The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-27 00:00:00

SUsSEX LENT ASSIZES. The Assizes for this County commenced at Horsham on Monday afternoon before the Lord Chief Baron on the Crown vide, and lir. Baron °arrow on the Civil shle. The business of these Assizes was very inconsiderable. There were only ten causes for ti ial in the Upper Court and the Gaol Calendar contained but 39 cases, vet . ) few of which were capital. . CROWN SIDE. DANK OF ENGLAND enosectronas. Thos. Russell, Thos. Dudley, and Dan. Hawkins were indicted for tittering forged Bank of England Notes, d knowing them to b e for g ed, but having e lected to plea guilty to the minor offence of having forged notes in their possession knowingly, they were severally Sentenced to fintrteen years' transportation. Several sheep stealers were convicted, and on Tuesday afternoon the business IV on the Crown side was finished. CIL SI DE. SMITH V. HODD. This was an action on the case against the defendant, who is the keeper of the White Hart Inn, at Lewes, to recover a compensation in damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff's child, in consequence of having been run over by a barouche and four horses, through the alledged carelessness of the defendant's post boys. The plaintiff's case was conducted by Mr. Gurney and Mr. Adolphus, and the defendant's by Mr. Marryatt. It appeared that on th e 2341 of „l i me, 1818, during the election contest for the borough of Arundel, a harotiche and four, conveying some electors in the interest of Sir Godfrey Webster through the town, accidentally drove over the plaintiff's child, a little boy about six years old, who miming out of school, got undhe horses' fe be- fore the drivers could pu ll up, and ha er t d a leg and an et rem broken. Mr. Sugden, the candidate in the opposite inte rest, immediately subscribed a stun of 201. fur the relief of the child, 51. for present medical assistance, and the remainder to he put out at interest, until lie should be of age to learn a trade. The misfortune appearing to be purely accidental, and as no blame was imputable to the post-boys, it was agreed on both sides that a juror should be withdrawn, each party paying his own costs. WALKER v. stmts. This was an action of debt, under the Game Laws, to recover the penalties for unlawfully snaring a hare, found in the defendant's possession. The plaintiff's ease was conducted by Mr. Marryatt and Mr. Adolphus, and the defendant's by Mr. Gurney. On the part of the plaintiff, evidence was given to shew, that the defendant was seen lurking about an enclosure, in the parish of Ogmore, at an unseasonable hour in the morning, and was discovered to have in his possession a hare, and a wire spring used for the purpose of destroy in game. The defence set up was, that the defendant was game keeper to a gentleman qualified to kill game, and that he had receives instructions from his master to catch bores in the manner alledged in the declaration. Mr. Baron (farrow said, that this was perfectly a new case under the Game Laws, but left it to the Jury to decide upon the evidence given in support of the defen dant's case. The Jury found their verdict for the defendant: There was no other cases worth mentioning on the civil side. On Monday Mrs. Thistlewood, wife of the State Pri soner of that name, went to Bow-street, accompanied by two respectable looking male friends, and requested Mr. Birnie to order that certain articles, which had been taken from her lodgings at the time of her husband's apprehen sion, should be delivered up to her, as they were things which could not possibly have any relation to the charges against him, and would be of material service to her. Mr. Birnie asked what articles she alluded to, as be knew nothing of the matter. Mrs. Thistlewood said they were all of trifling value, bat she should like to have them. There were several papers,consisting of physicians' prescriptions, of great use to her, several pieces of rope, of different sizes, used as packing-cords, some trilling articles of wearing apparel, and two portraits of Mr. Hunt. Mr. Birnie asked her if she knew what officers had seized them? Mrs. Thistlewood said, she believed Lavender, Bishop, and Salmon. Mr. Birnie directed that these officers should be called, but they a ere not in the way, and Ruthven was applied to, who said lie knew that some papers were bioirght away, and lie believed they were taken to Laid Sid mouth's office. On an application to Mr. Stafford, the Chief Cleik, this was found to be correct. Mr. Blithe said, as that was the case, he could only refer Mrs. Thistlewood to Lord Sidniontli. Mrs. Thistlewood.—•' Are all the things there—the ropes and every thing?' Mr. Biruie. Cr' tainly—every thing." Mis. Thisilewood.—(W oh a sinile.)—" Then his Lord ship may keep them; and as for the ropes, lie is perfectly welcome to make use of diem as 110011 as he pleases."—(A then curtsied and withdrew. Dorrott PARR. —We have great pleasure in laying before our readers a more cut sect account than Iles hitherto appealed, of the circumstances attending the i ncr ease id Dr. Part's prebend. 'fuse sum paid by the Regent Celll4l Company, we isnildstand, was 27,0001, I which is vested in the 3 per Cetus. tOr the benefit of the present l'iebrisdary and Isis successors. limit the pin hoots' and enlightened Ecclesiastic who now till 4 the stall has, with tat r, and almost unwounded librralily, nego elated at the age of 73, in a manner which might rather have been expected him' a !lesson of thirty, who might have looked with more certainty to the advantages of ille transaction, and fur a longer time to enjoy them. Looking to the interest• of his is insults, who ere now excluded fr a renewal of their leases, De. Parr has given to them the whole benefit of the increased income for the next four years, though he might equitably have claimed for I • s, Ii attune funded. But the Ductoi has lipolll4llCl/11bly given to his tenants the sole and (mine benefit of the hies c a se of indium for the next four jeaus, and contents himself with the rcreipt of the rs tit due to him anteceddidy to his negor Minns with the Causal Company. If the ',earned Doctor should Sive nor years longer, he will nut I sell receive a single shilling from the augmentation Of t h e pi cbuid but shottil Ise val..lllL:e life be spared till Jam'. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ary, 1814, he will, fur the reni.tioder of his days, receive that income, which, under all the cheinstiiiiets, must Aim] t.. his virtuous and itielepirlitliiit Tun 111.11 c real happiness and higher mural s.itirfaction than a mitre 4:411 bestow. Will of the late Sir lieory 6ihhs.—The will of the late Sir V. Gibbs passed the Seal of the Prcro g,ative Court on the pith instant; probate being granted to George Gibbs, of Rolland, in the county of Gloucester, lisq.; GeorL , e Abraham Crawley (his nephews), and Gilbert Jones, of Salisbury-square, Esq. three of the executors; Sir James Mansfield, the other executor, having power reserved to him for the same purpose. The personal property is sworn under eighty thousand pounds; thirty thou sand of which, after the death of Lady Gibbs, is given to Sir Vicary's daughter, Mrs. Pilkington, ibr life, and the principal is made subject to her appointment, by will or otherwise ; and in default of such appointment, is given to her children at twenty-one, or to daughters on their day of mar riage ; if no children, reversion is made to the testator's nephews. George Gibbs or George Abr't ham Crawley. Nearly the whole of the remaining personal and freehold property is left to Lady Gibbs for life, and made subject to her appointment, in default of which it is subjected to similar provisions as the said thirty thousand pounds. The Will is dated the 6th of October, 1818. ---- - The elegant pillar erected in Covent-garden mar ket, to display tour gas lights, is surmounted by a ducal coronet. RECORDER'S REPORT.—On Friday the Common Serjeant (the Recorder being indisposed), made a Report to his Majesty in Council of the following prisoners, capitally convicted in December and Ja nuary Sessions last, viz. Henry Peers, for sacrilege ; Walter Ellis and James Tomkins, for highway robberies; Joseph Bush and Joseph Still, fur sheep stealing ; Wm. Tapper, Richard Hudson, James Davies, and William Connor. for stealing in a dwelling house; Edward You, Dennis Keaton, George Dawson, and Martha Lucas, for uttering forged notes; James Miller. Wm. lloward, Mary Campbell, Elisabeth Smith, and Hannah Barker, for a robbery in a dwelling house; Robert Miles, Bat. Phillips, Henry Town, Daniel Woodfall, John Smith, William Moore, Robert Turner, and John Muldon, for burglaries; Peter Rainer and Dd. Choat, for horse stealing; John Green, for returning from transports. W tion; William Frith, for burglary; Henry Doran and Charles Miles. for alike offence; William Paley,William Saul, and Sarah Wicks, for uttering forged notes; John Lomer, John Ridley, Thomas Wand, and Richard Bradley, for highway robberies; John Jones and John Poole, for house breaking in the day time ; Thomas Brainsgrove and Richard Hicks, for stealing bullocks; and Charles Robinson, for horse stealing. When Edward Voss, Dennis Keaton, William Connor, William Frith, Peter Rainer, and Thomas Bramsgrove, were ordered for execution on Wed nesday next. The others were respited during pleasure. At the Leicester Assizes on Wednesday, Joseph Scott, a chimney sweeper, at Blabcy, wits indicted for a rape upon a child named Amy Smith, only four years and a half old. The particulars arc so horrid, that a mere outline is almost too much. The child is of the most interesting description ; and, notwithstanding her very tender years, displayed so much sense, that the Learned Judge, without any hesitation, let her take her oath. He was convicted on the clearest evidence, and a fouler case never appeared in a Court of Justice. Sentence of death was immediately pronounced on him in the most impressive manner, when the prisoner cried out, " Pray, my Lord, forgive me this time!" The Judge told him he must look to a higher tribunal for mercy--A girl, 16 years of age, Mary Wood, was tried for setting fire to her master's house, &e. She was acquitted on the score of accident, On Friday morning a dreadful accident happened in some gravel pits near Paddington, which proved fatal to one poor man, named William Oldham, and injured several others.—Mr. James Carr, of Philips Buildings, Somers Town, employed the deceased and several other men to dig the gravel out of snne pits in Lisson Grove Nursery, and on Friday morning they commenced their work. Some of the men were digging, and others sifting, when the earth gave way, and buried the whole of the men under it. Mr. Carr had a narrow escape, he was standing on the part that gave way, a moment prior to its falling in. He immediately procured assist ance, and succeeded in getting sonic of the men out. On digging after the others, they were upwards of half au hour befiire they reached them. One named William Simmons, and another named Geo. Devon, were taken out in a dreadful condition; one had his thigh broken, and the other was shockingly bruised. The deceased was dug out quite dead. The singular return of four members from Bi shop's Castle, the votes for each being equal, is the first business that mast be taken notice of after Par liament meets and is constituted. It takes prece dence of every other whatsoever. The vote which would have cast the balance was retlised by the re turning officer, in the teeth, it is said, of all legal precedent. A youth, who was born on the loth of March, tendered his vote on the 9th, us being '2.1 years of age on that day : he was rejected, as not being of age until the 10th. __ 1.. ~..'~.. 103 BOARD OF EXCISE. CAUTION To TEA-DKALERS. Many grew's and. tea-dealers were summoned to an,wer for having stock upon their premises without pesueits. One It .d seven pounds of tea more than was permitted. lie stated, that the chests were sometimes heavier and sometimcs lighter than they were stated to he. Upon a former oc casion he had received a chest seven pounds ligmer he had paid for, and the present overplus was to he ac counted for by thtt circumstance. Nothing was more common than such a th i ng, and he did not know hove the difficult was to ha got os The Court —" The case by no means looks like a Crtudulent one, but the tea must be condemned, for what security can we have that the dtuy has been paid r Tea• Dealer.—" ; am a wholesale dealer and subject to this i.erpetually.—Wh.—What am I to dos" The Court.—" Weigh every chest, and chirne for deficiencies, and refo,e to t-ike )‘-er-measure. You can• not be a lover by this plan." 'rho tea %vas comb:mm.l-11w Iv•naltv remixed. Mr. and Mrs. Bartley.—The following is an extract from 7'he National Advocate, a New York newspaper, of the 21st Jan. last.—" We learn from a letter from Hartford, Conn., that after Mr. and Mrs. Bartley had concluded their admired readings from the best authors, the State's Attorney pre sented them with several writs, under the law of the State, prohibiting " Theatrical Exhibitions !" and arrested them. HORRID Nluanea.—A murder of a peculiarly atrocious character was perpetrated in the liberty of Bilston, Staflin•dshire, a short time since. A woman, named Mary Martin, and her infant natural child,. were missed, about a month since, and sonic time after their bodies were found in the Birmingham canal, near Bradley, with such evident marks o`' - violence upon theta as to leave no doubt of their having been wilfully murdered. The event natu rally excited a strong sensation in the neighbour hood, and as several circumstances tended to crnninate a man named Abel Hall, by whom the woman had the child, and by whom she was again fir advanced in pregnancy, he was apprehended and lodged in prison. An Inquest has been held at Bilston upon the woman, and the Coroner's Jury, after three days of most anxious and minute investigation, re-. turned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Hall, who has been committed for trial at the Summer Assizes. The King arrived at his palace in Pall NIA, front Brighton, on Thursday afternoon, and on Friday his Majesty held a Court, which was nu merously attended. The Prince Philip of Hesse Hombourg, who had been sent on a special mission from the Emperor of Austria, Prince listerhazy, the Austrian ambassador, Baron Fagel, the ambas sador from the Netherlands, the Bavarian and Swe dish ministers, and Baron Lan,pdol. the minister from Baden and Hesse, were severally introduced, and presented to his majesty, from their respective sovereigns, letters of condolence on the decease of his majesty, and of congratulation oil, his present majesty's accession to the throne. The lord mayor and sheriff of Dublin attended with a similar address ; the sheriff was knighted. The Persian ambassador had his audience of leave. At a council held afterwards, the common ser geant made the report of the convicts under sen tence of death, in the absence of the recorder, who s indisposed. There is a large hollow oak tree now standing on the Court Farm, near Pont-y-pool, the property of Capel Hanhury Leigh, Esq, the cavity of which is large enough to have lately contained two gentle men on horseback ; one of whom rode in, turned his horse round, and returned, without dismounting. Mr. Williams, the present tenant, has not unfre quently fed six or seven calves in it, in the winter. On Thursday evening, about nine o'clock, an alarming fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. five and Balm, printers, Graceehurch-street, and. raged with considerable fury till the arrival of the enoines, which stopped the otherwise rapid progress which it.was making; as it is, we understand great damage has been done to a group of out-houses and back premises. We have nut us yet learnt the un fortunate cause of its occurrence. A woman was finind dead in her bed at Versailles on the 14th of this mouth. Her death was at first attributed to apoplexy, but upon close inspection of the body, they discovered above the lett breast a wound almost imperceptible, which appeared to have heen made with a strung needle. The body was opened, and they fivna the heart bad been punc tured. A considerable quantity of had flowed into her chest. The police are in search of the per petrator of the crime. The Court of Assize at Paris, on Thursday, was occupied with a sit which had been instituted against the authors oi . a publication entitled Leitrcs Normandes, containing some offensive. remarks en. the observance of the funeral ecremonit s of the :21st January, in commemoration of the decapitation of Louis XVI. They were condemned to one montlia imprisonment, and a fine of 1,000 t. each. ,r. M 1 MlYam