The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-29 00:00:00

Zorsig 2ntetligence.

ESSEX.
CIIILMSPORD, JULY Y3.—The Summer Assizes for
thi, Couto), commenced here to-date, before the Right
Hatt. the Lord Chief Baron Richards, in the Cret]
Court, and the lion. Ur. Justice Park, in the Nisi Prins
Cnuri. On the Crown side the Calendar is uituittally
light for this county, containing but 32 commitments,
few of which are for capital crimes. The C. use List in
the other Court contains 24 entries out in 25 venues
brought down.

CROWN SIDE.
William Ripping&le was indicted under Lord Ellen.
borough's Nei, Mr cutting and maiming Thos. Noakes
with a knife, with intent to kill and rdvr him, at
Ballingdon, in this county, on the 14th of March last.
It appeared from the evulence of the prosecmor, that
on the evening of the latit of March, he went to a pith-
lic•houEe at Killingden, where he met the prisoner.
There were several other persons in the room. He en•
gaged in some altercation with the prisoner, who struck
him with a stick and knozited Inrtl down, and the blew
tiepin-vet hint of his senses Mr the moment. When he
recovered, hewn up and struck the ptisoner. The latter
then went out, and alit r two or three nuitutcs absence
returned, went up to the witness and rim) d up ins ab-
durum with a knife, producing a wound of nine inches
in length and a Great put of the viscera untruded into

his hands.
In his cross.examination by Mr. Broderick for the
prisoner, the witness contradicted himself in many
particniars of the previous transactions which led to the
iiniortunaie act of desperation imputed to the prisoner.
lie der ted that lie had first taken hold of the prisoner
by the collar, but afterwards admitted that he had. lie
denied that he had ever called the prisoner a d—d liar
and challenged him to fisht.
A wi nest named French, who was present at the
t-ausaction,dsposed, that the prisoner and the prosecutor
were very violent with each other, abusive and pre ens log
'Joni me passing on both sides. The altercation lasted
for about two limns The prisoner offered to fight the
prosecutor ; upon which the latter went up to the finmer
and tool. hold of hum by the cellar, and on the instant
the prisoner rippei hint up with its knife. The prisoner
had not left the noes as the prosecutor had stated, and
there was 110 time for premeditation.
In this state of the case Mr Broderick submitted that
there was enough upon the evidence fur the prosecution
to negative malice.
]'he Chief Baron remarked, that the evidence, now
d. tailed by the prosecutor, was different frum that given
in the depositiblis before the committing magistrate in
material particulars. ills Lordship upon this stopt the
case, and told the jury that they must acquit the prisoner.
—lt was trite 111.11 toe prisoner had been guilty of most
atrocious and savage conduct, but unless the offence
would have amounted to murder. if death had rustled,
the case was not within the mischief of the statute on
which the indictment was founded. if ilea h had ensued,
the of count only have amounted to manslaughter,
aid therefore the case dud not come within the spirit of
the at note. 'File Jury, tiietcfure, immediately found the
prisoner Not Guilty.
Aason.--sTlsonias Bloomfield was indicted fur felo-
niously and maliciously setting fire to certain corn stacks,
belonging to James Page, its the parish of Great Clack-
toil, w tilts comity, nn the 4111 of February last.
Tas case disclosed in evidence was this:—The pri-
so aer applied to the overseers of the parish of Great
Clackton, to which he belonged, for temporary relief.
The overseers, of whom Mr. Page, the prosecutor, was
one, not considering him a fit object of relief, ielOsed to
render hint any assistance. The prisoner, no the same
day, spoke to his tier: door neighbour, a Man named
Vs ebsier, and complained that the overseers had refused
in relieve him, and said he would Mem some of them.
Ile was asked by Webster what he meant by blazing
some of them ? In reply he said he should set fite to
Mallet Page's stacks; he would be even with him whets
he Munit liiin from home. It appeared that Nit. Page
had occasion to leave home about four days afterwards,
namely, on the 4iti of February. Atiout six o'clock on
the evening if that day the prosecutor's stacks were
r01111(1 011 lire, and considerable dania.ge was done before
the Haines could be extinguished. To fix the guilt upon
die prisoner, in addition to the threct above mentioned,
it was proved that lie hail watched the prosecutor in
going from home; that just alter the fire began to blase
forth, a matt resembling, the prisoner was seen skulking
under a hedge running from die fire ; that soon after tile
fire the prisoner was seen standing in a field near the
prosecutor's premises, and looking on ; that the prisoner
haying been taken up on suspicion, the shoes which he
wore corresponded with the inapressions made by the
feet of the person who was seen running from the fire,
and with tile fuot-marks of a person at a spot where a
nutter-hoz was found close to the premises, with die
exceptidn 111 it in time prisoner's shoes were some nails.
which it appeared lie had howbeit driven in a few days
after the file. At first the prisoner was discharged by
the itia6iiiira.es, it being considered that the nails in his
shoes was a has ourable circumstance, demonstrating his
innocence, inasinitch as die impressions seen on the
ground h d 1101131111141 k, ; hut upon its being discover, el
that Whit' himself put in the nails after the tire, and
the shoes otherwise corresponding exactly with the im-
pressions on the ground, lie was *gain taken up, sod
upon the evidence now adduced coin% ii itt ed for trial. Ott
his examination before the magistrates. the prisoner gave
an account of tinsmith which appeared higbly incredible,
and which vets now contradicted.
The Lord Chief Baron summed up the case for the
Jury. Cotisidering the heinousness of the offence, and
the certainty of execution upon conviction; the Jury
ought to tie perfectly satisfied of the truth of the Aimee
they had heard; and its such a case if there was ally
rational doubt, the prisoner was entitled to the beiseilt
of it.
The Jul deliberated for about lets minutes, and fuoud
the pRIWOti net guilty.

Philip Martin and Thomas Hist French were indicted
for assaulting John Cook on tile King's highway, in the
parish of Steeple Bumpsted, on the 4th of April, put-
ting him in fear, and taking from his person a 11. note
and Ss. in silver.
The prosecutor was 3 school-master. and on the day
mentioned in the indictment, had been atieuditig an
annual meeting at Stambourn, of an association for the
prosecution of felons, for which he had acted as clerk,
and after receiving his annual salary, he was returning
home in the evening, about nine o'clock, when he was
overtaken by the prisoners, who dragged him down on
the ground in a bye footpath, and demanded his money*
He begged for mercy, and cried out for help. One of
the prisoners thrust his handkerchief into the proseeu
torss mouth, whilst the other rifled his pockets of 265.
in money, and both ran away. The prosecutor knew
one of lice prisoners trout the circul stance of his hav-
ing teen formerly a scholar of his; but positively swore
to the identity of both. He was corroborated by the
testimony of two WiltleSSrf, one a constable, who over-
heard a conversation between the proanteri when in cus-
tody, in which they talked the matter over, and declared
that nobody could say any thing against them if they
kept their own counsel. prosecutor did not take
the prisoners op moil 14 days ,fter the alleged robbery.
Mr. Jessup, tor the prisoners, called sonic witnesses
to prove all j but MI their cross-examination there
W 35 a good deal of contradiction.
Tr.e Lord Chief Baron summed up the evidence on
both sides, aid led it to them to say to which class or
VitilleSSeS they %Arnold loerthe the greatest credit.
lhr Jury deliberated 3 few minutes, and (blind the
prisoners both guilty—tit-mil.
Titer(' %%ai• nethimi of mitilic interest on the ci‘il side.
NORTWASIPTON. JULY 19.—WIllidni Meadows the
younger, William Gem e yitio:ter. Edmond Nliddle-
'too, Thomas Bates, R. Ward, and CllarleS James, in-
diced for a rape tin Ann Newenau, were put to the bar.
Tie p.rutuiacs Of this Wiener, committed oil the
person et a you :1g woman, near ‘Vellington, in this
county. ve al.eatly be:.ore the public, and 1111 l st be in ge-
neral recollection.
Ann New inao, the prosecutrix, stated the facts of the
outrage committed in t manner which excited universal
syinp
Toe learned judge was indefatigable in sifting the
testimony wtili the most scrupulous eillllloll, and after
elaborately detailing to the jury every lavd which had
been stated m evidence, and pouting out the weight and
bearucg of it, as well in favour of the prisoners as against
them, the jury, under the directions of his Lordship, ac-
guided 's and found a verdict of Guilty against the
oilier live, on whom sentence of death was immediately
passed.

BEDFORDSHIRE.
A CASE or GHLAT 1-lARDSHIP.—.IOII Carroll, Pa-
trick Carroll. and 'loos. Ryan, three sitnple-looking
young Irishmen. were indicted fur having violently and
feloniously assaulted Williatn Stokes on we King's high-
way, putting him in fear of lilt life, and taking front his
person one shilling and some articles of wearing apparel
his property. ,
Stokes wasla boy of tender age, and, before the case
went to the giand jury, from some intimation given to
Mr. Justice Best, his Lordship sltnunoned the boy before
him. Oat examining him without 411 oath, he acknow-
ledged that he had becu guilty of foreswearing himself,
and begged his Lordship to forgive him. His Lordship,
iti a 'mist feeling manlier, admonished him on the pecu-
liar tnalignity ol the crime he had committed. His Lord.
ship then scut for one of the grand jury, and explained to
him the grounds on which the bill was egartreed.
Mr. Hine, a respectable fanner, living at Odell, set 3
collection 011 loot, and collected upwards of five pounds
for the poor met), which was equally dnided, mid they
wet e sent on their way with gratitude to their oenefactors
depicted on their countenances.
IMPORTANT TO SECOND*, OR BOTTLE HOLDERS.
—At the Berkshire assize=, franklin was tired
Oil the charge of manslaughter. inc Casa arose out tit
a pugilistic contest, which lasted for an hour and a Bali.
The surgeon, who examined the body of the deceased,
Was of opinion that he died of apoplexy, brought on by
the exertion of the contest, as there etas no external
marks oh toolencP, btu a considerable ellusion of blood
up nit the brain. prisoner tv..s consequently acquit-
ted. the o the above fiLtlit arosl !rum a contest
ketween boys, in which Fra;"ik lin and the deceased
were par' t lai ly active. Toe Judge warned the witness,
%Igo was second to the deceased, and all parties COll.
certicd, that, by a recent act of Parliament, thy were
liable to the punishment of transportation for lire.
ROBBERY OP THE WHITBY MAIL.

Yortis„ JULY 23.—Roaer Dlisvon was capitally in.
diebil tor a robbery cotn.uitted on the person of Ettward
LISS, Oil the hi4hway, and forcibly taking from hint the
mail bags trout Wlnioy fur 1.01141011, Vork, 111altun, and
Pickering.
'1 he postmistress at Whitby, Mrs. A. Rogers, gave
the preliminary evidence of delivering Inc bass to the
mail post-boy, on Alouday morning, the Itch March.
Enw. Calls was employed in conveying the mail-hags
above mentioned. On the road from Whitby to Pick-
, ering, between iii and 17 miles from Whitby, his horse's
bridle was seized by the prisoner, who said, " if you
don't numediately give me your money and your watch,
41; kill you." Witness said. " I have not got any, nor
no watch;" uu which the prisoner thiggcil Mtn down,
and, mounting his horse, rode oft full speed with the
bags. Witness saw so:ne men at work in a field—he
went and told them what had happened to him, and
how the prisoner was dressed. He told every holly he
could see all the way to Pickering, where the postmaster
pinned some bilk, which were scut about in all direc-
t tens. A lew days antr lie saw the rlisontr to a cliake,
and knew him aean: directly, although he never saw 111111
beiore the robbery.
'l'. Kitchen was at work on the road on the 11th of
Mau:Nand recollects the pri,oner asking him when the
uteil pa,sed, and which way it would go. He went the
road that he was told it Cattle by. Witness had said it
weuhl come about duce o'clock.

THE NATIONAL RW:ISTER

Thomas Coulter —Saw a man on that day near the
top of the hill, crossing the road on horseback. He
was at work in a field. Soon alter the Mall got off and
ran away from his horse towards Hurcombe Hole, over
the moor. 1l hen he heard of the robbery he told this.
Smith, hearing of the robbery, went in quest
of me robber. Two men went with him. They went
to Hurcombe Hole' where it was said he was seen going.
—l* a labourer. Going along they found the horse
tied to a gate. When they got to Hurcombe Hole they
followed a man's footsteps to a retired place, and found
the hags in the little brook that rims there. Next day
they went again, and in two holes in the dry dyke Matta
a great many letters, but they were all openedi there
were no loose papers in them.
The landlord of the Hare and Hounds public-house,
near Kirkby Moorside, of the name of Nunn; remem-
bers the prisoner having some ale at his house (which is
at S:iape), about five °cluck in the afternoon of the
Monday; he wanted change for a 51. note, but he could
not give n, and he went away.

To a question from the Court, he said the prisoner
was known to Mtn. Ile had lived at a gentleman's
house in the neighbourhood, as SerValll to Mr. Green.
A constable, named John Clarke, went, on hearing
of the rubbery, to Hambleton, and found the prisoner
at the Butcher Inn. lie Was in the act of tioursshing a
tune in his nand when witness entered, a 1001. note, and
was three:ping %vim a travelling doctor about it. Said he
would hold hint a wager he would he hack again at that
house in a week. Took the prisoner brfore a justice,
and, on searching him, they found a heap of nmes to a
great vi..tte.

Mr. Lawson and Mr. Pardoe proved their having sent
letters from Whitby, where they lived, by the post of the
I in, of March, enclosing notes. &c. which were not re-
cened by the persons to whom they were direc►ed.
The prisoner, who tivoughout the trial showed an
utter disregard of the evidence, on being called upon for
his defence, said 1101 tkitiG—nor were any witnesses called
oil his behalf.

N 1 r. Baron Wood, shortly recspitulat;ng the evidence,
said the prisoner's guilt admitted of tin doubt, and the
Jury immediately brought in a verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner appears to have been a daring offender,
as he was also under confinement for burglary.

A few days ago, William Goodwin, a mechanic, and
his family, consisting of a wife and tour children, had
been intrusted with the care of the house, late of Sir
Matthew Bloxant's, in the Wa'worth-road, for some
time. About seven weeks ago the -hlest daughter, who
is about 15 years of age, had I,een in service, returned
home ill, acid was soon pronounced to be in a brain
fever, which speedily affected the whole family. The
fattier who was the last and the most vic!ently attacked
with the distemper, before be felt the effects of it, ap•
plied to the officers of Newington workhouse to take his
family under Owl' care, but the malady was of too for
midable a nature to justify the parish to permitting the
unfortunate persons who were afflicted to come in con-
tact with their poor. The wife and children began to
recover, but Goodwin began to feel the disease in its
roost violent shape. When the fury of the lever had
abated, a person unfortunately called upon him and spoke
nn some pecuniary subject, which, Wneii the timer dis-
appeared, so violently affected poor Goodwin, that he
dashed itis head against the wall, became ou,rageously
mad, jumped out of the window oitoit the lawn, and
threw into a pond. Some persons saw this
dreadful occurrence from the road, and oliseped his wile
strog:ditig in tier feeble state with him to prevent him
front des!' oyi ng himself, but was overpowered in a short
time front his great strength. A young man who was
amongst the spectators contrived to enter the lawai,and
leaped into the water a terGoodwin, who had sunk, mid
remained az:out four minutes under the waier before he
was reach d. Life was lora short time preserved. Poor
Goodwitt was made to breathe again by the means tug-
esierl by the Humane Society, but his lever returned
with aggravated violence, and tie died on Wednesday
last in a state of delirium. 'lite wife is wretchedly poor,
but we bt lieve the respectable in the neitiltlxitirliood
have been kind to her and tier ciiiiaren, and supplied
their prescut wants.

ArTamar TO I)Rowsr.—On Thursday last, a man of
very shunts.), appearance was seen to Lwow himself from
ti.e recess on the third arch of Waterloo-hridge, when a
couple of watermen rowing up, came just in nine to
rescue the tinhapoy man from his pet dous
Oil one of the waterinen seizing him, he exclaimed, let
me alone—let tile alone, and made a desperate struggle
to escape from his grasp. He said lie hail Veil to So-
tnerset-house, iii hopes of getting some money, in which
he was disappointed. I)tstress was 1101 the cause, as he
had some sifter in his pocket. A subscription W 34 im-
mediately set on foot for the wateristen, which amount-
ed to seven or eight shillings.
1)ue1..-0o Friday morning a meeting took place at
Wormwood &robin, between Mr. 11—k—, a medical
student living within less than a hundred miles of
Sioatie.street. and Mr. k—, a private gentleman, res•
pectiog a dispute which took place at a billiard-loom at
the west end of the town. Mr. B. had lost a large suns
at one game, Mr. K. being his partner at the tune, and
tit xi thy it was talked of that the later had been paid to
sell hiss (in other words, to lose tile game.) ACCOSJ•
Lion followed; Mr. K.'s explanation was not thought
satisfactory, and a challenge was the result °fall. Trey
tired two shuts, and in the last lire both being slightly
wounded, the affair termitia!ed.
Mr. Alums, hosier, who resided with his lisle:, in
Hussell-stie,A,Covent-garden, was Mood drowned an the
Regent's Canal on Wednesday alter ;loam lie had gone
out to dine with a party of blends on Sunday, at bhug.
ton, and had not been heard of until rite arrival of this
a.• feting intelligence. Ilis death was, no doubt, occa-
sioned by accident. His hotly now lies at Ilattle•buict‘e
fur the inspection of the Jury.

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