The National Register. — London, England, 1811-11-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER._ SPOR7'ING. Sraitamo.—There was an exhibition at the Fives Court on Thursday, for the benefit of Mendoza and Bitten. The court was filled at the moment of opening the doors, and many who attended had not a sight of the performance. The setting-to was pleasing so tar as it went, but some of the first-rate pro fessors did not exhib it, amon g st whom were Crib, Greg su son, Belcher, and Richmon d. The settin g -to was principally p ported by Powers, with the exception of laughable imitations of the Old School , in trials with Dutch Sam and Bition. 'Phere was another set-to, which gave delight to sea amateurs, between Molineux and Bitton. They got into rallie, d gave th spec tators unused to real milling an idea of real combat. Some dis approbation was expressed when the Black followed Bitton to the corner of the stage, and nulled; but Molineux, with a bow, assured the audience that Bitton had previously engaged fur two rallies. BOXING.--A pitched battle for 100 guineas a-side, was fought on Monday last, at Barnard's Slough, near Oakitigham., be tween Mr. Hernot, a farmer, and Mr. Greatham, a pavior, in nsequence of disputing on English gymnastics, in which each claimed superior manh ood. Fift y -six determine d rounds were courageously maintained, when victory was in favour of Gres * Otani, but both were blind in half an hour after the expiration la:* the combat. himself. Mr. C. who is a respectable looking man, with the marked character of his hardy profession on his countenancei coming forth, declared that he never wished more heartily for any thing in his life, than to tell them about his wife's beha viour. He had sailed now these seventeen years, man and lad, and never beheld such a spitfire before! such another w oman never broke the head of man ! [Here the Judge interrupted him by inquiring what be had to say about the present con.plaint, for that was all 'be Court could hear.] Oh! your Lordship, said he, I wish to speak about it, lam so hot ! lam her third hus band, she has beat me many times, God pity the other two; A man was never yoked with such a woman as that there w' ere she stands. [Here he was desired again by the Judge to come to the point, and say whether the accusation was just or not" Just ! exclaimed the enraged;pilot, there is not a word of truth in it. [Nay, don't put yourself in a fret, said one of the Coun sellors near him.] Please your Lordship, said he, lam one of the best naturedest, kind heartedest men ever woman knew, I was never angry all my life, I could not get living either niOit or day with her ! I wish your Worships had but heard her ! I am one of the most miserablest, hen-pecked'st husbands ever you knew in the whole course of your lives! Mrs. Chapman could not contain herself, but coming forward, calmly denied all her husband's assertions; but she spoke so inaudibly, that the Judge could not hear her, and so the cause closed, the securities required being entered into. SATVIIIDAT, NOVEMBFit 2. MOCK PARSON. William Tuck, alias Tucker, better known by the appellation of the Mock Parson, was put to the bar, indicted fur a fr lad in obtaining money under false pretenceS. The proscutor, Mr. Edgegrove , Pro p rietor of the Quebec Arms Tavern, Oxford-street, stated, that some time in the mouth of June last, the prisoner came to his house, and, disco vering that he was a West-countryman, i ns inuated himself into his good graces, by represe ntin g himself from that part of Erg land, and stating that his father was Recorder of Exeter, his uncle Mayor of Wellington, in Sontatetshire, atm himself Rector of Froorne and one of the Rea ders of Park !v e Chapel, and resideciat No. 42, Green-street, Park-lane, thatii e had a great number of highly respectable connections ; and tie t Sir Thomas Drake Ackland was his most particular friend. Th t he had come to settle in that iteighbourhod, and if his ((he prosecutor's) wine was good, and he treated hi n t well, he won d be a good customer. He then told him, his father and sister were to dine with him next day (Sinday), and desired hien to send him two bottles of sherry. The servant maid of the pr-y -secutor went with the wine, and found her enquiries satisfac tory.,The next day (Ist July) he dined at the prosecutor's, drank a bottle of wine, and paid his reckoning. On the third day af ter he came late in the evening, and ordered a bed, but not hav ing one vacant, the prosecutor procured him One at a neighbour ing coffee-house. The next morning he breakfasted at the pro secutor's, ordered a coach in great haste, and a!ked the prosecu tor for change of a tel. note. Not having change, he lent him a dollar, and never saw him atterware, tavil he saw him in cus tody at Bow-street; but, upon enquiry from the clerk of the parish, he learned that he was an impostor, and had taken in se veral persons in the neighbourhood. The Clerk of Park-street Chapel stated, that on Saturday evening, the 2ed of June, the prisoner called on him and to:d hint that the Rev. Mr. Clark, one of the Curates, had employed him to officiate, and he should attend the next morning. He came the next morning in a hackney coach, and the Clerk's wife paid the fare. This day he performed the Communion service, and actually administered the Sacrament to one Gf the largest and most respectable congregations that had ever attended that Chapel. The next day the Clerk's wife lent him more money; and he told the witness that he had received a number of invi tations, but as he wished his society to he select, begged he would give him his opinion of the p:tri-hiouers. The witness advised him to accept the invitations of those who gave the best ' wine, and kept the best company. It also appeared that he had introduced himself to the Rev. Mr. Clark, when he met him accidentally in Hyde Park, insinuated himself into his good opinion, and obtained his permission to volunteer his services at the Chapel. When called on for his defence, he began with a phillipic upon the newspapers and caricature shops, which he abused with great volubility, but the Chairman desired he would confine himself to the immediate matter before the Court ; first to shew that his father was Recorder of Exeter, his uncle Mayor of Wellington, and himself a clergyman, Rector of Feorm, and a reader at Park-street Chapel : and that he did unit receive the wine, money, or other matter , . charged against him. He then made a very impressive appea l to the feelin g s of the 1 Jury, and contended, that the case was not made out against . him; •no proof being given of the delivery of the wine or money. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Monday the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the county of Middlex commenced at the Session House on Clerk enwell-green, before W. Mainwaring, Esq. and other Justices of the County.. Two persons of the names of Horn and Kirby, fishermen, at Twickenham, had indicted each other in cross indictments, and Horn was also indicted for assaulting a I%liss Colmar, arising out of the folowing transactions : Miss Colmar is a lady of fortune residing at Teddington, who is very fond of the diversion of angling. In July last, she went in her punt, guided by Kirby, to enjoy her favourite diversion. Kirby hap pened to place the punt near one of Horn's, in which a man of the name of Johnson was fishing. This angered Horn, who swore that they should not fish there, and came in his boat in a great passion to drive them away, endeavouring to push away Miss Colmar's punt with his boat-hook. This produced a scuffle, in which Horn got knocked overboard. It appearing clearly that Horn was the first aggressor, although he got knocked overboard, the Jury found him guilty, and acquitted Kirby on the indictment against him. Horn NVSS sentenced to two months imprisonment. William Keatch, a fancy toy and basket-maker, was indicted for an assault upon Elizabeth Forth, a young woman under 17 years old, with intent to r avish her. 1' he prosecutrix was servant to the defendant, who employed several persons, male and female, to carry on his trade as a fancy toy and basket maker ; and from her evidence, which was gievn in a very modest and e:oming manner, there could be no doubt of the prisoner's guilt. A number of his relations, notwithstanding, came for ward to invalidate her testimony; but the Jury attached no credit to them, and found the prisoner guilty. He was sen tenced to twice months confinement in Cold Bath-fields. 0 rant, a patrole, indicted a man of the name of Edwards, and three others, w i t h assaulting him in the execut i o n of his dut y , and .Edward's indicted Oratn for assaulting him. The evidence ped Oram to have been the aggressor : h was found guilty, a se ntenced to two months imprisonment.e 'lle others were rkd rov acquitted. Wednesday G. J. Clarke was convicted of an assault, with intent to violate a child, only nine years old, named Mary Ann Manley, under circumstances too horrible to detail. The de fendant was apprentice to the prosecutor's father-in-law, and on the Sth of June, during the absence of her parents, he found means . to perpetrate his atrocious offence. The prosecutrix refrained from disclosing her injury, under his threats o f beatin g h e r, until the beginning of July, when, compelled by the most tormenting pains, she told her mother, when it was disco vered, that in addition to the injury itself, this wretch had afflicted her with a loathsome disorder. His sentence was post poned. On Friday a person stood his trial at these Sessions for an unntnural crime, and was acquitted. James Carruthers and John Holmes were sentenced to One Nonth's Imprisonment, for au assault on John Matthews, a Con stable, in the month of August last. Articles of the peace were exhibited by his wife against Chapman, a coasting pilot, .viit had to .find two sureties of fifty pounds each, that he would keep the peace to his wife for one year. After the complaint of the lady had been read, Mr. Chapman was desired to come forward if he Wished to say arty thing for ...4•0 6 ° 1111 ' ,