The National Register. — London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

GRAND SHIP LAUNCH AT CHATHAM. Wednesday being the day appointed for the launch of the Trafalgar, 11'2 gun ship, the towns of Stroud, Rochester, and Chatham, assumed an ap pearance of the utmost gaiety, owing to the great influx of fashionable company which was every mo ment arriving, and of which the fair sex formed no inconsiderable portion. The morning was ushered in by the ringing of bells, &c. and preparations wer every where observable for a splendid fete. From an early hour in the morning, till about one o'clock, the streets were continually blocked by cavalcades of various descriptions, from the high blooded peer and his four-in-hand equipage, down to the more cautious cockney, and his chaise cart, and all seemed actuated by an equal curiosity. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence rose early, and after breakfast visited various parts of the town, in company with Earl Darnley, . Lord Bin ning, Admiral Sir John Gore, Sir Robert Barlow, &c. &c. after which his Royal Highness returned to the Admiral's house to prepare for the fatigues of the day. The gates of the Dock Yard were thrown open to the public at twelve o'clock; but none were admit ted to the canopied seats without a ticket from the principal Commissioners. To heighthen the beauty of the scene, the hills on each side of the Medway were sprinkled with the country people, and plea sure boats and sailing gullies glided along the smooth surface of the water, in great numbers. We regret that want of time compels us to be brief in our de scription. About two o'clock his Royal Highness and party arrived amidst the most enthusiastic greet ings, and in a few minutes afterwards, the usual preparations being ready, the Trafalgar was raised from her moorings and shot into the water like an arrow, whilst both sides of the river re-echoed the joyous shouts of the assembled multitude. It is understood that she is to be towed to Ports mouth to be masted, and afterwards to proceed im mediately to sea. His Royal Highness afterwards dined with Sir J. Gore, and a distinguished party. IRELAND. WATERFORD ASSIZES. MURDER. John M'Carthy was indicted for the wilful murder of Robert Sheehy, Esq. on the (sth of January last, at liawisfewit. Edmund Sheehy, Esq. sworn.—The deceased, Mr. Sheehy, was witness's father; witness saw the deceased brought into his house; he appeared to have been mur dered ; his skull was CloVell asunder; on witness putting his hand under the deceased's head, it sunk into his skull; witness fainted away. The murder happened on the 15th of January last, at night-fall. About a week before, witness and deceased distrained the pri soner's father, and drove two horses fiom Isis land; wit ness, who was a few yards from them, thought the prisoner was going to strike the deceased. and went to his assistance, hut the prisoner's father cried out, " Let him go to the devil and take them;' deceased put the horses in pound, but they were afterwards hailed ; pri soner's father held a lease of souse land from the de ceased, and on the life of the deceased; prisoner lived within a mile of the deceased; had lived there many years ; the deceased was a kind and benevolent landlord. Mary Droughan sworn.—Recollects the night Mr. Sheehy was murdered; saw him that evening near the door of the house in which witness lodged ; it belongs to the uncle of the prisoner. Knows the stream; wit ness went after Mr. S. and asked bins for !OM money; he bid her send her husband to him, and he would give him some; witness was returning when she saw the prisoner behind the deceased, with a bill-hook or plough iron in his hand, with which he struck the deceased behind the head ; the deceased stumbled a few yards, and cried out, " Oh, murder! Carthy I" the prisoner followed, and gave him a second blow, by which he was killed, and he fell within two or three yards of the small road ditch; witness did not wait any longer, but ran home through the dikes as fast as she could. Cross-examined.—Lives at Cloninel with her husband in the house of Pat. Lonnergan ; knew the prisoner and the deceased very well; did not tell the Sheehys of what she knew until with is a few days of Easter Sunday. The Learned Judge asked the witness what induced her to swear against the prisoner. She said that three or four days before she gave the information she met the Rev. Mr. Casey, between Cloninal and Cloglieen, told him the circumstance, and asked his advice. lie told her that she was wrong in keeping such a secret in her breast; and that, if she persisted in concealment, she would not receive the rites of the Church ; this operated r very strongly upon her mind, that she scent and gave information. Nicholas Droughan, husband of the last witness, cor• roborated the tes 1111 l ony of his wife, as far as he was concerned, and farther remarked, that lie was often awakened out of his sleep at night, by his wife starting up and crying out" Oh I murder, Carthy 1" His Lordship, Baron NPCleeland, summed up the evidence to the Jury in an able and eloquent manner, and passed a very handsom.. compliment on the praise worthy conduct of the Rev. Mr. Casey, in bringing the nefarious deed to light. The Jury, after retiring about ten minutes, returned a verdict of Goilty. The prisoner was ex Tined on Thurday at one o'clock. '~~' =fig . ~,.w THE NATIONAL REGISTER BOXING BETWEEN BENNISWORTH THE ESSEX CHAMPION, AND GARROL THE SUFFOLK CHAMPION. . _ _ This battle, which excited considerable interest, was fought on Wednesday for 50 guineas, at Crixcy Ferry, near Burnham, Essex, and it was manfully contested for 58 minutes. Bennisworth last fought Joshua Hudson, and Garrol is one of the most pro mising of any that has come out for some years, of 21 years of age, with weight between 12 and 13 stone. Tom Owens seconded Garrol, and Bennis worth was seconded by his brother. The ring was numerously attended. Round I.—Both went fearlessly to work, and hit away for several minutes, when the claret flew in all, directions, and Bennisworth was floored by a hit on the head. Six to four on Garrol. 2. This was also a game round, to the advantage of Garrol whose strength of hitting had left some heavy marks, and Ben. nisworth was thrown. 3. A slashing found, rather in Bennisworth's favour, who was lucky in placing some favourite hits, but he was at length knocked down. The next ten rounds were fought in bull-flog fashion, but Garrol's strength gave him decided advantage, and he either threw or knocked his adversary down in every round. The rith was a determined fighting round, but Bannisworth lual got weak, and his head was hideously exeliegnered. Garrol gave his adversary a heavy fall. The 16th, and lath, were slaughtering rounds, and Ben nisworth was hit down in each of them, and the battle was nearly reduced to a certainty. Bennisworth received a cross.buttock. Until the 311th round Bennisworth fought under every disad vantage from loss of wind, swollen head, and imperfect sight, and he had no chance of success, fully resisting his adversary's superior strength, although he fought very game. lie was hit down in this round, and it was poluidage on Garrol. In the 32(1 round Bennisworth received a quietus on the front of the head, and lie did not recover from a state of stupor after, although he stood till the 39th round, when Garrol gave him a finisher in the body and won the battle. Garrol is a high couraged youn g man, and a hard. hitter, and promises much misch ief amongst the heavy weights. He delivers his blows home without fear of being hit, and he is just the age to become a first rate boxer. IMPORTANT CORONERINUUEST.—/VanlonDriring. —On Friday, an inquisition was held at the sign of the Nag's Head, Wandsworth-road, before Chas. • Jemmett, Esq. Coroner, on the body of a fine boy, aged two years, the son of George Stevens, a private belonging to the 10th Royal Hussars, who was killed by falling from a baggage-waggon, heavily laden with loggage,ike. through the carelessness of the driver.—Johu Stansby stated, that between twelve and one o'clock on Tuesday, his atten tion was attracted by the arrival of a number of baggage waggons, with men, women, •nd children, riding on them. He came out of his shop to see them pass. Se veral of them proceeded very regularly, when he observed the last but one break not of the rank, and endeavour to pass the rest of the others. The driver of the last wag grin just at this moment smacked his whip, when the • horses at the noise set off in full speed; the fore horse ran for some distance on the footpath, and forced the fore wheel of the team with a tremendous crash against a lamppost, and instantly precipitated a woman and her child from off the top by the sudden shock. Witness immediately ran to give assistance, and succeeded in raising the woman's head upon his knee; other help being at hand, they conveyed her instantly to a surgeon's. She was, at the time when witness lifted her from the ground, and while she lay on the floor at the Doctor's house, totally insensible. Witness believed when the deceased was picked up he was dead, but his whole attention was towards the woman.—The evidence being closed, the Jury took a view of the body, and, on their return, they consulted for upwards of an hour, and after wards returned the following verdict :—That the de, ceased's death was occasioned by falling from a waggon from the wanton and negligent conduct of the driver, by going out of his road, and coming its contact with a lamppost upon the footpath, and do therefore return a verdict of—Manslaughter against Maim Woodward, the driver of the said waggon.—As soon as the verdict was recorded, the Coroner issued his warrant against the prisoner, who was in attendance, to be secured. He will take his trial at the Guildford Assizes, which commence in 3 few days. Dreadful Explosion if Gunpowder.—About half past ten o'clock on Wednesday night, the neighbourhood of the Borough Road, St. George's fields, was thrown into a violent state of alarm, in consequence of a loud explo sion of gunpowder, and other hat aaaaa 'able combustibles, • at the House of Nit. Jones, an assisttnt firework manu facturer to Vauxhall Gardens. The shock was so ter rible that it completely shook every house within WO yards to its base, shattering the windows, and knocking down chimney pots, and temporary shelves and cup boards in abundance. Alr. Jones occupies the lower part of a house in the possession of Mr. Smith, a far rier, who.was ignorant of his prolessima, or that he kept gunpowder on the premises at all; and on Wednesday night, he (Jotte r ) milt to his usual avocations at the Gardens, leaving his wife in care of the place. During .some time the fate of those in the house remained a mystery ; but at length a woman, with three children hanging about her neck, was descried through the flames, at one of the upper windows. She threw the children down one after another, and it fortunately happened that tau of them were caught by the speetatori, the other fell and received some contusions; but none of serious nature. The woman was then about to jump out her self, but was dissuaded from so doing by John Smith, a constable, who courageously ran up stalls and succeeded in bringing her out of the ruins without either experi encing much injury. Engines arrived alum! I I o'clock, the fire was gut under, and the neighbourhood remain tranquil during the rest of the night. 13s time iitterpost. than of Providence, a chest of drawers was blown under the stairs, which had the effect of keeping then; up and had it not been for this fortunate cis-cultist:wee every in the house lowa have perished. - -, HIGH TREASON. SPECIAL CONIMISSION.—GLAse.ow, Amy 24. The Court met this day at nine o'clock, when Wm• bl'ltsiyre, Mathew Boyle, Alexander Graham,-and John May, were put to the bar, the Lord President then admonished them toipiard against such conduct in future, and lie hoped that they would not be again deluded by designing men; if so, nothing• but the severest punishment the law could ib flict would be administered. His Lordship , begged of them to return to sobriety and holiest industry,•and dis missed them from the bar. John May then returned thanks to the COllll. and Jury, in the name of himself and companions, and pro. tnised to be no more - found , iseiore•the Court. _ _ Wm. Campbell and George Allan ware disposed of in •• the same manner. James Wilson was brought to the bar. The Lord President then addressed him:—" James Wilson, you must be convinced of the impartiality and fairness with which the proceedings against you have been conducted. I advise you most sincerely to think seriously of your eternal interetts i as you are shortly to• appear at the AI ercy•seat of Christ, and I beseech you to consider the errors of your past life, and make j.ood use of the short time allotted to you in this world. The recommendation of the Jury shall most certainly he transmitted to the proper authority, and if mercy lie ex tended to you, you will nut be the worse man iot the attention which you may give to your relig ious concerus• The sentence of the law is— That you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, on the 30th of August, and after being hung by the neck till you are dead, that your head he severed from your body, and your body cut in quarters, to be at the disposal of the King; and the . Lord have mercy upon your soul r " The prisoner was they taken from the bar, without shewing any signs of agitation, and confined in one of the iron rooms. The Court then adjourned till 27th November. PAISLEY, JULY 22.—The S;r.seial Commission met here to-day. The .ludges present were the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Pitmilly. James Spelt's, weaver in Johnstone, and John Lang, weaver in Kilbarchan, two of the persons against whom true bills were found, having been put to the bar, and arraigned in the usual form, pleaded Not Guilty. Their trial is fixed for Tues— day, the Ist of August. A farmer living a miles front Eaton, Pennsylvania, sent his daughter on horseback to that town, to procure from the bank smaller notes in exchange for one of 100 dol lars. When she arrived there the bank was shin, and she ende'svoured to effect her object by offering it at se veral stout, hut could not get her note changed. She had not gone far on her return, when a stranger rode up to the sick of her horse, and accosted her with so much politeness, that site had not the slightest suspicion of any evil intention on his part. After a ride of a mile or two, employed in very social conversation, they came to a eery retired part of the road, when the gentleman command. ed her to give him the bank note. It was with some difficulty that she could be made to believe him in ear nest, a:, his demeanour had been so very friendly; btu the presentation of a pistol placed the matter beyond a doubt, and she yielded to necessity. Just as she held the note to him a sudden pa of wind blew it into the road / and carried it gently several yards from them. The discourteous knight alighted to overtake it; and the lady whipped her horse to get out of his power, and the other horse which had been left standing by her side, started off with her. His owner fired his pistol, which only. tended tcsincrease the speed of all parties, and the young lady arrived safe at her home with the horse of the rob ber, on which was a pair of saddle bags. When these were opened, they were found to contain, besides a (plan- Lily of counterfeit bank notes, 1500 dollars.in good mo ney! The horse was a good one, and when saddled and bridled, was thought to be worth at least as much as the bank note which was stolen. On Thursday last, the horses of a post-chaise, belonging to Mr. Prichard, of the Three Salmons, Usk, were taken to be washed in the river Monnow, at Tibbi-bridge, Monmouth, when, as they were returning to the stable, a violent clap of thunder exploded, which so frightened one of them, that by sudden spring he fell of the bridge, nearly 15 feet in height, into the river. He was, however, taken out of it, and walked apparently well to the Beau fort Arms Inn; but he died soon afterwards, without previously sheaving any signs of pain. The effects of the burst of thunder alarmed many of the inha bitants. To a person who.viewcd its appearance, the cloud which emitted it had the appearance of three suns, shining with peculiar brightness, when on a sudden the lightning flashed, and the peal of thunder which followectshook the whole neighbour hood. It was not attonded Avith any rain.of conse quence either before or after, and the terror it haa : occasioned soon ceased. There is now every prospect of removing the rocky shoal called Scots Ground, off Plymouth, by means of the diving bell. The depth of the water over it having been increased already from seventeen to twenty-two feet. Should this laborious under taking succeed, large ships may as all times of the - tide work in or out of the Sound, with safety. rvs ORTSMOUTII, July ti7.—..Arrived last evening, after post, his Majesty's ship Sytilk, Capt. Popham, with Sir Home and family. Last year the Government contract fur beef and pork was WO tierces, year it is 10.000, ...- • _