The National Register. — London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

OCT. 19 The defewitat stated that Mr. Davis should get him em ploy is the church, and he talked of gradations and de gradations. Mr. Davis,—" I am sorry to say the latter applies to yon ; I could not fur shame recommend you, as yon know very well that when perlheming duly over ;he last corpse, you were so drunk' that you bad neatly fallen into the grave." The defeneant seemed to acknowledge this by assent, and talked aids knowledge of Latin, Greek, &c. and stated him self to be a Welch Magistrate. Mr..Farrant.—" Then why not return there ?" Mr. Davis.—" He did; but following the same course, he got into Swansea gaol." The defendant talked of having bled at the Nile, and went nu errs incoherently, and asked if there was not a pistol in the office. Mr. Perrault feelingly endeavoured to impress on the defendant the impropriety of his conduct. He was un willing to commit him as a vagrant, if he would promise the several persons present, whom he had annoyed, 'not to re read it. 'Phis he promised, and it being accepted, he was released. . The defendant receives a guinea a week, as a half pay Chaplain of the Navy. John Gustavus Lieut.-General Croshie charged a noted pick-pocket,tlantes Thomas, with robbing !Ain of a morrocco small book, and a card case. Al.l. e proved that he observed the prisoner's hand in the General's pocket ; and Mr. Jackson, butcher, of Bond. street, also saw it. He immediately seized the delinquent, and two companions who were with him escaped. The. articles were found dcwn an area. The prisoner was tom_ nutted for trial. UNION HALL. Mrs. Morris, wife of Capt. Morris, late of the 7th Hussars, attended before the Magistrates of this office, to answer a charge preferred against her, by Miss Eliza Johnson, for assaulting her and threat • g her with personal violence. Miss Johnson stated, that some months back she formed an unfortunate cc nnection with • Capt. Morris, in Ireland. Sire wsts not aware that lie was a married man. She accompanied blur. to England, and was Mtn visited by the defendant, who abused her in the must violent manner, and alarmed her by her ontrageons conduct. Since that period Card. Morris had been in custody several times, charged by parish officers, to whom Mrs. Morris had applied for maintenance, and for a considerable time she (complainant) had discontinued her connection with that gentleman. Site at present resided in the parish of St. George, Southwark, and the defendant cocci, pied apartments at no great distance from the same place.— They ft equently met aosidentally in the street, and apon all such occasions Mrs. Morrie assailed her with torrents of ai.ese, and a moVabotet her. She was hunted by the defendant whet ever she went, and considered that her per 9011al safety wa.s endangered by melt conduct. Nlrs. Morris said, that she felt towards the complainant as any other female would feel under similar circumstances.— She had deprived her of her husband. and had been the prin cipal cause of herself and faintly being reduced to so deplor able a state as to be compelled to apply to a parish for soh listenee.—She had reason to believe that the statement was • untrue respecting the discontinuance of her connection unit Captain Mon is. It was a subject of inexpressible mortifica tion to witness the squandering away upon a worthless woman that property, which ought to be appropriated to the uses of . his own family, whose wants were numerous. She could not repress her feelings, and wherever or whenever stre.met the complainant, she should remind her of the innumerable wrongs which she had been the means of heaping upon her family. The Magistrate lamented the unfortunate and deserted situation of Mrs. Monis, but remind her that she must not adopt site!' a conduct towards Miss JOllll4Oll as tended to lead to a breach of the peace. Under the circumstances, he should not then call upon her to find sureties. The officer should hold the warrant, and bring the parties before hint, if a siiniEr occurrence should again take place. WORSHIP STREET. Two collectors of tolls on the appeared at this &lice on Thursday, to answer to informationtexhibited against them f..r taking toll of a respectable inhabitant living in Shoredhch, of the name of Parka, not being authorized by the Local Aet of Parliament to to do. It appeared on the evidence of Mr. Parker, that on two several nights passing through the gate on the said road, with a common cart laden with potatoes, which he was going to deliver to a customer, the collector demanded night toll : he stated, that his was a cart of burden, not a carriage of pleasure, and therefore, according to the Act of Parliament, had no right to pay night toll. The col. lector refused to allow him to pass without p.sying sispence, which lie was obliged to do. lie exhibited an information against the collector, and en the hearing the Magistrate considered that as it was a toll imposed upon yersons who travelled fur pleasure, it could nut apply to the present instance, es it appeared the plaintiff was solely on businois. Upon this case he must convict the defendant in the penalty of 40s. and cos s for taking the said toll, lie not being authorized by the Act of Parliament so to do. The defendant said he should appeal against this conviction to the Quarter Sessions. A very singular case "of sudden obliteration of the deepest ire, pression occurred in Oxford. somewhat later than the middle of the last century. It was narrated by the late Mr. Wyndham:, and the fact is well known to many persons yet living. A woman. who was there exevuted, was restored to animation. She completely recovered her health—married—bore children—and conducted herself reputably through life. Hut the effect produced on her memory by the shock which her bodily frame had sustained was most extraortlinary. She reaolltscted every Ciing distinctly cp to the day of her trial ; but from that day she recollected nothing ; and the period between her tri.ll and execution for ever after reivained a blank in her memory. She had behaved in prison with great composure and resignation— had partaken of the sacrantent on the morning of execution—sung a hymn on the seaffold—takena calm farewell of her friends—and be trayed no symptoms of terror. Ductal these scenes were for ever effaced from her mind—nor had ehe ever afterwards the fiitite , t glimmer of recollection that she had been placed in such jeopanly. lice ne mnry with regard to every thing else was unimpaired. It 'stolid teem in, if the ideas that possessed her mind during her im pcsoninent, and were uppermost'on it, had literally been all wiped away.—/Fackwoori's Edinburgh Magaziae. Thursday morning, about two o'clock, a watchman observed the) garden door !open belonging to Mrs. Luaus, Trafalgar Place, Kant Road, and going in perceived a man getting over tho wall into an et:joining garden. lie sprang his raule, and occasioned con.ade.able alar.a in the neighbourhood. One gentleman tired at the robber from his chamber, as he was proceeding from garden t0..-, - ;artlen to t fts.t his escape. but missed Min. Nett ly twenty.othettr;entlemen, .11.,:f dressed, pined in the pursuit, and foilowe.! the depredator over the walls of their neighbours' gardem. The thief ,e one time at-' tempted to get through a ile.-p muddy ditch which separates Cie garttens frem some meadow lend, but finding herself in *longer of suffocation. lie reurned and renewed his end...your , . to aseope by climoing the garden walls in saccess;on until ke arrived at an (yen iAg. lie at last secreted himself in an outtouse belonging to C.:pt. Thompson, of Dow- Place. Kent Road. where he was di waverer. and tstecn into cust.xly by tie pursuers. :'"it afterwards apoe.red that he h:al swim a 'last number of brass rocks from the waver butte _bactn . ging to tbe.o.ues in Trafalgar./ ijice„ "THE NATIONAL REGISTER. BOXING: Last Tuesday a severe battle was fought in a large roped. in ring, in the George Meadow, at Battle, between Joe, the tinman, and an Irishman, named lloglierty, acurrier, and coin moldy called the Town Bul:y, Ice two guineas. The combat anis, with their seconds and bottle holders, entered the ring at eight in the morning, both confident of victory, and after stripping set to, ' h ew i ng some c l umsy sparr i ng, in imitation of their betters, bin no science. llogherty was-the heaviest man, but Joe possessed the longest arm, which gave him the advantage when his antagonist hit short, which he frequently did, having no notion of measuring distance, and thereby got smartly punished about the bead and •face. No pluck ap. peered wanting on either side, the battle having lasted au hour and 55 minutes, and producedl2 rounds sustained with as much gluttony as might have been expected front the hardiest veterans of the Fancy, when the Irishman gave in, and yielded the victory to Joe, which was at one time de spuired of, in consequence of his having badly sprained his wrist. 111 one close Dogherty had gut the 6'6111411's head in chancery, and swiss paying away lustily at his wind, when the spectators, for wain of knowing better, exclaimed, " Foul! foul ! no throtling I" Most present were glad to see the bully beaten.—Two pugilistic contests finished the sports on MOW day un Durdhani 1) own ; one between -- Cowley and Old Cottle, commonly called " the Sandman," who fought Dick Horton; his favourite play was at his antagonist's brcad. baska, which lie put into a ferment, and finally tutchal him up. The other was a milling between two gluttons. Last week a conflict of a most desperate nature took place at Tunbridge, betwteti souse smugglers and some Ex cise Officers. The officers were the victorious party for seine time, when one of the smugglers aimed a desperate blew at one of the officers, which obliged Will to drop his spear. The, smuggler seized it, which decided the battle, and the officers were obliged to make uff with tho greatest celerity, to pre serve their fives. TURNER AND RANDALL. The long expected match between these first•rate heroes alight weight, and which will excite more interest than has been known for many years, was made at Mr. Franklin's, oil Tuesday night; and as thousands are pending already upon , the match, we furnish our readers with the articles, subject tosome trivial alterations. Articles of agreement, October 15. 1818, entered into at Franklin's, between John Randal/ and Edward Turner to fight for the sum of 1001. aside, on Tuesday, the Ist of December. The battle to be a stand up one, and half minute time, to take place in a 2% feet ring, and the said place to be named by Mr. Jack son. The distance from London not to be less than 25 miles, and not to exceed 30 miles. Each man to chuse his own Umpire, and a Referee to be appointed by Mr. Jackson, whose decision in case of dispute shall be final. The whole of the stakes to be made good at Mr. Fianklin's; but if either •l'urner or Randall wish to increase the sum to 2001. a side, the said increAse to be made on the 24 th of No vember. Mr. Franklin to place tWstakes in the hands of Mr. Jack • son, or whom he shall appoint. To tight at twelve o'clock. A de posit of 201. aside is placed in the hands of Mr. Franklin ; but if _the' whole of the stakes of 1001. are not made good at Mr. Franklin's on:. the 10th of November, the whole of the deposit to be forfeited. Signed by BAXTER AND FRANKLIN. Randall put hit own money down, and 134xter, Turner's uncle, coveted fur him. _ . A second match, fur 100 guineas, play or pay, but two only deposited, was made fur Randall to tight Scroggins, within three mouths after his combat with Turner. This match was made in consequence of the hacker ut Ratu!all betting 50 guineas that Randall won both tights. The battle bet ween 'Martin, tte baker, 411 Li Cyrus.llavis is off, the latter having pnid forfeit. Thursday night, at ten o'clock, the partizans of Ealea and Hall suet at Oliver's Peter-street, IVestiniubter, to make good the whole of tue stakes for the combat between these miliing. lICIOeS on Tuesday, the 29th itwiant, in a twenty four feet ring, for 100 guineas. The money was tran4crsed to the handset' those who were to deposit it on each side,-nod con. sequently would certainly be made. Like the match between Randall and Turner, this wilt be a great sporting one. Ealcs is decidedly the best sparrer of the day with weight some thing under eleven slime, but ,Scroggins beat him by ruffian. ing away his science, and substituting hiss fur parries. Hall rather the best of weight, and possesses ii; at sate science; also. He wits beat by the Irish champion, Donnelly, al though the tight was brought to a wrangle. Betting five to four on Hall. On the other tight, live to four on Randall, although. Turner has his strong fanciers. Thursday nigt, a soldier of the Seth regiment, in a state of intuxication, attempting to let himself down the Castle rock, at Edinburgh, behind the new barracks, by means of a rope fastened to his m ist, it atufortunately gave way, when be fell down and was killed on the spot. Mr. Untiacke, Attorney General of Lower Canada, fell ' into a pit, on Saturday, the 29th of August, dug for an ice house, and so shattered his lett leg, that it was found neces sary to amputate it.abuve the, knee. On Monday evening, as the engineer employed on the pre. • miser of Mr. Tate, of Bermondsey New-road, was adjusting ' some rat of the machinery of a steam engine employed fu time dressing of leather, one of the fly wheels caught hold cf., his arm, and pulled-him into the midst of tin machinery. Be. fore effectual assiclalive could be procured, to disengage him from his perilues situation, his hotly and limbs well: so lacer• ated that lie died shortly afterwards. A MOM Cllolllloh6 mushroom, of time button sot?, was exhi bited in this market on Tuesday last, which spi liag tip, with many others of trilt rio::size, limn an asparagus ned, lately be longing to Mr. Gill, twee make', near Stoke-mills. It attain ed, in Pone nights anal three days, the •tliciiinference of four Art five inelies, ant! the weight of eixteen pounds. The owner sold it nut in pieces at one !avail> , each.—Hrnoath paper. On the IWt instant, a man named Jelin Forster was tried at the Circuit Co.irt of Justiciary, at .Itidimegh, for illegally and clandestinely solemn zing marriages at Lambe' ton Toll-bar, and was sentenced to be bins.hed frou Scotland for lite ; but all this dues not stop him, tar ht. has begun his old tiatle again, and means .to carry. it on,cis the liver breed, in a boat, near Paxton, exactly .eri the , maul, between England and Scotland. On Sunday latta he "parried two couple. —Elam , burgh paper. lime pour inhabitants of 11, , p am gS! village of Barrow, in Lit,- cobishire, have, it is said, gatheend as many 11111N11100111S, this 1)1011111:ea them .;„ienl. Weeme. , day morning, W. EAce, E old man, who was employed at Mr. Fletcher's whart, Waf - ,piny.‘ while standing no a scat-Inkling, his foot slipped, wnen he fell m ele ground, and was killed on the spot. SPARRING, AT HEAD'S ROOM, NEAR THE NEW CUSTOM -HOUSE. Joe Parish (one of the brave competitors bf Randal,) under the patronage of the Swells of the East end of the Metropolis, who (in ' imitation of the Corinthians of the West) gave the " Knign of the Oar" a good turn, on Thursdr y iiiglitat the above place. ThisOisiot pa, t of the town produced an ores flowing assemblage of smote urs ot the mu! t respectable description —many of whom, when their !Werra wc.e closed, and the soft safely screwed, brushed off with quick steps is or ler to promote the seience of self.defence—also as a means to pre - vent our natural character from being flowed by the growing intro • duction of effeminacy and Dondyism—aad, lastly, to perpitiate that sort of " true courage" which is so justly recorded ui the eyes sd Europe, respecting the natives of Old England -. - - The battle once over., the heart of a lamb ! so highly extolled by a Wyndham, encouraged by a Wellington, at d the theme of those renowned .warriors Blucher and Plated: The sports catered by the IVaterrnon were, in their exhibition, equal, if not superior to many similar displays at the famed " Fives Lourt." —Shelton and Spring commenced the perfo rmance with touch ap plause; but the latter boxer is visibly "gone r4ff" from the eflkts of illness, and his once athletic frame now bespeaks ' none of that pos;- five determination of manner which so characterised his efforts in the ring with Harmer. Spring, of course, had the best q/ it.—But the principal feature of the evening was the bout between Martin, the baker, and dcroggins, and which was pronounced highly impor tant and interesting to the supporters of the Prize Ring, respecting the capabilities of the Crusty Hero, and towards regulating the betting at any future pckod, whenever he is opposed to a Avort The length and height of the Master of Me Rolls over his opponent, was evident to all the Amateurs. Scroggins in this combat proved himse'f a tragi-comic performer of talent ; and under tke usual, of fun, he not only produced roars of laughter-made his audience tie queatly look serious—and worked upon his adversary's feelings—but concluded by exciting their utmost astonishment ! In short, it' the conqueror of Johnson did not gammon it (and yet too much nature seemed to prevail in the set-to to give it such a character, as well us too much anxiety and love of fame displayed to make it a mere tri. - k to deceive the unwary), it was a real thing ; the fact is then, that neither the kngth nor the science of. the Baker could prevent the boring qualities of Scroggins from doing heavy execution (so well known and felt by all his opponents, except Turner,) and ultimately sending Martin down. Upon Scroggins quitting the room, and con sidered to have the best of the bout," another round" was loudly call ed for by the partizans of the Baker. Scroggins innueds•itely return ed, and every eye was on the stretch to view the termination. Scruggy went to work again without any delay, and like the grand climax to a fine piece of oratory, he hit Martin down with the celerity of a shut —then tinning round smiling, said with much nariete, " G en tl emen , are you now satisfied ?"-" Quite, quite," were the replies, when he left the room overwhelmed with peals of applause. The wind up of the sports of the eventing was also excellent in witnessing the set-to between Belcher and Parish. The fine science of the former is too well known to need any repetition ; but it is due to the IVaterniats to observe, that he exhibited great improvement --made some good hits, and raised himself in the opinion of his friends. Oliver and Purcell were present, but did not spar. The audience departed more than ordinarily pleased with the amusement afforded them; and the highest amateur in the Fancy from the West end of the viva volun tarily offered to patronize a benefit fur Scroggings in the city. An inquisition was taken on Thursday befoi e Thomas Skel ton, Esq. at .the Alfred's Head, London road, St. Grouter% Southwark, on the body of a young gentleman, of the4same of John Russell, a wholesale linen-draper, in Friday -street eneapsisle, and die son of W. Russell, Esq. of thellotteries' at Hothead', Leeds, Yorkshire. Mr. Th 011145 Sibree, Surgeon Chailotte•streot, Blackfriars.road, stated, -that he had at_ tended the deceased for several weeks; his disorder was a diseased liver, and his brain appeared effected. On Monday last he visited him; he found him in high state of lefts., and he considered him in an extremely dangerous situation. At times the mind of the deceased wandered very much from reason.—Michael Sullivan, a watchman, stated, that he heard the windows of Mr. Kay's house broke on Wednesday moru ing, about two o'clock; he left his box, and saw the deceased fall front the chamber.window lie alarmed the family, and helped to carry [Mute bed. When he took the deceased from the ground, he asked him what ailed him, mid he replied Nothing, I amiss well as ever I was in my 111.-" Verdict 4 ' The deathrif the deceased was caused by his involuntary act in goiog out of his chamber window.and falling to the ground during the time he was asleep, or in a state of de_ Am inquest was taken at the Ram, Doiking, on the bedy,of Ann Bisiore, who had been in the servite o f Mr. Alluway, of Dorking.— deceased felt unwell en Wednesday, when she purchased three ounces of Epwni salts. which it is supposed she afterwards t00k... ! Verdict—" Deceased came to her death by accident, occasioned by her taking too great a quantity of salts, but nut with an intention of destroying herself." On Sunday la,t a French gentleman, reliding in Drury lane, was robbed of three French Oettrrs—tme of St. Louis, a gold star another of Citiciumatsts, also gold; and the other the Fiettr-de-lis of silver. _ 'Die temporary buildings in the garden of earlton HON'!' for the accommodation of the grand fetes, have been-removed, and the garden restored to its former appearance. The Pa; oda bridge, in St. James's Park, is now the only remnant al taste remaining on those memorable occasions. A survey has lately been made of the parish church of Windsor, %shirk, trout its dilapidated state, it has been deem.. ed necessary to take down, and In its stead to erect a new one. his a singular fact that a gentlemen, near Edmonton, is at - this time culling a meadow of grass, it/ inches high, which he intends making into hay, should the preaeut weather contanue a few days longer. An accident happened on Tuesday througli the carelessness of the coachman of tic Maidstone stage, %s hick left that place about three o'clock. He nas more than Mir(' or twice cauti oned against gallopping his horses into "fown Mailing.; and continuing the same oust Ur Tu.% a Mailing, the coaots was overturned. A SCOTCH BULL.—The mall Reviewers, it/ .143, article Jug/Ile, • uy, " He ( died in 1321, in' a tii.tl 1334 we find menhir n ntt.d, of a. ;ary by his vein, !'.titer and . Jam/. and tatother aiwnyirems a tite r.'' tut! t.t Lily Chambers, at l'ittney, gas brake ' ,p e p. '1'1 1 1! rolibevs by a parlente.witidow on the ground floor, uem pitit.er iullte iamb, made use of it ta break open a pair ol dimes, which very fastened, :mil prevented tulle pa,age to that inferior .of tbe mansion. They (mined off a variety. of ktrliClesk,pvisicipally wearing apparel, and also a writiog desk, sailiieb was after_ w ards found, broken in piece, at she lower part of the lawn. A leer (14) . 3 billet the Hoti. .S. Cocks, 41i1' for Hereford, while shooting near Lasting -castle, met with an atvident ; after having discharged his gun, in the act of re-loading it, the powder tusk was ignited by part of the wadding that reine.;:mil iu ilk! barrel, aneLtlie whole exploile.l. For sanateiy be escarl. 41 with a tritLvg Nary In hia,right hand. Professor Dittmsr, of Copenl:arktn, published a learned tlii!stir tibion, in which he endeavours toestablish wa eertair. that the tokumg 'aloft: of 1816-19 will be my .s4ortaid Very