The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-01 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

In the evening of Ft Way last, about a quarter before
ten o'clork at meld. %Ven. Birch (whir is assistant deputy
constable of Stockport, and who has made himself °Amn-
ions to the reformets by 11.11, log taken Sir (Amite,' Wolsely
into custody, dill also II Ulll !Ming lIIC ;minim sent In Lon-
don with the Brucli-warrant against Parson Harrison)
having brought Harrison to Stockport, the cneumstance
soon brume kiism 1,, And a cunsiderable crowd 11:41.4 Milled
Birch's house, where his psisuner was serums/.
Several threats having been made rise sf by the mob ilia:
they would pull Bitch's house downs and b berate Harri-
son, Birch telt it prudent to consult the Bev. Air. Prescott,
(a Alagistrate) as to what course lie !Mould adopt .with re-
gard to his ;simmer, under the circumstances. iOu bh
way to Mr. Prescott's, and within a few yards flout that
gentleman's house, Birch was accosted by a man who
calls himself Joseph George Bruce (il lICIP.C4I not much
known in Stockpot t, but who stab:, that he came lately
trout Lundon, and last hoot DeWitt, and who loss been for
a few weeks assistant to Hari ismi in his school of trim in,
and is also designated as 'Secretes y to thr,Stockport Be-
Society..) Thisllllllll entered into conversatiusa with
Birch, and two other persons iredirtice's company joined
them. Bruce kept Birch engaged in conversation, mid
breasted hint so as to prevent his going 011, and the other
two were passthe towards tirch's rear, alto then began
to feel himself wassfe, and meditated a retreat ; pal tic a-
!arty so, to: a conshierable vowel were very near ahem :
however, before lie had time to deride co any step, one
of the two men lint CI 4 nosh pistil, the bullet itoso wloch
passed into Wire ll's breast, about the pit of the stonier'',
sod took ■ sloping direction towards the I itla side.
Birch screamed and leaped over the garden wall of a Mr.
Lloyd, and reac•ited the house of Dr. littler befiire lie fell
the throe mended. The ball has not yet been extracted,
but hopes are autertainA that the wounded nasew.may re-
cover.
Three men (one of +chola is Bruce) have been 14 en
' into custody and hays undergone a lung exai ll ill atiou this
day before Ike Rev.. C. Prescott, a. Toile's, and P.
Mardatid, Esqrs.; 2of them, viz. Bruce coal persmi of
Ike name of David Davies, (who was one of the three
present when the shot was fired), are remanded; the
thirst bas been discharged. The person alto used tee pis-
tol has not yet been identified, from the stale oh the
wounded man rendering it nut advisable he should be die-
ing bed.
A troopsaf horse marched into Stotkpost very early this
!homing, sad the town umusinsquiet at ihis hour.
Hai twin 4. as brut liberateakipott boil ; in 51kt1.
and Biter sureties, one an :501,4-We other two in • 4201.
each.
ti a'cluck.p.in., July 21,

EttECOTIoN Of Bev/Amax Niost.r.---Tliis Ito-
fortstodte ohm, who was beisvccii.So and tio,r4..,rs of Jett.
1/1414t1 went die sentence of the la.w shortly alter k o'clock
Oil Wednesday morning, at theilWal place it the Old
Batley. lle.tvas convicted last ses.tons (tiatetlitr with
au decniispitce, mewed Mary.-Strowii), of hating stolen
front Nlr. Jeremiah SICCIC, simiselltr, of Tower-1011,
thr(mgh the otedinnt of a boy of Ictuler age, named %V.
Squires Smith, whom he had seductal into the COll ttttt s-
sion of tic's of delincinclicy, a vast quantity of wooilt it
cloths. lie was visited earls• in the 1111/11111% by the Ito .
Mr. Cotton and Mr.l33lter, and isimeasszsl pellet:lly
resitgned, Lot he became more agitated as the attliii
moment approached. Indeed. sr• great W:l5
his li•at of
death► that it was (mind tweessart• to torts sh hint wt:l►
wine. The SulrShcnlfs, Nlessisl Pullet► and Ttitm r,
attended on the nee: Sion, and \tr. Baker soopt,rted the
miltdopy man in the scaliOld, where J new txeeuuoncr
(Boning, the re-4,sildr prison .114 milted to that
Utrlau-
eholy ft, e 'win; indispsed) poi-owlet' the
awlul
ccn ninny with necessary lira.ticss. died

A UGUST 1.

ESSEX SUMMER ASSIZES.

CHELMSFORD, .irLy 29.
Before the lion. Bann* GARitow arid Special Jiva s.
SAIITH V. L.1.8F.E.

This was an action of tre.p.wr ogaint the dtfendant fir pulling
down a shed belonging to the plaintiff, situate in Epping.
Mr. Gurney, Mr. Sergeant Lawes, and Mr. %Valford, con-
ducted eta pl.iinutra case; and Mr. 3farryat and Mr. Chitty
thr tleectttitit's.

It appeared in evidence, that the plaintiff, from being an hum.
hie journeyman carpenter, had, by his industry and good conduct,
become a 'neuter carpepter in a small way. lie had obtained
permission front the Lord of the ltlnnor to erect a sited and sink
a saw pit on Inuit of the waste of Iluinaultforest, of about in or.
I t rods in length, in consideration of his surrendering to the
lord a small piece of Land in his possession. The defendant,
who is a man of considerable fortune and substance in the same
neighbourhood, being disratiatied with this slimmed encroach•
meat upon the waste, in the year 1816 attempted tortnnove the
plaintiff's shed, but then failing in his purpose. lie renewed hit
pn.ceetlings in the year 1917, and with the assisrancr of a hce.ve•
and cart, aided hy other persons who complained of the alleged
encroachment, pulled down the piles wire) supported the .hod,
which was itself demolished in the end. For this injury the
present action was brou•rlit.
It was contended in defence, that the nlainriff had no right to
enter into any bargain with the Lord of the Manor, to the injury
of other claimants of the waste, and that ennsmn••ntly tie sup
posed trespass was justitiuble, in order to remove the emnuach.

Mr. Baron Garrow, in his charge to the Jury. remarked, that
if the defendant had been disposed to dispute the supposoil en.
croachment in a Court of Law, he ought to have done so with a
rich man, and not the question in a armpit with a man in
an inferior station. it appeared to him that the defendant's con.
duct was completely unjustifiable, and consequently that. the
plaintiff was entitled to liberal damages.
T:te Jury found fur the plaintiff—Damages 150 L
SAXE V. SAME.

This was an action biiiiiesaMePEintiff of the sante de.'
fendant, for assaulting and falsely imprisoning him for the tpace
of three hours, on a malicious and unfounded charge of felony.
The slime learned counsel conducted time ISC.
It appeared that, pending the last-mentioned action, which
was a remanet from the last assizes, some of the fenses and.gatisi
of Hainault.fore.it being out of repair, the plaintiff was emigeyed
by the deputy steward of the forest to do the necessaryinsinus,
and for this purpose he was authorized to cut down soma ti nher
in the forest, which he did accordingly in the month of ()auks
last, in the most public manner, drawing the timber to his pre-
irises for the purpose of preparing it for the object in question.
The defendant, not knowing the authority which the plaintiff
bad received, discovered the timber on the premises of the latter.
and, supposing it was stolen, went before a Magistrate, named
Layton, and laid an infarinat'un again,t the plaintiff for felony,
and under the defendant's representation of the case the MagL-
trate was ioduced to issue his warrant for the apprehension of
the plair.iii The defendant directed the offflaz who wat in-
trusted with the execution of the warrant, not tuapprehentl-hisa
until six o'clock on the following, morning..when he hins.eff
could be present to see the plaintiff taken into austorly. The
plaintiff under these circumstances was apprehended in the morn-
ing about six o'clock, the defendant hem.; pear:int, and taken
before the Magistrate, who, hearing the plaiatirs atatemeat of
his case, dismissed the complaint as being prdbctly groundless.
The defendant insisted that the Magistrate should detain the
plaintiff in custody until the ease was represented to the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests; but the Magistrate rejected
the application. Under these circumstanees the present action
was brought.
. . . . _ .

Witnesses were called to show that the defendant had a reason-
able and probable cause for the act «wmlained of. It appearA,
however, that almost all the witnesses ivere friendeof the defeat
am, and had assisted him in pulling down the plaintiff's shit',
which tancituted the subject DI the last action.

Mr. Gurney replied on behalf of the plaintiff with his usual
The Jury. efter h?aring a very eloquer.t charge front the
letrnel Judi;-. fund a verdict for the plaint.ff—Damages &rd.
There was no case worthy of notix in the Crown Court to-day,
the busintas of which finished this evening.

BUCILINGIbIiI+IIIRE ASSIZES, JULY 28.
ATROCIOCN AMIAVIT WIT! INTENT TO MURDER.

The fnliowing 11141, %Well 114+ earned great infere.4
from its peculiar atlfoel ty, rime on this mot, ning bef3e
crowded Con t. 5.•%e:;411.ert.111, of dktinction were pre-
sent, among Nbo.n c noticed L0141.14.11-4.:1., Lslid NAISCUI,
Lord Arendt, I. &e.

Thomas a_e4 2fi, was capitally indicted for
having wiltitlly, itianeiadnis, and itniass full) 'stabbed and
ent Elizabeth Foal,. spin •:yr, on Feseva.l part 4 of her
neck and boils, with loilvlll In 111111111. r. Thi to ..sere seve-
ral oilier comas, charging him with having .tabbed and
cuther mien, 10 do I Pf some grievous bodily harm.

The follow Mg i, a trail sketch of the case as detailed in
evidence, it nppc:rrtJ that the pat ties rived in the pari•lt
of Burnham, Blocks. "Iliat on Monday eveiting, the Ist of
March, the prowentrix tl'Al sill ins alone in the Itiiii,e
about eight u'elot k, her father haviue Colic 1.0111 hoot,' ;
that the lot :toner, Nlitchell, w hom ,loe hail known trout It.,
infancy. and who hail lived ,ervatrt with her I.ailier, came
to the door and k worked ; on lier enimioing ‘1110.14 .s Illete,
.he wasaaßtVeted " Turn Miteloo II," ou lush .Ite eptmeit
the door, and admitted him. lie rt quested to. have a tile
and a pair of hinges, n Melt she gave to him,. but he said
they would not do, unit iloat he moot !luxe a larger pair :
she searched for a larger, but could slog find any, on which
ha said he knew there were larger, and she again looked.
While co Jui,,e, that felt a sen•ation as if Ale ism% shot, and
fell down, The candle went out, and vildie on the g d
she felt a rotting at .hisi neck and throat, no which she
et ied out " Mott deo" in a retitle tone, and said to the pri-
soner, •' I never injured you." He threakmed her to be
quiet; her cries, though feeble, brought a Mos. Lowell,
who lit ell in the next house, to her assietance. Mrs. L.
easily gait.ed admittance, and while groping far • the pro-
secntrix, came in contact %%Oita man, whom she load hey
hold of and Dolled to her husband for assistance, who wa.
pi occulting to the spot with a light ; the wind blew it mit,
and while truing back the man disengaged himself and
escaped. Pi reign's to this, however, All Lovell asked
the penitent' Ix. who was hlttding on the floor, if it was
her father who beat her tan watch the itr(r.reettit.
answered " Nn, it is 'F.,111 314o:hell ;" on which the pi ot•
er exclaimed, '• How du y nit know it i, Tons Aliteltell," it
it was quite dark at the time, and Mr,. Lovell said, you
harm betrayed }outwit* by your voice. 'floe prnontea,
however, at we hate before stated. escaped. prose.
cutely was then taken by Mix. Lovell to bet moat uncut+,
and a surgeon was sent fur, who dressed the WOIIIIIIA and
she recovered ; one of the wounds was eight inches to
length and two deep. The prisoner then absconded, and
was traced through Reading to. London, wbcre he was
takCit•lnto custody.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Jude, Dallas summed tip the evidence milli a reut per-
spicuity, and the Jost), ;titer a !bolt CMIAIIIII4 timi pro
nounced a verdict of Guilty, and the Judge immediately
passed thu awlitl sentence of the law,

The prisoner doting the
time of the 1641 behaved 1.111 R
very indifferent mariner, and *lien he WWI (wind guilty,
and while the Judge was pronouncing sentence, lie ap-
ptirred quite callous, wad was taken in the poi Imigititni

pot( a.

MANSION-110U4Z.

On Friday a rereon of gendernenly appearance and address re-
cn tested the Chief Magistrate's assistance under difficulties against
which he had been long contending. Tim object was to obtain
charity, or the means of working agaiest etarvation, which the
petitioner said was rapidly pressing spin him. The applicant,
who appeared to be 35 or 36, had, by his own staternentrentered
hi, Majesty's service at a very early age, as Ensign in the 27111.
or Enniskillen regiment of the line. He had served in Egypt in
every campaign, particularly in that engagement in settle!' Sir
lialph A bercrom by lost his life, and he obtained the rank of Lieu-
tenant in the field, and was presented by the Grand Seignl9e with
vagina medal, counterparts of which wrre conferred upon the
efficers of that army tee tokens of gratitude for their services. In
the war that followed the treaty of Amiens, he served in the ends
regiment of the line in the no/en of Germany, where efforts were
made by the British army under the orders of General Lord
Cathcart, to rescue the Continental dominions from the power of
the enemy. Subsequently tee Lieutenant was obliged, from the
pressure of a domestic calamity, to dispose of his comininion. A
combination of unfortunate circumstances, unnereseen and in-
evitable, compelled him to ewer the service in a aituwian but
little adored to his habits, education, or choice. lie entered the
44th regrment of foot as a private soldier, and in that humble '
and laborious capacity served it, the whole Peninsular war, up to
the period of the ratification Of the treaty at Paris in 11114. In
the course of the campaigns this poor wanderer served in the fun
lowing battles and sieges :—N'imetra and ltoleia, Talavera, Bu-
taco, Almeida, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Echalla, Onhien. •
Thouloese, Elves, Ciudad Rodrigo. bethsjos, Burgin., Painpe-
luna. Upon the terminetion of hostilities, his regiment, which
was a td battalion, and a mere skektnn, from the rigour and
variety of its services, was disbanded, and he was di icheiguel.—
Thus thmern upon the world, a 'sellout pension or reneuneramin of
any kind for what he had done for his country, he enciervonred to
obtain the precarious subsistence afforded by attending schools as,
an assistant. In his search lately tor a situation of that kind, he
had unfortunately failed, in coneequenc: of the great multitude
of applicants who were, perhaps, ai needy and more eligible than
he was, but who could not be more zealous in attending the duties
of any situation by which the means of an honest livehilood couid
be obtainueL Under all these circumstances he had presumed to
wait t!perettie Lord Mayor, in the hope that, as his Lordship was
the friend of those who deteard idleness and dependence. some
opportunity might he afibitivd to prove that an unturtunate soldier
was actuated by an honest and manly principle.
The Lord Mayon expressed some eiirprise at the great extent of
those unrequited bervicee. took peculiar interest in die poor
soldier's case, and assured him that if he procured testimonials at
his conduct from those under whom he had served, a supporting
inn should not be wanting to him in the hour of ad .:entity.
applicant was extreuutly grateful. He was ready to pro-
cure testimonials from Sir E. Paget, Colonel of the USLII, Ana
from Sir J. May, of the royal horse artillery. He would embrace
the moat menial employment by which honest bread could be
ranted; wee ceinceioue ut his inaaility, from early habits, to fill a
lalsoriou.s situation as well as welly others; but his assiduity should
compensate for other deficiencies.
The Lord Mayor gave him the means of present support, and
re-assured hie hope, by stating-mat tee elute would be lent lei fare
Lord Palmeraton
BOW STREET.
WEST END FAIR.—In consequence of the outrageous daring
scene of disorder, robberies, wounding and ill treating a numher
of persons, at Weet End Fair, near Hempstead, on Menday
evening, and dune,: the night, an miditionel number of consta-
bles belonging to the ah ive (Mice, o well as (Aliens front Patton
Garden +Mice,. were. ordered to attend for detecting and appre. '
bending the offs lidera. A number of time inhabitants of Hampstead
were sworn in as special constables by Mr. Cartwright, the
Magistrate of Hampstead, to awist the regular policeon Tannay
evening. Notwithstanding• the increases number of the police,
they were not equal altogether to cope with the villains, who
asenabled u alAilletOUS bashes, armed whim bliedgeoes and otaer
weapons, aaing in a floored:ming and outrageous claimer than on
Monday. The ruffians-were divided into gang), and were
esti-
matedatmoreehan.l3o. Not satisfied with obtaining me pro •
party, they beatend otherwise inahreated the persona Of their
ItlCLign3. Money was not sun:tent ; they deprived those who
came under their grasp of even their w-. wring apparel, and left
them nearly naked. Hats, shoes, coats, handkerchiefs, all were
considered as booty by these rapacious wretches. Nor were the
disgraceful scenes of riot and plunder continril to the lair. Sind•
lar acts of violenen and depredistion were practised in the lien e
and no the roads in the vicinity. The police, by great exertion,
and at much personal risk, succeeded in securing nutty tai tacse
isiareants, the strength of two gangs; one of which unnamed of
about a dozen.. and the other of &taut nu hey apprehended
them in the booths. ThCat: gangs on e'v'ednestlay under went an
examination before Mr. Hicks, but as ninny of the persons woo
had been attacked were unable to attend, ail the evidence against
them has not yet been collected. The examination occupy-al the
Magistrate till S o'clock. The smaller gang, coasting of 11,
were first put to the bar. Their names ere, Willeun itrookes,
William Burke. Henry Lovell, Edward Cannily, aV Album
Merit, James Smith, l'homes Howlett. eVillieni Pa aetiger,
John Head, Henry Hancock, and Joni') Smith.
Thos. Ilunt, a constable of flatopnvtul, being first examined
against them. gave a general description of then conduce at. the
fair, in robbing, knocking down, stripping, and beating, the
weak and defenceless, wish every aggravation of inhumanity and
brutal outrage.
James Friend, a plumber in Chelsea, gave an recount of the
treatment lie received at their hands. lie walked with a friend to
Weet End Fair, about 9 o'clock in the evening of Tueneley. As
he was passing a field near the fair, he was attacked by a gang,
amounting, as he thought, to 17. The first person that seized
him by the collar and arm, he was confident, was the prisoner
Cassatly.. The witness was then knocked down with a bludgeon,
and received a stab on the right side, which fortunately was not
dangerous. 'I hey tore his elontea, win robbed him of aIL Bank
note.

'Thomas ('Doke. a printer, in Long Acre. itlentitied the prisoner
William Burke as one of the depredators. Ilioltard Hinds. one
of the lar4,,er gang, was charged aid, assaulting ivi 1 wounding a
Mr. Clarke. who appeared to give evidence agiunto Mitt. Set eral
others of the larger gang were identified by mow whom they had
attacked or plandereil. Those of the prisoners against whom
clime were brought by proper witnesses were ,cemented. The
rcst mere renuukted tar another. esansin.cian.
Thursday the investigation was restored before Sir N. Conant
and Mr. Brenton. Nothing can bit compared to the scenes
described, but an enemy's army let levee to plunder the defence-
less inhabitants of a compered town..
A young titan, who had been extremely ill treated. amended to
endeavour to identify wine of the wretches in custody, who
attacked Will robbed him. however, there was very little chance
of sticed.,t, as the villains blindfolded his eyes to prevent lilt swing
them, pushed hint into a pond in a field adjoining the fair. and
then dra,;ged him titroitan it, rohinal huu cf Lis hat, his bouts,

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watch, and handkerchief: their treatment of him was so barba
taus soul cruel, that he expectili to be murdered before he escaped
trout them. They ptialkel ariother gentletuan into a ditch,
after inflicting upon him every kind of indignity, and rubbing
him of all ins property, even to his boots and hut. To a thud
gentleman they showed even a more gratuitous inhumnnity and
cruelty. 'They robbed hint of all hit property. beat him, and is
thug could not draw out' Iris boots, cut them oft A fourth wits
not only beaun and robber{, but stript of his clothes mid left in a
s ate of umiplete nudity. The asulanty of the It:lnane "was
increased, and their three rendered irresistible fity numbers and
concert. They were funned into gangs, and committed their
robberies or barbarities at die iustigatioa and mules hie guidance
of acknowledged leaders. They serrated to have a segular orga-
nization, and to act on a previously arranged plum Their leaders
were respectably d-esed from the trusts of former deprettatinar.
They were all sinned with bits:lll4ms, or other more elective
weapons. The hatter, ilthey nutylrecalled so, of the gen:* win>
are in custody, appear to be of the lowest deseription—the most
desperate out-casts of soeiety. Ainoag them are velars. men of
colter, Jaws, and gipsies. The ranee presented a curious assets,- •
binge of complainants to be contsonted with these savages. Many
of them had been wouNkel, bruised, and ntaimeet home were
lame, ar,d sonic half blind. There is a long list of wounded
still unable to attend. It is fortunate thst there is none on the
list of killed, though some are niusirg. Sortie are 101 thbligCrOUSl7
wounded, that fears are entertained for their life. The menglit
ch- individual, wits no protection t a soldier of the Life Guards,
six feet ni;,..11 and along in proportion, lad no chase, but came
off bi lased.

Townsend, the officer, was present at the office, end declared,
that during his practice of 40 years he did nut recollect sum a
nunneruus assenniluge of thieves, arti such dazing aid ostrageOus
conduct.

Henry Iltincock was identified by - Lieut. Edmund Daises. of
the Royal Navy, who stated, that on Monday eveletog he wait
with his brother to West End Fair. Between 9 and to o'clock
he was attacked in a held by about 50 per ins. The t uttians
oontriticil to mule his mouth, so that tic was unable to call fcr
assistance, and bewail rubbed of his list and the v./site-tits of his
packets. Tney separated and drove bun from his biothsr. tie
-
WAS sure the prisoner was oa.: of the mob who violently os..bultot
And rolibtxl

Mr. %Walter Oakes, the brother of the last witneie, appeared
with a bandage over his right eye. He confirmed the statement
of his brother. and also identified the prisoner Haacwck.
Joieph I tnaianuel. a young man, wag iisndfied at the dtioror
passage of the office, as bet:ig one of a gang at the fair on Alan-
day night.
flioinas Lunnis, a dealer in milk, of LitticCarter-lane. Doe•
tor's Comaioni, stated, that on Monday evening he went to
W est-end fair, where he was attacked by o gang of Stine 60 men,
tinned with sticks, they kuock‘sl him down, and most cruelly
beat him ; they efterwards robbed him of his watch, her. and
handkerchief. The prisoner denied ledng at the fair. art/ said lie
was in his master's house all that night; he had then left Its
master's who is Air. Itufale,thoomilmry, to take some
thing, to the Master of the Rolls in Chancery Lane. and he only
came to the -etfice to see Noose person —ltts master sits-events
Came to the office and ollerod to teal hull, hut he sae intiamed
was not a bailable offence, er.:iipt belay a .ladge.
Friday, the men who were examined li:fore Mr. Bernie, on
Tuesday, were re-examined before the Unit Nlagistrate.
Richard Harris and Samuel Dielienson were admitted to bail,
they. giving a satisfactory twavtint of theuiselees, and respectable
bsil kin; offered for them— Qs Walter was found due --
skirts of two good blue coats, and whiebno doubt hal been torn
ordifferent coats, being both fmm the right side, and differently
heed. Nu person whishad been robbed or iWweuuted attend"l to
identify them. Ells was, therefore, committed fur trial, on a
'charge of stealing the two skim. the property of some person
or petioni unknown. He will be betiag!it to the tate
-again to gireahose persons who have been robbed and iliareated
at the lair, or tit to.: ang:thourliotal ui it, an opportuuity tel
seeing him.