The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-20 00:00:00

AllOM)L.1 SEX SESSIONS. MONDAY, JAN. 14.—This Court woos crowded at an ear hoer this day, in consequence of the expected trial of Mrs. Bali/win, which was put olh fmm Satorday, to enable the Duke of Wellington and the Marquis of Londonderry to attend on the part of the prosecution. The Court did mot sit till past eleven o'clock. Mr. Coast, the chairman) took his seat at that time. accom. !wiled by two or three other magistrates, his Grace the the Duke of Wellington sat on his right. Christian, the wile of John Charles Baldwin, was then put to the bar, and indicted for unlawfully and wilfully bargaining, with one John Champion, to sell the office of sore-keeper in the island olGuernsey,and taking from the said Champion 501. upon the said bargain, as part payment of 1,2u01., for which she agreed to sell .o him the said office, contrary to the statute made and pro vided, &C. The prisoner, who was elegantly dressed, pleaded Not Ms. Alley stated the case for the prosecution. Nis. John Champion, the prosecutor, stated that he was formerly in business, as a leather-seller, in Bridge water-agnate, Barbican. In June, 1820, he put all ad vertisement in the Times newspaper, offering 10001. for " a permanent mercantile situation." In answer to that advertisement he received the letter produced. The letter alluded to was then proved to be the hand writing of the defendant by her attorney, Mr. Curzon, and was put in as evidence; it was as follows:—" If A. B. will call upon C. B. at No. 9. Alalcoltultlace, King's place, King's.road, Chelsea, on Sunday next, at three o'clock, she will talk to him on the subject of his advertisement." The witness proceeded to state, that in consequence of this letter he went to the place described, and at the hour appointed. The door was opened by a boy, and he was sliewil into a room on the ground floor, where he saw the defendant. hits asked him the nature of the situation which lie desired, and he said he could not exactly define the precise description of the place he wished, but was only anxious that it should be permanent. The witness then went on to detail the circumstances opened by \lr. Alley, omitting, however, those observations which were attributed to the defendant, as to the motives by which his Grace the Doke of Wellington had been influenced. In cross-examination by Mr. Adolphus, he said that he thought at the time he inserted the advertisement in the Times newspaper, to have settled his property and obtained a permanent situation. He never said he wanted a pLce under Government, nor were his views particularly directed to such a sitnation.—The day he gave the defendant his cheque for Sol. he had made up his mind to take the storekeeper'hip at Guernsey. lie gave the defendant 501. because she said if there wasiany want of confidence in her there must be an end of all transactions between them. Mr. Adolphus then addressed the Court for the de fendant, and observed on the conduct of the prosecutor, who was himself guilty of au offence under the same Act upon which the present indictment was founded, coming forward to seek vengeance on an unfortunate woman, to whose guilt he was himself instrumental, by the induce ment which he had held out in his advertisement. The Chairman then summed tip the evidence, and having explained the law on the subject, left the Jury to form their own conclusion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty. The Court sentenced the defendant to be imprisoned 12 months in the House of Correction. Immediately after the Jury had returned their verdict, the defendant was put on her trial for having obtained 1001. from another person on false pretences. Mr. Alley proceeded to state the facts of the case, but as they were not allowed to be proved in evidence, we shall refrain from giving them publicity. As soon as Mr. Alley had concluded his statement, Mr. Adolphus addressed the Court. The offence charged in the indictment was made penal by the 52a Geo. 111 which Act referred to the 37th Cho. 11. for punishment, which was to be the same as for similar offences under that Act. The learned gentleman read the clause from the Act of the 521 of Geo. 111. and also the concluding words of the indictment, which were " contrary to the statute." lie then submitted, that it was as clear as A, C, that where the offence was made by one statute, and the punishment was fixed by another, the words or the indictment should be "contrary to the statutes," in the plural number. In re-examination by Mr. Alley, the witnesses said, that the defendant had taken the 501. as a security that he should not fly from his engagement. Mr. Wilkinson, sun-maker, of Ludgate-hill, was next called, and corroborated the statement of his friend, Mr. Champion. In his cross-examination, he said he could not swear that the defendant had mentioned the name of his Grace the Duke of ‘Vellingtoti. He might base beard his Grace's name from the prosecutor. The Duke of Wellington sets then examined ; lie deposed that he is Master General of the Ordnance. — The office of store-keeper, at Guernsey, was vacant in the year 182.0. That office was its his gift. Ile never had any communication with the defendant on the sub ject of that office. The office was given to a gentleman who had served as Paymaster under him on the Penin sula. Mr. William Johnstone, head clerk under the Mas ter General of the Ordnance, proved that the office in question was vacant in the su tttttt er of 1820, and had since been filled tip. The Chairman said the rude was, that when it was impossible to pass judgment without referring to two sureties, which was the case in the present instance, the terms of the indictment should be contrary to the Slit tiays, the plural number bring in such case certainly necessary. And as the present indictment was delectise in that point, the defendant could not possibly be con victed under it. The Jury were then called on for their verdict, pro itul pro:mu:iced a verdict of not guilty. THE NATIONAL REGISTER Thomas Bartell and Maria Angel were put to the bar, charged with assaulting Thos. Thayer, by throwing him out of the window of a noted brothel kept by the defendant, in Charles-street. Drury lane.---Our readers may recollect, that the circumstances of this case have i undergone repeated investigition al Bow-street. Mr. Alley moved the Court that the trial should be put off till next sessions. The application, he said, was grounded on an affidavit made by the surgeon, who at tended Thayer, which stated, that he (Thayer) was wholly unable to attend the Court, and was in imment danger of his life. The prisoner Burrell addressed the Court, and ex pressed his hope this he should not be kept longer in confinement without being tried. The Chairman told the prisoners, that after having all but murdered the prosecutor, they must not expect that they should be allowed to have their trial take place, when, in consequence of the desperate assault they had committed on aunt, he was unable to appear to give evi dence. They must remain in prison till next Sessions ; and they might Mink themselves more happy than they deserved to be, if die prosecutor's recovery should allow them to be tried for an assault, and not for a murder. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY, J►N. I.l.—Elizaltctli Clements WES convicted on an indictment charging her With feloniously intermarrying with James Townsend, her former husband being then alive. Sentenced to six months imprisonment in the house of cor rection. Charles Fred. Scutt ,a genteel looking lad, was indicted for steality, u book, value :Is. the pruaerty of James Lowe. The pi 'sinter, it appeared, was a clerk in the employment of the prosecutor, a ho is a respectattle sulicit Ur ill CliltliCery. lane. Several bunk. haviug been missed at various times, sod suspicion falling on the prisoner, he was discharged.— About a mouth Miens arils the partner of Mr. Lowe met him ill Fleet-street, and in consequence of information he received took the prisoner to u shoemaker in Breams-huildings, to whom he had sold the books in question.—Guilty. W. Bentley was convicted of breaking and entering the coach house and stables of N. W. R. Colbnrn, Esq. of Hill. street, Berkeley-square, and stealing therefrom sevetal articles, bib property. The capital part of the charge was not made out, but the Jury found him guilty of stealing only. Ile a as then called up for judgment, and received sentence of transportation for seven years. William Lyons was capitally indicted for stealing, on the 6th of December last, in the dwelling-house of Miss Arabella Watson, a quantity of silver desert-forks, table spoons, and other plate, her property. The first witness called was Mr. Baker, a pawnbroker, re siding at No. ll,George street, Portman-square, who stated, that on the bth of December, the prisoner came to his shop and offered in pledge two silver desert fmks, upon winch he asked twelve shillings. Suspicion being awakened in the mind of the witness Ils to the means by a hick the prisoner became possessed of the plate ' he sent his assistant to make eaquirles at tbeplare m entioned. While the young matt was gone , the prisoner ran out of the shop, mid witness jumped over the counter, pursued, and brought him buck. Re was given in charge to u cum' isble.. Miss Watson deposed that the prisoner had lived with her as footman about three weeks, and she was *boast front town at the time the artlelCS were stoleu. Witness identified the plate as her molten). The prisoner, o Inn called upon fir his defence, said, he should throw himself upon the mercy of the Claret and Jury. The Common Sergeant complimented Mr. Baker his conduct on this occasion, and directed the Jury, that there was no proof of property to the amount of 40, having been taken at any one time. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing under the value of 404. and the Common Sergeant immediately sentenced hint to seven years transportation. John Croker, a youth of 19, apparently of Chinese de scent, was capitally indicted for stealing wearing apparel, tire. value 41. and upwards, the property of J. Suloinon, in his dwelling-house. The Jury, alter retiring for half an hour, found the prisoner guilty of stealing goods of the value of 395. only. TIMR.DAY, JAN. IT.—Blatamv.—John CIOAS was indicted tor feloniously intermarrying with Itlary Nelson, his lawful wife bring at the time alive. The Rev. Wigmatt produced the register of the prisoner's marriage with Mary Nelson, the proisecutria, at the church of St. lieurge'm, Bloomsbury, in 1510. Jane Smuttier s deposed, that she is sister to the prose entrix, and the priautier lodged at her house about three months before lie Illearlied her sister. Witness was pre sent at the marriage ; her sister was then I i y ears of age, and was living and earning her livelihood with her father. She returned to her father three days after the marriage, but still cohabited with the prisoner, and had two chll dreu by him. They were now partly supported by the parish. Mary Ann Nelson deposed, that she was married to the primate' in ISIO, and when she had been married about four months, and was pregnant, he deserted her, but af. ter wards returned to her. In the interval she was sup. ported by her father and mother. Site became again pregnant, and he mice more deserted her. He, however, remitted to tier some time after, but again ran away, and never came back, mid she was obliged to support her children by her own industry, assisted in a trilling degree by the parish.. In his last absence she received a letter from him, telling her that she was not Isis lawful wife, and advising her to accept of the last offer of marriage that bile might inert with. It was about four years since lie has left her. Mr. Taylor, the parish clerk of St. Giles in the Fields, product d the register of the prisoner's first marriage with :Slaty a" giu lad I. 'l he signature, " John Crooks," WI!. proved to be his hand- w rinng. akillidati Read, ilts officer of Halton Garden, swore, that whim he apprehended the prisoner he confessed to I • that lie was married to Maly V • gin 181 h. The Jai y, without a moment's hesitation, found the prisoner The Commit Sergeant gen teaced him to seven years transportation. James Smith and Attn Nichols were put to (lie bar, on an indictment charging them with having stolen, on the 424 December, from the house of W. Phillimoi es r-sa • the eminent Chaucer) barrister, a variety of pror0:11y, Mating of six sovereigns, a valuable tea caddie, and a con siderable quantity of culinary utensils. The facts were proved by Hancock, an officer, and the property was identified by Mr. Duffield, a tinman, who sold them to Mr. Phillimore on the 1.2 d of last October. Smith, upon being called for his defence, said, he had been employed by his cumin (the female prisoner) to carry the articles in question, sad had no knowledge of their being stolen. Anne Nichols stated, she had married in April last, and was about to settle, and had bought the articles for her own use; but her mistress being rather short of such utensils, she had used theist front the motive of wishing to accommodate the family. Several respectable witnesses gave Smith an excellent character, as did others the female prisoner. After an impartial summing up, the Jury consulted for a short time, and found Nichols Guilty, but acquitted Smith. FItIDA Y, Jaw. 10.—Tha Sessions this day concluded, and sentence of death was passed on the following 13 prisoners : Wm. Rivers and John 'fye, for forgery—Jas. Tuffnell Win. Wilson, George Bryan, John Redgrave, and William Jones, for burglary; John Lane and George Williams, for horse breaking ; Edward Smith, Robert Kitt, Letitia Williams, and Mary Scott, for stealing in a dwelling lions°. Six were sentenced to be transported for lite ; k fur 1 t years; and 26 for 7 *ears ;—IS were ordered to be pri vately, and four publicly whipped. The Sessions then adjourned to Wednesday, Feb. 25. Among the trials at the late Court of Ass:se at Ilium, was that of a family called Salgues, accused of a dread ful assassination. Maurice, one of the sous, had for three years been deeply enamoured of a girl named Ca tharine Pondegoire. She had long resisted hint, but at last, yielding to his promises, she became pregnant. His father and family would not hear of a marriage with the poar gill, who confided her situation to her lover, and to the Curate of the parish, at whose house they were to meet to arrange matters for her support. In the mean time, she was seen one evening near Salgues' house, and from that moment she disappeared. Sospicinit then arose that she had fallen the victim of some horrible crime. Search was made in the house of the Salgues, and in their ga-den. In the house was found a knife, in the form of a stiletto, still covered with blood"; and in the garden, whicii they dug all over, they found the body of the unfortunate girl. The inspection of the body showed that several blows had been given in the throat with the knife, andlto stifle the cries of the victim, they had put a gag of straw, birced so strongly into the mouth, that it was with difficulty withdrawn. They had also attempted several times to strangle her, first with a cord, then with a handkerchief, knotted, and drawn with force. A great number of witnesses were examined on the trial, which lasted four days. Salgues, the father, died in prison three days before the verdict was returned, and two of his sons, Peter and Anthony, have been ac quitted. A crowd of circumstances gave the fullest conviction of the guilt of Maurice Salgues, who has in consequence been condemned to death. Another trotting match, of two miles, for 200 guineas aside, took place on Menday, on the Bagshot road, be tween M r. Wells's roan mare and Mr. R. Painter's black horse. The mare made the play, and kept it the first half mile, when the broke into a gallop, and in turn ing the horse passed her. At the mile the horse broke, when neck and neck, and got four lengths a-bead.— Leery inch of the ground was contested, and both were together when two hundred yards front home. The mane WOll by two lengths in 6 minutes, 31 seconds. EXTRAORDINARY FLATS.—Friday, a man, tot a small consideration, undertook to run 17 miles in two hours, from Romsey market-place to half a mile on the Southampton road, which lie performed with apparent ease in ten minutes within the time.—One of the most extraordinary feats of exertion was made by a young man, Mark Fork, who hail been employed on a new road making by the Rev. W. Gamier, in the parish of Wickham, Hants ; who, for a trifling wager, undertook to wheel a barrow that he had liven accustomed to wink with on the road, with a hundred weight of gravel in it, 40 miles in 12 hours, viz. from six in the morning to six in the evening. This distance he perforated on ground measured for the purpose, on the turnpike road, hall a mile in length, in 10 hours and 28 minutes, without being very much distressed. Out Mouday morning an elderly female, who resides in the Kent-road, who by misfortune had been reduced from a state of affluence almost to dependence, went to the hank to draw one hundred pounds, for the purr) , e of intim; up a little shop in a fancy business, by the Fonts of which she hoped to be able to support herself in her declining years. This sum was nearly all she possessed. The money was paid to her in seven ten pound notes, and the remainder in sovereigns, which she put into a blue clasp purse, which contained a promis sory no:e.—She had not left the hank five militates, when between Threadneedle and Lombard-streets, she was sonounded by a gang of thieves, who, it is supposed, had previously watched her into the hank, who bustled her, and one of the villains imust his hand into her pocket, and took mit the purse, and with Ills associates decamped before site had recovered from her alarm, or discovered her loss. As soon as she lOOnd that she had been rubbed, she returned to the bank, where the notes (the numbers of which had been taken) were stopped. — The unfortunate woman hastened home in the greatest distress, stud her friends gave information to the magis trates of the different police offices of the robbery. . D A RING kitoFtwAY itnitsakt,—Weditesday anght, as Mr. Robert Dowling, ))) i)) iatureilatider, of Great Portland-..sect, was returning home from Kensingto.t. he was stopped near the further extr.mity of Hyde Park, by a fellow who knocked Mot down: his head oaute against a stone with great violence, which rendered him quite insensible; whilst in that situation, the villinti and His conipmion robbed him of his watch, suoucy, alit' some oilier property. The Rev. Robert Steele, Rector of Mundelley, a t hi, late tithe atll . , has deducted iti per cent. its conse ywnce of the agricultural depression. 02 alr f • • -•0"