The National Register. — London, England, 1818-04-06 00:00:00

- 112 teething era. done there for 14 or Li mouths afterwards; at the end of %% Welt time, the lord of the soil. with a view to take ed%akta:e of the rodeittite which had been incurred by Henley, granted a bemire to Mr..lo.hua 110 we, front whom the drtentlant derives his title, to work as a new adventurer. Abort from the old grant, and pat 31r. Rowe into re,session. The only question left to the jury was with reference to two other mines, %%hielt the pin:twig sought to recover by this action ; asjtu which they iatatediately found far the defendant. KINGSTON. SATURDAY, APRIL 4. David Owen aged 50•11 swat, mild, good-looking man, was tried under Lord Kllewborough's Act, for stabbing and cutting Join Jones, his brnther.in-law. at St. George's, in Southwark, on the 26th of September last. It was distinctly pro;eil by many witnesses, that the prisoner had gone to Mr. Junes s house between one and two o'clock, put his foot 013 time step at the dour, and cut and seriously woonded Jonea and several other persons with a clasp knife as they came to the door. Ile n:ver spoke one word while he was acting so outrageously. He had previously said he would murder the whole family. Time prisoner in his defence said he knew nothing of what he had done. Several reipectable witnesses gavois as their decided opihion, that It prisoner had not been in his stiosea Ile used to walk, to shove his arms backwards and fora-ants. and to speak to himself like a ll:adman. Ills ayes had a wildness in them. He laughed, sang. and danced the night he was committed to gaol. The los , of his wile and property deranged hie mind. He frequently exclaimed tt load, - Lad !" lie e , alipisineti of pain in his suntuich. lie had always b remarkably mild. eripmed, humane, and civil. It was proved. tut the prisoner had a law-suit with John Jones,wito was his brother' in-la w. The jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict of—Guilty,-- Aftcr a pause, their threinan recommended him to mercy, in consi &melon of the respectable testimony borne to his character. The Judge immediately pronounced sentence of death, and assured the prisoner that he cook" not 'estimably expect that the recommenda tion of the jury would have any effect. George Mills Magi-son was charged with having felaniously stabbed Jan. Itusliforth, at Hiehmord, on the val of September, with intent to Isdl her. The prisoner is a midshipman. aged 17. Jane Itusliforth, an interearing young lady, said she lived at Riithmond in September last. On the 25d, about half-past six, this prismser came to her lodging. In the course of conversation lie asked bm whether a murdered person went to heaven. She said it was a curious question, but she thought it more likely that the nondered person should go to heaven than the murderer. To divert his atten tion from such a topic. she said she felt unwell ; she had had a bad night's neat, lie said he would ensure her a good night's rest. Ile wards supped with her. After supper he asked on which side her heart lay. she replied, putting her hand on her lett side. " Here you little fool." She looked at the wamli which hung over the niantlepiece, and observing it wits ten minutes after nine, said, 4. Come George, my dear, are you not going ?" Ilc ruse, and placing his left hand oier he: left simuitlerou,dumi her with a dirk or stagger, and with a Ling!' said, •• I have :lone it." She rose, and pulled the dagger from her side, then sat down, and fainted aray. Cross examined.—She did not consider her marriage legal ; she went through what she believed to be a marriage ceremony. It was with a Mr. Prevost, in a house at Essex, seven years ago. She b betted he might be a clergyman who acted on the occasion. She signed her maiden name on this occasion, because she did not con sider the marriage legal. Mr. Prevost. she understood, to be dead three yearslastFebruary. He was abroad. They lived together as mau sod wife. She had passed as his willow since his death. Philip Lugar, a surgeon. observed the wound on the left side. She was ill more from the shock than the wound. The wound healed in See days. The hemorrhage was hat trifling. a-• 'rile prosecutrix threw out the instrument; she thought it like a file. The prisoner in his defence said, " My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury, it was not Illy intention to kill Mrs. Jane Prevost, I meant only to frighten her. I loved her so that I would lay down my life for her; it wit" not my intention to murder her; no,, tar from it." Mr: Banat Weioil in summing up, said it was material for their consideration, whether the prisoner really meant to frighten her. If it Was not nialicionslv gone, he was not guilty.-. Not Guilty. lie wasdiseliarged instantly. lie bowtd respectfully and retired. .~ OLD MATLEY.-SITCIIDAN. rTTICRTITA Postern !On T EXT n AORDI N.lll Y George Downes was indicted fur forging and putting away counter. kit notes. S. Wright, rawnfiroker. Mutton-hill; had known the prieoner Is 'ninths. Came on the a3tit to buy a pistol; paid for it in a one pond note which witness marked, and proved on seeing it in Court. Hannah Dowton, Islington. had washed for the prisoner. On the I Sth Oct. prti.oner gut her to send her servant for isisrne liquor Mr him. and gave her a 11. nut:. 'Cite ,ervatit gave him k the change. The 29th, the prisoner eidl•el again fur Ins linen, add gave her a 11. note to pay the the washing J. Rogers. hosier, Ahlersgate-St. stated, that the prisoner. came to ,hop, Scpt. 29, to buy a pair of gloves, and tendered a IL now; Norritil,m cleared prisoner to write his name oil it. Ile wrote George Cherk. Witness s suspicions inerea.ing, lie told the prisoner be send for an officer. Prisoner became ionis,c4. and ask-t 1 to look at the note: then snatched it from him and ran a Witness Stop thief !" lie was brought to witness's chop. Ile had, torn and thrown away the note, but the fragments had been picked tip. and went identified by witness. On the 4th Oct. while condoctin,; the prisoner front the Alagis trate, he made his escape. John Goy, police officer. swore, that he had informatiou of his having uttered a forgeel note, and on that iieeount, apprehended the pri..iner at the Lott.e. of Mrs. free, where he had lodgings ; asked prisoner hie name, and was told by him. John l'ltapinan. Witness was taking hint heavily ironed :o the !louse of Correction in a chit• riot, and when in Elen-street, rear the prison, prisoner threw a rope (produced in Court) round Trim...N . l: reek, and drew i: which preeent:d Win calling out, but at las: he called out to the coachman, and the prisoner was:wen:ed. In thestruggle one of prisone.'s inns carne oit ; ljeeo Weal SINUOtkr, :tn., on t it:Willi-001i die n litly in the went state. (on beti..-ehitin hint ten files were fo cnd is his. p , /e.set, which he had used in Mini: nit his irons. At the 110014 of Curoxtion he apvidie . .oz-d to Foy for the lit had committed, and entreated hitt, to excuse it tra account of _ . . . C. hs4er. Inapeoor of Bank notei. &wore, that the netts were P3;:ed. • 'file prisoner denied that he was the perwin that pr, s ltd the tonal Mr. Hubei:ifs. and proposed to call his father to p.ove an • His father was then canal, but advised by hip Counsel, alt. AilLy, to withdraw, as his evidence would be wilavailing on the wl:ole. Swveral other personr, riaike favourably of hu du:water. Mr Jus , : c consmed up the evidence.—The Jury then ex *wined e•: loins that had been produced is Court, and aithout itc iti..tton returned a verdict -.6 why of uttering a tinged Bank pout, knowing it to be tinged.—Deotit. Wedn.! , •lsy the neighbourhood of New Cut Larnbett thrown in:ukunztaenati;n, by an alarnt of tile" heinj . fivtn. 11... n a irntle nun diseuverekl thelwurse of Mr. t t aigtie. Tir.iber• ncr elont. near the robourg Theatre, wan in 9aTus. l'heinhalutantl of the otoinin . l 'louses broke into the house. and found Mrs. Citristie, the mother of Mr. r. enveloped in Ilanieliand dzeadful!v burnetl. she Led been very deerepid for some venni, .c.id it supp,..ol the fell a3leep by t) tin side, when a spark *vitlicr fra.n le fire Gi codilie, and set her apyau:l un tire. TIM, NATIONAL RIMISTI3I. NINTH ?MINCE REPORT. The Ninth Report of the Committee of Finance has been p=itted by order of the House of Commons. It re. fere exclusively to the Ordnance department, and states She vmount of the Estimates for the present year, com peres them with those of the year preceding, and ac counts for the occasional diminutions and increases of expenditure in the several branches of the Establish ment, with the customary minuteness and precision of the Committee. _ _ . This Report states, that " the charging of half the Home Establishment of the Ordnance to the account of the Navy, is discontinued." The advantage of this alteration will be found, it is expected, in the greater regularity of keeping, the accounts, and in the case with which the Estimates can in future bz appointed. The Report contains a memorandum, drawn up by Lori Liverpoll, expressive of the Prince Regent's de sire, in pursuance of tle,i suggestion of the Finance Committee, that the Ordnance and all the other exten sive departments, should be placed under the immedi ate control of the 13iiard ofTreasury, with regard to the expenses that might be incurred within them. The Report very justly condemns the system now practised, of providing houses for officers whose conti nual residence on a particular spot is not required, for the purposes of care or management, as it never fails of charging the public with a great and unnecessary ex pense. It also censures the allotting of residences to saperannuated individuals, or to the►r widows, in lieu of pensions, as entailing expenses almost without limit, and difficult of alteration, after the allotment has been made. On Wednesday, Mr. Bothschild gave a grand dinner at his town residence, to Prince Lsterhazy and suite, Baron Humboldt, the Prussian Finance Minister, Baron Von Rather, Baron• de Bulow, and a select party. The election of Professor of Ancient Literature to the Royal Academy, instead of the late Dr. Charles Barney, D.C.L. is postponed, till the fist general meeting of the Royal Academicians, after the recess. The Admiralty Board has promoted Messrs. RAP liard and Arguimbau, the young midshipmen who were tried and acquitted at the Maidstone :Assizes, for their conduct at Deal, to the rank of Lieutenants. Mr. Laitibton is the purchaser of the lease of the late Marcliimic:s of Sligo's residence, at. the bottom of Cleve land-row, which was some time ago bought of Lord Grenville, by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq. Mr. Lamb ton gives three thousand guineas for the lease, and is to pay an annual ettit of seven hundred guineas. The Destuoiselles de Lillis, are to be the principal female vocalists of the Oxford Choral Concerts, next term. • The vesselsesuipped for the Northern Expedition arc probably by this ti uc on their voyage, fuilowcd by fink ardent wishes of their country. We are certainly san guine hi our expectations, trot only from the particular circumstances which scent tt indicate a cet minty of comparative success, but from the care bestowed in the selection of the persons entrusted with the enterprise, and the b r...caut ions taken to provide against almost every possible difficulty that might obstruct their progress. Yet. we should not be led away by supposition, that consequences will ensue which never were contemplated. 'lure can de no doubt, we should think, that many iliAtweries interesting to science will result from the exptalition ; and if Captain Boss should be able to as cend Davis's Straits, he will at least determine a much disputed questian in geography, as to the ex istence of liatlids Bay. Nor will it be an uninterest ing topic of research, to asc.:rta;ti what may have been the fare of the colony settled along the coast of East Greenlaud, front which all access has been cut off, for so many hundred years. (ht the other hand, by a nearer affroximation to the Pole, some curious phenomena m: y be determined with respect to the magnetic needle, which may eventually lead to important results in navi gation.—ln a commercial point of view, we are disposed to adinit, that the probability of any permanent advar, tcgcs is very slender ; tut we are afraid the difficulty and danger of navigating the Arctic Seas will always be sufficient to deter the spirit of mercantile enterprise. Yet it is impossible to say how far the resources of hu man ingenuity may overcome those impediments, if once the practicability of passing through Behring's Straits into the Pacific, under any circumstances, should be established. Admitting, however, that no decided commercial benefit aleould arise from exploring the Polar regions, it surely will not be said, that a great nation, like England, great in her maritime ascendan cy, great in her career of knowledge, of philosphy, of fees, sheul hcsitate to employ son :e per ion of her :I 11 and cari:al in prosecuting di3coveries which illustrate the pacific history of a country, ns lunch as victories do her warlike annals. Resides, it peculiarly belongs to England, from her p sition, to attempt such dis coveries as aro the object of the present expedition ; far it' any permanent ls.alefits slitaild ensue, she will be enabled, from her locality, to derive from them all that they are capable of producing. ARIL Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house ; when• the following commanders took leave of the Court, previous to departing for their re. spective destinations, viz. Capt. Leach, of the Orwell ; Capt. Stewart, of the Lady Melvillt.•; Capt. Dalrymple, of the Cabalva ; Capt. Sotheby, of the Scaleby Castle ; and Capt. Templer, of the Perseverance, for China di. rect. BIRTH. In Charles-street, Berktley-square, the Countess of IVarwick o t a sun and heir. MARRIED. At C.ov,:mnient . Horse, Bermuda, Sir C. T. .fones. Bat: Captain . :if 11.. t. Ship, Ilarier, to Jane !felon Melville, the only child of Gilbert Salton, Esq. Collector of his Majesty's Customs.—N. Fitz. Patrick, Esq. to Ilarriett, second dau. of Sir W. Long, of Kempton House, Iledlardshire.—W. Grassett, Esq. Mctubrir of his Majesty's Council of the island of Itarbadoes, to F.liza, dau. of the lato .1. H. Barrow. Esq.—Mr. G. E. Street, son of S.l). Street, Esq. of New Itrtuiswiek, to !prances Maria, slam of Major Stratton, of the Engi neers.... Capt. 4 eo. Adams, dlst regt. to Mary, dau. of J. Lloyd, Esq. of Mount Craig, Ilerefordshire.—G Barclay, Esq. of Tavistock• squ.s:e, to Miss Freslifield, of Harleston. Norfolk.—t Having been previously married at Gretna-groen,) W. ::sl. of Gray' Inn, to Katharine, yi..ingest data. f the late Rev. :4ewman. of Sad bury. MEL. At New Strelitz t her Stare the ilincert Maria i.oh!sis Alimistine. widow of the Li.o.lgt,ve Georg*. of Hesse Darm%taat, She had nearly completed her ti9tli year.— At Ripon. ages 83. t..t.t Rev. J. Swallower, 13. D. ut • TUCK. MAI . 0„ the Rev. T. Eglin, Vicar of Stillingfleet an Kicra,l, Perpetual Curate of Whitby. and aS. mce of Pare for East Riding-of Yerk. Wonash, 'Surrey, the Feat of Lord Grantley, aged Gen. the Hon. Chapple Nor Colonel o: the stitli regt and Gul f , of Eharlement.—At Eastbourne, '.rsgex. Licat..l. Rerkett, R The Hon, V. P. Bertie, youngest child of the FAIL* AbirirTdon.---• Christiana, widow of R. H. Losack. Esq. late Lieut. Gen. of the !..ee. ward Islands.—Charlotte, only child of Lacs: Af.'Leen, E:c Pay master ci pensions from the Chest at Greoevrich.—At Stunbui y. at an advanced age, Dowile:nkell, relict of the Right Ilea, Wm. Pow. deswell.—A fewdays since in Dublin, Mr. James,. only surviving sea of Str \Vatter J. Saints, Bart. and nephew to the Marquis of Camden.—At Weymouth, the lion. Harriett, second dau. of Lora' illaricy.—At Calcutta, Sir J. Royda.—At Keith, ilandithise, aged -49. suddenly, by bursting of a blood-vessel, Major Peter Grant, late Of the 92d regiment. or Gordon Highlanders--In Baker -street, Portinan-square, ;:ged 58, Lieut. Gen. Wm. St. Leger, late of the te.tit Light Dragoons.—At his house in Dean-street, Fetter-lane, of a gradual decay. aged 76. Wm. Preston, Esq. the well known au tlwr of the " illustrations of Nlasotay." _LOA DON MARKETS. COR XC 11 NG E. FRIDAY, APRIL 3. The arrival of Wheat havirg been very moderate since Monday, the trade remains much as un that day—ltarley is Is. pe: quarter dearer, and meets a ready at this advance—There have been some fresh arrivals of Oats, both Foteign and English, we cor.sider Alunday's piers, however, fully supported—ln Pease and Beans we have uu alteration to notice. NO:4I)AP, APRIL 6. Oat e re. was a liberal - ;iipply Wheat this morning. and upwards of maw quarters of Foreign Wheat arrived since this day week : the fine iamples of which obtained nearly last weeks prices; but the mid lling and inferior sorts experienced dull sales.—. Boiling l'eue maintain their former price; likewise Grey Pease.—.. There was a liberal supply of .English Foreign Oats; Wier* were numerous. which caused the tine samples to lie taken off at lut weeks prices.—Hye and Btans with little variation.—ltapeseed and Linseed. a dull sale. I. a. S. S. Wheat 36 a 91 WhitePeasea i 2.4 . 0) Pine ditto 71 a 103 Grey l'ease 45 a 48 Rye 44 a 31) 1 Beans 4B a .st hnc Biitleysn a 63 Tici.a Malt.. 56 a r. Poland oat= 24 a 53 hitatoe ditto 18 a ZX Piro Flour 7.5 a te) Second ditto 71) a 75 liapaSka•Nil. PRICE OF BREAD. 'she !ugliest price of the be,t Wheaten Bread throughout the me ropolis. is stated by the Bakers to he 141 the Quartern 1.0a1.—. taus Bakers sell the Quart‘rn Louf from td. to .3d. lower. AVERA(:N PRICES 06" CORN PER VARTER, or ENGLAND AM) WALES VOS THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 28 Wheat. I Rye I Barley I Oats I Beans I Pew S 5 t; 51 7 40 0 SO 1 55 . 3 35 I pluck; mi,MEAT, Muso.‘v. Aritu. 6. smiTztritu.n. NLIVGATI: AND I. KAM:SHALL. I. 4. s. 4. I 'lends of Cattle. at learcase s. d. s. d. Beef 4 4a 5 6 ' Smithfickt. Lied' a 4 6 Mutton -4 a 6 6 BMWS, about—. 1070 * .lluttkin-4 aa 3 4 Veal a 6 0 10110Cp ......... 147 41 0 1 Vcul 44 a 6 4.) Pork 4 0 a'6 . 4 Calves 00'1 Pork -...3 0 a 6 4 7ua 5 4 I.lgs .llO Lamb.... 6 0 a 7 RAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. s. d. X. s. d.Arcr.X. s: d. Hay 4005600-500 SMITI:FIXLD River 4 0 0 a 7 0 5 10 (Straw 1 12 0 a 4 18 0 2 0 0 Ilay 4 11 0 a G 0 0— 5 0 0 IST.Jamta's (Inver 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 Soaw 2 17 0 a 7 11 0— 3 4 6 Ilay 3 0 •a 8 0 0 5 10 0 Clover 6 0 0 a 7 0 0 6 10 0 (Straw 2 14 0a 2 11 0— Y 1,6 0 AVEILACE ITICE (IF SI*GAU, Computed from the Returns made injthe week ending April I, tr 52 . ?;Id. per eKt. cuitt,-Ave of the Duty of Custom, paid or payable there& on Importation thereof into Great Britain-4.Vataraay's Gazettr.) Nun.: ON STOCKS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. It o,:tr:t..d 3 per Cent. CON ols . 4 4 pc: Cont. 5 per Cent. , I nr!in Stork Dato Ifnrdc, per Cent.) rn FIT pr Exchequor td. per Day lft V) pr Consols for itsgi Long . .ll):Uitiel . ry IC.fil f.mer+n): :—Printed and poblihbrd by R. Wft.as, N o . 1? 2 Ff.liCT-:;IMET. betV..e , : St. T nstr.r'S Church and F tea Lan-, and forwarh,l into the count:y by N wands and Clerks of the Hoed, fret of gVZ44.13. U