The National Register. — London, England, 1821-12-23 00:00:00

grow 6111 whops accidental!' forwerl% and ' droped the reins, the horses _ganged d !Mama the driver could get hold if them again the chaise was upset, and he was thrown off his box. Thera was a chaise, but witness did lot see it until she was thrown off the coach. Cross-examined: —Site went home afterwards; her only object In going to Bayswater was to see the plsee, having never seen it before. She was to pay a shilling for her ride, and was satisfied to see the place by dark. I was quite sober, but heard nu one cry " stop," nor did I see soy chaise or gig. Never rode with that coachman before, end has not seen him since.--If he had said I was a regular passenger, and often rode on his coach, it could not be true; has known the man two months. A female, named Sarah Dixon, rode with her. Mr. B. C. Griffith, surgeon. of Tottenham-court-road stated, that the deceased received very serious injury on the knee joint, and also In other parts. He died from the effects of his wounds on Wednesday last. Verdict—" That Thomas Stratford is guilty of Man slaughter—that the coach and two horses are the property of Samuel Kilmer, and are of the value of 401., are deo- dand, and are now in the possession of Charles forded, linen draper, of Charlotte-street, Portland-place, Mary le-bone.' ~lolice. --.6.--- GUILDHALL. Edward Smyth, a lad about 17, underwent an exami nation on Monday before Sir Claud. S. Hunter, charged under the following circumstances :—The prisoner it appeared was an apprentice with Mr. Allen, of Wal worth, and having sun away bons his employer, was reduced to the necessity of lit ing by his wits. Recol lecting that his mistress had a female acquaintance, a slrs. Young, residing in the neighbourhood of Bridge water-square, he drew up a note in a female hand, pur porting to be from his mistress, addressed to Mrs. Young, it, which he informed her that Mr. Allen and herself were going to Covent-garden theatre on that evening (Friday last), and requesting the loan of a silk shawl or scarf, as her own had been sent to be cleaned, and lie seowerer had disappointed her in not bringing it house. As Mrs. Y. knew the boy to be Mrs. Allen's apprentice, and was willing to oblige her friend Mrs. A she very readily intrusted hint with her best white silk scarf, ex. peeling it to be returned the next day, as Mrs. A.'s note promised. On the Saturday morning the prisoner came again to Mrs. Young's with another note, purporting it to be from his mistress, which stated that Mrs. Allen hail not returned the shawl, as she intended to bring it herself. The note then went on to say, that they had been to the play on the preceding evening, and had been very much amused ; but a sad accident had happened. On their coming out, Mr. Allan had been surrounded by some thieves, and robbed of his watch, and all the money he had about him; and that he was so much engaged that he could not go out to get money that morning, and that she would therefore be obliged to her friend, Mrs. Y., to lend her a couple of sovereigns till Monday, when she would repay her when she called to return the shawl; adding that Mr. Allen was such a particular man, he would not ask any one for such a thing btu an intimate ftiend ; as Lake boy, the bearer of the note, knew no thing of Mr. Allen's loss, she desired Mrs. Young would not mention a word of the loss to hint, but enclose the two sovereigns its a letter, and give it to the boy as an answer to the note he had brought. Unfortunately for the success of this ingenious epistle, Mrs. Young, its the interim between the Friday and the Saturday, had learnt that the prisoner had ruts away from his master, and that his mistress's note, upon the credit of which she had parted with her silk scarf, was alto gether a fabrication. The prisoner was accordingly de tained when he brought the second note, and on search. ing hint, the duplicate of Mrs. Young's scarf, which he had pledged for 2s. 6d. the very evening he obtained it, was found in Isis possession. The pawnbroker's Journeyman, who had received the shawl in pledge from the prisoner, attended before the magistrate and identified his person; but as Mrs. Allen was not present, there was no more than hearsay evi dence that he had not acted by her authority, 'Die pri soner was therefore remanded until Wednesday, to give an opportunity fur her attendance. UNION HALL. EMIGRATION TO JERUSALEM.—On Monday, in con sequence of a eery great uproar on :)ulltlay night, iu Worcester -street, about the house of the American Pro• Ott, John Decker, that singular person was brought before the magistrates of this office, the inhabit was of the neighbourhood having attributed the disturbances to the unfortunate fanaticism of the prophet and his fol lowers. THE NATIONAL REGISTE4 LOLD 'AILEY SESSIONS. TUESDAY. DEC. IS. Thomas Pates was indicted for stealing two watches, the property of Hem y Bury. It appeared front the evidence, that the prosecutor in trusted the prisoner to repair the watches in question, as he stated himself to be a watchmaker, and in distressed cirenmstatices. The prisoner instead of returning the watches. pledged them at a pawnbroker's in Marylebone. Mr. Alley, counsel for the prisoner, contended that no criminal otlence had been committed, and that the present transaction Caine under a penal statute—uamely, the pawnbroker,: act. The Common Sergeant held otherwise, and said the Jury must consider it a felonious stealing. If there was any doubt on the subject, he would submit it to the con sideration of the twelve Judges. The Jury, however, returned a verdict of not gnilly. The prisoner wss again indicted for stealing two watches, under similar circumstances, the property of T. Perkins. The prisoner pleaded distress, and said it was his in• tention Save redeemed the property. 'file Jury found him Guilty. Thomas Belcher, aged 68, was indicted far stealing 15 wine glasses. It appeared from the evidence, that at a sale of wines in Piccadilly last mouth, the pinioner, after tasting sere tat, was observed to leave the room, and suspicion being excited, he was searched, and the glasses tumid in his poekets. In his defence, the unfortunate man said he had been in much better circumstances. Some years agr lie was a hatter, and possessed of some thousands, but distress had driven him to the greatest necessity. He could not deny the charge; it was clearly established against him ; he therefore threw himself upon the mercy of the Court.— The prisoner was in tears, and the delivery of his address gave evidence of his respectability. One of the Society of Ft lends stepped forth to the pri soner's Ammeter, but refusing to take aim oath, his evi dence could not be receiied. Another gellitelll4ll, however, spoke to his previous high character. The July reluctantly found the prisoner Guilty, hut strongly iecimmiended him to mercy. heeorilei said the Unlit telt with the Jury, and the slightest punishment would be itiketetl. The prisoner was then brought hack, and the iesrned Judge sentenced hint to pay a tine of Is., and then be dis chat ged. A liberal subscription was entered into by the ditty, and other permit's in court, for the immediate relief of the initoi innate man. Two constables stated, that on Sunday night, at half past eight o'clock, they saw a mob, consistiug of about 300 people, collected at the door of the house, and heard cries of " murder" issue from within. The officers upon going up stairs, found the prophet lying upon his back. Some persons who had been abusing him escaped, and the prophet said the cause of their violence was, that lie had refused to get out of his bed to preach. He was conveyed to the watch house. The witnesses informed the magistrates, that the prophet had made some prose lytes, who were actually about to leave the country with brio, and accompany him upon an expedition to the Holy Land. The parish officers were naturally alarmed at the inconveniences to which such an emigration would expose them, and hoped that every thing the arm of the law could do would be done to prevent it. The fanatic spit it of some of the followers of the prophet may be guessed at from the following facts:— The officers who apprehended him had, two or three times in the course of Sonday evening, gone to the house in urcester-street, and dispersed a large congregation that had assembled in the room appropriated to preach. log. The prophet preached first, and was succeeded by one of his most zealous followers, who was followed by another. This was constantly the practice, and during the service, which was being listened to with rapture, upwards of a dozen of the congregation seemed to be as The Jury were then discharged, the Recorder observing to ;hem that the count' y were indebted fur their services. The *hole of the trials having been concluded,sentence of &lath was passed upon Ir prisoners; 13 were sentenced to transportation for life; 5 were sentenced to fourteen years, and 40 to seven years' transportation; 57 others received various minor punishments, and a great number were ordered to be whipped, either publicly or in the gaol. Caution to Mahn week a cildtl, of about seven mouths old, belonging to a woman of the name of Peck• ham, near Lewes, cried in a most vehement manner, without any apparent cause. The child was undressed, and closely examined by the neighbours, who thought that a pin 'IMAM be cause; when, to their utter asto nishment, they found near the child's navel, and just throngh the skai, the end of a common SC W ni t s needle, tt h , ch had been forced by sonic I n or iglier into the tillant's stomach !—The needle was drawn vu:, and the infant is doing well. violently engaged as the prophet himself, whose since- A 7Uff *alms its a Rae-trop _.—.on Wednesday morn' city is well known. One man, a shoemaker, named ing th e . maid servant of Mr. Hassey, Stock-Broker, No. Cooke, has actually sold off his stock and urniture, ble-street,Goswell-street, being absent from the kitchen I which were worth 3001.• ' and if he were not known to attending on her master and mistress, a boy sneaked be the greatest admirer of the prophet, might be called down stairs with a bundle of fire-wood in his hand, and hit. rival, for he has allowed his beard to grow to an itn- finding the cupboard door open, he commenced his mense length, and goes about preaching and making work of plunder, brit in his hurry lie overlooked a large Mittens. He has a little son, who looks half starved, rat-trap that was set on one of the shelves, and his hand and is denied all animal food by the prophet and his was caught in it; the pain he underwent caused him to father, upon the principle of Pythagoras—that he might scream out aloud, and in endeavouring to extricate his not be guilty of eating a piece of his own grandmother. hand, he threw down several plates, &c. The noise Another tradesman, who was most industrious, and at. caused his apprehension, and he was on Thursday cum tacked to a wife and seven children, proposes to leave mined for trial. them all, and go to Jerusalem. His beard is also be- AI uRDER.—On Monday morning a young man about coining indicative of his intention, and he sleeps, as the 1g years of age, named Philip Chapple, was committed others who are struck by the prophet do—with his to Devon county gaol under a warrant from James Cut. clothes on. None of the sixteen families who reside in chilli, Esq. Mayor and Coroner of Great Torrington, the house in which the prophet lives have, however, charged with the wilful murder of Mary Stevens. It ay caught the infection, and die landlady complained most !feared that the miserable girl was courted by Chapple, severely of the annoyance to which she was subject. and pregnant. They had been seen walking together Mr. Chambers said, he expected to have heard that on Friday evening, near the spot where the body was the prophet was on his way to Jerusalem. found next morning. The forehead was bruised in a The prophet said, he only waited for a Tun'sian vessel dreadful manner. On reaching the gaol, arid while his to set sail with his brother Cook and nine other of his gyves were being rivetted, he repeatedly denied all know brethren. Upon being questioned as to his inducing ledge of the murder, and seemed in no way cast down. those men to leave their families, he said he did not take Proofs, however, are very strong against him ; and we them. A higher power took them. I After having stated understand that since his commitment, his working the manner in which he had been pulled out of bed, clothes, which he was seen to wear on the evening of and declared that he forgave his enemies, he said, in the murder, have been found with blood on them, and answer to the question whether he was at Brixton and hi s shirt sleeves wet. Front the latter circumatatice, worked there, " Yea ;" and to the question whether he coupled with her being found on the bank of the liked it, " Nay." river in a wet state, it is conjectured that, after Cooke, the shoemaker, then stepped forward, and told having stunned her, he held her in the river till lite cite magistrate that he was determined to follow hi was extinct. He accounts for his clothes being bloody brother Decker to Jerusalem, but that the parish shoulp and dirty, by saying that he wore them while assisting suffer no incotivenience, for he should take his son with to kill a neighbour's pig. it is a melancholy fact, that him upon his pilgrimage. lie said they should not his parents must give evidence against hint as to the oreach again where they had been so much abused, but clo hes, which he positively deities having worn for should remove to a house near the National School, in some days previous to the murder. The blows upon the St. George's-fields, where they should preach till the day unfortunate girl s head appear to have beets inflicted of their departure. by a large alder stick which was found near the spot ; The Nlagistrate assured the prophet that he should be and she must have struggled considrably, as her arms committed if lie preached again without a license, which bear evident marks el violent pressure. She was an tit he might have next Sessions for fourpence. He also dustrious girl, and maintained herself by day-work. The observed that the parish officers would take care to pre- primmer is an apprentice to a glover.—E.reler Gazelle. vent their being burdened with the families ofany of the unfortunate men who were mad enough to neglect their PEDESTRIANISM A jotuneyinan miller, for die business from such ridiculous enthusiasm. He then trifling sou of bus. was matched to walk two miles in discharged the prophet. '2O minutes, which he performed with ease in 19 mi. Decker, it appeared, had baptized seventeen persons mutes, near the Four Ashes public house, on the Wul since he commenced his labours in St. George's-fields. verliampton road, MI :Monday last. The same man has been known to walk a mile in nine minutes; and be is now snatched for a considerable sum to run one wile user the same ground, some day during the Christina, holidays, against a noted pedestrian in that neighbour hood, and that on this race touch tummy is depending. It is said the miller call run a mile in less that four minutes. Early out Monday morning, as 11. Judd, game-keeper to Mr T. A. Sunni, of 'fidworth, near Andover, ac. companied by six assistants, were on the look-out for poachers, they were suddenly attacked by a nuenerone gang in Ashdown Coppice. A de, pet ate skirmish imme diately ensued, in which Robert Baker, one of Judd's assistants was shot dead. Every one of the game-keepers were badly wounded. The poachers all escaped, leaving heir hats and two guns behind them. A Mr. Smith was attacked at night, about a fortnight ago, iii the neighbourhood of Hexitans, tier Dinh inn, by three men, who dragged him from his horse, and threw him on the ground, his face downwards. They made no attempt to rob him, nor did they utter a syl lable. Mr. Smith also held his tongue until feeling tne teeth of a saw tinerilig into his flesh at the back part of his neck. he exclaimed—" What are you doing with me ?" On healing his voice, one of the melt observed with an oath—" It is not him I" and they all three immißietely departed. These barbarians hail evidently been upon the look out for some object of their revenge, whom they bad intended to destroy try means of the to. bailment we have menitoned. A man was detected at Leicester fair at whit is term ed cligiiior a horse; on being taken into a room at the Spreaii Eagle, he made ail attempr to bunt some forged Bank et Elielatid notes, but did not succeed ; during the time the constable was searching him, he tried to swal low them, and was prevented from so doing, by being seized by the threat, which obliged him to disgorge them. The house of Mr. Wheeler, of No. 16, North street' Lambeth, was entered by some thieves by 'IMAM of picklock keys, between six and eight o'clock on Sunday evening last, when the family were at chapel. A box, emitaiiiiii- a quantity of plate of considerable value, and another b ox, corm et:Ong title devils, under which had been deposited a quantity of sovereigns, were stolen At the • e the robbery was continitted, there was pro. petty in the house to the amount of beiWeell 2,0001. and 3,M)01. 011 SiindJy evening between nine and ten, as the pot boy of a 111113i1C.111, who resides in Waterloo-road, was going his rounds, he stumbled over a box which lay 111 the [piddle of ()tie of the new streets in that neigh bourhood. Ile took it IsOille, but the poldicati aunt bit sense suspecting that there ought be a child within it, hesitated to allow him to introduce it. The morons were, however, I . ollllli 10 be not au iortilidable, as they consisted of deeds and othia parchments. Tito box was brought to Union-hall (ace, at which Mr. Wheeler attended. He identified the box and deeds as his pro petty. It is scarcely tiecettary to add, that the sovereigns had been removed. A few days since a man of genteel appearance went to the Rose Inn, St. Augustine's, and ordered a bottle of wine, after drinking which lie partook of a dinner, arid another bottle, for which he tendered a tol. Mk in pay mein, but the landlord was unable to give or obtain change; the person, ho%vetrer, ordered a bed, awl after exaiiiiimig ii he c.i,ne down stairs, slating that he was Otillgt,l to go iiih) the Market-place, at the same time boa; teeing lats. of tile I atellord, wish which he decamped, aaktieJ with hint the 101. hoteews:fe . riac . 4 Currie-.