The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-09 00:00:00

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An attempt was made yesterday on the life of
Lord l'sliiierston, the Secretarrat W. which re-
minds us of the melancholy fate a Mr. Percetral
by the Mimi of Bellingham. 6etween one And two
o'clock his Lordship slighted from lute horse atiha
horse-Guards, and as he was aseetichug the stairs
hailing to hi. office, a m u, who. kill been far
some time waiting in the passage, tired a loaded
pistol at him, the hall from which struck his Lord-
ship, and knocked him against the wall. the Lord-
ship exclaimed, " (Ni, Lord! 0:1, Lord !" but did
nut f.II. The araussin was immediately seized, the
gases were closed, and tritium's pieced upon them.
and Mr. Astir), Cooper, who reiides Ur Nett-street.
Spring-gardens. was. sent for. Mr. Cooper, on his
arrival, horrid that the hall hadtienttrated the. great
emit, under-coat, waistcoat, and shirt, struck the
ribs on the right side towards the back, and grazing
the body, passed obliquely up towards the shoulder.
Et pindOced a great tumour along its intsysage. bat
did not enter the body, and was shortly alter found
uMiii the stairs. the 111.11110,111 was searched on the
spot, and thence conveyed to the PoliCe Office,
Queen-square. where the following evidence was
pruthleed

QV ERN -SOU A UR.
SHOOTING AT LORD PA LM EILTrON AT THE
WA ILA/ EFICE.
lieutenant David Davis, ins the half-pay of the
Ilegimeut, was brought to the office in custody
of Lavender, the Officer, charged by Mr. William
Closers. of the Wa►-office, with having fired a pis-
tol, loaded with ball, at the Right Hon. Lord Pal-
merston, Secretary at War.
Witness stated, that he is a mesoenger at the
War-Office ; that between one and two o'clock
this afternoon, he salt the Prisoner in the passage
of the War-Office, at Which time Lord Palmerston
was going up stairs into his own room. Witness
heard • pistol go off. and looking round immt•
diately, sew one in the Prisoner's hand. Heard
Lord Palmerston groan heavily, on which he seized
the Prisoner's hand which held the pistol,. and
Prisoner dropped it. Witness took it up, and saw
it had been just tired off. Prisoner than cried out,
" I have killed him—you kuow me, stud you know
my wrongs." Witness said he did not, and asked
whom he meant as having killed ? Prisoner asked
" Is not that Lord Palmerston ?" in:
meted 44 'lra."
Daniel William Bird. Colonel of the ed West
India Regiment, stated that. wishing to ►ee Lord
Palmerston, this morning he went to the War-
Office, and, after waiting there some little time,
he inentioned his wish to last witness, who answer-
ed, he was locky, for Lord Palmerston was just
thee, going up stairs. Witness rose so go out of
the room, and, at the moinriit, heard the report of
a lai.tol, and on coining into the passage he saw
last witness have hold of the Prisoner's hand, and a
pistol lying at the Prisoner's foot, who said to Mr.
Owens, 44 You know my wrongs, he has kilted ate."

A Gentleman from the Wen-Office, whose name
was not asked, stated, that he was present when
the Prisoner was searched. No other fire-arms were
found upon hien, hut be had in his pocket a small
sized peeper parcel, sealed with three seals, 11 Bank
notes of 1/. each, some silver, an oftleisl letter
from the Wur-Office, and two or three trifling me-
morandums, which were all delivered to Lavender,
and by Inns now produced.

Mr. Lawrence Samuel, a gentleman belonging
In the li'ai-Office, stated, that, having heard Lord
Palmerston was wounded, he went to his room,
%there be saw Mr. kohl Cooper examining the
wound. At first he seemed to doubt whether the
bag rrimuilitul in, but after more particillarly press-
ing it with his finger. he said the ball haul passed,
and added. that from present appearances he had
hulas the wound wits not dangerous.
The coat worn by his Lordship was now pro-
duced, and the ball seemed to have rowed at the
middle of the back, passed upward-, rod his Lotd-
ship bring at the 111011111rIll at the turn of the stair-
case, most probably gave it that oblique direction
which caused it to graze MI at the shoulder-blade.
Prisoner bring asked if he wished to make any
remarks, began to ask a que'.tion or two. but the
worthy Magistrate (Edward Marklaud, Escbj fiud-
ing that his miud was rather heated, advised him to
watt a future opportunity. lie wished, however, to
know where his friends lived, that he Might inform
them of his sitinition, and procure from them every
assistance.

Prisoner said his family lived at Monmotith, and
he hail a brother in the navy.
Ile was generally remanded till Lord Palmersbn
and Mr. Abtley Cooper can attend.
The worthy Magistrate ordered he should have
every comfort the place of his confinement could
afford, hut that he must never hr left alone.

Lord Palmer.•ton was conveyed home to his house
in Stat►hope.strret, Mayfair, and was considered
last night in no sort of danger. 1t is presumed that
he owes his life to the r!elerstY of his inoreinentii.. He
generally ast4tids the two eights of stairs leading to
his Office with (Sur or five strider,,so that the asses.
sin might be mad to hare only a flying shot et hith.
The pistol wis fired behind his back, and it was
fortunately in a quick tomtit' his body the ball strump
him, aiqithente took its oblique and lateral direction.
The assassin proves to be Lieutenant David Davis,
on the half•pay of the 62c1 itegi;nent of Foot. He
uses born within three miles or Monmouth, and has
a brother in the navy. He ti short in stature, of
mild manners, ■nd w*s he eased in black. He said
his sni,tortsinrs had riluced him to the necestity
of killing Lord Palmerston or himself. He bad
l►ut rOt SWIM claims for the pension on account of
the loss of a linib in the service, and as a foundation
for this claim he hid so mutilated htaiself as to
have no doubt of his :reit►t iusatte.

LAW iNTFLUGANCE.

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CCURT qp CHAD.CEItY, Wv.tritiwitTP.,
WaDistsmert, Art 8.

This brine the i first day 'of Easter Term, 016
Loin CR C E tax H. accumptinied by their (listsousis
she Mores' of this RoLLS slid the V;cx-eusir-
cradtaba, itetheir state robes. took their sr.+. 011 the
Bench at, twenty minutes hefyre uue o'clock, in-
tended, bk.. 'twat Mitstris• in Chancery, Meter..
JEKYLL sod STEPHEN, and the [Ling's Counsel,
dressed iwtheit fyll t(uttuilled 114iim
PORTER, in the. :ilotlii• of rositn, e &ecru-rt.,
Sir Sasoixi, Roils stated, this was the t'e-
tition of.Joion Porter, the b,itiltrupt, pr,iying that
toe commission Hiptisot into bight be superseded.
lb the person who had taken it put eishist Isms
had :his debt secured by Inustuatte What he
(the Learned Cottlisel) had to ask of Lord:4llp
was. that Ise would *How it to he, set down for
bearish ou am tally day, in his or his Manour the
Vice-Chisneelioes paper.
The Loan CHANcut.t.ort,—,,, Let it be set down.
in theNrce-Chauctllor's paper for Monday hell-
night."
Ills Losdeltip,wss occopieti the rerriainder of the
day in hearing risottos's of no iuterest except to the
parties concerned.

VICE-CIIANCELOR's. •Vuu.rvr, wEsTiriasTr.a,
WsusczoAir, APRIL h.
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His Honour the Vics-Cu•sett.i.oft gnvenolice
to the bor.,tiset he would hear tut:mama coarse oil
Saturdays only during the 'f xron., ,
. ,T)1111 being motion day; iiothiilg of interest oe-
retried except to the pasties concerned.

. court Oiti,xtpG's seNcp,
.gliffineTlll4
WSDIIIIIIIDAT, AraiL 8.
-4-, •
Easter Term counthenced this
~dAY. M.
aftet
one o'clock Lord EiLEssoeouck and Mr. Justice
BATLEY took their seats on the,Bench. Mr: just.
hey Alsootr and Mr. Justice .1-10LROYD did not at-
tend.
The proper officer laid before the Court en
count of the state of the convicts on 64'4.'0 111
hulks it bighorn; Patrtbinnuth. &c. sullied*" of
those confined iu the Penitentiary [louse; at Mill:
bank.

lELTKAM P. !MELNIK. , t In this cause, which wastriet~befwe er „. ..Justi,ce
PARK, et the C!oilcester Aisiits; Kr. CAMPBELL
'Tithed for a rule to skew cause why the verdict for
the Plaintiff should not be set aside, and new
granted. It was an action brought, egslipt the
Defendant, as stake-holder, to, recover a hutch
which had been intrusted td care,. pending the
determination of u wager. ft, appeared that the
Plaintiff, mud a person of, the.. name of Brown,
were proprietors of certain i-,-bielest called
Night, much used it Chelt.'eu;:aiii—anti, on a par.
neuter evening, Brown dei:lared that he would take
the flintily of Colonel Latiglielil to the esaeinbly.
return; in his Iliplifir-Nigtot. Itham offered td stake
his watch against that n rowoi that lis would
not convey Colonel Laogliejit's on that
eiening, to the assembly-roortrs,, The !)et was ac-
cepted, and the two watches were placed, in the
hands of Redman, instil the wager ass if tided.
Brown did cotireyColouel faiudy, ati
he slid he would, and to him is mw.
quence, banded over the watches. The present
Plaintiff afterwards instituted a suit to rtcuver his
watch, on the ground that lie had Oven notice, he.
fore the wager was cleirlee; that lie would not
abide by it, and he obtained a verdict. Mr. CAW-
BELL argued, that, by the law of England, a wager
of this kind Moat tie considered as a contract.
which neither party hail a right to eeseind t Ilia
pleasure—and, therefore; the notice
.alleged to
have been given 13y the Plaintiff aas good for
nothing.
Rule granted.

OLD BAILEY, WEDNUDAi, AiatL e.

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Bel4v the RECORDER.

R. Houtatovd mad W. Jfinieft were efonvielsd, of stealint
sis, wisdom saabea, the property of the Assiektes of lleury
Ilanoriinuel, a bauirupt.
Charles RgaeA was indicted fur ste•liasig • silver ammo,
valise 16s. the prvirity of the Right Huh. Thomas ?loci
Hill, Lord Berwick. • .
It sppesred ia evitlestee, (hat the Prisoner (Weer. d to pawn
the spoon at a pawnbroker's its Oxford.streek; gut the latter'
sitspeeling it to he stolea, seat for att..olfire, nun took the
Prisoner into custody. The 84111011 was proved to be that
,
property of Lord Berwick, in
whose service the Prisouer
bad foraseiiy lived, and at whose house he oceasitsoallt

The Primmer, wept. bitterly, and piet4el gigot distress.
Lord Serilek gave the Prisoner a, good character.
The JUry found him Guilty, but retumossioded him to
mercy. •
Jams Holden MA Richard Carter, werehaivicted, obi
former of wombat, the latter of receiving four hotshots of
wheat, kuowiag it to be stolen, the property of James
Rutter.
Jsii Thompson was indicted for stealing •n umbrella
tied ti great coat, the property of Williams Hoge%ltoss„ Esti.
one of the Ilatier•Secoetaries at the Fureifo
It appeirod thin. the Prosecutor had guile info Barker
and finsford's Panorama of Athens, its the Strand, and lent
his gig at the fleet. On coming out he mimed, the coat sad'
umbrella whip he had left in the gigs end tl4'l *ere almost
immediately Como] upon the Prisouer. .•
The primmer pleaded great. sharing —,Verstift—thatio.
Sassari Newman and William Darrtlf *me iqd:cted tar
stealing SOlbs. weight of lead, the property of Wit. Ntocker.
Wta. Broom statetl, that ma the moruiug of the lath fie
March he saw the Prisoners with a buy, wear Shoreditch,
parrying a large 4uaatity of teed, which was proved is evi-
dence to be the property of the Prosecutor.
Verdict—Gritty.
SaraA Norton, • &steel looltiog eremart, war indicted
fur mealiest a assaber of shirts dad table cloths, the property
of Thomas Saakervillt.
Tlx Prosecutoe's wife allied that aloe was a laundress,
and the Prisoner used ocesithinally to viorli for Arr. On the
16th March she Mimed a quantity oil... Moots traced then,to the Prosser, who esufesitsl harm( oleo anti pawned.
tlsrus at a miroltrulter's to Whiteclapel, where they were
afterwareis found
The Prisoner pot Ina written defence, in which she pleaded
girt distress, and laid that it wits bet iuteUtion to have
.itaed the things
Verdict
wieiori.strOstforce/fitthh7et
mreoco.sinimereepsoded to mercy.
.baion.
and was
The
a.
s4a dyPriot,
take the Prisoner again Wets her .“11.)wient.
The Itscoauva addressed the Prisoner to a fealties leatiti-,
Der, end worsted her opium us the comts.oion of UffriaCtill
this description.
Ti,. Prisoner, who seemed much disorgssed, faithfoig
prutaised to attend to her Astute condom.
She was lined ono shilliog and discharged.
Several Dthi r trading trial* took place.

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