The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

learned counsel then begged permission of the court to
withdraw the demurrer, and to plead not
The Common Sergeant assented.
The clerk of the arraigns.—Prisoner, you stand indicted
by the description of a man, whose prrson is known, but
whose name is unknown, and that you on the :loth of
December did, by the instigation of the &e. pub-
lish a blasphemous and seditious libel, &c. flow say you?
Are you guilty or not guilty I
Prisoner—Not guilty:
Tne Common Sergeant—Prisoner, what name do you
plead by I'
Prisoner—By no name ; as 1 have been indicted by no
name, and imprisoned by no name, I. will therelute be
tried by no name.
The Catnition Sergeant—'• That you cannot do;
neither you nor any one else call be allowed to appear
here, or act under a mask. You must give in your name
before yoti plead."
Prendergast—•' 1 advise you to give in your
name."

Prisoner—(in a surly tone) " I wont."
Tile Common Sergeant—" Take hint away "
The prisoner was then removed from the bar; and
William Holmes was brought up, and his trial was pro-
ceeded in. . . . .

lie W 33 charged in the usual way with publishing a
blasphemous and seditious lilsel of and coaceriiiii6 our
Lord the Kind, &c.
Mr. W. Payne produced the pamphlet, which was
delivered to hint by the Ban -sireet, officer.
Cross-ex miined—The pamphlet in question was left
in 1116 hands by the Bow-street officer, Porton.
John Puffin), a Buw-street sworn.—lle pro-
duced tile pamphlet which hr had purchased from the
defend: it In the shop of Carlde.
The libel was then read : it consisted of the " Address
to the ReMriners of Great Britain "

Mr. Prendergast addressed the Jury for the defendant,
and, in the course of his observaiions, dwelt with much
force on the ccondnet ul this society. in prosecuting,
rather than contending against the opinions which were
broached by the writer of the pamphlet in question.
The defendant then said he had witnesses to call.
Susannah Wright was called and sworn-1 saw
Purtan, the spy, in the shop, and he said " that is not
the man."

Camino!' Segeant—W hat do you mean by a spy?
\l:it:less—A person who goes about entrapping men
nto the sale of works 'winch they choose to eall6caitions.
Mr. Adolphus (punning to Purton)—is that the person
you call " a spy?"
NVitnese—les.
Mr. Adolphus then pointed to Harrison, the city
marshalmaii, and asked which was the 111411 she meant.?
Foe witness said she meant Parton.
Mr. Adolphus—Did you ask Purtod to dinner.?
Witness—No, indeed 1 did nut.
Mr. Adolpinis--Have you had the inisfortime to have
been indicted for the publication of these works?
Witness—l I you call it a misfortune, I have.
Mr. Adolphus—Well; in calling it a misfortune, 1
base used the mildest term I could think of.
Witness—l shall have my own opinion upon the
subject.
Mr. Adolphus—Da yon believe in the Holy Gospel?
Wuness—l shall not answer. When I Jill put upon
my trial I may give my opinion upon the sulject.
cross eza initiation was continued for some length,
and the witness in her answers, es 'need a degree of in-
telligence and accumen which have seldom brew
nessed in a court of justice. Whelk it had proceeded to
sonic length, Air. Adolphus reminded the witness, that
if she did nut believe ill the )lily Bible, the was still
amenable to a prosecution fur perjury, and be would
adeise her to he cautious.
The witness said she had no other desire bat to speak
the truth.
Mr. Adolphus shortly replied upon the evidence, and
remarked upon tile ctrcanutance of the refusal Which
had been given by the witness Wright to declare upon
her belief in the holy 13ible.
The Common Sergeant charged the Jury, and the
defendant was mound guilty, and was semenezd instanter
to two years imprisonn tent, and at the end of that period
w enter into his own recognizauces of 5001. fur his good
behaviour during life.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.—Mary Madden, a voting
woman of respectable appearance, was pot iodic bar on
an iudiciment charging her with robbing, at various
HMO, Mr. Adams, a respectable tradesman in W hue.
cross-street, with whom she lived as serval'', of Moe
sovereigns, a quantity of half-crow us, and shillings his
property. It appeared that the young woman hail tic.
ei.ss to the till ul Mr. Adams, woo, suspecting that he
had been 'Mitred, marked some of the motley ; and hav-
ing made the requiste prep:minims, the prisoner was
taken into custody, when the smirked money was sound
iu her possession, she conlcssed tile remainder to be in
her box.
The Jury under the direction of the H:corder, found
the primmer guilty, but strongly recommended her to
mercy; in this Mr. Adams humanely joined, at the
same time stating, that as her father Cher mother is
dead), hearing of his daughter's misfortune, he came to
him pine frantic, and had since _one ravitta mad.
Tile Court said some means should be resorted to fur
rcclaiiiiing the nufortunate girl to the 'wits of rectitude.
Jolm Paitocr was indicted lour wilful and corrupt per-
darv, alle.4ed to have been committed in a Cati.e in mile
Coalnton Pleas, Shell and another, v. Russell,
tried at the sittings miller Aliehaelmas Thin last, at
Guild!' 11.
r. Walton!, for the prosecution stated, that a pared
coot mini ig i(ii, w cutruiry Wok cores, was on the Ist
of Dm:tither, 182.1, was packed at Sir John P.trio,
and Co 's, in Unroof', and delivered to the delen•Lm:.
who teas servant thew, to be taktn ui lotsseli's waggon.
ctlit e, I'riday-3 reel, liimee to he forWartled by the W. 1.-
gffil to Pipit- iodi. It was seait d tttin time tit'..v.id s.-al
of S:r John Perriug and Cr. and directed to Messrs.
Shcitls autl Cu. Bankers, at Psyui u it, to w!iu,u the

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notes Ix longed. A parcel, sealed and directed, in imi-
tation of that, did arrive at Messrs. Shrills and Ca.'s,
at Plymouth ; but when it was opened, it was only
waste paper. Time gentlemen brought an action against
Mr. Russell, as proprietor of the waggon, to recover
the amount of tin• tu.ii deposited in the genuine parcel;
and upon the trial of the cause iu the Common Picas,
the perjury charged against the defendant was comaill•
Led. Toe lollowing witnesses were examined :
Mr. %Vas. Gurney, short-hand writer, produced leis
notes of the evidence green by the defentlam. lie i%l ore
upon the trial, that on the tst of December, he hail
three parcels to carry out from Sir John ()erring's, and
tiatt he received the parcel its question from 'Air. West.
and he went hr,t to the Swau-w•itit-two-Netks, an I (.1.-

livered the two other parcels. Ile was sure that lie hail
the remaining parcel in his bag.. lie went immediately
from thence to RuaSell's waggon-office and delivered the
other. This was about half-past seven. The first per-
son he saw there was a working matt, who loads the
wagon. lie rein-sled to be served finit, and laid down
the parcel and came away ; lie was sure the parcel he
received from Mr. West was the same he delivered at
Russell's. lie knew a person named he
was a man with one arm and red whiskers. lie could
not tell exactly how long lie had known him. Re first
sate hint three years ago ; he could not :.ay whether he
the ISt of I.),:cena!ier or 1101. Ile (Ni.thtitigale) wag not
with him at the waggon.olliee when lie delivered the
parcel. Nig.htingale was then called forward in Court,
and the defendant sa d that was the man, lie would
solemnly swear he was not with him at the waggon,.
office. Nightingale was occasionally in the habit of
visiting him at Sir John Perrink.!:s, and L king tea wont
lie did not recollect seeing any person at tote
waggon-oilier but the book-keeper, and two persons It
the door; he mild have seen if there hail been any otner•
petsoo there, as there was light enough.
Several witnesses were then called, who swore posi-
tively that Nightingale was not lioni home on the unit
when lie was said to have been with the defendant at the
waggon-office.
'kite defendant received au excellent character front,
several witnesses.
TneJnry retired for an hour and a half, and then re-
turned a verdict of thrills
The trials for felonies being terminated, the Recorder
proceeded to pais the aWful sentence of death unon the
following 14 prisoners:—Daniel Withey, C. Marshal,
alias Anderson, James Barnet Solomons, Robert Grout,
Edward Coehrane alias Morrison, and \V.Osborne alias

Clare, lilt burglary. William \l'V tile, E. Cloidleio,
11. Newbury, Henry Stepnetts, and Martha Btitterhy,
for stealing in dwelling-houses. John Fieninting and
Crashinan, for highway robberies; and &avert
Christina', for horse stealing.
Sixteen prisoners were sentenced to transportation for
life, and ;:i6 for 7 years. A great outliner of prisoners
were sentenced to various minor punishments.
Burrell, the man con% icied of Irldit%lauelver.•
by throwing .111•..yer from the window, in Citarles
linty laic, was sentenced to Mr: year's 1111prkoniticii:.
A arcat number was ordered to various terms of con-
finement, and stun.; to be publicly, and others prisately
tthipped.
THuRSDAY, Nlnecti 7.—This morning the Court as.
muffled at half-past ten, pursuant to the adjournment
of Wednesday, for the purpose of proceeding in the trial
of John Nig:limply, charged with troll and corrupt
perjury, in concert with J. Painter. On his 11.1111 e hntig
called by Mr. Shelton, he did not appear; the Court
then ordered an officer to go to the several public houses
in the neighbourhood to find the said Nightingale. "I he
officer having returned said, that Mr. Nightingale was •
"AVONIfIIi inventm." Mr. Humphries was in Court, who
stated hinisell to he the solicitor of Mr. Nigbtingalr,
and hail seen him at 8 o'clock; and could nut account
for his having taken flight.
Mr. Alley, the defendant's counsel, said it.wmild have
been quite SS civil if " this hire had intimated to Min
(die learned counsel) of Lis intention mot to appear, as •
it would have saved hits the trouble of coming.

'1 he Conintin S.:rat:ant then charged the Jerry, and
ordered the bail of said Nigitiiiaale, v. hich cr:! two, in
:1501. e3cii, to be estreated into his Nl:ije,ty's Exchequer.
J • Painter, the person convicted of perjury on ‘Ved-
tiesday evening, was then placed at Cite bar, when ibc
Common S:r4eant sentenced titin to be transported for
seven nears.
Solomon Holloway, for obtaining goods and money
under false pretences, was Also ordered to be transport, d •
for seven years.
Tile whole business of the session being river, the
Count adjourned to Wednesday, the 17th of April.
The trial of the person unknown stands over until next'
sessions.

On Friday night tart a daring burglary was committed
at nte house of Nlr. Dench, solicitor, of Ely. Tile thieve,,
after scalmg borne high wails, and crossiti3 two gardens, .
entered the house by forcing the simmers and talsorg ant
some glass Crum the kitchen window. They ;arced eight
locks in tic doting room and room a.!iiinititt, and suc-
ceeded tis carrying oil about 30 articles of plate and some
wearing apparel. On obtaining their booty. the villains
regaled themselves with wine and liquors in the Ming
room, emptying the co:,tents of several deC.ll:lc73, and
it has been vscertained ;'rum the burtung of a candle
which tlny used, tit It they were not less than two
hours in house. Front acme weapons %Vl.ll 1% itch
t ley had armed themselves, it appears they were r: solved
to make a desperate res.stance iu 111 e event of being
surprised.

tics, C,utta hfas acenniraniad the remains (If her
husband into Oxfordshir.:, to ry the ht,t trihnte of
respect to his memory. The latteral proeer,i has
not yet reaglied itoyston, as it mares ut t;,e rate ;,6
not more than front ten to Wteen mile:: a day. It
is not exFzeted that will be 1aterg...4.1;
Lela e Mouday :text.