The National Register. — London, England, 1821-02-26 00:00:00

LAIV INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCIis nEDNIrSDAY, IRS. VI. THE KING V. HUNT. The defendant in this case was the proprietor of The .Frarniner weekly newspaper, and the present was aii forniantot bled aganist him by the Attorney Gemral for a Inn I inserted in that paper, on the 24th of July last, reflecting on the House of Cot iiiii one. The alleged libel, after describing the majority of the members as greedy place-limiters, pensioners, and needy adventurers,asseried that the house ciimained a far greater number of public criminals than public guardians, ecc. was the libel complained of. A turney General stated the case to the Jury, and urged the UMWI topic as to the mischievous tendency of such publications as that now brought tinder their con sideration. He disclaimed any personal monies in this prostctirion. lie Low proceeded against the defendant its the discharge of his public ditty ; and having done Iris duty, he now Caltyll on the Jury to discharge theirs. The usual proof of publication, and of the deleietant being ',torte:or of the paper in question, was put in. The defendant then proceeded to address the Jury iu his own defence, a tid read a long written 'wiser, in which lie disclaimed any other anotite than a wish to benefit the public ; lie denied that lie li mil libelled the I louse of COMitions, or that he had any lutetium' of villyilying or degrading it; he ban only applied the same epithets, and given the settle description of it as had previously been done by .Jr. Fox, Nit. Borke, and other great men, and lie contended that when the present constitution of the House of CronitionS was Considered, when it Win acknov ledged that seats in that House were publicly bartered and sold, and that a minister oldie crown (lord Castlereagh) had been inot - eil to tease participated its • such practices, the description git en was cot rect.— After soin.f further observations, lie declared lie misted confidently to the Jury to do justice by their verdict to the motive* which had actuated his conduct on this occasion. The Ciii4 Justice in summing up commented on the nature and mischievous tendency of the publication question, and declared himself decidedly of opinion it was a libel. The Jury retired, and after being out some time they eallie tom Court and put a question to his Lordship, as to the necessity of there being a proof of malice to con 'tante the offruce The Chief Justice said, the motive of a man's act must be inferred from the effect which his act was likely to have. If a mati was wilfully to du an act which might in ellect cause the death of another, he must be re sound to have malice in his heart. The July again retired,and in a few minutes returned with a verdict of Guilty. TUB KING V. FLSTCHER AND O'BRIEN. This was an indictment against the defendants for a conspiracy to excite discontent and disloyalty iti the minds of his (Majesty's subjects, by the circulation of se ditious and iiifia 11111 l Jim) , hand bills. The Case has been fully detailed in our police-reports. Fletcher, alias Franklin, alias Forbes, (lid not appear to plead, but Mr. O'Brien pleaded not guilty. ('raison stated the case to the Jury. Seale, the printer, was examined, mid proved that lie received his orders to print a number of hand-bills nom Franklin ; amongst them were the Sinithfield bills, the bills to the unrepresented of Westminster, the bill re lining to the Qtseen's plate committee, the fraud bill sent to Leicester at Sir F. Burdett's trial, Ste. The following se as the substance of Mr. Charles Pearson's ant the attorney tit Consequence of informat.on which I receiteil, watched toe house of Mr. Seale on the Ist of October, and also on the stil, 3d, and 4th of those days. On the first two days I did not see any thing to attract my notice, but on Wednesday, the 4th, alter a walk which I had taken to avoid suspicion, I saw Fletcher coming cut of Seale's house with a parcel under his tarot, butt four niches in height. 1 recognised him burn the description I hail ri ceivett front Seaie and others, of his rerson and dress. Tuts was about hall past two o'clock in the at . - ternonti. lie went down Tottenham-court through the Seven Dials, into Castle -street, St. Alastin's•latte, and thence through the courts to Craven street. Is tw him go dine is Gras en-sireei, to No. 21, the house of Air. I). O'Brveti, the other defendant. He had the parcel widi Min its his hand. 1 saw I after lie gut into Mr. O'Biyeit's,hrtuse. 1 passed the house, and immediately saw to conversation with Mr. O'Bryen in his parlour. I went into a ' house •lierwards to watch, but se:mellow or ()Our I lost hum, lie escaped lily obser vation. I deans watched Al r. Scale's house on the St hoA oClol,cr, in Cinnp.wy %%nil Ale. Wilde, not the barrister 1 saw .Mr toner tin that (la) ;he r u ne to Air. he a l e ' s about 11.11 i past one, or lit Maps he maid there, I should tim.k, about an hour. I waned iii an adjoining Street (Attie, so that I SAW hint Come oul, he had a Paled with him, it was about the size of that he had on the precetinig day. I then traced hini to Craven-street again ; 1 saw him go inio Mr. Oetiis o . l3ryeit's house, in Cra ven-street. At that time he had the parcel in ill: , 1141ild. watched the house iii order to see whether lie came out, and lie tint come out about live and six in the after noon. He bad nut the parcel with hint then. Mr. O'Bryesi came out a little before host and went away iii a roach. On the ah of October 1 went to inquire for Mr. Franklin at Maida-hill„ Edgeware-rni,4l, and some One lOW WC filar a inaliallar house, out to mite, was Mr. Ftanklin's. I made malty Inquiries in the neighbourhood as to the name of the occupier of that houseoisd I received the saute answer. Alter my return return troll applied at Bow -street the next morning, tile 71.11 October, and on the Saturday evening, Bating obtained a warrant , 1 went to Mr. O'Brycii's house bet, een six and seven o'clock ; I did not see Nll. O'Brytu ti•at evening; it was the evening that 1 en quired lin Mr. Franklin of the maid -servant, who an swered sic float the area. The first answer that I THE NATIONAL REGISTER, ' received was, that Mr. Franklin did not live there. The next morning, Sistmay„ about six o'clock, I went with Vickery, the officer, to Clarendon-place, aida-bill, and entered the house pointed out to me as the residence of Mr. Franklin ; I sent tip a message by the servant In Mr. Franklin, that a gentleman wanted to speak to Min on particular business; I gai:e her an assumed name; in the mean time I admitted Vickery the officer; the ser vant requested me to walk up stairs, stating that Mr. Franklin was nt bed ; I went up stairs and toned him in bed; I asked hint if his name was Franklin- He said it was, and I Inund he was the same man I had traced from Seale's to O'Brien's and the same man horn Mickley and Seale had described to me. I tokl him I had an officer below, and 1 took him into cus tody, and we brought him away to town; I took hint to the public office Bow -street, lodged Mtn there, and left him there about two o'clock. I left hint with V..-kery and another ollice, or two, and Mr. a friend and next door neighbour ()I - Franklin, who had conic up with us in a coach. I called the IMlowing morning :Al the office at eleven o'clock, the hour of appearance ap pointed, but he, was then gone I have made a great many inquirus for bun in dirt rent places, but I !lase never liven able to timl him. On the Mitnilay, about twelve m one 111 tile (lay, I went to Mr. O'Bryen's with Vickery. Mr. OBryen was at home; we were refused admittance ; Mr V ickery stated to the sevant the object (dins call was to search the house for Franklin, and and threatened to break open the door. Mr. OBryen required to know, why I searched h s house ? 1 an sw. red " for Franklin;" he said " what for ?" 1 told h:in that 1 was the Secretary of the plate committee, and it was for publishing sedition! libels, particularly in their tune ; Mr. O'Bryen said, " 1 don't know such 3 man ;" I stud, " you cannot say so Mr. O'Bryen, poor I saw von myself ott To rsd ay last in ColllerbAllol. With hinn ;" he :4;1111 denied k now i lig such a man, more vehemently nisi before, accompanied by threats against us for searching his house; I gave hint a limiter descrip tion of Franklin; I told him be lived at Mails- Mll, and that his son was au ollicer in the mi.irds, and I also descril.ed to him the dress in which I had seen Ishii with r. Olityen on the Thursday; Mr. o . l3(yen re peated with very great warmth " I know of no such man " The Jury deliberated two or three minutes and found a verdict of—Ntn The case occupied from twelve o'clock sin il near ten at night. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11. THIS SING V. THOMAS GOUDAND. 111r.Clarke stated the Case for the Crown. The in formation was brought to recover from the defendant, who lives at It intsbury, iu IViltshire, cerrain penalties lie had Mewled fur carrying on the trades of a shoe maker and tanner, %%limo the law did not allow to be carried on by the Sjtile person, on accoiiiii of the facility it gave ofevathitg the payment of the duty out leather— The preseat defetirla:it being a wealthy shoemaker, had made a tam-yard at the bottom of his gimlets, which was entered to the name of one of his workmen. For this offence he 161 . 1i:heti 1001. and the value of the leather seized at the time, aunt:uniting to 1901. There was also a count for taking, leather out of ooze, while in the Koerss of calming, wi.hout having given notice. The person to whose name the tau-yard had been entered gas e notice of iak mg out of the ooze 11 hides, which number were accordingly taken out in the preslnce of the officer; but on his going again the next day lie found 12 hides had been taken out of the ooze. The defendant on being applied to by the officer on the subject, said, it was not his wish that any thing should be dime that was svrong, and distinctly admitted that the tact. and was his; for this ofieuce the penalty was 2001. The case as stated was fully proved, and the Jury found a verdict for the Crown fur 4goi. - COURT O EXC I SE. MONDAY, FIB. 19. CAUTION TO STATIONERS AND OTIIERS.-Mr. J. How ton, law stationer, of Chancery-lane. was ctiarged with ha% hug hail in his pos)csbion 368 skins of parch ment, without having any Excise stamp affixed to them, whereby lie hail incurred a penalty to a considerable 4111011111. ...... (:. 11. laird, all ()ilicer of the Excise, proved that he went, COI'S,. tinenCe fa information, to the house of the defendant, and oterlooked his stock of parchnicut, when lie found 568 .knit without any patty (you then), which the witness seized. Tin: defendant was unable to state trouts horn lie hail bought the slims. Mr. llow.oll said, illat It w s I I'll wilily the practice of law statiohers 11, purchase large quaou irs of skins, ior ready money, from itPierant dealers, whom, tiertia l is, they lies el* Saw twit. The skins tit tilllCslloll had conic into their possession Sib t h at manlier. The Court Said, that the law :11.1111/11erS Might, for their int n safety, to be particular 111 seeing 111:11 :11; the skins they wt re dilly tztattaitett, its 'they time equally revolt:4llle with llie niainnacitir, r, and laid theniseites °yeti to hcaty penalties, hc.t,its the loss of the skills. llt the prt sent insiance the Cutlet until : 4lW to it there Was hot the slightest imputation against 11w delcuiliicl , llit then:Wire remittal the penalty, but einitleitilied the whole of the skim. ILLICIT I)IBTILLATION.—W. Baker was charged With having haat a still 111 Jul tinetileied place, and also with riaviog lIIe. ally works d the same, whereby lie incurred penalties to a considerable a . own. J. liranet, an (officer ol the Excise, stated, that ou the Gth toi December last he went, in conorany avail a bro ther officer, to Nu. el, 13akcr'►-r (o ly, and gained admission to the 'mute by s , ratagena. •I'he defelicant was there, and accompanied Mew over the house In their search, aSStiflug thetu.that they wombd find nothing, until the %Mit ss found six WJSiI backs, or tanks, sunk in the groisiod, by the cellar; at that instant the defendant darted oft, las:ening the doors behind him, to pre%Cllt pursuit, and he had not since been heard of. Its a sort A 3 - - of cave underneath the house they found two copper stills; the one a large, and tit:- other a snial one. Its the backs they found 600 gallons of wash, which they worked oft, and obtained 160 gallons of spirits from it. They seized the whole apparatus. J. Hancock, a constable of Clerkenwell, proved the occupation of the I se in question by the defendant,. who had opened it as an undertaker's shop ; but seeing tin wood to cotrois go in or out, the witness had lung au eye upon the place. The Court condemned the goods found on the premi. ses, and Condewd the defendant in the penalty of 1701. Alexander Allen was also charged with having had a private still. It appeared from the statement tit Fochew, and sonic other office's, that On the 30th of December last they paid a nocturnal visit to a house which was oc cupied by the defendant, No. 3, Gloucester -street, Cur t:Mt-road, where they Mond a large still in full operation,. with extensive alparatu., which they seized, together with a large quantity of raw spirits. The Court condensned the still, apparatus, and goods, and convicted the defendant an the penalty of I9ul. BOXING BETWEEN OLIVER AND SPRING. VOW ONIL HUNDRED OWN NEAS A SIDE, ON TUESDAY, AT NEWMAN'S MEADOW,. HAYS, MIDDLESEX. This was the first Spring meeting of the gym nastic sports, and at day-break in the morning the western road was all bustle, with the usual motley equipages, from the lordly barouche to the sweep and costermonger sets-out, intermixed with the Ber mondsey deunels, and the sedate rattlers, and all scented upon equality. The Rainerites, as game as the Norwich bull, started after their Monday night's diversions, and no adequate idea can be conveyed of the confused scene, when the fanciers, approached the ring. The Commissary having made the ring, the men entered, after dolling their hats and slinging them into the ring. Seconds, Cribb and Painter tbr Spring, and Tom Owen and Richmond for Oli ver. Guineas to pounds on Oliver. Rob N DS. I. Spring parried Oliver's left and right.handed blows, and Olivet made play again, And placed 4 slight hit oat of distance, when they closed, and alter :5 short rally both went down, without any mischief. a. Oliver made a timid nuts his lest hand to bring his adversary within his leach, and spring, fighting upon his topeiiilr length, broke away. Oliver placed two Mows, but they were not %tibia tIICCUIIIig dote followed, and swing tried in hold 106 111411, but tinter got AW4y, moil in making • tall) at aiming he was knocked down cleanly uy a Mush hut on the mutant. Oliver gittilervdt hunself up without the 4141 of hit teCONOS instantaneously, 4041 by Miasmic seem. cubo hold the even) ill 1i.1414.. J. I his round Mewed the Juulitess with which the men fought la places,' then Wel, by which boners meareire their decimate (as the eye Inuit be Mien uyut. the advt. e) C.) Olver striped nu apnoea toe, and Itallag . lanl he had dune MO begged his p 1114CIC a parry ut :,pronies left band. In a rally drew Inc 6lat appaleat claret how. Ins 4 , 1% . e1an) * 11 Wotan, MW turcw Win. Nu looting. 4. Outer made a lett handed hit, which bluing but cleverly away lions, and Ohio's 1141,1 baud also tell Mutt. thiver placed a blow upoa his advessary's heal. and Mee* hint to a close. belting o to 4 un - - 6. both utrew au ay isa my blows, and it was evident that Oliver bad nut length sufficient hi pi ice his bits. spit.; get his eilveisary's head wider hi, left arm, inn the " weaving" was %sun am equality. Oliver nes due**. :angina had all the best of this round. lie last his adversary tiviee upon the head, and Wive! hid out iellgth.:l4USgh to lOUS'S], hod he was thi OWII again. v. Ulmer inade• rash, but be failed, and !fisting hit him him, ily des the neck, and threw him a severe halt, wbtcli kosseked the Deese" at ut bun, Mil Which lac never fcCoScreti durbrig the fight. Owiiii, hts WCOliti, rallied 1 With •' 11,11100, TU.II, what's the matter, are )tat pang to slacpl" It's true, be was in real sleep, but Ike solid roused ♦ Oli•er weal in with dtaperalion, awl had the best of a good rail) lag t Wind, but hi. blew' were nut strung 1., ludo k o:. aciati)'• lace, luti he ninthlown. (liner wY Madh Wald•Mtli, ',stinted accident, 'ring had aecared the aside tu a certatoty. it was all the tow,' to Atha-micas. Oliver fought most gallantly, and had nose Use worst of Pie Aril part of the ouuml lie placed three Ottani, but still tail &111 lull k, sod be was Again throws. 10 stun phresnic a weak lerrhanded hit, (Illuer was floored cleanly, and deluged in class,. it was Auugeoser a uruou salt for lout. Lila 1111 tut 111.0 11111161 lilt' eye. It, 12,alid 1.1. these VMS nothioglo observe upon, Oliver was beat, 111141 Ile 1. xpetiesteall to 'Math we Ilitithel4 lu ILICSC ouialt. Is. I h.. " 1 a manly laa 6o , tad ...Myer tried trona seArlesdy 111 place his blows, but sluing gut his head under his area, sod sun ashen it with such 1111111y,1134 111111 at the weaving system, that it Vl4l a eL111106611 uta..s 111 culusuu hue; and he leeeiveil kcasU) also spun Ike busy 6ILtI tell, as a 11340 otlaill Iron a shot in the light place. IC. ()Mel* LOIN ilupla)ed the nowt daltl,g coorage ; bull Naito.; had redness! Ills 1111V4th to bal..)111111.41lai Ise agate weaved huh 41 the lope's, 1111111 Oliver's hackels, coiled out, to the language sat 7.lial.spea.e. • 11.1.11 taitou„it.' lake Mae •144)." 10, stiad 17. i he astialear could only feel pity fur the Vass ittithe4 COW 451.01 title.(, 1•110 pet Slated Ili Watt. s..g I ex.... 1 . I It• eutit.•..4 to staid 1111. or Staa Sallies lest apt° taw bes4l011,1,611111( lase adt ‘1111.,d, who had SAAIISISte.I a C•algole w gps.l.4 •• p.1.11105a." a, a the calls ut " ukuug away," Quill the e.al 0. the 4.111 .unt.it, t%16•11 he became quite tun, and his 16CLOLS 5.554 lot Lao., ish 11A It N 5. Spring won the battle without a visible hit, and although the opinion is still entertained that he is not a punisher equal to his weight, yet he is a aio , t cautious boxer of much strength, whie'.l lie works well in, and is, like ltatilaii, as busy with his feet as with his fists, with an eye like a hawk poulicing down upon his prey, and it he cannot iiuiuu al out hit, he has two or three others in resvive. Oliver is one of the bravest of men, but he could not gat at his adversary. A libensl subscription was got for him. Both Spring and Oliver returned to London on Tuesday, and it cou►d not be se.m that toe Milner had been fighting. The constant flow of blood upon Onver's face made his punishment appear wore than it was, and he dua nut show marks of any heavy hits. Many of the industrious pour are now busily em ployed in supplying with water the i•ihabitauts at the west end of the town, particularly in the parislas of Mary-le-bone and St. George, Hanover :lnure, who, by resisting the demands of the WuteoComranies, have had their supplies cut MI; as a tempt:my expedient, this measure is highly Iteneficial to the labouring, poor and to the public. I 1 I 4