The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-17 00:00:00

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11.

William Crichton • man of respectable appearance,
was put to the bar, upon 11. e capital charge of feloni-
onsiy assaulting Charlotte Williams on the highway, and
stealing from her a shawl, her property.
'flue prosecutrix was a girl of the town, and of the very
lowest order, residing in Lucas square, Whitechapel.---
Her statement was, that she met the prisoner about seven
in the evening, of the silt of November, and they went
t3geilier to the Star public-house, where they remninett in
the same box iintill one o'clock in the mornitic, at which
tinir he was stupidly drunk, and she was intoxicated, lint
nut much. She asked him to go home with tier, and lie
consented, but she round him so h in liquor she endea-
voured to leave him. The prisocer came after her, in-
sisting on going home with her, and w lien at a short dis-
tance from the public-lionse lie caught hold of her shawl,
and it being unpinned it came off. The watchman came
rip asd took bold of the prisoner, but she gave no charge
of Into.

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rise Common Serjeant.—Gentlemen of Jury, there is
no 'pretence for calling this a highway robbery.
In his opinion the Jury agreed.
Mr. Andrews, Counsel fur the prisoner, said, the whole
of this prosecution was the getting tip of the watchman,
and the parish (night to know what sort of a guardian of
their lives and property they had.
One of the beadles said said he should take tare to re-
present the conduct of the watchman to the hoard.
The watchman who was quite • young fellow, had the
audacity to apply for his expences, although he had heard
the Common Sergeant say, just befure, that he should nut
be allowed them.
The Common Sergeant indignantly refused, and told
him kis conduct had been infantotr. to the last degree.
Twa ROBBERY or Ma. °Rms.—Richard Jago, who was
convicted yesterday of the burglary at Mr. Ordes's, in
Berkeley-square, was, again pot to the bar, charged with
stealing a silk 'pelisse f that gentleman; and Mary
Beck, who was also tried yesterday, on the charge of
receiving, was indicted fur having received the same,
knowing it to have been stolen.
'rise evidence was nearly the same as in the trial of the
former day. .

Jdgo was convicted, and Mary Beck was found not
They were win ti ied on a similar charge, and the same
verdict returned.

Mary Beek was then discharged.
THE CASE OF MR. SASELEVE.—In the course of this
morning, Iwo of the witnesses for the prosecution against
Mr. Saxrlhye, fur the alleged forgery of a will, were in-
troduced by Mr. Bosworth, the Attorney for that prose-
cution, and made application to the Common Sergeant to
be allowed their expellees trout the Court.
The Common Sergeant said, lie could not attend to the
application, for he did not try the case, and the request
should be Made to the Lein ned Judge who did.
Mr. Bosworth said, he had been with them before Mr.
Jastiee Bayley this inoiniug, and that Learned Judge bad
referred thrust here.

Mr. Andrews, the Barrister, thought it proper to inform
the Count, that a 'tar application had beets made be-
fore by the same parties., and they had been told that the
cap would not toe allowed unless upon affidavit.
Mr. Bosworth said, they were now prepared with the
necessary affidavits
Mr. Andrews.—" Yon ought to know, my Lord, that
these persons were refused their expellees at the trial at
Yon k."
Mr. Ruswo•th.—" Butt there is an answer lo that in the
affidavits, which Mr. Justice Bayley has read over this
morning."
The romsnon Sergeant.—" I shall not grant the ex-
penees until I have had the opinion of Mr. Justice Bay-
ley from himself."
Mr. Ruse urib.-1. But are the witnesses to remain in
London until yuii have decided the I t, my Lord ?"
The Common Sergeant.—" I shall certainly take care,
Sir, that the expenses are not paid to any person but the
witnesses." . _

With this answer the Attorney and his witnesses left
the Court.

FRIDAY, Dec. 14.
TEE ROBBERY or MESSRS. Col.—Thin ease, which
has been so often before the 'tootle, was once more
brought tinder the consideration of • Jory in the
shape of an indictment against John Lung, late porter to
Messrs. Cox (who was convicted twice this session by a
London Jury), for stealing, and John Hideout for receiv-
ing, 12 yard 4 of paper hanging, the property (.1. William
and Thomas Cox. _

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The facts of the prosecution were briefly these:—
'Messrs. Cox received an anonymous Ii tier, infor eee iee g than
that Long was plundering theist to a considerable extent,
and some police officers were employed to watch his mo-
tions. They followed I one morning lions the warehouse
with some paper in his posseation, and saw 11118 go into
the Lion and Lamb public house, in (/olden-lane. The
officers followed him closely, and saw I deliver the
paper to the prisoner hideout, who pin it tinder the coun-
ter. The officers waited until Long was gone, and then
Asked Rideont whiere the paper was lee had just received
from the titan who was gone out. Rideinit affected sur-
prise, and said, " What paper ?" The officers said lie
wit.' know what they meant, for he hail oiny just taken it.
lie still, however, declared he knew Nothing anion it, and
'Oat lee had not received any paper di that person. The
officers then vouched tinder the et/Miter, and found the
parcel which they hail seen long deliver to ltideoin. The
walls of the house were f d papered entirly with paper
belonging to the prosecutors. Ilideout was not the land-
lord of the house, but lie resided in It.
'lke prisoner► were found guilty.

COKONEfee INOUL3r.-VeKVICT OP WILFUL
MU RDER.-0.1 %VedisciAlq night list, at eight o'clock,
311 intioest was held at the sign of the Grave Maurice,
I2..tid Itoad, before J. W. Unwiii, E• 1. coroner, on
the oody of Richard Neads, aged 3i), whose death was
occasioned by the blow of a stone, iiiflicted by Dennis
Mahoney. A number of witnesses were closely rg o-
mitted, and their evidence corresponded with each outer.
Mahoney, it appeared, had been acqitainted with the
deceased for some time past, and had quarrelled with
hint. (ht the night that they met at tor Green Mall,
in Caule.strei t, 11' hi echapel, Mahoney quitted the
place first, and waylaid the who identified him
at the hipspital, and said he thrill.* hill) with the stone,
which hail a formidable appearance. lie said there WB3
another mail with Nlaitouey, whom lie did tiat know. A
A siiraeoii from the hospital pros d that there was a
dreadful injury on the back part of the head, which
caused death, and it being proved to the satisfaction of
the Jury that the blow was given with a deliberate and
malicious intention, they returned a ve.diet of " Wilful
Murder" against I)eitis Mahoney, who will be COlll-
- to Newgate on the Coroner's warrant, to await
his trial
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Early on Monday morning, as Judd, game-keeper
10 Mr T. A. Smith, of Tidworth, near Andover, ac-
companied by six assistants, were on the I k .-out for
poachers, they were soddenly attacked by a numerals
gang in Ashdown Coppice. A de- prime skirmish imme-
diately ensued, in which Robert Baker, one of Judd's
assistants was shot dead. Every one of the game-keepers
were badly wounded. The poachers all escaped, leasing
their hats and two gnus behind them.

DRICADIPUL ACCIDENT••••• 011 Friday aftenwor
while Mrs. Goodriche, of Chapman-street, Islington,
ran across the street to commiserate with her oppo-

site neighbour on the dangerous illness of a child
who was labouring under a brain fever, the clothes
of her own daughter, a very fine girl of five years
old, caught fire; a person passing the door, which
was happily left open, rushed in and extinguished
the flames, but not until the poor child was so se-
riously burnt as to render her recovery very doubt-
ful. We need not add, that her parents are in a
state bordering on distractio
A curious medal has lately been offered in Inver-
ness, by a poor man, as a penny, the description of
which may entertain some of our readers. It is
aboot the size snd thickness of a penny. On one
side is the Pope's head, with the triple crown,
which, reversed, displays the head of the Devil:—
motto, " Ecclesia peruersa tenet faciem Diaboli;"
on the other side is a Cardinal's head, with hood
sod hat t reversed, this gives the head of a fool,
with cap and bells—motto, " Stulti aliquando sa-
pientes," or " Sapisntes stulti aliquando," as the
legend may be read. • The execution of the piece
upon which the heads are stamped is ancient and
uneven round the edges; but the heads are ex-
tremely well executed, in high and well roundel
relief, and display in the sour faces of the Pope
and Cardinal, and in the folly of the fool, much
spirit of caricature. The piece is probably of the
period of some religious ferment, such as the r :for-
mation, or revolution. Perhaps it is foreign, and
it is certainly uncommon. Though corroded and,
worn a little, tt is in good preservation.
• " Sapientes Multi aliquandu" is the reading, when the
Cardinal's, head is on the top "Stith i aliquaitd,. sapientes."
when the fool's bead is uppermost, which makes a double
meaning, fit fur both cases.

Sunday morning last, between nine and ten o'clock,
Charles Cartwright, about 15 years of age, who resided
with his parents in 151usetim-street, Bloomsbury, de-
stroyed himself in his tattler's house, under distressing
circumstances. It appears that his lather, a short time
agn,proctireci for him a situation at a grocer's at the west
end of the town, and in the course of his employment
he met with a serious accident, which caused him to
lease Isis situation. lie subsequently became wore, and
found that hr was totally unable ever to torwartl himself
iii the bustness that his lather iii embed hint for, from
the weak state of his health, and his spirits appeared to
be very notch preyed mein. Oa Sunday morning he
was in his apartment along with his mother, who re-
quested him to go and etc in himself—he kit her, but
went to the kitchen, instead of complyitig with his mo-
ther's request, and in about half au tutor afterwards he
was discovered by the servant hi the kirchen suspended
by a thin cord ; an alarm was made, and he was in-
stantly cut dawn, and a surgeon sent for, but on his
arr vat the (Jammu lie youth .vas quite dead.
Friday itsornitig considerable bustle was created ar the
upper rod of St. J ime.%astreet, Brighton, in ei nse-
queliee of the Towit Commissioners having directed the
Irmo of a house, erecting by Messrs. Lashinir, of
Middle-street, and wine!) nail been carried tip two sit ries
to he taken down, the slate encroachment on the ht is.
way, contrary to the provisions of the LUC II Act: The
Cur missioriers' agents had only performed part of their
task, when resistance was tittered to them by the work-
men, who, having mustered in superior numbers, look
possessi in of the house, and prevented the deinolisttiog
party from accomplishing their oayect. lligit
Constable and his officers were in attendance, as \5..11
as 1. 11. Bates, Esq the Nlagistrate, who recommended
a suit at law in preference to the course adopted. 'Luis
the matter rests at present.
DREADFUL. FIRE.—Ott Sunday evening last a most
destructive fire broke out in the extensive woollen ma-
nufactory helnuailig to Mr. Thomas El worthy„ of %Vet-
lington, Somersetsliir:, by which the whole premises,
with the stock in trade, nearly .50 packs of wool, a great
quantity of oil, :soil tile machinery, %sere entirely de.
stayed. By this lamentable occurrence nearly 300
persons have been thrown tint of employ, and our regret
iiwreased by the cotivictioti that it was the wok of
sorrie.vile iticendiary, as no fire ur I of ant kin had
been of toe premises since the ineceditig Friday, dli.i
o of Mr. Etworthy's sons had be.it round the works
within di; hour of the appearance of the Err.—lt is sap-
. posed that the diabolical deed was a.:liiesed by throwltig
a bundle of combustibles through one of the end vviti-
dows.
About half-past three o'clock on Sunday morning, a
most.alarining fire broke out on board a fine %Vest India-
m. , about 300 loos burden, mimed the Budilivirses,
matured off St. Calcimine's stairs. The ship W.I. 111 the
middle of a tier when the tire broke out, but by the ac-
tivity of the sailors they were enaoled to move every
vessel from the ship on fire to a Idace of safety. 'l tie
floating fire-engines on the river came forward with great
promptitude, and the firemen commenced playing upon
the slim, while s shipwrights wad busily employed
iu cutting holes through her sides to facilitate her Iseitig
scuttled. Notwithstanding the 'miter' exertions of all
the men engaged, it was near tell o'clock be!Ore her
main-deck was tinder wa,er. As the tide ebbed, the
ship heeled towards the middle of the river, and abom
twelve o'clock it was found necessary mein her main sad
Intern lIIJSIS by the board. The tine-mast and IN,wsprit
were standing about four o'clock. The Bislilinglim had
been fresh coppered about Iwo months, ago, and had oir'y
her ballast, edibles, and riggiug tin board 'lnc rigging
was nor stretched, but sowed away between iteck•,
which greatly lessened the danger to the shipping iu .hat
of the river.

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