The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-21 00:00:00

fit 91/ . ./71.1 AUGITST 21. guti-brig Lieutenant Nugent, bad a smart brush Ji d rtytNR ~ ► W ith a large French man of war brig, sent out nt Cherbonig for toe e‘preoa purpq3se of taken. bet. The frenr.tmen soon found theatselyes woefully mistaken; and after au action of three quarters of nA hour, saved theekselyes feom i l ,e/itahtti rapture by means of their sweeps, in getting under esewevill:- Fort, N hich inoants . 40 guns. Lieut. Nugent, got kohl of the Freirchinan's jolly-boat, with ottetnan on hovil. fret,' whom he learnt that the enemy had two men killed, sad =i aeon wounded. Thterit were a French frigate and at , .tier tit r in Cherbourg. Roast and a Captain of the former, ':ray o f ilis Picked men. cattle out to tote assistance of the b•.., hoot wa.t titen getting away with all passible speed. Thei—e w is no other English vei-el in ti. 4 ht at the time of the action ‘Ve .re happy to add that the Streuuons did not receive any materidl damage. TRIAL O:z WILLIAM PILKINGT9N_FOR TU MUADER OF MS FATHER. GVILDPoRD ASFSZES, II %TURD 11r, AUGUST 20. Willi-an Pilkingtoo was tried on an indictment charging him with the wiltal murder of Montagne William Hyades, nt the Maze, Sauehwarkion Friday se'nnight, by discharging a pistol laden %oh ball. Sonic particulars of this mysterious business have been al ready before Inc public, from the report of the Coroner's In quest. It ail] be remembered that the prisoner, who married the daughter of the deceased, and who aas alsts the step-son of If %aides, mho married his mother, was alone with the de *eased in the patilir of the Red Lion public-house, in the Maze, stern a pistol as discharged, shich killed the 'rather. • Here were five witnesses called on the part of the prosecution, hut none *I 'them could prove how the net vas •eaminitted ; but it wa% admittea that Hyades hall died .af the wound he had received at the hands of the prisoner. / The only material evidence was the assertion of the deceased, from the time of his leaving teen shot until he died, in which he Varied very materially. After he had received the wound, he iln rage and agony areased the prisoner of havin,„; committed pre- L meditated minder. by,amiuted espressions, such as " You have *filled the best of f athers,"—" Vau pullet) the fatal trigger," &c. It however appeared, that in `the nionsents is lien death was fast approachitig, the deceasoditralute.l't he seam-king catastrophe to Accident, as was stated by a mnt.'rial witness, Mr. Clark, - surgeon, of Tooley-street. Thi. sl ititesi proved, that Hyades Aral died of his wound, and that on questioning him if the pistol had gone oh' in a straggle, he first said that the prisoner had pulled the trigger, and afteraards that it was an excident, as his ton did not mean to kill him, he never hail -each an 'intention. It was proved (moll hands, that the pri soner was much iiiebeiated., and that tris father and him lived on the most affectitmate tern.. From Me evidence in general, it Was evident that-the deceased who hail been using persuasive saguinen s to get the prisoner home, attempted in el struggle to get the pistol he held in his hand frten him, and also that from his pocket,and thus happened the fatal event. The prisoner made livery artless defence in II way so truly penitent and distressed, that tears of sympathy ss t•re firming in every part of the Court. He protested his wretchedness, and the sitirere love he bore his either, whom he had for a length of time niaint aimed, and never tette excited Ms anger. Had the pistol discharged its contents iu his own holy, it wotild have been desirable, to a being so wretched as hiMself. The Prisoner was so truly overwhelmed With grief, that he was ',sniffle to proceed. After a hams le charge from the Lord Chief Baron, the Jury - returned a verdict of IlanAlaughter. The Judge passed sentetwe on the prisoner in a feelin n aer. Ile observed that his situation aas truly pitiable It e 'hoped that the tears ot'symptelly shed in the court for hit ua tion would prevent shim from carrying fire-arms about them, and particularly men given as drunkenness awl dissolute habits. Ptibliejustice required that the extraa of punishment for Man slaughter should he inflicted in this instance, as the idea of carrying lo.uled pistols Nis monstroosa and the most danger eau: thing to society. The prisoner maig sentenced to be im prisoned lX months. . Four culprits received seatenee (if death, angthe business on the crown siae ended. One of the capital convicts, a notorious pick -packet, was convicted iat the course of the day for steal ing a gcntleroan's pocket 4took Ins Epsom racecourse. liis *wile is John Griffiths. 11MM111.N...m.....--_ • , - l ..- THE NATIONAL RrGISTRL 9 f_ ~-~.,. i . 1 _.,... Ml I POLICE. • JtISTICE•1100111, GU I LDVA LL. Polteay..Henry Locke, a few days since committed epos a charge of forging a 6001. Cheek in the name of the London Duck Company, was on Friday brought up for examination • upon a distinct charge of forgery long previous. Mr. Bavistock t a publican, stated, that on the 'tight of Saturdays the 21st of November last, about seven in the eveningodke prisoner came to kis house, in Prince's-street, limiticant had a plass of li. queer, tied tendered him a note, which. he said was a 50!„ flank OWN for payment, requeting change. IVitness could teat change. The prisoner said, le should go eases here in the neigh• bourbood and get change; and in alma five miscues he retnneed, saying he had a smaller draft fur lot and asked change for that. The witness's wife at first demurred to change a check fur a stranger $ but the prisoner said it was fur their neighbour. Mr. • Richards, in Bridgewater-square, a hose men were waiting fa. payment; upon which the witness seeing the check in Mr. Ri• hard's favour, and being desirous to oblige him, as a Heil:W.)llr • and a customer, lie immediately gave tae change, a five pound, and the test in smaller. notes and money. The prisoner arat away immediately. The witness said his face was quite familiar to him at the time, hut he could not recollect where he hail west him. The witness's wife, notwithstanding her husband's cnnii denee, bad still some' doubts of the cheek, from the prisoteer's a a aa . manner and mode of address, and she ti eat to Mr. It Otani. to ask if it was right, when Mr. Richards iefonned her he hid sus knowledge of it whatever. Mr. Ray block himself then went tee the Bankers on whom the check was dra we, but was there in formed that no stub person as Bliss, the name signed to the check, had ever kept cash there. Neither the witness nor his wife Lad any doubts of tit; TQP). soner's person. The former said he had seen his fare fraeuetalv, " but eoald not tell at first where; hut he after% ar.is raco!iccaal„ ;a, • " ' that having himself wrought 23 seats in tha watch tatrofarturtk, '7 Y. it must have been in the course of his trade lee saw she prisoner, who he understood was n watch-linisher in (*kriteria elf, abouk - two. years since. Ile had, when he passed the cheek, a wen ois' • • • his cheek the size of atm, but it had three berg removed/ wag • .. only a slight scar remained. The prisoner, by advice of his Solicitot, said nether, 'far ft"- . present in his defences, aid he was fully committed to take le' i trial upon the 'charge. ACCIDENTS, ort•Tsci, Oa Friday morning, a the lady of Mr. Curtis, Of I,linatafi„ and a Mrs. Wilson, s ere driving past the Yorkshire stin g y, a one-horse chaise, the horse took fright, and rat fitriot.tv op' Chapel -street, towards tae Caaal, and coini.,g iu etenta-to with the post at the corner of a hlr. Wood's (-impel, the chaise aas broke to pieces, the horse leaped the l'ahliagteen gate a itl; tuts shafts and harness, the Aadim: were thrown out, and vie ore sore,- to add, that Mrs. Curtis was taken up by Mr. Mackinder, the surgeon (who was near the spot), apparently lifeless, her slittab l • der being dreadfully lacerated, ;aid her collar-bone brnke. Mr-. %Vilma] was shockingly bruised in the fare After receiving every attention from Mr. Mackiader, they were safely rouvey. , ed home to Islington. The follow ing singular instance of insanity must be . ceensidered worthy of remark ;—A young woman, from an attack of fever, became deprived of her senses ; the rircitinstaace being r 1111 l mu ideated to another sister, she in a short period ac:as equaliy af• fected, and with the same degree of violence. The situation • these poor girls rendered their rtafineval to dPitice for the rem,. - • (+on of lunatics, absolutely accessary. Strange as it may ape pear, a third si.ter, receiving the intelligence, and who visited one of them prior to leer tremoval, oa- immediately impressed swill' the melancholy catastrophe to such an extent, that she fell a victim to the same lamentable derangements 'Phe latter wait. removed to the parish house of St. Pancras, v. here. she met with every humane attention and kindness. 6.• • V „ BIRTH. Yesterday, the Lady a Lord Viscount Atishn, at his house hi i Arliugtou-street, of twin sons, one of which was still-born. . .. *, DEAT/li. ~ . . 'On Thutsdav the 18th, aged fift3-eight, Mr. JawaK y o nirms, *--- . 1 ."0" ; Air 7" steward to Colonel 'ritornton, at liea3on-houie, Liar° -*op. fields. .., i • On the 28th of June last, at Dusteldortt, Edmund, Biros Harold, ileneril in the Bavarian service. At her house, near Ellesmere, the Right Ilion. nowaffer Lade Kenyon, relict of the late Lord Chief Justice lieuyea. 1 -t `' • ti . IP "r~ :~1: ~~ , E ! :~