The National Register. — London, England, 1815-09-17 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL RE4ISTER. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. The Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and of general gaol delivery. for London and Middlesex, commenced on Wednesday at Justice flail its the Old 13.iley. The Judges on the rota are Mr. Justice Heath, Mr. Justice Le Blanc. and Mr. Justice Bayley. The Recorder, from accident, is unable to attend. T:ie Calendar contains the names of 253 prisoners, but there is not eny case of aggravated guilt, or of mocli public Interest. The cases iu Leneral are for petty thefts, and other minor offences. James Halliday was tried lor a burglary in breriking out of the dwelling house of Colonel Nicholls, at Hendon, and on a second in tm a', fur stealing several articles of plate, the property of the seine gentleman.—lt appeared by the evidence of Colonel Nicholls, lust the pri-oits had lived as footman in his family until he was discharged lest Al iy, and being ill, wrs sent to the hospital. In consequence he had a full knriwledge of the house, and was enabled to get in and secrete Id itself, as was supposed, for it was resident by the marks on the doors. thst the thief had broken out. Its the first instance he had carried off a . qtruntity of linen and some raw meat from the pantry. The meat, a wit:tress ot the name of Maaarine. a hair-dresser, proved that he bought of the prisoner, the next day after the robbery. A basket in which the linen was carried off, was traced to the possession of the prisoner. 'I he other case was that the prisoner had got into the house unob sers7ed. and when the servant had gathered the spoons and forks, &c. after dinner, they were put in a basket and placed in an adjoining Loom until they were fetched away. The prisoner knowing this, had contrived to carry them off unobserved. The last prosecution (which was instituted with a view of bringing the receivers of the stolen pro. perty to l unishinent), was, as well as the first, supported by the volun tary confession of the prisoner. He was capitally convicted on both indictments. The following were likewise capitally convicted :—Jslepli Draper, for stealing 113 sheep, price 3001. the property of T. Lomas, Esq.— John Mahoney, for assaulting Charles M•Dovat, in a certain dwelling hustle, and against his will taking from his person three 11. banknotes, his Property—John Parnell, for stvalimg a lace shawl, the property of Robert Dawson, privately in his shop.—Thomas Wilson, for a burglary in the dwelling house of Patrick Smith, and stealing a piece of printed crown and other articles, Isis property. James Wilson. for stealing 23 yards of cambric, value 101. the property at John Cooper, in his dwel ling house.—And James Bayley, for a burglary in Worship-street. Friday, Joins Binstead, aged 22, was capitally convicted of forging and uttering a promissory note, purporting to be a note of the old Chi chester bank, for 101. with intent to defraud Joists Romanis- He was strongly recommended to mercy.—J. Boot, indicted for forging and ut tering a promissory note for MI. with intent to defraud J. Boyer, of New•gate-street, was acquitted, but was ordered to be detained for trial eft the Suffolk Assizes on another charge. Thursday Thomas Bedworth was indicted for the wiltid murder of Elizabeth, the wife of John fleasmore. It appeared that the prisoner and the deceased lived together as man and w ife, and that she being persuaded by the children to quit the disgraceful connection, the prisoner was offended. Sarah Collins lived in Short's Gardens. The witness lived in the room with Elizabeth Beasmore, who was the wife of John Beasmore. She latterly lived with the prisoner; she remembers the prisoner taking another room. The prisoner came one morning, on the tOilt June, she thinks about six o'clock; she was from home ; in a short tome after he returned; she hail come bark by that time. Prisoner asked leave of her to lay down on the bed, that he Wight get settled and go to work. He remained on the bed till five o'clock, then took tea with Elizabeth Beasmore, and asked the witness to go for some gin. He then took a knife out of his pocket, damned it, and said it watt of no use to him, on which the witness took it, and has had it ever since. He then took his discharge ticket ont of the box, and threw it into the fire, when the witness seized it and returned it to the prisoner. The prisoner then wanted to to home, when the de e:eased advised him to stay till it was dark. lest he should see her son Jan. between whom and the prisoner there was bad blood, on se• count of them living together. The wi loess observed some blood on the prisoner's hand, when she asked the deceased to take care it did Eut drop oil her work. 'Time prisoner then went out, accompanied b'. the iii crwied. She returned and asked the witness te•give her a pie ()flay(' to toe the prisoner's small clothes. He was on time oat bi‘jC ; the deeea•ed went out again, and when the witness next saw or r the was dr•:rd ; her throat nearly severed through. nn Webber knew the deceased about six years ago, when she with her husband. She had lived with the prisoner for abont years. lie came to the deceased's apartments on the morning in •tuna, and wanted permission to lay down, which lie accordingly • I. Ationt ti.e o'clock he had tea, and called Mrs. Beasmore out SEPT. 17. of the room. She returned again, and main went out. When she next saw her she was dead; her head nearly severed from her body. Mr. Charles Smithson, surgeon, was called ih. On diseovering the wind-pipe divided, and head mostly severed from the. body— Mr. Thomas. Clerk to the Magistrates, deposed, ilia! lie was brought before Mr. Nares, and exhibited a voluntat!, ""ion made by the prisoner. That on the morning in que.tion tie .• nt to the deceased's apartments and lay down, she repeatetily Avis¢ hire gin. That lie went down stairs. desiring her to go with him, W hie ie she did. That lie seized her with his left hand and cut her throat with a shoemaker's knife, which he had brought on purpose, 4slo n she dropped dead without making any noise. A number of witnesses gave the prisoner a ch eracter as being an inoffensive man. The evidence being recapitulated by Mr. Jin.tlce Heath, the Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty—Death, The Common Sergeant then (in the ab-ence of the Recorder,') passed the awful sentence of the law—sentencing him tube executed on Monday morning next, and Ids body delivered over to the Sur geniis to be anatomized. John Lowe was indicted for feloniously making an assa . :. Thomas Potter, and beating him, and while on the vomit: •.. ;rive the wheel of a cart over him, so as to occasion his de .th. Sarah Jones keeps a shop in Wells-street. Oxford-street.- --Mr. Lowe and the deceased had a quarrel in Welk-street. The de cee•sed called him a rogue; the prisoner asked it he would call him so again; hp said lie would ; prisoner gave him a blow, and the wheel of a carriage went over 114 n. Mr. Justice Heath said the prisoner was clearly guilty of man slaughter. The Court will consider of the offence, and prop:faun the punishment to it. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of—Manslaughter. COINING. Saturday, William 'Menzies was capitally indicted for feloniously and traitorously coining diver• sound blanks of host Octal, to rt• semble and in the similitude of the silver coi:! ot• the reA1t0..... • ..... ...... ......_ _ ..... _ It appeared that information having been Homplifles, a Bow-street Officer, of the nefarious practices of the prisoner, he went in company with Hall, another • (firer, to Lis lokings in Queen's Head Court, Wintimill-Areet, Haymarket. :md there dis. covered eolouring-powder, sand paper, blacking-hall, fi: , y, arid the usual articles found in the pos, , e,sios of the yrs of spu rious coin, together with seven pieces of have , 04.tal in the form of sixpences, finished fit fur circulation, and pi•-ces in an un finished state. The unfinished pieces on beim: at:Erwards tubbed with the rags and powder found in the prisoner's loom, ti.sminted the appearance of those fit for circulation. The prisoner in his defence said, the articles found iii his posses sion were used in his trade as a cabinet-maker, a statrinent which was corroborated by hip master. Several persons spoke layout ably to his character.—Guilty—Death. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Jacob Morris was capitally indicted for assaulting Joseph Uxbridge on the King's highway, and robbing him of flare 21, Book of England notes. From the statement of the prosecutor, coufirmed by the evidence of other persons, it appeared that on the 17th of August last, he. the proseentor, was paid oft on board the 12 %A-Jr kaop of war at Woolwich. The prisoner came on board :toil asked him and some other limn to Ro on shore with Imo and he won Id procure them a lodging. The prosecutor and four others au•eed to accompany him, and he took them to Blackwall, find !runt thence to Ratcliffe Highway to a lodging-house After :awing deposited his things in the room, the proseentot expressed a wish for supper, and asked the prisoner fur same so% er , as h r h ai l no change, to get his supper. The pro-A-color refused, 111-i the prisoner gave him a twenty pound note to get elidneed, H 16•.; he took from a handkerchief that had beeu deposited it, his hot Ile afterwards returned the remainder of his notes to his hat pre sence of the prisoner. The prisoner having obtained the rhai , ge, they went out to slipper, and after that the prismier took the pro secutor to a house in which were some loose wolves ,. •ph e p rose . lcutor did not effuse to stop there, and desired to be n dnc hack to his lodgings. The prisoner and- he went out to.rolhur, au lau ter passing through several streets, on coming to a dark place th e 1 .6. soner stepped back, knocked the prosecutor down, and how-, , his hat oft. He then kart on his breast and stopped hit mon:h. Some persons coming up, the prisoner got up, and attempted to give charge of the prosecutor for trying to stab him. The peoF.e tutor, however, on taking no his hat, found that his notes had teep taken out, and immediately.charged the prisoner with robbing 1114' -