The National Register. — London, England, 1818-03-16 00:00:00

- MARCH 16. the objection of his being a retail dealer, this drily required to be thentioned in order to he laughed at ; for himself he could my, that f the livery found a person more convessant with the principles of the l'onstituttorg, std better qualified to be their Representative, he would most must cheerfully give up any claims, but he was persuaded they could not tindiworse. take who they chose, than some of the nresent Representatives, whose insultsse them nn the hustings, ht had often !mull with disgust. Hie great object was to show the world that the' Aldermanic gown was no appendage to the honour of as Mem!)er of Parliament, but thatoeven a common Alembea of dif ity Council wadi as justly entitled to complete for this honour, as the Aldermen were, and it should be his highest glory and r e side to reflect, that should he succeed. he had been the first man to brnitit the line, and to show society that London hail alert at least equal in talent to these who sat on the Altlennans !tench. :Nothing would gain the object hut firm and determined perseverance, and while he gratefully acknowledged the honour this day dune him. he implored them not to relax, hut, on the contrary. double their effort,s [loud and , !flag applausesi. With reganl to luniself, the question was,of late filiation. for it was the success of the tense he had.ut heart. A Resolution was agreed to fur appointing district Committees in 2 untierance of the cause. and after thanks, &c. the ;Meeting which was must rcpeetable t adjonrntd, POLICE GUILINIALT- IT. Horne aid J.rGreen were r ••examined. charged with • stealing a mare, the property of Mr. Elliott, of Reading, and a poney, the property of Mr. Marlow, of the same plaec. H. Turnpetiny, an officer, deposed, that on the moraiug,of day week, he saw the prisoners entre Smithfield market with the animals in question, and offer them for sale at .very low prices. Suspecting that they had been stolen, tie questioned them ► and receiving such answers as•strertptl►enad his staid-. cions, he took them into custody. Handbills, describing the animals, were circulated, and on Wednesday the respective • owners claimed their property. The prisoners made two des perate attempts to escape while conveying to the Compter, and uttered the most horrid threats and imprecations. Mr. Elliott stated, that the animals were stolen on Thursday night week from Hurley consuscn. The prisoners b► :lig asked if they had any thing to so, Horne, with great coolness, said, • " were•out together on the common on Thursday night, and seeing the two• horses loose, we caught them and rode • them tip to town, hoping to• make a goed,tl►icr, of the trip, but we have• been disappointed, and that's all &howl ir, raw Worship." They were folly 'tied. HATTON, C ARDEN. Ott Vedneulty .the fear men is custody for ihftwingnotti onCiftsigs in some beer which they gave to five younitwomen, ss already stated, were brought up for re•examination; when • Sarah (sodium repeated her fernier evidence, and added, that neither "basinful nor Renton drank after handing the beer to the WOWS!, and that slit observed the beer had a re-- markablv sweet ani!-plee.sant taste. Heiugarked if she ever observcsilany partkularintionacy.betweemDawanti cad either . nt the young women, she answered, none whatever. Pike !i.sd no acatuaintauces with the. two servants. :Mary Ann Woodman, sister to the aboye, confirmed the foregoing; and added, that she a.iv ited the v..umess not CO drink of the.heer, in consequence of being told by a man than Renton had put • something into• runs and water, which made him very sick. • The twitter which F. etscv Fox emitted had been analyzed by : Dr. Dm !nig, but he had not been able to discover auy-thing particular therein. P. Nigkean confirmed •the deposition, that on time state of the girls being discovered, ire heard . ton-say to Dawson, " lie simmer', and say nothing( *lout it, as we know nothing atoisvi 7 and that Dawson, answered, -" To be cure, as no person knows any ibiug about it." Here a.paper was handed to the Magistrate fronaDr. Darling, cer ..tifying. that Elizabeth Fos was 01it....ef immediate danger,— The Magistrates then conferred, and atierwards agreed, that as am malicieasiutentiou was proved, ;tad no poisonous mat ter discovered by analization, the prisouers might be admit ted to bail; when the servants were immediately bailed by their masters, imt Renton and Dawson not being provided, were remanded. • Information;being received at this office Ahat a meetiag was to have taken place between Richard Johnsou, Faq. and Benjamin Abler, Eisq. both of Arindsorderrace,City -maid, for the purpose of lighting a duel,. Wm. Reati, pun. nor of the offi cers, with proper aß.sitiouctt. wes immediately dispatched iu order to prevent their fighting, tied, s.itb a warrant lor them and their Armpits. The Utfiv•r4 stimeeded ,iii apprehending . the principal f; both of .wheia.they brought before the. Nlagis trates, where they were bound over with theiratereties to keep the peace. MARLBOROUGH STIC.ET. Complaint was made by a servant (Allaying been knocked , !oss Awe. robbed of his watch and a silver tankard, by a gam; of . rod - lairs, on Weilneseay, night,, in Meektenhurgli s pare., ',Die gam; consisted of saue:al youthful depredators, one of ►ehnic arrested the servant's attention by pietentlina have been lost, when a man knocked.liirn down.: There wi rc. peofle, is the street at the:time; the Utukard has born aced toa pawnbroker's. QUEMN SQUARE. CAUTION TO Tn AlSklsStEN.—lttfOrntaiioll -was. ITCeIVCd at this oilier on Wednesday, that a fellow about 2.e years, silage, a!sinit five feat four inches high., full face and fair complexion, dressed its blue clothes, and black silk handkerchief round li.s neck, is going about the town passing bad notes, purport !iig: to be of she Kish, Exi.ter,.and Somerset banks, ;old madv payable in L ton. Fits Toesday night he purchased a watch -It the shop of Mt. Fuller; in Cliike-sorect, Chelsea, and passed bad Zit. note of the above description. He represents hin:- self 0 be a Lieutenant in the Navy. THE PAGfioDA..IN ST. .1 :1 MliS'S PARK...--thlrilli the early part of Saturday the metropolis was sighed. hy,unother Mari • ..ane. The wind increased in strergth so much, that the sen tinels ,en ,the Pisgoda Bridge were ohligtal, te have their 7tatiullS, and seek shelter in the body of the Wilding. In a moment atter a midden gust of wind blew ficni tilt S. W. with such tremendous they, that it carried away the sentry hoses to the other side. whets they se:ere dashed . against the battle ment and broken to pieces. Nearly all the bells that were hung along, the side for ornament, were also blown. away, with thet:'uti fastenings, and seamed some distance in the air. One ots itle wooden. pillars on the. Westminster. tilde, which stands about 10 feet. high, .vtas blown down., and, striking its ponderous weight against an oak, was shivered to pieces, leaving . the Upper part stuck in the tree. No other damage was dose to the bridge. la clearing the scite far the erection of a new church at Duntfermilite, a tomb has been discovered which is 'apposed in be skit of Hobert Bruce, King of Seotland. A trough of polish stone contains the s!seleton. 'clic body, which is six l'ect two inches in length, appears to have been wrapped in tine tistnuk, interwove with gold, of which some fragments THE NATIONAL IIE:GIgITTI COUNTY .4SSIZES. wmairsTEß, mAnnt 7. The Assizes. fur the Comity were dtosed this evening, by the assistance of Mr. Sergeant Pill„ who yesterday morning, from-ibis number of prisoners reinaiiiiiig to be tried, was ap 'malted to assist the,Jittigrs. (pelting a third Court ; Jarsticei Abbott havipg been nutlet- the. necessity of leaving two Special Jary caws 71, Trimmers, to be tried at the neat .Assizes, that he might try at the criminal bar. Francis•Piesse, mars Francis Ilen. Parsons, aged 31, for stealing, on the 31st August, upwards of ten Bald/ notes, each for the "payment of 51. and also divers pieces of money, awning-In; in the whole to the value of 3Sal. is. lid. the rupees. of his Majesty. 'Fite prisoner waxy zkrk in the Navy ~ P ay- office, in the Duck.yosd at Portsinesali; and to loin being r nodded .the office of paying pensions, he was in. trusted with a cousider able suns, for the . ..pi °per appropris. tiros of which it Was, usaal for him at certain periods, to ad. count to the chief clerk. On the morning on which his dm ficiency was detected, being that on which be was to hand over his, balance, he ifriitlisreJ murky notes, assorted in par. eels of 5t11., composed severally of five, two, and one pound notes. Upon examination air these, it, was, discovered that two parcels which lie produced as each consisting of ten .5-1. notes. were arranged. with a ul. mite At the top and bottom of each ; the ,intermediate ones being only thole of 20s. fa further .exattination, it was found that be was deficient iu theanic. 0 . 3081. as. lid. On. being toldbis balance ,V3ll nut correct...he replied, he wouldsnake It 39 ; instead of which lie Immediately left the office, took a post cl)sise, and oh 'wonder' to London, whither he was followed, and afterwards traced to Dover, where lie embarked for France. Bi•hoji; the lloakstreet officer, having been sent in pursuit of appreliMed Wolin Paris.and brought hinu back to this coon' try.—Severi years' transportation. 'Orlando Lockyer and Ruhert,Hand, charged with the mur der of John Sutton, at Northwood, in the Isle of Wight. John Holding, a surgeon...eras going to South America with the prisoners on board al;e ship Grace. On the 9th Deceit - bee he was with them at She Dolphin inn, West Cowes; the sat together for two boars, when Sutton remarked,that a the company wore in debt. Majer Lo^kyer replied." Do you mean to say that lam in debt?" Station said lie did. Ma jor Lockyer, arawered, " Whoever is in debt,. I, am nor."— Sutton replied, "We are all iu debt to our Creator." Major Lockyer left .the room, and messages passed between them and a Mr., Redesilale, another passenger. Snttru said, if li e (Major,Lockyer) called him out, he would meet him. Next: .morning they met to settle the dispute by. fightiug duel.— IHand and liedestiale measured the ground. Hand called Sutton and gave him a pistol, when ..be and Major Lrickyer took their ground. Major Lockyer fired, and Sutton clapped his hand on his breast, staggered row:tiff two or three paces, and held out his hand; Major Lockyer advanced and took it. He immediately' fell, and the prisoners .ran away. , Suitogi soon after expirgd. Mr. Fitzgerald (brothertathe owner oil' the vessel) deposed, that Hand seriously pressed Sutton to settle the af f air, when they were gonty .to the field; all ass said that coati be said to induces lion to make concession for the words he bad used, and not fight; this ailitionitiou he re* peated several times. Several other w itntsses. were e„saiiiiiied, but their trestiinony added nu new .feet to ,those, already known. Major Lockyer and Mr. Hand bath read a veo long anti able defence. The. Judge, in ,summing up the evi dence, told the jury they must lint listen to the appeals from the prisoners, our let any reports or statements before known' to them prejudice the case—they must judge according to the evidence then given. •Verdict—Mauslaughter.: ec months imprisonment each. James Robinson.. a black, for stabbing Wni. Mitchell, with intent to minder him, at Partsomittli.—Death. Hugh Min, a corporal in,the lent foot, for the murder of Jainrq Rainey, a.private. ,that regiment, sin Aiwaday last, near Titchlield. The prisoner and theAleccased had taken a deserter to Bristol ; on .their return, at Crofton, two miles front 'ritelifield, the eon veration turned on the party having overstayed .their time, whim the deceased said, that it wao the fault of the prisoner;-he not liking neither the tautitiittr manner nor the eliargc, desired ,the deceased, not to repeat what he had said ; the deceased said, he should do nu other than repeat it ; immediately after w:tieli the pm bolter struck him in the back with his bayonet, 2ind tt, died iastautly. The bayonet was nearly doubled by theuct.—.-I'.cath.. To be es nectenam 3lou,day next. 07:I LMSFORD, M4 RCIZ , IO. t josApli Mays was indicted far bigamy, in marrying Eiii. Hazlegrove, his former Wee being then alive. The facts of the case being proved, Mr. Corwoosi,oojected, that this case was no fe10n..., as by the evidence it appeatcd, that the parties had Iteen absent from each other for ten years, and therefore the prosecutor oiqt . litto have adduced iu proof • handy . that the prisoner knew Jul. firmer wife to be 4%*pe; I:.t the time of the 3.- coat! marriage. Mr. Baron Graham said, upon his present consitleration be 4hought it sight to be provi.d that the wife was. The party who left the oilier: .bit if I►e ?honkd alter his judgment hereafter, the prisoner shodd have the benefit of it. Jury found Min Guilty, and he was sentenced to three mouths imprisonment. The following prisoners were capitally - convicted, viz. Luke Springliam, for strainig two slieep,,vahte 41. the ,paoperty of W. Fitch, of linavestocc.;..DAtidge'd, for stealing of 'flioinas Baker, county notes and, silver to the ainoiat. of 5H..105., at Colchester; .T. Frost and .C: - .Frost,,sf;:r stealing sheep the property of; W. Calming, of ilenhain.—t:. Frost was 'vein !) . mended to mercy. but the Judge said, the circumstance of their being indicted for several other 'Millar offences, rendered ;t extremely t;oitlnfol whether the mercy of the Crown could be cgtiopleii to them; and Isaac Witheat, for rob lig the flwellidg worse of E. Hughes, at tiriustead. C. Miller, S. Tyler, J. Cooper, a 11 1(1 G. I lepwnuti, for having forged notes their possession, were senteu red to 14 ) cab. transptatation. mitTrOity. W. Edwards, was. Indicted for hiirglartonsly breaking the dwelling louse of ~.Taber Howard, orkbuckatay, and stealing therein & quantity of bread, cheese, bacon, and other proper- H. Ruskin was indicted, for stealing on the 2iinct. at Cites hunt, a gelding, tale property of John Uwen.—Guilty,Death. J. Milton was indicted fur burglarionoly entering. the dwel ing house of W. ()dwell, the elder, of. Bennington, and steal ing therein a quantity of bacon, bread, wearing.apparel, , xc. —Guilty Death. Anne Cook, aged 2.1, was indicted for having, en the :tit of February, Tinder false pretences, obtained from J. Mutsgravi% *largo quantity of child-bed ,beets, and,varions other articles, the property of S. R. flanssen, Esq. of North Minims. This case excited the strongest feelings of indignation, and the sanrt facts ate these :—The prosecutor had provided an establishment for *applying the poor with clothe. • and ineh gent females w!tli 6,11(1.60 linen, Ste. The pristelt r t, c‘it In his house, and repeesennitn. herself to he the A,tcr one :it Rostuelio Ito was in child tied, entreated, t:ia t might have thy .iteces•rary articles for her relief. she wirs supplied with The articles hi the t i ll! extent of her request, bat iu a dry or two it ss as discos el erl.that the whole was a fabri cation, and that the primmer had sold the goods. To be confin ed 11: mouths in the county gaol. W. Fountain was indicted forstcatie;, on the 11th Dec., at Henley, one ewe slteep, the property of P. Haduw, ilsq. of Colney Drat',. T. Baker was itilltcted tut stealing, on the 19th Jan., at Rickmansworth, one e sheep, the property of Humphrey Bache, , Death. Anotiter indictment against him, brit Mr. Baron Wood declined trying him upon it. R. Br4d.laaw, aged YO, was indicted for stealing, on the lath Aug., at St. Albans, a black gelding, property .01 Mr. G. Marstou of that place.—Guilty Death. W. „Dyer, aged 19, late a deserter from the et.pot at Chat ham, was indicted for a violent assault tipoir Qarke, un the King's highway, and taking hum his person a silver watch and ii. in Bank notes and utter property, on theJ2th Sept., rt Brattgbin. The prisuuer was a remarkably kandsonie young man, and of genteel appearance, but his condsirt throughout the trial was extremely utibi coming, and bespul,T a degree .of insensibility to the awfulness ut his situation, which even the most hardened and desperate offender would scarcely have betrayed. He was laughing almost all the thug of his trial, and notwithstanding the humane suggestioa; of hi, Counsel, Mr. Adolphus, he perset•ered to the last in his indecent levity. Guilty, Death.-11e was left fut• execu tion. J. Little, and J. Martin, were capitally indicted for break ing and entering the dwelling.bonse ut W. Chapman, of Thu dlridge, and steatite sixteen live fowls. The prisoner, Little, notwithstanding the Illumine remonstrance of the Judge, per sisted in a plea of his guilt.—Mr. Baron Wuod immediately pronounced sentence of Deadh upon the prisoner, who hav ing exclaimed, " I trust my Llltd, pare my life ;" the Judge replied. " Yes, I think fur this utrence, I may veuttire to promise you mercy, but flout intimations which have beets made to ow, it seems you must be remised to the next coun ty, to abide your trial upon capital eh ages." Joins Martin was dieu put upon his trial. Mr. Jessop, said, that the prisoner, iu conjuuction with Little.istid several others, forming a gang of depredators long Use terror of the county, had at length been arrested in their guilty care-E. Sotue of the parties, it is true, had for the, present esgapral the vigilance of pursuit, but they were known, and dare not with impunity practise their offences, or even appear its that county, which they had so long rayaged• —Guilty,, Death. .B.ltod well was convicted of stealiiig from the premises, of Thomas Deacon, Esq. of Whatford, a valuahlk,ciare, his pro perty.—Guilly, Death. T. %Veils, was convicted for having harglarinesly entered the dwelling house of G. Grissel, and stealing from thence a large quantity of leather and other property. Guilty . Death. T. Wagsby was capitally convicted for breaking,the dwel. ing house ut a poor faintly named Anderson, at Thetford, ar stealing _therein divers articles ad wearing ap parel.- : Gail Death. Mary Davis and Catherine Pearce were indicted los glut, ing front Henry Gibbs, GI. in Hank notes, and other property. Guilty. 7 years transportation. Atter several trills for minor Offences, the Aspires, pre. seating the heaviest calendar known at this place, having egg]. chided, Mr. Baron IVood proceeded Wpm sentence of Death upon the following convicts, viz. B. Birdwell, R. Ruskin, and H. Bradshaw, for horse stealing; T. Baker, and W. Fountain, furisheep stealing ; J. Andrews for house breaking ; J. Milton, J. ,Ilartin J. Little, and E. Harper, f u r b urg l ar y ; an d . W . Dyer for highway robbery. Mr. Baroa.tiraliam who assisted in the trial of the prisoners passed sentence of Death noon Wells, Wigsby, and Edwards. Dyer, we miderstouil, is the only criminal left tar execution. BERKSHIRE. CriNonclay Lst the As:ire; for this county commenced at 'leading. at which the following prisoners, among others, were tried and eon. vieted :-,George Holloway, fur stealing twelve sheep, from Charles Pocock of Cholsey, and eighteen sheep, from Peter Matthews, of Muulsford ; George Stockbridge, for breaking open the dwelling house of ,Lazarir. Glove, of, Dray ; John Edmonds and Smith, fur robbing in &awe-fling-house at South;Hineksey ; Sarah Spokes, fur breaking open anti robbing the dwelling-house of With Slituwell, of Renienbani 'Phones Courell,, for -a like o&nce at Drightwell ; David Sims, for a like oft - epee sit elsoltham ; Jan Hall, Ishii I'inkett, John llowles, for a burglary at Stanford ; Wm. Howes, and I. Bowles tin the same, likewise for sheep stealing and other offences; 'Dennis Wren, for breaking into the dwelling-hoque of Ann Marlow, at Dradtield ; and Willtain t Kilmot, for stealing from the dwelling-lionie of Sarah Goodell, .of iSperghandand ;--the whole of the above were futr.d ,uilty,--Deutli, but were all after wards reprieved. James Co! bet; and George; Nfilkin,. f feleniously uttering a forged, !lank Dote, received senten4 of death, and are left for execu tion. William Franklin, for highwaystobbery ; .Itiehard Walters. and Thomas Lee thr burglery tur stealing dwelling house ; and J. Wlton. for hottLe breaLing ; received 54:1 1 - tencv of death, but wereall reprieved. Fine.—Wednesday night a tire broke out in an apartment ' at the house of Mr.(iiunt 'llionias, the sign uf the White Swan, Mile End !toad. The servant maid, whu was, ge.oig to iva 3 ho the linen, went lip stairs with a lighted candle, to the first fluor apartment, and gathered lip nil the articles elie was go ing to wash, lint in eue:copience of the cainfle falling from the eaudlestiek, they caught fire, and she, in her aiarm, pulled some sheets an lo: -.an-ets tal the he•l, and threw them in the flumes, thinking to extinguish which added to their fury. ri noshin4 through the door op stairs, pre. vented am of tile lodge's On the tipper part oitlic house from ii king their e'cape 110%711 stairs, and, most of thei‘vsaysd their lirca by being ft: otitos.f the hick wiedutes into the yard. F. matt who lodged ill the second deer, anti, mime. in lied, nu: being alarmed till the flames had reAsked his apart merit, am , ke, and 111 opening. Lis Boat .4an stheaosell""si-aliisserisliallileefrior;ae ;poll 11i10 ;he had no oilier means et esc a piog4K: j ump . lug out of the-window, to which he he could rind rerolatien, at leimtkile sot out and s too d on the window stool, from which he jumped down to the g 'to d SeVelat persons made to the spot, who picked him ep t state Lw u i f d i I n e s c h n c s i t; t s y s 1 t, ley r t ,ly revived; carried o h n e t to London t ,r t n o k s r i ; awl tee.rived scr ern! bruise'., The upper pal tof ,usi house, was i.enTlett ly destroyed.