The National Register. — London, England, 1822-10-28 00:00:00

I 342 MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Orromr, Our ?1.--Tome sessions commenced this day, Faber Francis Cons!, EA. and a full Bench of maxistrates. TILE RECOGNIZANC E 4 1ct...—The Chairman, in ad dressing the Grand Jury, said he thought it eery material to prosecutors, witnesses, and defendants to know, that the act of last session, called the Recognizance would commence its operations these sessions, and that it therenne became necessary for all parties, who were humid upoll their recognia slices, to a!mear to plead, it not I. try, at all events upon the adjournment day.— The mrirwquetice of any tiegleet in this flirt would be doubtless moss disagreeable, as the n-tt piece retorted to would be the Court of Exchequer, where lite ftCo;;lii• lances would be estreated, and toe defaulters obliged to answer with their persons. Edward Kelly, a scavatiger, who resides ',pun the Itarrow-road, was indicted for an assault upon Edward lltircomb, a parish.constahle, on the I Ith of May last. It appeared from the evidence of the proseentor, that as he and his latother constables, George Brown and John iMonre, were on duty, ou the night of the I lilt or Me v. they heard a cry of murder, from the house of the defendant, at l'addiogion. In the execution of their duly they knocked at the door, upon which the defen• dant appeared at the window with a gun, and instead of goring any explanation to theullice•rs, threatuned to shoot them, if they did not instantly retire. A woman, who lives wi:h the prisoner, took the gum from him, upon .which he seized a quart bottle, threw it at Hureostib, and severely wounded him in the breast. The evidence of LJ urcoakb was supported by that of Brown and Moore. The defendant desired to withdraw his plea of Not Guilly, end to pleail'Goilty. The Chairiorn told him he had been well advised. Toe delcollaot • then pleaded gailly, was fined one shilling, gave 61. in a charity, and was discharged. ill is, a respectable young Mall, was tried fur an assault upon Isaac Hawkins, a roost:1111r. for pot ting an end to a fight tog light. Itte Jury acquitted the tit tentlaoi. TuEar.ity, OCT. 22.--The greater Nrt of the day was occupied wilt) the following trial : Sautuvl Johnson W 23 indicted for assaulting John Davit.; Chat. lieveretta and John /token were indicted for assaulting Hit ; and John Davis, James Melts, and John Jones, were era's-indicted tor 'wail I I ing Samnetionnbon, one of the watchmen of the vatic' of St. Pattern. 'Fite Itairman summed up, and the Jury found John son 'witty. and 4equatted Devereux, Rotten, Davis, and /licks. ‘VEDNEEDAT, Ocr. 23.—John Simple, a wharfinger, residing near Clandea Town, was indicted for assault- itotwri Lewis, %lade the latter was endeavouring in protect a boy, who was liangin6 from a crane wer a canal. Rohert Lewis stated, tha• on the 4th of September he saw a toy thrown into a pond of water, near the canal, and then dragged along the ground by the defendant, servo said the boy had been stealing his apples. Soon siCter the defendant dragged the boy to his wharf, and wiiness hearth cries of—•• murder" front the boy, who tens h tneing by the defendant's crane over the water, and w.s black in tile face. Witness went to the wharf to the laity's assistance, lint dirend ant interlered to patent 11.111, and t nick him lioleutly, at the saute lion. catch ing 1101,1 or him. Tile Jury a>keil whether the boy cou'd e got down tvi;il , int assioanee. Witness.—" lie can't! not. If 1 had not gone, he would have been destroyA. His mouth was wide open, afoil he was black in the face." A witness described the scene as one of great cruelty to the boy. A buy, who was passing by, eonfirmed the account of the inhumanity of the defendant. Another witness said he saw the boy kluged, and the pmsecitiot hanged, fur oaring hi:n.ll-90 being hanged. .14111 t S La) field bald, he seas the boy wino stole one or two apples. Defendant threw thin tip to his knees in the toil twice, with the assistance of another man. Mr. Broderick, fur the defence, stated, that the de fendant was a respectable whatfinger, and had been sull ied to innumerable garden robheries. Ile had punished tile boy himself, rather than inflict upon him a punish :it:oat with the assistance of the law, witch, the learned counsel bAieved, would have sent bins as a rogue and sagiliontl its a mill. The Chairman said, that such sets were going an upon the premises of the defendant as seemed to require rite fereoce of strangers. The defendant might lie v•-1 y respuctahle man; but he had evidently (tor:toilets If upon this occasion, ansi ought to be old ged to tho,e who would interpose. There was a jusiimation in entering the premises, upon the grounds(); humanity, at. i Ito doubt existed of the too great severity of the pu iiishmi lit ititl•eteil on the buy. Toe l hairmaii, in addressing the defendant, said, he was sure the violence had been committed wiiholit thott 4 lll, and sentenced him to pay a fine of lUI. with laterty to speak to the prmressitir. CASS or SacTANDY. F(t DAY, Orr. 4:l.—Mr. Parkin. appeals! against the ord(J.ol libation issov:l by the magistrates of St. filar). lehotte opium him. (It remit'. , , that he shuulti pay 41. per week for the support of the :told. Iklr. Alley for the appellant; and Mr. Adolphus for the iirrish - _ Mr. Adolphus then called Humid' IVhite, who re ;le ded the evidence given by her nt the Nlarylehone Oilier. She wrs, she said, delivered of a child about five months ago, in the workhouse, and Mr. P..rkins n is the father of the child. On itel cross-exvinination by Mr. Alley, she said, she ;night have seen \lr. Parkins about twet.sy times before be went before the Justice. Site might he acquainted v h hitu iroz p rlls three, lam, fi%r , or aiJC amcs. 11l - • - - r ifor!!! , - THE NATIONAL REGISTER August. the first aeirtaintauce took place, in Kensing ton Gardens, before nine at night. She met hint after wards, and went with him there, as he must remember, Mr, on their return the gate was locked, and they were obliged I. leap eve, di/eh. Wit ness knew Mrs. Sim mons; I. dr.t , d at her house, where she passed as Mrs. Jarvis, and said her brother was her husband; her ob ject in saving so. was to conceal her pregnancy and get lodgings. liar brother t isited her two or three times a week, anti was 18 or l years old. lie assisted her with the urea's oh living. Air. Parkins had never given her any ovine? , hot 44. and she had not held up her shoes to Min in the Park when he did so. She had never applied to him for money, when she found where he lived, but he informed her that he was a Palk thararicr, and could not tell her where lie resided. Simmotis toight bate sworn that her brother was 1101 the man who .i,ited her, but is nit that woman swore to was not worth minding. Never asked Sarah Thompson to go :Ad see her husband; never sail she would get five or six bastard children, and never 6311 i 111.1 t her reason for swearnig the child to Mr.Parkins w:s, that n was better to swear it to a rich wan man to J rows , IN ho was but a poor clerk. There was no such man as Jarvis in the world that she knew of, except her brother.—Hannah %Vtities's evidence was given with great pertness. Mr. Alley then addressed the Court, calling upon them, to consider of what vast importance their decision upon this cpwstion must be, not only to the appellant, woo had every where most so'eninly denied the charge, lint to the public who were Kahle to such abominable Mr. Coast, the Chairman, said, that every thing that could be said it, the case had been said. He did not see any thing to coutradict the Want fact sworn to by the vi rl, Mr. Dyer, the magistrate of Marylelsone Office said, he should lint vote, because he was a magistrate of the parish, which was the respondent in this case. Ile, however, thought it necessary to contradict some stale potent with respect to hint in this situation. Mr. Parkins insisted upon the truth of the state meut. A magistrate observed to Mr. Parkins, that he was acting disresiwctiolly towards the court. Mr. Parktsis.—" Witat's your name, that I may tell the world what a wise man you art ?" The magistrate made no reply, Mr. Parkins —'• I shah certainly indict the girl for peijury tie orde► was then confirmed. court was crowded to excess all day. SURREY SESSIONS. TUESDAY, Clc - r. 22.—WiItiain Atkinson was indicted for stealing a coat, value 2Us. the rope' ty of Mr. John King. Tile Jury found him guilty. Sentence—Six months at the treading-grill. Two young men, named Smith and Haydon, were charted wilts having robbed Mr. Carter, a solicitor, re siding in the Borou g h, of smile watch, seals. This WJS one of those daring str eet rMilav ries which none but des perate fellows attempt. Tine prisoners were found guilty. The Court learned that they were part of a gang of thir‘rs, who made at their practice to take shelter in the Court, and sally out to commit depretlaiion upon passengers. Inc Cilittiman therefore sentenced thesis to he transporied firer lite. James Collings, a sailor, was tried for having robbed his shipmate, Wm. Nltid, of 10 sovereigns a nti I 3s. Tue prisoner was found guilty, 'out reconitneuded to mercy. Toe Citairman said, that hut for his good character he should not remain in the country, and semenc«l him to imprisonment Mr %welt e months to hard labour. LONDON SESSIONS. TogsDar,Oct. 22.—A powerful man, named Lang ridge. a si.igr coach driver, was tried lor having assaulted J. Clay, also a state coachman, on the 7th of J ly last. It appeared from the evidence adduced by Mr. Bolland lor the prosecution, that the parties are 13.ack heath coach men, dud that, hum the peculiarly civil and good con dor., of the prosecutor, he bad been set up with a coach and horses, and had Ireen strongly patrontred and re commended try lice gentlemen oi Blackheath. This Limited a violent allitliOilly and oppositiou out the pan of the other coach inasicra of the Saint . place, who had riot the same recommendation to pairotia,e. Every means wt re resorted to by titers to prevent the prosecutor from getting p ssesigcrs, and "calls" were placed in iinetc-pt persons belch e titer cusila f.et to lois coach. On Sunday, the 7thi of July last, the defendant was employed te tilt another in " working" against the prosecutor, by inter cepting passengers. A lady wilt a child 111 her arms, went w lake places for loon' its the prosecutrit's coach,— The defendant slopped her, and told her not go with the prosecutor, woo was all 'washout character, but to do with huts and encotiraue honesty At the same time the delendatres " cad' wok the child out of the lady's arms foredily, and without orretuont• placed it in his emplmers coach, jutiv.ing that the mother would fol low her Ti.e lady, however, would not submit to this trratmrul. Silt took her child out of the de triMant's coach, and, with tic, party, went into that belonging to the plosectruir. The defendant could ism sou tale Mt rage at the 10-s ul the passengers. and began to rent it opl' the prosecutor, whom lie abu•ed in a most horrible manner, and set spun I and neat I * furiously, until none bystanders interfered and presented further violence. The Jury sound the defendant euilly. The Record,: said that the Nlsgs trines were deter mined to put a slop to the practice ul coachmen in coo tending fur liassengets. It Was out to be endured that a sty pasinit should take smow themselves to say so the public what coach they A Id go by. The Court sett tenced the deli:ll,lam to tie imprisoned fur site welts ut the Coupler. For the beeuroy ot the public, the next trtfessee would Le punsslied mure severely. OLD Bilagr SESSIONS. On Wednesday morning the above Sessions commented at Jnoice Hall, tit the Old Bailey, Irefore the Lord Mayor 'Sheriffs, Mr. Justice Pork, th e Heronder, Common Ser.: geafit, &e. Sir It. Barrie also appeared on the beach. The calendar is uncommonly light hunt the previous Sessions. TRIAL OF .BROOKES. ON A CHARGE OF FOR GERY. John Benjamin Brookes was capitally indicted for forging a receipt for 131. 10s., with intent to defraud Mr. Alley stated the caerfor the proseentios. An ac tion was brought by Clarke against Mattes, in the Coon of Common Pleas, to recover 131. Ss., and as a set-off to that claim, and in order to delve! Clarke in the action, the prisoder (as it was alleged) produced a cheek, upon the back of which were smithy items, amounting to 151. les., and mitlermarili these, in the way of receipt, was wi hien the signature " William Clarke," which was alleged to be forged by the prisoner. The cause was decided in favour of Clarke, and the prisoner, Brookes, being afterwards ordered by Mr. Jirstice Best to produce the original check, he said he lied taken advice which induced him to drat ruy it. The following witnesses were celled : Richard Bromley sworn.-1 am clerk to the Judges of the Common Piero. I produce the record of an action between William Clarke end John Brookes for money had and received. The plea was the general issue, and ver dict (or the plaietiff—damettes ISI. Ss. Sir lllellald Biniir. Xnt ,IIWOIII.—I received the letter I now produce, at she second ur Mid examination of the prisoner at Bow-street. Chit ke was at that tune a licensed victualler, and was about to leave one house and take another. I thought it rather an improper letter to be addressed to a magistrate, and I sent fur Clarke, and ••Lefl him if it was his writing; lie said the body of the letter was not, but the signature was. Richard Hill sworn —I was attorney for the plaintiff in the cause Clarke against Brookes, in the Common Pleas, I have in my baud a notice of a set-off left at my office. This set-off was acted upon on the It ial of the cause. Mr. Isaacson was defendant's attorriey in the cause. I pro duce the Judge's order for the particulars of the set-off to be Welshed to me as plaintiff's attorney. The set-of was for Beckenbanea bill. This bill was !Ur 111. It h. &d. Evidence was given in Cosset of the demand of the plaititiff upon the defendant. 1)u the part of the defendant, mi. deuce of the particulars of the set-off was gone into, and a check was produced as part of this evidence. This check, after being Minded up is theludge and Jury, was returned to Mr. Sergeant Pell, and by him to delentlaut or his attorney. Sedges's bill was also produced in evi dence, fur the purpose of sliewiug that it had been paid in settlement of Beckenham's bill. The trial took place in the Common Pleas on the 12th ofJune, and on the 11th I served a I,IIIIIIIIOIIS Ul/011 Isaacson, the oefesitlant's al tor ory, to attend before Mr. Justice Best, at his chambers, in consequence of which lie and Brookes attended. Alter several summonses, on the 3d of July, 1 and Isaacson at tended before Mr. Justice Best, at his chambers, and the Judge, after hearing us, issued au order that on the fol lowing Friday, Broukes or Isaacson should produce the check which was given in evidence of 'rigiff upon the Trial, an.: meanwhile permit me to take a copy of it. A copy of it was left at my office, in the hauthwritung of Turner, lsaacsun's clerk ; but I could nut see the otiginal cheek, and of this I informed the Judge, at our inertia( before kill, on the following Friday. Isoar.un and Brookes were present, and the loonier being asked whet he had done with the cheek, Said lie had given it to Brookes. The Judge then asked Brookes for ii,and eller lies:dialog a little, lie said, " I have taken able advice nit this liminess; 1 know I am iu a serious sitoatiou, and I have been advised to destroy lila check, and I have de. stroyed it," or words to that effect. The Judge said, no honourable man would have given suet, advice, and here the interview ended. Brookes admitted that the copy produced was a true copy of the cheek. buss-examined.—Susie expressions were used by the primmer in the course of the business now ender investi gation tending to iiritmie me, and I did say I would bring bier to public trial. lu the comae of this business I hare been repeatedly threatened with prosecution, and all kisids of threats have been levelled at me. Brookes threatened to charge ate with hat mg sworn falsely on the trial of the callus ill the COIIIIIIOO Pleas. '1 he cheek pier duvet, spun Use trial was handed to the Judge, from him to the defendant's counsel, and by Them to Mr. Sergeant Vaughan. Claike's counsel and Clarke dies saw it. I can't say who had the check last iu Court. I never saw it alter the cause was over. The Judge did not order an ufficer to retaiii the check. Diu application was niaile le the Judge to impound the check. Au action is now pend itig in the King's Bench between Brookes and Clarke, uprise Beckenliones boll, but Broukes, when he said lie had destroyed the check, declared thai he would withdraw that action shut pa ) she costs. Ply bill ui coils fur actions between Cum kr and Brookes am'us'ed up so July last to twat ly leol. 1 have received 1401. since that 110111 a per son wllOlll I believe to be del hto a Mr. Bicknell. 'Flux t artistry 1 have now w Court, to abide by any ender the Judge may make. Wolioni Donald sworn.—l am a dealer In goods by comusession. 1 tecolleet selling a litui-e to Soli ...... , the Bow-sweet officer, mid lie gave fife his bill fur Its., amid time reinamiler in money. 'lbis was in December, Intl. 1 &Hilted to (;hake, lime prosecutor, to get thus hail discounted. and 1 went will' him to the pristmei's house, In Broad curers, How-sti eel. (The bill was drawn by witness upon Salmon, at two moral's.) The bill was dis counted uy the pm 'sutler at Its own house. Toe moony was paid so nue iii a check for 101. noon Hodson and Silts ling, arid the remainder in money, 255. being deducted. Clam ke had the check in Ilia hands for a few moments, hilt Ile had tio oppurtionly of witting any thing gm it. There was no forme not figure on the hack of the church wain witness haul is. It was paid at Hodson and Slitting's. George Ward.--1 am a hatter in Clare-street. The poisoner, Blokes, called milieu me, and prothiced a church ow the day before lie Wit. 10 appear before Mr. Justice . Best. He asked nue it oho endorsement on the back o f this check was Mr. Clarke's liiiiid-wrlting? There wei• • some holies, and " William Chalky" written on the bark. I said toe signe•tite was Usti ill Clas hes hand-writing; it was muffing like it, and I would call soy wile, who else knew Clarke's writing. She harked at it, and said it was Nothing like it. John Goldsmith swore.—l was examined as a witness oss IS turn' uf 1.1. e cause is the Cuintuun Pleas. Ou time