The National Register. — London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

shilling in silver, four bad sixpences and a bad shilling. Mr. Powel, the Mint Inspector, proved the four six pence' were counterfeit. The Learned Chair:nett, in his charge to the Jorv, saiii, the la.v of the case was this: Firm, by the siaiines of the 15th and i 6 It of Georg.. the Second, if any persou shall tender ciunierfeii tourney, ho win; it to he counterfeits he shall suf fer six months' iinprisoninent, and find security for good behaviour. Under another clause, if any person shall otter counterfeir coin, with the k itowledze it is false and counterfeit, twice on the wine day, or within ten days after shall have about him or her oil, or noire pieces Resides what was SO tendered , such liergui shall e deemed a coinition utterer, 31111 Sidle.' one year's prisounient. If Inc Jury in this case were satisfied rls, , prisoners acted In concert, and that ail they <lid was but •ne joint act, t.iey them guilty. The Jury found the Guilty of the joint offence, and the ('Duet sentenced thent to be imprisoned one year in Ncwpte. Witawica Sassions.-0,1 Tuesday the 11th ii.sl the Grand Jury re ttttt bed hoe hills against T. Wells. for uttering seditiosts words at Bir ttttt igli ; against J. IL numbs, for utteting and publishing a seditious adds to :h.: Rein mers of Birmingham and its neigh bourrhesood ;against J. t'll'moriie, bookseller, for puttlishing a seditious tract, entitled the 12th 0. :alba of the " Black Book;' against G. ttttt tuts, bookseller, fur a Marl on I. t h e magistrates 01 It t ru t i.,gltaitt two distinct indict- , manta against G. Raga, triottseller, lot publishiug the lYth number 01 the " Black Book." and the gilt moldier of the " Republican ;" and ..gainst C. IVilitworth, fir publishing a seditious Address to the Union. Societ) 01 Biriningll4lll. These indictments, with the exceptiost of that against have been removed by certiorari intothe Court of King's Bench, and will be tried next Lent AiasZCS. WtDbI6SDAY.—..-1142 KIM& v. WVLLS. The defendant, T. ttiells, was indicted for a unsie ntzanotir, in speaking seditious %%last's. Tu Our Me defendant pleaded 'tot guilty. Ott the lit of J tnuaay lati.the defendant, with %eve,• or eight other persons, 01 whom three or roar were soldiers, was drinking at the Star public-house, in Ilir ntinghain, and was h intoxa atrd, The offensive words were "Coultisiutt tu•tlie King and Governmetit ; it I had a number of men ul owls dusousitom, I would lay hint as low as a vaarant that walit44lie s,reets." On one ut t h e sold'. rs say lug to '.Vells that 1w most no; ' use such language while tie was pieseitt, the defendant added, " 11-- you and the Ktaig to ; I cauuut GLSZer hill), but I it(IISC GUI may." Mr. Admits made a very able speech for the defendant; and Mr Reader e l.nuently stated to the Jury the leading ficts of the case, on the part of the prosecutioit. 'lite Learned Chairmon • adverted at some length on the esti tendency ul such expretoions, and on the danger that Was likely to. arise front using them in public houses, when the mind. of the people were nut upon their guard. 'lke Jury found him guilty, teul the court sentenced Wells LIS three months' iiiipritiment ill the eosin)); gaol. 'file court expressed their approbation oldie conduct of the soldiers, who, they said, had acted very properly, and hub done their ditt}. l'ltits,—Yridar morning, about six o'clock,. the f.cighlwurhood of Kensington was thrown into considerable alarm, in amsequence of a fire breaking out in the house of Mrs. Ballymore, a lady of for tune, residing at No. 18, Phillimore-place, Ken sington. It commenced in the kitchen, where it was discovered at an alarming height by the watch man, who instantly made the alarm,. and disturbed the inmates of the home, some of whom run out nearly in a state of nudity, and were necessitated. to take refuge in the t wighlantring houses. The iktmes rapidly spread through the different apartments, previoui to the arrival of the engines; the Rovael -1 Exchange e ngine arriving , anti receiving an exc lent supply of water,. and) being soon joined by various others, they played actively for two hours, and got the fire under. The interior of the house and all the furniture and property were destroyed. —On Thursday night,about o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Soule, cooper, in Neck inger-row, nockbead. It originate; in the cooper age, in consequence of some of the chips having caught fire. The family were take.. in by a neigh ',our. The enginexsoon arrised on the spot, but a scarcity of water prevailed some time, during which, the flames Mad extended tlwmvelves to a coo si,lerabk- height. i'itter being at length procured, th. :7r;; her were very active in their exertions, but unfortunately the whole of the cooperage was destr7yed, and eausideratlo ‘lamage besiuts was /1 1 ..*.• •.y ietr-t. ,L•Siettl :war Norwicii,hat occ4sioi• to r eit .t • , a boy :nano live years obi, in the •• . ••• J. 5, w h u • she m other's ab- Fre t • . t•;ii4tl altine to the noose, when _ it...a the lire iliat the li.intes a aa.au dreadlully burnt that it kx0 14, 1 1 • s' •• 0,1 'Tuesday a sitinscr - us noon respectable meet• ing ui t•oe. 11111401 id PUS ot Norwich a. held at the New 1141 1 , ••• •i b • y '1 • , Esq. Mayor,. • 1 •• silbscriiiiitid wag Cillt•lrt . d .18.• , 01i4ed 10 iir;111 1 ., r •• , t;ohl•hl .I) 1 116. J .. V. THE NATIONAL ZEG ISTER. mine wheiber,"frorn tee evidence adduced, she Ail roll• malted by Looker wee that of wilful murder, ur huuiirii r, leli She Jury iu theetwielvrt, to cou‘ider ol verifier, winch they aeon elite returned es '• DARING ATTLSIPT AT ilUVGLAßY.—lletweett the hours of it and I. n' SatiallAy ioglll, the h , .• sr 01 . Mr. Cionock, a respecia!ile limner, at 11"rexli..v, twat Nliddiesex, was attempted to Iv- broken *oda by live villauts„(stwitosell helm!!! in the Gra t•tl slim Canal) armed with large irtu! sledge haw tiler., &c. with which they violently attackol, autf ~early forced open the front door and parlour 'Avows. Alarmed at the noise, \Jr. Corunck 11 rest' up the win dow of his beil-rooni, and threateretl to s'.riot them it they Mil lint immet'iately desist hut this, instead 01 tiny mitt; ille villains, they whit • .fist hero.' oaths and expressions inciiirced the hie of Mr. Currinck if he made the least resistai•-_.e, and comititad t he a s s ault, w h e n Mr Cnrimck, well Armed, fired amongst them, and one of the gang instaiiilv fell, wire is believed us bt• mortally wounded, it hot Illerl„atto was carried into all field by his comp.o ions, swearing they would renal, and Le rewritited. Mr. Corisock, Nish great presence of wool...instantly disiiaicneil one of his lads from a back Vett Jost in 14. foe assistance, trouswltence several of the rieialita ore,. rod their scr eams, with great alacrity accrual-allied the lad, bin f bring seen by. she robber► to a pprnaaa the h om e, t h e y hastily &monad, takiug whir them their wounded Or coanira.•lloll.. . A itacuora.—The after king 6 holes ttie Lint was lien, a. Lir Southampiiiii and airiend of his. am leas , - to sit I,p by tit: teeny. i, the Itst.qtrettne I ouse, 31 Whir ilk. A. they were sitting wry iiiraucturly therr o ilxkut t unlock in the iuurning, t hey heard the tread.of somebody combil very slow ty op stairs. Itsy and by tu • stout oper.:(l, and a noto enurewl,• very much mulled up Ins cloak, a..t! his face trite hid in W— ile ap pe oa ciied Lr.'ty, crossword it very attentively for s.ilie mate, ar melt shook his h.ad and siehed out the words" Cane' we teeny r. tiieu departed in the same slow and r.o..cedled manlier as be had chine ht.— Loot fjonilia . pin:. used to ay, that he oonld not dig tiwitis'i any lion. 1 . . is face, h ot that by his wake an d gait he look . 1 ; 1 , its be Olivet Cromwall.. A' few days silica, the schooner Medina of Liverpool; Tomo-As Attains, master, Irons Cadiz to Bristol, was s.rattiletl sitar Nlarluca, and became an entire wreck; but the crew, we are happy to stale, were saved by awaits of Captain Matiby's utir.traius for pruservitt,s the lie-s of snapwrecked seamen. In the course of the last six months have died, 5" Admirals, 7 Post-Captains, 5 Coomianders, 21 Lieu tenants, 1.1 Masters, 4 Surgeons, 10 Assistant- Surgeons, 16. I'ursers. There leave been promoted during that period, to the above ranks, 25 Admi =LA, 14 Post-Captains, 19 Commanders, 31 Lieu tenants, (no Master,) 3 Surgeons,. 1. Assistant-Sur geon;_ 1. Purser. About three u!clock on Tuesday morning a fire was discovered to have Looked out in the Tres toy of the South Sea-hoaisr, Toreadueedle Sweet t. it was first observed uy the house watchman, who gave aii iulliO (Liam alarm by-calling up the cowl cashier, whose duty it is to take charge of the keys of that. departivelit.— Fortunately, by the very active exertions of the firemen, the fire was gut twilit'', after &Mi t t c o nsiderable dainark. A. lew days- ago. a boy namen Ilarringtoti thrust a .ipusitity of gutipowder into one of toe 110110 w irons used for 710100111011/ 11110 1 , C.:ll:ed 11411141 n Irons, and having set fire to it with the poker used tor heating the huh, the exitiusion 01 the I .oh tler d.ove it coinvh through lute hand, wlliCh was lacerated iii a theAtul m anlier. The boy is, buwevei, in a lair way of recover). Smuggling has so much lucre:mai on die north -1 east of Scotland, that the Lords of the Treasury have, it is said, found it expedient to adopt means fur rendering the preventive service more efficient on that coast. Three stations are to be formed in that line, including Aberileca at each of which a naval officer will preside, who will instruct the revenue officers and cruisers on the ,cast, as.advised by Government. or acconLing to Lis own local know ledge and observation. The three siiperior tatters. appointed to fill these situations, are two of them Captains,.a...l the other a. t'ust Captain in the 'loyal N.:vy. They will retain their hull-pay, vvllicN, with the emoluments of their new duty, w it amount to beta:cot 40ln. and 5001. a year. A coronet's inquest sat on Wednesday night at the Cumberland's Ilead, City Road, on toe body of Ann Vender. 'fresson, whose death, it was stated in souse of the papers. was occasion.fil by an int proper removal. The subject had given rise t Mal discussion, as did sonic of the police repor 1 Ito much. conttuversy.--'fhe subject under w e nt patieat investigation„ and it uppettxd tram the evidence ofa woman, who had paid flatten attention to the deceased previous to her death, that she was afflicted with an asthma, and bad swollen and sore ler,s:. Evidence was also given as to the mode of her reatova4 and atter the testimony al( two surgeons as to, the cause of her death, the tommatt: smutted ti t ' the evidence, at the same thin; rmaarke hie on the manner of, her removal. a str : in' it w a s time u stup should be pat. te she pmetiee wt . tat not receiving persons in a ilyit.;r suite situc.ted as t e .icceased was. Lie ti:c ersil.mcc to the who bro.ight in a vet diet—•t :)ied a rtaturai death." A a . v sot t , riiis.:e. uy rt••• , 0 0 , Fly. ros . to I..orniun, : C:•J • : Ale o r. ti. No, . 'it vet e s iscr etc.. ad ,,,,.- . 1 1.5 ; tr . i.f tin 1,01 .* a ..• 4', 21# flab t :1 MR. EDITOR.—.A VON have rap &&&&& J ynirr appri t. l ion at the prittiress Norwell Meho.l of rt,l raimnt fort ear :o.itedo,e 0; one. of its %in! elillt• whose tame an tipholaterrr had long been con.iiieted of the emir' : had hr liras d herein a *ideal:re wilt to she Let ion of iti.noesr, it ntiklit bare seri 531114 for the step tic tuck, Lot I e..nreive II 1111 l .t he: bole In his having ton .•1111, a tiorrielpt merit of SunrAtr•in's omen of older. S r i oaWarn Chaireliw•rilen of li. SW. he riono , reirril his Scilly b. cleaning and pen tin; the church, and at tier ter • •atinii 4410.111 t,6r remora( his e• iipon a picture of ihr I.ood'aSopper iI, the Wet r)-•• '• painters rrn in. anti the glazien , ran out. cotibl. ant cormive what d cl.ief was i.vout;" and wills him ••• e}ie in a tine liens. rolling." lie dreamed Stir painter, "11.0 y, I ahoilid consider Doyseif wanting in duly and veneration iiiit l.uTer obi. rtinseh to be chimed and Irate oii gtillll r bef• re en ilirt:• table cloth; therefore take y,,wr brush, a n d pang it s.I sower with white:" In the coarse *I live minutes obis 6 , -- der was earented;to the areal satiefartion of nor sapient Churehararden. A few itaNs after, this nintilation was discovered by the :trews, also sent• the irietiare,, , leant in his eyes, to au artist, to be arsiored slate. I retools. Mr. Ni Ace. Norwich, Joss. 1820. WARNIEUV. NORWICI; CITY The gessions for this City were WV OP Tuesday lt.f,. nod afte► the usual fernuilities Weft gone ti:rouJi, the Learned Eeetordir tk•lt,ered his charge t, the i.irutid Jury, 13 *bid.. brier stati•te that on the minuet/1 the offences hi be 1111,111gA herlll3 01'114 nay observaiiiitadrom him would be untiestessary, he mail he oat well swore toot Pe Geu lemew he was thenaditressesig, and indeed all 44ie Gentlemen riniumesed %kith that Umutt had thole their duty in ertlen vowing Input a moo to the depredations committed by Ju venile offenders; hut hr issis sorry to id.serve, it had not ;Iprediseetl the desited effect. lie said tlnittshe Proelanin slims jest read, (the liroclausation fur the better observation of for Luria's Days. nod fur punishing profaneness and int. otors'ilo ) he was persanded by some, was treated as a mere twitter of form, but hr *assure that by it being prispeity atieloged to, it would trod greatly t.• the ditni•mtino of crime, and therefore called' their particular attest! ets . to it. TR panigas. Marin smith was indicted for of mining ander false pre tences of ;Ir. Jolla may, a baker, in St. Stephens, 1 tla push. wish !tread in them, the property of Robert Harman. aud•• convicted, 2. Os towns 1111 l min.—There were two other charity os a titnilar native srgninyt this aoivall. Minch wet* abandoned. William Dasey,.for stealing, on the 4th December last, a vat lel) of cerpentei's loon. from a new melding at But. condole, the properly of Robert thertim, was convicted rod received yanteisee of tyrant. tronspostatiou.—Auuther charge of the same nature elutedyntesl. John Freeman and Benjamin 3arnasd,_ for stealing, sits toe Ilth December last, frown the shop of :Beasts. (iron., grocers, 2 cheeses, were sentenced .to fleoan.ths imprisoomeus so i(sialea ell. Sarin Beckett and Aim To.lil were indicted for s eating on the 3d December last, f Sarah I atekenistani, aOn wh they lodged two coloured coston gas lib, a black cloth chase, and other us tics-§ of wearing apparel; the former was convicted, nil s.natettee:! in It Inmost. ‘alitary. confinement in e;rtitewell, but no bill was found .ii unist ins latter., Nit tam Woods, for steal's„ on tl.e 30th December last fr a fowl-hirtwe of Joseph r none., Fay. at Luis e piratic 2 chickens, which he killed Its re, 6 tttttttt Iss imparts ttttt est, 111 liredewell Jamey :italfand'ehtirles !tidies, for stealin.4, on the Sth -.11111U;41) , a blind, from tale allots of AslarCW Illnlvelb in St. Ilviotoiers„ 4-kos,e., is pocket .cuinh, on,l is her articles ; he tawnier sentenced to 2 well, and the latter ty. neysiittells • Thoriday alight, as two yttinig melt, who resided at Tait . g Were rewriting hon. • 17evikishory, *hey ish prudently attempted to walk home 'you toe ice i.tr ills Met Arun; nut when they gut wit:ti,t a s , orl distance of Twining Fleet lint, the ice broke, ...iiki oicy• boa& sunk. one ur theist, with great ihin..lll.), t.ll.lriCalelll I self,. and rats Wilil A* 111116 1 CX,VILIIIIIII I :e, his frozen Idiot; would pentot, to the nearest ittlelfe, to tlithiiit assistance tor lice CiWillalliffit ; and li•Illigil lie 1,001 rellow . .l heat( was aljtKe water %%ilea his twoditasatuat arrived, ins c•iiit resting ti, on the ice. he stink to E,+o liu were before they etniid get him . The ita.ne cat . this no intonate sidierer tiro NVeaiet,attil de had been ittarmd only a short ti: 'C :trerious. 'fuesility night the Swansea mail tv:is overset near Pyle, owing to the severe trust, by which accident Mr. &IMO, junior, of 3ristul,. who was tut outside passenger, hail hot', his letri broken. Ile woe con veyed to the ind , !:: of sir John Nteiaiii. where ale was In:inanely r2ceiveit, and every aid, a.:lntnisteret ' which his truly depiorAnle situation rtlinired. ~. . '.. KrreeT oc Ftiose.--I..tst week It 1. - 1,.....1ier ' s cart . .vets ohs. red siandit 5 JC(O.9 the Watiiltilt. ttoa.t, with the diner sittitte, 0:1 to.: :•.O.i. s ts. A 4,1/t• onaelnitati, hulling •is way w.petie.., cat' d to (tie 111•01 011 tit: t ...t ( (0 draw 0." UI tne way. 11..erivo t t:: Ito answer. ht. 6 NOM, diked used Lite hiii6..4;.• t:Atte. toil the t1,.01, to ~,tit. • t:,e carter . tine. AII 11.5 Lineal% And persuasionsLeity. :Ittatraildw. a: in,reirivti, and inycl.lCV:tig Ili: cast, 111110 d the ttiAtt febzett sun ' stplii ;its seat. II,: was q..itc (wait. The • .o. s.• iiiid stollted, Gil li.idllls 110 CII.Ci , 111/011 Itle rel , ',. • • —n t a t ildist c.: :.ta t , its three Malay women, were thtlin; it. the Shinigily .fritiks, on. the opposit..: snore, witliin ;te contpai y ' s limits, one of tlv o t • 'TN) tildes" i i .y seiset " . ' .y uot toteutn netlf lat , ,e tiger; faei,;:ies alt nee e t a:l:introits, i: rdi -ars, in t i.ni.latell the terae::.us t..tinnis, wilco he ( iiteil . 51 e ',jell's' Aid ait....e oil' tsr toe estrus (....: ,ciUtlysle.i• WO . A • t . ...tir.i.1. sixr...y it:i..... )1. Frai:: “ait t.; .....tsi.rs (c.f:• sraf.os(• ,, , Y.!_•7 A.... , o • I Otir r;.1'...,1., t.. 104' 0 t . ...: '',... tt , '! eff ir, , • ,t• 14 ...,:‘ , l • '• ii,"0•!..1.11. o=tillail ~~ imeglall 4 .