The National Register. — London, England, 1812-04-12 00:00:00

NATIONAL BEGISTER. 6 c.ut of the City, and that warrants:turn County Magistracy; should in certain and definite cases, be allowed co operate within the local limits of the City, without being hacked by the City Magistrates. PROVINCIAL ASSIZES. MURDER Or LORD SPE.NCER'S•GANIEKEEPER. KINGSTON, APRIL 3.—William Halt was indicted for the wilful mur der of Thomas Astill (Lord Spencer's gatnekeaper), on the 17th day of August last at Wimbledon. This was the case of the gamekeeper who was killed by a poacher in Lord Spencer's park. The first witness called was a deputy eamekeeper, who merely stated th It he saw Astill go out , on the m ornin g he met his fate, at five o'clock. He bad heard the report of a gun ill the pat k or its neighbourhood, and he had with him his own gun and a cutlass. When he next saw him, it was in the course of the same day, he was in bed, and badly wounded. A labouring man, of the name of Carter, and another, of the name of Williamson saw Astill at about a quarter before six in the morning go l':e a close celled Greenfield's Close. They teal previously heard the reernt of a gun, and they supposed that Astill, the gamekeeper, was gone in search of the person who tieed it. They saw him in company with another man, whom they supposed he was following, but they neither of them could rpeak to the identity of the prisoner. • . Mr. Carlisle, the Surgeon, said he was called in to attend the dee ceased on the 17th of August. He fitind that he had received a- blow au the head, which had driven in the skull upon the brain, and part of the brain had protruded through the wound. He considered his catse as desperate front the first moment he saw it. The deceased, though an old man, had great strength of constitution. He removed the pieces of bone that were pressing upon the brain. The operation was at tench d with great immediate danger, and the patient, thouah he could not distinctly speak, yet evidently was perfectly sensible. He answered all the questions put to hint • either by eilirmatively- nodding his head, or shaking it for di-sent. Thei blow, eateird!r e e to the bust of his judg ment, was given with the handle of the cuti4:s produced, and cer tainly not with the blade, either the edge or bach of it. The deceased frequently repeated (as they understood his imperfect articulation) " Woolger has done it."—Mr. Carlisle said he wrote the name Woolger in large letter, and the ceceased gave an affirmetive no.l, end pointed to the letters. They then bad a man of the name of Woodeer brought to hint, but he shook his head, as denying him to be the man. The prisoner brine apprehended, was also innught into his presence, and he tnmediately exhibited great symptaes of pert erbetioin, attempted to raiae himself in his led, and to speek• but coultl not otter any words. He showed the witness his thighs, wl.ich were braised, and the marks lii his breeches; the bk were evideittly given with the handle of the cutlass. Bai !lard Hill, a labouring man, statue, that the prisoner and lie • worked at the same job. On the marniag in question he was in the fields, and saw a men in a red jacket (which was the colour the gamekeeper wore) following a man in a brown jacket ; he had heard a gun lire previously ; he did not attend much to them, ;tad he lost sight of the m at the turn of the park paling. He la-ard of the transaction in the course of the day, and mentioned it to the vrisoner, who did not at first say he was the person, hut the next dty he .confessed he was the man, and said that the gamekeeper was foOohing him ; that he at first took away his gun; that he then asked the .gamekeeper if he anis satisfied, who replied not, and persisted in following him • that he attempted to draw his cutlass, upon which the pr isoner said Le took that away also, and upon his attempting to halloo for assiatance, that he gave hint a blow on the head with the handle, and two blows on the thighs, to pre. vent his following him. The Learned Judge, ow this statement, slid, it was clear that the case ,only amatinted to manslaughter, as it eras in the beet of blood, and not by malice propense, which the law re Teired to constitute murder. The Jury foued hint Gu At/ of Minis!augLer, and the .earnesl Judge immediately sentenced him to twelve months imprisonment, and a fine et' one shilling. • Mr. Ga 'mow sat cm the Criminal ;itia• on Thursday evening, but the canes tried were not interesting. Mr. Justice Gaon finished ear ly ea Saturday morning, and the Home ti: suit closed. APRIL 1 eraseeeesmess s ais. shelf, to destroy them. One was taken by the leg, and It is supposed the creature made a spring to get back to his hole; in consequence of which, be and the trap came down together, and struck against the cock of a piece of HoHands gin : the liquor was thus set a running , and the amount of the loss is estimated at fifty pounds ! I'. Vein, jun. son of a creditable farmer, of greet, near Bridgwater, was, Tuesdey se'nnight , committed to Wilton ga ol, char g ed with the murder of Elizabeth Coomer, by drowning her.—lt appears that the dectaised was within a ft...v days of her delivery of a child, of which the prisoner was the supposed father, and that he had endeavoured to per suade her to charge her pregnancy on some other person: On the night of ler death, the prisoner had appointed to meet the deceased in a field adjoining a public-house, into which he went, and purchased a pint of brandy, and borrowed a glass. When the body was examined, nearly the whole quantity of a pint of brandy was in the stomach of the de caased ; and the fuoteps of a mart, and likewise those of the unfortunae woman, were traced to the edge of the water. The prisoner, who is overseer of the parish, has been committed to take his trial, many s:rongly corroboratieg circumstances, to fix on him the imputed guilt, having transp're. 1..0 Geye r v.—Mr. Bowman, of Irthington, in Cumberland, lately attained his 107th year ; he has, in consequence, lived in four reigns. He shaves himself with ease and expedition ; can read the smallest print without the assistance of spectales; has his hearing in perfection; sleeps soundly; never knew an hour's sickness; and, though no enemy to • ' 6 cheerful glass," never remembers, but twice, to have been intoxi cated with liquor. He can contest the palm of labour with the No-t robust young men of the district, whether it - b e in the o p eratic:is mowing, hedging, threshing, &c. During the winter he actuall y e:e ployed himself in daily breaking the ice with a spade, in order to water his cattle ; and, that he might not be idle, mucked the byre in the interval. PROP:TAW:ILS.. A large brgly of Cornish miners, to the nutuly:r of Lioout 1000, have risen in the different parishes around Truro, and compelled the farmers to sign a paper, engaging to sell corn at a r, d;iced price. Thursday senni2,ht, a passenger in a stage-coach, which runs daily from Chichester to Brighton, was seized, near Shoreham, with a vio- UM fit of insanity, and bit his wife, who was in tlic coach with him, In a most shocking manner, about the face ;:nd arm 3. Thc coachman and outside passengers hearing her scre:tms, got down, and with much difficulty rescued her from the jaws of the n;ani;.c. Two ,gentlemen then got inside, and pinioning his ar.ns, prevtuted him from doing farther mischief The liquor vaults of William Watson, El. of V' *eta nutch infester: with rats, a trap was stt t few 441ns - face, 011 a TUESDAY'S I,OA DON GAZETTE. B.NNKRUPTCY F.NLARGED. Soloinon Jacob l3tirgerbur, Jacob Solomon Bargerbur, Simon Solomon Bargerbur, Aaron Solomon Bargerbur, Abraham Solomon Blirgerbilc, and Joseph Solomon Bargerbur, of Burrstreet, East Smithfield, shi-). owners, from March 11, to May 30, at ten, at Guildhall. BANKRUPTS. John Shaw, of Liverpool, saddler, to surrender May 1,2, ind IS, :It. eleven, at the (I..lrgu ton, Liverpool. Attornies, Air. Hughes, Li verpool ; and Mr. Charnbre. Chapel-street, Bedford-row, London. WiniAm Hamilton, of Newpoi t, Monmouth, coal-merchant, Aptil 21, 22, and May 19, at eleven, at Cue Commercial Rooms, Bristol. At tornies, Messrs. Fry and Pinker, A xbridge, Somers...l; and Me ii'. Eleasdale, Alexander, and Heinle, New Inn, London. l Joseph Bower, of Manchester, forrmr, April 2.2, tei, and May In. i - t three, at the Castle lon, Stockport. Attornies , Mr. Elbe, Inner Te.tii , le, London; and Mr. kiarrop, Stockport. Edward Bownc,i, of Ith-kergide, Carlisle, drysalter, April 15, 1(1, and May 19, at eleven, at the Duke's Head Inn, Curii-le. Attornio, Mr. I3irkett, B aid court, Wadirook, London; and Mr. Blow, Carlisle. Richard Phillips, late of Chipping Norton, Oxtoi d butcher, April v, 14, and May 19, at eleven, at the White l-l.ect Ina, Chipping Norton. Attornles, Messrs. NI:Ai-it:lc and Broderip, Red I ,h;:i-square, Londun; and Messrs. Nliittlie w, and Corgan, Chipping Norton. Michael Christopher Morteilari, late ot Charles-Street, Grosvenor - I 1 square, dealer hi music, April 11, 18, at twelve, and May 19, at one, at Guildhall. Attorni.y, Mr. Aubert, Bolton-street, Piccadilly. ' Thomas Moore, of Worthing, Sussex, builder, April 11, 18, and May 19, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. fluinyhtc) k) Tokenhouse-yard, Lotbbury, London. James M•Donald, ot Woolwich, builder, April 14, 21, and May 19, hat ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. I3eckett, Broad-street, li Golden-square, I .crtdon. Samuel Words xorth, late of Barnsley, York, cordwainer, April 99, 121, and May 19, at ten, at the White hear Inn, Barnsley. Attortity, Mr. Cl . .,rke., Barnsley ; and Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and Dawson, Fur -1 nival's Inn, Lonio:i. • May 19, z .. , ;1 t e; ; 1 : , a o t f G P u ( i )p uh e's al H i. Head- e 4 s p g ril an l a l c , 2 ur l ti , : i n a d , Skinners' Hall, Dovvgate-hill. Charles Cex, of Clifton, Gloucester, perfumer, April 11, 18, and May 19, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attornies, Messrs. Holmes and Lowden, Clement's Inn, London. Nicholas Nowell and William Wakelin, of Piccadilly, metes-merCerg , April 11, IK, and May 19, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. .1. 'Platt, Tanlield-court, Temple. William Footner, of Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, under-writer , April 14, 21,!and May 19, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pasmore, Warnford-court, Thro3morton-etreet. Robert Richards, of the Fleet, gook , April 11, 18, and May 19, at eleven, at Guildhall. * Attorney, Mr. Lamb, Swithin's-hale, Cannon stre et. James Davis, tsf Marston4.loretaine, Bedford, butcher, April 11, 13, and May k 9, at twelve, at G..ildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. . Arrowitnith, of Newport Parneil; ate Mr. tiger, of Furniure 1124, '' London. -