The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-06 00:00:00

4 he had promi%ed to give for it, he ought retiirn it, and get bark hit hill. ['oiler these cireninstaimus, he did conceive that their was evidence of a felony to gu to the Jury, if they beliesed what W.I4VA'OIII. The priaollo4 iu 144 defence, drilled any frmidident finis, mid asserted, that he turd the leave ()fine pi usecittor to like the hurac Away. He called several witness-I who had known him for a lung time, and who gave him au excellent character. Mr. Jitstice Holroyil, in summing top the evidence, dwelt upon the circumstance of the prisoner having bold the hoist. j,ir little more th•iti half whit he had agreed to give for it, and 11131 WO within the linty allowed him fur Its trial, wbcn Inc might have returned it if he pleased, and got back Isis 2)1.. The Jury, after consulting togelker fur about three minutes,' -returned a verdict or—Nut Guilty. On Friday, George and llsousas Prieleang, were tried for Laving forged ou a Savings Bank, and acquitted, STATE OF irEICOATE. Males. Females. ronvlrts under seetence of death 5O 10 Ditto whose judgment had been respited...... Ihtto under sentence of transportation for life 7 ,to I Attu ditty for t.l years....« . 11 Ditto ditto for 7 years 52 3 , ) I)itto ditto imprisonment for felony 1 .36 li and mivienicanou .» rg . Ftikotaca far trial, &o ........ «.—.... ......... 110 30 Total 370 261 Of the prisoners for trial. there are—. For bigamy 1 11 igl iw ay r0bbery.......... ...... 7 For burglary 2 Horse stealing 3 Stealing from the person 8 Stealing in a dwelling house.. 13 house breaking 3. Ftsteisting stolen goods 2 Offence" for the County assizes. 2 igtrecnies 7B 'orgery 3 Embeislement 1 Uttering forged notes. ...... ....AY I stealing in a shop 6 ....... 109 A R ec t or i n the North of Eitel situ adwerti.es in one of the provincial papers, for a gentlemen in priest's orders, who is neither a sportsman tier a Methodist. to undertake the office of 'rotate of his parish, which it will be seen is net asinecure. The curate meat per6or us the giseile of the occasional, and a e part or the tetras of the weekly duty, whets required.; and lie is never to be absent . from his cure. He moreover must be a geed reader and a decent preacher, iassomemiew of a good constitution, mud as much money as will enable hint toper. eagle the furniture of the parsonage house at n fair velnation. Last week a nototious impostor was committed •to the onse of correction at Kendal. by W. W. C. Wilson, of Ceti. -terton, as a vagrant. The fellow was a very Protege; Re cording as he thought the bait would take. be was a selioole .master, auctioneer, volunteer officer, and reformist, and het. had written a variety of letters to different persons, smiler' assumed characters, pretending to be ii, the utmost distress.— A inengst other places, lie experienced very considerable, relief at the Kendal Chronicle office, where he represented, himself as having completely ruined himself by his attach ment to reform. the 34 ult. a fire broke out in the 17 xeliange . Coffee- e liaise, at liestoo, in America, which destroyed that elegant , edifice, and considerably damaged several adjoining private buildings. The loss occasioned by the destruction of the Coffee.lionse is estimated at 500,000 dollars Stec:etc.—A gentlemanly looking men, apparently about 40 voters of nee, alighted from the Hero, Bristol roach, on thursday est-Mug, at the Star and Gal ter hotel, Worcester,• end immediately proceeded tee enasniitles, $0 purchase a brace of -small holster pistols, which lie retreated might be loaded, as he was going forward by the coach. This being_ done agreeably to Isis threctiou, he returned to the Star, and After dining there, desired to be shown to a bed rcosn. He had not been long in the room, wlien the report of a pistol was 'heard; and on -opening his door, the milertionnte gentleman was found lying on the .bed nearly lifeless, having shot him self through the heart. He expired in a few 'From a memorandum in his pocket book, it appeared that his tiame. was H. Jackson ; hut tip to the present boor, no further ate.; counts can be collected. His hat and bag were purchased at* Liverpool. Ctienoi: or Aluenen.—Wm. Burton, charged with the murder of W. Syms, late of Wollaston. near Chepstow, hasbeen committed to Foul.—About three weeks ago the deceased, au industrious young and who, through frugality. hail realised a considerable sum front a person in his station, went hoenWollaston to Bristol to pur chase a small vessel as a trader. -iie was.secompanied, as they went -by water. by the Owner Burton. a young man of idle habits, who had been principally at sea, and who was acquainted with the object of Sews. Nothing was heard of Syms till about a fortnight atter- . ward., when Burton returned alone. At the time of the departure of the latter, it was known that he had no money ; indeed, he was &Algid to borrowsome to carry him to Bristol ; but on his return he changed several 31. notes of the Chepstowßank, and paid some debts. Inquiries were made of hint respecting Isis companion; but the answers he gave were so various and inconsistent, .that suspicions were excited against him, and he was taken into custodv. He underwent several examinatiomeliefore the eight lion. C. Baihuset ; in which it was proved, that lie and Syms had been seen together at !Piaui; and that, on the night preceding the former's re-appeer axe.. fa Wollaston, they had elem. together -et Pill, when they stated their intention of returning 40 lollaston with theirboat early the next morning. A woman:mho wanteda paiettge reeuested to acocan• pany them. which was relived by the prisone:. though teems was willing to take her. The prisoner and Syms lett Pill together ; and, is nccouat for the cash he had been squandering, Burton said, that it was lent to hire at Bristol, by a man win) %vie gone fur the Neat India, Lut who. it has Inert ascertained, sailed tor that rlestination srememontlisago. sad was not possessed of money for his own pur poses. When asked where he last saw Syrtis, [testate(' three different pelmet. The body at' the untertunate young man (Williten...SYms) hes been picked up.and clearly identified. It was discovered floating .1"i the river Severn.—An inquest was summit:le i. which sst sane hairs on Saturday, and was aijoumeth 4.0 give time for the atten dance of other ernuesses. The nose has been entirely cut off, the head, is shockingly disiegured, and the skull fractured in szverel places. No property was found about the body. On Monday evening. about six o'ckck, et, the Hight HC::. the Earl of elorton. Chamberlain to the Queen, Lady Morton and suite, an two carriagto, mere p.meeding from this town for Durham, nn their way to attend Ler Majesty's funeral. they found the body of a men lying on the road, about too yard, above Gateshead turnpike gate warns , but quite dead, his face Woody. and Isis neck dislocate!. II is • Lo .(ship immediately wig: ted, and after examining the body. sent to At. atebart. the Cormier, who instantly .aiscuibled a jury . , before 'lace his Isordsitip ant mar remained toseve their testi twiny. The sufferer turned out •et be George Mebane servaat to Mr. P.Telly. ofeleilahlesworta Mill. and had passed through' the turn! , k gnte with a .waggon a short time beeire, rather intoxicated, and it is Iltip steel had f.dlen tie re the e segue. as a sureeon on ex amiention thought the dislocation of the neck was not tufted he a wbeti )*raving over him. Aterdiet—The elect-met was found ideate **Pawnor lipsfrosn his wesseon.--htlinburee Ce. Lama, Nevem • ties SO. 10 .•,,'. re"' x ~ '. -- .~ . .e4 ^ t THE NATIONAL REGrISTF,R. POLICE. MANSION HOUSL. John Inman, 76 . 1 . 11 ''' one of roaches, ttiuded upon an information filed ggidast him for having in his possessinii certain contraband g 0 0 , 1 ,1, not allowed to be imported into this country. He pleaded goiltv to the itifor million, and NAid that the goods had co me i n t o "his possession under t he following circumstances:— A fellow-servant of his, the coachman between Ipswich and G dcbestsr , one day last week desired him to take change of • parcel for a friend of his in London, and on 1161 arrival there to see it safely delivered. On reaching the Spread t.;agle, Graceclutrch•street, lie gave it to is ticket porter, with orders to carry It, 86 directed, to Mr. Lee, 7, Belvidere-plitee, Hog-row, tirtlinal-green. 'Ube porter obeyed his coders, but as Mr. Len, after opening the parcel, refoseil to keep it, brought it back so Inman, from whom lie iceei% ed it. 141131411 in consequence carried it to his own house, and immediately afterwards went to bed.— fie hid not heels there long, before he was knoeited up by two Costonv-hou.e uffieers,John and Joseph Sinithers, who claimed admission into his premise,. fur the purpose of searching after come Bandana handkerchiefs, which they said were in his custody. lonian got It and let thesis in, when they asked him if he lord got a packer answering a deseripzimi which they read to him. lie replied in time affirmative, and gave it them. 'lhey ope tied it in his presence, and fonnil therein Itamlana silk to she valne of 91. Inman protested his complete ignorance of the contents of the parcel. On the Lord Mayor's observing that this was a •ery dark. and shameful case, the Custom-house officers said, that they hoped that his Lordship diii not impute any blame to them ; they had o n ly fulfilled their ditty in acting upon the inform'. tints which they hid received. The full penalty was three times the value of the property seized, and amounted to 271., but they prayed his Lordship to mitigate it to one half the sum, which his Lordslii,i immediately did, and which a friend alumni, as immediately paid. We regi et Wit we did not hear the name of the person who laid the interinatiou. It wax said, however. that the informer had laid this information tinder an express promise from 31r-Lee that not a syllable of this transaction should appear in any of the public papers. GUILDHALL. Catherine Sutherland, an Irishwoman, was brought before the sitting Alderman, on Thursday, in custody of an officer, charged with felony. The first witness called against her gave his name Valentine Sutherland; and on being asked whether the prisoner was a relation of .his, said, " Yes, your Worship, she is ray wife." Alderman Smith.—Your wife! Why she is charged with felony. A wile Callllot commit a felony against her bus. band. Witness.—" I can't tell yonr Lordship, bow that is; but this I know, she has robbed me, and or all-I have get in the wand too." The husband then, at the snggestion of the Magistrate, stated, that he was a aeasnail, e d hail lately come from abroad ; his wife was very glad to see him, and the snore so when she learnt be hail some money to receive. lie went to the Admiralty, and received upward* of .101. for wages and prise-money, whieb he took home, and for greater secu rity placed it under the bed. When Ids wife matte the bed, she said she would take care of the money ; she accordingly took it away, and went out. He had some suspicion of her, (rein. certain tricks she had plitjeJ him before, and therefore thought prosper to go and look after her, anti !Nevins that she was going off into the country, Rot an otrwer sad had her taken into cuswily just as she had taken a place in the Ply mouth coach. Catherine Sutherland, the wife, being asked what she had to urge in ker defence, said her hustle/id knew she bad the looney; she bad it above two days, and she was only going into the country to see her . friers. The Magistrate then questioned her as to what she had done with the money ; to which she replied, with much affected innocence and sim plicity, and every appearance of regret and distress, "Please your honour, I've lost it all." The Alderman suggested to the husband, that if his wife was detained in custody for a iew days, isise would probably tell what had become of the money. ' Phis suggestion wasabout to be adopted, when Hawkins, the officer, sagaciously hinted the propriety of searching the prisoner,and she was taken into a private room for that purpose. On the return of die parties into court, the features of the husband, which had exhibited nothing but melancholy during. the tittle lie was relating thw tale of his misfortunes, were lightened up with a smile when Hawkins announced that the whale of the property, amounting to 621., .had been found upon her. The notes were accordingly restored to 11w husband, who returned thanks to the magistrate for his kindness, and said lie would he at the trouble to take hi. wife home In her father and mother its Ireland, and have nothing further to do with her. The prisuuer was then delivered Wm his care, after a suitable adusoisitisas from the win thy Alderman. HOW STREET. At an early !mire on Moodily morning, informatian was re. ceived at the office that Portman barrack* had beets Isroken open, and property of cousirlerable value stolea. Lavender, the odicer, was in consequence at the barnieks about eight o'clock. It appeared that the regiment being ordered on linty to attend the late Query'* funeral, and to march on their way towards Wlackor on 111oirilay murning,at 10 o'clock, the iragg vge agguo was packed with every thing neoessary for Sim lII* on Alornlay morning.at six o'clock, and amongst the ortiCler Wir+ (,Mauch 1) ince• plistsuantratt, containing his Jeers regimentals for the state duty, a silver Stick, and other valuable property. :rtie baggage waggon was plaeeJ in the Riding-house, which was considered extremely well secured and guaraed. On preparations, however, being made at an early hour un isionday morriiii.: fur the starting of the waggon, it was ascertained that the kinling-borne bad berm la (Men open, and Colonel Dance% postulant call stolen. On the Col. being informed of the robbery by a Corporal, lie exerted himself very snorli to discover the rubber, and I ecover his property, us it was impossible fur him otherwise to proceed with the regiment to Windsor. Use the arrival of Lavender, he traced out that the robbers bad catered from the roof of the I(iiling - 110118e, :dad passed that stray fur a conerdrriale distance, at areal risk of their lives; but that it must hate been doireiry some persons wit. well .knew the premises, and i n .,: tar le was **Malik property in the portmanteau. Air enquiry than took place as to .wholtnew of the porturaut• an beta; pierced in the baggrige—Waploa, and that it contained t*aluablesphnd on thc.:.s being doyen/NI thy wets strictly interingated as to where they had been afterwards ; 0114' them, a mall of the name of Ttowaites, said lw met amen %via; a portmanteau ws his shoulder, in Portman-square, at a late hole on Sunday night, the portmanteau answering the description of Colonel Dance's. He admitted that the intms was one of his regiment, acid although lie had been in the regiment floury years, i.e dill not know his name. He was not believed in this revert, or not knowing who lice man was he had seen; he was au. p eel .I of knowing something of the transaction, and was pm Hinter an :nest; but no mere in formation could be i.loanoeil from him An enquiry sass their made as to which or the men were quartered err resided in the course where the man sv:is seen giting on Sunday night with a portinatitcan when, on examining the stables of an Officer who is abroad, and who..e servant is a pi ovate in the regiment.. and now doing dilty, Colonel Dance's portmanteau was found concealed under some dot lig and straw under a manger.— The fellow as .1% taken into custody, and it was determined to try him by military• law. MARLBOROUGH STRRET. A very elegantly dressed lady and gentleman presented the% selves to the sittuig Stagistrate at this office, the former desiring tc ~ sworn to so a ffi davit of the following nature :- 11 stated, •,,..‘“ - gentleman (we believe the person who accompanied her) L. • .'" en some time from England, and that during gree of attention was paid to his lady by another ifeni'•oan. The consequence was, that reports were circulated high • etegatory to 1 1 4 „b ogie , a ~. tam de. her character, and the gentleman. in consequelv. refuted to have any further connexion with her. The finueL ": 1 * 11" sought to take the oath had such opportunities of ~.•servin g the other lady's conduct, that she undertook to swear t h a .oothingennuttal Lad taken place. and now requested to be sworn ki the feet. The Magictrate.. however, refuted; when the ger.i ef .an requested to know on what he grounded the refusal; the m.gistratc rephed , on the particular nature of the case. The partite , - then quitted the office. the Eculculata appearing much disaausiier4 UNION HALL. Phillip Moore ..as on Thursday charged with stealing a quantity of corn from the wharf of Aldernian Atkins. at Rotherhithe. Ai r . A t kins, son to the Alderman, stated, that property to a very large amount had at varions times been stolen from his father'! premises • a plan had been tiirmod for the detection of the robbers., which led to the apprehending of the prisoner. Mr. Fiddes, clerk to Alderman ;Atkin-. was Idesised to watch the labourers who were employed about the wharf and premises ; and from a place of con cealment, he observed the prisoner go to a batik of wheat in the warehouse and fill his pockets; he also put some in two bags, one large and one small • the latter he stowed in the crown of his hat, the other he coverest over with something, and carried mulct hi arm ; he was stopped as he attempted to pass the connting-Imuse. where a constable being in attendance, he was searched. and t'ceidas the wheat ocntained in the bags wad his outside roikets, a consider able quantity was found in pockets made inside his trowsers, waivt coat, and jacket ; his clothes were coveted with pockets inside atilt out. The pr soner was fully corumiued. We learn with pleasure, that the amount of the Hop Duty so the growth of the present year, is no less a sum than 3-16,04.51. 8%.64.1. Tlte tax being stationaty, inch au amount. of duty can only iudicate the abundance of the article, and is therefore t agreeable. Malt and !Barley maintain, high prices; but if owing to this circumstance, porter can not he reducedoritat would it hare been, had not the crops oil hops been so plentiful? _ _ _ SHOCKING CIRCUSKTANCE.—A letter from Richmond : Ame rica, dated July 2, says—" A gentleman of great respectability in forms us of a very singular event which happened a few days emu in Hanover counts, on the plantation of a Mrs. Hawes, within a-few miles of this city. A Negro woman left her sucking child asleep in the cabin to bring water from a spring. On returning to the iloutif her humble dwelling, _what was her astonishment and horror u sell ing a black Make 'wiled around the neck of her infant, with itsuoutb applied Mu and apparently introduced into that of the child! Wade are too faint to give an adequate idea of the feelings of the mother.-- With a wild shriek of horror. elle _rushed from the oabin. crying aloud for assistance. and flew into the presence of her mistress. There was not a man near them. They returned with the utmost protipitatian to the cabin. whence they saw the snake departMg, w ho, gliding -through the weeds. effected his escape. On examining the poor ni -1 fent, it was found dead. It is known, that black snakes are !cud if milk ; and. that, so satiate their appetites, they will sometimes taint) -themselves around the legs of the cow in order to suck he teats. It is sposed that allnrod by the smell of milk in the mouth of ,the chili, the snake coiled around its - neek, and applied its mouth to that_ of the infant. Its gripe is knowa to be very strong; and by this, Me •We 11.114 by introducing its head ,into the mouth. it completely susungled . the baby. it had no marks of a bite about it." There was lately taken up. in a &Linn the mated Sir 11. Laurie. Bart. of Maxwelton, a common turnip. which mex,ure.l imi.tittadin s ally three feet Lee inches, and in cocumferenee three feel one Inds, _ and weighed no !esti man 34 potinds. Tins exLinor..inary turnip was the pit:duce of a seed di epped by accident in a field or rutabaga, and when pulled hail probably not attained its fall growth. ~The price of land is row rephily increasin,g over the kingdom., At Cawood and Selby. in Yorkshire, some estates sold, last week. at from thirty two so thirty-six years purchase, which two yens iggo were nut estimated at half that value. Agreeably to an arrangement previously made ea Thunidayereak. one li,ndeed acres of land on the Old Park. near Canterbury, was ploughed. sown with wheat, and banowed. in the short space fit a, /10Grs. An enormous oak tree was .found, a few daps ago. in Cantle] Common, nue of the Yorkshire .estate of .1. Citadels. Esq. which appoins to hare been buried under ground many centuries. 'The length of the trunk measures Ito feet, au: its diameter, a , to yards disnanee from the root, four feet in circumference; with the Awash-ta ste allowance of ten yards for the height of the branches, it swat, . wben. standing. have been at least fifty yards higgh. Why is a Dandy's batlike a butcher: shqp I.—lßecaisse it , Isnarrily contains a cif 's head. Lord itanclagh married the only daughter cif the late Sir 'Philip Stephens. Bart. who died in child bed. tier Philip was for away years Secretary to the. Admiralty, and afterwards imenf thetords Commissioners. At his death, .he left neatly the whole-of his !in. metier property to Lord Ilanclagii, inch:ling the prt.t..l.: , :s at Ful ham. ---- John Williams, ketter.knrrnmhy the nmne.of Antinmy Pas-- tli,(l I.st week of a tyrolois lever,st There is at present in a gentlentaa'A...g:st den oil CIA pining Common.* yea y tin.. old !war tree in 101 l Islossimit a AR% ottely. transplanted, and had, Jill 'ism., all the e nts imsittg; deed. _ _ Barlsuloes Papers have a: rived to the 12:11 Gf ber. The island was in state; but It warts that the plantations had +:ur'.eteJ from tonne teiapvs: torac w.eatlser ; which had been felt also, and is a ;treater degree. at Dominica and Alartinique. We undentand, that the I)t.ka of Wellirgton hus iccepted the strpointmeitt of Master , General of Ordnance. His C;ruc! has nomiauted Lord Fitsiai Comersct as his Sccretary ; us.d has also :lamed. Sir 4 .5. furmy, (Sir J. Dielson, :Inn Sir F. to Litus. ti 0.133 “t - the 110 V 'load ut Oramuice.