The National Register. — London, England, 1821-01-15 00:00:00

in their defence declared, that they ante in Belton Street, Long Acre, at robitery, and iu support of this allegi WAS Callol, wan swore in the most that the prisonets were in the Cale', and Horses, in B Stret , i, at the time of Mr. Hail stid he w•s plundered. Cr,SS vxmiiiise.l —He had been tried in tins (: tru es, and telltollteli lo twelve months insprisonitteut, for re ceiving stolen goods. A man, liallted Vickers, swore in the firmest manner that the pri.. •rs were in toe public house at the tune of the robbery. Cross examined.—He also had had the misfortune to be tried for hourebreakilig, but he was acquitted. Mr. B. roil Rich:oda shinnied tip the evulence, and the Jury with little hesitation, found the prisoners Guilty, D:ith. Aged i and 22. Michael Harley was capitally indicted for a highway robbery upon Hugh Nlackal, in the parish of St. Martin in the Fields int the 11th of December last. The presecutor stated, that he was standing near Nor- I . thumberland House on the day in question, at the time that some processions were passing on the way to Ham mersmith. when he was suddenly hemmed in by a crowd, and the prisoner (whom he had seen belore) putting his aria in between two other man snatched his watch front his lob. Witness seized him by the collar, with the watch still in his hand, and said, " have I (Cot you l" Another man behind the prisoner took the watch from his hand and disappeared. Witnessstiill held hint, hut the rest of the gang attacked and beat him until he fell senseless on tile pavement, and the prisoner of course escaped. Witness described his person to the police and he was taken into custody on the following Friday. He was quite certain the prisoner was the man. The prisoner denied the charge, and called several witnesses, who swore that he was in a coffee shop hi Swan Yard at the time that the robbery was committed. Mr. Justice Holrnycl summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. Aged 20. The prosecotor recommended the prisotier to mercy on coacunt of his youth. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. FRIDAY, JAW. 12. Michael Sullivan stood indicted for assaulting Ratcliff Luzinore, on the King's highway, and taking from his person a metal watch, chain, and key, his property. Ratcliff Luzmore, an aged labouring than, stated, in passing the end of Leonard-row, at the extremity of W hitecha pet, the prisoner sprung upon him, and lot cibly clasping F un round the wart,, threw hint nu the ground, when he drew his watch I the prisoner was iinniediately secured by a watchman on the spot. The prisoner, in his detence, denied beilig the robber, and stated, that the watchman had first seized another person. He received a good coaracter from his employer. —Guilty. Twelve persons, charged with having tittered forged notes, were brought to the bar, and allowed to plead godly to the minor offence. ESTENSIVE ROMBERIES.—Joseph Perry, a decent look tug middle aged mai., was capitally inflicted for stealing in the dwellitig-house of Jaines Shooltired, large quantity of figured stuffs, pieces of co, toti, &c. die protierly ot James Shoollired alga John Fvrgusoii. This prisoner was b glit to justice in rather a singular manatee:—Messrs. Shoolbred and Ferguson are linen drapers, in Toiteithatn-court-road, and a short time ago Mr. S. had occasion to attend at larlborotigli street Police-Olfice, to prosecute a young woman who was detected in stralitig goods in their shop. Daring her examination, ilie prisoner was seen making himself very busy about the oilier. Wales, tie officer, drew toe attention of the Magistrate to his conduct, and the baiter questioned Fun as to the nature of his aeriaaiiii nice with the WOIIIAII. He replied that she was his niece, and the • suprosing mat tie was concerned with her in the robbery, ordered hint into custody '[tic officer having learned Isis place of abode, obtained a search warrant, and went with Mr. Shoolbred to the pris 11111111 l apartment iu Oxford•market, where ite Mond an I'll 111CIISC quantity of stuffs, cottons, and tidier similar goods. In a truck in the 11/0111 lie also 'Muhl 139 pawnbrokers' duplicates, the greater part of which were for gootls of the sante descrip.tilii. \I r. Sitoollued iden tified several of the ptece• as his property, and the greater part of the remainder WAS Silllkt:11 to by other drap...rs, who had btrei recently pl leiet'. The priimtier, in his defence, said lie did not kili/W to the goods belonged. They were left at his house by a hawker, worms lie had kiiiat;Sli about a year aiid a half. Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence, and the Jury I I the prisoner Guilty-I)eatti. The prisoner stood attain inflicted ha stealing sniffs and oilier g,04.(15, value 4415. and upwards, in the dwelling house of Henry CI irichley. The Jury Mono the prisonerGnilty of the larceny Henry Judd was indicted capitally liar a highway robbery upon John Hancock. The Jury, alter a quarter of an bout's consultation, turned a verdict of Nut Guilty. CHAROS OF MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING.—Robert Bennett, a patrole, was capitally indicted under Lord Ellenhorough's Act, for maliciously and feloniously shooting at William Squires, with iiitent to kill and , order hint. In other counts lie was charged with the .e offence, only vary Mg the intents. William Squires stated, that on Sunday mornintr, the Ist of I)eeember last, lie went out about eight o'clock, th a gun, fur the purpose of shorniii4 birds. As he nr as ttlllllllg home, about melt , : o'clock, lie met tlo: vii ,ter iii hurt! s neat the Titi:e Cults pniblic .oust. Prl,l)slcr lie was a Police-ollic,, tock gun from it tile Saille Lillie desiu, , hiw lo ee his address %Vas sibout to do so, when the orisoner said he iiimt take him to the Twee Culls; lint choosing to be detained, lie rail aWay 101V.Ifils 3 an adjacent Itedg:e; jtISL as he reached Lite liet4,e, the !Wooer called nut—" B G—J, if you stop, I'll .. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tire.' Witness replied, " Fire away !" and at the same insunt the gun went off, and lie received tlie charge in ins nack. The willies', in his cross-examination, said he hod 111%61,11g:1i the gun but a %L.. anon time oemre. Minty lbelletlll fiat t he i/rl,oller had 110 ILA:1111011 01 to 011114 illlll,llllll he tuwst treely ItiLove n tin. 0:ilv IWO or twee north (and tittle iii ;mgt.!) ilad pasted thAween :hem, and they were 1111.11 511:10ge.i 10 Justice Parke here stopped hie case, /nisei% ing to the July, that in an indictment und. r this Sl.oltic it Wil) necessary the eirciiin•iances pros et! in evidence should ice such as would have %vim:mull a itlrV, ,death had ensued, in finding a verdict of Wilful Mur der. He had no hesitation in raying, that had death ensued in tins care, the crime would not have amounted lu der, and the Jury were therefore bound to acquit the prisoner. The Jury instantly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Justice Parke recommended the pr;snocr io be extremely C 3060111111 luuue how he ventured 10 use lire• arllls. pri,oner, with conside able agitation, said, Lord, and Gentlemen of the July, 1 eau aware you had hlll the 111051 111StL1111. 'until 11011 1/1 dmn Mr. Iq , iucs .111 injury. lie had so recently tlisch.ir;:eil the Atilt, Lim I thought it was nut loaded, or 1 should in.ver hate drawn the trigger." Juts ice Parke.—" It is, 1 think, quite clear that you had Ito cvd intention, but pray take Cure in future." 13..itilett—" 1 shall, indeed, any Lord." Mr. Adolphus said, he unclers:ood that the prisoner had pistols of lit, own in his pocket at the time, wilich lie might hate fired, had he been intliciutisly disposed. The prisoner said he had. lie then retired, wanking ,h e Lunn and Jury. ..a The piisoners, in were in a public hot the time of tue roh thin, JattiesFartillil; IX/6101M Illassuer,l{l:ll 111111 Horses, itt &Iv s ittl lie WAS piniiderr Cross exaitiiise.l all<l setitosiced its tw ceiviniz stolen goods. A lli.ill, limited V that the prisoners wi of the robbery. CMSs examined.— be tried for hourehrei Mr. B.iroit Jury with little hesi D: it h. Aged i ant Michael Harley is robbery upon Hugh in the Fields it) the The presecutor sta thumberland House 119(1 SOMC procession inerstnith. Wittll he crowd. and the pm putting his arnt in be watch from his fob. with the watch still i you l" Another man front his hand and di! hut the rest of the gi fell senseless on tile I escaped. Witness d and he was taken in' He was quite certain wi toner den rob felt C Bet Eli bho tike 31s1 witl lOU $Olll the give prig not ill a 1)16, BOXING. Two matches, interesting to the spectators admired ruffianing fighting, took place at o'clock on Wednesday morning, in a '2O-feet sql in the grounds of Mr. Luken, at Fennel fain, miles from Leatherhead. The first match was i,. fifty a side, between George Ford (who had milled his way into notice by some severe days' work, lastly with Moss, the busy gypsy) and Ben Gran ger, the navigator (who fought the game battle wit Gillum, in Oxthrdshire, last June). Moss seconded Ford, and Barton picked up Granger. •I'he backers of the two men from Hampshire acted as unir but as it was an off-hand match, made but a since, the attendance was thin. At setting to, the men, over anxious to go in, threw blows away, and got into a close, when a tedious wrestling , took place, and boil were down. 4. Ibis round took a slice vu' the fastness of both. Ford 1, claret from his adversary's mouth, and in return lie receive isfe4,, , er, which softened the wax and let out the claret, nur he seem to like it. They broke their ground and turned again, when an equal give and take rally followed, anal tried they closed, and had a trial at weaving, whica they harmless at. They let loose each other again, :mu a:ter a , piping math they got to work again, and ilranger was drop forward by a left handed hit in the nose. which let Gee wand and made hint shake his head.—The round lasted 14 minutes, and both were much distressed. 3. After a pause a hit each was exchanged, and Ford thrown a heavy somerset, which extracted a grunt, like a • working in stones. 4. Ford was evidently bent by the fall, and after closing adversary's left eye, he received anumer somerset, which finished him. and 6. Ford was led to the scratch in a bad state, unable to help himself, and the Falls lust hint the tight. Granger most punished, as the nicht stifling Mt Ford received was To keep the game alive, another fight was kicked up between a rough plough-boy, whose tiwe about six inches broader than it was lung, and tailor from Basingstoke. He was a snake head, that a shot would scarcely tGuch, and their attic alliirded the highest fn. Four pully-hauley row took place without the appearance of a blow. in throwing, Snip was always under, and the . was anxious to keep him there, tin- the eecoi could hardly get him oil In the fifth round ' drew blood from his antagonist's nose, and rustic put his hand up, and looking significantly it tint some time, he made towards his smock ' and said he did not understand lighting. 1 t a guinea, and five shillings the winner. Persons have been employed to clean the pre; in Cotta► Garden, Lady occupied by the It witnesses, which, from their disgusting filth, perfect Augom stable. Had the dirty foreig. remained there during the winter, uccumulat their lastid nastiness, and the next should be ; summer, the state of Cotton Garden %you:a, doubt, have produced a pestilence in the neighbour• hood. On Friday a bill of indictment was found by Grand Jury for the City of London, against Brown, Keeper of Newgatc, on a present' made by the Grand Jury, at the last Session, refusing them admittance to visit the Gaol, w they claimed as u matter of right to do so. It ie intention, we understand, of Mr. 1.314W11 to rci the indictment, by Certiorari, into his Nlaji Court of King's Bench, A fellow has been travelling in Esicx in asii horse chaise, and puts np at hilts, where he tal bed for a night, and rising early in tie mornitig camps with the bed clothes, Laving hls bill of col unpaid. . 1. , - k -_ - .~..~ t 3 A man of genteel appearance and pleasing address hag recently been carrying on a system of fraud to a cousi" (IvraWe extent in Loneon and its vicinity, by calling upon genilcmen or the indrspoal, and reine s..llll,,g its the l'oemi of the execu,orni a person t!eceased, who nos litritivoined pirirehy to tiiegentietnait upon %ennui it coils. Ile states hiniseli to be a silk. s:tawl tnauulac urcr, Low Bolton, Lancashire; at other times as Iron, I.l%elpuni ; and at oiler times as siv‘swil to Lord Grey de Wilton ; arid tit d his friend. Cite ex.Ctitor, has a Waco to loot. ttlineSling, kiln In finch out and asceuaiu the identity of the legatee. This he farther states he has done, and presents the party with the letter he says lie has received, this appears marked as it with the re; ilar post•iitark, and bears the siningest evidence of authenticity. lie then represents the neces sity oh a legal inslitment, called an authority, nearly reseinlaling a power of attorney, to be transmitted with a leg..ey ditty receipt, to some banker or friend residielq near the executor, to wl he states the bequest will be paid on their pr;:seniation lle then offers to procure a siattip for the :authority, and a blank legacy duty re ceipt, which, on a sn'asequeut iiiterview,. he produces.— •I'tie stamp appears mai ked in red Mk, value thirty slid lituAs. lie tarn dictates the term, in which the (loco it ents arc to he filled nil; receives the 301. for the sop- posed stamp, and alvo any present that Way be given for .lie trouble he has taken in the hissiikesa. Ile appoints some future time to meet the parties, the non-fillfilment . of which has led to ate detection of the inionsture. Ciiatles Wheeler, a liorii-hlower, was On Niolitby brought before the.sming magistrate at Hatton-garden palace office, ChArgetl with blowing his horn and selling newspapers near St. Patter's church on Sunday last,. during the time of divine sect ice. The charge being A 4 Ji, • • • V primed, he wasizoit‘ioted in the mitigated penalty of Itiii . i • 1 which not being able to pay he was rieuteticed to three 'r Java' imprisonment. About nine o'clock on Monday night, a fellow rushed • i i hastily 11110 the shop of Mr. George Yarnley, chesse- a who monger 64, Wapping Street, Ratcliffe Highway, and 1".• ' nine hi a most daring 'airliner snatched a large liana off the • lucre, couttter, and ran into the street. Mr. Faritley, who • • stood behind the CoUllter. at the time, jumped out and t 11 , SIX pursued the villain, and after a long cliace r secured hi in wi.li the ham. Ile was CM • as for Tuesday taken before Sir 1).• i • r milled W;iltatits, at Lambeth Street Polite Office, where he 1 1 1 e, and gave his name 11..0ry Reed. lie was committed for #4 . Gran- I.lal. I • w i t h Faster.—An alarolinz fire broke out soein after. eleven - -• -• unt i ed o'cl.ick on "Iticsilly evening at tile cabinet iniatinfac. 1, •1 'lek I.c . ory oil Mr. Diming: xi', iii Adams Mews, Nlary-le- ers ham,. wine.' threatened h oestruction. The parish Ilnres , engine and Illose of the County atid Still arrived in the lv .• . week infancy oldie flames, and with a good supply of water. . / s, me emiliagrat waa•cotitioei to tile grotiod floor and W their the workpliops 00 toe first door, which v. re destroyed,. match and here the floors were stilalutd. Another fire, inure •• 1 . a drew extensive in its devastation, bloke out very early on- „i ved a Tuesday morning, at the village of Montague Barnes. ior did Storey, Esq. Bard-hill, Oxon.—lt was °CC:l3lOll,rd by 1 r y a toet . l „ci. e some p:teit and twin:none boiling over on the kitchen • 1 when tile, w Melt Was heating l'or movie Toe wood-work of the k lichen immediately caught the I - a good Hi ter, and there was no chance of (xtingtushing them, toppixl • Ina in, tor ill less than tenminutes tile h o rse,. wh - li iels was one• ;Mutes, story higii, was in one blaze, and in ess than half an- hour it was a heap of nuns. It was recently enlarged, - rd w as and was chiefly built of wood, and the in ma es had ilif- pastor , liellity in making their escape. Not a vestige of hunt. i ng h i s Lure was saved, nor hail the water, any effect upon it. [tubbed ‘Vednesday afternoon au inquisitor.' was taketi hi the Boato Room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before T. unable Stieltoti, Esq. Coroner for the Cny of London anti gi. t er was rotti. t h of Southwark, on the body of 61 ary Cret% di, on the aged 19, who (urge/oer with Alias Leather) met her ricked death uy jumping frogi a too pair of s airs window.— lite J a, v , ;:l.er marina the evidence, delivered a verdict ''. Was " that kite tit-et:ascot, it, ottivr to moid the flames, jumped and a out of a awn pair of SlairS WiilllOW, Whereby she reCCiirCtl .1, one Lite mortal Mimics of which she died " nudes A CHEAP FUEL.—One lou-liel of small coal or saw. 'ounds 1111S1, or 00111 tilixt:,l to4clher, lt‘o bushels of sand, one • r and tnisnel anti a halt of clay. Let 'item: be mixed ;together , ./ rustic with common water, like common tar; the more ' h they are suited and mixed 104ellier liie better; MAI 1 7 -; growls 01,1:e 00.01 IWO b ilk, or, with a 111011fil, Make tllinli 111 1 Snip Ili,. shape 01 becks; pile them in a thy place, all 1, 5511,11 d the they are third :tad sufficiently dry, they may or med.—A - tly at tire cannot be 114 , tted with them; omit witen the lire as truck, 901,e li e :tiled put them on behind, Wll II a coal or two in - 1 ." f or it 11111, .111,1 they wilt he foinid to keep up a stronger tire. titan ally fuel of tile coamion kind. . Coition, 1:11 AI:D.—A few day; ago, a youti; man waited 110011 a ge101,10,01 of lis,A.ll, allil ;;ate a letter • 1 . 1 i einises law 10s 'lauds. Toe purport of the c.otommitication It a li an ic.is, 11$.1t tole to' trer teas atiatortsed to asinooloe, Irom arc a an .iltorliey al EKiiiiiiilli, tit-Il a deeaased la•ty Mid toe- igtiers i o , l.eted to the genii:ill-ill time sum Mof &01. iii e•oir- latino• ' OII 01 , I bis 1.1.111 SlaltilleIII„ the yoilil 4 man lirthltict ii m i •e' et necessary printed documents respvcting die lepey, for a hot supsalmc, to,tt.ther with all order 01.011 L0;0100 tor 111 e 3, 110 money. Tlie letter added, that we attorney presumed J ibour- Mr. ii--- woulo itave 1111 0 oJeclloo to pay his clerk the ...c , CAIWIIeiS of his jourstey, attestations. Ste. which sc. 3v the corillug to the y mite.; inatt's statement, amounted to ) 1 t Mr. 41. to.. This demand ~pl.v.,riti,..- reasonable, was paid ; amt. Ilse draft for the leeacy was the neat day cashed at a Uncut BAIA, dad lOrwarded in the ordin try way of blisinevs, u, fur to Luillon. Tile /1•10r0 or the post,. however,.brought• which it back. eittlousi:(l "No effects." is the A Coroners Inquest sat in .9.t..George's llaspital . . 1 • 11 " )ve on the body of otcplaen I.orrtaine, an inthiNtrions i est Y 's iturpenter, who, on .'Monday last, in clearing away the snow at a house its Piet 'Willy, fell trout a two. . Ingle- pair s tairs of stairs window. Frons the attrition raid him. ikes a Lir s . trvived the tall fur sonic time', and his tl.:ci•tilit. ~.I . ig de- w as mord exemplary until he expired. Ttie J ury. 1 :out's: se '--, hearing ter hearino• the evidence given before the Coron e r brought in a verdict—AccidAnal Death. . ... - ....... - •' t‘ . • . . a .... _ . .. . , • .1 • _ • _ -, • ..-,. . sae . . .