The National Register. — London, England, 1818-02-01 00:00:00

GUILD!' A LL. Michael Fox, awed 30. Was put to tlik —., upon an Indic. ntent charging hien with putting Amid disposing of six pieces of counterfeit eoiw, made ill reseintile the current coin of the realm :ancd on the 10th of Deeentuer last, in the of at. Giles-M.lllO tivlds, to one Joseph Prior, at a lower rate of value than their denomination imported, name. iy. for 3s. The facts of the case were proved. in an examination of five hours, to the satisfaction of the jury, who in a few se.. ettuds founii a verdict of—Guilty. TUESDAY. The OH Bailey Sessions concluded this (lay, when the Re. corder passed sentence of dead; upon the following:— llary alder, for stealing in a dwelling house ; Joseph Thompson, for peivately stealing in a shop; Ann Jones, fur stealing in a dwelling house; Mo.es Daniels and j o i nt s m i t h, for hoarse-breaking ; Charles Wow(' and John Vale, fur horse Waling; Lawrence Denley. fur stealing in a dwelling house; John Norton, for burglary j George Scott and Israel Chapman, fOr highway robbery ; William White a.al John Read, for sheep stealing; Mary Gilderslese, for stealing in a dwelling. house ; William Kelly and Thomas Spicer, for forgery; Tho mas Casey, for 4h •ep stealing; Wen Henry Rawlinson and John Rawfinson, the younger, for stealing from a lug boat on the river ; Henry Hall, for stealing in a dwelling house ; Ann Cale, for privately stealing in a shop; Wm. Grace and Charles 54114,14 burglary ; Charles Russell, fur housebreaking ; Jas. Bennett (a boy), fior stealing in a dwelling house ; Matthew Sidliv on (a boy only II years of art), John Limos, and Wm. Green, for stealing in a dwelling house; Daniel Stockwell, for burglary; Rose O'Hara, Margaret Humphries, and Hall rah Brian, for highway robbery; and John Farmer, for pri vately stealing. Messrs. Theodore O'Callaghan, Thomas Joseph Phealan. and Charles Newbolt. the duelists, were ordered to be fined and to be confined three calendar months in ~is Al,. jesty's gaol of Newgato. Eleven were ordered to be transported for life, 15 for four• teen, and 61) for seven years ; and numerous others to various terms of imprisonment. Seweettow.—A Russian biographical account of Snwar. rev( contains some singular and curious details. Though the general cruelty of his dieposiii•ut was evinced by the horeiale utaesacres of Oczakoff, Letirailoff, and Prag4, (where &)ew Poles areseid to have teen sacrificed to his vengeaticeis yet be sometimes showed a more peculiar ardour of ferocity. To CA Preach, in particular, he bore a sort of finatical hatred— a rage of detestation. A proof of this passion was even ex. lebite.l in exercising his toe ii. lu commanding them to teaks a cherge with-the bayonet, they were to understand his directions in three different ways, according to Ate nation which they were supposed to combat. When li- Lave the word to march against the Prussians, they charged straight forward with the point of the bayonet—against the Poles, they rapidly repeated the thrust—against the execrable French, they turued round their bayonets after the Seel/111i thrtho to enlarge the wonntl. Original in every thing, and even affecting originality, this semi barbarian sometimes ap peared arapped up •in sheep's skin, like a Cossack, and at other ti nes covered with crosses, with bilges of orders, and portrat•s, whirls he had received. These latter ornaments. rained to his little grim countenance and Isis leek figure, give hint more the appearance of an Italian charlatan than the general of an army. Although he gave the world reason to suspect his sanity, vet, lion sharing their dangers, their f tiguee, and their frugal fare, he was always the idol ut his soldiers. Tbe Anecdote of his quelling a mutiny among hi. troops in rousing the Alps, is well known. His soldiers, • overwhelmed with fatigues, aim dispirited with hardships, no longer obeyed his voice, or ohserved their usual discipline. He ordered a ditch to tee dna, and stretching himself in it cried nit to his mutinous soldiers, " Cover me up with earth. your ti , neval desires here to be *lntel red since you abandon him !" they all threw themselves at his feet, and rollowc•I kin; with devotion and enthusiasm. The Emperor •%leetin let has catuwsi a statue to be erected to his name, and the ()rebid Doke Constantine has pronouticed a public logiurnon his memory ; but such liutionts will not remove the stain of ea pritious ferocity from hi. character, ur induce history t • paint lien in any other colours than those of a far 'mate mi litary melnetti, or an enterprising savage.—(Ghent paper). EXTIIAOnDIINAR CIRCUM,TANCE.—On the 14th ittstaiit. as Mr. Blakeney was walking betweee Chepstow, and the, village of St. Ar ales, he observed a hare rum into some beam wood and long grass, situate in the ceusre of a field, and which sot rounded a small staguant pool. He immediately repaired to the spot for the purpose of driving out the hare, when, on lookina catitiousle about, his atteution was arrested! by the ifeet of a man above the surface of the water, and in such a position as led hint to believe that the body must be kept duvet by a weight. In endeavouring to extricate the body froas its filthy bed, the heed and flesh separated it, and teen the putrid state which it exhibited, there can be no doubt bat it mast have been there matte , mouths. —Our Readers must recollect, that at the last Assizes for Glonces ter, three men were tried for the tutirder of Mr. Thompeale , found guilty, and executed. Walt. 'rimier, a fourth, feet) a large, and fur whose apprehension a consitieralite reward has been offered, was about that lime seen in the vicinity of Chepstow. Conjectnre, therefore, Nes pronottneed that the untortustate individual is no oilier than the murderer; and the circunistairceelif Ins having idiom him a (fleet: handkerchief, Tenders it it is cutely probaale 'beef is so. A few days eine.. .1. Bled:burn, alias Marsden, scat mire. liendef uy )Ir. Tiii'atty, the Constable of Deigliton, near on a charge of roabery ; anti lodged et a room at an Inn, whenee he escaped out of the wisely m. At midnight •the cao-table repaired to the house of the offender, under an expertation of finding him, and After a fi witless search was about fe, depart, when he discovered a -communication be• Tweet. the thamberand an adjoining hay-lott. At this open -Intl h.. enteredt wad what then occurred see are hiesteable of' statute, tar 011 the.folla icing mnrning the constable wets timed °adze Inuerfloor a lifeletie corpse. It is supposed that a tem test oihtte, in which the constable was thrown um the barn Not. When found, his person exhibited the eppeerance of 4 11411 who head died by strangulation, and the cap of his knee was braked in three pieces. The culprit has ;Absconded ; and I" tan 'gene circuity tames that 184year:umpired, it is con jectut. d that our of his arms was either brake', or dieloceted . in the ta , al ref:voider_ Ts it talANCClSia,—Niany•of slur readers lh:cc dotildiess seen n Rae it orgy sign (painted m of a very large woman, op pusile tele fele Street, in the Suety'. 'the Surveyor of the Partsii, on Weduesrley proceeded against Eto.k, the propri etor af duds exhibition, tor a nuisance, in collecting cruts by a sign contrary to the act. Cook use convicted, and had to pay The keeper of a brothel not far from Cheapside, appeared to answer the complaint of Lydia Langston, a Cy prian, fur detaining apparel, and some articles of jew4ry. The romphiiiiiint, who was (104111 la, stated, that she was the daughter of respectable parrots at Cheltenham, iu Minces ttroliire, where she sea veal au apprenticeship to a dress-maker. About eLliteen mouths ;Igo lie attracted the notice of a gentlmnan of rank, with whom, after a courtship of some months, she consented to come to London. tier admirer plarril he, iu the house of the defendant, and, atter ;siting her for about a month. Isis fancy tired, and she was deserted. On quitting the house her landlady had detained the property for arrears of rent. The defendant refining to give up the propel ty, the 31agistrate said, he sliontil advise the complaiu ant to cuter an action, or indict the house, as site knew it' the complainant owed her 1001. for lodging, she could not legally recover one farthing.—Delendant, "So mulch for law ; that's precious hard though !"--Allagntrate, " Go home you infamous Inissey, sinless you would wish to be sent to prison." The cont. plainant declared she would act on the Alderman's advice, anti the parties departed: Thursday an iliforination was laid against Mr. Isaae Cir. colt, hay salesman in Smithfield Market, undar the following circumstances: —C. Pungin slated, that on Thursday he pur chased a load of hay of the defendant for 01. 10s. and on opening it on Sunday, lie discovered a quantity of manure, stones, and other rubbish in the eentre of 113 of the trusses ; the total of the rubbish weighed upwards of 8 cwt. The de- Madam expressed his ignorance of the fact. The hay, he said, belonged to .1. Roberts, Lsq. of Clay Hill, and the fault must rest with tne binder. Case- of this kind frequently occurred, and the salesmen were exposed to unmerited cen sure. The Alderinau (sir M. illoxliain) said. it would be lewd on the salesmen tu•fiva him for what hr was by no means .Nameable; but Mr. Payne, the Cierk, said, the Act empower ed lino to recover the fine from his principal; on which he was ordered to. pay 3s. per tiiiss, aasounting, with the costs, to 41. Bs. Another of these disgraceful stenes took rlaco on IVeilne:day, for 50 guthead a side, at Coombe Warren, amidst di ;orderly a set, to uscour reporter's own phrue, as Nevigate it could produce. combatants were—Purcell, and one M•C,,itv, tut llibernian, wht , :x first appearance it was in the pugilist - 1.,: field. The seconds were— liandal and Tom Janes for is,l•Catty , and Oliver and Shelton for Purcell. Betting six to four on Putr.N.O. The fight lasted two hours and twenty minutes, in which 112 rounds were contested. In the two tir.t, but little execution w..; done. In the third, Purcell drew first blood, hut APCarty tutored him. in the next round, l`Cartv male same excellent parries, and returned hea"ily at the right hand at tie body ; at times, when he dill not parry, he broke grou n d , an d made a rush with both hand .in stis . cessiuti. In the Bth round, there was tremendous fighting, and when nature .4a, e!thatliitcli they drrp pelt, and their faces bore strong marks of violence. The 9th was fought with equal ardour. and equal advantage, until the 30th, wheat Purcell had only a glimmer of light; ISl'Carty was then hacked at four to one, and he led with fury fur several rounds. Purcell's se• coatis then doctored him, and got him a peep at his work again, and he made the must of it, but was tun much elated ; :%!•Carty Lii then the best of it till the 80th round, when Purnell turned the bet ting three and four to one in his favour. Victory was, however, doubtful, till the foist, when Al• Carty viably declined; and in the next l l rounds, received more punishment than all the preceding ones : and the welcome round of " No" from him , at tile close t t the 1 1.2 tn, gave victory to Purcell; when their heads exhilated suet spectacles as to defy all description; Purcell's being, if resible wor than that of his vanquished foe, and they both have richly merited the technical term among the Gemmets ty* rise Fist, of first rat • tax. tons.—Gudgeon the Jew, and Duggan. an IrLhinan, next turned to, for a purse of 10 giuneas. Our informant waited upon them one hour and forty minutes, anti they fought the whole time ; but frora their weight, their execution Vida not equal to the last b a t t l e . n o Jew was decidedly the best lighter, and particularly when in at the body ; but his adversary was heaviest. They were at it at dark, and seemed inclined to pars the evening there, su that our reporter left them engaged. On Saturday week an Inquest was taken at the Apple Tree, it White Hart-yard, on the body ofi. Connor, who fell down in a state of complete exhaustion in Clare -court, in which state lie was found by a Gentleman, who lifted him lop, and had him conveyed to a brothel, in White Hart.yard, in which two of the deceased's daughters, one 10 the oilier 13, are har boured as prostitates. The keeper, however, ' , fused to admit him into her house, and lot fore a sitrgeon could attend, the deceased expired. His body ealoihited symptoms of great emaciation. Verdict—Vied by the visitation of teed. On 'Saturday week a female infant, apparently about a month nld,was found at the dour of Mr. Best of Mil,a.in Street, Holborn. A note was suspended from its neck ; un which Was written " Poor Maria Thompson." It was taken to the Workhouse in Gray's Inn Line. The causes entered in the Lord Chancellor's book for this Term already amount to 390, which are exclusive of those to be heard at the Rolls, and of all petitions and lnirtious. The Register's and Master's offices were never known to be so crowded with important business. Respecting the seat at Cuffnels, a singular anecdote is known of the late Mr. G. Rose. :%s he was travelling early in lift., on the top of a stage coach, Iron Porismoutti, he re— marked," that if ever lie could hope to have a country seat, or a bit of land, that was the spot (meaning the -ite of Coif_ eels) he should wish of all others." He lived to realize his wish. An inquest has been held on the body of Mr. Barnes, of the Coop ers' Arms, Lower Fast Smithfield, who on Friday night, during a contention with his wife, threw a bone at her, which she returned and ran towards the strut door. lie then pursued her, when she turned and gave him a push, on which he fella lifeltas corpse. There bein' no marks of violence, and a Surgeon stating that he died of apoexy, the Jury returned a verdict accordingly. Wednesday morning a sun of Mt. Knight, of Hackney, in throw. ing a terrier dog into the river Lea to wash it, fell in A Newfoundland dug which had accompanied Mtn inmiediataly plung od in after him, and seized him by the clothes, but had not strength to bring him to the land. A man who had seen the dug struggling in th.. water rause to the river-side, and was apprized of the fatal cir cumstance by seeing the youth's Boating hat; he had, however. sunk, and though drags were immetliately employed the body was not found at iv o'clock. Wednesday, while a man was exposing far sale a quantity of de tonating balls, under the gateway of Gray's Inn, some mischievous wretch threw a piece of steel into the basket, which caused them us explode, and lacerated the man's face in a shocking manner On Monday, a man employetton Mr. wharf, at Maidstone, in removing large stones, cue of them fell on him and broke his back. Ile lies in a dreadful state, with very little hopes of recovery. J. Ransom, a thresher, being suspected of stealing wheat from his master, Mr. Penton. of Borden, was oil Thursday night week fol lowed home, and a ipuinuty of wheat was taken from bin, which he hail deposited in two quart honks that usually contained his drink for the day ; and on the following day he was committed to Maid stone gaol for trial. . . CO;ITAGIOUS REVEAL—A Dabll,l Paper says. "The rapid in crease of fever OM in this city begins to excite considerable anx.. iety. We understand that a number of Medical gentlemen are about to meet at Cork-st:Lct liosiltal, in order to rake the slate of. contagion in Dublin into etvisidetarion. In Maynooth, she Quarter Sessions has been postponed ou accouut of the prevalence of tile fever in that town and county. Lord Postarlington rs laudaLly *cute ii. causing precautions against typhus fever to be }aliquot! in the vicinity of Emu park. He ha* published directions for the observance of the lower elas;ri, who have, through means of his Lordship, free access to me. dical advice. _ _ _ Sunday evening J. Lockman. a private in the Royal Stall' Cures, tell into the Royal Maim') C.lnal, et Ilyttie. end was di net'. _ The French market boats continue to purchase with ariditv,the herrings caught cff Portsinouth. They were sold last 1it45011 so low as 9d. per bushel; but our new friends g2ve, on Tuesday. taking at (nice 3900 bushels. 3s. per bushel. There arc now upwards of !..00 vessels and beets employed in this ILliery. , . The Mail Coach ;lai4::11 left Glasgow on too evenin,: of Monday week far Ktlinburglis upset at Coat Bridge. in cousecttionee of the wheels coming ...rani e. a large Stone. is placed on the bridge for th^ purpose of proteain,t the parapet wall. Art outside passenger. th e Glasgow Police dicer. no the k•ery (list indication' of danger leaped from tie dri , :er's box. and the coach talliug on him he was killed on the spy:. .% few evsmiugs since, as a child belonging to a Serjeant of the 57trit regiment. btatiur,cd at the Heights' lie.rracks. at Dover, w..; pinying before the tile. its clothes caught the flames, and b lore assist:slice could be procured, it was so dzsadially burnt. as to casusl its death th• next 11101 . 111111 g. The I)owager Empress of Rue" ia ha, exprowati visit Entalid, and ;.e hear that a few we•-ls lice erring making?. Howes for that purpose; :and ri ',male, Ow an Engti.h wauau who has resided in Hoscia a suong a in trotiy ro arroffipany the Eiiivrett to Toe bnannns* of ti,e SonierteL County Fc Grand Jury tevend tbys lon:s than mu intztiJAl on Cie Grand Jury LunciyAl t. w:ace .everal t.te ort+oners were dec- A .ub.a bar, having navrnc itruar•ji of have arAetirea motion., of ttekr.t-ttv with v7c Flit 1 OLD &lift'''. THE NATIONAL RECTSTIII. 3 ----- POLICE. 10 BOXING. Michael Fox. &red 50. %yam pot to the bar, upon . Giltt.niz A I-i. I Another of thew ttisomn•All to.A. M tIRLBOROUGH•STREET. On Saturday week t ca , e of innell interest occupied the at ' Volition of tile ,114 , zeiii•Ates, in a *amnions by the Bank of Enalaad Reenlist Mr Ransom, an engraver, for refilsing to lehver up it forged il. mote, it taitied at the Bank, which Mr. 4t4115011111.1,1 paid I , Mr. Kitchener, of the Hole in the Wall, Fleet street, and nu Miteliener muuning Mr. R. to the Court of Bequests, for the recovery of the amount, Mr. Pids, one of the investigators, produced it to the Chairman (Mr. Rogers) who handed it to the defendant for his iaspection, arid he pith into his pocket and refused to delivered it hp.— Nr. Fish applied to the Chairman for it to be iestored to lion, wit the Court declined snaking any order. Mr. Fish then illeinauded the mite of Hr. K. who walked tit of the Court wish it, and declared lie would shunt any one who attempted to molest Min. Mr. Mitehener proved that Mr. Batisom hail a pistol in his hand, and be saw him stoop down in Cuurt as if t!. cock it, and he kept his eye a lime upon defendant's hands to prevent mischief sir. Westwood stated, that lie had no fnriher desire than he should give up the note.—Mr. Ransom, Under what Act id Parit.htlellt du sun claim possession of the note..—Magistrate. "The 45th of deo. 3, Cap. Re, which stairs it to lue felony, to hold possession of the note, which you ! now persist iii."—Defendant, "I caannt leave my profession to go front Court to Court, without ruin to myself : and my object in keeping this note is, by way of a becon to me to ills ! cover a forged note, by comparison with good 011e3."—Mr. Westwood. "It all notes were made alike, but it is necessai y ' so snake +lterations, to frustrate the plans of fabricators " Mr. Bensons here showed Mr. Fish three notes, which were de clared good. " Then it is by compairing the bud note with these that I edit point out where the forgery exists." which tie did to Mr. Fish, and continued, - 4 I have written a letter u the Governors of the Bank on ibe subject, and I am de. termined to proclaim to the world how the foreery js coin ! milted, and to doing so my head and heart dictate to one that 1 ten right in causing a revolution in the Bank, and informing the public how to detect forgeries of Bank notes." Mr. Westwood, " The Bank will thank you or any other person for any suggestion that would tend to prevent the circulation of forged notes; but if the public were apprised of the means of detection, it would tend to benefit the lubricators of these itOteS, who would immediately change their plum."—The de fendant refused to part with the note, and cared'not fur fail ing w the attempt to do good. Persisting in this ieftisat, the three Macistrates held that he had re-possessed himself of the note with a pistol is his hand, and held it without lawful cause.—Ke.imuded for the feleily. BOW STREET. Two boys, named Samuel Saintini and Joseph Barnett, were apprehended on Saturday week, in the pit passage to Co. vent Garden theatre, in the act of picking pockets; they belong to a _ an: who have long Wrested both theatres. They were remanded, _ _ _ Mr. Milner preferred a complaint against Perry, the officer fcr having steam! him by the collar, and turned him out of the Royal Paetiange. It appeared that a gentleman, whose name Perry did not know, though he was acquainted with tut pervoo. lied told Perry that ono Wheeler, a nosinions thief. was on the 'Change, and had insisted that Perry should send him away. Perry accordingly went, and trout the ,trong resemblance which Mr. Milner bore to Wheader,lind acted towards him in the way complained of. The laird Mayor had been applied to, but had given no red, ess t.and Mr. Idicks,of this o:fiCe, remnrxed, that he did nog see how Perry could have acted differently. had no doubt that Perry would endeavour to Gad out the gentleman who had misled him. QUEEN-SQUARE. J. Page, a vonng Milli of respectable appearance, was charged by J. tileanernig, servant to Mr. Serjeaut Best, with stealing his watch, gold challis .11id %cal', value 101. under the follo•.riug circumstances : Tlie prosecutor stated. that he was at the Star and Garter, Old Palace•yard, on Friday 'sight; lie nett into the yard, and there polled ant his watch, poi it (lowa, and forgot to take it lip ; he did not miss ii an it t o , got 110111 e: he iiistantly ratarued, acid no 111.1kilIC discoveredAnat on one had nee', in the yard .titer hill/ 11111 the prisoner: he charged ii:in with le.eviog it, o u t toe other de nied it. Aut . /Arty was sent for, was took Lt ralt.i.l), and round the watch 41,0011 hill J. Maima, a ti:•tre , ,ed sea Ilan. Wilt) was humanely provided with fermi, clothe , . acc. and seat ou beard the 54,1 hire cc v 4.4 Oa s t, in the River, on NatUrady •e imight coiilrlie I to eider rho r4Olll of the 0 firi rh, while he sti.te .1 w o too.i. sow at,, two tea •prune, and two watt vaults. Minh these, ands new clothing furni.hed his• by tue Cour luittzo, he quitted the bliip, aud has not since becu heard of.