The National Register. — London, England, 1820-09-17 00:00:00

Volice. +•- HATTON GARDEN. On Monday one of the most extraordinary examina tirms relative to the identity of a dog (lectured at this Office, we have ever witnessed. Mr. Sut 1111 l era, a but cher, residing in Skinner Street, Somers Town, appeared to a summons at the suit of George Fisher, Esq. of Boston Square, to show cause why he detained a saki able NewtOundland dog, his property, which dog had been missing about four months, and a reward of two guineas advertised for his recovery. NI r. Ripley stated, that be had the dog a puppy, and that it was in Iri poss. ession about three years and a half; that lie lost the r i n g about twelve months ago, and offered a reward of five' guineas for his recovery ; and in couseqwuce ul which reward Mr. William Audley, a constable of St. Pancras, brought him the dog (rout Paddington, and paid the five guineas to the person who restored it; that about four months ago he lost the dog again, and had some pOSlillg bills stuck up, offering a reward of two guineas fur his recovery, but that the dog was never brought back; that about a week ago a gentleman, a friend of his, then present, knew the dog, which he' saw fol:owing the defendant; and after watching him home, his friend informed him, the plaintiff, of the cir cumstance. Mr. Ripley, accompanied by Mr. Audlev, the constable, who could swear to the identity of the dog, went to deft udatit's house, where they saw the dog, and being well satisfied as to the identity of the dog, he offered the reward and claimed the dog, but Nit.. Summers refused to deliver it up. Mr. Ripley then No (laced a host of witnesses to prove the identity of 1111: dog, which he said lie would not part with fur twenty guineas: it is a beautiful anhoal, black, with a white breast, four wine.: feet, and a white blaze on his face. Mr. Summers being called on Ito his defence, stated that be bad the dog six mouths in his possession, being two months before Mr. Ripley lost his dog. lie knew the dog about twelve mouths before to the possession of Mr. Jennings, a builder, lately deceased, front whom he had the dog; and he produc.el a number of respectable witnesses to prove the dug was three years in Mr. Jen nings's possession. A man of the name of Stevens proved selling the dug a puppy, three years and a half ago, to Mr. Jeunings. Mrs. Jennings, her apprentice, her lodgers, several of her neighbours, and woikinen, Were ready to swear the dug was three years in the possyssion of Mr. Jen nings before lie gave it to the detrodam. Tire plaintiff and a number of the most respectable witnesses were equally prepared to swear to the • identity of the dug, which they called Cato; the defendant called him Plato, and the dog readily answered to both names. The Magistrate, NI r. Rogers, declared lie found it impossible to decide, and he dismissed the complaitit. Mr. SUM- Men took the dog, an Nit.. Ripley declared his intention of bringing an action for the recto cry of the dog. MANSION-HOUA:. . . _ A young man nained Weedon, was charged by Mr. Tucker, stationer, of Budge-row, with having embezcied the sum of I la. 4d., under the following circum stances Mr. Tucker stated, that in April last the prisoner called at his house, and told him he could get a great deal of liminess for the house, and would undertake to serve it at once. Witness accepted of his services, mid thee prisoner sold a considerable quantity of goods, but he found the most co7rect return had not been made by the prisoner, and on that account made a narrow emptily into his conduct. He: ascertained that the :Mal of 321. I Is. 4d. had been paid by a linendraper, in Great Suriey street, into the hands of the prisoner without being ac counted for, awl he accused h:ni of having feloniously embezzled the saute. A clerk to the linendraper stated that the prisoner sold to the house a quantity of paper, and delivered a bill of parcels with it, amountitig to the sum of 381. 7s. 3d. NV itness settled the account, having dedi.cte:tl two pence a bundle, and taken off a discount of as. There then remained a balance of 321. I Is. 4d. The prisoner took 151. in linen-drapery, and witness gave I ' a banker's draft fur 171. 1 is., being the balance of the bill of parcels. The prisoner said he was not a set vont to Mr. Tucker, and could not therefore conic within the operation of the act under witicit he had been charged; he also declared that Mr. Tucker had agiced to consider it a debt.-114: was fully committed. GUILDHALL. CHARGE or POKE::: It Y.—A middle-aged mm, whose name we forbear ;ra tatentum, out of regard .0 the res pectability of his facially connections in the city, was brought before Mr. A Idea - man J. J. Smith, by Leatilserier, the marshelanan, Ivho had apprehended i • oil a warrant granted a fortnight aao, upon 3 charge of It,te o t ay. 'I . lie prisoner it ap_peared by the evidence of Samuel Cocks, of lia&aato mirt, Newgr ate Street, agent to .Nlessrs. Lea and 11' itelicr, ir . .et manufacturers, had had been employed by t9t to sell g00;15 WI COMMIS -1111011 ; ..re had been ',Laced in hint, and so des:runs were mu,: gentlemen of gi% hag him every res pectability in his trawactiow on their account, that lIC was peritMied when necessary, to draw bills in his own name upon the parties to whom lie made sales, in the same Ill:11111k r as if he had been a principal in the In the course of these transactions the prisoner gave in an atcoinii of goods sold to Nlr.JainesCiiezory of Bow, to the amount of 491. 12.. lid., and paid jilt.° the firm tor the same 1..11 drawn by himself upon Gregory, and purporting to be accepted by the latter, lot the above sum, at two nionttis' ►!ate. Subsequent I'llmA:wens h,,riag cleated sulicion that all was IlUl right in the prisoner's proceci.iligs,,,et.tpiiry was mode as to tins lint, when it nutted Out tom uu such person as Mr. James Gregory was known at Bow ; and upon the bill being exhibited before the Wag:straw. Mr. Cocks mote to his firm belkl, that the whole of the THE NATIONAL REGISTER bill, acceptance and all, Was ill the hand writing of the prisoner. The affixing the name of a nonentity to a hill of ex change, ;las long since been decided by the Judges to be a felony, and so the unfortunate prisoner, by this rash and indiscreet deception, intending probably to gaits a a little time C.g mak hug good his accounts, ha,; sub jected himself to the charge of forgery, which may affect his life. The prisoner seemed to feel the awful sit u ation iu which he had placA himself, and at Its own IVTIVaI was remanded to Monday week next, to :fiord hint opportunity, ilpossible, to rebut the charge. COUNTRY BANK N ()TER.—There can be no doubt that Whenever the Bank of Englaild notes are, by the new issue, rendered inure secure against imitation, the ingenuity of the forger will be directed against the Country Bank -limes, which are now in a very defenceless state. It is a swirce of h satisfaction to us, there fore, to have learnt, that a plan fur the protection of the Conetry Bank-notes has been adopted by the Go (refitment, which will, by an issmairdeopfqarnitt, htelire the whole ol the Provincial Batiks hum forgery, wit Lout requiring ai.y change of their present plans, which will be a wank of much time. A Liam') of gre it difficulty of imitation has been contrived, and prepara tions are making or the Stamp-office fur 9l3itiping all the Country Bask-notes with this stamp, after the new year. by wiiiels Wait the mecum. collected on Country liaiik-nutcs will be while the owes theme-Ives will be protected t the fr.;er—because lie cannot forge the note without fro-ging the stamp. This stamp is combined with beautiful coloured printing, intended nearly to cover the back of the note, so as to preclude the liecessity, and also to save the expence at present inetared by many Country Bankers in printing a back to their notes byway of security, that security being by the (Lvernment gratis. It is proposed also to connect this with a change in the paper for the Country Bank notes, by substituting r description of paper, the water mark and appearance of which can wily lie produced in its first construction at the paper mill; whereas there are various ways of forging the present water mark in ordinary paper, which may be purchased in any station er's shop. The most important features its this plan arc —first, the expedition with which the Country 1.1 mks will thus be secured against for,ery; and secobdly, the economy, as it requires no change whatever in their present plates. BOWIE K Y AND ATTEMPT TO URDE R.—Thurslay night, between eight and nine o'clock, as Geo. Welfare, one of the constables at the Town Hall, Southwark, was walking over the Dover-road, his attention was attracted by a moaning noise, which seemed to proceed from a small field at the end of Dover-street. lie hastened to where he thought the voice proceeded trout, and as he approached closer, lie beheld a man stretched on the ground. The officer l i ned lint a i , but it was sonic time before he could persuade him he was 5.11 . C. At length lie suffered himself to be carried two the road, and trout) thence to a surgeon, WliCfe he was properly dressed. There were three desperate wounis or tile head, and one owthe cheek, supposed to have been inflicted by some heavy weapon; his clothes were torn and bloody. Tlic account he gave of the circumstance was, that Ii was a stranger to the neighbourimod that while eras ing the field where the oilicer found hhis, :ie was attacked by a number of thieves and women, who beat lion with sticks until he was stunned, alitl then took his watch and pocket-book, in whit li he had 51. in notes, besides a few shillings in silver, with which they made off, leav ing Lim in that deplorate situation. 'the attack was so sudden, that he could not identify any of the robbers. V Eri HAMA RNANI.P. ESCAPE.—On Friday week, as Thinna9 Laid law, stimeinason, was employed its the inside or a well, at Newtown of Rocklin', a few miles from Carlisle, lie was completely buried by the fallitig iu of the walls and earth. Ile was standing upon a ladder, some yards front the top of the well, when he perceived the walling and earth beneath to give way, and almost instantly the whole top part fell in upon him, with an immense quantity of mould, which completely buried the poor man nearly live yards below its surface. The other war i;:iien upon the spot immediately began to clear out the rubbish, to save, if possible, the life of their fellow workman, although they entertained little hopes of success. After lifting away the stones, many of which were very large, they heard the voice of the unfortimate Dials through the earth; he was calling to them to Hark by the rope, from which a hueket was suspeudinl. After three hours' ['boor, they came to the unfortunate sufferer, who was so firmly fixed in the ruins, that it was duilicult to move his lege. It is calculated that no less than ten cart loads of rubbish lay upon him, and yet, it was very temarkable, he was extricated not only with life, but without sustaining ail material injury. He was able to pursue his usual occupatioa oat Monday, having 'oat wily one day's work by his mitffortuitc. MELANCHOLY ACCID:;NT.-01, Tuesday evening a yourig lady of the name of or a vii:, to Mrs. 111uoitineld of Hatch-place, Lambeth, accompmed that lady, arid a party of irtends to the Coliourg Theatre, and tin their retu::l, Miss Hitchett being lett in the par lour alone, her sinieks alarmed the house, and on the servant going in, her clothes were on fire, and her hair was literally burnt off her head. The seivant promptly threw a table-cloth she had in her hand around tier, but the sutferer, who is sett-Liven years 01.1, is not expected to survive. The fire must have caught her muslin frock in front, as the lower part was not burnt. Thursday last au inquest was held at Cottertham, Cheshire, before John Ingle, Esq. on the boa y of W. Wilson, a shepherd's boy, who having missed one of the sheep li e Wah keeping, awentled to the top a a windmill, in order to look over the fields for it. Tae miller returned slur ly alit mauls, and not being ay. are of the boy's situation, set the sails hi motiosi, whieit crushed hiui in social pieces, ashd caused his deaill behi rc he could get (ionic. 303 BOXING. The match between Fred. Strong, the ilampshire Blacksmith, and the new Black from Baltimore, (whom fame had represented as being the rival of the celebrated ltlolinens) took place early on Tues.- day morning, on 13urnhans Spa, in the Forest, nine miles front Farnham, and as early as six in the morning grouper had assembled to witness the great combat. Fred. Strong was a tried good ruffian, with a hide like a bullock. Sam the black had malleted the blocks of the block-makers on the coast of Hants, and a purse of 25 guineas was collected to try with a good one how he liked receiving. He is under 13 stone, but of Ajax make, and a natural fighter, with the left hand strait and strong, and with which he had flattened many a Yankee's smel ler. The ring was open, and there was no shifting. Strong was seconded by young Belhorse, and the black was seconded by Gee, a caulker. In the first round the black threw out his strait left hoed at the head, and followed over and awkwartily with the right, which skewed that the left only was the mischievous one. Strung, the lightest man, brok hi, ground, without availing himself of the black's short blows, and the latter kit upon Ins face with the torte 01 his strength, it, hick bled his nose. This was a gay ti4liting round, which lasted sixteen mi nutes before either would go down. Strong uxeived a Iltalt hit on the forehead with the black's left hand, which sounded like a hollow surface, and hit I away. On advancing again be fought first, and placed a rattling hit upon the black's jaw which loosened the railing. The black steadied himself fur his left handed blow, but it was mostly avoided, and when so,•Strong's tight hand told, for his left was of as little use as the black's They each other to a stand still, and Strong was thin wn heavily. 3. Strong's right eye was bunged up; and he, as well as the black, bleed freely, and were piping aloud, when two Johnny laws appeared with staves like hop poles, to make peace, but the symbols of authority were used to press the people back, and the Justices assisnuits seated themselves during the fight. Strong changed his system of fighting, and that alone won him the battle. The black hit short, and receirtsl a heavy body blow which floored him, and put his fighting on one side. 4. Strong was thrown in a close. A manly rallying round was fought, and both were lut drunk, The black was again floored by-a goad right.handed hit in the throat, which dropped his heal on the shoulder as if for good. i. 6, and 7. The black's hands were down. and his left handei punishing was done with, and he seemed doubled up by the body hit in tile third round. adi and last. Both staggering from weakness, until Strong, unnitiaaled. let loose with the right hand at the body, floored his adversary again, and won the tight. lilackee's second said •• smug' , "or Strung's soon must. It lasted 32 minutes, and was a good fight, but there was a want of science to assist man hood. PUG I L IBM Ex ram) a DlNARY—WhiteConduit-fields, the scene of many hard fought leuile, which has la questionably towtured and prepared those paining qualities that have since shone with such lustre in the person of a Randall, was on Monday last the acaldt - ma of as sin gular a fight as was ever yet recorded in the annals of pugilism. AI ilcs from St. Giles, and M'Carty front Saffron-hill, were the combatants, and the following are the extramdinary circumstances which led to the battle. Such of our readers as have sperm any time in Ireland, must have noticed the intim:nee of that feudal which to this day exists between particular clans I/1 the Irish peasantry. It often happens that the resi dents of two 'tames (in sonic parts one parish comprises an extent of eight or ten miles) are at actietl war with each other; and although as individuals they behave with the greatest friendship, yet at fairs, or wakes, where of necessity they assemble in large bodies, 'hey seldom part without bloodshed, and it is no uncommon thing for 500 or 1000 wen to be engaged in those broils. Ott sonic such occasion Miles met the father o. his present opponent, who was then stricken in years, whilst Miles was a young man ; but as he had formerly espoused the cause of that faction, which was hostile to the friends of the latter, he was deemed a fair foe, and war was made on hint accordingly. The poor old nim was beaten to a degree, that if it did not cause his immediate death, at least accelerated it; but before he expired he sent lOr Miles, and asked I Ihe would fight his son (his pre sent oppoaeat, who was only then tire >ears ald) when he should come to 114111 . 3 estate. Miles en, u phed, an d a written agreement was accordingly drawn up, and respectively sigt.ed for eels party. In a few years afterwards Miles found it to his advantage to come to Err:land, and in this country he has since remained. M'Carty in the meantime grew up a Stout young man, and considering himself religiously bound to fulfil his father's List solemn covenant, lie came to England also; he easily traced out Miles, who did not wish to swerve Irons the terms of his agreement, although he felt that the tinkles' hand of time had certainly not improved his condition. The suns of six guineas was posted as au additional stake, and at six o'clock on Monday morn. in.:, the met, each attended by a choir n second.-- At the continent:einem the odds were greatly in favour of Al'Carty, who possessed length, strength, youth, and every other requisite; he had the fight all his own way, and ill the eleventh round Miles gave in, being much punished, whilst his opponent was so fresh that he ran a mile in four Lit:tines and a half, tOr the trifling bet of use shillings, and won. Near :;nut) Irishmen were present at the fight, and afterwards dispersed "try peace-. auly. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT Eau:lo.-14'11es Firby, a ynuntt man, employed on the pletnises of a farmer, at Itat,r, was on Wednesday se'llitight engaged in fixing horses to a newly itt% entc.l machine for threshing coin, the horses unfortunately stancil before the young matt had got out of the way, the machinery Won to work, att , i, melancholy to relate, th•, poor fellow was crushed to pieces, between the machinery anti tits wall; he was shortly alicrlA'Af..ls !ODD(' 41 (His nu-lam- 1 1,1k •rata•. t -ter's hippest 1143 11,:lii on ihe body, before Mr. Stifling, and rcturued a verdict of Accidental Death.