The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY..

There were no trials of any importance until Friday,.
when Robert Hensler and George Ache were indicted for
stealing a watch and seals, value 4i. Irons the person of
Christian Kofort. on the Stat July, inßatcliffe.highway.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who
Is a Dime, that nt II o'clockete the night of the Slot July.
he was in Ratcliffe-highway, when the prisoner Astir
snatched his watch from his fob, and ran away with it.
The prosecutor followed him. and when he emcee up with
him knocked hint down. He endeavoured to get the
watch front him. In the struggle, the chain anti seals
were broken from the watch, and remained in Ashes
baud. While. the prosecutor was engaged with Asi
struggling on the ground, the prisoner Han%ler attacked
him: thinking Hensler had a karate in his hand, the pro_
vendor known' au and seised him, upon which Asko. made
his escape. Hensler was taken to the watch.liou.e.
Whilst he was there, the other prisoner, Ashe,eame to see
him, when he was recognized by the prosecutor, and •d-
-preliended. The Jury toned both the prisoners—Guilty.
The Sessions being ended, the remaining pa isopers wet e
brought up to receive the judgment of she Court. Tbe
Recorder passed amnesice of.doath upon the followiou-
individuals

Henry Steer, John Andrews, Martha Kerr, J. Dolton,
Elizabeth Dunkin, John Mayo, TI 000000 lig Saunders, WHllata
Lowndes, Peter Fagan, Ehe Bowen, Rich. Griffittd,
Timothy Leary, Samuel Rird,• William Grisly, Thome*
Fonsick, John Jones, Mathias Maher, Jane Moggridge,
John Stone, John Britton,-Wm. Fletcher, John Henle).
Vann Atkinson, William Bnrke, John Powell, Joseph
Anderson, William Healey Bond. Anahid.e Fitzgerald,
Henry Lovell, Jan. Pennington, Edward Cmeedy, Matti'.
Backman, and William Peterson. I l were widowed to •
be transported fur life, and ZI fur 7 years Upon leaving
the duck, one of these prisonen, named .John Amos, ap-
parently about 18 years of age, threw a stone, intended,
it is supposed, for the corder. The stew, .how
struck against the mirror that bears over the dock, which
it shattered withs loud e►ash: The Court was thrown
Into contusion by •Iltis circumstance. The prisoner was
brought bark to the dock,and the Recorder-addressed bin
He said, that if the Court conl4-4volice the conduct of a
prisoner in such a situation, that of which he had bens
guilty would Merit the most severe psudbment. It was
evident that lie had another object in ♦iew than the
breaking of the glass. He, however, freely forgave bin.,
and he was confident that if he reflected upon his conduct
the reproaches of his own conscience wolltd be the great-
est punishment he could suffer. Three were ordered to
be imprisoned fur one year, and to be ■blicly whipped;
10 to he imprisoned for 6 months; 7 to he imprisoned for
3 months; I fort month; and 2 to be whipped and die-
charged.—The Sessions then adjourned to Wedursdaj,
the 27th instant.

&matt' of• a letter dated Aviz Cayes. July 31:—
"'Macgregor •is arrived- here from the Isle de Vacne..
where he had been for several days at. anettor. In re-
entering the port, his brig, the Macgregor, gut aground,
and at the end of 36 hours went down, Atte atacuipts to
save•her having proved unavailing. Melancholy to re-
late, the greater part of the Oleic:Wu) were on board pe-
rished. Of the pasoangers by Use three (ships. the Mssry
Eliza, Henry, and l'araittula, the numbers are daily di- •
minishing by sickness: We mow consider Macgregor's
success impossible, as he has neither men, .iaency, or
provoions. Nevertheless; he puts a good countenance-
on his fortunes, and talks confidently of the arrival of-
further 111000.1111 front England. The only vessel he hie
now with hins-is.the Tarantula, Puolman, London.;
lying in the bay 01 Flatutuattis, .with•ouly. 111-.pavaeu-
gels on board.
The interesting ceremony of laying Ate founda-
tion stoneof the new Church at Chatlians.qh Owe
at two o'clock precisely on Tuesday lain, WOO Ve-
nerable the Archdeacon of•Rochesi.er. T6t7Pree-
masons of the County assisted on this important oc-
casion. The children of the National Daily and
Sunday Schools, to the amount of several, hundred.,
assembled to sing appropriate psalms. It was a
highly impressive and gratifying spectacle.
Out Friday as It. O. Juurs, r..bi4. solicitor, of South-
ampton timid:lllgs, Holborn, was attending a sale in
Brunswick Square, fur tile purpose to purchasing souse
articles tit her ttttt ere, he discuverted in the crowd likst lie
had been rubbed of his pocket-hook ; he immediately •
repaired in site street-dour, and twinned if any person
had gone out. he was answered in site negative, tin •
winch he called a constable, to whom tie cone ttttttt
the robbery ; they returned twit toe ,ale multi, and made
the case known, %I?still sonic gentleman ploposed, that
in order to discover the sheet they sianild all stand in a •
row and be snatched ; on this peoposal a man was ol•- -
served to drop a pocket-book, which a gentleman picked •
1111, and whitls Mi. 14/1/CS idrilt flesh to be his,, bus it was
cut open and the contents guise ; the than was -emote. •
diarely taken into custody, and oil swing seart•lled a ten
politica anti f tern one pound swtre 1 I lipoid
, whirl] Mr. Junes identified to be tn. property.—
Mr Jones's coat ;um Lei Has cut whence the book was
extracted. The ttttt mer. who vase ills 11.11ile Jlrllll
Alm ton, was taken to Hatiinilardeit 1,4
ex 3 initiation. He waS a tall, `hill, middle aged man,
refused to give his adddress, or any atcotuit of hintstti..
lie Was committed.
‘Ve undrrttand 11 letters received by the last mail front •
Cadiz, tetat the Yellow peter gained g tttt nti men., and
had created great alarm among mercitains, who
nett. 11%111111es were getting, out to Chit:laud and the iiktglta'i
Wilting tow us in the country. • • •
We last week stated that the Grand Jur, oi '•
Middlesex had thrown out the bills, against cetti,iin
newseenders, for selling publications ottargid witla
being seditious. But it appears, front-the procee-::
dings at Ike ,Middlesex Sessions-house
that tbengh tiosimos were held to bail, bills tirtam.:,
nut eV;in iiiimat the greater -nu/abet-4a
o no.
thorn. tie ,i;4111/

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LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4.
Three Mock, p. we.

COII()NER'S INQUEST ON LEES.
31ANCIIB6T1(11, FathaF, OCT. I.
We mentimnal Mr. llarmer's rejoinder to the cuidling of Mr
aloud. /lowa afterwards Mr. .Ishwortit explained,
that lie had-beett indeed at the meting. and 111111f011esly• if it was
au unlawful assembly; but tie had Len induced to Go by
curiosity.
alt. ilaraser.-So were many who were murdered there. (:I
strung c.tpre.w,i in of ,:indinitni".)
Mr. ;kennel l/avenpott naming been sworn,
t pruner, evidently ueterniineu to refuse his evidence as insp.
plivable, asked, 11 hat do you know of .ate death of John Lecs?
I never saw hint dust I 1 .ow.-You ca' therefore know noting
of ins death ?1 don't know whether it was Ile ur net.-Vou
leaiiv„ Si, that is no answer to toy question. Ltd you see John
Lees cut f 1 don't kno a whether it was he or not.--You k"uw,
roar, that is IIJ an•wer to my question. [lid you see Joitu Lees
eta! I don't know whet, it was neut. not; I saw a person near
the Itu.tings cut by the Veunitoiry.
l'isio.ier.-ghat is /la answer.
Mr. llonner.--•-• I saw a person near the hustings cut by the
comatuf."
(.11,.-"aer-(stantling up, having taken off his spectacles and Lid
tlhati on the table, and looking most earnest sad agitated.)-Mr.
'Lamer. I tell you once fur an, that I will nut allow you to be an
echo to your WilllesSes.
Mr. flariner.-I am not an echo to them, I merely repeated
what I con.idered Important evidence• that you might not target
to mita it anion, your notes.
Carunti l,i.tle it:taste:tide warnith.i-I say you have been an
e. ho to divot, and I any ntore, you have acted tugltuttin to the
witoes es.
Mr. Ilamer-(evidently maces' and ardent.)..-3[r. Coroner,
the. *us going so bay slut might be improper-at/tat is
untrue.
The witness proretaled.-.1 sew a young man cut; lie held his
arm over Ills /WALK. 11 to protect hinisclt, and his aim was cut
aids a sabre.
Mr. Asliworth.-.-The witness makes a motion to illustrate the
cat, and shows that it was upon the inside ot the arm.
lie-eaiy shows that the cut was made; it
could not be the inside tat the arm if it wits extended over thettead.
l'oroner.-Mr. Harmer, you are nut to euniment upon die
evidence.
Mr. liaaner.-I only atioke in reply to a remark by Mr. Ash-
worth. Surely he has no rigiit to reason upon the evidence, if I
have no right to correct him.
Witness preceded-1 mild not see what became afterwardeof
tie person whom I saw cut-Did you khow aim cut at him
I knew Mr. Burley and the trumpeter-Did they cut Joint Let'?
1 told you that I did nut k..ow John Lees-Why then did you
not give a direct answer? Ditl you know who cut this person
that you saw cut? No, I did not-% by then did you mention
WOO cut? Because I saw these cut-But you did not see thcni
cut John Lees 'r
I don't know whether John Lees was the person
Of not-Now y-011 know thou is no answer.
Mr. Ashworth here renewed his objection to any evidence that
. did not identify the individuals who actually cut John Lees.
Mr. Harmer contended that all who were active in cutting and
injuring on the Itith were &answerable, not only fur the precise
iajuries which trey individually had indicted, but for all the eoi.
sapience. of the charge which the body made upon a peaceable
and tundle.s.elms multitude.
'flu: Coroner began to give his judgement against Mr. Harmer
Mr. 'Lamer (atidressing hu eierk.)-Take down every word
of that.
The Coroner qtulifiad and.refined his espreasious, so that we
wally cannot report them.
dui a. JACKSON (FOREMAN Or THE Juay.)—Sta, I LIN-
DEISTAND THAT ALL TIME JURY AOSEE WITIL NE, THAT
TILL THE EVIDENCE IS CONLLADICTED NY SUFFICIENT
CONTRARY EVIDENCE, WE ARE ALL SATISFIED THAT THE
SLEETING WAS utIIET AND FEACLABLE, AND THAT IKE
11/10T ACT WAS NUT READ.
Coroner-We can ratted no farther to-night. (It was new
near .)
Mr. Ashworth requested to have an adjourtunent till Saturday
morning.
Coroner—l suppose Mr. Harmer consents to that. You con-
seat Mr. Harmer
Mr. Danner-I. too, have professional duties to attend to; and
I think, besides, that Lolls tugaision. should bit brouglit to a close
au 60011 as possible. Thc‘c are. witnesses kept to attentilinee tat
great expense here-
Coroner-You don't object to i, ?
Mr. Harmer-I give no consent; I say nothing to it.
An aged Juror remarked, that t" wt.s very loud us put off so
much time tnr ode person who was paid for it.
The Court was adjourned till Saturday morning.
As Mr. etni lie, i 'eta. tae ito .11“Ileilebler, he was cheered
by 1.11;4e grik.oN it b.. mae.l tar seven miles, at
intei %al., wit., bpi to taudtes arid WI the lops of tilt
Leads.