The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Hams and Co. irons thence it was sent to Messrs. Lubbact and
Co. the agents fur the Deaf bank. By the latter it was fin -
warded to Deal, at the time of its becoming due ; but it was
immediately ascertained, not only that there were no effects of
the pretended drawer, but that the instrument was altogether
a forgery. In consequence of this discovery an inquiry was set
on foot for the prisoner, but he Nis not discovered until the
month of June last. when lie was apprehended at Wouiwielt.
Ilk arrest at this place arose from the circumstance of lie,
having introduced himself to one Nichols, a butcher there, by
the name olJames, where he had some dealing. The conduct
pursued by the prisoner,. however, excited suspicion in the
mind of Mr. Nichols; and a Seitidl'lll4 SIMI having Coal.' lots
the shop, and i..idressed the former by tim mane of Simi, oh
doubt was removed, and he was taken into custody. Mu
Rich, juu. being immediately sent fur, the prisoner was fully
recognized as the person who passed the bill. Upon thisocra
slot the prisoner confessed his real mane. Sev.- al witnesses •
were called wlta proved the foregoing tarts; and Lord Ellen-
borough (who sat thr Mr. Justice Borrough, engaged upon the
tr:al of Lord Cochrane) having stiumied up the evidence, the
jury found the prisoner guilty—Death.
His Lordship then proceeded to pass upon the eidprit the
awful sentence of death. [Here the prisoner fell ul his
knees, mud in bitter terms implored the mercy of the Court.]
His case, he observed, was, according to the policy of tilt
law, without hope, gild without mitigation of ponislinient. It
was a crime which struck at the root ill all VOMIITCYCiaI security,
and those who had hi...en found guilty of it, commission had
rarely escaped the fatal ptiaishment attached thereto, lie im-
plored the prisoner, therefore, to dedicate his few remaining
days to penitence and prayer, and ill the most impressive Mall.
nor passed awn bins tl.e usual form of sentence.

Tllll ZING V. 11..11.1'11V1.

The prisoner, a tanner of Southwark, was convicted of
forging the stamp appointed by the Commi4sionwr, of E%cil‘e
to denote the payment of the duties on hides and skius. lie
was sentenced to one year's imprison:tie:lA

At the Cornwall Assizes, J. ltowc, a baker, convicted of
mixing china clay with flour, was sentenced to be imprisoned
two years, anti to pay a fine of LOI. The learned Judge com-
mented with due severity on the enormity of the offence, and
told the prisoner, that if he had not been a poor own. with a
wife and several children, the tine would have been much
larger.
At Durham Assizes, J. Grcig, barber and publican, of Monk.
wearinouth Shure, was indicted fin• the wilful murder of Eliza.
beth Stonehouse.—He went to the house of the deceased, and
shot her for molesting his children on their way to school.--He
was found Guilty, and OA Saturday morning, in pursuance of
his sentence, executed upon a new drop errected iu front of
the new County House.
At the Norwich Assizes, Thomas Moy, aged 32, a farmer
occupying nearly a hundred acres of land at Biitham, and
having a wife and seven children, was capitally convicted of
stealing lb sheep.

Tt may, perhaps, be in the recollection of our readers, that
Mr. Fry, of Bermondsey, WAS robbed a few weeks since on
Barham Downs, by two footpads, who beat him very cruelly,
and threw him iato a ditch, after rubbing him of about 1801. in
Bank notes. One of the said notes was paid into the Chatham
Bank, and traced to a person who kept au eating•house at
Woolwich. A note for 201. port of Mr. Fry's property, was
also paid into thy Dartford Bank, and traced to the same per-
son. These circumstances being communicated to Mr. Fry,
he went to the house of the person in question last week, and
immediately recognized him to be the man who had beat him
about the head with a bludgeon. Mr. Fry did not make hint-
self known babe had procured proper assistance ; and he then
went up to the man, amid,. looking him full in the fuer, said,
" Do you know me i" at wpich tremendous question, the knife,
with which he was carving the dinners of his waiting cus-
tomers, immediately droppulfrom kis hands, and he was taken
into custody. On scar: Icing further into the same house, the
other Mall, who Lad taken the notes item Mr. Fry's pocket,
was observed waiting upon the custotners; and he also was Idea.
titled immediately by Mr. Fry ; tiad being secured by Bic Po-
lice Officers, proved to be the brother of the first robber, and•,
they were both committed for trial at the Maidstone Assizes.

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The- following is an imenentie account of a dreadful aerideut which
occurred at Fansley, Yorkshire, on Tuesday senuight. Two of Mr.
Fawkei's brothers, Mr. F. Hawksworth, slid the Rev. Mr. R. Hawks.
worth, WM& shooting together on .Blubber-house Moors; they had
each tired and ttleatled their oups);l4. H. H. was sto.:ping to'pick
up his bird, whin Mr. F. llawksworth's gun, which was placesl anus.,
his arm, was discharged (whether by the string of his whistle, or any
sudden action of his clothes, it is impossible to say); the shot took
effect in Mr. R. H.'s head, and a moat shocking fracture was the con- .
sequence. Mr. R. llawkswiirth, was conveyed to Fernley. He was
trepanned by Mr. Hoy, of Leeds. He languished until the Friday
following, when he died.
A few days since, as Mr. J. Faiwatels, residing near Lagoa wee
returning from Bath market, he was stopped near his awn house by a
single fooipad, who struck him a violent blow on the head, 'end then
robbed him of,two notes, value 244. besides other property The
villain beat him dreadfully about the head: and left him.
INQU EST S.—An Inquest was held at the Roebuck. Cannon-street-
Mad. on the body of T. Owns, a Geetleman's servant, who met his
death in the ndlowing manner:—ll. Piudie. of Morgan-street,
cliff: stated, that on Tuesday evening he had been drinking with the
deceased and some others at the Roebuck, and as they were playing in
the skittle.ground, about seven °Vaal:. the deceased was called out; in
about the minutes after witness was called out to liaise him, and Monet
him leaning against die pannelopposite the liar. with his heed down-
wards, set idouil flowing front his nos,: ; he want away, arid did not
see hint till next day, when he was dead. He was pertectly convinced
no one did him any injury. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Glad.
Monday a Coroner's inquest was held in Gateshead. Newcastle-noon-
Tyne. on etw body of Mrs. Robson, of Dyke?, kzed in, who died on
S1111(1111 last, in consequence of .he overturning of the North Briton
coach on Friday night, width standees was attributable solely to the
darkness of the night. Verdict—Accidental heath.
Friday se'nnight an Inquest was held on the body of F.. Pill. ser-
vant to Mr. Mason, a fanner, of the parish 01' Howdeswell, Glou-
cestershire, who was killed by a hull. It appeared in evidence, that
while the poor fellow was attempting to put le mullen on the lead of
the bull, the enraged animal ran et hint ferociote.ly, dense hint against
&poet in the stall, and gored him SO dreadfully With his horns m the
thigh and body, dint medical aid paned of no avail, and he lingered
from Monday till Thursday, when lie epired. Verdict—Dial in con-
sequence of being gored by hull.-=rile animal was forteited as a
(Wieland, and is to he killed.
Tuesday an Inquisition was held in little Guildterd-street. Hruns-
wiek-square. on the body of Joh:arta Clarey, a girl three years and a
half old-, who was killed by falling out of a window.. Verdict—Acci-
dental Death.
FOOTPADS.—Ma Friday night, between 8 and ii o'clock, as Mr.
Wood, a carpenter, was returning home near Wainswad. he was at-
tacked by three robbers dressed like labourers, who stopped him and
demanded his money, which he delivered to them; they were finned
with pistols. In a short time tiler, a man of the name of l .avar, in the
service of Mr. Long Wellesley, was stopped by the same villains,
near the same spot, who, being a resolute man, resisted being robbed;
1..11,11 one of the sdiaia, dischatged a pistol at line, loaded with slugs,
abich lodzed wider his right ariu.