The National Register. — London, England, 1819-03-22 00:00:00

MARCH 22. to con•a n these mites were received a day laser (11411 They 0112 h. io have been, and without their ClleiflNtlfeS. Tilt ; made a circtitnomitial confession of the manner in which the robbery had been effected. and in w hich he implicated three other persons. After thi, c onfes.ion, lie wasvi,ited in the Castle liv the Stave% in of the Post office, who w 111!1:11111finin hint soitiv disclosures respecting some 0111(1 transactions, the 11.111111• 111 which tV.IS tint explaitted on tat. occasion. Tile prisoner said, lie most hate been either drunk or mad, or hate tae d-1 in him, when he charged the Iter•ons named in his confes,iiiit with having been concerned in ear ‘Vethei by robuvr).---Guiliy. RECoRDEWS REPORT. Yesterday the Recorder made a Report to the Prince Regent of the following convicts in New gate capitally convicted in January Sessions last, Thomas \Vat3 ti, Edward Witt, Dorothy N 1';IV C S, and John Adams, for littering cotimerleit Bank times. John Wilieit h r sheep stealing. John Lynch, WIII. Nlartio, Robert Selby, Patrick Loch, 1 hour s Lynch, Wm. Lynch, and Wm. Nliir ray, for highway robbery. Thotnts %Vet), f o r stealing cows. John Dowding, Joshua Alexander, and John Me mint, for house-breaking, James Wilkins, John Riker, Charles Hewitt, John Driscoll, 3111! Peter Sullivan. for burglary. Durlialll S tarp, Vt Pot, Joseph Illapeliard, and Jones, tOr s.eahng goods, &c. m a dwelling. ht use. When Edward Dent, John Adams, John Willett, and Wm. Lynch, were ordered for execution on WedneAday next, the 24th instant. The others were respited during pleasure. Aneedolr.—A respectable tea-dealer in the neigh bourhood of l haring cross was lately requested to sign a petition against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act : he refused, and assigned as his rea• sons, that three mouths' imprisonment was sufficient puuishment fur any civil debt. Parish officers should be oil their guard against a num ber of velvet - us wilt) are• 110 W ti aVeilillg. the venom y ev itb frandulem passes.—Two women and hour children last week arrived at Walton, and presented a pass, rept CAI W ing themselves a, soldiers' widows and families, and Slat jag that they had landed at Lynn: scone suspicion, linnever bring cm, t tallied as to the truth of their sloe y, a consta ble was sent foe, but they thought it prudent to decamp before his arrival. On Friday hest Harry l'y war, !shower, of Thetford, war emit , treed he fine J hn 13w rell Frees, E,A. Mae ier of Orel leormiL.ll, of having entered the tilstitation of George Iteancentile, E.g. and nut obwei time trees there in ; the miti gated ;worn) of 20e. et as given in bread to the pour of St. rat We. _ _ On Wednesday but, four persons were convicted before B. Leman, Esq. of Nora icli, iii die Sinn fain/. %silk costs, and too ia the lauislly at . F. will, costs, far acing C4I'AVVIII9, at earls, Nlill spl ings, for the pourpose of carry big passes- Kerr, ulthOlit being ihily lie enccil according to the Stage Coach Arts. The informations were kid through the Stamp Office, %here the licences ought to have Leen taken out. At the Norfolk assizes there are eighty prisoners for Irial, namely, I for ntau•laughter, 2 1.. r burglary, 4 for poaching, .1 for lon sr.:of...liana, It for sheep-atealitig, 5 for uttering counterfeit money, I for highway-robbery. 4 for stealing linos the person, I for bigamy, I for pig stealing, and the rem.' 6.1 hticcuics and other otiencea. At a (leetin¢ at VA month of the 'subset the ra to the Plate fur Mr. N. It. Palmer, a silver E.p e teue of the value of eighty gas was oidered, and .11r. t hristmas undertook to proem e the same at the manufaiamer's price. On Thursday the I lila inst. William lioggett and John Violet, were committed to Varntonlh gaol by E. Preston, Mayor, charged with having cnu•lly beaten and otherwise misused a small poney, the in °petty of the Said William flOggril.—()ll WedJWAILIy la.t, by the same Ala' Z lsl lalc, 1).151i1 Nliiidleinas was committed, charged with haring feloniously stolen a warping cope, and other arii elt,i from out the • ard and 4 , 414141;4.11 0 115W Or Mr. Joseph Keane, rape maista, his propel ty.— On the same (las . Elizabeth Sidisi 11, clamed with having stolen from the dwelhn~-h.n,se of lir. Stephen !Lute', butcher of lick Inv , 11, with whom she lived servant, sundry articles of 1:11E 1 11 and wearing apparel, &e. his property. Al the ainomit of the I)iity nil Gods payable in T.ynn faun i• nett to Landon, it is to be hoped that the 'hay or will 1111:0W the etample of other 'fawns, by c•al;ing a nt-ctiug of the merchants dr../ inhabitants, to consider of Petition la I'mb:totem, either to eipialice the duty, or it it:together. The toad from Ipswich to Whittoo is travelled every "cuing by several twdestriatt latthlty.litte,es ; no Itss th. i n • Y ate seen at a time, and the di.tance, ohieh is three miles, is pet formed in 15 111i1111144. A Geolleinait 41:111 stta,le a Ito to go to L lou ny the side ut the coach. Oil Frolay last, at a meeting of such of the itilmnitants of Bitty :14 are 111t1•11 . 041C411 in Mr payment of Tolls in th e r ot , it was tteti milted to resist any action th o t oug ht he in-ought for the lerovrry or such Tolls ; anti Mr. Lemrlt A as appointed solicitor, for the par pose of dearnitiog rho antite.—Thil question, us Well as th-at regarding the Tithes, is therefore likely to be decided by a Cuilipetcht t•Ciiirli,rll. Ovs Nees* 'lmola he :lame that all ealitrartss lor Is {tin; thc care and m.iiu,ruawl e of the Poor are will and NT, °red by tsau altigestsato., aco o oosrotg to Ihl• 45.11 (res.>. 111. c. 4 I ; sista that all ssussis paid 10 sorb et)11111%•etur• I 'U.Y tea thaallt,uctl anti atruck vut u: tlttit accuuuts. THE. NATIONAL IIEGISTER. BANK OF ENGLAND A General Meeting of the proprietors of Iltis corpora tion man held on ' flitir-day, for the purpose of &chitin:l a disidrnd opou the cur pus Ate funds., tM the half year viol mg 1.11 the i.th of Ain il next. The C 644.111411, alter has ing read the 11 , 11141 minutes, noised that the disidend shoula be 5 per rent , to which proposition two amendments wets (lie one, timi the divideial should be 6 instead of 3 pes cent.; and the oilier, that instead of immediately dui - laving any dis &int, 411 exposition of the fund., inetine, and expentlituie of the II ilik he made to the prop' acting. The lion. NI,. 1141 the of made till the past el the Houk, in a late prourt - ding ml liar C •t of Kin:'..-Bench, established the fact as to 1111 Company tong in possession of levet VIII fund. TM , oas a matter of reeiod,und undeniable. In the lair main tenance of their owes intelests, the body of proprietors might therefore to be made acipiainted %ills Its amollol, and its it isposiolde multi e. Sir ' Elk/1111S 1 . 111 toll, although not in favour of the an:entl - ii1011:411! el/IP 11111 11 leilllUll 01101( 111 be 111:1 di' 11 % the I)irt 1 . 1 I.IS 011 111 1! siillioct. It .rented to be iiii•ll 1 to %oleo iliv ith'lld Without knuoing the amount of the capi tal from which it was dist' ibuted. 111 r. Ps eat do was of the vaine opinion, and expresieil his confide lit belici that the Bank taut e in lICISSI of at leavt in addition to thelr knaur. capital of 15,001.1,Yd0t. It was out a fear of their poverty, but a jealous) ut their itchy. thid had provoked latitilly. Waillbt It %%oracle:if, thereliire, Shot the proprietors had a right to know the cuoilitioli ut their :semis, it was equally indillical that nu injury outild ati..e from the dtrclu•ure. A letter which he had receinly received fiouls issue of Ili. Dirccloi of the Bank of Fiance entirely aecohled wish his views. 11r. Yuung made mote lot ciult uL,ri vAtiusiti uu tkc s.une Pith!. Mr. Payne argued that the Directors were folly justi fied in the couise they were vorviiiiig by lite trines ul chatter, and that it would be unwise to She coot t of Pio psielors to int, II opt opt it. The tioveciiits 011.0.1k1 d, that the D111'1.1(04 could not agree to tile atisciiiiiiient,heenii,e they lilt th.it its adoption t piudurr iuca.slll' , UV , • A similar tplestion had been raised in March, Iblli , au l *her discussion, It Will. re solved 111.11 1110 tit-deism e °tiht to hr made. ,Ir. U. Jackson said lie was ile-nons of jam &nation, but could not regard Illy preseiit as a fit uccas iiiii for it, as the state of ths it adults wan under the Consitlei Alton of Pat liaownt. The poiitical eliararter of Ili. it institution rendered it tier 3,de y that secrecy should be ansurlinics olives vs d. Motions his an increase hail Loren so often Made at the inilia-litnise, that at last the Legislature niter reed, and actin/Lily pi tiiiihited the East India Company flush I aisiug it 41111•12 a ern lain amount ; and he • hewed 31r. Pitt had it oiler to contem plation to apply the 11'511101011 to the Bonk. Per. souls who speculated in the market pi ice of En.t India stuck welt accustomed to go ilown w pOllll,l. and sllp• 10111 any 111011011 fur 411 111C1 rave ot disitfcod, w nitwit •li reteiriit e to use general toteiests of the wig.' trim y body. It did not appear to bins expedient to adopt this auxin& unlit nerdy toe the purpube uf adunixistei nig food to the Court of Iletich; the avowed object being, that that Count ought 1.14 afterwards moved fur a wow awe,. 'Lite sense of the prupririuia land been so cleat ly ex pressed upon 1;11, question on a lotuses occasion, a. to ren der Any departni:: irons it, except tinder peculiar eircusii stancesountilvisable. Those who from time to time brought forwatil these motions, were, lie had no don ht, influenced by the hest motives; lust it was slid eel taiu that pats jut nut, and a desii e to impair the profits ul the Batik, weir out necessarily connected. The amendments were then pair and negatived, and the utiginal i:roposition can led by a la s e inapt ity. . . . . Mr. Ricardo wild Mr. Bouvet ie 111,cl.simed any such ob jert as lild I I Ci CI I l'el to by Oar lion. and LeAl Sled 'lie eontlitut tormetly pursued at Ihr Eavt India ; and the former desired also to vindicate ass absent Aleut bar of Weir body from auy suppuaed imputation of Use land. --- 11 b. R. Jackson said lie had uicant no itflectiou uu any member ut that nutty. The Government of Surinam has published an ordinance of his Belgian Nlajesty, prohibiting the slave-trade, under severe penalties; but permitting the transit of slaves from a Dutch or foreign colony to another Dutch colony iu the West Indies. Alunch4:3ler.—Letters from Manchester state, that inure than 500 young poplars have recently been cut from a single plantation near Stockp.rt, fur the purpose, as is supposed, of being employed to form the handles for pikes. Great fears arc entertained throughout this manufacturing district, that the sufferings of the lalmuring classes will lead to some act of a desperate nature but the Magistrates, who are well aware of the existing state of things, will be prepared, it is believed, %%it'd efficient measures fur preserving the public peace. Ju.) ut ti.L Comity of York, of which Sir F. L:iiiilay 11 non, Bait. %Vas(;hauulan, loser prescinid the County Gaol 60 uhsutlicieul. They stated, antoog other tnings, that there were two rOUIII4 ;or the female prisoneib; but, on account I,t . Ilk gre,,t G t 11 ;.. smiers, they aim only tine common Mit-room. There was also no means of confining boys or o he's, charged wan a tost ultoice, apart nom itie 11l st liardencif of- Icl.ders, except by placing them with per,on, charged tt IItI Ills site ; snd they reported generally, that the poi dud not afford room Iln • a proper classification ; they, therefore, recommended an enlarge ment to be mach., under the superintendance of Ma4isuates, who fool, their local sitilataan, 11l iglh be able to pay the allot acteomm, a.ul tnrt an n ual any expence beyond what echhtiry 1.1 the M Ject ill I lett. , . . _ . At the stiles on IVednesday last in Mincing lane, Bengal cotton produced only 50. per lb. Tine sane art.i.:,c, 1.2 tuoutlis ago, was port:based for lid. ...c GUILDHALL. Vo[tce. A to II &hie-bodied fellow, who gave his name SN'ithers. was lirinight in the Justice•-roout tin Wein.. day, in rus turlV of au officer, charged Willi steantle Iwo saws 1.111 of the shot) of Mr. Paul, carpenter, la, Old Fish-street. The entrance to Mr. Paul's Shop is closed be a h4tcl► door, which ss'as Shot by tits men till their to dui :ter, at 12 n'eit.ek ; the prisoner, svatenslig the oppottii oily of their absence. lelieti user the door, snit.. a saw kiiitiging to one of the journey own, and went away. lle returned again in a kw uuuotr., shit r aching over 1111 dune, look another saw ; Ibis Was observed by a per -on of the name of Pain, who kvilis a coal-shell liCtrr ittior to Mr. Paul's, and halting no know lethte of his per tain as One oI Mr. Pa ul's own, he suspected he was a iiiief, mid therefore foriowed and seized Min iti Fi iday. street, with the saw in his hotid ; the oliicr liaW, first stolen, Was Intuit conct•.tled on his veiblni John Smith, one of .Ir. Paursinurnes men, identified both the sa ws as his properly, and Said he lett them In the shop when he went to dinner. The prisoner said he was a carpenter, and had a wife and 3 children. Ile pleaded great distress, hat•- in been out of empliiy a long while, in COlisetintliCt; of a siottlit :mark of lieuinatie gout. S r W. Curtis.--.' Aye I that's as you tell us. You were not so bad with the gout but you could leap the door though. You are well e•nougn, it seems, for all purposes Of mischief, thointli not quite well enough to go to win-k. Ar'nt you asilailltd to rot) a fellow-work man 1 You should hate thought of your wile and fa mily when you were stealing the saws. 1 shall cont ain you." Previous to the commitment being made out, Smith, the owner of the saws, addressed the Magistrate, and hoped his worship could give the initialler a milder pu nishment. lle Mil not wish hint to be sent to New gate. . . . . _ . Sir W. Curtis.---" Oh! you wish him to be let off, dO you ? You speak for yourself'. You're but your saws, nd want to have doue with it hut 1 act fur the pub lic. The man has a wife and 3 children. Sir Sir IV. Curtis—" Ile did not think of your children whet, he %%4. Sterlitig toe saws. Are you a married malt ?” Si No, your worship." Sir W. Cur us—" That 11611 . l matter ; if you had eight childr.m, he would have stole. the saws just the sante, or any thing else more valuabli., if it had been there-fur lion. If he had been in work, lie could have- canted ti or 7s. a day, I suppose. But lie Can ' t get elll4/10-0 nu —nothing fur call/Cliters to do now—testy IS iu the spring—never. You seem a hard-working min, you eau get employ. I wonder von should speak for such a lazy, idle, pilfering fellow. 1 tell you fie is a bad fel low ; he ought to be !initialled, a nd it' : must Ire punish ed, and he shall Le punished. (To the Clerk)—Bilul Lint over to prosecute." A very decent-looking matt, whose name we forbear to mention, but who slated himself to he au agent in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and at present in great distress, was next placed at the Oar, charged by a publi can with having curi e toles ionise do Tiiewlay est:Mug, and drinking it Mee half puns of porter and two glasses of rum and water, without a stogie fanhiug in his . ' pocket to pay Mr them. The ptisl)tart handed op a letter to the worthy Nlag.straie (Sir W. ('uitis), which he read, and after a pause of a few moments, said, " I am very sorry our your distress; 1 feel for your situation ; btu you should tint du these illii.gs. If it had been for a bit ui steak, or some bread and cheese, or soutettiiiig to ei.t, ' I should not have minded it; hut all this drink, it was not necessary. Never lea distress trite you to be disho nest. Don't do so again. Go your ways. I'll lig) , the roan fur you this mice." AIM lie accordingly called the publican to him for that purpose. We did not learn the contents of the letter, for Sit put it in his pocket, and appeared tit•iirotis of aim:kitting front any tilise;saison which should lend to • exiiosc the 1. risont•r. We have endeavoured .o follow and should hose supprussiti lite crie alto gether, but for our &sire to record ni the saute oJ i i,e, rut uununce of Ituat.stiity with one of strict and itnimfle.lt justice. BOW-STREFT. On Thursday, a Jew, named Benjamin, whose house is in littliortl-cotirt, WaS char t :Nil to ntr di:lamina a Toni lily of clothes belonging to a girl of a respectable lantJy at Sinners . 1 own. The compldlll.llll, a very infereeling girl, said she was sixteen years of age, and a short tone ago on Stec w..y home she was enuccd to she defendant's ‘ntise by two gills, and ',retailed upon to pursue a cure ill proviso s:oil. Sue es as dressed up and sent so the Dieatres, continued at the house, paying a gUillea per wick lur !WI 1041114, 3,1t1 a 1140,1 I X“filttn:ll ' , rice for her clothes. Being at length l'ound by her pastnta and perso.ifltil to letnnts home, ails qatilid Ike dellisilaso's aid sub. sciptently applied to Inus for her clothes, but he refused to one theta up, a.legio7, that she Ott .d him motley. She post:is - L.ly denied ou tug lion a i.llllllllg. da , l said, %% ilk an appearance of shaisie, that Nenj mot, an 1 his wile lud by various prz.texts drawu trout her alisiost the whole produce of Ihr proviso' too. The Magistrate, Mr. Hicks, systscly ri•probated the general conduct of flit delyndaist„ , iiid .151:co fur hail to say to the prceent 'Die Jew said he nail k. pt toe house frurteen yedts, and hall '• tinier done atithst:g what w .111 " the young rl was in his debt, shor,. 'bat. zs ." Unkts tau rtziaft tbsCh4:l..: bt:Ull4 4 3 k il : , , ~ ~ , 'p , 01