The National Register. — London, England, 1821-08-05 00:00:00

HOME CIRCUIT. .....NL... Auo. 2.-I'he Home Circuit com menced here to-lay before the lion. Mr. Baron Wood on the Nisi Prins Side, and the Hon. Mr. Justice Bur ronsh on the Crown Side. The business on the latter side is less than the average quantity, there being only about 15 cases in the calendar ; 'Try few of which are capital offences. In the most heinous case, namely, a commitment for rape, the Grand Jury threw out the bill of indictment. o the Civil Side the business is about the usual quantity. Sixteen causes are entered, of which two arc Special Juries. I u three cases of actions of debt, on the Statute of 2,1 George "2, tor bribery, at the last election fin this Borough, the records were withdrawn. None of the cases on the Crown Side to day were of public interest. CIVIL SIDE SEDUCTION. DUNHAM V. BATCHELOR. Phis was an action against the defendant, for seducing the daughter of the plaintiff, whereby he lust her sk.r vices. Mr. Brothick (with whom was Mr. Abraham) stated the plaintiff's case with considerable ability. Mr. Mar ryatt was for the defendant. It appeared irons the evi dence of the daughter of the plaintiff, a young woman of prepossessing appearance, but whose demeanour under examination was perfectly digagiw, that her father was a bricklayer in respectable circumstances, residing at Wheathampstead, in this county. She was about !,..3 years of age. About three years since the defendant, a young mum of the same age, by business a journeyman baker, w the saute age, by business ajourneyman baker, in the same village, paid honourable addresses to her, but to whom she had surrendered her chastity, and in the month of April last she was delivered of a child.— lier father had paid the Surgeon's bill, and had since maintained the child. She had three brothers and two sisters. The youngest of the latter was 18 years of age. On her cross-examination she ad ed that her eldest sister had had three children by a man to whom she was not married, and all of theist were born under her fa ther's roof. She also admitted that the defendant boarded in his master's house, and received 10s. per week wages. Previous to the birth of the child die de fendant offered to pay 31. for the expeoces of the lyiti;t in, and 2s. 6.1. a week for the maintenance of the child. The plaintiff aureed to these ternis, but required the de fendant to procure the security of his fattier. To this the latter consented, and appointed a day to meet the plaintiff, but the plaintiff never came pursuant to his appointment. Mr. Marryatt, in Isis address to the Jury, urged the topics which obviously presented themselves trout the circ 1111 l stances proved by the young woman, who was the only witness to prove the case. The Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages 101. CROWN SIDE. Thomas Johnson was indicted upon a charge of utter ing false and counterfeit coin. The indictment con tained two eounts—one for uttering the cuunterleit coin, having more of the same in his possession ; and the other for the simple uttering. The prisoner having pleaded guilty under the second count, no evidence was offered in support of the first, and he was sentenced to six month's imprisonment. Thomas Clarke Whiffen was indicted for stealing several pieces of leather and other articles, the property of his master, James Sheppy, a shoemaker, at Hitcher', on the I 3th of July last. Mr. Arabia conducted the prosecution. It appeared in evidence, that being apprehended on suspicion of the robbery, the prisoner stated, that a parcel directed by himself, to himself, would be found at the coach-office in BeiMud, containing the missing articles; that the parcel so described by him was there found, and did contain the articles in question. In addition to this, a written confession, made by the prisoner before a ma gistrate, was put in and read, which put the case beyond all doubt; and the jury, under the leamed Judge's direction, instantly found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Edward /Hades a lad of 16, fellow-servant to the above named prisoner, IViliffen, was convicted of a simi lar charge, under nearly the same circumstances —Several witnesses appeared to his character, and his master, with an appearance of much anxiety for his welfare gave him an excellent character. The learned Judge, in a very impressive address, expressed his hopes of the prisoner s reformation, and sentenced him to six month's impri sonment in the House of Correction. John lining and James Belcher were indicted for horse-stealing. Mr. Platt appeared nit the part of the prosecution, It was shown in evidence, that the horse in question, belonging to a Mr. Actinic, residing in the neighbourhood of St. Alban's was stolen from his rick yard in the night of the 15th March last ; that on the Kith the prisoner were seen driving the horse in a cart at nine iu the morning, about 17 miles from the prosecutor's house, going towards London, in which cart was found a sack containing a large quantity of (owls of very sus picious appearance. The prisoners were apprehended by a passenger on the road, in consequence of their equi vocal appearance, and the horse was immediately after wards owned by the prosecutor. The prisoners offered no substantial defence, and the Jury, after a minute detail of the evidence by the learned Judge, found the prisoners guilty, and set:it:nee of death was passed upon them, accompanied by au intimation front the learned Judge, that although the law would not be enforced to the utmost extremity, they would certainly be scut out of this country for the remainder of their lives. WESTERN CIRCUIT. ....mamm HAMPSHIRE ASSlZES.—WirteriEsTert, AUG. I. The commis-ion fur this county was opened in the usual way ou Monday evening by Mr. Barns, Graham and Mr. Justice Best; ;tad on the following day, after divine service, both courts proceeded to lousineso On the crown side the iiiindwr of 060414;1s is witi.ually small; there ale truly 4 in THE NATIONAL REGISTER the calendar, nod none of them charged with any crime of marked atrocity. BANC FORGERIEL—The following prisoners pleaded guilty to the minor offence of having forged notes in their possession, which subjects them to transportation for 14 years :—William Goldson, aged 3ti ; Alfred Piuk, aged 30; John Clark, aged 50; and Sarah Price, aged 42. EzTaNst%P. KontlFßY.—Malachi Thornton, aged 21 ; Andrew Smith, aged 23; John Walsh, aged 23; John Galvin, aged 32; and John Woradmit, alias Brooks, aged 22, sol diers, were capitally indicted with having, on the morning of the 23d of April last, at the parish sir Portsea, Ports. mouth, feloniously and burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of Captain James Hearney White, nod stolen therein a large quantity 01 dollars, Bank notes, silver, plate, wearingapparel, &c. his property. It appeared limn the prosecutor, Captain White, his ser vant, and others, that on the 22d of April he left London for Portsmouth, taking with him the property iu question. On arriving at his house, it was lodged in the parlour, where a temporary bed was erected fur the Captain ; the r bad a bow a lnduw, and was fronting the street, so that any person might have seen the property, and what was passing within. On Captaiu White's awaking next morning, he found the room in the greatest confusion, and his gold watch and seals, which he had placed on the escrutoire, gone, together with the °Orr articles. The dour, which shut by a spring, was oval, some handkerchiefs having gust entangled under it. On searching the house the scullery window was discovered to be open, through which the thieves hid effected their entrance. Au oyster knife, which was sworn to have been in the scullery on the family going to bed, was found in the parlour, but for what purpose it was remitted is not known. A female, who slept in the upper pint of the house, stated she beard a noise about one ill the ttttt rning. In consequence of information received, Captain NVhile, with two officers, tin the 21th of April, repaired to Cosham, and a idle sitting in an inn saw the prisouer Thompson pass. He was immediately secured, and on search being nv;de, some of the stolen articles were foetal. They then went to the barracks: nad Smith aad Brooks weie taken into custody. Au extensive search was then made ; Galvin gave up the watch and seals, which it appeared he obtained from Smith, and a large quantity of the plate and uniforms was found in the possession of Thornton, Brooks, and Smith, ugaiust whom the evidence was quite clear; but it did nut materially alliret Walsh. Mr. Justice Best summed up the evidence with his usual impartiality, and adverted to the want of substantial evi dence agairdt Walsh. His lordship atso observed, it was fur the jury to consider whether the proof of burglary hod been muds out agaiust Calvin, who might be viewed in the light of a receiver. The Jury, after a short consultation, pronounced Thorn ton, 'smith, and Biooks guilty of burgliiiy ; Galvin guilty of receiving the watch, knowing it to he stolen, and acquitted Walsh. . . His Lordship then, in an impressive address, passed the awful sentence of death on the three first pi isomers, and sen tenced Galvin to twelve mouths' imprisonment ill the House of Correction. POUCe. BOW-STREET. CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW POLICE ACT—On Monday, Thomas Cole, the keeper of one of the night coffee-shops, appeared before Mr. Bunk, dr. sitting ma gistrate, upon an information exhibited aglitist hint, under the Police Act, passed in the recent session, for keeping his shop open after ten o'clock, contrary to the provisions of that statute. A constable of St. Clement's stated, that the defendant had, for a long time, kept a coffee-shop of the worst de scription of characters, and open all hours of the night. It was the determination of the officers of St. Clement's parish to avail themselves of the power given by the sta tute, and the constables had orders to %smell them closely, and to exhibit informations against the owners whenever they should infringe upon tile law. 9t two o'clock in the morning of Sunday se'nnight, witness went to the defendant's shop, and found it filled with loose charac ters of both sexes, some fighting, tuners asleep, and the remainder in situations that it would not be delicate to describe. Mr. Ilirnie asked the defendant if he had any thing to state in his defence? lle said he was very sorry, and pleaded his ignorance of any statute as the one under which he was summoned, and hoped the worthy magistrate would be lenient wan him, as he had closed his shop at a seasonaide hour since the information was exhibited. The constable said, that was the fact. Mr. Biritic said, he was glad to hear that, and under the circumstances he would fine the defendant 51. only. Defendant.-1 cannot pay al., sir. Birttie.—Then you musk be committed to the House of Correction for six weeks. The defendant was accordingly committed but, in the course of three hours, the fine was paid. Hugh Rogers, one of a notorious set of swindlers who have lately infested the metropolis, obtaining large sums of money from different persons muter the preience of procuring them situations under Government, was brought up fur re•examination, charged with defrauding George Dykes of two bills of exchange for the payment of 501. each, which he had obtained from hint tinder a similar pretence. The prosecutor (Dykes) is ala houritis carpenter, residing in Fisher -street, Red Lion-square, and by his industry had possessed him:elf of the above pro perty: he unfortunately got acquaiiiied with the pri soner, who represented to him that be had the interest of several gentlemen who cifuld procure situations fur hun, and that there was a situation vacant in the Excise which he would get him for 1001.: to this proposition I)ykcs agreed, and gave him the before-mentioned bills, which were endorsed by his brother, who is a respectable tradesman. After the prisoner had got possession of the bills, he kept out of the way for some time after, but Dykes happened to nvet hint, and watched rim home, • and then obtained a warratit, on which he was appre hended.—He was fully committed for trial for the fraud. A great nur•.rber of pickpockets and other thieves as sembled on Wednesday near the Belvidere Tavern, while the people were waiting to see the balloon, as cend, anti committed sevorJl robberies iu the must au dacious waunia 247 AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JULY. There is little of novelty to preseut to the public, at this time, a; an agricultural report. The different crops upon the ground have improved since our last, from a favourable eliiingein the weather. whilst yet there has been a great want of solar heat. Late high winds also, may have had some degree of ill effect on the wheats under the flowering pro. cess. Nevertheless, all the crops appear in a propermis and thriving mate, and very probably at harvest, to afford a can• siderable augmentation of the oat' I stock of corn, pulse, and roots collectively. The block 111 roots was great, and the late rains will draw up a large aftermark. The hops tire much mended, and will probably Ise a far greater crop than ;Li I.` specie& The growth of seeds this year has not been an successful. Tares will be a good crop. Fruit is in far greater abundance than the early season promised, apples being the chief exception. The late rains have di awn up the turnip plants to u size and substance to defy the Ily.— Live stock, both fat And lean, has declined in price still farther since our last, with a choice to encounter the usual autumnal full. Wool has experienced a trilling amendment in price. The crops generally, in Ireland and upon the Cots- tiucut, arc reported to be of good promise. Hxlraordinary Escape from bciag Killed.—Ois Wednes day a boy was riding a fine blood mare belonging to Mr. Hughes, of Hatton Yard, Hatton Garden; a waggoner, who was liaising with his Scam, cracked his whip, whirls so frightened the animal that lie set ()fiat lull speed down Mutton Hill, run over a poor woman, who was sitting at a fruit shill, broke her table, and scattered the fruit, but she escaped wills only a few bruises ; the boy not being able to curb the animal lie ran down Vine Street, which is divided from Mutton Hill by a bar across the street ; the horse leaped over the bar. which is about five feet high, and on lighting on the slippri flagged pavement, on the opposite side, his feet slipped and lie fell ; the boy was thrown off; the neighbours ran to his assistance, ex pecting nothing less than that he would be dashed to pieces, but miraculously ni ither received the smallest injury. Thursday se'imight, at Fakenham, a pedestrian, named Jetitiim;s, undertook to rim 50 mites in eight hours, which he performed with ease, having five minutes to spare. Swaff ham fair was but thinly attended ; there was a large quantity of lambs which sold at very low prices ; there was but a small shew of neat stock, and no post horses. On Wednesday afternoon a dreadful accident, and which had like to have been attended wit') the loss of several lives, occurred near the Belvidere, Pentotsville.— A number of persons of both sexes, consisting of men, women, and children, who had assembled to witness the ascension of the balloon, climbed on a low wall topped with iron railing, surrounding the lawn in front of a gen tleman's house, for the purpose of elevating themselves above those on the ground, when the railing not being sufficient to resist the cumbrous weight of those attached to it, about twenty yards of it gave way, together with part of the wall, bearing all befoie it into the street several were seriously hurt, and many had either a leg or arm broken, but the most serious case of ad was that of a fine boy, about eight years of vge, who was killed on the spot by a large portion of the stout pillar falling on his head, which crushed it to pieces. POIsONING aY M !STA KIL—An I ngntsion was held On Saturday night before Thomas Higgs, Esq, coroner, oil the body of Mr. T. Smith, a gentleman residing at No. to, Grosvenor-square, who on Friday night having pain in his head, was advised to take a dose of salts.— He stated to one of the family that he had a quantity of salts by him in a box ; he mixed about an ounce of it in some warm water, and went into his bed-mom and drank it. He was immediately seised with the most excruciating pains, and it was discovered, upon the in. rrival of Mr. Fordhatn, suraeon, of North Audley-street, that he had taken oxalic acid, (which is used for cleaning bout tops) by nosaike. The unfortunate man died in a few minutes after the accident, in the greatest agony.— The internal coat of his stomach was entirely destroyed. After hearing evidence, proving that the deleterious potion was taken by accident, the Jury returned a verdict. " l)ied from taking a quantity of oxalic acid, by mistake for Epsom salts." lice paper was produced in which the oxalic acid was wrapped it was a piece of a newspaper. Theiury recommends in futore,that chemists should hate the word " poison" printed on the paper in which such dangerous emnedients were enclosed. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.-014 Friday night Mr. R. Parker, Stock-broker, of Bartholomew-lane, in the city, who resided at Kensingtou, having been bled copiously in tile course of the day; imprudently went to bame in the Serpentine River: tic had been in the water about a quarter of an hour, when he suddenly disappeared.—A number of persons were swimming at the time in the river, and gave the alarm; the boat belonging to the Royal Humane Society's house was rowed to the spot, and the body was dragged for till a late hour, but was not found till Saturday morning about seven o'clock.— The legs and arms of the deceased were much contracted, and it was the opinion of the medical men, that he died of the cramp. A coroner's inquest sat on the hotly, and brought iu a verdict of " Accidentally drowned." An awful instance of sudden death occurred on Wednesday afternoon, in Lower -street, Islington.—. Mrs. Whitmore, the wife of a respectable carpenter, residing in that street, whilst standing at her own door, looking, with others, at th e balloon, which just ascended from the Belvidere, dropped suddenly down, and expired immediately, before surgical us sistance could be procured. The Maria, Captain Thornthwaite, arrived in Dublin on Thursday, having on board Sir Gregor Mac Gregor, his lady, and family ; they sailed ti m• Santa Martha in an armed schooner bound to Gret— nock, but falling in with the Maria, about 130 leagues to the West of Ireland, and being short of water, they went on board, and arc now at Gu— sh:oll'z: hots; a.kvill~ -street.