The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-21 00:00:00

to the said Elias-Duke. It appeared by the evidence of the prosecutor and another witness, that they were all drinking together at a public-house, anti a quarrel aris ing between them, the prosecutor struck the prisoner. They were parted by their friends, but they continued squabbling for about ten minutes, when the prisoner struck the prosecutor a blow on the thigh, and inflicted a deep wound with a knife, which he had iii his hand. Toe piosecutor on being questioned by the court, ad mitted that there was no occasion of the squabble, front the moment the first blow was struck Until he was wounded in the thigh. Mr. Justice Borrough upon this evidence directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner, observing that in order to suiport thus indictment, the proof insist be such as, in ease death had ensued, would have nude the crime amount to murder. In Isis opinion, if death had been the consequence of the wound here, the crime would have been manslaughter only. The prisoner was ac quitted. Henry Richards and John Francis were indicted for stealmaeight pia s and other prooerty, belonging to luae Darby; four planes, &c. belonging to William Citrphay, and live planes, belonging to John Sims.— The case was completely established in evidence, and the Jury roomd the prisoner guilty. • Anise Smith was indicted fur stealing two sovereigns, the property of Joseph Woods, f his person. It ap peared that the prosecutor was a Chelsea pensioner, and on the day in question went to that place to receive his pension. Out Isis retorts he met with the prisoner in ‘Vestininster, and after taking some refreshment toge ther, they went out to buy some eggs and bacon, and she prevailed upon hint to treat her to a new bonnet, rib bons, and lining. lie then accompanied her home, where in about ten minutes, as he swore, she picked his pocket of Iwo sovereigns, and absconded. The prisoner cross-examined the prosecutor as to his being drunk, and fallaig down and breaking a window. He denied being drunk, but said he had been drinking a little. The Jury found the prisiatet not guilty. James Lorituan, aged it;ite years, was inducted for stealing a half crown and a shilling, the property of J. Gadlamid. This case exhibited a singular instance of youthful depravity. The prisoner's father was in the service of a respectable currier in Moor's-yard, St. Mar tin's-latte, and some time ago considerable quantities of leather were Missed from the premises. "I its boy was detected in stealing some, and to save himself from pu nishment, he preferred an accusation against a patrufe of S . Martin's palish, for having incited him to the robbery, who was committed to Newgate, but oti his trial last sessions his innocence was made completely manifest, and he was acquitted. Subsequently to that the prestitt prosecutor, who was a workman at the saute place, missed some money from his jacket, which he had left in the workshop in consequence of which, he the next day, marked a halicrown and a shilling, and having put them in the pocket of his jacket, which he placed in the shop, he hid hi-.)sell, and saw the prisoner walk iii and take oat the money. Verdict guilty. FRIDAY, Airau. 19.—Joseph Bennett, a very respect able looking mats, the driver of the Gosport coach, was indicta.al fur having caused the death ofJohn Hedgecock, a waggolier, ota the 18th of March, at Hounslow. Alter die Court had been occupied three hours with the examination of witnesses, in order to establish the charge, the evidence of Isaac Carter was adduced, who had received the declaration of the unfortunate deceased, when believing himself in a stale :—Tite poor Mau stated to this witness, " that he tirinly believed his own horse had knocked him down, and that 1101)04 was to blame, but the allliir was altogether ati accident. The learned Judge (Burroughs) said he would read the whole evidence over if the Jury wished; but they immediately replied it was unnecessary, and acquitted the prisoner. Ehjali Gooch, a middle aged man of decent appear ance, was indicted for the wilful murder of Barnard Downes. The circumstance of the case, the Invest igation of which occupied the court for several tiours,were pros ed by the tiillowiug witnesses : George Pepys swore, that he was a waterman on the hackney-coach stand at the comer of V ere-sireei, Oxford street. Uii the morning of the 2.5111 of February, he saw the prisoner driving towards Tyburn Turnpike in a light cart wadi nothing in it. Ile was driving with reins at a fast ton, and witness called out to him, " hallo 1 are you going to run over us 1" lie went on a little way, and then hinted back. lie was not going very fast at that tune; lie stood a short lime, and then turned back again towards Ty born Turnpike. He went quite away, and was gone about an hour amid a half, wtieti witness saw him retort. at full gallop, using his whip all the way he went. Witness called out to loin, " for God's sake don't go so fast; be over somebody." 'Die prisoner 111111 e uu answer, but went on still whipping his horse.— Witneu knew tile deceased, who swept the crossing from Bond-street to Vere-street. Ile was a man much advanced in years. Witness saw the prisoner drive o.er tile deceased, and he did not stop, but continued his couise at a furious rate. Witness did not hear the people call out to the prisoner. John ()hey, a hackney coachman, swore that he saw the prisoner driving at a lull gallop, and whipping his horse under the belly. He called mat to him not to gu so fast. The deceased, at the moment witness called out, was in the middle of the crossing, going towards the p - iveitient, to get out of the way. Ile turned sideways, and the shalt of the cart and the shoulders of the liaise truck him on the head alld sides, Till; deceased was, dr.veit about a yard and a half and fell, and the wheel of the cart drivel' by the prisoner went over his body.— Toe prisoner immediately whipped art his horse still snore finiously, its order to getaway, but he was stopped William Thurston, another cuachmau, confirmed the evidence of the foregoing witnesses. The deceased was taken to Jlidalesex Hospital. Mr. Sweettuan, surgeon to die Alidillesex Hospital, remembered the deceased having been brought there on tile day in question. llis r ght thigh was broke.), and be had received very severe injurii.s about the head. 'l.O • THE NATIONAL REGISTER these latter injuries the death of the deceased was, in the opinion of the witness to be attributed. On the head being opened, a quantity of extravasated blood was found. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, but called five witnesses, who gave him a good character for hu manity, pirent.il kindness, and inditsiriou, habits. The witite,ses also described him to be a very good and care ful driver whets sober. The Jury fount him guilty of manslaughter, but re commended him to mercy, on account of his previous good character. William Backbutton, a bov of 14, was indicted for assaulting James Newson, a child, on the highway, and taking frosts his person •t sovereign and a tin box. The boy Newson had been sent to pay the money to a person named Powell, when he was met by the pri soner, who had got acquainted wok the fact of his being entrusted with the sovereign, and who took it front him. The prisoner was round guilty of stealing from the person, but not with force and violence. Samuel Taylor and Thomas Leach were capitally in dicted for assaulting Samuel W. nen on the highway, and taking from his person, and against his will, five shillings in monies numbered. The Jury without hesitation, on hearing the evidence, pronounced the prisoners not guilty. LONDON S ESSIO.VS. On Monday last these Sessions commenced before the Lord Mayor. Recorder, Aldermen Schurley, C. Smith, 111(111T•L ASSAULT UPON • YOUNG Erna ac,—Wm, Head, a young mull, who is in he service of a horse dealer, named Joseph 'Tapley, of Croydon, Whit tried upon an in dictment, charging him wish having beaten and attempted to expose the person of u very Interesting young woman, named Harriet I lartlin,:. In opening the case, Mr. Andrews said, be hoped for the sake ul huinan nature, he hoped that the statement he had to make would be contradicted to the satisfaction of the Jury. Mr. Andrews then stated the follow lug circainsimices, which were fully borne out in evidence :—Hurriet Harding, now St yearn of age, hod lived a ith Tapley seven years, and had by him four children, all of whom died except the youngest, an 'Want of two months old. 'Tapley thought proper to desert this young woition, and allowed live shillings a neck to support she child, Harriet lit dini;„ its her anxiety In see the father of her child, utter the illness went, accompanied by a Mrs. Searle, a widow, to his yard with the child. Upon entering the yard, 11 cad asked what she wanted there? She replied, that she wanted not into, but the father of Ler chill. Tapley was in the yard at the time, used Head loomed to him, nod said," Ihere iv doe."—Tapley then approached, and desired Head to say what she had innitt.ii him to du; upon which ?lead said, " Sh• anted ills to sleep pith her." 'Thepro secutria, alien the neard this int./mons and false imputation, called Head a pimp and a swindler. Head without any cere mony struck her with his fist in the face, amid then beat her with a stick about the neck and hack. Tit e ley all the time being a spectator of the scene, and hissing caned 'num Head to expose her persun, and scions her like a child, !lead pre. pared himself for this carrel*, in conformity with his mar. ter 's commands, and but fur the biterterctice of Mts. Scales, would have accomplished his object in the presence of number of little boys, who were collected iii the 'tad. — Finding himself disappointed in this aim, he dashed her into the street, and she fell almost senseless a4iiinst the steps of a hall-doer. Head having performed this manly f. at ran all: The poor girl had been ennfilied with tier child lit the time the fellow said she asked him to go to bed ss ith her. The Recorder here exprened his sanitise that Tapley had hail 1101 hero included its the indictment. . . Mr. Arabia said, upon the pat t of tile defence, that if his instructions were correct, he could prove the whole story to be a fabrication. It; however. the facts could nut he con tradicted, he was ready to admit di it the case was us bad u one its ever appeared in a court of justice. The wife of Tapley's groom was then called, but Instead of contradicting the ciicomstances that had been salmi to, she, so far as she was an evidence, cots otturated the state ment fur Site prosecution. She heard II cad ea), 6• that tfarrict Hurtling wanted him to sleep scab her,"l and saw hiw poem her against the well's Mr Andrews merely said, in commenting upon the evi dence for the defence, that it proved the trod l of the charges; and usktcl why Tapley, whu had been in C,unt in the morn ing, and coati have served Head if the evidence fur the pro secution was false, had withdrawn himself. The Jury iiistantly found the poisoner The Recorder, in passing sentence, hoped r pley could be brought Injustice. Head had acted uhdcr tile auiliiii ity 41111 SA111:11°11 of that person, and justice upon the pi incipal mover in this disgraceful transactiuu was imperiously called fur. timid was then sentenced to imprisonment in the Giltspur. sts eet Comp ter for six eaten far 1t1114116. Ihe Itscorder then addresstd Harriet Harding, who is without n protector, and advised her to consult with lilllse no were qualified to iustruct her us to the propriet) of bringing Tapley before the Court. He assured her that I lie event of a coov iction the fellow slmuld be compelled to do her justice far the serious iyjurics she had sustained at his hoods. KING, ON TIIE PRONECUTION of WII. ANNABA/IS, V. JOHN BINLILLY. The defendant was iiiibeted far a V wield and unprovoked assault on the prosecutor, on Stinday evening, the 4th of Nu vember last, lit Mr. Bunter's, th e Old 1161 f avow, lklle banvage-s mil. The case was clearly proved in evidence, and the l'oreinan of the Jury, after tellaig the learned Judge there wus no necessity fur his Lin dslitp sun tttt i t up, returned a verdict of Guilty. The defendant was sentenced to pay a tine of 51. which he paid necoidingly, and wit; diseharg;ed. 1 . 111: ,, DA Y, APRIL 16 —A solicitor, named Couch, nas indicted fur having committed an te,ault upon a ia flouted Gent, w hose house he entered Ito tat: purpose tit levying a thstr , ss fur rent. The 'miscount( stated, that the defendant knocked at her door, ntid whin it was opened sailed in, and behaved in the most violent manner, without the sli.;htest provocation. — To add to the lienioustivss of she almilaUll, situ said she was advanced in pregnancy at the time, and was sane ked by the fright in such it larly alarming. The when she expostulated with him, became e 011,11Ove, stand. and In oiw .1, and shed the bland 101 her at at, 4HiluUill lac ilqtl 140 nowt 1.0.:21Uts ill in the home than to distntio roe the me of Si. 13". which was due to the lundloid. A an who fudged in the house stated, that she heard the prosecutrot cry out " Murder!" and un going down Haus, b aw her almost fainting against the wall and net arm bleeding. Upon the - part of the defendant witnewes were called who reversed the story. They declared that Mr. Church had never acted in the house with the slightest violence, but the prosecutrix had given the greatest provocation, not only with her tongue, but with her actions. In the presence of two or three men, one of whom enteied the house with the deleudatit, she took up st cleave►,. and swore she would clew the first man that laid hold of a chinw or table in that house. The Jury instantly acquitted the defendant. MIDDLESEX ::ES'SIONS. 4•1.1•1•1•1 TUESDAY, APRIL G.—These sessions commenced this day before Mr. Omit, and a Bench of Magistrates. The chtiritian said, though the calendar contained a very con siderable number of charges, yet, as far as he was at present aware of, there was nothing that called for auy particular observation from him. THE COUNTRY TREASURER'S BOORS. _ Mr. Alley this day addressed the Coln, ender the fol lowing circumstances :—A new rate having been imposed on the parish of Marylebone, that rate had been appealed against, and his clients hail, a few days since, applied to the desk of the peace for liberty to inspect the books of the treasurer of the comity, the record of which was in his hands, in order to enable them to conduct the appeal on Thursday next. This request had been refused, as had one subsequeitily made, and therefore lie now applied to the Caine to make an order that she clerk might spew them. lie contended, that no officer ought to be allowed to hold in Isis private possession any record that would stop she course of public justice, and that the order ought to be made as prayed for. The chairman said, the proper course would he to apply to the Court of King's Bench, which would grain a mandamus. In fact, lie doubted how far this Court ought to hear an appeal against one of its o.vir rates. It there were any illegality, it would appear on the lace of the rate. It was finally settled that the appeal should be heard on Thursday, when, if it were found necessary, an appli cation could lie made to the Court of King's Bench ; and in the mean tithe uo order was made fur the inspection of the treasurer's books. J Simatotids, a )(Jung coin of respectable appearance, was indicted fUr assaulting Rebecca Burt. Mr. Adolphus stated the case fur the 'prosecution with great force. Rebecca Burr, a young woman of very interesting ap-; pearance, stated that .he fired wis h Miss B.prine, mu queen eel, Mayfair, and as she was returoing home tiorti,ll Chapel-street, un the evening sf tile 9.otttli of January, she t defen.lant and another man, neither of wham site had ever seen before.—The defendant took hold of her in a very indecent manner, mid flung our oil the 'Novella...tit into middle of the sheet. The person who was with the defen dant clime to her wsistant c, mid bellied her home. She was so bruised by the violence a ilk a hid; .he laid been throw'', that she was utiliged to; keep her bed fur three du)s lifter, and had twa surgeons at tending her. The pessom who was with the aeleadant when he roiwoitted the itsoitutt 11113 corroborated the prouecutrik's evideat•e in every particular. lie said the defendant was drunk at the Andreas, the defendant's counsel, said, no nnswer could be given to the case. The defendant had lost his reason nt the time he committed the tact,- for which he was now sincerely contrite. Ile was %tiling to confess Ins guilt, :tart wake all the atonement in his power. The proaecutraz's Counsel expressed himself satisfied Ibith. the present couduct or the def.•tadeutt and a verdict of Guilty having been pronounced, lie was dist:lunged, after an admo nition front the Court. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17...:110MaS Counts and James - - - - • - Fletcher were indicted far an assault and false merit, committed out Peter Cooke and 3ulin Bta•. The detentlaist Cuttits is a baker, and Fletcher a constable. Peter Cooke, one of the prosecutors, deposed, that ort the CVVIIiII4 Of the 7tli of February he went to Mr.Cotetts'a shop in the Strand, and bought live ipiartern and two halt quartern loaves, for which he paid, and then desired they should be weighed. Our of the loaves was weight, :lie rest were light. Mr. Colitis refused to let him take the light loaves, but offered to return back his money.— Witness insisted on getting the light loaves, and said lie would stay in the shop till twelve o'cloel., to lie should get them. Coatis sent fur the deleudint, Fletcher, who took both the prisoners to l,'ow•strent. Witness desired that the bread sbouliF be brought to the Police Office, but Colitis refused, nor did lie attend. Alter waiting sum,- time to have a complaint made, Sir It. Llirnie dismissed them. 'I . hey were an hour and ten minutes iu custody. The witness was CIU , A-CX4111111124i by Mr. Alley, and stated, that lie lived by bnying light bicad from bakers, and giving evidence of it. Ile was nut au informer, but a witness. _ John !Sias, the other prosecutor, corroborated Cookes c•r ..letier. He said he nail been employed by inforeiteis to give evidence for the last six or sef en years. Johnson pa's him five or six shillings a day. William Johnson stated, that the prosecutors were eitiplu)eit by him to give ern:let:co on informations. He coirouns 41 eta the prosecutors' evidence. The Chairman eh:aged the Jury, that if they believed the evidence, they must find the tletchtlatals The Jury, alit r ceivialting for some time, octurned a verdict ot Not Guilty for b•Mtlt defendants. SUICIDE.—A melancholy e‘ent took place on Thins. day, in Snerhourne-latie, I).rctors' Cumulous. A pithy.; lady, %eh° had been only a barinight married, lia%ing la:en informed by tier husband that business of conse qmtice Mould ketp thin out all night, retired to her cum', ber, and was found on Friday inurniti‘ hangnia bum the bedstead, quite dead. EXTRAORDINARY Tu tP.—A white globe turnip was puitrd on the hum at Crautord Priory, File, hug f4iib. Su:. and ‘‘thcli measured in 'math ciiihteen it an , a ;Lilt s in eireontlerence thirty-two niches ond a hal.. On the Firm in January last, a large brood ul ei,tekehs ‘‘.l lirt,u;lit out in the uiicil Ali, and arc 'Km read) t.pt itie - --: