The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-14 00:00:00

"•- ': ••••11 . In ... d r ys.. of 44 . 1nalest mid invalidity that appeared to belong to the opit.;110•11S - frOlevad that throe Ilita were the 'yolk ings mist inallgeald spirit epee Isar daughter ; and in order toed or break the spell, die applied for *hid* t eed sorcerer, oe conjarer, named Baker, resltlittlt. and exercising abonliste sway, in a remote part of Devonabiie. This fellow advised her that ber daughter was bewitched by • particular person is their neighbours hood, Mod that to dissipate the charm effeemally. it was neeemary to draw blood from the witch! The rotten t trig was kaatediatOly Stied epos as the witch, and as such pablished throughout the enlightened town of Wivelis emelt*, by the elder prisoner, who positively declared that bee thinghter bad been bewitched by her for more than 14 m inth.t The proseentrix, alarmed at the gene ral inspressien whirls appeared to be railed against her, west ms the eight of the 26th of November to the house Of the older pri s whom she met in the dark passage of her kola*. and said. In a very simple manner, that she e4me to know the foundation of the reports which had been circulated respecting her. The prisoner viewed the visit as a providential one for executing her purpose of drawing blood. sad with horrible Inspect/Winn* seised the old woman. The two daughters. apse heavies Ma make, re,hed °stand iestaelly tell apowthe prosecutrix, who was etragged'lO the floor, and one of them fetched a nail as the Aral thing is the way, and bowie Iw lacerate the old. tamean's sent in the most hackie.' manner, wlsilat the other two held tier. w6,..liaeon t be The apprentice to Mr. North,surgeon • deposed, that on the night in question the prir.ecuirie came to hint to dr•sa her arm, which he found dreadfully lacerated. There were 15 or Is incisions upon it, of about a quarter of an inch deep, and others an eighth of an inch. They were from two to three and 31 inches long. She bled very ly. Witness tkessed her arm, and as she waovery healthy, it gut well fast. She was ill or more than ',entomb in consequence a the atlas k. Her arm was still bound up. The Jury then found all the prisouere guilty. Mr. Justice Bneroiteh then addressed the prisoners at the bar, and said-- 0 There is little doubt tint if a weapon had been at the moment within your reach, you would have acted upon your notion to the extent of committing reorder upon the poor old woman, for you called out in your rage' for a knife to cut off the flesh from the ohl wl:cles-bortes.' As it was, yen and every one of you stood is peril of your lives for the offence you have committed, bet that i'considesed it not to have coma within the ea. sent of the act of Parliament. It Is my doing that you are pigmented fur this assault, instead of being tried for your lives, bat you cannot be allowed to escape without name punishment. Yoe have been guilty of a great, a rose, and very abominable crime, and though, in rower teener of the certainty that your mind was at the Ilse labouring ender a delusion, I shall act in a most lenient wiener towards you, compared with the &entrees II .Mould otherwise have passed ; yet it is necessary to Hok pod wills punishment that will cause you and every body to remember, that it is at the peril of penlannsent. If they act epos such ignorance and folly. Tito sentence which I fret it my duly to pass upon you is, that you be each farther Imprisoned iu the county gaol for tour talen t/dr Mossibs." George Clerk, the coachman of a Wrists! and Bails touch, was tried under the new act of Parlisnrentrfor man slaughter . itvhaving fn piously driven a coach so that traits upset, and a person named James Hamlltonitiliert Thefts' witness called was Mr. Smart, whoorated that soils* avretdng of the 11th of February lam beatified from Bristol to pto Seth In the coach of which the prisoner was driver. The witness described the manlier in which she prisoner drove on the several parts agile road when the deceased and his aepbew got up. The prisoner ap peared to he in liquor, and as they wait en he whipped the horses fatioasly. As he drove through the turnpike eel, near Bristol, ho nearly ran against tbogote. The 1 n' phaw of the deceased told the• primmer he had , " it wean° Oise of the possengers Mid hies if he drove so fast he weld upset the' coach ; bus the pH /motet kept Inereaohat lois vlolowee on the horses. He in oreased.tbospeed very-lissle, for the cootie was going at such a rats, that to looms* the speed a rest deal woo impossible. Altos they bed crossed the bridge which gees over-the Avon, about 100 yards, the coach was upset by the furious debris'. The coach was not upset, in wit.- werAropistion, by, noosing against any thing. It wis run sng straight whets It was upset. All were thrown Jibe sop. Wilaswesaw the de d, and thought his shell wows "frartored: The prisoner requested assistance in getslog the easels to rights, but witness gave no assistance. —He was too ante, bruised himself. The deceased was carried to Haile.• The coach was going at the rata of shout frAirleen miles sallow when it was upset. Toe.bary immediately found the prisoner guilty. Mr.Jestiee littrrongli, sentenced the ptisuuer to be imprisonest for 12 months its the county gaol, and during that lime to be kept to bard labour at lite treadmill. There were many Idler in Court, amongst wirers the convictios and mortice appeared toeseite • strong sensation. °WEBSTER. Tna am V. MA /4 DR. ARTORDAY, Aran. 5.--Tbe defendant, a gentleman latgaiy. concerned in the iron works of Shaffonlshire, stood charged, on two indictments, with enticing artisans, in that branch of trade to . leave the kingdom for Franca. These indict's,* were removed by artioari tnto the Court, were sent down feu tail in this county, im a suggestion that impartial trialsaveld. not be had in Staffordshire, where the were said to have arisen. The first indictment being coaled on fur trial, a fall special jury appeared, and a verdict of guilty was recorded. A *Moiler verdict was taken oo the issue upon the other charge. It was, we believe, understood that else defendant would cot be brought op for lodgtnent. FRIBA Y. APRIL J. Hill, a remarkably stout and thletic man, and Stephen Sherhorne, • lad of IS, were indicted for a bighWay robbery on Giles Pitt. Another indictment charged them with a similar offence sommitted on Themes &Addington. Hill stood,charged on another indictment, with berghurp When the prisoners were arraigned roe the robbery 0(1111, Hill pleaded guilty, and persisted in that plea notwithstanding the remonstrances of Mr. Sergeant Hosanquet, who presided es Judge. Sherhorne pleaded " Not guilty." To the second indictment for the robbery on !Addington, not guilty," and this, therefore, was m de the suhject it inquiry. Tile Jury returned a verdict of guilty against both the pri soners. The learned Sergeant intimated to Mr. Pitt, elan conducted the prosecutions, that it would be snnrr.scary to proceed on the other dodges. The prisoners were then removed. 7 37, ;'.!-viAT lON ALR EGIMI • puttee. • HMI 'STREET. Mrs lasassaa, a respeetsble licensed victualler, in Duke's Court. Dow•street, wade an application oa T;noraday to Sir R. 1111411 s ea belated two young girls, who he said bad faliewarsdee bit Wilts In rather a Angular meaner, mid wham he was essatems to save from the ruin which WOW agraitilkons, if something were not done to place them beyead the reacb of berm. He went do to state. that early that morning, a decently dressed old Irighwo. man came intb his house, the Queen's Head, aceonspauled by two remarkably pretty-looltiog girl., one 11, the other 17 years of age, and whilst they were taking some slight refreshment, he heard the old woman lamenting that she had it not in her power to do more for these, and weeder ing what would become of them in " this large ober; without money or friend , . The girl* wept, and said they men beg their way home. This induced him to ask them some question., and he teamed that the girls were sister., and natives of Shepton Mallet, Soineraishite, and that a bout sit years ago their mother deserted them, and their &thee, wise had formerly been a seaman, returned to his old profasion, leaving them almost destitute. By the kindness of a distant relation, they were apprenticrd to a silk w t Shepton Mallet, and they resnabseil there in comfort until Monday last, when they received a letter from their father, stating that be was just released from a prosperous some, and wished to see them home- Isstv • nbtained new, aelScieut to defray their expenses to tondos from Bath, whither tnef proceeded on foot, and mantled spelt a stage easels. Their good old Irish friend happened to be on the sa*e coach on her way from Ireland to Lowden" and they got aequitinted. Tirry arrived in tows on Wednesday morn ing, and the old woman left them to make their way to the hones where they were to meet their father, bet In the evening she met than accitleistally, and the moment they saw her they burst into tears, and said they bad cost the letter which they received from their father, !sod were u ‘eitile to find him. They also stated, that hav:rsit„..a brcit::er in the lot regiment of Onards, they inquired of soldier Owns they met if be knew him; he said he did, an d i nee ip:ed thaw to a house which they had Grilse enoug h t o diseib.Mef was a very bad oat, and wben they re f use d to sta y, Its attempted to steal their boodle, but was presente d by t ecrowil getting about the door, at tracted b y their t s r tes. `:hey had but 8.1. in their pocket, and were wanderiNt they :new tint whither when they met the old woman. S'lte got them a lodging for the night, and on Thursday morniti'e happened to fix upon his Muse to give them some breaktisl• hlr R. Blvnie said, be was very glad Mr. Bowen bad male the application, and insins'dintely seat for like girls end after questioning Bans, gave :*hettl somem one yfor present use, and ;imposed that they sNottl remain in bps' dius fora few days s when lee would think' of some arrange ment:for their benefit. Mr. Bowen offered to keep them at his owls hone for a few days, but the girls expressed a stroNg aus.. i wtY to get home ; while the conversa t io n wag esistg on, -Mr. Cor. bets, one of the overseers of St. Manires,in • shich pa rush she Queen's Head-is situate, came in, endow Isciel:Naltiteu i r d i n by the Magistrate, immediately gave them SOs. '1a behalf of the parish. S I gentlemen maid gave t. sear mites, and in a few miasma the girls were In permeates, Of a suer . amplysuileient- 1•-sonvey. the biome. They I. their benefectors , with wimple MOMeassess. and sl. E i hn livialswatsan aro Italy Prevented by tile *Seers from g es her knees to pray for bleaslags upon " the kind joot. men," as she called them. 80 R. Rirnieeersgiffiseffeeff.ble MOO. open the eacel. Tent feeling she hid thaw. The watt''y bolt a Ott amen% Mend took the girls to his house, gave Ikea a diroser,and afterwards reported to the Magistrate that be had seen the. safelruff by a stage coach to Fronts, within At wiles of SlteptonMallet. Arne-rum Cute or Su ictna.—On Widnesday last, Harriet Gough, housekeeper to Mi Roberts, of Kenitra ton, near Tewkesbury, put a period to her existence, during the absence from home of her rtstster, by hang ing herself to the bedpost with a shawl. Au inquest Was held on the body on Friday. before J. Cooke, Est one of our county coroners, and a verdict givers & Insanity. The peer unfortunare girl was ■ ?lattice of Newport, bloun►outhabire, and had lived as servant a great number of yeamitt a family of the highest respect ability. in the neighbohrhood whore she c tttttt Mired this 'dreadful act. She had always conducted hersell with the strictest propriety. Mg the last winter, with an Irishman, who had lor a long period hawked liners around the c , ttttt try, and who under a promise of marriage. induced her clandestinely to quit a comfortable Silllolloll, in which she was much esteemed. This unsuspecting creature, it appears. con fided in a villain. who, as 541011 as he could obtain irons 'her all her money, and the best of her clothes. abana dotted her, and kit her even destitute of that good char acter which she had justly possessed before she became acquainted with him. Her ioniser conduct. however, was a sufficient recontmentlatiou to °main for her toe situation► she filled at the time of her &Nth ; bun her I was not strong eimugh to enable het to contend with.the hitter facetious caused by the error into which she had wickedly been enticed. Ihe conscience of her seducer, unfortunately, is the 011ly pll nisi) mein which awaits hint in this world, though it is •to he regretted that the weighty 111 . 111 of the law canton visit him with a potiishietent adiquate to the tortuous , of his guilt. ti ranee Cl/AM—A sweepstakes match, of fifteen sovereigns each, took place 011 Tuesday between G11)14146 arks amt \lents. Hamiltoti and Jeffery of the Snowden hunt. The start took place Iron Mane-ham Garage. near South Minims, to go to Hayilon Hill, near P ttttt er, Middlesex, a distance of slams twelve miles across a close country. The three, very well mounted.. kept to. gi titer to Caddicot Hill, leaving Elstree out•the Here Mr. Hamilton separated brunt his competisors, and each took a different direction, but they were nearly tugether again on,Busliy Heath. Captain Maribs took tire hest road by the. Ilermitags for Punter Park, whilst Mr. Hamilton pursued a stutter course ill gh East• end. The- captain woo the match by amt Mg at the drunter! spot tour minutes before Mr. Ilamilititt. Mr. ittlery pulled tip a lung way Irma home. It was dune ill 42 minutes. .: . 110 i :~. CORONER'S INQvasr. Aringilrgo ASSAMINATION AND IIUnitQUENT St:ICIDZ —On Tomday'rtventeig an inonisitiost was taken. at the w oreevire A emo ';assislic Home, Oeorre street, Manche.- ter.sqoare..before 'Tlavnas Stirling. E.q. Coroner, on the body of imbue Howland; tile iodividual obis sittenspted tire amossinatioo of Sir Charles Bampfyide, and who was the issatrisment of his own death limier Ilse following era eomstowres. Lary Stork.. deposed, that her tombola bad - been sers waist to Ww Charles Ilavapfylde, and she bed been in the habli of working as charwoman in Sir Charles's ; site was in the habit of selling apples, Ike. at the corner of the square , about half pest four en Monday afternoon she heard the report of a pidol,anitstrille.person exclaim ed. •• Oh s" she almost immediately heard the report of a second pistol; saw Sir Charles moving quickly inwards his own house ; heard him exclaim, •• That d—d reseal has shot me."' The wife of the deceased bad been the housekeeper to C. Bampfilde• Wm. Bayles at halt-past four was passing down Moo. tagne-streetrond Sir C. Batnpfylde and another ban with their backs reward's him, walking on the other side of the way—there was a butter-man also walking in the seas • line, but behind them. Sir Charles was walking from deceased ; heard ilso reporSa of two pistols ; saw deceased" fire the seco:td pistol; his arm was lifted, and directed towards his face. By a Jarernata—Did he ran away after firing the twat pistol P—Na he stood with his back to the coach-way, and MO t he Mb 'tom% ? Ma r en A ni f i te m r ie l d be te e a la t t a n te in ho ati a o r lti t i: e & Ma do as. . ?!! ery lit Te . tu t re il d lie a u v " er s d The following statement of the nature of the wooed is certified by the sionatares of the Medical gentlemen wbo are attending Sir Charles:— " Air Charles Bamfylde has been wonnded by a pistol .bail Is the right side of the chest, which entered below the stionider near thespirse. and has lodged • Ilia wooed is not at present attended by any sof his synipteau, • bet it is still owe of a very dangeroes tentlerey." fI:itLANCHOLY EFFICTS or PUGILISM--On Wed nesday ,"serising„ gd instant, John Roberts and Cfiarlrs Matthews,Nhe former a tanner's labourer, end the letter a stocking-maker, both of 'Tewkesbury, met in the Milieu 1 4eT s, Glocester, to decide by their fists a quarrel which origioNt'd in a public-house on the pre sled;iig evening; when; after severil rounds - of hard flahling. a heavy blow fret's Roberta orlon the ear of his adversary, caused a concussiu," of the-brain,:and killed him upon the spots—An inquest was held bit the body nit the following day, below Mr. 8.'4,:0ne of the corn.. triers for Worcestershire, and a verdict .%(.mansl aughter was returned, not only against Roberts, 04 also against Samuel Feathers, one of the seconds , and ."Alt, of them ht have been committed to Worcester gaol. Robet - sabeiog a young man of very good character, the inelatinly situation in which he is now placed has elicited a genetal feeling of pity among albclassce of his neighbours t mt t. it will doubtless .veigh much in ,is favour, when brought ' to trial. that it was with very great reluctance he was prevailed upon to engage in this afire,. Feathers was not only one of the seconds in this unfortunate transac tion, but laza . foremost in promoting the batik, and •;. almost dragged Itnisens from iris work to undertake it- Matthews's course of life for many years has beet. such .•. as, it is to be dreadedidittle fitted bins for so sodden an appearance before the tribunal of his Makes; he leas left a young wife, who is Yery near the Wawa her confine ft /tit—and upon this poor •creature's eariseee'y begeink •not to persist in his resnhition of fighting. whets he hiss. got u. !Ist morning, and Witting her intention of fol. „ him, in order to endaaroitr to prevent it, he lawi " g gel to murder he: if she quitted her bed ; and , threate i n dui worth were the last she was destined ever ' time t ' rej to hear him er tt If parental feeling is not Inn much blunted in ti:ealsel east of the amalgam°, mother of the - deceasedmogul off's an eye witness to this fatal and has herse!f u.. V . 'infrequently been a principal actor- • .o—poignant indeed must be the its similar rencoutits so' a great measure through her reflection, that it was •- • kpellruge was given, end that instrumentality that the the fight afterwards took pi • Air. Hughes Ball and Men t "lidotti were married on Nutt Ott the (motives Alm Sunday, in the citioch of . • with all convenient fitting London, they hurried . ceremony was weed to Edinburgh, where the sole . •ris -voting ea have been performed) crud where 1 :sti Here 'Mete -kind postwar was waning to receive them. witted on • difficulties arose which were not to be sum, osocrasti dig instant, and its order to put an coil to all i its laation. the ardent litters harried 00 to tifL •sa that church, previous to the ceremoni, the bans ss 4 ft published three tones ii, erne tlw. The parties arrived tt, 1).4 House, the seat of the )burl of Fife, late on the Friday es c g; soil 011 the Sunday they were married. by the lies. Mr. Grant, who receit est from the golden • brides:omits Ittt gnotris fur his troublo.—The bride was lativeit away by the Earl of Fife, anti the happy de , 41rft Ins nook Mansion soon alteeill• ceremony, accoitt panted by the bride's mother.. Out S lay last, abtert two o'clock in the afternoon, • as a poor woman was cioeshig the Nutthead fields, at Peckham, site was assaulted by a vaunt its a saildr's .• . • dress, who robbed her of ii. , and altersvarrls eta( her • throat its a twist dreadful mutter" in attempting to de: fend herself her snug were also severely cut. She was found on Monday morning, about five o'clock, by a watrhusln, almost dead from the effects of the wounds . and cold, and was conveyed by the beadle of Pickliant to Camberwell workhouse, where she. received every possitsle allendiOn, but her recovery it at present very. doubtlul. We understand it to be the intervtioti of the parish to offer a reward for the appeehensioe of she ell- '• lain. WILLIAM M.NAIIIARA, TNi LittatIMATSO HIMAPAST Pansaratair.—This matt, what's, been to thestagtice of carrying -lhe poet bag.foods SAW to Crunt i m god baolt•egaie r performed. on' Saitsedny. the extraordinary 3CiIiCItIIICIII of running to English miles and one-eighth, in our 11011 f, six minutes. and 20 seconds. He livs ltq will %lied a b mow 96 tfaileS ill 94 linfirs-adhe sante nine Russell walked is %hoot arty wen ii,etitsibrailes. I (' t I `'`l ! : SA `\.l ••• • • I 4 ' •a :.~