The National Register. — London, England, 1821-08-27 00:00:00

. . 910fi4p SinteUigence. LINCOLNSHIRE. CROWN UDE. Thomas Price, aged 2g, lateWthe borough of Stam ord, shoeniaker, was indicted for that he, on the 29th of April last, upon Hannah his wife, feloniously, wil fully, maliciously, and unlawfully, did make an assault, and did stab and cut her on the right side, feloniously, wilfully, and of malice afore-thought to kill and minder her. A second count stated the intent to be to disable her; and a third to do her some grievous bodily harm...-. It appeared from the evidence, that on Siturday et ening the 28th of April, the prisoner went nut front his lodg ings, and returned at a quarter pist twelve, in such a stale o r locoxic,,tion that lie Was unable to get up stairs alone. When he got up the next Morning at eight o'clock (by no means recovered from the effects of the previous night 's drunkenness) lie went out, accompanied by a fellow workm in named Mason, to the Horse Shoe public house, where they had some ale; they then went to Mr. Willimuies, a gill shop, where they etch had a glass of gin ; from thence they went to the Coach and Horses public house, and afterwards to another, from whence we prisoner was led home, at eleven o'clock in the morning, by Mason, who took him op stairs to his lodgings, where his wife was lying cm the bed, who said to him on his entrance, " You're off drinktlig, Thomas, and leaving me .ialf-pitied at home." Mason then len him standing by the ire. Soon after Mason had left, the parson at whose house the prison, r lodged heard his wife call out, and she came down stairs bleeding very profusely nom her side. Oil the landlonl's going tip stairs, he found the prisoner lying on the bed, with a shoemaker's knife in his hand, very bloody; he was quite drunk. The wound given the wife was on the seventh rib of the right side, about an inch in depth and length, and went upwards iii an oblique direction, and fur sonic time it was considered very dangerous by the surgeon, having severed au artery; had the knife entered direct, it wood hate probably proved fatal. The pri soner's general conduct to his wife was described as being very good, except when in a state of intoxication; and in Ms way to the gaol lie expressed sorrow for the rash act, and said it was by accident. The prisoner on hem s called on for his defence, said, he never harboured anal.ce against her 111 his life; and he wished her to be called. Some conversation 'nen ensued between the Judge and Mr. Mariyatt, Giunsel for the prosecution, as to whe ther the wife could be cal: ed. Ifis Lords tip was quite clear that the wife could be called in evidenca against her Imam!, in a case where she had suffered personal violence; it had brew solemnly decided by the twelve Judges in the case of Lord Andlcy, and since confirmed and repeatedly acted nit : but it was equally certain that the wife could not be called for the husband. Mr. Marryatt.—" We have nut the least objection, my Lord, to call her." Mr. Justice Park.—" I know you have not. I think she had better be called: this is a vcry serious charge, and very properly prosecuted." After waiting s considerable time, whilst the woman was being sought for, the Judge was abuut to sum up, but at length the wife appeared and was sworn. Hannah price has been mauled to the prisoner two ycars : remembers Mason her husband coming home on the Sunday morning; she was lying on the bed in her clothes; her husband was exceeding drunk, and wanted to pack up his clothes to leave the town; she would not permit hint, he had at this time a knife in his hand. and she was fearful he would hurt himself with it ; in order to prevent this, she tried to take the knife from him ; for which purpose she took hold of the knife with one hand, and of the prisoner's wrist with the other; whilst he was striving to get his wrist at liberty, the knife wounded her in the side ; is sure it was quite acci dental, and he did not mean to hurt her. The Judge then addressed the Jury, and said he was bound to tell them that they must acquit the pi isoner.— The wife had given her evidence like a very creilii.ilde and decent wontan, and without any apparent attempt improperly to screen her husband. The Jury then acquitted the prisoner, and the Judge exhorted him to go home and be a good husband, to cherish his wife, and remember that a sober tile was the best thing he could attend to. SURREY. CRO Ir DON, Ado. 94 —This day these ass47s commenced before Mr. Baron Wood and Mr. Justice LtorrouJs. The only trials of importance that occurred during the day wi re the following:— Joseph Cook, John Chapman, and William Clark were indicted for stealing, On the 24th of June la-t, m the p Irish of St. John, Shad Thames, TS bushel, of sato, also a quiiiitily of oats, the property ild)Cb and and Whet ler warehouseman. Mr. Arabia appealed for the prisoners, and Mr. nation stated the C4SC for Sae prosecution ; he culled James a watchman, who stated he st as going his rounds near t:,e premises of Mes-rs. Seal Plumes, (which adjoin', lathe Of Messrs. Ha)cs end W Iseelva ) ou the flth of Juice last, at three o'clock in the manila.; ; he heard a noisc on the roof of Messrs. Ha Nl.ll and W preenismi, which armiscd his stispieimis ; Le procured a ladder and ascended the huildit4,, ashen, with the assistance of other watchmen, he secured the pthouers Cook and CM; k; Chap. man made his escape, but was taken shurt:y after near the . - Mr. Wheeler said, his premises had hcen robbed of a quantity of whrat , and the samples produced Isere part of hi+stou k ufwheat which was in bulk in his narelionses. Several witnesses proved the same Mr.Jnative ituri ough summed up the ev id enre, and the Jury instantly found all the prisoners Guilty. The learned Judge selitenced thesis to be transported fur seven years. Souse STEALING.-11. Taplow, W. Smith, and 11. Smith, were capitally indicted for stoning, on the VIII of May, two valuable mare*, the properly of Mr. fa. Hai d, of the tillage of Pafford, in the county uf Sussex. The cir• ciiinstaneen of the ease were detailed by Mr. Sergeant Ouslow, who called the following wiles • o prose Isis case,— George Child, ni his testimony, endeavoured to prove THE NATIONAL REGISTER the prisoners had been seen near the ground of the prose cutor. The conduct of this fellow was of such a descrip tion, that the learned Judge (Burrough) declared not a word that he said could be believed. He actually de clared. that he should know the men better by looking at their feet than in their feces, and wished to get into the dark for that purpose. His strange behaviour created much merriment in a very crowded Court. The next witness, the servant of Mr. Hard, proved the horses to have been safe in the paddock of his master a few hours before they were seen in the possession of the prisoners. Taplow, who appeared to be the spokesman of the party, entered into a long detail of the transaction t the jet of the defence, however, was, that lie had been em ployed by a Mr. Cox, of King-street, Portman square, to take them to Alton, for which he was to receive 11. as a re muneration, and that having come out with the other pri miners, it was agreed they should return (ome together.— In his defence the others said they were embodied to support him. They called a man numed George Till 1.1 prove he raw this Mr. Cox deliver the horses to prisoners, but his evidence was ut such an immeasurable dm ante from an) thing like probability, that Mr. Justice Borrough ordered !inn to be detained until the verdict was returned. . The Jury, after hearing the Ica. ned Judge recapitulate the soseib Guilty—Death. evideuce, instantly pronoanced the pr. LAU REPORT. COURT OF' CHANCERY, AUG. 21. HOWARD AND 0/1111S . BANKRUPTCY.-JUDGMENT. The Lord Coancellor, on coming into Court this day, gave judgment in this cause. lie had read over the papers must carefully last ni t‘ ht, and toe result was, that Mr. Campbell could not be cohsidered a tueafkli creditor, and therelore the commission must be supvrseded. which his Lordship ordered accordingly ; but at the suite time reserved the question, as to who should b directed to pay tile costs, until some further tone. His Lordship afterwards sat in his private chamber to hear a lunatic petition, the nature of which did not transpire. Dreadful Outrage on the Preventive Service in Scotland —Friday night information was received at Bow -street, of a tuost daring attack made on Captain Ilastie, and a lsetat's crew of the Earl Moira revenue center, by an armed body of smugglers, otf the coast of Shetland, by which one man was kilted, two mortally, and several others dangerously wounded. From the particulars transmitted to town, it seems that Captain llasiie having for some days observed a dark suspicious looking vessel off %Vhalsey Island, on the Shetland coast, on the morning of the 4th inst. manned a host, and proceeded to CX4lllille her by virtue of tile K Ma's authority. The strange vessel allowed hint to come so close, that he heard several of the men on board speak very good English ; but when he attempted to board, a heavy dis charge of musketry was given him by the smugglers, which at once brought dowel three of his mariners, killing one on time spot. The Captain made a second gallant effort, but the galling fire of his adversary so thinned the brae little party, that they were obli„reil to retreat, and the logger got oil, with her cargo, which is supposed to have consisted of smu,i4ied les, gin, and tobacco. Front some circumstances that have transpired it is sus[.•cted that the smuggler came from the coast of Kent, probably Deal, and officers have set off thither to make inquiries. 'fete Commissioners of Excise have offered a reward of 1001. for the appretision of any of the parties. On Wednesday last, in the afternoon, as a young wo man was passing from Newington-green towards Isling ton, through time fielth adjacent to the New River, fit e disorderly fellows, who were bathing at the usual place called the Sisters, (pained tile river hank to meet her in the font-path, when thev laid violent tiands oti her, rid dragged her to the banks n• the rivcr, and after cru Ily ustiu the poor CrValllW, litree of thein stripped her and pushed her into the water, and dipped lier set eral times. At length site was sufi:red to depart, .iliiiost iii a suite of nudity, havlng 10,1 the greater part of her clothes, Stc. Iu this wretched condition she reached Islington, where sue was placed in the Worklionse,alid Ivaitiatiely treated. Same of them are well known, and the young wontall says she _au swear to the three ruffians who were most outrageous. Oa Friday evening a number of suspicious characters assembled at the Doke of Rutland, Gravel-lane, Httcltff I t‘, where they remained for suite time. At length s slide wipereeived from the liar, the key of a private room tip ctairs, by Ilit,llls of tcluch they gaited access to the aparuuaht,at,d silica drawers, boxes, and other places, of houseitold listen, wearing apparel, Sze. so a large amount, with which they escaped. The alarm was given by a maattbour, who saw three or four fellows going oft the hackway„ heavily laden with bun dles. They were pursued, but ineffectually. An officer being procured, six of their companions who remarried all the time keeping the landlady in conversation at the bar, were taken into cuatmly, and conveyed to the Thames Police Unice, witere they underwent an exa min a tion on Saturday, and were remanded. Tm e A asicsr.—The reaping of wheat began in the neighbourhood of Stamtiird on Monday last.— The crops are generally good, though in some situ ations laid by the heavy rain on NVednesday se'n night, and discoloured in the straw. There are great complaints of mildew in the growing wheat through many parts of Sufll)lk, Norwitz, and Eir..x ; but the reports through England gener.lly are in favour of un average crop ; and in Ireland the vest is stated to be unusually productive. Mr. Stringer, of Congleton, in Cheshire, produced, at the recent gooseberry show there, the prize gooseberry, which measured five inches and an eighth in diameter, and weighed 21 pennyweights uud 12 grains. .r-R-~ - 971 TilE Mortaatst_—We are informed that the mur rain has lately appeared amongst the cattle in some parts of the couuties of Brecon, Radnor, Cardigan, and Carmarthen, but hope the report will prove unfounded. 'Ens disease is highly contagious, ge nerally fatal, and mostly occurs in dry seasons, but happily very seldom in this country. Its symptoms are, the animals hanging down their heads, which are swollen, palpitation of the heart, short and hot breathing, staggering, a viscid secretion from the eyes, rattling in the throat, and a shining tongue. We believe no certain remedy is known for the dig-. order; bleeding and pturgin have been recommend ed, with setons in the dewl ap—after the operation of purgatives, opiates and aromatics are said to be of use, and we think a change of food would also be found serviceable, with a portion of salt, two or three ounces mixed in it daily. On the first ap pearance of the symptoms of this quapruped plague, the healthy cattle should be immediately removed from those affected as far as possible, to fresh shady pasture, with plenty of water, and salt givem them daily in some food, about two or three ounces each day; the recovery of the diseased cattle, we fear, will always be uncertain, and we strongly recom mend where animals die with the symptoms we have described, a skilful veterinary surgeon should be• procured to open one of them, as then he will be procured to judge of the best method of treating the disorder. Tho greatest care must be taken to pre vent the spreading of the disease, which is very in fectious, and may be disseminated throughout the country if neglected. On Tuesday morning the officers of the sustoms• of Aberdeen, seized in the harbour contrahand goods on board the Dutch dogger, Nis Hoop, Gysbert Ver Does, commander, from Rotterdam, of 60 tons burden, and 11 men. She came in here a few days before, for the purpose of being caulked; and the discovery was made by the Custom-house boatmen,. who on parading the quay early in the morning, observed a boat astern of the vessel, with two men putting ca:,:is into her, which turned out to be Geneva. The vessel was immediately seized, and her crew marched to prison. She was then found to have on hoard eight herring barrels and tv , o half barrels of tobacco; tour barrels and two half bar rels of tea ; four bags of tobacco ; and five jars and Stil tubs of Geneva. In order to land these contra band goods, the vessel was brought up on Weilnes day to the custom-house, when Mr. Wilson the tide surveyor, and the crew of the custom-house boat, discovered upwards of 100 more tubs of Geneva, artfully concealed under the ceiling, and in various parts of the vessel; indeed it was so fitted for this illicit traffic, that notwithstanding the strictness of their search, they found they had next morning still further discoveries to make, as they then brought great part of the seizure from places they never suspected, to the number of other 200 tubs nearly ;. so that the quantity of goods taken on the whole was 322 half and 31 whole snkers or tubs of Ge neva, about 5001bs. of tobacco, and 3501b5. of tea. The Sixty Miles Match a Day for Ten Days.-- This undertaking was completed by Mr. Coleman, near Honiton, in Devonshire, on Thursday, and considering the heat of the last few days, it stands. equal to any thing on pedestrian record. Mr. Cole man bent his course through Huntingdon to Ferry. bridge, Yorkshire, and from thence crossed the country tlauagh Worcesh. shire, Oxfordshi-e, &c. into the Bath road at Devizes, from thence through the lower part of Somerset and Wiltshire, till the 6UO miles was completed as above stated. It is ex. traordinary that he felt but little fit:igue after the • fourth day. lie generally did faun five to six miles an hour when traveliing, which secured him rest. The wager was for 200 guineas only.. S•OCIL NG MURDER —On Friday morning, at one o'clock, the watchman in DuvuPs-lane, -Hol loway, near Crouch-end, was found on his beat, murdered. Not being heard to cry the hour, the patrole went round to ascertain the cause, and homd the untertunate man lyinr , dead on one side of the road; on examining the body, his head was discovered to ho beaten to pieces by some weighty instrument, and presented a most frightful spectacle. The poor fellew's watch lay on the ground, near the body, which is supposed to have been left by the murderers, for fear it should lead to a discovery. It is conjectured, that through his vigilance he had rendered himself obnoxious to some villains who have for a lung time be.n the terror of that quarter, who waylaid hint for the purpose of murdering him. —The villains have as yet evaded justice. Extraordinary Wager.—Mr. James Watson, of the Swan, Upper Clayton, who is nearly 70 years age, undertook, fur a wager, to draw a gig, weighing 2 cwt. twenty-six miles in twelve hours; he started at nine o'clock on Wednesday night, and completed his task at a quarter past seven the next morning, being one hour and three quarters within the given time. Hundreds were up all night to witness this extraordinary feat. Niue!, praise is due to his friends ter their exertions, its m a ny imp e di ments were . thrown in his way.