The National Register. — London, England, 1818-05-10 00:00:00

MAY 10. OLD B.IILEY. Wvilnesclay these Seisions cur:tine:lced before tlici rti:tht lion. Ole Lord Mayor, Mr..ltt,tke I.l.iyley. Mr. Howl (Arrow, use lictar anti tih:. tt:tial City Utlictir. br"Vii: Or Nr.WGATE. _Convict". railer sentence of death „. ---Tratisportation for life ... „. ii years • ... r. - 7 yeah S.. Respired duriogpltasure Prisoners under brnterno of iniprisotiuent 1 for Orliki/ and taibticarntiour.; Prisoner's convicted, but upon whom judz ituint is respitod F males . 117 19 10 13 3 fis 25 11 9 32 18 9 1 134 21 31 80 80 Total ... ... 30 'William Major. aged 23..1ani1s GreenSeld, ti/. Rabat Selby, 20, and JanteaStoekwa 20, wale indicted for assaulting Ttagpai Too man, on the highway, putting him in fear , and taking from his persaa a 4.4(21 aol too seals, a3a Ys. tid. in maney, on the 15th of April last. Tha prosecutor deposed that he was a shonnaker, and misled te. 'York-street, Westminster. On the day statAl in the indict:writ he °went to see the sport going farwa...l at rothill.fiells, and haJ not b..atn there long what a ring was fanned of the multitude *r ate pur pose of balding a ball-bait. He saw the prisaaers it; due t -owe'. and they began au push and shove the people about. In a few minutes they approached. and hustled. him with gonad:ruble violence. One of them s.tia:ti hint by the arm, and ano.hcr gare hint a squeeze which pained hint mach. He was eventually so ill ue:.l at ta fall down in it state of insensibility, and upon reco:ering found himself in a cart. into wai.th he had tiara lifted. watzh, seal;. and iaon:y, *en then vie. Ili: was certain the prisaaers, with others, area those who hitstkd hint. 'flat.prisoner Alajor did not take his -watch, buthe wasonc of theater: who held him. Ile knew him the core particularly, having gone to school with him. The.lury, after a consultation of abort t..a minutes. acquitted sEelby and Stockton. and *and Major _and Greadield Guilty of . stealing from the perdue only. The following were capitally convicted : Thomas Mitchell, for stealing a maim sheep, the property .of Thomas Cane. James Pearson, for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Enteron and stealing two sheets, &c. Charles Small and John Freak, for braking and entering the dweUiag-house cf Edward John Holland, end strafing a blue coat and a fustian jacket. 'Flamm Norris, for assaulting Henry Wiggington in the King's highway, and stealing hunt Ms person a silver watch-cis:. The opinion of the twelve Judges on the cases of Timothy iNCNa mars and Thomas Buttery, tar forging a siatinaes will.; Robert Spencer and Wm. *Bailey for burglary ; and tit:ales Gugerly, for stealing privately in a shop ; was given by Mr. Justice Bayley, con firming their bever.l convictions: as good. FRIDAY. INA \NlTY.—Mathias Maher was brought to the bar for the par. epose of being arraigned on a charge of forging a power of attorney l'he prisoner was conducted to the bar by three men, having a fate hold of him. lie was secured by a strait waistcoat and by weighty chains at his feet. The clerk of the arraigns put the usual questionc.l him, " Are lota guilty e er not guilty?" but the only reply the inaniae made, was, " Do you want to murder me 't I have been starAxl here for up wards of ri month without eating or drinking." Mr. Justice Bayley.—•• It' you do not plead either guilty or not guilty, 1 must direct the jury to inquire whether you stand mute by the visitation of God, or whether you do it wilfully." Prisoner.—" Are you going to g:vc me ans tobacco ?" Mr. Justice Bayley remittal the olsservarion. t• Prisoner. —•-• I get up with swords and pistols upon tr.e. Year want me to cat nothing but poison." Mr. Alley. as Counsel for the priaoner, called several witnesses to prove his insanity, after which he was about to address the Court, but was prevented by the Jury stating that they had mule up their minds upon the question. Mr. Justice Bayley was glad to hear the opinion of the Jury. Tie had, himself, long ago trade up his %Mad upon the. ease. If the Jury thought that the prisoner wet insure, and thetefore was mute by the visitation of clod, he would be kepi , in sionfitement until the pleasure of his Majesty was knowu upon this case. The Jury found a verdict—lnsartity. The prisoner was immedi ately taken front the bar back to his cell. COTT MIS AND MAIMING.-•-.. 1 young Frenchman, of respectable appearance. was placed at the her, charged with having wilfully cut . and stabbed Gilbert Mathias with a sharp instrument, with intent tc murder hint. Gilbert Mathias said that he was a Roman Catholic Priest, and pfficiated at the Spanish Chapel, Nlancliester-square. On Sunday the 13th of March, atter tho Paternoster, be heard a little noise in the crowd. His back was then to the people, and upor. tnrning his head, he observed the prisoner coming over the rail with his hat on, and a long uaked sword in his hand.- Witness immediately tan to wards the vestry, and was followed by the priaoner, who made se veral thrusts at him which cut hie vestments. Witness endeavoured to shut the vestry door, but the prisoner put his foot and prevented it. In the endeavour to wrest the sword out of his hand, witness re. dived a cut in his arm and on the lingers. At this instant, about 30 persons rushed from the crowd and secured the prisoner. lirtirael Crawley took the sword Irian the prisons:. The prisoner said hainsulf. when apprehended, " I am mad." The prisoner—•• 1 did not say I was mad. The people said I was mad." The prisoner was relied upon for his defence, and he declared - " My defence is this. The priest refused to administer the sacrament to me; and I think any priest who doe:: thi► acts with a malicious motive. There being nu law in this ramutry w punish him, I took the law iuto my (Ala bandit." ritual Benshawe lived with Mrs. Menistrier, Cumberland-place, 7 City-road, and the prisonmlotlgral in the same house. The prisoner first lived upon bread and water ; afterwards he ate fowls, and ge nerally devoured 21 fowls. a week. Oranges he afterwards lived upon for some time; and for three weeks ate nothing but oil-cake. t in several eccasions, be brought home grass and roses and pounded them, and drank the juice. The prisoner af:erwards ate nouting but peas for a longer time, mad momenines ate 4 peeks a day, 3 pecks of swelled. and 1 of unshelled peas. Sometimes, when at prayers, the prisoner would burst into a ihuil laugh. On &mother occasion witness retched a live rabbit for the prisoner, and he said he would cut oil one of its legs to cure it. bite prisoner had also an iron crown which he wore. ilc sent it back once to he altered, and wanted it to be made yaks: like F rhl. At the request of the prisoner witness cleaned the sword which had been predueed in Court, and lie attn.- tv.uds went out with it upon his sUonkler. Else had no doubt but that the prisoner was deranged. Fer the last three months the pri soner devoured Aix rounds of mutton a-day. J. S , .anwell an ironmonger, had made for the pirsoner three shiehls. One weighed ,4,51 b. Re was displeased bemuse it was not stout enough. lie made.coure armour for him, the weight of which was 214 pounds. Mr. Box had no hesitant - in in saying that the prisoner was Marin... The Jury found u verdict—Not Guilty, upon the ground of in• sanity. CASE: or Loin) Patarensiosr.--I,Matenant ',avid Davis was brattiest to the bar, and it was net raitliout censidtr.:llle dilliculty . slut he complied in pleading " not Guilty" to time wage against Idni." Ile said that liis sufretings were so gre.tt, that they fluid he known before he was put upon his trial. lie had been turned from hie regintent like a madman, and all the world knew it. lie added, " It I am acquitted of this clituge, I must put an end to my exist. truce." The whole address was incoherent, and it was almost im possible to coilectits meaning. Lord Viscount Palmerston, proved that, on the tith sr April last, ..he attended at the %Via td about one As he was as wending the staircase, a pistol was tired at him. He did not observe isho it was that tired it, bat he felt himself wounded in the back. lle had never seen the prisoner until the transaction alluded to. %Vm. Hoare was a messenger on the tith of April last at the War- Office, and at almost me ti elude saw Lord Palmerston wine up the steps through a glass &or. Ile immediately saw a flash of lire, and heard the reportiof a pistol. Witness rushed unwed, and taught hold of the prisoner, who exclaimed, with an air.- of satisfaction upon his countenance, " I have killed him." 'Pile prisoner had a pistol in hit right hand. lie asked the prisoner if he had a sawed pistol, and he replied, " No, upon my honour, I have not!" Witnms here pro ducet the pistol. It was a small screw pistol. 'Clic prisoner was called upon for his defence. He .rald !hat he wished to ctuutuunicate what tie intended to be known to his counsel. Being told by NI r. Ju,tice Bayley that was not allowed, the pri soner observed that he had been disinisied from his regiment being unfit for any thing. and wit ea,ea would be produced who would tall the Court his suLiings, and prove his insanity. With respect to the present transaction, he had been refused a personal communication with hit lordship, and had written many letters to Lord Palmerston to which he had rec. ived no answer. He bad suffered and was now suffering great torture. He was an innocent man, and did not deaerve this treatment. Ile should have wished the circumstances to have been inquired into in a private manner. He had no friends to Job atantiate the charge he had against I.ord fahnersten. lie was him self descended of a good family. and he had secret motives which induced him not to explaM en the present occasion. Mr. Justice Bayley..a-Have you any thing more to say ? The Prisoner.—Why should I be crucified in this manner, when the business might be settled at once ? I.knew I should not kill his lordship by firing at him. The witnesses on the part of the prisoner were then called, ankthe ladies were requested to goout of l' aura Francis Rogers Pasloe was a surgeon, and knew the prisoner when he lived at Pimlico in la LC, and was called up to visit hint. Witnesa proceeded to examine him and t'ound that he had committed a dread- WI mutilation Oft a part of his hady with:. razor. He was the. de cidedly insane. S. Maud, who lived at Pimlico. proved, that in the month of Nov. la IS. the prisoner lodged with him, having just arrived from abroad. He haul no doubt from the very first day that the prisoner laboured under a mental deningement. He sent witness to an optician's to fetch a loadstonc which he had bought, he said, for 15s. When he got to the ?hop, wit - cc.; feting to loadstoue came to five guineas.— When the pri.t :ler hail got possession of the stone, he asked witnesa if it would draw his hat oft' the table. The prisoner asked whether the stone would draw the people through the wall. And wanted to make stars with the loadstone, and :asked witness if it were possible. pritoner. sent fora lawyer t.) draw up n ettacnicat to the Duke of York, but the lawyer could make nothing of it. • George Vicary lived at 53, Geor:ex-street. Chelsea. The pri4iner lodged at his house, and came in April lb he remained there untCl the present occurrence. NVitness thought he had something particular on his mind. In general he was very civil. but Was at times in a greatrage. Mr. Box, a surgeon, considered the print= or. certain points in an insane state of mind, and he had seen him almost every day. The 11ev. Salisbury Cotton. the Ordinary of Newgate. had had frequent oppertunities of seeing the prisoner, and believed that spun certain palms he was insane. Mr. Drown, the keeper of Newgate, proved that the priconer was insane when he entered Nen-ate on the lath of April last. The Jury having retired for about a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict of—Not guilty, on the gt cund to insanity. The prisoner, during the whole of the trial, which r =pied neatly sic hours, conducted himself with great propriety and calmness. MRS. F-Dwtx.—The public will hear, we doubt not, with great pleasure, that the loss this lady has sustained, nearly every dolt she possessed in the w0r1d..1,6001. ; thehard and economical ravings of years of professional labour, is likely to be in part reetoi ed to her. The Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, with a liberality that reflects nu them the highest honour, have set on feat a subscription, which has a ready received the signatures of the mastrespectable and opulent of their members. This lady's case is particularly distressing, and one is which almost all must feel at least some interest. Considering the honour of Mr. Samuel• as a Stuck Broker sacred, her agony cn hearing of his conduct may be easier conceived than described ; more particularly as he hail taken her all ; which had. been entrusted to him fur the honourable purpose of huvine an annuity for three lives —per's, an uncle and au aged mother, both isC whom she hail long supported comfortably, and herself, when aim should find it necessary to retire from a profession of which she had always been cousidt red a bright in minima. Wednesday a meeting of the propri• r tors of Drury Lane Theatre was Leld in the Saloon, for tho purpose of electing an Auditor in the room of Colonel Douglas.--Mr. George Robins was put in sanninatiou by Mr—Wright, atid Mr. Al• demean Cox by Mr. Peter Moore. After some desultory con versation a ballot took place, the result of which was, for Mr. Alderman Coa, tei.—Mr. G. Robins, Vs.—Majority, for Mr. A. C u x, 8. Ilium which he was declared duly elected. Allusions were made to the secrecy in which the affairs of the 'hedge were kept Irons the body of proprietors, had ex plenatious were called fur by the.lfun.Doirelas.Kiimairtl ; Mr. Robins, and others. The patties were manly balaneee. and it is obliges; that a full disclosure .sit• the cii eumstancee of the theatre must he made at thekeeeral Meeting under the Act in August next, but it was coutended that during the 1643011 such disclosure would be premature. It was generally expected Otto a proposition would have been discit.•sed for lowering the prier of 411111111011 to tile i.OXeS, a measure loudly called for by the public, and which, it is believed, would be truly nth antageues to both theatres. No such quest inn, however. was started. The family of a genteman of great wiped:linty in Mortimer. street, have been within these few days rendered extremely unhappy by the attempt of one of its jeeenile members to commit suicide The untbrtunate individual is al:al about ll', who for some months past has them, symptoms of mental derangement. On his staying from the breakfast table some time beyond his hour. a person was sent to his chamber to call him, rill to his great surprise round him in a stupor apparently labouring ender t h e effects of poison. A our. Been of eminence was called in, who administered a ening emetic, which had the ;Mixt of bringiug up part of the contents of the sto mach. The tintlirtitatite young gentleman still lies in a very preca. dons state, but hopes are entertained of his final recovery. A few days ago an inquest was keld at the Macke otth Arms. Commercial-mad. on the Feely of Susan Sucklim:, aged servant to a lady iii Turner-strect ; who having disobliged her mistress. and received notice to quit her situation. replied, that the never would go to another ; and the sisrie Hight, after closing the street door. retired to the parlour and cvt her throat, in which state she was Mend by her mistress with a knife lying by her side.—Verdict, Died by her own band, not being awspos meths at the time. Tuesday night as Mr. Waller, of Westminster, was proceeding along she New Cut, near the Cohourg theatro, he was stopped by three stout fellows, who after severely beating him, tebbed Mitt of 31. in 134ak of England notes, and his waian. POLICE. MANSION-110USE. The proprietor of the Old Swan Tavern, Fish-street-hill. preferred a charge of felony against two surgeons. The wife of tl►e prosecutor had, 'you retiring to rest, broke her leg. Her husband (who hatl.gone to bed ito a state of inebrity) rose, and obtained medical assistance. The two gentlemen were called in, and one of them had occasion to retire. Doming his absence a pocket-book, coutaining 1191 in notes. it was soil. was missed. Tili* filet was allreed by the pros. - - (-odor, hut the Load Mayor thinking his evidence insufficient. sent Mc. Wontoer to the Tavern, where the pithecutris. declared that she had placed the pocket-book, containing the money, upon a chair, close to her bedside, and that no other ',emus hut the surgeons bad been in the room. After an investigation of more than two hums, the defendants were eonu ordered to appear on a future day. Tuesday the parties' again at►euded,when4he solicitor of these gentlemen. Mess, S. Crofts and Smith, of George-lane, Easteheap, stated to the Lind Mayor, that some reparation was due to lois clients for the unjust aspersion cast on their cl►aracters,aud desired Mr. ' Gazelce would cause an apology to be inserted in all the public newspapers, and should pay ten guineas to the eitarity school of the %Valli in which he resided. 11 a vomploanee with these proposals was for a moment withheld, proceedings woodd be immediately instituted a piust him. At the t mendation of the Lord Maur, Gagelee acceded to the proposed terms, and the matter ended. Mr. Gazele-t, in the course of the invectigation, admitted that he aosit,l3 have placed the pocket-book under his pillow previoas ro .nettiug into bed, and that it must probably had slipped to the place is which it was found. 'THE NATIONAL REGIsTEIL GUILDHALL. B. Goodyear anti M. Harkness were re-examined, ekarged with uttering it forged 51. Bank-note. The Bank Solicitor stated that he had.another charge to prefer against the rinds prisoner; and as the woman did not appear to hare had guilty intention in passing the note, hr had to request that she might be admitted as an evidence against Goodyear. The Magistrate assented, and she deposed to the ram as stated at the former examination, namely, that Goodyear sent her with the note to purchase two shirts, and that he was to pay her a trifling sum tOr.Fer trouble. Mr. Hawes, grocer, of Bun row, stated, that he received a 11. note of Goodyear some time since in payment fur some tea and sugar. This note had been declared to be a forgery. Mr. Fish, one of the Rank inspectors, was called to prove this tact, %%hen Mr. Alderman J. J. Smith asked the Solicitor to the Bans what objection there was to producing the signing cashier, whose siguatare was alledged to be forged on the note in que.tioa Mr. N estwood said, the signing cashier conk! only prove the forgery of his signature, whereas the Inspector could prove the note to be forged in other respects. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. G. Citotson, a china painter, was re-examined on a charge of bigamy, in marrying a :%lisis Evans, Isis first wife being alive. It appeared. as on the former statement. that alter living with Miss E. about a mouth, he deserted her, taLing with him part of her pri.perty, and went to cohabit wish JO third lelll4lC.—lie was fully committed. UN lON-Ii ALL. Isaac Tapper, preacher at the Paragon Chapel Lode's_ fields,eSmitlweark m appeared before the Magistrate pursuant to his recognizance el 'lnestley last, to answer the charge preferred against him by Collingbourn and another officer, for unlawfully having in his possession varieue articles of lead, pewter, copper, 6:c. and also a number of hireh-broetio , the latter stolen trout Mr. Stiles, dealer, of the Kentßoad. The defendant accounted in a satisfactory manner for se veral of the articles which had been seized by the cfficers us his premises ; but the pewter pots, lead, and iron, were con demned, and he was tined 40s. wider the lead and iron acL Mr. Stiles positively swore that the brooms were part of aig bundles which were stolen from his premises on the Lail of March, and upon this charge Mr. Tappcuwas held to bail for a misdemeanor, himself in 401. and two sureties in 201. each, fur bis personal appearance at the Quarter Sessions. Hi; friends inunediattly cattle forward, enteied into the ne cessary recognizances,and paid the penalty. On leasing the Court, the defendant declared most vehemently that the whole business was a conspiracy, mud that lie would instantly institute proceedings against the officers, au d never relax is his exertions until he procured their suspension or dismissal from their situations, and that .a subscription among hie friends would immediately commence to assist him iu the attaininentof his object. • The Grotto public house, in Lent-street, Southwark. was again set tire to. This is the fifth time that the destruction of 'thaw pre^ mists has been attempted within a few days, and still chi. .otrendiary remains undiscovered. A fireman has been constantly in the house, on Tuetday he returned to Inseam home, and in a few [wars after wards the villainous project was again attempted to be carried into effect ; the Plaines were discovered anti extinituished bet Ore any mate.. rial injup , was sustained. The l'oliceGtheers are indefatigable la their exertiet:a to discover the ()Wender, and bring hint to justice. The anclosure now ',Datong nearest to the Pavilion al ton, and which will form a part of the improvements to the north of that fashionable weltering place, is to be coiled the Regent's St.e no, and to the centre of it a statue of his Royal Highness is to be placed. A copper coin of the reign of the .Emperor Ale sauder Severns was dug np a few days ago. en the above moat. A very singular circumstance has occurred iu. the Central School, iu Winchester. A robin has built a nest, in which she has laid six eggs, and is now sitting on tbent, iu • cnp board, to which the toys have constant access, and in which their Looks etc drpueihedt she never retires frusta her neat during the school hours. The boss pay a singular oaten.. lion ty doing every tbingto pr event tier bring a aaaaa The following is an extract. of a letter front St. ilslena, dated the 98th of February Some alter,..m.si ha, taken pl. ee betwren the mptives, Count Monthelon riem.rit Ger_riotti. The l a me. have been given to um emend, the Cott, a out, but the former declined meeting the General. The dispute it not yet terminated, tiorgaud is, in cousin . ..retire, removv.l Nom ittionaparte's e s t a bli s h j n a te c i k it so to n. tl o w t , t o hr op sl i ., t ti e . s t i• o le rrs of the under the charge of H e m. (the General) will leave this shortly Cape; from thence he is to proceed to Europe." last week some v !loins (xi:m es ired at different timer to fur ri lire i:i l n i r i n n r k y the whole re' tae roof of Hendon eh arch of the lezd, they contrived to carry away utrinasivered. Several bom e!. to the nei i :hbourhood hive also been stripped of lead. On 'Tuesday week as a young Go:den:ran of Gloucester wait crossing the W.mtgate-street, rattler hastily, in order to avoid D. wags ,n, lie came in contact with a gill who was citifying a baron knite, w that had just been ground, licit wit:, held in such a manner that the blade penetrated his abdomen to the depth of nearly tour lithe . and an alariams etilision of Wood cusuod, btu ttioro....tuo holm of in.. recovery. 11.1