The National Register. — London, England, 1820-01-23 00:00:00

~.. ..., ~!r .. J -IP OLD BAILEY: sreda c.ndaaisioy. TBAFtit kIN6 IN SLAVES. On Sloi11;;;, as snoii — as the Judges took their seats in C . the Grand Jury were re-sworn, tor the purpose of considering bills of indictment, tinder a s;iecial cons mission, against Alexander V illeniont and James Alex. Carrot, two foretellers, who stand charged who a viola ' 1111 l of the slave trade laws in the Alatiritins. After the Grand July were re-sworn, Mr. Justice hoed informed mein of the nature of the otieuce . whicli they were called vorm to consider in the indict ments that would bc bill/Wined to them. It was made .telrony by a late Act of Parliament, and though the offence was said to have been co 11111 l iited in a distant pan or the world, yet still the law brought it within the Jere:diction of a jury in this country. Tilt Grail , : Jury returned shortly - after, with toe bills Agana: the defeccialits. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty; and on being in formed that they were entitled to a jury coiloxned hall ' of mreigners, they replicd, "Fh liar, ions Alelic" A jury therefore of all Eligliz.h was empanelled lily their tri'l. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Littleton, awl Mr. Rey vvele the cool, sel on trehalf oi one prosectit 1111 l ; wid 11 r.Cilr l / 4 004.1, A(1011J1141: 4 and Mr. Platt, ibr, the prisoners. Cur Solicenr-Getteral, in opening the e , se to ahe Jon "thinner:led. the various acts which had hlAKse l IN 1896, ss oh tile concurrence of all parties in Parliament, abolishing a trade winch the frielids of humanity had been tiltlcaSouring for 20 years to put an rod in. But tae acts °f i tmho only imposed pecuoiary penalties, and it was found mat in their ortrations they wire nugatory, as the profits of the trade far exceetb.d the amount of the penalty inifessed by law. At length, the gh the efforts of %Ir. Brougham, an act was passer) 111 18 11, making the otiencea felony, .and colier:011g tile parties to transport.; oleo' eons tenon. With respect 10 the prisoners now at the liar, they were meanies of St. Mots Teti us ; and it would be recollected that by a late treaty the Slauritios-was ceded to Great Britain. That therefore, formed a patt of his Nlajesty's dowtu inn, awl the two persons at the bar were amenable to British law. He wished to explain to the Jury, that a •Fretich .captaits and the mine, who were implicated in tins affair, could not be prosecuted, because there was nin• .atitlicieot proof that they had cies lauded al the Nlatiri oust ; not having landed, they could pot be amenable to British laws. There were two otters, who were also ; implicated, and who had been sent to England for trial. .beveral slaves had been sent with them as witnesses ageitist theist ; but it was Anhui that 411e,,e men were so devoid .al all moral or .religious principle, that it was thought proper to abandon tile prostreinion. The facts ofthe Caw were then stated, 3111.1 witnesses were called, who proved (neut. The case for the prosecution being closed, Cartol was called spun for his defence, and declared that he had too witnesses II re to confound the testimony of the false witnesses examined. He put in a long written defence, which commenced by giving an account of the manner ,in which he had heel' engaged precious to the transac tion ill question. In September, 1817, he hap sailed from Borth:Ail% hull a reading, voyage, and had dealt and ar flicked in rice, tobacco, and salt provisions, &c. It oufirmed the account given, according to the testimony of the first wittiest, by the Captain of the inane Adone, when questioned as to tile destinalion of the vessel, and the cargo site had carried. He confessed that lie was at '1 sonata at Madagascar, but not for the purpose of deal ,ing in slaves: at Thai time he seas so ill as to be incapable of doing any thing, and he was carried by four liken to the ship when the set sail for the Isle of Bourbon. The document called upnu the Court to cons;der who was his accuse:, and almost soleaccuser on the 'real—lsis own aervatit, virtu, had enroll,. forged these fats:hoods to etimin4te his master. he wasa boy oldie most infamous character, and whom his father was obliged to imprison, while yet an infant tin his crimes. After the examina tion at Fort Louis, this lad hail expressed his contrition for having swum falsely, and had promised to speak the truth its London ; but lie had basely perjured himself, and had unjustly crimitiated his master. The prisoner Villemotit was next called upon fur his defence, and also 'untied in a written paper, which was read. It stated that he was horn at the Isle of Pourbun, .of good family, awl postuvely denied any connexion With any transactton of the Isature imputed to hint. He had voiuntarily surrimilered himself when called tipon,:. conscious of his innocence, and might, if he had chosen, have concealed himself. At the examination at Yort Louis before the Grand Judge, he had produced witnesses who distinctly proved his innocence, nut these witnesses he had been unable, on ;cerium of the great expense attending it, to bring to this country. He called upon the Court to consider whether it were probable • that YOU slaves could be introduced into the Mauritius" without its being known to the authorities there, who Welt constantly upon the watch. Not one trace of these slaves could be found, although diligent search had been ma d,. tie was now 12,000 miles from Ws native country, and although nut a pauper, had been unable to bring his witnesses to this country. lie begged, alietefore, that these circumstances might be taken tutu . ,consideratitim No witnesses were produced for the defence. Air. Justice Borrough, in recapitulating the evidence to the Jury, rentalked upon toe necessity of passing the act of I 11, making the offence of trafficking in slaves a transportable ullence, as otherwise little or nu punish- Diem would be labc;ed. Tim jury found both the Prisoners Guilty. lu tile course of tile day ilie Gratin .luny presented a paper to the Court, in which they spoke its high terms Di the stateof Ness A a.e, itiroti4ll tile arrangement of Mr. Brown, the keeper, so tar as the limits of the prison permitted. • They also spoke in just terms of the excel lent eacttious of Mrs. 1 . ry, THE NATIONAL REGISTEit. • ---- • -- - - - A most extraordinary case, or rather series of cases, occupied the time of the Court yesterday for several man of colour, a very respectable ittdividuai was tried upon three indicant-ins, 1..0r horse•stealnt_ (hiring horses and riding I , ff with them), and was iu each case positively sworn to by a number of w•ttnasses. although it appeared leyond all float, f the con-• earring testimony of several most respectable ',coons, that it was impossible the pt ironer could be the man who committed the otieuees iuquited to him. Bt seem he had the atisfbrione of hi:4lz so much like anotitet individual, that he might easily be taken for him. tie was, of course acquitted upon each charge. Tilere was a antral • indicant:in, but which the 1/10$tiCUlta declined going on with. The Contnion Serjeant it vivas a most unfortu nate ClfC1111151:111Ct that the prisont r was so like avert wicked person; and adding, that he had no doubt whatever of his innocence, ordered hint instantly to be discharged. An involuntary burst of applause from all (planets of a very crttwded Court full-owed the order-- upon which theCusiiinott Serjeatit observed in severe menus. Friday, Thgitias Cross, Andrew Stone, and Benjamin Johnson, -were indicted for stealing, on the Ist Decent bet last, two pigs, value 50s. and upwards, the it operty ofJoilin Jones. The Jury, smiler the advice of the Court, acquitted Johnson and Stone, but Cross—t John Hepworth and Edward Sinclair were indicted, the runner tor 61‘ . .11111g, the latter for receit jug. 3 titi4t.- lily of tessed calf-kito, she properly of Evan. R then, alit' Jonathan Fussall.—"llle July found 11..i/w.onit Guilty. SENIENCE UPON TIIE.PRISONERIi. Tite.whole of the WA s haring beets c n ochije4l. ;,he Recorder proceeded to pas sell•ellee 1.111011 the Stick/el ititli‘idual. convicted dump. ttie Se-yams:— The following emlttern vermin,: receit ed the awful sentence of I)eat Jon's, for hou.eoreakna-t Henry Doran. tor norglary—Johot RI(Ile), for inzrowa . v robbery—Tlioto.t- Brooms Anne. for OXCII-- Gevrge New icy, for niattw.ty roboeit Fr. 411, for Intrul.ar--I.l•Ary Wicks..l"6 f o J o h n pthot, for houNobredkno4—WilliJat Paley, fur forzery—Jotto Lower, for Inalstv.ty robbery—Charles Miles, for bin ithry—W illiatut Saul, for forgery—bows Robinson, for I t ot,e stealing—S.sr.th Wicks, for loNery—ltnitard II 004 for heiler stezhog—Thottias Wool and I.l:ch.ard lirddley, for lii,thway nthoery—and Junta Grcvn, for rooming from irtvisourtJ:' I•nree of the tort-. 0014 per-ons pleaded Guilty, and were not tried, viz. Wilhdtat Paley mid Henry Wolt,, for Gtrgery, and John,Green, for .resurning litho trans portation.—S.ttah Wicks WWI tonatided In execut ttttt of herjudgeneest. The tollowina received sentence of Transpottation for Life :—William Wheallvy, John Feerzeman. Wm. ' Bond, Joseph Hold:, Francis Wright, William Minim, William Hid:lsis:urn', William Jones, and William Clarke. To be Transported for .Fourteen Years t—James Alexander Carrel, and Alexander Villamont, for trafficking in Garret, alias Petty, Mary Kelly, James Bryant, Catherine Martin, Edward Welch, James Vs right, Antic Hall, James Conley, James Carey, William Brown, ‘Villiam,Wood, Henry • Bucknell, James Melvin, IJeury Johnson, John Wil liams, Sarah Paley, John Parsons, John Storey, and .George Perry.—The lust fifteen pleaded Guilty to the minor offence of having forged vows in their pos. session. To be Transported for Seven Years.—Charles Knight, Lewis ; Constaili, John Good I, Francis Lord, Robert alias James Corderoy, Join Brown, Joseph Crag, Francis Moues, Robert Walters, William Clarke, Francis Rush, Thomas Bords, Margaret Haes, Jaime Hayward, Esther Hewitt, Hil l, Thomas Barton, William Brett, William Woodcock, John Svratt, Duggan D.inialt, Thomas Brown. Edward 'shimmer, Jo s eph Wood, Dennis NEC:inky, Thomas Gestello;Williain Hathaway, James Kearticy, James Maley, Michael Byrne, Antonio Du -Coin, Herhert Scandret, John Binter, William Bailey, Michael Mark, William Johnsen, George Wilson, Thomas Cross, Benjamin Crisp, Ruben Hunt, and Anne Wells. he Imprisoned One Year.—,Charles Dothlwell, Jane Bray, and Joseph Skelton. Sixteen ware sentenced to imprisonment for six months—Ten for three months--:our for two months —two fur six weeks—Ten 14 one month—and one for fourteen days. One (William Damis, alias Divis,) was ordered to be publicly and Fourteen to be privately whipped. The judgment of four was minted, and several were discharged by Proclamation. The Sessions were then adjourned to Wednesday the 16th of February. 4)ohcc. MANSION HOUSE. MAKEPEACIR AND HARKUR V. THU PAHNIIKAIIIMS. between these parties was once more aeilatr•d hate briar. Mr. Wilde, in rouse• rpielice 01 a letter setmesting the attendance ed the . pawnlirolsets (room !tlakepeare and Harker) to prueetd with the identitiaation of the property iu dispute, tu under to its restoration lit them. Mess's. Alley, Andrews, and Adolphus, were in atten- . dance on bel.alt or the paw Wankel s. It appeared, that during the present Sessions a bill of indictment was pieta trot against Make, the supposed Oiler, and being. 'wind, was rro►uved lay certiorari mit) the Coon or Relines !tench, in order, as it is supposed to pi t reed to 0111(ao 1 y. Alakepeace and IllarAor conevii that this was all that was isecessin y tJ he done on their pint, now falllP toroned to claim the tratithtton el• the atobro propel i), upon its being properly The Counsel for the paw Wankel s, however, 11110 W Con tended, that the queption lied assmued a new shape, fur I Ilia Magistrate, by buttliug over dlr. Harbor to prefer a bill of indictment against the thief. bad vittually atknow. ledgrd that a prosecution was absolutely necessary, as ft preliminary step to the receetry of she property, and had foe felted the• jortsdietion which the other party Cull. tended was given him by the :iatli mid 40th of the King—. 'l'l,eprefeeliug.a bill of indictosteot was a mere laret, if the tloef was to be 'filleted to eselie flout a riuseention that would 1.1111 iv 01 him u, puoisl object of the pm' oho okeis u /IS the roust , of the thief, in order to ',tweet themselves against fiend w hi c h might every day be plat-used against thew, and the only possible way of obtaining Oils would Limping the piopetty thee& r amd isi proper hands. bolicitor Mes.rs. blakepeitee and Harkin Raid, that the at ilstunt ..1 me Lent ned .Coitusel was inappli cable to the foe the pi operiy leis clients claimed was not included iu toe bill of indictment. Only a single article, mom ly, a gold watch, was matte she subject of indict:ll.llr, talul the residue of the property therefore reettauucti as it was ueluir the bill was pr o r e r ies t. Adry o b sessed, that Messrs. Miskepedee Acid Har. kur hal no tight to select any pat tieuldr al litsly ; they weae uutiiiil over to lutist:cute fur tile whole of the pry. petty, 0111.1 svery at t:cle unglit to has e been included in the ledielmeel. He hoped the Magistrate would set his lace animist the desouthl. Mr. Bilotti! intimated, Ilia he was toot aware of being called 4111011 to wake any order at present.—He under. stood that Aldkepeace and lidikur merely attended now feu the putrube of hiicelifyllig, such► *sticks as wire nut sp..lkesi to oil lot ;tier tiee.s_turis. The Auhet•nur, i4l eepiv to Mr. Alley, sail , that the in cluding u.e 4. hole properly in our iildietinent, whet, the 111 . 11Cira Writ* siVIVII at d tithes, IA uel.l have mad, it paucceding, mud 114* 'given the Cowl the puwei lu ‘4114.101 11. 4,1 r) drined thi4, and Mr. 'Millie coincided with the Leagued Ina( the whole el the properly r. 1.4) la h.v. stern 111Cilltiell. 11...:Su.tetior a heh annt, his divans were willing to give lot lite linet s vitothd tat twilit, it Nab It3l.llrd it) Mr. Andrews Ibis was a fallacy that could deceive 1111 111s111 ut CWIIIIIOII thlarrbt4lldlllg. W 11.41 ht(7111 ity outiki -ter woad. mite that Malepenee 4ud tied kur, stir bad add. di) dodliltuht.l 4 ditty 111 e) 04 e•l 1. buil:101y, WOl.llll 0 .11..1.14 Il 11.4 it lie hurl was 11l thew puarr, awl they 'id:lvied 11110 11.1- eseape, alld It Vida Ws 111111 U4AILI that IS•ake was hilund the sea►.. In 'het—mist tot a ills I 'ICI - 414(40140u it was praposed. on the pad t ut due p•asigtroi•els , , 11141110 Itrelsititi hatilliol 00W be giveu u l ou the que,diaa 4 that me potpva ty should teasaill la the 111)1011) of the ittftects; and *hat Mein& Nliske i arace anal Hai kur situusu ap,d) to the CUlllt of nest wati, fur a Ilialataitius, w C01111:t 1 1110 to IslllK, au ether Sot tile It blllllllOll of the plu i deri). 'liie outlet . await theti or solemnly argued, the utslBlloll of the Joilgea *wild be uutamed, alit! the . rptestiott fiur.fy delel Willed. WhAteVef the (let:1610h might lie, the pa.% uheis *wild mu.' cheerfully submit. to rt. 'l•lleir oujerl, it skit Mises bid d, was a vary fair the) only %kb-lit:11 to I.te protected tit the huncat exerct.•o ut their iatitilleht, 111511, di d woof uf their fait intentions, they wuuld contest to lurego thaw claim to interest 00 the moue) adtaisced upon the gaud, io question, and to. store the inhale to the chiduiants, on their paying the principal. The Solicitor seemed unwilling to accede to either of these prepositions, and pressed Mr. Biruie to make an order immediately fur the restitution. The Magistrate SAW, he was uut prepated to make any order, our did lie expect to be called ul pull do do so 110 W. Heir the metier fasts at present, the plate reurriutug in the hands of the seising Mho:rub. DasAprut rtk.ritiay Morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a fire broke out in the dwelling-lathe of Mr. Taylor. !tatter, in Garden-row, London-road, Saint George *fields, which, befure the arrival of city en gines. had enveloped the whole Whirling in flames. .l ua wind at the time was rather high, and blew the flames into a court at the back, inhabited by poor people, and and containing the workshops of Mr. Taylor and Mr. Butt, chair and rush-mattress-Maker,, winch also took fire. The passage of the court WAS so narrow, that much confusion ensued in bonging out the furniture of the inmates ; many were seriously low, and a great Fan of the lurniture was destroy.d. At length four or live engines arrived ; but some difficulty took place be fore any water could be got; and whilst the firemen were employed in raising plugs, the devouring element had communicated to the Bird-in-Mad public-house, next door, and also to the back premises of Mr. Hayes, grocer. A plentiful supply of water bein a t at length obtained, the engines were put in requisition with the utmost celerity, and by two o clock the tire was subdued (tt was supposed fluidly), leaving four or free houses gutted completely. No limber apprehensions were entertained fur the premises, and the firemen went to dinner; but about tour in the afternoon the flames again burst forth with great fury : the 'men, however, were on the spot, and, being ably seconded by the in habitants and passengers, succeeded in extinguishing the tire totally. The loss was considerable. On the night of Wednesday, about ten o'clock, the house of Mrs. Lynn, in East Cross Street, Bishopwearmouth, was observed to be on tire. The doors were immediately timed by the neighbours, but although the lire engine and every assistance was speedily procured, the conflagration was not got under till near twelve o'clock. When Mrs. Lynn was tbund, she presented a horrid spectacle, being burnt almost to a cinder. Must of the fur niture and the floors of the house were consumed, It is presumed that the deceased had accidentally set her clothes on fire, and had communicated the flames to the furniture, &c. Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, the officers and soldiers oldie 40th attended, and their conduct was highly meritorious. MN. Lynn was of the most penurious disposition. Au iron ehe.st, which was found on the premises, con tained in guineas, and sonic papers. 'IL.: money has been deposited in the bank of Messrs. Backhouse and Co. at Sunderland. * rwt: . :