The National Register. — London, England, 1823-01-19 00:00:00

--, ----- Justice Burrough, in summing sip, said, there was clearly no evidence as to the prisoner's having stolen the money. Verdict—Guilty of stealing to the value of 3gs. only. FRIDAY, JAN. 17.—Timothy White was indicted for the murder of Michael flood, by striking him a violent blow on the head with a stump arm. William Murray, of Brentford, deposed that on Sun day, Mt 6.h of Uctober. he was in the High Street, and saw a person he slid not know strike Michael Flood. which made him nagger; the blows were continued. and the deceased took to his heels and ran off. followed by White; a woman exclaimed he will kill him; saw nothing between them before the blow was struck; can't say whether they were intoxicated. John T. Manner, surgeon, of St. George's Hospital, deposed, that the deceased was brought to the above place on the 14th of October. He had a wound over the left eye, which was bleeding; Witness examined the wound, and found a coagulum of blood ; the further edusion of that fluid was titen stumped. In a day or two he became rather deleriotts, and afterwards there was more bleeding. Oa the 2011 i his delirium increased, and he died the next day. After his death examined the w d minutely, and found a bone displaced ; the the membrane* of the brain were inflamed, and there was a little pus. irnmation was occasioned by a blow. The vital parts of the body were quite sound. The wititess in emninu.tion said, " I consider the blow was the cause of his death—if he had proper medical ass4tatice at the first, 1 think lie might have been saved." Ann Woodward saw the prisoner and deceased meet, wisest the primmer struck the latter, and continued strik ing. Witness dill not see deceased strike White, but cried nut "he will kill me." Witness then cried out for Mr. Walker, and endeavoured to hold the prisoner, and in pusnitii hint into the glitter. Ile hit the deceased after 'hat. The Jury, afters short consulta►ion, pronounced the prisoner godly of manslaughter. T. %Vaiiis was indicted fur falsely alteriug a certain order for the paytnent of 9s. with tntrm a, defraud the oversee., of the poor of the pariah of St. Pancras. Mr. Roe, the magittrate, proved that the order which he cave the prisoner was written by him, and was only for 9s. for the two vagrants. At the time he gave it to the prisoner, there was a blank after the words " nine shillings," which had since beets filled up the word " easels" having been inserted subsequently. Cross-examined.—He haul at first intended to have made the order for ten shillino, but the two vagrants ' beitig included its one warrant, lie thought one fee would di tUr boils. 'l'he prisoner in his defence, said believing the order was for Ins. he got a person named Brooke, to write al receipt for that sum on the back of in • order, as he (the pritmier) could not write any thing except his tonne.— As to the insertion of the word •' catch,' be knew no more of It shall Child tlll6Oll. Brookes swore that he wrote the receipt, as described by the primmer. Several other wiw gave the prisoner an excellent character. The Jury acquitted the prisoner. In the 111:11ltf of Duncan M'Csillum, an East India Broker, who stain's charged wish Wraith; an East India Warrant for the delivery of seven bales of cotton, which had been soil at the India House, and whose trial haul been put off last SCSSIOII9, on an affidavit that a Mrs. Sinnott, a principal witness, was in Fiance. Mr. Watford, on the part of the East India Company, made yesterday a fresh application to the Court. He said they had all the other witnesses present, except Mrs. Stirling, and without her, they must go before a Jury without she smalle►t probability of success. The Lord Chief Baron—But is this trial to stand over for evert Mr. %Valford—That is for your Lordship's decision. Mrs. Stirling is in France, and last term we applied to have her recognizance estreated. The object of the pre sent application was merely to shew that the Eist India Company had done all it could to bring the trial on. The Lord Chief Baron—Your object is not to come into die Exchequer if you can avoid it? W Alford—lt is my Lord, mid to have the other witness's tecognizance fainted ulna Mrs. Stirling can be brought forward. Tile Lord Chief Baron—Be it so. This proceeding took place early in the day. Its the aftertionn Nlr. bl•Cullum was brought to the bar, and put in an affidavit. Mr. Ado! phi's, his counsel, stated, that the a ffi davit which Mr. NV0,11,1111 had sworn, showed that he had exercised no influence or controul over Mrs. Stirling, whom he befitted to be still in France, but that he was ready to take his trial. Upon the first application for the discharge of the prisoner, the answer of Mr. Baum Graham was, that such an application on a first Session after the c 1111111 l itn,••nt of a prtsoner would, if granted, be a geiseial discharge of all prisoners ; hut that such an applicatMit on a second Session would no doubt be Bunted. They had now strived at the second Session, and hoped their Lordships would grant the priumer's discharge, Mr. Holland, for the East India Company, did not oil - sr any opposition to the ..pplicatiott, which the Court ininiediJtvly granted, observing, that Mr. l'Cullum would still be liable fur any matters that might be brought against hint. DUEL PRII,k.NTED —A meeting was appointed to tale place early od Thursday Owening last, in the fields at the back of tie Red House, Battersea, between Mr. M--n and Mr. A —r, city gen►lemen. but infor mation having been received on the preceding evening, Mr. M—n's house was watched, and on his way to the intended spot for the duel he was apprised of some constables being in attendance oo the ground, and the air. it laminated for this time. . THE NATIONAL REGISTER The circumstances respecting the attempt to break into the house of the Rev. fal r. Beckwith, of Tillincham, Fsarx, as hitherto published, are very incorrect: the fol. lowing relation may be depended on :—Mr. Beckwith, who is curate of 1 illinghatii, being from home two or three days, leaving Mrs. Beckwith, had desir e d th e church clerk to sleep its the house, as a protection, in addition to the female aerator. One morning, about three o'clock, a youth of the name of Fletcher, about 10 years of age, upped, by assignation, as it has since tran spired, at the maid servant's window; and forgetting that the sees Se well as the eyes of love are always open, he made so touch noise as to convince the girl that her mistress was alarmed. To screen herself from the fact of hating been the principal actor in the intrigue, she ran to her mistress's bed room. and basely betrayed the youth unto a snare of another description. in which his life natrowlv escaped being sacrificed. Mrs. Beckwith. with more courage than females usually possess, flew to the pistols, which were loaded, but not printed, which she however perfected, and then went to the whitlow, where the unsuspecting youth was still wailing, expect ing a very different kind of reception. Mrs. Beckwith fortunately tempered her courage with mercy, aid did not fire, notwithstanding the author of the mischief fre quently urged her so to dot The young man, on ob serving his situation, became so much alarmed, as to be incapable of making a retreat, but stood fixed to the spot, and without the least resistance surrendered himself.— Being taken before the Rev. Thomas Schrieker, rector of Bradwell, the most satisfactory proofs of the simplicity of the youth, and the base character of the woman, were exhibited in so glaring a light, as to induce the worthy Nlattal rate to dismiss the case, al er expressing a 'lron!, disposition to cause the vile tempter to be prosecuted for perjury, she havinc sworn not to have ben accessory to the young :nat.'s visit, notwithstanding the clearest evi dence was produced to the contrary. PEDESTRIANIsIII.—M r. Abeniethy's match to the 6o mile stone on the North Road, and back to St. Gles's church.—This amateur pedestrian started nit Thursday last, from St. Giles's church, to go to Huntingdon and back, tea miles from the place of starting, in 30 hours, for a trifling sum, but heavy bets were pending on the issue of the event. He did six miles the firs: hour, five the second, and five mil a half the third, when he halted to breakfast on a toasted fowl and wine and water. He started again, and travelled for three hours, at the rate of something less than five miles an hour. He arrived at the 60 utile stone in 14 hours (8 o'clock in the evening), and returned to Biggleswade. 15 miles, where he halted again, a d went to tied liet•tired, from the partial thaw, god consequently heavy roads, an the low grounds. He started again at eleven o'clock on Thursday night to do the remaining 47 miles, and , he Glasgow ma Ito Loudon passed him about the 30th mile stone before 3 o'clt,clc, whim at a slow rate. His friends were waiting his arri val at Barnet, and also in London ; but at hall past Moe o'clock news arrived at Barnet that he could not pro. coed but a short distance throtighsHatfield, and being more than three hours behind his time, he relinquished the task. It is sultrier( that the peilestriati could have accomplished this 'thatch in a faroarahle season of the year. lie travelled as private as possible, soul wore a great coat over his flannels through the towns.—Tite Aar.—Afier a successful attack on the royal party, in 1745, a highlander hid gained a watch, as his share of the spoils of the vatiqiiished. Unacquainted with its use, he listened with equal surprise and pleasure to the ticking sound with w`tich his new acquisition amused him ; after a few hours, however, the watch was down, the noise ceased, and the dispirited owner, looking on the toy no longer with any satisfaction, determined to conceal the misfortune winch had befallen it, and to dispose of it to the first person who offeted him a t r ifl e in exchange. lie soon met with a customer; but, at paring, he could not conceal hat tr ph, and exult ingly exclaimed, "Hoe, lion, sh'.:rlee'd last night 1" The cora de ran, a large species of cocoa tint, which is found only in In pia, is converted to a variety of purposes. The wood, which is sufficiently firm, except in the centre, may be usi d in many ways ; at the summit of the tree is the cabbage, which, though more biter than that of the common palm, forma an excellent pickle. A hundred leaves make a good house, iticlud- Mg not only the roof, but the sides, partitions between apartments, doors, and window shutters. The down o• the leaves is put into mattresses and pillows ; their stalks formed into baskets and brooms ; and the hearts of the younger leaves cut nit° narrow lengths, Irons which hats 10f Loth sexes are made. The fibrous cover ing of lilt nut is manufactured into rope, and the shell universally used as a pitcher, litany containing six or eight pints ; divided longitudinally, it malt..a phi Les and dishes ; and when s nal!, forms drinking cups. The following anecdote of the late George Cooke ntay possibly be new to , many of our readers —When George was playing at Liverpool, the managers found great diflictilty in keeping him sober; but after repeated transgressions, he solemnly promised not to offend again during his stay. In the evening te clay on which the promise was made, Georg e ot to be found wMwhen wanted fur Sir Pati n as a ephatsl—the at if dience grew impatient; the manager storuied,and all Was in " most admired disorder." Ater a long search, mug of the managers found lion at pot-house near the theatre, where he was drinking with ere..l composure and per severance out of a errs small glass. "Oh ! Mr. C." exclai in ed the irritated 111111. gi r, " you have again broken your solemn promise ; did yolk nut tel me you wound give over drinking? "—George surveyed the 11/3• nicer with the most provok mg coolness, and said, " I certainly did make such a p se, but you cannot ex pect a man to reform all at mice. I have vett over drieking " In a great measure," holding up the glass clues to the nimager's nose. . Anew road through Chichester and Petworth is about to be formed from Portsmouth to London.-- It will comprise a distance of sixty-nine miles, and will be ten miles shorter than the present Cltiches. tcr road. -......,......-.- - -.-....- _ -mmmm....,,,...................,rr.irn •-..-- M...m........i•11.1•P' ---, . _ Hamm) Iftitr...-=on &atm* night, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out at the farm called Black thorn, the property of Benjamin Fincham, Esq. in the occupation of Mr. John Elsey, about a mile from Diss. The family retired to rest, with the excep tion of a servant, who perceived a light in the yard, and alarmed her master. At this time the neat. house was entirely consumed, in which were four • heifers and three calves, none of which cotdd be extricated, and being tied up, they all perished in - the flames. The first object of Mr. Elsey was to save the family, and the children were carried in blankets to a neighbouring house; but not before the tire communicated with the thatch if his dwell ing.—Many hundreds of people arrived at the dread ful scene from various parts of the country, and from l)iss with fire engines ; but the ponds being frozen, it was very difficult to obtain water, and the dwelling-house, with other buildings, soon bz came a nrey to the devouring element. A harp • standing near was uninjured. Every effort wit made, and the greater part of the furniture was 'eyed, but dreadful to relate, these exertions were attended by a fatal catastrophe. In the midst of the confusion a chimney fell with a horrid crash, • .killed two men upon the spot, and broke the limbs of several others. So distressing-a scene has not been witnessed in that part of the country for many years. The men who lost their lives were John k •• Gerdiner, a carpenter, who leaves a disConsolate wife near her accouchent, and four small children : and Wm. Tipple, a single man, by trade a brush-- maker, who died instantly, his head being coat. pletely smashed and his limbs broken. J.l3rowning, u carpenter, had his left arm and right thigh dread fully fractured ; It. Parr, the sexton of the parish, who has the management of the engines, had one leg broken, and the other frozen ; and a young . man named Slack is terribly injured. Many others; , were severely bruised, and from there being several hats left near the ruins, it was supposed the owners. " were buried underneath ; but we beli• ye they have - since been found, having run away from fright set the moment of the last catastrophe. The scene of : 'llistres.s has drawn many hundreds from various-.: quarters to be spectators of that dwelling which once afforded peace, security, and happiness to its occupier; but, alas! is now truly a picture of wretchedness. What adds to the horror of this frightful calamity is, that there are doubts whether it was not occasioned by the devilish act of an in- - cendiary, although as Mr. Elsey had been into the neat-house with a light, it is pss,ible that a spark might have fallen ; yet he is confident that he did not open the !anthem which he carried. Mr. Elsey is a very industrious farmer, and a man highly re spected. The property was none of it insured.— h'oranch Courier. A primary school, on the plan of mutual instruc- - tion, had been established at Boulogne-sur-Mer, in 1819, under the auspices, of the Sub-Prefect M. Herman, at present Prefect of Lands. All the ma gistrates and functionaries, without exception, the servants of government, and the most opulent in habitants of the town, to the number of 144, con tributed by subscription to defray the expense of establishing this school, and of supporting it.—This • school, which has recently received an augmentation of 20n scholars, has just been suppressed by a de ' ciaion of the Univer.ity, which, however, it is hoped, will be repealed at least, if it is not the result of a retrogade movement in the method of teaching, which it is difficult to suppose. The Methodists in the Wesleyan connexion, at Diu, had their annual musical meeting, fur the be. l 'netit of their charity school, on Monday se'nnight; Several amateur performers from Suffolk attended, accompanied by a strong land; an organ, the pre- • perty of a gentleman ut Itedgruve, was brought for the occasion, which was admirably played by Mr. Lambert, Of Bury; and sone well-selected pieces of sacred music and clioruss4s were performed, to the general satisfaction of a genteel and numerous com pany. Amongst the gentlemen who severally ad dressed the meeting in behalf of the institution were the Rev. W. Ward, the Rev. W. Wilkes, the Rey.. W. W. Simpson, &c. We gave some time ago un account of a landing on Porto Iticu by u party of Bucanicrs, together with a proclamation, issued at the time when, having but just set foot on an obscure corner of the island, they impudently constituted it a republic. The re sult of the enterprise, which we learn by letters of the 20411 of November from Havannah, is such as might have been expected. La Torre, the Governor of the island, who haul early and secret intelligence of their proceedings, marched down one morning to the spot they occupied, anal with a force of only 100 men, succeeded in capturing the whole party. It appears that they hail seine partiaans in the interior of the island, but who had been detected through the vigilance of the Governor, and the whole were to be brought to trial. The Rev. F. Franekliu, of Attleborough, has re duced his tithes within the last two years from :;0 to. 35 per cent. which has !Oven general satiofactiou. amongst his purishiooets. 1 -