The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-19 00:00:00

convicted to•day Bowlle, Mary Cooke, Thos Finch, and Thomas Judd, for burglary. Tlie last men tioned prisoner hod been a servant to the Rev. J. Deeds's, of Willingale Due, and had broken Anil entered his mas ter's house after lie had been discharged, and stole therein eight shirts and other articles. John Paul Gooch and Joseph Courier were eons ieted of horse-stealing, and Wm. Carter, of steallog a cow. There was nothing of public interest in the above men tioned cases. CIVIL SIDE.—The learned Baron Wood arrived here yesterday evening, and iota itlistanding his severe attack of the font, was able to preside in the court to-day, though apparently labouring under considerable infirmity. case paper 111 this court contains 29 cilia WNW which too only are special jury causes. Of these, ten mere dis posed of this flay, pi ineipally undefended, and several of them wt ut oil titian refeiruce. The only case worth mentioning was • • STEADMAN v. oistlELL. This was an action for slanderolis woi 4/s, importing that the plaintiff haul sleA-ausled the defendant of a 11. tiole. Mr. 'Watford (pith whom was Mr. Chitty) staled the plaintiff's Case. l' hr plaintiff ts Ai 3 young tradesman, stud on. overseer of the poor of the parish of Lantinach, where lie resided. the course of his employment as overseer, he applied to the defendant's father, a millet, far some pout's rates, amounting to 41.45. The defendant, a young man under age, paid the plaintiff V. ou behalf of his (stiller. In urtlet to get smite *diet to pay the remain ing Is. he kit the ',tom, and on his return the plaintiff count , st oust the noles again before him, and said there was °illy al. upon which the defendant gave I smother hole. 11 afterwards appeared that the plaintiff hail 1111 S• C011•11cli the notes, in consetpts nee of two of them having tout k together, stud lie 1 - violated to the (lets tidant the note which had been overpaid. The defend:tot afterwards eiteulated a report that he tetily believed the planitill had intended to cheat him, and publicly spoke ot the mat tes in that sense at a CUlllt Baron of the maim. ot Helling. Several witnesses acre calsesl to plane the words, but Mr. Baron Wood vngge.ortl Ilie prupticty of withdraw ing a juror, his lordship obset vitig, that he never saw more trumpery action brought in a court of justice. Mr. Nlarrysit, fur Ilse defendant, said he ball 110 objec tion to adopt the learned judge's suggestion, although lie was prepared to contend, with eonfidenec, the words set out in the decimation had not been proved toi evidence. A juror was therefore withdrawn, each patty paying his own costs. ucii It —Charles Lingard, William I lambleton, and William Sans, were indicted for burgh; lonsly breaking anti entering the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Smith, a widow lady, residing at Springfield, near Chelmsford, iu the night of the 4th instant, and stealing a considerable quantity of silver plate•. and other valuable property. 'lbis was enliaidered thi MLitt he MOUS case in the calendar. !'ion, the evidence of about 17 witnesses, the following circumstances wire disclosed :—Tie prosecuti ix resides in a detached house close by the road side, with a large bow window in front on Ilia ground floor, protected at might by shutters similar to those of a shop window, and fastened iu the like manner by a bar and pins secured tau the iiidde. At ten o'clock on Sunday night, the 4th inst. the family, consisting of females, reined to lest, leaving the house secured. About half past six oil the following 'nor ' g, when the servant got up, she tumid that one of the Ando:is ot• the bow window had been forced lions its fastenings, the room entered, the cupboards broken open, and r►tled of the articles mentioned in the indictilletit. The circumstances adduced to affect the prisoners were these :—About five o'clock of the morning of the at li , after the robbery was committed, they were MI seen together in a lane three miles 110111 Springfield, which led towaiiis Billericay, two of them li tying a whittle each in his hand. In Italian hour after wards they were seed irgether in the saine lane without any bundles, and towards six o'clock they w ere observed to separate on Galley wood Common, two of them going the road towar ds Biiiericay, and the other in the direction 'fur Slargaretting on the London road. Tlie alarm occasioned by the discovery o 1• the renbery was aeon spread in the iirighlworhood, and the list mentioned cireninstinices excited a feeiang ol•curiustty to seal eh the lane whet e the pi isoners were seen, fur the loiniCes observed in their pi...sus:don, and the result was, that in two dunghills in the lane were found congealed all the different artiiies sithen from the proseciitria'a house. lit one of iliein also were found a dark lantern, a poi of pistols loaded a itli ball, a pig-killea's large kinks of• uncommon sharpness, a !iickluck key, two large glut. Weis, a pliZ.ug ci ow-bar, dlid several other insirmuents of house in caking. It coisegeie•sce Of the information that two of the inri s I seen had gone towauis little' may, they %vele followed and traced to Britt town, st het (3 ttre•y entered a pubhc•linuse, and, with the assistance of a coil• Statile, Hauibleton and Sella wire taken into eileteily. About two o'clock the same afternoon, shortly of.er the auove mentemed artieks arts found in the dunghills, mu• prisoner, Lugar J, WAS seen IU delve unit the laue ill a cart, descend, and begin to •ranch one Of the The pi fauns Milo observed the transaction Caine lip and ▪ him If Lc h 4.1 lust any thing; he I eplied that he had, and DO ht ing asked what he had Icsl, lie said,• tense. tinug dial lie could Ilea hull." At nos mo,oeul lie appea r awneMbdt agitaleii, and lie jumped iutii his cart and drove tuft at a riiiillll, rate on tile road loWaids Bateau:ay. A MOO MI huirl'Oade followed him in but pursuit, dud with tile utmost iltrhimlty came up and demi eil hint to smnell• der, and upon sus lerObillg, the mail thew a double bar felled pistol, mid said he would shoot him if lie did Out 141011. ' filly had Ihr desired ti eel, the surren• nut cil, and lie was Liroll;Ill hack in custoly to Billericay, where lie was searched. On his person acre found a silver scoop, to n Inch the pruseentrix swore as bong her property, some tea mid sugar, mixed together loosely in a limn:Lei churl, sonic gunpowder mod linnets, a skeiriOn key, and ta u giniblets. The litre.: pi umet* were taaeti to Clieliusfosti, and coOunitred fur trial. The Lord Chief lia.mit summed up the case with great minutti.ess, and fur jos ), alit t a ailed t denueration, lonian for psi/Wilma % Death. The 1.. u• ii Oho Baron then pronounced Iba.awfnl seta• truce of death in a feeling and imps essiiie manner, telling the prisoners nut to cadet (ain the slightest hopes of iwiey, but to prepare fur execution, winch would in a few days i nrvdalily futlow ihrir OelereliCe. George Soles slid John Biahaw Welt mists convicted of burglar) ; mid Belay Hula and James Horn were con victed of sheep sleaang. CIVIL SIDE.•••••VetdieIS were obtai;:eil by four Whit bitanis of Ilford, fur damage done by a riotous snob, f o r telubitig to illuminate oil the 13th Novcruder, IA triumph THE NATIONAL REGISTE ..•••sarA••• ••• --.••••••4•6 for the rejection of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against the Queen. All the verdicts put together did not exceed thirty pounds. SiAUNDERS V. MARSDEN.--This was an action by a jonr neyinan printer against his master, residing in Chelmsford, fur an assault and false imprisonment.—The jury funutl for the defendant. AIAKCH 15 —George Archer was indicted for felo luuiuusly uttering and publishing as true, at Harlow. on the 9th of Septe:nber, a certain b.ll of exch,lin4e for the sum of 1751 purporting to be accepted by tile Hight Hon. Lord Viscount Montague, payable at one month after date, knowing the same to be. forged, with intent to defraud one John Hattie. . . John :lame, the prosecutor, who is a drover in a large way of business, stated, that lie hail a drove of cattle with him at the last Harlow fair the tpli of Sept. The prisoner came to him in the fair, and said he wanted to purchase a score of beasts for Lard Montague —he had another person with him. Witness under• stood that the prisoner was steward to Lotil Mi otagtit:. lle bouallt of him 20 heads of cattle at 151. each, ainouniiiig to 3001. Witness agreed to bate 51. for hick. The prisoner toll Iv in that Lard Mont glue had sent him a bill, which was tun large enough to pay for the bt•asts. lle produced a bill fin 1751. anti gave the itawss 41. in hank notes. I.l'ittiess told him tit it if lie would pay the remainder of the 'Hooey, amounting to 1161 into banker's in Lorain, in that he could draw tint the same on Moodily 'Homing following that wouhl do. 'flue prisoner agreed to do so. 'Witness saw hint again on the 1.;;11 01 September at Nlahlon, and asked lino if he bad paid the money in at London for the lle said he had not, but mat he had brougnt another aceu.ptatice of his Lordship's to cover the check. lle produced a bill for iGI. IVitaiess took it to the bank at Mahlon, and in cousequenee of information he received there he caused the prisoner to he apprehended. Prisoner hail told him that Lord Montague had bought corn of hint, fur which he gave Min the acceptance of I 751. lie said his Linuship hued at Storritigtomitall, The bill was 111 tile payable at the Bank oI England, and witness went limner, and was told that Ito such peison as Lord Montague kept cash there. The bill iii question was in the following wort's— " Loudon, 9th September, ts 4). " One month after date pay to me or my order the 51101 of one linadied and seventy•five pounds value re ceived for emu. " GEO. ARCHER. " To the Right Honorablel Viseontot Montague, f " Accepted, 111ontagne, Sturrington 11411, Sussex. S payable when tine at the Bank of England.'' Mr. Samuel Clearson, a Clerk in the Private Account Office of the Bank of England, deposed, that in the month of September, and at no miler time had Lord Viscount Mootagoe kept a cash account at the Bank of Eogland. No such name was to be found in the books. Mr. J. Nixon, upholsterer, of Greet Portland -street, knew a person of the name of John Brown, who, for the last four or five years, had assumed and passed by the title of Lord Montague. There was a farm house In Sussex, called Storrington-house, in which he under stood that person had an interest. %Vitness was there three years ago, and understood that fur the last two years it had been uninhabited. Cross.examinetl.—The house was called Storrington too-hall, or Storritigton-house. It haul been a ma halm', and was now, he believed, occupied by tanners. Look ° at the supposed forgery, he believed the acceptance to be in the hand-writing of the person styt ng himself Lord Montague. Unfortunately fur many persons, there hail been scores of that person's acceptances sent forth into the world. ...... Tllis %Vali iiie case on the part of the prosecution. Mr. Adolphus J imtitt eil wet there was no case to go to the juty, fur the supposed forgrry W:l6 proved to be the accepwuee of the person calling himself L ted te k tite. Tne Chief Baron was of the same opinion, and di rected tile jury to acquit the prisoner. Verdict—Neu The prisoner was again put on his trial for uttering, at Harlow Bush fair, a hill of exchange fur the win of 501. purpor:ing to be accepted by P. 11. Harley, and to be payable at Messrs. Hankey and Cu.'s, bookers, Fenclturell-street, London, knowing the sane to be forged and counterfeited. It appeared in evidence that Thomas Edwards, a cattle drover, living in atbiglishire, Wales, had sent Ills acme ii:J olio bevies. witn 152 siieep, in September lest, to Harlow Bow fair. A 'arum named Church drove into the lair in a gig, accompanied by the prisoner. Church (Jewell led from the gig, augl bargained with to to for Oki: 152 sheep at 15s. a head, anumiltin4 to 1141. Ile produced a draft ror 501. dud gate it to witness, and int II asked Arctter, who reinitiated in the gig, to give hint the draft its question, which lie had in his pecket• book. The primmer pulled his pocket-hook out, took tile hill for 751. 111(111eq1011 (DUI. {VIVs it to Church, and the latter handed It tO the witness. IViniess said, he concluded his thirgatii entirely with Ctioich, from whose hand he received the 751. bill. Toils being the case against the prisoner, 'ie Chief thought the evidence was not siiffi ,•irm to curs let the prisoner A* the chew, as la d in the indictment. The jury, therefore, under his Lord4hip's directions, fotsettl the I,ri•o.ter N.h Guilty. He. was then uldered to be defamed lor the !Nucl. There were several other indictments against the pri ,olier, tiihier toe like c:rc ttttt stances. Ilc described lit the as a stable•kteper. A few evening.; ago two gentlemen's Lcuse3 were burnt to CI,: ground ut Clapton-pond, and un 1% . ed madly a largo chest, containing 70 guineas, quite unhurt was found among the ruins. It is supposed the conflagration to have been vc(•a.,ioncd by the euxtaius ut• a bed taking fire. .., V AD 4 ~' w Vattte s MANSION HOUSE. A lad about 17 yeara of ale, hauled Moses Aleitandeq was ibrouglit before the Lord Mayor, on a champ having maliciously stablii3l a youvu named Johu Levi, on Mond iv last. Sarah Lei i, the mother of the youth who had been stabbed, said, that her son was declared by a surgeon who had attended into, to be in a most dangerous state.— She produced the surgeon's certificate, certifying to the Itect stated. Tie friends of Levi r:quested of the Lord Mayor that the prisoner might be reonanded until the uotortunate young man should be pronounced out of danger. The Lord Mayor acceded to the request, and remand. ed the prisoner uuul the surgeon should speak with SOME degree of certainty upon the wonted. BU W STREE Ou ‘Veduesday Aline IVestun Elizabeth Gordon, alias " Betty," and James C..rrati, were brought up, eliarged with a roubery and aftempt at murder. On Tuesday night it appeared, about twelve o'clock, a genteel looking young man, of tile name of VIM, met the prisoner, and was persuaded to accompany her . iii a house in Long Acre, where she said sloe had a pri vate lodging ; but When Ire came Oleic he found it was a common brothel, and fel - tided to stay. She however, demanded money, which he reinsed to give, ant she having first bolted the front door, called out loudly, " Ned, Collie and see Inc righted," and in a few minutes the prisoner came from a bed-room, and going up to the prosecutor, swore he would stop his wind, and gave him a tremendous blow on the stomach, which knocked hint against the wall almost senseless. The prisoner Watson also continued beating him, and swore that sne would tear his limbs from his body. He called loudly for help, and endeavoured to get to the front door, but • " Baby," whip toad meanwhile been called, imerposed and prevented lion. He continued to call out, upon which G irratt placed his hand upon his mouth, and threatened that he would stop his mount effectually if he did nut hold his tongue. The prosecutor was their dragged through the passage into a small back yard by Watson and Garrott, where one of them took off his hat, and " Betty" having bolted tne door leading to the yard, oil the inside, they were e proceedino , to beat him, and would, in all probability, have soon deprived him of the power of telling the tale, when fortunately for hint, Mr. Bartlett, the watch. house-keeper of Covenflolarden, in going his rounds, heard the cries of toe prosecutor, and having in vain demanded admission, he and some watchmen burst open the dour, anti found the parties in the situation desribcd. Tote prosecutor was nearly insensible, and his hat was found squeezed undermain a waier-butt in the yard. The prisoners were all fully coomnitted to :siewgate for trial, and Mr. Mitislitill took occasion to commend Mr. Bordat tor his vigilance, telling him he had its all probability saved the life of a fellow creature. R chard Ward, Jane Ward (man and wife), and Charles their son, were brought up on suspicion of beiog tae receivers of an immense quantity of stolen property. • On Tuesday last two women of low character were brought to tins office on a charge of stealing a counter pane, and suspicion tocilog entertained that it had been sold at the house of the prisoners, who kept an old rag and clothes shop in Great Si. Andrew's-street, Seven Dials. Davis, 14e, and Read, were sent on Tuesday evening with a warrant to search the premises, and they found an enormous stuck of property. I laving secured • the prisoners they brought away port of the property, and took an itiveoitory of tile remainder, among tuner things, 12u dozen of coma plates, all bearing Lute names of Spode and Copeland, Ili Portugal.streei, Ito silk hand kerchiefs, a great number of stiawls of various I ands, snulf-boxes, superb carpeting, books, elegant foiniture ornamenta, a dual, several richly framed portraits, and other property of almost every description that can be • mentioned. Toe Coina plates were identified by Spode and Cope land's foreman, who said they had been halm flout the warehouse. Talc two elder prisoners were ordered to flood bail for their appearance fur farmer exammation, wheott is xpected that a great part of the property wool be owned. The officers were engaged the %mole of IVecluesday its britigon , ° away tile property found on the prisoners's pre. mises. It was brought away in carts. . • LASSEN rA la L e CATASrsOPIIS.--Osi Sultklay morning,. Hobert Dalrymple, E.l. a gentleman of liently . and ex t eil Ave prerrty, wiled in town, at No. 5, Alaticliester-square, having takttit hrealitast, and dressed tumid( for the ptlriNise ot gutty; to enured, in a tit of delirium, with a large pistol, blew out his brains in his dressing-roons. litiormataini was sent to Mr. Stirling, the cannier. and tin Monday night a jury was impaii- Awned at the tlecei.setl's butii...aitd the abate Was Itepi all 'MUM as possibl,.. Alter hearin4 evidence, the jury touk a view of Lite corre; it w lying In the Setae yaw slam as when fait seen by the butler; lite pistol-lay cut the ground by the deceasvti's side, who, Wore he slant Ii i ttt sell. had attired sell 111 au elegant brill id clutlits. Some of the jury expressed double 111 inc deceased being in a state ot itinacy. Ai Cr *NW: tlisCurairti the foliowittg verdict was rec irtled—" The deceased caused his own death by simullitis hiatt.ell with a ithttil. being at the time in a Stilt, 11: witieurary Lurd Hubs. Seymour, and several itouleitien and gentlemen, were resent to give evidence ti alibied, but a was thought untiecessaly to vxmatine them. The deceased lids left an income of 10,0,0 i. per annum. Till eight o'clock in the evening the new comet is now visible-to the naked eye in the IVest. It is a little to the Westward ot Algenib, anti nearly the height of Saturn, at a diitatwe to the riipt of hito. v i 1 i Y'~~