The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-22 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS.

Thc.e Sessions commenced on Tuesday, at Gal Word. Wow the
Right lion. land Middleton and a numerous Bench of Magistrates.
A rreut deal of Ciatnt:. hu atolls was got through that day, but nothing
occurred ohm interesting nature.
The Court with occupied nearly the whole of Wednesday, in hearing
the appeal of Foripthari.oi v. the Parish Offerrr ehrisleh tin-
not its.sessing the Surrey Chanel to die poor; rate, of which chapel the
Hey. HOYdalla Hill and Mr. Webber are the trustees. This well-
known appeal has been contested by the Same parties in every session
that has been held since the Midsummer sus len 1511.—Mr. harquhar-
so.t, the appellant. now conducted his own cease. and strenuously in-
sisted on the liability of tie chapel to be rated. enforcing his argu.
nits by various Acts of Parliament, and dwelling particularly on the
decision of the /Ow: r. Agar —Various objections were taken by Menses.
Nolan. Spankie, and lames (who were retained for the Parish Officers
and ('hand Trustees), to die notice of appeal, andyroof of Messrs.
Ilill and Webber being the Trustees; but these obit:l./ions were all
over-valid, and Mr. Farquharson' then called as evidence a Mr. Ili.
chanben, who &pawed that lie was steward, or rewiring door-keeper,
at the chapel; that the yearly suav, paid by him inn' Mr. Webber's
hands, on account of. seats, was will. exclusive of a half-yearly collec-
tion, which produced about lAA. more; making the whole revenue of
that estahlidunent about 14311. Out of this came the whole disburse-
ments, including the payment of preachers, organist, door-keepers,
lighting, cleansing. repairs, &e. Witness iels of opinion, that Mr.
Hill derived no profit from the concern; and that as to Mr. IVebber,
he was 3 laser of visa. per annum.—l'pon the evidence of' this witness
Mr. Farquharson rested his case.—Mr. Laves was then heard in be-
half of the parish officers; who, he vated, had no other wish than to
do what was right and just between the contending parties.—Mr. Nolan
next addressed the Court on behalf of the Rev. Rowland Ilill and Mr.
Webber; strongly contending that by the evidence it was clearly estab-
lished that the (7hapel was a losing concern; and that, no benehrial oc-
cupation being proved, it was not liable to be assessed to the poor rate.
file Court gave as its opinion, that the Bev. Rowland Hill ought
not to he rated; but that the rate must he amended, and NV O-
ber must be assessed on a leceipt of being the balance of the gross
receipts paid for scats in the Chapel by the witness Richardson, after
deducting 251 one year's salary for himself.—Mr. Farquharson is to
pay Mr. Rowland 11111 his costs for endatrouring to procure his assess-
ment. The iletcrminatioa, we are intermed, is not final, but will lead
to auother appeal, and to some ultimate decision, in a superior Court.

The French Papers Zi% I' the following acemint of a dreadful
crime recently committed in the Como iiii c of Biron, in the or.
rorodissement of Bergerac. On the :10th ult. in the afternoon,
three young girls, two of whom were sisters, of the ages of 10
and 14, dautthters of the Sienr Bonnet, had been to take a
walk in the forest of Biron. 'They were occupied in gathering
plants; when a Mall presented himself, who, without saying a
word, commanded them, by signs, to fall on their knees, and
pray to God, which in their fright they did! but he edi-
ately threw Irmo his coat a culla -s, which lie plunged into the
breast of the youngest of the sisters; when the third, who is
not 11111111 ed in the prom-rerbal, runaway; but the murderer
pursned her, and struck her three blows with his entlass, and
believing her dead, returned to the first victim, whom lie
found in the arms of her sister, who was giving her every as.
sManee: the monster stabbed the latter, and then disappeared.
flue third, however, in spite of her wounds, was able to return.
The inhabitants, assisted by the grus Warmer of the place, pur-
sued the murderer, and repaired to the house of a man named
Nlmiteil, who is that and dumb, but who was of a bad dispo-
sition. 'The father of :Stowell said with a sorrowful air, that
he had not seen his son since tb ,! morning ; hut he is suspected
of Ming the murderer, or of being privy to it. Strict search
is making alter him, as he has not returned home,

BELFAST, JULY B.—The following is an account of a very atroci-
ous and brutal outrage recently perpetrated in the barony of Enniss-
lumen :—" At seven o'clock. on ruciday evening, the 2d inst. as
Norton Butler, Esq. of Grouse-hall, in the barony of Ennisshowen,
had quitted his house to go to a flax-kiln at a short distance front his
dwelling, four armed ruffians, who had been lurking fin him, rushed
out frotn their concealment; when two of the villains took a delibenue
aim, and tired at so short a distance from him, as to prevent the possi-
bility of his escape. lie reeeived a ball which passed through the fleshy
part of the thigh, shattered the bone, and brought hint to the ground :
at the same instant, another of the monsters, with apm and fixed
bayonet, made a desperate stab at his body ; which Mr. Butler (although
fallen) warded off, and it was plunged into the same thigh that the ball
had perforated. passing into the ground some inches. In this horrid
situation Mr. B. grasped the gun, and, although in the agoni.s of
&lath, retained his hold ; when a pistol dropped from the bosom of his
murderer, who loosed his hold, and the pariy made ofi', leaving hint
pinioned to the ground. and in possession of the arms. Mr. Butler
lingered until twelve o'clock that night, and then expired. Ile has
left a widow and numerous family to bewail his loss. N. Butler, Esq.
formerly held a Captain's conuniasion in the Donegal Militia, and was '
a Justice of the Peace. His services arc well known to the Government
during the rebellion. He has slamsl very serious losses from still-
fines; and his life has at last paid a ransom for his exertions in endear-
vowing to present illicit distillation upon his estates. This is the third
attempt upon his life within a few months, hating had his horse shot
front under him, and a blunderbuss snapped close to his hewd by one
Magiuness, and others, for whom large rewards have been offered ; and
the sante villain had the audacity lately, at Faughan, on a market day,
to waylay Mr. Butler, and present a pistol to has hicaat in Cie market,
in open day, which harmed its priming, and the murderer was allowed
I to escape front among hundreds, who heard and saw Mr. Butler follow
I hint. crying • munler' repeatedly. This same villain has been ad-
; matted to remain in the county although notoriously known and ac
Itnowledging himself detcrinidid to coinmit the murder !"
Monday an Inquest was held at the Greyhound, Kennington-coin-
1110n, on the body of Eleanor Saunders 62 years of age, who hung tar-
sal*. The deceassxl lived !I years cook in the family of Mr. heath, of
Harleyford-place, Kennitighat-concaton ; but a ridiculous rumour of
the world's being at an end on the oath inst. had such an etlixt out her
spirits, that she grew melancholy, and exhibited evident marks of a
tWitardered mind. About seven o'clock on Sunday morning she hung
lw:rself, with a lumilkerehicf. to a pipe that nut across the ceiling of the
kitchen; in which situation she was tonna by her fellow-serrtnes,
quite dowl—Verdiet—That her death was tweastoneel by her own act,
in hanging herself, when in a state of mental derane. went.
eta Sunday night the house of Mr. Vevey, in surrey-square, was
broke open, and robbed of plate to the amount of £31.10, with which the
villains gut off undiseuvertal.

JULY .1,5!.

HORIUBLE CONSPIRACY.

The pv•lty of justice is so essentially necessary to the
well-being of Swiety, that the remotest appearance of
comipt practices among even the inferior agents, becomes
an object of deep and immediate interest. But should
those who are entrusted with the security of the lives,
iroperties, and even the morals of the people, be them-
selves incentives to vice, that they my share the fruits
of iniquity, and then betray the partners of their guilt,
to obtain the reward of conviction, or recommend them-
selves to their superiors, then does the case assume a
character of more serious importance. The injury in-
flicted on society by the inducements to crime which
these wretches hold out to inexperience, and the outrage
offered to humanity in subsequently selling the blood of
their victims, cry aloud for retribution. From some in-
vestigntions now pending in the Police Offices, under the
immediate atttion of the Lord Mayor and the Magis-
trates.of Bow-street, there ii some reason to apprehend,
that these ehscrvations arc too tTplicable to several con-
stables and police assistants of the metropolis. It is suf-
ficiently manifimt, that ninny of them have been long
connected with the most notorious offenders; whom,
Peachum-like, they suffered to continue their dcprada-
tions for a certain time, and then betray for the reward
of conviction. This breach of faith is, however, an act
of angelic brightness when compared with the "deep
damnation,' of other branches of' the system. Not con-
tent with the profits arising from the ordinary sources of'
depravity and conviction, they encourage inexperienced
men to perpetrate erimes; and these, after due indulgence,
they consign to justice, and obtain the reward of their
apparent activity and vigilance. These are the persons
who stand so high in public estimation for their seem-
ingly ialct►tipuble exertions in the detection of guilt ;
and who have Mien commanded our admiration for their
ingenuity, and our gratitude for their enterprise. See
our Police Itztelkonce. The developement of this busi-
ness will, it it thought, Iced to many discoveries still
more important, which, we fear, will unfold a tale of
horror, and draw down the public execration on the vil-
lains who could trade so deeply in the blood of their fel-
low-creatures, as to make the iniquities of their lives,
and the ignominy of their deaths, subservient to their
paltry views of avarice anti ambition.

JULY 22.

Cloy might sandy make the inf.:vim et' the house of a liirad
of hi'., Mr. Segar. an iro 111111 l nger, in Gray *s•inio-lane, vulture lie
would take ride there shoal.' lie no interruption. Tho plan be-
ing laid, Vaughan went to Air. Segar. :nod told hint he haul pri-
vate information that hi: house was to be broken open on such
a night, the Isth of,) and desired him to keep his slog tied
lip, and quiet in the !muse, us lie and his party should he um the
ratelo 88111 apprehend them. This was agreed to, and Drake
and Hubbard provided their party again•t night, and encourag-
ed them by telling them the job ssaa easils accomplished, mid
that they would he sure of at least 1001., hesidea a great gran.
tits of locks and other articles of value, which they could get
as if given them a'. a present. Ifidthert, Vaughan. Brown,
s:a .kay, and Drake met•at night at the watering-house at
the earner of the King's-road, where they concerted the plan :
Hubbard, Drake. and Brown, then went to the persons who
they were engaged with to commit this beret:try, and Vaughan
tie give them a better opportunity, went to the watchman, .slio
is as nearly opposite, and told tali he Wa., n Itiow•street ollieer,
and had information that a burglary was to be committed in the
bootie of Alr. Segar, and that lie and his party were in wait to
apprehend them, and lie desired the watchman to lout out his
candle, anti to ;lint liiinsell up in his box ; the wateliman re-
faseil, saving, lie would do his ditty, boot he would not either
pat ont light or quit his post ; and lilal lie would assist to ap-
prehend any person as well as Vaughan. Vaughan, finding
lii:nself in this plan, contrived to give eh tree of two girls
of the tow.' who were disputing, that whilst lie and the watch-
man were zone to the watch-hnute, the party might make the
attempt. Iliobberd cause afterwards to Vanglian and alitekay,
who generally accompanied him as an officer, and said. the- -
JaY: ris oat. Vattglian answered and said. 1 told them it was
1,1 fir out of the way. In consequence of this disappointment,
the affair was postponed to another night. Vino:Mtn waited
sou the gentle-mu-a of the watch-W.lld, and made a complaint
against the In monsequence of whirls he was sus-
pend:ll. The watchio el, fiir h.• knew, confirmed the altos e
evideace, lie la:lying seen Vaughan several times before Sitg.lC4
41,0 r. Alt. Nares desiteil the watchman to call on him, and
he should be paid for the tine he was snapeoulsol; and the
watelimaa produced a petition, which was signed by several
respectable inhabitant. of the neighbourhood, and which also
deposed In his character. lie has since been restored. Pre-
•bons to the night fur makiug the second attempt on Mr. Se-
gar's house, llulthard was taken into coostody,chargeil with tub-
bing a gentleman of his watch, and was under examination at
l'ision•liall. Hubbard's presence being necessary to ciiima'A
the burglary, exerted himself to have hint diaehargeil,
and he went and paid Mr. Hunter a guinea to go to Uotiomball
mid plead fun him; al'honglt he, on Ins oath, before the 31agi•-
tutu% of liatton-garden, denied !lasing ever semi Hubbard, or
known him by: ally name, or employed any person to plead Air
1 ;in which he was refutes) by Mr. Banner's clerk, who. on
his malt, declared that Vaughan paid him a guinea to plead thr
a man of t6ti 11.11 MC of Gct.rge Hubbard, alto was to be examin-
ed at Union hall, for robbing a gentleman of 11:. watch. 'floe
Magistrates paid the greatest compliments to Head and Lim-
brick, fur their being the principal instruments in bringing this
conspiracy to light. fle conviction,' upon this man's evidence,
which are pretty numerous, will, it is supposes!, upon the re-
p-escalations of the 3legistratea to the Secretary of State, be
gnashed
.Mr. Nare- attended the next day for above three hours
with hood further to investigate the abuse chargea; but
Vaughan di l nut attend, nor was its• to be found at any of his
usual places of resort.
Wednetdav Navels proreeilial in the investigation of the
copsluct us' Vaughan, and those concerned with him. Mr.
Noires takes a particular interest, and devotes a considerable
pot of his time to the investigation Of this extraordinary and
safamosts lousiness; nut only ots aceoollt of the ex- • ;ilium of
the charge has ing been before him, which lc dl to the my estiga•
tion of the con,piracy; butt it sit happens, that he reeioninenit-
(l George Vaughan to the office, to be employed a• a pat role
on the streets and road+ in the environs of London, and he ha:
now been employed at the office in that capacity fer topwards
oil two sears: ;tail during that time he has been a very active
yonng time ; so much so, that he has been employed by the
agents of the Hank and the Atha, to discover and detert
ruiners of coanterfeit money, the makers of bank-note:, and
the utterera of them. The Magistrate was justified in his re-
commendation, as he had been employed by Ale. Christian, the
Judge of the Isle of Ely., we understand, in the capaeity of
clerk. After he was employed iti• the office moil attached to a
party of the patrols. who go into the neighbourhood of Islington
every es ening, he gut connected with an infamous set of men
who hang about the different Police Othet'•. and the public-
houses near them, who are called Nasea, and who, from their
connection with thieves, cis e information of robbeues that are
In be committed, as well 24 those which base been committed,
for the purpose of being rewarded; and anlumg !hoar of this
.1 cription was Mackay, of whom s• much has been said.
This 'Mackay was the mar in the discosery of the great and
V•tuilsive sills robbery which was committed atom the River
Tll2lllOl MOM' time since; anti by the bye, it was tlthough him
that the pet petrators oh' that robbery users. discovered, and the
offenders brought to eimilien punishment. George Brion u,
who was connected with Vaughan and :Mackay, was appre-
hended by May, (hue °diver belonging to I:Mon-hall, on Tues-
day night, and brought in the office on Wednesday morailug;
after int:leg:Moog an examination bethre 31r. Nitres, he
was committed for further examination. . . . .

Mackay has made lutenist awl a pplUal several times to be ap-
pointed a nitrole attached to this office, but he has aistays been
rejected.
Wednesday Mr. Nares rereived s letter, signed Hubbard. from the
roan who was erroneously reported front Hatton .gartlen office by tile
name of Herbert, and about a Motu so much has been said, as to
Vaughan ha‘lll,4 given the Solicitor's Clerk a guinea. for Mr. Harmer
to go to Union-hall (ewe, and defend him against a tiliargc of felony;
which was insisted upon by Mr. I larnier's ('lurk, ;Ind as positively and
solemnly (lonia' b'' Vaughan. The lettir is dated from I lorsentonger-
dor prim), where he is con:ined on a charge of stealing a watch, chain
and seals, but has not yet heal tried. In this letter 1w confesses him-
self to have been guilty of a Iniqcbtry. but for a kWh he has not been
or even suspected of it t but his ohjea in the communication was
to implicate antalser of the patrol,: Isedniginr to the cave. of the 1111:11.!
of Archibald Rutile), in conducting himself immoperly. .tltbonglt
fie information came fnen towbar:Lana-ter as Ilubluall. and no inotiv.i
Null be assigned tbr his emotion in this instance. Mr. Saws acted
upon it whit the greatest promptittitl:, and slim for Archibald Ruthen,
who has belonged to the office IG years. and has always beenvonsitlerel
steady and to-have acted with propriety. Ile gave a very frank and
candid accouat of the trausatiion Minded to by lUthbard. and did not
a; pear to keep any thiug btaik. Ile ottteil that in the month of March
last he received information from I lubbanl, whoa:kid as a woe to Mat,
that a watch auut'seluck-tuaker's shop in Bermondsey-strwt wr.t. to
he broken open about a certain time; when he went to lie in aa.. to
end:avow to detect the enblt:rs. taking with hire Mackay. who, its we
already twisted, is ate of the hangersmn about the Police-olliars.
and frectointly attends the patrole to bissixt them in their duty. similar
to !tallith: tidlinvers, but who are not at all sanctioned at any of the
oltees. The robbery s perpetrated Oa Iluldwitt had informed
Archibald ltutiteu it would kr) by three robbers; whereon Archibald