The National Register. — London, England, 1821-06-18 00:00:00

THE•. denten, 1 will now hare the case in your hands, con vinced that you will come to a dispassionate conclusion, and that you will do your duty both to the prisoners and to your country." A pause of some minutes ensued after the learned judge had concluded his admirable charge, and the jury theft retired, and were absent about 20 minutes. NV hen they returned into court the most breathless, anxiety was manifested by the audience, and when the verdict of not guilty was pronounced, a murmur of applause ran through the court, but was instantly checked. West exclaimed, with tears in his eyes, " NI) , lord, and gen tlemen, 1 thank you from the bottom of my heart! '— The other prisoners bowed gratefully, hut did nut speak. Mr. Justice Bayley.—'t Prisoners, listen to me fur one moment. You have had a most considerate and humane jury, and do not, I entreat you, let your acquittal be regarded as a matter of triumph by you, or your connec tints.. 1 hope you will carry back to your own county this suggestion, that the traffic in which persons there arc engaged, is a most dangerous and wicked one, and that justice must overtake them if they persist in it.— In the case of to-day it has been proved, that one man has unfortunately been deprived of life, in conse quence of it, and 1 hope what has occurred will make a proper impression on your minds, and on the miods of others. You have this day hail a striking proof of the powerful advantage of good character hi the hour of dan ger. Go home to your wives and families, and endeavour by future conduct still to maintain the character that has beets given you here this day. The address of the learned judge seemed to make a strong impression oat the prisoners. Oat NVednesday, Eliza Ghat», a young woman of ...try interesting appearance, was canally indicted ffir stealing a shawl, value 31. and a scar f, value 11. the pro perty of T. Reece and partner, in their dwelling-house. Mr. Reece stated, that he is a linen draper in Shore ditch, and on the Igh of Alail last the prisoner cattle to his shop, and rerse•ted first to look at statue shawls, which were handed to her, and she afterwards begged to look at some scarfs. After agreeing for the price of one of them, site desired him to spew her some muslin, and while he was getting this article fur her, he saw her place her pocket handkerchief over one of the shawls and a *earl, so as to cover them both, and then pull them off the counter into her lap. She afterwards desired him to let his young man accompany her home to Fleet-street with the chimes she had purchased, and her acto, with whom she lived, would pay for them. He thought she might have taken the shawl and scarf from the counter by accident, and lie thelefore permitted her to leave the shoo, and watched her, but when she had gone a few yards, he ailW her open her handkerchief and look at the contents. Ile was then convinced of her intention to steal them, and he hallowed and secured her. She coo leased her guilt without any hesitation, and implored for mercy, Mrs. Farebrother, a respectable looking woman, re siding at Chelsea, stated, that she had known the pri soner several years, and up to a few weeks since, when she bad left her mother, she had borne the most irre proachable character. Her mother was ($4 years of age, and very infirm, and the prisoner lied supported her (by her own industry) for a long time past. 'rite prisoner was in tears during the whole of the trial, and dial not attempt to make any defence. The jury found her Guilty—Death; but strongly re- commended her to mercy, in which rtcommentlation they were earnestly joined by the prosecutor. Richard Luck and John Quittenden were capitally indicted for stealing a gelding and a mare, the property of James Taylor, a farmer, at Ilighthain, in Kent. On the evening of the 18th tilt. ThoutasCroucher, one of his servants, turned four horses into a field. That same afierimoto Comelier had seen two strangers loitering near the field. The hillowing morning two of the tour horses were mimed, and a part of the letice destroyed. He learnt." they were only a few miles before hint.— bout four o'clock the pit:otters were sect' in Norton lialgate, with the animals, by a matt, who suspected that they had stolen them, and gave inloonation to the Wor slit p-streei officers. 'foe latter traced them to the Bast na house, in Kingsland-road, where they met ijoitteitilen coining out of the parlour; and one of them Said to inan, "you brought two horses to town this running." He replied, "No; it was the mats in the parlour who brought them." They we'll in and San" Luck, wh l they taxed with stealing the horses, and he did not deny it. One of the officers diets ran out afar Quittenden, who was running off: a cry of " stop thief ' being raised, several persona attempted to stop bins, but he knocked two or three of them down with a stick betore lie was secured. They were committed to Clerkenwell prison, where Croucher, the next day, identified them as the men he had seen near his master's house in the atieritoon tat the 18th of May. 'llse horses were found in the ta bles of the Basing-house. They made no defence,and the jury found them Guilty —Death—Aged 3' and 21. Isabella NVylie was indicted for stealing a quantity of silk, value 51. in the dwelling-house of James Harlots, a silk weaver at Bethual Greet) ; and Samuel Wheatley, alias Keatly, was charged with receiving the S3nle.— Previous to the 18th of A mil, the female prisoner was employed in his (Mr. It's) warehouse. In consequence of suspicion falling upon her, She was talon) into cus tody ; when she confessed the robbery,and said she had taken it to the male prisotter's lodgings in Spicer-sin et. The jury found Wylie guilty of stealing to the value of 395. only, awl Wheatley of receiving the goons, know ing them to have beets I'heCommou Sergeant immediately sentenced Wheat ley to fourteen years transportation. Thomas Morgan was convicted of stealing a quantity of linen and wearing apparel, the propeaty of a poor woman. named Smith, into whose apartment he got admission by means of a false key. When asked if he had any thing to say ita his defence, he said he had not, and that he would be touch obliged to the court to scud him out of the cottony, fur he could get no huncat euiployuient here. NATIONAL REGISTER Mr. Arabia.—The court will not accommodate you by a sentence of transportation Some other mode of 1111 l islintent will he found for you. CHARGE OP MURDER —(ha Friday, John Sumner, who stands charged upon the coronet's inquisition with the wilful murder of his wile, wars put to the bar, when Nlr. Andrews applied to the court to postpone the trial till next se s sions. The Common Sergeant said, he had read the deposi tion, and was convinced that justice was not likely to he done either to the prisoner or the public by so hasty au investigation. He would therefore most willingly accede to the application for postponement. Henry James was indicted for iturglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of George Byrig, M.P. at South Mullins, and stealing therein a silver watch, the property of Edward Lloyd. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommended hint to mercy, on account of his having a confederate, not in custody, and of his having abstained from personal vio lence towards the prosecutor, which was recommended by his companion. The Common Sergeant said, that the recommendation should certainly reach the royal ear, but advised the pri soner by all means to prepare himself fur the worst. Cornelia Knight and Ann Williams were indicted for stealing 29 yards of silk, the property of Thomas Craig and James Graham. The prosecutors are linen drapers in Oxford -street, and on the I I th tilt. the prisoners went to the shop, purchased some trilling article, and went away. The next day they came again, and, from their manner, the shopmen sus pected their intentions were dishonest, and watched them. They din him see them take any thing; hilt hay mg observed ‘Villiains hold tip a shim I, so : i s t o Ind, ti le :triton of Knight, they suspected the latter had concealed soinetimig, and, when they got into the street, one of the shopun•n lollinvcd, and told Knight he lit'lleved she had some article that did not belong to her. Site dewed it, and returned it, and returned willingly to the situp ; but, as site was going along, he saw a roll of silk drop trout under her cloak. Williams, on being told of what had had happened, expressed her surprise, and said she knew nothing of the matter. Several witnesses gave Williams a good character. The jury found Knight Guilty, Death; and Williams Not Guilty. INTERESTING CASE.—Court of King's Bench, Dublin, June B.—A case which excited a considerable degree of public interest was tried before Mr. Justice Burton and a special jury. The circumstances were these:—Richard Davis, a young gentleman of most respectable coottec tions in Ireland, enlisted as a common soldier some years ago, in consequence of disputes with his family. He married, and whilst he was doing duty in London as a private its the Guards, his wife was delivered of a daughter, who was christened Theresa Davis. Some time after the birth of this child, the father was killed at the battle of Waterloo, and in consequence of the decease of some relations, the little Theresa, though bunt under such adverse circumstances, became heir at law to an estate of two thousand pounds a year. I ler claim, how ever, was impeached by the husbaoils of her two aunts (the sisters of her father), who alleged that she was a suppositious child, and it was upon this issue that the trial took place. Several witnesses, wins cause Over from England, were examined on behalf of the child, and the ' testimony established her legitimacy in so full and satis tactory a manner, that the Counsel on limit sides agreed it was 111111eCt3Wry to prolong the investigation; and the Jury returned a verdict, •• That Theresa Davis is the le gitimate daughter of Richard and Bridget Davis." On Monday night last, tell prisoners, confined in the New Boroughs Gaol of Tewkesinny for burglary, made their escape, and have tint since been heard of. This is the second time the 6,tille men have got out of the saute prison : every precaution was taken by keeping them heavily ironed, but by some ingenious means they pro vided instruments, and the day preceding their escape contrived to file their irons nearly thruogn. The gaoler visited the prisoners at tine o'cl.ick in the evening, saw them in bed, and locked up the cell for the night; iin titediately after they must have released thentsehes front their fetters, and with a file and a knife made a hole in the door, tltrough which they got into the inner yard, and over the hrAh pallisadiug, thickly studded with tenter-hooks. Tnef then formed a step-bidder with their bed-clothes, tying to them a towel full of earth, and threw it over toe outer wall, which they then scaled, and let themselves down on the uutside by the same means. A MoNs - rea TAxest.—A few minutes brfOre nine o'clock, as Mrs. Harden, of No. 40, Ciiichestt r -street, Bartholomew's Hospital, iu company with another lady, was going down Holborn, a wretch, unperceived, came nelmid her, and she reedited a stab in the thigh with a sharp instrument, which cut through all her clothe', and inflicted a deep wound ; the pate made her sere nu aloud, and the individual turned back, r tti ; I.tit a young man, who happened at the time to be contin4 out of a public house, hearing the lady scream, and see ing a person run off, pursued him, with the cry of " stop thief;" others joined in the chace, and he was secured at the earner of Red Lion- [Net, having dropped the instrument with which he committed the act, which was picked tip by a man who said he saw him drop it. It had a wooden handle, and the Walla: was about five incites lung, Ilk: the prong of a fork. lie was taken to Eagle-street watch-house, where the charge was taken, and he was secured. He said he was a cabinet maker by trade ; that the instrument was a mai king-ass I, which he had sit his hand, and that he ran accidentally against the lady; out hearing her scream he Tali away, and find ing he was pursued he dropped it. We arc happy to say that the wound, though deep, is not considered danger ous. On Wednesday settitight, a young man named Dary, in the employ of Mr. H. Blyth. of Burtiltani, was re turning fmni i)ockiiiii with a waggon and team lie fell clown, and :he wheel passing (NCI him, he was killed uu BOXING. HICKMAN AND OLIVER. This match for 100 guineas a side, was fought on Tuesday on Blincly Heath, a few short miles from Copthorne. The men are so well known that we need not dwell upon their qualifications. Oliver had fought many a gallant battle, and Hickman, the Gaslight man, so recently known in his success ful combats with Cooper, has become a star, like the renowned James Belcher, that nature had turned out with gifts to operate upon the heavy weights of the day. It was one of the most manly encounters we have had for some time to record. Spring and Shelton went in with Hickman, and Harry Harmer and Joshua Hudson seconded Oliver. Average betting► was 11 to 5 on Gas. ROUNDS. I.—Every eye was fixed with studious attention upon the right hand of the gas-man; and the same attention - was observed upon the superior science of Oliver, how he would parry or avoid it. Gas made several feints to get his destructive right hand to tell, and Oliver placed a slight left handed blow upon the chest, when Gaa played quickly iii with his right-hand, bid out of distance. He however ran his adversary upon the ropes, and placed two hits quickly. A manly rally f o llowed, and Oliver at tempted to hold him after exchanging blows with 10n, but (;as got away sad made fresh fight. Oliver had the worst of another in-go, but lie placed a hit in the mouth, and hail the worst of a till. It was evident that his in figliiing was lost upun Gas. —Gas doubled himself up for nothing hat earnest Milling, and his right hand would tell. He placed two or tw9 ur three of these finishers to a commune, in a rally, and though Oliver stood up to him with the greatest man hood, and exchanged some hits, yet he had the worst of it, and when In, Gas slipped away from his grasp stud threw Wm.-3 tot on Gas. _ _ 3.—Oliver bled freely is um the rallies, and was heavily marked upon the right eye. He however met the right hand of Gas by a flush counter-hit with the Lett, which led to a tremendous let-loose lighting round. All science was forgotten, and Oliver, toiled in parrying the severe hitting right hand, tried the out and out. He stood up to his adversary's head, and made hit fur hit with him, Until Gas piped open mouthed, and the roar of the ring fur Oliver was tremendous. Iu the close Gas would out wait longer than lie could have the best of it, sod hods went down. l.—Assother most tremendous round was fought, and' for such g allantry the ring was astonished. Oliver, who bad sitar a atone weight over his uslversary, fought like a man , but his goodness was stilled by activity. Gas threw Ins left hand out instinctively, and many were the calls of disapprobatiou that he was clawing Isis adversary's mouth and eyes, but it was no doubt from impulse. lu a struggle upon list weaving system sit the ropes, GAS Vas like an eel in Ilse hands of Isis executioner, and lie had the best of this bugging tightiug, but in this round he was throws,. s.—Another desperate round commenced by Oliver hitting Lis adversary upon the breast. Severe hitting was excliaoged, but the finishing right hand of Gus made such closing impressions on the head of his adversary, that an exchange ut hitting was beating Oliver. In a close both • went down bleeding freely. threw away his gifted right handed blow, but had it told it would have settled the point at issue. lu a rally the blows of each told the amateurs who were 1101 near enough to see them placed, that they were earnestly delivei rd. Oliver threw his adversary from him at clue ing as if a bad in-customer. 7•—Oliver was bleeding from every organ. and Gas stewed a cut from the chit'. Oliver was thrown. S.— Oliver placed a left handed body blow hut feebly, and fought like a lion, but after a hard rally, which se verely SIMI kril hint, lie was thrown. o.—Gas planted a good right-handed body hit, and another severe round followed, and iu the struggle Oliver was thrown. 10th and last.—Oliver made feeble play. with the left hand, but G.is caught him heavily under the ear with the right hand, and on the head, again reeling down, which settled the battle, and Oliver was currisd off the ground iu is senseless stale, atter having been bled. Like the phenomenon of his day, James Belcher, the Gass man sets all the men of the present day in the tuck grotuid. He must revive fighting, as we have no such articles now-a days. He is nothing less than a slaughterman, and he never convinced the amateurs so much of his invincibility, as in putting on one side the manly efforts displayed against him by Oliver, on whose courage we could nut tide. quately convey our daces to the reader. Oliver was senseless for more than two hours, but he was better when our infiirmation left him. Another battle took place, which Cooper, the Gypsey, won in 25 minutes, beating a novice. Martin and Randall —Tuesday Martin appeared in the ring, and threw up his hat.. He said, "he wished to inform the amateurs that he had accepted of Randall's challenge fin SOW a side; and his friends were ready make it 5001." Randall im mediately answered it with his castor, as a token of defiance; and it is expected this match will be made immediately. BANantlrr Law.—There is a clause in the draft of the new bill, declaring that no offer of compsi tion shall be ntertained for less than .Is. in the pougd, without the consent of every creditor who has proved his debt; the object of which is, to induce persons in business to cease trailing as soon as their uffiirs are in a desperate condition. It is with great satistlictiou we observe that the young wheats which had been slightly injured by the late chilling winds, have resumed a healthy complexion, and ii:Jinit•es a plentiful harvest. M t .t. • ~ ~. -- .4iL- 4 • 1". In