The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

M I DDLESEX SESSIONS.

Duncan Menzies was indicted for assaulting Joseph
Eiroshaw.—Tile prosecutor, who is a Lifeguardsman,
stated, that nu the 47th of August, he was going from
his barrack to visit a friend in Tichfield.street, and as he
pawed thro' Oxford-street. he was attacked by a mob of
persons-..ealling him " Murderer—Piccadily Dutcher,"
and other opproorions appellatione,at the same time pelt.
ins him with :;tones, loick.bats, Sze. Some of the offi-
cers belongi og to Nlarlborough-street, Feizel the prieoner,
Mier seeing him throw a lump of mud at the prosecutor.
—This evnlence was confirmed ley the officer who had
s:•cored the prisoner.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner guilty.
Tile prisoner stated, that he was apprentice to a brass.
founder, and several persons gate him an excellent
character.

The Chairman said, the judgment of ihe court was,
that he should be itnprisomd three month~, and but for
the goodness of his enaracter slvitild be three years.
Thi: family of the Haivemicrofts, who t‘ ere found guilty
for a conspiracy to defame and slander a surgeon, of the
name of Prohy, were next placed at the bar for judgment,
They seemed 'a very respectable family• The prosecutor
having very hinnanely interferial,
The Chairman said, that alter a long investigation,
and to the full satisfaction of the July, they had been
ail found guilty of a most vile conspiracy;--had it not
heen for the prosecutor's interference, a very severe sen-
tence would undoubtedly have followed this conviction.
The object of the conspiracy had totally failed y its in-
tention was to roils a young professional man in the
veto outset of his life, but it had ended in most
fully establishing his character, his present application
for mercy did him very great credit. The court, how-
ever, hail a duty to perform, the punishment should be
kept hanging over the heads of the whole party, and they
should be bound severally in the sum of tool, to appear
when called on.

They accorditt4lv entered into their several rocogni-
ZIIICeS, and were discharged.

End 7i/rtes.—Nine tunes out of ten a London hack-
ney-coachinan trili not say " thank you" for a shilling

Between six and seven o'a!oek on Tuesday evening,
Mr.Spratt, of Little Russell-street, Bloomsbury, shoe-
maker, proceeding :Icross the fields from Dulwich to
Camberwell, was attacked by two men, one of whom
smocked him d• in n by a severe blow on the Wek part
of the head with a hea‘y bludiwon, and then jowled
upon Ids chest, and held hint down while the other
rifled hi, pockets of ten sovereigns, three I/ Maidstone
notes, some loose silver, and a clasp knife. The villain
dot content with the crime he had already perpetrated, was
proceeding to add to it that of inurdvr ; lor having opened
the knife hel had taken loon Mr. Sprat's pocket, he
seised him by the chin, and hearing his head against the
pound with such violence as to cause the blood to run
from. his mouth and ears, he tore down his neckcloth,
and had placed the blade of the knife close to Mr. Sprain's
throat, and was in the act of-drawing it across, when the
other, who it appears, was less hardened than his con-
federate, fortunately caught his arm just as ;he knife had
oerforated the skin of the neck, and wrenched it out of
ids hand- The wretch then seised the bludgeon with
whtell Mr. Speatt had been knocked down. and inflicted
several severe blows on M r.-Spratt's head and body ; they
afterwards both threw him into a ditch close by, and
made off. Mr. Snratt remained in this dreadful situa-
rain a considerable time, bleeding profusely, and would
problbly
.have perished bad he. not been discovered by
labouring men, who took him to a cottage at some
distance from the spot. where he rtceived proper as.
sista:lce,

A desperate burglary was committed on the night of
the 13th inst. in the house of 111 r. Gudgeon, sen. watch-
maker, of Bury. The thieves entered by the back pre-
mises, el:tubing over a wall near the Spread Eagle Inn,
and unheard carried off a quantity of plate, jewellery,
witches, &c. Two men hate been apprehended in this
cuy on suspicion, and were sent to Bury for examination
last.--% orreich Courier.

Wirtbs.
In Ball/clay ormare, Lady Mary Fitzroy. or a son.
Tire lady of C. D. 0. Jepbsoo, op. of Mallow easily, lc W. comity
of Cork. of a son rod 6clr.
At Richmond, rh.• lady of J. Sklnay, ell. of a daughter.
Mrs. Nut mg, of Vornbill, of a son.
lit Millburn street, V.. emanates. Mrs. D. Omen. of a son.