The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

111 Mr. Sedawick was about to reply, hit the officers in attendauce, In obedience to the order of the Magistrate, took him gently by tbe anus, and removed him outside die doer; and there the natter terminated. The above named gentleman, Mr. Sedgwick, has since addressed die following very proper letter TO THE EDITOR:— Son,—Having no taste for notoriety, and being still less ambitious that say name should appear in public nog fleeted with tiny contention with Sir Richard Birnieovhom 1 had never seen before the other evening, but of whom I. know enough by reputation to shrink instinctively from any ►or! of contact, I should have even abstained Irma adverting to the statement contained in the Police Re post, .f it did not tend to give to my interference an air of carious intrusion. Having laid !Its whole case and the conduct of the two Bow street officers before the Secretary of the Home Department, and knowing that it will undergo ituntr.aitte investigation, I shall terrain train exciting those trains of public indignation which a de tail of the circumstauces would create. The youth was nay own nephew. Had not the ptompt attention of Mr. Perl rendered it unnecessary for me to lay Ike case be tore the public, every one, I am satisfied, would have concurred iu thinking that it warranted a warmth of se. heutineut much beyond what I cap d. I am Sir, yours, &c. Somerset-place. J. SEDGWICIS. SURREY SESSIONS.. Catherine Keife, Catherine Ryan, and Mary Ann West, were iudicted for feloniously stealing a silver watch, the property of William titee! , :, a shoemaker, residing its Blackfriars Road. Mrs. Steele, the wife of the prosecutor, deposed, that on the 17th of February the prisoners came to the shop between one and two o clock its the day. They walked into the parlour, seated themselves, and asked to look at some shoes. After having tried several pairs. one of the prisoners stood up and went towards the mantle piece. She was a little time afterwards'observed to walk to the shop door and drop soiritthing into the lap of her contimition, who waited outside, and who immediately walked off followed by-the others, without making any purchase. l'lte moment their backs were hinted the watch (now produced) was missed front the mantle piece. The prisoners were pursued and brought back.— The witness saw the watch drop from the side of the prisoner %VCR, who kicked it unites-the carpet. The. prisoners were subseqpently given into custody. Ike prisoners were found guilty—and it appearing that they were all practised thieves, the court sentenced them all to seven years'transportation. A pan orphan boy was indicted for .tealiug , a watch, Irons the house of Mr. Jordan, of Dorking, Surrey. It appeared the unfortunate boy had beets employed - to sweep the chimney, and took occasion to depart v.sith the watch. which was lying oil a table in the room he had to pass. The poisoner begged for 'nerdy. .The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, but the chair-- man humanely withheld. paesiiig Judgment on the pri soner, and directed that application should Le made fur his admission into the Penitentiary. Moses Martin, a Jew, booed indicted for stealing, its the month of September last, 20a. in silver, the pro perty of Peter Wright. The prosecutor is a baker, and resides in Long Lane, Ee:mondsey, and the prisoner is a coulectiotier, hawk tip; his wares about the metropolis for sale; .on the day weituitterl he went to the prosecutor's shop, and offered lams sweetmeats so Mrs. Weight for sale; and site agreed to hecome a purchaser of a box of his confectioriary for three guineas, he agreed to take 21. 17$. its east), and 12 loaves of bread, at dd. each in payment. The prisoner delivered her the goods, and Shen went beltitid the counter into the parlour,. and of the table there lay four pounde-31. 17s. its silver.. id three shillings in copper, from which she paid the prisoner- 21. 17t. before the prisoner left the room Mrs, Wright was called into the shop by a customer, and whilst are was attending to the shop, the poisoner canoe out et the room, „jumped into his cart, and drove off as fast as he could. On her re hire to the parlour, she missed. the 20i. trolsl die vale. and instantly tolJ her husband and j o urneyman, Otani, that the Jew had robbed her. They followed, but could not overtake him. Six u; seven days after, a paper, con tainiug aim address of a min, named Moses 9lartia, Hcseusary Luise, confectioner, was thrown into her shop, and fruspecring hint to be the Jew who had rubbed her, she went there and saw the prisoner, whom she innate. diately recognised. • The Chairman summed up the evidence,. and the _ _ Jury found the prisoner guilty. The Chairman said, the sentence of the Court was, that lie should be imprisoned 12 calendar months in tittillord gaol, and to be kept to hard labour. • Three young wen. naturd Lethbe. Tsii, who were a few days Jgo committed from Linton Hail, charted with having violently absaulted and stalest a hat from JOarwoarl, were tried at these sessions. Froin the evidence it aPpeared that the prosecutor was ieturning home to Stockwell about deceit o'clock on Sunday night. At tile corner of Oakley-street he was attacked lay the prisoners ; a scuttle ensued, in which the prisoner lost hi: hat, and the following day it was traced to the lodgings of Willinore. who protested that he fumed is on the pavenient. Two of the prisoners were i.siveit into custritly on the spot, and Willroore was apprehended the nest day. Vile Jury pronounced a verdict of not guilty against the prisoners. General whets past 80 years of age, married a very amiable young lady of 18. He was an acquaintance of Kant, the philosopher, whom he informed of his Laving married ; adding, " I do not think I have to hope for any posterity.".— " Certainly pot," replied Kant, " but to fear." TUE NATIONAL REGISTER GLASGOW, MARCY 1.--I,lSt night,* shortly before midnight, the watchman stationed at Ladywell-street observed two pretty-well dressed- fellows hurrying to wards the High Chinch, and he- suspected front their appearance and demeanour that they were bent on some unhallowed purpose. His suspicions were well found. ed ; for, in a very short time afterwards, he observed the same persons, followed by several people, with a bulky article rolled in a sheet. He of course took them into 'custody, when it appeared they were bearing the body of 'a titan who had , lately lived in the Havannah, and was buried on Thursday. Upon this discovery, the indigna tion of the people rust to tile highest pitch. Every epi thet of indignation and reproach was heaped upon the utisereants.and had it not ►eers for the timely ;Lorinl of a strong party of the patrol,' the crowd would certainly , have inflicted summary and severe punishment on the spot• A hurley was procured, on which the body was haid,and, of one of the fellows resisted, struck,• bit, and :abused the watchman, he was bound and laid beside the body, and he and it were lodged in the police °nice. In about an hour afterwards, the body was claimed by the son of the deceased. Its consequetute of these cam 111 l • statutes transpiring, with additional inferences, a large crowd assembled this morning in front of a. house occu pied as a lecture-room in this city, and theltimmethately broke open the door, when a sight was presented of the most appalling description. There were two apartments, and in each of them were lying lragments of human bo dies, besides all the dissecting instruments. One large tub was filled with a number of heads, legs, arms, and other tuns of the home frame, steeping in water. The naked body of a kniale, with her long flowing hair, was lying on a table entire. Otte of the bodies wanted the head, Lite entrails were out. and it was cut up and most fearfully disfigured. A.complete skeleton seas hanging at the end of the room. The smell that et ll ill ed was almost ititoletable. The feelings of the populace were now aroused, and they immediately tossed out all the bodies, and threw the tables, frames, boilers, and other dissecting apparains.on the green. The bodies were re covered Irons the crowd, and covered with boards. A *trona detachments of the 77th regiment arrived about half past ten, and cleared the street. &hurley and two creels were thew procured from Bridewell, and taken to the spot, awl the fragments which were :ying about were gathered together; as they were placed in the creels, 1 murmur-of horror and indignation ran through the crowd: The creels in which the bodies Were put were taken epto Bridewell. The crowd left the place SOOll afterwards, and a military guard remains on the premises in which the bodies were bound. At,Ala Or HONotra.—A rumour has, .for some days, been in circulation, of a duel between two (limit). pushed foreigners. The following is an authentic statement of the affair:--About two years ago, the Nea politan General Carascosa announced his determination of calling out Lieut. General William Pepe, late com mander of the Neapolitan knees. Very shortly after the arrn•al in London of General Pepe, lie received a letter from Genoa& Carascosa, nt whish, after charging Gen. Pepe with condom injurious to :hie• reputation, he pointedly avowed his opinions, that military revolutions were, in all casco, contrary to the principles of honour— that any chaegs. in the Government of Naples was un necessary—and still fess in that of Spain. The letter concluded with a challenge in the usual items. To this letter, General Pepe replied, by ileclarieg his opinion, that every free State was indebted for its liberty to mili tary revolutions, not excepting even England—that the Spaniarals were now a prey to civil anarchy. only be cause certain individuals, calling themselves Liberals, were.in fact,. hostile to the constitution of the COrtes-.- that he had employed the authority which his rank and his command had given him at Naples, to resist the despotism of a Government, which, while it-rendered the people miserable, was of no actual advantage to the reigning dytiasiy-.and concluded by accepting the chal lenge. Ois the guth of February. the Generals met— Cenut Santa Rosa, ex-Minister - of War of Piedmont. attended General Pepe,. and M. Brunet, a French gen tleman, General Carascosa. I Ile weapons were swords, and We combatants engaged; but in the second pass, , General Pepe's sword snapped short near the guard, on which the seconds interfered, and the combat, as is usual in such.csses, was deferred. A second meeting wok place on Friday •last, a few miles from London, not far Irons Kew-bridge. On engaging, General Carascosa attacked with great impetuosity; but alter several passes on both sideA.Gatteral Pepe seizing his adversary's sword with Isis left hand, disarmed hint ; and placing the point of his sword at his breast, .had his life its his power.— Here the affair ',null have terminated, but General Carascosa, on tecovering his sword, renewed the combat, which was warmly maintained, until he was Snai,y dis abled, by a thrust from General Pepe in the right shoulder. General Pepe, seeing his adversaty incapable of further defence, declined availing himself of this ad vantage, and thus the duel terminated. OwThesday sennight, Me. Clayton, of Burton, re moved wish his family to Basfonl ; and on Tuesday morning last M)s. Clayton's accouchemetat took place. In the evening,her hushatul expreswd his fears that the :room he was about to Bleep in was damp ; and, although , cannoned by a .iteighbour that the room smoked, lie conceived that there could be no danger from that cir cumstance, and would nave a few. red hot coals pot into the fireplace. This was accordingly done, and with a little girl. his daughter, about two years and five months old, he retired to rest. The nurse and Mrs. Clayton ray they heard him up with the child ahem one o'clock, and it is certain he had the child out of bed some time in the night. About eight o'clock in the morning, the nurse called at the door, but received tin answer, and supposing that, as he had Leen disturbed the night be fore, be was still asleep, he was not again called till near ten o'clock. when there was still no answer. She then opened the dour, but could scarcely breathe, the sulphur was so strong in the wino, the tinfilrittilate injit was dead, and the child nearly so, and it soon breathed its last eV_ Netts ort Noiressru..—A difficult steeple chase for 15 sovereigns each took place on Thursday, between. Messrs. Goddard, Andrews • Wentworth, Hull. andl Chambers, mounted on the best of hunters: The start took place on Maidenhead Thicket, to go to Bowney,. on %S indsor Forest, between Bagshot and Chobbarn, over heavy and difficult ground of about 12 miles. A numerous field of sportsmen joined, but were sown at fault. The competitors were in sight of each other on Winfield Plain, alter many hazardous leaps. The two former kept down Hatchet-lane, when they separatist at the entrance to /tient race-course, Me. Goddard leasing the grand stand on the left, and taking the straight line to Rowney. Mr. Andrews crossed as. the distance-post, and kept one of the Windsor Hunt. cots. Mr. Went worth's horse got lamed very earlyinnint chase. Messrs. Hull and Chambers left Wroisfseld chinch on the right, and made direct for the King's dokkennei, and crossed the Oakingliam road at the top of the. hilf'leading on to the course. The last four miles separated the whole of them, as the fences were too impregnable to cover a leap. On the hill, half a mile from Buwney, Mr. Godard was first seen advancing at full speed, and to the left Mr. Hull was making full play fur home, and it was a fine race between the two. When within. half a mule of Mr. Seymour's cottage, the coming-in place, Mr. God. (lard, with more than a quarter of a mile a-Itearl, eased his horse, and he won cleverly in 49 minutes, beating Mr. Hull about four minutes. The others cantered in leisurely, finding themselves beat, DARING Bo ROLAltY.—BetWeen nine and ten o'clock last Sunday evening, Mrs. M.-labor, a widow lady, residing at No. IN, Wingrove-place, Corporation-row, St. John-street, was sitting up stairs with a few friends, and having occasion to go down s!•!iri to prepare supper, • she was seized on at the stair-foot I a fellow, who clap- - ped one hand to her mouth, to prevent her front calling out, and dragged her to the kitchen, when she was thteatened, that if she made the' smallest alarm, he would cut her throat ; she was placed sitting on a chair, and the villain stood over her, whilst two other roiliutis ransacked every part of the kitchen, closets, &c. and carried off a quantity of Russia -sheeting, table-linen, hapkins, wearing apparel, seven sil.-er table-spooes, and many other articles. The•villain COW over her tall the other two effected their'escape out at the back window and over the yard wall ; and in alsitit five minutes after, the rulliati, after threatening if she attempted to stir for half on hour, that lie would retorts and murder her. went out the tune way, and effected his escape. Mrs. NPArthur returned to-lier company in a dreadful tithe of agitation, and informed them of what had passed. Ott Friday morning, as th.• drays of Messrs. Henry M cue and Co. were proceed's% to Highgate. a mad clog rats amongst the horses at the foot of the hill, without, however, attacking them.. The drayntan, whose name is Powell, tali from the side of the road to prevent any mischief, but the dog started at •hins, and' missing his leg, strapped at his hand. and we are sorry to say drew blood from one of his fingers. The dog then ran to *arils Kentish -town, where two blacksmiths attacked and killed t with red-lint irons. The fury of the dog its .resisting the attack was very remarkable. He ac tually seised one of the irons in his mouth, made an. impression on it with his. teeth; and struggled to reach the legsAif the person who held it, and who succeeded, after much 'difficulty, in thrusting it down the animal's throat. The dog had, before the draymast was attacked, bitten a Newfoundland too $ belonging so a gentleman in the•neigbbourhood. Mr. Snow, a surgeon, at Highgate. cut away a part of the lacerated finger of the poor dray- Wan, anal retuned to -other means for presenting bad consequences. HocKINsuAIrviirRITARRITES —The trial of the Rev. William Eyre came on at Aylesbury, on Monday. It will be recollected that this reverend gentleman was charged with cummiting a rape a . few mouths ago, at Worship-street- police office, where a long examination took place, and he was Seal down to Buckinghamshire on the ebarge. The Grand Jury threw out the big. fir the capital uldence, and (Mind one far a misdemeanour. The trial lasted six hours, and he was. acquitted. ALI great number of respect:aisle farmers and'others attended, and gave him a most excellent character. The verdict of acquittal was received with great satisfaction.—On Toesday„ Joseph Critker and Thom •.1 Randal were tried for the murder of Edward Needle and his wife„, keepers of time toll-gate. The evidence (which has already been fully before the public) was conclusive, and the Jury found a verdict of Guilty—Death. On Thursday morning these men underwent the awful sentence of the law in Front of Aylesbury gaol—the concourse of specie.. tors was immense; the convicts had previously acknow ledged the justice of their setrience, and their appeatance and conduct subsequent to the knowledge of then inevi table fate were penitent,and as it should have been.— They seemed to die without a struggle.. NEVIOURT.—Mr. West, the amateur, started from Hyde Park at one-o'clock on Monday, to perform the distance of 112 Aiiles, in 28 horns, for 100 sovereigns; lie reached Slough, 20 miles in four hours; he went through Maidenhead (26 miles) irreog. before seven, having halted half an hour. lie was at Reading at nine o'clock, and unti tttt ed his journey the other s 7 miles,• which he accomplished, after a short stoppage, it: half an lions it s than half the time; he here laid down, and passed through Reading iii his return, about five o'clock, and he stopped at a friend's house at Hare Hatch, where lie first felt fatigued. He storied I thence to do the remaining 32 wiles in eight horns.— Ile lost hole its es ery hour, and from the badness of the roads, he gate 111 lb tulle 40111 home, and having Jess than three hours to do it in. The match 1135 11,:t11 at tempted by others, loot tics er yet accomplished. The last three hours spoiled the business. Sim:mt.-01i Wednesday stetting, Mr. Richard Beckett, Assistant Master of Mile-end till Town Work house, was discovered hanging by a curd Irmo a hook its the ceding. lie had been its a low ifesi..nithint state fur some time. An inquest was hold on rite truly by Mr. Utswitt.Coroner, and the J uty rc:uriml a %t:rtlict of—• lmsoity. • 1;7