The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-15 00:00:00

and hopeless. lie had not indeed deprived her of the constionstiess of virtu, for this she had herself preserved; Lilt it %di All he had left her in the world. Damages were an inefficient halm for feelings wensided like her's; Lnt they weir all of which the case admitted, and these the Jury were hound to render. They would, however, consider the circumstances of the defendant, and not plebs him, with the probably innocent partner of his joys and sorrows, to utter lulu. The July retired for a short time, and when they re- Mined into Court, gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages, bOOI. WESTMINSTER. The The Sessions for this City and Liberties commenced On Thursday last, before F. Const, Esq. the Chairman, and a' full bench of magisi rates. The Petit Jury being sworn, theCout t plocerded to the trial of traverse causes. William Kelly was indicted for obtaining ss. on false pretences from Mary Burt. The prisoner was a wretched 'looking old matt. Mr. Knox stated the case for the Crown. He said the prosecution Will carried on by the Lords of the Admi ralty. Mary Burt, the prosecutrix, stated, that she had a son, a seaman nit hoard the Topaze frigate, in the East In February last she went to the Navy Office is inquire whether Mir Topase was coining home, and was in formed that tio accoott had been received front her since Mil. She was in great distress at the time, and met the prisoner tinder theatchway of Somerset House. She told him what site went to inquire for, and the result, and said the it as greatly distressed. The prisoner said, that for 3s. 61 he would get her information about her son, and if she had all the necesstri papers, he could for Bd. procure her tour or five pouoJr. prosecutrix iu consequence boriowed a gown :rum a friend, for the pur pose of patvolog, to procure motley to give the prisoner, by which means she obtained bs., which, with her pa pers, site gave to him the ntxt day. Ile made many appointments with her, but vvhettever she saw him he always made excuses for not getting her the money, or raking kw to Lord Melville. At length site went to the Admiralty, and inquired for the prisoner by the name of Smith, and was hummed that there was a person of that name employed there. She then v. rote a statement of the prisoner's conduct to Lord Melville, ill consequence of which an officer was sent with her to apprehend the pi isoner. The Chairman shortly charged the Jury, and they immediately found the prisoner Guilty. The Chairman told hint, the judgment was, that he shiruld be imprisoned in the House ul Correction for six months. FUNERAL or FRANCIS AND HONEY. THE [INS V. 301-135 FLY. This was an action against the defendant for having. on the YGLD of August, with a considerable number of other permits, riotously assembled at Knightsbridge, 3113 COlll 11l 1 l hug au assault on Francis Delta:lt. This prosecution was instituted by the Lords of the 'lreasury, and conducted by :alr. Adolphus and Mr. Watford, and the defence was conducted by Mr. Alley. 'Ulm fol lowing evidence was called on behalf - of the prosecution : Joseph Freck, a trumpeter of the Ist regiment of Life Guards, deposed to his having Levu at the Brown Bear public-house, Knightsbridge, on tile day .nained in the incitement, when the limeral of Honey and Francis was passing; it was about 901;11 o'clock; some of the ix rsons assembled said " here comes one of theist" (ineabing witness); he was instantly attacked, beaten, and had his medal torn front his breast; some other soldiers res cued loan, and be was takeu into the barracks, leas tog tactical at the !how!' bear. Francis Delicat corroborated the statement of the last witness, and in addition, that the wintiows of the bar racks were broken alter A IdermanWaithinati had ordered the soldiers into their barracks. lie reined towards Hyde Park•curner, witch quiet was shortly alter restored. James Buchman and Lomas Taylor, also belonging to the at:Omani, corroborated the statement of the former witness; and also that the windows of the barracks were broken...in number of squares 284. To a question from Mr. Alley, whether the windows were broken before or afterwards—the witness (Taylor) said before ; then, said the learned Counsel, '• There is nothing like swearing throngli a brick wall;"—for the w it ness had stated him stated himself to hate been standing at the barrack gate. This twit% the case for the prosecution, Mr. Alley commenced the (lettuce. The learned counsel cen sured the gross immorality of bringing this prosecution forward at the length of 1111 r months, and ridiculed the idea of a " Waterloo" man coining there to complain rat a slap on the cheek. After declaring it to he a mere question which they ought to look at, as between a sea- 1 , verger and lamplighter, and decide act ardingly, "I he Chairman summed up with great udilltteileSS, and the Jury, after consulting a new minutes, returned a %ta rtlet of Not Guilty. This was receised with loud ex )4ll 5.1011$ of satisfaction by a very crowded court. Getage Forbes Atkinson was indicted for obtaining, from Ldwaid Howell and John Reed, rote coat, two waistcoats, and one pair of trowsers, on false pretences. Johu Reed deposed, that he delivered the clothes mentioned in the indictment to the defendant, at Nu. 13, Great George -street. The defendant then told him he had left Colkge, and was going to take chambers in the Temple. The witness stated, that lie was Mr. llowell's foreman, not his partner, and had no property in the clothes he delivered to the defendant. Mr. Adolphus, who was counsel for the defendant, submitted to the court that there was an end of the case. The indictment charged the clothes to be the prorrty of Eiward Howell and John Reed, and it. was now proved that Join) Reed had nu property ion them. The Chairman said, the objection was fatal to the indictment, and directed the Jury to acquit tile defen dant, which was accordingly done. SOUTH W A RK. The Sessions for the town and borouh of Southwark couituvticcd on Thursday . b e fore th e Lrd Mayor and 14. 4.414., THE NATIONAL RECISTER Alderman J. J. Smith. Mr. Knowl ) r presided as Re corder. SINGULAR COINCIDENCE —A young man, named John ‘Welsh, was charged with stealing 11 sorevigns, the property of Mr. It Robinson, Nu. 15, Fitzusburne streci, Guldemsrptare. It appeared that the prosecutor had an acceptance for 111., which became due on the 14th of March last, on which day a notice was left at his house, that the bill lay at Mr. John Welsh's, No. 3 7, 1,01 14-lane. A boy was sent with money to take up the bill, lint instead of calling at No. 37, Long-lane, he called at No. 37,White street, which is in a line with Long-lane. 'Die boy knocked at the door, and asked for John Welsh, when the prisoner, whose name is Julio Welsh, was called down, and the boy told hint he came to pay a bill of 1 11. .1 he prisoner sail he did not recollect what the money was for, but his foreman had been out that morning col lecting bills, and he supposed that bill most he one of them. The boy gave him the money, and also the no tice which had been left with the prosecutor, stating that the bill lay due at N 0.37, Long-lane. Tile prl.,ollCr read the paper, counted the money, and said that it was all right. The boy, on his return, was asked by the prose cutor for the bill, and on his explaining that he had re ceived none, he was sent back to :Let it, when he found that the prisoner had decamped. An officer, however, apprehended him a day or two Act wards, to whom he confessed he had spent the money, but declared that he repented when it was all gone, and sought the prosecutor to beg his pardon. 'flue Jury Mond the prisoner Guilty, but recommended hint to mercy, on aCCOMIt of the greatness of the tempta tion suddenly thrown in his way, and the appearance of snore looney within his power tll3ll probably he had eve seen before. • Ihe Itecorder took this very strongly into considera tion, and sentenced the pribuner to imprisonment tor one month. William Becket was tried for having stolen 7 pounds of rags, the property of Messrs. Scu%ell and Co. r.tz, mer chants, tionthwat k. . . The Jury (Mind him Guilty, and the Recorder said lie was a bad tellow, who could not will' safely to the corn y remain in a el‘ilized country, and should g.) into anodn't country for scveri Rubicry and Escape.—On Menlay night last, after the family of Air. Flemming, nurseryman, at Ball's-pond, had retired to bed, Nlr. F. thought he heard an unusual ruise in the garden, and going to the back window, saw two women who had sealed the wall, in the act of pulling down some linen which hung on lines to bleach. Mr. F. called up two of his men, and rushing suddenly ism° the gar den, secured the two women ; it being too late to send for a constable, lie lucked them up in one of the outhouses nil night; but on Tuesday morning, when the constable came, it was discovered they had both escaped by taking oil some of the tiles of the root; carrying with them the clothes they were ap prehended for stealing. - MATCH TO Covalarrax.—Mr. Courtenay, a farmer, undertook on Tuesday to start to Coventry, front :talc End New-Town, near Bow, and return in three days. The distance is 18d miles from the place of starting, and time was tucked at 2to 1. lie shined at two O'Clodt in the morning, and was at Dunstable at c 3 ''clock, Slo ne)! Stratford at 4 o'clock. awl passed thro' Tiiwcesier at sinsa, and took two hours rest, after accomplishing 70 miles at 12 . o'clock. He touched on Coveatry at 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning, and did 30 miles on his return at 2 o'clock, and halted four hours; lie was lame at starting again, which increased, and he reached Danstabie at 3 o'clock on Thursday, and rested until six. Ile had right hours lett to do 38 miles, and lie resigned the task. . _ SIIEEPLE Ctiaaa —The Sweepstakes match of twenty guineas ecch, between Mr. Coxhea.f, Captain N. Peters, and Mr. liathotioni, took place on Friday morn ing. The start was from Fronk)! Foize, near Black water, to Abeitield, Berks. The race lor the first five miles was over heath, and the horsemen kept the .11(.44 cuts until they came to Topham Cu,te's when they se parated, and pitistit.d their own course thirugh a woody country. They left the rise of Golden Fainter Hill or the left, anti were within sight of cacti other again ou Shinfield Common, wheu Mr. Coxhead made all play. and reached Medici., cluircli-yard in one hour and three minutes, a distance oS 18 miles, in a straight di rection, Captain Peters lost by six minutes, and Mr. Ws hour tell, and lie was muster' nut altogether. PEDEsTatantSat.—Ten miles within an hour, which has always been considered a master-piece of fleetness, is now booked upon as lucre second-rate performance, from the frequent occurrence of surh feats lately. A young man in the name of Beldam, backed himself off nand, on Monday last without trillllllll4. to perform the ten miles within OH hour. The bet was fire guineas, and halt the distance was done in 28 minutes, and the whole in 58 minutes, with great ease. The pedestrian was maichrd lor 50 guineas to walk, heel and toe, 15 miles in two hours and a hall ou Monday next. Out Saturday last, at the Cottle of Exeter. 16 French. men were brought before S. F. Mil ton ' an d J. Croswell, Esqrs. magistrates for the comity of Devon, charged on ati inform won ineferred against them bv the Commis sioners of Excise, with being found in aFrench lugger of about 50 tons burthen. oft Otterum lhad, with hav ing on board a considerable quantityol sintig,gled brandy and genera. There appeared little doubt from the evi dence, that they sometimes employed themselves in fishing; but alter a long investigation, and an attentive hearing of the exceptions to the infOrmaii•m, they were all ,fully convicted of Ailing. and necessarily fined in the pena.ty of 1001. cacti, which nin being utile to pay, they were committed to the county gaol. The ma gistrates intimated an intention of applyini to gO‘Cra' went fora mitidatiou of the t,ett ehee. • .. --. 119 ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. A fatal accident happened on Wednesday morning last, in the neighbournood of Brighton. Mr. Briggs, a hatter in Castle•sgmarr, accompanied by Mr. Knowles, a farmer at Cowinlk, who had come from thence to spend the day with him at Brighton; after dinner, on Tuesday, took a drive in a gig to liottenbean, where, it is supposed, they spent the evening, and were nit their rent' it to Brighton very late, probably ,bout two o'clock. They had evidently ascended the hill on the Brighton side of Rottenbeatt, and proceeded as far as Black Hock, nearly opposite the gasometer, when the horse must have missed Its way and precipitated himaelf and gig, in which were seated both Mr. Briggs and Mr. Knowles, from the top of the dill to the shore, where they were discovered by the officers from the PfeVClllke Service, all dead, and in a dreadfully mangled condition. Mr. Briggs had long been an inhabitant of Brighton, and was touch respected ; he has left eight or ten children behind him. Mr. Knowles was also a very amiable and has left a very large family to lament his loss. We sincerely implore those persons entrusted with the superintendatice of the carriage road between Brighton and Itottenbean, and (vets beyond there, to be awakened to the obvious danger and insecurity of this situation, where accidents are so frequently occurring. On Wednesday morning last, a most dreadful acci dent was discovered to have happened in the house of Mr. Bradford, No. 12, Brvatistotte-street, Nianch: atm. square, which ineolved die family in the greatest dia. tress. It appears that Master Edward Pratt Bradford, came front a boarding school in the country on Saturday last, for the purpose of spending the holidays with his parents, and on Monday, alter passing the evening at home, he returned to his chamber in his usual health and spirits. '1 he following morning the servant pro ceeded to the apartment to call him to breakfast, but re eta' ing no answer, she made an alarm, and the young gentle:rim' was missing from his heti. Every search was mole after him, and at length he was found in the front area Tine dead and dreadfully injured, as it from a heavy fall. There was no account for the taut occur rence; but it appears that the unfortunate young gentle man must have arisen from his sleep, in which state he made his way out on the ledges, and was precipitated into the area, and killed on time spot; he was only 16 years of age. A coroner's jury was called to sit on the body, and after hearing a ma,s of evidence, they retun ed a verdict of—accidentally killed by a fall. On the same day a house, adjoiming the slaughter how,es in Porter•strert, Newport-market, suddenly tell with a tremendous crash. Fortunately no person wag in or near it when it fell. The house had been con demned by the surveyors, and was abort to be taken down, and the workmen had removed some of the terials, and were going to work alter dinner, when they were met by their employer, who said they should not go to work until he had given them a treat ; they accord in,dy accompanied him to a neighbouring public-house, and had not been Many minutes seated before they heard the crash ; bad the+ been in the house the consequences might have been dreadful. PA R R 'cum.—Soule days ago, a barbarous murder was committed at Kilsyth, twelve mites front Gla . .gow. A quarrel tuck place between father and sun under the fol lowing circumstances :—The father, coming into the house, found the son !Ong drunk, and wis angry whir Stnne-words ensued, but the father, aware °kite vindictive temper of his um when in that state, left I:itre and went out to a little distance from the house, The son soon after got up, and seising a large knife, wllicts knife, which he was accustomed in his drunken Wit> wield, rushed mit, and going straight forward to the place where his father stood, seised him by the three. with one hand, while he made three stabs into his bowels with the knife, which lie held in the other band. , Tne poor man who had souse distance to walk, reached iris house with difficulty, literally carrying in his hands part of his bowels which had cistruded through the wound. The cruel monster fled, but had the savage hartiihood to return un Sunday Fast, go into the I se, and survey the dead body of his father The murderer has for a moment escaped ;hut the ulcers of Justice are in search of him. It is a lamentable tact, zud one which affords another instance of the barbarous avid brutalising effects of illicit distillation, that the unfortu nate young man had, for some time previou., been deeply engaged in the system of smuggling, of I de be• come so prevalent in Scotland. STRIPPi NO CHILDREN.-011 Wednesday morning Ur, ohout It o'clock, two little girls, one a' ed 9 anti the other 11. belonglikr4 in Mr. 'Fortier, of 1 fietstotic Park, Lincoln's 'lnn-fields, were playing in the fiAls, near gignigge-wells„ when a woman, who, the children say, was dressed lilt's a lady, CdIII. u p and told them she would give them sonic cakes and barley-sugar. if IL .19 would go with her. The children yielded, and she tout them, one in each hand, to the side of the Flee.-ditch, under the wall of the House of Correction: The wretch then stripped the children of their pelisses, and the necklace horn one of their necks, and the frock from, the other. and then left them subbing and crying. On Thursday morning, some labouters digging near Carmarthen-street, Tottenham court-road, dis covered a box containing the body of a child about six or seven months old, having several marks of violence upon it. An inquest was held upon the Lily in the evening, and a verdict rcturne.l cf 11.1lful murder against some person or pawns un known. It is calculated that the silver lead mines, now at wo:k in Can and others about to commence, will ht n few years, raise sullicieu t silver far the use of the kingdom. At Sir Christopher Hawkins' mine, in that county, a plate of sliver has lken extracted which weiffica nearly -1001bs. ThiS mine producci two and zumetimes three such pitrovs it moth. r-_.iw--v'~^ - '.r mitt •~~ intIPUS s 114W4k1.1. • • '