The National Register.
London, England, 1817-04-28 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Tuesday John Byron was convicted of robbing --I‘l‘Ga-
rel, Esq. of 201. in bank notes, under a threat of charging him
with totonararal propensities. The prisooter first saw the pro-
secutor at Covent Garden Theatre. The prosecutor was
somewhat flushed isith wine, and illellllllollsty 311ITes-,(1 the
prisoner to occupy a part of a ('oneta witch he called to neke
him home. He had not gone the length of a street before the
prisoner began to me language which disgusted him. The
prosecutor desired the coachman to stop ; and on Alight ing,
the prisoner clapped his hand into his 'waistcoat pocket, and
took out some silver; he also endeavoured to get his watt.)).
The prosecutor followed him until near the playhouse, to
which the prisoner nos returning. It seems they bad quitted
the theatre before the close of the entertainments. The pri-
soner said he would teal the gills in the lobby what sot t of
character be k the prosecutor', was, making use, at the same
time, of some disgusting expressitios, 'lbis threat Maimed
the prosecutor to desist frion further pursuit, and rather put
op with the prisoner's misconduct. On the 13th of March,
the prosecutor was assailed again by the prisoner; in Ostin
street. 'The prisoner then pulled the prosecutor's card out
of his pocket, v Inch he must have got with the silty r from the
waistcoat pocket 011 •a former evening. 'floe prisoner fol.
lowed the prosecutor up Holles-street. After some disgusting
allusions, the prisoner said He would follow Mr.l‘l`Garel to
the------, but he would have Homey, forhe knew him to
be a gentleman, and his eloaractm. shottlol be reined. Wit
ness gave the prisoner a 201. note so get nid of him, but after
getting it he insisted on more, and followed witness to his
lodgings; he went in and brought him another lel. note. The
feilow then demanded 501. and sail., he would then never
trouble prosecutor any more. On the I; Ili of Alarch the pro-
secntor received a letter by a young 111311, and the result of
that letter was a conference between hint mid his friends,
Messrs. lioderaood, 144:annott, and So rteatit Manly, which
led to information at Bow-street. 'The prosecutor appointed
a steeling in Holies-street, in answer to another letter orougat
by a woman, for the evening of the 20th alarelt, at six o'clock.
Here the prisoner, and the voting man who brought the first
letter, repaired, when the 'emitter aas taken onto custody by
Smith and llond, limy-street pat role. The prisoner was cros-
sing the street to Me. ANiars 1, when lie saw the °dicers, and
attempted to eseapc. In crosscomntination the prosecutor
swore that the reason why he ihd sort cause the prisoner to be
apprehended for the robbery in the coach, was because he
was a stranger in London, and slid not know whether the pri-
soner might not belong to a gang v Ito bad watch. d Mtn from
home. The reason of His easing the2ol. in Holies street, was
the dread-of an ionputinimi of being addicted to unnatural
propensities.—W attain Smith, the patrole proved, that on his
apprehending the prisoner, he said he was mistaken in lois
person, and Was sorry he had accused tin), as lie had never
seen him helm e.—J. M‘Laint (((((( . Esq. merchant of Gloucester
Place, stated the manner its which the prorseen.or had nine- ,
.sented the affair to him, in tle part sviiich he took at liew-
street for the prisoner's appreherrsion. Witness had knots% to
the prosecutor intimately 1.1 years ; lee was -a gentleman of
fortune of the highest respectability. of whose amptaintance
and friendship he was proud.—liettry Miles Underwood.
Esq. of Gloucester Place. eon oborated Mr. AN:aninoon's evi.
deuce. Mr. Alley took an objection in point of law, which
was replied to by Mr. Gurney—The Jury, without hesitation,
found the prisoner Guilty—Death.

It would appear that German literature has now be-
come an object of study and respect at Paris, were
formerly every thing that was not French was barba-
rous or insignificant. A. M. Michel Beer is now giving
lectures on German poetry at the Royal Atheneum,
which are received with great applause.
The establishments of the Batavia and Helder, for
the reception of fintign seamen, are ordered to be dis-
continued, by which the expense attendant thereon is
removed. Communications, it is said, hove been made
to the several Consuls resident here, for them to under-
take the sending home their several countrymen, in a
similar manner that all the English Consuls abroad do
with British seaman. The American Consul has .al-
ready taken steps for this purpose. but with little sue
ccss; and it is not improbable but the others will ex-
perience similar difficulties ; so that the streets will be
again infested with beggars who have refused the re-
lief offered them of returning to their Inaues.
EXTRAORDINARY PEDEsTKIAN.--JilitlCS 0 Ned, an Irish
lad, about 18 years of age. and who had served on hard his
Majevty4 brig Mutine in the battle or Aigier., lett Exeter on
Friday morning. a platter after '9 o'clock. with the Sabvcrip•
tioi. coach, and arrived in Plymouth-dock I quarter before
five in the aftern.,un. distancing the roach, and petrol wing
the journey, (-M miles) barefooted, in the short space anvi'
hours and ;t 11411.

Est...‘et: r ou NG WA rsox.—Sonie light has at length been
thrown on the myst rious concealment and ultimate esi.ape of young
Watson. It typesets. that on the night of the et] of ikeennier, the
young constirator accompanied his satin r and 'lllisstlitual towards
Highgate. On his father being ca .tared, he returned by a circuitous
route to London. He proceed-al to the house of Tendril', a hoot-
maker In Newga tc.,treet. who was on. of I'r• scum's lout. Pendell
reived hins was. cite welcome of a partisan, and was determined
that he should ant till the prodabie tam of the t.111..r \Vatson was
knowa. Tisss il lay protium' t' • mcessity of immediate conceal-
ment, in cua,:equence of the rewind offered for hi, apprehension th.
neat d iv ; and a mom for his sexunimodation in toe back part of the
house t. es prepared. Ile committal l't ndrill's tenant .o. upwards of
a month. and, in hut, till thc • i,ons of pursuit had abated. Ihniny
all this time, however, he dm nut remain a close pri.oner ; for Ins
host having procured Lim the costume of a ,'rind woman, It: fre-
quently wimdtred Girth in th. dusk of die evening. At length he
repairm. to Liverpool, in the care of a feinall fr....L.d. anti there, after
du prcc..ution, he. took Isis passe.3ess on board an Anictiaan yes.. I
a^mss th.: Adroit.. Soon attar Its dep.rture, ndrill,
siva of some dLclesurcs affecting his own safety, sold off Isis i of - ••
and set sail for .\ merica Ass. Within the last foriasght a fetter
been retviyed by a pnblivan in the n ighboi,lexel of Afoorfi:l
Irons young V.. 111,011. announcing hi. woe landing in America, a;
rt.ssing fiv !.! a I u • for the protection which ha I been ..tfirdtss
hint . . -a .on.loo, by wbocu a subscription was entered
into to ‘:dray lus taisaises.