The National Register.
London, England, 1811-08-11 00:00:00

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Anne Mills, the servant,
lived with the plaintiff at the
On the Ist of April, ithe went
stand payment of a bill -
but the defendant

greatest violence;
bruised, and she
bad had a blister her
which time she " bet p 4 ,
occupations.
The Chief Baron statetsto tie Intl, ,4 Medical
man had proved Anne 1141 th to have been severely bruised,
there was no imputation on her credit as to the causes of these
bruises. The plaintiff by law was entitled to recover for the
loss of her service, and they would temperately assess the amount
of the damages. The Jury found for the plaintiffe.Datusges 101.

THOMSON V. LANE.
This was an action to recover damages for slander, in (idling
the plaintiff a thief. The parties were neither of them very ex-
alted in life, the one was a butcher, and the other a publican, and
one slander was retorted by another. To the charge of thief the
plaintiff retorted the accusation of cuckold.
The Lord Chief Baron said, he supposed the Jury would think
sixpence sufficient damages.
The Foreman said. " No that Is too much, a farthing will do."
• Gentleulen," said the Chief Baron, good humouredly, " I
sand corrected, I was too liberal, you certtainly are in the right."
Verdict for plitintiff--Damsges One Farthing.

York Assizes commenced on Wednesday last. Mr. Baron
Wood, In addressing the Grand Jury, adverted to an account he
had seen in the newspapers, of the trial of Robert Wright and
his wife, at the Beverley Sessions, for various instances of unna-
tural treatment and barbarity towards Mix. Wright, a child of
about nine years of age, the daughter of the said Wright by a
former marriage; of which the woman was found guilty and
sentenced to a years imprisonment, the last fortnight of which
in a solitary cell.-.." Gentlemen, (said the learned Judge), if the
statement contained in what I have just read to you be true, this
was a case of murder, and the prisoner ought to have been in-
dicted here for it; for though the law allows parents and mas-
ters to inflict moderate correction on theirchildren and servants,
ft does not countenance cruelty and oppression; and I hive
brought the casebefore you, that you may enquire into the cir-
cumstances of it; and if you shall find them as there stated, it
will be you# duty to return a bill of wilful murder against the
Offending party • far no triaLand conviction at aQnarter Sessions
for an inferior Offence can abate or do away a charge of mur-
der. Indeed. If this was the case, the most enormous- ensues
'night escape an adequate punishment. The law does not give
to a prosecutor the option whether a party shall be prosecuted
for t.,n assault or for murder, and of sheltering a criminal from
the latter by only indicting him for the former. if on due en-
quiry and investigation into the circumstances of this case, it
shall appear to you that the death of this child was occasioned
by cruel and geteral ill treatment of its parents, or either of
them, you must make such presentment to the Court. If the
evidence should not satisfy you that this was the case, the mat-
ter must rest where it is, and the party must suffer the punish-
silent adjudged by the Quarter Sessions. I—The Grand Jury, in
consequence, afterwards found a true bill for wilful murder
against Ann Wright.
An action was brought at Oakham Assizes, against a person,
to recover damages on account of his dog having killed some
sheep belonging to a neighbour. It appeared in evidence that
there were two dogs engaged in this predatory excursion, one
only of which belonged to the defendaTit, his Counsel submit-
ted whether his client could be held liable, as it was doubtful
which animal was the criminal.—The Judge held, that even if
one was principal the other was accessary, and therefore both
were liable. They were conjoint trespasses, and therefore liable
jointly and severally. It was a remarkable circumstance, his
Lordship said, hut it was well known, that dogs agreed together
to go out upon these marauding expeditions.—Verdict for the
plaintiff.
A most remarkable instance of that fatal forgetfulness which
frequently leads to the detection of crimes, was afforded on the
the trial of the Barters, at the Lincoln Assizes, for robbing the
mail:—The principal clerk of Messrs. Ellison's banking house
deposed, that C Baxter came to him with a 1001. bill, which he
wished discounted. The witness suspecting that a!1 was not
right, hinted that perhaps it w u; taken out of the Wraghy mail,
which had been robbed. The man, with astonishing simplicity

last, and offered to discover his accomplices in the robbery in
question, provided he should be admitted King's evidence, and
be entitled to the reward. Some doubts being suggested as to
his knowledge of the fact, he proposed to take.the Gentleman,
broker to the ship, to the several places where the stolen silver
was secreted :he according took him to the coal-hole of the
ship, where was concealed a of silver weighing 471 b. Under
a watch-box in the Docks, amongst some flax, he pointed
out further quantities, all of which were to be conveyed out of
the Docks the first convenient opportunity. The publican hav-
ing discovered the property to the parties concerned, next di-
rected the Thames Police Officer to the thieves, who turned out
to be two labourers in the London Docks and a watchman, one
of the faithful guardians of the night, besides himself. They
were all taken before Mr. Harriott, at the Thames Police Of-
fice, on Saturday, where they underwent an examination. On
Wednesday they were again brought up, and further remanded.
Upwards of 24001. worth of bullion, it appeared, has been
stolen from the Archduke Charles by the labourers employed to
discharge the cargo, of which only a very small portion has
been discovered.
The footman who robbed Lady Wallace of jewels to the
amount of 20001. about two months since, has been traced
with the whole of the property, by the Bow-street Officers to
Guernsey.

Ex ecuTiox.--Samuel Tucker, who was tried on Wednesday
se'imight;at Salisbury, for starving his wife to death, voluntarily
confessed kls guilt when at chapel on Thursday. On Friday at
won he was taken from his cell, and ascended the scaffold in the
yard of the
ijait. He continued to behave as became his un-
happy situatson. He exhorted the spectators to shun the first
temptations to sin, to avoid breaking the Sabbath, which, he
knew by experience, occasioned a disregard for other crimes.
The,rope was fixed, during which he appeared to retain his for-
The_pla.tforws was then removed from under him, and
he was tann~ into eternity. ills body was given to the kir..
aeons fur dissection. 'lucre". was 96 years tad, his wife was
'SO. He was not in the distressed circumstances he had describ-
ed himself ;---for when he could get no work at weaving, hi
travelled the country vending nostrums ; styling himself " Dr.
TUCKER, Practitioner in Physic." He was, however, very
-ignorant, and must have done great injury in this occupation.

BIRTHS.
On the 28th ult. at Kilkenny, the Honourable Mrs. Harvey
of a son.
On Friday, the 2d inst. at his residence, Old Quebec-street,
Oxford-street, the Lady of Mr. Thomas Goddard, Royal Navy,
of a son.
On the sth inst. in Hill-street, the Lady of G. Baring, Esq. of
a daughter.
MARRIED.
May 6, at the Cape of Good Hope, Joseph Hare, of the 2lst
Dragoons, Assistant-Adjutant-General, to Sally, third daughter
of Wm. Wilberforce Bird, Esq.
August 8, at Totteridge Park, Herts, Major Denshire, of the
7th Hussars, to Miss Webb.
Lately, at Falmouth, Captain William Middleton, of the brig
Argo, to Miss Fox, of Falmouth.
DIED.
Saturday, Mrs. Mary Franklin, wife of William Franklin,
Esq. formerly his Majesty's Governor of New Jersey.
At Islington, Miss Jane Crook, Organist of that parish 35
years.
Tuesday, Mr. J. Winter, bricklayer of Brixton-place, Surrey,
after taking dinner as usual with his 'family, was seized with a
riddiness in the head, which, in five hours terminated a short
life of 55 years.
Suddenly, last week, at Honiton, Suffolk, aged 50, Tsaae
William Lliooradd, brother to the author of " The Farmer's
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he servant, was cat& She stated, that she ►0 !pelted. "Nirhy how is that possible f There were no bills in tha
laintiff at the Canteen In Romford Barracks. , Mme," was, was, in consequence of this unguarded speech, ail-
nil, she went to the defendant's rooms to de- relsonded, Convicted. and condemned!
f a bill of 31. 2s. *4* was not only. refused, - -
tit thrust her out alike appartint-nt with the ' POLICE.
:; her neck' was in uence very much
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was obliged to have ei assistance. She
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:r on her side Tor se weeks ; daring all A reward of one hundred pounds havingimen offered for the
had not pee' able to Jr on with her ordinary discovery of a theft committed on board the Archduke Charles,
recently arrived in the river from Lima, with a quantity of sil-
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on s tile Inry,hhat the Medical Gentle- ver buNon., indigo, &c. a publican, who had been accustomed
Amink to have been severely bruised, and to serve be_r_h_l,ltb.c... L,22,...dot2rDirks, came forward on Saturday
erenfnnliekeft in the robber: in