The National Register. — London, England, 1817-05-26 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. WIDNISUAV, mAy 21. - , This day the Sessions cominenced before Mr. Justice Bay fey and Mr. Baron Gari ow. Wm. Fuller was capitally convicted of stealing a brown mare. the property of E. Shepherd. Hobt. Smith WWI rapitaily convicted of robbing Lydia Harvey, on the highway, in Coventry Court, of her b t, a comb, . 1 / 4 e. M. Simmer was indivti-i for stealing in the dwelling house of Ed. Lloyd E.,41. a bank note for 201. and other nett:. of less value. Th.. pm limner was found guilty. rrtILIAY, M 4% 23. Elizabeth Cornwall MAS illdieled for the wilful netrder of her illegitimate child, and 1/inanit Thompson was ind.eied as an accessary in the 111111',1 , 1*. The Prisoner Cornwall was arqui l lted of the murder, hut frond guilty of euticealitig the birth. Whiell subjects her to 12 months imprisonment; and Diana Thompson was acquitted. Sarah Grout was also itt.l ivied for the wilful murder cf her female bastard child. The ease was so favourable, that the Jury acquitted the prisoner without a moment's hesitation. Al,. Moses, Ali. Foss ler. J. Ilardwaite. Charles Johnson, and Robert Fenton, virtu indicted for a highway robbery in naeo l i.streer, llettinatgrcen, and stealing Iron% the p) ~ n 1 el' Win. ('lark 51. in bank notes, a guinea, and a shilling, on the 3d of .clay.—Acyrtilled. POLICE. Af A RT.BOROUGII STR I:, VT. Monday the neighbourhood of Golden-square was thrown into great coofusion by the the assembling of nearly ems persons, in con tiqttenee of u young woman having appeared at a Mr. Neil's window almost in a state of nudity, and screaming •• Murder! I am being starved to death ! " She was soon taken from the window ; but the story spread with great rapidi:y, end information was given at Merl borough-street Mee, when an Officer was sent, but could not ob tain admittance ; and Mr. Neil and his clerks attempted to effict their escape at the hack of the premises, but did not suceeed. Shortly afterwards Mr. Raker, the magistrate. arrived, and obtained admit tance; but the gentleman had twenties! Over some yards into a court. Here. however, - he was recognized by some persons, and delivered into the hands of the Officers. who had great difficulty in preventing him from being torn in pieces by the enraged multitude. Ile under went a long private examination et this Office; and we nnikestend was ordered to find bail for his impiarance at the ensuing Wtsessin seer Sessions. A similar charge we, preferred against this Gentlemen about two years ago. The young woman wits Mond in a state of ex h stion, lying on a couch, with nothing but a filthy blanket wrap ped round her. She is said to have been in confinement upwor'. of 18 months, and now lies in a hopeless state in St. Jasnes's Work. h MM. Rumour attunes various reasons for the extraordinary con duct of this Gentleman: but as it will seam come before a July, we tb-tain from mentioning them. On Friday morning lest, Anne Clarke, one of Neale's late eer wants, was apprehended by Foe, and brought h .fore R. !Ulcer and Ceorge Farrant, 1 7 .-qrs. charged on suspicion of being accessary with )(elle, in his treatment of E. Devil, it appeared that this womae• at the age of fifteen, had also been seduced by him; and had been living in the capacity of servant as well as mistress, for the last ten yea s. She was asked by the Magistrates what site knew of this unfortunate female ; but her evidence did not tend to throw any farther light on the transaction. She was placed under recognizance to give evidence when called upon. After which the Mag-ktrates went to St. Innes's Poor-house, to nideavour, if poeeible, to extract some account from the female herself, but without etfeet ; the medical gentlemen who attended her being decidedly of opinion, that she was in such a deranged -tete, that it was impossible to place any reliance upon the statement which she might make ; but they were in hope, that from her being kept quiet she would, in the course of the present . ok, he 1.0 far recovered, as us answer su.th questions as might be put to her. She had heal sent down to her friends in Pembrokeshire. Mrs. Ryan, the marmn of St. James's Poor-house, who accom panied her home to her relations, stases that about three years 4.4 0 she came to her in a hackney coach, at her house in Oxford-street, an t ' t upon her expressing her surprise at seeing her, she stated that she ha d just strived, as she was tired of being a burden to her friends an longer; she had prevailed upon them to let her have souse money tY come to London, as she tl ght she could do better here than in th t ! country: and upon Mrs- Ryan's remonstrating in with her upon di`, rn imoropriety of her again retuing , she went away Ole coach to Mr ( - Neale's house; since which she had heard nothing of her till t!.e. present time. This unfortunate female is about 52 years of age ; Neese appears to be a man between 60 and 70. .EVECUTIOV.—On Friday the 9th of the present month. David Edwards, convicted at the last Breconshire Assizes of cutting the throat of Oweralian Morgan, who was pregnant by him, with intent to murder her, was executed at Brecon, pursuant to his sentence. This man was twenty three years of age, born of poor, but honest parents. at Devynnock, in that county, and was by trade a mason. About two years ago he became acquainted with Gwcnllian Morgan, Of the same parish, to wh.7.11 he paid his addresses; about ten niontluf since she chewed symptoms of prvmancy ; and, alarmed at the idea of her swearing the child, he endeavoured to dissuade her from it ; but not succeeding, after many protestations of love, he hired her to a stable, where he began to upbraid her with perfidy, and cut her throat nearly frmu car to ear. Ile had secured the stable door inside, and got ma through the window of u hay loft. 'f he unfortunate fe. soak was tamable to open the door ; but n person, in attempting to rut his horse in the stable, heard her groan., and on forcing the door. with the assistance of a neighbour. tOund her weltering in her blood ! %he was 3ust able to name the perpetrator of the brutal act, who was immediately pursued to his fathers house, in the parish of Devynnock, where he was found in bed, with his clothes on, but not shose he bad worn in the course of the day. On the following morn. Mg, he was committed to Brecon goaL After receiving a re-oite, he was . in full expectation of &reprieve, until the moment his death war rant arrived. lie attempted to break prison, tut was promptly pre waited. The young woman is recovering. PYTESTRIAN nat.—Friday, at a late hour. ve. , eceired the sub sequent aggregate statement of the walking match between Black- Leath' Eaton and ilia:he-ter Baker, since the 7th instant; it is as follows :—Baku, 147 1 , Eaton, 73'9 miles. Friday the veteran Burnett. aged 73, who has undertaken to walk 2000 miles in 43 days. at Lower Tooting. Surrey, at two o'clock compkted his 54th day, and at seven o'clock in the evening he had siLide up 1361 Miles. Lunt) Ctienitam—The people of the Stock Exchange Isere au rpr:seil by t lie appearance of i.nr.l Cochrane, on Wed. I.e.day, Itt that place. Ile enquired for a person in the room, and are immediately reeoviked Alter Navin;; bl'ell cheered three tunes, he retired amidst the loudest acclamations of up. Valise. HABEAS CO9PUS.—The I.tml Mayor h:ts appo'nted Thursday next for a Common Council, aoil Friday for a Common Hall, to take into consideration the inti mation of Ministers of their intention to propos , Ihe further suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, a to slept such measures, by rctitiuu or 4,thezwiw, as way INQUESTS. Strocgtan SUICIDE.-• 311 Friday, about ten minutes before three o'clock, a hackney coach Stopped iu Alan, oppo site the sentry-box on the nest side of the east gate of Carl ton fl oise road-yard; the coachman ali4lited from his box, and was directed by the gentleman to knock at the gate, and at the sante tine he gave him a card, on which was arm( n iu Fi each, " Captain Ackesi." Tile porter answered the when the coachman gave him a card, siting, tho gentleman in the coach was a foreigner, atilt he Mil Out un derstand what he said or what he waited i the porter replied, he 14ItooId not understand him any tp!tter. A German on the it egv ai.s pas.dlig at the time, tl:o porter sent hint to the coach-duo, %Owls the genslenhin asked for wow person of the dinisiit, who, tie wam ininrmrii, was not is Carlton House; be was then ob•er%eil by the German to be stooping on the right side, and as he was in the lien tit rising, the tl•pott of a pistol ads beard, and a trolly of 81111/k1 iesuetl from the couch. 'l'lle general opi,ion of those within sight of the transaction was, that the German at the coaiii. door was chit, who stood motionless for the instant, being so alarmed at the SUtilittll esplosion ; it was, 110Wevvr, baine iliatoly after aseeristilled, that the gentleman in the coach bad Shia Ilimscif in the side. Mr. Phillips, jun. the son of Mr. Phillips, the surgeon, who resides within a few y'arils of the s!iot, happened to be an ob server of the tritlr.letion, and went tt.stanity to teel the gen tlealaws purse , w hen tie protimil.ted taint dead was , how. ever, i4krui into Mr. Plwia N . N house, in which Lord it. Sey 1110111', who Immo ned to ne paicong, humanely assisted. His Lordship a:sii fimitil fie pistol in the coach, wit!' which he Lad shot nimselli is is a Spanish hoist. pistol. An attempt was made by 3lr. Phillips to 'need him, but in vain. 'the othiy was afierwirits conveyed on some boards to the Goat punae hansi, Poll Mail. IL' was a remarkauly line y Amu, about thirty years of ale, upwards of six feet high, dressed in a military blue great coat, Mack silk hasilkci chi> t round his neck, and holt mite pantamons. He had beiongen to the German Legion, and tie proves to lie of the name wilt ten on the cat d, with a pellet>, Captain De Ac'sen. He dis tinguished himself in the memoraine battle of Waterloo. On thitreday lie accompanied Major Poteit to r.psoin races. Tile account the hackney coachman sate of him was, tie laircu hint in Bridge-street, Westionister, near the house No. 2, but whether he came out of tom house or not, he could out tell. _ Ku difference was obsdrved in hi. n•uil mode of conduct. ing lows if i to toll otluel LOU FnJ.ty, 1101 %de the eatibe rite lash act ascerta'neti. At seven o'clock on Sal iird ty an inquisition was talon at the hatue of Mr. Cuttlhei 1, the sign of tiii. lima, in Pail Mad, upon h- body of the above Evaiitt Von Acken, .tell a Captain in the Gentian Legion, with I ut a period to hn existence, by 'Lowing hiaiNcil nth a at the gate in Carlton House, uoon, as .uove statett.—Vei dict—/asaAtj. An inquest was taken on Friday week, at the Coach and Horses, Ormond-yaid, lireai Ormond-street, St. George the Martyr, before 'l. Martina, Esq. on view of the body of Mary Anne Con-ins, to inquire how and by what means she Calico by her death. The deceased was wily fifteen years of age. Susan Percival being sworn, stated, that she lived at No. 1:3, Little Ormond-yard. The deceased lodged at Mr. Cowen's, at No. IV. 8114• washed fur the deceased, and had known her for near Uwe inmitas. Tile deceased had re cot veil a bo r education, and tier outlier intended to have set her up in the dress making Misiness, and fur that purpose placed her at a fashionable dress maker's to hare the business; bat she absconded, not liking the'eentinement. The deceased has lived at Mr. Cowen . * ever since Christmas, acid has been often visited by un officer in the army, w ho con tributed lowa rdsber alti.pinl, acid deceased informed her that lie promised to contribute lioeraliy. Ile used to call fre queutly, and tike tea with her, and they used to walk out together. The deceased had lately complained of his ne glecting her. On 'Flitirsilay morning she took breakfast with the deceased ; before breakfast she was in high spirits ; when she took her cap et' tea, deceasi d said , " Don't drink out of that cup, fur 1 have been washing my mouth with sonic stuff." She did however drink it, and tuella Oull1:141 unusual; but the moment deceased had drank one cup of tea, site was very sick, and said, " 0 my God, how bad I am." She continued from ten in the morning till live in the evening very sick act ill. She asked the deceased many times during the day, if she should selld for a surgeon, but she retnsed. She repeat edly said, '• I shall be better shortly, it is only bile on my stomach." She telt her legs, and found they were getting cold ; she called in some of line neighbours, and a Mrs. Par ker went fur Mr. Fernandez, a surgeon, in Ormond-street; his assistant canoe just as she had breathed her last : she bad been in great agony most of the day, and just before sue ex• pared, her screams ware lutist violent and piercing; site was unable to articulate so as to be midei stood. M kites* believe 41 she had a great affection for the officer; they were very intl. mate ; they used to be alone for hours together in her apart ment; Lady lie had not scut her money, as she expected; he scot on Sunday sessidglit :is. by Mr. Smith, wheu she gave vent to some complaints. Witness had lately seen three small bottles of medicine on the riantlepiece, in the deceased's apai talent, which she always endeavoured to conceal when the niters, event near tiiein. She had observed tliat Elie 4:oa ten's decreased: they Were nearly t i de some time ago, hot now they welt Islamist empty. She war of opinion the de ceased had swallowed ',Mann. She could nut positively swear it, as she did not see her take it. Witness had lately uutieed, and mentioned, that deceased appeared to increase in size rotund her waist. Shan fly after sue died, lie face loused fleas l) Mr. salter, assistant to Mr. Fernandez, being sworn, stat ed, tliai un Thursday evening, about sox o'clock, he was sent for to attend the deer ased ; when lie saw lief SW... was a i - insrentiy stead, and lie was till alum' she had just breathed hes hot in gren• aptly ; M. eimeavoured to restate :kosoial4) but did not succeed. lie could nut positively say that tile deceased had taken some of the COlllellls of the bottles; but from the symptoms which she had, he coma mined no d ttttt :t that hi r deato had been catived by her taking metallic poison —such as lead, arseme, Ste. He could nut, trout the appear ance of the body, come to any couclasiou whether or out the deceased had taisen 'onset'. The Co. uter , in addressing the Jury, Paid, that it was pro. ()awe the terott-ed lire (Led uy poison, but the evi• denee, he •Itotight, %wad nut vitt trunt them to rt turn sticli vettlict. Tlic rv, illrr some cumilltatiuu, rcturued a vtraict P.tti l the v.zitatioa of Clod. AVERAGE PRICES or CORN PER QUARTER. IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 17. Wheat. Rye Rarky I Oat , Beans Pease 105: a 6'2 5 I 951 55 6151 8 40 8 TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. Iti AY f. 6. ACCIDENTS, O F FENCES, A inn is now in Glasgow Gaol, charged wills stealing 1731, in the tollowing way :—Lealiiia_ that a young w, mati, who resided in Cambeitown, WWI 111),5e5,..q1 of a ell tisi t krable quantity of money, he, by 1114 . a11S of a letter of introduction, got himself ingratiated into her family, and solicited her baud. The business was forth*. ith in a sti.te of negociabon, alld Willi the allot% she came to Glasgow. Tltc lady •artied with hei a bank receipt for 2.101.: and he now mode lit r be lieve that her money would be more safely deposited, it'lo4ll;' eil in any other of the banks. Having Illicit it, she was eouating the mules in her bialgitigs, when he seized 1741. of it. paramoor and the money stma disappeared. He is a marri , •4l moil, with a faini;y of four children. .% ',recognition is going, on in the Sheriff 's Court. A woman in the neighbourhood of Narbonne, Fra:.ce, was safely 414, tite I Ith of April, of -rive children, all of whom lised to be baptist tl. . _ . WAS al raigntd fur High Treason, came into the possession of property to Ike amount of fifteen thon saint pounik by his marriage with his first wife ; aft-er which he WAS %CH known in the sporting world. Latteris his eir enuirtafices h•se been tar from flourishing. Tile pi esent Mrs. Thistiewonii. sit amiable woman, is the danglitei of a ti adcs man in Vol kslii re. In consequence of the unfn•onrahleoesr of th e weather, the hire of imolai:friss gigs, and the other iesgredit.nts of an Epson, Srt-Out let: tilh•en ps•r cent An Inquest was held on Thursday last, at. I.blbrook, before Joyncr Ellis, Coroner, (in pre,cure of the Megistrstes of the Forest Division), on the body of Mr. Henry Thompson, who, whilst in the exectit• of his coi,utble of the p.,rish of Ituardesn, was shot dead by Wm. 'rtirn..r. htbourer, of the parish of Walford, in tile county of I lerofiwil, in oninpany with his brother, Richard Tur ner, and John Whittingliam, labour.'.., both of the genie plea. and Richard tieuffla, labourer, of st. ltriarell's all armed with guns and bludgeon.. After a fill] itive. , tifetirai. the Jlitry found a venlict of 1% Mwsicr against Wm. Turner. and also apain.t the above-named three versoni., for aiding and abetting the said Win. Turner to commit w...• olurd:2r. bah'. pie•ent stock of s h eep in Great Britain and Ireland, estima: (A at forty-two ; more titan thirty millions ° t which are of rh .tt-wloited <peries. DLEt..—A duel wa. f ,sight on the Nth instant, near Dim. boyne, Orthlin, between Captain Power, of the 4 Ith regiment, and Mr. !Jointer, at tut ney, of Sumnier.hill, when the I. tter received a wound in the hip, which is Ntipposed to be moi tat. A transaction which occurred thr_•e Yeats ago was the eau- e of the unfoo Inmate wee, iwz. MARRIED. The Hon. W. M. Nocl, of Ketton. Rutland, and of Welham. Leicestenhire, to Ann, only child of .1. littcs, Em. of tiraTtl Park, Gloucestershire.—D. F. Junes, E. of Lincoln's Inn, recorder of ('hater, to Anne Margaret, Kroond dim. of J. Topling, Esq. of Whateroft Hall, Cheshire. _ _ DI En. ..... At Nismes, ard In 4 years, 7 months, and 13 days, hladelaine widow.—At Assington Hall, Stiffilk, in his 7t it year. t! Rev. I'. Gordon. A.M.—At Whettone, Anna Mara Raleigh, wife otTapt. F. Raleigh, formerly Town-major of Gibraltar, and dm,. of the late 11ev. 11. Neste.—Last week in the Howe of Induery, Chester, in his 59th year, Mr..i. Lewis, Lite of the Theatt,s in t Ilaymarka, Glasgow, Alanchestvr. Chester, and other Theatrt..— I n the littlit pails of Conwtly his reputation stood high; in private life be waa inoffensive but impiovidenr. LONDON Xll.lll NETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, MAT 26. Our Market was but thinly supplied with Wheat from the coast this morning; there were many buyers, and sides were briA, at an uslvatwe of Ps. per quarter on the pnces of this dap week. Barley is from 2s. to 4s. higher. Deans and Oats arc fully 4s. per quarter dearer. White 6s. Grey ones, 4a. higher. S. S. 6. s. Wheat s6 a 136 Whitereasesn aB4 Fine ditto le o; a 1-S0 Grey Pease 5n a SG nye 6O a 65 Beans 6O a 65 Fine Barley 36 a 54 Tick, Malt. 3. a. Poland Oats 211 a •i 6 Potato ditto 2fi a Pt Vim: Floor .I(is at If) Setnit.l tlittolt,o at( Rape 50 a 32 PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of the 11 , 4 Wheaten Bread throughout the me tropolis. is stated by the Bakers to be Vi.;(l. the Quartern Some Bakers sell the quartern I .oaf trom la. to sd. lower. AVERAGE PRICE OF sUGAR, .......... . . Computed from the Returns made in the week ending May ?I, is 435. I tad. per cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Customs raid or puyabbe thereon on Importation thereof into Great Britain—( Seaeardwit Glen ) PROT (►F MEAT, '5lOBOAy, MAN - 21. Smithfield. Nesrgate and Ltadeishall. s. d. 6. d. Hear of Cattk at Carcase e. d. a. d. Reef 184140 S 111 if P! field • Beef 34a 4 4 Mutton-3 6a4 SI clouds, about.....- MO Mutton-3 4a 4 0 Veal ......4 0a 5 6 Sheep 15170 Veal 34 a5O Pork .....4 0 a 5 4 (Ares Lantb....3 6 a 6 6 Pigs 260 Lamb.... 3 8a 3 4 HAY AND STILvw PER LOAD. X. Pc. d. X... 11.Aver..C. s. (Hay 3 0 0 a 6 SMITHFIELD .7, Clover 4 0 0 a a (Straw 1 10 0 a 2 ' 1 Hay 3100 a 6 1 , ST. JAMES'S Clover 6 0 0 a 7 Straw -1 13 0 a 2 ( Hay 5 0 0 • 0 WHITECHATEL 1 Clover 6 6 0a 7 ( Straw 1 16 0 a 2 6 0 - 4 13 0 H 6 4 2 0 116 0 10 0 - 5 0 7 0 6 13 6 5 0 1 19 0 0 0 5 10 7 0 -- 6 16 6 0 0 1 16 • PRICE O STOCKS SATURDAY. Bank Stick 3 per Cent. Reduced... •... 3 per Cent. Console 4 per Cent. ......... .. ... 5 per Cent. Navy India Stock I litto Bonds (3 per Cent.) Exchequer Bills, 3d. per Day Consols for 7. ", i Lo N 1)11N1 : Printed and published by R. IV LK Yo. 117, STItAlk n, OppOnite MIXT '('hani;e ; arA tmwan'el ion the Country by idl Newsman, Clerka of the Roads, and Luuk%sllerc free of rebuts& iil3