The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

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MANSION. HOUSE.
The driver of one of the Camberwell stage coaches
appeared beforegi be Lord Mayor, hut not until he had
been summoned a second time, to sth eel the complaint
of a shopkeeper iu itishopsaatc-street, who charged him
with having ohm meted the huslllebS oh the shop, by block-
ing up the access to it with his coach. 'flue defendant had
dt iven his coach close to the complainant's door, and there
lie stood, notwithstanding the earnest request of the com-
plainant, to the injury of the business of the shop.
The deftlidant denied the charge, and was ready to
swear that lie spoke truth.
The Lord Mayor said great complaints hod been made
of late against the drivers of stage coaches, and examples
must be made. His Lordship tined the ilt fendant 105.
BOW S'IItEET.

Mr. Richard liirkinaa Lane, Of No. 42, WitiVriCk4trtei,
60141CII•square, an Irish gentleman, who represented
himself ;is a member of the profession of the law, was un
Ft May brought before Mr. Halls, the sitting magistrate at
this office, in the custody of Lee, under a peace warrant
issued by Sir Richard Milie, upon the application of Mr.
Wm. Coppinger, of No. I, Duncan-place, Leicester-
square, a met cantile gentleman, and also a native of the
sister island.
Mr. Coppinger stated, that on Wednesday evening lie
went to dine at a house called 'Die lilac PU4t, %%here he
saw Mr. Lane and another gentleman, tie a iti the office,
at a table opposite to that at which he was tliniug. He
had not been on terms of intimacy with Mr, Lane, but
knew him a little, iu rolltiegllellee of having met lain oc-
casionally at a boarding-house, iii which his mother re-
sided. After lie had iiitislied his tinier, and when the
other parties who had been dining in the 1.00111 had retired,
Mr. Lane stood up, buttoned ots coy, put on his hat,
strutted up to him, and accosted him its the following
ternis :—" Sir, I am glad to meet you at last ; I have been
lot some time past looking out for you. Pi ay, sir, how
came you to tell (mentioning a particular lady) that I was
married to Mrs. Montague?" And without waiting for a
reply, he added, " If you said so, you ate a liar; and if
you deny it, yon are a liar; and if you do not notice this
(flinging down bas card), you are a coward. 'von under-
stand me." Mr. Coppingcr was quite astounded, and,
ringing the bell, lie directed the waiter to send up the
landlord. When the latter appeared, he told him he
wished to be protected against the defendant's conduct,
whit li was that of a blackguard, and w Inch he would no-
tice in no other way than through the medium of the
police ; he would therefore thank him to send fur a peace
officer. Such behaviour, lie said, dit not warrant him to
place the defendant out a level with himself, or to treat
Mtn as a gentleman, Mr. Lane then observed, that he
was as good a gentleman as the complainant, who was
only a seller of Irish provisions, and not a merchant as he
represented Ia I aaa self to be. With respect to having said
he was married (Mr. Cuppinget contented , it was a matter
of perfect indiderencc to him whether lie eats 4tr was not ;
lie bad heard lie was, and even if lie had said sit, Ise did
not conceive there was any thing libellous in it ; but if
Mr. Lane had asked him in a different 'intoner, or sent a
gentleman to call neon him, lie should have given him an
explanation. From the 11141111er in which the defendant
acted, however, he had, in his opinion, disentitled himself
to the satisfaction of a gentleman, and he accordingly told
ilea vu ; upon which the defendant observed, that SiIICC lie
would lake no notice of what he had said to lien, he
wand take every possible opportunity of repealing it in
the street or wherever else he should meet him; and if
that did not make him notice it, perhaps the application
of a horsewhip might. Having consulted a professional
friend, he (Mr. Cuppingei) had, with his advice, applied
to Sir It. liirnie fur a Wa114111; and lie How solicited pro-
tection at the hands of the magistrate limn a repeiitioas ut
this outrageous conduct with which he had berm tin eat-
ened.
Mr. Lane, in his defence, admitted that the statement of
Mr. Coppinger was substantially cum eel, except with
regard to the mentioll of a horsewhip. Honoree painful
to his feelings the report might be, that tie ei is mar tied to
Mrs. Slolitagite, a woman ut notorious character, that was
the ostousitila reason fur his addrissiug Mr. Coppitiger
in
the way in which he had dune; but the teal cause which
had induced him to adept such a ptueeedios was, the
repeated insults offered by I 1111 l to lii• mother.
Mr. Halls observed, that that was not the mode in which
he should seek redress for an injury, if he sustained any.
Mr. Lane said, that there were some mine ies of such a
nature that the laws afforded uo redress for them; that
was the case bete; and he was therefut e (tonged to adopt
a claim rut mode ur pn ocredwg from that which lie should
114' e put sited tinder dam cut circuit's 'allot s. When 1.4:
saw Mr. Coppinger come into the mann, lie told his timed
that he should have something to say to that geutleinau
when they were alone; and lie did accordingly, when the
room was nearly duality, go over to him and address him
iu mc terms which mid been stated; hut lie denied most
positively having ever mentioned the word "
What right Mr. Coppinger had to sty that he emisitlered
himsell his superior, he could not cohjecinie : he (Mr. L.)
was in the profession, and was certainly, at least, Mr. C.'s
equal.
Mr. Coppinger denied having ever insulted Mr. Lane's
mother, or any other lady. 11 was three months ago since
lie had been in the house in which she was, and during all
that time the defendant might have celled eu kiln if he
had ally complaint of that kind to make ; he 'Nal, easily
Maud, as he was on 'Change every day.
The defendant was theu called upon to enter into the
usual recogitimmeces.
Mr. Coppinger did not wish the defendant to be put to
any luconvenience tespecting sureties.
Mr. Lane would accept of no favour at Mm. Coppingees
baud, bat pledged his honour, in auswei to am observation
of Mr. Halm', that lie should nut repeat his conduct to-
wards Mr. Cuppieger.
'OWN HALL.
Ou Friday Mr. appeared before •Aldcraian J. J.
Smith, to phew cause wits he neglected to utaimaiu his
wife. The muceedings were itudituteul by the parish officers,
from abuse staterneut it appealed that Mrs. aiw
plied to them for relief, stating that her abaudaninent
by
her unsound, in consequence ut wait h Ike) gi anti ti her pe-
(mutat) relief, by which mean. she became char,eable to
there, and still coutinued to be so. Her hustsend lid been
applied to, and although nut averse to union mg tier u settl.e.
mem, yet he or:need so mut h indeci.ion mom the business
that they were compelled to swam to the usual process in
such eases.
Mrs,

wio then btuupht funt tad to prove Ittf

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lion. She was accompanied by her sister, and approach. d
with an air of humble modesty; that at once excited sym-
pathy and respect. Her eyes, however, %s ere red and swola
with tears, and she no sooner reached her husband, than she
suddenly sr ized both his hands, and then dropping on her
knees, cried in convulsive accents—`: Oh dearest, fore.—"
A violent rattling hi her throat told the re.t, and she dropped
senseless ma the ground ; but still she retained her husband's
hands with the grasp of death ! The scene was pathetic
beyond description,and much enure affecting than any tragedy
of fictitious woes. 'f he vulgar crowd drew back in amaxe•
meat, and even the constables, who daily behold human
nrisery iu it, most hideous arid heart-reutling forms, and
whose hearts (generally speaking) are steeled against every
norpul,e of humanity—even they were moved almost to
tears. Mr. for a moment surveyed the deadly
object before him, whilst the big drops forced themselves
into either eye. He evidently held some violent conflict
with his feelings : bnt as if recollecting himself all at
once, he dashed the pitying tear from his eye, then ex.
" Forgive? oh: no more! no more!" and vio-
lently disengaging himself, walked to the opposite side of
the Justice•room, whilst the officers gently carried Mrs.
into another room, where every means were used
for her recovery. Shortly afterwards the defendant, who
had by this time suppressed the violence of his feelings,
again came tut ward to assure the Magistrate, that altho'
iris behaviour might appear inexplicable, it was not the
result of hardness of heart or want of feeling. but It was
founded on a thorough conviction that his wife had
wroard hint in a manner, which it would be criminal to
pardon. He had married her with every prospect of
happiness seven years ago, and sire had borne him two
children, who were still living strider iris own ()Wet 'Mimi.
His conduct towards her was neither Mush nor illebetal,
and during that period she had squandered away the stun
of 50001. respecting which he had never even ques-
tioned her, and never would for as melt more, bad not
eir euinstances recently' transpired which plated his dts-
honour and her parlay beyond a doubt. He had, in fact.
discovered, by letter., in her possession, that she carried tin a
criminal correspondence with Milli her man, and he then
most certsi ily did exclude her from his house, and he was
now iv illiug to allow her any sum is rich the parish officers
might name, as moth:tem to maintain her in n secluded mid
respectable manner; but to forgive her the crime, and again
to take her to his bosom, was what he knew no law, human
or divine, would recommend, and what hi., consistently a ills
his notions of honour laud morality, could out commit to.

TM. worthy 'Magistrate appeared much affected by what
had pas-ed ; hut although he seemed sincerely to pity both
parties, he Oltert.(l no su4gcstinn on the ea,e, except advising
the defendant to settle the mailer aim the parish, fur which
purlieu; he withdrew, and Mrs. ---- was shortly after
conveyed ho Le by her bi.ter.

Thursday night an inquest was held before Thomas
Stirling, Esq. Coroner, at the Caitlin' pe Arms, Gray's
Inn Line Road, on the body of Mr. John Graham,
who resided at the house of Mr. Gfilll3lll, who resided
at the house of Mr. French, in C;ougla-street, near Cal-
thorpe-place. The deceased had been in a respectable
situation under government, and had a wire and child
living. He was akw years ago in very respectable cir-
cumstances, and lived in a state of affluence. Some
time ago he failed in a speculation into which he had
eutered, and was deprived of nearly the whole of his
property. Having arranged his affairs, it was determined
that his wife and child should go and reside with rela-
tions in the country, till begot a situation, by which lie
would be enabled to support them. Having met with
repeated disappointments, and subsisting entirely upon
the sale and pledging of his furniture and apparel, he
took an obscure lodging in Gough street, and there re-
sided tar the last three months. He corresponded with
his wife, and she expressed in her late letters a great
anxiety to retorts to him; in a letter which she received
from hint last week, she said she would be with bins on
Wednesday. Site arrived in London on Wiednesilay
te noon, awl Went directly to Isis lodgings. On enter-
ing his apartment, her terror can scaicely he conceived
at iindui~ her husband a cold and lifeless corpse, sus-
pendad by a nail from the side of the bed-room. It
was discovered that tile deceased hail parted with every
hit of furniture and apparel, except the bedstead alb,
'lie clothes he wore. He had been for nights on the
bare bedstead. Distress at the return of his wife to joni
hint in llllSery, it is believed, all..cted his Italia!, and
caused him to COntnin the act. He tied a handkerchief
over his face, and another round his legs before lie sits-
peo.lerl himself. It is iusposed that the unfortunate mast
had been hanging since the preceding night. It is im-
possible to form an adequate idea of the distressed state
of the widow, left without a house or frieud, and at
such a distance from her relations. The above lacts de-
tailed by Mr. Frenen made an extraordinary impressioa
upon the minds of the Jury, who returned a verdict—
" that the deceased,' in a distracted state of mind, pro.
duced by distress, put an cud to his existence by hanging
himself."

FORGED NoTes.—John Clement xnd Joseph Cle-
ment were appreriended a few days ago and pla 11l ill td
before W. Marriott, Eq. at the New Batley.? Sell4rd,
on a clear case of uttering a forged Bank or England
note. Their lanai con 1111 l titient to Laticasser Castle was
disivinled until the intentions of the Bank could he
ascertained with respect to them. 'rite Bank Drrectori
wrote to Mr. Milne, the clerk to the nraAtstrates." That
they had been at a very heavy expense in seridiog
gold coin to supply this part of the kingdom, and that
peflollll who would
not be protected by the Bank ;" but they !nutter inti-
mated, that if a prosecut 1111 l was carried urn, they would
send down an inspector at their own expense. to appear
on the trial, to prove the forgeries. In cousequatee of
the Bank thus declining to prosecute, the men were t'is-
cnaried on Wednesday week.
MI,LANCHOLY EVENT.-.-011 Christmas-day, a res-
pectable family, named Guest, rcsitlin.; nem 1
it id scraped Ito their dinner what alley s rlrlr se.l to ire
buri:4:4(1.14,h, but which, trrhappily firm J um to tie
up,tis tune; they all pursuit of it, air. SilOCklll to relate,
Mrs. Guest died in a short time afterwards, and it WAn
with greatdibicully Mr. Li. and the cuiltiren subsequently
recovered.

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