The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER,

tally convicted at the Old Bailey Sessions preceding the last,' of
a rape, and were. under orders for execution, on Wednesdas
last. The convicts were both. Irishmen; and during the w. hole
of Sunday, their friends and acquaintance, from all quarters,
crowded to visit these unfortunate men, in numbers, as Mr.
Newman stated, scarcely credible; namely, from three to four
hubdred. Amongst a levee so very numerous, the disposition
could not he wanting in some of the visitants to contrive, if pos-
sible, the escape of one or both. On their trial there was no
want of-hard swearing for that purpose ; but failing in this, the
forlorn hope of their friends rested on the success of the montou•
vre concerted for Sunday. in the evening, a number of those
persons, men and women, who had been with the Prisoners all
day, came in a body to the interior door of the gaol, as if taking
their last farewell of their friends, and were
. allowed to pass
through to the next door, the keeper at which thought it neces-
sary to be somewhat more circumspect, and sutler none to pass
without being first informed whether the Prisoners were all safe.
Upon enquiry, it was found that Sullivan was missinl. Another
turnkey then came and examined all the persons waiting between
the doors to get out, but could not at first discover the missing
convict amongst them. On exanfining a second time, he laid his
hand upon the arm of a person in woman's apparel, which wins
agitated by a strong trepidation; and passing his hand down, felt
something concealed under the petticoats, bulky and hard„which
was-found to he the irons of Sullivan, s Ilion he instantly recog-
niied, 'and who, being stripped of his disguise, was conveyed
back to his cell.

Some endeavours were thin made to diacover the person who
furnished the Prisoner with the disguise: and strong suspicion
f 11 upon Joanna Flynn, who was obscryNl to come into the
gaol with a bonuet, which site then had not. She W ILS accord-
ingly taken into custody, but positively denied the charge, and
said the dress was furnished by another woman, w hos game she
did not know.
There being no positive proof to establish the charge agaiust
Ater, she was discharged.
BOW-STREET, MONDAY, NOY. IS.

Richard Stevenson. No. 3, Red Lion-court, Bell-alley.
Royal Exchange, was charged, by Mr. Brandon, with cre-
ating a riot in tke pit of Covent Garden theatre.
Mr. Brandon deposed, that he saw the prisoner, from one
of the side-boxes, running up and down the pit, with • a red
night cap on, and a glaring O. P. in gold letters, on pur-
ple silk, in the front of the cap which caused a arela riot. Se-
veral persons were about him, one of whom took nut a paper,
with a great number of 0. P's. on it; after separating them,
he distributed them. The witness pointed' the defendant out to
the officer, who. took him into custody; and, since he had' been
in the office, he acknowledged that he was sent into the 'pit by a
Mr. Turner, a salesman, in Leadenhall-market, who gave him
four shillings, to pay for his admission, on condition that he
wore the cap, and the 0. P.; and that there was another man,
who wore a white cap, in the pit, that was also paid by him.
The defendant, in his defence, said, he was born and bred a
poulterer, aad was as good a workman as any in the city.
Three gentlemen called upon him, on Saturday last, and asked
him if he would go to the theatre on this night, and wear his
red cap. Ile told them he would, if they paid for his .admis--
Con. This they agreed to. Their names were Turner, Davis,
And Morris; they were salesmen in Leadenhall-market ; they
gave him four shillings, and he had no idea of doing any harm=
by having the O.'P. in his cap, and as to that, he could prove,
that he had not worn.any thing for years, but a red cap. lie
was ordered to find bail.
Lecon was charged with making a disturbante in the pit
of Covent Garden Theatre, by blowing a n histle. lie stated,
that he livCd at No. 13,. Windmill-street, Ha!Anarket ; that he
was in the service of the Marquis of Chantilly, No. Charles-
street, a foreigner; he acknowledged that he had blown a
a whistle in the pit of the theatre, but it was between the acts,
and not during the perfOrnaice.—Ordered to find bail. He was
dressed as a groom.
William George Nimes was brought up on a similar charge,
and dressed in similar attire as the last. witness. He gave the
following account of himself ?--4-ain a gentleman, and reside at
No. 14, Berkeley-square ; I am not servant to any person but
itayself ; I did blow a whistle; -but it was between the acts,
Oat so faintly that it could not diputb any person.
• Mr. Rea.d.—Have yoti given a true account of yotirself
bn ite ; lam well known; i atn particularly intimate 'with
Pucheio of Maucheiter,