The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-18 00:00:00

IN TERM.

MIDDLESEX. tOsnos.
Thursday January 29 Saturday. January 31
Wednesday February 4 Thursday February 5
Tuestbay to Wednesday ll
xprEit TERM.
Friday February 1$ I Saturda7 February 14
N.B. The Court will sit at Guildbfii on the 2d of February for
the whole day. _

't ALM A..—Tite Quotidienne contains a flaming account of the
enthusiastic rapture with which Tabna has been received on
his professional circuit. At one place, Beateres. through
which he hail intended to pass without stopping, a deputa-
tion of 300 inhabitants went out to meet him, and beg that
he would perform in their town. When he pleaded•other en-
gagements, they cut the traces of his carriage, and bore him
along on their shoulders in triumph to the town_honse, where
with gentle violence he was compelled to enter into an en-
gagement to act a few nights. Talma was much affected
with these marks of admiration and attachment. The editor
ado! Quotidierinc compares this entry to the trinmphal entries..
into Rome made by Scipio and Talina has returned
to Paris, ail•! has obtained a lot tilighea respite betide lie re-
commences 'his labonrs before the public of the metropolis.

AFRICA N EXPLDITION.—•A letter from sierra Leone
mentions the return tu.that plaee of the 13ritish scien-
tific expedition for exploring the ix:tenor of Africa.—
They were completely unsuccessful, having advanced
only about 1.3 t) miles into the interior, from kin Nunez.
Their proi;vess was there stopped by a chief of the
country, and after anavailieg endeavours, for the
space of four months, to obtain liberty to proceed, they
Abandoned the enterprise, :tad returned. Nearly all
the anhualslied. Several officers died, and, what is
remarkable, but one private, bionics one droweed,
of
about 200. Captain Campbell died two dnys after
their -.tr turn to iiio• Nunez, and.aas buried, with ano-
ther talliver, in the same spot where Major Peddie, and'
• nue of his of6i..4rs; were buried.= their advance.

OLD BAILEY.
AvEDNKii)A% , JAN, 14.
The sessions commenced this day before Mr. Justice Park
and Mr. Justice Abbott.
James Alder, 3lsry Alder, and Sarah Wilson, were capitally
indicted for stealing in the decclling house of James Kent, 6
watches and one dosed, and a half of silver tea-spoons, and
other articles contained in his desk, his property.
The prosecutor stated, that lee lived its the parish of St.
Aim, Westminster, and on the 13th of December he went
from twine, and on his relearn discovered that tbe property
mentioned had bees, stolen.

Satali Dobson deposed, that she knows all the three prison-
ers, and that on the evening of the 10th of December they
came to her lodgings with a desk, containing the articles spe-
cified. Having divided it among themselves, she was em-
ployed to burn the desk, and received Ys. as a compensatiou
for her trouble.

Some other witnesses were examined, who identified the
property, and the prisoners were all found Guilty.
THURSDAY.
Israel Chapman. the noted resturectionanan, aged 244 and George
Scott, also aged t 4, were capitally indicted tbr robbing James Pal-
mer. on the -highway. of a purse, a half-sovereign, a shilling and
three halfpence. The Jury found the prisoners both Guilty—Death.
Chapman seemed very firm; he is a small sized rnan, anti was dressed
in a black coat, white waistcoat, and dark small clothes. Scott is a.
very fine lookiag matt, and was most genteelly dressed ;he appiaurd
deeply sensible of hie situation.

FRIDAY.
FATAL DUEL.—About half-past 9 o'clock, the Court being very
crowded, Mr. Theodore O'Callaghan, Mr. Charles Newbolt, and
Mr. Thomas Joseph Phealan were brought into Court, and were
arraigned with the usual forms. The bill had been found by the
Grind Jury on the precoling night.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the Judges enteral. and the prisoners were
putfto the bar. There was a gloomy dejection upon their countenance,,
such as became fliers who had been instrumental in the violent death
of a fellow creature. The indictment was then read over by the
Clerk of the Arraigns, and it charged the prisoners with having fern-
niously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought, murdered I; annual
There were no Counsel on the part of the prmeention. and Mr.
Justice Park using read over the depositions titvea at the public
office at Row street, called and examined the followng witneAses
William Adams, of England's lane, near : his evidence
did not differ front that gnen by him before, the Coroner, which
will be found under the proper head in another part of our paper.
Mr. George Redd, Surgeon, repeated the evidence which he gave
on the inquest.
Thomas Hun., an officer, proved the apprehensionlof the prisoners.
George Neville confirmed the testimony of Adams and Rudd, as
to the kuulnes, of the prisoners towards the deceased.
The aridenm on the part.of the prosecution having been doled,
the prisoners were severalle called upon for their defence. Neit' et
Mr. Newbold nor Mr. Pitcairn made any defence; but Mr. Ol'al-
laglian, after having expressed his inability of speaking in public,
handed in a written defence, which was in the following terms
•My Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury.—l never apprehended
that I should appear in a Court of Justice to answer for a crime. be-
cause I never had a disposition to commit one. My Lord and Gen-
tlemen. I have no other observation to make than to express my con-
fidence in your liberality and justice, and that you will believe me its
this solemn declaration, that no man aiire. however closely connected
with the brave man now no more, could more deeply regret than I do
the unfortunate calamity which has brought me to this bar."
s(r. Oteallaghan apptatral deeply afected.
Witnesses to character were then called on the part of the prisoners ;
and in favour of Mr. O'Callaghan were called,
Colonel Murray, who had known bins since the year 1812, and
spoke in the highest terms of his character ae a quiet, mild tempered
man.
Mr. O'Connel, whoha4 known Mr. O'Callaghan nearly all his life,
and Mr. Charles Strneart Radford, deposed to the same effect.
On the part of Mr. Newholt, foul witnesses appeared.—Mr. Robert
Baldwin had been i•atimately acquainted with his family fin a great
number 01 Year:'., and with Mr. Newbolt since the cessation of hos-
tilities for two years, and fur mildness, humanity, and gentleman-
like conduct he gave halm an excellent character. Mr. Caisson, Lieu-
tenant Thomas Burke, and Captaie John Allenovntinued this state-
ment.
For Mr. Phealan.—Mr. Woods. who had known him for twelve
months, considered him to be a humane; honourable, and kind-hearted
man; MT. Baker, Mr. O'Brien, and Mr. Tubb, gave him a similar
character.
Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence, drawing the distinc-
tion between murder and manslaughter, and pointing out with
great clearness. the peculiar features of the present case. He dwelt
on the eirenmstance of the parties having gone to the field in the heat
of Mood, before their irritatioalmd time to subside. It was a great
thing. the observed) to say of men charged with murder, that they
were peaceable, mild and humane in places which exposed the bloo'd
to be heated, in military and naval offices where the blood wae much
afloat, and where it was much more likely that they should have felt
sudden heat and fury of the mind. He did not mentioa the several
witnesses to character, because he stated in the most extensive teams
that no men could stand fairer before the jury in point of character.
Tanhde current of the times had set against all laws, divine
wfoour
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der or manslaughter. If they did not think it murder, they must find
verdict The loinelytnallsttet tee
It mar slaughter.
The.lury retired for nearly a quarter of an hour, and returned with
a milict of Manslaughter against the prisoner.