The National Register.
London, England, 1818-02-01 00:00:00

GUILD!' A LL.

Michael Fox, awed 30. Was put to tlik —., upon an Indic.
ntent charging hien with putting Amid disposing of six pieces
of counterfeit eoiw, made ill reseintile the current coin of the
realm :ancd on the 10th of Deeentuer last, in the
of at. Giles-M.lllO tivlds, to one Joseph Prior, at a
lower rate of value than their denomination imported, name.
iy. for 3s.
The facts of the case were proved. in an examination of
five hours, to the satisfaction of the jury, who in a few se..
ettuds founii a verdict of—Guilty.
TUESDAY.

The OH Bailey Sessions concluded this (lay, when the Re.
corder passed sentence of dead; upon the following:—
llary
alder, for stealing in a dwelling house ; Joseph
Thompson, for peivately stealing in a shop; Ann Jones, fur
stealing in a dwelling house; Mo.es Daniels and joint smith,
for hoarse-breaking ; Charles Wow(' and John Vale, fur horse
Waling; Lawrence Denley. fur stealing in a dwelling house;
John Norton, for burglary j George Scott and Israel Chapman,
fOr highway robbery ; William White a.al John Read, for
sheep stealing; Mary Gilderslese, for stealing in a dwelling.
house ; William Kelly and Thomas Spicer, for forgery; Tho-
mas Casey, for 4h •ep stealing; Wen Henry Rawlinson and
John Rawfinson, the younger, for stealing from a lug boat on
the river ; Henry Hall, for stealing in a dwelling house ; Ann
Cale, for privately stealing in a shop; Wm. Grace and Charles
54114,14 burglary ; Charles Russell, fur housebreaking ; Jas.
Bennett (a boy), fior stealing in a dwelling house ; Matthew
Sidliv on (a boy only II years of art), John Limos, and Wm.
Green, for stealing in a dwelling house; Daniel Stockwell,
for burglary; Rose O'Hara, Margaret Humphries, and Hall-
rah Brian, for highway robbery; and John Farmer, for pri-
vately stealing.
Messrs. Theodore O'Callaghan, Thomas Joseph Phealan.
and Charles Newbolt. the duelists, were ordered to be fined
and to be confined three calendar months in ~is Al,.
jesty's gaol of Newgato.
Eleven were ordered to be transported for life, 15 for four•
teen, and 61) for seven years ; and numerous others to various
terms of imprisonment.

Seweettow.—A Russian biographical account of Snwar.
rev( contains some singular and curious details. Though the
general cruelty of his dieposiii•ut was evinced by the horeiale
utaesacres of Oczakoff, Letirailoff, and Prag4, (where &)ew
Poles areseid to have teen sacrificed to his vengeaticeis yet
be sometimes showed a more peculiar ardour of ferocity. To
CA Preach, in particular, he bore a sort of finatical hatred—
a rage of detestation. A proof of this passion was even ex.
lebite.l in exercising his toe ii. lu commanding them to
teaks a cherge with-the bayonet, they were to understand his
directions in three different ways, according to Ate nation
which they were supposed to combat. When li- Lave the
word to march against the Prussians, they charged straight
forward with the point of the bayonet—against the Poles,
they rapidly repeated the thrust—against the execrable
French, they turued round their bayonets after the Seel/111i
thrtho to enlarge the wonntl. Original in every thing, and
even affecting originality, this semi barbarian sometimes ap-
peared arapped up •in sheep's skin, like a Cossack, and at
other ti nes covered with crosses, with bilges of orders, and
portrat•s, whirls he had received. These latter ornaments.
rained to his little grim countenance and Isis leek figure, give
hint more the appearance of an Italian charlatan than the
general of an army. Although he gave the world reason to
suspect his sanity, vet, lion sharing their dangers, their f
tiguee, and their frugal fare, he was always the idol ut his
soldiers. Tbe Anecdote of his quelling a mutiny among hi.
troops in rousing the Alps, is well known. His soldiers,
• overwhelmed with fatigues, aim dispirited with hardships, no
longer obeyed his voice, or ohserved their usual discipline.
He ordered a ditch to tee dna, and stretching himself in it
cried nit to his mutinous soldiers, " Cover me up with earth.
your ti, neval desires here to be *lntel red since you abandon
him !" they all threw themselves at his feet, and rollowc•I
kin; with devotion and enthusiasm. The Emperor •%leetin let
has catuwsi a statue to be erected to his name, and the ()rebid
Doke Constantine has pronouticed a public logiurnon his
memory ; but such liutionts will not remove the stain of ea-
pritious ferocity from hi. character, ur induce history t •
paint lien in any other colours than those of a far 'mate mi-
litary melnetti, or an enterprising savage.—(Ghent paper).
EXTIIAOnDIINAR CIRCUM,TANCE.—On the 14th ittstaiit.
as Mr. Blakeney was walking betweee Chepstow, and the,
village of St. Ar ales, he observed a hare rum into some beam
wood and long grass, situate in the ceusre of a field, and
which sot rounded a small staguant pool. He immediately
repaired to the spot for the purpose of driving out the hare,
when, on lookina catitiousle about, his atteution was arrested!
by the ifeet of a man above the surface of the water, and in
such a position as led hint to believe that the body must be
kept duvet by a weight. In endeavouring to extricate the
body froas its filthy bed, the heed and flesh separated
it, and teen the putrid state which it exhibited, there can be
no doubt bat it mast have been there matte, mouths. —Our
Readers must recollect, that at the last Assizes for Glonces
ter, three men were tried for the tutirder of Mr. Thompeale
, found guilty, and executed. Walt. 'rimier, a fourth, feet) a
large, and fur whose apprehension a consitieralite reward has
been offered, was about that lime seen in the vicinity of
Chepstow. Conjectnre, therefore, Nes pronottneed that the
untortustate individual is no oilier than the murderer; and the
circunistairceelif Ins having idiom him a (fleet: handkerchief,
Tenders it it is cutely probaale 'beef is so.
A few days eine.. .1. Bled:burn, alias Marsden, scat mire.
liendef uy )Ir. Tiii'atty, the Constable of Deigliton, near
on a charge of roabery;anti lodged et a room at
an Inn, whenee he escaped out of the wisely m. At midnight
•the cao-table repaired to the house of the offender, under an
expertation of finding him, and After a fi witless search was
about fe, depart, when he discovered a -communication be•
Tweet. the thamberand an adjoining hay-lott. At this open-
-Intl h.. enteredt wad what then occurred see are hiesteable of'
statute, tar 011 the.folla icing mnrning the constable wets timed
°adze Inuerfloor a lifeletie corpse. It is supposed that a tem-
test oihtte, in which the constable was thrown um the
barn Not. When found, his person exhibited the eppeerance
of 4 11411 who head died by strangulation, and the cap of his
knee was braked in three pieces. The culprit has ;Absconded ;
and I" tan 'gene circuity tames that 184year:umpired, it is con-
jectut. d that our of his arms was either brake', or dieloceted .
in the ta, al ref:voider_
Ts it talANCClSia,—Niany•of slur readers lh:cc dotildiess seen
n Rae it orgy sign (painted m of a very large woman, op-
pusile tele fele Street, in the Suety'. 'the Surveyor of the
Partsii, on Weduesrley proceeded against Eto.k, the propri-
etor af duds exhibition, tor a nuisance, in collecting cruts
by a sign contrary to the act. Cook use convicted, and had
to pay

The keeper of a brothel not far from Cheapside, appeared
to answer the complaint of Lydia Langston, a Cy prian, fur
detaining apparel, and some articles of jew4ry. The
romphiiiiiint, who was (104111 la, stated, that she was the
daughter of respectable parrots at Cheltenham, iu Minces
ttroliire, where she sea veal au apprenticeship to a dress-maker.
About eLliteen mouths ;Igo lie attracted the notice of a
gentlmnan of rank, with whom, after a courtship of some
months, she consented to come to London. tier admirer
plarril he, iu the house of the defendant, and, atter ;siting
her for about a month. Isis fancy tired, and she was deserted.
On quitting the house her landlady had detained the property
for arrears of rent. The defendant refining to give up the
propel ty, the 31agistrate said, he sliontil advise the complaiu-
ant to cuter an action, or indict the house, as site knew it' the
complainant owed her 1001. for lodging, she could not legally
recover one farthing.—Delendant, "So mulch for law ; that's
precious hard though !"--Allagntrate, " Go home you infamous
Inissey, sinless you would wish to be sent to prison." The cont.
plainant declared she would act on the Alderman's advice,
anti the parties departed:

Thursday an iliforination was laid against Mr. Isaae Cir.
colt, hay salesman in Smithfield Market, undar the following
circumstances: —C. Pungin slated, that on Thursday he pur-
chased a load of hay of the defendant for 01. 10s. and on
opening it on Sunday, lie discovered a quantity of manure,
stones, and other rubbish in the eentre of 113 of the trusses ;
the total of the rubbish weighed upwards of 8 cwt. The de-
Madam expressed his ignorance of the fact. The hay, he
said, belonged to .1. Roberts, Lsq. of Clay Hill, and the fault
must rest with tne binder. Case- of this kind frequently
occurred, and the salesmen were exposed to unmerited cen-
sure. The Alderinau (sir M. illoxliain) said. it would be
lewd on the salesmen tu•fiva him for what hr was by no means
.Nameable; but Mr. Payne, the Cierk, said, the Act empower-
ed lino to recover the fine from his principal; on which he
was ordered to. pay 3s. per tiiiss, aasounting, with the costs,
to 41. Bs.

Another of these disgraceful stenes took rlaco on IVeilne:day, for
50 guthead a side, at Coombe Warren, amidst di ;orderly a set, to
uscour reporter's own phrue, as Nevigate it could produce.
combatants were—Purcell, and one M•C,,itv, tut llibernian, wht,:x
first appearance it was in the pugilist-1.,: field. The seconds were—
liandal and Tom Janes for is,l•Catty , and Oliver and Shelton for
Purcell. Betting six to four on Putr.N.O. The fight lasted two hours
and twenty minutes, in which 112 rounds were contested. In the
two tir.t, but little execution w..; done. In the third, Purcell drew
first blood, hut APCarty tutored him. in the next round, l`Cartv
male same excellent parries, and returned hea"ily at the right hand
at tie body ; at times, when he dill not parry, he broke ground, and
made a rush with both hand .in stis.cessiuti. In the Bth round, there
was tremendous fighting, and when nature .4a, e!thatliitcli they drrp-
pelt, and their faces bore strong marks of violence. The 9th was
fought with equal ardour. and equal advantage, until the 30th, wheat
Purcell had only a glimmer of light; ISl'Carty was then hacked at
four to one, and he led with fury fur several rounds. Purcell's se•
coatis then doctored him, and got him a peep at his work again, and
he made the must of it, but was tun much elated ; :%!•Carty Lii
then the best of it till the 80th round, when Purnell turned the bet-
ting three and four to one in his favour. Victory was, however,
doubtful, till the foist, when Al• Carty viably declined; and in the
next l l rounds, received more punishment than all the preceding
ones : and the welcome round of " No" from him, at tile close
t t
the 11.2 tn, gave victory to Purcell; when their heads exhilated suet
spectacles as to defy all description; Purcell's being, if resible wor
than that of his vanquished foe, and they both have richly merited
the technical term among the Gemmets ty* rise Fist, of first rat • tax.
tons.—Gudgeon the Jew, and Duggan. an IrLhinan, next turned to,
for a purse of 10 giuneas. Our informant waited upon them one
hour and forty minutes, anti they fought the whole time ; but frora
their weight, their execution Vida not equal to the last battle. no
Jew was decidedly the best lighter, and particularly when in at the
body ; but his adversary was heaviest. They were at it at dark, and
seemed inclined to pars the evening there, su that our reporter left
them engaged.

On Saturday week an Inquest was taken at the Apple Tree,
it White Hart-yard, on the body ofi. Connor, who fell down
in a state of complete exhaustion in Clare-court, in which
state lie was found by a Gentleman, who lifted him lop, and
had him conveyed to a brothel, in White Hart.yard, in which
two of the deceased's daughters, one 10 the oilier 13, are har-
boured as prostitates. The keeper, however, ',fused to
admit him into her house, and lot fore a sitrgeon could attend,
the deceased expired. His body ealoihited symptoms of
great emaciation. Verdict—Vied by the visitation of teed.
On 'Saturday week a female infant, apparently about a
month nld,was found at the dour of Mr. Best of Mil,a.in Street,
Holborn. A note was suspended from its neck ; un which
Was written " Poor Maria Thompson." It was taken to the
Workhouse in Gray's Inn Line.

The causes entered in the Lord Chancellor's book for this
Term already amount to 390, which are exclusive of those to
be heard at the Rolls, and of all petitions and lnirtious. The
Register's and Master's offices were never known to be so
crowded with important business.
Respecting the seat at Cuffnels, a singular anecdote is
known of the late Mr. G. Rose. :%s he was travelling early
in lift., on the top of a stage coach, Iron Porismoutti, he re—
marked," that if ever lie could hope to have a country seat,
or a bit of land, that was the spot (meaning the -ite of Coif_
eels) he should wish of all others." He lived to realize his
wish.

An inquest has been held on the body of Mr. Barnes, of the Coop-
ers' Arms, Lower Fast Smithfield, who on Friday night, during a
contention with his wife, threw a bone at her, which she returned
and ran towards the strut door. lie then pursued her, when she
turned and gave him a push, on which he fella lifeltas corpse. There
bein' no marks of violence, and a Surgeon stating that he died of
apoexy, the Jury returned a verdict accordingly.
Wednesday morning a sun of Mt. Knight, of Hackney, in throw.
ing a terrier dog into the river Lea to wash it, fell in A
Newfoundland dug which had accompanied Mtn inmiediataly plung-
od in after him, and seized him by the clothes, but had not strength
to bring him to the land. A man who had seen the dug struggling in
th.. water rause to the river-side, and was apprized of the fatal cir-
cumstance by seeing the youth's Boating hat; he had, however.
sunk, and though drags were immetliately employed the body was
not found at iv o'clock.
Wednesday, while a man was exposing far sale a quantity of de-
tonating balls, under the gateway of Gray's Inn, some mischievous
wretch threw a piece of steel into the basket, which caused them us
explode, and lacerated the man's face in a shocking manner
On Monday, a man employetton Mr. wharf, at Maidstone,
in removing large stones, cue of them fell on him and broke his back.
Ile lies in a dreadful state, with very little hopes of recovery.
J. Ransom, a thresher, being suspected of stealing wheat from his
master, Mr. Penton. of Borden, was oil Thursday night week fol-
lowed home, and a ipuinuty of wheat was taken from bin, which he
hail deposited in two quart honks that usually contained his drink
for the day ; and on the following day he was committed to Maid-
stone gaol for trial. . .

CO;ITAGIOUS REVEAL—A Dabll,l Paper says. "The rapid in-
crease of fever OM in this city begins to excite considerable anx..
iety. We understand that a number of Medical gentlemen are about
to meet at Cork-st:Lct liosiltal, in order to rake the slate of. contagion
in Dublin into etvisidetarion. In Maynooth, she Quarter Sessions
has been postponed ou accouut of the prevalence of tile fever in that
town and county. Lord Postarlington rs laudaLly *cute ii. causing
precautions against typhus fever to be }aliquot! in the vicinity of Emu
park. He ha* published directions for the observance of the lower
elas;ri, who have, through means of his Lordship, free access to me.
dical advice. _ _ _

Sunday evening J. Lockman. a private in the Royal Stall'
Cures, tell into the Royal Maim') C.lnal, et Ilyttie. end was
di net'. _

The French market boats continue to purchase with ariditv,the
herrings caught cff Portsinouth. They were sold last 1it45011 so low
as 9d. per bushel; but our new friends g2ve, on Tuesday. taking at
(nice 3900 bushels. 3s. per bushel. There arc now upwards of !..00
vessels and beets employed in this ILliery.
, .

The Mail Coach ;lai4::11 left Glasgow on too evenin,: of Monday
week far Ktlinburglis upset at Coat Bridge. in cousecttionee of the
wheels coming ...rani e. a large Stone. is placed on the bridge
for th^ purpose of proteain,t the parapet wall. Art outside passenger.
the Glasgow Police dicer. no the k•ery (list indication' of danger
leaped from tie dri,:er's box. and the coach talliug on him he was
killed on the spy:.
.% few evsmiugs since, as a child belonging to a Serjeant of the 57trit
regiment. btatiur,cd at the Heights' lie.rracks. at Dover, w..; pinying
before the tile. its clothes caught the flames, and b lore assist:slice
could be procured, it was so dzsadially burnt. as to casusl its death th•
next 11101.111111 g.
The I)owager Empress of Rue" ia ha, exprowati
visit Entalid, and ;.e hear that a few we•-ls lice erring
making?. Howes for that purpose; :and ri ',male, Ow
an Engti.h wauau who has resided in Hoscia a

suong a

in trotiy ro arroffipany the Eiiivrett to
Toe bnannns* of ti,e SonierteL County Fc
Grand Jury tevend tbys lon:s than mu
intztiJAl on Cie Grand Jury LunciyAl t.

w:ace .everal t.te ort+oners were dec-
A.ub.a bar, having navrnc itruar•ji of
have arAetirea motion., of ttekr.t-ttv with
v7c

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BOXING.
Michael Fox. &red 50. %yam pot to the bar, upon.
Giltt.niz A I-i. I Another of thew ttisomn•All to.A.