The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-13 00:00:00

¶)EC. 15 POLICE. OtilLll LT,. J, Willett was, brought tip on a charge of shearstealing. W e Preston , Es.l. of • Sewar4.tott, ESSCX, stated, that on the moining of lire Mill of October ho dlscoverot that the lock or t h e gale of hisfirld had been forced, and 19 Sontli-down &beep stolen. Ile had shire seen the sheep at Mr. Fletcher s, a farmer at Frills, and ,wore to than as his property , . Win. llithbot aalesman in Smithfield, said, lie knew the prisoner, awl 114 d gold sheep for him once before. On the 38th of Or toist:r be regnestril tilt, to dispose of 19 sheep, which he salil were the property of Mr. F.trish, a relation of Ids. He accordingly sold them to Mr. 'Fletcher, of Evil'', for 464. a head, and the atnoctit was paid over to the prisoner by his bauk-krepvr.—Committed for trial. BOW STREET. I%lowlay G. Byrne, a lad of iG, ',gas charged with fraitflot-_ , . iteitly obtaining goods of considerable value from a number of tradesmen. The prisoner and his brother took a cottage in Wellisigton Place, Fulham, under press-ilea that they were elegem of au Irish Lady just reterned from France. They said their mother was detained by a slight illness at Dover, but modal be in town in a few days. A day or two after the deadest* the-Queen, the prisoner went to Mr. Clark,' tailor, in • Liftmen, Square, and ordered two 'nits of black clothes to he made by Saturday night, and sent to Wellington Place, wits a bill and receipt. 'flee foreman took die clothes home ' which amoneted to 171. and the prisoner gave him a check fur that sum, payable at sight, at Drunionotitl's and Co. The cheek proved to be waste paper. Mr. Clarke thee' went to iVeltiltglan Piece, where he found the cottage•tilled with tradesmen who had been duped .in the same way. The tyous• delinquents hid down, taking every thing that they nettettsearry with them. aundav morning, as Mr. Hitch cock, a tailor, who was also a stderer, was going along the Swami, he met the prisoner, and seised him. Twelve detail- CAW,. ware friend upon him, together with a document of a most novel and extraordinary 'description ; 'milling less than aesegeeenient slatted anti sealed, upon .tamped paper, be tweet himself and brother, that all g111)(14 which either or both of.thein should obtain from trailespenple were to be fairly and equally divided between then?-=flee prisoner was remanded. STetdm CHILD.—Mr. Manley appeared on Tuesday at the office to thank Mr. Burnie few the active assistance which be ' hael•ktot in ennui% of his child. He "elated most of the par. ticithirs confirming the aseconnt given of the despicably ab ject. supplication et Rennet for inei cy. Rennet stated tkat his ession for taking away the child was to lay Mr. Horsley ender essistribegion, oho, however, 1144 alreatiy iiven .1,41001, tti his disgracelbl relative. The wife of Rennet was on Tuesday, on Mr. Horsley's application, discharged from pd. sun. The mecestafy illdavits were on Tnesdey forwarded froin Lord gathorst's office for the surrender of Rennet, to •be trird iu England. The child and Mrs. Horsley are very well ; the father carries the marks of the bodily and wilted fatigue which he has gone through. . tieurge the private in the 2tl Life-Guards, who stole Colonel Dei'ce's portmanteau, and who was at Best de tained for a military trial was hauled over to the civil power, Isis Colonel assigning the very excellent reason, that it' the .4.7ovirt Martial should sentesior• him to be dogged and dis charged, a thief woald be termed 10...5e 11,011 society, while the civil power hail -more etlactive and useful means of punish ing. He was Wily committed. HAT'ION GARDEN. Monday W. Read, just. mid J. Liathrick, two c dicers be ,longing to this Office, were charged by a Gentleman of the muse of• Bowden with the following gross and outrageous of • !truce. Mr. B. accompanied by ainother gentleinao of the . parte of Shepherd, stated, that eta* days ago as his sun, in •crituptiny with another youth, sewed Wright, shopman to Mr. Shepherd, were et the Red Lion, Red Lioa Street, , Clerkenwell, is company with a geutleinau of the same of Gee, Read and Limbris k entered, .and, in the presence of • several persons, charged them •ISitlibeiusg common 'Weiser' of forged Bank notes, sestralied the pockets of Isis lOU and Mr. Wright, their pocketbooks and their oeckelutlis. Finding nothing on them, they took them, ie order to tiling them be• fore a Magistrate for examination, led them as pri+uners through. the streets to a public house on Mutton Hill, where • they railed for soine.gin and beer, which the yearn:: men had to pay for; and, after being thus exposed, vere discharged without being brought up for examination. Mr. Bose deu'a sots being sworn, stated the case as related by his father. -The °diver" slated, that they had information trona W. Connor, now in prison, that lie had received forged nurse; front two young meal vain frequented the Red Lion, and who answered in every respect the description of Mr. Eowden and Mr. Wright. Guider this impression they, questioned them, and searched them; but finding 'editing ou either of them to warrant their detention, and learning that they wale is-: rpectable, they ape logised for what their duty as otficer4 com pelled them• to do, sod did .tt , d take either into catstody, but gave them theirßiteriy.—The charge was.disinisted ! J. White, 41 baker of cheap bread,af, 70, Holburn-bridge, e. - stered into recognizance to .appear against as conviction, made.the preceding slay, o'sl. against W. liodsoe, keeper of chandier's shop in Somers Town, fog selling 13 haitAnactern , iIVCII deficient in weight, :supplied to lane by Mr. White. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Wednesday a question of considerable importance. to the Public cause before the Alagistrates, by way of enriry,.how fsi livery-statislekrepers were prevented . rxereidius .and Iwrekiug is heists is the streets, Witter the provisions of the Ne..v Street Act. it will be in the recollection 'deur readers, that k celitletelan was killed in the Haymarket tut .a shun time since bye restive horse bulling with a break on the pave. meat. -The Ildatistrates were ul &minion that a break tieing • driven iwievronnil a square, or .• t %ice through the .alit arrest, constituted the Utlence twos:v:llMb convictions Avuuid be nail anted. C. mid J. Lee were charged -by JpFitrzmast,a constable, as fUIIOW :—f it rzsmen stated, that on Mouthy evening, as he was _going along Bi wad Street, :sr Giles's, he saw J. Lee behind a mail coach, endeavouring 14, pldly imrcels out althr b o ot. •AVititess and his •brother followed, and when the prisoner jumped down-he seized lien, and the prisoner threw the's:teed away. A loud whistle •was then heard, and about SU thieves, at the beitil.e . f whom , wit the other poisoner, rushed upon wit !lei.", Witolll they beat mimereittilly o mit kml hao titer down. 4. Lee had a large el.e.p.itnite, which be ell* •di avuoned t• open •tor ilie purpose •of to hut silt . tie.s wrenched it hum his hold. With gre•ii elitheidsr l ie forted hitn into a shop, the other villeins beating litin all the • time , iatid Ureitee eiive)ed hint to the witeMlionse. lii Ihr interim, some of. the “ibers got nd with the p.ueel, tsar the • usher pri,ourr WYK bat.). Willie's and his brulliet semi ied • tbe. ludgiugs ot. the, pswohers, as tunas! a utow THE NATIONAL REGISTER. dozen skekton keys. Twu knives of r niost peculiar shape. whirls were found on the prisoners, produced; the ldadevwere 311)0111 four incites long, very thiek, and calculated for the worst of• purposes. The prisoners said they touched hi. ronele 1 .. y acc•iarnt. but they knew nothing further of the usetter.—Counni ted for tile,. THE STOLEN Curt.D —Mr. Horsley arrived on Sunday Right, about nine o'clock, from his fatigiting.pursuit, with his child, who is in perfect health. Mr. Horsley left Cuxhaven on the 29th tilt. in the Earl of Leicester packet, Captain Haninsoml, which did not, however. reach the English coast till Satsirday evening; when Mr. 11. 1.;. eltild, and Captain tinimmil, lauded at Crow er, ia Norfolk, '44 miles from Norwich, andsl29 front London. Capt. Hammond took horse and posted rot ward; but Mr. Horsley, tin ay.:emit of the child, was obliged to hire a cart, in which he ram five limns travelling to Norwich. Captain Hammond had thus gut sn far before Mi. Horsley, that lie reached town on Sim.lay as early as four o'clock ; butt instantly on his art gal a! the Post Office, Mr. Frecling, with the same eon4idt rate.regard whicl• he has all along %hewn to the anxious feelings of a bereaved mother, dispatched a nressengri to Mrs. Horsley, with the joyful tidings other husband and son'. being The villain Rennet! is said to have confessed that his design in taking the child to America was, by thence to its p:wents r informing them of his having it in his possession, to 'extort from them,.if possible, a large 611211 of money fur its raniAn. Some time before the breaking up of the British Head. quarters at Cambray, MI Irish soldier, a private in the z3J regiment of Foot, was convicted of shooting at, and robbing mFiench peasant, and was in consequence sentenced to he hanged. On arriving at the place of execution, lie addressed the spectators in a stentorian vuicc,as follows;—" Bad luck to the Duke of Wellington! he's oti Irishman's friend .any way. I have killed many a score of - Frenchmen by his unless, and when I just took it in my head to kill one ilpon any own account, by the powers lie has tucked me np fur it !" Monday morning the curiosities, Sec., brought from Baffin's Bay, by Capt.. Ross, were landed at Whitehall stairs, from the boats of theism:bell,* riot Alexandt r discovery ships. There are four dogs and two bitches, the former larger than the latter; finer are almost black, one black and white, and two brownish, and appear nearly of the same species as those• of Raintschatka ' with heads and tales resembling:l fox; their skins exceedingly thick, with ion hair ; they are very docile anti represented as of great strength. Among the curiosities was an amazingly large skin of a white bear, about seven feet iii length ; a sledge of bone, about five feet long and two high,l with the whip. dc. used by the newly discovered inhabitants specimens of mineralogy and botany, and some very remark able star fish. The whole of the productions were conveyed. to the British Museum, for the inspection of the Public. MLR DEK.—A most brntal murder was committed in •the neighbourhood of Liverpool, un Wednesday last. A woman of the name of Kesel', was found about dusk in the evening, in the road from Derby /Amid to Fazakerley, with her threat cut, by a young boy, sun of the Rev. Mr. 'ramie. She was not dead, tint expired in a short time afterwards. The knife with which the fatal deed had been committed, was found near the 10. ace where the woman was lying ; which having been traced to belong to the family by whom tbe woman's. husband was employed, he was immediately taken into cus.: turfy to await the verdict of the Coroner's Jury. Alt is said that the woman and her husband leave not lived together for some time. On rise Saturday following an inquest was held on the body, before Harvey Wright, Esq Coroner, when a verdict of Wilful Murder was returned against the intsband, who was immediately committed for trial, nod sent off the, same afternoon to Lancaster. The action respecting the funeral expences of the late Earl of Peterborough, which was entered for trial at the butt Wilt. shire Assizes, but which was referred to Mr. Moore, the bar. raster, toaward whether the ;plaintiff wameoritled to recover more than 2,1004, has been terminated by that gxiitleman's, awarding the plaintiff an additionalAtittl.; so that, the whole cost of that maguificent funeral is at WHO' settled 4Lf....46111. The Reverend Mr. Beat, of Shelliehf. basing inveighed froin the pulpit against -theatrical ainaseineuts, the Manager of time Sheffield Theatrmphas publialied.a letter 441 reply, in which lie says—" I modem, it is .an infringement upon the, rights a ff orded me -by the law, to 'rake theinathe Theatre that I have opened au object of you, attack; and so strong is my conviction OD the subject, that if could may ;weird that you had kept a single individual away, I would bring an action for damages:" SUICI DE.-*Oll Wednesday evening last, *boot 9 o'clock, Mr. Charles Perepeaux, a native 01Savitzerland, put a period. to.his existence at the lonise of Mr. Healey, lied Lion-street, Holborn, by stalthiug liituseli in the body with a clespicnite. The.dereased eras an officer in the army, and had fora short time paid his addr . to a yonng lady. resident in Mr. Ham ley's family. On the evening in question he called to see her, aud,in the course of eunversodiato, evinced a strong desire that tiseirmnion abu ildenott lake dace; the young lady, how. ever, wall averse to the proposition ; and from prudential motives, Antiquated the propriety of givigg up the idea, of matrimony altogether. .This informetion seemed very mach to affect him, boot there.wiS nothing in his behaviour that weld lead Si the moat distantsurottise that he was about to commit so fatal an act as self-destruction. About 9 o'clock he desired 'that a coact might be sent for ; and while the yonng holy slept out of the parlour to give the necessary dire:dials, he stabbed himself to the hem t witii.a clasp knife, with %%Melo be hid provided himself. Assistaarce was 611111,1 i tidy pro. cored, three aurgrons.attended and, by their adviee, he was conveyed to St. Bartloolainew's . Hospital; when, in the emorsc of the night, we regret to state, he .expired. A Coroner's inquest is summoned In tit on the body. A DAV Dr SIIOiPPFD.-wOn Mcnday night, shout 10 o'clock, a flashy fellow, of the D:uody specie,s, a:iota:real the Pavilion Tavern, near the olpupie Theatre, .and had soma liquor, and immediately after watt oat. Mr. Itard, the Mastrrof the Tavern,.suspected his character from his foppish appearance, analovhservirig him going.out of the house, thougut it might not be his intention to return, And following lan, saw him set °flat full speed. He was able, however. to overtake &owl bring him back ; h demanded payment for the refreshment he had taken, and the Dandy replied, " 'Pon my honour, my dear fellow.' have lett my purse at home." Mr. 'Lard took his (a Gs Francais) hat, anal the Dandy .zaid he should die on the road home if he had .not his .t..'gryttio. A gentleman teht him to leave his waistoaat; for hilt stays and padding.would prevent him taking cokl. He accordingly took uIT ais waistcoat, and gave it into the hands Of Mr. leant. He then pat on his coat, buttoned it up to the thooat, and walked out nearly AS dandified as wheri he enteral. On searching the wasae.oat pocket, Mr. 1. found an artificial mustachio and a tavem-keeper's bill for board and lodging unpaid. Monthly* woman died ar Copyingford, or , or Hointingdon, who had rue the preceding week lain in a dormant stare. In , the course of that ti:ne she hie! t,en let when, it is SA:4 she opened her eyes, bat III1111t11:attly sirettesnlii reil into bar formez stati,of somnolency, iian till she died. SO Another of those scenei tool . place on TuestLiy at Nfoulsey Hurst, between Martin and Scrog"ins, ,(pr , , 200 guineas. Average !Kiting 6to 4on Nil:truth Round 1. Scroggins flew in. left and right. at his adversary, but missed his hits. and a rally to a rime tixAt place. without harm to either. Scroggius gave a fall in trial of strength. Y. Scroggins made a left handed feint. to see where he could plate his right and effective hittingliand; and Martin misx;xl hi , !eft hand ed hit, and broke limn him. Two or three slight hits wete exchanged. but they were delivered too close in to do execution. Roth went down.. but Martin under. Betting as at the COM mcncentoit. 3. Hits were exchanged. and in a close built went down. In this round Scroggins spew ed a tinge of claret ; but it waa scarcely vitible at the mouth. • 4. Scroggins played some ingenious Alerry Andrew trick to get his right-handed hit ; and he placed it with some etfixt on the back of Martin's car. Martin, who kept biniself in st•steady poßture. returned the blow,thy one with the lent lemd; ai,other hit CAA was exchanged. Hugging followed ; but neither were expert hands at weaving, and ;martin was thrown. 5. Sersgeins hit short, and lie received three times ; when he blip. ped doom. G. Martin placed n goo] right-lianded hit on the body of his adversary, and fell with the blow. 7. Scroggius had the best of this round ; and he turned the odds, for the Srs: and only time, in his favour. lie mode his left haad tell upon the body, and his right slightly upon the eye, anal Mar tin fell weak against the ropes. Even betting, and 5 to 4 on &noggins. 8. Scroggins chewed much confidence anal gaiety, in dancing round his adveratry. and he lunged with both hands, but the left only toll. In :: short redly S;roggoli was hit on the mouth, which drew :i:st blood. risible tu all die spsetators ; but in a trial of strength Alartin was thrown. Still even betting; red Scroggins for choice. 9. A good milling round, to the advantage of Martin , who broke and hit; but his blows mostly went over lus adversary head. front a happy knack he has of putting it on one side. Scroggius hit short. and he received a heavy fall. in. Martin waited to receive his adversary, and he measured his body cleanly with the left hand, and the head with the right; but he was thrown is a close, after a trial at weaving, when hugging at the ropes. 11. Scroggins parried a straight left.handed hit, and observed to his adversary, that he dial not find him so easy a eiiitoiner as he ex pected.--'• Don't you ?" said he.—Martin hit over his adversary, :!rid •Scroggins threw him ; but, from an overhaltinein the fall, he had the worst of it. 12. No blow was stank, and Scroogins Wlll2l thrown. 13. Counter hits were exchanged, anti a good roue.: followed to the advantage of Scroggins; hut his blows were not 1.:lo-e of the Scrag gins who fought the conqueror of Dutch Sam. They left ne na• pression. Both down. 14. Scroggins had one side 9f his head a little swollen, and he tiled at the nose; but Martin at this time exhibited no tips of a hit.— Three distinct rallies took place, sod Martin had the b.rst in brenikiog, and meeting his adversary with the left hand. Martin nnti ;:mown. 15. Martin broke, and caught ins adversary running in at him se veral times. 'Both down, 16. One of the !best rounds in the light Seroggins placed his right—handed hit upon Martin's car, which was returned ; laud seve• rid other hits were exchanged. At the latter part of the round &nog gins .was met in running in, and punished. 17. Ntartin pawed two nits, and &noggins one ; meal ;,Lt: in *tined , the fall; but both were weak. It A smut ridlY to the rope; and ;in wt:Oling for th.• hill. both went over the rope!, out of the ring. 59. Roth were piping in next to a hclp.css state. 11.1. in planted a slight blow : and his adversary, in endeavouring to follow to on Martin. tah 20. Scroggins planted a rattler on the side of Martin's bead rom he received two blows in return. In a close both fell. • 21. At this set-to Oliver betted Belcher two guinaas to owe. Mt Martin. &noggins ran in like a wild man, and hit at shatters. and Martin was too weak to bit hist more than onet.amasi. Serce4ins fell. 22. Martin inaltherbzet of the round. and Screggines head began to swell.,and he rolled &boatels if he bad ham at a MI pirty. Martin hit him a left-handed body blow, and lie was thrown in a close. aft2r having been weaved about the head at the bled freely from the more. O. Martin operated upon his man, by five or six kits, and then fell. tired. 24, 23, and 46, were similar, as Scroggins •Inly placed ara. Llow in the three rounds ; but he kept his adversary in tootilling employ. Both went down weak in each round. Ilttters silent. 47. Scroggine wade a won hit on Abe head with his right 4stptl. and Mart in returned two : but at the ropes he fell in a slanting di rection, with neither knee on the ground; whets Seroggins manfully walked away from him. 28. Martin placed a flush left-handed hit upon do head, and . gins returned upon the .body with the right. Hard %hum.. at tbs. ropes, and Martin was thrown. Scroggito placed his:righthanded blow; but hengain received two in exchange. Both down. 30, 31.12, and 35. Both were fighting in a Fcak 'Kale. Fcraggins's blows wereavoicied, and Martin's hits grew listelu. They were both . down in every round. 34. Martin received a smart blow on the . right eye, awl le; was under in the fall. 33.. t Rigging round without hitting. 36. Martin shewcd Inuit strength and he was well ,iLgo,hls legs; but he threw several blows away. Martin - gate the titst ltnook-duet blow in the tight with the left hard in the body: • 37. 5,4. 5!). 44.). end 41. Roth men were. inucla &stressed, and there was but little hitting. Bait tinwn.in every round. Sat. Youth brought Martin roand again. and here he placed four hits upon &frogging, by breaking and receiving hint. From this time to the IsOth round. there was, nothitqf more to remark, than that it was the general r•pinion a , strong hit would have done much -towards ileciailiq thu battle, and &roggins tried for it by every mammy/et., until he was so tired he could s:•arecly nlnke play, rhile Martin broke upon him, and .gave hire repeated hits , upon the head. In th„t 50th round Scrogglne. del not appear. readily to answer " nine," and Oliver was s the .act of announcing victory for Nlcorti 1, when , the ring pressed in close to the inner ropes, a•ot whi !)s anal misaik: weapons fell indiscriminately upon all slioaldms, and, the ring was beaten out again twice or thrice, as Scroggins was held up 10 other round,: to try a despe rate effort, and these rounds were thee lire of the battle, although Scroggins teas in that ,t:tase, that every ron:4 was expected to be the last. .'llsere was mere paaish. ment in these rounds than ita all the rest, and, strange to tell what the effect of brandy will do, (Serog,gins haying had plenty of it) fie hit Martin blind of an , althotyil• his -face was ciore eisligtired in every rumo r . Audit, in firllowitig tZeroggins closely in I , !is ate , f • weakness, got helplcvs himself, and they roil a,:ainst cach.other ; bet }Latin, flom youth, rceott.t cc! WM-. self, and hit at interval::. E.:rug-gins could not stand after the Gist round, when Micau was &Jared. victor, ,