The National Register. — London, England, 1817-04-07 00:00:00

_~-- APRIL 7. every church in the city. body appevrel to bo con vulsed viiout tiu cr tniuutei auJ a half, atter which all sigtu ut itn:Luatios ceased. WRIT OF INQUIRY. REV. WILLIAM CVtWITHEN, PLAINTIFF, AND SHERWOOD, - - NEELY. AND JONES. DEFENDANTS. A Writ of Inquiry was , held this ai tel noon, at the Castle of Exeter, before R. Dirties, Esq. Uuder Sheriff eur Devon, and a Special Jury, to ascertain the damages in an action brougiit by the plaintiff azabist the defendants (who arc the pub• halters of the Anti-Ja:aria Rcriew), for a libel, whieh up. peared in that work in September last; the libel was con tallied in a poetical effusion relating to the late contested election for Devon, in which the plaintiff was charged with having promised his vote for E. P. Bastard, Fig. and after wards voted for Lord Ebrington. Mr. Gifford explained the case on the part of the plainiitf, anti was replied to by Mr. Casbeiii, on the part of the defendants. The Jury re turned damages fur the plaintiff, 1001. and costs.—grrtec Flying Post. NORFOLK. An action for Cairn. Con. was brought at these Assizes— Lawn, Esq. r. It.satichamp, Clerk—in wkich the plaintiff is an officer in the army, ths defendant the younger sou of an lion. Baronet in Nolnlk, and lately admitted to Holy Orders. The criminal iaterconr-e was ailedged to have taken place two years ago, and three wituessis, two of them servants in the family, depowd to seeing Mr. Beauchamp and Mrs. Laton together, uader circumstances sufficient to create strong suspicion. The defence set up was, that the plaintiff had been laying traps for his own dislion.mr in the person of his wife-014i he bad once sel.-eted us the instrument of his dishonourable views, Lieutenant Dowling, an officer in the army, and that both in language and conduct he had incited ha w,re to prostitution. Lieutenant Dowling, on his exa mination, stated, that Mrs. Litton having, in his presence, reproached her husband for associating with a profligate Wo:11:111 named Dodson, the plaintiff Laton said —" D you, yon b —II, what business have you to intei fere with me, I have been giviog you your swing for five years, in the hopes of your mining away with some man of fortune; but d you, you arc too cunning for it—should you do it, I'll drink yoi:r health in a hamper," at the same time tilling his glass and that of the witness. On another 017C3Sit , 11 the plaintiff also said, at the officers' mess, at Yarnimth, speaking of his wife, " I wish to Clod she would run away with some man of fat - Vine. I would recover MOW. damages, and would keen fiur of the best houses in Norfolk." The J ury found a ver dict for &feud:mt. At the Cornwall Lent Assizes, a young man named Robert Saul Donnell, a surgeon and apothecary of the town of Fal mouth, was charged with the murder of his mother in law, Mrs. Efizabeth Downing, on the Sd of November last, by ad ministering a rwnie in a cup of cocoa, upon bread and butter, •r in some other undiscovered manner. The medical men who had examined the body of the deceased, differed in •pinion with respect to the Fret of poisoning; some of them thinking that from the st ite of the body, the deceased's (loath Wit caused• by c hol er a nortus; and after consulting about three quarters of an hour the Jury found the prisoner—Not Cn3!y. LonotTes.—Daniel ems of this dangerons associa tion, was capitally convicted at Nottingham of firing at, with latent to murder a man named Kerry. niggle mod three others, tinned with pistols, entered Kerry's house, and on hii making some resi.tance, two pistols were tired at him. and several shots entered his heal, upon whirl► Kerry dropped down, exclabuing he was shot, and was a dead man. The assassins then decamped, 'Nagle saying, as he went Put, "I have shot him dead—he fed as dead as a knit!"—Kerry, however, recovered.—Diggle was left for execution; his cum pAlliolls absconded. The Plymouth and Dock Telegraph contains the following I accottnt of atioth-r (11 , 2ra-et - to outrage on hoot:miry, coin ' milted by toe natives of Cornwall, in the case of a ship- ' wrecked sessel :--" On Thursday se'nnight, about 4 o'clock, &utile the fall of snow and in a strong gale ft out the Not th, the brig Mary, of Ilfraeoinite, Capt. Jas. Bowden, laden anti cubit, was di iveu on shore in Passel Graver Cove, in the pa rish of Catithorne, a little to the oast of Oodrevev, witl.tn the port of St. Ives: otter driving over a dreadful ridge of rock. for near an hour, sit..• was ditsen on the beach, and fortu nately the crew were saved. Th. Captain, assis:ed by some of the principal farmers of Owithian, and the Olfieeis of tut Coombs, from the port of St. Ives, succeeded, on the reilti‘ of the tide, in getting out the rabies in saris situations as were judged a.petitent, to keep the chip in safety : partlys of nun were hired to work on the ship in securing her stores, and to keep watch during the night, .over what had beet. /,yeti; during the whole of the first dty every thiog was c to loot d with the greatest regnlarity, and not the smallest pillage took Waite, hot on the second e.. ening a paiay of Catuborne milkers came down, determined for a wreck t cut the ship's cable, carried off tuo of her small attchors. stole all the beef and bi-coil on bored, and even had the It:m . (11110 of. before it became dark, to steal some of the sea niens' elmolies at Owithlati Citureh-town, winch having been washed by the people of the vil.age tier the poor fellows, had Ipec., loot. op to dry. is pillaging the ship they Pet the watch at defiance, by threatening to cut thrtn down with the' tong" or hatchets: the whole of the easel and cargo he longed to the Captain, and we are sorry to state, W:1. 1 5101 111.1 r ed, so that he is totally ruined. We are happy to laform ear rear Les, however, that three of the wreckers. haslllg been olentiffi:(l, wore 11p1111111:11 1 11211 on Saturday night his the Rev. W. Hockin, cod by hint et omitted to take their trials at the present Assites, on charges of capital felonies. trust that the Magistrates of the maritime districts, ott all similar occasions, by putting the wishing laws (which art sufficiently strong) to Lave, against smolt miscreants, will pu t an end to the lawless and abominable system of wrecking, which has so lohg becu a di-grace to Cornwall and other 111.11•111 COIIOIIC.. Monday evening, as a young woman was coining from 'Woolwich. she was met between that place tool Deptford by a matt unit two w 1111 l Pll. Ttle man sei,otl her, and orb red her to debaser her money ; the fellow then it oecedell to ride her pockets, while his two associates ealted tint to hint to Like her p•dises, if he could get nothing better. He hail just taken her beaier hat and 124. r shoes. and given them to one of the women, when a ottettitf dog, that followed her from lt.itite. nod was out a little nay uhf the road, sprung upon the putted him to the ground, mangled his face and 11.111 Ws/1111; 11.0. 1 C Lllll Wlll to pt ices, if he had not been ea.led of by the girl. In the tat...to time the two women made w aelog the heaver hat an 1 14.4 a oelitistl them. girl r:•veiet -I little or no injury. !tic fri24.ltt esce,ite,t, and con. timid her journey is ic e le.lviud tur wsa.laut vu the read. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. IRELAND. EXECUTION OF THE TWO GRkERS FOR THE MURDER OF THEIR FATHER. These unfortunate young men, immediately after their sen tence, were conveyed, under a guard, to the New Prison, at Carrickfergus; they walk -el from the Court House to the gaol with a firm step, but appeared much dejected, and did not make any observations. They were lodged in separate cells, and on being asked if they wished for any clergyman to attend them, they answered, " Yes," but not any particular ' one; any WIC who would afford consolation being acceptable. The Rev. J. Brown, who kali humanely attended on the or_ cation, im asediately visited them. and remained a consider aide Ii:1112, and afterwards attended them. They were also visited by 'he Rev. R. Dofilm, the Rev. Mr. Smith, and the Rev. J. Savage c—these gentlemen were successful in their endeavours to arouse them to a sense of their situation, hid could not prevail on them to acknowledge their guilt ; both protesting their inuoctmee, and stating, as their opinion, that it was only necessary to acknowledge guilt to God, aed not to man. In the course of Tuesday, however, R. Greer admit ted, that lie saw the corpse of his father in the waste-house, which did out surprise him, as lie knew his father was " to he put out of the way;" he also admitted, that the letter foniel by Dr. Stuart in (lie prison was written by him. J. Greer would not admit any thing. They both slept during the night, and ate apparently with an appetite. J. Greer em ployed part of his time in writing. On Wednesday, about 12 o'clock, the High Sheriff, at tended by a party of the Royal Scots, went to the prison, mid the criminals Ave re brought out soon atter. Tiny were placed in the rear of the cart, in which were their coffins, awl at tended by the elergymen ; the executioner, disguised, imme diately behind them. The procession then slowly proceeded to the place of execetion, one mile from the town ; on its ar rival the criminals joined in sioging a hymn, and afterwards knelt down with the clergymen and otheis, and prayed fer vently, with an audible voice ; at this time R. Greer was ob served to be much agitated, and trembled violently; J. Greer continued to evince his 'lsnot firmness. Prayers being ended, and lb fatal preparations rampleted, the wretched brothels shook hands, and bid farewell. John first mounted the cart, and being tied up, whilst Robert remained below, asked, " Is my brother to be thrown off with me?" which was answered in the affirmative. Robert was then tied up beside his bro ther ; they were both again solemnly exhorted to declare their unfit—John said, '' I forgive my parsecutoN, prosecutors, and all my enemies, and I do hope God will forgive them ;is I do." Robert prayed aloud to the Almighty to enable him, in these his last monitor s, to ten the truth, and then, aildr.sang him self to those admit him, said, " I sin o guilty sinner, and suitor justly aid lawfully ;" then, ttwiliug to It a tiroller, sad, " John, will you not confess?" To this appeal J0!1711 111,1111: no reply, when a person present said, " John, io !scar what your le otte!r Robert says?' To which he replied, " I ha e Flume;' inemiog, that he^ would net again speak. The cart was now drawn away, and they were (mulched into eternity. 1:or ert appeared to setter little, but John was long convulsed. After hanging the esual tans, their b dies were cut down, put into shells, and sent off to the iirtirmary at Lisburn, for disst ction, pursuant io their select-A.. It is almost unneces• nary to ou the fate of these unfurtimatea ; the hor rible el Om of parricide, for whali they suffered, bung, now, mikaowil in this country. Besides the above pat tienlars, furnished by a respectable correspondent, we hate been mforinecl, that when Joint km It down to prayer, be expressed himself in language estremel appropriate, pathetic, and even elegant. Ili. demeanour was COECeted, and his enunciation distinct. Rimert's voice was tremulous and feeble, and his whole frame greatly agitated. The persons near to them formed a circle, and also knelt during prayer. 'fle whole scene was impressive and awfidly solemn. Thoiigh John refused to make confession of his guilt, yet he never denied it. All accounts say, that Joint was an excellent scholar. He was about 3J years of age, and Robert about 20. POLICE. ITECT. Monday eight persons were brotig.lit to this Office in ens. tody of two King's AlesNetwers and several Manchester Po lice Officers, charged with being, concerned in the late plots at that place. 'foe whole were. wretched looking men, with scarcely a emit to their backs. 'rite following are their names:—J. 1141111)rd, S. [Anew-hire, J. ilenn.y. E . Conner, N. Holton, J. Sutlers, R. Itidei nes, and J. Roberts. A Jew,. is, of the name of Lazarus, was clew:mil by W. CI if ke, Ow constable of the district of Wych-street, with keeping u common urothel, and disorderly Ituti , e; in which, shocking to ratite, her own daughter and husband assisted in the management, or more pro,ierly the mismanagement. of the house, io which the most infamous scenes are prat.- iised . and ,tut nary in the house, but disturbances are corn. vd un tee outside., in vottseimeitee of the ill-treatment of ihe pc. sons who are so imprudent as to go there, both males and females; by which means Cr .was MT collected day attic night, a..d the whole neigleourliond is disturbed and a lai-med.—ln the day-ti.ne the mother stall tiall4hier, im tine w. Allier, ate seen standing ontside the premises, without :toy thing on their heads, no doubt for the pm - vive tie enticing M n into their li-Mse. lu addition to their infamou , depra vity, the 'oil, ahoat 13 years of age, amoits in the hous e ._ The old %moan promiNed to reintv e the nuisance, and the pitniCeldinil was agreed to be suspended on the 11411 of the parim ti i the St,SWII3. Monday ofturnuon, between two and three o'clock, as la.nit. Downes WiVi pussitig through the Strand, neat Essex. •treet, he was attacked by a gang of rob9ers, one of whom %%as offset veil by a gentleman to take a silver siiiir-1)0X on; of the Lieutenant's pocket: the gentlemeit seised the villain; scitttiv ensued, in which the 'Miner cimfrived to put the stititt.trs into the par kvt ri*J:ll Which he 11.0 taken it; irut Lieut. I)owtie3 W. 14 1105iii5e, that, previen , to lie at :.lei:, the snittl.nos. was miller his pocket•liandkerelikf, and atter the villain returned it, lie f lit at the toot of his hatulkor chief; he seritre:l the robber, and brought hi te to the Office hieiseif, %s ii it he was ITCOZllliell to be a.. oil offender of ih uaroe of Ucury rope. He was cumulated to ;NI: frigate fur trial. QUEEN SQUARE. On Sand.ty mornin;;:tslroitt three permms, in ii paSspz lilt. It - . 1111 of C.triltwo•hothe, groa.ly illoiltesl the twn ',visit:no. , on ,Ityy there. 'Die p.iniers oeh4veti atilt „real good temper, dud instead of emveying the rtarmits to the tohii.los r, as they were emitted, ended the wJtelt. Twn w.cenin , and a pArtile elt•col.lol..tly utade their a.year.litCC, is id lip of the eftdige ot . th.• ,ol.l.tirs the °T. inters were taken OW. c...Nto,iy. *Lie -f ;he 0, 4-..%e%er, tt 1. onserve,l to 141 c, toe pAtrvie abide, and put motley in 144 Itaud, to cou-ctittence 11l of which the guardians of the peace made some shuffl ing. excuse for setting their prisoner-; at liberty, and walked off. The soldiers very properly informed their Officer of what had passed ; and on Monday, by his desire, they lodged their complaint before Mr. Fielding, at this Office. Mr. F. expressed the utmost indignantion at the conduct of the watchmen and patrole (whose names were Obtained), and mote a letter to the Parish Officers of St. James's on the subject, which it is to be hoped, will have the effect of bring ing the offenders to justice. WORSHIP STREET. Mr. Lyons summoned by the collector of small tithes at Homerton ; the amount was lbs. two years arrears. Mr. Lyons contended, that this tax was prejudicial to the interest of the country ; he should resist the payment of it, however it might be di (laud ; if he found hereafter that he must pay it, he should offer it in kine, and no other way. TOII N HALL, SOUTHWARK. M. Twhoy, an Irish labourer, who was discharged for want of evidence at the late Southwark Sessions, charged with biting off part of the ear of A. Morgan, in a tight, was brought up on a charge of murder; when Mr. Alderman J. J. Smith stated, that he had received a letter from a Justice of Peace of Tipperary, in Ireland, giving a description uf the person and name of the Isom*, anti charging him with the nturdi rof une lien. y Long. The prisoner in Isis defence said, he had been a soldier for 14 years, and had not been in Ireland for 12 years, at the time the murder was mentioned. Sir J. Eatner directed the prkoncr to bring forward any proofs is his favour, and remanded him for 10 dais. DI N.D. At his T.ordship's residence in Grosvenor-place, Charles Fox Townshend, Esq. the eldest son of Lord John Townshend, in the 22nd year of his age —Thomas Atkins, Esq. of Walthamstow, in the 72nd year of Ins age.—At Tonbridge-place, John Dunbar, Esq. late of Penang.—At Sicelesmerc, Surlolk, aged 64, Mr. William Gualt, upwards of 44 years tenant and steward on the Rushbrooke estate.—and on the following day, in her 103 d year. Mrs. Gualt, mother of the above Mr. W. Gualt, who retained her faculties till the last moment. The loss of a pious and beloved son overpowered her feeble frame, as, after being informed of his decease, she never spoke more.—ln his 56th year, the Rcv. Thomas Greasley, A.M. Vicar 31 Polesworth, and Perpetu:l Curate of Nether Whiteacre. both in Warwickshire.—At Ingatestone, Essex, Mr. William Claw son, of Newgate-street, London.—At his hou e in Russel-place. Fitzroy-square, Edmund Pepys, Esq. aged 79.—At the advanced age of 77 years, after an illness of ten days, Edward Byam, Esq. President of the Council of the island of Antigua, and Judge of the Admiralty Court there.—At Epping, a l 80, Mrs Barrett.—..At Twickenham, George Brooks, Esq. of Chancery-lane, banker. aged 76. - - - EXT RAORDINARY LONGEVITY.—Jan. 21, at Knapdale estate, in St. Anil's, Jainaica, a female negro slave, the property of 1104. Murray, Ebq. aged 120 year,•.—Jan. 2.1, at Kingston, Jamaica, at the great age of upwards of 130 years. Lucretia Stewart, a free black woman. She came to that island a few days after the dreadful earth• quake, which destroyed Port Royal 1691, and had seen her fourth generation. OFFICE OF 01W VANCE, 25th Marc.% 1817. TELE Principal Officers of his Majesty's Ordnance Jo hereby give notice, That Proposals will be received at their (Alec in Pill-M ill, on or before Wealesday, the 9th day of April next, from saeh Persons as moy be to undertake the suyrly of FEATHERS for the service of this D,partment„ Ins a p,,riott of three years, deterrninaide after the expiration of the first year, upon notice of three months, at the option of either party. PalP:rns of the articles muff be viewed upon application at o'4 Principal Storekeeper's Office in the Tower ; and to the respeetloe We- re of the Ordnance in the Rpm, Arsenal, Wootwi h ; and fur. Met - Particalars, together with the Terms aria Conditions of to ContraA, may be known a! tli.e Seeretary's O.X.e in Pall-Mu l ufirresaid, any day between ere hour: of ten and Air o'clock, where the proposals mast be deliomed, sealed up, and iadorsed PropoAds fur Feathers ;" bat no proposal can be admitted after the said 9th of April, at twelve o'ckek at noon of the same day ; neither will any tender be noticed unless the party nuking it, or an agent is his What,: shall attend. By order of the Board, R. 11. CREW, Secretary. OFFICE OF ObID.VANCE, 45th March, 1517. TI IE Principal Officers of His Majesty's Ordnance J., hereoy give Autice, r eit Propost4s will be re •eived at their (Vice, Li Pau-mat, on or &Arc Friday, the 11th of April next, fra.a such persons us may be :sidling to undertake the Supply of STOVES, RANGES, &c. tr.-ice of this Department, fur a period of Three Years, determinable oft:r t/, arpirotion of the first year, upon notice of three months, at the opii,on of either party. Paaeras of the eirtiqes may be upon application at the Priaripd Storekeepers oh'ice in the Tower; and fin Myr partien:c".,, to thcr 1-c;th Mc arias and comtilians 1 tie Couto:art, may be kno:rts al the Sc..rctary's Offiae in Pall ..11,4 aforesaid, any day between the hours of Am JOur o'clock, the p taposals must be deli• lured, sealed up, and endorsed. .6 Propotat fix Stoves, }tango. &c." but no proposal eon be admitted after the said 11th of Aptil, at tredve o'clock at ,won of Me same day; Iscitid,:r will any tender be noticed oinks. the party making it, or an agent in his behalf; star:: attend. lly Oracr of Me Guard, R. 11. CIiEW. Secretary. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, 2.lth March, 1817. THE principal hears ofillis 3lojesty's Ordnance do t hereby give noti:e, that 1"ropo wi4 ba received at tit it o,ffie.: is Pall .Mall, or or bejiwe 1 acaday t/ka St.'s of .lel il, ./ : u .11 sec Persona ;ea may be willia:,.. sad:. take the Styply 0 - COP- I'E II S .11T k IS' A ItTICL Eir - v/Ikr_ Serviz'r 0 ? Mb .alAira"':lt..lr ape ;ad of three years, d.-hemistAsbk ape: the arpiration ii thefiist year, upon uotke of threc.invaths, ..twat sylins, of titiwr party. I'atterns of . the Articles may to vi....:•.11 vote applicatiass al the Prilvipal Stmckopers' Office in the l'.e.inw ; and jollier partka tars, tugethin• twilit the loans and toratittins of the Contract, miy be kis•rion at in , Secretary's (Wire in Pall-Mail iffiiresaid, ay day be tween the hours of iC.7 cad fun( o'clmvis, where the proposals nowt be avieeted, sen:ed op, and embrseil " Propo.ais tor Copperbinitlue Av.:it:lva ;" tat no propos;ri CJA be admitted utter Me said oth day of .Ipri , , at twvive o'clock sal noon iy` tip: .winie day ; neither will any tender be notieed, baton the party socking it, or an agtmt in his I,n half shall intend. By order of toe Board, 11. If. t.'IIEIV, Secretary. OFFICE OF 011D.V. INCE, Wets Mare, 1817. THE Principal Officers t)111:s .11ajetlys Ordnance do hereby g i.e Notice' that tray xis $1! 1 I10)611 ..1:1 Vint. (It l'awo , om l'itarsdaj, the 1014 .e ..rt, at Eirroi (o'clock in the For...oxon pre.isehl, sundry Lots of NL.W, 01.11 and UNSEI:. S'I•OitES. Can.istiag Anvil,, Sdatt.s, S.toveb, Saws, pile:, Barrows of Sorts. Bedding, Corn Sacks and 'Conti; Siniths' and Wheelers' 'Cools, Vic,:s, list c Saoes. and old iron Work, and trots Guns; with va:iou. other AitiJes. 7'he whole w .4 may be vi.-„o 'd upon appnration at Fee Prin. cipol Stos.Acrite , s' (Om in the. Tower ; and - at the Royal ,tr.-; tai ah froolwj'h. al Sale; at which places painted o/' the Lets wilt b' delivered to those Persons who Oily oFply for the tame. By Order of the Beard. R. 11. CREW, Sr.-retail.. .