The National Register. — London, England, 1821-12-09 00:00:00

.dliall _ LONDON sissarcom. On Monday last these sessions were opened before the Right Hun. she Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, Aldermen BroWU, Birch, Perrino,. and 'Thompson. The Common Sergeant, in charging the .Grand Jury, con gratulated them on the comparatively smull number of pri soner* for trial at ILe present session:. Amongst other mat ters which lie recommended to the make of the Jury, he mentioned the vehicle* called " Vans." which might be seen daily pas.ing through the streets loaded to frightful heights, to the imminent danger of his Majesty's subjects. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AII•INST • SOLDNR.—WiII. Blithe, it corporal in the second regiment of Foot Guards, was tried m an iudictineut, charging bins with having assaulted R. Longdale with a musket, and also with having threatened his life, &c. The prosecutor, Mr. Robert Langdale, stated, that on the 17.111 of September last be was passing through the city, giiiiig down LudAtite-hill towards Fleet-street, when lie was on the kirti of the pavement, and was pushed off; after which some one said in a peremptory tone " Get out of the way." On turning round saw some soldiers coming the same way. The witness immediately exclaimed," What the d-1 do you menu by that 1 I doubt whether you have any right to walk ou the pavement at all, and certainly not to push me OW." The 'oilier to whom he addressed himself told him to go and lie d--d. The witness went and spoke to the corporal, telling hint what had happened, and that lie hail no right whatever to march his men along the pavement with tiled bayonets. The corporal told him to go crud be d--d. The witness them demanded his 11/111M., ear the in of the regiment, when the corporal excluinied, " What ! tl--n your blood, if you don't get out of my way 1 , 11 run you throuAh with my bayonet." At the same ma. mot he took his musket from his shoulder and lowered the polio. The a Oilcans started hack, or. he sum ore, he verily believed, the defendant would have run him through. A !Mall maned Talbot corroborated the statement made by t prosecutur, land said that the bayonet was lowered Iti ilisection to the body of the prosecutor. Mr. Adolphus addressed the Jury on behalf of the defeu dant. The Common Sergeant summed up the evidence. The jury returned a verdict of Nut Guilty. The commanding natters of the regiment who were preemt said the prisoners laud always borne au excellent character fur propriety of conduct. The Common Sergeant said, it was the opinion of himself and the Court that he had acted with the greatest propriety aid coolness. The learned geatleman said, that had the /misconduct been on the part of the soldier, the Court would eri utility have putilohed him in the most severe nod exem plary manner. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5. William East, the driver of one of the Clapton coaches, was tried upon an indictment, charging him with baring co iiiiii ittted an outrageous *sink upon another of the Clap tun coachmen, 'mind Kendal. The defendant was convicted, and was sentenced to Lie imprisoned 14 days. MIDDLEh'SX AESSIONS. These sessions commenced on Monday last, before N. Como, Esq. chairman, and a full brawl' of Magistrates.— linmedirorty after the Juries were ►worn, the trial of pi'. woe's and traverse's was proceeded on. Edwuld Evans, and Virtue, his wife, acre indicted for having a Wally ►et the to the dwclliue huuar in Which they lis‘d. Mr. Watford stated the case fur the prosecution in a very forcible manner. A witness produced a model of the ground floor of the house in which the defeudauts lived, and in n hich the lire ►ad been found. Sarah Marshall deposed, that she lodged on the first floor of the house, in nnirrOWhill, the lower part of which, con sisting of a shop and par, 11/11r, was occupied by the prisoners. About seven ri dock on the morning 01 the 19th September, Virtue Evans came into her room, and said they were all on ire below stairs. Tire witness rundown and took is jug of water with her. When she came .0 the dour of the in no. vier's parlour, which opened into the comma passage, at the foot of the stairs, she saw fire in the room, and warner' to go in, but Virtue Evans prevented her, and said no one should go in till her husband came ►ome. The witness slid, we'll all be con-timed. Virtue Evans replied," No matter, we are insured." The witness thee went to the dour and gave the alarm effete. Edward Spatks, a carom% saw Virtue Evans buying brandy at a shop near her own, about seven o'clock the morning of the fire, and soon after heard Sarah Marshal crying " Fire" at the prisoner's door. He iransediately ran up to the house, but Virtue Evans refused him admittance into the room dial was on ire, saying, " No one shuuldgo iu to plunder her property till her husband came home." Ile then went, with several others to the yard, and got into the parlour through the window. There was a bed in the par lour, which was on are, and also the furniture in different parts of the room, and in a box in the shop there was a hand kerchief on fire. He thought, from all the appearances, that the fire had been burning near an hour, and that it could nut have been accidental. Abraham Levi saw Edw. Evans and his two sons leaving his house about six o'clock on :be morning of the fire—they all carried bundles wit r them. Mr. Thomas Ste; d, surveyor of the Sun Fire-imumnce office, stated, that he made au estimate of the property lust by the fire, which he valued at 301. Ts. The prisoner stated his loss at 15111.-1001. being in bank notes and silver. A clerk in the Insurance-race proved that the prisoner had bees insured fur 'loose three puts for 1001. and about it for troight before the tire lie insui r .1 fur 3001. Mr. Alley addressed the Jury fur the poisoners. Ile said 11:,e witnesses had clearly proved, that the husband was absent when the tire took f lace, mid he hoped the Jury would out hold him accountable lot his wife's conduct, which lie se .is not present to prevent. Tire chairman charged dir Jury, that if they believed the husband had consented to ln> w see's setting the house on ii. e, lie was etrually guilty us it h.• had done it with his own humid. The Jury, Worm' a muiucut'• hesitation, found both the prisoners Guilty. Toe Chairman said, the crime was of such enormity', that the Court must tale tune to deliberate on the partial meat. WEDNIADAY, Dim b. - Kenyou was indicted fur assaulting J. Wilson, a COlonlable. The prosecutor is a constable, and •itsted, that on the night ut the collocation lie Was in Poi n there was a great concourse of 1 .12 i . . 1 . 41.. ...hV:ti0b1et1 ; look- 'FRE NATIONAL REGISTER. --- log at the company going to the Duke de Frias, the Spa nish ambauador's grand entertainment. Some boys threw squibs among the crowd, and at the open carriages used by some of the company. He seised one boy who had thrown a squib, and said he should go with him. The people took the boy's part, and rescued hint. He (the prosecutor) attempted to keep off the snob with a sword cane, bust they pressed on hint, and he rant a brick-bat struck him from behind, and he fell, and in the fall his cane dropped from his hand, and the sword came out.— The prisoner was one of the persons who pressed on him most, and struck him. The prosecutor admitted, on his cross..easnsination, that be never skewed his constable's staff, though he had it with him, but positively denied that he strew his sword. A gentleman, who was present, swore, that when the crowd attempted to rescue the boy who hail thrown the squib from the proseenlor, lie drew his sword, and Sou risked it at them, which was the cense of his being as saulted. The Jury immediately acquitted the prisoner. The chairman told the prssosser he probably owed his acquittal to the feeling excited by the prosecutus's draw ing his sword instead of his staff, but he must nut again mecidle with the constables. SURRE, sessioNs. On Monday last these sessions commenced before C. Bar ri:on, Esq. (the chairman), Jahn Hedger, D. King, S. Davies, and J. Dolmen, Esqrs. Henry Bird was convicted of feloniously stealing four fowls, the property of William London Wilts, of Champion Dill, Camberwell. The Chairman immediately sentenced the prisoner to be transported fur seven years. John Pierce was indicted for committing an assault upon W. Brown, a junior deck in the lottery-office of Messrs. Richard , , , m,Cioudlack, nod Co. Wm. Brown stated, that im the 3d of August last, ns he was returning home to Kennington, between nine and ten o'clock in the evening, he heard at female since imploring assistance; witness ran immediately to the spot. and pt r ceived a %%111111111 stiuggling in the arms of the defendant.— The w itness expostu!nted with Pierce, when he directly re ceived a violent blow on the tare from the prisoner which felled him to the ground; on rising the blow was repeated ; watchman came up, and secured the defendant. The de fendant was found Guilty, and sentenced to two months' im prisonment in liursemmager•lone. WICLINESPAY, DEC. 5. Robert Bewler, a hackney coachman, was tried upon a charge of having enthralled twenty shillings, the property of his master, Mr. Jackson, of the Kin g's Arms, in the Kent-smut. . . The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner drove a hack ney coach (or him. He went out with it, Di usual, on the of November, but did not return home either upon that day or upon the next, and lie (the prosecutor) set Persons upon the scout. Towards night he received information that the coach had been seen with five resin-- revisit in it, and who were set down at the King's Bench stand. On going there he found the prisoner in a state of iiitoxatiti, and the horses in a state of the utmost exhaustion. On interrogating the prisoner, lie was told by him that lie was coming bone on the night before, when five viaticumn took the coach and kept him until that morning, when lie was discharged at the foot of Blackfriars Bridge. He admitted that lie lied received Ills fare from the geollernen. The night'' , hire si as 425. besides two days' fare. Ili , prisoner received regular wagco. He was given iu en•rody, when Inc officer, on searching hiai, loom! tic nil. The Jury found the pi koner Oi,dty, and the Court sen tenced hint to be nom isoned for Aix months to hard labone iii the con., y' gaol; besides, be prevented hum driving a hackney come , . Elizabeth Cox was convicted of listing received goods stole:. trout the l000•e of Mr. Coverley, iu lheohabl.street, fur which robbery Butt men were sentenced to lie trans ilft. fed ou Tuesday. T he prisoner cohabited with one of them—sloe is young, and the Court expressed their hopes that there was still sonic chance of her reformalion; they therefore sentenced her to be imprisoned It months in the emit)! guoi. John Drake was convicted of having stolen Ids. from an old man who had invited him to drink with Icon, when the prisoner took an opporttiiiity of picking his pucket.— He was sentenced to be Imprisoned tor six months to hard labour. Esther Williams was hied on a charge of having stolen a pair of trowsers, the property of David Morgan, tailor, in the Bosough. The Jury found her gailty,and the Court sentenced her to he imprisoned for three months. OLD 'AILEY SESSIONS. Wiwi Rana tr, Dan. 5 —This being the first day of the Session of Dyer and Terminer, or Gaul Delivery, f..r the County of Middlesex and City of London, the Lord Ma)or came in state to open the Se,sions. EXTENbIV 6 FORGERIES —Henry Thompeoti, a person of very respectable appearance, was charged on on indict meat with hayloft uttered, on she IStb of May last, a cheque, purporting to be drawn by 11. C. Lluyd. Esq. on the respect- able firm of Messrs. Jones, Llud, and Co. with intent to de fraud Mr. Fianris Pontet, of Pau Mall.. It :appeared, that on the 18th of May the prisoner went to the .hop of .Nlr. I'ontet, and purchased a quantity of snuff, amountiug to 61. and give a cheque for 111. 6s. in payment, recessing the change. This was subsequently disco.. r. dto be a Forgery. Ten other paters of paper, of a similar des criptinn, were afterwards passed—one to Mrs. Thomas, eituriug Cross., and the other to a Mr. Hook, in the play uses ket. Seseral other charges were against the (taunt.' nate prisoner, a Ito made situ .m 1 at' slefruce, but threwilion self (mind) on the mercy of the Court. The Jury iiistantly pronounced the prisoner Guilty— Den It. Mr. Panto, jun. in the must feeling manner, recommended (help, iM/11.1" lu mercy. T. Fuy was iodic-Jed forreceivin;„ one block uf tin, value 151, 'iv property of It. Willson, knowing the acme to have been ieloniumly t•toolen by use G. Fletcher. The rubbery took place as lung ages as the •h uf Deees. 1818, on iii morning of which day Fletcher. who was servant to Mr. Wilson, a w harfior,er, in Mill-lane, Toole) - street, Wal. seen to leave his premises with a block of tot, and It aced to the slop of ate prisoner, v%hu was then n denier in martne•stotes. iti 1101) well Shoteditch.— A ti apprehended Fielehei just :iftei he d, posiled the block in the prismser'a bowie, and when be enquired of the latter whether be hod way such article in the shop, be de nied that be Mad. It was tumid, however concealed in a dark place, and while the officer was searching, the prisoner made his escape from the house, and *M seen no more by the police until Friday last, when the mine officer met hint, and took him into custody. Fletcher was convicted at the Surrey Assizes in March, 1819 leseral witnesses appeared and gave the prisoner a very good character. The Jury found him gui:ty; but recommended him to mercy on account of the good character that had beau given him. Mr. Justic: Bailey said, he would hike care to give as much 'Wert to the recommendation its he could, consistently with the circumstances of the case ; but he felt himself bound to observe, that men like the prisoner were often known to keep up a fair character in their own neighbour. hood, by pitying their way honestly, when privately they were eat ry ing on a siefatious traffic, the profits of which enabled them to keep up their pa)ments. John Deakin was capitally indicted for breaking and en tering the dwellin4-house of Robert Wray; F,sq. in the parish of Edmonton, and stealing therein a large quantity of wearing apparel, his property. The laundry adjoining Mr. Wray's dwelling house, and enclosed within the same wall, was broken into in the night of the 9th of November, and plundered of all it contained.-- The following Saturday an officer went with a search-war rant to the house of the prisoner, who lived in the neigh. bourhood, and he there found the stolen property in diGtent rooms. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. TOURSDAY, Dec. 6—William Woolley was capitally indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling.house of Mr. Charles Ward, and waling therein a tea chest and other property. The Jury retired for three quarters of an hour, and then returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Chester, aged VI, was capitally Indicted for assault ing Anne Emma Grey on the King's highway, and taking front her person a ridicule, two handkerchiefs, and some silver monies, her property. The prosecutriz, on the evening mentioned in the indict ment, was walking near 'Brick-lane, Whitechapel, with a gr•nt!etnan of hrr acquaintance, when the prisoner and se veral others iittack.l them, and the prisoner snatched the property mentioned irom the hand of Miss Grey with great violence. The prisoner in his defence denied any participation in the crime, and culled several witnesses, who gave him a good e.i..racrer. The Jury found him Guilty—Death. The prosecuiriz, on account of the good character given to the prisoner, hegged leave strongly to recommend him to mercy ; and the Jury joined in rbe recommendation, on ac count of hi, youth. Mr. Barron Garrow said, he would take care to forward the recommendation in the precise words in which it was couched. During the absence of the Jury in the case of Woolley, Mr. Justice Bayley ordered Joel Wilkinson and Joseph 51arsdeh to be put to the bar to receive the opinion of the Judges upon their case ; it will be recollected they were con victed last sessions of stealing a quantity anus cornice, and that an objection was taken, on the ground that it was not taken with an intention to steal, but merely to evade the payment of the duty. The Court, however, considered, that taking. even for this purpose, was a felony, nod acquainted the prisoners that they would be brought up at the end of the Sessions to re trite jud :meet. Wm. Hell and John James Burton were tried for a bur glary in the dwelling house of J. Dreper,un the t of Nov. flail was found guilty, and Barton acquitted.—Aged 14 and a ol thi years. FRIDAY, Dec. 7.—John Chapman, aged 17, was capi tally indicted for assaulting Eleanor Wade, on the King's highway, and taking from her person a pocket book, con. taining twagold rings, and 151. in hank notes. Mrs. Wade is the wife of a respectable tradesman, and on the 20th No ember, on returning home from the house of a friend, she nhsr red a home on fire very near ber own. S;ie had occasion to pass the fire, and in so doing she was sur rounded by a gang of ruffians, among whom was the prisoner. He he.d her by the pelisse, whilst the other pulled up her clothes and robbed her of the property mentioned in the indictment. I rosecutris made her loss known, and in about half an hour afterwards she was info' used that many suspi cions characters had been apprehended, and were then is custody at the watch house. Pranecutrie went there, and singled out the prisoner flora eight or nine others. He had been t ken near the fire, but nothing had been found upon h s person. The prisoner in his defence alleged that he was absent from the place of tl.e time mentioned. He called three girls to prove un alibi, all of whom swore that at the time when Mrs. Wade was robbed, the prisoner was at a dance and refit., at Lyn! eth Street. The Jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. Cordell was imbeted for stealing a gelding, value 71. the property of James Baldwin. Tile animal was taken from the pasture in ullicb the pri soner had been d iected to place it on the night of the 15(11 Nave ber, and the prisoner tat an early hour the following morning was slopped with it in his possession on the While. chapel road, by the pntrole, whose suspicions were excited by the appearance of the prisoner. The pcisriner did not give satisfactory answers to the questions put to bins, and VMS in consequence stopped. The father of the pi isoncr stated, that his sun had been subject to tits for the List lice years, in consequence of a kick of a lior.e, and that ho was frequently in a state of mental d, rang , m.nit. ThrJar retired lei a short time, find on their return mo no i d tiie prisoner—Guilty. Charles Yates Na. eapitully indicted for Inargluritmedy breaking and entering the duelling house of IL. Beacroft, with iment to steal. Mr. licacroft is a coal meter, residing in Adaaserstreet, Whilecinipel. nod had been out on the eyenisig of the tilth of November. As lie was Imo-nine home about niue recipe's he saw a throuxll the fan glass, and know log that ha had left nu prison in the house, he went to the d looked titraush the key hole, and saw the prisoner and man standing in the passage, une of them with a light in his hand. He uolucked the door, upon which the light was put out, and the men rail out of the back-door. The prisoner soon artery /ads wits found in the privy at the buck of the house, while sail asyurtment uf picklock ke)s and it 01°9i/wow box a ere ril.o found. The Jury found the pri-wier Guilty—Deaths The prosecutor rrcormawoded him to mercy on accuuut uf his )111111,—he %f as 1110 yr au, of age. famosiir —...-- Willi for stew Wm. A The hmuet briongi off, bto The the wil The amoual gether, The la oilier Hyde , The di was w close a He wa happei EFIP in a it Dublin rind), Hoy!, %%Tr., i thcal days I dlaeaS (lied u Ennis lug th snack gob* 1 ` t ~