The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-07 00:00:00

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SURREY.
THE MOM v. PAWNER AND ANOTHER.
KING.TON, Arai. g.—This waft an in.l.clalepa against
Henry Palmer nod Thomas Joshua Park, for a conspiracy
to defraud Sir Thnmas Swimmer Champneys, Bart. of Bills
of Exchange, to the amount of MO!. and of warrants of
attorney to a like amount, by means af false pretences, im-
porting in substance, that tlwy vrere monied persons, and in
a csuidition to advance money to the prosecutor upon such
securities.
Mr. Watford and Mr. Adolphus conducted the prosecution,
Mr. Gurney nod Mr. Kann lys conducted the defence of
'Parker, and Palmer appeared in person.
The trial lasted from tell in the ttttt mina until half•past
five y-eueiday evening. n lieu it was adj.outiavtl until tititi morn-
ing by mat ual consent, and occupied the court tilt past thice
o'clock.
Mr. Baron Gotham summed up the ease with strict impar-
tiality, and the Jury, sifter a short deliberatitio, found bath
the delentlants
KINGSTON, APRIL 4.—Cisitt. Stns..
XERXES V. THE SOUTH LONDON wATEN-WORAS
COMPANY.
This was an action to rec ver a compensation for an
injury sustained by the plaintiff iu coostmience of the
negligence of the defendants. l'ise declaritiott stated,
that the plaintiff was the diver of the Godalming stage
coach, and was driving the sante in a public highway,
in the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, and that the (Vett-
dant,e, by their servants, excavated a part of such high-
way for the 111111)0C of repa;ring the water-works of the
company, and that it was the defendants' duty to guard
such exeavation, so that the pithite might safely travel
along the said road with their carriages; hot that the
deleittlatits neglecting their ditty, so improperly filled tip
such CXCJvaticm, that the road became tosecure att.l dan-
s/cram, and in consequence, on the sth of June, 18'..!0,
the wheels of the coach which the plaintiff drove souk
into such excavations, and thereby the plaintiff was
thrown front the coach, and hail one of his thighs bro-
ken. None of the passengers were hurt. The plaintiff
was for seven weeks tinder the care of a snrgeon, and is
lame to this day, notwithstanding die skill of his surgeon.
recover a compensatiou fur his sufferings, his ex•
pences, and loss of employment during his illness, the
resent action was brought. It was proved that he was
its the habit of earning from los. to 155. per day, that he
had suffered a erect deal of pails, that he was now a crip-
ple, and that the surgeon's bill amounted w 'Jul. odd.—
fhe damages were laid at 1,0001.
Mr. Baron Graham charged the Jury, that the defen-
dants were responsible for all the consequences of their
servants misconduct. 'file plaintiff, who had so lie red
severely, was entitled to a lib.rnl, but at the same time a
temperate compensation for the grievous injury he had
sustained.
The Jury retired for about 20 minutes, and returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5001.
CKOWN AIDE.
MANSLAUGHTER.--John Lambert was indicted for
feloniously killing and slaying James Allinghaiii, on the
3J of September, tti the parish of Lambeth.
It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was son-itis
law to the deceased. Olt the day mentioned in the in-
dictment the deceased was intoxicated at the Three Tuns
imblie house, where he met the prisoner, whom he
struck several times, and insulted with the most pro-
voking language, but the prisoner forbore every thing
like violenee. The deceased went itt and out of the
horse once or twice, and was very quarrelsome. At the
time Use titinintinate accident occurresl,w Inch occasioned
the death of the deceased, the prisoner was standing at
tiie dJor of the linl,be house, when the deceased came
tip to bin, with some violence of gesture; the prisoner
g Ire him a gentle push with Its hand to keep hint off;
tier deceased fell num, his back, became senseless,
and never recovered. It was proved that tIIC deceased
was habit' to 1115, and it was doubtful whether he died
of the fall or iti a tit.
The -Jury, muter the learned Judge's directions, found
the prisoner Nut Guilty.
John Marcy was indicted for the wiUsil murder of Jas.
-Harris, on the Bth of September last, by driving over
him wish a stage coach.
It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was driver
of the Paris mail coach, and in the evening of die above
day was tlriv tig through Lombard-street, at the tate of
about eight miles an hour. The Dover mail set tiff at
the saute time, and boils coaches were racing. 'Fite Dn.
ver mail threw up at the corner of Lombard street, and
the Paris mail beina obliged to make a sweep round the
former, in get into Gracechurch street, deceased crossed
the way at die instant, from Fenchtirch-street, and was
knocked down by the horses, a aid bush 11.5 legs gilt un-
der the wheels, and were fractured. lie was taken to
Guy's Hospital, where he died in a few days afterwards
of a mortification.
Bartei Wood left it to the Jury to say, whether
the mist-a:tune had occurred from mere accident or gross
sir :seouitluct on the part of the prisoner. If the latter,
the prisoner ought to be found guilty of Manslaughter;
but if the former, he was entitled to an acquittal.
The July found the prisoner Not Gmlty.
William Salmon was indicted for feloniously killing
and slaying John Roe, on the 6th of Febru try last, by
driving a curt against a ladder, on which the deceased
wit standing, in the palish of Christchurch.
The deceased was a bricklayer's labourer, and the
prisoner was a carter. Ott the 6th of February the tie-
ceased was ascending a ladder to repair the roof ofis
a house its the Borough, when the prisoner's cart drove
against the ladder, knocked it down, threw the deceased
off upon the pavement, and occasioned a compound
fracture of one of his legs, which was immediately taken
off at Guy's hospital ; but his frame had received such a
shock that he died in a few days after. The prisoner,
it appeared, was taking, no care of Isis horse at the time
the aces :cm happened, but let the animal take, its own
course. When the accident did happen the prisoner
Gels iced with the most greatest insolence and itidifferance,
u:sett the by-slant:us tudeavoured to take hi; Lim:siker.

The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to twelve mouths' imprisonment in the house
of correction.
ASSAULT' WITH INTIINT TO NIURDER.—WiIIiam
Bailey, who was tried on Tuesday, but acquitted, on an
indictment liar assaulting Sarah Cavey, at Ewell, in
November last, and robbing her of k's. (id, was again
indicted for assaulting with intent to murder her.—
There was a second count charging hint with a common
assault.
The Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found
the prisoner guilty on the second count only, and he was
sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the house of
correct ion.
Thomas Birch, alias flirt, was indicted for feloniously
stabbing lianualt Roberts, at Farnham, on the 9th of
September last, with Muni to molder or do her some
bodily harm.
Mr. TO( ion com'ucted the prosecution. The prisoner
was without counsel.
The prisoner and the prosecutrix were both paupers of
Basingstoke workhouse. In September last they were
sent to work at hop-picking in the neighbourhood of
Farnham. They boarded in the same house at the latter
place. The prisoner had repeatedly 111311 e improper
overtures to the prosecutrix (who was the wife of a
soldier), but she resisted his object. Ou the 9.1 i of
September the prisoner hail knocked down a child of
the prosecutrix, which conduct she resented with
warmth, and he knocked her down also, :mil treated her
with great violence. Ile then proceeded to eat some
bread and Meal, and nsed a farce ciasp pocket knife.
The prosecutrix went to work at sonic washing, and in
two or three hours afterwards the prisoner came up to
her, and putting his arm round her neck, used some
expressions of kindness, importing his sorrow for having
previously struck her. She wished hint to let her alone
and went to complain to the mistress of the house in
which they lived. The mistress remonstrated with him
for his conduct, and desired him to leave the young
woman alone. She returned to her washing, and when
she was in the act of putting her hand into a pail, the
prisoner came up to her and thrust his knife into her
hotly in the upper part of the abdomen. near the groin.
She fell with the pain, and was carried to a neighbouring
house, and was confined for nearly a month before she
recovered. When the prisoner was taken into custody
he expressed his sorrow for what had happened, and
said it would be the happiest day of his life if the young
woman recovered and did well, for that he was out of
his mind when he did the sanguinary act, and !stunned
under the influence of drink, wlitch hail an ffect
upon his head, which had been fractured in the sea
service.
The prisoner now said, in hisdefence, that he did not
know what he was about, and expressed great contrition
for what had happened.
The Jury, under the learned Judge's directions, found
the prisoner guilty, but recommended hint to mercy,
which recommendation was seconded by the prosecutrix.
Thirteen capital convicts received sentence of death
to day. The further business of the assizes was adjourned
till Saturday.

EXECUTION.—Tuesday morning Edward Cochrane,
for a burglary in the house of Mrs. Maria Kelly, at
arrow, was executed, pursuant to his sentence, in
front of the Debtors' door, at Netegate. unfortu-
nate young man lieeti in the service of :\lrs. Kelly, and
during the time he was in 11,1- C 101,1,1.6 connected him-
self to her satisfaction. About August last, he quitted
her service, and came to London, where he scion be-
came connected with persons of depraved habits, and
gave himself tip to tweiy speci:•s of dissipation. His
conduct from the time of his conviction had been
marked with a just sense of the enormity of his offence.
While his irons were being knocked off, in the press-
ii he exhibited a firm and calm demeanour, seldom
witnessed, and frequently expressed himself in terms of
gratitude to Mr. Brown, the governor, and Mr. Under
Sheriff Smith, fur their kind and humane intention to
him. The Rev. Mr Cotton and :Or. B. then enForzed
in prayer, in which he joined with much fervonr. This
being concluded, he was asked if he was ready; and
replied, " perfectly so, I am quite prepared." His hands
were then tied, and he walked forward with a firm step.
On reaching the fatal platform he cast his eyes on the
beam, and viewed the awful preparation without emo-
tion. After remaining a short tittle in prayer, the signal
was given. and the world closed on the unfortunate
youth for ever.
Su IC IDE.—On Friday morning, Mr. Nix, a boot and
shoemaker, residing at the corner of White Hart-yard,
Drury-lane, in a fit of delirium, put an end to his ex-
istence, by elating his throat with a razor. His wi:e was
in bed with hint at the time he perpetrated the deed,
and was awoke by the noise of the blood issuing from
the wound. He divided the jugular vein nod the wind-
pipe, and, in fact, nearly severed the head from the hotly
at one stroke. He had been for stone months subject to
rheumatic pains in the limbs, which recently affected
his head. Excessive pain, it is believed, produced tent-
porary derangement, and in that state of mind lie com-
mitted the lamentable act.
A Madagascar youth, of about fourteen years of age,
died out Thursday on board the Andromache, at Ports-
mouth. Ile was sent to this country by the King of
Madagascar, with others, to be instructed in the prin-
ciples of the Christian Religion, and knowledge of
some useful art, but the change of climate produced a
consumption of which he died, ere he could be con-
veyed haek to his native country. His remains were
landed on Saturday last, to be interred in the garrison
chapel.
Mr. William Smith, of Erith, Kent, butcher, has
at this time a ewe of the Wiltshire breed, who on the
22d of March yeaned five lambs, who with their dam,
are alise and healthy. Among the lambs are four ewes
and ore ram. lambs were got by a two-took Liu.
Lulu ran..

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A massive and curious piece of antiquity wag
lately discovered at Water-Fryston, near Ferry-
bridge. As two labourers were digging ground for
liquorice, in a field called the Paper Mill-field, on
the Fryston-hall estate, near the boundary between
the parishes of Pontefract and Fryston, they pene-
trated to a mass of stone, only about eleven inches
below the surface, which, on being cleared, proved
to be an ancient coffin of undressed stone, without
inscription. The lid, which was bevelled, but
without harrige, projected over the sides about two
inches, and on being raised in the centre, presented
a complete skeleton of large dimensions, in a high
state of preservation. The skull was plead be-
tween the thigh bones, and the occupant of this
narrow mansion, who had probably in his day filled
a considerable space in society, bad evidently suf-
fered decapitation. In the place where the head
should have lain in an unmutilated body was a
stone. The teeth were all perfect, both in the up-
per and lower jaw, and the bones arc those of a
strong athletic man, cut off apparently in the me-
ridian of life, and when the coffin was opened they
were all entire ; but immediately on being exposed
to the air of the atmosphere, the ribs fell in. No-
thing remains of' the flesh ; but some hard white
chalky substances were found, which appear to be
a mixture of earthy matter of the bones with the
muscular part of the body, the latter convene I into
a fatty substance. The coffin is of the dimensions
of 6 feet inches in length, and 19 inches width
within, with sides about 4 inches thick ; it has been
cut out of the solid stone, and is suppesed to weigh
about a ton and a half. The place where these
relics were found is about a mile and a half from
Ferrybridge, in a valley near the road leading to
Castleford. Many coojectures are of course afloat
as to the identity of this man of other time ; but
the prevailing, and we think the most probable opi-
nion is, that these arc the remains of Thomas Earl
of Lancaster, the unfortunate leader of the insur-
gent barons in the battle of Borough-bridge, finight
in the year ISi2l, and who was beheaded at Pon-
tefract, 500 years luso, by order of his nephew,
Edward 111 —(See History and Directory of York-
shire, pp. 145 and 239.)--The coffin and remains,
which have attracted a great deal of public atten-
tion, are now removed to Fryston-hall.
A FOSSIL Slue !—A very extraordinary discovery
has just been made at Capelle, in the Canton
of Wualwyk, in the Province of North Brabant.—
While digging the foundation of a building, the
workmen fiund the hull of a ship, the prow of
which was the first part they met with; the poop
appears to be buried a great depth in the ground.
Much time and expence will be necessary to recover
it entirely, and the more so, as it is completely filled
with mud, and the vessel is about GO feet hug. It
is very difficult to determine the time when this
vessel was buried in the middle of the land, unhes
it may have been in consequence of' the inundation
of the 13th of Nov. 1421 , in which case it would
have been four centuries under ground.
MAUNDY THU RSDAY.TitUrtiaay last being
M eerily Thursday, the annual royal gifts were pre-
sented to 60 poor men, and as many women, being
as many as his present Majesty is years old. Soon
after eleven o'clock the applicants were adiniutil,
and the poor people took their seats at the table ;
piece of beef and half a quartern loaf ref bread were
then placed before them, which earls put into a
basket with which they were provided. Shortly
after they were served with a second course, which
consisted of a large wooden bowl, filled with the
following articles of food ; thirty-six red and pickled
herrings, two salt cod, and two small salmon ; these
were garnished with parsley. At the top of this
provisions were four b f-qu artern loaves. This
quantum Was also presented to each. After this
distribution Dr. Goodenough. repeated an occasional
prayer, in which he was joined by the poor people
with apparent fervour Each individual was after.
wards presented with a can of excellent ale, in which
they drank the health of the Royal donor. After
which the thankful visitors packed up their provision,
and went home tottering under their load. At three
o'clock they assembled again in Whitehall Chapel,
the men on one side, and the women on the other.
A procession then entered of those concerned in the
ceremony. Dr. Goodenough, in his clerical robes,
Mr. Handby, the almoner, Mr. Junes, etc. with
white sashes round their shoulders, and a party of
yeomen, one of them carryings large gold dish on
his head, containing 120 purses, with the amount of
ss. in each, being as many pence as the King is
iv
yeays
old : consisting of one silver fourpenny coin, to
threepenny, and three twopenny, and the rest in
silver pennies. Then followed the boys, two and
two. The evening service was then performed, after
which the purses containining the silver coin we!o
distributed amongst the WO individuals iece
; in adi-
tion to which, the men were presented with a p
of cloth, a piece oflinen, shoes and stockings, mid a
glass of wine.
The resolution of the government to have three
assizes yearly in the home circuit offurds saustactup.

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