The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-01 00:00:00

71 .14. NOV. 1 itiltiOn ...O . "' BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. tliat he Ilia !lie i%.. cis!. of tie 1111 1,,! lie Lail a Ca- I 'tor by I, an! g his eting. rty to :st not it was , ard iat he ;Is his never (wing fur write, lower [raven mon; Bible butcd !ction. ety to There ming !good of the tented rhos of the is the refore 1012 of my in 'tune, elanre orcio d lock. nts of raittbt irci k- Klii( ft ok r, I II at• Mime C, the cit ss. lISC of , both house ole of ed.— wage I) la3t Wm; ire of arm• at be F 700 i the LONDON GAZETTE, 'f'ttesthey, Oct. Coorm 11. 1). Itaak street, liorcleydosn, hop-merchant, from Oct. 51 to Dec. 5. BANKRUPTS. Wil.sos T. Morton. Linco Indiire, grocer, Nov. 3,4, Dec, 8.4 StaillfOrd. Atts. Anstice and. Co. Temple. HAwx "-p. C. t)althampton. Devonshire, banker, Nov. 7,14, Dec. 8, at Guildhall. Alt. Mr. Holland, New Inn. RANSOM T. Cheapsido, lace manufacturer, Da. 31, Nov. 4. nee. 8, at Guildhall. Att:. Mitchell and Co. Sun -court. Cornhill. Joaxsost J. and SMITiI J. High Holborn, linendrapers. Nov. 3, in, Dec. h. at Guildhall. Att s. Chapman and Co. Little St. Tho mas Apostle. Witat .1. Rochdale, Laicarliire, dealer in glass. Nov. 13, 11, Dec. 8, at Rochdale. Au.. Mr. Itattye, Chaucer,•-late. Twlriamit T. Plymouth, flour-factor. Nov. 16, 17, Dec. 8. at Plymouth. Acts. Aillington and Co. Bedfurd•row. LocKINGTON W. Pendleton, Lancashire.joiner, Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 8, at Bolton. Att. Mr. Meddowcroft, Gray's-inn. LitEs L. Newton•moor, Lancashire, cotton spinner, Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 8, at Bolton. Att. Mr. Meildoweroft, Gray'..inn. ItAv rAt .1. and LLOYD R. Cheapside, warehousemen, Nov. 3,10, Dec. K. at Guildhall. Atts. Sweet and Co. Basingliall street. DE PI NI:Tr J. Carisbrookr. He of Wight, builder. Nov. IP, 11, Doc. 8, at Neaqxirt. Att. Mr. Worsley, Newport, Isle of Wight. DIVIDENDS. R. Sanderson, Achlam on the Wolds, Yorkshire, farmer, Nov. 16. J. Lewis, Ilirmitmham, grocer. Nov. 25. A. Granville. Plymouth Dock, china-merchant, N0v.20. Damon. Liverpool. merchant. Nov. 19. S. V. Core, Bishopsgare-street, haberdasher, Nov. 17. .1. Wilkinson and W. !lemurs, New 13ond-street, bankers, Nov. 21. G.l.yne, Cecil-street, Strand, tailor, Nov. 21. T. Cooke and M. E. Brennan, Stand, dealers in mnsic, Nov. 24. B. Hooper, leenchurch-street, stationer, Nov. 28. T. Holden. Manchester. tailor. Nov. 18. J. Dry, High Ercall, Shropshire, tailor, Nov. 21. CPAT'fIFICATES—Nor. i 7. 1.. Hoffman, 1 d erpool common-brewer—J. Todd, Tichbourns street, haberdasher—N. Thornbury, and B. Taylor. Bourn, (;10- eitershire, clothiers—J. Ingram. Wood-street, Cheapaide Blackwell hall-factor-.-.J. Hoare, Bristol, calenderer—J. Beck, Corahill, watch maker. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. TRIAL OF MR. HUNT. Monday morning the Moldlosex Sessions commenced at Hicks's. Hall, before F. Court, Esq.(the Chairmao,and a full Bene.h of Magistrates. The first ease was the trial of Mr. Hunt, for an assault upon V. G. Dowling, On the Btll of September, in St. Cle ment's Church-yard. Before the trial came on, Mr. Hunt,•who sat at the Barris tees table, ruse and said—Mr. Chairman, I am here to day to stand my trial for an assault, and I have an application to make to the Court for my own protection. A person oho sits opposite me has just made use of the full..visig expres sion ' • •• I are the demagogue, Hunt, is first on the list ; I hope he'll be transported." 1 therefore apply to the Court, whether such language is to be tolerated, when applied to a mars who is here brought before a jury of his ministry. I understand the person is a Bsrr ester. Ido not know whether he is or not; bat I appeal to the Court, whether I ain not to be pro tected from Stith laugn;i ge. Mr. Alley, who was of Cowrie Mr Mr. Dowling, rose and said, that env expression which might have fallen from his Learned Friend, who was a Barrister, could not have been intended fur Mr. Hunt's ear. _ Mr. Jessup, who was the Gentleman alluded to, and who aat at the table, but was, not dressed in his wig and gown, said, that he did lint mean to be overheard by Mr. Hunt in any thing he might have said ; whatever had been his con versation, it was nut, he assured the Court, intended for Mr. Hunt's ear. _ _ _ Ur. Hunt—l think yon did address your lang uage to me. It cerininly was uttered loud enough to be heard by any one araund here. Mr. Alley interposed. and desired that Mr. Hunt should not interrupt the proceedings of the Court by complaints of this kind. linnt—l am addressing the Chairman, and not you, Sir ; and it is to his instructions, not to yours, that I shall pay 11, tiernce. The Chairman—Mr. Hunt, you must be aware that nothing can wise in your particular case which could justify the slightest indecorum towards you, standing as you do. The Court is always most 1111Xl011% to accommodate every defendant, as far as it can be 'done with propriety , but, on the other hand, it. cannot well take notice of private con versations, whatever they happen to be ; and ! ant sorry that the seat in which you sit had placed yon near enough to overhear any thong which might have been said by the gentleman opposite to you. It is true ; that the Court generally allows a defendant to sit at the tuble, either for the purpose of being near his Counsel, or any particular friend whose assistance he may want. I think, on reflection, you must be of opinion, that such expressions as three you have alluded to could not, icy possibility, have been meant for the public ear. The Gentleman to whom you ascribe them could not possibly have publicly hazarded them on th eve of a defy:Ames trial. I call give you no assiatance under the eircumstabees that yon say have occur, ed. Mr. Alley—fir. Hunt, as you have thought proper to over hear a private conversation, and then make it the ground of u public complaint, yon must now unit your seat and stand at the hat, as all other defendants usually do. The Chairman—l am very sorry that any thing should have occurred to have made Mr. Hunt's application, or your's, Mr. Alley, necessary. Mr. Alley—Mr. Hunt, you must go to the bar. . Mr. Hunt—l again tell you, that I shall ;Mend to the Chairman, and not to you. Mr. Alley—Then, if yen choose to he insolent, I must move the Conti that yon be placed at the bar. The Cote t will exercise its „jurisdiction towards you as it would to ally other defendant. Mr. Hunt—l neither give nor take insolence :I am ad. dressing the Court. Mr. Sketchley (one of the Magistrates on the Bench)—l think Mr. Hunt ought to be put to the liar. It is an indul gt nee to allow a defendant to sit white he dory—and, after what has last passed, I think he bad better change his place. Mr. Haw —I shall bow with great submission to the de cision of the Chairman : and as Mr. Alley has made this ap plication, ni my tutu, ark of the Court to be permitted to temuin where I am, as au indulgence, and not to be pia to the Bar, where I could have no convenience of taking notes of the evidence. The Chairman interposed. and directed the Clerk of Ar. reigns to read over the indictment, and [winced with the THE NATIONAL REGISTEM The indictment was accordingly read. w. ids charged Mt. Haut with assaulting Mr. Dowling ou the Bth of September.— Alt. limit pleaded Not Gui lty. Mr. Alley ro.e, and in turw repeated his motion, that Mr. Hunt ht put to the Bar. The dulronan—Then, as the motion has been made, Mr. Mont must quit Isis seat ; but I ito not think it right he should he put to the Bar, as he says he wish.", to take notes—let him therefore remove to the end of the ruble. Mr. Hunt boned to the ( ours, and funk his seat at the end of the table adjoining the jury-box. Mr. Curwood then opened the pleadings. Mr. Alley stated the plaintiff's case to the Jury. In allu sion to what had just °centred in CWlrt, he °Loses vial that he never should have thought of refusing to Mr. Hunt that courtesy which was sometimes extended to defendants, had it not been fur the use which was in the present instance made ot it. off( taco with which the defendant stood charged, was for committing an assault o f a s ery aggravated chat acter. The Learned Counsel said, Hint although be hail a volume of instructions in his Wier, showing the inter false hood of Mr. limit's imputations n e on Ms. I)owling's clia• ratter, and explainintwery fully, and Ie thought very satis factorily a her of transactions not of very recent date, yet he thought it mare proper and iincoroes to abstain altn— getlter flour matter which was not directly connerW with the time and eireinnetances of th e ass au lt. The • mined Counisel then detailed the /remlt:thins precisely in thtaisioner they have been already !gated to the Public. Mr. V.O. Dowling was called to prove the aslant He stated, that on the Sit of September lie went to the s o f Mr. Clement, in the Strand, f ur th e p or p use of relay 'a Newspaper, when he saw Mr. Hunt and several othstrpet sons in the place. Mr. Hunt immediately addressed winless, end said, well Mr. Spectacle Spy, are you disposed to finish the horse-whipping yon commenced in Covent-garden ? Witness auswered, I wish to have no alterration with you, and then turned tumid to leave the shop ; when Mr. Hunt repeated his utrensive expressions, and asked him it he was disposed to snow himself a man and go out to fight him in the street ; witness replied that he was iniacenstoined to such exhibitions, and certainly would not : lie Also-said that he was not deserving the false imputations which Mr. linnt had applied to hull. Mr. Hunt then charged him With pub. fishing some false statements respecting a public transaction In which he had been engaged; witness denied this charge ; and Mr. Hunt retorted npun him, thait if he had not done it himself he employed some other person to do it. Witness denied this also, and was withdrawing .from the shop, when Mr. Hunt said, he would find au opportunity of thrashing Witness said lie was these then, but would not settle the miter in the manner pointed out by Mr. Hnnt. The latter then followed I out to the door, and streck witness a blow In the face, and said, Will yoti reseut that ?—it fitness replied, Certainly not in the way your seem to wish; for I should feel myself disgraced by noticing any thing said or done by a man who has disgraced himself as you, have.— Sr veral persons were outside the shop-door ;it the time, and Hunt introduced him to them as " Dowling, the Go vermnent Spy." Witness gave no provocation whatever to "lir. Hoist for this treatment. lie only received orie blow.— He had defied Mr. Hunt to prove in any degree the iniputa teas he hail cast 1111011 him. NI , . flout theft proceeded to eross•examine Mr. Dowling. Hunt. Did not invite you out to prove ourself a men ; and a hen you said you were unaccustomed to this mode of oceediug, did I not observe that that was extraordinary, for you were active enough at Covent garden when you were surrounded by your Constables, and what made you su cool then ? Mr. Dowling—l recollect, you saying 4 umething about Constables, but what were the precise expressions 1 cannot now recollect. I had heard that you and your brother meant to assault tux in the street. Mr. Hunt.-IVax that the only reason? Did not your con. science tell you that you deserved it ? Mr. Dowling, When I say I expected to hear from you, I mean that I thought I should hear from you in a different manner. I expected to have beim called upuu as one Gentle man would call on another. Mr. Haut.—How do you mean? Mr. Dowling.—Does not your conscience tell you ? Mr. Hunt appealed to the Court whether a direct answer ought not to be given to Isis question. 'the Chairman replied in the affirmative. Mr. Dowling then said, that after the public insult he had offered to Mr. Hunt, at Covent.gartlen, he certainly expected to have heard from him in the only course that a gentleman might to have resin ted to. Mr. Haut.—You mean to tight a duel? Mr. Dowling.— Most certainly. Mr. Hunt.—Then the provocation von gave me at Cov eat garden, was with the view of getting me to fight a duel ? Mr. Dowling.—Certainly. Mr. thine—Then when I called )on out, von say to fight im Mr. Cie:nolo; shop, did you hear me say I wanted to le•x y o n?—Mr. Dowling. I inlerred su, certainly, for when you invited me out to tight, I could not imagine you meant to fight a duel in the middle of the day, in St. Clement's Church yard. Mr. Dowling then admitted that he said, lie should feel himself disgraced by taking notice of a man so ilegrailt•d as Mr. dont, and that the blow he received was a very slight oue, which merely knocked uff his spectaeks—it did hot give hills the slightest injury. He did not recollect that Mr. Hunt, alter he had struck Will, had said, that it lie KM; so abominable a coward as not to resent a blow, it would be Neel to repeat it—no such expression was used in his hearing. He repeated Isis admission, that he went to the hustings to give Mr. Hunt that sort of provocation which he Usought would induce him to resent it by resorting to a duel. • Mr. Dowling. in his re-examination, said, that he went to the hustings, after receiving gross provocatfou from Mr. Haut. No oilier witnesses bciug called. Mr. heist then addressed the Jury iii his defence. He justified the as , ault upon the strong and public previous provocation he had received from Mr. Dowling. The Chairman summed up the evidence in a very impartial manner, and the Jul y found Me . Hunt Guilty. The Chairman then addressed Mr. Hoot, and said, that the Court had taken into consideration the previous pro% oo atioo he received, and all the eirenfostaaees of the ease, which, however, afforded sto adequate justification of the assanh.-- The sentence of the Com t therefore was, that he do pay a fine of lire P3u nds. and be then discharged. Mv. !boa bowed to the Chairinau, paid the tine at the table, »lid withdrew. TUE.,I) AY, Orr. 27. BREAILING IYINDONIs.--3. Nightingale , a young man of c f as hi ona bl e appo,,rant , RSindicted ter a sauldus R. Den aim, sad Small Lia wile. 347 • Mr. Adolphus stated the case for the prosecution, ed descanted in severe terms on the offence which had been committed. lie stated that Mr. Dennison airs a Surges'', in Duke-street, Manchester-square. On the 19. Ii of Aneest, het weeii and 12 o'clock at night, he was sitting wills its wife, dangliter, anti a few triends, who hid supped with them, when they were alarmed by a great crash, which they loon& to atise from a stone, which had been thrown against the • window with such violence., as not fully to break two panel of glass, but the wooden frame also. The defendant was taken, and then in the most indifferent afid careless manner offered to pay for it ; but that of course was out accepted.— The next day he was taken before a Magistrate, when he said, that he hail a companion, who was drunk and who threw the stone, and then tun away ; and when asked, who that friend was, he said "0, any nniur forbids me to- erl This outrage he chmatierised as a inure disgraceful outrage than any committed by that set of fellows, to whom our ancesturs,l9o years ago. gave the title oeMobawks. Of the drfendaet,he knew nothing personally, though it perhaps had been seen from the public prints, that he is the situ of Cady Nightingale; but if lie were the head of " all the Howarth," and if he wits guilty of this offence, he al Id suffer the punishment fur it. It' their verdict pronounced him guilty, he (Mr. A.) hoped it would not be a repetition of the case of the Captain, who was convicted of an attempt to violate a married woman, was sentenced to 12 mouths itn prisonment, but was set at liberty in nine days. Mr. DPIIII6OII was then called,and deposed that he is aStire goon and Apothecary, iesiding at the corner of Duke-street and Mauchester-street. On the night of the 19th of Augest, he was sitting with his family and some friends in a roam with three windows in it. The shutters were dowleand tloy had about halt a dozen lights In the room. It was bet weea II and 11 o'clock at night. Mrs. O. was sitting with her daughters round her, within a foot-and a-half of one of the windows, when they heard a crash at that window, whirls witness considered as proceeding from a discharge of fire arms. Mrs. I). slipped off her chair, and the whole pal iy was thrown into confusion. On examination they found two panes of glass, and part of the window frame broken, bed been done by a round pebble, which lie produced. The nearest place from whence sect a stone could have been brought, was the end of Nottinglw.m.street, next the New. road. A few seconds after the crash, he threw up the window, awl heard a voice cry, " I have gut hint, Sir! I have gut hint." They then went into the street, anti found the defeudant in the custody of the watchman. The defendant, when ques. boated, said lie was iu company with a friend who was drunk, end who threw the stone, lie was then asked, if he would bring that friend forward, on which he replied that he could not ; his honour was concerned. He was then lodged in the watchshouse, 811 et vat hug that he lived at 18, Geongt -street, Portman-square. All witness desited of him was, that he should call on him the next morning with his ft lend, and is;ve some explanation of their extraordinary conduct, but that he never did. At Marlborough-street he did the same, but the defendant treated it as a trifling affair, and said, " Wed, if your windows are broken, 1 will cause them to be mended." J. Weal, a Clerk in a Public-office, was at Mr. D's., on the night hi question. He had spent the evening there. The account given by Mr. D. was quite correct. Here the evidence ter the prosecution closed. Mr. Alley then addressed the jury on behalf- of the readmit, and contended that no evisience had been arida ci to support the charge. His client *as a respectable yoang man, the son of a lady of rank, anti himself holding a (:oni mission in that Aunty which had 'done so much for us. i!r: had been to Hampstead with a friend, where they had din , sl. This friend got intoxicated, and threw the stone. The de fendant had declared npun his honour that he did not threw the stone, nor would he have suffered it to have been throat,, if he had had any controul over his friend. he could not think of giving up the came of his friend :o a prosecution,. without the leave of that ft lend, and therefore must bear el - the consequences himself. The Chairman then began to sum tip the evidence, recom mending the defendant to give up his friend. Mr. Alley said, his client lamented that lie could not ilo that; but he would make au apology for any part of his can duct. Except for the throwing of the stone, of whsle he kneav himself to he innocent. Mr. Adolphus sail, the prosecutor coald only accept an apology for the whole of his conduct, and a auto paid hi. a public charity. Mr. Alley repeated that Isis client could only apologize for any act which might be erroneous but be could not that he threw the stone. The Chairman then went on. 11•• I-intuited that the fondant should make himself the sa,•rit.'e for an untleserv:ig friend ; and would not take the advice :leered him w g. c him up. The attempt made to •i.rie she defendant ILA only ps °yeti, what W:IS often obse-viible in such places, tnat they only via..totl their own time, and left matters in 0 w::‘-e. .tate than before. The conduct attributed to the ileh•tida..t Va. a most disgraceful outrage, aggravated by the intim: .if offeririg to pay fur the broken panes. It w oald not lo? roamed in this comitry, that the domestic cu ele and pia: 11 Of any wan should be outraged in 60 gross a manlier as 0..1 been done to the proseeutor. 'the .tilry then deliberated for a few !ecoil.lA, .111 , 1 in•t they were about to ri turn their verdict, Ai r..lllolfoins pH 4;4 the Foreman to skip a few moments whiie he ni.itle a!e r proposition to the defendant's Count el. He handed uv r a written paper to Mr. Alley, which we afte,‘Villtls train, .1 was an apology, which the prosecutor was e i;;dig to accept. Mr. Alley atter having consulted with his ellen!, and sheen him the contents of the paper, said the defendant had c 0.,. seated to read it in open Court, on which he iiiiimatiatety rose front the end of the table, 'there lie had hecn seat, tl during the whole of the trial, and did to the fidlowile! e:feet : / 6 No one laments more than myself the tact with been committed; and lam extreinel sorry it' I Siam r 4 .ri t . ~r said any thing which has given uffence tu Mr. DeenoAm or any of his family." Ilt also multi stand that he agreed t' pay r;;I to a chat ;ty. if • Juror was then withdrawn, and :io verdict taitva re corded. T he Ch a i r man then complimented Mr. Dellill6oll en the forbearance lie had nianifrated. en Saturday week, Mr. Wonky, butcher, in Pazli-place, WO. wits tadaced worth. übs,:rviag that the shop of Mr. Sattaders, corn-el:audit-e s hi; neighbour, was not opened to usual, and that f: Vera! . persons ( S b . t r i l i e k a l d in t a berl dn.i . "= N et o ;narks of via. t h o nd br k e n ak ock i et t 1 0 7 ) t n th . e ul tipo id f r i , ,u w n i d tho i ti r t . lence appeared on the body. Mr. S. appeared in perfect healtsi on Friday evening. Ills wife and family were out of town. The Both Journal says—A farmer in this county died 1a..1y, l eav i ng peopert.: to the amount of to,oool. and a wardzohe w. , sch we. valued at ta o r:eiiiings and ai.rpence.