The National Register. — London, England, 1820-11-05 00:00:00

NORFOLK .ISSIZES. Cfit ph. la his is, th- Pon . 51111111•• • ••.L.:___- MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. -- 4 1.0••••• SIDITIOUa J. Grif f in, a person of some celebrity, as having been the Chairman and constant attendant at various Radical Meetings, was tried on Friday at these Sessions, on an indiettuent for a bedious The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Andrews and by Mr. Holland. It was a prosecution instituted at the instance of the Solicitor of the Treasury, against the defendant, who keeps a shop in High Holborn for the sale of political pamphle.s, for being the printer and publisher of a seditious libel. The libel was contained in a letter addressed lo Lord Costleteagh, and puporting to be found in St. James's-square. It was addressed to his Lordship as if from a friend giving hint advice for his safety to get out of the way on up reaching revolution. A considerable proportion of the libel was addressed to the soldiers, whom it called upon to take upon them selves to be arbiters in the peseta state of affairs, and set the nation free. For this purpose the ptililic.aiict held out to them that they should have two shilling:, pc day dining die remainder of their lives. The libel con cluded with the most violent and frothy declainotion. Mr. Holland having commented with great force on many passages, proceeded to call evidence of the pubr licotiou of the libel. The defendant pleaded his own cause, and in his de fence made a speech of considerable lettgth, in which be attempted to justify tl.e tendency of the libel, and the integrity of his motives in writing and publishing it. The defence of the defendant displayed none of that ability for which many individuals, who have recently stood in the same situation, have been so conspicuous. Mr. Const, the chairman, summed up in an able and perspicuous manner, when die Jury. after having consulted for a short time, found the defendant Guilty. Oa Saturday afternoon the prisoner was brought up to receive sentence. The Court, after a short consul tation, sentenced hint to tor imprisoned for 12 mouths in the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields. The defendant stated to the Court, that it had been intimated to him, that he would nut be allowed during the term of his imprisonment, the use of pen, ink, or paper, fire or candle. lie wished to know Irons the Court, whether lie might not have the use of these articles, and appealed to them for their prutectiou in this matter. The Court said, that those were articles of which he certainly would nut be deprived of the use, and that the Goal Cot ttttt incr. of Magistrates who inspected the pri son, would take care that he bad every thing winch his situation could require. The libel upon which the defendant was found guilty was the same upon which a poor man' was tried on the same day with ‘Vaddington, at the last Quarter Sessions, for having distributed, atol who was convicted and sen tenced to six mouths imprisonment. It had been most industriously distributed amongst the people assembled at the West end of the town during the psoceediugs against the Queen. IMPORTANT CASK TO PARISH OFFICER. Edward Thompson was indicted under the 33rd Henry VIII. c. I, for obtaining money under false pre tences from Mr. Edward Burton, one of the Overseers of Ormedby. The prosecutor carted, that on the 29th of Augus► last, between seven and eight in the evening, the pri soner, accompanied by three women, one man, and three childrett; applied to him for relief. He produced a pan warrant to Beverley, in Yorkshire, granted under the 38th George 111. c. 2'l (passed tia enabling wives and families of soldiers to return to their homes), to his mother and her family, consisting of three girls and two boys, besides himself, whom he said were forward, which was dated at Barliadoes, in the West Indies, signed by the Lieutenant-Colonel of the sth regiment of foot (C. Pratt), and by a maaistrate at Newport, of the name of Richard Bassett. Mr. Burton paid him the usual allowance, which was specified in the pass, being three halfpence for his mother, td. for each child per mile. Suspecting the warrant was a counterfeit, from his having received no less than 2 similar ones within a short period, from ditkrent persons, that seemed to have been filled up (being blank printed forms) and signed by the same person, although the signatures were attempted to be disguised. he had the prisoner appre hended. Po tttttt ately for the ends of justice the fraud was discovered and brought home to the culprit, from an endorsement on the warrant, purporting to be signed by Dr. Bateman, late Mayor of Yarmouth, signitybig whets the prisoner's mother and her family lauded at that port, which was proved to be a forgery, and as a matter of inference the rest was so likewise. The prisoner was sentenced to p.ty a fine of Is. and to be uninisotted six months in Wyttiondbrin bride well. Miry Bredford, Eliza Thompson, Margaret Bredford, John Bredford, atid Jane Thallipson, the persons who were in company with the last nienlioned prisoner when he applied tOr relief, and who were also telieved by Mr. Burton, were charged with the like offence, but acquitted, in consequence of the evidence not being Mir. &lent to support the care for the prosecution ; they hav ing decamped upon the first alarm, and it is 61Ipposed destroyed their pass -warrants. - - Failure of Capt. Jacques is his Great Match for 300 Guineas.--The Captain having undertaken to trot a horse, ►which he was bound to find ►within six Weeks, Z 7 miles within an hour, and to ride himself, and not to exceed 11 stone ; he made the attempt on the I luntingdon mad yesterday, but after dug iliac miles in 31 minutes and 10 seconds, the horm: got off his speed, and the Captain pulled up in the 12th mile, determined not to di.iress the horse, us he was behind his time. a.-'- - - - ---------- THE NATIONAL REGISTER 369 THE MAP AND DUMB RESTORED. The Narraleur de la Matte contains the follow• ing article on the cure of two deaf and dumb per sons, who have recovered their hearing and speech!,- This novel and successful operation was performed by M. Deleau, a young practitioner, a doctor of medicine, of th?, faculty of Paris, ex-surgeon to the 4th regiment of cuirassiers, and now established at Mibiel (Meuse.) Thn two deaf and dumb, who underwent the operations (whereby he pertinated with dexterity and success the Meatus Auditorius). are Mademoiselle Bivier de St. Mibiel, aged 16 years, and the Sieur Touissant, son of the assistant magistrate of Hans-sur-Meuse, aged 28 years. The young girl is doing extremely well. It is• more than a month since she underwent the ope ration. Her left ear is perfectly healed, and the opening made to the tympanum always continues, which is absolntely necessary. She takes notice of the least sounds, and begins to articulate words in e very satisfactory manner. Her vivacity please•, and her figure changes fur the better. She is inces santly humming various airs which her sisters teach her. The young man of Hans-sur-Meuse, who was operated upon a short time since, hears as well as his comrades, and even more lively. His right ear is finer than his left—he makes constant efforts so pronounce all sorts of words. The snrgeon, from whom we have the particulars, hopes that, in three or four months the two subjects will speak perfectly. It is evident, that they must be instructed like children, who begin to make the first eflOrts to arti culate. Deleau informs us, that he is constructing an instrument, which will afford the happy facility cf finishing the operation in three minutes, by which its success will be rendered more certain. By means of this instrument, he will raise on the tympanic membrane enough of substance to prevent the ne— cessity of introducing probes into the perforation, during from thirty to forty days. He is of opinion, that l►e can restore the hearing of all those who. may have been deprived of it by the obstruction of the Eustachian organ, and by the obesity of the membrane of the tympanium. BOW-STREET. On Tuesday evening Mr. Pearson appeared before Sir Robert Baker, in relerence to the case against Fletcher, alias Franklin, whet the tr.llowing dialogue took place: Mr. Pearson.—llave you heard any thing of Mr. Fletcher? Sir R. Baker.—No, nothing, Sir. Mr. Pedl6oll.—Are you sure, Sir, that you have heard nothing? Sir H. Baker.—Quite sure. Mr. Pearson.—But, Sir, you have had letters? Sir R. Baker.—Yes, Sir: what is that to yon? Mr. Pearson.—Did you not say, that the last letter but two which you have received font Fletcher acknow ledged his guilt, assigned his reasons, and was wrote to you for the purpose If publication Sr:lt. Baker.—Yen I did. _ _ _ . Mr. Pearson.—Thcn, Sir, I now dare you to publish those letters; and I charge you with hating got then► up to answer your own purposes. Sir It. baker.—Sir, I cannot keep my promise ; they are in the hands of his Majesty's Law Officers. Mr. Pearson.—The Law ()dietr to wh you have given the letter, I know is an inlinude .1; ion! and a relation of Pletcher's. Sir Robert Baker.—l will :ay no more. Officers, re move Mr. Pearson. Mr. Pearson.-1 wilt give your officers no such trou ble. You ought io know theta the man who always tioesiions your weakness, would never (Amy your power. Mr. Pearson tium kit Lime Mike. Upon this mysterimis correspondence between Fletcher and Sir Robert Baker, more, we :arc toll, is to oouse out hereafter. MANSION HOUSE. PUBLIC ILLUMINATIONS.—Wednesday Mr. Stokes, of Lombard-sin:et, attenden by his Solicitor, i 1 r. Eicke. a uteouber of the Court of Common Council, appeared before the Lord Mayor to answer the ellinge of haying printed an:l ordered to be placed agai int the walls within the city, placards of which the following is a copy : " A Gene' al Illumination, expressive of the public opinion of tile Queen's innocence—so fully and %Atli tjetOr Ily estab:isned at the recent close of her Majesty's defence, is expected to take place on Monday, the nth of Noyelither.—Stokes, Printer, Lombard-street," The bill-sticker, who attended at the Mansion-house, was put the bar. Alderman Scholcy was present, and took a part in the ineesitgat toot. The bill-sticker said, he did not like the business from the first, mid that he went to consult Harrison the Mar shalman, the nigiA before, upon the propriety of put ting the ord.r into execution. Harrison advised him not to do it until he had consulted Mr. Winitner ; but lie (the LIP-sticker) could not see the marshalsman at the time, and Mr. Strikes hail promised indemnify him for any injury he might sustain; be therefore thought nothing mischievous could take place, and ac cordinglystuck the bill. Alt. Stokes then admitted that he was the printer of the placard. The Lord Mayor—" Did you print it from your own mind, or at the suggestion and by the command of any other person?" Mr. Stokes.—" I decline answering that . question, but ant ready to answer for the °Stowe of printing the bill, if it be any offence. The Lord Mayor.—" I feel it to be my duty to inter pose upon this occasion. There are in my opinion, per sons who might take advantage of a public invitation of this sort. Tote rabble might be excited to a disturbance of the peace of the city of which I am chief magistrate,. and am bound to prevent such au occurrence." Mr. Eicke.—" My Lord, this placard is not calculated to produce any disturbance. It contains an expression of that of which your Lordship is aware—the 'public opinion of the Queen's innocence." The Lord Mayor.—" I repeat that I will not allow it, and if any more placards are stuck up the person shall be taken into custody. It is necessary that, under all circumstances, I should preserve the peace of the city. I shall neither sutler bills to be stuck up against hurfor the Queen." Mr.Eicke.—" This bill cannot be called for or against the Queen. It expresses, in common with the opinion of my fellow citizens, my conviction, which is, that she is completely innocent. The citizens of London, in Co ntin ua Hall, expressed themselves to this effect, and the bill is grounded upon their decided opinion. If I ihitik proper I shall ill .. inate." Alderman Scholey.—" Nut one in ten have expressed themselves so. I would not illuminate. If the man persins, he mall be taken into custody." Mr. Eicke.—" I wish your Lordship would say wile- Our you consider this tr e as on or sedition, or whit Yo.trl...ordship has called meetings in the city upon Oie subject, and were not subject to such imputation's." The Lord Mayor.—" 1 no not give it any such name; and I lutist declare, that I hate been misunderstood in any object in calling out the sol.hers on a former occa sion. 1 was bound to protect the city, and I acted to the best of my judginelit, not knowing what rabble might take advantage of the circumstances under which we ilS9Cil I bled. I snail not pron,-tillee upon the ilaeard until I have further advice; but i not detain Mr. Stokes, or the bill-sticker. Tile defendants then withdrew. A number of bills ' have been taken :tom the Lill-sticker. Admiral Sir Richard King had a lorg interview on Saturday, with the Board of Admiralty, on his cturn from th& command in the East Indies. The iiipdcit, a. 74 gun, Capt. Patterson, and the Scringapalam, frigate, Capful!' Walpole, both from the Last ludics, ate to be paid at Plymouth. •--~:. -_- ~,.- .:-t. . iIII B /XING. The matek for 50 guineas aside between Abraham Buxton, a yeoman, who keeps a small farm at Treat, Oxon, and Macklin a half black, took place on Tuesday, and it was a real smashing fight. The men had set-to with gloves often, but they lost in action the little they had been taught at bloodless fighting, and they were too gay to receive without giving. The battle was to have been fought a short. distance from Burnham, but some ear-wigging hayes ing taken place, and for fear of disappointment, the ring was broke up and a fresh one formed in Oxford. shire,. at Dunsden, in a meadow belonging to n gentleman named I'a g et. George Towers seconded Buxton, and Sam Ford, the cricketer, picked up the black. . Our correspondent describes it as a pretty smash. log fight of 14 rounds in 38 minutes. The black, who weighs more than 13 stone, and 101bs. more than his adversary, led with much gaiety, and after Buxton had met him coming in with the right hand, a daring rally followed, and they hit away until. their heads were well crimsoned, and Buxton gave blackee a heavy fall in fine wrestling style. The second was a hard fought round in favour of the black, whosz stre: , gth bored his adversary from him, but he was again thrown. 3. This was a round which wasted the strength of both by hitting. In a rally the black received a tremendous right handed blow on the ear (a-la Neate) which swelled instantly as if a wen of years standing had been there ; and about the same time Buxton's nose was broke in pieces as if a surgeon had been at work. They bled copiously, cud both went down weak. The men were so much reduced, that the next six rounds produced nothing to remark upon, ex pting that the black met two heavy fulls. round. Both went to work again, and hit each other to a stand still, and Buxton was floored by a clean left handed hit. 1..2. The black fell in making I lay, and did not seem to cure Am getting up again, and his head• was very heavy. 13. Buxton led in bull dog fashion, and the black . went down with a slig!tt bit. The t4th settled the fight in favour of Buxton, who threw the black a heavy lA, and he could noi be gut to the scratch again. Dr. Liishing,ton, one of her Majesty's eminent Counsel, was retinae:l member for larinouth•ut the ili:ssolution of Parliament is 1806, and again at the tlissolutica in 1607, but retired from i•s repre•eala fiat', we believe, in 1809. Ile was each time re• turaed in CUnilaletitni with tliC HOU. Lilwartb liarberti. ..~,. _.cam' , .. .~ 1":•-•- , 1"1"