The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-06 00:00:00

lb'tee. BOW STREET. MORE PROSECUTIONS BY THE BRIDGE-STREET ASSO- ClATlON.—Applicalion was made to Mr. Alderman Birch, the sitting magistrate of this office, by Mr. Secretary, Murray, the attorney-general of the association, for a warrant to apprehend another certain man, whose name was unknown, but whose person was well-known, and who, in the capacity of shopman at Carlile's, had on Sa turday last publicly sold to one Robert Duke, of Glover's hatch, New Cut, Lambeth, yeoman, a copy of the Address to the Reforineis of Great Britain. The City Solicitor having examined the shape and par ticulars of the information, a warrant was accordingly signed by the Magistrate, and delivered to Martin, one of the officers in attendance, to execute, who shortly af terwards returned with a miserable looking man, between S t and Jo wars ofd, in his custody, whose lank sides and squalid appearance bespoke the extreme of hunger and wretchedness; he was without a ; the rags of his coat, which had once been black, shone with grease and filth and the coloured handkerchief round his throat was in so dirty a state as to lie scarcely distinguishable from his coat. As he stood at the bar, lie presented such a toot ensemble, that it seemed to require a total absence of all feeling to call for additional misery to be heaped upon I ' Robert Duke, the informer, was sworn, and proceeded to state that he went to Curiae's shop nu Saturday morning last, nod asked the prisoner, who appeared to tie acting us shopintin, for the Address to the Reformers of the 24th June. The prisoner replied he had nose then, bat if he (Duke would call in the evening he might have one then. That he according)) did call in the evening, is hen he again found the prisoner behind the counter, and pure ha-ed limn him the jtildress above mem Muted, for is Melt lie paid 611. and ads' ;mother small wink, entitled the Character of a Priest, the price of which was 211. lie did inn know the sa u ce of the primiler, hut was positive be Was the omit from whom he porcha•ed the work mentioned, and now produced. Iu answer to a goes lrani Alderman Birch, he said, there w HO oilier customer in the shop besides himself, either of the times M. called there. A. the information Nom which the warrant tins granted ;ills ged that the %%nth in question contained prusages:ui is Ishii verdicts had twill found proommeinu them libels, Mr Alderman Birds desired that evidence should be given to that lad. Mr Secretary Murray, with a serenity of countenance hich :seemed to disdain to be moved by the niisery before him, now referred to the pasiliblet itself, and l • led out a passage, in affich the author alludes to, and avows its having been declared a libel by the verdict of a Jury. This the Alderman considered sufficient evidence, no other tesii oily of the fact being requited. "Flie poisoner, on twin:: asked ins name, replied mildly, and will the lea-t appearance of impudence or bravado, Ibat be liegL,ed to decline giving it ; and baying been in toiror d that lie was entitled to give ba:l far the of ence r lunged against him ; and that the snot required would be himself in 401. and Iwu sureties in VI. each ; and that it was accessary for him t• give his moue before any bail could be accepted, he a as committed for want of sureties. John Bruin, a soldier in the Foot Guards, was brought before Sir Richard Birtiie, charged with committing an outrageous assanit upoa the landlady of the Marquis of Granby public !tense, Villers•street, Strand. The defendant and two other soldiers, it appeared, went into the Marquis of Granby on Sunday evening, and drank several pots of ale, they refused to pay for all they had drank, alleging that the laudlnid had overcharged Them. Bruin afterwards struck the landlady a tremen dous 111,,w on the eye, which brought her to the ground. Ittuin said lie did not know lie had struck her. Sir It. Birnie.—And do yon think such au action worthy of a mall and a soldier? Strike a woman—for shame ! flow can you disrgrace yourself and your cloth by such conduct? The defendant was ordered to find bail. A sergeant of the regiment said, if the magistrate would permit Bruin to go of huge, the colonel would of course, be answerable fur his appearance. Sir It. Birnie said lie knew nothing of the colonel or the rugiment. If the regiment wished to become answer• aisle for his recognisance, they must send two housekeep els to give bail in the regular way. MARLBOROUGH SEREET. A question of much importance was asked the magis trate on Holiday at this office, and however trivial It imAlit scent, it is one that interested the Clerk of the Peace at the public expense. It was, that a circular let ter was sent to the applicant calling upon him to with draw his recognisance for a person he had bailed. The terms of the recognizance were, that the accused person should appear at the Sessions, to answer such matters as should be alleged against hint. The accused was indict ed and tried, and after the indictment was folnd, fresh bail wa' put in, and yet the Clerk of the I'eace demanded payment of withdrawing the recognizance, by a tee, when the contract was fulfilled. The Magistrate had no power to abjudicatc. It had been decided by the two judges, that A. bailing IL for his appearance at the Ses sions, and he does appear, the contract is fulfilled, and the technical phrase of " You shall not depart this Court without leave," is merely a sounding sentence 0111 which many impositions have been practised. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. FRIDAY, JAN. 4.—lienry IVilson and John Farmer were indicted for feloniously attempting to enter a cellar belonging to John Jervis Kerr, Esq. at his dwelling house in Mount -street, Grosvenor-square. Mr. Justice stated the case for the prosecution. Mary Franks, servant to Mr. Kerr, deposed, that the prisoner Wilson entered into the service of Mr. Kerr in August last, and in September went with lii n to he lmet. Previous to his setting out fur Ireland, Wikon and the as imess, by Alt. Ken's direction, brought all the plate into the wilie cellar, inside the but tier's pantry. — Air. Kerr himself fastened the cellar door by two locks and a screw, and aku sealed the door. On the 19th of October, Wilson returned to the house in Nlount-street, and told the witness lie had left Mt:. Kerr's some, being rather in a bad state of health, lint that Mr. Kerr had kindly desired him to live at his louse till he could accommodate himself. Witness believing his story, toou Min to reside in the house. T tic tollowingTomla he brought the 'iris-Ater Farmer to the house with him, THE NATIONAL REGISTER and took him into the butler's pantry, where they stayed together for half an hour. On their leaving the house witness went to examine, and saw that a screw in the wine cellar door was in part drawn out, Wilson returned to the house, and lived in it as before, and the witness frequently examined the cellar door: and nn Thursday, slier Wilson went out, she saw that the screw had been taken out : she gave information to Plank, the officer, who came and examined the door, and told her to send for officers when Wilson cause next. Wilson came again that evening, when she gave notice to the officers, who came and apprehended him. Farmer Caine to empire about Wilson on Saturday,and he was apprehended. The officers who took %Vilson proved that they re mained with him at Mr. Kerr's house tiA Plank carne to them at nine o'clock; and that in the interim he made :in attempt to conceal a number of skeleton keys and a tire, by throwing them into the sink, which they pre veined. One of the keys he attempted to conceal was fjord to fit the lock of the cellar door, the bolt of which was unshot, and it appeared to have been lately altered to make it fit. Plank, the officer, proved, that he asket; Wilson how he could account for havtng such keys, and he replied, that they had been given him by Farmer, but that their intention was to take the wine only, for which Farmer was to give hint half-a-crown a bottle. When Fanner was apprehended his lodgings were searched, and in his box were found skeleton keys, and a file solidi'. to that found on Wilson, and with the saute maker's name.— The keys and files were all produced. Mr, Alley addressed the Jury for the prisoner Farmer, and contended that the evidence wat not sufficient fur his conviction. The Chairman charged the Jury, that if they believed the prisoners had confederated together to commit a rob. bery, and had in pursuance of that agreement done any act together iu furtheraiice of their purpose, it was fully sufficient to convict both. _ The Juty, after a short :consultation, returned a ver dict of Guilty against both the frisomic. The Chairman said, the crime of which they had been found guilty was one of such magnitude that the Court would defer biassing judgment, to take time fur full consideration. Dreadful Occurrence.—An accident of the most dread ful nature thuk place on Nlionday evening, at the Rev. Mr. Murry's, No. 22, Co ales -street, Berkley-square.— About half-past six in the evening the faintly were alarmed by the report of a pistol in the upper part of the mansion, and on proceeding to the nursery, Miss M. Garton, a beautiful young lady, only 17 years of age, and the sister of Mrs. Murry, was hound lying on the ground weltering in her blood, having been shot (unin tentionally) by her nephew, a youth between nine and ten years of age, who had incautiously obtained posses sion of his father's pistol. The consternahon of the fa roily may toe more easily conceived than described.—Mr. Bradley, a Surgeon, residing on the spt, was immedi ately sent for, and arrived within three minutes, but life was instantaneously extinct. The ball had passed in at the left breast, and had divided two of the principal arte ries. The deceased reeled against the bed, and exclaimed —" Oh the name of the infant ag2restor, and immediately fell dead upon the floor.—On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, a Coroner's Inquest was taken ninon the body by Anthony Gell, Esq. at the Running For ))))) Chatles-street, Berkley-square.—The nursery maid was examined by the Coroner, and from her evidence it ap peared that the deceased was UlOll a visit to her sister (who, it will he remembered, was the once fascinating and amiable Miss Gayton, of Drury-lace Theatre, the celebrated dancer), and on the evening in question was sitting in the nursery, with the maid and 411 infant, when Master James Murry entered, and pointing a pistol, said to the deceased, in the most playful and unconscious manner, " See, aunt l'a' has lent, me his pistol-I'll shoot you," and immediatey pulled the tri E ger. The de ceased rose, uttered a scream, and exclaimed, " Oh, James, James," and then reeled round upon the side of the toed, from which she fell to the ground.—'The poor girl was drowned in tears during the whole time of giv ing her evidence; and wheu she spoke of the deceased, described her a, the most amiable, kind young lady site had ever known; and that she was beloved by the infant family of bier sister, eight in number, the one implicated in this unfortunate affair being the eldest.— Mr. Bradley, the surgeon, of John-street, Bei keley square, deposed to the situation in which he discovered the deceased, and stated, that although he was instantly present, life had tied lothire his arrival.—Tite Jury then proceeded to view the body, and the sight of such a beautiful young creature, thus untimely cut off, drew tears from every one present. On their return to the house where the inqu..st was lield.—Tne Coroner made some feeling remarks on the dreadful sta:e or mind in which the relatives of this unlintunate young lady must be placed, and hoped it would operate as a caution 10 et cry ime who kept lire-arras in their houses, to be ri gidly particular in preventing their being placed in im proper hands.—The J uty instantly returned a verdict of " Accidental Death, by the unintentional discharge of a pis ol,—lt appeared, oil inquiry, that the children had been amusing Menisci% es with an Infatimie Pwees,ion, and Representation of the Coronation, and of N e w Year's Day, a little entertainment was to have been hor the purpose of gratifying the juvenile per. former. On 11 , ..onday, the eldest boy, Master James Murry, requested his father to lend him his pistol, as he %VA to represent the Champion ; to indulge the child, the pistol seas b rought; it had not been used for a year and a hula, and was very rusty; Mr. M urry examined it (as he thought carefully), and not fi,ttling any prim ing in the pan, and only one flint. it btang a double barrel one, iii..autionsly stilt:red his child to take it, who immediately proceeded to the nursery, in sheer his aunt, of whom he WAS stoat atlrceiunatel y lime), his mize.— kvery heart inns% sympathise with the athlete,: telativea, whit are thus plunged in misery and grief, for the pre inaud.: lorant one whose accomplishm e nts and sp,alesa hie et ideared her to all who knew her. -.~... Ada& . v. HOAX.—Three apothecaries, l.st physician, and an un dertaker, all residing in Ripon, received notes in the name of Col. Dalton, of Sleningford-hall, polite'y tee questing the favour of a call at his house (distant five or six miles) about twelve o'clock on Monday the 24th inst. As the former professional attendant o f the family had lately paid the debt of nature, each of the medical' gentlemen felt elated at the supposed preference shown hint, and the idea of gaining" such respectable practice" w lon ily indulged, as the parties made the best of their way to the mansion. The first who arrived was Mr. B. and as the morning was very tempestous, he had pru dently taken a chaise; on this gentleman being e duced, he was received with that urbanity of manners which distinguishes the Dakotas. After very much chit-chat, their visitor felt surprised that no allusion was made to the cause of his being summoned ; he therefore dropped some hints to afford an opportunity for something to be said—but the apparent want of comprehension iu all an ttttt tl him,only increased his inward einharrassinent. By this time the undertaker had arrived, and as he had a call es-officio to attend that afternoon, he was under the , necessity of desiring to see the Colonel immediately—the latter, on perceiving the well-known personage,demanded his business; the warrant for his appearance was therefore produced, which, on being read, was quickly pronounced to he a forgery I—At this moment in caine the physician, accompanied by Mr. E-- the apothecary, and the astonishment of the worthy host dud his family may be more easily conceived than described, whets these last arrivals were introduced to their notice by the servant in attendance. The Colonel now saw that it was " all a hoax," and declared that somebody hail a mind to bleed to death, or poison his whole household : expressing his sorrow to his guests for the unnecessary trouble which hail been so wantonly caused, he politely dismissed them, happy in being relieved from the appear ance of so much dang er. Anticivatiug further arrivals, the gallant Colonel d esired the individual who might be in advance of the retreating party, to warn any other persons who might appear to be marching in the same direction, to halt, and order them to face about ; and the underoaker had nut gone far below be met Mr. B-- riding post haste, anti with great concern depicted in his countenance—" How now, Doctor ; what road r— " To Col. Dalton's; can't stop," was die reply of this diligent practitioner; but after much parleying, explain ing, and comparing notes, this worthy disciple of Escu lapiits was induced to return ; and ere the parties reached home, all the equestrians were miserably drenched with rain and sleet, which fell all time morning without intermission. As some clue to the discovery of oldie authors of this wanton mischief has been obtained,. it is hoped that they will eventually meet that punish ment which they richly deserve. Monthly Agricultural Report for Dcceoster.—The floods and water-sodilen stale of die soil, in many parts, have prevented wheat sowing or fallowilig the land at the re. gill tr season. In the mean time the mild temperaure of the whole autumn has pushed forward all the early sown Wheats to a height and luxuriance scarcely ever before witnessed. The present list been altogether a wet half-year; in the lien half of the year the depth of the rain was below the average, but the last three months have swelled the 3111111.11 fail in Middlesex to an excess of nearly double the animal average. l o t h e last two months tile fall has been 13 inches (six and a half per month,) flooding all low lands, and destroying the agricultural 41111 gardening crops. On Citristinas day the barometer presented a phenomenon which liar not occurred these 35 years—it tell to 28-05, and on the V.sth, at 7 A. M. was at 28-17, while the day was clear, the wind S.W. and the thermometer 47 . 5, between which and 56, :he latter has ranged through the month, the prevailing winds being S.W., with very slight morn tog frosts, and no snow. Rol , l.ery of the Skiplon nod Burnley:Hail Post.—• Alum half past four o'clock on Saturday morimig, the horse post, which conveys the letters from Burnley to Skipton, was stopped at a place called Suaygili, about three quarters of a mile from Skipton, on the Burnley road,.by two men . o ne se i se d the horse's bridle, the other struck the rider some tremendous blows with a bludgeon over the arms, which disabled him front holding the horse, or making any resistance. They also struck him over the head, which stormed and :inured him, bit did not succeed in dismounting him. They tore the left side of his coat quite down, and took from his left pocket a parcel, from the Craven Bank, arldn'sseil to C. Tattersall and Sons, of Burnley, contaiiiing 180!. in one guinea notes, and 220 one pound ditto, all of the Crave') Bonk, and about 51. sal tie in bank stamps, tipiiii Barnard, Dins:late, and Co. They attempted to seize the mail bags and had cut three straps, but did not succeed in obtain ing them, as the horse, by some means, escaped from them, and, with his rider, escaped Irons them, and, won his rider, escaped back to Skipton past-ollice. The alarm was soon given, and the same day a man was taken sip on suspicion of being concerned, but 110 property was foond upon Slexkiag accident at the Argyle Rooriu.-011 Tuesday morning shout eleven of ckxk , Willie 51011 e nu • were employed repairing the from of the Argyle Rooms, in Swallow-street, one of them, named Sleety, a young man who tv,s plastering th,- under part of a portico, was by a sudden gust of wind blown from oft the scaffolding and pitching Iteadforeunist on the pa% einem, his skull was dieadfully fractured. lle was immediately taken to Nliddlesex Hospital for medical assistance, without hope of recovery. On Tuesday morning early, as the Dover mail coach was going down Bridge-hill, between Canterbury girl Dover, the reins broke, and the horses bein ,, then at li berty, ran on a bank at the side of the road , by which means the coach was upset, and the ciiachtnan anal two guards thrown some diatance. The coachman Al one of the guards (the latter Iselunging to the foreign mad) were .cit at Bridae so moon hurt, that they could nut he flowed. The guard belommig to the mail received but little injory—he, with two passem.ters that were inside, and woo escaped unhurt, proceed to Dot yr in another out eyance. _;.t .. ii*.a , *loll.4*.