The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-15 00:00:00

which produced altogether about 41. a tan to his regular salary. , clerk to the prosecutor, was next called p a id money over to the prisoner for the uotg the dernairds of the journeymen.— however, could slot state of what descrip • money consisted. ier said tins was a defect in evidence, which t charAe. By a late decision of the Judges, occes,ary that tile precise Lave bvell s,lotilil Le proved I unless that were done, a charge could s l ot be sustained. The prisoner was acquitted. Ile was :iglus Idol for einfiezzling Ins. the property of his employer, tvisich hart Leen paid to Idris uu acicaUlit of the latter. U post iiiis charge he was fosind guilty, and immedi ately seitiedceil to 14 years' Ira tulsidatiuss.-11 was stated that tie had eallitzakd upwards of 80u1. of Mr. B.'s THUMIDAY, DEC. 12.-111cimitx.—Thonsas Gili)ons was indicted for lelmstously int,roiarrying Wall Maly Ann Parsons, in the Income of his lawful wife Elizabeth (iibbons. Mary Aim ?arsons, of No. 82, Peter -street, ‘Vcsonin• ster, deposed, that she was married to the pi isoner oil the 19th of May lass, at the parish chinch of St. Alargarei, Nrestaninster. Vary I)inican,ofl)aveutry,Nortliamptonshire, proved the prisoner's marriage with her first cwisin, Elsa meth Alorgan, then a single %fantail, about 4 or 5 years a„,o. Sne knew that her cousin was bull alive, irons her having seen her so last night. Pirsuus, parish clerk of Daventry, and father to the first tvitisess, produced a certificate copy of the register of Ilse prisoiter's first tnarriar, which took place Uil die id May, 1817. Robert Dike, a 13ow-street officer, apprehended the ;insulter, and told Wm at the unit that it wad for bigamy. The prisoner said, " What, trine you got both my wives here I" Witness answered, ". No." lite prisoner then weir to his box, and took out the certifies e of nis former marriage, which he delivered to witness. The prisoner desired that his first wile might be called, and examined as a winless; lint the Recorder informed 111111 that by the rules of law this could riot be petit:Stied. Tire prison .r then said 111 Isis defence, that his first wife ran away Won him : he had frequently written to her; but receiviug Ito answer, he concluded she was dead, and married again. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty; and the Recor der sentenced him to transportation for so en years. As one o'clock all the cases in lilt ses,ions paper were gone through, and the ilk:C./Icier tilSill 'Med the Coal Milli jury. He then in iic,:eiled to pass seliwace suit she rations prisoners who had been cusivicted. Tile lollowing 16 culprits were sentenced to death :—Juliti Wait, for counted - calm; a power of attosney; Al.xander Rubensott, our connterleihng the stamps tni gold and silt er plate; Jorgen Jorgenson, for returning from transport diiCii ; Patrick Foley, John Harris, and George NVtlliam Henry, Fry, Alartin Belt, %/Valiant 1 - leyin, Jauies Gilchrist, Mark Herd, William Walls, Jaiucs Browne, and Trwinas Falter, for burglaries; and Elizabeth Fish wick and John NVillis for stealiog property alone its a ilwellitig-lwase. Two ',Winters were coodemite,i to transportation for life ; one to transportation for 14 years ; and 13 to transportation for seven years. There were likewise 56 condemned to'diirereatt periods of im prisonineut and hard labour in the House of Correction, varying limn one week 10 two years. otht'r privileges, v ,e,k, in 3dtlitiu ijr. Basked', to wo ve that he I ',wow of s,tuu 'l'lle'l'lle witness, ho no n of coin the Recorder M . .IS [dial to tht it Willi deClatli II coin alleged to II 111 .011 0 4111, 1111(1, MIDDLESEX sE.ssiONS. MONDAY, Dec. 9.—James C. Clarkson was indicted for obtaining 1(01. Irani John Anderson, on pretence of pi acne Mg fur ban a place in the treasury. 'fbe pi eseciitur pat an advertisement iii newspapers in July, terlering iA tiuuceur to any person who would pro cure far him a pet aliment nu eaustile sidnation ; %Melo, ailvertitement was replied to by the defendant, who, all an interview iliat took place between the parties, under took to !nullify far the pioscutor a place in the l'reasuiy, wait a salary of I Ott.. fur a - ul ljul.-201. of which lice plus, emut ialsaticed at the time of making the ago cc them. lu a few days after the pc tosecutai met the ole• leialant by appointment at the Go &in l'avern, in the Sc, awl, a lieu he produced a packet neatly dune oho, and ilithosed •• Apputoitment of Jahn Antlr 'lsom". which con tained a paper, pus porting to be the prosecutor's almond inent to it public office, in the following terms—" We hereby oppooint John Anderson to copy Joittinals iu the Revenue 1)110111 tueelit." fhe paper was signed ails five 41 , AUSIgt4I V. 1.101 were Lowther, Lashingtom, and Yansittart. "lf lie pi useentor being fully satisfied all these papers were genuine, paid the defendant bOl. and the deirmlaitt gave him an acknowledgment for the receipt of the 1001. and almost iiiii etliottely said he most user to the 'I easmy for a moment, and went assay, Id lgo with lino the appointment. The pi °manna had him appre hended as satoio as ne could be found. 'flee Chimer liar of lite Exchequer and Mr. Lushington staled that y lead out sigma all appointment foe John Andes sun; IlAstlier of them knee any thing of the de fendant, nor ever saw Ilion before yesterday• Mr. Alley, who was Counsel fur the defendant, said, Ice telt it would be wasting the time ul the Court to at tempt to outer Jay übservatirats on the evidence that has been givr to. Tile delesilltint was immediately found ettlity, acid sen tenced to 14 months isuprisa iiiiii Ist in the lionse of Cur' tectien, and to pay a hoe of 11)01. In the case of John Webb 14Vestron, who had been funnel guilty Of a misdemeanour, in assiguing a house and fur e 10 Lewis lie es is, iO which he lead nut the latest st he iepiesei.t.d. Mr. Adolphus moved that jail:trivia should be stated. The object of his voodoo, the learned genii( man stated to he, Civil as the Court could not grant • new HMI, time might be given for an apptication to the Attorney G 'arra! to sivi a Nab Pe esequi la the Cittlit• Tlu.AdolphusS motion was pounded on affidavits made by the de - oendant, detailing :as liansaetions *WI lite pre p cutor; and by Mir. thinner, his attorneyoshich stated, Mal two material pope's, Is tit been niisl iid on the day of trial, uud could not be pi minced i and that uu bcarcitios THE NATIONAL REGISTER Mr.Jestice Bailey's bail book, he hail found that Lewis Barris, who had given evidence on the dial, and had stated that he had nut been a lionselt.!eper fin four years and had toren hail mice iii that time, had in fact given hail twelve limes helm e Ms. Justice 11a) ivy only in the lastycan—three limes only in the last month. 'rite Chairman said, die Count had not the power to Feud the canoe to a dew Isial , out ecrtaiuly enough had been disclosed in site atlidav its 10 Vdly the that %lonia be pronounced had ihry not linen indite. Ile then sentenced the delentlant to be imprisoned one month, and to pay aline of Teases Y, Dec. 10.—Mary Dairen Was indicted for altering counterfeit ball crowns. _ _ Aun Cooper, servant at the Coopers'-arms, Hampstead road, proved that the pirriorer, on the 11th and 12th of November, conic to her inastres house, and on each occasion gave a bill crown iu papremt of half a pint of beer. Lorimer, the con stable, who app.eliended the prieoner, and had the counterfeit coin in his pasession, was called, and not auto ming, the &Au daat was acquitted. Mr. Bullard then moved that Lorimer's recognizance Iva estreated, a p,oceeding which wag ordered accordingly. John Davey was indicted fur a aituilar oifetice and convicted. lfe was sentenced to twelve months imprisoinuent in the house of correction. Ann chniilt, convicted of a similar ulfence, was sentenced to imprisonment for sir months. Ft aaces NVilLiaaouand Hannah Raker, and Rebecca Johnson, were also convicted of uttering bad money, and were sentenced, the tu II first ILI itu t uivonateut for sty, mouths tgeb, cud the las: fur twelve mouths. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. A PII.ENOMENON.—A little boy, named Jones, who was said to be the son of a Captain of a slip that had ' , teen lost immedi ately Wore the birth of the child, was carried into the :11ansion House by an odicer of Midge Ward. The poor child was re toad:able for its deformities, and lor the wonderful tawnier iu wilieli nature had supplied hint with the meaus of compensating fur what she had denied hint. _ . The officer stated, that in passing over London bridge on Friday es ening, lie saw an iunnense crowd of people collected round some (inject that secured to attract the utmost CtillObity, it was with ditticulty lie reached that object, which struck hint as a creature scatemy hutuan. The limns which were attached to the sides in the place of arms, were two frightful crooked bones, teraiinatiug OP the right side in one long linger, and on the left iii another linger. At the lop of the left linger are two joints and two nails, and with those joints he can thread a ueedle, or help biotech* to any thing of the minutest kind, that might fall upon the ground. But the most useful of all tile min-created limbs of this pour object is the right Mot, which he Will raise mitt apply to the most exteaurtlinary uses. Toe to.:s are resembling ouelra, mad he cen, by the singular provision of nature, make twin subservient to all the uses to ,which limbs can he applaud. lit all other respects the boy is perfect, and 116 intellects ore as clear as those of ordinary children. lie said, upon being asked hum lie happened to be without a protector in London, that ue had lately tiavelled up to London on an ass Ginn Liverpool, and that his brother had taken him on hisiback and left him on tie bridge, where a crowd gathered to Moe at him. His mother had, lie said been prepaid with him when she beu'd of his father's death, mat tier fri.,ht had caused her to be delivered of him, in the ►tate of deformity in which he now was. The brother of the poor boy, who was afterwards found ou the bridge in a very auxious state looking for him, appeared at the Mansion-hoitee, and stated, that they belonged to Liverpool; that they were is a uestitute :AMC, but were tilepoled to nose. The little crippie w as, he tattled. very industrious. He denied that there. 'cr hi.. been 411 exhioiliuu of the boy. The eats aortiivary creemre was then sent buck to the Boulder, in order that the Lurd Mayor may suggest some piao for his advantage. MARLDOROUGU-STREET. Viobeer Awn A ram:toes AseeeeT.-1% illiam Whales, coachman to Mr. Lavie, of Hampstead Heath, was brought to this oflice on Friday, from st. Cilee's watch house, chareed with a most outrageous assault upon Mrs. Crew, the wife of a respectable painter and glazier, No. 31, Deau-sleet, Soho add also on several constables and watchmen. Mrs. Crew stated, that about ten o'clock on Thursday night, she wan returning home front visiting a !limit], and was accosted in an indecent manner by the prisoner in liolhoru ; that she thmired be might desist and leave her; upon which, he struck her a violent blow in the mouth, mid cut her severely. Site culled the wutcb, who came to her assistance, but they were also attacked by the prisoner, who wrenched the stair from our mud Milieu:it several wounds on some of them. lie was at length secured and taken to the watch-house. The eonstubles declared they had net et- met no desperele a character ; and fully corroborated the etatewent of Mrs. Crew, as to the sioletit blow inflicted on her. The prisoner stated that Mrs. C. Mat addressed him, and invited him to accotnpany her home, sod he only pushed her ors one side to get rid of her importunities. The account afterwards appeared, by the acknowletigiueut of his own fellow servant, who was with Lim suite time, to be totally utifounded, and tended to aggravate his offence in the minds elan who heard it, as well as the magistratz, who said there was not the slightest ground fur the assertion against Mts. C., who appeared a very respectable middle-aged woman. Mr. Lavie attended vied wished to have the alTair compro mised ; but Mr. Earl, vestry clerk of the pariah of St. Liles, declared, that for the violent assault uu the wateliineo, the the parish was determined to make an example of the prisoner; and strouely ads ised Mrs. Crew to the saute course, as she et-ew.:d Melined, Übe would confess the talsehood of his base assertion, to overlook it. The accusation seemed much to hurt her feelings. She, however, consented to act us the parish officers might wish. The prisoner was ordered to end substantial bail for three separate assaults. Tuthitay evening last, as a genteelly tire wontal war butittily on the pavement in the Strand, opposite to 11.31 find-street, waiting to cross over, one of the wheels of a mail coach cart (which was driving, rapidly tlnwii the Strand, towards Citaring-crins), when opposite where the laely was standing, unforaniately flew oft and struck her on the breast, which levelled her to tile ground— s',:e was instant!) taken up in a state of insensibility, eidoeyed io a suigeott's shop, when, on restoratives Irving applied, she gradually recovered. Two of her Tlba wire broken, her breast hone was likewise fractured. aid in other respects much injured. Hopes, however, ate cutesaiued ut her mower). 309' Arrastrren SUICIDC—On Thursday night la: t, at eight o'clock, an elderly woman was °Wessell to pass through Kiiightsbride Barracks into Hyde Park, and anon after dreadiul screams and splashing in the water were heard on the east side of the Serpentine River.—A man of the name of Hanky, in High Row, Knights bridge, hearing the noise, ran to the spot hoot wineli it proceeded, and jumpiug into the water, dragged out the body of the uolortunate tannin, which was then apparently It was i tttt nediately taken to the Receiving House, and the usual means having been resorted to, aaimation was in a short time restored. The unhappy creature was then carried of Mount Street worknouse, where we learn she is now doing well; her residence has been in Tottenham-court-road. During the fog of NVeduesday, au accident happened, which nearly proved f.tal to several persons.—As a ‘Voolwich coach. full of inside and outside passengers were driving at a quick rate, just after it passed the Five Bells, on its way to town, the coachman ran Leah's( a heavy country cart, loaded with dung. The stage was instantly upset, and the i.tople out the roof were pitched with great siolunce against an empty coal waggois pass. ing ; two of Clem fell on the shafts, one of whom had his left shoulder badly didocated—the other had his jiw bone broken, with the loss Of some from teeth. A Greenwich pensioner with a wooden leg, tuns thrown ag Mist the next fore wited, and had his right arm broken just below the elbow, with two or three contu sions on the head—the tidier outside passeugers escapell with little injury. The persons withio, consisting Of four men, a lady, and two children, were not materially Mut, except the female (a Mn.s Palmer), who, in the act of saving her youngest child, had her left elbow and side of her lace lacer:l.:d by the glass of the door ; two of the gentlemen, Messrs. Edg ir and 'ltiorotoo, to trying to assist )Irs.Pahner, received sonic slight boosts. Another stage coming up soon after this unfortuoate accident, and luckily having only one inside passenger, the wholeuf the sufkrers were put into Li, and conveyed to town. The Gas Company, at Lewes, commenced making • Gas on Wednesday evening last. In consequence of one of their vessels not bring tight, a qmottity of Gas escaped, and filled the shed in which it was placed. Witch being ignited by a ssi rkuun accidentally entering with a light, a blight explosion took place. NO part of the apparatus was injured, and, berind a trilling da. mige to the roof of the sited, and awaking the fears and anxieties Of pertains resulting to the vicinity, no incomw venience whatever was sustained. The soups and public lamps were on Saturday generally lighted. Coxosraa's lissitutsr.—On Monday evening last, an inquisition was hem ti.dore Thomas Higgs, Esq. deputy coroner, at the sign of the Barley Mow, Mouni-street, Grosvenor Square, on the body of an elderly and appa rently a most respectable gCllikalilll, who was found in 'he Serpentine River, with his throat dreadfully cut, on Sunday morning last. The Jury Mold the tollowinz verdict :—" The deceased matt, whose name is unknown ! —was Mond drowaed with his throat cut." Mr. Darand, in his voyage to Senegal, states that the crew lit a Preach vessel, evilich had arrived in the river of St. on the coast of A:rica. observed art elephant otickilig in the mild in such a manner that he could licit hiiii,el;*. The sailors thought that it would he raq to take him, and accordingly tirett 411t1b. kets at him, winch did nut kill him, but put him in rage. They could not get near enough t o s p e ar hi nt —. aad being little acquainted in this sort of I .• g, they did not know the parts where he *night he wounded with the greacest elect. The elephant could not run aante hucm nor approach his assailants ; he therefore, in thspair, took up the mud with his trunk, and threw it in tuch quantities hi° the ship, that the sailors were unfiged to Lew their vessel uhf. As the tide set hi, they olisrved the elephant disengage himself, aud switi io • shore. _ . The leaders of the Brighton mail conch ran into the dhoti which rune along the sidd of Kennington Common, on Wed nesday night. The guard was thrown from his seat and much bruizeu, and die coachman and two gentlemen, who lent their assistanue, were plunged intu tile ditch and covered with wed. No other injury happened. The coach afterwards prOeteded oil its journey. Homely BanuaniTY.—On. Wednesday week an in quest was taken hy Mr. John Pilo im, one of the Coro'. era at the Gem ge Inn, Calton, on the hinly of Josef -It Todd, a pour boy, aged 14 years, whlo died them on the 2.1 inst. It appeared in es Weiler that the parish officers of Paigrave, near Diss,bad, in the month of April last, apprenticed the deceased to one William Vincent, a native of East Ilthiey, whate root ploymi lit is that of a II a yelling chimney /sweeper, lia bug no sealed place ofresi deuce, Iy tug on connoting, exposed to the open air, and iii bat DA and nut-homes. O,t Fi iday the Atli tilt. the master, accompanied by 11/A brotliei and she ileceased, arrived at the George Inn , Cation, and permission to sleep in the laiiiitories liay-lidt, ~ I nch was grained, they having the night pi eceding tested Out Munsetuild Heath. Vincent did not mention the dangerous state of his apprentice to ally one, until the neat day, when lie was found in the lots nearly insensible, and evidently dying. Mi. Chandler, a singeen of St. Faith's, was sent for of Sunday evening, and on the fulluu lug morning rosily the boy expired. The body on being Icmostd now the coffin, and stripped bunt the shroud, 'oriented the most horrid and miserable tsp. pearance ; it airs carefully exa iii iee eil by Dr. Fayeinoter, in the presence of and tido the assistance ut —The following are the observations of the south( al geir-. *lumen. Their was m% exit tisise nicer on the lelt shoulder, in a stale ut perfect gangrene, the s,te of a dollar, the to roxi:un scapula. t% ItaCl ie.l , /.11,1 risen the ligaments di vided nom the head of the Lumens', hie king dow n the smooth cartilage, 5. bere it is joined, or re e. is et! into the easily of !lie sedition. Many briii•tis were ohneived over the suit ace of tile tinily, winch presented on object little Ill'ilPr 1111111 Y mete skeleton, evidently the setaalt not uniy of cruel treatment, lint of stilt radio.. There bring t o evidence as to bow the deceased came by the Willi/eh he 114s1 I l'CtiyCll,llllllotogli the sit lc test Myr sligatistu took place dm big all exit iiiiii ation of five hums, trimmed the lulluwiii verdict—That the deceased, Joseph Todd, came hy his death tin feign the .groan neglect ut ins waster, W/114 meant, through the aunt of limper food amid hum ists. anent, toll also 111/111 %%Alit Of ilLl4l(.ly medical >=~' r