The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-22 00:00:00

734 THE fALE VNLU INDEOENI)..If VufERS FUR 11-. GENT L EM EN—.-1 heard the other day with pleasure, yon• noble and indei.endent sentiments, re-pectin , one of r youi present Mernl , ers. that "Gratitude, f . n• tl)e interest which -- took in' your aff..Fs when itiPeizanent in I i;O2 was the reason von h d cite ed him again as on , . of your Rep'esentati% es, flee of ev ence "—Dountles , ly knowing, that acting ronectly. he . int'd not now' have had any [none, to spend in electii•neerit.g. eciallv under rceent circutn stances; for pal titunrs of winch I refer you to any per-on Who dai'v reso . ts to the stork Ex —Notwithstatia;ng the magnanimity and diwihterteedhess ton' have disi la d ed on this occasion, r wish very rriiich to know on what public principle your choice of this (;entleman, who is not,,an Cog "as founded Was it of i the wound of his renting from Parliament, in 105, after that wholesome Act-pas ed which tendered' Members of both Houses !iTh"e to Civil, Process, •rs that if they had any effects, p• °petty migl.t tiltimate:y be obtained by , theii. C' editors - I, hnn ever, mean of those whose qnalifications neie not tempura ro ? 4), wa it from al.y p obability of his havi.:g it in his power, in con sequence of your recent election of him, to r. nder some jus• tice to many individuals. who have been injured by his for :her speculations. AN ADMIRER OF GRAILTUDE. pnr UNION-HALL.— Within these tew days, a' man named Roberts. having been appr •Itended neer Gre-nwit h. on a c'.a'ge of house breaking, v. as taken bef re a c••tntry Magistrate, St hen he intlin that he c uld sive some intormation resprtting the murder of I ient Johnson. which took place about four %ears age, near the F:ve ffell• public house, nt the !Cott roa •, as he was pr .cee , nig from town t Deptford. about nine o'clo.k in the evening. I cons-quence, he *as ooteluctekl to this office, w het e be has stated the I !lowing perticul ifS --On the night on which the m .rder took pl ce, he A A three others, named Mellon, utler. and Grimes, had afire d to An cut amt rob somebody. They cahtcd in at the 'Red Cap pitfall—house, ih Street, and whits' the% wzte there, Lieut. Johnson, accomeaot.d a young wontan, tame in. The% had born, liquvr at the bar, and in paying f r it, the Lieutenant disple%ed several haok - notes ; and h v'nc previously heard him say that he was got. g to D:•ptl• rd, they der,o. Mitten to way-lay him, and for that purpose they quitted 'he hoti,•e. When near the Five Bells, they heard him coning, and . prepared to attack hint Melton had .1 large bluovot, with whit h he knocked the Lieutenant di•vt n His pus kers were then ritkd 01 tits nuniey and a gold watch, bat a. he "hewed synytoins of retuin !" intimation ! Mellon and Butler pr p•sed vo ii • ling iposed by the prisoner and Gropes, whowtired t'i a Woo:vice. VIA* 0, two, however, persever•d in their itit:•ort. Ole Ind rto- The nth:7 " Hate victim ma le* gr• at teni•taitce, but the% at length ctfet t..ti thei :tutting his throat. He had mu up his hand t.• d e f en d purpose, by ,ived severs' cuts upon them. Wli n the% ful.. to himself, and rec. th 'V dragg d the body throthia gap in a hen e, was suite dead. threw it into a ditc:t. They then returned to town, and we I tote a rent, where they tees e a t :lie night house of ill fame in To.` le)-s! Some prostittites. Here ti. -v divided • heir booty. anwuntin. t 38. the girls, for her to disp •Ne Of. :tell The watch was given to one ol. had a jacket on, and Untie• a ens!, the streve vrer Th9se, therefore, were burnt, and th,s prisoner %vent to an old c shop in the mighbourhooo, and botigtit :WO coals tot them ; c attier they separated. At the time Lieut. John:son wilt kithek down, hi, hat fell olE; this the pi isoner had taken up, .40 4 preserved ever as ‘s ell as the knife which was used to cut his L'irt)ar, and which h. found, on going to the spot nest day, thrown into Ilte mud. Vt tie ther the knife had latdonge,i to Butter er Mcllon, he could not tell, but he preserved b.th that and the hat earetially, having always co: . templated this discovery. and considering these things would woe strongly corroborative of his testinio y, The hat was prodmed, auu by the vigilance of the OttLe,s, Mellon is in env/J(ly. 1 pop were bjth remanded for a future examination. On Monday the Police Offi ers appre.hendeil and brought to Bow- Street, no less than eight well-known thieves, who err suspeeta slit . being concerned iu committing the tiering street robberies, %heat kae c of late been so very prevalent. Several persons who bad been roht:co . •afterwards attended to view their persons, And rx4miust the prone! ty .found on them; but they could not be jdentified. pi ) e of ;Len, however, named Grorge Ross, was convicted as a repkited tft)ier. which subjects ItiM to six month's imprisonment i the others scat •• • Nov cA . rett,a , ded Ftitlay the) u wrt acti• f x mitt •vo , , ere.tt i•ilm. , kst • t et ht . I. •,' t een robl , ed of th ir k r. te..nt• the rt-ult of the hives: tgation %"' s, t•t* nied Newhank, N ie. W •Illaths, and C w. r ch . ;fled, awl Wily cornmttreci 1;..t trial. The: th-r ftr were ttro.•re i l to ii. hail for tinu.e g. tic h -haviniir. The •errq rxc ted .'ntir!tl4.l 4 1 the hove eeicription r.f tt-r. wa. • tik h . to:.t Nle- hitt, ri l e o f the persons .) tin appcarett aga;n•t N•, ht k t , rteVailefi nil to itrotee•ite. llren.K sas t .it i•, ih..t it h wi , tth! he i dat.e , r frti.,l the vai•e t.. wit.. I, the In I n ed. .Mr Read and ME. then • that i. ticedeman e i of 'lint, a kI Mr. Rea., or lereo z n, e , he rea ...tt ir ion 401 (the it n.l sum,) to '2;1)1 ; bit for .11 ti.i. \lr. dat not agree cnritally , to t.Fto,ectite, at.,l said r. att riey. 11r. Read t,..1d Ii ni if he ..Cid nt.t , he wool.l.ansc to be indicted. - _ L.4IV ThrELLIGEACE. COURT or ICNG'S BEN(11, Tuersovir, Nov 19. THE NATIONAL RFGTSTFR. THE KING V. LOVELL. The D fendant. P iti.el I. vk 11. to pi prietor of the Stat..cmsr, • in? , C ort to reeciy , ju loot nt fir a I w II s Piper. retlecti K itsion t' e Frinsport Board I - he I pel 'in. ••iited to the Comiiiissi-neis t f TrAiisp,ats, that they rit.C! ?t)wr very guilty nt pet ul ti.:ns 'n th .natiag...tp-nt ot owls n. toy the mainienonee of Fr no. p i one's, tonic i them ot flan+. I swam e. ' t , tit ins.tl , : %:ivit , g , in th-ir p• ckeiA. The Detene....nt, n ! ti ati tt, put in a long .fli h lie stated t et ..e wa• in orison al • he titre of he iihcl, and that it wa to etted without hi privity .:t k '0 wiedge. Mr 1 Any a tm,. on Ii It it the Defendant, ad 're‘lied 1w Cwirt, •rql dirind, that the lib-I was harmles,, Iron) its e..tt toll) e.!.d I nor••ti• . , rot SOLICITOR-GzNziAL haviog real PI: Th. Copt seat nee t The Drtelid lit to p..y a 6 e of SXV. ; to St irnpr o e.! i•. Newg • e f•f • IS Ptvyntns tail .•o yr soc.i it lot his fit-ore g'.od thiltAY h !ns.lf in Mkt an I two surer e, m s;kil etch. • Severs) other perinni for off.:nces ae.i;ost tit.. Revenue weiebroug!.t ty for judgment, and severally senteme, l .. FR T IDA t N. V. • TOE UIVIVEItskrY OP CAMBKIDOE V BRYANT. Mr I - TTLEDA'LE stated, that his w .:,n .att. •1 ..ico hail bne hrottelit by e Uf.t'vcrsitt of Catilhrti4e . ag Ohs' Derei.l int, %%ha was the ptintt rof Mr Fox's Hist tty ot iris PI o! rite Ittigr. "t J roes I ~.for 114yi11.? neglected and refuse i to iteti %ter to the ware. 'use heloi.gin. to the :Oat:mot:its' Cowan% , tor tne use nt ri t e said Uoitrevi , ‘ /lute coin ot the said w • ofielte.t. 1 ,4 11w 1e....11)40 , r, a4reea ly to provi• ion of the Act of the St.) or QiVell Ann , cipp. !9 The 0er..11 , y i:lflit test h‘ 11W said at.t. iituv.i nice with 11:s pr •visioh, w•is a fine to ilk. extent - of 51 for evrr% I efeittite of an ad itional sum, rcpt . , yaleitt ti' 'h•• pro e of the hock. The case came on to he tried bent:- his I:totdsiiip, vertnct 'as f •tual for the' PI iintitt sulle, crib :he t‘piation o. tilt Court is to 'lle int -toretaii in to be put on the 'cords of the c 1 use Act • t liameht. Tint I)efetttlant contended, that Ott entry at Sta - loner 11 111 wi' a cnneli• ion pes-i erleot, and till att.'r that was dotte, rt tinit •of he t her cl iuse, which the a u th t, ounlisitet, e • r tqutred to surrender sinre I their wo. k , t-r t't ••se 01 Ptahlie Libraties, coidd n•thr cl mot:lca !hi was d • •ed fit !"c ?.rt 1 7 oiversitirs : motif woo id b. fur the C t,rt it t•• d. ter -nine wit • t was the' true c o n s i:iiktion to be ot on toe c'cuse of the -tatote ie •ii Arne "1- . /I'ts, however, it wisto ke - ruse veil,%%ag '")t the fi st a'a neby r. ditch ctipies o f all oks printed and vitt ) * hest ere circlet od to h furnish dto tile Pant cl. brows llt • Act f ' h" 13 and 11th Coaries It. seer. &rect.:4 rhat copies of •viiry should he turnislied to his M•lj ist)'slihr •ry, the two Ustiverstries. An.l the act of the 17th Chailes II itiP• 4 . tart 7, or.!ctril that there should be reserved three (I . (tpi s iii the best pap r of eve st book printel, Or reprinte ' tl.tii additions, one on his Vl..jesty's library , 311 d 111 e • 11 Cr t %V° tor the two ‘litiversi' ,, l. Mr. L LEDALT. conceived 'hat there :ire three sevcra t acllolls , which tirgot t.e maintained as Cotliccted With this so' An f , acti.ol on the case; an action tor pena!ries the Act r , v—:111(1, 3dIV. an acti n for the penalties ft r " ing copies to the poulie libraries—of which nature was the tircagit ti ion—why they should depend on the will ot the iti.th , q, vat otter , 'sr reinter ? He went on to notice the act of the 41st (:cut ll t II sec. 46, extynding the rieht of the puhl el , brat itt Ent -lay.: n 4 Scotland, to the two Illitversities of Ireland. By ti t is act it *NA' .•ated, that the public lihiari •s were entitle - 1 to all hnovs Stationer's Hall: and front thenCe he k'n•scy it %could he iiitcroql .w ti Le..rned Friend, that they wt re not entitled to Alll, books, t'i'lt'' tinef wc" 'ttp entcred. How such an idea could have crept Into this ac', ile could not pretend to conjecture ; but he still contended that Loa Ili paswd lu tae year 1301 1 . could not annul rite provisions, nor t.ie