The National Register. — London, England, 1811-07-14 00:00:00

THE NAT Edward Gyfford, of Upton-place, Westhani, Essex, builder acid surveyor. Samuel King,, of West Lexham, Norfolk, money-sc;ivener. Abraham Page, of Fakenham, Norfolk, brewer. Theophilus Mitchell, late of Kingston-upon-Hull, chymist and druggist. George Dyson, of Dob-mill, near Holmfirth, York, cloth manufacturer. _ 1-leiiry Mewburn, jun. late of Lloyd's Coffee-house, under- Write.r and broker. John Damm, late of Threadneedle-street, merchant. Hoary Webster, of Roll's-buildings, Fetter-lane, jeweller. William Brock and Benjamin Le Mesuricr, of Warnford court, Throgmorton-street, merchants. Sergeant Bold, of Great Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn fields, coach-smith. Thomas Birrell, of Upper Baker-street, Mary-le-bone, bulkier. CERTIFICATES—Au c. S. John Gray Gerard, of Etasinghall-street, merchant. —Alfred Charles Smith, late of Kennington-green, Surrey, merchant.— Samuel Bottomley, of Salford, Lancaster, liquor-merchant.— John Hardman, late of Blackheath-hill, Kent, victualler.— John Ellery, late clf Orange-row, Kennington-road, Surrey, chymist and apothecary--Alexander Carson, jun. late of Malta, inert:ham—Hannah Nutter, John Nutter, and Thomas Wake, of Huddersfield, York, merchants. Jonathan Joseph SOls, and John 'Winter Pidgeon, of Hambro' Wharf, mer chants.—Cornelius Wildgocm, of St. Philip and Jacob, Glou cester, coal-merchant Cooper, of the Minories, silk mercer.—Robert Bainton, of Lombard street,. provision-dealer. Thomas Wilson, of Higham, Suffolk, ,miller.—John Williams, of New Compton-street, St. Giles, baker.—John Prebble, jun. of St. Mary Bow, miller.—Henry Houghton and John Humph reys, of King's . Arhus-yard, Coleman-street, merchants.— V.'illiam Rieg, of Liverpool, merchant —Christopher Wild mai, of Great Newport-street, Lorige•acre, LAIV REPORTS. COURT OF JUNG'S BENCH. THURSDAY, JULY 11. KTERULFT V. WALTER. -- - After the Jury were sworn, Mr Jekyll, stated that this wag an action against the defendant, the Editor of Tice Times News paper, fur a libel published therein; but he was glad to state that it was not one that would go to any discussion before them, for it had only been brought by the plaintiff, It gentleman of considerable rank, to vindicate his character from the aspersions .thrown out in that publication ; he had conversed with those who appeared for Mr. John Walter, the defendant, and the result wat, that they were disposed to allow his client to take a .verdict for 1001. on account of the insertion of the par:graph alluded to. The Jury accordingly, without any evidence being vile into, under the direction of the Learned Judge, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages tool. FRIDAY, jut, 12. THE KING V. SEDI.i:V AND OTHERS. - - - This was an indictment against D. Sedley, J. Sedley,— Myers, and Baron Kierulft for a consloiracy, to defraud the Marquis of Headforc of certain Bills of Exchange. From the evidence of the Marquis. of Headfort, it appeared, that in Oct. IW9, he re ceived a letter from a person named Walker, who was unknown to him, containing some overtures for advancing a sum of .money, which his Lordship had at that time ot;casiou for; in consequence of this his Lordship returned an answer, appointing an interview, that interview however did not take place; but instead of Mr. Walker attending his Lordship, a few days after he received a letter from Myers, one oldie defendants, offering to advance him a sum of money upon his notes, at three and six months, an interview took place, and his Lordship gave Myers acceptances at four and six months for 30001. awl received in return of Myers acceptances for 28001. at 21 days. Of the notes given by the Marquis were two of 10001. and two. of 5001. each. Soon after Myers applied to his Lordship, and stated that the bills would be discounted with more facility if there were other names to some of them instead of his, as drawer, and that a friend of his would take one of the Sool. if lits Lordship would, divide it into two notes of 3001. and 2u01. This he consented to do, and next day received a letter from Kierulft, the person alluded to, stating, that if his Lordship would leave the two hills with his porter, the 5001. bill should be returned. 'Phis was accordingly done ; but his "Lordship had no further intercourse with Baron Kierulft. Money, however, did REGISTER not flow in so fast as the Marquis had reason to expect froto. Myers, and ultimately his Loroltip received but 1001. for all the acceptances he had given to bins; and on the 2si of May, 1810, his Lordship received a letter signed J. Yates, stating that some friends of his held bills drawn by Myers, and accepted by his Lordship, for 15001. which they wished to get rid of, having dig. covered that Myers was a notorious character, who had bees convicted of an unnatural crime, and advising his Lordship to take up the bills for the sake of his own character. This letter his Lordship (having discovered the character of Myers) took no notice of ; and shortly after he received a letter from a person signing himself J. Phillips, stating that he had an acceptaueo from his Lordship for 5001. which, on account of the notorious character of Myers, he was ashamed of presenting for payment at Puget's, his Lordship's banker; and advising him to pay it t least part of the disgrace belonging to Myers should attach to him. His Lordship not complying, other letters, still more dis gusting in their language, were written, in one of which Phil lips threatened to publish 10,000 hand-bills, containing a state nient of the trausaction between Myers and his Lordship, toge ther with the notorious character of the former, who had beets sentenced to the iillory twice for unnatural practices, and to have them posted in every part of the metropolis. Upon le ceiving this last letter, Lia Lordship was advised to lay the whole before the .Attorney-General. It appeared that all the letters written to his Lordship in the name of Myers and Phillips, were in the hand-writing of young Sedley, and that signed Yates was written by Davenport Sed ley. Copies of all the letters were found in the house of D. Sedley at the time the officers apprehended bins. Lord Eeees BOROUG it suggested to the Attorney-General cis his closing the case for.the prosecution, that there was no evi dence against Baron Kteriilit, although he had one of the bills in his possession, and might know they were the acceptances of the Marquis of Ileadfort, yet it did not appear that he was en. gaged in the conspiracy to enforce payment, or concerned is writing the horrible letters that had been produced. The Jury therefore acquitted him by consent of the Attorney-General. His Lordship sommed up shortly, and the Jury, without he. sitation, found a vadict of Guist:, against Davenport Sedley. SA fURDAY ) JULY 13. CRIM CON- Mooltn V. isllll,Ell. This was an action brought to recover damages against the defendant fur criminal conewation with the plaintut's wife, and was tried before Lord Ellenboruagh and a Special Jury. The plaintiff was a gentleman of . property residing at Long Melford, in Suffolk, and some years ago had married his present wife, who was the daughter of the late Admi-al Cotton, ai.d by by whom he had six children. In the month of January, lfilta. it appeared that the defendant, who was a young man of some education and good address, was employed ail his steward to riratiage his estate. During the first few moeths he used to live in the house, until a lodging should be procured fur him, and he was in the habit of dining at the plaintiff's table with himself am! family, and apparently corduettd himself with great pro priety ; but some little f .aailiarities were observable to scrutl , nizing eyes between 1,..n and Mrs. Moore; and. in the month of November, one day wheat the plaintiff was absent in town upon business, the defendant dined with Mrs. Fissure and her mother (who resided ea the Green, a little distance from the dwelling-house) and abet:t ten o'clock at night, heir]; his isl*i time fur returning t_ i.is lodgings, he rose to retire, .and was lighted out by the lady. The servants having s.nure suspicion of their mistress's conduct towards the yonng .near, were on thy, watch, and the coolant :v.l having placed herself at the crevice of a convenient adjoining door, obse , ved her mistress go up stet* wi:h a light, and having reconnoitred for a short tune, she vet,' her return with a candle to the head of the stairs, and make.% signal, upon which the defendant went up to her, and they wesit together into a room adjacent. but the lady immediately lie turned to her mother, and, after sonic time had elapsed, she said she must be off to bed, bid her mother good-night and retired. In the interim the servant; searched the rooms up stairs wh,re they suspected the (Milldam was cone algid, but could not discover him; howtv,.'r, on coming to the china closet, which usually lay open, they fintud the door 'locked against them, and .they were satisfied he was there concealed. Ira the course of that morning Mrs. Moore had been busily employed in removing some of the china from the closet, so that a person night stand in it ; and had ordered the- b ed next adjoin _ . inito be prepared for her sleeping in ic.tnat night,, on pretence that it would air it, although she was accustomed to sleop in a chamber situate in another pan of the dwebiug. Soon atter the nnstresi had retired to rest, the servant. held a conclave in the drawing-room, which was immediately under 'the bed-roam where theirlady was to sleep; they beard the door of the chnia closet Unlock, and the heavy foot of a roan in blots •4411 k ass