The National Register. — London, England, 1808-06-13 00:00:00

F ( P TYTE NATIONAL REGISTER.. Called to prove the customs the bland of Trinidad. A translations, tied other docu !notify the Defendant's conduc• ly done his duty in the case of to prove Louisa Cauldrone. Garrow, in a very argumentatite reply, contended that no evidence had beenadduced in defence to justify the conduct of the Defendant. The laws of Old Spain were no excuse for torture la the Island of Trinidad, providing that defence ihould be made out to the J ury. They did not authorize a British Go vitrnor to descend to acts of cruelties by torturing a female oic such tender years; but he would contend that Trinidad was i. possession of England, add subject only to British jurispru dance. Lord Ellenborough briefly summoned up the evidence, and' the Jury, after retiring for a considerable length of time, re turned a verdict of Guilty, subject to the opinion of the Conti , on points of law. The trial lasted ten hours, and the Court was excessive! stotrded. --..... . Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, before the Righ" Ilion. Edward Lord Elknborough, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in aad after Trinity Term, 1808. IN TERM. Middlesex. _ Wednesday .. June 22. Friday Monday 27. Wednesday Monday APTER TERM. London. Monday OLD BAILEY. MONDAY, JUNI*. 6. Joseph Moody, a Serjeant in the Guards was capitally in dicted for stealing 3261. in money and Bank notes, from the per son of James Bowden. It will be remembered that the pri soner was observed at a public-house in Covert-garden, expos it* a large quantity of Bank notes and money, and suspicion being raised, he was taken before a Magistrate, where he said a man had met him in the street, and given him the money to bold, but had neveragain demanded it Of him. At last the pro secutor came forward, who stated that he fell into bad com pany, had been made drunk, and stript of his money. Mr. Gurney, in opening the case to the Jury, said the prose **tor admitted that be had not been made drunk by the prisoner, but that he fell into his company after he became intoxicated. Ile gradually became worse and worse, and was at last so much overcome, that he had no distinct recollection of any thing that had happened, The Recorder interrupted the Learned Counsel, and said, it lse was not prepared to contradict the prisoner's statement, lamely, that he had given him the money, it was useless to proceed. It was also observable that the prisoner had not made the prosecutor drunk, and for .any thing that could he shewn, he might have given him the money in the moments of intoxica tion. The prisoner had confessed himself in the company of the prosecutor, and that the money was given him. If his confession was at all made use of, it must be taken altogether, and there fore the jury must acquit the prisoner. The Jary pronounced a verdict of Not Guilty, and the officer returned the money to the prosecutor, which he found upon the prisoner when he was apprehended. TrESDAY,JUNE 7. SHOP LTFTING.—Charles Brown and John Brown, respect able to king young men, and brothers, were capitally indicted (ow stealing, in the shop of Mr. Taylor, Jeweller, in Leaden hall-street, two diamond rings, value 101. and upwards. It ap reared in evidence, that on the 'Oth of May last the prisoners, dressed in mourning , with crape round their hats, went into Mr. Taylor's shop, and asked to look at some rings. They were shewn some, when they said they wanted some mourning rings made, with mottos, and pulled from their pockets some locks of bait and some brass rings. —While they were looking at the fancy rings placed before theist, John Brown wiped his face w it his handkerchief, thed put up his glove, and pretended to have put the finger in his eye, and to be in great agony. lie asked fora glass of spring water to allay the inflammation, which was . given him ; still he pretended to be in great pain, and stamped about the shop. The brother, Charles Brown, ads ised him to get into the chaise, interring that they bad a carriage waitieg at itTNE 15, the door. Ile seemed to acquiese, and 14t the shill). m The other gave an order fur two mourning rings, at three gui neas , each, and one at a guinea and a half, then followed his hrotaer. Their conduct had previously raised the suspicion of the prose cutor, and looking carefully over the rings he had shewn the prisoners. he missed two of the rings and a diamond pin. He instantly went after the prisoners, and observing nu ea t ri are standing in the street, he directed his way towards Cor t d i i t l , and saw the prisoners in another jeweller's shop, looking ove r an assortment of rings. He went in, and knowing theroaster of the shop, he Raid to the person serving behin d the counter, on know me, and immediately put his foot against the 0104 door; then turning to Charles Brown, he said, " Sir, when " you have done I wish to speak with you." Brown made no reply, but instantly struck the prosecutor with a short whip he hid in his hand, and endeavoured to make his escape. The prosecutor however held tight by him, and prevented him from getting away ; the shopman at the same time secured John ilrown. Near where they were standing, 13 diam on d an d t'ancy rings were fund, which in the scuffle they had dis possessed themsetves of; two of these were the property of the prosecutor, and the same he had missed. They were taken into astody, and upon their persons were found divers locks of hair folded up in white paper, and size rings wrapped up with the hair. The prisoners were found Guilty—Death, and the Common Ser. jeant said there were no less than three more capital indictments against the prisoners for the same sort of felony, and that they appeared to have made it a reguTur business. Same day sentence of death was po , sed on Thos. Wood, for coining; Isaac Regus, for house-breakin ; . ; Thos.-Russell and J. Smith, for stealing goods in a dwelling Souse; John Brown and Charles Brown, for like offence; DE Mel Allen, for house breaking ; Tyman Harrii, for stealing goods it, a dwelling house ; Thomas Heartiey, for a like (Aimee ; Mary Miller, for privately stealing ; William Smith, for house-breaking ; Jotoi i'aylor, for feloniously cutting• and stabbing Sarah Wood ; Thomas King, for a highway robbery ; John Welford, tor stealing goods in a dwelling-house; Sarah Burgess, alias Jo;le6 Hatinah Gogan, and Samuel Williams, for stealing &otitis. WEDNESDAY, JUNE R. • Alexander Macthmald, a baker, was tried for a robbery ea London Bridge. This was the ease detailed some time since, 1 where the prisoner was accused of having committed the rub bery long before, but the prosecutor had refrained from mak ing his charge till be got a debt which he said the prisoper owed, though the money he stated himself to have been robbed of was four times the amount of the debt. The Jury did LGI believe the prosecutor's statement, and acquitted the prisoner. THURSDAY. JUNE 9. Seven prisoners were tried, four of whom were convietcd felony, and three acquitted, when the Sessions ended, avd sentence of transportation for serin years nas paswil on the following prisoners:—Robert Patley, Joseph Leheck, James Tollson, William Lowe,Wetkin Roberts, Mary Evans, Richard Abrahams, Mary Jones, Ann Hodg:s, sen. Thomas Hutchins, Jane Day, Thomas Morgan, Joita green, James Tolley, Fran ces Spencer, Mary Lewis, Sarah Edwards, John Khton alias Brooks, Thomas Alldridge, John Wilseo, James Clark, Tho mas White, Sarah Kettle, and Ann Powell. One nas ordered to he imprisoned for two years, six for one year, thirty for dif ferent periods, six to he publicly whipped and two privately, teu fined Is. each and discharged; and 59 discharged by pro clamation. SaWalllMMlCalalgaltl==== *which at:amber of witnesses were astd the manner of punishments of.i imultiplicity of Spanish law-books, meats, were also produced, to jasti and to p'rnve that he bad merely NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 10.—Sailed La Chitfonne, with five East lndiamen, three whalers, and a brig bound to Madeira,% ith a fine breeze at N. E. ; also the Vestal, of 32 guns. Capt. (;r:+ - ham, for Newfoundland. The Crocodile, of '26 guns, lion. Captain Cadogan, is gone to Guernsey with light transporti. — The Mediterranean convoy, under the Belle Poole, of 40 gum, Captain Brisbane, will sail at day-light to-morrow; the Sole bay, of 32 guns, Captain Brown, (acting), will accompany her till clear of the Channel. Hu 1.1,, Jus R 3.—Notice has been given by the Commanding Officer in the Humber, to the merchants of this place, that con voys will sail regularly in future from the Humber to Gotten" burglt(on the Ist and 15th; and from Leith on the Bth and 22d of every -month ; and that no deviation from this plan can tAke place, uulebs directed by the Admiralty, or the Counuauder 1. '1 1 1 I,