The National Register.
London, England, 1821-04-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTAIir PAPER.

♦ BILL FOR GIVING GREATER FACILITY IN Fug PROSE-
CUTION AND ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES ARISING
FROM FURNACES USED IN THE WORKING OF STEAM
ENGINES.
Whereas great inconvenience has arisen, and a great de-
gree of injury has been and is now sustained by his Majesty's
subjects, in various parts of the united empire, from the im-
proper construction as well as horn the negligent use of
furnaces employed in time working of engines by steam :
Anil whereas it has been ascertained, that the greater pro-
portion, if not the whole of the smoke issuing from such
furnaces, may, by a proper construction and due attention,
be consumed, was to prevent the nuisance thereby arising:
And whereas by low, every such nuisance, being of a
public nature, is &hateable as such by indictment; but the
expense attending time prosecution thereof have deterred
parties starring thereby from seeking the remedy given
by law
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Be ii therefore enacted, &c. that be shall, and may he
lan fill for the court hemre which any burl' indictment shall
be tried, in addition to the judgment pronounced by the
said court in case of ronviction, to award bUI tl Collib4b
be &ewe 1 proper nod reasonable to the prosecutio or pro.
sectstors, to be paid by the party or parties so convicted us
aforesaid.

Anil be it further enacted, that if it shall appear to the
coati before which ;bily but h indictment shull tie tried, that
the grievance may be remedied by altering the construction
of the furnace, or any Hitter part of the premises of the party
Or I/11r t leb Ito indict/tea, it Phan be lawful to the court,
without the consent of the prosecutor, to make such order
lour hing the prerni-es, as shall he by the said court thought
expedient fur preventing the nuisance in future, before
passing dual sentence 'ham the defendant or defendauts so
convicted.

A remarkably fine sturgeon, weighing 1051bs.
was caught in the Wye last week, and was dressed
at the Swan Hotel, Ross, where a numerous com-
pany partook of it, and an excellent dinner, provided
for the occasion.

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IRELAND.
DERRY Asstaws.—The following trial excited some interest
in Derby, and means were taken to prohibit its publimtion in
that fitY:. _ _

Johni Gaynor stood Indicted for the murder of Henry Richards,
Quarter-nraster aergeant of the Royal Fusiliers.
Thomas Hopkins, the first witness, is lanes sergeant in the
Royal Fusiliers; knows John Gaynor (identifies hiss); knew the
deceased ; he was quarter-mastessergeart in the suns s
John Gaynor was private in the same regiment; Hemp
is dead; knows how he came by his death ; was peanut I was
acting sergeant of the regimental guard on the meshes of the
4th of September last; between the hours of seven end eight
o'clock of said morning deceased came to witness, and asked if be
had seen a tailor go out of the pie t this was in the gateway of
the barrack yard, and witness looked after him. when be was
about 14 paces off, then saw Gaynor with his piece levelled at
the deceased; deceased demanded of Gaynor what he was going
to do—they were about six or seven yards hen each other ;
prisoner replied, " I am going to shoot you for a MIMI ;" do.
ceased sheltered himself under an old staircase, but *pis tend
back, threw his arms open, and said, " Go on ;" the Janos in-
mediatelv went off, and deceased fell; witness immediately ran
and collared the prisoner by the breast, took the piece out tf his
hand, and brought him to the guard house; he handcuffed him,
and tied him against a post ; saw Richards after. stretched dead
on a table, in the barrack room ; there is not the least doubt how
the deceased came by his death ; had not seen the deceased pre-
viously to the time he has mentioned, on that morning; had not
seen Gaynor either ; will be thirteen years next October in the
regiment; prisoner joined them about two years ago, in Dublin;
he had been a soldier before; witness is not a married man.
prisoner had a wife with DWI in the regiment; beg often seen
her ; she is not a great beauty. but is young and a good looking
woman ; does not say handsome; Mr. Richards was a nice young
man, and a young man of gallantry; had that character in We
regiment.
James Ralph, second witness, knew the deceased; identifies
prisoner; was present on the morning of the 4th of fttember,
when the transaction took place; was acting corporal of the
guard ; was sitting on a form at the end of the guard house,
about ten or twelve paces from the gate, between the hours of 7
and 8 o'clock that morning; saw the deceased, and heard him
say, " Halloo l what are you going to do ?"—looked around,
and saw the prisoner coming up towards the deceased, with his
fireloek between a " trail" and •• present ;" at the time that de-
ceased spoke to the prisoner they wise about six or seven yards
asunder; prisoner answered and said, " I am going to shoot
you for a villain ;" deceased said, " Go on;" prisoner instantly
took his piece, took an object, and discharged it in deceased's left
breast; witness immediately ran to deceased and caught him in
his arms; deceased never spoke, just dapped his hand to his left
breast, gave a groan, and died; saw nothing but what he has
stated pass between them.
No cross examination, and prosecution eland.
Patrick Ready, first witness for the prisoner.—Belongs to the
7th Royal Fusiliers ; knows the prisoner ; he s• about two years
in the regiment ; was reputed a married man ; the wife was a
good lookief young woman ; saw the prisons on the morning
of the 4th September, in his tailor's shop, where he worked ;
saw Richards there, he came is about a quarter of an hour after
witness came in ; sergeant Richards was a very nice smart young
man ; had the character in the regiment of being fond of the
ladies ; when deceased same into the shop he asked, prisoner (who
was standing) why he did not sit down to his work. Prisoner
said, he would immediately ; the deceased said, if he would not
fall to his work, he (deceased) would make a prisoner of him.—
Prisoner then said he would, but he hoped he would not take
him so short. The deceased again said he would make a prisoner
of him. Prisoner said, " If you are a devil come to tyraanise
over me, God be between us both:" he seemed to feel for the
threats the sergeant used; he seemed to feel a goadided mote
than what would proceed from the threats of a sergeant.
—Prisoner then went down stairs; the quarter mow
sergeant followed him; the prisoner returned in a few -rases;
witness remained in the room until primmer returned; doss net
know what passed below ; prisoner applaud in the wag e
mind; did not say a word; witness rusahad up,
speaking to some of the other men ; W 1111414 y- bail to
go to his own room, and when he was raw*, he bad to pas a
sparer mu, that was under the tailor's shop; dew was a %dna
pane of glass in the window; just as WINOS pat his het en the
stairs, he looked into this room and saw deceased having hold of
prisoner's wife, and using indecent liberties with bee; wham
then ran up to the tailore-room (witness is also a tailor) and kid
the prisoner that his wife was ill used by the quarter master
sergeant ; prisoner then ran down, and about two minutes after
he (witness) heard the shot.
In answer to the Judge, witness said it appeared to him that
the deceased was about to commit the act of adultery. Witness
told this to the prisoner.
James Doherty corroborated the testimony of the last witness.
Lieut. Gage, of the fusiliers, gave the prisoner an excellent
character.
The Jury found a verdict of Manslaughter.

On Wednesday last a groom, in the service of
Mr. Thomas Hawkins, of Stanton Court, Worcestershire, being
sent by his master to the Haw, for some live tench to stock a
pond, on his arrival proceeded in a boat for the purpose of getting
the fish out of u trunk, which was moored in the middle of the
river, anti whilst thus occupied, by tome means or other he over-
balanced himself, and filling backwards into the water, sunk to
rise no more It is a singular circumstance, and illustrative of
the attachment and sagacity of the canine species, that a pointer
dog (which had accompanied the man, and had been left in
charge of a sack bag on the bank while the poor fellow proceeded
to the trunk) on perceiving the man fall into the river, imme-
diately took the bag in his mouth, and jumping into the water
Wall, about for a considerable time in search of his companion.
When noddy exhausted, the animal was taken into the boat by
sonic persons who were endeavouring to render assistance; but
immediately on being relieved from the bat, the faithful animal
again jumped overboard, and continued his search for nearly a
quarter of an hour. In about an hour th,. body was got up by
means of nets, but life of course was totally extinct. When the
corpse was brought out,the attachment of his dumb associate again
manifested itself', as the poor creature stretched himself upon his
breast and licked his face; and it was not without considerable
difficulty that he could be separated from it.

The Archbishop of Paris has addressed a circular
to the clergy of his diocese on the subject of the late
duel, in which a stockbroker was killed by his ad-
versary, whom he had detected in an intrigue with
his wife. A person dying under such circumstances
is, by the komish church, deprived of the ceremonies
usually observed previotr, to the interment of a body.
A tumultuous assemblage, it will be recollected,
forced the doors of the church of St. Louis, and
compelled the curate to finish the funeral service.—
The venerable Archbishop after a long exhortation
to his diocesans, inflirms them that lie has laid the
case before the Attorney-General, and demanded
justice fur such a flagrant outrage against the reli.
11;ion of the state.

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