The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-15 00:00:00

Mrs. Nowlin is a well-looking woman, now about 30. (Seventeen notes were handed up to the witness by Mr. O'Connell, and were by him admitted to be the hand writing of the plaintiff:) The latter had been six or eight months in the county of Langford at one time away hunt his wife ; witness, at the request of the plaintiff, went to his sister to her lodging in Thomas-street, to effect a reconciliation between her and her husband, who said he wished to see the child Mrs. Nolan lay in of ; wimess did not notice the child; cannot tell whether or not he was like his father; Mrs. N. went to the prison, hut did not take the child ; witness dined with them, and his sister returned to her lodgings before he (witnesss) retired from the prison : on Mrs. Nolan's departure that evening witness remembers her husband kissed her, and saw her to the door. Mary Anne Dodd, examined by Mr. Wallace—swore she was Lord Gleinworth's servant, and that she saw Mrs. Now:an in Lora Glentworth's apai totems for three motith's and a fortnight • they ate and drank together. and slept in tile same be d together. IVititess was first employed by Lord Glentworth about the 2elth of October Past; left Mrs. Nolan behind her at Lord Glentworth's whim she left his Lordship's service. Several other witnesses deposed to a criminal connec tion between the parties. Mr. Blackburn stated the defendant's case, in sup- ' , port of which he introduced several letters. The first letter was from Mr. Nowlin to Mrs. Nowlin, 110, Titoroas.street. It was as follows: " 1 am extremely sorry you are acting as you should not do ; it's on yourself it will fall, any improper act; though you say the child is nut mine, you 'twilid bring h,lll to IlltrOdUCC 111111 to me, and when you do 1 will give him a pound note, though I have got but two this moment. 1 Mar you will come to-tnoi row; at all events let me see the child that is not mine, as you say in your note; tell me who is the fattier of hint, 'till 1 wish hint joy. When will you have a fourth boy, as you have lost the second I Believe hie you are not acting right, tkc. "0. G. NoLstr." Evidence was produced to skew that the plaintitt con• nived at ins own dishonour. The Jury retired (or about 15 minutes, and returned a verdict-405. damages, and 6d. costs. •LD BAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY, JULY B.—Stisannah Mills, 64 years of age. WaS Meileleti for stealing a piece of primed cotton, some bobbin-net, and other articles, the property of Thomas Gardner, linen draper, of Norton Falgate. The prisoner was employed by Mrs. Gardner to mike up some bed furniture, at the rate of 2s. a day for wages, besides her hoard. She had been in that employ about six weeks, when Mrs. G. having occasion one morning to leave the room where the prisoner was at work, on her return observed the prisoner in rather a hurried man ner endeavouring to conceal soinetlimg; and presently afterwards missing three sovereigns out of her drawers, she went down stairs and fetched up her housekeeper, and, searching the prisoner, found on her person sonic bobbru•uet males and a small piece of the printed nitita tore, which she knew to be her property. A constable was then sent for, who accoinpanied the prisoner to her lodgings, and, searching them, utind there a small quail lily of babbitt-net and several yards of Inruiture prints, which she was charged by Mrs. G. with having stolen from her. The articles were produced in Court ; they had no mark, and appeared to be of different suits, arid riot to accord in colour and quality with a pattern shown by Mr•. Gardner of her furniture, to which site supposed them to have belonged. The prisoner, in her defence, said she had worked many years in the upholstery business, chiefly nl jobbing for private families,and had never yet any imputation on her character. She affirmed that the articles found at her lodgings were her own property, and had never been in Mrs Gariltier's possession. Several very respectable persona spoke to the character of the prisoner, whom they had known for many years as art honest, steady, and tiard-working , woman. Toe Recorder summed up the evidence, and the Jury acquitted the prisoner. Ciarles Meredith, a very respectable young man, was tried on a charae of stealing a quantity of libUJnik and cetier articles, the property of Mess s. Todd, Morrison, and Cope, haberdashers, his employers. An anouynlnuv letter WaSilropped in the area, couched in the following terms:—" Mr. C. Meredith, you are strongly suspected of robbing your employers, Messrs. Todd and Co. 1 overheard Mr.T. in conversation with one of the officers, and one of the housemaids is iniph cited." Tina letter was addr,ssed to the ctiok, %elm, upon seeing its t (intents, gave it to the prisoner, by %vomit it was shower to Mr. Cope. The prisoner's box was then searched, and a small parcel, contaiiiiii4 several whole pieces of ribbon, the subject of the present charge, eras found therein. . . Mr. Cope admitted that it was a general practiee in their house for the young men to supply their friet.th. with goods from their warehouse, without regularly en tering them in the book ; and he knew the primmer had a sister who kept a shop at Wultoa, for WHOM he said he had made up that parcel, as well as four parasols which were also Motel iu the box, and had been regu larly entered in the book. The prisoner, in his defence, said he had sent the ribbons iu question to his sister at IValum, by whom they had been returned as not suiting her, and it was his intention to have replaced them in the warehouse when he had time to look out others. ‘l , lMani Wiggins, a young man, also in the employ of the prosecutuu s, and 'saving lriends at Walton, deposed to having brought up front the prisoner's sistet a parcel of the same size and appearance as that found in the prisoner's box. Several witnesses gave the prisoner a most excellent character for honesty. The Jury retired for ahout 15 minutes, and returned with a verdict of Not THE NATIONAL REGISTER CAUTION TO raa UNWART.—JamesJones,an elderly man of respectable appearance, was imiicted for stealing two 51. notes, the property of Thomas Robinson, front the person of Anne, his wik, by the stale trick of hiding under the pot. Mrs. Robinson deposed to the facts. Smith, a street-keeper, who took the prisoner into cus tody on the charge of the plaintiff, said he searched him amid found a quantity of sovereigns, a foreign Kohl coin,. and Wine flash notes, which prisoner attempted to. de stroy. As witness was taking him to Guildhall, a des perate attempt was Made to rescue him, but it lolled. The prisoner protested his innocence, and said he won the money fairly. He could have called witnesses, but tie was not aware that his trial would have come on so soon. Being asked to mune these witnesses, he stam mered and hesitated, and at length said he could not re• collect them. The Jury found him guilty, without hesitation. The Recorder said, he rejoiced extremely at the ver dict of the Jury, and he only regretted that the prisoner's companions were not also at the bar to participate in the sentence which the Court was about to pass. He might, howeser, tell them, that if they should he convicted of similar practices, they would inevitably share the saute fate..si-lie then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for the term of his natural life. WEDNESDAY, JULY W.—John Swann, a anan of very respectable appearance, was indicted l'or feloniously receiving one chest of tea, the prootrty of Messrs. Kent- Me and Smith, wholesale tea dealers, lrom a man whose Hattie is oiiktiuvyti, he well knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. tValfurd, in stating the case for the prosecution, said that until lately a man could not he tried for a Ido -1 nious receiving of goods, unless the principal should be first trieo and convicted. 'lime Legislatuie, however, in order to remedy this defect, had in the present session passed an act which gave power to a jury to try persons tor a felonious receiving of goods, even tituugh the prioci pal should not be in custody. This was the first case which had arisen since the passing of this act, and it would be for the Court to say whether the indictment was properly framed or not. J. he Recorder said, the Court, in case of a conviction would probably refer the matter to the consideration of the twelve Judges. Daniel Blight, a surveyor of the Thames police, de posed, that having heard that a chest of tea had been stolen from a curt of the prosecutor's, he went to the house of the prisoner, who is a slop-dealer, near Tower hill. Having made known the nature of his errand, he proceeded to search the house, and Mond some pieces of a broken tea chest, which the prisoner, on being ques tioned, said lie had purchased time day before for fat-wood. —On a further search witness found deposited upon the soil unilertieatit the seat of a water closet a consideralt le quantity of tea in a sack. lie then took prisoner into custody. 'lllOlllaS Hodges, carman to the prosecutors, proved that a chest tat tea was stolen Isom a cart in wilicht were sixteen chests, which he was elitist:pug to Colchester ; and the pieces of a chest were found in the prisoner's house. This closed the case for the prosecution. Messrs. Alley and Adolphus, for the prisoner, then raised three objections to the indictment; viz, first, that the prisoner should have been indicted Lisa principal, and mint as the receiver ; secondly, that the indictment was detective in point of twin ; and lastly, that the case as made out in evidence was not such a one as was Content plated by the Legislature when time act in question was passed. It was impossible (the learned counsk I argued) that the Legislature could have intended that a Mail should be turd tor the felonious receiving. worse the thief was not only not in custody, but not even known by name er description. The Recorder said he was of opinion that the first oh jection was sufficient. His Lordship then said, he would propose this question to the Jury—if they were of opiniou supposi Lig the prisoner 'tad been indicted for steal ing me goods to restion, instead of for receiving them, they would, upon the ei %deuce they had heard, have con s icied Mtn, then tory would tied a verdict of acquittal upon the present iudictment ; oinks% ise, the case should proceed. The Jurv, after a few moment's cousultation, found a verdict of not guilty. TuwitSDAY,JuLY 1 1.—The whole of' the trials having been gone through, the Recorder, this martitog, pro ceeded to pass iienteliCe Multi the prisuiteri cons iCted during the sessions—two received sentelice of trampor tat not for life—three for fourteen tears-1J tor seven years, the last, Tobias Burke, was ciiiivicted of bigamy, and when asked, in the usual torus, what he had to say why judgmeut should not be passed upon hint, handed in a written paper, iu which he set faits, that lie had been entrapped, while drunk, into the first marriage, (which, as tie was a Protestant, was, iti point Oh law, 01 no dieCt whatever), amid that the witness who had given evidence against him had sworn falsely. The Recorder, addressing the prisoner, said—" The statement you have handed in, is, like your conduct upon the trial, an aggravation of your offence; and the Court would not do its duty, if it out nut pass the severest sentence the law awards." The 161lowitig unhappy individuals received the sen tence of death :—Mary Sky:kilts, Joiui Kerns, Chalks, Mardi, and Mary Ann Andrews, for stealing in a dweiliug-house ; and John Atinasley and litizabk.ii Capps, tor highway robbery. Anne Clarke, alias Wheeler, who had been capitally convicted inathe April sessions, but whose jildgilient had beets stayed MI account of pregnaucv, was put to the bar, and remanded in the usual The sessions then adjourned until Wednesday the 1 lth of September. To CLEANte THE TEETH , AND IMpRnVE THE BREATH.— I To four ounces of fresh prepared lime aster, add one drachm of Peruvialf Bark, wad wash the teeth with the water iu the morning before breakfast, and after supper. It will effectually destroy the tartar eta the teeth, and remove the offensive ►well ariaing from► thole decayed. MIDDLATEX SESSIONS. TRIAL OF BENBOW. THURSDAY, J ULY I I •••••AVID Benhow was indicted for publishing certain obscure libels. The indictment comained twelve counts, ten of which contained extracts (loin a IllagjZille or novel, published by the defenddin, and the WIC( two described !mints contained in thmu works. The prosecution was instituted by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, and excited a high degree of inte rest. There were sixteen magistrates on the bench. Mr. Adolphus stated the case fur the prosecution. — The prosecution was, he said, instituted for a persever ing publication of libels. The defendant, who hail kept a lar3e shop in the Strand, removed to Castle-street, Leicester square, where he commenced the publication of a work called " Tne Rambler's Magazine," which was calculated to inflame passion anti to throw chastity into disgrace. The defendant had opened a shop to dis seminate poison, and had nobody but himself to blame. for the consequences RI his couduc:. Jas. Hignalt deposed, that he purchased several nom bets of the .Magazine and Novel produced to him from the defendant. Tile numbers were taken from large parcels that had the appearance of being the same.— They were sold at sixpence, and some at eight-pence each. . . Cross-examined by Mr. C. Phillips.—Was employed by the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Frequently bought books to prove afterwards upon trials Vent to many shops wherever he was ordered. Had regular waes, and was not raid by convictions. The indictment was here read, and the libels charged were compared with the passages in the book oved by the witness. One of the libels was a song. I'he read. mg of the libels, which occupied all hour being ended. Mr. C. Phallist addressed the Jury for the ddendint. His client ~,,,l, Vie said, teceived a written notice from . the Secretary, that his trial would not take place till Friday, and at eight o'clock on Wednesday night he re ceived another notice, that Isis trial must take place that (Thursday) morning, a proceeding which left his advo cate wholly unprepared, as he had only received his brief that morning. He said his client was a humble unpro tected man, persecuted by a Society which had never yet been known, since their first institution, to prosecute a rich roan. Had they read no libels from noble libellers? - Had they heard of no gambling-house in St. James's, kept by a titled cheat? %Volt such persons the Vice Suppressors hold too muds sympathy to think of a pro secution, because the culprits were persons of their malt rank; but the man who published what they pleased to call a libel, was to be dragged front his family, and con signed to a dungeon, for the hundredth part of the offence that was overlooked in the titled and the opulent. They would nut aim at high game, lest souse hoary hypocrite amongst themselves should meet the pninshineeit he de served. Their conduct was cdculated to justify the satirist, who nad said that " laws were cobwebs easdy broken by great offenders, and only made to catch the,. Its the mane of God, were the law (Akers of the crown :As regardless of their duties? Was the Attorney•Gene ril a traitor to his trust—did he see blasphemy and on scenity (Infused without any efitha to prevent i; ; and if not, why did these worthies congregate to search the dwellings of tradesmen, rake up the dying entaers, ao.I fan the flame which would otherwise be lisnoxious ! The publication of the novel was of long 'lauding. If a client hail been obliged to leave his house in the Strand because lie bad been persectued by another gang, %V I'l procured him to be imprisoned for ten months, and theit turodi him out of his dungeon, his last shilling gone, an I family brought to ruin. 'These were the modern chart:- piois of Coriatianity. Chri,t never persecuted ; but these men were Pnar:sees in their words, Pagans in their acts, and Christians only in name. Atter a eery long and powerful appeal to the kelings of the Jury, tile learned counsel concluded a sped' which et Menu,. made a strong impression. The Chairman addressed but a few words to the Jiity, stating that they hail heard the es 'deuce, and could Jun ki e of the nature ch the publication. The Jury retired hir about ten minutes, and then re turned a verdict of —Not Guilty. Su lc I DE —A young man, a soldier, was the other day brought before the magistrates of Marlborough-street, citarged by a w3lentitaii with having attlettlip , i to hang himself near Ilyde Park. •Itte wa,chittaii, who disco vered hint took trim to St George's watch-tiouse, where the unfortunate young man acted in a very strange n.ail. tier, frtipeittlyexelainctig—"Oit, my lose 1 ." lie teen said, that lie mid been di:liking wit:i some friends prior to his joinicg a battalion of his regiment at Deptford the folkiwitia morning, and tritOttlealMii excited him to the wait attempt. This ilOweet.r, Was not the only (*attic—, he was desperately atiaChetl 10 a female, whom he re quested to accompany hint to Deptford, and on her , eltisal lie attempted to destroy himself, but ova. ptrcrnted. 0:1 being discharged from the office, he proceeded to a soh tary place near Primrose Hill, where he suspended hint sell by a cord front a tree. On being cut down, medic ..I aid was procured, but it was too lair, lie being qsme de.:(l.-1 - ie is t years of age. Rice Gouts.—Ati elegant cement may he made fnrr; • rice•flutir, winch is at present used for that purpose in China and Japan. It is only necessary to mix the rice floor hiliniately with cold w tier, ahtl gently Slaitiler it ot er the tire, when it readily forms a delicate and durable cement, not only an,wering all the purposes of comilims piste, but adtoirably adapted inr _Mining together ptier, card, &c. in Miming the various beautiful and tasiettil ornaments which afford so much employment aint jI11:15,!. meat to the ladies. Wiien made or the consistence of plastic clay, models, boats, basso-relievos, br.c. may be formed; and the articles when dry are susceptible pi_ high polish, and are %cry durable.. Orders are repeatedly received at the office, Plymouth, thr the shipment of biscuit to Ire land for the use of the poor peasantry; 2300 had been sent off. r C Of