The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-29 00:00:00

!Dv racier is drawn by LEE, who was admirably fitted for such a task, being luckily mad himself; but what [ wish you to j obse, ve is the close of this scene in which the hero is v...new to throw himself into the arms of his followers, as i licianrhi• does at the end of the Tragedy. This proves to demonstra tion who he is. I would advise Mr. BET TY to go to Ireland the next time it is known this scene is to be repeated, in order to see in what manner A. 1 .7.7 -- (1 1 ,r really throws himself out of the car. I have said enough to prove that my dis covery is entitled to some attention. I.et it be constantly borne in mind, that Alexander the Great Hutchinson threw him , elf purposely out, lest the wicked and malicious emissa ries of the Duke of RICHMOND and Lo:d CAST L EREA G should have the monstrous audacity to say he got a tumble by accident, and that as the triumph was to celebrate a dtfi , at, the spluttering hero was tossed by a BULL. .An admirer of good tumllin7, and one vho thinAs F A I.L I NG" must it A Ist.; a man in public estima tion, as it did Baron Geramb and Ala. Coates. LA IV INTELLIGENCE. COURT or KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, Nov. 25. THE KING V. W. FLEET. The Defendant, who is the printer of the Brighton Herald, was called on to receive the judgment of the Court, for a libel published in that paper, on the character of Miss Elizabeth Somerset, daughter of Lord Charles Somerset, by insinuating that she had committed a faux pas. He was sentenced to pay a fine of 1001. and to be impri soned in the gaol of Horsham for three calendar months. THE KING V. ROUSE, KIRBY, AND LAWRENCE. The Defendants in this case, who are the printers and publishers of ' periodical work, published at Canterbury, under the title of the " Whim," were called on to receive the judgment of the Court, for a libel published by them in March, 1811, on Charles Pout, Esq. Mayor of Canterbury, the object of which was to hold him up to ridt cule. The defendants were sentenced each to pay a fine to the King of 1001. and be imprisoned in the gaol of Maidstone fer six weeks. wrDNESDAN, NOV. 25. Two men of the names of Brown and Jameson, were brought up to receive jugdment, being convicted at the last Assizes for the .county of Lancaster, for buying and selling guineas for more than their current value; they were severally sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the Castle of Lancaster. James Reynoll, convicted at the last assizes hell for the County of Gloucester, of provoking a Mr. Cragg to fight a duel, was sentenced to pay a fine of 501. and to be imprisoned three months in the King's Bench prison. John Hornbrook, a surgeon of considerable practice at Tavistock, convicted at the last Assizes for the County of Devon, of writing a libellous letter to a Mr. Carpenter, a Magistrate of that County, was sentenced to be imprisoned six weeks in the county prison. Charles Peter Whitaker and William Schmidt, alias Andrew Wil son, who were found guilty at the Sittings at Guildhall, of a conspi racy to defraud Mr. Gibson, one of their copartners in trade, were both sentenced to be imprisoned eighteen months in Newgate, and within the first month of that imprisonment to stand in and upon the pillory, at the Royal Exchange. John Agg, for a libel, published in a periodical publication, called " Town Talk," reflecting on the character of Thomas Best, Esq. (the Gentleman who had the duel with the late Lord Camelfbrd,) and of which libel the said John Agg was found guilty, was also brought up for judgment, and sentenced by the Court to. be imprisoned nine months, to pay a fine of 501. and to find security to keep the peace for two years, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 501. each. TIIE KING V. BELL. 1 The Solicitor-General on a former day had obtained a Rule, calling bUpon two persons of the name of John Bell, jun. and another, to thew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for provoking another of the name of Parsons, to tight a duel With the said Bell. It also appeared, that in furtherance of the pro vocation complained of, the said John Bell posted the complainant as a coward in several coMe-houses, in the neighbourhood of the 'Change. Mr. Scarlet this day showed cause against the Rule, as did Mr. B r ugham, and another Counsel, at consiil rable length. The Solicitor-General was ab ut to reply, when Lord Ellenho rough intarrupted him by observing—" I thiok, Mr. Solicitor-Gene sal, we need not trouble you. It !ugh time we should put an end sra this spurious chivalry of the cQunter and the counting-house ; it • a i THE NATIONAL '?EGISTI:11;, NOV. 9q, is not to b _ t: '',.lured in civilized and well-rtguhit‘d.:::::"..,- • it b: bJr".e down by the heavy hand of authority. Fur fti. 1:;;;7; •:','ays has tie time cf the Court been occupied, almost exchi s i ve ly,i,! these chivaitous heroes. Yesterday we had before us a linen.dnrLt ,Crmig v. Itennel,) from. Bristol, who having been a f nv weeks ', sAne militia, had tiled his mind with all the prvjadices of men, and must forsooth he sending challenges, and posting Tl4ll cowards, because they did not ola:oso to assist him in breakiil 4 laws. TO-diV two merchants Were the parties ;\: , : z he a t i l i i n e t r he tt r iey wh i ticr i ,) ever b"en military men or no he could not tell, but they w ere chants, and had occupii:d the time in posting 0 might have been much better employed in posting their blots. It was, however, necessai y, th it the peace of society should be pr. s.•tryd, and no way wool t do it so eflectually as for the patties to br might befire the Court, and then the Court should punish with severity.—Rule nntde absolute. SNTURDAYs NOV. 28. LIBEL BY cIiALLENCE. Mr. Aikin, who had been convicted of libelli..g Mr. Day, lateq the lit Dragoons, but now of the Surrey Militia, in posting hint ftr coward and a scoundrel, in March last ; was sentenced by the Court to be imprisoned in the King's Bench Prison for six calendar an , 1 then to give sureties for his vond behaviour fur seven yPars ; 1))1. self in 5001. and two sureties in (2301. each. Mr. justice GROSE, 1 pronouncing sentence, observed, this was a cai . c marked by peakr and almost unprecedented malignity, the defendant having for ty.ie ) ears availed himself of every opportunity to insult the prosecutor. LOVELL V. GOLDSMITH. This was nn application to make the Rule absolute for a rew The plaintill; the proprietor of the Statesman, having bro4n action against the defendant, the editor of the A nti-galhcan Mr4tor l for accusing him of being concerned in a plot to destroy Louii XV I I 1. under which a verdict was given for the defendant. Lord E L FNnoao ur. rt recommended the parties to enter a stet pro. cosies, but the Counsel not choosing to proceed without instrgrtioo l the case was ordered to stand over. POLICE. PUSLreOrrtcn 8( vy • STREZT.—Friclay night, as an elderly man a farmer, residing near Guildford in Surrey, was returning Iron Covent Garden market, through Charing Cross, he was addiesseii b a man, and they got into conversation about the country. Theirs told the farther he was a horse dealer, and had often don e busine4s twit him ; the farmer denied knowing him. While they we re dis p :rtin on this point, the man stooping down picked up a small p a p er p ar eel, which was tied up very carefully ; a man passed at the tint: who stopped and spoke to the other man, appearing to be very inti mate, and who observed that the farmer was entitled to ha th contents. They all walked together, and went into a public hcu• on the Surrey Side of Black friat'i bridge , wher e, on o p enin g the par cel,. it proved to contain a cross, and a bill arel receipt, purporting t be from ajeweller, for 1301. describing the cross as a diamond cross —The farmer gave the man he met with in Charing-cross all 1;1 money he had in his pocket, amounting to 591. and took the mos The man who had passed him at Charing-cross, represented himiel as a master builder, and the pretended horse dealer, after again they were to meet the following morning, arranged for the Kamer t go to the Elephant and Castle to order dinner for the three, the having some huisiness in that neighbourhood, and woulsl come t him there. He we to the Elephant and Castle, ordered dinner fr three, and neither of the men coming to him, he had the whole t pay for. He went the following morning to th e Ele p hant and C.tol• and waited a considerable time for them, when neither the pretend( horse dealer or builder making their appeal ance, he discovered th trick, and came to the Office and gave inform ation. From died, sen ptton given of the man, there was no doubt enterta ined but he wb described himself to be the hors: dealer was john Haselttne, he hent very short, deformed and lame, and havini been transported to similar offence. Humphries on Tuesday morning took him in KT street, Golden-square.—He underwent an examination before Graham, and was committed for further examination. UNION HALL.—Roberts and Mellon, the two men in custody suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of Ltentent Johnson, were again examined at this office, on Tuesday, Mellon repeated his assertions, that he was totally ignorant ot tl transaction ; and that the pretended con fession of Roberts, acea•al him of being a principal, was a string of diabolical talsehoodt circus 31% in reality the Magistrates have disco vered, by a number . o , stances to be the cane ; koberts's pretended c onfession being diabolical attempt to attach the guilt of murder to two men 1 , 111 ' ° ". 1. of the crime, for the purpose of obtaining his own offences with which himself was charged, anal with a atew ot 0bt4 0 , . ing the reward of '2OOl. to be paid on Vie conviction of any ono e:, cernad in'ahis most atrocious murder. The Magistrates have nrdered Mellon to be liberated, and fully committed Roberts. par.don t9r ot . l l trial, for the burglary with which be was charged, and 0111115 it confession. 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