The National Register.
London, England, 1811-07-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RECIISTER.

conduct. In the course of the conversation on this subject,
some high wordy ensued, and the defendant filially accused the
plaintiff of " forgery, and said he could hang him for that of-
fenc,'," to recover damages for which gross insinuations Ihe
preent action was brought.
On the part of the defendant, it was contended, that the
ors were uttered in a moment of reciprocal abuse, without
rie,oling, in reality, to impute to the plaintiff the crime al-
. leged.
It did not appear, however, that any means had ben taken
by the defendant to explain his meaning; and Lord Chief Jus-
tice MA NlFirtra being of opinion that the words were
the Jury, after a short consideration, returned a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages 501.

At the Surrey Sessions, on Tuesday, John Warwick, a toll-
tllter, at th.: Circus gate, was ind:ctcd for a misdemeanour,. in
Laving taken 3s. 6d. excessive duty for two post horses of Col.
Evelyn, on the 15th of February last. He was found guilty,
and sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of
Correction.

POLICE.

QUEEN-SQUARE.

On Friday, two yonn:z Gt•ntlernen of the names of Simpson,
a mtdical man, and Atkins, a Clerk in a Banking-house, were

brought to the bar, under a serious charge of having struck,
cut, and knocked down in the Strand, Mr. Thomas Ellis, mu-
sician, of Covent-garden.Theatre, without any provocation.
Mr. Ellis stated, that it being the lastmight of the season, be
was detained later than usual, and after taking some little neces-
sary refreshment, was passing by Northun-berla:id-street, when
he heat d tier steps and noise of the prisoners (with two others
not in custody), coming fast after him ; wishing to evade them
be stepped off the flags into the middle: of the street, but was
followed, and asked by Mr. Atkins whether he was an Irish-
man ? He replied, that he never denied his country ; on which
he was instantiy knocked down with a stick, and had his face
cut by the ferrule at the enl of it, or some other sharp instru-
=eat. He lost his hat ; his coat, pantaloons, &c. were torn to
- fragments, and his musical instrument rendered useless, without
expensive repairs. Being a strong man, he still held Mr. Atkits
against all--the four playing with cudgels at him, and called as•
. •istance to secure the prisoners.
Several of the watchmen were cut and beaten, and Walker,
one of the patrole, had his cedar-pone actuaLy broken, and was
taktan to the V'estminster Hospital, where he lies in great pain,
awaiting a surgical consuitstion, .directed by the attendant Stir.
geun, who felt himself in wat:t of assistance.
. .
The defence was intoxication—wherenpon Mr. Fir.r.viNe;
observed, that it was painfol to him to observe upon the awful
case.of two Gemknaen, who, in the event of Walker's death,
w,tild be indscted for mur :er, or, at least, for manslaughter.
It was unavoidable to detain them, witshout bail, until the cer-
tificate of the surgeon be procured as to the safety of the man's
lire ; and as Mr. Ellis was ivillny to forgive them, on getting
dee compensatitin, he was deqrons of being as leoient as passi-
ble, consistent with public justice, making allowance for acci-
&teal inebriation, and excusing any unguarded expressions or
feelings of national partia:,ty or gallantry on such an occasion.
The worthy Magistsate directed the prisoners to he taken to a
publie•hoose for their better accommodation, in preference to a
pris,n, till the surgeon's certificate be produced. The prisoners
were remanded to safe custody.

dated, and after the first act, conversed ingeniously as to its
incidents with one of the Ladies in the boa. At the end of
the second act she attached herself to the other Lady, who
was fascinated with the hrillianey of her remarks. The fair
stranger was observed never to more her arms, and to he con-
siderably advanced in pregnancy. The third act commenced,
when she pretended the fits of the mother, which briught to
her aid the two Ladies and a Gentleman : she soon, however,
recovered, and refused to be escorted home, erdered her foot-
man to call for a coach. The Ladies soon atter wished to knave
the hour, but their watches were gone. Flow could this fair
enchantress be guilty of the theft, as she never moved her arms
i t now occurred to them that she had false ones, and a bolster
h.td given the semblance of pre?nancy. The alarm was given,
but the Bow-street runners have been as yet unsu cessful.
On Monday, a servant maid in t. Peter's of Matfcroft, Nor-
wich, destroyed herself in a manner very uncommon : she
wound a piece of tape three times tight round her neck, this she
found in: ullicient to effect her purpose she then resolutely put
her head into a tnb of water, and completed her suffocation she
had lived some time in her place, and was much esteems(' by
her mistress.—Juror's verdict, Lunacy.
A Coroner's Inquest sat on Thursday at the Marlborough
Arms, Noble-street, on the body of Mr. Alfred Hitcham, a haif-
pay Officer, who met his death by a fall cn Tuesday last. The
deceased was an infirm man, 80 years of age, and his servant net
having answered his ring, he left the drawing room, and in the
aft of calling, he fell over the bannister to the passage, a height
of 18 feet. The deceased survived several hours. Verdict,
Accidental Death.

KetrioN.—Richard Armita:ze and Charles Thomas, both
Clerks in the Bank of En,zland, and both guilty of a similar
species of crime, though unconnected with each other, were on
Wednesday morning executed, pursuant to their sentences.
The former had been convicted of ti! tering a forged dividend
warrant, and the latter for forging a receipt for n-:)ney, with
intent to defraud the Bank of En4land. The youthful appear-
ance and genteel deportment of these unhappy cul,,rits made
a strong impression on the crowd assembled, which was
mense.