The National Register. — London, England, 1816-04-08 00:00:00

APRIT. 8. Thc ROY/11, .r.IMILY. Tile Kiting T !i 4Vi.—Yesterlay the following bulle tin was exhibital at St. Jame,' l'aLtee:— it wiud.or Castle, Apti Ninjesty has enjoyed good bodily Htulth, and hero very fl omph!, duriuz the 1.1%t ,ntrith , but His Nl:ijiesty's di•ordrr hus undergone no el: The Prince of Saxe Cobourg, in expected at Wind= in it few alys. The general answer at Carlton I-loose daring the week, to the enquiries after the Prince Regent's health, was—" His Royal Highness continues better." Yesterday, about three o'clock, the Pin 'e Regent left town for Hammon Court, where his Royal Higl.ness dined, the Prince of Saxe Cobotwg was ez.pc._,ed to meet his Poyal Highness there to dinner from Rrh.;hton. Wednesday, the Recorder made a forth report of the convicts under sentence of death in Newgate, when Fementi, J. Cutler, 7'. Turner, and T. Coop were ordered for execution Wednesday, the 17th inst. The others were respited during pleasorc.—J. Swainey, sties Swiney, convicted at the Admiralty Sessions, was re ported and a:Spitell. THE QUEEN'S Da %WINO Roost.—Thurxday her Ma jesty held a Drawing-nano at her Palace, for the second time this Almon, which was very brilliantly at tended, although not extremely crowded. A *vat con course of spectators wax assembled in the Park, we pre sume, in expectation of seeing the Princess Chnrlotte of Wales and the Prince of Suse. Cobourg. Bc:;itles the Royal I)ukes of Clarence, Kent, Sussex, Glouceste:, and Princes Sophia of Gloucester, the two latter of whom came in state, there were wesent the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cabinet Ministers, the Lord Stewael, and most of the Regent's Household, the Muster of the Rolls, Dekes of Norfolk, Grafton, Newcastle, and Mon trose, Duchesses of Leeds. MancheNter, and Newcastle, &e. DRAMATIC VEGISTER. THEA'rP.r. Saturday eveaing, the long promised ballet .),f Gansalre tie Carlom was hrcragist out, oiler et 2 ,:aura of 1 Selvaegi. The narrative as, with a favg alterations, that of Florian's agreeable novel; Monsieur Anmaxtt VesTats ap pears to have maJc a successful exhilaion of his whole strengCt, in adapt:az, to the stage the materials thus sup - - plied to him. amuck° the hero of the piece (M. Winn's) enters Grenada, the Moot in disguise, at the moment when the Kiwi.- ..am, proclaims a grand tournament; and Li. dam titer , th. t rin.rza Zsemi, (Madame M stns.'s:), is a prize to whatever knight she!! prose viaorions in the contest. Tt must be understood that Gems/Oro end the lady are aire,itly known to and smitten with each other, which recd; n. it a mater of some importance that the !Moorish tyrant. Atarsar (M. Boistaysnsi), who pretends to her hand, shall be wit hero du roue at by the Spanish knight. Mansur, aceordiorly, after several severe thrusts with sword and dagger, is thrown to the earth, and the damsel assigned to the conqueror. 4/omorsoon afterwards makes the discos cry that Goasalro is in Gre nada, which causes great consternation amongst the Moors; and t ic hero, to elude suspicion, is prevailed upon by his lisistre-s to take the vow pre. eribed by her father, and promises to deliver up Gummilro to tier—an enterprise iu wllleti he is joined by his rival .itamar, with whom he WAS Out in pursuit of the Spaniard. On their arrival at a sequestered spot, Gensa!ve discovers himself to the Moor, with whom he tights a second duel, and puts him to flight secatedvm „ or r en ,.— Th e alarm given --Gonsafro is surrounded in the cot tage of deem, an old Arabian in the interest attic , Princess, dep livers himself to tile Moors, and is disown into prison. Zaleski' by a stratagem, with Ackbe's assistance, imposes on his gaoler, and effects her lover's escape time enough to enable bins to save the like of the king his father, whom A hussar, a traits as well as tyrant, had attacked in his palace, with a view to seize his crown. 'this obligation, of course, can only be repaid in one way. Alumna is brought to the royal presence in eilflitl%, anti the piece concludes with the marriage of kit, ,:a and I;oitivo. Such is the outline of the new ballet, which is, we are of opinion, beyond all comparison, by notch the most splenJitl, interesting, and attractive that has ever within our memory been brought forward at the King's theatre; and we could dwell, without reluctance, upon this very creditable display of the talent of the ballet-master, and of the manager's liberality ; and which were fully appre ciated, on Saturday evening, by one of themost brilliant audiences that we have ever seen assembled. DRUB v-L.txr..—P oldie expectation was wound up to a high !itch on Thursday night, on the notice given of Mr. lican's readiness to undertake. so shortly after his ac cident, the :arduous character of Skylock. The house, in consequetim, was unusually crowded. When Mr. Keun entered, there appeared to be, mixed with loud and animated applause, some marks of decided disappro bation; which at length became so noisy as effectually to interrupt the opening speeches between Bassani() and the Jew, and to force Mr. Kean to the front of the stage ; where, in a low voice, and with an utterance, as it seem ed to us, hurried by emotion, he briefly addressed the andience, pretty much to the tidlowing etkect :- 4 , Gelitlemen--1 or the first lima in my life I hare disappinted thn pectatimis Of a I.o,idon audience —for the first time in this Theatre, out of tfin tii.;ltiv, as the Public will acknowledge, and the Managers eau attest. To your is sour I tot indebted for the r•-pntation which I enjoy ( load ap pious. ,; I throw ni.elf upon your candour, as a shield agains itewiatily prejudievs.^ Mr t . Kean was heard throughout with the utmost hindnc.s, and, resuming his driumtic character, sup ported it with uncommon force and genius. The Vic the recess. will sit at Starle Inn Hall after TTTE NATIONAL REGISTER. ASSIZE INI'ELLIGENC:E. KINGSTON, APRIL 5. CRIWN ADE.-PARRI CEDE. /Marti RN, len was iliktri for the wilfull nrirtler of his own fa ther, at Thames Thtt )n, on the 2rit•t of October hs. fhrmu Entneat dept;.:-.L that he resides at Thames Diteet ; leiew the deceased. who aLo 1: e el there; knee the prisoner eleven s • •rs, who ben abroad.. het hae lately Min.: from see ; remember:: e.cing him on the 2fith of ()ember, in the evening, near his fether'e hoe , . ; he was dressed in a blue jechet and trowsers, and glazed hat, and wh, proceed ing toward 4 his father's. Joseph DL ode of Pelt ar..latnes Hubbard of Cobliam.Thos. Hanna ton. of tee Coach sail Horses pu'eie-house at Kineeton. Wm. Weight. and Caerlee tieville, hotliolGreenvrich, and 'l'hrintits Carter who resides at liare-lane, near the home of the dttesase.l, elverelle glee reilenceof Va-ants einettastrinees, stnnely pmeime the enilt of the primeer. Joseph Walter is ',teepee of the Home of Correction at Kingston ; the prisoner was bemeht in ensto.ly to himon the 50th of October. On the thllowing day e've brother of ele , prisOm:r came to I,:e lUm; witners went with I. into the apartment wnere. he was connned, and hie brother hone s:ietely addressed him. and 'said, •• Itiehertle how came. you to do what yea have done es so palate:her ?" The pri ;one/ made no reply, and witness left the room ; but hrl %meetly done es when he heed the priencer say ! 't William, I am them to who killed rur father." In about ten minutes afterwards he went again into his moon to give him his Mewl and water, whea, without askine hint a tpieetMn. he addressed hintelf witness. and made the Milo eine conftessiiini—On l'hurelay -e-eeng, the ef-th of Oetoher. I met mt father returning from fisher I wee:mine with him seal strack a ligat, end we went up emirs to my father's bed-room, when the hater went to his boa to elk.: out some mo ney, saying, s Let tzs goback to Esher, Itici rard, andhave some drink,' naring tinte that my father wee titan ding over the box. I took up a hammer, which was in the room, and hit him on the head. I afterwards rep.tated the blo v three or four finite, when he fell, and to prevent the grams of my father, I took outa knifefrom my jacket picket gall eta his emote I then took from the tea box two notes of Id. exit, and a el. note. seven guineas in gold. and oee belt-guinea- I afterwards c down lair-, leteked the street thew. nod was about to levee the phire through the ga-den and a turnip...lA& but returned, and went out at f...e front door. which I locked after nie,and pet the key is my poeket. I teen went away through the outer gate, and atter pie • • some distance :non die house, I threw warey the key of the door, and kale. and peoceeded as quick es I could to Kingston. lice I cequired if I wee in tuns tee one of the co wines to London, but was told not. A roan. LOMB- Vert mentioned tha(' ' I went to the Coach and Hones public-house, I might peehabl rata return cha:.e. I accordingly went them. nni en gage! one total , / or tothe Eleptuent antlCsetle; previous to which,how ever, I rallcd fu; half a pint of ruin, for whieh 1 teedmd is payment, to b • enaagni a td. note. I then drove off towers:4 'rose), acd, upon my arrival at the ELphant and Castle ' I pursued my vey to Greenwich. itpon my a-rival to re, I went to the house of Mr. IS right. where I ale On the tbliowing morning I went to Mr. Neville, the landlord of the Torlvay ee, and asked for my hill. wititth amounted to between seven and ht Iseuxl a in parmzn: of this I tendered tile of the led. Dotes tee_ • •. et my father, end received the change. With one of :he guinea. t •i I took front the hoc, I pnrchaetel a wed din,gring for the yeune women whom I hnmediatelyefwmanla ma.-rieel. For the rest of the ntiewy which I took from my father I emunot account, Dot knowing weet I del with it." Thr prison:.-, in his defence., declared his complete innocence of the crime imputed to him. el r. Justice AlinoTT having slimmed up Cie evidence, the Jury re tiree, and in a few irdnutes returned with a verdiet, finding the pri me. -r M r.J ustice A nOOT T immediately proceeded to pass upon him the aw ed sentence of the Lew. animadverting, in the west solemn manner, ne on the heinousness of his crime, and entreating him to appropriate to prayer and repentance the few hours lie had yet to live. Ile concluded by ordering the prisoner to be executed on Monday (this day) and his body to be anatomised. The prisoner throughout seemed wholly unaffected nt his sitnation, heard his sentence with composure, and when Wan from the bar ex claimed, *. It is a hard thing I should die innocent." CHARGE OF POISON tWo..—Elizabe(ls Mary Miller. aged 19, was indicted for time wilful murder of Elizabeth Ann Newman, daughter of Mr. Newinen e a butcher, at Lambeth, by adininisterin,; to her arsenic, on the 13th of September last. Ann Newman deported, that she was mother of the deceased child. On the everting of the enh Septemlwr she went out with ill? children to wale, having previously ordered the prisoner to get Money fora I,er master to boy grin, and make some gruel. Upon her return home. she desired the lest witness to bring a little magnesia and rhubarb in a wine glass. The prisoner had brought up the gruel in a b:: an. Some of this was put into a coffee-cup with the m,ylicine, and administered to the children. Soon after they were affected violently; and upon the entrance ue . her husband into the room, nnd seeing the state of his children, the mi seiner was called up, and asked about the grits sir heti purchased. iVitness had bought no arsenic herself, nor lid she know of eny icing in the house. Mr. Dixon deposed that he was an apothecary. The priemer came to his hottee on the 15th of September in the evening, and stated that he was wanted immediately. rpon his arrival at Newman's, he found the two children dreg fully ill. - He immediately ordered the gruel and other things to be locked up. One of the children died the tollowing morning, :.nd he in consequence analysed the gruel, and footed in it tn. grediente of arsenic. The prisoner was the person who came home with hint for the medicine from the 'louse of Mr. Netvmen. Ile asked her if she was the young woman who made the gruel, and of what it was mule. The prisoner answered she was, and made it of Kriel. He then asked whether or no she had added any thing to the erne'? She replied site had thickened it with oatmeal, which had been in the home a month before foe one of the men who hid got a cold. The symptom he hal perceived where those uniformly arising from arsenic in the .toinach; and he was of opinion that, in the present ease, thc death of the child was produced in this way. The prisoner was most importu nate in be: e eig his attendance to repair to the house when the children NOT affe....ed. White anemic, generelly used for destroying rats, might tee • .. be mistakta for oatmeal. Diehard Newman was father ai the deemed child. His dwelling and slaughter-house were very much infested with rate; but he did not think there oval. any arsenic in or r.bout the house when the acci dent heppene.l. About two years aro he saw a powder exposed in a window for the destructien of rats; he purchased several peper of it, and placed it about. Finding no good effects tromthis, he sinelosed a loon named Skint ier,and afterwards one Walker,in Jttneor Jul), alto in.dertook to destroy the rats as he pleased, hut was not aware that that person had left any of his papers or ingredients about tl:e house. Henry Walker, rat-reacher and ItWrelreasee, obtained of lan aitness pin. hied meat, which, being chopped fine, was le: cal with arsenic, rolled together in one body, till it presented the appearance of dour. This compartion he afterwards divided into several parcels of paper, and distributed there bellied the wainscots. the holes under the Stories, and in the suet-drawer. Some of the parcels were rolled up. acid some were laid open. 11. :remiently called at Newman's to sec the edict, but found tne pareds as he felt them; any person might carry them away. Henry Mills. a se.vant to Newman. remembers being told by ano ther person, that one of the rat-papas was lying in the dust of the shop, when he went and took it out, end then placed it in the kitchen win dow; did not know what beraine of it afterweree. There was no defence; an I Mr. Justice Abbot having shortly ad dressed the Jury, ettributiner the tudortunete death of the child to acci dent =rely. the girl was inetandy acquitted. Joha R moles (who had removed himself, he a writ of habeas, from the en:taper-street eolopter down to this nesizei was put to the bar, rhartod, upon the Ct,oner's Jest, with the wilful Thompson, on the red nt Februery last. He was also midi et d upon a hill found by the Grote Jury of this comity, for the crime of neueslete ter only, in ii•loniously kiiiing and eleyins the said Edward Thortneein, but took his trial upon the fire: charge. The cireinnatances of this Levelly 'info:tonne and extraordinary case ha 74: Ise: *1 :v3 'P'ently before the public, we deem it tramcczsessy to - daa:ll a lenoli nil the evidutee. John Outhwaite dissect], that prided iirtlitnioreland-pla^e.. ir. City-ro:al. Kill known Mr. 13-..:mic, 4 far six years, mid his ret p4 wile, Sersh coevly t:ra same period. 11-aokes 1 1.tring cres.dmi to pi t. eq•ori•tr.,l wily iu Ja^ux - y last, 'lit,l Miss T. under biA eare. She re,n.,inel with him until the ISO+ f Fe brue7y. when she left his house tat the insten's of the d. mon. %Victim exvostalit , :.-1 with him upon titr impropriety of eon. du in i:43 doing, Inv, the d... avAl *fid, he would ha; e aa,l .• ne:er give lin no." Anna 'o39lcey and Sarnh T gave their es-1(1 , m:: to the rrnie efil:c; n. hereinba:re Th ^ prosecution heir g dos.- 0 ., ele prisoner was called upon fcr Lit defect( which was (Idivercd as follow., s t• My Lord—No one can regtet more than I d• 1 the melancholy ac ci 1 Which occasioned Mr. Thonwirm's dew's: but althoug', am• -arrow that a f . 1 1ow-creature lose his life in a pc.rson-_ , t• . ith me, yet it is some consolation to kr..)w myself main) irunh t cent of all criminal intention. The fatal inArumnt was brought ready prepared by the decemrd, who douhtl:st eantetaitlated my cl,trti..tani h. but, by u stni,rular dispor.satiott ui I'mridencr. the unhep, v ern be came the ..icum of has own rouniernec. T.: young wer.t..a, Sarah Tookey, lived with me for several y t!tt•s a my tetze; ant' canny leaving London early in January last. she we.s plx•rd in a ..csr:Lt unde tarnay to boon' 61 my return: but here she unfortunately met the deceased. who prevailed on her to elope with hint. On returr:.•.4 to London. I was extremely distressed at di ~.-ne..ring hrr i,ut my tiffeeti'm overcame cent , other comideration, and 1 olJtairA the ussistanee of her brother to s: It for and reesner her. We succeed d, ard emaing to give meself a legal claim to her. wa were abont.; . cting to my b.other to consult w;th him on ete euhicet, when this Itntertenate oc c.areoce hspheral. Frurn the pertuisttion of my toL.e. 40. the time, 7.41 am unahl to detail every thing thitt e!;-hut f•perforsly re..licct Mr. Thompson's tint pres:nring the pistol. as I thc.ught. ia.a nacmciim manner. a tbotigh up to that petiod I heti litmus! Mai with perfect ci vility maul 400 d-nature. darned me; and fearirg danger, I hur ried :Lp sore. prcs , ing Sarsa lyibrc me. Mr. Thomp,o , t aid hearing him, as I thou ; ht, clew behind at:, I intim-at.. ely seised the poker to prevent hi • intrusion. On nay ge!frt :. 4 near t;te :›ouomoti the stairs, I saw Mr. Tnompson with the pistol cocked in his head:. and Itopiner to disarm him before he could le: el it, I struck once or twice watt the poker, then eloc:1 upon hint, mid, In the straggle which , mum: d. pistol went _ . " I understand that two germ; men have stated that the pistol mutt - have ben in toy hand when it war tired. In this, my Lard, they are certainly mistaken. My object was to .ravent mischief; and tirc. I once obtained possession of the pistol, I should not hay? Roli tIL, trigger, or tins moment longer, have contended with Mr. loompson, against w'lom had not the slightest enmity or " I will not trespass further on your lord-Itip's indulgence, but re clectively.submit toe fact.; I have stated to your lonislim s atti anon, fully cone - meet! they will raceive from your and the gentltman of the jury a hunr.ne and or reiful consideration. Several indivith-sis Lore t.-stirnony to the humanity of Mr Brooks*. ; Mr. I ustice Ablaut having summoned upthc length, observed, that there appear _d to him two questionslor too ionsiii-ration of the Jury. First, hsd the prisoner End of: the pistil, by wl,:,b the. el deirsetl unquestionably mule to his death ; and he did, was it from accident or design? If from the former, the prisoner was elititlcil an a..quitral, as he also would be if from design. provided that, at the time lie so ;ired, his life was in danger. If, on the other End, the jury were of opinion that he tired it at a time whin he had .41 far over come his opponent by bodily strength ru to lave him compktely i n hi s power, he was of opinion, then, that their verdict should be that of manslaughter. T , ,, , ',try, having retired about a quarter of an hoar, returned a ver dict .i. , iiingJohn B roo kes guilty eif-- 3 / a /FlLl4,th: r. ;Ir. Justice Abbott, in a feeling aucl impr.ssive manner, sentenced hint to be imprisoned in the county gaol for six monthi. itkkard CoUins was indicted for the u itt.J murder of Richard WO,ll, his ina,ter, at Elstead, on :%loniiay the 11th of Sept Ma ber last. with a pitchfork. ' " . . . - Ann Woods dept..ed, that she was dal:elder to the decease l• the prisoner was his servant, remembered tacit on the thortike:. of the day stated in the indictment, the prisoner had Iris b raft. fast in the usual way, and !eft the hence to co to work. About% half-past nine o'clock lie returned to the we, wen; tip stairs. acrd lit ought down some clothes upon his 'arm ; he luok ed Pile, and witness asked him what was the matter? He tna.le no an. swer. b e t went into the yard; w:triess went ttp stair • and saw him from a a imlow take the large tiirk dlld o u t it i n to iiie He then came and stood motionless, hurl, mg at suineliiilWitit ground ; witness ran down to see a hat was the Hatt t trr, and • met the prisoner at the doe:. Sire again asi.eil him wha: was., the ;natter, when lie replied. " Master and I have been fig4t ine ; I have killed him, and he is MO' dead." \t ttness beg. , it. of him for Heaven's sake, to ti II 1117. r nil about it • but h. wen: away front the house. She then went into Ile. y ant , and !Mind hut - father wait his face un the ground, unite dead. It-members baying to the prisoner, " Oh! Collins , y nit a eked man,. la.w could you kill my poor father?" when lie replied, " I have doses it; it can't be helped--the tivarral began on Saturday." Crom-examined. The pr.stnier was always well behaved and civil. Het father had gone out to the yard %lilt a large horse . whip. he prisoner being called for his defence, said, that he katj not the slightest toe.ands his itutstt.r. That two days.pre vious to the melancholy ot•currenee, he had crossly abused and cursed him. That on the morning of the 1 lth of September, they were in the stable together harne-sitia the horses, vvheu the deceased again cursed, d—d, and abused him. Prismie7 said to him, " Master, we had better petit ;•' when the latter replied, " You.may go to --." Olier wands then ensued, and the deceased became violent, ran towards the prisoner, thrust his fiat forward to strike him, and alto wards kicked hint severely. The prisoner became irt aided, seized the pitchfork, wielded it round, struck him a violent blow upon th e bead, and hi s ' , lin t er fell, as lie thought, dead. lie then went away. Mr. Justice Abbott $.. meted up hie evidence, and the int": having retired about halt au hour, returns(' with a ver dict,_ - finding the prisoner guilty of slauslangliter. Tire Ica.'iteil Judge, atter bestowing r: aril the prisoner a suit able adituntition, sentenced him ha be confined iu the county Gaol for t.'ir year. The A, lies having tnninated, the teamed Judge proceeded to pass tentence of death upon 21 capital eons jets, among tt hum we were sorry to see five mere ebildren. The goal calendar at the SUSSEX Assizes, Ira. unusually large; it exhibited forty pi isoners,ten of whom were capitally convict ed, and received sentence ef rhath. one of them Henry No rcll, aced 19, a letter carrier, a, q.e Post Oflice, Brighton, for stealing from a letter wile. and bills of e k eliou ge to a consi dcrable amount, was lett for execution. The it Assises did not terminate till Friday evening (although Sarjeant Blossett assisted Bairn Wood in trying cri minals on Thursday and Friday), when 13 prpsoners were capi tally convicted, and reet is e I sentence of 40114. one of above —Wm. Green. f stealunr twenty Norfolk wether vp, at Lavenhani, the property of the Rey. James Buck, was lett fur execution. The answer •to the enquires on Saturday .respecting the Rig!Lt. !kn. the Sicaker's health wo-s--" That the Spaker is much betyr, anu be has ue doubt of being able to attesd the house on Monday."