The National Register. — London, England, 1821-01-07 00:00:00

\ bycrowd on their way to B ow S tree t Office. In kspur Street, several of the mob Ilona bricks, and there were cries of—" Rescue, rescue hint fr .t ' the blood I , onntls." When artived at Cloying, Cross Mr. Mills was put into a coach, in order to avoid the mob, a.ct just opposite the Ilungerford Coffee House, a brick passed clove by the witness's face, and looki— mum' he saw the defendant with his arm rd.sett, to , tl a piece of brick yet in his hand. He was then at the head of Oe mob, hooting and groaning, but witness rushed at hin o and took h ive into custody. %I Wiens Woo.ton, another patrole, stied, that he saw the defendant active in the crowd, am, heard hint groan and call oat. l:e del not see Lim throw any thing. Air. Andrews addressed the Jury. The defendant, in addition to the remarks of his Counsel, solently protested his iimocence. He was ob. served several times to shed tears. The Jury with little hciitation pronounced the de .Cu/alit—Not Saiantous Lust..—Hanby Price, a shabby looking young man, was indicted for !niblishing it wicket:, sedi tious, and inflammatory libel, of ar i cvncerning his Royal Highness the Dake of York. consisted in a hand. bill, copies of tvii:c:. were plentifully circula ted by the defendant amo•igst the crowds in 11141 atiout St. Jantes's•square, during the retidence of her Alojesty there pending her trial. It was I effect " Why, except fur hire, is the Duke of York Pinned t Is it fur his military exploits at ths I lekler t is it because he pocketed inmsol. a year of the public money for visiting an aged parent, who had been so :iecoliarly kind to him ? is it because he has voted rue the infamous till of Pains and PellaLieS against the en 'ea in ell its stages r' 'fnere were other questions of .the like nature and tendency, and the bill cu 'chuffed with " Let the huzza era answer these queries nr hold their totiutes." Mr. Reynolds calleti_Fortmati, the °film., and two when, who r lived the divest:union of the bills by the defendant. The libel was then put in and read. The defendant read a written defence, and set out by iota lug that he was totally tanned to public speaking, and imacqiiainted even wait the forms of Coons of Jos lice. Having been a long tune out if' emplayment, he applied to Mr. Betibow, of the Sir. d, who em ployed him to stick up placards. 'lie first was one quoting a paragraph from a Mor.iiiig Planer respecting the Queen, in which it was said she • u .0 be sacri ficed, "we care not whether as a artyr ur a cri.ni-al;" a second giving Lord Nelson's .•pin:ait of Italian wit nesses, and several others, all upon the subject nd tlie most inflammatory kind. They all bore use • amuse of Mr. Beithow as taro primer, i.: consp.citotis characters. For publishing the last of helore the ••••e now the subjec: of charge, I.e was apprehri.leil a•id taken oefore .Ir. M• %shun. the Magistrate, who held hi. to bail, but never vac...fled 'vim that he wa. doing v...-uog. He wan stn, unconacitaus tl.at he ivn c •m•o•t.i• g a v.fTence until he was apprehended. T.se nione of Mr. air•bow was upon this and all the other hills, lam in o 0 one in stance had he (Mr. 13.) lNee•• proszcute• l.—He then read the libel, and defended the several pass :es, denyiog that there was any in it calculated to defame the cl,aracuer of the Duke of York, or that could be called " wicked, se- Unions, or iiilainmatory." He trusted the Jury would place themselves as a shield between him and the wily sophistry and legal ingenuity that had I,een exerted against hint by the Counsel, who, like the rest of the profeasion, was employed to make right wrung, and wrong right. This prosecution, he averred, was insti tuted by persons who appeared to be endeavouring, on every occasion, to drag the weakness and vices of Royalty before the public, and who were the worst enemies of Royalty. He contended, that the Bill contained no libel on the Duke of York, boat merely asked a few sim ple questions, which might hate been very fairly replied to. He would leave his case in the hands of the Jury, with the fir nest confidence that their verdict would be Not Guilty. Mr. lterolds was about to reply, when The defendant submitted, that the Learned Counsel had no right again to address the Jury, as he (defentlani) had called no witness. The Court d ;ciiled that he had die right or reply. and Mr. Reynolds addressed the Jury at considerable len g th. The Jury retired for a short time, ant; rtLirned a Ver dict of—Guilty. FRIDAY. JANUAKY G. 11DITION. At the Sitting of the Court this morning, Hambey Price, who was convicted yesterday of publishing a se ditious libel, of and concerning the Duke of York, was pin to the bar, when Mr. Reynolds, Counsel for the prosecution, stated, that there was another indictment against the deleudant, for the publication of a libel of a siiitilar mischievous tendency to the former one; but in order to convince this misguided ULM that his prosecutors were not actu ated by the malignant motives which he in his defence :tad sari' uted to them, he should decline offering any evidence upon the second inili4tii.ent. The Chairman then, after a few observations, sen tenced the defendant to twelve months ini i .risoment in Scwgate, and at the end of that period I. enter into his own recognizance of 401. for hi: guod behaviour li, two years. Mr. Reynolds, on behalf of Mr. Frederick Accosts (against whom a bill of indictment was found by the Grand Jury on Thursday, liir petty larceny) moved to face the trial postponed until next Sessions, on the ground that the bill having been so recently found, and he not being aware that such a mode of proceeding would be adopted, he had not time sufficient to prepa.e for his defence. Mr. Alley. who is retained for the prosecution. said he should not, under the circumstances. object to bail being taken for the appearance of Mr. ACCUIII at the next Sessions. The trial was postponed accordingly. • 6 ammo Thor - • petinotl the par It ap is a LI - t • his opt August ► where night h hail uol l 'THE NATIONAL REGISTER just discharged under the Ismslvan Act, should marry a woassionf fortune. It was evident that neither the Imo,- veal nor his brother had the slightest prospect of paying, bat that their whole eroodoct was fraud and conspiracy— Court would thei elute punish Mess to the utmost eateat of its power, and accordingly sentateed him to two years imprisonmeot. Elias White, a wheelwright and clusismbuilder, was opposed by Mr. Heath on behalf of several creditors. The Insolvent had been sent hack at a former ezaosiaatiou to correct an error in his balance sheet. Mr. !teeth, o.n gibs ~cesium, contended, that the error lead bees. &wooded, and that the Insolvent upon the face of the balsam sheet had not accotioted for property to a conside. odile 111111041111. The Insolvent being examined again upon oath, stated, that the erroneous appeorance of his balance sheet was the effect of mistaae. He haul no plate in his possession before he went to prison. He never bad any. There were 111111 a dozen silver tea-spoons belooging to his dan;ro'cr, wlokii he said she should keep. He bought a watch firms Mr. Joseph Levy for ten pounds, and sold it again to a person awed Williams. Mr. Le ry did not see plate at his house, nor books. He had no bc.oks but a Bible and Tertoment. He bought 4..0 wheel spokes of Mr. Slielo;rake, one of his opposing creditors, and sold them again—be did nut make touch profit by them. He brught the spokes to sell again. When he was arrested be load i 11, iu Book-notes lei his pocLet, and no more. Mr. Sheldrake stated, that he sold the lintels eat 400 'Pokes. He supposed at she time he let him have them that he wanted to curly or. ids trade, but riding out one owning in the Curtain-rued be saw the spokes io a yard, and the Insolvent load sold theta. White wanted 6041. wort:o of spokes, and he would not trust him. He went to the Insolvent at his residence is Hlackfriars road, and made i , •qt..iy *hoot Isis debts. The It/solvent told him he load op .iima the money arising from the sale of his (Mr. stiriolrake) spokes to pay other creditors. He had lodged 2001. in the hands of a person whom he would not frame to pay the creditors. The witness called the Insolvent a rogue, and the latter said he would kick him out of the house. ----- Cross-examined by Mr. Pollock.—He admitted that he called White a vagabond, mad told kiwi be ought to be hanged. Joseph Levy, a venerable Jew, aged 115 years, stated, Outlet lb , time Co! I.onilve..t got his watch. Ise saw Irma `M. to 401. Ow Ils of -late in his po.. -.dun, with a washer ut valnabie books. W ;tett he sold the watch, be took some coffee and vied o leas spoon. White told him be wont to (image It.- ..s. e ;Or new. After be wagtail his welch had been sold to Mr. Wi'liants, Bath-street, be went in search of the postai, but could And no one in Math -street of that name. Mr. l'i.;marsh, a collector of rents, said be was present when the 14-Advent MU arrested. The Insolvent bad 501. or gut. is Bauk•notes in his hand.—He offered to lodge doable the ammo. of the debt for which be was arrested in howls nF Ide wII heft, wig , atien•led the °Aker by order of lac cre:':.ii . provided they ~..old allow him in go cad get mail. iw was not complied, with as ii wins considered au irreguln. The witness was certain the Lia. solvent load bunk-notes to the amount tbat he bud tutted. r.. leatli contended, upon tile &timbre evidence. 'lust there was a tatecealweet of pm eriy, which, independent of other ci ..,,n:tarices was an esception to Mr. White's discharge.— He had al ..0 obtoin.o spokes of Mr. Stieldrake, pretending the, were to wok up. iintead of which they were to sell. Mr, Pollock, nor Vie Insolvent, contended that the evi.. den. eofLe ry NHS to be looked at with suspicion. It ap. peored th i the Jew had spoken to silver spouts and plate itlioat knowing whether the articles be P.M were plated or silver. Mr. Reynolds, the Commissioner, delivering the judgment of the Connismooeti, said, he felt considerable satisfaction in stating in a case like this, in o hick there was conflicting testimony, that all the Commissioaers cosiest. red is orie "pinions multelY, that there was suificient CIIIIICACIC to citable them to decide, that this man had concealed his property. — The Insolvent had been esansined on parts of his property, said to have been in his posression, and it was remarkable that he was contradicted by three persons imcoonected with each other. With iespeet to the evidence given by Mr. Sheldrake, there was on reason to doubt it. They had also the evidence of a very old mail, Levy, who gave an account or his calling at the home of the 1 'solvent, and of the state of his visilhe property. The Insolvent bad said all the plate connoted of me spoons which belonged to his daughter.— Levy said he mentioned that he would change the old plate fur other plate, and it was impossible, when he ssid that, ' he could be speukiog of the spoons belonging to his daughter. Tidoiaish nut only proved' he had poesession of Brink-notes, bat they amount/din 30 or OW. Toree witnesses swore to three diaeresit dew; iptions of property not mentioned its the schedule. The witnesses were nct suspicious persons. and there was enough to iirdoee the Cour: to consider it a Cube of concealment of property, and looking at it so, the judgmen was, that the lisiovent ought not to be d , seharged, or en titled to the Worth of the Aet until he bars been in custody, at the suit of the detaining creditors, a period of twelve months. . The Court adjourned, to sit to morrow morning in the Exchequer Chamber. IVES'IWINSTER SISSIONS. roar.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. - • .• This morning the SCSSlfliel of the Peace for the Crity and Liberty of kVestminster commenced at the Guild hall, bef..re Mr. Conn, the Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates. CHARGE OF RIOT AND ASSAULT. Henry Heald, a young man of respectable appearance, was inducted for riotously assembling with other persons, in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields, with intent to create a riot and Wetter of the peace. In a second count, he stood charged with assaulting James Walin, a constable, in the execution of his duty; and in a third count, with a curnmon assai.h. _ _ Messrs. Reynolds and Hulloed were Counsel for the Crown, and Air. Andrews aitpeared for the defendant. The case arose out of the • tof Mr. Mills, its St. James's Square, in August last, while addressing the people assess:hied opposite the Queen's house. Mr. Reynolds addressed the Jury, and called the fol lowing witnesses:— James Itialiss, a Bow Street pairole, deposed, that he ' apprehend Mr. Mills, they mem followed _ -~.~. issOltillit, but patting those ietters opt of the case, it J amcs sv awl, a DOW mreet panote could nut be endured that the Insolvent should assign, 1101 was one of the party employed to app • rensomabie e ‘pecottion, that his Winker, alto had ken and when the lattJ was captured, tl _ --Aar INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MONDAY, JAN. I. Thomas Prince was brought up, to be heaketton his petition. His dischaigc was omesed by Mrotieath, on the panes( Anis Chapman. It appeared from the examination of the insolvent, who is a Lieutenant in the East Middlesex Militia, awl of his opposing creditor, that some time in the month of August last he' went to the Gate House, at Highgate, where he lived for two days, at 11 that on the second night he was refused a bed, at then appearing that he hail not money to pay his hill. In this situation, Ann Chapman, • who had long been cook its the house, tool oompassionton hint, and lent him almond note, whico he promised to repay the next day.; Isom that time she oontinited•to supply him with money foe tight weeks lie lived in the house, during a great part of which lie was sick ; and on his leaving die house, her advances to hint amounted to NIL which lid. promised to pay with nuhtey • -Ite•was to get frost his fa.her r and -with pay that was doe to him; butt she hearing that he was about going to the West bodies, had him arrested. The Insolvent admitted that he had no pay due to thim, and said lie did not• know whether his lather lived, but believed he was tiv.France; Intim admitted that he was about going to the West Indies at the time he was arrested. Mr. Heath saiil e he could-sot mist his own feelings to • offer any observation to the Court on the Ins. ilrent's cot.- duct—that a person cd • ' g to be a gentleman should take advaistaue of the compassion which a poor servant had felt for his (limas, •to ileotive her of the fruits of her lalaisious industry,. cull, sinquestionahly, of ;peat ft ugality, was a case of great cruelty which happily the Court was not often cello' to decide ', o h.. The Court said , it was lomecessary, as it would be tpainful to_give any expression to its feelings on this case, but hoped the sentence of the • Court might obtain jus tice for the much injured creditor. The-Court thei*declared that the Insolvent should not be discharged for six months without the consent of his opposing creditor. TUESDAY, •JAN. 2. Charles Frederic Brutlerson was brought up to be hoard on his Petition to be discharged. Mr. Heath opposed his discharge on the part of several creditors. The Insolvent is a 'Swede, but speaks English intelligi bly. The facts disclosed iii his examination were of suck a nature as strongly to excite, at once the risibility and abhorrence of the Court. He stated that lie had been a merchant and agent since the year 1812 , that he had previously been a traveller for three or four years, but that he had ',ever been a waiter at an Inn : that he left Co penhagen in the year 1817, from whence he went to Ilhoulunrgli, where he staid SOW time, and then went to Paris, limn ttlueuice he came to London. He said since he emus •to I lois he had accepted I Bills for the acct tento•lation of his brother Coinages, and that lie had also drawls several hills fur his areiinitoodai ion on a per mu who had kept a shop is the florough. tie mounted that as the .1 inse of drawing and accepting 1:10 bills, he had hinnedraio Me. •is whatsoever of paying any part of Awns, bet-shat lie entirely depended on his brother's pro. tiding for Wir111; main gls that brother bad just before been discharged trader the Insolvent Act, his prospects were very peat. Being asked what the nature of his bioiker's was , lie said he expected that a lady of large 1.11.t0e wool" mug ipini; hot she disappointed I • . if.: said the lady was a native of Ham-urgli, am' that when its Lcmuloo site lived at Hammer x• ! ulare, and that he had tire ,:uu.litly met her at his brother's lodgings. Autoe letters, written in the Swedish language, dated from Paris, and addressed to his ....other Cosmos, but without ally signature, were here 'hewn to the Insolvent, and lie was asked whether they were leis wallet P lie said the seeking was like his t but he "could not say it was his; neither li e swear it 04 not. Mr. Heath said be soak, endexvoar to being the letters to tae losidtent's reeollectimi, •tty reading part of their caste • 4, and accordingly read irons a translation several esti acts, of his drawing kills fruoi Paris, itte. hr 1n extract of a letter was read, in search lie said to his bridln.r—" I will draw on you for .301. fr which I am to get pendulum patches. I will draw ii.e till in the name of William Cresco. I will lIIVW ens the sight band and the left. If 0 nulerstood the language, all things would go on well, 'mu you, know Ica give my confidenee to Noy. Ile sure yon let me know when it will be necessary fin inc Z. 'll and I will quit ...aril with the great est sec. ; but if a biU should COME pack itefore I am • off, 1 .its) be brought before the Ltd sent to loam. , for li e. Atwitter extract front his letters was read as follows: " The bill fir 1301. is returned, because your tame is not in tin. 'etury. IVrite me proper mercantile letters, with your name at fall lengths flat for Heave'''. sake give me notice when it is necessary :a start, as the people here are toot to be fooled. Yesterday It persons were sent to prison because their bids were not paid." The Insolvent, atter the reading of these extracts, still persisted i. saying he could nut he certain whether the letters were written by hint or nut. Mr. Polito k addressed the Com t on behalf of the pri soner: lie sukonitted that the letters shoohl be entirely pot out of consideration—they had no sigoaturer--they were not proved by any witness, nor ii.iiiiittcul by the Insolvent t slid, even if gen oo ioo e, there was no proof that the frauds nietitioned in them, N. contemplated, had ever been committed, and the Insolvent denied that they had, the presumption therefore was, that, on reflection, he had repented. The Insolvent haul also sworn, that his brother expected to marry a lady with a considerable fortune, 'Aid! would have enabled bins to provide fur the bills; and although he had stated, that his brother had been married to a ottoman still liviiig in Sweden, yet in the ab sence of any evidence to the coutrary, the Court must intend that he had ',tell legally divorce d, a n d in mai tying . . . another, hr, of course, Will out d g sit soulawisel act. The Court highly complimented Mr. Potluck on the ingenuity of the defence lie hail mode for the lissolvent, but said it way iterosailtle to doubt that at the time of pas►ieg the bills in question the Insolvent had not any seusouable expectation of being able to ply—there could be se doubt that the letters produced wcre written by the Undying, but putting those letters out of the case, it tw ender that