The National Register. — London, England, 1819-09-13 00:00:00

LANC.ISIIIIIE ASSIZES. LANCASTER. FRIU4Y, Stirr. S. CROWN SIDE. tSeveraPpeiwrners were tried, but none of their eases rtmessed 'tny general Interest. Mr. Hunt. Mr. Harmer. and Mr. Pearson, were very active during the day preparing their bills, and keeping tireir wume.►ei iu routines*. Moorhums. Knight. and Johnson. were also bust ling in their way. Sir Cherie. ¶%ol►elcy occasionally sat rib• .scurcly in Court. or stuud unnoticed in the passages to tire Grand ,fury-roons—'l'lle Bartmict i. must unimportant to iris personal asrpvirance. and his phy►rognormy indicates en interact by no amens unsuitably lodged. 'Whim! Owen make• a considerable figure in the report of the prootalings at the New Bailey, when the high treason dwitalled into aisnispiracy. A bill was prefers id against him for perjury up.n that occasion. About five o'closk Lord Stanley brought in a oonsiderable number of bills. The clerk mad them in their order, and upon reading. •• True bill against Ificbard Moor house fur perjury.' Mr. Pearson. who watched with the eager r.es► of a bask, interrupted—•• Nay. not so." The cle.k cor rected the reatling--•• against Ilicluird Owen for perjury." NV hell tire trial which was then proceeding ir Mr. Politics applied to his lord hip fora warrant to apprehend Rictranl Owen, against whom the (,road Jury found a true bid Stir perjury. NLE. Baron Wood immediately granted the warrant. We observed several women in attendance who had been sabred ant/trampleil (horn 11 the Nlanclie,ter Yemmurry One of incur had an intent in her arms, the same which she had prtsieved uu brat oteasion at the hazard other life. A boy es ill bited.r. deep stud Listing lucent:ion our head inflicted by a sabre. SATUPDAT. SEPT. 4. BANK PROSECUTIONS. Mary Taylor, aged 3ii, Barnard Chuicey, aged lit. and Michael Claucey. aged 17. pleaded guilty to the minor offence. Mr. Baron Wood.—Do you toiderbtand wluit you are about ? I)o you prefer tranbpwrtation for 14 years to a teal for the capital offence ? Prisoners--Yea. Mr. Baron Wood.—You understand it: That is enough. Lucy %%'il,cin, aged 40, was nest tiorrittittl of the caniial offence of uttering:it Manchester a forged 11. isack of Engbind. note. A true hill has this clay been found against Henry Hunt. Jo oteph Johnson, James M J ourhuttsc, ohn Knight, Itubert Jones. exbepli Healey, George Swift. John Thacker Saxton, Samuel !Samford, anu Robert. Wilde, toe ctitispirrey. A true bill wou also found agair.st James Wroe, the printer of the Manchester Obs..retr, for a libel. About S o'clock this iiit.rrnoon, Robert Jones, James Beaky, George Swift, .1. T. Saxton, Samuel Bamford, and Robert Wilde, in custody tot MUM of hail. were *ought up to plead. 'Saxton, addressing himself to his Lordship, said, " My lard, may I have a copy or the indictment?" The Court . -1 ; the indictment will be read over to you. when you must plead. If you plead not guilty, then you will be tinkled to a copy of the indictment. Saxton—My Lord, we are featly to phad now. We wish to plead, that we may know the amount of hail your Loalship and the Court will require of us. The indictment wasnow read. It contained many counts. One . of them charged all the prisoners (including Bunt, Johnson, Mootbouse,, and Knight, who are at large upon bad, and have billt yet been called on to plead,) that they, with force and arms, did unlawfully, traitorously, and feloniously, at Manchester. pr the county of Lancaster, on the 16th day of August. in the b9th year, &sr. combine, conspire, confetlerate,,and ahree together, to excite tumult and insurrecuon this realm, and to alter the vosetninent and constitution thereof as by law established, and against tile peace Vora said Lord the King, his Clown and dig vity. Another count charged the prisoners with usin g seditious apeechespirt : he same purpose. Another with displaing ban ters, flags, kr. tot the bailie unlawful purpo,e, Ike. The prisoners were severally called upon to plead, each of whom pleaded " Not guilty." and asked to traverse. Healy on Leing asked, said, " sut guilty, my Lord; and my enemies know it." Saxton—l already consider. my Lord, that your Lordship knows of the ecorbitanr bail !required by the magistrates of Man chester. We are all pool persous, and have families, and there fore find a difficulty in providing bail. I hope your Lordship will corsider uuraituation. 'am Court—The amount of bail shall be considered. and you MUst be brought up again un Monday morning, and you will then be informed of the amount. 11,satford— We have a number of friends here who are going into our respective neighbourhoods,v who could provide bail by 'l,:tiesday next, if your Lordship would now inform us of the amount required. The Court—You must each of you be bound in 2001. and two sureties in too!. each. Saxton—My Lord. there arc many of us who are very poor, whose friends are in the same situation: a hard winter is coining on, and it., very hard for innucent men to lay here upon a false charge of our merciless prosecutors. The fuurt—At present we know nothing but what the indict ment charges you with. his u very great crime. 1 cruscot alter Hie amour t or the bail. Ifealey.—My l.ord, I reside within a qaartcr of a mile only from Yorkshire ; ell any friends live in Vorkshira; will your Lordship permit me to bring bail from that county The Court.—Certainly, Linn any where. Mr. Harmer and Mr. Pearson, both Irom London. attended in behalf of the prisoners. The Grand Jury cut two bills pre ferred by Hunt against Booth and Dabyshire (two of the wit -la-cu.% against Hunt when lie was CUMMitted), charging diem am ith pe rjury. . Ilu(prart FLc p. m.—The Grand Jury have this moment cut four inthettm.nts against different gentlemen of the Manchester l'armianry, which charged them with attacks upon if:air:rent in dividuals belonging w Hunt's gang. SEPT. 6. BANK OF ENGLAND MERCY.-CROWN SIDE. Itutiert liawortii, deco nad iseeii wed uu 361111 f. day, upon the charge of possessing seven forged notes. Toe witnesses were Booth, Nadia', and Glover. Mr. Coltman, his counsel, had strongly insi tttt :tied that tole evid,iice of Booth and Nadia' ve Is to be ravened whit 2..ispiciun, and called a witness who swore that he lord :vett the primmer pick up the notes. The Jury f 1 a ertlict of Not Guilty. It, ! the elfelllllll.lllCCS lii tin , trial and actpiiital .jr. AttornetAienewl alluded this hamming in opening the ease against Edward Bowls, and then went to the oilier Court, leaving the conduct ul the Bank proseommus in she hands of Mr. It hue. The Licsal Jury found another :rut bill apimt Amon other iteries.tii thr Milne parcel of seven notes, Anti be was again put upon his trial. Alr..lbrou frying the man twice for the sawed/doge. As well might a mail, charged with steallin g iteven pairs of shoes, be successively tried upon sea eit iiithettncittS. This is clearly we wane offence. The -Batik have selected pan of the.parcel for an indictment, Ailed reserved when as a nesurEg. 1 hetet knew the .114::41 do ..inh a erorl thing. THE NATIONAL REGCSTER.. SOMC tei 'he Jury 'did hey hail br so 11,111 the Jury who aectomemi tics 11161111111 and begged to be excused Iv in • etiu,e spun time ex•ed M r . B old said the) could nee be mewed. a • thew %%ere .t 0111. 1190 i is. N dos, dud (Boyer. repealed their evidence. Mr. Cooowls tlechnetl to close-carmine or to call ail et menee for the priaoner. Th , : lint. .r bait, n. had ohly to sae that he hail hert tr., d 6.r tit. oltrasee al,d Jeri toteri.—No, Guilty. A nun imi 1 . 4 n. In ej'Ary 11.1 b been 10111111 • 17 r e,11C Wit.) 1i%\116 . e inill he 11•111 Seen lI J min ptek op the mfr., WO THE EDITOR. As thou did me the favour to insert in thy widely cir totaling Paper, a copy of my letter, addressed .to Earl of I):rity, as Lent Lieutenant of this County, 1 sou Wood. I think, iii justice to Imo, through the same me dium to state, that I hate ewithin the last few days, re (Toed two most friendly and-satisfactory Ai:tires. The anst containing an assurance that no such letter eve& leached his or, as he is pleased to say, the "cha racter of we waiter, its Well its the leuttuleul 1/111 . 1k05. of the kites itself, would have insured an earlier notice." Ills 1491 tittles, that on looking over Paper-, whim du ring hi, 111,1,N/coition 114.1 arcuitail tied iipon Ills table, toe iniAittai I letter was found roorealeil nude► thew, coin had reitaatised unseen and unopened mail the 4th inst. Toe Noble Earl appears coot inced, that 90111 C steps othtlit to be• laately Liken, to cone:nom at least, to alleviate Ilse.distresses under winch the labouring Pow are solii:ring ttellll, though he states, that he canton its bbb It y with my jeCollllllelllldlloll. as Land beide iiant, consistent with his official ditty, call such a Meet ing, yet, if the benevolent pin% ose be I iglu' about, wider better auspires than his, he will lie to contribute largely to us furtherance and tour's." .4 regret most exceedingly that I ant not at liberty to publish these letters, because the benevolence and fellow luting displayed in every line of them, adds dignity to the high rank he holds, and would afford no small de gree to consolation to the stifferma multitudes, who art• taught to believe that wen, in the higher walks of life, are regardless of their privations nod din'et'tes. The %violet us fast approaching, when the difficulties with winch the I/00f t'filltelltl will Ile notch slicrea.cil: it is, therefore, imperative uvon the leading men itt the several Alannfatturitist Districts, without a 111111 l ems del sy, to convene Meetings (as some have al 'ratty done) for the purpose of devising the best means of allowing relief to those win stand tat need of it; and It cannot be WO strongly reel ttttttt curled, or too often re (seated. that there is no tuissilolity of efl. dually uiuelinK the difficohy without first ascertaining its magnitude and imixwtance, and this can wily 1w done by a foil and int venial examination into the sittiatirm a n d circumstances of the labouring pact► in the several timuslacitinint teict*, and making a distinct report of We families will, Ire either not of employment, or obliaed tv wail: at prices that preclude the possioility, without the aclilitani of parochial aid, of obtaining the co 111111111 l necessaries of Itic. It would bt• tlesiratsit to know tile general el a• racier. of these and how long tins state of sullying has been their lot. Winn tills is done, if it should be seen that lily evil is tun gizantic to tw effec. malty reached by sucu 1111..4%Ufe5. a. are within adopt of Co y Me•rnngs, torn all 11111011 of the setcoil C 111111 l nitres torongh the E should take place, for the purpose of sveklts .eti 1. _edative Wit a• in iv pin ass effectual stop to the gr -1/14 t is. and rr sutra to the 111d11111641119 ref COIIIIIRIA they ehj•.yeil. Pc • nor to subscribe myself, wino •h resist t. . v ohl•grrel 1 urn I , I /AelD HOLT CUM= Cettage, Ibmdeester, Sept V. 1619. i.sik phiet i% r VVNIIIII(.0 It isrres. d ilrisizmim, was (W 441111631 111 all is per . . . Mein v repari IA fitlmmo , rig „cis r Irlpie ii.su !!!!! i umrdutrly is.e tire Buie' the roof. Soeral persolis entered the piimien; ss% $: wisttlnws, and Inland the dead 1,. sly ;tie Sieur dreadfully mutilated, sod viiiirely eatISMIIZ d. Tilt 11. , in cite Medu time ii a mom 1111 l emelt to the adjonio wanes, and it, (oder to siih.lise it, they heat is the ro.. mid pin of toe wills. A.iiiiiia tile persolis,who tin cunsitrd themsrlt es on this naelmirhisli; neeitsion, tilt% in onion rotls,ral Lrbon, 451 . the fifth regiment of the ,rile. ;Film y g soldier owes his rank to the activity lie displayed when l'Oderin nt a. burnt. On Frida, last, about fOur o'clock in the after noon, a female called at the holm. of Mr. Smith, No. 9, St. George's-place, Camberw 1, And requested the servant would deliver a message to Mrs Smith, who was in the drawing room, and during.the time the servant went to her mistress with the pretended message, the stranger watching an opportunity, stole a gold watch, which was on the mantle-piece in the parlour, and took some silver spoons from the side-board, with which she got clear off. On the 23.1.1 ult. a peasant, who resides near Leigh terton, at fbur o'clock in the morning entered afield of oats, with the intent to mow four acres of astout crop before eight in the evening, hoping to win a wager of ten guineas. Upon measuring the quan tity cut, it was found to be five acres and a guar ter! The age of this workman is above sixty years: his name is Hereomh. It was performed on Bowl don farm, in the possession of Alr. Emerson.—Glo craft, Jwernal. Allmei sine n'eliirk on Monday niorninz nil alarmist, fire hur-t r rib is§ she dwelling house of Mr. Itainthidger, clock 411.1 *Nich maker, Moir,ini Street, C 11111 l nereial Knnd. Thr Le one iii•roverrd by the emieltosau sin g t hi.. round; hr liturie his rattle, 'nil isluoileit the fulnily, who %%ere at: silop. the time had guirnti such Arength at the that if wan with diffirhity thut the inmates escanril with their iiid w ',hunt saving the srunllcrt urtirie of t heir propert!, which, with the whole of thy premises were dplto3 cdi SrPT. 18. Aluenna N EAU ET:AM Sunna Aug. 29. about half-pat live, Mr. and Mrs. Deren,. and family, residing •at the Dial-house, Aruw, An, two or :brae friends thank tel together ; soon after tea. C e three ' daugh ters' and a young ma.. named Ilinde. went ,a;l4 • and between six and mew &Jock. Mr. Dormer and his visnontahlo went out, leaving Mrs. :former and the servant (Ann Ileytrayi at home. Ablaut sevenu'eloek. the son and daughters returnal, when they saw the scream shoaling by the door leading to the kitchen. apparently very much agitated, and in a violent gterspitation.— Elizabeth Dormer. the eldest daughter, ohsercing some blood upon the floor of the passe. e, bade th girl clean it tip, which she did. Mary. another daughter, then ask • t e gist, t• Where's my mother, Nancy r to which she replied " She was just gone a walk." Harriet. the third tlaugl.tet. in a few minu es after wards, asked where her mother was: she then said. " About fro minutes &goalie went into the garden to get home eticuoiherc"— Elizabeth and Mary went up stairs together, and the hornier heard the latter (who went into i er ntaltat's toot) give II dread ful scream : she bum:diet:ly ran to see what was the .matter, when. dreadful to relate. the lifeless lowly of their 'murdered mother lay drenched in gore before duos, with the throat cut from ear to car. Elisabeth called " Mother" several times, btit rexived TM answer ; she then attempted to raise the body up, but could not. The son, Joseph Homier, on hearing the scream of his sister. ran up stairs, and was followed by Ann Ht.yteey ; he immediately accused the girl with the murder, wide') she denied, and upon being asked if any cne had been at the house, she replied " NO." The girl was, however, taken into custody on suspicion : and na Monday afternoon. we are informed. Olt confessed to the constable of Kenilworth, that she commttted the murder. She stated that she went into the pantry, and began 14 cut some cucumbers and onions fin supper : while elle was doing this, it came into her head to murder her mistress. She innate diately left the encumbers, and went out at the back door to the wood-pile, ant: then into the lane. She returned again into th • house, went into the hest kitchen, where her to stress was sitting. and knocked her out of her chair with her fist. As h t inistrce: fell she gave a scream ; she lay for about a minute and she stood looking at her. Her mistress then got up, ran out of the kitchen, along the passage, and up stain. She followed her out of the kitchen, went into the pantry and took a knife. and then followed her mistress up stairs, whom she found lying down. She stooped down and cut her mistress once or twice, alien her mistresseatched at the Inure with her hands, and made. a slight noise. She then Lid the knife noon her mistress% bosons, with the handle towards her hand, in order that it might lie supposed she committed sui cide. On the body being examined by a surgeon. we understand he found the throat cot violently, so as to divide all the parts of the spine ; there acre two deep cuts on the left jaw, one of which extended into the month ; several small scratches on the left side of the face ; a violent bruise on the nose; one front toottaknocked our (rum the upperjaw, and one opposite to it knocked ont of the lower jaw ; several bruises on rallol.li parts of the. body ; the middle ling r of the right hand cut deeply across in two or three places; with other ems on die fingers oh both ham's. An innui sition was held on the boar nn Tuesday. when sevenlict of Wilful Murder was remrned against Ann Ileytrey, whowas arcordingls committed to Warwick gaol. The prisoner is about 23 years of age, and is a very stout middle-sized person. SINGULARLY AWFUL O.INLIMINCER—At thic late fair at Peckh4:ll. All elderly 111.111, the owner of two swings in the fair (one of which was superintended by his wife,) ithsersitia that a !tart of the support of the one ler his ow is direction• had given way a little, he placed his foot against it till' he could his customers out, when the machine COMill2 suddenly against his chest, killed him on the spot Ott the same day, his son, who resided near Bethnal-green, who had a faintly of seven children. daring the absence of his w ife, ss ho was laundress. stisuentlell himself to the b cl-post, and al thorn:it he was cut down by her in a few misnnep. and %lir / 10111!:*101 , 1411CC I iiiiii etliatylv affiirsled. the vital .park hail fled. 'The unhappy man seas a corm-r hv trade, .4111 several of the children set re 1111311 , 11.11 It-selves in row mtocrage below ; but two of the Eldest h n tog been tiorriet. op he the alarm given liv their toothy'', •cryants for .ssistatece, the little ones se It • • with 'tisk tig a bonfire, when the fire c ! , t, the ••, s nth a eirl altentt three tear. old. and hur o d her •.• dr,•, 1 41151 a spanner • that she expired to the comae .If if,. it Ai, r•• 1.,,, ....twi....1•110111/ rsrn 351. otien s 14,H :•I-. , s litt, when the artiste , t or. ha.! •• 't•lited t!•.• 't .• ••. its con.' 'meet ." the mei:write& e t ~nt 4,1 ;•. ,! •• El t'ltlle/l:. 1 3111'• tei. row 11 :I . st g •! I .tin re, dim A•sa s. not Cie 1 , 1, jr• r ~,,, e't e s eclairs. he \I r 113 , riaf run, node 6 IV,••• I • • . .t • nieuer uf Ih.•Lin Moadas mornlnt. at !los. a .er. I Tbi. Cutsoe s was 1 ag %%ell kauus..is a per. 1 , • 1 ,, i inu.l% prndi ale habit•. nu I did um .hinosylf. fr au I hr Innment of •se. roovisti .... . .• wtr.tam the I.:lght , Mi hope of • nrrr lie • ied Ina. proltrial Ou llu•xd .e m..r • .s. Hnlf.prt lell D'Ont 11 1 ...I two ..... 4en•iiit•. with two chili'' , is t.elOngiug to Mr. NI "WV. 34 poultry, were 113.43111.1( floe of the coins. lioti.es in :slew,tale stree , , which are porehased for the N w Post- Other, part of the will. whieh is 'ls a very dangerous state, fell and w led one of the Wl' 4111% .Pry severely on she hack part of her head providenti.illy, the child in her arms 'reaped, lwing only grazed on One of its shoulders. Nlr. Massey applied to Ow Lord Mayor. who give directions for the intmediate enclosure of both she empty houses. wlreh was immediately dare. TUE4un We have several times noticed the series of National Medals hrothiht forward by Mr. Muthe, illustrating the tri mm phs. of this country through the late war, and re nireseuting the heroes who distinguished themselves during its•progress. end who et mm itt end), coutriiitued to its glorious termination. These medals drew funk the talents of British A rtists,and proved that in this powince they are not excelled by any foreigners. The series of National Medds we flint is concluded, bait the projector has since pro:lts ed another model, intended as a stunk, for a crowmpicce. o's one side kr a profile cot our venerable Severekn, reptesenr ing him as he appeared afruit the meridian of life, and it is certainly a correct a d dignified similitude. The reverse displaxs the !loyal duns, which are quarterly, in the fount of a cross, in ,:ie manner of former coins. The work finished with exqui site skill, and is arranged with ad ' able taste. Some of the parts are necessarily 'Mame. hut City are most distinctly visible. It is limas us be regretted that this tine specimen of Britian ta lent Was not produced lwfitre the present Master of t he mina had fixed his dance -on that model which has been adopted in the current coin of the same value. We we sure tat he would have shown his patriotism as well as install a preference of :A live genius. However, he wll now have an opportunity of knowing what British talents can accomplish, im.l on future occasions he will doubtless feel gratified lo' the opportunity Of giving them due enceurpmcat.