The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-28 00:00:00

GAL PA NIC BIPEIIIII ENTS. illfaer hanging about sus hour and a quarter, the body of Fellows, (executed at Chester for the murder of Betty Sitsawerws) having beers cut down and removed into the Interior of the prison, it was, after dissection, during which mach valuable time was lost, determined to subject it to the influence of the Galvasiie power. The comae nance appeared almost natural, lather roller than during I ife ; this circumstance giving to the face a handsomer and moue placid appearance than Use criminal bore at the trial. There V/4)1110 darkness of diseolottratiots coediting round the neck, from the pressure of the faint cord. There wets presets* Dr. Flout and Dr. Jones, of the Infirmary, with several oilier medical gentlemen of Chester, and theitscripits. Some gentlemen not of the profession were also present. A voltaic battery, consisting of nearly I SO pairs of plates, was hastily procured. Mr. Witter and Mr. Leet did themselves gieat credit by the steed wills which they got them into action at such a shout notice, and under such disadvantageous circumstances. Dr. Jones, under whose superintendence the experiments were conducted, proceeded to lay bare the different nerves on which it was intended to operate. In the first experiment an attempt was made to restore the action of the respiratory function, according to the suggestion of Dr. Ure, the distingitished professor at Glasgow. Fur this purpose Dr. Junes laid bare and brought into view the plumate nerve, as it tuns down under the muscles, about the ldle part of the side of the neck. Amother iswision was made at I under edge of the seventh rib, for the purpose of getting ingress to the die ',brawn, the chief of the muscular powers by which the pliesioinetia of the breathing process are effected ; the phi colic nerve above-nwutioued being the chief agent by which, the necessary nervous influence is furnished to those powers. One of the poles of the battery was placed in contact with the phrenic nerve, the other in contact with the diaphragm through the incision under the slight but unequivocal respiratory nsovemeut followed. 'fists movement was several times repeated—sufficient to inure the value of Dr. Ute's suggestion. That it was not carried to a fuller extent is to be attributed to the absence of adequate conducting rods, and to the inconveniences resulting from the want of lit evious arrangement. In the situseguent experiments the muscles of the arm and leg performed their natural movements to au extent commen surate with the power of the battery, iii a manner that excited the wonder of the strutted by-stauders. The muscles of the face were made to contract wills much effect, particularly those of the eyes and mouth, giving rise to a variety of paiufuJ expresmuns. An objection was made to the removal of a piece of bone in the hack of the neck, by which the spinal marrow would have been brought into view, and exposed to coll. tact with one pule of the battery ; or, in Dr. Jones's opinion, effects almost equal to those prodneeil by Dr. Use on Use body of ('lydead le, at Glasgow, might have been expected. THE PENITENTIARY. On Tuesday last an *tiny was held before the Coroner for Westminster and a Jury, at the General Penitentiary, Milbank, to ascertain the death of Ann Alartin, a female convict, aged 22. Mr. Robert Chapman, the new governor, stated, that the deceased and her sister, Sarah Martin, had been con victed of felony at Exeter, during the spring assists of 1419, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, but that punishment had been coi iiiii 'tied to live yews' impii soitinciet in the Penitentiary. Mr. J. Pratt, surgeon to the prison, stated, that the d,teensed had complained of indisposition—the last time in January last—and was admitted into the infirmary. There was such a general relaxation in her frame that she voided every thing involuntarily ; she was affected with a scrofulous disorder; every attention was paid to her in the infirmary, and she had whatever she liked or was lit for her in her indisposed state. For the last month ' at the request of the deceased, Sarah Aladin, her sister, had been in constant attendance upon her. the physician id daily visited her, and the witness more frequently— she died oil Sunday last. The Jurors proposed that lamb Martin, the sister, should be brought before than and ex* iii i i Jell touching the treatment the deceased had received. The Govei not said, that it was contrary to the rules of the institution to have convicts removed from their cells to that place for the purpose of examination, and he must decline acceding to liar request of the Jut y. A Juror thought the Coroner had power to enforce her attendance. The Governer said, that the Jury might examine the young W0111:10 in the visiting cell if they tbutielit proper. This was agreed to by the Coroner and Juicy, at the moue time tit westing against giving up their right of having the witness brought before them whets they were empanelled. The Jiiry then returned to the visiting room, which is of considerable use, and divided into three parts—ihe first, where visited are adowed to stand, is divided by iron bars front the next dioision, in which the turnkey stands, and is called the tninkey's room, and beyond this is the third partition, where the convict stands to speak to the visiter. The Jury were placed in the visiting room, the Coroner in the turnkey's room, and Sarah Martin in the convict's room, attended If; a Horse. . . Being sworn, she evinced great reluctance to speak in the presence of the nurse, which the Jury perceived, and ordered , person connected with the prison out of Vie place, as the witness was evidently under leer that her tAidetice might occasion her to be treated with seve rity. The Jury urged her to reveal the whole truth, and promised that whatever she stated should nut operate to her disadvantage. Witness *lieu stated, that her sister lied been very ill In January last, prior to her going into the infirmary, hum which she was sent to work, in her cell, before she wits quite recovered. Her sister had told 111:1 she thought that Waite had continued • slim t time longer in the infirmary, she should have soon been quite well; but. retuning to the cell prematurely, she caught cold, and could not eat the bad bread mad the water gruel, which was the only fowl she was supplied with, except some 801110 (made from tole bi.:lock'i bent to 11g) persous) which she with her malady could nun swallow. She (deceased) wrote to the surgeon, to info' in Men of Inc illuess, and that day he sent her a powder. On the folio's ing day she wrote again to tee sitigeon, informing him of her serious indisposition, and he sent her another powder. Oo the following day she wrote a third time to the doctor, and received a third powder; cud afterwattle was ildlll4tiVil hate the iufirtuery, THE NATIONAL REGISTER where she hail what food she required. During these three days the deceased did net eat an ounce of food, owing partly to her indisposition, and partly to the infe rior quality of the food. The deceased had also com plained that her first illness was caused by her having so little and such bed food. But Ibis was before the Lite regulation, by which the prisoners have meat daily.— Witness was of opinion, from what her sister had informed her, that her illness was brought on by the want of neces sary fond. Each prisoner now is allowed four ounces of meat per tidy, and oranges. 'rite deceased was so weak at the time she wrote to the doctor, that from her general elaxation site could not retain any thing. A lung discussion then took place alum:gat the Jurors and the. Coroner, in whielr they expressed then sentiments very freely upon the treatment this young woman had re ceived, and finally returned the following verdict : " Died in consequence of the short allowance anti bad quality of the food with which she was supplied before the new rAptlatious took piece in this prison." OLD DAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY, APRIL 24.—Thomas Pearce, clerk,. aged 22, and Goo 'man Soloman, aged 40, were indicted, the former with stealing divers ankles of wearing appa• rel, the property of J. It. Wratliall, 311L1 the latter with receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. The prosecutor dill not appear, when the Common Sergeant made inquiries relative to his absence. Nlr. Adolphus, for the prisoner, explained, and al luded to the case of Molts Marks, whose name is in the calendar immediately antecedent to it. The COIIIIIIOII Sergeant observed, that they could no: got to trial without witnesses, and. he was therefore !mond to tell the Jury that the prisoner must be ac quitted. cite Jury returned a verdict accordingly. Edward Smith was pin to the bar on an indictmint, charging hint with having stolen a trunk containing various property, belonging to the Counteu of Selkirk. IlughColger deposed, that he was footman to the Countess of Selkirk ; ou the Ist of February her lady ship was leaving to", u on a visit to Bath, and the trunk in question was fastened behind the carriage. When they got about a mile and a half from town on the Ful ham road, the coacoman turned round and saw the pri soner walking away with the trunk on its shoulder.— Witness i tttt nediatelygot down, and pursued the pri soner, crying " Stop thief ;" the prisoner then threw down the k and ran qtl; a gentleman named Bolton followed, and secured the prisoner, when he pulled out .a knife, and thsea:ened to stab hint. C. Bolton, of the Stamp Oilier, living at Chelsea, stated that on his way home he saw the prisomr I'lllllllllg behind the carriage, and the strap was dragging; he then took the trunk from the carriage and walked MI; on that the witne s s lollowed avid 'topped hut, when he pulled out a knife and brandished it at him, having previously thrown down the trunk. Witness perceived that the straps which fastened the Iftilli•S to the carriage were cut. John Parsons, a constable, living in the Fulham road, assisted in taking the prisoner into custody. The prisoner ack ledged to the robbery, but de nied having used the knife to NI r. Bolton. Ile said that he had Been a servant in several families, in all of which lie had borne a good character. Among those were— the Marquis of Carmarthen, Lord Waldegrave, and Lord I)orchester's son. He had received testimonials of good character from Lady Holland to enable Will to obtain another shotgun. The Recorder said, that it would have been easy to produce proof of good character from some of the above individuals, if his character had been as he represented. The Jury lound the prisoner guilty, and lie was sen tenced to be transported fur seven years. These Sessions having terminated on Monday sentence was on 'Tuesday morning passed upon the tot lowing prisoners:— Thomas Wintry, Francis Rosser, Robert S. Hawn. George Clarke, ItoM. Ilion:, Jolllll'oll, H. Peethatii, George Hopkins, James Williams, James Curtis, James !lams, John Powell, Eleanor Leach, IVilham JeHeries, Saran Thimi psoii, Thomas Coates, John A Ben, T 11011133 Welsh, James Walters, John Rees,John Latham, John Williams, Edward Johnson, W. Osborne, Mary C0111:11. hay, Jeremiah Crawley, and Morgan Davis, to be transported for seven years.—David Evans, C. Chubb, and Bryan M Kintion, for 14 years—Robert Eduard*, Fm•cis Hall, and Mary Smith, for life.—Portrsix were sentenced to v irious terms of iiiiprisminient, and kept to hard labour —Foie to be publicly whipped; three On Whom the judgment of the Conn was respited; and se. vend were discharged by proclamation. 'Tile following unhappy culprits received sentence of death:— Samuel Johnson, for breaking and entering a dwelling house in the day time, and stealing thereout twelve slid- M•Kintion, alias M'Corniack, fur stealing a batik note, value al., from the Custrion.house--John Barley, John Monitory, Joseph Johnson, and Thomas Barnes,. fur burglary—Richard Brigv, George Elliot, Daniel Denning, .Auntie Norris, and Sophia Fraser, tut highway robberies—Henry Prod!, Thomas Flet. cher, John Toomey, Anne Reason, Henry Bashed', John Barlow, and thrones Knight, for stealing in a dwelling-house—William Trapp, for attruiptnig to murder Charlotte Rooks, Morris .iiiitsittunt, for cut:ing and maiming, and Thomas Groves, for horse stealing. lit the case of El,aabrili Frances and Mary Aim Scutt, convicted ut robomg a man inn Broad•court, Lung acre, judionent %%as respited. The sessions was adjourned until liiiettnesslay. the 4th of May. Another magnificent vessel, of the same dimen sions as the Prince Regent, is to be laid down on the same slip as that beautiful ship was launched from a few days since, at Chatham. It is to be called the Royal George. The old Royal George being found unserviceable, is broken up at mouth. 13 INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT.I On Thursday a meeting of the tradesmen of West minster took place at Willis's Rooms, for the purpose of taking into consideration Acts affecting Insolsent . Debtors. J. C. H0131101.18E, Esq. iti the Chair. Alr. 'footloose —lit alluding toshe petition passed at the late aneettog upon the subject of the Acts relating to Insolvent D:htors, he stated. that fur the purpose of submitting a n o ire comprehensive petition, the former was withdrawn. It had appeared to the committee most desirable that the honest debtor, should not be subject to the restraints which it was necessary to visit on him. win) wholly disregarded the hilerrat3 and feelings of those with whom he had dealings, and due care was t•ikeit to urge that caution in the petition. The petition was then react. The principal feature of it was Ihe recommendation to P.,rliament to make it compulsory upon the detaining creditor and the Msolt cut to call a roteeticg of the creditors within a fortnight after the arrest, and if three fourths of the creditors came to an arrangement for the bean fitof the insolvent, to make it imperative upon the rent to abide by that arrange- • mem. It was also recommended that the benefit of the rules should nut be extended to such debtors as were remanded for fraud. The petition met with much more . approbation than the former one, and the meeting was much more nu. 'Heroin and respectable than that to which . we allude. The petition was then ottani ttttttt sly adopted, and the thanks of the meeting %Wee voted to Mr. llobhouse, - when the meeting separated. CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL OP INSTRUCTION •' AND INDUSTRY. - ----11 On Tuesday last the anniversary dinner of rhis admi. - Lade ehari:y was held at the City of London Tavern. where nearly 300 of the moat respectable citizens sat • down to a twist sumptuous entertaimr.ent. His Royal Highness the Duke of York was its the Chair. The health of his Royal highness was drank in the • • most enthusiastic manner, wills three totes three. His Royal Ilightie,l in returning thanks in a neat speech, declared that lie was gratified at the honour eoties him in placing him at the head of the institution. lie had met nothing in institutions of this nature, which, equalled, in his estimation, the principle of teaching habits of industry and useful arts, with the ordinary course of instruction. The children of the institution, all dressed in a man ner peculiarly neat, were then led in procession round the room, each bearing a s;iecimen of their work , the boys, network, and those who are brought up as tailors displayed specimens of clothing, and the young shoe makers produced shoes and bouts. Tke girls displayed needle works, matting, bre. A boy recited to the meeting the following address t--• " Generous Patrons,—We poor boys —who. but fur your fostering care, would have been poorer still—pre.. sent ourselves with thanks before you.—We might have remained little victims of indolence and sloth, but you have rescued us, )ou hate wiped away the tear from our • mother's eye—Liken the pang iron our father's heart and made penury ark want yield to honest inclustry. You hate felt tenderness fo► the woe of 4111 poor boys. - when we were ins..usible of it ourselves. It is al.o out: happy lot to experience that royalty itself 11.3 listened to our cites. May the joys of Heaven await all our gene rous benefactors." gis I then spoke as follows - " Generous Fatrons,—Wc poor girl", nursed in the . lap of poverty, were d e li ve r e d twin her arms to yours.—w • Once our lot was far ddierent than now. We pined • in wretchedness, bid poverty could not help us—we wet, • cold—poverty could nut clothe 11. ,—we were iguorant—.. - • poverty could not instruct ns;—we should have been, victims or vice—poverty could not resctr. us.—lint you . have helped us —you h a v e cl ot h e d us — you have air. • •. structed m—and you have done more than this—you taught us how to w a lk o n EArili, and you have sh, wu us the road to IL:aven. Fur these blessity-icoiderred on poverty's children, we thank you. We wank yon for all we have; and all we shall have., wu owe to Heavers and you." 'rue health of the stewards being drank, Mr. Saun ders returned thanks. The cargo of the Spanish schooner taken in the West Indies by the French ? consisted of 60,000 - ounces bf gold in bars, 400,000 dollars, and 500 - bags of cochineal—altogether of the value of about half a million sterling, Oti Saturday night about half-past right o'clock an a:- tempt was made by a mounted highwayman, to rob Mr. Edward I)eartlen, of IVaily Mill., on the highway be. tweet' Ritchdaie l'odmortltii. This gent leinan, who was returning noun Manchester market, was met alter he 11.1 d passed Calder 51odr, by a loan rulilig at full speed, who, when lie nas within frteen yards, called sauna) Mr. Dearden to stop, adding that lie must have his money or his lile ; instead of obeying this C4111111)111111. • Mr. Dearilcii pushed his horse forwanf, and gave the robber's horse a foil stroke on the breast with the shat , of the gig. When the man had recovered from this - stroke, he made an attempt to seize the bridle, bat was repulsed with some severe strokes from the gig-whip; Ire then took a pistol, but before lie comd tire it, received a heavy blow nil the arm that he was uhligecl to drop it ;. and filiding a resistance so determined and unexpected, .he galloped oil without marling any further ati,mpt to • effect his purpos-, bearing in his face visible pro° s of the good will with which Mt. Dearden had made use of his whip. This marauder was somewhat above the ldle size, had a dark great wide coat or cloak on, and was masked ; he rode a blood horse, one of the hind shoes o( which was rather turned up, And appeared to have Istqll, recently set on ;, the other shoes hat tug tile apptaraliC4.• of being tar wtna. lie gallop peel oil us. me duet:rowel, L Weboroitgli. • •• . , .1.•