The National Register. — London, England, 1821-12-30 00:00:00

414 th)ltre. GUILDHALL. PROtECUTION OF CA RULE'S SIIOPMEN.TillltStiay, Mr. Murray, the secretary of the Bridge-street Society, applied to the Sitting Magistrate ' Alderman Thompson, for warrants to apprehend two of Carlile's shopmen, for selling the Address to the Reformers of Great Britain. Mr. Newman, the City Solicitor, attended as the Alder man's Assessor, and tinder his opinion the warrants were granted. 'Tee officers charged with the execution of the war rants soon returned a ith their prisoners. The first who was put to the bar was a middle aged man, of mean appearance. The first question pnt to hina was, arc you disposed to tell your name ? To which the prisoner replied, in a respectful tone, I beg to be ex cused. The warrant on which he was apprehended, and the affidavit ote which it was granted, were then read. The warrant was directed to the Peace Officers of the City of London, and charged them to apprehend a certain person whose name was unknown, hut whose person was well known ; and who stood charged on the oath of John l'ark has, of Cross court, Drury-lane, with having sold the said Parkins, out the 20ilt December, at the shop, No. 55, Fleet-street, a certain book called an Address to the Re tOrmers of Great Britain, which book, as tho deponent believed, contained passages on which verdicts had been found for blasphemous and seditious libels ; particularly a libel concerning the Holy Scriptures, and another libel 'lost our Lord the King, John Parkins, the deponent, who is a young man of very decent appearance, deposed, that the prisoner was the prison from whom he bought the book referred to in his affidavit, which book he identified. The prisoner was again asked whether he would tell Lis name, and whether he wished to say any thing in his defence, or was prepared with bail ? He persisted in refusing to tell his name—'kaid be did not wish to say any thing in his defence, and that Ile was not prepared with bail. The Magistrate informed him, that when lie could give bail, he should be liberated ; but he t teII his name before hail could be taken. The prisoner bowed, said '• I thank you, Sir," and left the bar. The second person apprehended was then put to the bar. He was a very young man, was decently dressed, and, like his colleague, refused to tell his name. The warrant and affidavit on which it was granted were read, as in the former case. The offence charged was exactly the same—selling the Address to the Reforinerc, but the affidavit was made by a different person. Wm. Smith, the deponent, a young man of respectable appearance, stated, that the prisoner wan the person from whom he bought the book referred to in his affida vit, for which he paid sixpence. 'fhe prisoner being asked whether he was prepared with bail, said he had nut time to be prepared, and en quired what bail would be necessary. He was informed that his own recognizance in 401. and two sureties in 201. each would be taken. Ile replied, " Very well, I only want justice ; if I have justice, I am right, and have nothing to fear."—Jle then left the bar. BOW STREET. On Thursday last Henry Broth n, aged 14, Henry Brookes, Mary Fates, Thomas Stokes, alias Willi:tuns mat Moses Lyons, ail US I key Nathan, were brought before Slr Richard Birine, mid underwent a long exallllluttiou., charged with being concerned as priacipals, and accessories before and after the fact, iu a robbery to the ruuouut of 2,2001. coati mined lupus Mr. John Frost, a respectable jeweller, in A rundell Street, Strand. The facts, as disclosed by the tes timony of dohn Brown (an accomplice), a Intl of 15, col.- ' oborated by other withesses, were as folloa :—The primmer, Henry Brown, lived with Mr. Frost as tin errand boy, and arts acquainted with the approver, and two young men named Ness man and Thompson. Last month they had several interviews with henry Brown, as to the practicability of robbing the house of Mr. Frost,whose watches, jewellery, iSr.e. he kept in a cabinet in the workshop, which was known to H. Brown. They load one meeting, at which the prisoner Brooks was present, and it was agreed upon, that on the first convenieot night, Henry Brown should make such previous arrangements us would facilitate the robbery, and their es. cape with the booty. Sunday, the 18th of November, was fixed upon, and in the evening the approver, with Brookes, Newman, and Thompson, met under a gateway in Arundel. street, to await a signal from Henry Brown to enter the house ; but the latter came to them, and said it would not do that night, because his master was in the workshop busy with his hooks. They then all agreed to meet in Swan-yard, at seven o'clock the next morning, but Henry Brown cone there at six, and as Brooks was not there, the other duce tient to Mr. Frost's house without him, and 11. Brown, who had left the door on latch, admitted the approver and Newman, and conducted them to the top of the house.-- There l'iey remained all day, Henry Brown supplyite.-, them wills some meat and bread. A little after midnight they left their place of concealment, and went down to the work shop, where they gut a light, broke open the cabinet, mid emptied it of its contents, which they put into a bug, and then got out of the house by opening the portonr shatters below, and:jumping from the a nohow. They went straight tit New mail's lodgings, in Toramilhatreet, Clei keuwell, where the prisoner Mary Anne Lutes also lived, and theme they were joined by Thompson; and it was deteimiueil to get rid of the property as soon as possible. New 111;111 desired Mary Lutes, to carry the bag, which she did, and they sullied forth together to the house of the prisoner Stokes, in an olecure court in tioswell street, where he ustensiiily carried on the busiu. ss of a a atelist ace-maker, and also kepi a crnrllrlt•, which w a• s.imetimes used for other imposes limo Isis trade. This cull ible was immediately set to nook, and the gold and silver, which were nut manufactured into to ticks, were melted very .seedily into bars. The party then weld, w ith the a lies' of the property, to the house of eta Solomon, in Petlicurt-lnite, and offered it to him for sale. Jle said lie would not look nt it these, and they went iu a roaca to a pubis. -Insu•e in Gusw^tl-surcet, where he examined the property, and after some consersatrin, he agreed to give 2001. ! for the half of it ; and observed, that be would send his partner, who would give another 2001. for the renartioder. He paid Newman 214.11. in Bank-notes us.J sovereigns, and the latter gave the approver 15 1 . as his hare. Solomons afterwards introduced the yrisoner Lyons, a la) then went by the name of !key Nathan, and be gave ICUs. to Newman for the tem/lining half of the property. Brookes met them two drays alter the. Jobber), and said he taut have THE NATIONAL REGISTER regulnia,'• meaning his share of the booty, and the approver and Newman each g ave him five guineas. About six o'eltiekun the moraine of the robbery, the pH. loner, Ilems Brown, went to Mr. Foster's room or, and 'relief out," Master, get up, the house has had been tubbed." Mr. Most got up mid found the cabinet broken open and empty. It had contained, the evening before, seven gold watches, several diamond rings and brooches, upwards of 200 rings send seals, and other articles, to the amount stated. Ile applied immediately at this office, and I)avis,a constable, on examining the premises, found SWIM meat mid bread, and other appearances, itillthe 101 l nt the top of the house, which convinced him that the robbers had been concealed there for loug space of time, and he suspected that Henry Brown had let them in, and he taxed him with it, but he denied it stoutly. Davis, however, lodged him its the watch-house, and uftervvards apprehended the approver, who gave infor mation vi hick led to the caption of the prisoners. Newman, Thompson, nod the Jew, Simmons,o absconded, and have hitherto eluded the vigilance of the officer. Not use atom of the stolen property has been discovered. 1V hen the evidence had been gone through, Mr. J. Isaacs; for the prosecution, pressed a postponement, as he wished to produce other witnesses. Mr. Andrews, counsel for Lyons, objected, but lit was funnily consented to by Sir Richard Birnie, and the prisoners were remanded till Monday next fur a final examination. GIOVANNI IN IRELAND.—A young gentleman, who said his name was Thomas Baker Cox, and that he lived at No. I, Soho-square, appeared at this office on Thursday, to prefer a complaiat against Bond, the officer, for an as sault. He stated that he had been in the pit of Drury hine Theatre on the preceding evening, to witness the performanee of Giovanni in Ireland; and, conceiving that he was entitled to express his opinion upon the merits of the piece, he signified his disapprobation by hissing it, in common with a great part of the audience; upon which the defendant cause up to Lint, and producing his staff, seized him by the collar, tore his shirt, and was abont to drag him out of the house, when several of the audience crying" shame," and using other exclamations of censtue, he let go ilia collar, and desisted from his purpose. The complainant, perceiving his shirt to be torn, demanded the name of the defendant, who informed him that his name was Bond, and that he was attached to Bow-street office. He ( Mr. Cox) had previously observed the defen dant himself vehemently applauding the performance. The magistrate observed, that upon the complainant's owe principle, he could not charge the defendant with that as a crime, which he had contended was justifiable hi his own case—namely, to express his opinion upon the merits of the performance. Mr. Cox did not mean to charge it as a crime, but men tioned it to show that the defendant had, a few minntes • before, exercised the same right of which he wanted to debar him. The defendant said, that the moment the complainant had taken his seat, and before he had time to witness any part of the performance which could have enabled him to form auy judgment of it, or to see whether he liked or disliked it, he began to call out "Off, off," and make such noise and disturbance, that several people cried, " Turn him out." He (the defeuilant) did then go tip to hint and seize him; but did not tear his shirt, which he should be able to bring witnesses forward to prove. Mr. ('ox said, that so far from his not having had time to judge of the pet rormance, it was when they began to sing during the representation of a solemn trial, which waa thereby burlesqued and turned into a mockery, that he first expressed his disapprobation: and lie asked Sir R. Birnie if that was not sufficient to justify him in so doing ? Sir Richard Birnie replied, that he was not a judge'of theatrical compositions. Mr. Cox observed, that that might be; but that lie was sufficient judge of a court of justice to know, that it would be out of all character for die parties to begin to sing in it during a trial. Sir Richard Birnie said, that several constables had been stationed in the house at the desire of the proprietor, for the purpose of preserving the peace, but they had no other orders. The case was then adjourned, to afford the parties an opportunity of bringing forward their witnesses on each aide. MARY LliellONE OFFICE. POT STEALING.—Late ou Monday evening, Mary Adams e .is brought before the Magistrates at this office, upon r'iarge or stealing ',ewer pots from the houses of Lica nscsi V 'mailers. • It appeared, from the evidence of the landlord of the Marquis of Granby, in the New Road, that the woman was seen lurking about the yard of the house while the pots were cleanusa, end as some persons were on the watch, in canseepience of the Iteavy losses incurred by pra•stealitig, site was given into the custody of Morris, the police officer. On searching her, he found a pewter quart, belonging to Alr. Proctor. of the Prince of Wales, Great Barlowastrect, and also nee belonging to Mr. Calvert, Bricklayers Arms, Little !Slary.lcaltone street. The woman was very abusive, botlito the Con stable and the Magistrates ; site persisted in denying • the charge, tiotwithstateling the fact of the pots lacing found 'twin her person. She was committed. Asset') tr.—A woman, named Dunn, was brought up, charged with an assault under the following circtim stauces. Airs. Wilkinson stated, that she was the owner of 80 small cottages its Harpur's Fields, Edgeware Road, one which was held by the defendant as tenant at will, but who, lor the last few mouths, had paid no rent, al tionigh the agreement was that it should be paid weekly—some at 3s. 6d. and others at 4s. 6d. per week. The defendant kept two or three pigs, and her husband was a dug fancier. Whenever Mrs. Wilkinson went to demand the rent, the WOlll3ll threatened to Set two large hull dogs at her. Ott Thursday last all opportu nity was watched while tile woman was out, and Mrs. W assott and a broker contrived to obtain admission. They were engaged in taking an inventory of the goods to distrain diem for the rent when the woman returned home, and, on tioding the business they were engaged ia, she gave vent to the most violent abuse ; alter which she went up stairs, but WOO returned down with two lertols, one of whichi she levelled at the broker's head, , who, being rather a puny nervous Mall, immediately tau , taut ro,. the house ; but Mrs- W. stood her ground a lit ; tle longer, and did tiot retreat until the woman cocked both pistols, and vociferated her determinatioa to die charge, not one but both at the Landlady, if she did not instantly follow the broker's steps. Mrs. Wilkin son thought it time to retire, and she joined the broker, who loitered in a small garden of the cottage, from which however they were both obliged to decamp pre cipitately on the appearance of two mastiff dogs, who were loosened by the Amason within the house, who cheered them on to attack the trespassers. The wo man, assisted by her neighbours, who concurred with her on the impolicy of paying rent, commenced at once to remove her furniture and fixtures from the premises, while the dogs securely scowered the garden. Mrs. ilkinson repaired to a Constable, and Staples, front tha Mary-le-bone Office, was dispatched with a warrant to apprehend the woman. On arriving at the cotiage he found the dogs in quiet possession, but they soon re newed their noise on his appearance, and the woman came to the window and urged them to attack the Officer. He immediately produced his pistols. apprised her of the nature of his visit, and said that unless she drew the dogs and came out, he would shoot them both, and then execute his warrant. The woman then agreed to surrender on terms, and to join the Officer at the end of the street, which she accordingly did.— She was ordered to be held to batl, and in default of it com mined. Mrs. Wilkinson, on obtaining possession of the house, found that every thing which was tangible for tent had been completely removed. ILCHESTER GAUL.—SiIiCe the burning down of the factory of this gaol, in the night of the 14th of Novem ber, the buildings have been twice discovered to be on fire. On Saturday night, the Bth instant, a fire occur red in the wash-ltoure of this prison, which fortunately was extinguished without doing any further miseltief than merely destroying a considerable quantity of linen, belonging to Mr. Hardy, the new keeper. On Satur day night, the 15th instant, soon after the prisoners were locked up, flames were discovered to be ascending from the wash-house to the laundry ; the vigilance of the task-master, and the other officers of the gaol, as well as that of Mr. Hardy, had been very actively ex erted, in consequence of two former accidents happen ing in such quick succession; therefore the flames were discovered in time to afford a prompt and vigorous ap plication of a quantity of water, which happended pro videntially to be near at hand ; by this means the fire was speedily extinguished, without doing any serious injury. In a few minntes more the whole of the wash-house, laundry, bake-house, store-rooms, and of fices belonging to the Keeper, would have been in flames; which offices are attached to those of Mr. 'Fu son, a respectable attorney, of Northovcr, the adjoining village; and the conflagration must have been much more destructive than that which happened to the fac tory, if it had not fortunately been discovered when it was. The two female prisoners, through whose care lessness (or something worse) these " accidents" have occurred, will be prevented from doing further mischief in this way, while they remain in gaol, as they are safely locked tip in their wards. where they will remain till the time M their liberation, which will soon ex • Since the 10th of November, when the new Keeper enlered upon his office, the gaol had beets three times inundated by the floods. On Sunday the 23d, when the post left Ilehester, the whole surrounding country %%QS overflown, and the post-boy, in returning to Yew ill, had to ride his horse nearly three quarters of a mile throwah the water, up to the skirts of his saddle. The water was so high, that no one could approach the without being on horseback or in a boat ; it was seteti incites deep in the turnkey's parlour, in te front Wee; eight inches deep in the kitchen occupied by the debtors ; and six Inches deep all over the other parts of the gaol. Damao el+ RA IN.—A scientific gentleman has COM.. nmnicated to the Royal Society a process for sweetening [misty corn, by sin s ly immersing it in boiling water and letting it remain till odd. The quantity of water should Lie double that of the corn to be purified, lie has found that the musty quality rarely penetrates through the husk of the wheat, and that in the very worst cases it does not extend beyond the amylaceotts matter immediately under the skin. In the hot wafer all the decayed or rotten grain swims on the surface, so that the remaining wheat - is Lliectually cleaned from all impurities, and without auy material loss. The wheat must afterwards be dried and occasionally stirred on the - kiln, when it will be found improved to a degree scarcely credible without actual ex periment. Toe following occurtence took place at Romney War isn, on Saturday night last s—Messrs. Donnett and I lig giiison, Admit:my Midshipmen, stationed at Little Smile watelt-house, discovered a large nth-boat near-the shore, between nine mid ten o'clock, and instantly detached their petty-officer to summon a reinforcement ; the boat, however, came in almost immediately, and, upon touch ing the beach, was boarded by Mr. Donnett in the bow. Mr. Ug ;instill waded iu the water, and attempted to cut her hawser with his cutlass, in which he failed, and Mr. Donnett's pistol missiog fire, he was thrown )over 'board by the strugglers, and instantly fired upon by them, at the same time Mr. Riggings:so was struck by an oar; or butt-end of a musket, autk immediately two collies were fired upOn them from the full' of the beach ; the boat immediately hauled off;- and Mr. Donnett being wounded and in she water, and declaring his inability to swim, Mr. liigginson immediately waded and swam to his assistance; - when the blockade parties arriving to considerable strength, bad merely to witness the escape of the suitygleis, whOse object was completely lots- Voted, •and the retreat of the dastardly smugglers who had fired front behind the beach, not one of whom could be seen. Mr. Iligginson succeeded in assisting list COM.. panion, Mr. Donnett, to tile shore wno has received ' three balls in the left thigh, Inn is likely to do well Mr. Higginson is slightly wounded, but both these offi cers has received several shuts through their fiats and clothes. Ou this occasion the object of the naval block ade has been decidedly carried into effect, by o:retains the cargo from being landed.