The National Register. — London, England, 1816-08-05 00:00:00

CHRISTI.IN 2"REATY. In our Paper of Jane to, we have noticed this Treaty, which was is ;t year concluded at Paris by the Emperors of Austria and Rossi'', and the King of Prussia, as ex plained by Mr. Vansittart at the annual meeting of the Bible Society, in his Speech on the motion to print their Report. Hat the Minister did not condescend to explain the legal anti constitutional difficulties to which he Winded, as preventing our Sovereign from uniting iu, though they did not prevent him ►rota fully concurring in its spirit and principles ; and if nothing more WAS designed, than is comprehended in this explanation, it wus to promote the diffusion of the Holy Scriptures through out their ropective dominions. Mr. Bunting, in the 4-Gorse of a long and very Inminons ad dress on the motion to thank the Secretaries, gave the follow ing tribute of praise to our revered Sovereign " I hope that is not improper to express my opinion, that the peculiarly i gious character whieli has marked the life and reign of Geo. the Third, is a circumstance a Lich, under the blessing of God, has most materially contributed to uphold the interests and Influence of the Bible iu the present age. At a period, when the infidel rollers of some continental nations were actively com bining their efforts with those of pretended philosophers, and plotting the destruction otChristianity ; hew mischievous must have been the consegnences, humanly speaking, if our Sove reign had adopted similar views, and embarked in similar anti ehristian projects. Happily for this Empire, and happily for Europe and the world, whose moral prosperity sec ms to be in a great manner dependent on on the state or . moral feeling and energy in our country. George the Third was a Christian on principles and has employed, in various ways, the influence of his exalted station in the patronage and maintenanre of true religion and virtue. It has been stated in print, although not so generally known perhaps as such a fact deserves to be, that on the publication of Dr. laland's View of Deistical Writers, his Rot al Highness (now our most gracious Sovereign), then in the bloom of youth, purchased a number of copies of that work to the amount of MI. in value, merely for the pur pose of distribution among his personal friends. The Bishop of Norwich exerted his habitual philanthropy and liberality in his speech on the motion for thanking the Vresbyteries of Scotland; in which he said—" There is not a people on earth who have supported with more assiduity and unbounded liberality this society, than the kingdom of Scot land ; a people not so remarkable for their wealth as for their industry, their genuine evangelical piety, their high indepen dent spirit, and their love of religious and civil liberty—a king dom, the moral condition of which proves beyond all contro versy, that a general education of the children of the poor, and the distribution of the sacred scriptures, are the surest mean, under Providenee, of promoting, not only the happiness of the poor themselves, but the welfare of every government to w itich they belong, by enenuaaging those habits of industry, re- raltty, and religion, which the Bible inculcates in a way which most effeetnally informs the understanding and influert:•es the heart." 14.8. Some Dutch Bibles and Testaments sent to Sur:nam, In South America, found a ready sale. The Jews %vete the principal purchasers of the Bibles, as they undo , statell the Dutch, but not the Hebrew, the language in whitri the scrip tures are read in their synagogues.—Report, p. 83. IV patience and perseverance of the Negroes at Berbiee, in learning to read, is thus described by a Correspondent : •"fhey never appear to he tired; as soon as their work is done In the evening they begin to learn with all their hearts; some of them walk a considerable distance." Mr. 'Dint, who, when Clerk of the Ordnance, so freely handled the public money, and ultimately evaded justice by running away, it is said, not long since in France, in cir snmatances very different from his former flourishing con dition. The practice among tradespeople of exposing their goods upon chairs and forms upon the pavement outside their doors has increased with the decline of trade, and since the intro duction of Bazaars. In this state they appear like lost or abandoned goods, and tempt the needy or dishonestly-disposed passenger to pick them up. A man was apprehended in Oxford-street for a robbery, in carrying off a bundle which lay thus in his way, with many others, in front of a shop in that p met. He was, we are assured, the sixth person arrested for a similar offence lately committed at the same shop. Ta our last we gave the particulars of the execution, in the Old Bailey, of Boyce, Maycock, and Gregory. The latter maintained his innocence to the last; but declared that he freely forgave the person on whose evidence he was eon deinned. We have seen an affidavit from Elizabeth Coward, the witness alluded to, stating, that she was to have been married to *Gregory; that at his solicitation she had handed ben the stock receipt for 251., intending, as she could not then ht 1 1 .1 1 .1 to sell the same, that he should raise some money on it; on witch occasion he promised to meet her on the following Numbly, which failing to do, (as she now believes through mis take as to the appointment) she experienced great disappoint ment, and being applied to by a person connected with the Bank of England to know if she had consented to the transfer, she, while buffering i-alonsy and seeking revenge, and igno rant of the extent of pankiliment attached to such an offence, readily became a witnes and deposed on the trial (as was really the trent') that she t. : , 1 not given authority for the said transfu r, though from snost.i.i.lit circumstances she believes that Grego') must have le. leratond that she did. The affi davit concludes thus :—" Deponent ,urAier ....iith, that sinee she has heard that the said W. Gregor!, is order( d for execu tion, she has fell the most severe remorse at being the sole wit ness, whose testimony has, in the ...vanntli of anger, 'lupine] an ignomina us end, a youth of respectable connect:uns, and of principles t independent rd* this unfortimate transaction) the most pure and honourable; and that, had he kept the before mentioned erittagt mesa, be would have avoided his awful situa te.m."—Sworn at •.he Public Office, Great Mat lborough-street. On Friday 1a,.:, Mrs. Martha Clackson, wife of Mr. Richard Clack so:., of Henley G, eau, near Leigh, having been tier some time past in a Dod state of ' was in th^ habit of smelling to a small bottle ; and h:,, , 1n ti a z her hands mily engewd at the moment, the bhttle accidentally slipped into her mime' and stack in her throat, Medical assistance w o emnediately procured, and the hole was with great dif fi culty ex tricated; but she lingered only a few hours, and di e d in extreme agony. Klizatittli Wiling, of Ki•ten, near lioidon, is in custody on a charge on the ifith inst. murdered a. female child, of which she was rase, py forting :t to swallow a quantity of butter of anti- THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MAXIMS OF INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY. BY DR. B. FRANKLIN. Willemtier that time is mi m es. He that can earn 6s. a day los his labour, and gars abroad, or sits idle one half of the day, thooalt lu• spends but 61 during his diversion or idleness, ought not to reckon that the only expence: he 1145 really spent, or t h row n assay, 3s. besides. Remember that credit is money. If a man lets money lie in my hinds after it is tine, he gives me the interest, or so much as I can make of it, &Irina that time. This amounts to a con siderable sum it' a man has large credit, and makes a good use of it. Remember that money is of a prolific genetating nature. Money can beget money, mid its offspring can beget more, and so on: :Ss. turned is Gs.: turn it again it is 7s. Sd. and so on, till it becomes MI. The more there is of it, the more it pro. dnces every turning; so that the profits rise quicker and quicker. He that kills a breeding sow destroys all her off spring to the thousandth generation. He that murders a crown, destroys nil it might have produced, even scores of pounds. Remember that six potintl3 a year is but a groat a day. For less than this little sum, which may daily be wasted in time or expeuce unperceived, a man of credit, may, on his own secu rity have constant use and possession of lOW. So much in stock, briskly turned by au industrious mail, produces great advantage. . _ . Remember this saying, a that the good paymaster is Lord of another man's purse."• He that is known to pay punctually, and exactly, to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friend can spare. This is sometimes of great use; therefore never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappoint ment shut your friend's purse tlir ever. Good natured creditors (and suck one would always chase to deal with, if one could) feel pain when they arc obliged to ask for money. Spare them that ;mitt, and they will respect you. When you receive a snot of money, divide it among them in proportiou to your debts. 1)o nut be ashamed of paying a small sum, because you owe a greater. Money, more or less, is always welcome; and your creditor had rather be at the trouble of receiving 101 voluntarily brought him, though at ten different times or payments, than be obliged to go ten different times to demand it, before he can receive it in a lump. It shows that you are mindful of what you owe, it makes you ap pear careful, as well as an honest man, and that still increases your credit. Beware of thinking all your own that you may possess, and of living accordingly. It is a mistake that many people who have eredit fill into. To prevent this, keep an exact account of your r • pence: and income. If you take pains to mention particular-, it will have this good effect—you will discover how sonde +•ally small trilling expellees amount up to large sums; and will discern what might have been, and may fur the (Wore, be sa.ed, without occasioning any great inconvenience. In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as .i!te way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and Fraga!ity; that is, waste neither yon• time nor money, but make the best use of both. He that gets all he can, and saves all he gets, (necessary expences and acts of charity ex cepted u, will certainly become rich; if that Being, who governs the world, to whom all should look for a blessing on their honest eudeav ours, doth not in his wise Providence otherwise determine. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE Saturday Charles Lucas, a notorious experimentalist, was induced to add another to his numerous attendances at this office, under a charge of pickily; a gentleman's pocket, on Friday last. The officers who apprehended the prisoner deposed, that Inning no ticed hint, in company with other suspected persons, following a young gentleman along Fleet-street at the time stated, they disposed themselves to watch the movements of the gang. The prisoner was observed to skirt his quarry, but mistaking the pozlect, after u short time he renewed his inquiry, when one of the officers seeing him in possession of the gentleman's pocket-book, and concealing it in his bosom, immediately collared the prisoner, whereupon a violent scuffle ensmsl, during which the prisoner took an opportunity of flinging the pocket-book with its undiminished contents into a pimp-shed near femple Bar. A young sailor passing at the moment gave prompt assistance, and stxured the pocket-book, which was afterwards lodged at the office. Mr. Maillan, the gentleman who was pludered, deposed, that the book now exhibited belonged to hint, and that the contents were his property, being £ll2 in notes besides memorandums and papers be longing to his employer, who is a merchant. lle distinctly identified the property. The evidence of the young sailor corroborated the former testimony, and the prisoner was fully committed. BOW-sTRFF.T. Monday J. Norris, a master tailor, of Kingston, charged on stiml don of being concerned in robbing the warehouse of Messrs. 'Loyd and Brockbank, wholesale drapers in Ilueklersbury, was committed for fur ther examination. THE CONSPlitacr.—Wednesday, B. Johnson, late a City Officer, was charged with having incited one W. Baxter to commit a robbery in the house of Mr. Snowsill, in Gray's-inn-lane, for which he was tried on the 19th of September, 1814, and sentenced to death. The only evidence on the trial was that of Johnson, and Bray (another City °theta). On the trial Johnson said, " The prisoner went on the 31st of July to the house of the prosecutor; I saw him; he came our, and said, that the old woman and her daughter were out, but the old man was within. Ile waited a quarter of an hour, and seeing the old man go out, . Now,' said he, • here goes.' I saw the pri•oner open the door and enter the house. I then went to the door, and met him com ing out; he said,' My things (meaning the keys) won't fit, but I must have it.' He went in again, and I saw from the opposite side of the way the curtain drawn. In about ten minutes the prisoner came out; I apprehended him and took him to a publichionse, and found upon him, 161. in silver, three pocket-books, &c." The life of Baxter was saved on condition of transportation; and the solemn manner in which lie avows that Johnson planned the whole, corroborated by other cir cungtantial evidence, has induced Mr. Nares to endeavour to sift the matter to the bottom. There were seven or eight witnesses examined on Wednesday on the subject. The landlord, who at the time of the robbery kept the Guy Earl of Warwick, in Gray's-inn-lane, deposed, that on the 31st of July, Ilsl4, between two and three o'clock, a man came into his house end had a . pint of beer; he then went out, and Johnson and another man came in a short time afterwards. Johnson had a handkerchief with him; they had a great deal of silver, which they counted. Johnson went out, and left his man in possession of the prisoner, and in a quarter of an hour brought in another, who he said was an Officer.—Mr. Nares, .6 That contradicts every word Bray has said."—Witness remembered that the other officer had a good many half guinea; and 7s. pieces in a h a ndk erc hi e f. J o h nseut too k t h em from trim, and they went away with the prisoner and the other officer. Johnson (to witness) Did I not leave property with you or v o to wife?"—Witness„ " Not to my knowletlxe, or her's."--John,on, .6 Was there not another man tame into your house with inn?"— ' Witness, 66 I believe there was."—Johnson .6 You will find, you. I Worship, that if all the witnesses are extunined, and their evidence compared, it will turn out precisely the sante as I gave upon the trial." —Hatton, the watch-house keeper, deposed, that Baxter was brought to the wat.::: . house about duce o'clock on the 3utli or 31st of July; he AUGUST G. never saw BaNter until he was troupe to the watch-house.—Johnson. " You have sworn directly to th , .! contrary." A great number of witneetes were afterwards examined, and their depositions taken at length; the result was, that Johnson was onkred back to the House of ('orrection. and Mr. Nares went to the Sweaty ot' Stan to lay the whole of the depositions before hint. It l to be hoped the conspirators, whose nefarious proceed. ings are before the piddle, will feel tit' convicted) the severity of justice in the same manner as the wretches who were guilty of like offeuces in 175.5-S. They were all indicted, tried, and convicted for the wittul murder of one of their victims, who had been executed for a robbery wit% which they had charged him. On the trial a question arose, whether the fart proved against the e ' • Is amounted to murder by any law then ex isting, which question was reserved for argument before the Judges. The indictment against them was for aiding, hiring, and counselling one of their gang to rob, with the person exe cuted (who knew nothing of the whole transaction), another of their sillainous associates; bat because it did nut appear that they did inawdiatsty, and in person apply to both the two men, the verdict was brought in special. The Judges took some time to consider the case; and in Feb. Intl. the mis creants, Macdaniel, Kerry, Salmon. and Egan, received the following sentence, viz. " That they should stand in the pillory, two at a time, to be imprisoned 'seven years in Newgate, to tied security of I,oJal. each for their good behaviour for seven years, and to pay each a heavy fine, and be imorisuned until such seem ity and tine were complied with." On the Nth of March following, they accordingly were placed in the pillory in Smithfield. and were very much pelted, and Egan received a severe wound which proved mortal, and he died soon after. The others were misreably bruised, but reeei - ell no norther injury, except being co. eyed with all the filth and nastiness that could be collected. These wretches had carried mi this nefarious system upwards of sixteen year., and some of then' had raised a great deal of money. Tuesday W. Elliott. a master bricklayer, of Ilanimersmith, was re examined, charged with attempting to violate the person of Mary Ann Ritd, under five years of age. Mary Cure stated, that on the P.ith ult. she observed the child running from its parents' house, in which the prisoner had been at work, in great agitation; she ran to her mother, and told her that the man in the white jacket, trowsers, and cap. had ill-treated her. Witness (with the mother) examined her per.lo,l, when what the child h A stated was confirmed by the appear ance of her garrneats. W. D. Bird, father of the child, depmed that he expostuland with the prison, r, who replied, that he only kissed the child, accounted for the appearances on her garments, by saying he had begin sizing some parches on the walls, and that some sprinkles must have fallen on her. Witness accordingly went to the room in which the prisoner had been at wotk, hut could net observe any sized patches on it. The prosecutor said, Mat a Al:. Pitt, in the ithseree of the prisoner, had repeatedly applied to him to make un the matter, and asked him if some money and a gond supper would make .t up. Mr. l'itt said, in answer, that he did not offer money he orly issked if they would not take 2! . Mr. Birnic said, he dams know what construction to put imon words; but it appeared to him that money could not have been offered with any other intention. At the examination on Menday, tome mystery was attached to the case, in consequence of Mr. Hanson. the Magistrate, who resides in that part of the country, destroying his warrant after he had issued it against Elliott. . . . . - The worthy NTE.gistrate now attel. led before Mr. Birnie, and ex. plained his motives for cancelling the warrant after he had ivsued it, to arise from the most delicate and honourable motives; having had a dispute with Elliott, he deemed the charge improper to be brought before him. and therefore sent all the parues to the above office. Under all the circunistaneca, Cie Magistrate thought it right to hold Elliott to bail. W. Reardcn was fully committed for stealing no dollars, the pro perty of Col. Jarvis, of the 57th regiment. A young man, late a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Roharts, Curtis, and Co. in Lombard-street. underwent a long examination. charged with feloniously stealing a large sum of mosey trom the hank.. The coin deficient has already been aNcertained to amount to upward. of tgoOL which, it is suppoud, lie had taken at different times. Several notes have been traced into his possessi,m, which have been identified by marks of the out-door clerks, put on them when they take them front persons they collect from. (hi the deficiencies in the accounts being discovered, and an empiry taking place.. suspicion fell upon the prisoner, which induced hi:n to ab.cond. On the following day he was traced to a house in the New-road, where he was cohabiting with a fein'tle. When the officer had taken him into custody he found him very ill, and having no doubt that he had taken poison, a Medical Gentleman was sent for, and on him arrival he administered a portion of medicine, which had the desired eff:ct of bringing a large portion of lainlanuin off his stomach, just in tune to save his life. On his being brought to the office, there were evident symptoms of his having taken poison. from his head and face being considerably swelled. The female with whom he cohabited was brought to the office, and ex amined as to the course of life he punned, the sums of money that be brought home and expended upon her; but she, as might be expected. was very reluctant to say any thing that would criminate the prisoner. The prisoner was comniitted for further examination. H.kTTON-GARDEN. Tuesday, R. Mackay, one of the conspirators, underwent a final ex amination, charged with receiving a gold seal, stolen by Hubbard in a skittle-ground, as has been detailed. lie was fully committed for trial.—He then requested not to be sent either to Newgate or lierkenwell Prison, as he should be murdered. The Magistrate, there fore, committed him to the House of Correction. In consequence of information received by Read, jun. and Limbrick, of Ilatton-ganlen office, that J. Ft:alley, alias Jackey Dandy, was the contriver of a burglary committed in the house of Mr. Poole, of Eve rett-street. Brunswick-square, and in which Vaughan waS• the appre hender of 'l. Batts, It. Rowley, and .1. Farthing, who were convicted of the same on the I ttli of January Ist, they apprehended him, and he underwent an examination before Mr. Rain.sfonl, who ordered him for further examination. It appears, that Vaughan and l)anley were in close consultation on the night before the robbery; and it is said, by one of the unhappy men under sentence of death, that Danlev was the person who took sonic of the property stolen; hut lie was alowel to escape. Every day brings new infnnuation relative to these abomina ble conspiracies. Young Edwards, the Petro le. has been ai aerated; it being the de. temiinauon of the Magistrates to follow up the investigation respecting any who have but a slight suspicion against them of their conduct being improper, till the suspicion attached to them is wholly cleared up. The suspaton against Young Edwards is, that he was with Vaughan when lie took the men at the manufactured burglary at Mrs. M`Donald's house at lloxton. ARI.ItOROITG 11-STREET. A Gentleman of tortunc, in Argyle -street, complained of R. Keen for a daring robbery and outrage in his house on Saturday sennight.— The Gentleman went to the Opera that night, leaving his two children, two female servants, and Keen, whom he had recently taken into his service. The two females went out, after putting the children to bed ; and Keen went up to the two children in bed, and with horrid impreca tions demanded where their father kept his money. He first awoke a little boy, who was unable to answtr his question; and he next awoke the siqtr, a child of tend'r years, and, with a hammer in his hand, en 3cavoured to intimidate her by untirg that he had killed her brother.— The children could give him no information, and the nil ., nder proceeded fn ransack the house, and obtained a gold watch and two other., toge ther with Rank-notes of town and country to a large amount, with which he p.t o'f, 3,01 h•:, not yet been secured. The prisoner is a youth un der 21 years of S h e, and a native of Camden. Gloucestershire. WOHSIIIP-STREET. Tuesday, Ilarriett tlarva •res examined on the following charge : Elizat Lb, tia.sititer GI G. Sun.,:dr,e, of L'Acr-stret•t, mita!, that eolue UtZ pres , him NTE teeel td) titul sevu9l of tit to ,h from the t Juni I A 'I t!lio,t he:ul,