The National Register.
London, England, 1815-05-21 00:00:00

VTR NATiONAL ItECTSTPIt:

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• wife, who had sevetal children; in Janitaiy 0t.,3, the 'defendant,
who pie% ions to that (inn. •• as a straogtr to :Vit.-. Warticr, wtitt. oil
a visit to the plaintiff, at Dwn:lies; here lie einitt:,:ictl till th.e
of March, 1813. Oil that 41.:y the !Valor, Wier breakfast, went out
to attend poi ode, leaving: the itefeirdio.t Mr-. Warner; et urn-
ii„ilev,T, in shout a risl,A ter of hour after, and prOlf:0, 1111Wir
pertediV into the breol, fast rovin, he finial the Lay and the tfekt,tl,
tint in a 11;051 51;511it1:415 51111ati011• .He called !instily fit loos servant,
5%1.0 Net • iota the 100111. alit; 111 W'tatet:lhat Ire found his master in
a narovv.in of passion, holding Copt An holes by the collar, Ml 4.
arlicr liavirig concealed Lersed behind a set-ten in the corner of
the room. • His master called-to him to take notice of Clit. Jones's
.dress, which was very 1111Ifil &ranged. Capt;iiii Jones; will, " Ma.
jar. you air ‘v I mill— yoti are tiC.,:a!sen ;" and It mistress called out,
"• Winner. don't be a tool." 'lnc witness advi•ed his master to te•
tit e I,:r a short time, that his Passion might subside. Major Wiirlier
el tf retitc for a few miuilte old thus tom necl into the room with i
his 5%1-0141 drzw n-• when Cvisiii Jimea fell On ilk knees, opened Ins
exclainiell- for I have deserved it.' At this
time Mt 11'a1 act' tell down it a fit, and witness again thew his nuts-
/cc on of the room.—'rids was all the proof on the pint. of the
••
.Mr. Scarlet t addressed the Jury on the part of the dtftodant, and
after a sußiutiog op from Ellenholoug,b, the Jury found et ver-
(bet far Lite plaintiti--dattial.lt's 10001.

SA:I U RIMY.

kDDI.F.II. ASSICN! E OE EN ICJIT V.

1O ft, }PQ,

This was an action of Troyer against the Slierifi, to recover certain
roods taken under au Exec ition, on the plea that an act of Bankruptcy
had been colornitted by Knight previous to the Execution being pet
upon the Orenlisi s. It appeared that, oil the ntornitig•of the Id td. No-
vember last, Knight, after telling his approtitice•that lie nun ',top, went
out, hilt returned in the course of tile day, aud desired to be denied it
•ily one should enquire fur bin,. Suon after his return, the officerl. 01
the Flo rift'entereil with the Execution, ciid • tilaitit half' at, hour Oki
that time Sa'ildler, the plaintiff, called, and linight WAS denied to
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l ixorning tie %%iit.tirevs, himself' altogether. _

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Lord Elt.tiborough observed, the only question for . the Jury to try
ttPre whether a previous net of Bankruptcy .had !tee!) cm-utuitted.
The Blinkrtipt had not been denied to t.ity one till alter the Execution
was in the !loose ; and unless the Jury should he of opiniou that 'hi:
ring out in Coe moriiiitg, after his communication to I:i4 tipprentices,
was intended as an abscond: mg from his creditors, the Execution was
good.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, found fur the Defendant, there-
by establishing the validity of the Execution.

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his friend:. 'l'!..c peenliaritv MI( 'Wing hi• Cfinte, iillll the 11)11,1 po.
tonetioo of !Ito fete had excited ilitivvrs.ii c;onnikeration, an.' Cie
Rytililathv of the sportatqrs has bell) hot seldom manite ted
great a•deniee, al' the CW41116011 of a perpctratur the: hi:4110413
Criliip of murder.

OLD BAILLY.

On Monday, T. Homer, clerk to the It ep,zncy Canal Companr,
who hact ab,couded with limper y to an enormous amount, Pi.d who
was.apyrehended at Etlii.inir4,ll,. was :hr.:jailed on a hill of indictment,
chargitig him with feloniously embezzling a bill of .501. entritsted to,
his can:' by virtue of his ernploynice.t. There were ether itidicttne- is
against him for embezzlement to a very considerable airsount. He
pleaded guilty to their dictment, art oft being.adinonished by the Re-
corder wave his ploa, he re.pli:d that he had made up 10," mind
completely upon the subje;:t. He is between OM and 70 years of age.
The same day the Sessions ended, when sewer/cc of death was passed
on the following convicts, viz.
Josiah Box, convicted at the last session of forrery ; David Roberts,
for highway robbery; Solomon Sirrions-and homus Snii.b, fur a like•
offence; Thomas. Hcoper, t.ar bori;lary ; iidwatd Webb, fur a like
ofience; an.! John Church and. Thi,mas 13eckenhatu, ter steali:ig
goods in a dwe link hoti e.
Four were ordered to be transported for life ; viz James Hewitt,
Wm. Garcia, Henry Hayes, and Wm. Zachary ; and Geo Broom)
for fourteen years.
The following to be transported for Fc yen years :—Thomas Homer,
loon Ricluhds, Lleanor Smith, Richard Petch, JOlsii Cu4r, Geer};!
Sherrith:!Ni, Tidni.rsh' Tidinarsh, Henry Int bt-ti,
John Lockwood, Robert Gooell, Praer James Baker, George
\\ Lite, Win. Brcck', Caroline Goodwin, l'saac Davis, Constantirte•
Milcow, Thomas:Jones, Cornelius Connor, James it:how:is, Geolge
Paiker, Robert White, Mary Sierry, Charles Clarke, Eatri..lt Con-
way, James Kensey, Kensey, George Taylor, and James
Kelly.
Johanna Stery, to he imprisoned in Clerkenwell Bridewell for two
years—Six fbr one year, and thirteen fur lesser terms—Eleve.n were.
ordered .to be i'Aprisot ed in Negate for various periods—Eleven
fitted Is. each-and dn.cnargcri—Ten Judgements were resnitei—Seven
to be privately whipo..d, and nineteen were discharged Ly piuclanntat
tion.*-Adjourned till the `list of June next.

POLICE.

MANSION-IJOU!,E.

A man of genteel appearance, named Harris, resident in the
was yesterday charged iyv an interesting young fe►uale, named
with a violent assault. Tile comphinant, who is in an advanced st.ite
of pregnancy, and in consequence her connection with the Defendant
stated, that as she found is per week, which he allowed her
support, too small a pittance, she had gone to ask tor an increase, when
he struck het several times, pushed her in a sava;e manner, nod hrtil,:4,
both her bosom and shoulder, of which she strewed manifest sympt•'tos,
The Lord Mayor reprobated the conduct of the Deism:dent, in stnme•
terms, and held km to bail to answer the charge at ti►e next Quarter

Thomas Collins, an African, was charged with assaulti!tg a little boy,
only 10 years of av, in a most brutal manlier. The prisont.r, it ap.i
peered, from his own account, was returning from ilow-tair on Friday
morning, when some boys called out snow bale. Conclinthig it was the
child in goestion, which did not atopcar to be the case, he attacked
him, knocked him dawn, and kicked Lim so violently in the el ear to
endanger his tight. Ile was remanded till the late 01 the childe eye
can be asccrtained.