The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-13 00:00:00

respectable housekeepers, and that while they were detaiii.ll at the watch-house, lie proposed that all the company present, including the defendants, should join to send tor drink. Ilv would not swear, that when lie was atiaclo'd at the la-house to tell his name, he would see them all befine he would tell his name: Ashel'.l the other vrosecittor, corroborated the first Witness. The watchman and officers at the watch-house, proved such of tire facts SWANd by the first witness as took place in their piesence. Mr. Adolphus and Mr. Phillip; addressed the Jury in eloquent speeches for the defendants. They contended that their cheats haul only interfered as men of honour a nd feeling, to preserve a respectable female from the insults oh hardened thief-takers ; and that the prosecu tion was a speculation to obtain money. M rs..lames, the female who had the bundle, stated that it was bout eleven o'clock when she was (OW thing house to Poplar, where she lived, and was attacked 1.1, Asheltry, who did not say he was an officer, nor spew Iris staff, but said she would give him the bundle she bad under her cloak. She took him for a thief, and refused; but offired to go to the toll-house, which was near. Ashelby pulled her very much, when the defen dant Butler came up, mid YOu use the woolan unkindly." She then went with the prosecutors to the tollhouse, where they examined her bundle, and saw she was well-known to the collector, and desired her to go. She asked who and what they were, and they re fused to tell their names. She then gave charge of them to the watch. Mr. Alley then addressed the Jury for the prosecution, defending the conduct of the prosecutors, and said hey must be protected as useful cats to keep off vermin. The Chairman charged the Jury that the officers must be protected in the discharge of their duty. The Jury, after deliberating about half au hour, found all the defendants Guilty. This cause, which appeared to excite great interest oc cupied the Court front twelve to tix o'clock. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9.—Edward Beddcll, G orge Chambers, and John Moore, were indicted for assaulting William Winder. The prosecutor, who is a licensed victualler, stated, that he summoned Budded to toe County Court of Requests lilt a debt he owed [inn, and obtained a decree against butt. Betide!! caine to the Court, accompanied by the other two defendants, and i aaaa nediately on coming out they all three commenced abusing him in the grossest manner. Betidell spit in his face, and Chambers, whom lie had never seen before, said he would give the prose cutor Id. if he'd fight him. The prosecutor said they were three scamps, and he'd have noti lill g to do whit them. Chambers instantly struck hint a blow that broke the bridge of his nose, and knocked him down, where Chambers struck hint again. Mr. Walford, who was counsel for the prosecution, was about to speak to evidence, when the Jury declared tiny were fully satisfied of the guilt of the prisoners. The judgment of the Court was, that Edward Belden should be imprisoned in the House of Correction, and kept on the county allowance for six weeks ; that George Chambers should be imprisoned for the same time, and in same manner ; and that John Nlote should be imprisoned in the same manner for fourteen days. After all the appeal causes had been disposed of, two women were tried, 011 the prosecution of the Mint, for ninon% counterfeit money. Margaret Crowley was convicted of tittering two bad h. If-crowns, and sentenced to ail mouths imprisonment Mr each, and to find security for her own good behaviour for two years. Ann Jackson was found guilty of passing two bad sovereigns, and sentenced to a like punithment. This prisoner appeared somewhat above die common class, and refused to give any other account of herself than that she was the wife of a lawyer's clerk. GROSS ASSAULT AND OUTRAGe.--OD Wednesday cot 'ling. as Staples, an officer belonging to the Mary-le bone Police, was proceeding towards home, wilt his wife and family, near Button-square, New-road, he was surrounded by a banditti of fellows, shunt 1b iu number, who pushed and insulted theta with the tso grow, abusive langnage, and pushed them lorward. The ruf fians pulled them about, and nearly tore all the clothes from Staples back the ollicer with great fortitude bore all the insults, and never mentioned who tie ws, until coming to a watchman, he requested his assistance to drive them off; bat the ruffians levelled the watchman to the ground by the blow of a stick. Staples then de clared who he was, and sprung the watchman's rattle ; several other watchmen coming to his assistance, a gene ral conflict ensued between the fellows, and the wa•ch men who at length overpowered the refractory gang, t.iking nine of the most violent into custody. Olt % to tile watch-house a general battle took place, and three succeeded in making turir escape. The remainder till• derwent an examination before Mr. Dyer, the sitting magistrate at Marlborough-street, who ordered theta to fitta bail for the gross and unprovoked assault. On Sunday morning four prisoner effected their escape from St. Augustine's gaol, Canterbury, by forcing the stones of their cell, amt making a breach in the walls; one, however, shortly returned, and delivered hiniselt up. As stlon as their escape was discotered, the ohliitcrs were un the alert, and traced the fugitives up the road ; they were seen in Ewersham, and had put their shirts over their prison clothes, which appearing like a gaber dine, enabled them to pass unsuspected. They were traced to Suxkbury Valley, which they passed uu horse- back, having borrowed horses on the road. Here all trace of them was lust. The wet weather has destroyed the potatoes very ge nerally hi Irelmid,and girat apprehensions arc eutcrt lined of famine in that country. From the Lind to mouth —tched population live, when a ,urs, they are absolutely without i way in which the wretCho calatnity of this kind occurs, resource. THE NATIONAL REGISTER Volta. mumi•,••=l.•• MANSION. HOUSE. The driver of one of the Camberwell stage coaches appeared beforegi be Lord Mayor, hut not until he had been summoned a second time, to sth e el the complaint of a shopkeeper iu itishopsaatc-street, who charged him with having ohm meted the huslllebS oh t he shop, by block ing up the access to it with his coach. 'flue defendant had dt iven his coach close to the complainant's door, and there lie stood, notwithstanding the earnest request of the com plainant, to the injury of the business of the shop. The deftlidant denied the charge, and was ready to swear that lie spoke truth. The Lord Mayor said great complaints hod been made of late against the drivers of stage coaches, and examples must be made. His Lordship tined the ilt fendant 105. BOW S'IItEET. Mr. Richard liirkinaa Lane, Of No. 42, WitiVriCk4trtei, 60141CII•square, an Irish gentleman, who represented himself ;is a member of the profession of the law, was un Ft May brought before Mr. Halls, the sitting magistrate at this office, in the custody of Lee, under a peace warrant issued by Sir Richard Milie, upon the application of Mr. Wm. Coppinger, of No. I, Duncan-place, Leicester square, a met cantile gentleman, and also a native of the sister island. Mr. Coppinger stated, that on Wednesday evening lie went to dine at a house called 'Die lilac PU4t, %%here he saw Mr. Lane and another gentleman, tie a iti the office, at a table opposite to that at which he was tliniug. He had not been on terms of intimacy with Mr, Lane, but knew him a little, iu rolltiegllellee of having met lain oc casionally at a boarding-house, iii which his mother re sided. After lie had iiitislied his tinier, and when the other parties who had been dining in the 1 . 00111 had retired, Mr. Lane stood up, buttoned ots coy, put on his hat, strutted up to him, and accosted him its the following ternis :—" Sir, I am glad to meet you at last ; I have been lot some time past looking out for you. Pi ay, sir, how came you to tell (mentioning a particular lady) that I was married to Mrs. Montague?" And without waiting for a reply, he added, " If you said so, you ate a liar; and if you deny it, yon are a liar; and if you do not notice this (flinging down bas card), you are a coward. 'von under stand me." Mr. Coppingcr was quite astounded, and, ringing the bell, lie directed the waiter to send up the landlord. When the latter appeared, he told him he wished to be protected against the defendant's conduct, whit li was that of a blackguard, and w Inch he would no tice in no other way than through the medium of the police ; he would therefore thank him to send fur a peace officer. Such behaviour, lie said, dit not warrant him to place the defendant out a level with himself, or to treat Mtn as a gentleman, Mr. Lane then observed, that he was as good a gentleman as the complainant, who was only a seller of Irish provisions, and not a merchant as he represented Ia I aaa self to be. With respect to having said he was married (Mr. Cuppinget contented , it was a matter of perfect indiderencc to him whether lie eats 4tr was not ; lie bad heard lie was, and even if lie had said sit, Ise did not conceive there was any thing libellous in it ; but if Mr. Lane had asked him in a different 'intoner, or sent a gentleman to call neon him, lie should have given him an explanation. From the 11141111er in which the defendant acted, however, he had, in his opinion, disentitled himself to the satisfaction of a gentleman, and he accordingly told ilea vu ; upon which the defendant observed, that SiIICC lie would lake no notice of what he had said to lien, he wand take every possible opportunity of repealing it in the street or wherever else he should meet him; and if that did not make him notice it, perhaps the application of a horsewhip might. Having consulted a professional friend, he (Mr. Cuppingei) had, with his advice, applied to Sir It. liirnie fur a Wa114111; and lie How solicited pro tection at the hands of the magistrate limn a repeiitioas ut this outrageous conduct with which he had berm tin eat ened. Mr. Lane, in his defence, admitted that the statement of Mr. Coppinger was substantially cum eel, except with regard to the mentioll of a horsewhip. Honoree painful to his feelings the report might be, that tie ei is mar tied to Mrs. Slolitagite, a woman ut notorious character, that was the ostousitila reason fur his addrissiug Mr. Coppitiger in the way in which he had dune; but the teal cause which had induced him to adept such a ptueeedios was, the repeated insults offered by I 1111 l to lii• mother. Mr. Halls observed, that that was not the mode in which he should seek redress for an injury, if he sustained any. Mr. Lane said, that there were some mine ies of such a nature that the laws afforded uo redress for them; that was the case bete; and he was therefut e (tonged to adopt a claim rut mode ur pn ocredwg from that which lie should 114' e put sited tinder dam cut circuit's 'allot s. When 1.4: saw Mr. Coppinger come into the mann, lie told his timed that he should have something to say to that geutleinau when they were alone; and lie did accordingly, when the room was nearly duality, go over to him and address him iu mc terms which mid been stated; hut lie denied most positively having ever mentioned the word " What right Mr. Coppinger had to sty that he emisitlered himsell his superior, he could not cohjecinie : he (Mr. L.) was in the profession, and was certainly, at least, Mr. C.'s equal. Mr. Coppinger denied having ever insulted Mr. Lane's mother, or any other lady. 11 was three months ago since lie had been in the house in which she was, and during all that time the defendant might have celled eu kiln if he had ally complaint of that kind to make ; he 'Nal, easily Maud, as he was on 'Change every day. The defendant was theu called upon to enter into the usual recogitimmeces. Mr. Coppinger did not wish the defendant to be put to any luconvenience tespecting sureties. Mr. Lane would accept of no favour at Mm. Coppingees baud, bat pledged his honour, in auswei to am observation of Mr. Halm', that lie should nut repeat his conduct to wards Mr. Cuppieger. 'OWN HALL. Ou Friday Mr. appeared before •Aldcraian J. J. Smith, to phew cause wits he neglected to utaimaiu his wife. The muceedings were itudituteul by the parish officers, from abuse staterneut it appealed that Mrs. aiw plied to them for relief, stating that her abaudaninent by her unsound, in consequence ut wait h Ike) gi anti ti her pe (mutat) relief, by which mean. she became c har,eable to there, and still coutinued to be so. Her hustsend lid been applied to, and although nut averse to union mg tier u settl.e. mem, yet he or:need so mut h indeci.ion mom the business that they were compelled to swam to the usual process in such eases. Mrs, wio then btuupht funt tad to prove Ittf A; - "C. lion. She was accompanied by her sister, and approach. d with an air of humble modesty; that at once excited sym pathy and respect. Her eyes, however, %s ere red and swola with tears, and she no sooner reached her husband, than she suddenly sr ized both his hands, and then dropping on her knees, cried in convulsive accents—`: Oh dearest, fore.—" A violent rattling hi her throat told the re.t, and she dropped senseless ma the ground ; but still she retained her husband's hands with the grasp of death ! The scene was pathetic beyond description,and much enure affecting than any tragedy of fictitious woes. 'f he vulgar crowd drew back in amaxe• meat, and even the constables, who daily behold human nrisery iu it, most hideous arid heart-reutling forms, and whose hearts (generally speaking) are steeled against every norpul,e of humanity—even they were moved almost to tears. Mr. for a moment surveyed the deadly object before him, whilst the big drops forced themselves into either eye. He evidently held some violent conflict with his feelings : bnt as if recollecting himself all at once, he dashed the pitying tear from his eye, then ex. " Forgive? oh: no more! no more!" and vio lently disengaging himself, walked to the opposite side of the Justice•room, whilst the officers gently carried Mrs. into another room, where every means were used for her recovery. Shortly afterwards the defendant, who had by this time suppressed the violence of his feelings, again came tut ward to assure the Magistrate, that altho' iris behaviour might appear inexplicable, it was not the result of hardness of heart or want of feeling. but It was founded on a thorough conviction that his wife had wroard hint in a manner, which it would be criminal to pardon. He had married her with every prospect of happiness seven years ago, and sire had borne him two children, who were still living strider iris own ()Wet 'Mimi. His conduct towards her was neither Mush nor illebetal, and during that period she had squandered away the stun of 50001. respecting which he had never even ques tioned her, and never would for as melt more, bad not eir euinstances recently' transpired which plated his dts honour and her parlay beyond a doubt. He had, in fact. discovered, by letter., in her possession, that she carried tin a criminal correspondence with Milli her man, and he then most certsi ily did exclude her from his house, and he was now iv illiug to allow her any sum is rich the parish officers might name, as moth:tem to maintain her in n secluded mid respectable manner; but to forgive her the crime, and again to take her to his bosom, was what he knew no law, human or divine, would recommend, and what hi., consistently a ills his notions of honour laud morality, could out commit to. TM. worthy 'Magistrate appeared much affected by what had pas-ed ; hut although he seemed sincerely to pity both parties, he Oltert.(l no su4gcstinn on the ea,e, except advising the defendant to settle the mailer aim the parish, fur which purlieu; he withdrew, and Mrs. ---- was shortly after conveyed ho Le by her bi.ter. Thursday night an inquest was held before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner, at the Caitlin' pe Arms, Gray's Inn Line Road, on the body of Mr. John Graham, who resided at the house of Mr. Gfilll3lll, who resided at the house of Mr. French, in C;ougla-street, near Cal thorpe-place. The deceased had been in a respectable situation under government, and had a wire and child living. He was akw years ago in very respectable cir cumstances, and lived in a state of affluence. Some time ago he failed in a speculation into which he had eutered, and was deprived of nearly the whole of his property. Having arranged his affairs, it was determined that his wife and child should go and reside with rela tions in the country, till begot a situation, by which lie would be enabled to support them. Having met with repeated disappointments, and subsisting entirely upon the sale and pledging of his furniture and apparel, he took an obscure lodging in Gough street, and there re sided tar the last three months. He corresponded with his wife, and she expressed in her late letters a great anxiety to retorts to him; in a letter which she received from hint last week, she said she would be with bins on Wednesday. Site arrived in London on Wiednesilay te noon, awl Went directly to Isis lodgings. On enter ing his apartment, her terror can scaicely he conceived at iindui~ her husband a cold and lifeless corpse, sus pendad by a nail from the side of the bed-room. It was discovered that tile deceased hail parted with every hit of furniture and apparel, except the bedstead alb, 'lie clothes he wore. He had been for nights on the bare bedstead. Distress at the return of his wife to joni hint in llllSery, it is believed, all..cted his Italia!, and caused him to COntnin the act. He tied a handkerchief over his face, and another round his legs before lie sits peo.lerl himself. It is iusposed that the unfortunate mast had been hanging since the preceding night. It is im possible to form an adequate idea of the distressed state of the widow, left without a house or frieud, and at such a distance from her relations. The above lacts de tailed by Mr. Frenen made an extraordinary impressioa upon the minds of the Jury, who returned a verdict— " that the deceased,' in a distracted state of mind, pro. duced by distress, put an cud to his existence by hanging himself." FORGED NoTes.—John Clement xnd Joseph Cle ment we re appreriended a few days ago and pla 11l ill td b e fore W. Marriott, Eq. at the New Batley .? Sell4rd, on a clear case of uttering a forged Bank or England note. Their lanai con 1111 l titient to Laticasser Castle was disivinled until the intentions of the Bank could he ascertained with respect to them. 'rite Bank Drrectori wrote to Mr. Milne, the clerk to the nraAtstrates." That they had been at a very heavy expense in seridiog gold coin to supply this part of the kingdom, and that peflollll who would not be protected by the Bank ;" but they !nutter inti mated, that if a prosecut 1111 l was carried urn, they would send down an inspector at their own expense. to appear on the trial, to prove the forgeries. In cousequatee of the Bank thus declining to prosecute, the men were t'is cnaried on Wednesday week. M I ,LANCHOLY EVENT.-.-011 Christmas - day, a res pectable family, named Guest, rcsitlin.; nem 1 it id scraped Ito their dinner what alley s r l rlr se.l to ire buri:4:4(1.14,h, but which, trrhappily firm J um to tie up,tis tune; they all pursuit of it, air. SilOCklll to relate, Mrs. Guest died in a short time afterwards, and it WAn with greatdibicully Mr. Li. and the cuiltiren subsequently recovered. % .2. . . . . f ~. ~_:_-~, ~• , ag4SAK.I +,L_ Y~ ~..y~+~i Min I I I I bf , ~~