The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-02 00:00:00

N 4 IV. 2 Frow the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Oct. 27. B. ILITPTCY ENLAIICED. Coorm H. D. llt‘.11: lama, liorslcydown, bop-merchant, from Oct. 51 to Dm 5. BANKRUPTS. W1T.3013 T. Morton. Liu:Wilshire, grocer, Nov. 3,4, Dec. B ,a Stamford. Atts. Anstiee and Co. Temple. Il t Witni; T. C. Oalchampton. Devonshire, banker, Nov. 7, 14, Dec. K. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Holland, New Inn. N+ , »l T. Clicapside.lace-manufricturer. Oct. 31, Nov. 4, D ec . 8, at Guildhall. Acts. Mitchell and Co. Sun -court, Cuminll. JOHN sovr J. and SMITH J. High Holborn, linendrapers. Nov. 7, 10, Dec. 4. - at Guildhall. Atts. Chapman and Co. Little St. Tho swis Apostle. Wi.:,11 J. llozialale, Lancailiite, dealer in glass, Nov. 13, 14, D ec . 8. a: Att. Mr. Ilattye, Chancery-lane. T s's.ot T. Plymouth. floor-factor, Nov. R . ), 17, Dec. a, at Plymouth. Atts. Adlington and Co. Bedford row. Loti:NoTos W. P:mdleton, Lancaahire,joiner, Nov. 19, 20, Dec. IS. at Bolton. Att. Mr. 11c:41(1ms-croft, Gray's-inn. jrS.; L. Nmston-modr, Lancashire, cotton spinner, Nor. 19. 20, Dec. 8. at linltun. Ate. Mr. Meddowcrott, Gray's-inn. R.tvENI .1. an-i 1.1.0 vi) It. Cheapsitle, warehousemen, Nov. 3,10, Dec. 4, at Guildhall. Atts. S.ve,..t and Co. Itasingliall stmt. Dt:s :‘ ET 1. .1. Csrisbrooke, Isle of Wight, builder, Nov. to, 11. Dec.B, at Newport. Att. Mr. Worsley, Newport, Isle of Wight. DIVIDENDS. R. Sanderson, Achlam on the Wolds, Yorkshire, farmer, Nov. 16. J. grocer. Nov. 23. A. Granville, Plymouth Dock, china-merchant, Nov. '2O. T. Damon. Liu:lpol, merchant, Nov. 19. S. V. Gore, Bishopsgate.street, haberdasher, Nov. 17. J. Wilkinson and W. Berners, New Ilond-striset, bankers. Nos. el. G. Lyne, Cecil-street, Strand, tailor, Nov. 21. T. Cooke and M. E. Brennan, Strati], dealer; in mn4ic, Nov. 21. B. Hooper, Feneliurch-street, stationer, Nov. 28. T. Bol den, Nlanc:ierter, tailor. Nov. la. J. Dry, high 1;rcall, Shropshire, tailor, Nor. 21. C 1: RTIFICATES—Nov. 1.. Hoffman, Liverpool, common-brewer—J. Todd, Tichbourne street. haberdasher—N. Thornbary, and H. Taylor, Bourn, Gln c:ter,hire, clothias-1. Ingram, Wood-strect, Chearsalo, Blackwell Iloare, Bristol, calenderer--J . Beck, Cornhill, watch maker. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. TRIAL OF MR. HUNT. Monday morning the Middlesex Sessions commenced at Hicks's Hall, before F. Court, Esq. (the Chairman),aud a full Bench of Magistrates. The first case w.is the trial of Mr. Hunt, for an assault upon V. G. Dowling, on the Stit of September, in St. Cle ment's Church-yard. Before the trial came on, Mr. Hunt, who sat at the Barrls tet s table, rose 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 who sits opposite me has just made use of the following expres sion ; "I see the demagogue ' How, is first on the list ; I hope he'll be transported." I therefore apply to the Court, whether such language is to be tolerated, when applied to a man *4111) is here brought before a jury of his country. I understand tile person is u Ban ister. Ido not know whether he is or not; but I appeal to the Court, whether I ant not to be pro tected from such langnage. Mr. Alley, who was of Counsel for Mr. Dowling, rose and that any expression which might have fallen front his Learned Friend, whu was a Banister, could not have been intencicd fur Mr. Hunt's car. _ _ Mr. Jessup, who was the Gentleman alluded to, and who sat at the table, but was not dressed in his wig and goo n, said, that he did not mean to be overheard by Mr. Hunt in any thing he might have said ; whatever had been his con versation, it was not, he assured the Court, intended for Mr. Hunt's rae. Mr. Hunt—l think you did address your language to me. It certainly , was uttered loud enough to be heard by any one around here. Mr. Alley interposed. and desired that Mr. Hunt not interrupt the proceedings of the Court by complaints of this Mr. am addressing the Chairman, and not you, Fir ; and it is to hitt instructiods, not to yours, that I shall pay tl.ferettee. - The Chairman—hlr. Hunt, you must he aware that nothing can arise in your particular ease %%bidh could justify the slightest indecorum towards you, standing as you do. 'Flue Court is always must ausions to accommodate every defendant, as far as it can be dune with propriety , but, on the other hand, it cannot well take notice of pulsate con versations, whatever they happen to be ; and I am sorry that the seat in which you sit had placed you near enough to overhear any thing wlritl. might have been said by the geof lemon opposite to y nu. It is true, that the Court generally allows a delendent to sit at the table, either for the purpose of bring ticar his Counsel, or any particular I; tend "1 , 0110 assistance he may want. I think. on ittleetiott, you most be of opinion. that such expressions as these you have alluded to could not, by passibikty, have beeti meant for the public ear. The Gentleman to whom you ascribe tuem could nut possibly have publicly Imiartleil them oil the .•ve of a defendant's trial. I eau give you tio assistance tinder :hreircunt-taoces that you say tease °eruct ed. Mr. Alley—Mr. limit, as you have thought proper to over hear a private cons, rsation, and then make it the ground Of J public eompiattit, you most now quit your seat and stand at the liar, as all other defendants usually do. The Chairman—l ,rut I.l l ly wiry that any thing should have of mrrell to have math Mr. taunt's application, Uf )001's, Mr. Alley, necesvarv. Mr. Atte y- Mr. Hoot, you must go to the Ira. Mr. 1 - Itint—l tell you, Mat I shall attend to the Chairman, and itsit to !ion. Mi. Alley—Then, if you choose to be insolent, I must more the Court that yolk be indeed at the 1.1,11'. The Court atilt exereke its jitristlietwit towards you as it wuald to ally other defendant, !'4r. limit --I neither give nor take insolence : I 4111 ad. dressing the Coot t. Si. - . Sketch:is) (one of the NtiOstratcs on the lienelt)—l flint:. Mr. limit uti!:,;it to be pot to the bar. It is an indoil- Ft tire to stilow a it, fis 11 , 14111 to sit es here he does—mid, sifter what has just passed, I he hail better illiasme his place. Nis% Must ,11:1111 LION' sill,. gi eat submission to the de rimiest of the Chairman : and as "dr. Atli . , has litalle Ibis 4P p1ie.11101.1,1, In soy tutu, ask of the Court 10 Ilr 11141111111 , 4 to remain whets 1.1 in, its inslidgetice, and not to be pia to the where 1 could have Ito cons etitetiee of taking elutes of the (*vide nee. 1 he Chairman interposiml„ and directed the Clerk of Ar_ to teal over toe aail eructed with the THE NATIONAL REGISTER: The indictment was accordingly read. %%A:irk charged MrNuut . with illiedulting Mr. Dowling on the lith of September.— Mr. I - Imit pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Alley rose, and in form repeated his motion, that Mr. Jri put to the Bat. The Chairmen—Then, as the motion has heen made, Mr. Hunt must quit his scat ; but I do not think it right lie should be put to the Bar, as he says lie wishes to take notes—let lion timiefore remove to the end of the table. Mr. Hunt bowed to the ( ourt, and took his seat at the end of tile table adjoining the jut y AL. Ctirwooil then opened the pleadings. Mr. Alley stated the plaintiff's C.l4e to the Jury. In anti sioti to what had just oecin red in Coml. he oirsei ved that he never should have thought of refusing to Mr. that that courtesy is hieh was sometimes extended to defendants, had it out been for the tire whirl* was ill the present instance made 01 it. The offence with which the defeildant stood charged, was for committing an assault of a very aegravated character. The Learned Counsel said, that although he had volonie of instructions in his brief, showing the inter false hood of Mr. Hunt's imputations noon Mr. Dowling': cha racter, and explaining very folly, and he thouelit very satis factorily a number of transactions not of very recent date, yet lie thought it more proper and decorous to abstain alte gether ft oin matter ss Inch was not directly connected with the time and eireitinstances of the assault. The Learned Counsel then detailed the trans ictions precisely in the manner they have been already stated to the Mr. G. DOWIIIIL! wets ettlit:tl to prove the assault. He stated, that on the tttli of September lie went to the shop of Mr. Clement, in the Strand, far the purpose of returning a Newspaper, w lien he saw Mr. Hunt :bud several other per sona in the place. Mr. Hulot immediately addressed wit ne-s, and said, well Mr. Spectacle Spy, ate yon disposed to finish the liorse-whipping you commenced in Covent-garden ? Witness answered, 1 wish to have no altercation with volt, dlitl then turned round to leave the shop; when Mr. Ilmat repeated his offensive expressions, and asked him it lie was disposed to show himself a man and go out to fight him in the street; witness replied that he was unaccustomed to such exhibitions, and certainly would not : lie also said that he was not deserving the false imputations which Mr. Heat had ap:died to him. Mr. Hunt then charged hall' with pub lishing sonic false statements respecting a public transaction in which he had been engaged; witness denied this charge; and 11r. Hunt retorted upon him, that if lie had not done it himself lie employed some other person to do it. Wituess denied this also, and was withdrawing from the shop, when Mr. hunt said, lie would livid all oppoitunity of thrashing him. Witness said he was there thou, but would not settle the matter in the manner pointed out by Mr. Hunt. The latter then followed Ilim out to the door, and struck witness a blow in the face, and said, Will you resent that ?—Witness replied, Certainly not in the way you seem to wish; for I should feel myself disgraced by noticing any thing said or dune by a man who hits disgraced himself as you have.— Several persons were outside the shop door at the time, and Mr. Hunt introduced him to them as " Dowling, the Go vernment Spy." Witness gave no provocation whatever to Mr. Hoot for this treatment. He only received one blow.— He had defied Mr. Hunt to prove in any degree the impute (ion he hail east upon him. Mr. Hem then proceeded to eross•examine Mr. Dowling. Mr. Hunt. Dill I hot invite you out to prose yourself a man ; and when sun said you were unaccustomed to this mode of poem/ding, did I not observe that that was extraordinary, for you writ active enough at Covent garden when you were surrounded by your Constables, and what wade you so cool then ? Mr. Dowling—l recollect you saying something about Constables, but what were the precise expressions I cannot now recollect. I had heard that you and your brother meant to assault me in the street. Mr. Hunt.—Was that the only reason? Did not your con science tell you that you deserved it ? Mr. Dowling.— When I say I expected to hear front you, I mean that I thought I should hear from you in a diGrent manner. I expected to have been called upon as one Gentle man would call on another. Hunt.—How do you Mean? Mr. Dowling.—Does not your conscience tell you? Mr. Hunt appealed to the Omni whether a direct answer ought not to be given to his question. The Chairman replied in the affirmative. Mr. I)ouling then said, that after the public limit he had offered to Mr. Haut, at Covent-garden, he eel Utility expected to have heard from Inns in the only course that a gentleman ought to have re--oe ted to. Mr. Haut.—Yon mean to fight a duel? Mr. Dowling.— Most certainly. Mr, Hunt. —Then the provocation you gave me at Covent was with the view of getting me to tight a duel ? Deisling.—Certainly. Mr. fltint.—Tlien when I called yon out, you say to fight in NII. Clement's shop, did you hear me say L wanted to Irix you Mr. Dowling. I interred so, certainly, for when you loaded me out to tight, I could not imagine you meant to tight a doet iu the middle of the day, in St. Clement's Church y 4ld. Mi. Dowling then admitted that he said, he should feel himself dts rdeed by taking notice of a man so degraded as Mi. limit. and that the !dew he sect i'ved Wass a vr ry slight 4,11 e, o 4teh int-rely knocked off his speethe les—it del not give him the •tiglitest injitry• He .hit not recollect that Mr. l ions, after lie bail struck him, had said, that it lie %vas so atmbliii!ile 4 Cui‘illll as nut to irstlit ablow, it would no clued to repeat it —l4O 1014111.Xprt.P.Iiiill was cored heat nig. He repeated his admissiuu , :1141 weal lo the hustings to give Alr. Hunt that sort of provocation a: hich lie thought %sunlit induce lino to resent it by iesoiting to a Mr. ()oakum. in his re-esaiiiination, said. that he went to the after sem-king griss piovoeation tuum Mr. II alit. Nu oilier is itiiees limn. eat e-I, Mr. Hoot Men addressed the Jury in hits defence. He justified the assault upon the strong and poulic previous provoraiion he had received from %lr llosv nue. The Chihrinati Annulled Hp the evidence in a very impartial ma n l ier, and the Jury found Mr. Iftiat 'f is Chan:shin then addressed lair. lluut , .111t1 said. th it the Court had taken 111111 1 . 111us14:e rati, m th e pi esiums p i” oca;ion h e re c ei ved, a n d .111 the ciretim.hthees of the e.t•e, which. however, allot di d 110 Wl4lll4te jii.iitication of the The sentence o the Court therein': was, that lie do pay a ti" of Ei re :mil be then Ili!.414.14i:4•11. Mr. limit to the Cli mai), paiJ the at the mule, and withdrew. TUEsD 11% ner. 27. BISFARINO WINRIMn. de, :1 volissm man of apirP.ll.int't , %%4 Malt. rt d lul dos.tiss.issB 1.. lit is lUauII I and briah hi 247 Mr. Adolphus aimed rue case tor tine prosecuriati. descanted in severe terms on the offence which h:..1 beeit ennund ted. Ile staled that Mr. Uraais rn is as a si n , 2 e,„,,, iu Doke-street, Manchester•square. On the 19• ii of Anat,st. between 11 and 12 o'elork at night, he VI .as itil :/i3 ile, daughter, and a few friends, who had supped w ith toem, when they %vete alariacil by a great crash, whir h thev fooled to arise from a stone, which hail been thrown against toe window with such s iolence, as nut only to bleak two pant of glass, but the wooden frame also. Tine defendant was taken, mid thee in the most indifferent and careless manlier offered to pay fur it that of course was not accepted.— Tie heat day lie was taken helese a Magistrate, wh,•n Inc said, that he bail a compaui in, who was drunk and who threw the stone, and then ran assay ; and when caked, woo that friend was, Inc said 0, my lianaur forbid• toe to that." This outrage lie characterised as a mote disgraceful outrage than any committed by that set of fellow•, to 5.111 , 131 our ancestors, E/years ago. ga e the title ef Miiha sks. Of the defendant,lie knew nothing per•:oolally, though it pnai i ,,p, had been seen from the public prints, that Inc is the s id . Lady Nightingale; but if lie were the head of " all the Howards," and it' lie was guilty of this o;fence, he should miller the punishment for it. It• !heir Ser,P4 hint guilty, he (Nit. A.) hoped it world nut be a rrp.•tttinr ot• the case of the Captain, who was convicted of an attempt to violate a married woman, was sentenced to 12 awidha tat . prisunment, but was set at liberty in 'Lee day s . Mr. I)ennison was then called, and deposed that he is a Sni geon and Apothecary, residing at the corner of !auk i•..strtet and Manchester-street. On the night of thi.. 19th of August, he was sitting with his family and some friends in a ro , .in with three windows in it. The shutters WPIe dovvn, and they hail about half a dozen lights in the route. It was bet ween 11 and le o'clock at night. Mrs. IL was sitting with her daughters rotund her, within a foot-and a-half of one of the windows, when they heard a crash at that window, which witness considered as proceeding from a discharge of fire arms. Mrs. 1). slipped off her chair, and the whole party was thrown into confusion. On examination they found two panes of glass, and part of the window frame broken, which had been done by a round pebble, which he produced. The nearest place from whence such a stone could have been brought, was the end of Nottingham's:reel, next the New road. A few seconds after the crash, he threw tip the window, and heard a voice cry, " I have got him, Sir ! I have got him." They then went into the street, and found the defendant in the custody of the watchman. The defendant, when que•s. tioned, said he was in company with a friend wino was drunk, and who threw the stone. Ile 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 watch-house, after saying that he lived at 18, George-street, Portman-square. All witness desired of tun was, that lie ahouldcall ou him the next morning with his friend, and give 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, •• if your windows are broken, I will cause them to be mended." J. Weal, a Clerk in a Puldie-utlice, was at Mr. 1) . 5., on the slight in question. He had spent the evening there. The account given by Mr. I). was quite correct. Het e the evidence fur the prosecntion closed. Mr. Alley then addressed the jury on behalf of the de fendant, and contended that no evidence had been adduced to support tine charge. His client was a respectable young mail, the son of a lady of rank, and himself holding a Com niissinti in that Army which hail done so much for its. Ile had been to Hampstead with a friend, where they had dined. 'Phis friend gut intoxicated, and threw the stone. The de fendant had declared upon his honour that he did not throw the stone, mar would he have suds., ed it to have been thrown, it he had had any controul over his friend. Still he could net think of giving up the name of his friend to a prosecution, without the leave of that friend, and therefore must bear all the conseqiicnceii himself. The Chairman then began to sum up the evidence, recom mending the defendant to give up his friend. Mr. Alley said, his client lamented that lie could not do that; but he would make 311 apology for any part of his con duct. except for the throwing of the stone, of which lie knew , himself• to be innocent. Mr. Adolphus said, the prosecutor could only accept an .apology for the whole of his conduct, and a sum poid to a public charity. Mr. Alley repeated that his client could only apologize fur any act which might he erroneous but he could not adarit that he threw the stone. The Chairman then went on. lie lamented that the de. fentlarrt should make himself the sacrifice for an undeserving friend ; and would not take the advice offered him to give him up. The attempt made to set se the defendant haat only proved, what was often ohse7vatile in milli places, that they only waAed their own time, and left matters in a win •e state than before. The conduct attributed to the defendant was a must disgraceful outrage, aggravated by the insidt of utier'.ng to pay for the broken panes. It would not he endared in this country, that the domestic circle and peace of any man should he outraged in so gross a manner as had been done to the prosecutor. The Jury then deliberated for a few seconds, and just as they were about to return their verdict, alr.Adolplius Lego d the Foreman to stop a few moments while lie made anoiker proposition to the delemlant's CollllStl. He then handed over a written paper to Mr. Alley. which we alto %raids learned was an apology, which the prosecutor Was a to ace t pr. Mt. Alley after having consulted with Ii is rhea', and !divan bier the conteuts of the paper, said the li• m I tat had col. seated to read it in ()pin Court, on which lie ..... nethately rose from the cud of the table, where lie had been seat. during the whole of the trial, and did to the followitir. eff "No oar lanients more than 111p/rll the tact which has been committed; and I our estreuiel) sorry it I hurt d•ine or said anv tiling which has given offence to Mr. 11,sinison or anv of nis family." is also inidei•tand that lie :agreed to , pay s;il to a c ha r ity . .4 Juror was /11,11 ISIIIIIIIOOIII, and no sei diet taken or is* cor•led. Clan man then complimented Mr. 1) 'WU 0/I ate 101 hear:lnes be hail inanifested. On Saturday Sut I :. Mr. Wooley, butcher. in Park•place, Ws% %Tut ohm: y,: th.it tic shop of Air. Srundiri., col n•etia:it:i,r. neighbour, *.l- not upend d a> ti ftal, And sceetail hail knocked in the door, it turn, ohtainitv i z admittance, itat, ,fi to break it open, and iound Atr. S. dead in bed. No ula Iss of rip knee appear,d on the body. \I r. S. appeureti in I.eriect 0:1 Friday evoting. Ilit aik:attlftnii'yN tre Out 4. I to 00 11. Fah .fmtn.7l savr— A twder in thy, etio.di died Lit. 1. :aide poverty to the amount of MaltbObe WAS Valued at t 0 ati/lin t :* and t, ritowe.