The National Register. — London, England, 1809-09-17 00:00:00

POLICE. xR. PfWVON. This Gentleman being declared by his medical attendants, so .far !overed as to permit his being removed without danger, be *as on Tuesday brought before Sir J. Pinhorne, at Union Halt, by Goff and Collinburne. In addition to the evidence already Xsid before the publiC, the female friend who went with them in the foyalty Theatre, was examined. Her statement relative to' gibe cicearostasces which took place during the tithe She was with Away corroborated the statement made by . Allis Colson on a .former day. It appeared also, that previous to leaving her house in Crooked-lane tr go lathe Tower, Mr. Ellistoa had pre sented her with a broach, Which he bad just bought, butwhich, sae decline.d to accept, saying, she supposed be labught it ,for Hiss Colson, to which he replied; ". - No, I have gofa present -for her in ray pot !Let." The evidence of Miss Colson, taken an it Nrsgerday, was then read over to her, when she again deetatoa her pet*unsion.that he bad no intention of injuring her, hitt that his itstentious were to 4rstrey himself. Mr. Humphreys, who attended an behalf of Elliston, here submitted to the Magistrate, that under these citcumstances the qfenee of his client did not come within the meaning of the Acf, 'gamely, " Of maliciously shi•otiag at another person with intent Set injure." The words of the Act re,quived that the pistol should tie loaded, presented, pointed, or levelled at the tierson,inju.ed, as did appear to he the fact in the only case which he recollected, that bore any analogy to the present, viz. that of Mr. Hackman and Miss Ray. From the evidence in thii case, it did not ap pear that more then one ball had been found, it was therefore to he presumed, that only one pistol had been loaded, which had been directed against himself.--Mr. Humphreys acknowledged the enormity of the cti lie, but contended that it did not amount , its a capital offence, and that therefore Mr. E. ought to be fiber sated upon entering into such recognizance as Miss C. should re quire for his future good conduct, and to answer any complaint ' she might hereafter prefer against him. Sir John Pinhorne was' of a different °pillion, and observed, , that from the moment he heard Miss Colson's statement of the or t oysaction, it had, coupled with other circumstances, conveyed sufficient proofs to his mind of the intentions of the young man. However much he might feel for the parties, yet there was .a duty due from him to the public:, which imperiously called upon Rim to put the law in force. The father of the young lady, she being a minor. should rte hound over to prosecute at the ensuing , Assizes.— Miss Colson here, with much emotion, declared she would not appear against him, convinced as she was that he had no:intention to injure her, and that it was only owing to her iittemPuto seize the pistol that she was hart. By the advice of Air. Humphreys, however, and the earnest intrcaties of the gentternao himself, she at length consented. Sir John then oh• nerved, that it would he necessary Mr. Elliston should be cum mitted till another examination could take place, in order that the coachman and another witness who did not then appear, 'night attend. Justicr-noore, GVILDITALL, TyfEtirlAY, SEPT. 12. A soldier, named Frederic !tickler. a private in Colonel Mar ray's company of the $d regiment of foot, was charged by .the keeper of a gin-shop at the corner of Fleet-market, with an as- Sault, and attempt to defraud him. The facts were, that Rick icr, with a comrade, was roving on a foragin g , party through 'let-street, and made a di:scent into the prosecutor's slop, where they called for two carts-Wars of his liquid ammunition, va ttich they immediately touched, and were making a rapid re treat N ithout beat of drum or feeling it necessary to pay for what ittey received. The owner of the shop, however. was a Pale' too much on the alert, and collared Rickler. who in his turn struck at him with his fist. Rickler's comrade, who had sallied into the street, finding his friend a prisouor in the ene iny's hand, rallied and counter-marched to his assi,tmance; but the gin-inerchaut, by a ruse de guerre, cut off the retreat of the A i;soilasiti„ l for he ran into the street, held the door fa't on the 'outside, and called the watch, so that the parties were obliged fosurietider at discretion. - Sir John Earner ordered Rickler to be conveyed to the Prevost prison, and a letter to he written to his Commanding Officer, CoMmunicating his ansoldierlike conduct. - • • Pita Duffy, an Irish West-Indian, W 4.9 brought up on a elnarce of haeinii desperately . assaulted a countryman, Darby Itt'Nevin, by 'only just laying open the back part of his skull, in a Chic;tiaue skiemish, so t hat he wits conveyed to St. It.tr .v...te..nr-n.'s hospital, and yetpaincd there three weeks, with .p.; 62 „* of fet.:o Very. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SEPT. It Poor M'Nevin, with great good nature, said, as Mr. Duffy Waf his countryman, his gossip, mid iris next door neighbour, f or thirteen years, had a family ofcbildrea, he did not wish to hurt trim, but to make it up with him and forgive him froM the bot tom of his heart,' if his honour the Magistrate would, to whit% the Magistrate agreed, and Mr. - I)ol'l ,4 *as dismissed. William Ambcett ands one his wife, were charged by a Mrs. Anne Middleton, with a most outrageous assault. The scene of this transaction or rather traosgression. wits Grub-street, erst the residence of the Muses, but now, app* _rently, the abode of the Euries. Mrs. 'Middleton complained;that the male prisoner had, *1)00 (brie weeks since, Without any Sort . 4 provocation, coine into her house, knocked her down, tore her cap d neck handker chief to • pieces, and broken a htoOd- verse} in fer leg; and that yesterday, in like manner, without any - cateir, he again came into her house, knocked her down, tore her clip, shaWl, gOwn, and other habiliments, the shattered remains of which sheer/hi: kited, gave her a black eye, swore he wonld'rnt•her liver oat, with a large knife he held in. his hand, and robbed her of her honour, by tearing off a handful of - her hair, anciw4ite the husband was thus attacking her ou.the one w, and committing his rape of the tock, the wife, more parti al probably to the drumstick of the fowl, seized her by the thigh with h er teeth, and bit her in such a way as that she was not, sure that she should not lose the use of her limb.; the bgibasid * the while holding her down to the ground by the throat.' T.wn . other females, and a respectable man who vas passing at Am be oment, corroborated the story of the violent salmis, and added, that the male priioner returned to th4.cbargeotnd pelted the prosecutrix with mud, uatil she wayottita a dirt pasty from head to foot. '• 'The prisoner, iii his defence, stated, that the prosecutrix is • his sister, and -was continually in the 'habit - or abusing himself and wife, in the most gross 'tannage, and Conitantly bringing snobs round his house ; and that on this occasion ' site had struck his wife, and scratched his face, before he struck her. Mr. Hedger, the coostable of -the ward, corroborated tiro evidence against the prisoners. He added, however, that hits f Middleton had a very aggravating tongue, and had much pro 7.. yoked by her abuse the prisoner, who she knew .was not right in his head. Mrs. Middleton denied . this want of rectitude in ;he upper story of her furious relation. and said, she had hot lived so long in the service of Dr. Moaro, without knowing w hat insanity was. • The Magistrate thought the best way to rid the neighbour hood of the -pez , t of this 4uarrelsome family, was to give Mrs. Middleton a full dust of late, by binding her trier to prosecute the parties, at an expense of about MI. to herself, and holding the prisoners to bail for trial ; which was accordingly done. 4CCID'ENTS 4imi)--OFFENCAS.. CORONER'S /!1C& EST. Inquisition was taken on Weiuesday at the Angel Inn, be hind St. Clement's Church, before Anthony Gell, Esq. Coroner f)r the City and Liberties of Westminster, nn the body of the tan" fortunate Gentleman who shot himself op Monday, iu the water. closet of the Inn. The waiter and the ostler of the inn were examined; the for mer to shew . the apparent state of mind io which the unfortunate Gentleman appeared previous to committing the rash act ; he stated that he came into the Corec-ronm about one o'clock, walked about the room much agitated, looked * in the glass, and then turned towards one of the tables where a Gentleman was sitting, at whom lie stared fur a considerable time, then return ed to the ems, at whirls he stood for a short time, that quittell the room, and ie a minute or two afterwards the report of pis., tuls was heard, as if proceeding from the water-closet in the inn-yard, where the ostler and himself went, and found the unhappy gentleman had shot himself. On searching his pot ket a pocket hook containing a letter, was found, addressed to a near relative, several Afflicts, and about five shillings in silver. He lingered for twelve hours without 'peaking, and then died. Mr. James Young, surgeon, stated, that be was called in to the assistance of the deceased, who then lay in the water closet. Upon examining him, he discovered that he had discharg ed a brace of pistols at hly head, the bullet from one of them had entered the left cheek, and lodged in the hack part of hip head, the other bullet had fallen to the ground. The unfortu nate Sit•ntlentan's . scull was so mangled, that his,brains were scattered around his person ) 4utwiths& Pdiog w hich o , he 41 , 041 fob tvt elve huurs. I'