The National Register. — London, England, 1811-08-18 00:00:00

_J etsterecti to tufn bins' nut' hy force; and enter into x subscription to indemnify the person or persons, in pOint of law; who should NixerciAlv, or- be made parties to such violence. They accord. 'ingly hires; George Hurst, one of the sle ft u day ft in this action, to carry the violent part of this resolution into execution; he, from his business, being au adept in the art Ofclutehin,„ , * men by the collar, executed his order by turning Mr. Kenworthy out of • the - room the first time he entered after passing the resolution : for which assault, and to recover repar.ition fol. his wounded honour, Mr. lteowertby brought the action. - • The Jury, after half an hour s consultation, gave damages • YORK: 4nn Wright, the wife of Robert Weight, of Loetingt6n, near Beverley, was charged with the wilful murder of. ibllzabeth Wright, the daughter of her husband by a•fonner 'wife a child about nine years of age. The prisoner kad..ibaep cairacted, at.. Beverly Sessions, on a charge of cruelty towards this child, 4611 sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment : but the Judge in bis charge to the Grand Jury, at the corritneactationo t , 1 412 e Assizes, having intimated that the case required fenhes investi gaiicao, an inquiry was instituted by the Grand Jury; the result' of which was, the finding a true bill, for murder against the, • soner, and she was removed by a Beach-warrant from Bev • House of Correction to the Castle of York. The 'wiles 1 ., contained several counts, charging ker, with cotnmittiog the: murder in different modes, by beating, confining,. anti starving hcr. The evidence disclosed a series 'of the most ahofninable acts of cruelty; but the surgeon could not possibly st:kte that the death of the chill had been occasioned. by this ill-treatment:- The Jury, after retiring for about *quarter of an•hour . , foird the prisoner Not Guilty. His Lordsbp observed, that it was * 'very proper verdict.. • •••• 4,- - &Shefilecir tr ls k . that efforts made on this occasion shoukl.hive bsen foliciii . • 0 no other advantage than by bringing off ijotpe9f the mis objt.cts, naked and starving, and placing them tinder the prow tecdon of the British squadron. ' '". ''—'• - • ~e. r • ": • THE NATIONAL_REGI ER.-- 511 .. _ . t=-47 , --------=„ .the defendants were Mr. Dkkinsou, a Magistrate for the county, i I' ESDArs - Lozaseiv GAZETII:. . and a person named Hurst, ate ander-bailiff. - The assault of . which the plaintiff complained was made in the Subscription ......m055t05.... News-room, in Retford, and was occasioned by the .following ' ADainteLTY.OFTICS, AUGUST 13, 1811. . ; circumstance : ' Admiral Sir Charles Cotton has transmitted to John Wilson • - Mr. Kenwqrtky, Lieut.-col o n e l Kirke, of the East Retford Cruker t Esq. a letter from the Hon. Captain Duodas, of his , . I.ocal Militia (Whol IVI d'alto a . agittrete), and p , ' p u n g p ot i on= Majesty's ship tht Emalus, giving in account of the boats of of the name of Hatinarn, were in the coffee-room oer the Stith ' that ship and the Swallow sloop having, on the 7th of June last, '' of Mkrcb , when the dispatches from Gen. Graham annou nce d captured, after a hatir flies.; off the bland of Corsica, L'intrepide, to them the battle of Bariossa,in which the only son of Colonel aFr inch privateer of tests eight-poundela, and fifty-eight men. Tyre (one of the county Members) lost his life; which misfor- And also, a letter • froureapt. Jackson, of the Herald slooprgivingr tune brought on a conversation between the plaintiff and Lieut.- an account , of' her boats, wit k those of 'the Pilot shack having Colonel Kirke, when the former observed, " that though our cut out four coas dn g vessels Trout under th e town of donastair- Generals knave how to fight, they did nut know h ow t o w rit e .racisi, on the ikh of Mar , . .. • • • • t,:oelish,. and he *wondered that Government should send out • • • aischfellotes."' This wag spoken in allusion to - an egprasion of ... - •, . • • General Graham, where he sayi, "we made a night-march of • •-• BANKRUPTCY 'ENLARGED. • .• • sixteen hours ;" theplaintiff contending that such expression was •Williarn Parfet, .of Hart - street s St. •Gterge, Bloomsbur, . downrigh t nonsen s e; because, said he, " the night did pot con- apothecary, from Abgnik.l7, to . October 5, at ten, at Gu il in:lo4i ' gist of tat dnratiao of time." At this Lieur.-Coletiel Kirke dis- BAND Mir Mir SUPERSEDED. • played marks_ of disappeobation, and said, in a contemptuous Thotnas Dunstan,of.laitnoesh, Cornwall, linen-draper. -- • .manner, he- would n converse with the plaintiff any longer - BANKRUPT I; t -'• • , . • about the business. The plaintiff then said, ".D,—tc you, Kirke, John Percy Clarice- . late . Of Stratkirdpupcpp-Avtili,' WaryiW E • this Is not the - first .tiate you have slighted me; you. refused to • 1 .( • • - linen-draper. . , • • •' ' f pia it game at billiards with me the other day ;. you know me, . . John Lloyd, of Woolwich, cheesemonger. • ' - - - :and I will mike you respect me:' Th e Colonel replied, "I do John Dande, of Laugport, Somerset, corn-factor. 'tot know yofi ; ' Which plaintiff knew, io the literal. sense of the . - • word, was false; and h - Charles Dafrene and John Penny, of. Nottingham, holier . i the act of leaving the room, said, in a dashers. . • _ . passibn, "D. -.n it, man, you intend to tramples me under foot Jobn•Sisley, of Beckley, Sussex, shopkeeper. - • .•by • your magisterial authority ; any man can be a magistrate James Robinson; Lineal Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, coffee- . yith 21501. a year." To which the Colonel again replied, con- house-keeper. - . ... tcroptuously, as it was endeavoured tube proved, " no doubt, .C,ERTIFICATES,Sarr. 3. . . - you are a man of great courage." ' John Hickox, of Worthing, Sussex, draper.-- - Willitusi . Bud- Next, day the Colonel stuck up a paper in the coffee-room, so- I den and Hepry Pyefinch, or Friday -street, Cheivide whole- licit:leg a meeting of the subscribers to hear his charge-against I sale grocers. —Peter Long, of Mere, Chester, titterer . -oHoglt Mr. Kenworthy, and determine thereon. Mr. Kenworthy like- i Wilson, of Nottingham, •hosier.--John Glover, of Liverpool, . wise !tuck up a paper to fhe same effect, complaining of the con- boot-maker.—Jeremiah - Connelic:ii of St. Catharine's, ship- duct of the Colonel. Ore the gal. appointed, sixteen of the sub- drandler John Bailey and Robe b rt Bailey, of Salford, •Laoat - . igeribers met, among whom was Thomas Dickinson, Esq. who caster, silk-manufactueers.—Richard lord, late of Briatol t - • b e Vga Chalrman on the ocwasiOn : and they came to a sietermina- rope-manuticsurer. . lion, that Mr. KeuwOrthy should be compelled, within a•staied _ . • _ ,_____ . r_ time, 0 sign a paper, begging pardon of the Colonel for having '' - . • e ,• .. ' • lid• . %%N4lO to a geodetic:i ; which paper should . .lil7'URDArs LONDON GAZETTE. ._. ~ ~ afterisa • f atucle up- in the most- oandpicuous part of the ' ' room, _and there remain seven dayi ; 4- that Mr. Keoworthy 4: 4 a . , ~should be emielled ,the room. These conditions the plaintiff This Gazette contains extracts of communications front ~. „ • •.1 1. , refuted to eolnPly with: 4n consequence of , whtchanother meet- talus Codrington and Adam, and Lieut.. Col.. Green, trameinihf *, ing of the .s . ubscnbers was called, at which Mr: Dickinson again ted by Admieal.Sir C. Cotton, relating events preceding rise Wi i . ~ .. presided ; and they . pissed a resolution to return IV . Ir. Kenworthy iiiib • 4. -'• of Tarragona. - l'h meritorious exertions citihese.Ofilteers t • . 2. . ~ his year's subscrivtion--to.laire a• man,.. or men, if occasion . re- . . . _ ired, to prevent him from entering the co ff ee-room, or, if he • those acting under their orders, deserved anc'eesel •vrif . tall!!) . " ... . ... •.,. t ;-. 4 • . • Captain Codrington states,.. that he had. received.intalipuee • that General Contreras was woundt'd and mit* prfs;ner,;vait' that the General personalli distlngviSh . Scl hintSt4f; : .t4e.4l,94: . • , veruor (Gonzalez); with a handful id men, - defendedlims.dff O N • • the last, lied Was bayonetted to deatti'in 'the aq*renaisansW house; that man,wionan, and child *ere V . 4itn Otejuiroidiiptift„ • the trench first enuring the : town, and . found in uniform orA s eith4rns in thefr h9ittes; adabet staanys of the viomen, and young girlicif teia.yeara . Old.iatte*:* the most inhtfiharr way; and / that after the sadierilad . their lust; many Of .tbent„it. seas reported, were throe w. , the fit Mes, toge4lier Wifig l ige 'badly wotintrePanfarda-rorflat- t tlichsand•nten bat bet nfilft'to destroy . the, Works • ..e . "ivible* • .citi s Wai burnt to aithest*yiould be so, as ihe.houswwere_ w et fire-to, the oilly,e,,liaw . eihitheir favourivis the caknowea s titit. : g ad the sadden Mirth -of the French; by Which 'some 'M 4, ier -0; . crsisht escape. =' • :List of Killed aid Wounded 'belonging to Ws Majaity`s. ship, I Centaur, in ACtion ateth the • ?ranch .7.zrcicps op the &Witt lICOS 'tarritona, the *la lone,loll. • •-•— • . 4 Shlp's•Launch 7 2 killed, S roan • • •z•• 40.' OSCet Woidide.d+-Mr 7 Het: *"141 • gerously. • • • 4,- ' ' . • ' t. • 4 • ICILLCD Atib WOU/DtD. •i 9 "°4 " 1 " • r, *. Kille4l4 l ;nq BakibuFb, anti 1 5 iY3 To oPlut 9F4inarlifa - . 1 n en. , Woundip4.4pilut•fitigbakQuaocr-MigalK Nut hi lei LulNe i ardtary woman, stigb4Puilh4„Shotilda. . , . • •• • IC II • • In.a former Paper we gave an accout.t of a siiptolg murder in Lancashire, related by a boy in the county . Bridewell.' He hag confessed the whole to be a fiction he invented on 'shipboard, in order to be sent on shore. He Is sentikt4;rostko Port A 4ll Lral . pe Plyugouthe.Eirstr Paiien • , ..• ' ...04r.i0 wfteit I J. I 6 •;... lOW t oft- t ""• " . t; ~~ ~!