The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

FRIDAY, Auo. 26.—John Franks was indicted for
stealing two tea trays, value U. the goods of Frederick
Hoist.
The Prosecutor keeps a general sale shop in Whitecross-
street, St. Luke's, and on the 31st of March he was unfor-
tunate enough to have a fire in his house. It took place
so early as five o'clock in the morning. and a number of
thievee got about the premises, and took advantage of the
confusion which prevailed to commit plunder to a con-
siderable extent. The prisoner was stopped about a
(planer of a mile from the house, with two tea trays in
in his possession, belonging to Mr. Hoist.
The prisoner in his defence said, he saw a man put
down the trays and run away, and he picked them up
Some witnesses gave the prisoner a good character,
and the Jury after some hesitation found him not guilty.

B;fore the Recorde► and a London Jury.
EtTawsivs LISALING IN BASS CniN.--Frances
Abrahams, a Jewess, was put to the bar upon an indict-
ment, charging her with feloniously uttering in March
last ten counterfeit shillings, well knowing them to be
so, to a Mrs. Ransom, who was instructed by Arm-
strong, an officer, to make a purchase, which cost her
two shillings..
From the evidence adduced it appeared that the pri-
soner was a most extensive dealer in this way, 214 shil-
lings, 200 sixpences, and I l l half crowns, all base money,
were found in a chest of drawers in a room inhabited by
the prisoner, exclusive of the ten shillings in question.
Mr. Powell, from the Mint, proved the whole of the
pieces to be forged and counterfeit.
The prisoner made tio defence, but one witness named
fiart,of Goldsmith-street, NVhitechapel, gave her a good
character.

The Jury, after summing up from the Recorder,
found the prisoner Guilty.
She was sentenced to the fullest punishment allowed
by law—one year's imprisonment in his Majesty's gaol
of Newgate,
Thomas Baxter was charged with a similar offence.—
The pr loner was found guilty.
THE " CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.—At five
o'clock, the man who refuses to give his name, end who
stands indicted under the designation of "a man whose
name is unknown," for pbl.shtng a blasphemous and
seditious libel in one of the numbers of the Republican,
entitled " A New Year's Address to the RelMmers of
Great Britain," was put to the bar. He was very res-
pectably dressed, and seemed quite cheerful.
Mr. Shelton, the clerk of the arraigns, then said—
Prisoner, have you any thing more to say than you said
last Sessions?

Prisoner—Yes, what do you wish me to sayt I wish
to be tried immediately.
Mr. Shelton—Are you guilty of the offence charged
in this indictment or nut t _

Prisoner-1 pleaded last sessions.
The Recorder—No, you did not.
Mr. Shelton—Will you give your name ?
Prisaner—No, 1 will not.
Recorder—Then you will be remanded.
Prisoner—l have already been confined four months,
and I wish now to be tried. . .

Recorder—Take him away; we will see whether the
law or he is the strongest.
Prisoner.—l wish to be put on my trial.
Recorder—lf you do not give your name, the Court
will remand you.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar, and Mr.
Adolphus, Mr. Murray, and the other parties withdrew.
He stands remanded till next sesiions.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
MONDAY, APRIL 22.—Mary Mullins was indicted
for uttering a counterfeit half crown, on the 26.11 of
March last, to J. Manning, at the Mack Dog public
house, Drury-lane. She was also indicted fur a similar
offence on the same day, at the same pla..e.
J. Manning stated that on the 291 h of March the pri-
soner came to the Black-dog about nine o'clock, and
called for some liquor, in payment for which she gave
a half-crown and received the difference. The witness
threw the half-crown into the till without closely ex-
amining it, and in a few minutes afterwards the prisoner
Caine again and called for a repetition of the dose, and
gave another half.crown.—Tnis conduct excited the
suspicion ol Mr. Manning, and after the prisoner had
left the house a second time he inspected the two half-
crowns, when he found they were both counterfeits.—
However, the prisoner returned a third time, and called
for another quarter!). The witness then said, " young
woman, this is the third time you have been here passing
bad money, and I will detain you." lie immediately
sent for a constable, and had the prisoner taken into
custody.
Appleton, the constable, proved that he appre-
hended the prisoner.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of the single offence,
and the Court sentenced her to be imprisoned fur six
months, and to find security for her good behaviour fur
six months more.

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Several others were convicted of similar offences, and
semenc:d to different 'periods of imprisonment.
Charles James Morris was indicted for entering the
dwelling. house of NI r. Bath, who keeps the Coach and
Horses, in Drury-lane, with intent to steal.
The prisoner pleaded guilty ; but the Court, before
passing sentence, enquired of Mr. Bath the circumstances
of the c Ise, who stated, that about eight o'clock iu the
evening the prisoner, acccompanied by two other persons,
came to his house and called for some gin. Tate witness
suspected them, and kept a sharp look-out, when he
observed the prisoner make two or three auemps to go
up stairs. Alter some time they left the house and re-
turned again, when the witness missed the prisoner from
his companions, and upon going up stairs into his first
floor, he discovered the prisoner, whom he secured, and
sent fur an officer.

The officer proved that the prisoner made a strong re-
sistance, and in his endervours to get away lie threw a
bunch of skeleton keys into the area of the promutor's

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house. On searching him were found a dark lantern,
phosphorus box, &c.
The prisoner was found r,;lty, and sentenced to three
mouths' solitary confinement.
TUESDAY, APR IL 23.—William Smith was indicted
for a riot at Fnichley on the Bth inst. Mr. lisdffild
stated, that on the day mentioned a daughter of his was
married, and, as usual on such occasions, his relatives
and friends, with those of the bridegroom, spent the
day at his house. Towards the evening the prosecutor's
house was beset by between thirty and forty ruffians.
headed by the prisoner, with what is termed a band of
rough music. They proceeded to use the most infamous
obscene language, and demanded money before they
would desist or retire. Mr. Hadfield was forced to call
in a Bow.sireet patrol for his protection, who took the
prisoner into custody. Mr. Hadfield concluded his state-
ment, with saying that to such an extent did the conduct
of the prisoner and his associates prevail with regard to
obscene language, that two or three respectable families
lately left the neighbourhood and houses belonging to
him. The prisoil:i was found guilty, and was sentenced
to, three mouths imprisonment in the House of Correc-
tion, and to be fed on the county allowance.

DEATH ar FiGHTINCLAH inquisition was takers
before John Wright Unwin, E4q. oneof the coroners for
the county of Middlesex, at the Halifax Arms, King
Edward-street, Mile End New Town, on view of the
body of William Platt, aged 17, who was killed in a
pitched haute by Henry Snellgrove, a young man about
the same age,—lhe first witness examined WAS Mr. W.
Forduin, who swore that he was a headborough of the
Hamlet of Mile End New Town. Ott the morning of
:Monday last he was present in the Bow Common fields,
having attended there for the purpose of suppressing a
fight which he understood was to take place. He saw
the fight from its commencement to its ending. The
combatants were the deceased and Henry Sitellgrove.—
He thinks they fought upwards of an hour and a half,
during which time he saw many desperate blows mutu-
ally struck. The parties seemed to him to have fought
fairly, and there seemed very little difference to their
size or age; both of them had very severe blows. The
deceased, who lodged at the Halifax Arms, was brought
house after the battle, and he believes he survived until
Wednesday. lie considers the battle was fought pur-
suant to previous agreement, as he had received infors
'nation of it. He did not know who the seconds or
bottle-holders were. The mob assembled on the occa-
sion was so great, that witness, as HI individual, did not
consider it safe for him to interfere.—Samuel Mint was
intimately acquainted with Snellgrove; saw him on the
Sunday morning previous to the fight. Snellgrove told
him he was going to fight next day, and said when lie
" came into the ring he should not d. re to strike the
deceased, as he loved him as well as int own brother."
There had been no previous quarrel ; it was merely a
challenge from putting on the gloves together. He saw
Siietlgrove's two seconds, namely, Thomas Buckmaster
and H. Ditton, on the Monday evening after the fight,
at which he was not present, but the persons named in
the course of conversation, told hint that they had se-
conded Snellgrove.—George HatclifFe, of No. 30, King
Edward-street, is a green-grocer, and was present at part
of the fight. Ile saw two men, named Joseph Smith
and F. Boyd, acting as seconds for the deceased. He
should know them both again.—Mr. William Green,.
of IVititechapel-road, surgeon, saw the deceased on
%Vednesday morning, for the first time. He was then
in a state of stupor, and died in a few hours after.—
There was no external injury sufficient to cause deatti.
Witness consequently opened and examined the held.
The temporal artery was ruptured on the left side, and a
quantity of exiravasated blood and cerium was diffused
over the surface of the brain, which caused his death.
These injuries were must probably caused by the hea% y
falls he had during the fight.—The coroner having reca-
pitulated the evidence, said the case in this unfortunate
transaction was most satisfactorily made out. If it did
not amount to wilful murder, it must certainly be MA 11..
slaughter, not only against the principal, but against the
four seconds, who were all in the eye of the law equa:ly
guilty.—The Jury, without hesitation, found a verdict
of manslaughter against 11. Snellgrove, the principal,
and against the four seconds, viz, Thomas Buckmaster,
Henry Ditton, Joseph Smith, and Francis Boyd.—Tne
Coroner instantly made out a commitment against the
parties accused, all of whom being in attendatice, were
taken into custody by Samuel Dobson, the beadle, woo
lodged them in the watch.houee, to be forthwith taken
to Newgate. Stiellgrove, who came in a coach front
the hospital, where he had been confined since the fight,
now appeared very notch indisposed, and had his head
bound up with Wattages. It being doubted whether he
was in a fit state to be conveyed to Newgate with the
others, the coroner told the Beadle to have the opinion
of some medical man concerning him, but at all events,
to be cautions that lie did not escape.
As Mr. Wareham, jut,. of Windmill-street. was re•
turning home from titilingdon, Middlesex, in a single-
hors, chaise, with a friend of the na,be of Borriogdon.
on Sunday night, when near the Kensington Gravel
Pits, the wheel caught against that of a market wagvin
going the same way, and overturned the chaise with such
violence as to shiver it in pieces. Mr. Wareham, who
Was driving. pitched upon his shoulder, and broke li.s
collarbone; and Mr. Borringdon was taken up for t' ead.
lie was bruised in a shocking manner, and medical aid
was procured with all poistble haste. The report on
Monday morning was, that he continued in a state of
stupor, without hopes of recovery.
A young man of the name of Schofield, engaged to
take two horses from Mr. Dixon's repository, for Mr.
Pepper, of the Salisbury-arms, Barnet. He proceeded
on his way nearly to the turnpike in the City-road,
when the horses took fright at a latarighter's ladder, and
ran away towards Finsbury Square, where he was thrown.
and alighting upon his head, was dreadfully eta and
bruised. Ile was taken to Mr. Ranci's, of the Ci.proarl,
surgeon, and there had his head dressed, and was bled,
and is in a fair way of recovery.

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