The National Register. — London, England, 1820-12-11 00:00:00

Ludy else to do It. Mr. (Amid was often before the emu inissioners, and lidectioklied for hot he V. 4S not positive whether before rir since this act now lic;sure the eon; t nay eouia ttrl. • Chief Justice in charging the Jury, observed, that ll' e% er there suss a rase %%hick ought to be ealiol3 considered it was this. The cointedisioncrs were merely acting in behalf of the people, istaxions that the stage coach pruplietiirs should act us the law required ,of them, and that t:ic street hackney coaches should be fairly pro tected in their own line. Ile then impressed upon the Jury that the only point left fur them was, whether the paistagcr s: as Luken up, knowingly. by the C 0.4011111.111, tu be let down in Piccadilly, and 'hits set a Si. jollfilVy ut IS. WI. fire. Ile thought it fair to presinuo that it was done knowitip,ly, or else why did not Ike coachman cell Mr. Lindsay, who was pointed ell/ as bei a, in Court. The Jury retired fur LU mina:es, and tl it itruliglit in a verdict " fur the ',biota, lie nut knowing that the pas ger was to he set dowe io the streets." On this the puiuut of Id w is lea fur the opinion of the Court meat Term. OLD 13.11 LEY SE.s.SIONS. On Wednesday these tio;sions commenced before the Lord laytir, the Iteco:der, Mr. Janice 13.1yiey, Mr. C 446111111, SLR. J4IIICS Anderson, aged 21, wa s copitalty indiet:(l fur breaLing and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Satin:Ws, on the oight•of the i•ttit of Nuretaber last, with intent to stoat. OARING GANG Or BUR•LARS.--SJIGGei :TOG •6, Willi:km Donn, and Witham Grady, were eavisally indicted for burglatiously breaking all I entering the dwelling-lsouse tit Lncy iVaLkins, widow, and stealing therein a watch, and 21. Bs. its unosey, her property. Consider-nle interest was excited by tais trial, in conseiptence of the prisoners being three of Use gang who were rescued limn enstudy of Marsden, She Marlborough-stre.t gaoler, on their way to prison. The following Well were proved in evidence :•—• Mrs. is all aged Woill.lll, and it eps a grocer's shop in Shepherds Market, Maytai . anti ahnut seven o'clock in the evening of the 21st of Ninveisolyn lasi, tile prisoner Jones called at she shop. and d7sircll her to send two pounds of tea to Ille sou a or Dr. Itearas, its Ca son-street, inimet.iately. She said it must be a mistake, as she mild nut serve gentlyntati. Ina Jones assured her it was !le thim went aw...y, but Mrs. Wat k.ins, still suspecting tise.ortler was a fabricated one, sent her porter to toe blithe to inrii 'it.... The Futter had otily left the house a few minutes, adieu tile shop :Icor (whicii shut only wads a lases) was iri,:aits and live young men .calked in. At that issue tit. liVatkins and her son, a young lad aged fifteen, were tile only persons present 19 the soup. Three of them went straight nil to the.parloisr, and one of thens took a watch from the mantle-piece, while those who remained in the shop reached across the counter, atia takin g out the till, rill ed it 01 its contents, consisting 0104 83. iu silver and cop per. M rs. Watkins ran and locked the !salons ii "or, fastening the three men in, and then made an alarm. There was a door, homes er, iu the parlour leading into the street, and they vales:Led their escape; the two men in the shop running out of the shop door at the same tune. A gentleman's servant, who was in toe kitchen, came up on hearing Mrs. ‘Vaskins call, and he pursued the prisoner Jones, whom he saw running from tile house. A butcher named Coulton, who was standing at his shop door, saw Janes runninp,, and calling out " stop thief I there he goes!"—but Cnditun, kisowia:it that no. other person hail passed, wisely . concluded tliatlie must be the thief himself, and took mos. He was bad: to Mrs. Wiatkins's shop, and immediately recognised Sty her as the man who ordered tile tea. A few minutes after, as Coultas' was standing again at his shop Misr, the other two prisoners, and a lad named Alarray, (who was rescued and is still at large), cause up so Inin anti asked b. to what had been the matter? He said, " I think you are part of the gang," and whit a most praise. worthy prouiptittii.e anti e,oiraae, he seized the three, and uetatued silent until persons eitnie to Isis assistance. Airs. Watkins and her sots po.iiively identified Dann and Murray, as two of those who cultic:it the shop, but they could nut speak with ceitainly to Grady. Mr. Aaron Darrow, in Isis charge to the July, stated that the ciao:ring the home slier dark, only by biting sip the latell, was as mach a burglary as tl the greatest force had been used to eliect the entrance. The Learn ed Judge afterwards Said, that he %vita inns particular iu explathing the law of the ease, becati.e, its the present state of the metNasolis, he thought it could but be too widely promulgate, its oidi.r to cheek .the system tit plunder shot wrs proctis.d with so mucis impunity. Jury foical the priasmers Junes and 1):Issu Guilty, death; sisd acquitte.i Mrs. Watkins rcconiineulll toe anivios to mercy ; am; Mr. ibross Cjartow Null!, Ilse Mr..)11) 1 11t nll4 l Oll should ire forwarded to the ;wryer qn .r.er;• out he ‘visniol coy much this, this wouist n o t cScuc any stron4 hopes Id the 101;kill 01 use pr.soisess, ior they would pro bably be disoppostied. Itnnaliims.—Joines 11...ev” a n d Joso.:11 Julmsoll were e.spholly hid ictedlor a higniwq t..tkciy ul.on 11:c person of G.orgc S slt Tssck. Air. Tuck tts posssing Acing she Str.mtl one nsurnisig in October las:, v. hems •,e 'N43 Wr.OLlain , d by a 4 ,, eight or sell la•i;ds, t .) •;• miners. Use p..1.r is no .1 posit, wit4.ls liven is,,o two ssi nes 3, won .n 0 ,,, ond rue j). JIM! , r thew vat his 1 5 4 ',.•.• Si Lett IL 1") :•:I'. sh-k s , ecurcsi smut in cnos:s of their c who bcti:rtly. JU81.:3011 lead watch in his '1 he two priso,i; ra ws.re found Guilty-1)...a15.-4...1,;a1 17 anti Li. J-4 111 4's hunt, a boy ~C iG, w s next tried on a • harge of toooety uu i4e The .Jury recututueinscd ;s1 ACOIIIIL us Lis yowls. Mr. Baron GJIIUW ordered the prisoner to remain at THE NATIONAL REGISTER * ate bar, and observed, that it was his duty to give every etr:et to the recootinelitraktun, but it W is also his duty to irate in the heatiii4 of the prisoner that he had better not indulge in any strong hows (dinkier, for the istetro• ,tolis was 110 W ill basil a state that his Niajesty's salsjec;s could not pass along the streets without danger of roll lt and personal violence, and the necessity .I.A awful exatisp!e was Heuer mare strongly felt than at the present mottle:it. The prisoner was then removed. THURSDAY DEC. 7. Ann Gibson was capitally indicted for privately ste,d -;11g in the clwelling•lposse of :11 r. Galore, a tradesman is the Strand (with.whoun she lived as servant), a silver stohlt t, a number of silver spoons, and other articles, of the value or 51. and upwards. It appesred !Itt the plisoner purloined the articles, and pawned then* at Alessis. Hants's the pawnbrokers, who lent 2i. on a goblet, (nen of ate proiserty), which they admitted was wont' 31.; afeitvards they Lot for. titer su.us, till sate had received I/. upon that article.— Tile prisoner r et.•nded, when .he pled •erl the goods, to have been sent Iv ait old lady its Round Court. Mr, Galore irkti.itt..2:l all toe prop r.y. The prisoner called no witnesses, but thwew sie:suf trots the mercy of the Court. Galow Itaviti7 stiintnctl up the .evideuce, 1.6.1, that if the iktry %vele sd,isne.l ittat the ipisotter %.o!e the prop Ity, they must flint a verdict fur the citar,:e, as it had heca swo.a the goblet alone W. 1% W01(11 3t. The Jury consu!ted a I'm minutes, and returned a verdirtt at i;ud,y—Deatit. . Nlr. Galan intleated the mercy of the Court towards the unhappy prisoner. Baron our recommendation shall be at tended to. You, Gentlemen of the Jury, seem to join in the prosecu.or's reCOtlllisetidation. For_nn.m.—We do my . Dawn G:irrow.-1 sliall take care t hat your recom mendation stall ne aitendeil to. I saw you wished to reconcile to your consciences the finding a verdict for yoviy less in value C... 111 493. 1 am glad you delneied the verdict you did; it will be an example to other); and I can assure von that the same fate will await the prisoner as if you had found a more lenient verdict. Mercy will be extended to her you may be a)sured. A Juryman said, that he and his colleagues wished to notice the improper conduct of pawnbrokers lending money tilion suspicious statements of strangers. Baron Garivw.-1 perfectly a s ,ree with you; and I was conversing with my bra tier Bayley while you were considering your verdict, upon the propriety of refusing tile pawnbrokers their exr cocci+, its cases of improper conduct. Clad fin bid that 1 should wish to depriveahe porn of the benefit of such shops; 1 only wish that pawnbrokers should not receive property, when there are strone grounds for suspecting that it is stolen. Tne Judge then otdesed that the expellees of the pawnlockers should not ate allowed, and that the pro. peity should be returned to Mr. Gahm, without his pay lug either tbe 51.11113 advanced or the intere,t. Witham Lawrence, John Head, and "rhos. Clayton, were capitaity itodiciell tor breaking into the itw Ilia house of %Villiaits B ate, in the day time ' no person be ing therein, and stealibg WI. in Bank Nutes and cash, phis pilpCry. In behalf of the pr i soner Clayton it was proved by two witnedses, that he was at another place at the time of the robbery. l'he Jury found Lawrence and Head, Guilty—death; and acquitted Clayton. • The prosecutor recommended the prisoners to mercy. Charles Sea go, a young man, was capitally tadic:rd for stealing in the dwelling-home Of Jahn Cook, a gold watch, chain and seals. value 701. a 11. Bank nut., and other sulkies the properly of Alexander Mackay. Captain Mackay was residing in June last at Use house Of Mr. Cook (a boarding-house), in Georgobstreet, Port inen-svare' where the prisoner lived as a want. On the i7t l of June, Captam Mackay gave him a 11. note to git changed; in a few minutes he returned, saying ne had lint got change, and requested the loan of the prdiecutas seal to seal a letter. Captain M. gave him his watch, and he never s to , ,hc prisoner again until he %vas taken into custody (about ten days) lOr the robbery. Captain Mackay, the saute day that the prisoner ab sconded, missed LI. from his bureau. The prisoner, when he left Mr. Cook's house, went to a friend in Pultney-court, satire lie *hewed the watch, statin e , it had been entrusted to him to get repatred. The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, Gerrovi, hound the prisoner guilty of stealing, but not in the dwelliag-home. fitIDAY, DEC. 8. th Hull,ottl was t:Ullvictetl or prirsteTy stealing 201. Ll' . 11/ , : Jii4:ll)/ of her 111.1' Lei, .I.llllri Site w 1.., . , T. co to Incr. y LI; ,'„ L ULM' and Iy, u.t LIR! C1;11. Sl'l el/iVUT. J P•cifi 11 7 t0.e w.ts arrifiAtit . ti for :I*.--htv.t.. rotlicry, its stet m, (Oil the persoo of Vt . . a, ..le late fbe xO l, 1 • :01111 of pl:Sci;ier tS1.1•• -I:ti t.y tv.l) ut of toe 11Jotes of C.mb.ey :it'd J mes. It itioite.oLtl Ute prosecutor ItAd LJILto the :n••• .1 .k. I-. 1113 watch kt hits fut.); in conz,qt, •pire 0. .t ••• •e. atleelpf 111 iJott..l i ed. ••• tail he fLturt,•:,; • ..L ; ,O 5 by 0t....11: • • att.! fot tut • .. , •1 • ;1 i Lt Itc Itt.ttle L., t, atulf.freuti tlic ' .• r lit the Fo-ertitor Lvls . • : istloltlef ,t.- ..o; . C.o t ectik)r .Jl4 the o I, r k• 1..! I . 011 :ir.l I,"C. . . . . L , . .•. io .11,1 (.41‘:1: AL)tl il.c Jud e .. In Hi. .1,'.'4 tu 119 110. U 1 I,i vuralci being return:3l, a urt k1...11111*:19 399 heat - d in Court, we believe fruu► his mother, who wait in the gallery. lie was a very respectable looking lad, and nat more thati 15 years of age. Matthew Cooper was ucxt put to the bar, charged capitally with stealing from the vcrson of Joseph Wareham tita seals and chain of a watch. Taii %t at one of the numerous street•ro'theries of every day's occurrence in Loo don. It took place under the gateway leadurg front Clement's Inn, and the prisoner made lot Clement's-lime, followed LI the prosecutor, woo never lust t.i4itt of him. There a rescue was at tempted, but failed. The oriaoner was fotadd . James Lung and Henry Errott, aged 16 and 17, Were capitally indicted for breaking and entaring. the dwelling hoist of 13inals Shepherd, wi,low, and stealing therein four 104 and o•-her bank notes, live sold rings, and other articles, her property. Mrs. Snepaerd stated that she lives in Villiers-street, and on tile afternoon off tie 14th of October, a person. of the name of Williaat Sapswell, who is her nephew, called upon be , , to ask how she did.— Just as he was going away, the saw the prisoner, Loin, o iiirmr.,ll the passage out of the house, but Itionain no.hing of it, as site bud lodgers in the house. Sao: tiy ..f.erwarchr ' on ;:.oing iu her bed-mom, sue foand he door had bcciiforce.i open, and a drawer, in which stied; opt Mr tiroaey, was rided of the contents, co.isisi i lig (4631. in bank notes. (Hier tl. - awers in the route were also emptied of every thing they cott:ained. . Tilo:ll44Sileplierti, son to the last whness, stated, that be can in while Sapstvell was there, sod retuarketi that ire talked very loud. A constaide deposed thn be went to the lodgings or Saiiiwell iu Ca:ales-street, Liison Grove, otli•zre lie loom! Salis%voil and the two psisoners in a rocrA up stairs. Ile woad upon Sap3well a mol. note, winch me latter, wiled quesliotted, said be received front Long, and t e at Long, wno was within hearing, did not deny the fact. He also found a large quantity of new k.3o:is,coasisling chteily of blankets, sheets, and linen. Retook the three Into cos , o.ly. and Inoty.tat away the whole o;' tile goodq. Sapsw,ll, witch taken before a Magistrate, made a coniesaioa, and was admitted an evi fence for the c-owit. Several wit.tc,?s spoke to the good character hitherto horse by bath toe lo.,oiters previous to this transaction. Er;•ott is torso:I of a respectable baker in Mary-le-Lone lane ; Lotogki.!s ilci•hur father nor nun her. dl r. Jos:ice lilylev 'mutated up the evidence in his usual pelioicuoi:s and dole mauler, and the Jury, alter cotisuMic4 a 1... w ini.un-4, found both the prisoners Guitty—D.:ai it the Fineman said, the Jury b..74.1.e.t in the summer to recommend them to mercy, conceivitiAittit they had been led into tile commission of the offence by the wii tiess Sapswell. Isaac Lyons was intlicied for stealing a watch and sets front the person orJ ones Corry. Toe prosecutor teas pu..the as to his person, and ho was muud Same Arab?, who were digging neat Gonrnau, in Thebes, during the month ot• September last, discovered a tomb, containing twelve cases of mum . lilies. On one of them was the following inscription in Greek. The tomb of Tphon, son of Heraclius Sutter Sanapasis. He was born on the second day of Athur, in the filth year of Adrian, our Lord.— died on the 20th of the same month Mechier, the 11th yt.ar of the same (Lord), ut the age of six years, two months, and twenty days." As Adrian commenced his reign is the 117th year of the Chris.. tiara era, tit.: inscription is 1691 years old. Last week Major Case, ot• Testertun House, in NorMlk, gave to all the poor men, women, and children, upon his estate, and many others in the neighbourhood, u goad dinner of roast beef, plum pudding, and plenty of ale, in honour of the Queen's triumph. In the afternoon the women and children took tea and cakes, and they enjoyed themselves dancing and singing till near five o'clock in the aviary, when they depared, expressing their grateful thanks to their hospitable donor, and to the ladies who had condescendingly waited on them during the• day. After the poor people had dined, a sumptuous dinner was given to a num:roils party of ladies and. gentlemen. The room was tastefully decorated with oak and laurel branches, and transparencies Willi appropriate 'mottos. dinner Mt. Cain fho Queen; God bless her"—" The health of the Ili:Mop of Norwich"—" Duke of Sussek"...." 'l'. W. Coke, Et4l."—" Lord Albe marle"•—' Archdeacon 13mhurst" —at id many other gentlemen were drank witn loud and reiterated ap plause, and the conviviality ot• the evening was kapt up with great spirit till a late. hour. Oa Thursday evenin, lit seven o'eloJk, Messrs. Lewis unit I)avisun, who we:; convicted, one of vutilisaing a seditious ; and the other °fa blasphemous tali t, and scutcnced W two yi:nrs' impr:sonurcut in OLcliiun gaol, receivel no i e ilut they were t:) bs sent off the saute ti:4l:t by the Lads mail. TLey were m a 11:x1m.y-coach to convoy them to ttac and Mouth, mid !louden:l's were produced, am: it was pr, fised to link the prisoners toi.:ether; they mad:: rononstrances it:rainst it, nod Mr. Gib boas coaceded that tiny should travel without the 1)1% 1 )G:qt.& restraint. 1-I,:rengs, which have irr many yearstleserted the Li,:qs in :Live this p2areit iu such pro,li g ions nii , nbcrs, that 40,01() nave becn 01. e vessel iu the course of a tioy, unit 04 Live to lieztou ui is. the bushel. ' ...