The National Register. — London, England, 1821-02-19 00:00:00

012) BAILEY. WEDNESDAY, YEE. 14. The Sessions this morning commenced before dlr. Brom Graham, NIL Justice Best, and Mr. Justice Richardson. John Collins wz.s capitally indicted fo► stealing, in the dwelling-house of Richard Adams, oilier spoons and other articles of plate of colisttlerati!e value. It was proved that the prisoner, a lad about the age of 17, stole the plate out of the kitchen in Mr. Adams's house, on the '24tn of January. He was pllrSklea by a soldier Wll.l WJS 011 the spot, and he dropped the plate: he was orertakett and Iniiii,tht hack to the house, and he begged to be let calf, and promised never to do so again. The prisoner made no defence which WAS satisfactory to the Court, and tut witnesses were called. Tate Jury found a sr telict—Giii:ty. He was recommended to mercy on the ground of his youth. Tut lerrued J.4 4 e l o w that the raconiattende. non should be attended to. Cowles Wilkinson wrs indicted for cutting a port manteau from behind the carriage of %Ir. %Vilotirtince, M. p. 011 its way to Gore-street. The tact Was proved distinctly by one of the servants of Mt. Willwrforce, and the prisoner was apprehended with the trunk upon bins • TOVESD•Y, tree. 15. Fell was indicted Gtr stealing in the dwelling house of Sir %Valliant Draper Bost, Kilt., a quaintly in wearing apparel, of the value of between 151. and 201. Thh prisoner was a canonry-sweeper; and on the 23d January, he was seen by toe liiutler of Mr. Jos:ice Best to go down the area 0 111 C prosecutor's house, in 13:dford Square, and take hold of a hag of foul linen which ltd been pin into the kitchen to he washed.— The battler then presented himself, Awl as soon as the prisoner saw hllll, lie threw the bag down upon tile step Cid rail oil. The butler pursued 11118, Jug for a mouseiti, %voile lie was getting tip the step, lust sight of hilll. meihately he reached the to i l of the step, he save tile prtsoiti..r mooing very hard, and then all a:. mice stop and pretend to be litittoliniA up the knee Of his breeches. Only one witness was called uti tic pin of the pro sectrtioti, and we primmer in his delenee protested his innocence. Two witnesse► Welt Called to give blot a Character. 11001 of them ma► er chianti:) , sweepers, in whose employ the prisoner had lived—with one 11 yea's and the outer VIC 111011ths. After a good deal of consideration the jury returned a veruict—Not Guil y. Charles Mutt, who was tried last session forging a bill olexenange, and convicted, was now brought up to the bar—a point of law having been reserved in his favoar oat the trial with respect to the competency of two a: tits W l / 1 1eliiei to give evidetice against him. It att. pored that the prisoner had forged a promissory owe worded in a most &iterate almoner, and coanniencitag, " I prt ssss ise 100 pay," &c. and the acceptance written across the bill was, " excrpted by," &c. The judges had sonsidcred the case, and it was their Utlal 1111 l DOS opinion that both the witnesses were competent. conviction of the poisoner is therefore sustained. FRIDAY, FIB. 16. • This day the London Gland Jury came into Court wish their last bills, when Mr. Baron Graham discharged them with the usual compliments for their services. BANK PROSECUTIONS.—Seventeen persons were ar raigtted on itinictinents, charging them t••IIts having ut weir possession, and uttering, certain promissory nuies, well knowing them to be 'Urged and comiterleit, inur pining to be those of the Gus ernor and Company of the Bank of England. Titirteen pleaded Guilty to tile minor offence of havitiA them in their possession, wilielt sou• jec:s them to 14 years transportation; and tour pleaded Not Guilty, whir will take the.f trials for the ollence. DARING GANU Or Liu a•LArts.—Williarn Robinson and William Powell were capitally indicted I;ir borgla riously breaking end entering the dweiling-house of J. Manton, E q. at SoutLail, and stealitig therein a large quantity of sscanugapparel,hucn, anel other articles, Ids property. Sarah Williams and glary Janes were also put to the bar, charged with receiving part of the pro perly, knowing it to hate beets stolen. The two wen were found Guilty—Drath ; ins.l the two wouten were convicted of tile crime in receiving the builds welt the knowledge that they were stoles,. Robinson and Powtll stood aglin indicted for a bur glary in the dweiling•house of -- Parker, Esq. id Southall Greets, and stealing therein a silver taa-put, a siiser stand, s itreut cumber of silver spoons of %arums deseriptnois, bre.; and Ed Wald Drink water, a well thes,ed wan, was ;rico mil:cul tor receiving the plate, knowing it to hake beesi stolen. This burglary took place on the night of she Ittli of January, but no discovery took place of toe oflenders until Powell and ituisinsou were Amin. liesided, us, the charge of breaking into the house of Mr. Manton, and then the prison e r Itiouisison confessed that he and Powell committed tlie burglary slow charged, and in conse quence of smile information wisicis lie gave, 44 searcii warrant was issued, to search the house ul the prisoner Drink w aier, in Oxiiird street. Atinut fifteen r. speztattle persons gave Drinkwater an excellent citaratler. Mr. Ju.tic.• IJ: t summed up at _teat length, and the Jury found all we prisoners Guilty. The saute prisoriers were agtiti tritll upon an indict ment. charging Robinson aunt Powell with stealing, anti Driiikwater with reccit ing, a grc a her of valuable articles, the proptaty of Penn, Esq of Stoke Park, near W on.isor. Robinson was found Guilty, but the evidence with respect to the utiler two was iticouclusive,aud they were arivotted. lo tt, course of these trials it CJIIIC out, that the pri. saner, Robinson had formerly lit e d s e rv a nt !molt with Mr. Parker a nd Mr. Penn. THE NATIONAL REGISTER .1; ILL EX l'I(.4011 A Correspondent has sent us an account of a boxing-mat:li of rather a novel description, which took place in a bye-lane about three wiles from London. The combatants were a young gentleman a collegian, and a FLrcalcan blacksmith kind of man. The young one was backed by his friend, a swell fancier, and the Cyclop by one of his Awn kind• Round I.—lt was terrific to see OP shirt-oirroneitivd arm of tne Ttettcliernun opposed to the Instil. naaed ulark arm of the kuight of the nuril, and to hare belled by appearance, ilea odds were auk thing oil tatu•r. Tory wet olic another boldly, hoili on the sit ming The young one showed lie bad nu slight know wage of the use of hi. daddies. Tile %midi th•ml;nt lie had, sod lie w.t, wrong; it Will all suen4l!l ngaiwa scu•nrt'. ' ll . l enchar pulittly lipped lu , oppooent a heavy unlit on h., ear, which the mulls not liking, 10 , 1 .W 4 lid- It'll-to on is shop : looking for • l ' rcuches, Le was soon its opp••d. 2.—fur Smith • evil in at once, beat 'lowa Trencher's wand, awl haired Lop dowo, Sawn nirlielano,i. again on the alert, wacii, W coonlig in, he got a good si raight our some bet a ern In, •• ttttt •lii r." and his potaioe trap, " whii h sent one b., beat ivory " dinner sei " down his throat lie would 114Ve seeded down flow it if his secand had not vely tinfaiily '011,111,h:1'd him lip. In a close both went down on Ihcu sides. 4.—The young one got somehow puzlieil, awl was floured ut the lie-up MA0021110... h. tile bottle bad I• led 13 youo4 one nits pipittL , .. the tilack,otait queeter that' be liked or oauit.tl to look, 441 the l'ueucher kaeo he Via• It titian sea ~) nn ehmt• e, if he wanted hi a in, ah laUad he matron the play he could, got out tO site way of the Black.* 1141111;i1'S and just kiss hum a s u.,11 leaz-r on the 'ode al bta iteatt, oluelt tutors hint Ia ut 10160, Ilse ha ell hilloa mg up its,, istiv3iet age, hatihkl bii 11,111111111.111 arriuu 11, and IlAtel ehed him .01 ;he tissue b... of looktog oat to Iwo eyes ai ; the tilacktontih op,.ieilist ondJu., alai teas ;Mlle/Ii for the !hoc, hair 6,—s m il ' fl ow atwe so the scratch a real Cyeltmi, as our of his eye, out herotetteally butt_etl up, The tosts4 one had outiotta 10 di) but MI way and the Mile streo4tit be b,id left. II ads ali up aim luse Stead, "C oSlut, bathe to a (Air, le v's shelter I" Three mire rhaiiito she Sothis came to the scratch, hut rather I to,,:ua.ta%, lit toemed to be it tholoii,u giouloli, The stung stile dad recoveledbt. ynri;t w.lh a &o i l of De.ttly's, null painted the Soma 14.'0) for the Wadi& li.al Usti lea 10 the mill. 'fee 1,1%..11 was one of the best hotel, I ever 3 .i ; 4551 the lost time tight by 10ra.% tag teat) Wu Chillies: iu the btAionliug. The sw.ll wrapped himself up its an upper boodle - skill co..t, tend Muse to his giA. The Smith was tukeu home an a shutter. The mill lasted 31 usiumea, Desperate outrage, and attack um eke Pulice.—Ois Mon day, a coutitiyti,aii, win) was returning home from Sinitilli4ld with a dime of bollocks, in plug neat Mile L rid turispik.., was attacked by a gang of rutfistis; who, after giving him a severe cudgeltii.g, drove one ot the bullocks away, and pro.seeded writ it tin the various street into lictltt,Jl Green, treatilig the poor animal Ilse twist brutal wanner as they we iii, miscuing the different persons, trt. in their career, and roubing almost every pet soli Win) CiltHiCed to Conte iii their way. Information was sent to Shaclwell office, when two officers, Hewitt .rid Partridge, repaired to the scene or action, acco•mpautrd by flee nr sIX Speeirt ft/1131..161...5, the bulkck, which was intic:ll lacclatcd, a id bleeding prokiSly, having one of Isis eyes potty-kit nut; and were proceeding hotue, when intl. were attacketi by upwards of WO of the most (Lir. jug o f these milt tn., %vim slur led the officers; and armed with slicks, Sitnics, ond other missiles, coito. menced a most inerciliss attack on them. The officeis and their assistants, totight most desperately for smite time with their truncheons, but were knocked trampled upon, and beaten iii a Most cruel 111.11111C1. — Partridge, being an Old 111311, suffered tile worst of a .y, and was carried home, having the features of his I e quite disfi e ored, and his 'only amid Ic ia sdreadiully beaten, and is now confined .a his room st serimis!y nude - posed. Hewn, the constable, also received a sever: drubbing. 1 [vim lar4„e ninths, Will) aCCoiltpuniett the !Ater, sliewed sufficient proofs of fidelity, as ticy fought %vitli their nlastrn aarilist their opponents, several in wh experienced weir dreadful bites. Lately as smite men were digging brick earth in a field Oppn‘ite tile West front of the Roman camp a , Glister, near Norwich, tory discovered, atoms hie fret it depot, the rein:tins 01 t wo bodies, which wee.), MI doing, nurse 01 it iiiii all soldiers. wAS enure of them, except several teeth and a metal brooch of copper, liatitv lit toe possevoini of dl:s► I.tashw otkl) exc. liently pre served, altliou l yi they canton hoe been interred less than 1400 yeas; tile utile when tile Romans left this country entirely, being A.D. 427. li , ..EctrrioNs.—The folio ing intlefactors were executed ua Tartddy morning, In trout of N...writ , , purotaill lo Iles benletsre sit toe Old liailry, viz.— Litho*. J. n..d W. littilock, for i•tir, ;obi.. lir., nih cuttuu ruuulrucrs of iieruciar ulna i :!lid A. Heniiiiiogooy, inicerued M 111 . 1. . bb, r. uu %%:41e , it • Cuicol 1.1.. r. 5. ItitO, for ruhhilig Clillr , h. LII,UtI was for Ito.? o Ito :se• eroded the ittol101,1; lie calor up is tilt lirtusat•-to nod :would:. cowl 111111Ur . ft relit.: WWI 10 Bodo. k's luaunA oil the falai d.up, lie NMI to lite Rev. Mr. Itok , s —• Jn help 1114. (.041, I um Of tile venue fur u loch 1 010 about to bulrer. " I leo,ttititgoa) the Itt.l 1)1011;411i Up, he as LIMA ledAed the jamit. to of hot teolellfe•— Before they sere sword silt, they ud bilook 11.r0.1t silo ravo Other. and berniud quite tebiAtied to lite', fair, owl, o ill ,si audible '.ulcer, wog—•• 'foe Rev. Ntr. 0 0 111111. Mid this. tier. Mr. 11.51.5 5, siittionsd tocut in their lost muntents. . _ ---------- Tile county 01 Cambridge "Loyal Address," after haring been sent to, and kviu open for siguaturo a: the Lamb Inn, in the city 01 Eiy, a whom fortiMcii., received as many nowt as that foritught container( icra. 85 IA fire broke out io the lic,rt of the city of %Vol-- cester, about two o'clock on Saturday, which will be deplored, not only on ac,•ount of the loss of pro perty, but fir the agitatioa and alarm which it excited in the inhabitants residing within its range. This conflagration broke out in the National Girl's School-room, situwe in a confined part of the city, called " 'foe Ti•inity," and whilst the children, to the windier of 14. were present. The children rushed to the window, a height of nearly 20 feet from the ground, on which they alternately sus pended themselves until they were caught in the arms of individuals or in blankets which were ob tained fur the purpose. Oue of them was lacerated in the atm by an iron honk—the others provilentially escaped without the slightest hurt. Engines were promptly despatched to the spot, but for u short time tile scarcity of water prevented their being etlieiently brou4ht into play with as much speed as the fears of many desired. Tne Haines soon corn.- manic. t ted to a warehouse underneath, belonging to, Mr. Lea, chemist and druggist, in Broad -;!rest, wherein, and in buildings coaLiguous, were at least SO barrels of gunpowder, 40 b.ers ' heads of oil, and a large quantity of turpentine and other comhastible property, a great portion of which, to the credit of those who so judiciously and fearlessly exerted themselves, were removed from the premises in time to avert the danger with which the city was too mentarily threatened. The back part of the bank of Messrs. Farley and Johnston, which adjoined, was in imminent danger, as were the upholstery rooms of Mr. Freame, and the warehouses of Messrs. Archer and Williams, and Mr. Turberville; but we are happy to leant that these premises were un injured, save by the mischief which precautionary means ever occasion. A' four o'clock the lire was happily subdued, without having occasioned any further dainao.e than we have stated. The exact cause of this 'disaster has not been yet ascertained, but it is said to have originated in the school-room. Some time past a countryman sold out stock to the amount of 4,‘2001. all of %%hie!' sum he had not proceeded far liethre his pocket was picked. 'aline diaiely a reward of 2001. was offered thr the restora tion of the notes, but to no effect; but the Baw-street ufiLlas ascertained that the notes were sold for 3001. A tie "roeiation took place; the holders required 1,2001. to restore the 4,2001. which the loser would not agree to ; at length the purchaser of the above notes offered them to the owner for 5001. which ac cordingly was agreed to, and a meeting took place last Saturday morning, in Brix - on-fields, between the purchaser and owner of the Bank-notes. The purchaser held in his hand the identical small red pocket-book, containing the four one thousand pound notes, with the odd hundreds, and the owner of the notes held in his hand a five hundred pound note. After some trilling conversation, a mutual exchange took place, agreeable to bath parties. When the owner of the property got sate possession of it, he drew a pair of' pistols from his pocket, say ing immediately, "go your way home, and I'll go mine," each taking a ditlerentdirection. _. .. New taide of Fishing —Several years ago, • farmer who resided in the immediate neighbourhood of Lochmthen, Danatiiessiiire, kept a gander, who Hot only had a great trick of wondering himself' but also delighted in piloting forth his eickling herein to weary themselves in circumnavigating their my tive lake, or in straying amidst forbidden fields on the opposite shore. 11 ishing to check this vagrant habit, he one day seized the gamier just as he was about to spring into his tavuorite element, and tying a large fish-hook to his leg, to which was attached part of a dead frog, he suffered him to proceed upon voyage of discovery. As had been anticipated, taus bait soon caught the aye of a greedy pi z,, which swallowing the hook, hut only arrested the pr og ress of the astonished gander, bus forced him to perform halt' a dozen somersets on the surface of the water. For some time the struggle was ul , •st amusing—the lish.pulling, and the bird screaming with all its migik—the one attempang to fly, the other to swim, from the invisible enemy. At leligta victory declared in ftvour of Inc feathered an„ta. who, bearing away for the nearest shore, landed on the grass one of the finest piLes over caught if the Castie-loch. This adventure is said to have cured the gander of his propensity tiir wandering; but OW this poin t we are inclined to be a little sceptical, particularly as we lijteiy heard that, at the reservoir near Glasgow, the country people are in the habit of employing ducks iu this novel mole of flak ing. Pedestrianism —Mr. l'uueg, who stoned upon the Hercuicau task ut sixty %ilea a day the twelve suceessive days on Monday last, arrived at Hunt inAou ut eight iu the evening, periimulag the miles iu fourteen hours. He started again at three o'clock on Tuesd,.y morning, and our fiirmant left him fresh and well four mile. from Grantham, Lincolnshire, at four o'clock in the al ternuoia. His route will be in the line of the Glas gow mail, as far as Ferrybridge, through Merton, Worksop. Doncaster, 4.4 The match is ter 200. guineas. 1