The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-18 00:00:00

THE N the defendants were Mr. Dickinson, a Magistriu and a person named Hurst, an under-bailiff. which the plaintiff complained was made in the Subscription News-room, in Retford, and was occasioned by the following circumstance : Mr. Kenworthy, Lieut.-Colonel Kirke, of the East Retford Local Militia (who - is *also a 'Magistrate), and a young gentleman of the name of Hannam, were in the coffee-roam on the £6th of March, when the dispatches from Gen. Graham announced to them the battle of Barroesa,in which the only son of Colonel I:yre (one of the county Members) lost his life; which misfor tune brought on a conversation between the plaintiff and Lieut.- Colonel Kirke, when the former observed, " that though our Generals knew how to fight, they did nut know how to write taiglish, and he wondered that Government should send out such fellows." This was spoken in allusion to an expretaion of General Graham, where he say's, " we made a night-march of sixteen hours ;" the plaintiff contending that such expression was downright nonsense; because, said he, " the night dill not con sist of that duration of time." At this Lieut.-Colonel Kirke dis played marks , of disapprobation, and said, in a contemptuous manner, he would not converse with the plaintiff any longer about the business. The plaintiff then said, " Ds--n ycti, Kirke, this is not the first time you have slighted me; you. refused to play a game at billiards with me the other day ;.you 'snow me, and 1 will make you respect me:" The' Colonel replied, 66 Ido not know you ;" which plaintiff kneW, iu the literal sense of the word, was false; and in the act of leaving the room, said, in a passion, " D---n it, man, you intend to trample me under foot by your magisterial authority ; any man can be a magistrate with gbni. a year." To which the Colonel again replied, con temptuously, as it was endeavoured to be proved, " no doubt, yOu are a man of great courage." Next day the Colonel stuck up a paper in the coffee-room, so liciting a meeting of the subscribers to hear his charge against 41r. Kenworthy, and determine thereon. Mr. Kenworthy like , wise stuck up a paper to the same sffect, complaining of the con duct of the Colonel. On the slay appointed, sixteen of the sub .. itcribers met, among whom was Thomas Dickinson, Esq. who • WA* Chairman on the occasion : and they came to a Aletermina -tion, that Mr. Kenworthy should be compelled, within a.stated time, to sign a paper, begging pardon of the Colonel for having usrd lapguage disgraceful to a gentletin.n ; which paper should afterwafilshe stuck up in the most conspicuous part of the room, . and there remain seven day; ; os that Mr. Kenworthy should be eitpelled the room. These conditions the plaintiff refused to comply with: in consequence of which another meet ing of the subscribers was called, at which Mr. Dickinson again presided ; and they passed a resolution to reThrn Mr. Kenworthy his year's subscription—to-hire a, man, cr meu, if occasion re quired, to prevent him from entering the coffee-room, or, if he entered, to tutu hint out hy force; and enter into a subscription to indemnify the person or persons, in point of law; who should exercise, or be made parties to such violence. They accord- . ingly hire 4 George Hurst, one of the defendants in this action, to carry the violent part of this resolution into execution; be, from his business, being an adept in the art ofclutaing men by the collar, executed his order by turning Mr. Kenworthy out of • the room the first time he entered after passing the resolution : for which assault, and to recover reparation fur his wounded honour, Mr. Keuwerthy hrought the action. The Jury, after halt an hour's consultation, gave damages 50t. YORK: Ann Wright, the wife of Robert Wright, of LocitingtOn, near li , !yerley, was charged with the wilful murder u Elizitbi!th Wright, the daughter of her husband by a• former wife, a child about nine years of age. The prisoner baei. 4 heen convjeted at BevcrLy Sessions, on a charge.of cruelty towards this child, 4011 sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment : but the Judgf., in bis charge to the Grand Jury, at the commencement of fhe Assizes, having intimated that the case required farther investi ption, an inquiry was instituted by the Grand Jury ; the result of which was, the finding a true bill, for murder against the pri-.. soner, and she was removed by a Bench-warrant from Beverley House of Correction to the Castle of York. The indictment contained several counts, charging her with committing the. murder in different niudes, by beating, confining, and starving . her. The evidence disclosed a series . of the most ahofninable acts of cruelty ; but the surgeon could not po:zibly state that the death of the Chit i had been occasioned by this ill-treattnent: The Jury, after retiring fur about a quarter of an hour, fowl(' the prisoner Not Guilty. His Lordshp observed, that it was a very proper verdict.. In.a former Paper we gave an accouLt of a similar murder in Lancashire, related by a boy in the County Alridewell: He has confessed the whole to be a fiction he invented on shipboard, in order to be sent on shore. He is sent lwit,ta ; Ole Port Adsn.ral at Plyterth.—Ento Pater. . , 4 • • iteisc !ut, ..• . - • k• .110'. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. • William Parlet, of Hart-stree t s St. Gtorge, Bl ooms b ury . apotliecaq% from Atigusi.l7, to . October 5, at ten, at Guildhall% BANKR,UP fC%' SUPERSEDED. • Thptnas Dunstan„of..Faintouth, Cornwall, linen-draper. BANKRUPTS. I • • John Percy Clarke, late of Stratford-upon-Ave:m:4 Want* • • linen-draper. John Lloyd, of Woolwich, cheesemonger. • John L)ande, of Lungport, Somerset, corn-factor. Charles Dufrene and John Penny, of Nottingham, haber dashers. . John - Sisley, of Beckl:7, Sussex, shopkeeper. • James Robinson, lateuf Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, coffee house-keeper. • • CERTIFICATES, SEPT. 3. Juhn Hickox, of Worthing, Sussex, drapa.--4Villiam Bud den and Henry Pyefinch, of Friday -street, Cheapside, whole sale grocers—Peter Lung, of Mere, Chester, tanner.—Hegh 'Wilson, of Nottingham, hosivr.--John Glover, of Liverpool, boot-makt.r.—Juremiali t'onnelhin, of Cat.harint's, ChaPdier.—iuhll Bailey and Rub at Bailey, of Salford, Lana caster, silk-manufacturers.--Richard ford, late of Bristol, rope-marinfacsorer. • SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. . T Oh. V - s. A • , • • ADMIRALTY , -OFFICE; AUGUST 13, 1811. Admiral Sir Charles Cotton has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Es* a letter fri.m the Hon. Captain Dundas, of his , Majesty's ship the Euryalus, giving an account of the boats of that ship and the Swallow sloop having, on the 7th of June last, captured, after a long chase, off the Island of Corsica, L'lntrepide, a Fr nch privateer of two eight-pounders, and fifty-eight men. And also, A letter 'from Capt. Jackson, of thr Ht-raid sloop,-givingr an account of her boats, wiVii those of the Pilot sloop, having cut out four coasting vessels rum under the town of Monsuitar sachi, on the 9th of May. This Gazette contains extracts of communications from Cep— tains Codrington and Adam, and Lieut.-Col. Green, transMit.: ted by Admiral. Sir C. Cotton, relating events preceding the fall , of Tarragona. The meritorious exertions 61these Oftieers, 'ant , • those acting under their orders, deserved success; we lament that efforts made on this occasion should haVe keen follciived .by' . no other advantage than by bringing off smile of the miserablh • objLcts, naked and starving, and placing them under the pro. tection of the British squadron. - Captain Codringion sates, that he had received.intelligence that General Contreras was wounded and male prisoner, -and' ./. that the General personally dist inguiSlied himself ;-.tlaz vernor (Gonzalez 7, with a handful of men, defended•himsestf tow: the last, and was. bayonetted to death in the sqiuiti•neat.bis:. house; that man, woman, and child were put to the i ppo'f&iipp . the French first, enthring the tow n, and afrerwatdi - a1i149311; found in uniform oAvith anus in thar luni4es; ulid that itia:vya , of the women, acid young girl . Of ten. yearsdid, Virgye 4 treatV•iii:i . the most inhurnare way; •and l that after the soldiers ad 4447 'their lust, many of .them, .it was reported, were throw* hate.: ,the frames, together witth, - Ifie badly wounded •§'L)leniards:rotttst• t4ousand•nter. liad - beetkfift 'to destroy the: Able r ,' I:tiTnt to ashes( .or' Would he so, as the , houses- were, all . :;set fire-to, the oazly,c lance . iri their favour was the calnywea li th.et. :land die sudden march -of the • 1 7 rench, by Okla 'some' !lollies' might escape. : of Killed apd Wounded belonging to his Majoy's ship, Centaur, in Action with the • 1 - such Troops on the Beach' nor 'l*arragona, the V.tith lute,'l i. • • • - Ship's Launch killed, killed, 3 wounded. • • • - ••• .4 O. OffiCet Wounded-I—Mr. Henry gerously. • • KILLED ANIWOUDDID. • z Killetl74l4cnlT : . Bakebury, and Davii,t, Toole, or4inary4tea- 4 c =en. Wounded—John Hughes, Quarter-M'a44, lOst hiLieftrzo; ', Wm. 1 Lubec ordinary seaman, slightly on the shoulder. . . e • HE NATIONAL REGIS / TER. 517 t i rre , f rs 'o i r ie til as e s c d o u u i n t t s ygi 1/ TUESDAY'S' LOND'ON C.; 4ZETTE. 0.4- 4 44: ....ribipollll*4 ~ • L ~~~