The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-08 00:00:00

ATROCIOUS ASSAULT

Robert King, a man of loose reputation, was indicted
for an assault opon Henry Perkins.
The prosecutor is a tradesman in Berwick Street,
Soho, and on the evening of the 27th of December,
about eight o'clock, as lie was passing quietly through
King Street, Covent Garden, two women of one town,
with whom ►he defendant was walking cause up to lion,
and one of them, without saying a word, struck Min in
the stomach. Ile endeavoured to seize her, when the
defendant struck Mill in the mouth, which brought him
to the ground, and he received several blows on the
head with a slick. He was taken tip and conveyed to
Bow Street, covered ;with blood and nearly insensible,
and lie had been extremely unwell ever since. The
defendant was secured no the spot, but the women
escaped. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to three
months imprisonment in To: uill Ftelds Brideivell.
The notorious Bill Shames was brought to the bar as
a reputed thief, he having been convicted as such by Mr.
at Bow Street, and comuutted to be further
dealt with by the Court.
it aplpeare•d by the evidence of Wily, a Bow Street
constable, that he met Bill Swipes at Charing Cross oil
the day of the Queen's visit to St. Paul's, and seisiog
him by the collar said—" Bull, you've no business here,
and 1 must quod you."—" Why, Mr. Oddy," said Bill,
" I an% d g any thing—l only came l 0 take a peep at
the Queen." Oddy, however, said he must disappoint
him of his " peep, as lie had orders to take up all
suspicious persons on that day Bill said, it was d—d
hard, but he supposed 6, must go. Oddy said the poi•
sower was walking straight on when he suet him.
Mr. aUley defended Iwo, and the Court nut deemittg
the evidence sufficient to confirm die convietto.l, hit• se..s
discharged.
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GUILDHALL.

FORGED Beat[ lad of the name of
RobertCithen, was charged with titternig forged notes.
The sufferer in this instance was alir.flaita s, a butcher,
in Fleet-market, at whose shop the prisoner purchased
some meat, on the 28th of December last, our which be
paid with a forged IL note, receiving the change. Ou
the Saturday lollowitig he came agaiii, renotideil the
journeyman of his purchase on the Titarsday, and ex.-
pressed a wish to be again a purchaser If he could be
I shed with meat of equal goodness ; and he was ac-
cordingly accommodated to his 'Moil and in payment
passed a second forged note. On the same eveitina hr
Cattle again, and made all additional purchase, and passed
a third forged note ; and, at the same time, asked as
a tavour for change for another note, assigning as a
reason that he wanted to buy some small articles in the
neighbourhood, and did not like to get change f
strangers ; toe butcher, willing to oblige su good a cus-
tomer, accommodared hint with the change, and thus
received a fourth forged note.
Wednesday morning the prisoner came again to the
shop; but in the interim the four notes had been re-
turned to Mr. Haines as forged: the pi isoller was ac-
cordingry detained, and subsequently taken to tile comp.
ter. No forged notes were found upon him, nor had be
time to taller one that morning, being ellatip:li with the
previous offence immediately on inaLtin: ills appearance
at the shop; but on his way to the Colorer, it was
supposed he contrived to throw a forged note away, one
being picked up by a boy who was following, and gis eta
to the officer, which, 11111 comparison, exhibited the
same date and signature as one of those previously passed
by him to Mr. Haines.
From these facts, and the circumstances of his having
given a false name and address, the case was considered
as complete; and the prisoner ,ring no defence to
make, was committed to take his trial for the capital
felony.
BOW-STREIa.
On Thursday Gen. Sir Joon Lambert was attacked
by one of the street gangs between one and two o'clock,
near the Crown and A iielior Tavern. Two of the gang
were seen to mark out Sir John as an object (or robbery,
by Capt. Grossly, vv ho happened to be passing at the
time, and saw one of them pointing apparently as his
pocket, as if they knew that it contained a pneket-book.
:moray alter the ety of " Stop ',bier was raised, but Sir
JOllll Was passing tan, not cot:..iii;:ring that his had any
thing to do with the cry, till heating it repeated, he
looked rOOOOOO lotrul saw are morocco pocket-book in the
baud or a Mall : hue at the Sallie time felt lys pockets,
111110.,C4i ills pocket-book, and then recognized it in the
baud of a labouring own. Mr. William Tucker. of
Arundel-street, in the Strand, who was crussitig I
Packet-street, nearly opposite to the Crown and Anchor
saw the two men about Sir JOllll Laiimett, and
saw one tat them take Sir John's picket-book out of Ills
pocket and parr it to his compattion, whose name proven
to he ItVilliasii (:arioll, who pin it mitt his pocket. Mi.
'fucker seized (.atroll by the collar, who gave him a
violent blow, which nearly kuricked hilt backwards, and
loosened some at his teeth. t arruh, w cousequeuce,
escaped from .Nlr.Tocker, and ran off down M
lane. Mr. Tucker icemen:El 'Outsell, and pursued
calling" Slap tine 1" and he was at length taken in
Essex-street.
Owen Swaney, a labouring matt, who hail seen Car-
roll running away, saw the pocket-book drop at the
time. He picked it up, and, ou its Ming claimed by
Sir John, delivered it to him. it CUlllaillell a 51. Bank
of England lime, and some papers.
A Laiiista tile was mocureti, and ClllOll was brought
to the t.llii e, and, alter examination, was commit-
ted to take his tr,al ai the elisttiti4 stssmit,.
Sir John Lailliot I.mitiis,:tt to rewalil SWalley for his
Ills, oh

A few eveniu6s since, the shop of Mr. Saltnon.
of Barkway, liens, was broken open, and a v,n•icty
of articles of wearing apparel stolen therefrom.—
The thieves were tr:ccd to London, but they have
hitherto eluded the vii;ilaucc of tlit..r Immo:es.

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MURDER.

'fileaday evening a Coroner's Inquest was held nt the Ettif-
falo's Wail Tavern, New Road, Mae .le-boor, before T.
Stilling, Lsq. on the buds of John Whiting, a bricklayer,
111111 was killed by his labourer throwing n large stone at
him on 11 • ' of lasi Tuesday too tnight. The Jury took
a view of the body, mid after wards the fullowinA evidence
NU given :
Thomas cr swans—l am apprentice to Mr. Clements,
carpenter, New mail. I was at work on Friday fortnight
in St. Joha's Wood, where the deceased and his labourer,
Richard Foy, weir elan at work. They were in the employ
of Mr. Austin, the huilner, w ho gave the deceased orders to
see that the labourers attended to their work. It;chard Foy
did not attend to itis business ..s he ought, and the deceased
threatened to tell his muster. Foy replied very insolently,
and after a good deal of alter Fey told him be would
light hi.n, if Its would turn into the field. The deceased Said
he mould accept the challenge, but lie knew %Usti he should
heat Foy, and adsise I bins not 10 ti4lit. Foy insisted, Mill
they went into the hi Id. They struck each other in the
Gist round and fell. In the scrotal round tney strut k each
other se se, el limes, and Foy felt. In 11W third round, the
Mood ran ,toiv l'ay's face, and as soon as be felt it trickling
down, he refused to light any more. They then went in
their u ink again ; they shook hands nod were reconciled;
Foy stating that be ss fluid attend to his work, and the de-
ceased promised to overlook Coy's misconduct. At Pc
o'clock the deceased, 1. oy. arid another bricklayer named,
Do irder, hia ialiutsrer, and myself, left the building to go to
dinner ; powder aril his man turned oil to go t 111,116 house. at
Cie hot but of Junes-street, near the Nigiiiingale. When
the left. 1 and Foy walked together, and the deceased walked
before us; and when sio ins rived near the Yorkshire
Gate, in Ile. New-read, 1 saw Foy pick op a large stone
out of the horse-road, (tali put it 14110 a bag ss hich lie 4.31 vied
in his halal. Io a few minutes afterwastls, when we mire
On the London side of the Sting° Gate, Foy took the stone
out of Isis hag, and r iii up to the deceased; schen he was
within a few yards of louse he threw it at him a ith all the
viotence mid tierce that li.• %as capable .$l, ionl it struck the
deceased an the hark of the head. Tne deceased, the inn
meat he se. rises the wound, sprung up into ti.e air nearly
yald high, then tinned amnia several s, awl II II MI the
appareidly hfrlrss. 1 assisl.•d in convoying him th
Mi. Norton, the surgeon, tit tiloucosa•r place. lite blood
issued from both ears mid the oust, and train Inc ss I
spis ted acioss the road. Mi.. Notion etauuntit tee ssuun•l,
and lecuinniended him to he taken home, amd to have th.
tte ountl Wa.licd with *mats water and vinegar.
J..hn nowder, ahucklayer, who was present al the fight,
collie sued the evidence of the troy Dyer 111 esery re peel;
saw hr
the parties shake hands after the light and agree tu
triends ill fuller.
Goodsear, Purgenn at the larysle.hoile Infirmary,
being /I a VONMutt'ttthat lie attended Ile d• erased het ore lie
went in ii i.. tr•nlL hospital, and after he came into th.
Ihfirmary. lie examined the injury tile deceased had sus-
tailied,and found the skull fracturt d e‘t. Inatty and internal).
;The •tune whtcta ndoi•t d the wound 1%;1.4 DOA protits,ml.
finia its :size, it most have brut -thrown IA ith peat valence.
or could hut base- tL. t tea sit desverate a wiiemis) 1 lie
brain was ; awl Use blow giveu by It. Foy was the
cati,e attic ef lac deceased.

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CORN LAW TAXATION TABLE,
Showing at one view the effect of any legislative rise of any given sum per Bushel, on the average value
of the produce of Land per Acre. and in the gross; also on the Quartern Loaf, and on the Pockets of
the Consumers.

~,:e. A Corn Lau Is an Agrieultit. Is an ovorrcsire Is a lls a cruel and I
IP.' The on the rat Tax on the 171..: on the eon. Bread names tax on
7,31. Consumers tAntsnmers of the 'miners of the Tar en thet'ormiasers of
o of a Bushel Quarter lq all loge produce the 9ssar• the grneral pro. .
llt .f I 4 heat of Wheat of Right of [eery Acre of term oaf, time of the 70
r,,, ..., 8 Gallons, Baskets, I /.and .taken tit millions of Arm, RE3IARICS.
only tiendifthr of of Lands in tht
-2 e of the raise of of I L matt( kingdom,
• ~,,, Whin:, ~1
S. e•
• of
No. & d. Z. a. d. X. a. d. d. C.
1 0 1 00 8 01 0 ON, 3,50n,000 { One Penny only on the Bushel of Wheat
is an annual tax of 3,500,0001.
2 ' 0 14 0 1 0 0 1 _6 Oa 5,250,000
3 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 Of 10.540.000 One Farthing only on theQoartern Loaf
is lal annual MN of 10,500.0001.
4 0 6 0 4 0 0 6 0 ni 21,0m000
5 1 0 0 8 0 0 12 0 1 42.1810,000
6 1 4 0 10 8 016 0 li 56,000,000 Equal to all the Government Taxes.
hs. 6d. being taken as the Nattered price,
the 48s. Corn Bill was a tax of le. 6d.
7 1 6 0 12 0 0 18 0 14 63,000,000 per Bushel-18s. on the produce of
every Acre on the average, and an
• annual tax of 63,000,0001.
8 1 104 015 0 12 2 14 711.1.50.000 1 The 630. Corn Bill passed in 1804 was& .
further annual tax of 78,750,0001.
9 2 0 0 16 0 1 4 0 2 84,000,000
The 80s. Corn Bill of 1815 was a MN
10 214 017 0 1 5. 6 24 89,250,000 further tax of 17s. per Quarter, or
89,250,0001. making ss. 6d. per Bushel
rise, or 231,000,0(01.
11 3 0 1 4 0 1 16 0 3 126,000,000
12 4 0 1 12 0 2 8 0 4 168,000,000
13 4 6 1 16 0 2 14 0 4
189,600,000 { Supposed natural price of Wheat, and •
value of agricultural produce.
The difference between the natural
14 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 210,000,000 price of Is. 681. per Bushel, and the Corn
15 3 6 2 4 0 3 6 0 34 231,0110,000 Bill price of los. being ss. 6d.—'this
16 6 0 2 8 0 3 12 0 6 252,000,000 line shews the yearly tax at one view to
be 'l5l millions.
2,34.0(x),000 1 Yeady value of agricultural produce,
17 7 0 2 16 0 4 4 0 7 when Wheat averagia 7s. per Bushel.
18 8 0 34 0 416 0 8 356.000,0(0 I Ditto at Bs.
19 9 0 3 12 0 5 8 0 9 378,000,003 Ditto at 9s.
20 10 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 10 420.000,000 Ditto at the Corn Bill price of 101.
Ex I' LA star tow.— fo average the culture of land so low as the live-add system, or that Wheat shall be sowed on the same land
only once in five years, is a calculation favourable to the Agriculturist, and the above 'fable is grounded thereon, from information

Ex oLA VAT lON, 1.0 average the cut id Of land so low as the
only once in five years, is a calculation ''.courable to the Agriculturist,
obtained from practical Farmers—who say, that the average crops of
Btobels to the Acre, in a midair/1g year; that Barley and Oats prodt
Bushels being sufficient to make out for the difference in price, the cv'
An Acre of Wheat at one shilling
Ditto of Bailey anal Oats, or either, of (spud value
Ditto of Turnips
ram of Grass I These arc nearly of equal value in some plan:, and of considerable value every
0 0 0
Jitto of ditto 1 where, tat arc given to the Farmer is this caktrialion

..._ system, or that Wheat shall be sowed on the same land
, and the above 'fable is grounded thereon, from information
Wheat may fairly be taken throughout the Kingdom at 20
uce per Acre us much in money as Wheat, the number of
culauon is therefore as under .-
1 0 0

Divide by the number of Acres 5............

3 0 0

Average por Acre as per line No. ........ .00 11 0
As all kinds of Agricnitoral Produce arc governed by the price of Wheat, the above Table must be correct, and may furnish the •
readers of your valuable Paper, with sonic hint., at least nut disadvantageous either to them or the country.
I sun, Sir, your obedient servant, PUBLICOLA.
P.S. The public hear a great deal about ogriratilural taxation, let Mr. Webb Hall inform them whether a farm of 500 acres pays
a handled a year, or files 201. more, than it paid 50 years ago. One hundred pounds would be 4s. an acre only, or equal to a
protection offhar "lice per bushel on Wheat, and 201. is not equal to owe penny. What a paltry pretence for as. 80s. Corn Hill Hi

Several other witnesses were examined. The Jury, at
one o'clock Wednemlay morning, returned an unanimous vet,
of " Wilful Murder agaiust Richard Foy," who has
;absconded."

On Tries(lay morning a melancholy accieent happened
to Mr. Whitby, a coal-mr.ellaiti. Dowgiitc-wharf.—
He was riding a spirited horse coniiiiA ruin his country
lionse at Clapton to his Easiness 10W 11, when the horse.
from some cause, took fright, ran furiously along the
Haekney-road ; a•td, when unfortunately pas,ing by a
gravel car: on the toad. M. Whitby was thrown witlt
great violence under the cart. his head in the wheel track,
within a few inches of the wheel. which, before the
Arieer of the CAA lould *top, went over him and critsht.if
the side of his head to ttttt s. His hotly wis carried
home to his house, oiiitosite Clanton turnpike, where he
had quitted his aiiiialtle wife and lour young children.
only a few minutes belbre.

FORGED NOTRS.JOShIIa AIMStrOtI2, Vann, mild
Manta, officers of Worship-tweet, ul wrist queue,. of
formation they received, went on Fi-tilay on last In.
execute a search.waarant at the Moose of a man named
ilham Ilearo,ito Provitletiee-place, I lell.yard, Golden
lane. Ott their arrival they Intim, the lower part of the
house Lurie:Word. at.d Araistromt proposed getting in
at the first-floor window. The offi.2r officers Iffied hitn
up nit their shoulders; and lie no •oonet eniereil, than
Nears, who it as to Led, jumped op, tail to a place
where there was a clack in the vArti,ioro, from, which
he took a Liman pip-r pared, and dungn down malts.
Armstrong seized lion at the sante auetai, calling us.
the officers to ',weak in the ditor ; that Ncanl had diagear
Jut: p.icel thinduttu 31..11S 10 110.%C1a any pr 1%011 I aloo4
it. The officers arcimlioKly burst in the dtwtr,aud Vann -
found the parcel on the stairs; it contained 69 t0rg...1
loom They loiik Ile primmer 10 the .11,tvvorate. It ay-
vrarc4l that tit, lill..lllVr uul Iran suspected for a liutiA
time of styli!) t;ii• ii.leferg 0. 101',41.1.1 notes by whole-
sale, butt till 113.1 evaded all ILIC tlgtlanee Or the
officers. One of the Kink imp toots of notes
and wove(' all the notes now lorodoectl to !otgetl in
,•very respect. There was 110 pri.ol th.,l the 1.11,1111er
rlffaeol them ; hot lie was fully 3l iur bat itig
them to his p1i,...-esstots.

On 'Dints(lay list an llirrieS, Was euntmeneed at Coil-
ham, in Oxford 'lure, 041 vu•w of the body of Rich trd
Posey, who out the Tuesdat. lirevediug. iu a fight woos a
young titan of the haute olJuilis Owen, d a Set tre
blow on Use neck, ler the kit ear, as .43 r tides trim
insensible, in WUtcu slate he cuininned a it' W 1 s.
ail then expired. 'l•he Ils.yitcst w-s adjoramil tats tl'
FoldJs, when a recoas.helli•r‘c .11111 the Juoiy re•turtu•d i
Or Mallillaptililer ag mat the *Jill .10:10
Owen .
.\s the Cafe is likely to crime berm:. a J are. we t. H
,etralli ttutu foritier P.m), anti 0 oiell W. re
cacti• *tout 21 years of age. and we uuderstawl that
Pusey ha left a wife anti ch,:d desmute of burrogi.. •

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