The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-29 00:00:00

__, L. The hnsiness of this Court commenced on Monday ikkruing, before Frauds Coust, Esq. and a full bench of r • . agastrates. Funr persons of respectable appearance were severally put to the bar, indicted for keeping common gaining Louses, hut the prosecutor, who was the same person in all the eases, not appearing, they were all discharged. Jahn Shorter was indicted for assaulting Eliza Godfrey, aged! 13 years, with intent to violate her person.. The defendant had been rowelled for the capital offence at the last old Bailey, Sessions by the parish of l‘larylebone, and acquitted. 'The parish refused to pm. - (-red further iii the matter, and he was now prosecuted by ti.e friends of the girl for the assault. The pruseciiirix wept very attach while giving her cvi. deuce, is hiels varied considerably from her testimony at the Old Bailey, the short hand notes ut which were pro dneed. • 'flue Chairman observed ou the great contradiction in th prosecutrix's evidence on that and the funnier Ilia!, amid charged the Jury to acquit the prisoner. The Jury, without hesitation, found a verdict itt accordance with the ' learned Chairman's charge. .~, Mr. Alley, who was Counsel for the defendant, said it was au intuitions prosecution, and the prosecutrix, young as she was, should be indicted for perjury. Tile defendant left the Court, solemul) protesting his innocence. Thomas Dane was indicted for having in his possession, on she 21st of August last, tine pair of diamond ear•riugs, value 501., one pearl ring, 11., one turquois stone, set in gold, 31., the property of Geo. Elmore, Lc (the defendant) knowing the same to have been stolen. The defendamt is a jeweller in Regent-street, and here totOre of high character. The present charge exerted great interest, and the Court Was crowded to excess. Messia. Andrews and Watford were Counsel far the prosecution ; and Messrs. Alley and ♦dolphus defended toe prisoner. Mrs. Elmore, the wife of the prosecutor, was the firs] witness examined. She staled that she was possessed of the articles named in the indictment in the month of Fe bruary last, at which time a fail of the name of Mitchell, who had been in her linsbana's service, absconded, and they suspected him of having robbed them of property to a very considerable amount. This boy, she said, had been since convicted of another offence. In conseipici.c: or something she had heard, she was induced to go to this defendant's shop, where she discovered several artietes of her pi opei ty hi the window, and although they hail nn• dergwie considerable alterations, yet their identity was not destroyed, and she felt nu hesitation in sweating to them. Plank, the officer, proved his having executed a search wars ant in the defendant's house; that the defendant re fused to tilt fioni whom lie purchased the articles, saying be hail taken legal advice, and that it was almost impussi• ble 101 liilll to know, as lie kept no books. Mi. Elmore identified the stone of one of the rings, which he had given to his wife after it had been im hung tune: in his possession. The case fur the prosecution closed here. Mr. Alley adds essed the Jury for the defendant. 'I lie Jury, after deliberating a considetable time, pro nounced a verdict of Guilty. The Chairman addressed the defendant, and said the crime of which lie had been found guilty was one very injurious to the public in its consequerces. The judge ment ot• the Wait was, that lie should be imprisoned Itl month,. SURREY SESSIONS. On Monday these Sessions commenced before Mr. Har rison, and a lull bench of Magistrates. Hannah Bingham was indicted for assaulting Thomas Beaks, a butcher, ut N alworth. Iu her defence she said, that site was first assaulted, and two witnesses whom she produced said they saw a severe mark on her aim at the tune in question. She was found Guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of eight shillings and sixpence. James Kent was indicted for assaulting Mr. Thomas, a respectable licensed victualler, of St. Joltn.sti cet, Holum. In his defence the prisoner recriminated upon the plaintiff, and brought two witnesses to prove that the latter was in every way the aggressor. Dining the trial three dint:relit titters were made to the detetidant, once by Mr. Turton, and twice recommended by the Chairman, to apologize to Mr. Thomas and pay the expences, heti all further proceedings simuld Ite stopped, which he altugethr r rel i ned. The Chid/min, in charging the Jury, said, that as the defendant was determined to abide a verdict, they had only to Ho their dirty. Hr thought the tiasaiilt was a t ery brow and unjustifiable one. Verdict Guilty.—Sentence two mouths itiquisonment, and then to had sureties, himself in 201. and two sureties in 101. each to keep the peace. NV EUN SSD►Y )CT. 24.—Join Baker and James Bradley, two boys, weie conric.ed and sentenced to seven years' tittosportation, for pit Lin,: pockets in the Borough. Hannah Lard, on intcrevtiog )punt; woinuo, was indicted for feloniously stealing,, on the 25th of Au A urt boaw money, the property if . Mr...lennings, butcher, ul llolwusdi, of whom she lived WI e;illt• Mr. Jennings stated, he hail repeatedly missed money, mid, in order to discover the thief, he marl.ed some silver to one amount of U. 163. which he placed in a wooden howl. 0,1 returning un the eveninz of the 47th of August, he missed Zs. 6d. in silver nut ot the wooden how I, und immediately taxed the prisiniei w ith the TO:OJet)• o.i sending fur a const able, and aearcbin her boa, they found 2s. 8 , 1. of the murked money, and also a ley, which opened the cupbua.d tiow wiience the property was stolen. The prisoner. sun seemed deeply effected, denied the rob bers. Yeediet—.Guilty. The Chili:m.oJ 54111, that in nu der to make an ezamole, and to deter other servants from committirig, similar of fences, he should sentence the ',Conner to seven yeas tiso•porlaiiiiii. ea° tar we young woman was car:ied teem, tile duel in coils ulsi 11,iburn uns then played at the liar, and in,lictcd Gar ate 411a,z, ou Ilse 30Ih of August lasl,ll v,.lwars of haak., the 'Hopei ty .1 M r. Macl an, buukvelier, of the ►hand. The prisoner, in his defence, declared he hat..d them al New iagton•turopike, la) lag in the r.ad, and he put them uu ha bhuu Icier, conceiving hisucif eatititd so to du, THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Jury after deliberating admit half NI hour, attained the prisoner. Severs! convictions for petty thefts took Otte dories the day ESSEX SESSIONS. FELONIOUSLY GLEANlNG.—Elizabeth Bradfield and Elizabeth Ryalt, two young womeu of the labouring class, were indicted for felodionsly stealiug one peck of peas in the straw, at Thaxted, on the 29th of August, the property of Joseph Franklin. It appeared in evidence that the prosecutor, who is a farmer at Thaxted, having housed a crop of peas, em ployed a woman to glean what remained on the ground, in order that it might he placed with the rest of the crop. The prisoners, without the leave of the prosecutor, came into the fit Id, and tinder pretence of gleaning after the crop was carried, collected about a bushel of peas, which they were in the act of carrying oft when they were detected by the prosecutor, detained, anti now brought to trial on the charge of feloniously stealing the same. The Learned Chairman, in his charge to the Jury, lain down as a distinct and incontrovertible principle of law, 1 , that to glean corn or other produce from the laud, with out leave or the farmer, was a felonious act. An erro lICOIIB 111)11011 he was aware, prevailed amongst the poor, that after a crop is carried they have a right, by ancient custom, to come upon the farmer's land and glean what Is left behind. No such custom existed generally in this kingdom. It was contrary to every principle of common sense and reason, and as well might a custom to take any other part of a inati's property be set up. The practice of gleaning was frequently allowed by 'farmers by permission, hut was not rumpled in any Clivaillol whiol, et..lld be sup ported in law. Vossilly, in some parts of the kingdom, Boleti a costues lie supported, by lots; and ancient iist.tre ; but, as a gimcnil custi..nt thronghout the kingdom, it a wholly without li tindation.—lf the priscaters in the pre,. id C.151' 101. t. thr ..ls in dpit , llolll without the farmer's It Hi a ft ior mds intention, they would be guilty of the offence charged in tint indictment. The dairy foam! lonli the piisunera Guilty; and toe :otirt, taking into their considertni in the probable cir eamstame this llr y hatl taken the property under a min pos•o/ 1011 to glean, st. traced them only to one moult's iiii;,tittottinent in titt lobsc of Coin:cajun. Voitte. LO W.sTL:EET. Q.. Wednesday al too o'clock, Geoiamin n as loouJit into this HIM C to intileigo non.iiter exaditination, Oil the charge of Italia; ultiaii.ed money from several turbo,_ WI.: ea* hike i deteuces. Mr. C. Phillips attended as Counsel fur the accused. Si. R. ii iii. aril Mr. Minslitill were the pre!.iclis);, . 700. .rats . s, cn 1 :IVr defetidiant was brought 10. A letter. signed .• W.1! , e ; „1,. ) ," %s u b j:1(9 the tionds of the klustistiatea,, ahi :Ai: port of %Mich is as, I lug he had made some oise”set its, e hit it tio , ,red him to t.odieve that he had been on: , i.d.ess in Dir. Bluomficld a ith a Iran:talent that Ililaer the l ircutristane: b In and lie :1 sO by lite...alike of 'di soli:tun. lii R. Miruie vskttl theft: nus flu) mune agamst the del . ..infant A k.nii (email, woo a as under:dots:fon ilea split iter i siep,:e4l forwaid, and tsip, that lie kid to al/ply l':•r the fordier dc- Imo ))))) of the prialiscr, UM behalf of a )Ir, A:. ;n 4 ll, had a charce to pet fer aptinst him of oils— o,d;nueri SOL mond the pronine of procuring him a ru • ;1•101s iu the army, rilrott::h the interest or Sir Ikujamiii bloonelield• Sir R. Birnic asked if the salient:l that any raliwatit or oiler documout in support of ibis ap,:lit 0110•1? The solicitor said lie had only : tette' float Mr..Aspin.o l , slating tin• crcumstanees of lite illeget: solnuitied to their I,ll+l is the a15..1 wnice lilt 1110.Si:1111A, and is Clst, lee.Ce 5.: n..; kod' 1:10,4 of Mt Aspinall'a I lid is. c osi: I, 01 tw.tl H '•,y ' l Lai au, . other (awe, to :nand to prefer Its charge, lire miser utylti nut lu be detatiee.l. Mr. Mix-hull said, Inc gentlemen m:s.ist iced .he t. ter. The solicitor read a 1151Ition of it, wain e.l, tinit the rifer being t °lnc time 155 ; ri.Clvre 1. I ..tamosiort, had been introduced to Mr. Dl'. ~4;:eld. at Ca— r i :sew of Sir Genjansin, :Led the f niner tilti.ll6gb the interest of the Litter, to procure him a c 111111iSbiGir/, 1 ., on his militan t tug 20:11. a hicli buns w a, to be de, ii-ited in the hands of Mi. tiod.:sun, Bluonitiehr. solicitor. That sum was accordingly ad% ant ed upon the coierition that it would he Jelinn,ed in , ....nth, if the . ion of Out time he liad ap,die.: iur in: Irian , of his inuiley, one commission noi hero .11 the meatiti tide I.roethed, out ire could luta Erases. it. scummed the soli( it or, that if Use t argai: nab for a commission to roe arm), the I.lirrila•er was liahle penal c•si.a..o.•ucer, as adl as the , main selling. :sit ft, hating loolset. at Mr. A spin ill' , iet..vr, nh ~rsraviMao Mr. A. blaled that be had taken a Lill of Mr, •tluulrfield for she nottey. 'the nor said that the had since her oi.hunourtd, and cc that the givitt.:, die Nit nas a contint,ati )))) of toe .-1(111• l'o :"111 it ildoie said many bills we: r ii:shontsure.l, atid lm is : hl the aceeptioA of tile bill I.) sir. Aspisiall is as I.liii. salon la as tctura of the Mune:, at least iu dista‘ an ay as i'se flood. Sir R. Bintie said the Magistrates eettaiiily could not it • privy a British sul:j ct of his liberty Noon such ground. :15 I hose .4:111.'d by the solicitor. fir this ophoiou Mr. 'I coincided. Sir R. Mimic asked if ally other person had a charge to ',refer, :.ad receiving no answer, iie sat,: the l ir:sutler Ito. disehasged. Mr. Phillips said, now that the r risolier was di,elati...cd .1 nut the pcwil I otist.itic tees ui to. n. ctr.ntion made agdinst hint, he 1)01 ed the Magisirews would iitd think it ass lot i usbbl all his pan if :se a.itlttSSe'l 1.. 145'111 Inc or IWO 010.ci sail:Jos upon the case. The docei: to air drat the Charge was ; ithili.iwn; nioi anxious to ef or his 01811 11;11.1Ciel and that or others, as names had uri.4 urfairly dragged heroic fast , relic in the tepwl Is ouch bad linen given of the ea: • is ii. :1 iru, too, u l l,nl ea•purte statements. Of ue.s, re i n :. it his cheat had great reason till t ompls iu ; Mld ace of the mention therein of certain honourable lull' :duals, NI,. Bloomfield !lad nun acted him to say a few st toils in expla.no hot. Mr. Phillips then Weal on to state, that the defendant had never represented himself to be the nephew of Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, though he was relatcd to that ins. tinguished officer; and that lie never bad made any other use of that circumstance, than by saying that it gave him an interest which he thought he po d. it had been insinuated, that his real name was not Bloomfield, but that insinuation was false. There was one circumstance, which be trusted the generosity of the Press would make known to the world ; it was, that before the bond, alsicb the defendant had given to Mr. Shearley was done, the latter called at the defendants chambers, and having de. mended the fulfilment of the engagement in rather per. emptory terms. 111 r. Bloomfield went to his desk, took out 2001. in notes, and offered them to Mr. Shearley, bat that gentleman not having the bond with him, would not accept of the payment without cancelling the obligation, and therefore declined taking the money at that time..... fiko attempt bail been made to create as impression that Sir Benjamin BI , onifield was in SOME way concerned in the transaction imputed to the defendant ; the ilefendent had therefore instructed him to say, that it the name of that honourable individual had been mentioned, it wos without his (Sir B. B's) sanction or knowledge Alter some consnhatiiin between the magistrates, Mr. Minshull said, that under all the circumstances, they were of opinion that the defendant should tiod good se ct , rity for his appearance at the Sessions, to answer any charge that might lie preferred against him. Mr. Phillips submitted, that as there was really no charge *gaunt the defendant, such a course was Unlit ecasary. Mr. Minshull said, the magistrates thought it was eXpe• client that sonic security should be given f o r the apper-. ance of the defendant, it he should be wanted, and he must therefore give bail, himself in 10.1. and two sureties in 101. each, before lie was set at liberty. The defendant was accordingly given once more into the custody of Westbrook, the gaoler, until he should give the required sureties. ACCIDENT AT NEWBOTTLE COLLIERT.SoMC masons who were employed in repairing or altering 'lie chimney in the engine in the Tsne conj. •y, at about hell past ten o'clock on Wednesday night, ct...ipisined of w: t of air. Curry, one of the water men, in order to remedy this inconvenience, broke down a stopping, but uncut tr. natel . ., by mistake, broke one that led Ono au old wrste, the toui air in wine,' Borst into tae nit and ignited, but being what is celled a s.aiidl•ig tire. soon Vol Id net.— Curry was suffocated on the s:iot ; tl.e rest of the wen escaped (st ,, ac of il m throng.' the fire) to the bottom of the shaft, :"nett burnt. tin the workmen eum'iig down ..1 14 o'clock kilie hour el the accident 'was , Iscoveied, a<nJ ere, y (ALI tion made save Curry, but ssithott eifcct. best 101 mum who sec.,' into the most Jan.-e l m 4 pails of the pi' wei c ovcreoine by the foulls cis 0, in , elr, and wer' oria4l.l I" et tutu. On ea.: arrives! cf Ai. tile ricwcr ef Ole ,inincd; ite.y descended e int c. rge Steel, the ovetno , t :tut' aticthee. They were w1:1-,, ft. Sicel, who was munch weakeite‘l by i‘• Ins trier Ocoee: c , •11: r. ; ill fell •-. - aCt/s, a; w.et (ulled out .0 the Lotto nof the slnift by t''? en : in a Afelims state. He was pat Lao a cal., , 0 , 4 1 e,,, ;tilt se near ; the jolting of the caul re store 1 i• I we. a C to say Ise has si •.ce . el.Yr{ C' . ; • steel e.0.1t1 lie rescued cro.. int • in.:llion, •;!• . :tt k was Bed. In all, a met. .ast. - ift!tA, aud too of Otos, Curry mod Steel, have II Itiverl.pi,ities. _ _ . f0110v.7 , .; a !vertiseinent ••. i •'• !, I:xciar Atired.—" IVhertas Eh!. .* • ...se Sheri'. of Cohimpton, • i.!, • j • • 'ay cf Atsost. last (being Cie c h I;-- . 'her said !sustaind ssith.,ut a ..y other ,• • • . , a• ..•ao that of her own procuring, atal •^t :!f: I •.., said In.shant: was would to deserve (' •• ;r), e;le lost dal resal virtue, as “1:0 ;Its, •si•he to saawe and isrotalitu, h.r a4viser bad t net at ! 'lbis is la caution all ,•.--.•.• s ,ioa to tit;:t '•e: oat toy recia , m, as such debt or • c!.ii will Ombe jiail by roe; anal as . tbt said glizabeth '-' , here :nay planks:: sap.ie nib-r tr.e t it ta Arri ..e er to 0 1 • :es re, e•at she is abuts , fit y!.ors of age, in - statnre, it ;ace, flattish nose, waseiy eyes, bad leash, squints anti caooot read or sew NTllhatit spectacles; she co •tiatiet. alanis Cul :Arm until the of Sa l m avd then leach- toe. a. 'Winless ha•• Ott Tuesday evening, between five and six o'clock, as Mr. Iliad:moor, of St. Paul's Churchyard, was iirocreci ing to his country-house at Wandsuorth, on foot, bug too late for the regular stage, near Hyde-park-corner lie was knocked down and robbed of his valaable gold watch, chain, and seals, several sovereigns, its fact, every pocket was emptied except one, and he was so extremely beaten and ill treated, that he did not recover his recollection or senses until NVednesilay morning, Isis family nits!). while remaining ignorant of what had taken place.— All he remembered of the attack is as follows :--That after lie had passed the tollgate at Hyde-park-corner, about !Ira) yards into Knightsbridge, his course was im peded by a woman, which he concludes was by clesi4ii, awl Its she was contseced with the gang of s; at the sn a time Ise received a violent blow on the rig t side 4.1 the lace, which kitoeke ! ice down, and which blow and fall deprived him of his senses, and lie did net re , over himself till five o'clock on Wednesday morning aid on coining to himse II he perceived he was its a room w:th lour met standing by biin, but where is was iie cannot exactly say, he believes it was in St. George Hospital, when recollecting what had taken place, and the distress which his family would experience in conse quence of his not arriving at home at his usual time. and being absent all - night, he proem:A a coach, and proceeded with all possible speed to his house, where medical and every other assissatice was procured him by his afflicted family. A mot; Iliu •:ariei , c tiiimance i c vniceij St .lac house of Capt. litilLeck, in Middlc l ireci, firiblituss, on 'rho.- day afternoon. The !el sant, ;!'arl went up to an attic taking sviih her a child of Carr. B.'s, a finc boy, beaween three and row years of :vac, anti while she was engaged 'l l putting ois her gown, the little fellow unpereeivet . ..usned si r the sash, and leaning out of the window, lo3t a is equilibrium,atid fell headlong into the street. '111C:ktill Of the unfortonate child was so dreadfully (factored by the tall that he survived only a few minutes. The pa rents of the infant have beets almost ever since its a Slate of distraction.