The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-08 00:00:00

SEPT. S. AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, &c. From every manufacturing district in the kingdom, we learn, that extensive sales and orders (both domestic and Amiga) have gladdened the hearts of the working ciasses of society. The iron and the Wool trades are described as particularly douris:ting. Of the Cotton trade, of which Manchester 1, the centre, we can ourselves speak in the highest tone of gratification. Every hand which can be usefully applied to 111411Utitatinilg, is employed. The transit ut' goods, both in an utthnished state, as they are sent to undergo one process after an oth r, in es finished and packed state, give a diflCrent appearance to oar streets from what they exhibited a few months ago, when care and " hie: deferred," sallowest every face, in the listless crowd who trailed their steps along. Now, borne by the quick step of profitable business, almost every one exhibits.that satisfaction which the Phi lanthrophist loves to see seated on the faces of his Idler, men.— (Maxcit esr en EXCHANGE HERALD.) We cart state from undoubted authority, that the Leather trade, particularly in heavy articles, the Soap and Candle, and other staple trades, are in this city most rapidly increasing ; nor is it likely, while the probability of such an abundant harvest continues, that this stir and bustle in the commercial world will be but temporary. The re duction in provisions will enable the poor man to spend his wages upon an ar::zle of dress as well as food ; and an increase of wages as naturally follows upon an increase of trade, as that two and twe make four—(Bßl3Tol, JOURNAL.) Mr. Blakte, agricultural steward to Mr. Coke, of Norfolk, has written a letter on the subject of Road-making, in which, after ably discussing Bile merits of concave and convex rands, and strongly re eommending the inclined plain. in their flirmation, he maintains that three lath of riddled gravel will he more efficacious in repairing mails than six loads of unriddled, consequently half the carriage would be saved by using the former. The harvest in this county has now generally eninuienced, and a great deal of corn has been housed. The late constant rains have done somr injury in many situations, but a short period of tine wea ther will remedy every . inconvenience, and enable the farmer to secure his crops in tine condition.—( HEREFORD JoultNAL.) A large fanner at Box, in Somerset, stacked his whole crop of wheat in the month of August, reaping in the rain, and carrying when dry. A considerable breadth of wheat in the vicinity of Canterbury was carried, on Friday and Saturday se'nnight,by moonlight. There is now flourishing in the gardea of G. Baker, Esq. Darland, near Rochester, an elm tree, which measures in circumference 33 feet at one foot from the trround : This venerable tree is perfectly hollow, sufficiently spacious in the interior to contain eight or ten people.— The branches are of aconsidertible size, and very luxuriant, although entirely supported by the bark. Saturday week the Inconstant frigate, Sir J. Yeo, arrived at Portsmouth, from her station on the coast of Africa. The Inconstant, after leaving the African toast, went to the West Indies, and to the coast of America, leaving Jamaica on the 21st of July, the Havannah on the 29th of July, and New York on the 10th of August. At Havannah she landed 200,000 dollars, and at New York 500,000. She brpught home 1,100,000, consigned to British merchants.— She took the whole on board at Port Royal. The Inconstant had little communication with the shore at New York, as she was placed under a sort of quaran tine by the Americans during her short stay at that port. The troops and ships at Jamaica were very healthy, and the Inconstant did not lose a man from her leaving England to her return. An article from Lausanne, Aug. 22, says—" Among the foreigners lately arrived from Rome, is Mr. Wat-• son, a Scotch Gentleman, who is on his way to Lon don. Mr. Watson is the proprietor of the archives of the Stuart Family, which he discovered and bought of M. Tassoni, the Pope's Auditor, and executor to the will of the late Cardinal of York. These papers are ac tually on their way to England, the British Govern ment having sent two men of war to Civita Vecchia to transport them thither. They are numerous, authen tic, and very valuable—being estimated at half a mil lion. They illustrate every thing obscure in the his tory of the last Stuarts, and throw new lights on the literature, the history and the politics of the most in teresting period of modern times. In the literary part is a corresixmdence between King James and Feuclon, Swift, the Bishop of Rochester, Lord Bolingbroke, Marshal Keith, and other equally celebrated personages. In the political part there are above six thousand auto graphs of the Stuart Family ; as well as a great num ber of letters frum Charles XI I. Peter the Great, Louis XIV. and almost all the Sovereigns of Europe." We have already mentioned the case of an English gentleman arrested near Boulogne, on a judgment debt for 6001. contracted in England, a copy of thy pro cess on which in this country, duly authenticated, was transmitted to France, and proceededupon in the French Court. The defendant disputed the legality of the proceeding in the French Court, and pleaded in arrest of the judgment by default which had been ob tained against him. The case has been argued in the Court below at Boulogne, and decided against the de fendant The Court in delivering its judgment, cited many authorities, to show that the case had been frequently decided in the same way, but admitted that it could be only sustained upon a judgment, as in the present case. This decision will give joy to all our countrymen in France who have run away from their tailors and tavern-keepers' bills. They cannot be ar rested on mcsne process —no action can originate there against them. The simple contract debtors in France are thereflire safe ; they ntav congratulate themselves on the wisdom of .French laws, and their fortunate escape from their own ; but the debwrs againq whom judgment has beau obtained at home must look sharp. The number of' persons from England who have dis embarked at Calais, from the Ist of July to the 24th of August, was 4,373; that of persons who embarked, -2,791. Thus in 55 days 7,1.64 travellers have passed' -412zutig TM!. NATIONAL REGISTER. POLICE. 11 0 IV-STREET. Monday, J. Arnold, and Ann his wife, were finally examined upon a eliarg:! of cmbezrling 1331. Ns. the property of Mi. Ashby, of The male prisoner w. 14 porter to the prosecutor, and was employed to receive the money, with which he 4h6contled. Bishop traced him to Bristol, and upon Inking him into custody, band ate immense quantity of plate and dollars, which he acknowledged having purchased with part of the inouey. The female, whom he married a few slays subsequent to the crime, was found with hint at Bristol. The husband was fully committed, and the wife discharged. Sarah - Sparks was remanded, charged with plundering the cliattilwrsol-- Holland, Esq. of Clement's Inn, of which she had the care. Thursday, Edward Henshall,eollectorof tolls at the Kings laud turnpike-gate, appeared before Mr. Birnie the sitting Magistrate, on summons for taking tqLeeSSive toll. George Gurney stated, that on the 22nd of Augnst last he wa servant to Sir Claude de Crespiguy, hart. and was riding on the box wills the coachman, wis drove up to Kingsland gate. The defendant demanded a shilling, which was paid him. Sir C. de Crespigny, who was in the carriage, declined going through the gate, and desired the coachman to writ about, which he did, without going through the gate. Gur ney then asked Henshall to return the shilling, he had re ceived, as they were not going through. Henshall refused to return the shilling, saying the toll was due on corning to the gate, without passing through. On reference to the Act of Parliament it appeared that no toll was payable unless the carriage passed through the gate.—llefendant was therefore convicted in the penalty of 21. Another information was exhibited against the defendant for not having his name painted on a board over the toll house, as reqnired by the Act of Parliament. George Gurney, the same witness, stated, that after paying the shilling demanded by defendant, his master desired him to take the cotlectot's name.; that he accordingly looked for the board over the toll-house, but saw none. He then asked defendant his name; he pointed towards, the toll•Itouse, and said," It is there." Witness then alighted and went to the toll house, and found a board lying upon a shelf over the door on the outside of the toll-house, with the name " Edward Henshall" upon it. The board lay flat upon the shelf, and the name could not be seen without the board being taken down. Mr. Willie, on reference to the Act of Parliament, said, that the collector was required to have his name hanging over the door of the toll-house, and it :saving been proved that the board was lying down, the conviction must take place.—Defendant was convicted in the penalty of five pounds. kir. Sentence, grocer of Clare-street, Clare-market, ap I)eared to a summons, under the new Metropolis Paving Act, for refusing to remove a projection from the front of his house. Mr. Cadogen, surveyor, stated, that the defendant had a projection or sign in the front of his house, in the shape of a box, on which a cannister stood; the cannister had been taken away, but the box or pedestal remained, which the de fendant refused to take away, althoughhe had repeatedly had notice to remove the same. Mr. Donne, defendant's Solicitor, contended that the pro jection complained of was not within the meaning of the Act, inasmuch as it not project beyond the cornice of the shop window, that his client had removed the cannister directly when the Surveyor had given him notice, and also the box and pedestal, which did project beyond the cornice of the shop window close to the wall of his house, which lie hoped the Magistrates would consider sufficient and discharge the com plaint. The Magistrates, on reference to the Act of Parliament, considered it a projection, and convicted the. defendant in the penalty of 40s. and costs. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Monday.—A riot commenced as usual on Sunday, in Buck cridge-street, St. Giles's, and was kept up by some hundreds of the rabble until past :,ix o'clock in the evening, so that the Officers bad not force to interfere. They, however, ulti mately, secured J. Carrot, out of the principals in the riot, and C. Murray : the latter charged with obstructing, and assaulting Smith, the constable.—They were committed, and ordered to give 21 hours notice of bail. THE PAVING ACT— Edward Aplin, a baker, was charged, at the instance of Mr. Duncan Campbell, with unlawtully wheeling a barrow on the pavement. Mr. Campbell stated, that he observed the defendant wheel his bread from door to door, upon which he apprehended him, as authorised by the Act." Yon recollect, no doubt, Sir," said Mr. Campbell," the case of a poor fruit-woman, named Harry, who was convicted by ydin on the Itith of August. I paid that woman's penalty, and I am happy to say, thatshe has not offended since. 1 confess, on that occasion, I was both encouraged and gratified by the humane sentimeuts you let drop ol the subject; and I assure you my only object is to effect an equal co-operation of this severe Act on the rich and poor, lint I am sorry to say, that, from the timidity of the officers, the former still offend in direct violation of the law, while the most miserable wretches are dragged before you in groups." Mr. Iturroughs.—" I understand, sir, Mr. Angelo Taylor re ceives communications upon the subject of the Act. You would do well to wait upon him. ' Mr. Campbell promimed he would. The defendant tinned the charge, and called a witness to establish the fact, who, however, totaffs Mr. Campbell.—" I am sorry at the line of conduct you have pursued, yating man . 1 meant to purchase your obe dience to the laws, but now I hold a different opinion." He was convicted iii the penalty of .40s. Tuesday, Mary Phillips, a child between 11 and 12, was brought up into this Office, with a woman named Gilbert, under circumstances which rendered it probable that the little.girl had been seduced front her friends for some vile purpose. The child stated, that she met the woman Gilbert two or three days back in the Park, who informed her that she would tiud her a good aituatiou. 'They met again on Monday morning, about 11 o'clock, and the woman took her into the City, under pretence of going to Bartholomew lair; they remained walking about until it was late, and were treeted with some ruin by a men who met them. At two o'clock in the morning they were taken up by a watchman in St. Giles'ir--They were remanded until the friends of Mary Phillips should appear. In about two hours Mrs. Macke, the girl's aunt, Came up, arid they were again put to the bar.— Magistrate. This is your niece, Mrs. Macke?—Mrs. Macke, It is, Sir And she was alwaysa good girl.—Magistrate, Pray wiles bcr age:-51w betvecth 11 awl I.2 . years vld, Sire... Mr. Baker, I am sorry she is not tinder 10, I slionld then have power of sending this old miscreant to Newgate. However, prisoner, you shall not escape, for I certainly shall commit you as an idle and disorderly person until next Sessions, and lum sorry I can do (no more for yon.—The girl was given over to tho care of her aunt, after receiving a suitable admo nition. Wednesday, Ann Williams of Ford's Cottage, Edgewars. road, was charged with bring a Fortune Teller. Ann /WlN vont of Stangate-street, deposed that she had known the dir fendant six rears, she had frequently predicted her fate. She lately sent Ann Mills, and on Thursday went herself', with another female, and yesterday went by herself, for an essay of her skill in order to lay the ground of an information. She each time gave her sixpence as her fee before she turned over the cards. The defendant said she was 70 years old, and got her living by washing; that spite was the foundation of the prosecutor's charge, in consequence of having sued her for money she owed her. The Magistrate olp.ervvil, he had nothing to do with the motives of the charge ; the were sworn, and she must be cmntnitted, The defendant then complained of the condnet of two men, whose persons she described, as having extorted 61. from her, by threaten ing to apprehend her on the above charge. The Magistrate said, a warrant might be obtained for their apprehension. GUILDHALL. T. Nicol, a broker, appeared to answer the complaint of Jane Cosgrove, a poor widow. The defendant had been cm. ',loved to levy a distress on the goods of the plaintiff for a debt of 91.115. and charged 11.65. 6d. for the expenses. By the new Act no broker is allowed to charge for an execution under 201. more then 3s. for the warrant, and 2s. &La day as long as he remained in possession. In this case, the defend ant got in possession about 10 o'clock on one day, and left at 11 the next; his proper charge, therefore was 81. The pe natty imposed by the new Act, is treble the amount of the overcharge. He was therefore fined 21.155. 6d. The widow, who lived in Montague.court, Little Britain, entreated the defendant to allow her a little time to see if she could raise the money among her friends, but he refined : and when she asked hits fora receipt he refused togive heroic. It now cacne to the broker's turn to ask time for payment of the fine ; but the Magi-trate told him the Act was imperative, he must either pay his tine or go to prison. He then pleaded poverty. The poor woman, however, set the brokeranexample of kittil ness, which we hope will nut be lost on his fraternity—for she begged that the Magistrate would allow him a fortnight, in consideration of his family.; and with this request the Magistrate at last complied. J. Hawley was charged by R. Fenwick with rohhieg him.— The prosecutor was coming down Fleet-market on Sunday night, when two persons held his arms while the prisoner snatched at his watch chain, which broke, and he escaped with halt of a gold chain, a gold seal and key. In defence, lie brought his mother to prove that he was at home at • o'clock on Sunday night, and never went out afterwards— Remanded. WORSHIP-STREET. Wednesday J. and T. Mitton, brothers, were charged wits removing furniture for the purpose of avoiding the payment of rent, having occupied a house belonging to a Mr..). Sid ney, White-lion-court, St. Luke's, for which they paid weekly. There was but one weeks rent due, (abort Ss. ); and they were traced to Hackney. 'Fhey were convicted, agreeably to the Statute, in the penalty of twice the value of the goods removed, which were however appraised at 11. 6s. FORGERY AND SWINDLING AT BRUSSELS. The following install* of systematic swindling and forgery, by appeared in some of the daily papers 3 D-- Sub Commissary in the British ar my, and at this moment on the balf.pay list in that capacity, sailed for Hamburgh, in the Courier smack, Capt. Henry, on the Ist of June last. During the voyage, he rendered himself agreeable to the other passengers, by a civil and unassuming deportment, and by plenitude of anecdotes respecting the battle of Waterloo, where he de scribed himself to have been in the above capacity. At Hamburgh he was verygenerally recognized, and treated with the respect due toa man who had previously resided there, and conducted hunself with pro priety. Here he produced to one of his fellow passengers a bill drawn in his favour by the British Linen Company to a pretty considerable amount ; which the other, knowing its validity, tliscounted for hiaq., His whole conduct was marked by caution, and economy even to nar rowness.; and was, in short, such, that deceived by appearances, two , of his fellow passengers agreed to travel in company with him over ' land to Brussels, where W. stated he was to reside for the sum mer.—Here he was surrounded by acquaintances ; and it was quickly [ ascertained that he actually was what he had described himself. Now I came his game. The party lodged toget h er at t h e Hotel de la Com ronne ; one, though not of the most dashing, of the most respectable. in Brussels, where W. himself had lived two years before, and whew he was well known. His friends had occasion to make a short trip to Paris. During their absence Mr. W. obtained from the unsuspecting landlady the key of their apartment, and attired himself at the ex pence of one of them, like the jay in borrowed plumes, with his opera glass, umberclla, musisal box, segar tube, Occ. and next proceeded to open their correspondence which reached Brussels during their ab sence.—Here he unfortunately found four bills drawn by the Bank of Scotland on Coutts and Co. of 261. each, the necesaary indorsmente on which he forthwith forged, andobtained their amount from a Mr. "dawn, a Banker in Brussels. He discovered also a bank note of 501. which had been imprudently remitted entire from London, and which, (being No. 3890, dated June 14) was a few days aftera ants paid at the itaak of England. Having thus accompl.shed his Attie pose, Mr. W. sent off his baggage to th.tend, and was heard tit more. It appzars that the sufferer by them robberies returned to Brussels the very day after W.'s escape. He found in the bar of the Hotel a card in these terms. DEMI 51 kt —I am engaged with a party from seven o'clock to. night, but I shall see you to-morrow morning before you are up.— Your's, tite. J. 0. W. This ruse de gurre was obviously to gain a day ; and Cie person to whom it was addressed, entertatningno suspicion, and tired with his journey, went to bed, and was not aware of his loss till the morn- Mg. It gives us pleasure to add to the above account-traits of British. character which must be gratifying to every generous psind. The mo ment his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent was made acquaints/ with the circumstance. he sent for the gentleman who had been rob b:al, and desired to be informed of the particulars, and the steps which had been taken. To these he listened with the mo-t patient attention, suggesting from time to time such considerations as occurred to him self, and with his own hand, correcting the composition of the as in French, which were about to be circulated. His Royal Highness summoned before him also, on the instant, the Chefs of the Police, and 111...rechausse, to whose cognisance he committed the matter, siring that no step should be lett uness - yed the the discovery of the of fender ; and concluded by directing Captain Harvey, his Royal High naa's Secretary, to communiaate and.act with the gentleman robbed in all cages likely to be useftd, adding the weight and sanctioa of his Royal Bighorn's name . to-their proceedings. In the course of these conmiunication.; Capt. Harvey . made an otfer of what money might be necessary under the inconvenience of this unexpectul robbery ; hnt this bad been anticipated by the kindness of a -311 ant Admiral at Brussels, to whom the loser had been introduced, whiz, with characteristic frankness and confid e nc e , im me di ately cant o him' .to hip baaiva) gad ikaind Ilia to 10 I:44=llmeg Imasired.pouoilo. )