The National Register. — London, England, 1819-04-05 00:00:00

APRIL 3. attorney of the their pi oduction was then proved. Lord Hereford was then ealled In and exa ggg ill ed. lie stated, that he was brother-in law to the plaintiff.—pie i n tercepted letter was put into his Lordship's ban ...l— ite saw that lettee,brfore. In consequence of it hr saw Mr. T. Go ynne. He wrote the letter which was now pot into his hand. He intended to have sent that letter to the defendant himself, but afterwards he ahandoued that in tention, and its substance was %sante° by the plaintiff, [The letters to and from Mr. Sackville Owynne were put in and read.] Laid Hereford was further examined as to his brining his sister, Mrs. Thy tine Owynne, from London to the neielitionthood of his own bottle; she was in lodgings, and remained there till she went to Aberystwil h. The plain tiff and his wife lived on terms of great affection. hl!. John Taylor, I milord of the Stafford Arms, at the ty,.% Bridge, remembered oil the morning of the Sd of Jape List a Lady arraring at his huti-e with a <erveat. lie had since since learnt that that Lady was • Mrs. Thytme Owynne. She prJeeedeil to Aberystwyth in a chaise. Ou the teed day a tieuslem in arrived on horseback; that Gen tle 1111 l a had since been at his house; it was Colonel Sackville Wynne. He arrived at three.teclin k, and ordered dinner. gave directions on the subject of beds for the night. In the course of the evening a Lady arrived from Aber)stw kb, sibo.,t seven o'clock. Cannel Gaynor had said he expected her; aud said she aes his niece. This was the holy who It id called the previous stay. They remained in the house together that night, and the succeeding day and night. Ales Anne Taylor, wife of the lust witness, corroborated his te-timony stud added, that she sent the chambermaid hi the defentset. He went over. the house; he totes two lied-rooms. They were no . adjoitiing ; there was one room between. A lady arrived at seven; it was the same lady who called the day before. She had a servant-woman with her. The de eudant seemed very glad to see her. They wan t up stairs tagether to their res;.ective bed-rooms, be tileen ten and eleven. The. woman-servant accompanied her lady to bed, hut came doves again in five minutes. Wit new slept in a room over that in which the lady slept. After she had been asleep she awoke, and heard people talk in the room under her. They were the voicesof a woman aud a man. She had no doubt of this. The next morning she west into the lady's bed-room ; she examined the bed; the Led had the:rope:leakier of a mm and woman having slept in it ; she observed the prints of two heads on the pillow. The defendant and the lady remained the vs hole of that day. They a alked out together; the gentleman seemed very fond of the lady. They went to bed in the same manner as on the preceding night. After w itness went to bed, she heard the voices of two persons. The cieling of the r. oin was so thin, that she (amid easils distinguish a males from a woinaii's voice In consequence of what she heard, she went into the bed room in the moi nine. She as-i,ted the chambermaid in ma king the bed, and was satisfied that an intercourse had ta ken place b tweet, the parties. She afterwards saw the lady at Bristol—it a:is Nits. 'fhynne Gwynn.. she was accompanied by the plaintiff's servant. She also saw Colo nel Gay sue at her house subsequently. This w itness uncles. west a long crow-etaminat ion calling fur Rit bud - Morris accompanied Mrs. Taylor to Brlstol ; she pointed nut Mrs. Thyniie t iwynne as t►e lady who had been at her house in Juisea itb Colonel Gw)nne. This a- the case for the plaintiff. Mr Da o ‘e. r now addrevsed the .Inry, and although 11- bourine nader severe indisposition. made a most admirable Apeeell on the part of the defendant. lie said that there was nothing in the n &veis above, in the earth beneath, ur in the waters under the earth, which his learned friend bad not Timor(' into thin Catl*e ; and yet there was scarcely a pay-nge of hi, speech who h had been supported by evidence. There was no prim that the defendant was under any very parti cular obligations to the plaintiff's f titer In the end ne contended that than.h aduitei Y had becu contemplated by the debut 'ant, yet tom the crime had never been committed ; and therefor, the defendant was entitled o a verdict, Sta W snow summed up thi facts of the ("We with perspii uity and impart altty. '1 he Jur. retired, and after an absence of twenty minutes, returned with a verdict fun the Planniff—Dansages, 01:1E THOUiA I) POUND •. This Cab(' occueird the :mention of the COUTi frism eleven in the morning till near five o'clock in the evening, undi *he Court remained oppreutivel) ClONded In the last. The Assizes for the Cotinry of I)evou closed on Tuesday noon last. The case of Mary Woo.briati, aged 10, indicted for the wi 1;11 murder of her hostittiol, at larded most melancholy lam,: of tile derasity of holm n I,alute. Sne hail mei) marl. iglu) her husband, Char..► Woodman, Pt tears, whets she left hint, and weiit to Lvr with a man who attended the Nitta of the neigh itt.mrlioitil of Okelitattimoti, as a holuler, callt d Sciallacontlie, but better knows by 'be traitor oI Smihr. S.ir went Akita with him as his wife. Tile I riscnier was a handsome woman ; Smiler (who was tiled at the slllle Assize s for littering hase coin) is an ugly squalitl-looklllg teliOW. Ile( 11110611 d hail shows, uticittamoti attach ment to her. lit October last, she being ►hen its the neighbourhood of Oketitsinpunt, hr stilt to her, sa sing he wished to speak to her, when be desired she would st it: at Mune and hie with him. Sae rethsed at first, ....,fans site was Loittg tip the cottony. Po-otter her husband. " you manna:iv ow r he replii d, " It I st.irve myself, I sylli iiiJimain you.•' Site then agreed to st.ll• 110111 C, $1!)a said to a wittiest+, the sootier 1 com e home the ittitier, as then I shall toe haply; lie ill lh• gime, and 1 Shall have Smiler I She SOl/111 after this deterininaion went 10:5 wedding-feast, %vitt' tier hand at South Zesl,apparently on the best termsol.friend. irli bun, when •he administered a dearly . poison to him. it did not, however, take the Mgt site intend td : she applied to a surgeon, who told her her nos ? !mud war gettinz !letter ; she then. when he wasaulier? " 1 $ tin.ler agonies that would soften the heart of a usage, Conyived means to obtain a quantity of arsenic. with which, adusini - riercd it to hint twits., she com pleted her mull.' t ootle Iratinz Iw cALer unitise or object in the INl , thi than 16 indulge in ts criptwal con. aeatoo with the wretched object alter attentions.. When she purposed has husband's death, she ;m him into, TUE NATIONAL REGISTER. two clubs , vitli a view to obtain iOl. to , etisl at his death. Oii thr judge vanilla the dreadful sett:slice o. death no her, she leaned her head un I.er arm, and looked hint steadfastly in the face ; at his conclusam she exclaimed, to the honor of the whole Cour!, in a most ddrtig •t•itude, 04 W e ll, I w il. lister foh_iee toy pi vv.. cutors ; they have sworn false, and the egetl is ill drat; then' into f ie" ; and God well forgit e ette:' She was taken away by force, tittering the vilest imprtestii , m, qa. Monday omitting, pursuant to her sentence, st.e 5535, drawn upon a hurdle, from the door i.f the ee I Yard, to Lz execined, its front of Devon es ))))) iv gam. Her conduct after condemnation was in...rked by the s. • ' obduracy and inipanitetice as she exhibited on trial. Ott nsceitilitig the steps to the lodge, and ap proaching the drip,site appeared greatly agitated, but quickly resumed her former oaring spirits, and ascended the platform with a firm step. Her eyes were now ear nestly directed towards the prison, to take her last look at Sinallacombe, but means had beet' taken for prevent in; his appearing to her view ; a disappointment which she seemed to feel seterely. She still continued inexor able against all entreaties of the ciergyemin to make con fession ; bet was at length prevailed on to repeat the Lord's Pra)er, which she slid in a master almost Mau s:l6le, and the fatal drop fell immediately at the close of it. An immense concourse of spectators attended the exectif . Smallacombe trail invented a plea to bring her off ; no less than that of charging the death of her husband on himself; and a witness was to have been produced to swear that he had confessed his repoittei':y buying poison and taking it, with a determination of destroying himself; but none could be found hardy enou;h to appear in court in support of such a plea. Iler body was Kit en to the surgeons to be dissected and ana tomised. Her brother, William Potter, aged 40, was tried for an iudescrihable taence. 4aoltce. MANSTO.N.-HOUSE....--REMARKABLI CASE o• BUROLARY.—A young man named Fitzgerald-was charged under the following circumstances : Mary Allen, of the Cock an& Bible public-house, Houndaditch, said, the prisoner hint been lurking about her house, on the 26th ult. in a suspicious manner. He had been drinking beer in the early part of the day. and in th • evening he walked into a private parlour, where. he sat under pretence of having his. pipe filled, and looked up at the sky. light in an odd way. A second time he entered the parlour •nd eyed the sky-light. The servant girl some time after, on going ty stairs, found every thing right, but in paying a second visit to the bed room soon after, found the door of one of them had been broke open, and the drawers rifled of property to a great amount. There was a sulphuric smell in the room, and she suspected the robbers were under the bed, but was afraid to look there She ran down and culled for help Nobowly wus found in the room. On looking at the window, which was just over the sky-light, it was seen that a pane of glass had been taken out. The window looks into a hack lane, through which escape could be easily effected. A few days after this Fitzgerald came again :o the house, and was taken into custody. He was greatly agitated en being charged with the robbery. Remanded. BOW-STREET.—Two very fine-looking lads, brothers, in sailors' attire, were brought • efore Mr, Birnie, charged under the following circumstances: The prisoners, it appeared, were AbOlit to embark in an East Indiaman and a few days since they wet with an old school fellow at Wapping. They slept together at a house at Wapping, whence they came to James-street, Covent Garden, and took u lied at the Nag's Head on Thursday night. Friday morning the young prisoner got up very early and went down stairs, and upon his return said he had lost a one-pound note. The prosecutor alarmed at this searched for his breeches, and found them on the floor, but a pocket book, containing a 51. note, of the Essex and 'tiffolk Bank, and Ids. in silver had been. stolen. He was about to go for an officer, when the young prisoner confissed- be had com mitted the robbery, and had placed the pocket book on the top of the bed, where it was found. Ile took the 51. note the first night they slept tgoether, and the silver on Thursday night, and told the story of losing the U. note by way of cover to the trans action. The prosecutor did not miss the 31. note till yesterday morning, when the younger prisoner said he had laid it out in the purchase of clothes fur himself and brother Goodwin, the Patrole, who apprehended the pri soners, said their connections were highly respectable. 'l'he elder prisoner denied any knowledge of the robbery, and said his hrother, when ti. purchased the clothes, said his uncle had given it to him for that purpose he preceding night. Mr. Birnie ordered the prisoners to be detained until their relations could be apprised of their situation. HATTON GARDEN.--On Thursaay was brought up for examination, a youth, an apprentice 11.1 . _ to Mr. Robertson, a kwelicr, '26 Villiers street, Strand, being charged by his master with having robbed him of various articles; io confirmation of which charge, on his lodgings being searched by Wm. Read. sen. numerous articles ,• etc discovered, consisting of un wrought gold,. moues tools, &,.. hie property, but from the apparent contrition ut this. priaier, and the sopplieution of the parents, after. a severe reprimand from the agistrete, the master declined prosecuting, Casa or VERY GREAT DISTRESS Sal:- livan was re-examined, on a charge of robbing her funtished lodgings. A rawnbroker attended, and. produced a blanket which he had taken in pledge for Is. The case of this pow woman mei peculiarly distressing, as stated b. two g ntlemen, (Mr. Hall, of Old-street, and Mr. F.iwcett, ut Hor.- ton-square,) who attended solely from motives of charity, and unexpected by the unfiirtneate olject Of their comtuisseratimi It appears, that about If, months buck her husband sold out 1 500/. float the public fillets, and sliii.ped the pro ucc of it with, considerable other property, on Laird the Zed ac, to proceed to America, with his wifb and family.— When they arrived at Liverpool the ship taut - soiled about two hot" and they were thus separated from ull they possessed; but before they had time scarcely to think f their situation, intelligence arrived thaks the Zodiac was lost, and every soul but (iv.: !.erbOaa perished Thus re.tuced from comparative affluence, the husband having prospects in .%iarrica. obtained a passage for that country ; and his wife and children returned to Lo 'don, in the hope of supporting themselves until he could send u remittance by which they might join him; but from that time to the present no tidings have been received. Every week diminished the poor woman's stock of clothes, until ut length not a single article was left in her posses sion to purchase a meal of bread fbr herself, a fine. girt, aged 6, who bad been educated at a bearding school, and a child about two years old. With no prospect but death from starvation, not having tasted food for two days, was this wretched woman and her family found by a clergyman residing at Somers town, to whom her circumstances became prevideme tialty known. He witnessed their distresses, aggra vated by the young children sickening for the small pox; he afforded immediate relief, and through hit means a subscription was commenced, by which the woman and daughter were clothed, •And support afforded for these few weeks past. Under the hope of placing her in a school; .by which she night sup• port herself, her friends were active in collecting subscriptions, when this charge was piefinTed, and the suffering of this wretched woman were further increased by her being committed to prison. As the fact was proved that she did pledge the blanket,. though in the height of her distress to procure food, . the worthy magistrate was obliged to inflict the penalty under the pawnbroker.' act, which ainounted• to As.; this sum was paid by her humane friends, to prevent her being re-committed to prison fur a • month. Wittbo. t his honwr, Phillinitireplart., Kensington, the lady of Major Colegrarr, or a sou—The lady or U. Daglcish, esq. Scosiati.l Yard, of as twa—At Brdiord-grove. Stirdthato, St.riey. Mrs. 11. J. Rocker, of a daughter— 'flia tally of Mr. G. Marino*, of Ilssitopsgate-strret, of a Mill—The wile of Mr. A. Ciailsr, without, of a tin. 411arritt. On Friday, the 1 eft) ult. at West Ham, ES , 4li, by Mr.. Juste N rector of the oafish, Mr. Henry Bradshaw Fenton. of I. lon, to Miss Thompson, daughter of S Thompson.. e.q of Pmiston, Essex. On Friday last. it St. Clement Danes, by the Rev. W. GUI net, Rector, Air. H. Harwar, nephew of Jos Harwir, of Cam:loon, Chessltire,esq. &erased, to Mem Arnndell , of iiettlet uponTitaim s,Osf..rfislfire—At I-lin•oon.l'.42lstrke. f .1 surgeon, of Lincoln's Inn Fields, late of the Hon. East India Company . ..survive, to Sophia, daughter ‘.l the late Ft. Manton, esq. of Udifigton.go ern—At Little Bunt 1111111, Nitro ey, J. Hasiland, esq. M.D. Regius Prof( sssur of Play 'de in the Unit rsity of Cambridge, to Loisisia, youngest ilgualiter and co.heirtas of the late Rev. Oro. Pullen, of Little. Bookham—At Southampton, R. Ricardo, encl. of Chinkfird hatch. Fsm , x, to Aliso, Lob!), of the former pier. —.At St. Allies.. W, sttuin ster, Mr. J. Pryee, of Keppel. street, itier.ell-.(liture, to Esther Sarnia Bit litter, 01 Soho. Alarylebone New Church, J. V.slisuce, esq. second son of W. Valiance; esq. of S' ghosifite, to CS. thetitie Mat garet. eldest daughter of the Rev. V D. Pleas tot's, of Of chaid•sttert, Poirot:in-square, and Watlinglon hull. Nut 1011. Ditb. . At his house in Condnit.street, Si!. W. Farquhar, hon. in the 61st )eat of his age—Major Roble, e.g. of Oakley Farm, Bromley, hent—ln Benches, Worcestershire, tn. the 8.9.1 year of he. age, W. A. Roberts, esq.—At Bath, aged 71. S. Lott, rag. of Bonitos), tattoow of the sin •ryors to the Gent ritl Post Officc—Ar Brentford, age.' 24h Mr. Roiralils, lair Cliyr.ic•l Opt ratur to the Avniecarres' ossirstri —At his house ou Richinirairl.grir ii, W. Coiling, esq. Wading-street, Mr. J. Blinkriasou,aged 74 yearn —At his residence Aulatry, hear Hull, O. Burney:64. ul Lombard.street,/..ontlon—At Oporto, where he went for the benefit of his Walsh, 3. R. Whistkt, ooq..outfox*, of Loaders.