The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-02 00:00:00

MAY 2.

Mr. Tipper+, a jeweller, said, that one of the seals pro.
discoed he had made for bin, 16 years ace- There were
eight or Mile ether riligs predlwed, some of then) were
width three guineas and two guineas a piece ; altogether
%mils ahont ISt.
S I most respectable witnesses were called, who
Rove the prisoner a most excellent character. Most of
tr,eat lota known the pi ',Amer for If), 11, 12, and 20 years.
He bore the character of • most honest and honousable
elan.
Mr. Justice Park then rimmed up the evidence.
The jury, after a short tiddler atiun, found the prisoner
&idly.
As soon as the sentence was prononneed, and while the
prisoner iemairied at the bar to know whether lie was to
be tried upon any of the other indianieuts, a most dis-
graceful scene was exhibited. Tbe plate and jewellery
belonging to the prisoner still remained exposed in open
coml. The Under•Sberiff then applied to the Judge for
roan order to the Sheriff to she the plate.
Mr. Justice Park.--1 shall give no order ; let it be taken
oat of court.
A roost disgusting scramble (tor we can call it by no
other term) etas ,ed. Ailkias, the polite-olficer, ors the one
hand, was most active ins collecting the pieces of plate,
wade the sheriff's officers, on the other. were using all
their force to prevent this seizure. In the midst of the
coufusiou, Adkins addressed himself to tire bench, and re-
quested the interfereace of Mt. Justice Park in his behalf.
TM learned judge. however, repeated that he would give
no order about it. Adkins at length succeeded is collecting
the greater part of the plate, with which he made off,
wing all imaginable speed through the barrister's dour.
Hy this means be got away Iran his persecutors, and we
believe was not afters/arils to be Hound by the sheriff's
offieers.
CHARGE OF MURDER..
Wiliam Jeuniers, a wretched lookiag man, was Witted
for feloniously killing and slaying Mary Anne Coodoo, au
infant child, i• the mouth of January last.
Mary Gouda° said, she was the mother of the deceased,
sad knew the prisoner. He was is the habit of coming to
her home in St. Gilees. One everting in the month of Ja-
nuary she charged bins with Moltke taken uway or stolen the
water-cock. which be denied. A few mornings after be
carat to her house, and brought with him a basket. He said
be had brought her some " nice composition coal." Wit.
new said she never beard of such a coal. bat the prisoner re-
plied it was most excellent for lighting • fire. Wilms+ emp-
tied a recess where site bad some charcoal, and the prisimer
deposited the cements of Me basket. and went away. boon
afterwards, witaas made use of some of the composition isa
the tire, but she had scarcely applied it, wheu a dreadful
explosion, like the discharge of a unlace, took place. It
burnt all who were M the place, aameiy, the witaess, her
child (the deceased), Mary Anse Cormick (who was also
tailed, and for whose death the prisoner was tried last Ses-
ijos,) and a little boy. The basket containing the remainder
of the composition coal, caught fire from the explosion, and
was completely buret. Witmer afterwards understood that
the curd was nothing bat gunpowder, and other counbastible
ingredients.—(This has appeared fully in the Police Re.
ports.)
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.
!useenala Tftwornor sad William Taverner were put to the
bar, and were indicted for unlawfully having In their posses.
sion a quantity of dye and one pound forged notes of the
Beak of England. 'the prisoners stand in the relation of
mother and son. The latter has a wooden leg.
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Joseph %lay hew said, he was Guard of the Old Prince of
Wales, Birmingham Coach. He knows the prisoner. Wil-
liam Taverner. On the 4th of April, he took his place to
go to Veery Cross' about four relies from strut ford, and about
11 from Birmingham. Whom; set him down throe. On
the relorn of the coach, Mrs. Kitchener, the landlady of the
public-house there. hailed him, and said she had gut a pas•
tenger and a parcel. William Taverner immediately came
out and catered the coach ; and witness got from the woman
at the sante time, a basket to take with him. It was direct-
ed to a " Mrs. Ward, Clerkenwell." Upon their arrival in
town, the prisoner got down at the White Horse Cellar, Pic-
eaffilly, but the basket went on to the George and Blue
Bear. Witness; had reason to suspect that there was some-
thing in the basket which was not right.
John Nimes said he was a porter at the George and Blue
Hoar. Oa the sth of April a basket arrived by the Bir-
mingham coach. directed to Mn Ward, 41, Compton-street,
St. John-street, Cleo kea w ell. W ilnr ss had heard *meth ing
from Mayhew, the guard, which caused him to suspect the
coolests of the parcel, and he had the curiosity to examine
the basket. lie did this in a room at the Robin-Hood, near
the coach office. Upon petting Whig band he brat felt some
feathers, but on trying again he laid his hand upon a paper
parcel, which be opeoied, and discovered that it contained
a quantity of 5/. notes. Upon farther search be found other
parcel* of a similar description, but tney were tied up, and
he did ant open them. W kilo* went back immediately to
his master, Mr. Mews% to acquaint hint with the circum-
stance and witness, his master, and aaother person went to
the Bank. Foy, the officer, and a Mr. NI oltoo, of the Bank,
in consespience returned to the toads office, and after the
basket was examined, it was agreed to make it op again,
and to carry it to Clerkeawell, where it was directed.
Witness took it there, followed by Foy and Mr. Milton
Upoo his arrival there be saw the &mak prisoner, and said
to her " Mrs. Ward, is this all right 1" She said yes, and
gave him Rs. fkl. in payment fur the basket. The ciiarge
was Vs. 2d. hut he had no copper, and gave her a 6d. She
called out " William, have you tiny halfpence 1" A 1111161
from within replied " no."
William Sell keeps the Robin Hood, in Holborn. On
the 6th! of April he remembered the porter of the George
and Blue Boar sousing in to his house with * basket, and
eomninnteated to witness that lie should like to satisfy his
curiosity by opening it, as he thought there was aomething
wrong, and lie took the basket into a back-room, and
motioned there about five or six toi tttt ter, and then called
to witness, who went into the room wlwie he was, and be
saw five or six 'parcels of notes,-end one was loose, which
were token out of the basket ; one contained 51. notes.
ti illness said to him " for God's sake pne then, up, and
carry them to your master," and lie did so.
Mr. Ibbetson, nen. recollected the basket rooting by
the coach ; I'e opened it, and found it to commits two
tow's, and sums rolls of Bank notes. He went to the