The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

_. .

111

five in the afternoon. The name of the defendant wall
upon the coach.
Henry Clement, another hackney coachman, deputed.**
the pante effect. This was the case for the preseention.
The defendant, in his defence, said, that he was antliu.
Heed to take up passengers, not by a license from the
Commissioners of Hackney.coaches, but by • license front
the Commissioners of Stamps, which license authorised
hiai to take passengers to and front Wm rout of Highgate.,
bill to the Bank. Fur this privilege he paid asmatelly 101.
*eel duty upon each Coach, • tax of 031. apes tacit
coach, and 10m, fur every license, besides Is. Od. for melt
journey taken by each coach. He did not deny bowing
plied for passengers, but said that it was requisite that
paNiiengera should he plied fur, as many aged and infirm
persons were deaf, blind, or short sighted, who woshil
utherwioi nut he aide to get et the coaches they wasted.
Many 4inild not see to read, and many who could we the
names of the places on the coaches could not read Mous.
The Lord Mayor's chief clerk read the part of the Ace'
upon w Meth the 111i011111111011 was grounded, and said that
it WAS of steel. a nature, as the defendant, or the stage pros
phew& in general, should have availed thenseelves of •
legal a1...1,11411CP to meet it.

ilei'eti.l4nt raid hr 11441 been called npoa so sad-
drily,
brit am a dry's notice, that Its was nut fully
prepared Mith lite defence, nor had he tune to commit
In, brethren, or to obtain 11141 asaistrinea.
Tue Lord Mayor postponed the further hearing of the
case I heat week, and suggested to the detendarst,
that, a• time Colllllllii.lullt46 of shunt's wet.- interested sir
the ipirtdion, they sunlit probably pre aid to the defeats
Isj .ending their legal officer to support it in their belittle: •
The case was therelore adjoartiett.

SINGULAR INScoVERY Or AN ILLICIT
Out S lay (((((( mug (22J instant), airout two o'clock, •
to Ala 6 lire took place in the charcoal and mange.
in-se nulls, in Key-street, Liverpool, belonging to Mr.
J. Evans, wine.' burned wills the inmost tory, and
speenity communicated to tile extensive warehouses be.
Magni, to hie late Mr. Unsworth, which wilt the milli,
were in a Shur, time entirely consumed; and we ate
sorry to state, that very little of me property .contained •
in meat, consisting of cotton, grain, sugar, tallow and
hide!, was saved. We understand that the mills Ind
all the oilier property were insured.- We are happy to
tears that no lives were lost, and only one person (a •
fire nail) hurt.--A singular thscovery was made in the,-
adjoining building. The fire having extended to the
upper part of these premises, which was occupied as a
dwedidg-house, the doors were forced open won a view
of securing the property therein, but it was found thae
it had already hero removed. In the upper room, how. •
ever, was dist:livered a twenty gallon still, with the ap. -
1/JfillUS for working it, and about ten gallons of whir.
key, a quantity of wash, Acc. The whole wag isnure.•:
(timely taken po.session of by Mr. Miller; and conveyed
to the police-Mike.
LAMENTABLE DELAY.—On Saturday last. Jilin% -
Corbett, aunt Patrick Bourke, who were tried and con-
victed at the last Cork assizes, tor a high way robbery on
the person of a groilernos, on the Wellington road,
leading Irmo this city to the barracks, were executed.
pursuant to their sentence. In a very short time after
the execution, a King's messenger arrived in town-with •
a reprieve for the two unfortunate torn. 'f ha troop of •
cavalry who ft ed the gnarl around them to the-gal.
lows, and the bearer of the respite, in a chaise with tom—
horses met, as tile former were returning from the cae.
cotton, so that an de3 may be formed of how little snore
expeoi inn than was used would have beets uecessaey to
gate effect 10 die clement iota rposition of goversuitent.
Htouwar RoBERRtes —Mr. Hartley, of Staohope. •
street, was stopped and knocked down between seven and •
eight tictock oil Sunday evening its. the New-rood, lead.
inn front the Yolkshire Stingo to New Loteriericket
Gummi, by three villains armed with sticks, and robbed
of two sovereigns, some silver, and his watch. 'neat.
tack was instantsuierms, and Mr. H. was picked tip in a
senseless siate.—Nlr.Tnootpson of East-street, Marches.
ter-square, was knocked down and robbed of a vaittable
gold watch in Limn-street, Paddington, by three fellows
who gm off.
Roaszar.—S. Snowshill, a little old women, who
g •to her lititig by dress-making, amp lodges at lttl,
Gray'. Itin•lane, went out a little after twelve &chick
tau ‘Vednestlay afternoon, on some business, and on her
return at two iii'clock, site Milted her room had-been era.-
tered during-her atbetice, her boz opened and robbed of
24 soverequis, one guinea, and three half-guineas in
gull, and two shillings in silver, part of a teeny left her
six weeks b-•fine nit the death of her mother. Sitspi. .
clout tailing on two boy, sons to her brother, they went
Liken into enstody, and t *limited on Thursday at the -
Pulice.odiee, liattuni.garden, and remanded.
BURGLARILS.—Before al ilk on Sunday evening tome
thlev.s broke into Ilie id' a silk-mercer
and hate•tdasiser ti Aylvalnely-street, Clerkenwell, and s
carried oil velvets, silks, ike. to tile amount 11l 40011. A
fellow was seen to open rte front dour yen/ deishecaselc
bdore dark, by the opposite neighbours, w "Whod no sm. •
picion that he was doing wrong, or that the family went
out. Tne poverty was no doubt removed after dark....
Another hurelary was committed on Sunda/ inettisisf in
Warcuu-row, Chelsea. The honor of Mrs. rent:GANA
entered in the Abs.:nee of the family, and a quantity of
tea-spoons, a watch, maker's Name Hall, and other all.
ages, were golen •

ImprueNT Roaaenv.—On Ntonaay afternoton a
fellow. olgenteel appearance, knocked at the door of Mr. Santini
lawnot, Windsor Plate, Keiniingnm, and hooding in a haat%
from one end of which protruded a pair of hare's feet, and do
neck, of some fowls. lie said the pretended parcel canto flan
Gloucester. and the only charge he had to make was 9d. for
po. ierage. The little gal (who answered hilli) took the parcel.
and earned it up stairs. It is needless to observe, that he had
paid fur he had removed a new blue cant. S, decanters.
and India shawl. six silver handled finks. and an,aid fashioned•
nia'ing.inv knife-box, containing a doyen knives and Wks, with
nand small arti.les. tie hail also taken a lar4e plaid travelltn4
coat, a great coat. and an umbrella, which wore on. p.'gs in the
passage. An alarm was k,iven, and lawsuit was caapolosad.
the WIC( ilucled his pursuers.