The National Register. — London, England, 1821-04-02 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. T.l.eeds,Geranls. near Gee Cross. Cheshire, cotton spinner, from March :Si to Al.ril 28. it NKRUPTS. ................. W. Aron, Macclesfield. Clushire, cotton spinner. Solicitors, Meson. Bell and lirralrick, Bow Churchyard. J, Buckland. Newcastle Street, Strand, carpenter. Sol. Mr. Jeoropp, Clifford's Inn. T. All op. Gloucester, linen draper. Sol. Mr. Bowyer, Cook's Court, Carey Street. Vaughan and C. Appleton, Liverpool. straw bonnet manu facturers. Sole. Messrs. Bt. sokstock and Co. Temple. J. Mason, Liverpool. linen and woollen draper. Sol. Mr. John, Palagrave Mac.; Temple Bar. J. Stowe.. Bath, baker. Messrs. Slade and Co. John Street, Beaord How. T. Macdotragh, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, wine merchant. Sol. Mr. Chilly, Chancery Lane. T. Ashcroft. Liverpool. timber merchant. Sole. 3Lssrs. Adlington and Co. Bedford Vow. J. Clarke, Worcester, coach proprietor. Sol. Mr. Becke, Devonshire Street, Queen Square. G. Boathouse, Kendal, M cstmorland, ironmonger. Sol. Mt. Ftunival's Inn. DIVIDENDS. April 15, P. B. Jones, Birmingham, manufacturer-14, B. loot, Graeechurch Street, tavern keeper-7, S. P. Seeger, Maidstone, dealer-7, W. Eiger, Maidstone, grocer-14. J. Hardwick, Mill Street, Lambeth, engineer—lti, Webb, New Sarum, victualler-20, R. Gower, St. Austell, Cornwall, linen 4lniper-7, T. and E. S. Foster, Yalding, Kent, maltsters-17. T. Samson, Lynn, coach maker-31, G. Dann, Linton. Kent, butcher-17. T. Smith, Laurence Pountney Lane, merchant— in, J. Wilkinson, Cockerinouth, common brewer-17. R• Hart ley, Ripon. York, increer-17, T. Morris, Bristol, linen draper —‘o, D. Phillips, T. Wray. and H. Baker, York, merchants -41, R. Battier and J. J. Zornlin, Devonshire Square, Bi-hops gate, merchant—June 5, A. Bruce, J. Brown, and G. Scott, London, army clothiers. CERTIFICATES to be granted April 17. H. Berthoud. Soho Square, bookseller—T. Frost. Little Titelifield Street, coachmaker-1. Miles. High flolhorn, linen Williams, Bishopsgute Street Without, linen draper 4 2 1 Preston, Dove Court, Mansion House. briule merchant— . . H. Hunt, Liverpool, haberda,her—W. Alan•hall, Regent Street, statuary—J. Shorey, Croydon, coal merchant. LIEthL O.IV.THE QUEEN'. CITY AND COUNTY OF EXETER ASSIZES. Guildhall, Aluntlay, March 19. ' LIBEL.—THE KING V. F1.11 4 10L1.L. The infoination chaiged the ilti . eritlarit with having published a scandalous and malicious linel ainst the Queen, contained in the Irestnn Luminary, of July I I, Ng% in the following wi rds :—" Shall a woman, %%110 is as notoriously denoted to Bacchus as in Ventis—shall such a one as would, if found upon our pavement be committed 10 bildeWell and whipped, be held up in the light of stiff. ring innocence, and enthroned in our hearts 011 tile prostration of our boasted principles?" Mr. Serjeant P.:II brit fly staled the cas: fur the crown. l'roof in - publication was eaten adduced, and the learned serjeant said this Was tics ease. Mr. Coleridge rose fur the defendant. Ile woilltl not justify the passage whit b [ruined the ground of this in formation—it st a, an intemperate sentence ; and if tire defendant would have had him to justify it, he must have sought another advocate. jute et h;ence of crime rested on the intention of a party; and ii he could she .„ them from a tram of circumstances that J 1 r. hail no malicious intention, he would be entitled to their verdict. Alr. Serjeant Pell rose to reply. He could not con ceive how the jury were to consider the defendant the innocent man represented by nis learned friend. On that thy when her Majesty was surrmaided by dangers that almost reached her lie, the defendant had describ ed her as abandoned to the utmost profligatv; a lit in mate for a prison, and deseri hug of a degrading !wish merit, ItifltetAl only on the most notorious criminals He would call their attention to the strong language of the libel, and leave it with tile jury to say if were 1101 01 the foul, infamous description charged in the informa• tion.—" A woman denoted to Bacchus as to Vetius."— It was false ; he would confidently assert it to be an un founded 1:brl. lle duct not find in any of the charges which had been brought against her NLtjosty, that she was " notoriously devoted to Bacchus ;" he had indeed heard the filthy whisperings that were abroad, but be treated them as they deserved. " Shall such a one as would, if found oil our pavement, he cumuli:ter! to bride well and whipped, i,e held up in the light of stiffering innocence? " Pheve was 3 coarseness here—a degree of personal bitterness that did no credit to the heart of any man. 'Pie contrasting het Nlojesty wills her daughter, in the same paper, also went bey - ond any thing of 'mi litia!: guilt lie bad e‘er heard. The !tamed made mine further ob.ereations Ott the libel, and con cluded with enforcing upon the jury to find the defend ant guilty. '1 he judge in his aildress to the jury, principally di rected their attention to injmtiec oh prejlidicieg the pith lie mind against a pert:on charged with ail oil-oce. '1 . 17e offence of the defendant was preci-ely of this description —and it was his duty unequivocally to state, that he considered it a libel. Tne jury deliberated a few minutes, and returned a verdict or guilty, but strongly and unanimously rt coni mended the defendant to (lit clemency and consul.-ration of the crown. The jod..te said, that he tdiotild t a k e car e that their recommendation should be made ki; o , en iu the proper quarter, On Tnorsday e%einic. , John I kin, E•y of Roe-head, len Huddersfield, soon after seven o'clock, mounted upon a spoiled horse, and, as was his practice, was ►idingat lull speed. %Vim' he• had got about two miles stud a half from Huddersfield, on his way home, lie meta horse. and chaise travelling with company (roan Leeds to Hoddersiielal. Tlie nigiu was icillarly dark, but we iioleur speed at which he was riding p o bably prevented him from observing the approlch or the vehicle and his horse, which wok tlae wrong s:ile of the road, coming all contact with Ihr other hors:s, he was thrown by the concussion Guw lais seat, and fell with his head against the cotiier of the chaise, wish such 'cal violence tu uccasiuu ilia 111111.1:4:14t:: Tim NATIONAL REGISTER ✓/JJ/ZE 1117 ELLICE:V(Is'. SUSSEX. HORSH AW, M A RCH R.S)ZeS for this county commenced how t.,-day tiefoie rho Load Cider Barron it ioimral,, on the 1 - I,rd o Si IV, 411,1 Mr, liarnu Wood 01, the Ctcil Sdle. In (lie Croon ouir the calciolor (ordains 63 prisoners, 30 of sv lIIMI are rh:uee , l ttith Ciivilal offences,— On ae Civil Side itole are 13 ciders t “wied, lour of which are excise Im...carrion, fur m.swilts, Ike. '1 he unites ere not expected to before 11 ciiiiesday CIVIt SIDE. PAUL V. siDilL7c. This was an action on the case against the defendant, for riding his horse /4.;nitist the plat.:l4's wife, when in conse quence of the ihjitty she had sustaienal lie was put to great expense in her cure, tool was deprived of the combo I, of her society for tie spae.• a.f several months Thecae wa• its statist:am-a. this :--The plaintiff was a cloth woe ker, in a lure way of badness, remain g iu Coleman street, London. 'the defenalitid as As also a native of London. ;lad described as a gradlenion in respectable circumstances. In the no u ulli of July last, the ',Lima% wife being stllicted %ilk riocuitiatte ‘4Oll its min 0110'1 W 161,, was Anal 10 Bl'lo3loo by her husband, ter the benefit of sea bathing. Sue took lodgings fur a fortnight, in nu-sell-street , in that WWII. 011 lilt' 2SIII let duly, site was returning home in the evening, about eight o'clock, in company with a young lady, named Rivera, utter a walk, and In flossing the street, near her on ti L.dgius . laern.lt and com i ariiion were knocked damn 4) the defendant, who, riding ois a gallon:ay, at the rate of between seven rind a ight miles at; hour, rode and separated them, the horse's amttelder coaling In cold:act %lilt the left side of Nits. Paul. Mali Reverts sustained no oilier injury than a little trighi, hut Nits. Paul fell senseless her face on the ground, had whets she was slat was carried to leer lod g ings in strong hysterics, Medical! assistance was lanniediattly procured; but her disorder turned to complete hinacy, and it woos necessary to resort to the straight waisteinct , mid s in a concelete state alluvia:al derangement, she seas deliicred of her first child, of n hich she was f.ar Hakim( a.. 1 pregunnev at the time Of the acci dent. Six 11101illO had 001111elely elapsed before she seas restored to satin and health, tan Inch period lien hus band mad been put to extra ea peoces of medical and sur..ienl advice, that anal dry-tm r•es, Sae. amounted li, 341.—Various iintunees of insanity a ere mentioned, such for eantaisce, as her desiring her baby soon alter it was horn to he thrown on the tire, nail jumping out of bed in her straight nniincont to cline! that object It was alleged in aggravation lit* the defendanit's condom , that when the uecident happened, he stilltutu Mated riding sin at the same rate, until several specs taints eseluixied, '• vh ! shan't !" and that he ought to be knot lied all nis huts fur riding at such 0 rate round a NO it appeared that hr stopt 313 WOO as the rap;.dity of his hawse's tom es would admit, but there was no eSidence that tiny bo:icitude for the misfortune was aliens ards ex pressed, plkintilf made out a clear claim to the amount of 3 !di. itidept intently of tlee " quod cumuartiurn aril sit." Mr. M:ern nit addressed the Jury in mitigation 01 41:1111Age4, tad suggested that the lunacy under which the plaintiff's wile I Omitted. seas sin hereditary complaint, hastened by the matoraLalarins attendant on pregnancy, and not to he i.ttributed la the .ceu , leat whiril wits the sopposed cause of action. No Si onesses mere called for the deienatalit. _ ;aft •r frl;:u•ratinu• about n quarter of an hour, fouu.i a v.ldirt t plaitiliti for 3 01. sully. CI:OWN NIDE: -1 1t OF ENG LA • PROSECUTIONS. Si•iiilry and Alaigaret 'tire ',leaded Gant; totio• admit nllruec of k ingly !lavas% forged Bunk of II:1%14nd stolev in their possrsi,Lion. Chalks II arlituAe, a man of respectable appearance and of cultivated mind, nns indicted for a burglary in the do el liiez-tion, of rhoui,s Harrison, at Ite. in (hr night of the 10th of I.,st, nod stealing silver plate and, other nb.)ve the v.,' je of WI. Air. Tin ton rooduele.l (lie proteent•on. It appeared that the poisoner, t% ho lugged at Vu, Y 7. Bap tiett•street, Latnheth , Surrey, nas sceit at the house of the prosecutor, n Ito lit eint an inn, on the 101 hofJa mi ay. On the morning of the 11tn it was di,cmered Ih.,t the hou:e had been hurgl..rinusly entered in the night, and the propel ty In qiicAt iun stolen.— lie lit tiny, in conserpience of msp!cium, the prisoner's Ind;- lugs in Lambeth were smite:it and ulinoq :ill the articles stolen found there, together atilt various implements of house breaking. _ . The prbuiter atlttre-std the July at enti,b:oraLle length Kith great suyeaulty, and in a st)le rat stuns tor tencilly Innu.lit to the liar of Jtostice. Ile said that the articles in que,innt 11:1,1 been given to hlm by a licirusi oho uned him 11111 l ley. 'flu• primmer, dialect uas rather exotic, but he \\*US 6131.:ti In be x native of Scotland. The Jury, uhder the lertrued direction, foudd him Guilt y—Deuth ; but the pro cutor reemoutruded him to TIJEsDaV, mnittlit 27. CROWN SIDE. BANK OF ENoi...t D FitosECuTIONS. John Crawie was indicted for knowingly having its his possessiou three forged Batik of England notes for the payment of ii. each, at Ditelihnk in this county; on the 1 I tit of I)ecenther last. The tants proved against the prisoner were Horse;—he a• a person in the ha hit of attending fairs. On the 1 1 tli of Deeetnlier last he was at East Grinsted fair ; a fanner had hail Ins pot ken picked on that day of about 30i. in Batik-notes, at the Swan lon ; the prisoner had bees one of the C. 011110,111 ill which the 'chimes was effected, anti en.pieiost falling en hint. he sti.s iti.ceil to the White Lion plihne•!•ouse, where hr was futwd in company with Nllollll'l man, alto was one of the wittiesses in support of this prosecution. The farmer who had lust his money, and a friend who was with him sent for a cotistalde, and in the mean time remained in the loom to ptevent the . prisoner 4oing away before the • emu-table an ised, determing liowebt r not to di. tents him, witless he attempted to gu away. S..untly afterward/1 the prisoner rose limn his se at, as it illielllllllq to leave the house.. when he was stow a n d told he was sissy. cted of the rubbery. lie diet 'Tony dots it aeon', and expre,n ed his willingness to want the arrivdl or the etnolithl...— There was something however in his manner that excited suspieion, and a small houttle, tied op in a handki relief, dsupped uti the from the seat where lie Sit, and fjum the exact spot. The friend of the farmer who had lost his money, immediately pit ked the haniketeliiet up, and supposing that it contained his notes, instantly sea elicit it, fiat found that be was mistaken. The handkerchief, however, was f Ito contain no less Chao 60 bilged 11 B of England notes, and two forged 51. note's of the An. er Bank. The notes were crumpled together, as if they load been put into a handkerchief in a ;rent burr). The witness swore, that the handkerchief %%A, nut on the out when the prisoner ruse to go assay, and th a t There no,: nobody in 1111' MOM 11111 11101 1 04 it could hake talent. The peason 0110 appeased to have been at the mune table in coitipa,y pith the pilsoner, snore that lie knew nothing of the handkerchief ut of the nines, and there was mitt:big alleged in prejudice of his character. Tbe Lord Chief Baron summed tip the evidence in the case for the Jury. and left it for illelll 10 consider whither there could be any doubt that the charge was brought home In the prisoner. The July deliberated a few minutes, and found th• ptiw.aer nut guilty. CIVIL SIDE. There were four Special July E x cise pro‘ccutions op. pointed for tiial tthilay, 1)441 when the paunch not, ra n i ,' over it aas tound that • toll attendance of Special Jo, y. men coutd nut ne had, the Gland Jury, many of show had 61.11 n munitioned as Special Juious, not having finished their business. In all the eases, lion ever, seven ur a ight guisilvtlien appeared, but the counsel fur the crown, after consultation, declined praying a talcs in any, and Wilk. thew the resinous milli next assizes. lltaa•slAM, MANCH 2J.3/urder.—George Engle od, settoatii„ belonging to his Mojeaty's ship Severe, enapirr,ed on the smuggling prescotie, service, was iadicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Swam, at Hastings, on the !Sill of Match lira, by rhoutwt; Lim tliroodt the body se sill a pistol. loaned iitur ponder nail ball. l'he prisoner oho stood char,,eal 011 the rairooei's intpitsitioat I*ov tee like murder. The iiticrest tiha•la this case bas excited on the coast, partacularly nolotagst Ire li-hei oleo, is rely cut alible. Mr. Adolialitas, iii 1111 impressive anti temperate trildeers to hr Jury, opened the case fur the pro-i t utioa. The i I 111`,91'S fur the piosecutioll a cre nine in number, t a ll of the an tieing labourers, ti,lll'l . lllell, or Mllllinel., and they gave tin it iv idence in a manlier pea let•liy tree from pr. jollier or bias. The case drolosed against the prisoner he their rtspeca lee tesionolay, was to the following eller: : On the noir ll ill g to the I:itla of Nlaa reit, between tone and ten o'clock, the bout of the deceased, a fisherman of pasting/, fetal ju t smolt. in Isom sea, after being out the idea edang night, 111111 was in the act of being hauled up by a a iwdloss to the to itch above full a titer mai k. A pal titer or, assistant of the dame/Ist d, 11411111 d N tit. Tassrrll, had his back against one of the sides of the boat, and steadying it on its keel, Itilst the whiallass was 1111U1111g it up, is licla the prisoner, one of the crew of the arils, came up, and said lie tow watch the boat. Tmarell amid, "be sa good as to stop null the boat is above tell," thealaing full tole mark. The pro. sutler said, " uu, I will search 111 N." 'fabsell rejoined, `• now do stop until the boat is above fall; for if you get 011 board I can't hold her tip." Tue primmer said " to, lie would search," and immediately stepped into the boat. At this 1111111 l esti the deceased came round from the other side of the boat, and asked Tas , mil whit was lit matter/ The latter told ham, that in comequence of the man o'l 111 g into the heat he could not hold her r y e; upon a lidh the deceased Umitcd on hoard the butt, :e n d a trade ensued failure') him and the prisoner. In the scull, tht•s both tumbled out upon the beach. Vi hen tile pi i•ouor recite-red his feet, he die w his t Ulla.. and attempt, al to st r.ke the dr•cesurd, 141,1/ ['alight the prisoner's han•l as the blow was descending, wrenched the cutlass train iiiin and thiea it into the seat. 'the de. ceased vi,.s completely unarmed. After the cutlass was throat) into the sea, the pi lamer unbuttoned hisjacket, and drew at pistol, acid took hold of the deceased ag tin. A fre s h scupJ.• ensued ; the deceased seized the muzzle of the pistol with his hand, and appeared to he try ing to prevent the content, from injuiing him, should it go off. In the midst o this struggle, titter or foul more of the block:Written (tit e setter - Ws crew ) came thaw ato the beach front the watch house, and tau of them took hold of the deceased, our on each side. - liar deceased euct:uotiug w nit a loud voice that lie wa.uid go to the watch house ir.th Ibsen, or any whine else they pl, , ase•d. At this time the deceased still had bold of the muzzle of the pistol, and said to the by-branders, " see, he is going to stood me," me; ' g the prisoner. The men olio held the deceased said, " you must Au along a jilt u, to I he watch-house." 'lite deceased said he would go the watcr-Louse or any where else. The prisoner then extricated the pistol front the deceased's hand, and wetatiround too or torte of the persons alto entimed the deceased, took deli berate oho id the dere:a...A, mot shot him through the lode, the muzzle of the pistol him. The deceased t•xclaimrd, " 0 laird, I'm this, sta.!. gere.l tali or haler pacts, mad ia,,toittle tattooed. Tim de ce,:seal was it muck taller nod appareatly a •h strong• r mait than the prix •r. 'flame was a.ir proof (oat there were satin:lAteal gourds on boaril the boat of the deecased.— Lollard, it was nil seaddird, for after be was tolled the Seneca's men reined amidst the indignant acclaim 'limas of the populace. It Nita distinctiy proved that there was 1111 attempt to rescue the derensen after he was tlikl.ll inter CU," and that lie lainastlf did not offer resistance when/wised try the .proem ' s crew. . . . . The pi izoiier, appeared to labour tinder great anxiety during he put in a ants a defence, in which he ex. pressed hi► nnicii:licit bill ru* fut the tor lauchuly cataarophe a hick had happened, Five of the Nee , no's crew were then 5, verully examined, and the) ilep•••••cl lloi voletuttl, that the tlibcharxe of file pri,oot..r% liwiely accidental 4 OA, loam, II from the deceioen's hold, he s l ag. Keyed, and Oil the ilo.ihnt puska wens uti. Th.l.• %rile owvenil cuntruiloct•••••: ii• the siatrineoli •or • ad* or the V. it.. 1ic5 , 11.4., mune of %bum cmatradiete•l etch otit• r. 'flie 14411 . 41 Chief 11.111/11 1.111111111. d up the c 4-0, llr cluuged thew, that to coubliiole uurtler, It mua he au ilea ut Uor..lton. 1:1,111e Mud d len he pri.uttietl, aud uilliuut I here u.a. uo murder. Tu. Jury rilired fur :ilium hair nu hnur , and Rum I the primmer Guilty of V, i,fui Munk:a*, buil' oil the iiiilittinvut toll. . - 'the pu 13. otter wax greatly agitated on hearing the verdict, aad butt t I.til) viale.ot grief. The Lord Chief Baron then addle.sed him—" G. twee Eng. loud, a veutbct of Godly Los been passed a.,ainst you, and it m) 1111 f) 10 pc JJJJJJ once the sentence of the lost, %%loch cannot avoid. list 1 Wive 110 ll fill'filly, ill lin Lite of the country, 1.1 say ing, llunt I sliosi:d have been ;lust .f tile verdict mot been the other vs ay. "Al present, hour vet, I ttiust pass the sentence Lf the law. (Prlsuaer --•• II" bud, nave mercy upon me! " ) • huh you be I *ken front hence—(Ps isonier—'. (downier. I wat. ut the e5...11101110t my duty.") to the plat e• from *hence you sans, (Pro.effef (fellllefl/ell or t le. Jtiry, prit endsid, I your ve.dict uxaio i" .:11(1 (roof lie ot e 10 Ins itlat•t• Of el/V(11(10.1 on Fr ‘ldy next, w ben' )on are 141 Ite lidoged u ell tat a. e tiend nod Indy the lord have mercy 1111 VOUI P•isdner—•• if! ;emit limb of the July, pray consider you' scid,ti ogooi." r 102