The National Register. — London, England, 1820-12-17 00:00:00

Farrington's house, and that the prisoner Dawson visited him. .Me. Beaumont proved that neither he nor his partner ever wrote any letter stating that they were ready to give up the property in question to the prisoner. A distringas had been put upon the property in the funds. The will of W. Farrington was read ; and it contained not a syllable respecting the prisoner Dawson (alias) Farrington. The Jury without hesitation, found both the prisoners Guilty. The prisoners were again indicted upon a separate charge of defrauding Mr. Nock, upon false pretences, of other guns worth about MA. on the 22d September. Upon this charge also the prisoners were lotind Goilty. 'l . he prisoners then received the sentence of the ("mat upon the first indictment—to be publicly whipped; and upon the second to be transported lar 7 years. TittDAY, OECt.ttutta la. The three resuec:able tradesmen residing at Kensing ton, who were cunuu tied by Mr. Mioslnd 01 a charge of murdering a constable, named John May, were this morniug tried for Manslaughter. Twenty witnesses proved that the death of May was produced by his own misconduct. The Jury stopped the case before the Recorder summed tip, stating that they were quite satisfied of the innocence of the liartits. Thomas M'Carthy, a poor middle-aged African, was capitally indicted for a burglary in the house of Mary Topping, and stealing a clack. &c. her property. The prosecutrix quitted her house about three o'clock in the afternoon, and on her return at night she fou n d that her sitting-room had bee i broken open, and rite goods in question stolen. The prisoner was stopped with the property in his possession the same evening, but there was no proof that the breaking and entering took place after dark. The prisoner, whose appearance was that of extreme misery, put ill a written defence, stating that he was driven to the commission of critic by the deepest distress, not having tasted food for several days at the time of the robbery. He never would have stood in this disgraceful situation but for the cruelty of wine men, who dragged him from his home a n d friends in the prime of ; he hoped to find mercy from white men, in return for the miseries he had endured. Although poor and I riend - less he could safely declare, that this was the first act of dishonesty he had ever been guilty of, and he prayed the Court to deal mercifully wits him, and to pot him in some place of refuge until he could get into hottest employment. The poor fellow was observed to shed tears vv life the clerk was reading his &knee. Mr. Swallow, a respectable hatter, in St. James's street, stated that he had known the prisoner tell-sears, and believed hint to be perfectly honest. He was some time ago a servant to a " dashing buck" at the West end of the town, wins left him without paying him his Wages (about 141.) and he endured the greatest misery ill tile last severe winter. Witness saw several times, when he had scarcely a rag to cover him. 'The Recorder.—" our conduct, Sir, to this unhappy man, does you infinite honour." The Jury found the prisoner guilty of the larcery only, and the Court said, that means should he taken to get him into the Refuge for the DeAting at lit/MOH. Volta. -40- NI ARLBOROUG I I sTnErr. The Resc►te Gang underwent a third examination on Friday, before Messrs. Conant and Farrant ; and as the evidence adduced upon former proceedings is already before the public, we confine ourselves to me additional evidence. Marsden, the gaoler, was in attendance, with his head tied up, and lie as much altered. lle would ton take upon himself to swear to any of the prisoners, as he was knocked down instantaneously, and had no opportunity of observation. Jones, who has been identified as one of the rescuers, appealed to Kilsby, the keeper of a collee-shop in Great So&lk-street, St. Georges field', to prove his 111110CelICC by alibi; hut as Kilsby did not attend upon the last examination, a warrant compelled his attendance upon this occasion, and instead of proving an alibi, he con firmed the testimony of another witness, who SWOP.; to Jones. Kilsby proved that Jones the rescuer intruduceti Jones the burglar (convicted at the present Old llailey Sessions) to him on the evening of the rescue, awl that they slept at his house. They made no secret of the seacue. Two of them, of the name of Harris, plcade•l much innocence, and appealed to the Magistrates how hard it was that they should he kept in cuullut tucut. Although they had been very oftan charged with lelemy, they had always been innocent, and such usage was not right The (Aimee is no more than a misdemeattoor, fur which bail cannot be refused, and Mr. Taylor, solicitor, tendered bail for Woodgate, but the Magistrates rcynned 4)1 hours' notice, in sureties of Sol. and Iwo of aol. cacti. —Bail was tendered for others, and tut: is hole were re manded 141 next Friday. ALLEGE!) SEDUcTIO N. A statement appeared in o u r Paper a few weeks ago, seder the head 'low -street, of the circimistalices attend ing the alleged seductiott of a girl of Ili, the ilatidiier of a widow lady, residing of Chelsea, by an aged loan 01 rank, who was supposed to have conveyed her to his country tesidence iit Scotland. A writ of Habeas Corpus was procured, at the sw,- gestion of Mr. Ihrnie, of ]few-street (to whom au apl)Ileal W,l was wade by licr I riends), and rscry effort was made to discover her retreat, and to restore her 10 her friends; but no tidings could lie !carped oilier 111161 about a fortnight ago. when the saute worthy Magesii,Ue received an ationyinous letter, diced Edinburgh, and bearing that post-mark, inforinina min, that, by a pi:l it'd lion being made at a house at Clapham, Ctll6llll liiL ll getict: would be obi-hilted of the young, lady whose case had been mentioned iu the London newspapets. THE NATIONAL REGISTER Si 1111101), the ollicer, was immediately sent to the home mentioned, where he found an elderly female, and a Young gal in a state of pregnancy under her protection. file old woman, on being acquainted with his business, seemed perfectly au fuit to the whole matter, and told him that the young lady of whom he was in search hail quitted the house of her " protector," and was then on tier passage to London by one of the Leith smacks. Salmon was then ordered to watch the arrival of the smacks in the River, and after waiting anxiously for several days, he learned that a yonnt; girl answering her description had lauded from the River near the Straiad, and was to be found at a public house at which passen gers Ly the Scottish smacks are in tile habit of seeking temporary accomm.idation. He proceeded there, and was informed by the landlady that the object or his search was up stairs; whither Salmon went, and found she young lady, with another girl, not more than 14 years of age, sitting eating oysters. Salmon infmmed her of the nature of his errand, but she refused to stir until he produced the writ of Corpus, which he had about him, and she then reluct antly consented 11 accompany him. This wretched girl, it appeared, had come alone and unprotected from Scot land. Salmon then conveyed the girl to her unhappy parent, where she is now residing, but closely watched, as it is suspected that if suflered to be at li'uerty„ she would again abscond limn her home. We understand that a legal investigation is about to be instituted into du: business. A remarkable instance oftheiruit fulness of the Pota to is 111Cutior.ed in the Glasgow paper of the .:;'2d, in the following terms :—" There were raised, at Galloway !louse, near ‘Vigtown, the scat of Ott_ Right Hon. the Eat! of Galloway, on Wednesday the 15tli ult. eight bushels (or eight filty•six pounds) of potatoes, being the produce of one single potato, which was raised last season ill the field of E4erness, near Garliestown, and preserved by Mr. Kennedy, gardner to Lord Galloway. The mother potato, which was cut into many sets, weighitig 3lbs. 70oz. and many of the offsprings this year have certainly done justice to such an ancestor, one weigliinglive pounds arid a half, an6ther three pounds, a third three pounds and a half, and malty three pounds, Tie sets were planted in the open garden in two rows, and received no more attention from Mr. Kennedy than any other plant of the same species, being only once cot ered and laid up." CAPr. flotr's ,Merest.—This gentleman started on Tuesday from l'iecadiily, to go on foot three hundred nudes in five days, and to travel into eleven counties, toal he Might not rick ;iis growid. Ile took the Bah road, and travelled lice miles an hour. The season is :rinst him ; but he is a real bread one. Time is backed at (10(13. It is melancholy to reflect on the many executions which have lately taken place, but more particularly with respect to Bank fingeries. Street robberies are become so frequent, and the thieves who go about in gangs, arc so lawless and autlaciot.s, that, in case of conviction, they can have no hope of pardon.— There arc now organized bands of robbers in every quarter of the metropolis, which are constantly supplied from the more fbrmidable gangs in the Borough. 13untmsnr.—On Sunday evening last, four fel lows well armed, forced an entry into the back part of Mr. Major's cottage, Ealing-row, on the north of the Bayswater road, at dusk. Mr. M. was reading in the parlour, when he heard one of the maid servants shriek in the kitchen on the ground floor, and on going to the dour he was met by one of the thieves, who fasteeed him in the parlour, without offering further violence. There was an other female in the house, who made her escape when the robbers entered, and suspecting resistance, they made a precipitate retreat across the fields towards Paddington, carrying with them a time piece and six silver spoons.—They arc suppxed to belong to the Harrow-road and Paddington orga nixed gangs. The Vicar and Churchwarden of Preston are now endeavouring to procure the dismissal of the parish clerk, on four very grave charges, viz. naming his infitnt daughter Caroline, assisting to ring the bells on the news arriving that the Bill of Pain.; and Pe nalties was thrown out, wearing silk slockings on a Sunday, and going to Chorley last Wednesday, to utter.d a dinner there. FIRE.—On Thursday morning, about one o'clock, the house of Mrs. Roper, the Rese and Crown inn, Kirby Lonsdale, was discovered to be on tin.. The ostler, who was first tvakened by the dames, gave the alarm to all the funily whoa► the vio!cuce of the dames would allow him to approach. Mrs. Roper, two of her daughters, a female servant, five servant men, a traveller, and a professional gentle. man, who was a lodger in the house, effected their escape, most of them by leaping out of the win dows ; but live of the female servants became the victims °Nile &wonting clement, and were literally burnt to ashes. The house is entirely destroyed, and scarcely any part the Eta-Mime was saved. We have not hearth how the fire originated. Chriitophe was one of the riche,t Sovereigns in the Universe. It is supposed that he bad a million of specie in Fort Henry, which he had made im pregnable. kle was of u tyr.un►ical disposition, but was a t'rknd to the arts and science, and his Court was splendid in the exthate. He was anxious to enlighten his subjects, and was the ardent patt . un of 3 sy Acia of education for that purpose. BOXING. Al Kingsrevod, near Bristol, on Wrilnrsday lust. betalcas ✓oe Carey and Tom Stevens, The above heroes (both respectable horse-dealers, and strong in the milling fancy), belonging to the Bristol nursery, it seems, had been chafing each other for some time past, which was the best man. But the Dairy Club, at Porch's, the Guildhall Ta vern, Broad -street, soon put this matter to rights ; and Carey, who is one of the above spirited coves, although but 10st. I Ilb. in weight, offaed to tight Steevens, twenty pounds to ten, notwithstanding the latter weighed Ust. Ilb. It excited consider able attraction in the sporting circles at Bristol ; and miles round the country. The spectators on the ground were numerous. At one o'cloek the com batants entered the ring, and threw up their /uppers in the most courageous style. Carey had for his second Bill Longttrd, of 131 th, denominated the Tom Owen of the West, and Tom Badger as Ilia bottle-holder. Steevens was waited upon by Bill Neat and Bob Watson. Mr. Hayes was u:upirc to the latter. it-mad I. The lads were ratheer angry with each other, 111141 ilia not stand for the coolness nail advantages derive,' from 'donee. They went to work in right earne4, hit for hit, till Carey wasfloured. tio aliin4 my Stervy, time, the %tit, to knock the def/final of hint." 2. The weight of Steeveni gave him the hest of it ; nod poor Carey nap it heavily, till he went dean. " Bravo, Steevens." " This wro a most tremendous round, and both of the:r nobs exhibited pepper. Cari.y, like a frump, stood np to 11. r man, Wit it wa., against him, and he again nos Jon a. 4,5, 6,1. These rounds, from their heavine , s of hitting, were niter the style of Johnson and big Ben. It was, litt.m— ever, a sort of 19e thing—koring each other alternately. 8. The Ortfry Cove at lemols took the lead, amidst the clievies of the Cloth The spirit now wan. all is Carey, and poor Steevcos had no chance. Ile was hit all over the ring. _ _ . 0, 10, 11. It was useless for Sleev.ins to contend in all these rounds, but his gluttonv would not let him give it in.— It is only justice to Carey, to state, that he behaved in the t m inly way towards his brave opponent. The eleven rounds were fou/lit in sixteen minutes. Carey is a e ;deoc out.and outer, nod a x 1 fighter. Sieevrens also pr..ved himself as g zin..l a mail as ever stripped in a rim:. .lie Dii/finiiiiiins returned to Bristol in triumph ; and, on arc ~,,,, t of the sUrCe`i of their hero, they had an extra go " at Porch's," before they went to ruoAl. The Bristol' ins .re about c..t a ri%;tilitr P. C. after the manner of the Loloollring. The match between Harry Burton, the tinman, and 'Thornton, the Warminster butcher, took place on Monday, ihr 100 guineas aside, in a ten :acre field, belonging to Captain Phillips (Thornton's backer), at Hurst, near Stratlifieldsay, Hants.-- The combatants, who are in respectable life, ma t to fight out a grudge, rather than to aspire to fame as boxers, and both meant mischief at going in. Burton was se.:onded by H. Ford, and Thornton 71 Gee, Ciptain Phillips's groom. I n the tir,t round many heavy blows were thrown away, from over anxiety to take the lead; but at length a stand was made. and sonic heavy •• whisterc.utters," to use 6..egiiim's slang, we.c exchanged. Bosh proved game receivers, and they closed and separated four times, until ;it length a severe struggle hxik pluee at in lighting, and both went down. ‘4. Alter a short pause, Thornton was met by a chattering blow on the side of the head, winch floored him. and he Lay as if lie had been served out of one of " Hodges' " two-gallon •• max" cans. 3 and 4. These rounds were in favour of Burton, but although his adversary had not recovered from his stupor, Burton w.ss doubled up by a heavy right-hatated Wow on the side, and seemed to set aim asleep a bit in return. 6. Both went heavy to the scratch, and were inanimate from punishment and fatigue, anti both fell. A ce:sation of hostilities took plact: for several minutes, the ring being broke by the pressure of the liorsciirm upon the foot people, and a drawn battle was suggested, but roused by the bickers. 7. A very gall.•tnt round was fisught, and heavy counter hits were exchanged at the head, until Burton WAS getting blind fast, from the inclination of his head to swell. In the 9th and loth round Burton was too Min , ' to find his adversary: and in the l lth Thornton won it by a finishing b. ly blow, which brought his adversary down upon hi, face. I: was gone light of 4) minutes. One of the principal defaulters on the Stock Exchange, has been taken at Paris. He had over tlrtvn his bankers, the very respectable howc of mephenson and Co. to the amount of 13,0001. — This sum was drawn on a tiatorday, with an nssur. mice that securities to that amount wonl4l be lodge-d with them on Monday morning. On Monday tr box was sent to Messrs. Stephenson's; but, on examination, its contents proved deficient. In the mean time he had left the country ; and, on inquiry, it was discovered that he had two days previous to the transaction, taken out a passport fix France. A clerk of the house, accompanied by two Bow-street officers, immediately set out in pursuit of him, and soon trac.d hint to his r...sidenee in P ar i s . of the 15,0001. obtained from Messrs. Stephenson and Co. he had, previous to his departure from England, given 4,0001. to his sister, !wing the amount of matey, her property, which he bad spent. This sum, on application to the young lady, she innuediatcly gave up without hesitation or reserve. The residue he carried with him to Paris, and h a d made arrangements tier vesting it in the nem!' f on d s wh e n Le was apprehended. The property was fitund np i n him i t the state in which he carrie.l it away. The St. t 4 which hay.; be.na since talew. with him we have nut learned,