The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-30 00:00:00

MR. HORSLEY'S CHILD.

We arc happy to insert the following extract from a
Letter received by a respectable Mercantile House 171
Coleman Street, from one of the principals in that
House. It is a most satisfactory answer to the mistaken
reports that have appeared in some of the public
prints:—

" ROTTERDAM, Nov. 22.—1 n passing through
Breda last Toesday, I was told that the foolish un-
feeling wretch who stole the child from London, passed
through there with it a few days before, travelling post
night and day, and that a person in pursuit passed
through Antwerp in the Diligence on Monday. From
what I could learn it is probable that they will be over.
taken. They took the Utrecht road. They say the
man was in great baste with the child, and spoke the
French language very well, the pursuer not.
" SUNDAY EVENING.—Sinee writing the above, I
am informed by a Gentleman who has just arrived from
Amsterdam, that a man with a child slept in a
room above hint at .the Doolen Inn, in Dottie Street,
last Sunday night. The distress of the child was very
great, he was crying all night. The thief left there
on Monday, with the child, which was supposed to be
his own ; that the tither (Mr. Horsley of No. 3, Ca-
nonbury Lane, Islington,) as appears by the English
Newspapers, arrived there on Tuesday; and with the
assistance of the Police, discovered the route of the thief,
and set off with assistance, in pursuit of them. The
thief had omlxtrked in one of the schuvts for North
Holland, landed a short distance front Amsterdam,
returned to that city, and then took post towards
Bremen, or that neighbourhood, to avoid discovery.—
No doubt but he will soon be overtaken. As the tither
was in great distress, anxiety and agitation, and much
taken up with the Police in searcn, during his short
stay in Amsterdam, it is probable he may not have
time to write home. As it may be some satisfaction
to his anxious family to know the above, send on re-
.ceipt of this awl ask if they intve heard from Amster-
dam ; if not, tell them of it."

Just ar our Paper was going to press, it was ;:n.
nounced that information had been received from the
pursuers of Renneit, stating that he net-them overtaken
at Bremen, with the child, ant! that they were on !heir
way to this country.
_

Thursday being settling day at the Stock Exchange,
three delimiters were declared ; but they are persons of
no credit or consequence. Their differences in the
whole, we understand, willnot exceed the sum of 9,0001.
They are all of the Jewish persuasion ; and one of them
a mere youth, has not been a member of the house
more than three months.

Proposals ;have been made for a Savings Batik at
Chelsea and the neighbouring parishes; and from the
avidity with which they are received, there is no doubt
but this laudable institution will be speedily establish-
ed. The patrons are, the Bishop of Winchester, the
Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Aston, the Hon. and
Rev. Gerald V. Wellesley, Mr. Canning, M. P., and
Mr. Wilberforce.

The industrious fishermen of the isle of Wight,
Portsmouth. and Southampton, who, for several years
past, have supported themselves and families, by catch-
ing within the waters of the Isle of Wight, in the win.
ter season, a description of herrings called sholien,
(after the discharge of their spawn or roe,) have all
been thrown into the greatest consternation and distress, .
by a notice given them by the Fishery Board---" &at
if they presume to use their nets this season, unless the
meshes be one inch from knot to knot, every net so de.
tectcd will be seized and burnt ; and each individual
found so employed, prosecuted in the penalty of 401.
conformable to 45 Geo Ifi. c. 110." The members
for the county of Hants, the Isle of Wight, Poitsmou th,
and Southampton. and gentlemen, residents on the
on the coast, foreseeing the misery that must inevitably
ha entailed on 300 poor fishermen, thrown out of
employ, and who will be without resource in the winter
season, if the interdictory men:lnce of the Fish .ry
Board is attended to, severally have sent in memorials
to the Lords of the Treasury and Board of Trade, in
behalf of the poor fishermen, recommending, under the
circumstances alleged., and the fact of the herrings being
shteen, anti that such fishing is known not to interfere
with the interests of any other place or hotly of fisher-
men, that they may be permitted to fish with the nets
they now possess. The description of herrings in
question first showed themselves in immense Mica's
within the Isle of Wight in the year ISI 1, migrating.
to the southward ; anti it is supposed not one millionth
part of those that appeared ever were taken in. any one
winter ; and baying previously spawned, each spawn is
said by naturalists to generate at least 1,000 fish.
Where, then, can arise the policy of firhidding such
herrings to be taken by any net, or in any way The
distress that will ensue front the prohibition announced
will not be tontined tosin: fishermen and their families,
but must be extended to thousands of Ivor labouring;
people living near the sea coast, who, not having it in
their power to buy butchers' meat, used to subsist prin.
civilly on the 'wirings thus caught; and sow at two.
pence, and :ornetirnes One penny, per dozen.
Mrs. Glover and Mrs W. West are to be the two
leaoines of the New tiagdy of Mirth.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

C,01.7te1 OF KING'S IIENCH, TUEsDAY, Nov. 23.
JUDfimENTS.

Mr. Seariett moved the jodginent of the Court on T. Gill,
and B. Henry, convicted before the ChielJuldice at Guildhall.
rasil appeased in Court, bet Henry did nut. He was therefore
called no his recognizance, and nut appearing, his recur
nizance was deelat ail forfeited.
Mr. Gantry said he had now, an the part of Gill, to move
an arrest or judgment. The defendants had been charged
with conspiring to obtain from Mesas. Gallant's, the opti-
cian's, and Measts. Harris and Bell, certain lar4e sums of
suoney. Ott the record, the tlefeudauta here charged with
attempting, by divers false pretences, and subtle means and
devices, to defraitti, &C. not stating what any of these startle
weans and devices, and divers take pretences, were ; and
thereby put iing the defenditets in a situation to answer the
charge brought against them, which in the present instance
they could but do, inasmuch as they were kept ignorant of the
nature of the charge. He therefore submitted, that upon
_this record, the Judgment could nut be sustained, but must be
arrested.
The aief Justice said, in his opinior, this indictment was
sufficiently specific to support the charge and conviction.
The defendants were eitargell with conspiring to obtain and
acquire front one P. Dona tad and G. outland diet others, eta.
lain large sums of money. t lie charge was the conspiracy,
and the mewls of cats: gig that conspiracy into effect. The
indictment told lone beets 'wifely!, even if the woids al-
luded to had brl n omitted altogether,
Air. Justice Bayley and Mr. Justice Holroyd agreed fully
in this opinion ; and the motion of Mr. Gamey, ivarrest of
judgment, was nugativ ed.
Tito Court, after hearing Mr. Gurney, in mitigation,
nil Mr. Searlett, in support of the prosecution, sealenced
the defendant to be imprisoned in tbe King's Much fur nine
months.
Mr. Marryatt prayed the judgment of the Court on T.
Miami, convicted of a misdemeanour, in making a Hash, or
blaze, on the sea coast, during the flight, as a signal to a
smuggling suttee oat at sea.
Nit% a.ehte gloved the jit igment of the Court on A. Serle,
J. Cooke, awl N. Driver, convicted of similar offences.
The Coma sentenced each of the defendants to be impel.
sated in the House of Correction, the first at Lewes and the
three latter at Exeter, for six mouths ; and during that period
to be kept to hard labour.
R. Corbin was next brought up to receive judgment, con-
victed of interfering to rescue a ggler from the custody of
one of his Majesty's naval-ufficers at Hastings. The de_
fentlant put in an affidavit, in which lie stated, that us: the
day in question, he was walking on the high road near
Hastings, when he saw a naval officer, at a small distance
flow him, with a cutlass in one hand and pistol in the other,
noel beating au old man with the cutlass. On drawing near
the spot, he perceived the old man was his father; and on
making this discovery, be went up to endeavour to rescue
lian: and for so doing he was apprehended and eummittell to
Hastings gaol, wfiete he continued for ten weeks, when he
was bailed out ; and further, that whilst he was in the prison,
the apartment in which he gas, was so much infested with
tats, that *.hey very frequently, notwithstanding his efforts to
pievasit them, devoured his vaanals. And lie verily believed,
that IFf'd it nut been for the protection of a dog, which lie got
into the prison with him, eley would, during the night, and
whilst he slept, have debotored his fit:sh. He solemnly denied
that he had ever been concerned in any sisisiggling ItallssaC.
Pion, and had been induced to do what he had douse, in de-
fence uf Isis father.
The affidavits of several respectaldc inhabitants of Hastings
were read, giving the defendant a good character for itidue
Iry and subtlety.
Fite Court ordered that he slisalil be discharged on his own
recoenizance, to appear when called on to do so. Their
Lordships also directed that sonic inquiry should take place,
as to the state 01 the prison at Hastings.
Mr. Merryatt then pray ed the judgment oh the Court on J.
Dinith, convicted of assaultstia aostructing the Revenue
officers if, lee discharge of thrlr duty, and seizing spate
smuggled spirit. on the head' at Deal.—He was sentenced
to six months ismsessonment in the comity gaol at :Maidstone.
G. Gibbs, J. Gurus, N. Wade, and another, weir then
Inreuglil tip to receive the judgment Of the Co art, for having
re :cued a emit seized by the Custom House uffivers.
Mr. G.sselee sail, lie was to have moved the judgment of the
Court on the di fetsdants, but owing to their having since
their conviction exerted themselves, at the peril of their own
lives, tee save some of the Ultima when in great danger of
drowning, he was instructed to convent to their being Ji-
be rated on their own to:cognizance, which was accordingh
Omit.