The National Register. — London, England, 1813-01-10 00:00:00

9th, ; % `, l *r. HU MF. wisher) to sepafate the Horde " an. GovernNe:.t did not iiitot•.d to open the China Trade. Mr. TEa3oatt stated, thin the proposition Was put only suppo bitiotoly. It was then arced to uilanioivusly. On the rea.rii:g of the Ohl., Mr. lit , ME p oi,•sted against the petition, as the City of Loudon icid or. a tinnier oce *slot) pursued a ti:tfyrent conduct. Mr. Rowcnorr said, the Petition would be exposed for signatures, and peq,►h mi g ht sign or nut as they pleased.. The Petition w•:. then read, and iloreed to. The 11th and .I'.!ih 11,..solotioes were agreed to unanin►nusly. The 13th, -that the Petiti n be preaented by the City Members, was agreed to unai.iiebusly. Sir JAMES SRA w expressed his readiness to present it, and to exert his endeavours fur a renewal of the Chatter on a broad and full basis. Mr. A!cicr►uan A IKINS followed to the same effect. A letter from Mr. Alder►uatt Comae expressed his readiness to fur atlier their interests., Mr. ROWCII,OIT moved the Thanks of the Meeting to the LORD ALI YOB, which were agree.: to ; and his Lordship returned Thanks. Petitions were laid on different Tables fur signatures. POLICE. W c , iresday, H. Johns, a sub -sorter and letter-carrier at the General Post-0 Vice, and Louisa Hannah Griffiths, with whom, he lodged in Park-1)t. ice, Kennington, were examined at Bow-street, and again ch arge d, the former with stealing a number • of batik notes out of letters, at. .1 the latter with receiving them. Another charge was pre ferred agaii. ‘st the prisoners, and they were both fully committed to Newgate for ',;rial- Hittroo C b'N•RDEN•--I.ICRT BREAD, AND WITHOUT T!IE MARK LETTE R . —II. ‘is extraorrfnary case came on for hearing on Monday, before the Sitti. ttg Magistrate, Mr. Capper. It was a charge against an eminent and t tpuleirt feaster baker, for havii.g on Saturriey week, at one batch, bakeu 1 several hundred quarern and halt-quartcrn loaves, deficient in weig, `t. The light bread was prt.,duced, awl found defi cient in weight i t i the extent in penalty of an aggrgate sum, at the sate of five shil!inx 's per ounce, of 751. 15s. 9J. "I he defence set up was, that the flour was bad in quality, and the bread overhaked ; but this defence was not t clearly established as to the overbaking ; but as to the badness of tl `h.! flour, the Majstrate, oly:erted, that tat cir cumstance was an ag i lavation, since the public paid for flour of the best quality, and a dd e d, that unpopular as it may be deemed by some, he should do his duty, an.: order the full amount of the penalty against an opuleitt man, more . 'gladly than against little dealers, who often were ;lotted, even by the mitigated penalty. He did so the more willingly from the consi *ration that it was a matter of fact and not°. ri_ly at this day :n Lo.id, nr, that with the high price of bread in Lon don, potatoc moat was nil. zed with flour, to the extent of thirty thou sand tons of potato:l%; pet . week, within the bills of mortality, and Winch might dimiuish the `+'c ) ;iit of this bread, and take away the judgment of those cuperi, tt:nkhiii, the quantity of time proper for b king it in a due deg C y . l(:dgment t..r the relators, the ollicert:, in the t.:nalry of 751. 1,5. V,!... foul wlii , ... the defend:lnt appealed, on the ground that between tw, land three hunires: smaller loaves, were in the same btk ing and shop, u :tw4:igned t'. the ofrizers at the time, and which, by the Act of I trhaincrit, thq were bound to weight cqualty. Another informati )n then . krllowed against the same person, fur hating one hundred and twent: ; '-six of the I: , aves without tile link r \V, contrary to the s:atute, (we, t which he was further convicttd in the lowest penalty of one shit li. ig for each) oaussion, being a sum of 61. 6e.making in the whole SII. 1. %. 9 d• MANSION-Hausx.—TiicAay I, Itac Hart, a ve:o.l , !r of oranges, en derwent an exatrination charg,eit 'with rohning William liars. man, servant to the Cape , in 01 . a Danish ves.iel, of two 201. hank notes, and one of 11. on Sunday alternou 1!, in the neighbuurnood of the Minoric,s. The Prosecutor stated, that he in tred of the pr i soner in the stre e t cv . the way to East bniitliticl:.., and he w.1.11t to sl:w hiei. He next in pais' or trowser s , and the pi isonet coifed where he could purchase a took him to a few of :nu name of Solon2vits, Where he wAs si t p i , i i n t . and gave the; 're:oner a shilling for his t o. vble. Sunie time of cr they had separated, the prosecutlr %vas stoppt 1 lii the street by three or four men, who held hi:r. and picked lets necket. Durinv the scuttle, one of them, who he was posikive was tile pvisover, put Iris hand up on his mouth, to prevent his calling out. 'l'l:e prisoner Vas shout, after taken and searched, bet no money was fat:id upon him. The prisoner denied hay to. ; Hid any concern in the roLbery ;, although he admitted having br,a, with the prosecutor as before tctitiOed. Hi was jabout to be remanded for further examination, when, at the ver Ipoment, the Captain of ;tie blIt!I tn.a :.: his appearance, for he pur_ Pose of obtaining a warrant a,; . :.:nst hi; :,erv:tt:t, ttr.: proses; •t-r, for h .ving that same morning mite. lion of •1')l. usl i, the contents of :, . di ' .ed .LEGISTER. .TAN. 10 act of charg;ng another. B..th prisAlers andc.. fur further exam - illation. Fr•dsy, V ii ant haivetresser, was bretieh: before Alder . itran Mien, the sittioe Magist :ate, on 3 t 1131 gt• or 11' Vi:.g stolen five pounds storling, front the pocket of Ldward G ikrr, while he was cur:ing his hair. Mr. Baker said, 'lie resided we': Mr. Hume, a chymist in Long acre, and hsd frequeeily attueled at the prisocers shop in Bride lane, ter the purpose of having his hair drcssee. S'ene time during the year 1811, he put 1201. in his pocket-book, and proceeded towards the house of a gentleman, to wl:om he h'd to pay the money. On 'cis way, howeeer, re; called at Hill's shop, and get he. hair dressed; but when he came afeerwarls to examine his psi:l:et-book, he found that 1201. irad been abstracted. He took no notice.. of the loss, and it passed unheeded tiil the month of February, 1812, when, with 141. in his pocket, he had his hair dressed by !till again, and on return ing home he found all his notes tni,sine. S:111 he ditl not absolutely suseeet Hill of the theft, till seine transactiees happening between them, concerning the purchase of patent medicines, in which his eioney was again abstracted, he be, an to believe him to he the per son Communicating his suspicions to an intelligent officer of the name of Brown, he was counselled to make proof of the prisoner, by depositing five one pound notes in his pocket-book, marked in a particular, though unapparent manner; and thus equipped, go and ' get his hair dressed by Mr. Hill once again. He did so, and Brown, accompanied by an officer of the name of Giles, stationed them selves at the door. When he went into the shop Hill counselled him to lay aside his coat, lest the dressing of his locks might dirty it, and he accordingly laid his coat on a table by the side of the fire. Hill then proceedce to comb and curl his hair, and made frequent steps towards the fire for the purpose of warming the dressing tongs. When ail was fine lied he put on his coat, walked down the stairs, and Brown and his companion examined his person, and found flip pocket-book unfurnished of all its contents. Brown proved the marks on the stolen notes to be those which he had put upon them. They were found by the direction of Hill, at ter he was taken into custody, closed in a little box, on which the cat usually sat, by the side of the fire. 1 he prisoner said, that the notes had certainly dropped from the coat of Mir. Baker, for he Lund them lying on the floor atter he was gone, and he deposited them in the box where they were found. Ho was dully committed to stand trial for the ofl4nce, and the parties were bound over to prosecute. Sunday morning last, two men who were accon•panied by two fe males,knocked down and attempted to rob aGentleman in. Sea Coal-lane, Skinner-street, but on an alarm bring given, the thieves ran off with out eff.cting their purpose. I mmediately after the above transaction, a watchman named Bloomfield, was found a short distance on the other side of the street, dead, and covered with blood, and it was thence conjectured that he had been murdered in an attempt to appre hend the villains above-mentioned ; but upon the examination befoie the Coroner there was no evidence of any mark of violence on his person, internal or external, nor oid any one see him receive a blow, the ury, therefore, returned a verdict of" Died by the Visitation at God." Two men, charged on strong evidence with being the persces who at. tempted to coremit the robbery above related, have been examined at Guildhall, and ordered to find bail, to answer for the assault at the Sessions. • UNION HALL.—Lieutenant C---r, an officer in the Navy, was charged b‘ Mr. Hanbury, keeper of the Horse and C room Tavern, near the A:yloin, with assaulti g and drawing a dagger upon him. Mi. /I stated, that the dclendaat had been livin4 at his house tor scvcra! day, ; and Monday he requested the bill might be settled. There were two gentlemen present, friends of the defendant, when some altercation arose about the charges, and the deientlant, quitted the coMe room, and went up to his own apart m ent; a waiter was oirectel to follow him, and saw him, whilst 711 his r,otzt, put a dagger into the pocket of his,pantaloons. Soon after, he again came down to the colLe.room ; some further altercation ensued, he Mew the dagger and pointed it at the plaintill; two gentleman who were in the coffee. room interfered, and the dagger was taken from him. Holmes the constable was sent for, and he was taken to the watch-house. The dagger was poanuced, and appeared to be a weapon of a most destruc tive kind. The blade was of polished steel, curvcd, about six inches long, an inch broad at the handle, and tapering to a point ; it was highly finished, and had an edge Ciccedingly k en. The defendant declared most solemnly, that he had not drawn the dagger against the landlord : sonic altercation had taken place be tween then , ; but it was over, and himself and his friends were ccn_ versing on the subject of Count Platoif's declaration, that he would bestow his daugl'ter on any man who should tiling him the head of Litton:parte. On this subject being mentioned, sae went up stairs to fetch his dagrr to she iv his friend, as being a curio,ny, in some mea sure connected with the subject of conversation, having been made for the late lad Camelhard, with the declared imention, on the part of his lordship, to try its temper on the person of Buonaparte, it ever he should have the fortune to meet him. The defendant had served under I.r rd Camelford, agd possessed his esteem, as a proof of which his lordship had made him a present of the dagger, and he kept i: as a curiosity ever since, 11 hr ...-sted the M r S nan sep a _raitu, ifIC 1./IUbl:l.Ul n ~«a .3".• v vs. • ••• • •••• ~........ ~ - four men, who held hi:r and picked ins pocket. Durin the scuttle, versing on . the subject of CoUnt Platolt's declaration, that he would .v one of them, Who he was posikive was Lh e ptisoucr. put los hand up- b estow Ilia(i augl.ter on any man who should hi ity him the head of on his mouth, to prevent his calling out. 'l'.l:e prisoner Vas shortly Litton:parte. On this subject being me n ti o ned, b e went up stairs to fetch his da.,4.t.:0• to sticky his friend, as being a curio-a.ty, in some Inca- after taken and searched, but no money was fauld upon h it n. The sure coialected with the subj ect of conversation, having been made for prisoner denied is to,;, :Aid any concern in 0:L. roLbery t although he a dmitted having be. .o with the prosecutor as before tnctitiOed. H. was jabout to be remanded for further exwnination, when, at the ver womealt, t h e Liget;iin of ;Lie blit!l in.i :.: his appear nice , for he pur - the iate lad Cameltord, with the declared intention, on the part of his lordz , hip, to try its temper on the person of BuonAparte, it ever he should have the fortune to meet him. The defend:nit had served m •. under I.crd Camelford, s lid p ossessed his esteem, as a proof of which - 'nose of obtaining a warrilt a,;:.inst hi; :,erv::::t, dr.: proseo..t-r, for 1 h .ving that same morning ronbrd ;nu) o r .ic t i. oi , t h e c „ nt{nts of ;, hi s lordship had made him a prezent of the dagger, and he kept it as pocket-book. The former pr•l;ecl , t()r was now inetamorphotied ins, a curiosity ever since. lie now, however, tcquest‘-d the Magistrate A pawner, charpd with Ow :..it;::: oinsw: with witkich he wak in the would do him the honour to accept it. • The Magostrate said, he should certainly take the weapon into his . • • ....._.z. •• r