The National Register. — London, England, 1817-11-10 00:00:00

Nov. 10. OLD BAILEY. --ow- MONDAY. Cath. Shackletond was indicted tOr stealing a quantity of 11,:ien, the property of S. Duncan. The prtsmna wis servaut to Dancan's lodger, and while she was in the house, 3lrs. Dimean missed a numbered' articles of wearing apparel, two 11. notes, a gold ring, a gold chant, and contellan cross. The prisoner's master uaviug quitted dlr. Outican's lodgings, and the things tieing mussed, suspicion tell on her. A search warrant was procured, and Blight and Gilinwir, officers of (lacen.square, searched her box at leer master's new lo4ings, where lie found some davit. cater of the property which had been stolen from Mr. !tou can, among which was the gold chain and corneiMit este-. The diffilreal pallllbrokers proved that the prisoner was the person who pledged the articles) stolen; from the prosecutor) with them. Several articles of Mts. Duncan's wearing ap parel wet e found under the prisoner's bed. Verdict—Guilty of stealing to the value of Jils. only. S. Hyland was indicted for stealing a coat, value 11. the properly of W. Levy, privately in his shop. Verdict--Guilty of stealing, but not privately. Francisco Ellll4llllel, WAS indicted for stealing a tea•caddy, the property of TsJoyce, privately in his shoo. In his defence he said lie was stars ing out the streets. Verdict—Guilty of stealing, but nut privately. J. Jones was illtheted for steating 12ii yards of canvass, the property R. Brown, iu his dwelling house. Ibe prosecutor lives in Islington. 'kith.; informed that the prisoner had stolen huts he pursued and took him w i th it on his shoulder. The WOlll.lll who gave the prosecutor the intirination, piuved that site saw the prisoner. as lie passed Mr. Brown's door, take lip the canvass, and rim away wills it.—Guilty of stealing, but not in the dwelling house. J. Baptist stood indicted for stealing a petticoat, two handkerchiefs, a frock, and a counterpane; the property of R. Thompson. The prosecutor lives in St. George's ill the East. On the morning of the Ist of October, as early as tour o'clock, the prosecutor's wife got up to look :111 er the linen in question, which had been hanging u;ion a line all night. She missed some of the articles; and upon an examination, she saw the hand of a person taking stockings. Sac immediately gave an alarm, and the person to whom the hand belonged ray assay. The prisoner was apprehended in a place near the premises, sospeoded by his heels behind a pill He was taken to the watch house, and on being searched by Jackson. an offices., be found concealed about his person a coat and petticoat, whicto Mrs:111°1111)am swore to be her husband's property. Ilis shoes were afterwards found upon the prosecutor's pre mises, with other articles ready for removal. Verdic— t 'the following were also convicted of felony, viz.: C. Waits and IV. Martin, her stealing several articles of furniture ; G. W iglit and J. Richardson, for stealing alit lbs. of leaden pipe : aiiil Mary llowlty, for receiving the same ; J. Allen, fur stealing a pair ofshues; and J. Sullivan, for steal ing 1001bs. of ginger. Three were convicted of misdemeanours, viz.:--S. Powell and W. Standiland, alias W. 11. Stott., for engraving on cop per plate, ism" td a promissory note for pitylliellt of 11. pur ling ting to be the Yorkshire, battlers; and Cecilia ltitzputtick, for uttering eoutitert'eit money. TU ESIMY. Sarah Troup the elder, and Sarah Troup the ymuiger, mother and daughter, acre indicted fur stealing 211. in Bauk-cotes,aud several articles of wearing apparel, the p.m perty of Sarah Wickham, the dwelling-house of Thomas Park itlMll. Sarah Wickham Wa% the wile or a butcher residing in Clare-street, Clue-market, and deposed, that the younger prisoner lived with her as a servant mud the 3rd of October, when sae missed a VI. and afterwards all. note, and a coo sideraule quantity 01 wearing apparel, making the whole of her loss amount to 351. Upon discovering the theft, an offi cer ssas seat fin and the mother's; lodgings were searched. The whole of the property was there round, and both the mother and daughter were apprehended. It was also proved by the officer employed by the prosecutor, that the elder prisoner endeavoured, by all the means in her power, to con ceal the property which hod been so stolen. 'file Recut der in summing up to the Jury, observed, that if there was a shade of dishes duce between the cases of the the two pi isoursy the mother was the most criminal, in having w 1.111111111411iy CUalltellalleed . alld abetted in the oilier daughter. _ . . Jury found both the prisoners Guilty. Tatum** Love was mouvicied of stealing feather-bed from a ready thruished lodging, tti. property of James liollings• wurtn. Tue prosecutor is a watchcase maker by trade and the prisoner loged in his house. Oil the 9th of October last, afire having been auout tour days in the lodgings, the pri soner made off with the ft ather bed. He accused Love of tun (hi ft, and his reply was," les Hollingsworth, i owe you use ; say alt is right." 'lase verdict of the Jury having been pronounced, the pro secutur strongly recommended the ptisoner to mercy : he had known tee prisoner for many years, and had trusted him with much money at different times, and he might have taken ire quentiy, if tie hail chosen it, molly valuable goliloy at eh-eases. lie belies cif tuat the prisoner hail been an honest man until flit pi eseut maturtnuate occasion, and that he had committed the tutinery through distress. The Jury reeinumended the prisoner also to mercy, and in cousideratiou that he had been imprisoned fur a considerable time, the Court hued th.t prisoner a shilling, and he was dis charged. WEDNESDAY. James Wilkins was indicted tOrstealicg 13 sheets, 10 O. low-cases, 19 table.eloths, 30 towels, and a cask containing S gallons ut current wine, the property of Elisabeth Barris. The prosecritris lived at Nu. IN, Itury•street, at. James's anti klIeW the prisoner at the bar. She had a house, \o. 1, Stuilh-street, Chelsea, which she reined of Mr. Bushell ; and the prisoner at the has in the e 11111 l neneentent of September :limited to her to rent that house ut her. II ones hued in the buit‘e at that time. She showed hull over the house, and air plied tOr a reference of his It'SpeCt;lbilliy. The prisoner gave the name of Airs. lino, 33, Iminhs•cou , luit-street. In LUllseqlleigre, wituca% allowed the prisoner to rr tit the house, soil a written ago cement was entered lilt°. (in the 13th or s,:ptember thy VIM/Ill:1 hail piIsSCS3I , )II of the house it And the lent was 1301. per anomm On rah Sep tome' , the day before Ins rutty, the prisoner ectllle to w itncs It burrow some linen, sating. tuat his wile 554 S Out or t own , aid that lie hail nom% She lent kiln then 9 pair of sheets, ail Other articles. She produced an iiiventuty of the articles, THE NATIONAL RECI! and it appeared, that besides the sheets, 4 napkins, 12 table cloths, 9 p prof pillow-eases, and 36 tutsels, mere lent to the prisoner. The primmer told her that liar. Gun would 53Y what wiiii"4 should have for the hire of this linen until his wife came to town. This linen was quite distinct from the fnruitme wit in the house. IVititess also delivetcd on the 13111 to the poisoner, the key of the cellar, in which was con. tained an 8 gallon cask full of current wine. The prisoner promised to take good care of it. Ott the Silt October wit ness called upon the prisoner, and asked din for 3i. which he had agreed to pay her at Michaelmas. On that day she did not ace him, but upon the loth she called again, and saw the prisoner. Ile then told her that he• had not the money, boot lie would go into the city unit get it. lie added that he was sorry that slit' had tint called a ft; %V days before, as he had just accommodated a liientl with all the ready looney lie had a bunt him fur ten drys, The prisoner then repeated tha: he would co into the city, get the money of u fi tend, and send it to her by 12 o'clock nest day, At 12 o'clock no itioney but instead of it he seat r a letter. In consequence of some very strong suspicions she applied to hint for u chillier refer mire. The prisoner then gave her a reference to Mr. Ralph Sanctum, at \u. 12, Wilsun•strcet, Gray'r'iu•lane. She was not satisfied with this reference. A distress was put into the house by Mr. Bushell the landlord, because witness could not pay the real, and witness went in company with Mr. Pao!, a broker, to Snlith•strect. She mood that the prisoner was gone, 41111 nl l.lok 1114 into her dr.IVCCIS perceived that rill her linen was taken excepting 3 sheets. The wine was also nearly all taken out of Inc cellar. A lad was in the house at the time, but no maid servant that she perceived. The facts being clearly proved, the Jetty, with little besi tat into, pronounced a verdict—Guilty. 'Fite prisoner was well dressed and of genteel appearance. Blake, G. Payne, and S. Fabb, were indicted for stealing, on the 1141, of September,. Ina gallons of ale, value 1.24 and three casks, the property in .X. Wyatt and ii. 11. Wyatt. Blake. in his defence said, that he • was ordered by 11r. Hudson who had been store clerk, and who had turned evidence, to take the ale, and bring back the fL which he receives). the other two prisoners said, what they had done was under the direction ot• Hudson. . .% great number ot very respectable witnesses gave the prisoners an milli:tit character. The Jury after a very short deliberation, returned a verdict Ending the three prisoners—Guilty. The following were also convicted of felony, viz.-It. Thomas for stealing a waistcoat; .1. Clarkson, for stealing seven pound of lead ; J. Rankin. for stealing live shirts ; .1. l'olleue, for stealing a helisu ; J. knight, for stealing a silk kandkerchief ; W. Hopkins, fur steal ing a coat and two silver tea-spoons ; W. Hersey, for stealing a pair of sheets: G. Howard, for stealing a portmanteau, and several arti cles of apparel ; .1. Hart, fur stealing a gold seal ; %V. Clayton, for stealing a cheat of tea ; and T. Burrows, fur stealing a lamp ; and J. Davis and T. Clarke were acquitted. 'THURSDAY. S. Falb, T. Payne, C. Blake. and L. Collins, were put to the bar under an indictment, charging them with stealing, on the 4th of Sep tember, two casks, value 21., and i 2 gallons dale, value eL, the pro perty of Messrs. Wyatt. The learned Camel Mr the prosecution called no evidence in this case, and the prisoners were acquitted. C. Blake and L. Collins, were again indicted fur stealing 2 casks, value 2L, and 72 gidlonsof ale, value el. the property of Messrs. Wy att.—Not Guilty. MIL AY MOND'S I:I7NERAL,-11. Barnet, J. Pullin, W. Itiland, and .1. Tring, were indicted for stealing from the person of Margaret, the wife of John Cameron, a pocket-book, containing three IL Bank. notes. Margaret Cameron deposed, that she lived at No. 14, Henrietta • street, Covent-garden, and on Sunday sennight, as she was going towants the city, in company with her husband, she passed through Southampton-street, and stopped to see the funeral of Mr. Raymond. This was b.:MCI:II I and 2 o'clock in the day ; and there was a little ptishing by the crowd, but nun of any consequence. A Bow-street officer then came up, maid asked her whether she had lost any thing. Her husband said he had lost nothing; hut upon feeling in her own pocket she found that tier pocket-book was stolen. It was a very remarkable pocket-book, she has possessed at for 40 years, and it con tained some itionorandtuns and three IL Baak notes. John Cammon, the husband of the last winless, accompanied his wife 011 that clay. Ile did not perceive, when standing in Sontliamp ton-street, that there was any particular crowd. It was no more than a little jostling, the natural effect of a crowd. The other came up, and it was discovered that his wife's pocket-book had been stolen. Jaff'ries,a Bow-streetolficer, deposed, that he knew all the prisoners well betbre this Milan On the day of Mr. Raymond's fu neral, he saw the four prisoners in company together, and he likewise saw a fifth person in their company (Shields, wilt) is in custody. and to be tried antler another indictment). Before they went up to Mrs. Cameron, he saw them four or five minutes in company. They all crowded round Mr. snd Mrs. Came-ton. Ile watchesd them, but was not able to see what they did. When they had left the spot, he went up to Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, and asked them whether they had lost any thing. Mis. Cameron said that her pcket-book was gone. lie immediately followed the prisoners, and timid Itiland, Barnet, and Tring had gone into the Carpenter's Anns public house, situated in a court in ilialeigh-street. behind Exeter-change; they hail gone just in, and were in company to/ether. He said, upon en tering the public lion:, .• I want you :' one of them answered, Wiry what is the matter ?" Witness told than to come into a pri. vate mom, for, said he, •• I must speak to you." Ile asked for a candle of a little girl in the house, for it was a dark room, but the girl refused to give it. At this moment he observed Barnet move towards a table which was in a dare part of the room, and throw mime thing . from his hand. Ha immediately said, That won't do, Bob, take it up again." Upon looking under the table doll which was placed upon the table to which Barnet had gone, he toned a pocket book containing three IL notes, and which lie now prof need. Pul lin was brought into the Carpenters' Anne by Wilson, a fellow olli:er. The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty. It appeared that all the prisoners were old offenders, nni that Tring had just returned from transportation, and Riland had been previ ously trill and cons icted. CHILD Sr e.si.i Nth—Ann l.ce was indicted for stealing &child of if years old, belonging to Mary Motaiy. The pmsecutrix deposed. that she heed at Clielsen, and her hus band was a chimney sweeper. Last Satunlay week, about 1 t o'clock in the clay, she missed her child. It went into the coma to play, as it generally dirt, and she misses' it soon after that time. She went in search of the child, but could not tiod it, and thought it was drown ed. .liner having searched for about an hour, slue Mond the prisoner and her child in tic Royal Hospital public house. Tile prisoner had songs and bailouts with her, and the child had two of diem. \Va nes, asked her, • What do you do with my child ?" She made no reply. but the constable calla: and took her into custody.. Tire pub lic house wits about a nude from !fake- tre,i, where the aines. The pri.otter limed taken nothing front the chiliL Witauss hail never seen tier before. The Jure found the prisoner lluilty. At two o'clock, the Itevonlcr addle:sett the Gentlemen of the Jury: •• (1011'1,111cm—I have Just rsreivesl ollicial tattaniation of time irre paroblc loss the country has paistaincul by the melancholy death of her Royal 1 1 ightios the Princess Charlotte. l'inler these cirevni stances I think it tit to adjourn this Omit until o o'clock tomorrow morninf; anti 1 am in hopes, that, by 3 o'clock, the whole isusiness of the t ours will be concluded." The Court was stApuruvil accordingly. • MURDER- AND CONSPIRACY. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WM. PORTER, ESQ. CONSIM or THE UNITED STATES AT PALERMO, DATED JUNE Yri. " You will probably have refed in the newspapers, before this reaches you, an account of the piracy and diabolical murders coin untual by six abandoned wretches about six weeks ago, on the north of this island. lf, however, you should not have seen any statement of this cold-blooded business, the following may serve :- 6' The nnsyre ants armed thenbelvas at 51e5.Q114 with muskets. sabres, and lesag knives, and proceeded to a place three or four miles diction front that city, where thq stole a tinall.nuw boat, and em barked themselves, taking a infection towards 3l:lasso, 'thirty five miles on the coast west 01 :Messina], near which place. in the after• noon, they took a station far the purpose of seising upon a small yes i•lthey knew to be ready to sail Instil Messina for tilts place, and On hoard of which they likewise knew of several passengers on whom they supposed homey might be found. " Soon after the approach of this vessel, these wretches, apparently as fishermen, rowed towards her, and at shout half past 7 oclock, be ing within the reach of niusket shut, a volley was firett into Shortly a ' er they boarded her, and in a few minutes murdered and mutilated every person on board. Of the murdered set: 14 men. one woman, and one child ; and of the mutilated and left fur deal were three men and two women. One of the t men, tine woman and the child, were or one faintly. To the woman two alternatives were offered, one of which was instant death, which she preferred. They then swelled for money and other things; and actindly, with all this carnage before their eyes. cooked victuals, and partook of a supper, and remained on board the vessel until the next nturning. 66 In a few dap; aiterwards, these same wretches took another small vessel, only at few titEes titan from this harbour, hound to one of the I.epari ishuttla, and after murdering three men, drove the re. maiming six under deck, nailed down the hatches, and hosed holes for the purpose of sinking her ; fortunately, however, a boy, who was not discovered by the villains, was able, with the assistance of those below, to uncover the hatchway, and the vessel was kept :Luce water until assistance was rendered by some fishermen. " 'file day after this second uutchery, die villains landed at one of the King's tunny-fish establishments. about ten miles front this city. and retreated to the mountains. It was impossible, however, that • such monsters should long escape being apprehended. The orders of his Royal Highness the hereditary Prince were prompt on the occassion, and the measuees immediately taken did away the possi bility of their escaping hum the island. In a few days after, four of them were apprehended in this city ; one has since been found in. Messina, and the other in a mountain near Catania. 6 "lhe whole h were this morning exposed to the view of the inha bitants of Palermo. They stave confessed their crime., and have no thing now to wait for but the justice of this world, and the world to collie." A coroner'sjury, on Tuesday night, brought in a verdict of mur der against the v.ne of one 'thosnas Cagne, a working silversmith. lately resident in llouper-street. Cltrkenwell. She was alleged to have beaten her husband, an infirm old man, with a hammer, and with tongs; her husband died, it was asserted, of the bruises. The Coroner issued a warrant to apprehend her. DEATH or A PRISONEIL.—Ionday, an inquisition was taken before 1. W. Cnwi,,, Esq. one of the Coroners for %listes:sex, on the body of William Mackey, whodied in the House of Correction, Cold. haul-fields, on Friday preceetling : William I lassal, tile clerk to tne prison, stated, that the deceased was committed as a tine trolls the Old Bailey in the last September sessions. John Wright, who acted as nurse to Cie prisoner, deposed, that he (prisoner) first complained of illness on the 27th ult. when lie was ordered into thellnfirmary. Doceased's complaint was a diarrhea, attended with a flux. of blood. Front the time of his having been ordered into the hospital witness had constantly attended him, and he administered such diet and medicine as were directed by Mr. Webbe. the house-surge n. Deceased made nocomplaint Of ill treatment, and was visited by his friends at all seasonable times. There were no marks of violence on Isis person. He was 67 years of age. Witness thinks he died a natural and not a tiolent death. l'hunias kVebbe, surgeon, sworn : '• lam surgeon to this prison. I have seen the do:east-11, generally spanking, every day since he has been here. On the st7th he complained of uneasiness in his bowels.. I ordered him immediately into the Infirmary. On my visit the fol. lowing morning, .1 found him in a deranged state, with hemorrhage , from die intestines, arising, I suspect, from the rupture of a large blood-vessel internally. 'the medieine administered seeosed to af ford some slight relict, but not such as to restrain the discharge of blood, which terminates) in death. I ordered him such diet as was suitable to his case, but lie was unable to take any nourislinsant whatever," 'rise Coroner here observed, that the object of this inquiry was to tlenionstrate to a jury, that where an individual dies in duress or legal confinement, he has been subject to no violence, or severity of irage, Irons the persons intrusted with his custody ; and during sack. nes* has received proper medical attendance and diet suitable to his condition. The policy of the law has directed that halt the jury shall be prisoner, because, as inhabitants of the prison, they are better eindsled to judge of what treatment the deceased has expe rienced during his confinement, and therefore competent to decide on the veracity, of the witnesses called; and thus become a check on that influence the keepers might be supposed to have over the wit. nes,es, sonic of whom are employed under them. lt the Jury ware satisfied that the deceased had come tinily us his death, and that as ouch care and humanity had been bestowed in his last hours at. the nature of the case would admit of, they would return a corresponding Verdict—Natural Death. Tile AUSTRIAN LOAN .—A negociation has, we • understand, been recently set on foot between our Go vernment and that of Austria, through which there is some chance of our being repaid a part of our debt due to us from the Emperor ; if not in money, at least in money's worth. As long back as 1802 an agreement was entered into with the Austrian Government, far the purchase of a large quantity of timber ; but the breaking out of hostilities soon after, and the subse- • quent state of the Continent, prevented the contract between the two Powers ever being carried into effect. The timber was, at that time, to have been delivered - in part of payment of the debt due to us ; and, we nu. - derstand, the Austrian Government have renewed their °JET of payment in the same way. The timber is said to be of the first quality and growth ; and the offer has been considered so far worth attention by our Go.. vermuent, that they ha‘c dispatched Nlr: Smith, the Assistant Secretary to the Navy Board, to Trieste, ac companied by ,an experienced Officer of Woolwich . Yard, to examine the timber, and to ascertain whether the cxpence attending its removal from the thrests to the coast, would not exceed the advantages we. may ex pect to derive front the saving which would thus be made in the consumption of our awn threats. should : be determined to accept the timber, it is to be conveyed to this country without delay, and laid up in.store,. u be used by us as occasion call; fur it. 513