The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

6.........ii-+ other privileges, which produced altogether about 41. a we, k, in addition to his regular salary. Mr. Haskell], clerk to the prosecutor, was next called to ',rove that he paid money over to the prisoner f o r t h e p it rime of settling the demand. of the journeymen.-- Toe wiusrss, however, could not state of what descrip tion of coin the money consisted , . The Recorder said this was a defect in evidence, which was fatu l to the charge. By a late decision of the Judges, it eas declared necessary that the precise description of coin alleged to have been embezzled should be proved upon oath, and unless that were dune, a charge could not he sustained. The prisoner w;.s acquitted. Ile was again tried for embezzlitig Ms. the property of his employer, which had been paid to hint on account of the latter. Upon this charge he was found guilty, and immedi ately sentenced so 14 years transportatioir.—lt was stated that he had embezzled upwards of 8001. of Mr. B.'s money. THURSDAY. Dac. 11.—B16Aszy.—Thomas Gibbons was indicted lor feloniously intermarrying with Mary Ann Parsons, in the lifetime of his lawful wife Elizabeth Gilibuirs. Mary Anti Parsons, of No. 82, Peter -street, Westmin• ster, deposed, that she was married to the prisoner ou the 19'1i of May last, at the parish church of St. Margaret, NVestiniuster. Mary Dittman, or l)aventry,Northamptotishire, proved the prisfitier's marriage with her first cousin, Elizabeth Itforgart, then a simile woman, about 4 or 5 years ago. Site knew that her cousin was still alive, from her having seen her so last night. IVilliain Parsons, parish clerk of Daventry, and father U, the first witness, produced a certificate copy of the register of the prisoner's first marriage, which took place on the it(idt of May, 1817. Robert Duke, a Bow-street officer, apprehended the prisoner, and told him at the time that it was for bigamy. The prisoner said, " 1V hat, 'save you got both my wives here)" Witness answered, " No." '1 he prisoner then went to his box, and took out the certifica.e Mitts former marriage, which he delivered to witness. The prisoner desired that his first wife might he called, and examined as a witness ; hut the Recorder informed him that by the rules of law this could not be permitted. Tile prison..r then said HI his delence, that his first wire ran away from hint : he had Irequently writteu to her; but receisiog no answer, he concluded she was dead, and he married again. The J ury retttrned a verdict of guilty ; and the Recor der sentenced him to transportation fur seven years. At one o'clock all the cases in the sea; paper were gone through, and the Recorder dismissed the common Jury. lie then proceeded to pass sentence on the various irrisonera who_ had been coot acted. Tne lullowiug 16 culprits were sentenced to death %Van, fur t ouriterfeiting a power of attorney; Alexander Robertson, lot counterfeiting the stamps on gold and silver plate; !own Jorgenson, for re.tirning from iransportaiien ; Patrick Foley, John Harris, and George William Henry, William Fry, Martin Bell, William Herpin, James Gilchrist, Mark Herd, William %Vatts, James Browne, and Thomas Fuller, for burglaries ; an d Elizabeth Fish. wick and Joint Willis fur stealing property above 40 , . in a dwelling-house. Two prisoners were condemned to transportation for life ; one to iraissportation tor 14 years ; and 13 to transportation lor 34:%e1l years. There were likewise 56 condemned to different periods of im prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction, arying from one week to two y. ars. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. MoriuAT, Dec. 111.—James C. Clarkson was indicted fur obtaining 1001. from John Anderson, on pretence of procuring fur him a place iu the treasury. The prosecutor pat an advertisement in newspapers in Jo!), offering a doncefor to any person who would pro. titre fur him a permanent met caustic situation ; which advertisement was replied to by the defendant, who, in an interview that took place between the parties, under. took to ptoeure fur the plosentor a place in the Treasury, with a salter) of 1001. fur a sum of 1001-201. of which the piuseettior advanced at the time of making the agree ment. In a few eta)* after the plopectoor suet the de. fettdatit by appointment at the Griffin Tavern, in the So Dud, whets he produced a packet neatly dour up, and indorsed " Appointment of John Anderson," which con Wined a paper, pus porting to be the prosecutor's appoint. merit to a public office, in the following terms—" We hereby oppoint John Anderson to copy Journals in the Revenue Department." raptr was signed with five names, amongst whirls were Lowther, Lushingion, and Vansittart. The prosecutor being fully satisfied all these papers were genuine, paid the defendant bOL and the defendant gave him an acknowledgment fur the receipt of the 1001. and ahuost immediately said he assist go over to the for a moment, and went away, taking with hint the appointment. The prosecutor had him appre hended as soon as he could be found. The Chancellor of the Eireloopier and Mr. Lushington stated that they had tint signed sty appointment for John Anderson; neither of them knew any thing of the de. fritilant, our ever saw him before yesterday. Mr. Alley, who was Cumisel fur the defendant, said, be felt it would be wasting rise time of the Court to at tempt to offer any ()WWII/IdaCIO 011 the evidence that burr been o'4ll. The defendant was immediately found guilty, and sen tenced to IS months imprisonment in she House of Cor rection, and to pay a fine of 1001. ID the case of*Julin Webb Weston, who had been found guilty of a mi►demeanonr, in assiguisig a house awd fur niture to Lewis Harris, in which he had net the interest br repicsetitid. Mr. Adolphus moved that judgment should lit staved. The object of his motion, rise learned getitleman stated to he, that as the Cossi t could not grant a flew trial, time might he given for au application to the Attorney 0 , -neral to sign a Nab Priori in the cause. Xle.Adoliflitaa's motion was grounded on affidavits made by the drlrudaut , detailini, his tflilllilCilossri atilt the pro sr color ; std by Mr. Harmer, his attorney, which stated, that two material papera, had been mislaid ou the day of teal, laid could Saul be produced; sod that uu searching rHE NATIONAL REGISTER Mr.Juatice Bailey's ball book, he bad found that Lewis Harris, who had given evidence on the trial, and had staled that he had nut been • isuusekt.eper for loin years and had given bail once in that time, had in fact given bail twelve times before Mr. JoNike Bayley only iu the last year—three times only in the last mouth. The Chairman said, the Court had nut the power to send the cause to a new trial, but certainly enough had been disclosed in the atfidat its to vary the judgment that would be pronounced had they not been made. He then sentenced the defendant to be imprisoned one mouth, and to pay aline of I 1 , 1. TOLSDAY, Daze. 10.—Mary Darrell was indicted for uttering counterfeit half crowns. Ann Cooper, servant at the Coopers'-a.-ms, Hampstead road, proved that the prisoner, on the 11th and 12th of November, came to her master's house, and on each ofecaeion gave a half crown is payment of half a pint of h. er. Lorimer, the con stable, also apprehended the prisoner, and bad the counterfeit win in his possession, was called, and tmt answering, the delete dant was acquitted. Mr. Bolland thee moved that Lorimer's recognise**e be retreated, a proceeding which was ordered accordingly. John Davey was indicted for a similar offence and convicted. Ile was sentenced to twelve mouths imprisonment in the house of correction. Ann.with, convicted of a ainiilar olleuce, was sentenced to imprisonment for six month•. Wranees W it kinson and Hanaah Baker, and Rebecca Johnson, were also convicted of uttering bad money, and were sentenced. the two first to imprisuument fur sit months each, and the last for twelve 'noodle. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. ♦ PH/ENONENOM.—A little boy, named Janes, who was said to be the •on of a Captain of a ship that had been lost immedi ately before the birth of the child, Was carried into the Mansion House by an °dicer of Bridge Ward. The poor child was re markable for its deformities, and for the wonderful manner in which nature bad supplied him with the means of compensating for what she had denied him. The officer stated, that in passing over London-bridge on Friday et en:ng, he saw an immense crowd of people collected round some object that seemed to attract the utmost curiosity. It was with difficulty Le reached that object, which struek Lim ■s a creature scarcely human. The limos which were attached to the sides in the place of arms, were two frightful crooked bones, terminating on the right side in one long finger, and on the left in another finger. At the top of the left inger•are two joints and two nails, and with those joints tie can thread a needle, or Lelp himself to any thing of the minutest kind, tlra might fall upon Ow grimed. But the most useful of all the mis-created limbs of this poor object is the right foot, which he can raise and apply to the most extraordinary uses. The toes are resembling fingers, aid ba cen, by the singular provision of nature, make them subservient to all the oats to which limbs can be applied. In all other respects the boy is perfect, and his intellects are as clear as those of ordinary children. lie 'aid, upon being asked Lux be happened to be without a protector in Loudon, that be bad lately travelled up to London on an ass from Liverpool, and that Lis brother Lad taken him on his!back and left him on the bridge, where a crowd gathered to look at him. His mother bad, he said been pregnant with him when she head of Lis father's death, and her fri,ht had caused her to be delivered of him, in the state of ileformity in which be now was. The brother of the poor boy, who was afterwards Conn on the bridge in a very anxious state looking for Lim, appeared at the Mansion-house, and stated, that they belonged to Liverpool; that they were iu a destitute Mate, but were dispossd to work. 1 The little cripple was, he added, very industrious. lie denied. that there ever had been as exhibition of tie boy. The extraordinary creature was then sent bock to this Compter, in order that the Lord Mayor may suggest some pies for his advantage. .111ARLBOROUG11,3TREEr. VIOLENT AND ATROCIOUS ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Whales, coachman to Mr. Lai ie, of Hiuopstead Heath, was brought to this once o■ Friday, from St. Giles's watch house, charged with a most outrageous assault upon Mrs. Crew, the wife 01 a respectable painter and glazier, Ho. 31, Destostreet, Soho ; Lid also on several constables and watchmen. Mrs. Crew stated, that shout ten o'clock on Thursday night, she was returning home from • hug a ("livid, and was accosted in an indecent manner by the prisoner in Holborn ; that she desired he might desist and leave her; upon which, he struck her a violent blow in the mouth. and cut her severely. She milled the watch, wbo mune to her assistance, but they were also attacked by the pri►oner. who wrenched the stall trom one and inlicted several sounds on some of them. He was at length ►ecured and taken to the watch-house. The eunstubles dechired they had never wet so desperate • character and fully corroborated the statement of Mrs. Crew, as to the violent blow inlicted ea her. . The prisoner stated that Mrs. C. first addressed bite, and ignited him to accompany her home, and he only pushed her oat' one side to get rid oilier importunities. The account afterwards appeared, by the acknowledgment of Lis own fellow servant, why was with lino at the time, to be totally unfounded, and tended to aggravate his offence in the minds of all who heard it, as well as the magistrate, who said thews 1.14 s not the slightest ground fur the assertion against Mrs. C., who appeared a rely respectable middle-aged woman. Mr. Lavie attended and wished to have the affair compro mised ; but Mr. Earl, vestry clerk of the parish of St. Giles, declared, that for the violent assault on the watchmen, the the parish was determined to make an example of the prisoner; and strongly advised Mrs. Crew to the same course, as she seemed inclined, if lie would confess this fsl►ehood el his hose assertion, to overlook it. The accusation seemed stitch to hurt her feelings. Sloe, however, consented to act as the parish tracers might wish. The prisoner was ordered to bud substantial hail for three separate assaults. Tuesuay evening last, as a genteelly dressed woinau was standing on the pavement in the Ruud, opposite to Bedford-sireet, waiting to cross over, one of hue wheels of a mail coach cart (w bid; was driving rapidly dow n the Strand, towards Chat ing•cross), when opposite where the lady was standing, unfortunately flew oil and strut k her on the breast, which levelled ha to the ground— she was instantly takers up in a stile of and conveyed to a surgeon's shop, when, um restoratives being applied, she gradually recovered. Two oh her rim were litoken, her breast bone was likewise lracitired. and in other respects [Midi ut j ure 1. liol es, iItAIC% CI. are LuttriaintAl of her recover). 3£! ~~ BOXING. Notwithstanding the prejudices which had pre— • railed as to boxing and crossing, the fight of Tues day last had It° smell at wrong, and riot people knew it. Shelton and Hudson were turned out, thorough bred. The talent of each had been ap proved of in the prise ring, and to our Sporting Readers we can only add, that the day's proof, in a most tremendous battle, equalled, bat not excelled, in the annals of boxing, realised all the expectations of the fancy. The fight tool• place where Joshua Hudson beat what the Yorkshiremen cal ed Barlow (a pheno— • menon), about four miles eastward of St. Alban's, where the• Commissary General had formed a 21 feet ring, encompassed by thousands of personages all upon the rear-up. Hudson entered the ring first, and waited there with his seconds at least twenty minutes before Shelton appeared, and three to one were taken that he did nut come to the scratch He however did come in earnest, with his second, Tom Cribb; assisted by Tom Belcher, and the law-suit barred. Betting, guineas to sovereigns on Hudson. THE BATTLYL Round 1. Shelton made a feint to employ Hudson's let head • capon the parry ; but Joshua's break coorineed him that was not the right lock. He missed &saver bit,•ad in Musing boils went down withoutasisobief.—abelaon under. 2. Josh proved himself the best giver at a run of leek, and ' fought all over home, sad drew the first clarified hue from Shelton's nose ; he did not seem to feel it, and both termed to ' in as regular a bull-dog rally as far as power could adininister le man or beast—heads scarified, teeth loosened, and all the mortification. of men in actual combat followed. In the close both went down, Shelton coder, akheugh more then a steam heaviest. S. A brilliant reunitto the fancy who delighted in alausiter-- week. It was give and take, without hugging or scheming to get away from industry. The men bit each other's beads iuto even a Master's Chancery suit Chey got to something of a stand-still, with bellows to mend, courage undefined, and • know nothing of themselves. Shelton was floored by so awkward facer, which let loose the claret from different pores. It was a manly stand op round, and both were beat upon mis chief. Two to one on Josh. 4,5, and 6, was a repetition of the-farmer rounds, with much equal, stedfast fighting, rather in favour of Hudson, but with points like trick and tie, and both Mending freely. lu the 6th roiled Hudson placed an uni,hatitalikr bounder upon hie adversary's left handed listoer, broke his ground, and tied up all he seemed to have in him, by a bit corer his adversary's eye lid. In closing both fell weak. Here the fight was interrupted by a row between Tom Owen and Tom Belcher, about the mew. They had • hp or two at • each other, and Tom Owen preyed binirelf good et kiwi for a yearling make, and as he said he would open • former occasiow put things upon chimneys. 7. A most gallant rout.d, in which Hudson hit his adversary to • stand-still, and made the claret ly in all-directio•a-from the scarified eye-lid in the Imt rally. Both Went down in a rally, Shelton ender.--I to lon }Whoa. 8. Severe rallying alternately in favour of each : the manly exeliangerteft things upon nearly par. It was thought by con noisseurs that victory was certain in favour of Josh, with youth, strength, brve 4 , game, and every requisite to forma bower.— Josh gave the fall in this round. In the Uth Shelton had an advantage, mid placed hits, left . and right, upon his adversary's drawback, and half closed the peepers of Josh. The 14th round was a quietusafor-Hodson. Time was called bat neither had ae ear to it for more than two minutes. Josh. was deaf to it altogether from • hit on the side, aad•Shelt•u was poundable not to be stile to get up again. A meeting took place at St. Alloan's alter the fight, and the friends of Hudson claim • draw as so bets, as neither had the power left in them to meet time. It was altogether the best fight seen since Gully and Gregson, or Dogherty end Silt-millet-iv. There was no bugging. Weav ing was not required, and the men were firm as British oak. DEATH or THE Gas-,we.--After the fight on • Tuesday, Hickman (the Gaz.uian) left the ground with! a gentleman of the name of Roe, in a gig. At the Swan, at Whetstone, they stopped some tine, and after they had left that place, the night be came extremely foggy, so as to render the road very difficult. It appears from the account of Mr. Leig's waggoner, who was coming from town with the waggon, that the gig in which they were had got on the wrong side of the road, and from the thick ness of the fog, neither driver was conscious of the approach of a carriage until they were dose to each other. The gig. endeavouring to regain tie right side of the road, ran up a b..nk, whch overset it on the near side, and throwing the parties undeutlie waggon the wheels went over their heaves, and • crushed them to atoms. The whole affair was the work of a moment. As soon as the waggoner could stop his horses, he picked up the men, but life was gone. Ile then placed the bodies in his waggon, and proceeded to the Swan, at Whetstone, where on his arrival he presented a terrific appearance, his hock being literally soaked with blood, from having been obliged to take the bu.lies in his arms in getting . them into the wagging. A ytung woman residing to Stonehouse, Plymouth, l'Clurilitig home witb her brut her, woo c.inted in his hand an Indian barbed dart Mimed in po.soit. etsiangled it in her clothes, and its their etideasi or .0 extricate it„ um! tttt 'away grazed her hand so stigliiiy as not to be noticed at thenote—..'err a few kourr had claimed, the l..et was discovered try the violent t tlects it imid%ceil strong yiiheations were immediately o " mitted to, sod though *lf .111 e 11111 r surer di.. A. 1.4.1% tit uC1.L.1[4.11, Lut yet ti.a: ut het band. . r ,„,, .4 1 1 A b. 0 I