The National Register. — London, England, 1821-09-16 00:00:00

DERBYSHIRE ROW MEETING. The second meeting of the Derbyshire Bowmen was held on Monday at Edensor, and was attended by a nu merous and brilliant company. The place where the targets were fixed was one of the most beautiful situations in the neighbouring pat k of Chatsworth, occupying the west bank (011ie elver, within view of the noble mansion of his Grace the Doke of Devonshire. The party assem bling to engage in the grat dill amusement to which the day was devoted, arrived on the ground sort after twelve. A large tent was pitched for their accommodation, and numerals splendid equipages, among which the state car riage and handsome retinue of the Duke of Devonshire was conspicuous, gave additional animation to the lively svelte. The at chay commenced a little before one, and was maintained n ills great spirit till about four, w hell the following b o oks null gentlemen were pi orlaimed victors: Fur the first and second prizes (Ladies), Miss Bent, Miss Cranford.—ACientlemen), Colour! Clowes, Rev. J. mot. 'fln•ough the whole of the afternoon the weather conti nued favourable, so that there was no occasion to leave even the open seats for the shelter of the tent. Leaving this truly magnificent park, the archers and their friends went to the inn at Ldensor, and about six o'clock were summoned to a most excellent dinner. In addition to the finest wines, punch ala Roman was sup plied in unsparing abundance, to the high gratification of all alto tasted it. The generosity of the Duke of Devon shire runts United greatly to the luxury attic whole repast, and his politeness and aff a bility were yet more delightful to the immerous party. Soon alter slimier, the Duke presented a beautiful brooch to the Ladies of the Club, to be assigned to the one who should be so fortunate as to draw a favourite somber. The design of this splendid ornament was a diamond art ow piercing a beautiful heart-shaped emerald, and it All to the lot o' Mts. Stoviti. . . Aker linnet the L lies retired to the Inn, and weir soon followed by the Gentlemen, but not before they had expressed their sense of the Duke's kindness by thinking his health with three titres three. At the Inn tea was provided, and whilst the company were partaking of this refreshment, they were entertained with a my grand display of lire-works, these also having been collected by his Grace. Meanwhile the places where the dinner had been provided was collected into a ball-room; it was most tasty fully and brilliantly lighted with 42 lamps, and its cheerful appearance invited the party to enrage in the mazes of the dance. Quadrilles were immediately corm. nu t:ced, and were kept up with noticed gaiety from nine o'clock till near twelve. The company then reluctantly 'sepal:tied, and returned tinder a starry canopy to their several places of test, infinitely gratified by all that they had witnessed. Among the numerous and splendid assembly were his Glace the Duke of Devonshire, Viscount and Viscountess nitwits and their daughter, Viscount and Viscountess Kinuaird, Lady Scarsdale. Hon. Captain Curzon, lion. Francis Cnrzon, Lady Wilmot, J. W. Russell, Esq. M.P. Sm. Sec. COURTS OF CONSERVANCY. Injurious Effects af the Glee Water.—On Saturday the Dud Mayor, as Conversatur of the River l'itames, and of the waters of the River Medway, held a return Cunrt of Conservancy for the County of Surrey, at the Town-hall, Southwark, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Jury, sworn in at a former report upon the present state of the river, particularly as related to the Gas Establish ments iii the Middlesex Districts. Alter the formal business of the Court had been gone through, the foreman of the Jury presented the report, which was read by the officer. It stated, that pursuant :to the directions given them on the Slat of July last, they had examined the river both above and below the bridge, and presented all well, excepting that part of the river by Bankside, where they were surprised to tind that the nuisance of the discharge of the gas water, from the Es tablishment of the Soutliwilik or South London Gas Light Conspany,was as brides ever, notwithstanding that a letter had been written by Mr. Mickley to their foreman on the 1I th of July last, declaring that the nuisance had been abated. The Jury therefore again presented that dis charge As a nuisance. Some bottles of the gas water were produced to the Lord Mayor, who was requested only to smell it, as that would be sufficient to prove its quality, without tasting it, which they did not advise. A Juror stated, that when they went below they pro clued a quantity of live fish, eels and flounders, which they put in a vessel containing a quantity of fresh, and added a proportion of gas water to them. 'Elie result was, that all the eels died in less than four ' es and a half; thr flounders died in a minute after they were put in it. The Lord Mayor was fully aware as to the deleterious 3131111 C of the waste liquor, Rb it was called, which was discharged from the works, and of the consequences upon the river and upon the health of those who used the wa ter, if the nuisance was not pot a stop to. lie should therefore order the City Solicitor to prosecute the parties belonging to the establishment from which the nuisance proceeded. He thanked the Jury for the diligence which they had displayed in the public service. The Conn was then dissolved. . _ _ 'ill; Load Mayor afterwards held a Court of Conser vancy at the Swan Inn, Westurinster-britige, for (the County of Middlesex, to receive the return of t h e Jury sworn in for that district. The report made by the Jury presented several - sances, which they found MI their way up the river but principally, as a nuisance, the constant discharge of poi sonous matter from the Gas-works by the liurseferry, Westminster; and corroborated more fully the report made by the Surtcy Jur y. The Laid Mayor assured tkem also, that prosecutions should be instituted against this company. He thanked them fur thud services, and dissolved the Court. On Tuesday last, a boy of Mr. Mark's, hatter, at Rumford, coming home from school, swallowed some fly-water, which he mistook fur sugar and water; and, though assistance was immediately procured him, the chill died on the following morning. The water had been placed in the parlour window by his mother till she answered somebody in the shop, and during her temporary aLenee the fatal draught wa• tatt.n. THE NATIONAL REGISTER OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12. - - This morning the General Sessions of Gaol Delivery commenced at Justice-hall, in the Old Bailey, before the Lord Mayor, Mr. Baron Graham, Mr. Justice Richard_ son, &c. &c. HicitWAY ROBBERY.—Thomas Fitzgerald was indicted for feloniously u , saulting Nicholas Peters, in a certain place near the King's highway, mid taking from his per son a watch, and four shillings in money, his property. Mr. Peters is an infirm elderly man, residing at So merstown. On the loth of August last in the afternoon, near Primrose-hill, he met the prisoner, who, presenting a very large horse pistol to his breast, bold ly demanded his money. Ms. Peters, terrified, put his hand into his pocket, and in doing so, palled his waistcoat aside, and di9covered his watch chain. The prisoner seeing it, said, " Give me your watch," and Mr. Peters immediately gave him his watch and four shillings. Mr. Peters gave infor. motion at Bow-street, and Lark, an officer, in a few ID'. mites after was standing at the office door, where he sass the prisoner pass, and trom the description given by Mr. Peters, he suspected him to be the man. lie followed him into Long Acre, mid took him iiito custody. When he got Wm the office, lie turned about and [attempted to ' run out, but was stopped. He stated to the magistrate that he lived at No. 2, Rose-street, Long Acre, and in a garret the officer f 1 a large horse pistol, similar to the one presented to Mr. Peters. On inquiring at a pawn broker's in Drnry Lane, it was discoveied that on the day of the robbery the poisoner had offered Mr. Peters' watch to pledge, but on being questioned by the shop won, who had suspected he had stolen it, hu went out and did cot return. _ . . The prisoner in his deft . llCC /paid, that a man, whom he never saw, employed hint to pledge the watch. With respect to the pistol, lie declared it belonged to another man, a fellow lodge' of his. His landlady and another woman described bile as an honest hard-working man, and corroborated his statement as to the pistol. The Jmy returned a verdict of guilty—death.—Aged 21. . _ John Taggart was capitally indicted fur stealing two watches and a large quantity of wearing apparel, the property of William Francis. The property stolen was valued in the indictment at 201. and the prosecutor proved upon oath that they were of that value. Tile Jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing to the amount of 395. only. James Colley was capitally indicted for stealing two coats, value 44)5. and upwards, the property of J. Cox llillwan Euglcbart, Esq. in his dwelling house. Mr. Englebart statrd, that he saw the prisoner in the passage of his house with two coats in his poscssion, and he never lost sight of until he was secured. One of the coats he could safely swear was worth 40s. and up- wards ; the other was worth at least ss. The Jury considered for a few minutes and returned a verdict—" Guilty of stealing under the value of 408." Thomas Wilson, a mariner, aged l'2, was capitally in dicted for stealing a tea-chest, three watches, several gold seals, 21.11. Ins. in monies numbered, the property of J. J. Widniayer, iu his dwelling•house. The prosecutor stated, that he keeps a public-house in Chinch-lane, Whitechapel, and the prisoner was known to him as an occasional customer. On the Sit of August he placed the property mentioned in a tea caddy in the bar, and had counted it over, because he expected his brewer to call for payment that day. The prisoner at the time he was counting it, sat in the tap-room. A short One afterwards, during the absence of the witness, the prisoner wpm out, and when witness returned to the bar lie missed the tea-eaddy. The caddy produced was the same, and it contained the precise lie had lost, and the watches, &c. were also still in it. Thomas Cordes stated. that as he was going through Church-lane, in company with a Mr. Smith, he saw the prisoner straggling with a woman, who was striking him. He advanced towers& them to learn the cause, when the prisoner threw down a caddy, the lid of which flew open, and several sovereigns and some silver rolled out. Wit ' ness and his friend seised the prisoner and secured hint, and took the caddy. They took the prisoner to Lambeth street Office. The prisoner made no defence, and the Jury immedi ately found him guilty--death. John Ilistiberry was indicted for stealing several articles of plate, value 31. and upwards, the property of James Marshall Thompson, in his dwelling-house. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of stealing to the amount of 395. THURSDAY. SEPT. IS.—CUTTING AND John Bore and liflliallllll Bore were capitally indicted for cutting and maiming John Austin, with intent to murder him. In two other counts they were charged with the like offence, only varying the intent. The prosecutor was st servant at the Robin Hood public house, at Barnet, and the prisons.' s were servants to a tanner. Tbey had been drinking very freely nu the evening mu question, at the Robin Hood, and J. Bore attempted to leave the house without paying the reckoning. The maid ..ervant endeavoured to stop Win, w lien he took up a sickle, and so me he would cut oil her head. Tile prosecutor interfered, and followed .1. Bore, who desired him with a thr•-at to keep irf. He persisted, however, in endeavouring to take the sickle trout hint, upon which Bore aimed a Blow at him with his sickle, %bids fill upon his aim. A severe wound was i•.tlietcd, the consequenc e lit %%Ishii was, that Austin had not y. I lecoseled the use of three of lib lingers. eioss..•i.iiiiiination the prosecutor admitted that there had tri•el: t pii sinus quartet and sowe lighting bets% reu them, and miller those circumstances the learned Judge dimected an arouittal.—Verdict—Not Bs PI Is FOKI.I.AIf .—Anne Davis, u miserable looking old woman was capitally indicted for forging and uttering a 11. Bank note, with intent to defraud the Governor and Com pany of due Bank of England. It appeared in evidence that the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Newman, a grocer, in Chute Wstreet, Islington, and in payment for sonic tea mid culloe she Winkled a If. note, unit received the change. 'flue biennium suspecting it to be is bud one, denied a boy to follow her, and see if she went lathe place w hich she had given as tier address. The boy did follow her, and u lien she had gut a short distance she turned about and went another way. [This boy not being present to prove that tact, it was snuck from the Judge'. novo-] lit too du; s after the prisoner women, named Lew it, to tin same shop, with another note, but the -lup in:1111 loving ineaaishile dim:riveted that the first 'note wits forgcd, he detained Mn. Leach until) an °Meer was procured, succeeded in apprehending the prisoner, at a house where she was waiting in the neighbourhood. in her defence the prisoner said she was a poor friendless old woman, and that she did not know the notes were forged. Mr. Fisch, the Bunk inspector, proved that both notes were forgeries in all respects. The Jury requested to know from the learned Judge, who was the prosecutor in this case. Mr. Justice Richardson said, Mr. Newman was the pro. secutor, and not the Bank of Englund; but the indictment was rightly framed, inasmuch as it charged the intent to be to defraud both the Bank of England and John Newman. The Jury, after some consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty—Death, but strongly recommended her to mercy on account of her nge. Mr. Justice Richardson, with much feeling, said the re commendation should most certainly be attended to, trod, he trusted, it would hays its proper weight. HIG st wav ROBBERIES. —J itineb Ducey, a youth of re spectable exterior, was indicted for ,is•isuiting Samuel Lindell on the King's highway, and taking from his person a gold watch, &c.—The offence was committed in the hood of Bishopsgate, and the evidence clearly proved the assault and robbery. The Court sentenced him to transportation for the term of his nature' life. _ _ James Riggs, aged 21, was indicted for stealing a gold watch, seals, arc. value 151. from the person of Mr. C. Chrishop, attorney, of Child's-place, Fleet-street, on the list of August. The prosecutor stated, that on the evening of the above day he was returning home, and on passing Johnson's court, Fleet-street, he observed the prisoner, who plac ing his left hand on witness's breast, took the watch with Isis right and ran tip Johnsou's.court, followed by the pro secutor, crying " Stop thief !" Witness, on running up the court, was crush el by a man, who, lie had no doubt, was an accomplice of the prisoner's. He continued his pursuit, however, to Gough-square, where the prisoner was secured but the watch was not found. The prisoner, in defence, said, he was passing through Genii-square, when sonic person ran past him, and im mediately lie was seized. In answer to a question, the prisoner said he had nu friends as to charactet. The Common Serjeant summed up, and the Jury pro flounced the prisoner guilty. The Common Serjeant—" Prisoner, you have been here before ; it is evident you have got your living by thieving. You most leave the country." Several pickpockets were convicted. William Martin, aged 20, was indicted for stealing from the person of John Siteek, a box, containing sundry valuable articles, the property of Miss M. A. Robinson. The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the robbery he was conveying the box in question from Islington to tho Belle Savage Inn, for the purpose of its being forwarded with Miss Robinson to Farnham next morning, and, while passing through Bartholomew Fair, he was surrounded by a gang of persons, who hustled him, pulled the watch front his pocket, knocked his hat from his head, and a basket out of his hand. The above articles he recovered, but the box was stolen. The gang then dispersed. He could not identify their persons. Thomas Cadley, a constable, deposed, that on the night of the robbery lie was returning home from the fair, and observed the prisoner with seven others, one of them mentioned his name, and, mi his Hinting round, they quickened their pace; the prisoner carried the box, which lie threw at witness, and then ran oft. He was pursued and taken into custody. The prisoner, in defence, said he picked up the box in the fair, as no person owne d it, and was carrying it to the watchhouse when taken into custody. The Common Serjeant summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner guilty. The Court immediately sentenced him to traneportatioa for life. FORGERY—SHAM BANK. FRIDAY, SEPT. 14.—William Pott and John Tipper, two very genteel looking young men, were capitally in dicted for falsely and feloniously forging anti uttering, as true, a bill of acceptance for 261. 17s. purporting to be the acceptance of Messrs. Williams and Co., bankers, in Birehin-lane, Cornhill. Mr. Wm. Howell, a gunmaker, at Birmingham, wore, that in July last be received an order, signed " Joh n s Tipper," directing him to send two guns, a doable-bar relled one, and another, to him. Ile was in Loudon at that time, and being referred to No. I, Marlborough-street, he went there, and inquired for Mr. Tipper, but was informed lie was not there. He had not got many yards, however, beim e he was joined by the two prisoners, whoasked him if he was not Mr. Howell. He replied in the adinuative, and they had sonic conversation respecting the guns ; Pott, who then called himself Tipper (and Tipper said his name was Poole), telling hint he should be paid with a banker's acceptance. They had two or three subsequent into views, and die result was, that when witness returned to Birmingham lie sent the guns, and received a bill, pmt petting to bear the acceptance of Williams and Co. for 171. Shortly after, another order was sent fur more guns, from the same parties. These the witness sent to a Mr. Sher rington, with milers to deliver them to the prisoners, and in a few days he received from Mr. Sherrington another bill for 261. lls. drawu au accepted exactly similar to the former one. Some time after they were both returned to him as forgeries. Robert Sherrington deposed, that lie keeps the Two Angels and Crown public-house in Litte St. Martin's-lane. He received two guns front Mr. Howell, and at the saute time initructions respecting the way in which he was to dispose of them. Pott came to the witness on the brith of July, and asked if he had received some guns from Mr. Howell, and he replied in the affirmative. Pott then gave him a bill for 171. and witness delivered the two guns to him. Witness asked him his name, and he said it was Tipper. On the l Ills of August, Putt came again, and witness delivered to I a box of guns, which lie had re ceived trout Mr. Howell, with instructions to deliver them to Pott upon receiving a similar bill. The prisoner gave witness another bill for 261. • 7.. The bill now in Court is the saint which l'utt gave witness on that occasion. In the convessution which witness lied with Pott lie called I ' Tipper, and the pi isoner answered to that name. Tlie hill was sent to Mr. Howell the SWIM day. Cross•examined by Mr. Andrews.—Wituess made no inquiry respecting the first bill, because lie knew the licuse ill Birchin-lane to he a good one. Witness first learned Putt's teal name from himself after he was in I custody. When he received the bill for 261. front Putt tot Othiel Person was preset), ; hut a Mall who came wills . Putt took aw;.y 1114: box of gnus by desire at the letter. 834.