The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-12 00:00:00

OLD 8.111.EY.

SATT'R nAr.—Thi, morning .5. and W. I i iitchinano, and Julia
Freeklingbani, all rt.,,pectaide looking persinni„ were put t: the
bar, chargol with forging two bills or aceeptance. in Vie name
of T. Mitchell, with intuit to defraud dlr. Ilewitbon, wine nut--
chant. _ _ .

31r. Andrews stated the rise. The Prisoners purchased wine
of Mr. Ifewitson, who, on waiting at the crianting•house of the
l'risencrs, received a hill drawn by the female Prisoner on NIT..
Mitchell, for 2aol. The lAarned l'utinsel acknowledged that he
had not sufficient evidence to pvrf'et a conviction. not', therefore,
refusal to waste the time oethe ('ourt in hearing it.
Judge told the Jury they might. if they.plertsed, call for •
stud' evidence as was profaned, but when the life of the ptisontr
di:pendied on it. they coolsL cot hail Lim giiiiti open cviihaice
which merely amounted te suspicion.. Tile Jury itimiedintcly
pronounces'—Not t :why.
EastnY. IlonsmitT.—W. had Crowder were indictee:

for stealing on the 7tali oP :‘laren out c, the Hull and (stoutly, -
a parcel. containing roues and Ital.. value 4:41,f1:11) load upwards.
which had been cntrusted• to the Goand of the (lid Worccater
Coach-on the guth of Alanll, the the itw•paas of cowreying the
seine to the Ranking-house of Sir William Curtis and Co., from
Forky end others. hankers at Worcester. This import-
ant trial ocemied the attention of the (7eurt,for several hours,
anel, Mr. Justice IltirontAhs, in setae-snag tip The evidence to the
.1 try, observed that AS mere wove no huts -to implicate Charlet,
Crowder, he must be acquitted. which 1,4 i ititntetliately done ;
and the Learned Judge after going throng's the whittle or the rhf-
fer.nt evidences, lett it to the .11o•y, who i,turntal a ‘eldiet re-
'peering the eller t'rowder—Not ti_olty.
F.!:TENAIOK Wthiatn Tatcheil and •
Ransom wers put to tne bar, charged w:Th stealing 21 cat. of
hemp, the pros city of the Loralou-duck Company, or, the 3ntli cf
May Past. 'Chia ,case excited much iatetest, its Tatctsell it
a hemp merchant of great re,peetability, rtvi •in
street. The Currt was crowded with gmtlemen, pit:parts, to
give him, if it should tie accessary, the highest character Mr
bity as a merchant, and for the.niost lionetu,a;de dealing is all by
trAtlll4l3lollll/ Cliell/IMVsnom rine shortly these :—Mr. •
chell agreed fie-line-colons of hemp of a certiu, quality, being a
pert of admit eighteen tons of the sanee kind. lying in the Lon-
don-thick.;. Of this he took away betwocia 7 and b tens. On
the 50th of Nlay, be railed for the purisuse of taking away 3.'1
tons more; and the charge now against his, was, -that cwt.
241 b. ileiai.etell in lex cart, for the purpme of being conteetl
away, was, through concert with Ihutsind (a person IP the ells
pleyntent of die.compony) no: stated in the aetwunt taken while
the attitle an. weighed he evidence Wkg gone into •
but a short a c.c, when Mr. .alley, as conned for Iltansorn, con-
tended that there was no felony in the present case. To come
tute a theft, it was necessary that., there should h 2 cot& et folio rt 4
enema., intNito d,ftgino. lkaides, there ass no part of the Inrof
placed in the carts upon which the flock Company could put
the it hand. and 'say that was the part stolen.
.Vier a-few atirde.from Alt. i•:./iquet, the learned Judge,
J deice •itlid there was no (*stony in the present case.
l'aiscation was never out of die 1,0.71(13,0f the London- dock com-
p:my. Hail Tatcheil taken away I7} tens...it _would hart
been a felony for the surplus. If the delivery ss as obtained by
fraud. a hiels dal r.ot.appear to he the use, an argument ['Ugh.
then be raised on the question of theft. 'Flue priboncr., were et
course di...charged.
Mr. Adolphus, on the part cf Ir. Tatetnll, expressed his re-
gret that the trial did not proecest. Ile did not by any invitre•
ea.:shier this a triumph. evidence lute ;.•,one into, he tilt
contisknt that the character of his dent would atr.nd cleat even e
,of the :cast suspicion of di lamest de.,lto;;.

StioDwria..—SuturJay W. Chapman. landlJol of the Kiag
and Queen public 'untie. Old Gravel-I.am,
was hmtight to Ihiv otli,e. charged with robbing a Greek sulfur
of seven pounds in Bank.4l:En.;land ntm•rr. It appeared that rr,e
complainant apd .his mate agreed with the pri,oner w board and
lodge them for &mem sitillingsper week entrh, but at the end et.
three days the pri.oatr presented a bill for 41. 193. which he
r.:fused to pay. The primmer became cr.r 'get!. and pushing torn;
plainant and 4t:s companion into x room Jung with three is:til,
locked the door on them, anti St../011 OUlSitle. *Wilt two of .the
men held fast hold of the compininant., and the third fort ibis,
took t'telivatilrerclaitf front anis nmk. and rulibed him of thr.:
tiburc stun. whiz!' he had concealed in it. 'lbis statement htag
satisfacto ily co:i.inited .by the prmartnor's companion and
another witriesa.ete prisoner %US conintitted to Newgate for trial.

it is said that the negotiations which the Frencn
Government has for mane time beenloarrying on
with St. Dansingn, have taken wfavourable turn.—
An. Envoy from Boyer has arrived in Paris with
certain propositions, whereby the valoeufall French
property situate in that part•of ;it:Darning') is to
be retrabursedito the dispossessed colonhos, by in -
stalinents, in. about 20 years, King Henty doee
not appear so well disposed-Watt arrangement as the
President. Boyer:
KING or -Pnesstsp—The fhllowing anecdote of
this .Monarch is so affecting in itself; and so honour-
able to his character, that it will be interesting
our readers to record it is one otour cohinins. His
Majesty had marri.AF the lute Queen when very •
young, and a long course of yaws had cemented their
aflection, when her unexpected death threatened to
break the bond. The King's sorrow was attended
by the sympatity of his people. It was nit the esliot
of the. Court, -but individual and sincere feelin:,
which filled Fier% with mourners. Tie King unit
the.wlsolai Famllyiaowed her on foot to the grave.
A ristreleum, of lila own design, was-erected at his
tiviourite garden of Charlottculni:4„ whither hi::
wife's remains were conveyed. Here, on certain
dass, the pal:lit:arc allowed to enter, and the people
still continue 10 visit the spot with reverence and
atiection. Fatflren each anniversary, the "•:.itg soil
his eleven children repdir to this satuit.:r.;rennd oki-
seending into the tomb. ciolt garland on tie:
coffin, when having adilressed the Almighty in
prc.yer, the King retires, to the island of Pam, near
POLidain, and passes-. the remainder of the day in
perfect solitude That a Monarch who can cherish
stwb.feelings, and eneourage them in his tinnily Salt
in his people, should enjoy their affection nod confi-
dence will astonish no we.

IVe regret to state, that by the arrival of his Ma-.
'ksty's ship Magieienne, Captain Purvis, at Potts•
mouth, from the Isle of France, adrires are rccuiverl,
or another ercadful hurricane having neetartd there
on the 28th and 29th of %Mt, during which, con-
side' able dattia,;e ww.; time to the it:nal:runs Airrir.
tu the 1411 out.

13

13oitte.
Tiow-h.l

-Friday morning, beineen one and two o'clock as
• Istirti, mu: of the punt! li.t'ongiute to the otliee, W3K
patisitle along lii well hill, helmet a home and cart,'
,with two men in the can ; olssut %big four sheep therein,
.amid not percening any name, number, or residence, on
`,the ran, he sospveted it to ite and Alin the
. men in it were sheepturaters; he in conNeqiirtice drew
• .bis.cuilass. 111;1)r:tied the men who he was, out, ordered
• them to surrender. Ed mitered the C.lft, searched the
mien, and found in one of their 4.ockeis a tin plate, with
111;11? nod address, which he seised. ell:hey insined on
tvmx a;tsin, anti he reusing to re urn it, they cowed
..ievenge, and after much resistance they wrested his
from him; they proceeded to treat hint in the
• ritost•Ati:bannis skinner; wail pethatily would hare .1111.1 r.
• .tiered him, hut hit cries fur ..ars.datatiec-ocre 'heard by
..aroillois. of h s Italy of the pared, who was at llionisey-
Inide at,the time, and who ran with all possible speed
to Jut awisiaoce. •On his arrival at the spot, hoiveter,
he (nowt 41,0 vill4itn had run oil.' leJtiikg the horse and
_cart, with the sheep in it. ...177.substill continues speech-
less. •I'fite tin plate inn not led to the discovery of the
• 1.111.1113.

EARLY I) VYr Y A ICS ElitlitC NOM , a boy oolv
•

years of age, was chargedwith feloniously stealing
a 9itintil of leneu, the property of Mr. Stephen, of
son of the Master in Choncery., who
stated Ault the prisoner; who is the son oi.his laundress.
wentamthe woman who washes his linen last Saturday,
and akteitied the linen which site had in wash, and had

ple4biesi it :it teeml pawnlnei!:trs, aucl b.itl since been
Jiving in the most prothg.r.e manner. The buy was
Evengnize,i ea having beet 'hie:target, but a few weeks
since from the °nice on the charge of robbing his Own

„lather, who was now present, seid with tears in his rye s
Jegtrtied that the boy came met of prison worse than lie
Nvent in, and more hatileiled ; be therefore entreated the
miagistrate not to rend hint to prison, and he would

laidertake to keep him in security till site day nil which
the charge against the p.twithroker tell° bad received the
property shall be brought forward. The magistrate
buctuntly entering-into the feelings of the dimmed pa-
lent, allowed inns to take his prudigate child under his

.01.14 Care.
Several pommis tvere convicted of following thrir law-
fui on the Lord's day, by selling leuit twrovent-
gardert.o.arket s one of the casts was of a novel nature,
heist( that of a grower of strawberries roy tenthly! them
.to market Cut s le on Sunday. lie pleaded that he had
neither sold nor brtal!! ; however, .11 was held to he
followittg his lawful calling by send* the strati berries
, fir sale. lie recloestell to know wh it he must do with
she fruit that was perishing( no the fCr.nind. -Ile was
iitfortned the Art of- Parliament of •King Charles the
tieetnid made no plot ision for sovit a case. The parish
. ()aims who attended said, they were determined to pot
en end to the practice by a more summary mode, as they
intended to seire all the fruit and villetabLes which were
expusetl to Silk next Sunday.