The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-07 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIPME.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4.—Henry Wilson and John Farmer
were inducted for feloniously attempting to enter a cellar
belonging to John Jervis Kerr, Esq. at his dwelling-
house in M -it reel, Grosvenor-square.
Mr. Justice stated the case for the prosecution.
Mary Franks, servant to Mr. Kerr, deposed, that the
prisoner Wilson entered into the service of Mr. Kerr in
August last, and in September went with him to Ire.
and. Previous to Isis stoma out for Ireland, Whom
and the witness, by Mr. Kerr's direction, brought all the
plate into the wine cellar, inside the butler's pantry.—
. Mr. Kerr hiinsell fastened the cellar door by two locks
and as. rew, and also sealed the door. On the loin of
October, Wilson returned to the hoin,r:in Mount-street,
and told the wititeaa he hail left Mr. Kerr's wirier,
being rather in a bad state of health, but that Mr. Kerr
had kindly desired him to live at his house till he could
accommodate himself. Witness believing his story,
toots him to reside in the house. The following Tuesday
he brought the prisoner Farmer to the house wan him,

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and took him into the butler's pantry, where they stayed
together for half an hour. On their leaving the house
witness went to examine, and saw that a screw in the
wine cellar door was in part drawn out, Wilson returned
to the house, and lived in it as before, and the witness
frequently examined the cellar door: and on Thursday,
after Wilson went out, she saw that the screw had been
taken out : she gave information to Plank, the officer,
who came and examined the door, and told her to send
for officers when Wilson came next. Wilson carne again
that evening, when she gave notice to the officers, who
came and apprehended him. Farmer came to enquire
about Wilson on Saturday._and he was apprehended.
The officers who took Wilson proved that they re-
mained with him at Mr. Kerr's house ti, Plank came
to them at nine o'clock; and that in the interim he made
an attempt to conceal • number of skeleton keys and a
file, by throwing them into the sink, which they pre.
vented. One of the keys he attempted to conceal was
found to fit the lock of the cellar dour, the bolt of nhich
was unshot, And it appeared to have been lately altered to
make it fit.
Plank, the officer, proved, that he asked Wilson how
he could account for havtlig such keys, and he replied,
that they had been given him by Farmer, but that their
intention was to take the wine only, for which Farmer
was to give him half-a-crown a bottle. When Farmer
was apprehended his lodgings were searched, and in his
box were found skeleton keys, and a file inmate to that
found on Wilson, and with the 34111 e maker's name.—
The keys and files were all produced.
Mr, Alley addressed the Jury for the prisoner Fanner,
and contended that the evidence wet nut sufficient for
his conviction.
The Chairman charged the Jury, that if they believed
the prisoners had confederated together to commit a rob-
bery, awl haul in pursuance of that agreement done any
act together iu furtherance of their purpose, it was fully
sufficient to convict both.
The Jury, after a short 'consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty against both the !anomie.
The Chairman said, the crime of which they had been
found guilty was one of inch magnitude that the Conn
would defer passing judgment, to take tune for full
consideration.

Deemer/ Occurrersee.—Au accident of the most dread-
ful nature took place on Monday evening, at the Rev.
Mr. Murry's, No. 2V, Calarles•street, Berkley-square.—
About half-past six 11l the evening the family were
alarmed by the report of a pistol in the upper part of
the mansion, and oil proceeding to the nursery, Miss M.
Dayton, a beautiful young lady, only 17 years of age,
and the sister of Mrs. Murry, was found lying on the
ground weltering in her blood, having been shot (unin-
tentionally) by her nephew, a youth between nine and
ten years of age. who had incautiously obtained posses.
lion of his father's pistol. The consternation of the fa
roily may be more easily conceived than described.—Mr.
Bradley, a Surgeon, residing on the spot, was immedi-
ately sent for, and arrived within three minutes, but life
was instantaneously extinct. The ball had passed in at
the left breast, and had divided two of the principal arts
lies. The deceased reeled against the bed,and exclaimed
Oh Jame.," the name of the infant aggressor, and
Immediately fell dead upon the floor.—On Tuesday, at
twelve o'clock. a Coroner's Inquest was taken upon the
body by Anthony (1.11, Esq. at the Running Footman.
Charles street, Berkley-aquare.—The nursery maid was
examined by the Coroner, and from her evidence it ap-
peared that the deceased was upon a visit to her sister
(who, it will be remembered, was the mice fascinating
mid amiable Miss Gayton, of Drury-lane Theatre, the
celebrated dancer), and on the evening in quest was
giu th. nursery, with the instil and all infant, Whelk
Master James Murry entered, and ; g a pistol,
said to the deceased, in the most tlaytid and iiiiconscious
wanner, " See, aunt l'a' has lent site his pistol—l'il
snow you," and ediiney pulled the wow. The de-
ceased rose, uttered a scream, and exclaimed, " Oh,
James. Jones," and then reeled round upon the sick of
the bets, from which she fell to the g 44444 tol.—The poor
girl was drowned in tears during the whole time of giv-
ing her evidence; and when she spoke of the deceased,
descrined her as the niust aiiii.ible, kind young lady
site had ever known; and that she was beloved by the
intent family of her sister, eight to number, the one
implicated in this unfortunate affair being the eldest.—
Mr. Bradley, the surgeon, of John-street, Berkeley-
square, deposed to tile situation in which lie discovered
the deceased, and stated, that although he was instantly
preaein, life had lied before his arrival—The Jury then
proceeded to view the body, and the sight of such a
beautiful young creature, thus untimely cut off, crew
tears from every one present. On thee( re to the
bowie where the inquest was held.—Tile C er made
some feeling retinues on the dreadful slam of mind iii
which the relatives of this unfortunate young lady must
br placed, and hoped it would operate as a caution to
every oar who kept fire-arias iu their flutists, to be ri-
gidly particular in preventing their being placed its im-
proper hands.—The Jury instantly returned a verdict of
" Accidental Death, by the unintentional discharge of a
pis ok—lt appeared, on inquiry, that the children hail
been amusing themselves with an Infautine Procession,
and Representation of the l:0101“.tiOn, and ou New
Year's Day, a little enterrailloselit was to have been
amen, for the purpose tal gratifying the juvenile per-
former. Olt Monday, the eldest boy, Master James
Murry, requested his lather to p. tad him his pistol, as lie
was to represent the Champion ; to indulge the child,
the pistol was brought; it had ua beets used fur a year
awl a half, anti was very rusty; Mr. Murry examined
it (as he thought carefully), and nut finding any prun-
ing in the pan, and only one Rim, it being a double
barrel one, incantiously buttered his child 10 take it. whit
immediately proceeded to the nursery, to *hew his aunt,
at wh he was most Mice • atelv I I, his
Kerry heart must sympathise with the afflicted 'clauses,
who are thus plunged in misery and grid, for the pre-
mature loss 01 one whose accontplisinuctits and spoiler'
Ile endeared her to all who knew her.

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Homx.—Three apothecaries, '„a physician, and an tin-
derteker. all residing in Ripon, received notes in the
name of Col. Dalton, of Sleningford-hall, polite'y re.
questing the favour of a call at his house (diriant live or
six miles) about twelve o'clock on Monday the 84th
inst. As the former professional attendant of the faintly
had lately paid the debt of nature. each of the medical
gentlemen felt elated at the supposed preference shown
him, and the idea of gaining " such respectable practice"
w..s ton ply indulged. as the panics made the best of their
way to the 1110011011. The first who arrived was Mr. B.
and as the in • g was very tempestous, he had pru-
dently taken a chaise ; on this gentleman being intro-
duced, he was received with that urbanity of manners
which distinguishes the Dalton.. After very much
chit-chat, their visitor felt surprised that nu allusion was
made to the cause of his being summoned; he therefore
dropped some hints to afford an opportunity for something
to be said—but the apparent want of comprehension its
all around hian,only increased his inward embarrassment.
By this time the undertaker had arrived. and as he had a
call ex-olcio to attend that afternoon, he was under the
necessity of desiring to see the Colonel immediately—the
latter. on perceiving the welhknown personage.demandt
it
his business; the warrant for his appearance was therefore
produced, which, on being read. was quickly pronounced
to he a forgery I—At this moment in came the physician,
accompanied by Mr.E the apothecary. and tile
summishment of the worthy host and his family
may be more easily conceived than described, when
these last arrivals were introduced to their notice by the
servant in attendance. The Colonel now saw that it
WAS " all a hoax," and declared that somebody had a
mind to bleed to death. or poison his whole household :
expressing his sorrow to his guests for the unnecessary
trouble which had been so wantonly caused, lie poliieiy
dismissed them, happy in being relieved from the appear-
ance of so much danger. Anticipatiug further arrivals,
the gallant Colonel desired the in:lividual who might be
in advance of the retreating party, to warn any other
persons who might appear to be marching in the sathe
direction, to halt, and order them to face about ; and the
undertaker had nut gone far before he met Mr
riding post haw. and with great concern depicted in his
ggggg enatice—." How now, Doctor; what road ?
'—
" To Col. Dalton's; cati•t stop." was the reply of this
diligent practitioner; but after much parleying, explain-
ing, and comparing notes, this worthy disciple U. EseU-
lapius was induced to return; and ere the parties
reached home, all the equestrians were miserably
drenched with rain and sleet, which fell all the morning
without intermission. As some clue to the discovery of
of the authors of this wanton mischief has been obtained,
it is hoped that they will eventually meet that punish-
ment which they richly deserve.
Morithly Agricultural Report far Deceusher.—The floods
and water-sodden slate of the sod, in many parts, have
prevented wheat sowing or fallowing the land at the re-
gular season. lit the mean time. the mild temperature
of the whole autumn has pushed forward all the early
sown Wheats to • height and luxuriance scarcely tetr
before witnessed. The present has been altogether J
wet half-year; in the first half of the year the depth of
the rain was below the average, but the Tait three
months have swelled the annual hill in Middlesex to
an excess of nearly double the animal average. In the
last two months the fall has hero 13 inches (six dud
half per month.) fluuditi 11 low lands, and destroy otz,
the agricultural and gardening crops. Ott Cnristiu..--
day the barometer presented a phenomenon %%Inch hat
toot occurred these 35 years—it tell to 28-06, and on tue
25.11, at 7 A. M. was at 28-17, while the day was clear,
the wind S.W., and the thermometer 47.5, between
which and 51j, the latter has ranged throuan the mini 'll
the prevailing winds being S.W., with very slight libur:l-
- frosts, and no snow.
Robbery of the Skiptox and Barnley:.lfail Post.--sAboa
half past four o'clock on Saturday morning, the horse
post, which conveys the letters f Burnley to Skipton.
was stopped at a place called Stia•aill, about three
quarters of a mile troin Skiption, on the Burnley road. 'l/
two men. One seized the horse's bridle, the other surit k
the rider some tremendous blows with a bludgeon user
the arms. which diarided him Irom holding the lit sr'e,
or making any resistance. They also struck hint
the head, which stunned and injured hint, but did :vd
succeed in dismounting hint. They tore the left side if
his cost quite down, and took from his left pocket a
paned, trout the Craven Batik, addressed to C. Tattersall
and Suits, 01 Burnley. containing idol. in one *valuta
notes, and IWO lisle pound ditto, all of the Craven H. 1:).
and about 51. value in batik stamps. 1111011 Bartiord„
Dinsdale, and Co. They attettipteo iu seize the mail tia.ll
and had cut three straps, but did not succeed in obia.n.
ing them, as the how, by some means, escapes, twit
them, and, with his rider, escaped trout them, and, wit it
his rider, escaped back to bkiptots poet-office. The alarli
was soots gores', and the Wine day a snail was taken rip
on suspicion of being concerned, but Ito property w.. 4
toond upon him.
.Shocking accident at the Argyle Rooms —Ott Ttiesd4y
nun ttttt g tuout eleven o'clock, white s mt. were
employed repairing the front of the Argyle Booms, •is
5.% allow-street, one of them, named Steele. a yours{
man who was plastering the snider part of a portico, was
by a sudden gust of wind blown trout off the scall.dtlitig
and pitching headloremost on die pavement, his sk till
WAS dreadfully tractured. He was immediately taken ta
Middlesex Hospital for undical assistance, without ito; e
of recovery.
On Tuesday morning early, as the Dover mail coach
WAS emnit down Hodge-holt, he;ween Canterbury all I
Dover, use reins broker and the horses tying then at 0.
berry, ran un a bank at the Side of the road, by whit•ii
iiw.ois the coach was sumo, and the c..aelittian and rtes
goards tlirowit smile Instance. The eruchithin ano w.e
Of Ike guards (the latter belonging to time Whips us.. )
were sett at Butler so ttttt cis hum, lira. toey could ttttt
moved. Tile guard belonging ti t,. freemen tint
little injury—he, with two passeit,:a.rs %hal were iesis:e.
and who atcapact unhurt, Fat;‘,. a)..trkti
onveyance.

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LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 7.
Three o'clock, p.m.
The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived late last
teg tit, of which the following are extracts :•.•
l'A HIS, JAN. Majesty received the con-
gratulations of several public bo;lies.
M. laturdoueis, one of the Committee of Censors,
is s!.pointed chief attire of the branches of the Home
Othie, and his duties will embrace the supervision of
ti.c theatres, the journals, the arts, the lyceums, and
tli belles !Litres.
An official statement estimates the increase of the
population in France at 571,749 individuals in the
last three years. The whole population is said to
amount tn 30,407,907.
A scandalous scene took place on Tuesday on the
boulevard of Mont l'arnasse. M—, an English
g-mtleman, had placed his three daughters in the
ts.arding-school of Mademoiselle --- On his re-
lent from a journey to England, be was greatly
astonished to learn the' all three had changed their
r, yion and al .j ured Protestantism. The eldest,
ng, d 22, was in a convent. He went to see her,
an-i was informed that she was then at the house of
Lady Superior of the convent of Malt suite. Nut
being able to procure a sight of her, M-- waited
in his carriage on the boulevard, where she would
neeessarily pass; and as won as his daughter arrived
li,lween two religeenses, the father, accompanied by
M. B , sprang fiorn his carriage, seir.al his daughter,
t.:al attempted to take her away front the two nuns
whese cries drew the guard to the spot. The officer
on duty conducted the father, the daughter, the two
titles, and the friend of the father, to the Commissary
Of Police, in the Rue du Bac. 'I he magistrate re-
ft....ed to give up the daughter to the father, on the
ha and that she %vas of age has desired M.
D;;;.in (a celebiated Advocate)to dra .; up a petition,
which is to be immediately presented to the Cham-
ber of D: ponies.
A semi-periodical journal, entitled La France
Ch,-clienne, announces to-day in a positive manner,
that the alies of Voltaire and oC Rousseau had been
tai.en out of the new church of Sainte•Genevieve.
In the Chamber of Deputies, a most riotous de-
bate took place on the 2d instant, on the prajet de
luf by which the French Government seeks the de-
mi action of the freedom of the press. This ptidet we
have given already—its further consideration was
postponed until Friday.
VIENNA, DEC. 23.—Since the evening of the
15th, when the ordinary courier of the Porte arrived
here from Constantinople, it is known that the news
generally spread of the breaking out of a revolution
in the Turkish capital is an ex.iggeration; but we
learn at the same time, that during the 27th, 28th,
and 29th of Novcmber, so great an anarchy reigned
• there, that every one residing in the quarter of the
Franks expected an open revolution. No person
t welling on the other side of the port, at Galata,
Peru, and Tophanu, thirst quit their habitations;
and this is one reason why, fur su long a period, so
little was known of what was really passing. On
the 28th several fires broke out in Constantinople,
and also in the suburbs.
The general persuasion was, that the houses were
:et on fire by the Janissaries, in order to cover a con-
.piracy long meditated against Ilaleb Effendi, a
powerful favourite of the Grand Seignor.
A messenger who left Constantinople during this
state of alarm, carried those reports to Adrianop:e,
whence they spread as fur as the fortress un the
Danube. We are assured that the Sultan subse-
quently succeeded in tranquillizing the Janissaries,
by the distribution of large sums among them : but
the extraordinary agitation still continued in Con-
stantinople, and no one can foresee the issue. No-
thing of the _contents of the last despatches tinin
the Austrian Minister has transpired here, but
the private letters received by the same courier leave
scarcely any doubt that the Porte still refuses it ca-
tegorical and official answer to the Russian unimalum,
notwithstanding the solicitations of the diplout..tie
tarps. In the absence of any pleniputeutiary from
tfle Court of Russia, the Austrian legation at Pera is
authoiiaed by our Cabinet to take Russian subjects
under their protection. Even the Russian vessels
which pass the Black Sea are provided with Aastriun
yasspo ta, This is,
_however, with the consent of
the Turkish authorities.
Two days before the troubles broke out in Qin-
. stwitiniiple, the Austrian and British Ambassadors
had in succession their first audience of the new
,Reis Effe-sdi. The mutes presented by the two Pk-
. .ripotentiaries were drawn up, it is said, in u similar
matres., and filled with complaints uguiust the
Turkish. Government. Per ions who assisted at thin
soknin interview with the Reis-Ertl:nth, expatiated
l,rgtly on tire haughtiness with which the Franks
vs:re trated by the Turks
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and evasive. The Ambassadors solicited a private
audience of the Grand Seignior, but this was re-
fused them.
IRUN, DEC. party of sixty horsemen of
the royal' army of Navarre, well mounted, appeared
yesterday a short distance from this city. Their ap-
pearance filled our constituted authorities with alarm.
The political head of the province, tvho resides at
Tolosa, on being apprised of it, gave immediate
orders to the collectors of taxes to convey their money
and ther papers to St. Sebastian°.
NAPLES, DEC. 16.—The King has just granted
to the Chevalier de Medici, ex-Minister of Finance,
a pension of 10,000 ducats It is again stated con-
fidently, that 6,000 Swiss are about to enter the ser-
vice of the King of the Two Sicilies, and 4,000 the
service of the King of Sardinia.

Rome, Dec. 20 —Among the strangers at pre-
sent in this capital, is Mrs. Paterson, the first wife
of Jerome ISuonaparte, with her two daughters, one
of whom, it is said, is to be married to u sun of Joseph
13uonaparte. It is said that one of the sons of Lu-
cien Buonaparte is about to embark for America,
where he will marry a daughter of his uncle Joseph.
LEGHORN, Dec. 14.—The Russian sajects who
have taken refuge in the lonian Isles are the object
of the strictest superintendence of the local autho-
rities. Some day all will be known ; and there is
no doubt but that the Emperor Alexander will ex-
tend to them his benevolent and paternal regard.
The siege of Patras still continues : the Greeks
are occupied in making mines, and it is probable
that a subterranean explosion will deliver the Pelo..
ponessus from the presence of the Turks, who now
occupy no strong place but this in Achaia.

SUBSCIIIPTION TOR Mt.. BLACOR.-..-The Lord
Bishop of the diocese has written to the churchwar-
dens of St. Mark's, and the chapelwardens of West
Derby, expressing his disapprobation of their pro-
ceedings in behalf of a subscription for Mr. Blacow.
His Lordship also wrote to Mr. Biacow himself,
some time ago, on the impropriety of the topics he
had introdthed into the I,ublic, in reference to the
late Queen.
A single house in Philadelphia has, within nine
months, sold a million of dollars in gold, to be ship-
ped for England, to pay for foreign manufactured
goods.
An opponent has at length entered the lists against
the Constitutional Association, and bids defiance to
the utmost effials, the Six Acts, or to any Acts that
ever have been, or ever can be passed. This oppo-
nent is no less a pc, sonage than If addingion, of
rbtlical notoriety—the eloquent and successful little
Middy, who has catered " Carli!e's Tempk," where
he officiates as I ligh Priest, and has commenced
upon a system which augurs difficulties innumerable
in the way of future attacks from the A,suciation,
and bids fair to defeat the united efforts of the two
indefatigable Societies. The plan of publication
adopted is this:—At the back of the shop is a par-
tition, in the centre of which is a small box, some-
what like those of the cheque-takers at the theatres.
The person desirous of making a purchase of any
forbidden work, taps at the door. " What du you
want?" demands a voice from within. The name
of the work is then mentioned; and the purchaser
puts down the money for it in the box. A door
closes over it, and (yens again, when the particular
publication is thund in the box, Nu one is seen or
can be identified.

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Wednesday se'imight a distressing accident occurred
on the Kelton road, a little beyond Castletlykes, iu tit,
hhineiliate vicinity ul Dumfries. Ott the tuoriiiiig of
that day three voting men, of the names of SViUiaul
Irving, lanes Dickson. and James Thomson, after
having held what is called a merry C1,61,11111', went a
little way into the etitintry for the purpose of having a
day's 111-1100611 F. The party were furtitstled with two
fowling pieces, and alter strohog about the shore. trying
their skull on tlic sea-gulls, crow, sparrows, tge. they
were on their return. when one of the party, James
I)it kson, levelled Ins piece through a hedge; but the
the bird at which he aimed having suddenly Rated, he
withdrew the gull, and incautiously placing it over his
s'loultlei. at, foil cock, proceeded on his way home,
closely EMlowed by his vattpaniunis.. Wishing, how-
ever, to make some observation, he turned suddenly
r tiad, writ lt the gun went off, and lodged the content:
iu the iti ck i t Witham Irt Mg, who iortherharely
and xpilvd almost without a groan. The regret anti
ton .tri autdi of the young man on seeing his cutups-
n.oit wretched on the soil, and through his own instru-
mentality, may lie more easily conceived than describ-
ed. Even yet, this unfortunate young" man combines
in a state of the greatest distress. The remains of \V.
In tog wer, in erred in St. Michael's Church on Satur-
day last. The foneral was one of largest eat r remem-
bered there, and was nitelitled, among others, by the.
Soot Incorporations. Toe deceased, who, as well as
Dickson, bore an e %cell( ist character, was Deacon of
the Trades for the current year. and was amen respect-
ed by his brother ttadesutett.
A curious petlesirtan feat was performed in Pulteney-
road, Bath, tin Thursday se'ortiglit, by a 11130 named
Julio Townsend, whin utidvit,ok to walk backwards 4I
miles in 7 hump which lie sctuntplished in U hours and
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