The National Register. — London, England, 1817-07-21 00:00:00

JULY 21. broken and hissoul tkjeeted,with a more than macruline understand ing. retrieved in some degree his deverate fortunes, and saved the little wreck that solaced their retirement. o Whet was such a woman worth, 1 ask you ? if you can stoop to estimate by dross the worth of such a creature—give me even a no. tary's calculation, and tell me then what was she worth to !dm to whom she had consecrated the bloom of her youth, the charm of her innocence, the splendour of her beauty, the wreath of her tenderness, the power of her genius, the treasure of her fidelity ? She, the mother of his children ; the pulse of his heart ; the joy of his prosperity ; the solace of his misfortunes ; what was she worth to him ? Fallen as she is, you may still estimate her; you may see her value even in her ruin. The gem is sullied, the diamond ie shivered, hut even in its dust you may see the magnificence of its material. After this they retired to Rockville, their seat in the county of Galway, where they resided in the most domestic manner, on the remnant of their once splendid establishment. The butterflies that is their noontide flut tered mund them, vanished at the first breath of adversity; but one early friend remained faithful and affecticnate, and that was the de fendant. Mr. Blake is a young gentleman of about eight-and-twen. ty ;of splendid fortune ; polished in his manners; interesting in his appearance ; with many qualities to attach a friend, and every quality so fascinate a ferule. Most willingly do I pay the tribute of nature -which nature claims for hint. most bitterly do I lament that he has been so ungrateful to so prodigal a benefactress. The more Mr. Browne':: misfortunes accumulated, the moi.e distressedly attached did Mr. Blake appear to him. lie shared with him his purse; he as sisted him with his counsel ; in an affair of honour, he placed his life and character in his hands; he introduced his innocent si -ter, just ar rived front an English nunnery. into the family of his friend; he en cunraSed every reciprocity of intercourse between the females ; and to crown all, that no possible suspicion might attach to him, he seldom travelled without his domestic Chaplain ! Now if it shall appear that scr een fur his adultery ; that he took advantage of , his friend's misfortunes-to seduce the wife of his bosom; that he affect. ed conlidence.only to betray its that he perfected the wretchedness he pretended to console, and that in the midst of poverty, he has left his victim, friendless, hopeless, companionless, a husband without a wife, and a father without a child. Gracious God ! is it not enough to turn Mercy herself into an executioner? You convict for murder; here is the hand that murdered innocence ! You convict for treason ; here 's the vilest disloyalty to friendship ! You convict for robbery ; here is one who plundered virtue of her purest pearl, and dissolved it even in the bowl that ho..pitality held out to him. ! ! They pretend that he is innocent ! Oh, effrontery the mast unblushing ! Oh, vilest insult, added to the deadliest iniury ! Oh, base, detestable, and damnable hypocrisy i Of the final testimony, it is true enough their cunning has deprived us : but, under Providence, I will pour upon this baseness s:tch a Rood of light, that I will defy not the most hon ourable man merely, but the most charitable sceptic, to touch the Jloly Evangelists, and ay, by their sanctity, it has not been commit ed. Attend upon the now, Genthonen, step by step, and with me re joice that, no matt t how cautious may be the conspiracies of guilt, there is a Power those to confound a ul to discover them." Mr. Phillips then produced several witnesses, who were examined and Gros -examined, and who had known the plaintiff and his wife from the day of their marriage. Mrs Browne was stated to be young. cheerful, gay, lively, handsome, awl sweet tempered. She vied her husband were said to have lived happily together. She had borne Mr. Browne four children, and was delivered of a fifth, a boy, since their separation. One witness (A. Browne, Esq.) on his cross-examination, described the plaintifias a sporting young man, boring no vices except horse. racing, a little gambling, and pretty deep drinking ; that he fre quently spoke of amours since his marriage, but it was over the bot tle, to which he was attached. Mary Hinds, a servant in the family of the plaintiff, swore, that Am. a particulw occasion. she saw Mos. Browne, through a glass door, which led from a greco-house to the grand hall, throw her anus round Mr. Blake's neck ail kis , him. _ _ Honori Brettan, another servant. went one day into the drawing room, 'and fin and Mr. Blake and Mrs. Browne sitting by the fire, and Mr. Blake kissing her mistress. Mrs. Browne was stated to appear at different times in very loose attire; that she attended the rate-ground, where she mixed ir. the comptiny of numeroui gentlemen, and s ettled the bets of her hus band, who could not appear in public, through embarrassed circum stances; that she attended the stables, where th ere were mare horses. The trial terminated in the evening of the tt:th, when, after the most hnpartial consideration, there was a verdict for tlit defendant, with Si.t:i)enre.cAuts. OLD BAILEY. SATURDAY, thirty-three privoners were convicted of dif ferent felonies. AIOND A Y. —Alrocinuseace.—Sarali Prrrima n, apparently an elderly woman, was indicted for having unia%%ful!y mid fe• loniousty as.aulted A. Castk3.and for having tilonionsl3 at• .tempted, by 41UVIIACCS and threats, to .elort money from the said 11.•Casiles. The prosecutor was an attorney, residing in Cursitor-street, Clianeerylane; he was married, and hail several children. On the night of the 27th of May, about half-past seven o'clock, as he was going through the Park, he met the prisoner; she ac costed him, and said she had come there according to an ap pointment made by him on the preceding night a tll o'clock, when he the prosecutor. Laid given her a 3s. peice. lie an sacred that he had not set n her hetbre, and had never made any appointment. He then walked forward, and the prisoner folloned, jostling and interrupting him in his progress at dif ferent intervals. He proceeded across St. James's square, am Charles-street ; and when he arrived at the crossing in St. ltlartin's-lane, between lemming s-row and Chandus-street, the prison( r put her. month (lose to his ear, and twit horrid .accusations and imprecations demanded money of him ; she repeated it in Chandos street,and at the same time endeavour -et, to step him. The prisoner then said, Yen had better give me some money ; for I can tell you, you shan't get rid of the until you do." Fearing a mob would collect. he turned White Hart-yard, and knowing a person of the name of Jackson there, knocked at the door and went in. The prisoner made a great noise at the door ; but a eomstable hav ing been sent for, she Wab taken into custody, and carried to the Police Office. When she perceived the-officer she tried , do get assay.. It was proved by the testimony of several of the children of' the prosecutor, that on the night before this transaction, their father was at home at LI o'clock. Mr. Con/Wu Serjcant, iu samming up, obAerved upon the atrocity of the crime charged to have been committed by the , prisoner. By the 2th•Cleo. 11. it was made a felnii:% to attempt by menaces to extort money from any one, and therelbre the present one came within that Art. If any money alall actually been extorted by such means, it would have clearly been a highway robbery, and consequently a capita! nifente : but , the prisoner, if convicted, could by law tni:y be transported for seven years --Guilty. The trial of all the prisoners having been enrelmleil, the the Recorder about five.o'cloek oroceedril to pass sentence.. Oct 43 prisoners sentence of death was passed ; 7 , A ere sec tencetl to be transported fur their natural lives, tl to 14 years, aail 41 t0.7.y ears. J. Wrildit, for bigamy, was sentenced to I year's-imprison mesa in Neula,ate. Two were sentenced to be confined 2.yeauf in the House of Correction; 6 to 1 year's imprisoinnunt, 15 to 6 months, and to 3 montni.--The Court adjourned to September 17: THE NATIONAL REGISTER. COMMON COUNCIL. Thursday a Court of Common Council was held at Guild hall, for considering the propriety of removing Sir %Vatkin Lewes, from tile sit nation of High flailitt of Southwark, and proceeding to a new Election for that Offlee. The Court was uncommonly crowded, and a great deal of miscellaneous business was transacted before the principal question of the day was discussed. A petition was presented flow Mr. Richard Platt, who was wounded in Mr. Beckwith's shop, in Skinner-street, on the day of the riots in the city, last sinter, praying for such relief as the Court would be pleased to grant, in considera tion of his heavy expellee for medical -treatment, and the other losses be had endured owing to his long confinement. Mr. Platt appeared at the bar, and had nothing to add to the statement in his petition. Mr. S. Dixon hoped far a liberal and generous unanimity, as politics had no concern in a ease like this, to allow the petition to be sent to a Committee, with the view to their considering the matter thereof. 1 - re moved, that the peti tion be referred to a Committee of general purposes, fur their consideration and report. The notion was agreed to UllilUi mousiy. The Rev. R. Herehell presented a petition for a spot of ground belonging to the city, io Moorfields. on such reruns as the Court would be pleased to grant, for the purpose of elect ing thereon a school for the education of 1,000 children, on the principles of the Church of England. Referred to the Improvement Committee. SERMON ON TRINITY SUNDAY. Mr. Favell complained of what he considered to be a breach of prisitrge, in the mode of publishing the Sermon, preached by the Lord Mayor's Chaplain, at St. Paul's, on Trinity Sunday. What ke complained of was a preface to the Sermon, containing the una ;; ill ions thanks of the Court to the Rev. Chaplain, for his sermon. It should have said, " the thanks of the Court of Aldermen," fur the Court of Common Council had not voted any such resolution; vet, as the ser mon was printed, their approbation may be thus implied. His object was, by a resolution ' to require that the Court of Aldermen should iu ordering publications of this nature, spe cify in distinct terms, that it was by their desire they were so published, and not in rhis ambiguous generality let the Court of Common Council be supposed to slip in to share fame and honour to which they had no title. He concluded by mov ing, that in future, the resol tians of the Court of Aldermen should be worded specifically and distinctly, so as nut to be exposed to any misapplication of this kind. After some observations in point of order on making such a motion, Mr. Vl'ailliman defended the propriety ofits being put, and said he knew of uo standing u! der that could prevent his worthy Friend from taking the sense of the Court on such a motion. The plan of printing these sermons was a very ex pensive and a very useless cue. He had applied to the old est and most religious Members of that Court, to get a peep at one of them without effect ; he had applied to the Officers of that Court, who might be supposed to possession of such doeuments„and here he was told, that as they perhaps made convenient rag paper for the child ICU, they had disappeared in that manner. 'thus, the Court paid out of their exhausted funds 2001 or 3001. alear for the printing of sermons, which they neither heard nor read. 1n hen he first saw the preface to the sermon, he thought the HlLlition of the resolution of approbation was a forgery ; for he never could have thought that the Court of Aldermen would have unanimously approv ed of such a sermon, more especially as the Lord Mayor was one of its Members. Mr. Dixon contended, that the resolution was printed in the usual form, at all events, this deluto must serve the Rev. Chaplain, for it would adverb a his sermon. Mr. Wailliman concurred in the opinion, that this debate would Aive some publicity to the sermon, butt that was no rea son why the Court ,should nut perform its duty. and rectitj• all error that , had been committed. Mr. Favell's motion was then carried. _ _ Mr: Pearson cd for thr, appointment of a Committee of cloven, to consider of the papers first presented, and re port thereon. Mr. Fayell Peconded this motion. If the practice in ap pointing Special Juries now in existence were found to he of a nature that may withold front the Prisoner, in certain cases that fair chance of an impartial trial to which he was entitled .--then the sooner it was revised and remodelled the better. The following Gentlemen were then named fur this Coin mittee— Sheriffs itrydges and Kirby, Aldermen Thorpe and Hurcombe, Sir Thomas Bell. Mr. Pearson, Mr. Paved, Yr. Waithman, Harvey, Mr. Oldlean, and Mr. Moore. DISMISSAL OF SIR WATKIN LEWIS. ltfr.frisby rose and proposed a resolution. expressive of Sir Watkin Le woa's inability to perform in person the duties of the office of High Bailiff for Southwark, which was agreed to by the Court; and also, that au eligible person be now appointed to till that office. Alter these papers had been read— Mr. S. Dixon moved, that Counsel be heard at the bar against the removal of Sir Watkin L.7wes from his situa— tion asßailid of Southwark. He said, that the result of the discussion involved the subsistence of the individual for his few future years. He expected this day, that hir Watkin Lewes would be tried on his politic life—a life that had eli cited their repeated approbation in his civic offices, and also as one of their representatives in Parliament. He suds now arrived at extreme age, a prison...r in the Fleet,alid attended by an only daughter, and with the only support of the office from which his removal was sought. All aged officer so placed, had at least a str , ing clans on their humanity, arid should not be sacrificed to the speculations of characters who • reek toned on appointing his successor. The question was then put on the motion for the removal of Sir Watkin Lewes, and was carried in the affirmative. Mr. PC:11'&:111 tilt 11, lit au eloquent speech, proposed that Mr. Prince!), citizen and skinner, be appointed to till that office. -lie presented a petition from this gentletuati, stating his qualifications to fill that bilnation. Mr. Princep appeared at the bar, and said, that he had been so 1011'4 known to his fellow citizens, that he had nothing to add to his petition, except that, ifs:•lected, lie would do in this office what lie had invariably dune in es cry situation iu life—his ditty. Jupp then proposed, that Mr. Holmes, the Deputy Bailiff, be appointed as the successor of Sir Win kin Lewes. tie had always adopted the maxim, that it was better to get a man for the place, than a place fur the man. Mr. Holmes, ou appearing at the bar, bad nothing to add to his petition. ballot was then demanded for the respnetiv ei:aditiates, the.result of which m a ,Fur Mr. rinterp 1.1 Fur Mr. Rotates TJ Fur 7.lle.ourt t c adjounr.d. POLICE. MARLBOROUUII STREET. DISAFFECTED PRI:ACID:R.—Mark Hollis, a shoe-blacks calling himself" Christ's own Annointed," was brought up by the parish officers, who found him preaching a niischievons doctrine, tending greatly to prejlidice i2norant persons against the true tenets of the cstabli.lioil church. The Magistrate inquired if lie had a licence, and was an• swered in the affirmative. Magistrate—" Why don't you preach at home, as your licence specifies? You must not be prowling and collecting mobs about the streets." Prisoner—" Oh, heavens ! then the ignoront people must receive no knowledge,—(Laughter.)—Why, Sir, sixteen years ago it was I first began my devotional duties : at that time I entered my name at Mary-le-bonne Court-house, to take up arms in (Vence of the country "--(Much Laughter.) The Worthy Magistrate said he believed the prisoner was not the most capable of imparting knowledge to the igno rant, and said he should certainly send him to the House of Correction if aver he was found offending in like manner again. He should for this time discharge him.—Discharged accordingly. LANMETH-STREET. Tuesday Mr. Thomas Swan, a young gentleman, twenty two years of age, and of prepossessing appearance, whose father is a very respectable sale-merchant in the city, was brought up, charged with the wilful murder of Anne Bourn. It appeared in evidence, that a few days ago a large party of men and women were assembled at a dance, at a politic house called the Star, in Well.street, Wellclose•square, nearly opposite the Theatre, amongst whom the prisoner unfortu nately happened to be one; a dispute arose between two. young women, Elizabeth Warren and Anne 800111, the de ceased ; they fought, and had some knock down blows ; the prisoner, who was drinking in the tap-room, and in whose company Elizabeth Warren was, was seen to stand up from his seat, and struck the deceased on the head with a pint pot, when she was heard to say, " Thomas Swan has eut my head with a pint put." The prisoner then quitted the house, and secreted himself, and the deceased became delirious, and la. boured ander the effects of the blow until last Monday even ing, when she expired. The charge being sworn to, the worthy Magistrate, Sir Daniel Williams, addressed the prisoner in the must feeling manner on the enormity of the offence with which he stood charged, and regretted to see the prisoner, whose father was a respectable man, placed in a situation in which his lite and reputation wore at a stake; and he was surprised.so respecta ble a young man would resort to so infamous a house, and mix with the most reprobate and abandoned characters, which placed him on a par with the worst of them, that of an accus ed murderer. The Magistrate concluded y expressing that he felt it his painful duty from the nature of the evidence, ter commit him until the result of the Coroner's J ury was made known. An inquest was accordingly held on Wednesday, at this White Raven, Whitechapel, when it appearing, ►rom the statement of Mr. Cobb, house•surgcon to the London Hospi tal, that she died from a suffusion of blood on the brain, OCCit. stoned by over exertion, a verdict was returned accordingly * and Swan was discharged. FIRE. AT UFFINOTON Hotsc.—The following particulars respecting the lite on the Ist instant at Utfington House, the seat of the Earl of Lindsey, near Slit:llford, are copied from the Stamford Mercury :—" The Marchioness of Downshire, with her daughters the Ladies Hill, hail arrived on a visit to the Countess of Lindaoy, on Monday night; being fatigued with travelliag she retired early, and the whole of the family at the Hall were in bed by half-past 12. At about two in the morning, the Earl being indisposed, his Countess got up to administer medicine to him ; and on passing into the next room was alarmed by the smell of tire. She called iipx the housekeeper, who descended into the kitchen, and dis. covered that a large table' standing in the middle of the apartment was on tire, and several of the di ewers partly burnt. With miteli resolution she procured water,and its a short time, with assistance, extinguished the fire;, but on looking up she perceived through a window which commands the kitchen ftolll the 110am:hatpin's sown, that the latter apartment was is .a•blaui ; and on entering it, the curtains were found to be on tire ; and a large closet, in which a quantity a china and linen were deposited, was greatly • damaged. This tire was soon subdued, but the cause of it and the extraordinary circumstance of its breaking, out in two distinct apaitinents ' remains a mystery.. --The damage done, we iniderstand, does not exceed •-* or 5001. principally in linen and china. When Lavender had left Udington, nothing was discovered Raiding to convict the perpetrators of a tire which there is every reason to believe has been wilfully occasioned. The Boston paper says,—" Au examination took place be. fore the Alagi4rates at Bourn. on Saturday last, of a young spun,' suspected of having caused the above.fire. Ile was a suitor of nue of the home maids, and u carpenter by trade. We understand he Iles confessed the crime. After taking leave of the young wumau, when the family retired lie re turned to the house, gut into a kitchen thiotigh a window, atal finding seine tire in the grate, scant reitit in the drawers of the large kitchen table, and threw some into the house keeper's reoin : he (hil retired; and but for the providen tial illness of the Earl of Lindsay, about halt' an helm after ward.', the house and inmates would soon have. been de stroyed. PUNCTUA.LTT T.—The late 31r. Scott, of Exeter, who dled a few days ago, travelled on business till about Su years triage., Ile was one of the most celebrated charact:as in the kingdom for punctuality, and by his methodical conduct, .I:rine...l-to mia. form diligence, lie graditally amassed a large fortwae. For a long series of years. the proprietor or every inn ite tie. quelited in Devon and Cot nwall knew the day and the very hoer he would arrive. Sotue time since, a gentleman on a journey in Cornwall stopped at.ttsmall 11/11 at Putt IS/13C to dine. The waiter presented AIM the bill of „fare, which he did not approve of. Olisecving.n. tine duck.criasting, has e that," said the t veller.—" You cannot, :•ir,".replan.l, the landluid ; " it is foi 3lr. Scott, of Exeter."—" I know Mr. Scott very well," rejoined the gentleman ;.," he is nut ie. your house."—" True, Sir," rutid' the landlurd; " but site months age, when be was Lure es', lie ordered a duck to be reedy for him this day., precisely at two ii'Lsuch," and, to Ike astimisbnient of the tra‘ viler,. he saw .1 hi. nal ‘ gelithrnan on his /tatinnnfe, lotting iiitathe inn catd about minutes bcfote the appoii,ted Wax. A woman. aged.b7, a tenant of J. B. Bruce, Esq. of Aber. • dare, Glamorsaasbire, drove the oxen and held the plonk tor nine hours, on the •17thailt. This may be considered a St AMAMI* isolate of lektuti aid extrtiou.