The National Register. — London, England, 1814-05-22 00:00:00

COUR:I' Oi KlNli's 11ENC11. SATURDAY, MAY -41. LIBEL. Tilt HINL; r. R. H. avenast. Mr. Serjeatit Rest moved the jtolginciet at the Court on the delsia.kint, for a libel printed and poblished by hint at Chrlinstitrtl, in 18):!. during the continuative of an cluetion of a represesitative torlitc comity Ist Essex, oo )lontag Burgoyne, Eq. one of the candidates. The lihei co, planted of was contained in rote of those eiliisious of spil it kyleich find vela at the pinta of the pi ndiog elec tions, awl are ;:eitei.elly desionlioatt d Election Squibs, and was en tolcd, " A P....0i1y issi the Beggar's Petition." It commenced , With the Ithisot ist i ! hoe, .4 Pit v corrnws of a fallen man ;" Ir and contittioal to ettatge, Mr. Bingos., e with having been guilty of a Law': !mewl , of duty in his character of Colonel of a yeomanry corps, siecriiog :din of heft Mg plundered the mcii under his cum ulated, anti FaCrificeil I;is puac duty as an Officer to the forwarding pia privite intere.t. One yes- eof the libcl was as follows : " 1 tosio4at my horses at the cheapest rate, But charged lise puhtie to the fo:1 ainamit ; An 1 e'cn the 'owl those horses should l• tve ate I kept, and toned it to my own account." The above is a fair specimen of the parody, and was the libel • ut. The libel haying been read, and the aflitlavit of the defendant, ackitowlialgtal the publication, mot stated that it had been britaght to him late at night uti the second day of the election, and set isp by him in haste, without his hating at all considered the mature of it, or the consequences which might re-ult from its pobli cation. Sestet al publications much more gross had bon put instil by Mr. ilorgovuelfr party, setlecting on his opponent. and about tap of these were also printed off distributril, when the int priut Was destoy cc!, and no more were printed. 'Vile deliaillant denied having any know ledlte of the author, though lie confessed to know %vim . the persOsi %vas %Al() handed the manuscript over to ; but he eoldil taut, consistent with hollow - , give up the nane of that iientoo—soch a conduct lie considered would have retsilered him infamous in society. lic had never received any promise of intleumitv from any one, or ally peettniary aid, though fie had Already teen put to to.penees by this prosectltion. The affi davit concluded by exprcs.ong the defendant's regret for what be had done, and sitbMit ting himself to the mei cy of the comic An allidavit to eltarsseter, si!40;e11 by several respectable person., was 1,,u put in, and Mr. Nolan, Ntr. Allo!plins, and Illr. Gurney, ad alret sed the cultist on the part of the defitolant. Mr. Seijeant lit . st said, Mr. Burgoyne fell no animosity whatT.ver towards the delentiaat ; ott the contrary, he was instiucled to ae kttowledge the exeellt tire ut the detesolaor• ocneral eouthiet ; but Mr. Burgoyne load been tot eel to eente forward on thix occasion to defend the public. Crain the i IYeets Of 59(11 Wills as that cow. plained of. Repeated applications had been made to Mr. Krlliani to give tip the name of the poison from whom he received the libel in question ; he, t 00.% ever, lod always ielosed to comply with that iegitest. if he wtodd note do it, hi. Olt. Seijeaut Best) would undertake nut to press the court against him. If he refused 1 to do so, and still persisted in ibt•sChog tS a etield between the offender and .public justice, he must take the cotsseitatee. it was necessary, however, that the author of this anti similar solidi-- cations shon . ld l.e talsght, that they were not with isiounity to slander said malign inch who mutt torward on these public ()yea aions, and then endeavour to protr;l thi.lllSeitieS tinder the plea of anch publications being 1.1 ci n .`"quids. Mr. Justice Le Blanc then proceeded to pronounce the judg ment of the court; which w.ss, that the defend:tut sboild :w im prisoned two mouths in Chelnistord Gaol, and then be dischargtd. Assi o N i f orsF.—W. Swano was yesterday charged by Mathews, an active City °dicer, ..soth ste , diiig wet linen of the value of 101. frorn the laundry of Mr. C o oii, of l'onev, ‘Vednesday night last. lie was stopped by Nlatllcsst; on . 1 Inn- day wirh a sack. which, on being questioned, lie said 'Joni:tined i'.lgS• upon exasoination, however, they proved to he valuable :inen, and, on erirptirV, the proprietor was discovered. The pr;sotter .vas tent to Union-hid], the offence having . not been . conitnitted in the City. UNto,i-nAt.t.,—.Toseph C;:tr, the. man already in en -tody on toe distinct charges of bo . rglary, was . again brought up, charged by Mr. .sheen, with stealing a quantity or urn-liandles, urn mounting. dc. value 71.; the artkies were rnarked.:vith the initials of Mr. Sheen's name - , and were ' , worn to by him. They were found in the hose, by • CAllinehorn. %hen he was taken into custody, stud he wits now coroutitted for trial on ttit charge alene• ~.. THE NATTONAT:, REGISTER. M.I ?2• ACCM ENDS — 3.A1.) OFF 1-1 ‘ . • S'IMP ilit l34l Mat;: E Y hand bills, distributed at Norwich in the cause of last %%ea, exeitiok, the labouring manufacturers to dissati-faction at the pending alketation in the Corn Laws, cansed iswien d i ti,,, o f etiln and riotously disposed persons to hang effi gies of sevoral respectable millets, farniers. and bakers, in conse quence the maket Willi thinly attended, and less dune than in many preceding weeks. MiSN the daughter °fa late very respectable Wl:di:rant of Clieskr, left the lnaise of her relatives, under whose protection ,he resided, of Monday the instant, mid has not since hem heard of. The most se ions fears are tatertaintid for her safely, as we .re in. tinaied she (pitted her home iodise eirctinistancea of a peculiar na ture. The young lady IA an orphans, is about eighteen years of age, and lii;:itly accomplished. We forbear s t a ting more at present, should the various rumours which have reached us prove well founded, no persooal considerations shall induce us to withold thew from the publie.--Chester Courant. The iiilibbitants of Hairy were greatly alarmed about ten o'clock on Friday sellei.ht, when a huge Newfoundland dog, belonging to Mt . . (4. Garnham, of Eldo•liouse, broke loose in a stale of niallll, and bit the -ervatit militia in the arm hrtwe he eau into the town, where he i'4 said afterwards to hale bit several (lop, and in his pro gress a number of cows, sheep, &c. but was happily killed Satitrilay. A very niclancliely event happened Friday, at :—A Dock yard boat, with 14 workmen in it, was passing his Majesty's ship Rosamond at, the distance - of about a mile, at the moment that she fired a gun, as a siAtial to prepare for sea ; and the shot (of Ohs.), unfortunately nut having been withdrawn flom the gun, it s!tuck the quarter of the boat, and killed a shipwright, of the moue of :%iitriin—a man in the prime of life—the father of ten young chil dren !—The shot unhappily struek the sleceaaed on the hteast ; five ribs were fractured, Invited lion the breast bone, and peat in on the fungi, but %%hat may appear incredible, c-aisi oily at tiilliog external appearance of injury.— It was stated by Mr. Cowan, in his evidence to the Jul.:, that it is a fact fantiV . ar to navy and army surgeon , , that a spent shot will freginaitly fiactiire the iiitge4t a nd hardest hones with little or no injiny. fir lard soon atter he was conveytd to the snrgeey, in the Dori, yard. He attended the burial of his (Alter only on the preceding eveniog. Saturday morn ing the Coroner's Jury sat on the body, and returned a verdict of Accidental Math ; but we understand au application hat beet) maids for a Court Martial to (lignite into the minuet of the gnn.ier of the Rosamond, for this highly' reprekensible neglect ut his duty. HlltTli. Yesterday, the Lady of Mr. Sheritt Magnay, of a son. MARRIED. On frhurglav, at St. A: u ►re«'s el.nreli, Holborn, Mr. 1 1 . 1 .dwara Booth, to Maly, eldest daughter of the late Mr. William Betts, of Wapping. DIET). On Tuesday, in his 1134 year, at his house at clandrin, Surrey. George, Earl of nue of his Majesty . t. Lo d 4 of the Bed Chamber, null Lord .Lieutenant of the county of Surrey. His 'Lord. ship is succeeded in his titles and estates by his son, Viscount Crau. Icy. •In his 72d year, the Earl of Hopetoun. He was Lord Lieutenant of Linlititgoix:hirc ; he' is succeeded by Sir John Hope, recently netted Lord Niddry. On the I.lth inht. at his bnnse in tworge•street, Dnblin, in his 7.6 th year,.the Right lion. G. Rochfort, Ear; of Beividere,Viscaunt and Baron of Belltield, in the kingdom of Ireland. On Sunday even*. Mr. W. Garden , r, book,el:er, in pall-Mall ; he' put an end to his existence, by hanging hinwiell 10 his shop.—Vcr diet. insanity. BOOTS AND SHOES.. R. WILLIS respectfully informs his Ft lends and the Public in ge neral, that he has now, and will have constantly un sale,"aii extensive and elegant assortnient uf the above articlis, which •inity be had, for readymouey, at very low - prices. A izrent variety Of Ge.ntleonaii's fleSsians, Jockey, and Atilitary Boots ; Walking, and shooting S.lioes, inanufactared Ns'itli the very best 'lnateriali,' and*tinisfied in a sus perior style of workmanship ; also Ladies Jean, Velvet, Lentiter, and all kinds ~f Fancy BoUtse, together with n large Ntoek . of Shoes of•every du.scription, of the very hest quality, ii . nd newest fashion; Boys, Girls, and Children? Shoes ;' Gaiters 'of vinioits sorts,:in l.eathei, Jean s Cloth. he.; 16d-boots, GoloOhes, List Shoes, he in vela - variety. • Met- Chants and Captains maybe snpilied 'ori the shortest *settee, and'uts very advantageous terms.—lTlr custflity bustac' carried on. ai - 144.1) No. 4t) ••. • • • . . . sra