The National Register. — London, England, 1823-01-26 00:00:00

i ~--_ OVERSEERS--THE RING v. POYNDER THE ELDER. The Cosanice August moved to set amide the verdict of guilty is this eau. 'Fbe defeadait bad bees tried epee an isdiebeeet for refesieg to eery. Ibe ogee of overseer of the peer in the pariah of Bt. Anne, Blackfriare. A point of law was reserved at the trial for the °pianos of the Court, and the gasifies was, whether Mr. Poysd e r was liable, as uiehabi tent of the above perish, to serve ibis *Mu. The defendant was proprietor, with Mr. Dobson, u s lime-metabant. He bad a house and wharf is Earl-street, Blackfriars. It appeared at Use trial that be never slept ia the house at all. It was iss espied by • elerk, who was employed to carry es the butane. The defandeat lived with his family at Civilities Judge Bailey—There was a tenantry Commies Sergeant—Yes ; yet there is some doubt thrown se the liability 10i the defendant to serve, by • discusaion last Tins, on a question respecting the meaning of the act of th. 43d of Einuibeth. The question is, whether, as this was sot his sleeping house, lie was as inhabitant of the parish. The 611th Geo. II I. enacts, that a person assessed for the relief of the poor of • parish may be appointed overseer of the poor, although not • householder in the parish. As a mere occupier be may be an inhabitant. If it •es is his regular occupation, it might be described as his hoese in • case of burglary. The Covert havia„; decided that the coovictius ought to ahead, refused the rale applied for by the Commas 8 :ripest. AWAY. JAN. 24. wiiLiamios is. JOHNSON. Mr. Marryatt moved is this case to ester • nonnit.. Three persons were is partaership of the eases of Hiligood, Fowler, and Dixes,; Dixon bad bees is the habit of ia dorsieg bills in the same of the fine, and the questboi was (after a dissolution or attendee of the inn was alleged to have takes place), whether the hissing such bills for the purpose of being discounted, was evidence of the existence of sub Ares, se as to mufti° an Wks oe a bill of exchange. The cease was tried at Gaildliall, before the Lord Cb;el Justice, and a verdict give, for the phdatilr, on which as °him jectioe was taken by Mr. Meerut, and reserved for the .pinion of the Court. Ilia Lordship was of "pillion on the triai, that there was evidence of Waists' being carried as by each fins, sad that it was not aeseseary the bills should be endorsed by the other partners, Ilabgeed sad Fowler. Mr. Justice Bayley eatutarred is thioking, that after the die soignee of the partnership, it might he expedint to draw bills for the mew arat, la the same muse, as the old bad done. If Dieu drew such bills without authority, that would amount to fraud or forgery ; bet Dittos being still • partner of the sew Arm, it was competent for them to draw bills by Dius's pro auntie., in the same manner as before. Mr. Justice Holroyd uncured—the allegation of the hills being indorsed by an indiFereut pereos was immaterial, if Dixon had had a general authority. Mr. Joiner Best held that very slight evidence of the exist epee of the old Inn week' sustain the action against the exist ing partners, without binding sick original partners as had withdrawn from the existing firm. The Court was of opinies that the verdict for the defendant (who was as issiocent bolder), should sot be disturbed.—Mule refused. •RTICLES OF TOE PEACE.—STEEL e. LOCAL. Mr Adolphus moved to exhibit articles of the peace on be half of Francis Steel, of Oxford -street, and George Steel, his ahopman, against the defendant, Philip and John Lamas, timber dealers, for obstructing the exhibitant's right of way through certain wooden gates—assaulting, abusing, end threatening him with personal •iolence—taking exhibitant and shop's*. to the watob-house, and occasionieg alarming mobs to collect is front of exhibitanes shop-door, with the aid and assistance of • watchman of the parish of Murle-hoee--striking eibibilant with an iron bar—causing his 1101 W to bleed and gi;ing hint • black eye, with divers other bodily injuries and personal wrongs, so as to cease the exhibition to confine himself to his bed, to the great injury of his health and danger of his life— waylayiag exhibition at • late hoer at night, after hawing threatened lc do for eihibitant, &c. &c. on the night of the llth ofJainary instant. Mr. Adolphus stated, that this was a possession of premises by the family of the defendant, to the an•oyaiwe of every other neighbour adjoining. That an indictment had been preferred by other complainants against these defendants, who haring been convicted, still went en to offer these acts of violence defiance of the law. The Coen permitted the articles to be filed. HANDING V. Sin H. WILSON. This was an action for a nitiaarice and the obstruction of a public right of way, in the parish of St. Lake, Chelsea. The cause was tried before the Lord Chiefiestice at the sittings after last Term. The defendant held premises is Chelsea, and is the coarse of his improvements he raised a bask sad a wall on the aide of the road which led to the plaintiW's leasehold property, so. es to reader arcess to the same less commodious. Mr. Scarlett applied for a rale to spew cause why a new trial should mot be had, on We grimed of ■ misdirection on the part of the Chief Justice. The Court granted a rule, In the expeetation that it might lead to accommodation between the parties. COURT OF CHANCERY. TIIVRiDAY, JAL 21. _ This being the first day llof Term, the Leassed. aid Lines Counsel met the Lord Chancellor, as wad, in the Hell before they preceded to business in their respective Courts. The Lord Chameellor took his seat at one. lie stated that be thought a great part of the relief in the petition of Mackay v. Todd must be granted, but as to-day was so shod,. he having in Term time to rise et two o'clock to give plarie to•the Bewohers, sad as it would take at least an hour for hiss, to state the grounds on which he bad formed his opinion, he wield defer it till to morrow morning. COURT OF COMMON PULAR. TursoA v. JAN. 21. CROIKSHANIE V. TOLLET. Mr. Abrahams opened the pleadings. Sergeant Pell stated the rase to the Jury, and observed this was an action for damages sus:Dined by the plaited( in §-mese quence of the furious driving of a servant of the defeedan , 's. Jobe Clarke tememlicrs on the 4th of August going to Hunwell, in company wigs his son and the prosecutor—took places i■ the coach to return—plaintiff sat on the coach boa— witness and his son sat directly behind. la was a two-horse coach—the coach an in the first Wrioince, drove off vislemly, Sagging bin horses repeatedly. When we wise descending lianwell Hill, at the rate of 12 miles an boar, witness Gazed danger, aoulcalled on the coachmen mot to log his horses so violently. Witness heard Mr. Creashank say to his, Fur Cod's sake, don't drive so violently." Plairtif took hold of the bat on the left of the boa-seat, lad when the coach bed nearly arrived at the bottom of the bill, the coachman again dogged his berm, and turned suddenly round to the left—it 41e;17.7 TAR NATIONAL REGISTER was down the turning leading to Breetford—the terming is at right angles with the road. The souls was thrown over a• the right side as it turned. MUMS was thrown some distaue upon the gravel-reed. Wilmette was thrown epee him, and thinks his weight broke the plaintiff's leg. The person who drove the emieb wu out a regular coachman—believes he was a helper. Crus-esamined by Kr. Sergeant Vugham.—Does not think • plairtir seised t►e reins—is sure be did net ; observed Lis right hied grasping the eashien of the boa—his left Laud held lbw bar of iron by the aide of the boa—did set hear Coster, the euebataa, saw tt For God's sake, drop the reiu." The road was very good —there was no irregularity io the reed beyond the desceot. Re -et emined.—They frequently v.'s away from the whip. - Thomas Clarke, sou of the precedieg witness, confirmed the evidence of his father in every particular. George Dickinsue, a 'urgent', residing at Ealing, deposed that he attended plaiotiff at Mr. Rubins's, at Ilanwell; foiled the ensull4sone of the right leg broken ; tbo 'nay had been previously reduced ; the shoulder joint was !metered, and otherwise injured, and be had a sevr.re cut cross the right temple ; attended plaiotiff for about viAbt weeks ; attended • him daily daring that time—esamieed him profemioaelly oa Saturday last ; he was nearly well, exceptieg as impeded mo urns of the *booklet joint. Sir Amley Cooper, Bart. deposed, that he attended the plaintiff four or five days after the accident—:he cup witch receives the yrincipal boae of the shoulder had bee. broken through—only attended him owe. SergesiatVim glues obearved that this aexiditaa bad bees caused by the refusal of the regular CA4114111•• to drive round the vil lage of Haswell to take op passengers ; there were, bewervr, always persona about a coach office, who-for . trilling /0113111 Pl.• ra:ioa would taro Phaetons. Coster was one of t►ese, mid it was is coaseq of . less of time in so doing that be was oblige(' to make all possible de►pulcb to resign Lis. temporary command to the regular Uxbridge coacitamm, who was waiting• his return. Mr. Justice Perk saimeed up, and. the Jetty reeseued a diet for the elaintiff—Dantagee. UN, OLD BAIL Er SE•SS/ONS TUESDAY, JAI. 21.--BlGAMV.—Frederiek John Wittier, alias Haiti], a •reiasier, was itiriicted for kb. n:otisly interinarryi• g with Sarah lludmarsh, his wife Harriet hying at the nine alive. William lisice proloiced a register from the parish church of St: M icy, Islington, of the marriage of the psi tuner with Harriet Weston , n o the I Bth April, 1813. • Mr. J. Stowerman stated, that he was present at this . marriage. 'lite prisoner is the man who married liar oiet Weston. Witness saw her alive this morning. Cross-examined.—Harriet Weston was servant at the house of a Jew stained Levi, at , where she was married to she prisnuer. It was a 10 , 1 6 ,iig•nouse fur men. Hs did not know whether site prisoner lived mach longer with her than three months. Me. Price, parish clerk of St. Outman's, Stepney. prixliteed the register of the prisoner's marriage wish 5ar:,11 podmanh, on the belt ..1 April last. He was de scribed as a widower, end Sarah Dirlinarsh as a widow. He was sure the prisoner was the man. Cross-examined.—He diil not believe that Sarah . s.ilod• marsh rosecuted the prisoner. "l'he prisoner in his defence said, he was by birth a Gt•rinuoi, and told, thr..ugh the medium sal so interpre ter, a I ng story, about Isis first wife thr. , at.rinne to beat nut his brains with a child's chair and a poker, and threatening also to stab hint with a knife, when he took up his leg, and pushed her down. They then separated, and she aohabiied with another man. by whom she had a child ; but lie could not deity the second marriage. The Jury found him gutsy. The Recorder ordered him to be called sip for judg ment. and sentence ! him to be imprisoned six calendar months, and kept to hard labour. Geonte Nash was Wive.' fin stealing 40 lbs. weight of heel, the pro,oesty of John Bennett. The prosectivis is an eating-house keeper in Ratcliffe Highway, and.hail weglecied Intake in his beef at eight o'clock tit the evening. He was informed that the pri soner had stolen it, and went to his lodgings, where he found the beef. _ _ The !prisoner was found gerilty, and sentenced to two months imprismoneni, and kept to hard labour. Matilda Scott, a woman of the town, of very superior address, was indicted for stealing eleven sovereigns of Joseph Beaman, from his person. M r , Resins', is a slupseller. and nis the evening men tinned in the indictment he bad been making a little free with his glass, when, as he was returning home through Tower-street. hr overtook the prisoner, and heard her, as he passed. mutter to herself; " Ahl if Cap , tail Rew was at ltmase, I should not be suffering this dreadful distress.' She appeared to be indeed distressed, having scarcely covering sufficient for the purposes of decency. He knew a Captain Rew, and turning about ta her,, he said, " If you know Captain Rew.l will.give you. something to drink, for you Weill to want it."" He took her to an adjacent public house, where they had two glasses of roan and water, said they then Fated. In a few minutes after she was gone he missed his purse, mate' ' ag seven sovereigns, (rum his waistcoat pocket. He heard no more of the prisoner wail about eitelst, days after, when he saw 1111 account in a newspaper of a young woman having been taken into custody while miarrellitig with another woman in the ',wet, and ten &acreage's and Home silver being found in her possession. She hail been kept in comedy for some days, and was about to he sent to.the tread-mill, and the money nutted to the coon.y funds to cmiribuie it, her sappy' while in prison, when an appeal was made to the m a . gis raw by the prisoner, to have sue a tttttt ry returned, or to be renitiade.l w ptison u"iil she could fi..il the gently_ man who she said tome it to leer. TIM tank phase at the Thames Police thliee, anti beano reported in the public journals, was seem by mite proscenia'''. The deatice of the • risoner was, that the prosecutor gave her ihe money.—She was found guilty. Wareantanwe, JAN. Y2.—Pat rick Crawley anal James Carr, two lads, were indicted for stealing nslbs. of rope, the property or T. Plullips, _. ~..~ ~ 1 MI. Phillips itra lighterswan. and nn the 10th of I)re. last he WAS sem for to the Thames Polow, where he saw headrest" belonging to inse of his lighters, which was lying in the City Canal. ~.. 44' . utaiclititan of the canal heard some whispering in the dock on the yth of Decensber. as challenged the parties and took the prisoners into cusuitly, who had th 'rope coiled sound their bodies beneath theic smock frocks. l'he Jury found hoth the peisonereguilty, whee the Recorder sentenced them to he whipped in the neigh bourhood of the canal, and to he confined six months .he House of Correction, mad thaw kept to hard I. Law. I s;•ae Bateman was indicted in, stealing s bonstle . ,ens ainirg three pocket handkerchiefs. anti other article., the property of Joseph Bromley. Front the evidence of the prosecutor, it ap twed that he was a private in the 14th regiment of LOalit lara l ,o•ois, and had taken a place on the Isleworth coach, 0. go to his criarters.—. I•end le coistai ll i l the articles in cprestion was placed on the roof 11 his side. The prisoner was also a pa,. senger. The cruel' stooped at Tit nthan Green. and pm secutor got off'-4 m a few minutes, leaviog the primmer • and his bundle on the coach. On his return ire found that the primmer had pone off and I. ken the bundle with him. patml belonging to Bow....treet stopped the prisoner shout a quarter of a mile Om the place where the each had stopped, but on the prisoneek sell ing where he lived, he suffered him lit proceed. A feiv% minutes afterwards the L....eh drove up, and entrtired of him if he had seen a person with a bundle,. Ind on , • leansing- Odin he had eiiber taken it away in mistakstor stolen it, lie went to the house where the prisoner said . he resided, and found him with the things in his pour. lion. • Ho wet very much i 111 l rxicsted, and had left • boo bekssiging to himself in the toseh.—The prisoner in hisdefence declares' that he had Mr inteotiosrof meal mg the property. and that he took it sway by mistake. • Ede also received a pawl character, forms some persons • who had known hint for upwari:a of three years, and who were in the. meth at the time. . _ Ann eve Recorder had summed toy, the Juicy at— gpsisied him. Tneutaa Collins and Dennis Domwan, two boys of.. II years old, wrre convicted of stealing an of I hasul--• kerchief (ruin the pocket of a Mr. Rinfield. An officer swore that he saw the prisoners watching • the pockets of pendent/in hefore Collins drew our Mr. • Butfield's handkerchief its Holborn, and pee it so • Donovan. Several witnesses save Donovan *good chancier— - but The Recorder said they belonged to•• gang which the • Aileen feared to attack in a holy and he divisions. sentenced them to inituntirmitois I.r life: This sentence, which was heard with evident sot. • tithe, had a severe effect upon the buys, both of whom o cr i e d bi tter ly. D.musan professed tliat• he had never teen in prison loici'ore When they hail been anneved from the bar, the .:reaming fondly in the yard adjmilin• sh e Court. TiIURSD*I ' • lAN. 23.—TIns. morning she sessions savannated, when the Recorder proceeded so pass Woe" on the personvenneicted. r Th;raymite were sodomy' t 7 years' transportation—, Iwo .or life—inse to he imprisoned fin :wo Caen —seven fdecnie year— .r s.a months eight—knit simians tem—ursis ntivolis eight.-.me month .lute, une Slir them, 1. Reynolds, to be privately whipped. The jinlgisiesst in several cases was respited until nests. sessinsis, The sentence of death. was passed on• the • following pers.ms„ twelve iii• number. who hni-heett convicted of capital felonies during the Gethollll—iJohn Buckley. S. Rio:Munn, George Marshall, Thomas Beswick. soil • James 111.011135. for burglary. William Petirce, N,•11 Moran, Anne Williams, Mary 'nekton, James Cross, . Hattalt F iol and Elisabeth livid (sisters), fur 'sealing in dwelling houses. The sessi to were ailj•ourned to Wednesday, the 17th. • of February. 1 ~.: ~~ . ~ SiAllT1416.—S•11111141. was a (Milli Will 410 at this • healthful pastime, la several marshes amongst first rats men of selenco, ow the M. net bailment , Wade's Mill ands Froadleshans, Heats, and some part of the performance was equal to any. thing w. record. The first match was a. sweepstakes of two• sovereigns each, between Messrs... lierewouil, Phillips, Scholia, Thompson. inpp, Malla• • way, and Rodgers., to ge sic miles round a half-mile • circle. They all went off together in hue style. , •Mt. Rodgers soon tcok. the lead, with Messrs. Herewoud mot Thompson Dearly abreast of bins. Mr. Schultz led in the second mile, and bring veer together, it was mine sight. In the third mile, Messrs. Phillips, and Jepp were • hundred yards behind; awl Mr. Holloway fell. leaving the race to the other three. Mr. lierewastil a close amend to Mr. Thompson is the MTh mile, when , Mr. Schnitz was beat. In the last half-mile Mr. H. left .his adversary two hundred yards behind, and won easy- Captain B. Smith was empire. s. Radii' principal betting being about time, he deelared the an milerto have been • done is 16 rainntes and 311 seconds. DMATWOII A REMANIIIMIAII 4110 It AIM age an old maa, nanewiltobert Tristram, wlso resided in • dirty wort iu Cow-cross, being to every appearance In the greatest distress, not having common uccsssarieenf life, was admitted se a pauper into the poor.husse of St. Jaases's, Clce kennel!, where he renamed instil Friday last, when he expired. Some persons in •lie poor-honne alter his death eitene.ke box, in which were slepoeltesl few stags of clothes belonging to the deer:med. cud' en. their surprise, in the pocket& found le sovereigns, 204 • afterwards three wasc•se.,s this 10,115 c ..,1 them to searc h. . more minutely, roil 46f at last Conti a written paper perpurtisig to be the oos man's will, whereby he give. I,ojol. in the lauds, and other property that he may be. p .1 of at the time of his death, to Moe, Abele- Thompson, whom hr calls his natural slaughter, and de— scribes her to be about 14 yearauf age. This glut Hub known by any persists iu the poorhouse, mud John Sever. Eel. the churchwarden, has taken the meslr Mashie own. hands, and is sister eves, exertion in his power to trete est t he pour girl, in order that she may nut be dewiest" nt her right& masks her fdlitaebiltilk• _ ~,,. r ~~L .:r.