The National Register.
London, England, 1820-07-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

deuce was perfectly conclusive against Slough, and he was
found Guilty Death. Young sus acquitted.
Joseph smith was indicted fur stealing two sucks of oats,
the property of NI r. George Tordham, of Kristian. He was

WINCIIESIEIt, JULY 20.

Davenport and others, Assignees, v. Carter and Curry.
This was an action arising out of rather peculiar cir-
cumstances. The plaiiithis are the assignees of a bank-
rupt of the name of Hawkins ; and the defendants were
the asJlguces under the commission against the Ports.
month Bank of Minchin, Carter, and Kelly, which was
slyer:Jetted on the ground of concert, and are also the
assignees under the commission subsequently issued.—
The bankrupt, Hawkins, was indebted to the Ports-
mouth bank in the sum of 2031. and being pressed for
payment, under the first commission, gave a draught for
the amount, which was duly honoured. Ott the bank-
ruptcy of Hawkins, the plaintiffs, as his assignees, upon
the first cm 1111 l ission of Minchin and Company being set
aside, called upon defendants to refund the money, on
the ground that they were not authorized to receive it,
and therefore could only hold it to the plaintiff's use.—
To this the defendants replied, that, by the subsequent
commission, the proceedings under the former com-
mission were rendered valid, and, therefore, that they
were entitled to hold it for the beitelit of the creditors.—
The question to be decided was, whether the assignees
under the superseded commission were personally liable?
and the learned judge (Mr. Baron Craham) held, at first
hat they were not; but the further hearing of the case
being pressed, the learned judge charged the jury in fa-
vour of the defendants, admitting, at the same time, that
he mi ht be in error, but that his opinion might be re-
viewed by the (out above. The jury returned a verdict
for the defendants.

sunhurr SESSIONS, Jitly Yl.
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Ann Williams, a young woman of very interesting
appearance, was tried upon an iodictment, charging her
with having feloniously become possessed of a large
quantity of tea, the property of John Peers, tea-dealer,
of High Street, in the Borough. Toe prosecutor said,
the prisoner ordered at his house that a quantity of
black and green tea should be sent to Silver Street,
where she should pay for it on delivery. He sent the
tea, but never received the value of it, nor saw the tea
afterwards until he saw it in the possession of an
officer.

Forrester, the officer, produced a quantity of tea (the
prosecutor identified it by his writing on the covers)
which he said he had taken from a man named Foy,
on the cJotli of March, at night, near Petticoat-lane.
The Counsel for the prisoner contended that no case
was made out

The Chairman said, that if the prisoner never in-
tended to pay for the article when she ordered it, her
offence was entirely felonious.—Guilty.—Seven years'
transportation.

Monday, a gentleman, who stated that he resided
many years at Pentonville, came before the Magis-
trates in Hatton-garden, and gave the following
information :—that between ten and eleven o'clock
the night preceding, he was attacked in Spa-fields
by four men, who knocked him down, and robbed
him of 20s. and some other articles he had in his
pockets, which they cut open with a knife ; and
after beating him unmercifully, one of them at-
tempted to cut his throat, which he prevented by
putting up his hand, which was cut across ; the
assassin then gave him a couple of stabs, and left
him for dead ; he gave a good description of the
villains, and said he should know them again.
TROTTING MATCH.--The match of sixteen miles
and a halt; in an hour, having been trotted in har-
ness, last week, a gentleman named Hardinge, un.
dertook that his groom, a light weight, should drive
the same distance, and the match was attempted on
Thursday, on the Colchester road, for 200 guineas,
in a vehicle constructed for the purpose; and
although the horse was faster than the other, he had
not the strength.—Half the distance was pertbrmcd
in twenty-eight minutes and fifty-two seconds, but
the horse lost ground in the next four miles ; and
the owner, rather than distress the animal, ordered
him to be pulled up, when he had five miles to do
in sixteen minutes.

FREEHOLDERS op the course of
MO days, there have been registered near Seven
Hundred Freeholders. And, we expect, in the
course of the next fortnight, that the number will
be trebled. This is a fearfill consideration for any
future candidate that may start up on the Orange
Interest. For though these Freeholders cannot
come in during the next election, they will form a
dormant power, ready to spring into activity at any
moment after six months.

Tuesday night, as a gentleman going towards his
residence near Vauxhall, was walking across the
road (late a field) at the back of Lambeth-walk,
leading towards East-streer, he was surrounded by
five or six desperate fellows, who threw him down,
and covered his head and face with a piece of carpet
or rug, and rifled his pockets of his watch and seals,
and alsor of his pocket-book, containing 71. in notes,
and valuable tuemoninduins.

A Protestant Clergyman, at Rome, has written
to his friends on the banks of the Rhine, stating,
that the Pope har permitted the public exercise of
the Reformed Worship, in an open temple, ia the
Raman Capital.

SHIP NEWS.
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On Monday last, about ten o'clock in the mlrn -
ing, Mr. Henry Wigg, a deputed mariner of th e
Ranger cutter, in the berviee of the Civita at
port, seised, on the beach near Hi:nacre Sluice, in
Suffolk, 41 half ankers of Geneva, at the seine time
observing an open boat lugsails at sea, about one
hundred yards from the beach, he boarded the said
boat, and found her to be the Chance of Folkatonc,
having five persons on board, and having landed the
Geneva above mentioned, he made seiatire of her,
with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, and brought
her and her said cargo into Yarmouth.
WIUTBY, JULY 17.—Last night, during a thig fog. three
brigs, with coals, got on shore on our coast. They are said to
be got off. and proceeded.
FALmOUTII, JULY 16.—Arrived the Camden Packet. with
mails from New York—sailed on the 9th ult., and from Halifax
on the 21st. Oa the 9th, off Staten Island, spoke the Magnet.
Mackey, in3o clap from Bristol, with two masts sprung; on the
17, found at Halifax his Majesty's ships Mersey, Rear Admiral
Griffith.; Phaeton, Castillian. Drake. and Swift. The Princess
Elisabeth packet lett there fur New York on the gist. Also
arrived the William, Stewart, from Tetragon*, in 50 days, for
Guernsey. Arrived off the port, the George, liibberts from Ana
tigua for London—sailed on the let ult. ; and the James. Lang;
Golden Grove, from Jamaica'. About Su sad of vessels passed up
yesterday.

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Gibraltar,
dated 96th June.—" By the arrival of the United States' vessels
of war Peacock and Spark, from Leghorn and Algiers. we learn.
that information was given to them at Leghorn 19 days ago, by
the American Consul, °fan Algerine squadron being at sea. con-
sisting of two sloops of war, two brigs. one schooner, and ono
row galley, and that war had been declared by the Regency
against Tuscany. The Peacock and Spark went in consequence
to Algiers, and ascertained this information to be true, but could
get no tidings of the course the squadron took. although they
boarded every vessel they met on their way down here. It is the
opinion of the American Officers that the operations of this force
are directed against Tunis, with which State the Algerines are in
houility. I am much inclined. however, to think ' that their
plans are direeted against the weakest of the Italian Stales, and
that we shall shortly hear of numerous captures."
Extract of a letter from Valparaiso,-dated March 25.-64 A
vessel from Lima arrived last evening and reported that Bolivar
had defeated the Royal Army, and•Wtea the city of Quito, with
a considerable fo ea It is stated, that no more English ships •
are to be allowed to enter Lima, after this pedal."
Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated 9th April.—
v. When Lord Cochrane was off Guayaquil, he had a commu-
nication with Bolivar, who was at Quito with 8,000 men, and
General San Ander°, with an advanced guard, was at Creuca, SO
miles from Guayaquil."—ME wt. The Montezuma, Lord Coch-
rane, arrived at Valparaiso 6th March. front Valdioca.
The Despatch. Simmons, from Boston to St. Sebastian's, was •
stranded near Aveiro the 13th ult.

-..The l‘ary, -u-:l:‘at,irnrlT--Waterfwed tot Quebec, was lost
the 2.1 d May, near Cape Gaspe—crew and part of the materials
saved.

—We Good Intent. Harm. from linierpool to Wyburg. was
totally lost on Falsterbo Reef. lot instant; crew and materials
hand. . .

The Louise, Bedrin, from Havre to Martinique. sunk near
Cape Ortigal ; crew saved and arrived at Ferrol 4.34 ult.

LOSS OR THE BRIG WILLIAM AND MATTHEW.
'From the Board of the New England Coffee House.]
.4 Barrington. May 191gl auocito.
" Gentlemen,—l am sorry to inform you, for the ino
of those who may be interested, that the brig William and Mat-
thew, Captain Evans, from London, was wrecked dot the night
of the 14th instant, on Cape Negro, and what adds to the min.
forte= is. that E. Winslow, Esq. the principal owner, in his
anxiety to reach short was drowned. with one of the seamen;
the vessel is now in chips, and from the continued violent:sof
the easterly wind, and the nature of the place. very little has
been saved • not a single article of woollen or cotton goods has
yet appestat. I have, at the wish of the Captain advertised the
few articles saved. for sale on the 23d inst. The body of Mr.
Winslow has not yet been found, but L. hue offered • liberal
reward for it. and if I succeed, shall carry him to Shelborne. and
inter him with the respect due to his character and connections.
Whatever appears to belong to him shall be faithfully taken care
of, and transmitted to Si.. John'..
W. ROBERTSON.
" N. B.—Not &letter saved.'