The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

AFIROCLOUS REVENGE. We. have to relate one of those dreadful instances of -IL:spend.; depravity which reflect disgrace, not merely on the age, but on human nature itself: Friday shout n:ie o'clock at noon, a Weidman, named Daniel Owen, a cow-keeper, came to town from Edmonton, and pro e,astlecl to the house of one Jones, his brother-in-law, who is also a cow-keeper, resident in Gibraltar-row, Prospect-place, St. George's ftd.ds. After knocking at the door, he was admitted to the room on the ground fiooa, where .Tones, with his wife and maid scrvaut, was I : at dinner.—After sitting for a few minutes, he started cup, and with two knives, (wit's which he had presided laniself before his visit) he rushed to the execution of his execrable purpose. He first attacked the man Jones, whom he wounded dreadtlilly in the belly and the head so as for sonie seconds to deprive him of sense and mu tiers. He then flew at Mrs. Jones, his own sister, and inflicted upon her several shocking wounds ; he stab bed her in the forehead, cut her severely, though not dangerously between two of her ribs, and having thrust his knife in her mouth, drew it clean through the face to the ear, lacerating her tongue, and laying the cheek completely open. The ruffian last struck at the ser saint-girl, whom he seriously cut in the face and one of her hands, besides dividing the main artery of the can. The poor wretches, though faint and almost in- sinsible with terror and logs of blood, contrived to make their way into the street, where they were immedime ly observed by their neighbours, and were carried into the adjoining houses till medical assistance could be procure 1. In the mean time the assassin had fastened the door of Jones's house, and with loud imprecations threatened to destroy any person who should dare to approach him. This, threat, together with the im pression of the horrible scene before them, and the cir cumstance of Owen (who is a reinarLably large and powerful Irian) being armed with two. knives, com pletely deterred the multitude, though soon consisting of many hundreds, from attempting to enter the house. Police-officers, however, wen' sent for, and on their arrival and atter the interval of nearly en hour, it was determined to break into the house, and seize the des perate villain; For this purpose a °Teat number of persons armed with peers and crow- r liars, some with ladders at the wine:mos. and some on the pyound, made n.simultaneous attack on the house, and bursting it open above and below, rushed in with great force. They found Owen on the first landing-place, standing with .an sir of defiance, and whettirg his knives one upon the.other, as if for the purpose of rendering them more effectually Murderous. One of the officers, however, without a mement's delay, struck him a violent blow seith a crow-bar on the head, which knocked off his hat tad-staggered him; and another instantly took ad vantage .of his tottering, seized one of his legs, and threw him on the ground. Still the reffian was able to resist, which he did so obstinately, that the officers were compelled to beat and even wound him severely about the face and body, before he was -sul,dued to a state of acquiescence; they then put him into a hack ney coach, and conveyed him to the prison in Horsmon ger-lane, thousands of the multitude attending the mach, and with arms of various kinds, in order to pre vent the possibility of his esoape. • While this was going on, surgical aid had been procured for t'he wounded, and the result of the exami nation made by Mr. D'xon. surgeon, of Newington, • was, that he considered the husband likely to die, the " wife dreadfully though not mortally wounded, and the girl, though very seriously hurt, likely to recover. The man and .the servant were, at the recommendation of the surgeon, taken to one of the hospitals in the Bo rough, we believe St Thomas's. Mrs. Jones was carried back to her own house. Our readers will naturally inquire what could have been the cause, however inadequate, of this savage bar harity ? We are not able to answer this question any farther than by stating, that we have been informed, thatabout a year ago there was alaw suit between Owen 4nd Jones respecting some property, which Owen con .eeived to belong to himself, but which Jones claimed in right of his wife. An action was tried, the result of which was favourable to Jones ; and Owen ever since has expressed much dissatisfaction, and is supposed there from to have conceived that desperate revenge which he -unhappily executed. His purpose was so malignantly atrocious, that he, at the time of his monstrous outrage cpressed a determination to murder, if he could, his own son, a lad who lived with his .uncle and aunt as assistant in their business,-and whom his father appears to have hated from no other cause. Fortunately this youth was not in the house. The parties are all Welch; Jones and his wife are about 40 years of age ; the ser vant girl about 20; 'Owenis between 45 and 50, and is, as we have before stated, a man of remarkably tinmi .dable size and strength The age of his son we did .not hear: . Miss Carew. a very promising young actress and vo cal performer, is among the dismissals fr , m Covent garsien Theatre. This is extraordinary; as she was an .admirable substitute for Miss Stephens in case of illness, as well as .* very useful auxiliary.—Mr. Welsh, her musical tutor, is also discarded. THE NATIONAL itrzisTrn.- MIDDLL;S.E.X SESSIONS. THURSDAY. Casey was indicted for an assault on the %111./akar of Wats leo Bridge, and also for assaulting a waterulan who cams to the toll taker's assistance. The particulars of this case have already been before the Public.— 'The prisoner wanted to force his way over the bridge without paying the toll. He was of course prevented by the toll-taker, whom he struck several times. A waterman interferreil , between whom and prisoner 4 scuffle ensued, and in the course of which lie bit nearley the entire of the top joint cff one of his fingers. The Waterman produced the part that had been bitten off: which was preserved in sp irits. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to three months Insprisoninmt, and to tied security to keep the peace for three years. FALSE Rif L.—.loha Smith was indicted for representing himself before the Magistrate at Worship-street, as .taints Dawes, a carpen ter, living in No 9, Read's-passage,. St. totkes. and swearing that he was worth 1001, after the payment of his debts, in order to be bail for a person who was indicted. The facts being fully proved the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in the House of Cor rection. RIOT IN ST. GILES'S.—The Court was occupied daring a consi derable putt of the day in trying cases of riot and assault, which oc curred at diWerent periods within the last month at St. Giles's. There were tried - and found Guilty of these efflinces, Dant Dris col, Mary, Mir wife. Charles Crowley, James Mahony, Thum. , Sta. pleum, Joseph Harding, Francis Armstrong, and James al•Grath.— The evidence on all the eases was of the same description, and ex hibited such scenes of drunkestess aturdepravitey on the part of the lower orders of the people in that neighbourhood. as coukl nut Mil to surprise even those who were best acquainted with Loniltm. From the evidence oldie constables, beadles, and watchmen who were ex amined, it appeared, that Sunday is the day on which these scenes of slot and immorality chiefly occur. They sometimes begin to tight as early as six o'clock in the morning, and keep is up at intevals during the whole of the day and evening. One witness stated, that lie had freattentlybeen seven or eight infants sprawling and wring in the dirt, while their unfortunate mothers were engaged with other women, and soinititnes with men in quarrels, which were carried od with the most savage brutality, aVe were gratified to learn that these triels were instituted and car ried on at the expense of the parish, we are convinced, that if all those who make themselves conspicuous in such disgraceful broils were to be prmecuted, it would effect a vary sensible change in the morals of the lower order of inhabitants of that neighbourlieuto's SATURDAY. FR ACD ON THE PoST Ralph, a sorter of letters in the General Postd/Illee, was indicted for stealing two letters, with intemt.to obtain the postage, and defraud the King. It appears from the evidence, that it was the duty of the prisoner to sort the lettei s, in order that those for different parts of the metropolis, might be received by the delivering postmen of the several districts In April last, he kept back two letters directed to A maiden lady is Great Russel street,. Bloomsbury, he presented after the postman had gone his round. lady mentioned to the regular postman, that her letters the preceeiling day had been delivered late r than usual. and in consequence of that intimation, the prisoner was detected. Ile received gs ..td. by this fraud. Ths .Ivry found bum Guilty, and as several respectable per- sons gave him a good character. the Court only sentenced him to tine year's imprisonment. There were two other indict ments against him. OLD BAILEY.-SATURDAY. James Gallaghen, was indicted for a highway robbery on Robert Williams, in taking from him, by fear and against his will, a hat and ss. in money, his property. Verdict.--Guilty Death. Elizabeth Spencer was indicted for stealing 14 yards of printed cotton, the property of S. Jones and J. Rowe, pri vately in their 'shop. Guilty of stealing but not privately. Ann Wilson wa. indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Blown, and stealing a pair of breeches and two waistcoats, the property of John Lome. Guilty of stealing, bat not of breaking and entering the dwelling•house. Malvina Malcom was indicted for stealing eleven one-ponud notes, the property of John Coleman. in his dwelling house. The prisoner lodged in the prosecutor's house for ten days.— On the lith of August Isis wife went out, leaving the prisoner in her parlour; but on her retails shewa.s gone, and the money had been stolen from the drawer in which the prosecutor's wife had deposited it. Verdict Guilty Death. When the ver dict was returned site fainted. QUEEN SQUARE.-SATURDAY. H onsz-G us RIPS SI7TL w -H o It E.—On Saturday Serjeat t Childs, landlord of the Horse-Guards Sutling house. appeared before Mr. White, the sitting Magistrate, to answer to an information laid against him, at the instance of Henry Pluckwell, his predecessor in the house, for suffering tipling during Divine Service on Sunday. It may be recollected that Mr. Pluckwell, when he kept the same house, had been prosecuted by informers under similar circumstances, till he was compelled to leave the house, and by which he lost consider able property, and had been since then confined in the King's Bench inconsequence. Prom this ci rcum stance it was intimated the present information had been laid through malignity; however, this ease was ' , roved upon oath of John Has .clay, a Buw.street patrole, and Serjeant :•lajur Child was convicted in the penalty of los. The Marquis of Stafford has returned 15 per cent. at two half-years' rents to his tenants at Sittenham, in consequence of the late pressure of the times. The trade in supplies of all kinds fin. the Spanish Independents continues as brisk as ever. Wilhin the last ten days upwards of 8000 stond of arms, with a proportionate quantity of infantry and cavalry apoint ments, have been shipped. The various articles are minutely inspected by the agents for the Independents, and arc in general of the best description of materials, and well got up. By the arrivtl of the Duchess of York from Buenos Ayres, letters have been received to the 6th July. It was confidently reported .that after several friendly conferences between the officers of the Patriotic and Royalist armies in Upper Peru, an armis tice had been concluded, and .2 preliminaries agreed upon, of a treaty of a unioo and eo-operation in shaking otf the yoke of the Mother Country. The Portuguese troops at Monte Video remained in slain qua. The Duchess of York has brought home a large sum is dollars, for account of the British merchants Commo dore flowles, in the Amphion frigate, gave her convoy thud she had a good °fang from the River Plate. I . t OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, 19th Sept. 1817. THE principal Weer: lis Mtljesty's Ordnance do hereby give that 14. w will reit by PittiC Allel4o#l, at me Town-r, on Monday, the 614 clay qj Oelaber aczt, at 11 ki• Ca . ibrenoon prrriscly, sundry Lots of Ncr, Old, ',ad Unxxv:::c. able .vie.-es, cons Wing of Anvils and riezi:s, Bedding. Bellows, and Blocks, Deal.: auil incSgi Powder Horns, Painted Curers and Tarpaulins, Pickaxe=, Shovels, and Saws. Stlves, Ranges. SnAlery and Darnels. Stand ing Saddledauts and Pieces. Saltpetre-bags, Old Lead. dun -Ide-worked Iron. anclOalnance reconverted lion, together with va rious ether Articles. T. whale of -chi-* may be rievy..ii upon appllmtion at the Prin. cipat .I' , nn keepers' (Me in the Toner, meal the IL 7 of Sate, whe r e printed arts of the Lots will be detivcred to Map. hrsome who *ay apply fir thc sante. By Order of the Board. R. H. CREW, Secretary. BIRTHS. In Lower Brook-styeet, the lady of Sir W. 1). Gordon, Bart. m.r.. of a dau.—At (*.hislelnirst, Kent, the lady of 11. Joiner, t'.sq. of a. ann.—At W odlartl3, N orkshire, the lady of Sir B. Graham, of a dam—At ltulhy, near Donraster, a female arcoaclwr. after an intr.:- via of 19 year.;, of a SOU. She lidtt previously three children. At Boated, Esaex, Captain Parlby, of the Hon. FAH India Cora • patty's Bengal llor.su At tillery, to Ann, eldtxt (lama the Hey. Dr. I looker, Hector of Itottinp,lean, Sales.—At Sturdy. Derby. T. P. Clarke, Esq. H. N. to Miss E. Bright, youn...Nyt (Lai. of Cite late P. Bright, Esq. of Ittkeraall.—i% r Leith. D.• Marna)", Eaq. Deputy.. Asshtant•C•onuttissary-General L ' the forces, to Ms, E. M. Camp. hell, chlyst dam o(1). Campbell, .: 1 1teriff Substitute, Canieteltown. Major J. Itlecalester, of the 13th t. a ht Dragoons, to Georgia 31a- DIET; At Abergavenny, of a paralytic strok:. received while travelling in a past-chaise to that place, 11. Hinckley. F:sq. of Guilford-street.— N e ar Mnasolburgh, J. Wilson, Esq. late solicitor in London.—Le ohl Bond -street, aged t; years, R. Adam , ot. • Esq. late of Oakset. Wilts.—After a short but severe rorelack. Esq. Pose• Captain in his Majesty's nr.wy, and for the last nine months one of. the Captains in the Royal Naval Hospital, Greoi.twieh•--Sir James Earle, Kat. Master of the Royal College of Surgeons. inauy years senior surgeon of St- Bartholomew's I loraLtal, ,nod surgeon ea— traordiaary to his Majesty.—Mr. J. trek, aged 23. frovi loss of blood ocea6ioae4 by laneiag of L o s gums.—ln l'ortinan-street, Major Geo. ria, dam of Graham, Esq. of Ilieliardhy. Ciimbaland. Horace Chun-ha—Lately, Elfriila, youngest dnu. of Sir .1. T. Star.- ley, Bart. whily bathing near her father's seat,at Penrhos gab, Holy head, the tide being very strong, was unfortunately draftee; wall three female servants belonging to the family ! LONDON MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, SEPT. 2C. We have had but a moderate supply of Wheat since Monday s and tine samples met a better sale, at an advance of from is. to Ys. per quarter ; inferior, however, are very difficult of disposal..-11-e (sat trade is full as dear for fine qualities, for which there is good ' demand, but other kinds arc rather lower.—ln other articles we bore no alteration to notice. MONDAY', !El'TEM[nra 2!). There was a liberal supply of new Whet this mornir,g from P.sfCX and Kent, moat part rough and damp, which caused the fine samples to meet a brisk sale at the em:y part of the inark:t. at an advance cf from Bs. to MK. per quarter since hut Monday ; and the fine Foreign Wheat was considerably dearer—Fine.Malting Barleys are in demand —Beans and Pease are nearly the same as last week.—The whole trade was dull with little variation in the; prices,—Rapeseed and Linseed as per last quotation. s. I. Wheat 56 a t 44 Fine ditto 63 a 96 Itye 32 a 40 Fine Barley 28 a 40 Malt 65 a *1 s. s. Whiterease% a 3$ Grey Pease 56 a SS Deans — a Ticks a Oats l6 a e 3 I. B. Poland Oats 24 a IS Potatoe ditto 26 a Si Fine Flour 75 a BM Second ditto 75 a BO Rape Scud 421. a itiL— PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread throughout the me tmpolis, is stated by the Bakers to be 13d. the Quurtent Some Bakers sell the Quartem Loaf from Id. to 3d. lower. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN PER QUARTER, IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR TILL WEEK ENDING SEPT. 20. Whist. 1 I Rye 1 1 Barley I Oats I Beans I Pease '26 2 asn 42 10 301040 4 43 p PRICE OF MEAT, MONDAY, 29. SMITHFIELD. )lEWOATE AND LEADENHALIA. a. d. s. d. I Heads of Cattle at Carcase a. d. a. d. Beef 30a 4 0 Smithfield. Beef ..5 0a 5 6 Mutton .3 6a 4 4 Beasts, about-- 2810 Mutton .3 •a S S Veal 0a i Theep 13,300 I Veal 34a 3 0 Pork 3 3a 3 0 Calves 220 Perk aS 0 Lamb...o 0 a 0 0 Pigs 3BO Lamb.... 4 0 a 4111 HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. X. a. d. X a. d. Aver. X. /Hay 300a5 0 0 4 SMITHFIELD Clover 4 0 0 a 7 0 0— 5 1 Straw 1 10 0 • 1 18 0— I i Hay 3 3 0 a 5 10 0 4 ST. JA3IES'S 1 Clover 0 0 0a 0 (I 0— 0 straw ll6 oa2 2 0 11 ( Hay 4 16 0 a 5 16 0— 5 WHITECHAPEL i Clover 6 6 0a 7 7 0— 6 1 (Straw 1 18 0 a 2 2 0 y I.d o o R) 0 14 0 6 6 O 0 19 0 6 0 16 6 O 0 AVERAGE PRICE OF' SUGAR, Computed from the Returns made in the a . e.ik endiag Rept. tbia Goa, per cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Castotu, paid or payable Merton on Importation thereof into Grit Britain—( Saari/ay', al-ette..) PRICE 01 , STOCKS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Bll 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. Navy lo6li India Stock Ditto Bonds (5 per Cott.) 74 77r. Excliever Bills, 21d. per Day 441 27 F Consols or Long Annuities LONDON :—Printed are! published by R. WIT.NR, N. ]Et. FLELT-S1 KEE?. bet wan tit. Dumtan's Church and Fr ten Lam., and for warded ism thennantry by all N calms. Book adlerh, anti Chris of the Roads, free of posup. v 1 # A l ,I 441 k. 1 li , . I I 5.112 ,