The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-26 00:00:00

THE NA rIONAL REGISTER.

CHARLES ItENArk:IT.

EXAMINATION OP CUARLX3 IiENNITT. FOR CHILD-
RTEALt No.—Our readers will remember that hi No-
vember last an extraordinary degree- of interest was ex-
cited in the public mind by the disappearance of the
male child of Mr. Horsley. 'rile principal circum-
stances connected with the loss of the chill are most
probably fresh in public recollection, arid it will there-
fore be unnecessary for us to et;ter into a lengthentd
detail. Rennett was apprehended at Braake, near Bre-
men, soon after the theft of the child, and lodged in the
prison there to await certain forms and arrangemetit4,
which beim; completed, he was sent under All escort of
same Olilenhingh dragoons to Bremen ma Sunday seM-
night, and placed at the disposal of Mr. V. Coleman,
/11M Brit Wt. V ice-consul. On Thursday sennight 1:e was
sent ofl from Bremen in the co,totly of a German police
officer and an assistant, to he pin on hoard the packet at
Cuxhaven. He was landed st tier With Oil Thursdry
List, Intelligence of his arrival was immediately for-
warded 40 Bow-street office, and Goodwin, the patio?,
who accompanied Mr. Horsley to FIMICe in pursuit G I
Rennett, and who held the warrant originally grunted,
was sent oil to take Min into custody. Goodwin int t
the German officer and his prisoner on board, and re-
turned with them to !motion. They arrived at Bow-
street on Saturday morning at half-past ten u clock, and
at halt-past one o'clock the prisoner was conveyed into
the private ruotn of the (ewe to be examined before Mr.
I3itaie.

'I he foreign police officer produced to the magistrate
a packet directed to him, and containing copies of the
depositions of Mr..Hoosley, and othir &controls which
had been taken at Bremen, stud-upon which %Bennett
was committed to prison there.
Mr. Birnie upon the subject of these deetunents, oh-
;served, that he had nothing to do but. with the case im-
mediately Infoeir him, and evidence of the fact with
which the prisoner was charged was ail he required.
Etizalseth Holbrook, the girl tvlio-had the charge of
Mr. Horsley's child when it was stolen, was then
brought in and examined, and the pr:sosier was identi-
fied by her.
!Ar. Burnie said thia was sttaicient for him to act
upon, :and to commit site prisoner for trial by a jury of
!us country, and each party would now only have us
titake what preparation they conceited necessary for the
prosecution and the defence.. It had been publicly ru-
moured that a bill of indictment had been found
against the prisoner fur rue offence with which he was
charged but as this was only autumn, it would perhaps
'be necessary for him to ascertain the fact.
Goodwin, the officer, was then despatched, to the
Sessioissihonse for a certtficate of the indictment:.

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Rennett, who during the txautination was allowed
to sit. was very deeply once:ed. lie continued in tears
the whole of the time. :mild so noucit was he cast down
that his sister was repeatedly under the necessity of ex-
horting him to assume smile degree of firmness.
It wria urged on the port of ILvtinett. that Mr. Hors-
ley. when at firemen, promised hint mercy, amid that he
zuglit not to forget that promise.
111 r. Horsley said he promised, when at the Conti-
nent. that any mercy which he could show to Resmett,
consistently with the demands of public justice. shook!
trot be withheld; but he never held m* any hopes that
he would forego a prosecution altogether. He had .be-
fore stated. that he entertained no vindictive fteling.tra-
wards the prisoner, very far from it; but he certainly"
f. It himself hound in justice to the public, from whom
he had experiencyll that sympathy and assistance, to
bring the matter before a court and jury.

The certificate of the intlienne-,16 "having been oh_
rained, and every necessary. form being completed, the
ptiso.ier was luny combined to Newgate fur trial, anti
the /wiles bound over to prosecute. He was conveyed
to prison in a coach.

CALAIS. April 24.—The Persian Ambassador,-with
his suite, arrived at a late hour last night, are at Qua-
lm'. hotel, and will remain most likely a day, as there
is a guard placed to present the curious front taking a
glimpse at the fair lady. His suite is very numero..s.
It is calculated -11 those who are adverse to the Catho-
lic claims, that there will he a majority of fifty against
Mr.Gt...ttan's motiott for Catholic Entancinattim.

There is as great a prospect of all aimetdatit cmp of
apples this year as there was the last in the cider counties.
'l'he spring is th shout the kingdom extremely for-
waql, and the face of the country has a venal and must
cheering appearance. _ _

On •Nleinday evening, the following persons, des-
tined for the service of Buonaparte in St. Helena.
arrived in London :—The Abbe Bonavito, an aged
Priest ;Doctor Viglioli, and Professor Antotmerchi ;
whir a Maitre .'Hotel and Cook ; and, notwith- '
standing the insinuations to the contrary contained
in an evening paper of Monday night, it happens
that a Minister of Religion was detuande.l by Ber-
tra d upwards of 12 months back.
On Friday the Guards made a brilliant muster, on
the parade at the Horse Guards, in honour of St.
Geor4e's Day. The weather was unfavourable, or
•he display would have been more interesting. The
Duke of W. llinFton came on the ground with
several Officers of high rank. The guard on duty
at Carlton-house, nnct St. James's, were mounted in
white g.titers, and the military arrangements wore
generally suitable on the occasion. Flags were
hoisted upon St. Martin's steeple and the tower of
Lambeth church, and the bells rang many merry
I. peal.; during the day. At one o'clock the guns flral

SUSPICION o► NIURD2II.—A considerable sense.
lion has been excited at and iu the neighbourhood
of Sunbury•grecn, near Harrow, in-consequence of :►
circumstance having transpired, by which a female •
of respectability is charged with having been pri—
vately delivered, and munlering her offspring. A
young woman, about 17 years of age, named Ann
Smith, residing at Sunbury, who had been suspected
fur some time to be id a slate of pregnancy, was
within these few days so altered in her shape and .
appearance as gave rise to a report that shuhad been
delivered, and had destroyed the child : and what

strengthened the suspicion was, that the body of a
new-burn child was diseuvered in a ditch. The
body was taken up and curried to the Mitre public-

Louse, and information was given to the parish
officers, who, from the inve•tioation of the case,
sought out the yoting, woman on than previous
suspicion had ildlen, Ural the immediately acknow-
ledged that sl.c had lr. eu delivered of a child ; and
a cousin of the young woin,n acknowledged that
the child, soon after it was born, was thr .wii into

some water, and concealed in a ditch. The parish
surgeon was called to examine the body, and imme-
diately afterwards notice of tt e circumstance was
sent to Mr. Sterling, the coroner* who appointed to
hold an inquisition at eight o'olock on Friday night.
FonEsT ROSUERS.--everal robberies have been
conuniued within the last few days by a gang; who,
according to information, frequent the western part
of Windsor Forest. The first attack was made on a
gentleman in the neightnnirhood-of White Waltham, .
by two fellows armed with bludgeons, who robbed
him of a valuable gold watch and appendages, anti
his money. The next morning a Mr. Wise, was
rubbed by three-fellows armed in a similar manner,
at the verge of Maidenhead Thieket ; hut hand bilk:
of these robberies having been circulated through
Reading, Maidenhead, &c. the robbers transferred
their depredations more to the eastward, and Mr.
Honeywood, of Thorpe, was stopped in his chaise
by three fellaws armed with bludgeons, on the Oalt-
inghatn-road, near Ascot Race-course, on Monday
evenirg at dusk. The robbers got 37!. in notes
and money, tied Mr. H—'s hands, let rise hcrse
loose, and made off towards liatchett lane. These
are the men answering the description of those who
committed the other two robberies; and a fourth
wns committed between Chubbam and Chertscy; on
Wednesday night, ~.rn a gentleman of the name of
George, who loving no more than a trifle of silver
about him, they threw him down•and ill used him.
There were lltur concerned in this last robbery.—
Two of them it is supposed had rented a hovel
lately on the forest, and kept a horse and cart,
which they deserted last •week.
Lagos, APRIL. V), 'big—The unemployed work
.people separated themselses yesterday %%Munn any nits-
, chief, and we were hopeful the. peace of this town
would not be threatened ; but it is now known, that
Iselore separating, they had agreed to meet again to-mor-
row, for the purpose of parading through the streets of
this town.o—a sitcumstatice which has, as might be es-
peeled, .produced some alarm. The Magistrate., how.
ewer, are on their guard, and the Detachment of the Sib .
Dragoon Guards, now litre, base orders to keep them-
wlves in readiness to act as emergency may require. The
sitaanen of the manufacturing districts was tweet nwrc
distressing:to the labourers anti mechanics, or more per-
pkxing to those who watch over the public. peace.
When men are agitated and inflamed by feelings of
distress, a little spark may excite combustion; and those
who had no design to commit mischief may be incited ..
by the more turbulent to acts calculated torrid:urger pr 0...,
perry caul the public peace. New tieSiAMI of en4ratton,
and by people too who are not iu suffering ciressm-
stances. transpire almost daily. A firmer irreperty,
a few miles from this place, is now preparinn to set off
with his fats ly and f2,WUI. for the United, Stares. He
had been refused a renewal of his lease, .1341 t at an ad-
vanced rent. Two other entire families haenormie from
this neighbourlioad for Liverpool. nit their way ta A on.-
rica, taking with them shoot

Stint:taw pisTH.—An Inquisition
,Was taken on Saturday before
Thomas Stirling. liso. 'at the King's, Head, NI idelleton-streer, c .
Pancras, on the buoy 4. Mr: William 'larding. It appeared
'that he aurae home on Wednesday evening and. complaints, of
being unwell ; he took a pill on pang to bed. and on lying down
he .quested lais wife would.nat flasturb lain. as be was eleisiaml
tat sleep; the next morning the got tip quietly, and after tire--
sing herself she laid her hands ,ro his face, and fuaad it stare
cold. Verdict —" .Dted by i,itsteftll of rand."
CORONEIt's IVQVEST.—An inquisition was held on Saturday,
laure Thomiu F.3q. Coroner, at the Triumphant ('harlot,
Peinbro!ct Mew.,Gsosvenor Place. on the body of Nsa aarnel
Palmer, aged about 33 scars. Tv e body lay in one tie large
vaults under St.,Gecarge's llospiud. his fare and one of his eMeeks
were eaten and titstegar cal by the rats. NI r. Jo:,n 'hatching. !louse
SllT:4l.oll,th:pol4d. lilAt three wetksago the dr:rased was brought in
a hazkncy ceach to St. George's Hospital. 1,13 head was dna fully
mangled, and several of his ribs were broken, but he was iu his

perfect senses at the time.—lle said he was servant tn. Mr.
Vernol of Cookapur-strevt—he was sent for &Moiney roach to
carry her home. that he took a coach off the next :.thrl and got
on t.te box with the .-oathmttn, who drove oil very. when:
one of the fore-Nehe,ls fell off, tt•U• 'MC was pite:,:d horn off the
box. and the toacs going uo. the wheels posed over ma head
and breast- In irimes'a (Tinian his (testa WAS eauscrl from an
affection of the brain, in oonsequenrc of the injury he received ty
the wheels ti the teach zn!fg ever him. Verdict—.l:%idect4l
death.

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LI 'V INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL, Moroar, Arm to.
Before Lord Chkf Jorlice A OPOTT, nod Special .lories.
CoNSPIHACY.

171 E KING V. WiLLIAN FIRTH, JOHN TATE, THOMAS
HODOES, JOHN bROWN, WILLIAM NM:lM's OD, W.I.LIAII
IiROOR, JOSEPH AELOR, JAMES LAW, DAVID VIGUEII,
AND OTHERS.
r This was an indictment against the clefesulants, eleven in num
bet, iae conspiracy. Several appeared in Coe. t. One had died,
and one suffered pulgnient to go by dee.ault. Those who appeared
%pleaded Not Guilty.
The indictment charged them with a mist cluneerotia and font
conspiracy. It elleged. that all the persons indicted esinspired
to defratid the bona fide cies'itors of John Smith. a Yorkshire
Nlanufecturer, be tunceiting together •to procure a
fraudulent Countiseion of Bankruptcy, and to cause the aid
John Smith to be &dared a bankrupt.—lt further alleged that
the siefendanu fabricated diver; fraudulent promissory mime and
hills of parcels of a date pr!or to the imiiine of the Commission
melte wiiieJt they were admitted to prove claims on the estate of
the Ireaknipt. ire pursualee of thit conspiracy. 'lodges. one of
the defendants, made a false afiFelavit of debt, became a petition •
sag creditor, awl several fictitious eltl.rs were attempted to be
pro,ed by the other dmiendiutts. A second count charged them
with re conspiracy :J er the Commission of Bankruptcy issued to
meke•frandulent promissory notes and bill: of parcels.
The mein witness to snove the charge was,
JohnSinith, the bankrupt. Ile stated, that having sold goods
tea person named Jaeoh, ate) had accepted bills fur him, and
Jacob being unabre to pay these bills, he found it neves:wry to
come to town to sell the gentle, in the hope of raising money to
take up the bilk while Jamb had &she:toured. It happened
that the goods gut into the hands of agiereow who was the holder
of the bass. and he found himself in the greatest difficulty. lie
that went to a private lodging, and then to the Cuselimaker's
Arms in Falcomeptare, where lie fell iatto company wine William
Firth, who was the time that told hint of the iefainuu.t contrivance,
in which the defendants were itveLcateJ• Firth introduced Min
to others, who tool: part in it. lie communicated his situation to
Firth, who told him all he could do wai to become a bankrupts
• and he would so arrange it as to enable him to keep the property
*stn himself. Ile %mild Malebo/es. he exit'., to Ming it ail about.—
Firth prevailed:on him to sell his ears, and take a logging at a
publie•letwee, ahem they lived together. Hie difficulties kept
mereasing, and he consented to the invitee' of Firth. who said
he had been a bankrupt three times. He mentioned Juhn Shaw
as the peram who woald be eke petitioning creditor for BY. In
fact.. that pertain was introduced to him as petitioning creditor
tie the Cooper's Acme, but Shaw said it would not du ter hint to
appear again hr. that cline:ter ; he would get a man to be peas
tie.airee creditor for int. A few days after they went to a gentle.
•tiernan in the ,City Road. Firth said Smith was about to be
. made a bankrupt, and asked the perm if he would accept a bill
for hint in order to be made a petitioning creditor. The person,
much to his credit, refusal The next morning City went to the
Cowper • Aims, where :hey found 'lodges, James Taylor, Law.
sad others. They stated that the person in the City Road would
not accent the bill, and they could not get a petitioning creditor's
ddlL Law then said he would do it for three guineas. A stsatip
Wu then prockeeed, a bill- drawn, and accepted by Law. The
bed e.:441 written by Firth, Smith signed it, and Law accepted.—lt
vas given to Shaw, who gave it to Hodge* with instructions to
-take tt to a notary. Smith then gave Law duce guineas in gold.
He gave Shaw .10/. after be told him the docket was struck.—
Teary fleet carried Lint in a coach to get his protection from the
Ceremitssioners, and afterwards met at a house in St. George'.-
fields, where he saw Block, Sherwood, and Vigurs. The con-
eerention turned on laying At plat to prove debts under the corn-
miteion. They agreed to make promissory item and bills of
• parcel.: Forty shillings was -the rernueeration for proviwg a bill
of exchange. or a bill of parcels. They went to Guildhall three
days afer. T:.ose who leveed at the first meeting were paid 11.
•s2:l they were to meeive another 11. when Smith received Ills cer
tintare. They contrived to make the petitioning creditor's debt
liVil.)110t to reit!. 13s. 6d. by banding a bill, and ;et in notes,
flrough dirfertait hands, at a table, until &Melee money cause
back again duple his own hands. After this juggle, and several
of teem Woe. -made assignees, Brown went down with Smith to
Yorkslie•e ,a) sea the goods, which he sold by auction to Smith's
san, who hail no money, but paid for the goods by giving a bill.
'lbis was the substance of the transaction as it appeared on the
statement of Smith, who admitted that he had perjured himself
before the Commissioners, and also that he had defrauded his
creditors. Fort anately for Justice, die evidence given by Smith
was cenfirmetl by other witnesses, and the charge brought home
to the defendant% _ _

Mr. Joseph Lockwood, s merchant, who attended as the agent
of Mr. Robinson, one of the boo': Ale creditors dining the pro-
ceedings under the Commission, on the 9th of December last. at
Guildhall, was struck by the suspicious appearance at the persons
who attended to prove debts, and die intimacy bctwei them aid
the bankrupt. After the meeting he ',muted die names aril
addresses of several of die defendants, and upon enquiry found
they were all persons living in die mast obscure and indigent
way. • Some of them hail given fuse directicms, and were brut,'
with the greatest difficulty. Tatteirsal. one of them, who de-
rc.ribed himself to be a flour-factor in I.smbeth \1 elk. proved to
a person selling cheap bread. Smith's attorney. finding the
rice to be fraudulent. very properly abandoned him ; and finally
tie dere:Amos were all pmio.cuted.
The t;J•ief Justice observed, it was impossible that the JttrY,
on the general subject of the eliarge. amid entertain a doubt.
The Jury, without liestunien, to tad all the defendants Guilty.
.The trial Listed the whole of the illy.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
FRAUDUL ENT CONSPIRACY.

NTICG V. MET En, 1.1.VY, I. F. Wl3 LLVOI.

WOOLS'. AND OTHERS.

The defendants were indicted for conspiracy to defraud divers
persons of goods to a great amount. by i.suing fniudolent
This prosecution was °pates! by Mr. Gurney as a ease of eon-
4ia...tt:de importune,: to the community at large, inasmuch as it
• disclose one of the most extensive plar.s to swindle the
tpuLlic ever known. The goods obhatied by the parties amounted
a. value to Ino.ooo/. The learned Cintn.el entered into a long
el. Ail of the circumstances. :vleyer, Kinnear, and the
wrila were of the Jewish perstuLacm, were the principal directors
i; the conspiracy; a person named Keys, and Henry Weiler.
▪ German Jew. were agents. It appeared that Levy, a yOW•G
tfolas, brother vi one of the defenittutta, had been placed in bust
nests "hit a person of the name of Reese, as dealers in Manches.
ter goods. A thousand pounds was advanced. as it was under-
stood, by tisefather of young Levy, to carry on trade, and the
partners enures: into close articles regulating their stock. Keys
then proceeded to sUancliester artJ Scotland. where he large
purchases of goods. width were paid for with the acceptances of
eyri. on one 0000giot, the crettit of Meyer was doubted. and
Nerve brought a person from nc'ne.t.r to see him on the tub-
jeer. Meyer at the interview appeared very indiehart that his
credit shout.' he Cioubted, and peered tot Ait the bills against
L: aon rec ♦ ,g discount. To l. oi•hree bills were cnnaquently
presented, and 1 tid rat; •': p:,-*Ttittrie. that his rrtritt
aro main re•cored, art.. Ke.• porch:.: es at