that they were loosely put in a piece of paper, with some w. wring apparel, he condemned the carelessness of the complainant. TLe prisoner persisted in her former account ; and there being no evidence to prove a felonious appropriation, the Magistrate ordered :Pat she should be discharged. QUEEN SQUARE. Information was received at this Mike that the child of a poor man. rending in the Ere...away, Westminster, had been 'tabbed between the shoulders by a min in t employ of a butcher, in Tuthill-street. The child had stained from her father's house to the door of the butcher, when a fellow ruslicd out, with his butcher's Invite in liis hand. and stabbed it. There was a wound in the child's head besides; but by what means it was inflicted was not stated. An officer was dispatched to apprehuid the offender, who, on his return, reported that tie had abseduded. The child was stated to be in a precarious state, and is now under the car... of a medical man. VN 10 HALL. Monday information nits given at this office, that Samuel Agar, a Stock-broker, had Absconded with 1,0821. los. in .rusted to him by Mr. H. lleorge, of Beddiugtuti, for the pur pose of purchasing in the funds. W. Carpenter was charged with obtaining money under false pre teces. Mr. Templeman, a Purser in the Navy, stated, that in Feb ruary last the prisoner called upon him, and offered to make him a :heap suit of clothes, representing himself to be a partner in the firm of retersgill and Co. Angel -court, Throgmorton-oreet. Mr. 'l'. was induced to give hint an order, and agreed to pay ter them fun de livery. The prisoner returned a few days afterwards, and stated that the clothes were not quite finished, but having a bill coaling due, for which he was not provided, re q uested Mr. Templeman to advance him 21. The money was delivered, the clothes never ap pealed; and on the complainant making enquiry at Petersill and Vt.'s was info:mad that the prisoner had tic eonnection whauvrr with that concern, but had fortnelly been employed IS a journeyman by them.—lle was commuted. .1. Field was fully committed, charged with picking the pocket of Mr. Wilks, of Magdalen. -street, Bermondsey, on Montioy, during the Election in the Borough. Heron tAilt,A, that white Sir Robert Wilson was addressing tie Electors, he observed the prisoner among the crowd, and knowing his c: anew, lie secured him, and found in his possession a potitet.book, winch, upon enquiry, he ascertained to be the property of ittir. W elk;, whose pocket was cut completely oft: Birch, the Con. table of Christchurcin brought up a young woman named Anti Smith. She had lived in a family residing in Great St. Helen's ' whom she accompanied to Portsmouth, where they em barked for the Continent, having' previously discharged her, and several othor servants. She continual at. Portsmouth until her money was expended, endeavouring (tut in vain) to procure a shoe. tion, rn consequence of tier litmus mistres-• nut b-ing in we kingdom to give her a character. Destitute of friend., money, and employment, she was compelled, by distress, to comply with the illicit overturt.s of a gentleman at. Portsmouth, and continued to reside with him, until another gentleman appearing to symotitaize in the misfortunes of unwilling prostitution, promised, that ' ll' she would accompany him to London, lit: would procure het admission into the MagiLdeu. She eagerly enibrataal the offer but, within a few hours atter their ar rival in town, h deserted her. Thus driven to desperation, she three tittles at.empted to drown herself; Once Site Ind taken poison; but an ants lote being administered, her life was saved. Cu Monday evening site went down the stairs at Itlacktliars-bridge; when a wateiman, suspecting her intention, watched her proceedings. and perceiving tier plunge herself into the Biver„lieresetted her, tool gave her itoo the charge of Bireli. The Magistrate said, that having gained a semitone:it in the parish of St. lielen's, site ought to be taken to the calkers of that parish, whose ditty it was to take cart of her. She was then conducted by Birch before the Lord Mayo:, aad his Lordship undertook to provide her a place of safety. FCIRGEttY.-•-ChArleS Scott, a young man of respectable appear ance, was onTuesday brought up fur re-examine:ion, on a charge of uttering Surged notes. It appeared in evidence, that on the nth of May the prisoner paid a note for 11. to Mr. Plant, lint:l.:riper, is Blackmamstreet, for some handkerchiefs which he hatl nurcluead : and on the Ist inst. he paid Pair other rotes, each for IL, to Mr. Barber, pawnbroker, Borotigh, of whom he purchased a watch ; and about three weeks ago he paid away to Mr. Hancock, of Long-lane, Bermondsey, victualler, another 11. note. In some instances he stated his name tube Williams to the partiesio whom he uttered the notes; and at outer times described himself as a Mr. Scott. Mr. Christmas, the Inspec.or from the Bank, stated upon oath that the notes were forged. The prisoner was committed fur trial. TiIAMES POLICE. Wednesday a person naineti Collier was convicted in the ponalty of Qui. under the Coal Act, for paying some coal-heavers in dust:talc, instead of a counting-hoax. luau. society. An Inquest was held at the London I lospital on tlic body of B. Kennedy. a labourer.in the I.orititin Docas : who, while unloading a vessel, tell into tl;e hold, and was followed by a bundle of unsheatued bayonets. which pierced his body in various parts and caused his death. Venlict—Accidental death. On Saturday week as Kinelby and .Idfcries, the Bow-street off'' tiers, were keeping a sharp look out for thieves, among tlx crowd in front of the hustings at (invent Garden, they bad their pockets picked of their books and some money. OLD BAILEY. 1 LT. , ;DAY, Julia 23. 167 riMAMY:-.lolln JAWS Bromley was lorli^ted for Inter* marrying with Harriet Pitcher, bis lawful wife, Sarah C h i'• tern. being at that time still living,. 'lllolll4i JOIIIN stated, that he was the pat isla clerk n! Wo. burn, in Buickiii;:uinisliire, in the year 1609. He pro.lvert the recister orthe inarr!a„;.s of tbut year, and the entry of martiage bet%seeu Joi n t Diaanley, Lie prLem:r, and Sarita Chateau. Witness was present at the marriage and knew the prisollef to hi the same Mall. . Cross•examieeii.—She was a pretty good vise et the time, very far advanced in pregnancy. Itim. Smith was at the marriage. Sarah Chiiteru was alive two wreks since ; lie saw her on the ;id of May. Harriet l'ileher said she knew the misemr ; she married him on the 22d of Febritaiy, 161.1, •t St. . );ie Lad not the alightest notitul . td his 'being at that tih.e 81ttarried. The pri.oncr did not nmke any defence, bat Win. Piiiscord, E•ii. of 11 ney, With whom the prisuaer lived as en:ichinan, gav'e him an eir;lletti chltr.ettr he had lived with him fn; Pour years, and wis perfectly sober, liUittit, and iiitluo and but for 014 oifence he thought Lim a good weather of The; Jury, witliont the slightest hesitation, pronounced toe prisoner O. THURSDAY. Wilks, a mist.r.ible looking mnn, was indicted for stealing lioni the person of Richard Bartley', a ether watch, wZtli its appendages, valne siN Ina property. 'rite era. ecutor was near Ilighl..:lry•L:aro. looking at a pre ce•sion of harity children, %slog' he telt the prisoner's hand in his pocket, and he afterwards saw him put his hand behind him, as if for the [lmpose of conve:%ing it to somebody else. , . . . . Prosecutor seiroallim, andaltbougli lie was struck in the bark several limes by others in the gang, he held him until an offi cer came to his lISSiSI3IICC ; he %vas searched, Lut the watch sva+ tiot found upon hint. Other seitnesses confirmed the prosecutor's stateineut. lii behalf of the prisoner, a %fawn !mined Lney Mee, who • stated that she lived in Lung-lane, Mooraelds, was present during the time the procession pasred ; the prosecutor was • very drunk, and one of the officers said he did not see the prisone► do any thing, aud that Le told tliv other (Afters to let him go. . _ . . contra.liet'Ani to this assertion, the prosecutor and his wile said he was n•t in the slightest Jegres ill liquor. The ility instantly _found Ore prisoner—Cuilty. The Common Sergeant, fainnediately the ♦erdict had been returned, oruered Lucy kite Newgate, and directed the wititerses to he beiind over to appear against her, when a* indictment for gross, wilful, and corrupt perjury, should be ins' toted r.railist her. No doubt, he said, the prisoner was connected with a gang, and is some of them might he within. healing, he hammed them, if they were brought here and convicted, the same prmisliment tlist would be inflicted era the pi iruner would await them—t•iz. transportation for lift: Lucy Rice was immediately 'dared in Ntsvgat::. EXECUTION—IontIay, J. Dennett, the miserable and decrepid old man, who wAs convicted on Friday week of thu wilful murder of Jane Rogers, was executed at the Old Bailey, is pursuaace of his sentence. Il e seemed nnuok agitated when he came upon the sea& fold, to which he was obliged to be supported ; and continued to nerri ble violently until he was turned off, when his handsslasped together. and he seemed se die without the least struggle. After hanging the usual time, his body was deliveretlo.vcr to the surgeons for dissection. The executioner was prevented. by order of the Sheriff, from rubbing t;:e hands of the deceased to persons afflicted with wens, &c. Sir George Alderson had spoken to Mr. Carpue and other mistiest gen tlemen, upon the subject of the advantageattributed to the operatam. and having leann•d that none could possibly aris.:, gave the orders above alluded to for the sake of public ileeeuey. . Cite circuits are to be extended a few days bey-end their 11•11.11 sitting in each county, whale much business was left iintlode iii the last Lent Assizes ; so that at I. hoped the list (demises in each wid he cleared. 'The D a ub & Corrcaposident contains the follow i 1,1 rft?st of the power of fanny :—" A consithLtion of seven pity ste!ains, toge titer with surgeon Richards, was held on the Het , . "is (Mon.. ,or, front the - county of Galway, is ho, oil his coming to town upon some business of his own, was requested .by a friend, resitliiig in that county, to convey with him a very large suns of money for vet fain purposes, which, the gentleman was emilideut, he.could not place in more secure hand., So care-. fill was the priest of his trust, that having, on the road to !ow n, brought it for security about his person to b e d, h e raw. tied in the coarse of the night, that a man quo,' over Min wino a nistbli in his hand, dein:tutting the money, whirls was the ' entire subject of lIIS thoughts. Deternimeil to protect himself and the money from the supposed robber, he made a midden. blow at the imaginary pistol with such force, that he unfor tunately struck his arm against the bed post eo violently as to fracture it, and render ettiputai ion ni.:el•sary. 'Die unfor tunate clergyman had requested du ..Ulllll time to consider whether or nut lte shouldbllbir it in it sacrifice, which for ever renders hint unlit for nit face that, in Isis rally itsea. ti. eats S.ble/fliily ijOliiill lii !WWII to perform letic tviloVl iiig day he NtitreitOt Ilia Anti to be aligns tat... 11." TIM: , 0 i': it skstin m.—A few days ago, a storm of thunder Alla littiltitilig tiIIYSI over ilic,villesme 01 Branstou, near Buttons opim 'Trent. The house of Mr, Shogun, stirs ey:u, is as .suers injured. Tho lichtuitir first struck the ellinmey, which it threw mown, then pussed thrtutgli the chamber to the parlour le.dow, breaking idle chimney pieces, curt destroying the glass a several pictures. It. then passed I. rei.gh the p l etone window, breaking the punes, smite:4ring the frame. Foths- • liawly, no jierson was in the ioutuibt ror parlour. Mrs. Shen ion, W i ll wa , i ll du 4,iiiiitiim4 I mon, was struck down, and her hand and arm slightly burnt, but is nut otherwise injured.— Four other tenches:.. of this family were in different apart ments, but. ali providentially escaped unhurt. At Barnarit castle the storm was %cry severe, nun I:a:electric fluid sat tire to a thri shine machine upon thei inuor, the property of the Rev. W. L. Prettyintiu, whicit was totally consumed is a short time.—ln the neighbourium of Click - field, hailstones. were picked up two inches in eii euniference, and they et c 11l se did touch mischief. At Wolsineham several windows were broken,. anti trees and busies seriously injußed by the • 1 1 61. ,tlitoy clops of potatoes were entirely destroyed its the neiglihoitiliouil Of Hesitant, by the inipetnesity.of the rani, which deluged the gloomd and swept away all before i:. The bail also did consideraiile damage. 'Til4l4lllllO stasis 'Si. Isited the county of Salop, i k itil did much damage. J. Evans, a waggoner, in the employ of U. Hatfield, Eeq. at Old &'ark Iron works, was struck dead by lightning, while in the set of . ( hoeing potatoes in his garden. A vein was opened, awl as most humane tocitions mph)) ell, but without effect.