The National Register. — London, England, 1818-02-08 00:00:00

crisne FEB. R POLICE. BOW STREET. delleC 'hat is *gold Nog., Wore fi•eble pro. nce af O pre- Hi‘er, cutin- I' 4 11.0 ithur l'011• ect 111 ameitt I the Eat 41. II liU• ;`, IC M di onoisig e man Ltmei- .0 11Sr pie of r.nby fellow LI it I)rriiy r trrtis J 1i :11:1 St bre loattei uothtr e vcd iq loon he uth re iource, , n sent days ; le All .re his realest trade, ras en• oing on ,s pro- ie sob t those )please me for mnonft, by the even- tan and the fa nho let used by 1 (macs THE two Evarillts.—Saturtlav week, ahont two o'clock, Messrs. Evans, acconipauied by Mr. Harmer, their solicitor, w ent t o the Peek(' office , Now street, in order to eblwin from Sir Nathaniel Conant a regular discharge from the warrants of cummitment mailer which he had dee times remanded them to prieun, "on meth, on suspicion of high treason." Mr. Evens, jun. having handed hie eimenitmesst to 31r. Hicks, the sitting Magistrate. Mr. Hicks. alter realise is, remarked, that it related to 4 very serious charge, and squired how Mr. EV4t4l, juts. had beets liberated. Mr. Evans, jun. replied, Met he lied been very recently liberated limn ;lie c omae JAI, liorsemategor Line, by order. of Lord Siditiontli..-Mr. Hick*, "Then it seems you arc discharged ;• what is the object lif sour applicatiou ? I hope those who are your legal advisers Luse gi veil you proper inserineion. You are coping wills a great tptestion."— llr. Evens, jun. " Von will perceive. by the commitment, that I was con 0000 itted liv Sir Nathaniel Conant, on oath, on suspicion sling!' treason. I camplain that I have never been discharced•fruiss his commitinents."—Mr. Hicks. " You have been virtually diseliaretel. A higher authority took suss out of the power of Sir Nathaniel. He had then 'nothing further to do wills you."—Mr. Ev awe, jail. It is the ditty of Sir Nathaniel either to tve me is regular and formal discharge from his commitments or to put me on nay trial " Mr. Hicks, " I dare say, Sir Nat haniel fully knows what Isis deity is. It appears to me altogether iuttnatesial, whether you base his formal discharge or int. Yon are virtually diseliarg -eil."—Mr. Evans, jun. " I ails not satisfied wills enjoying my liberty, as it were, with the connivance of a Magistrate. When a person is charged before is Nlagistrate, the accused ought either to be fu:ly stud freely discharged by that Magis trate, or committed for trial. In my case, neither of these events has take's plaice. lam neither discharged by Sir Na thaniel Conant. MK WO I likely to be tried for the otfence im puted to me. Now I insist upon one or the other cussree be ing persieed."—Mr. Hicks, "This is the modern way. Thitse persons who are charged with offences before Judgee and Ma gistrates, now undertake to teach them their duty. You must behave snore respectlelly. I do not mean to ioo sinniee any thing against your innocence; you may be perfectly innocent ; I,nt I have no doubt that Sir Nathaniel CUSI4IIVO CUndllet has been quite right and proper. If you hose rea amiable summit of complaint, the Courts 01' West 000 i o ister are saw open. You may obtain redress."—Mr. E. jun. " 1 beck, at present, ("sky to get Air Nathaniel's discharge to these coin ',fitments. Unless he intend: to put isle on soy trial."—Me. Hick, " Well, act as you think proper. If yon hav e any honest apprehension of clangor from these cominittneatA remaining without discharge, I dare say, sir Nathaniel will do whatever is right. You are not under any recuguizanci•s." --Mr. E. jun. " Oieno, I would eater into none. I now come. to claim env discharge from the commitments issued by Sir Nathaniel. There can be no legal grounds of ohjec . Why theft ails (denied what lam so clearly entitled to? I statist upon the law. I was committed by Sir N. Conant on a deli_ trite legal charge, and Is ive never beeti releaszql by liiintfrom those comminitinents. It appears to vie, that lam at present in the most anomalous situation imaginable. I nos at liberty, yet have never been discharged front the commitment* tit a' Magistrate, who asserted, that I was accused before I ,ow evatli, on suspicion of the highest offence known to the laws. Such irregalar .proceedings as these insist terminate in the most tangermis confusion. I therefure apply fur soy des charge, or I demand say trial." Mr. Evans, sea. then address ed Mar:l'll' to the Magistrate, and asked to be permitted to submit a question to his Worship, which being assented to, Mr. Evans began by slating, That e mouth before the Ha le:as Corpus Act was suspesided, lie awl Isis sun were arrested and connifitteel to prison, on the sonunitments of Lord Sid mouth and Sir N. Conant, stating thesis to be charged on oath before them of suspicion of high treason ; but that after the passing of the Suspension Act, his Lordship availed him velf of the authority given him by that Act, and insprieoued them by virtue of its provisions, but no longer on oaths. He (Evans) hail been discharged from the power of that Act, which most likely would this day cease and determine ; but -If Lord Sidmouth gave up his authority under that Act, and it should he repealed, would not he (Evans) stand inexactly the same relative situation as if the Act had never existed, seeing the commitments of Sir N. Conant were not discharged ? If so, himself and son were ready to surrender themselves, that a legal investigation into their conduct might take place, as they only required justice to be administered. lie hoped his Worship would feel it was a qtsestion of some importance, and that Ise did not make this inquiry captiously : to which his Worship ri•plied, he conceived the Messrs. Evans we're s irtie ally discharged Irons imprisonment, stud he thought properly, as the authority of the Secretary of State bad superseded that of the Magistrate ; bat he referred them to Sir N. Co• cant, at Whitehall. In July, in the year 1815, a Mr. Thomas Hughes, a linen &epee. of tied Lion• street, alleged that his Isowse had been bi °Keil open, and the suns of 5601. stolen from I • . Shortly atteniaids he became a hankrupt, but there heiug seine sus picious sire tatters about the account of the rubbery, he N. 4, apprehended and sent to Neirgute on a charge of feloni ously concealing his property. He remained in Newgate fur ten months, and was then discharged by the commissioners for defect of proof. Nothing 00000 re transpired on the subject till Tuesday last, when 4 sort of clue was affurdeillty a 101. note, which had on the night previous to the alleged rubbery been plot into the hands .d the baukrupt, by a Mr. Jailer 'Aldred, now one of the assignees. Payment of this note had lung ago been stopped at the Bank, at the instigation of Mr. Altlied, who had contemplated the possibility of a fin tire lllS cuvvry through the medium of this instrinnent. On Tuesday last a mai. named Davis presented this identical note at the • Dank, together with live other notes for ill. visit, 11(n. of which was a tiorgery. This man is a porter at the house of Hubarts, Curtis and Co., but owned that be did not'brist4 the note from them ; and on enquiry it was found, that he bail reteived it from one David Evans, who lived with John , Hughes, a lintinlinin'r, and brother of the bankrupt. Davis and Evans, together 0 ith Ti 000000 as Huglii.e,the bankrupt, were on Wednesday brought befina Mr. Hicks, -when thefollowing investigation took place: — Davis, the porter at Roberts and Curtiti's. who appeared very much agitated while giving his account, etated, that he called upon Deviel Evans, anti risked him for tome Mil Bank note. without b e in g able to it•Si2l6 a reason why lie did Mc, and his only motive for doing so was to get half sovereigns fur it, as tin y could only be gi t for notes of a certain slice. The account I.l4Vni E'-411:4 gave of his possession of she note was, that Ise carries on leisiuess for himself now i s YIII k Place, in the limit Kn.id, %here he took the note in the mouth of November lust. of a man he never saw before or since, for the purchase of a piece ofcloth, which came to upwards of five pounds. • THE NATIONAL ItEMSTEIL Thornas Hughes he upon to give account of the transaction, stated as foilews:—lie said he was a liiiendraper Red Lion•stiret, I [Mourn. )n the morning of the Wilt of Jul , 1815, lie was alarmed by his shimming coming up stalls to hina, and telling him that the shop hail hero broken open, the fair light toeing taken out, and robbed or the account books, cash, and notes to the anlOatlt of 8601. Thisbuss .o deranged his of that lie &hi twined on railing a meeting of his ercdttota ; and to make arrangements tor that purpose he employed an accountant ; bat Oa the day that he as‘ined him he would have every thing arranged for him, the witness was made a bankrupt, and sent to Newgate on a charge ol concealing Ins property. Re und..rwein several l•l4,lllllatel iioU%anil at the hen, Mr. Milford intOrnied him nothing nal been proved against him, and liope.l he would be more sue - cesafn io business in foturc, and he was then discharged. _ The 3lagistrate said, Le thought his statement a very om i hk• our. Air. Aldred, one of The assignees, here obtained permission to put 4 question or two to the bankrupt I he then sold, that at the time ii iiiii ediately previous to the robbery, Mr. Hughes's arrount with him was snitch overdrun a, and that having ar plied for payment, Mr. Hughes pleaded his inability, and even induced witness to lend him 761. The 101. note paid into the Bank on Tuesday was one of the notes then given to Hughes. Mr. htte.l having put his question embracing these Nets, Mr. H. did not give such an answer as appear ed satisfactory to the Magistrate, who declared his opinion to be altered ; but on a resiew of the whole ease,ho did not feel himself authorized in committing Hughes its a fraudulent banksupt, and against the others there was uo evidence. He directed Hughes to pi mince the sboptuan wIN lived with turn at the time of the alleged robbery. VOVAOE TO Tlll NORTHEII3 Itentore—The four ships now titling out at Deptford, fur a voyage to the North Pole, and for a discovery of a north-west passage, ale actively pre paring fur their destination.:, From the superior nautical knowletig , , tried gallantry, and undaunted resolution of the Officers, so judiciously selected tbr this daugerous service, the greatest !lopes are entertained of ultimate success. It ap peals f the best-informed Greenland Captains, that great tpaintities of ice have broken away from the north-east coast ,of Greenland ; and ome ship made her way last year to 831 :;legrises, It is doubtful it' the northern pat ts of Batlin's Bay have ever been visited ; Baffin gives names to several inlets situated there ; but in his original manuscript journal and charts, now in the possession of the Lords of the Admiralty, 110 mention or notice ii taken of his ever having passed the St reights. In fact, all beyond 76 degrees on the Greenland coast, it still tuitional]. It is supposed that the ice breaks away from the pole during the slimmer, and is driven by winds and curlews to the south, till it grounds, and their Hurons the harrier which Capt. Phipps mentions in his voyage. That it shifts about is certain. The sun's rays during the slimmer solstice, being invessantly on the pole, must naturally create great warmth ; indeed, ;pester than a few degrees to the south, where the atmosphere is cooled during the night. The conjecture, that the pule it clear from ice dating the summer, is founded on that hypothesis. Sir Joseph Banks has given every assistance in his power to the success of this national undertaking. A few days aiisce the bodyref a young man named Russell, wait found on the Nitan kirk road, about five miles from Saii yaw. The deceased had fur sonic time (wind very credit able employment in Glasgow, and was returning on a visit to his father, who resides on a small farm on the Dumfries road, ' a few miles below the borough of Samthar. Near his body lay an umbrella and a trundle, containing a few net eateries, and in his pockets were found 18s. in silver, end a atter sad ; dressed to a person in the same neighbourhood, dated from Glasg • the Intli of January. From the character und in dasti tons habits of the unfortunate, it is nut supposed that he soldered any thing from want of food, but that, urged by filial affection, and confiding in his youth mid vigour he had ttttt aced the first opportunity of visiting home, in tietiance of impassible roads and the most tempestuous weather.—ilis features were greatly disfigured by part of the soil which ad hered to them in a floret) state, adding to that awfulness which death impresses on the human countenance. . . The public will recollect, that some few months back, a true bill was found by the grand jury at the 041 Bailey, for a conspiracy, against a number of swindlers, whose names we then published, for defrauding a number of tradesmen and merrhants of goods to a considerable amount. Some les of the pariyialisconded on or about the period when the bill wit, found against them ; best the greeter slumber, as we'll as the commainier-imehict of the gang, have reittaibed in town, and oe understand from g ood withorily they have opened a new bureau, not far front Cinnoti-street, where they carry on their nefarious system, and have already contrived.to defraud a number of respectable tradesmen out of considerable proper ty. We hope the police win look atter this nest of sharpers. They havea legal adviser attached to the corps who is not al together unknown iu the city. The Trilsonal de Pretties e Instance at llontmetly has just finished a trial which excited l► attention amongst the in_ habitants of Lorraine. Some young men, on a party of pl. a bate in the commune of Duo, infused into the wine which was to he drank by the ladies of their party a certain powder. of which probably tin conjurors of the middle ages composed their lave philters. Two of the .dl riders, Thierry Pigeard, brewer, and bmis Theodore Sance, a law Student, were con. lewd, other a trial which lasted three day., and sem. towed to two years' imprisonment, at tiny of 300 'rant's, and to pay a compensation to the,parttea intereatuel ton, 1111 l Ling to 1;200 francs. A'few days since, a rm?, man, servant•to a Gentkman near Eactvr, cut Ins throat with a razor, and afterwards rip lwlly, so that. the bowels °Winded ; in which dreadla Istate ke lingered several hours. An inquidclit airtir ht to ten him mid a female survaitt is said In liavw been the cause or the fatal cakisttoplie. I'erdict-111681111y. Yesterday morning the I .e of Mr. Kirley. the -sign of the Margolis Corms*llia, in Warren street, Fitzroy-square, was Iwolull open, and plundered of about 701. in notes, and 201. in cash, besides a quantity oi*. liquors, apparel, and other articles. On Wednesday.week, a poor woman, named Elisabeth Morley aged nearly eighty years, milked deliberately into the River at Cawood : and throwing herself down, 119 if MA fit of despair, was drowned before any assistance could be moldered. She had previously made a similar attempt, but was rescued, and was generally considered as in a state of do ran gement. A few days since C. Mahoney, a poor Irishman, residing in May nanl-street, St. Giles's, with a wife and tire children, was employed to dean the window of a shoemaker in the neighbourhood, being the first job he had been able to °bait: for a great Length of time : when, thtidigh weakness, he lost his hold, and fella lite/ess wpm PUGILISM. WE6T COUNTRY DICK AND JACK inc RETCHED. match was taught on %Wednesday Lest, on oi4 o.ik C05n..1,• . between the Uxbridge and the 114 mm-sum% and 41,w.t 10,000 persons were present. Dick is sine a those learie,s hardy pugilists who would light at any thing, and be lids rack d Randal, Curtis and others in his turn, *applying rush, hard right hand hitting, dud gisioir tar want of mast. rly sru•ure. The• Butcher, who was 2J p Is the heavier undo, had ilia gosteil the principal amateurs in a late combat, it yr Hendon, and they discount( noticed ban by keeping away Upon this occasion. The men entered the ring with Randal and Jo es for Dick, owl J. %Van! and L. Neale for the Butcher. Beta ttug 2 to 1 uu the latter. 711 E BATTLE. We shaU spare oursolves'a description of rounds where no pare.' cular traits of science took place r but which was still w.ll contested with seisand-rate men. Tile two first rounds, were fought in 1 09 411.16 Of a hurry fur execution. The third round wilt. ~ ..yerely con tested, and Dick drew first blood, placed his right hand I.it upon his advereary which Hooted and brought the two's to oi.e—to even bet. Msg. The Butcher changed nis method of li.goting, and hit strait at !lick's !maul with the left hand. which mostly told, but inmeai of receiving one in return, by which be was replacing his riga lu.ral, he broke away to avoid being hit once to hishlttaig twice. lie had the advantige, however, by toe spteni fur a few rounds ; but Dick is a determined resolute fellow, who went le d :Wed. atal he wonld be in at times, when he hit Hush house with Ins right hand, which seemed often to set the Butcher thinking. Towards the latter cod at the combat, Dick war nearly blind fromleft handed repeated hits ; but Dick's blows told severAy. In the with round. Dick was drop pid by a body blow, and in the nth both went down by counter hitting. Dick led from this to the sixteenth mud I, when the Butcher placed both his hits, and a smart rally took pkee, to the advantage of the Butcher. who was thrown in a close. Both got groggy after this, but Dick's strength of hitting keet good. whilst di, Butcher appeared to have Mid too much toga in direct ligMing and in closing he was thrown in must of the latter rounds. In the twenty-eighth round victory was proclaimed for Dick, by the hats of the sacands ; but the Butcher fought six other rounds, but nat like a good one. He then gave in. and Dick could not have come two other rounds. as he tea: insensible. it was a good baule, and lasted 33 minutes. The men met at once, and went at it without form.—Dick's game is proverbial. and he woa Clialbattle by it. Had the Butcher been as well bred he could not have lost. THE TERRIFIED THIEVES!—The Witting circumstance took place at Utiley last week ;—A pour little sweep called at a farm house, and, after relating a piteous tale of distress, reque,tl per. mission to shelter hinFelf in au out house during the night. The tanner reluctantly consented. and tie lad was acme lingly locked up in a bani. About two o'clock next morning three mea broke into the premises, and began to till their sacks with wheat ; when the sweep awoke. and, supposing it WAS the farmer himself who was at work, jumped up, crying out, •• Master. Master, Shall I help you ?" The thieve.; instantly fled ; and {such was their consternation, that they left behind them not only their sacks, but a horse and art, they had pmvided to remove their expected booty. An article from Frankfort states, that the fair had 'Med there, and had, in genen.l, been a good oae, •• particularly for English ma nufactures.'' Wednealay an inquest was held at the London Hospital. on the body of C. Williams. four years of age, whose parents reside in Duke -street, Commercial-roast ; when a appeared his mother went out leaving him in her room with only another child, i years of age that the latter went into the yard to play. during which time the de ceased set his clothes on fire, and wai much injured that he died he same evening. Verdict—Accidentally Burnt to Death. A Heap Baniaeix.—T. Edwards. a Carman. was lately em ployed by Mr. Harry, the superintendent of Mr. Dowton's Kentish theatrical business, to cam., y away theacenery &c. from Maidstone to Canterbury. Edward; engaged to carry it fur 91. ; it being re presented to him as weighing three tons, or but littl e more. —On coming to the liarldedown weig!ibiidge. Ise overweight pros'sd to beso great. that Edwards was charged nearly 401. and in default of payment two of his home.; were tktairsd by the cull-keeper. The Horses, with their harnesses, have since been sold by public auction. Monday :In inquest was ha at the Sun, iu Chapel street, Cros. senor-place, on the batty of Mrs. Bernield, who was found in her apartment on Sunday evening. with her throat cut. and two bloody razors lying needier. The deceased's husband is cook to Lord Craven, and is at prosetit with hi.. Lordship at Home. It was proved in evidence, that for someyears she had evinced greet dejection of spirits, which had much increase-I since the absence of her hits hand. In consequence of which the Jury returned a verdict of— Insanity. liataday night about eleven o'clock. the house of Mr. Colet. of Ken/men-miss. was discovered by the watchman to be on fire. Some of the children had just gone to bed, aad had accidentally set the bed curtains on fire, which soon comtnura.-ated to evety ankle itt the 100111. The family were happily got out of the house, with Out having received any bodily injury.—The damage, though confinedi to Mr. Cole's house, was to a very considerable amount. The King of Prussia, with a -slew to show respect for the memory of Martin Luther, has admitted a youth, who u one of his descend.. ants, into the Orphan Establishment et Valle, and asiigned toward! defraying the expenses of hi education, a yearly pen•ion of , crown. Ahmal, Hey of Soliman, a Alameluke Prince, who resided in France before the warvi tnl4, and who has since retired to Vienna, has embraced the Christian religion, and received baptism in that capital on the ltith ult. Letters from Constantinople. dated the lath of December, an nounce the conclusion of a peace betwem Tunis and Tripolis. The Newfoundland Gazelle of the Gth ult. centains a. Proclamation from the Governor,Aited on the Ist ult. offering the sum of 3001. as a reward to be paid to any person or persons who shall discover and bring to.con. viction any offender or offenders having maliciously set fire to, or been accessary to the malicious setting fire to any house or houses in the town of' St. Jolas, and burning the same, or any part thereof; and the farther :reward of 1001. to any person who shall bring to dis. covery and conviction any unlawful association or con spiracy for the purpose of burning the said town or any • part thereof.. HAIR BRUSIcEa.—The Metcalf .--In the• Court of King's &rich on Monday, Mr. Scarlet mov ed to set aside the verdict which had formerly been given in this case. The Court refined on the ground that Metcalfe's specification had described the brushed MI tapering, whereas they ought to have been elenotni nated.renequal. This nice distinction proved tionl to the Patent. The Golden Lane Brewery have notified that " in. deference to the public opinion, most unequivocally expressed at the late Meeting ut the Crown and Anchor Tavern," they have lowered the price of porter. We trust that the other great.breweries will follow this ex ample. mot .inert v (lay to the is ()e -thos .gged Lord f the cum- rging t lime .e.)— irt lie 801._ im to e as a lon of Loud ester. sic his ith of is hun being tl that month ShOli ❑it NO