The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

U. /if UR DEB. — ELY ASSfZE COURT, FinnXV, Fen. 21. j)lin Rolfe was einivicted of the. %%dill! 1411 , of John Laiodenovitit a hedge-stake in a pliiitatimi tot the l'arm of junalliati Page, li,q, in llurul reit, parish of Little port. On his first examination, Itolce charged two lalmoring Feli.eivii, his origlibutir., asareuniplices with him in this deed, who Were immediately a pprchemleil nodes. a %tor sion from Si/ It. Dm 1 Icy. Dm ingly persisting ill this Charge. ''wiles' them , as bring fir e ' who .truck Louden, another exemination look place, in the course of which thvii hmiteenve.wits maisilested, teat at length Itolle arketow ledged the t4L,clnhul of hi. vill moons tale, by declining himself to leave been the snle periietras tor of the dyed! Alicr Iris 'emulation on Friilaylast, lie became sullen, and reggi tilts» of his ;yin oaeliiib; fate, mild a new !mitre battle his execvtion took ;dace, when lie made the fullowing,voltnitary cuolession of this hurrlble tritesaction, biz : " 'that lie went with Linden, flout the lonise of the E'a'st, on the tight lie committed the murder, to the plaswation, whale they agreed lu take the game sumo after they hail arrived there, while L4lllllll can, I,loollllls to stt • mars, he struck him with the back part, oi 11 eint itig-tool—a kind of letnstinde, which be hail lomittlit with hien limn Lantleies house; that lie repeated ilie blow.. two or three limes, though he believed the tits' II 1.1 kilicd hut,, as the only words tie spoke atter were—' Oh altar I' that he did not straggle at till. The itholgeou i.e said, produced in Court, lie hush never been before—sill •t Lin den took no stick with 111111, 111111 cut one on entering the plantation for himself. lie, Said that lie 114 , 1 determined to kill Lauder two ur three days before lie dial it, and that his abject was, the booty of the motley, watch, and his high blues, which lie milaced aitil took Muni his feet ; bait that lie was also nfraid Louden agaiied him fur sum.: fowls they had soden wet-thee. That the fun-:;tale is hick lie brought alum 011 111- tooled for uisother purliose beside the moiler Of 1.4;1101'11, whirl' was to dio his ,rave, Awl bitty lam with it; which be thuoglit lie hail sellicie.itly dime On Aluiiilay. itt noun, the 111151.14161 C Wretch WIIIIIIEO% in a earl to the (bop ut the usual place 4,1 exe!.• 1 11/0 11 , Iltle an immense miiltitude had a..coubled limit all el the I,le. Ile heard the prayers el the Orisi t mey indifference, but belore hr w.is unveil ell, lie mimed a few incoherent wont- 11411111 sahib:eh-Me, 1.614 and poro.ll lug as led to 111 , 11110. Ile %%A, 1111,111.s010:11t 0 1010 eternity, and alter le,mainin, on the gallows the lard time he Ka, alt down, and his holly ciiiisit;iwil to gibbet near Littlepoil lortpilo'-nand,l to be Ming in chains conformably to the t emai oiler of his seutence. CORONER'S INQUEST. MetourclioLY ClecusiSTAlS.Vg.—Ati inquisition was held on %,Vetluesday eveniwa, latome Tho m as Usti. Coroner, at the aitilla tires public-house, Souter> Town, on the body of Alr. Alettaistler Mills wine and brandy metchain, residing at Nu. 8, Soutii-row, New Road, Sutuer.. Town, who came by his death muter the follosvitia circo Instances : Mr. Wan. Andrews knew the ileaclse'' , or several years. About half past 7 o'clock, on Mop day evening last, I was passing slung St. droilit'S-st recto oad, Clerkenwell, when I saw a muse and clErse, and a great crowd assembled :would it ; there was a laity at vie time with the deceased iu the chaise. On rectigitizioa I went up, but wits resented slicakiog to oho by the lady, and on etiquirin 4 what the 'tenter was;l was iu formed that they had been thiowto oni of the chaise pie vionsly. The lady at that time held the reins to her hands, and heing a Fri: I (tithe teecea s eri, I ,n1%i.,..t1 th e reins to be taken from her, ant: toe .111:1 chaise 10 be conducted to the Wh i ttlers! Tavern. Site woold not give up the reins, but asked me to bring a glass of brandy and water lo the deceased; I declined doing so. The deceased was sitting at the (hiving side of the chaise, with his head leaning on his hand 35 if he 11411 I eceived a Wort. After the chaise was taken to the Belvidere, I left the deceased, and the lady remained there iti the company of Mrs. Cook, we landlady of the Ltelsidere. Mrs. Sophia Powell. sworn.—l lived with the de ceased,. and was wilt him in the chaise ott Alood.iy evening last ; west's out about lour o'clock ; I has e been out in the same chaise several times benne ; the horse was generally 'quiet, as far as I knov>. 041 turning the corner of Foic-itreet, Muorlields, the horse slipped and fell down ; the deceased W. 13 li,sualllallent,aly pitched O ut of the chaise ; he was throw', forwatil, awl eJille trOWit upon his head. I was immediately afterwards throw n out sideways, and received several severe bovises. We went into a public-house near iv bele the accident occur red, while Vic shahs of the chaise, which had beet) broken, were arranging. Toe deceased Idol a good dell from a wound he recent(' in the Iteall ; he took it little brandy and water; I also drank a small eialitny. Oil 011/ way home, the horse was 33.3 . 111510pite1l Street-road ; 1 do not know wily, but l believe We de ceased wished_to go sir another not:chin, ; a gentleman at this time took hold of the horse's tread, and a crowd assembled around us. 'cots was after the accident oc curred. I held the reins in toy hands, hot not for the purpose of driving. When we armed at home, the deceased was assisted up stairs, and placed on a sofa. I put a handkerchief oser his face, all , l thought he went to sleep. 1 did not send lin ally medical assistance, not thinking it necessary; I conceived Ile was getting bettet. I remained up with lion all night, and had him con veyed into the bedroom about three olerock. John Ballcock swum.-1 :MI clerk to Mr. Mills. I saw the deceased go out on M lay ;he was accompa nied by Mrs. Powell, they both came home in the chaise ; he appeared as if kneeling down, with his bead oil Mrs. Powell's breast; he never slitike a word. I did not perceive lie had been injured; I assisted in bringing Item up stairs. About ten Minutes behire he died, Mrs. l'owell told me of the accident. I observed the shafts of the chaise had been broken, but I had no idea of any accident has ing taken place. 1 went to bed a little after 011ie o'clock, leaving the deceased no the sofa, and IWO gentlemen iti the 1•00111 With Ales. Powell. 1 partly undressed hi m . 1 knew nothing more moil I was called up at half p.m five next morning by Mrs. Powell, litltt found the deceased in the mist wow by the fire; he THE NATIONAL REGIS' see.ned •to me to be•suoring ; I helped to put tun to bed, but perbeiving his breath to stop, I went of us , owls accord lOr a doctor. 1)r. Squirrel stated, that he wai called in akin six o'clock oil Tuesday mot - n*lot ; when lie arrod, he found the deceased lifele,s. llr was of opitlitrei LIM COL injury feecived from tile 1.111 caused ills de.lllll. 'lnc Coroner observed that :treat lieelect was thetra in mu, 113 bill?, coiled ill ilit!theal asistaitce bertre the manritinate gentleman had expired. It was his (pinion that nothmt: further culled be elicited than that is tall %Vila the cause of irs de. , th. The Jury, after colistaltio4 for tome time, retuned a ventict of—" Accitleotal POLICE. BOW Silt I: ET. IMeORTANT Dr.CISION.—Gvir4e Pearkes, the pro. ',victor of a shop lor the sale of British wines, it C.;ross . Cento, Itossell C 4011.1. 1)444ry Lane, w..s suniiiimeit to -.answer the eomi.l.titit of Richards, a constalle of Si. I, lactin's oafish, for rafiisiie d , Ire leccive into his Inise, ..r non elsewitere. a private whiter who hail 'wen reptioly Wetted noon him. Itichaids state'', that the defendant kept t shop for the sale of I3ritislt wuiea , aiii.J.er a n d spruce liver, :40414011er I,olll.itodities of that oescoption, a n d as ,he pi ecept de. livered to the coossables of Westminster for the regola don of their ciiimurt 1... the pet foi induce of own salamis brioches of the prir.ted Mons of hille.s fur soldiers, with which they were also lurnished to till op as orcasion reviled, both " tenders of 130 1. tish nines," a. persons liable to hate soldiers quartered upon diem, he had felt it his•dinv to semi one to the deleinfain, who had refused to receive him, on the plea diat he was riot liable. The deft:oda:it kept his shop 'yen nand two or twee o'clock in tile niortnite, f . or the sale of Wiocs; while the ploptietor of a pubic-house was compelled by the liar of wavy penalties, to close his house snip alter eleven, and a.. he ca m e strictly within the lettei of•the law, niniess thotizlit he s:totilti b. .4.1111 of a beeach of duty if he did not dell whit ' hint as ~'c ' , recent Mt - toed. Tile defenda n t in answer to the complaint, contended it he was loot 1i..1.1e, inasmuch as tile licence under winch he sob. wines coot-Med no stipulation of that t.ieJ, wheieas that of tile Licensed V,c,loaller ex pressly set form his liability to mite soldie.s git.irtel4:4l immi him. If the 441:4giStrait.i COositlefol hiw Wine, eteey uilutais and ;sower iii Lim.ion, for Joey all gold British wit:es, would iie equally so. WeII:MIS handed ilo his !nevem and form of billet, in e • ci) of which •.* 13rittsIt and Fofei6ti wines" woe inentiolied as ItC111:4 liatile. Alt. Mills said there could he no &milt that the de. fendato, as well as ereiy 0114er pe.son who sold 11.itisit wines was Ball: 40 have (mu toed upon him.-- lie most receive the mail who nail bceit sent to hint, ot iiay petialty pret,trioed by the sunme upon relliSal. l'he defendant- said, he must tli omrse submit to the decision, and he 4'4:444,1 anti the sol,licr. SPrr oAIID NEA . ri,—Tiiiit to.tteli is at length on the eve oi hrittA mime iiar a ;;,,eat stake. , The It 'leads of the it.oties date wet, and two ; . t,totlcti.eit (uickers) will Litt down tile otooey. It is next tit 411.-111AIII 111110/last the loalflCl.lll alum. after 9 ntrfrit Oil etch side, the liCitCl) ni tier ooki! S t n id: ulirri to accont: l lo. (Lite the hew for 200 or hoot th.tt to 500 d:111 a nrCellll9. will LAC tilt Illi144114:3 on 3 , 100 , 1ay ri cunnz. bath 111911 11123 plCilty of lockets est. , ) Ilia E.—Ou NVethiesday mottling, at half past nine oclock, an alarming fire'uroke out in the hut toatittfac limy of Mr. Bell, residing in licll alley , Cofetualt-sueet ; the 11 uue3 s turd with ;treat to the ciwellitt6- 11011sel oh Alf. Gent arid Mrs. J vottiop, both of which, with the factory, were totally C9llMllllled In a shunt tittle. It the.' co 1111 l lotocateti to tile hacks of four hour:s in sl7lle Lioll.4oUfl . , whicu are CLuilbitleroluiy imjutcd. By the timely aimal of the engines, atom a plettottal supply 0; tvatrt, the names wric by twelve o'clock. lu*Wili the cuuhntu siwnnon 'title', ilaikix o e has loom dune to I,s-overly by its re.. 0%111; tint I - lament', the Alarshal -111.111, accutopote.l by the. City Pohce, were sery acute sit itrevetititr 6 cleitteclattutts, and %t - Cie the tllrall>t of ',re.' bcrt Ininlyin•C cputotty of huitsdiol.l luritittue to the 'mho towt.e stilteret s. ut,ANcttilLy CLIICUNIS rAbreg —A few (lays ti:tice, 3 laity of tespectibilny, anti tit- 4 :1111.1y auhrd, 11:11ltell •ria, tool; tin inside place to one of Olitei's 1 ) .1(1- (11,1;4nm stare:', at the ‘kligel Lm, lshn um, and articled to (IC S:t (10%Vii at We corner of Baker Stret t, iu the New it).111. A gentleillail nit the rood wisned to onset's:it watt ute stye, hos on the door being opened, die lady was'uhrettctl lying on the Ilor, JIM oil Lithos spoken to, got op and restated her place oil the beal. Tne gentleman, under IlleSC tihconnt.urcts , woold tut ~roceeil with the stage, rod it theremie proctened oit ally other tubule par , eiraer, and snipeed as de. sired at the corner of Baker Street, whet', on 011C11111 tile door, the lady was a t tain observed lying on the fluor. and being taken 0111, it seas ascertaiiicil else was dead. —The bony lay for stone shag time at tile Glithe, the curlier of Baker Street, without beitm recognized ; the news being al lieitt2 spread r tow, Cattle to tile kllltaNielititolf the deceased laity's Sllll, whit tesides at N 0.311, Baker Street, and nu ritshiti, Imo tile loom in which the body lay, he rt•Co ( ;illZett it as hi, 1110111er, who had been engaged that clay to dine with his latittly.—.l coroner's inquest sat oat the body, by special appoint ment below Timittas 'lie Coroner, and the Jury, 0 , 1 the esi.leuce atiouced before them, remitted erdict of—Died by tisitatinsi tat God. Uo Wedileklay a geollentan, Mr. Ker, undertook, for a certain sum, to row tlirouitil all the at his op BI ickfri - irs' Bitoge in siX min titei. Ile started on the Sauey sloe, at '4) nhluutes l ust mice, anti wr:0141 2 (11 his task ihrtiiigis the l u te arcoes its him minutes - and two seconds wills great ease. Out hill mitt birthday he com pletes his bOlii year. DREADFUL AcciDENT.—Ttiesda night last en in. k quest was held . at the watchhouse, tieen's Head-alley, Newaate.street, before I'. Shelton, :-.q. on the body of an elderly lady, named Benue'', mother to a respectable actress beloitaing to the Royal Coluirg Theatre, who cattle by her death tinder the iollovviog meiancholy eh. coinstatices:—A Mr. Brazier stated, that on Monday caviling, about live o'clock, as lle was passitia through Newaitte.street, near Si. Mallin'a•le-C;rond, he saw a wagvm, drawn by eiaitt horses,. coming from New. street, St. Maltill . s.le.Grallii, at a slow pace, aiiil as it was i iiiii ing mood the corner into Newgate-siteet, the deceased mule an elfint to cross the road quickly, whew Ma slipped down, pith her head hetweett the wheels, and the hinter veiled passed completely over her head, and crii-he I it II it on the go iiiiii 1, and killed her on the spot. tier body was soon after recognized by two fe ns des.—The Jitry reunited a verdict of " Accidental Dzath," and %Vert of opinion, that tin blame whatever was art achc.t to the %a:v.:miter, lnit a iltodand of ss. was levied on the wheel of the watamt• The Jury were unanimously of opinion, that a teptesentatitni ought to he made in tile Common Council of the danger arising to I.:lS:Wit:tin it,, I the extreme bad and dam t erims con- Munn of the passtute at me top of Si: lartiti's-le•Grantl, • amp to apply for its immeiltate re iiiii vat by its instant Alum Th e I. e aill e said (11.,1 the subject had been that vely eveiliog discussed haore the Co ot ,,i' s ttee of S ewers , but that they, lindilig it was tint within their jurisdiction, • intended to lay a statement of it hefore the Committee • lin Ittimovement. The Coroner remarked, that if the iiii isitice vvas ion remedied, the Jury had it in their power to state the circumstance to the Inquest Commit. tee,. who winild repre:ent it to the Court of Aldermen. Malanictry SOCIETY.—The Auniversary Aleeting of this Society took place oil Wednesday last, at the Egyp. siall (1.111, Nlatisxitt.lionse; the Lord Alayor in the chair 'Die hall teas crowited—the compaity consisted chiefly. of ladies. The Report was then read: it stated, that more relit I hail beet, given to the indigent within the last year Mao within ally period of similar donttion s . inure injects having presented themselves to the Society; hill that the I Is required more assistance from the opitleitt, it% consequence of those Ciaiills. Many cases of gross imposition liall been detected by the conductors of the lostitio.son, who still regretted the practice of giving • cassial relief 10 ile.t 4 iloS it the streets.— l'he Report was • received with applause, and thanks being voted to the Lotil Alayor, toe meeting niljoinned. -- - Ott ‘Ve , !lesrlity afternoon, almitt ace o ' clock, as 3 hackiwy-coach tens drlsing at a sharp pace down Gott well.streei-toad, a foie h.ty aiHllli ten yean of age, the son of a tradesman it , the neighl.ottrhood, was name.. !lately, in crossing the street, rtin clown by the horses: , the woe. ls of the coach pas.-.iii over him, both his . thighs %vete fractured, and Ins prism' otherwise severely • tool. Tile little sulkier was carried toSt.llinholomew s Hospital, with latle hopes of recovery. Nu blame could • be imputed to the drher of the coach. Ms.Tett To Nr.wetreT.—Mr. Nest, the amateur, started (ions II:' e Poet: at tone o ' clock on Monday„ to perf. 00000 tIIQ distance of 112 miles, in PS hours, for WO b4lVertvts ; ire tracited StottJa„ 20 miles in Moir hours; • he went lbttntgh Alailletthead (.:b tittles) irreog. before seven. 1)001 1 4 halted half an - tiotir. lie was at Reading at nine lielnek, am' eooll.lllol ills jotiritey the other 17 Willeil he OCeOeilpll6llo, Ail' a short. stoppage, in hall sit Droll less Matt half the time; he here laid down, and passed Im•ott4it lteall•f!;:. mu his retort', a: • stut, Ice o ' clock, anti lie 'snipped at a It ientes house Ml !lase where he not. I:e Willed front thence in do the tetitaining milts in cieht hours.T-• lie lost time its etery hum, and Ir o n the badness of the r0,i.14. he ste In 15 suites liwu nu,ur , and liaAing less shall three 110111'1 to ill) it in. The MACII his been at- Inm',ted by thilVIS, but 'Finer yet accomplished. The last three boors spoiled the business. ' " I,tANSITIiISI ntom SPLENDOUR Ti . POVERTY.—A once dishing !Idle, who two scare ago was the there GMlit of a gallant lolled 111 her teliow charms utri greNtt, attempted soiritte on Weilitesday alierooon. —Site was °twelve(' reordering ;Moot the batiks o f the Coital, on the of the Italatit ' s Park, atoll at length ' she vithnted low the water. Two lotatmeil, who wit. nessed tile tarn act, extricated lit f . her perilous • situation,. when tlllllllallilil 55.15 neatly sitspeutlrd. She w.•s wkeu ID the flat I , iniblic-house ant brought round. I.tisite,:s was 1112 i)ee:Is1011 of the 1.1.• It attempt. She had liven some weal:, to rote of the humble all. h u ts .11 Pad tlintJoti, in ' , remit by team. %It ' e oittierstaryl dm h. f t:atilt-ot will be immediately looked into, so as to pre- • • ',tit a similar act. LLANCIIOLY ACCIDLNT NY P0150,7.—A n i ' svos hell on Tuesil,,y last, on the bodies of Maly and Elizabeth'!' htsmt, the (I,tuJliters 01 T. l'intilimon, of Blacionitii, wito (bell in consequence tAtelt (ihseitic)ity glary the eldest daughter, ieiuy unwell, tier inotiter gave her Oil Altintlay itiorliing sonic medlcine, which sle sitoposi•ii 10 lie magmata, but wined happened to be aocnic, and Eliza. the youngest, wishing 11l L.lbte it , 110 inoiher gave her *owe Aso.— They high oiled in a few hoots alter taking it. Verdict —Acculeitially poisoned. EXCCUII4/NYVVIIIICid.Iy last, the feelings of holm. oily were ottani outraged by the tsliihittosi allot mise rable Wien ;turtle,' by sentence of litainali law iitio the SeIICC Of their Creator—not one of wl ought .11 utviNk. Ia iv tt 11,%e (kern suttee :ICLI w CApilal puniali uteut—we do out Maine the Eiteciii tee, hot we du hold es ery Member of each ltrauteh of our Leaislation as guilty of a Hc4,lcci of duty who stitkrs ithinit alt effort), Doi sanguinary code to remain ut the horrid, the crimi nal, mid thseraceful stale it is at present. A New York piper of the 9th Jan. states, that Yarrow, a mor, died at Georgetown, Columbia, on Sunday laz;r, aged IJ9. ' The quantity or foreign corn, &c. remaining ira warehoto4; in Great Britain, on tit:: of January I last, Wa.! 803 ; 934. quarters. 't% iil&