The National Register.
London, England, 1820-07-30 00:00:00

GRAND SHIP LAUNCH AT CHATHAM.

Wednesday being the (lay appointed for the launch
of the Trafalgar, 112 gnu ship, the towns of
Stroud, Rochester, and Chatham, assumed an ap-
pearance of the utmost gaiety, owing to the great
influx of fashionable company which was every mo-
ment arriving, and of which the liar sex formed no
inconsiderable portion. The morning was ushered
in by the ringing of bells, &c. and preparations wcr
every where observable for a splendid fete. From
an early hour in the morning, till about one o'clock,
the streets were continually blocked by cavalcades
of various descriptions, from the high blooded peer
and his four-in-hand equipage, down to the more
cautious cockney, and his chaise.cart, and all seemed
actuated by an equal curiosity.
His Royal lli ghness the Duke of Clarence rose
early, and after breakfast visited various parts of the
town, in company with Earl Darnley, Lord Bin-
ning, Admiral Sir John Gore, Sir Robert Barlow,
&c. &c. after which his Royal Highness returned to
the Admiral's house to prepare tbr the fatigues of
the day.
The gates of the Dock Yard were thrown open to
the public at twelve o'clock; but none were admit-
ted to the canopied seats without u ticket from the
principal Commissioners. To keighthen the beauty
of the scene, the hills on each side of the Aledway
were sprinkled with the country people, and plea-
sure boats and sailing gullies glided along the smooth
surface of the water, in great numbers. We regret
that want of time compels us to be Ude(' in our de-
scription. About two o'clock his Royal Highness
and party arrived amidst the most enthusiastic greet-
ings, and in a few minutes afterwards, the usual
preparations being ready, the Trafalgar was raised
from her moorings and shot into the water like an
arrow, whilst both sides of the river re-echoed the
joyous shouts of the assembled multitude.
It is understood that she is to be towed to Ports-
mouth to be masted, and afterwards to proceed im-
apediately to sea.

His Royal Highness afterwards dined with Sir J.
Gore, and a distinguished party.

IRELAND.

WATERFORD ASSIZES.
MURDER.

John M‘Carthy was indicted for the wilful murder of
Robert Sheehy, Esq. on the Isth of January last, at
Bawnfewn.
Edmund Sheehy, F.sq. sworm—The deceased, Mr.
Sheehy, was witness's father ; witness saw the deceased
brought into his house; he appeared to have been mur-
dered; his skull was cloven asunder; on witness putting
his hand under the deceased's head, it souk into his
skull; witness fainted away. The murder happened
on the 15th of January last, at night-fall. About a
week before, witness and deceased distrained the pri-
soner's father, and drove two horses born his laud; wit-
ness, who was a few yards from them, thought the
prisoner was going to strike the deceased, and went to
his auistance, but the prisoner's father cried out, " Let
him go to the devil and take them ;" deceased put the
horses in pound, hut they were afterwards bailed; pri-
soner's father held a lease of some land from the de-
ceased, and on the life of the deceased; prisoner lived
within a mile of the deceased; had lived there many
years ; the deceased was a kind and benevolent landlord.
Mary Droughan sworn.—Recollects the night Mr.
Sheehy was murdered; saw hint that evening near the
door of the house in which witness lodged ; it belongs
to the uncle of the prisoner. Knows the stream; wit-
ness went after Mr. S. and asked him for some money;
he bid her send her 11113balid to him, and he would dive
him some ; witness was returning when she saw the
prisoner behind the deceased, with a bill-hook or plough
Iron in his hated, with which he struck the deceased
behind the head ; the deceased stumbled a few yards,
and cried out, " Oh, murder! Carthy 1" the prisoner
followed, and gave him a second blow, by which he was
killed, and he fell within two or three yards of the small
road ditch; witness did not wait any longer, but 14111
home through the dikes as fast as she could.
Cross-examined.—Lives at Clomnel with her !maraud
in the house of Pat. Lonnergan ; knew the prisoner and
the deceased vet), well; did not tell the Sheehys of what
she knew until within a few days of Easter Sunday.
The Learned Judge asked the witness what induced
her to swear against the prisoner. She said that three
or four days before she gave the information she met
the Rev. Mr. Casey, between Clonmel and Clogheen,
told him the circumstance, and asked his advice. He
told her that she was wrong in keeping such a secret in
her breast; and that, if she persisted in concealment, she
would not receive the rites of the Church; this operated
so rely strongly upon her mind, that she -.vent and gave
information.

NicholasOrouglian, husband of the last witness, cur.
roborated the testimony of his wife, as far as he w3i
concerned, and farther remarked, that he was often
awakened out of his sleep at night, by his wife starting
up and crying out " Uhl murder, Carthy !"
His Lordship, Baron M'Cleeland, summed up the
evidence to the Jury in an able and eloquent manner,
and passed a very handsom, compliment on the praise-
worthy conduct of the Rev. Mr. Casey, in bringing the
nefarious deed to light.
The Jury, after retiring about ten minutes, returned a
verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner was ortetuied .it one
o'clock.



THE NATIONAL REGISTER

BOXING
BET WEEN BENNISWORTH THE ESSEX CHAMPION,
•ND GARROL THE SUFFOLK CHAMPION.

This battle, which excited considerable interest,
was fought on Wednesday tin. 50 guineas, at Crixey
Ferry, near Burnham, Essex, mid it was manfully
contested thr 58 minutes. Bennisworth last fought
Joshua Hudson, and Gurrol is one of the must pro-
mising of any that has come out fur borne years, of
21 years of age, with weight between 1:2 and 13
stone. Tom Owens seconded Garrol, and Bennis.
worth was seconded by his brother. The ring was
numerously attended.

Round t.—Roth went fearlessly to work, and hit away for
several minutes, when the claret flew in all directions, and
Bennisworth was floored by a hit on the head. Six to four on
Gerrol.

2. 'ENS W:IS alit a gatrlC round, to the luivantage of Garrol
whose strength of hitting had left some heavy marks, and Ben-
nisworth was thrown.

3. A slashing tonal, rather in Bennisworth's favour, who was
lucky in placing sonic favourite hits, but he was at length knocked
down.

The next ten rounds were taught in bull-dog fashion, but
Garrol's strength gave hint decided advantage. and he either
threw or knocked his adversary down in every round.
The 15th wan a determined lighting round, hut Bennisworth
had got weak, and his head was hideously cm:lnvert:A. Garrol
gave his adversary a heavy fall.
The lhth, iith, and !nth, were slaughtering rounds, and Bens
nisworth was hit down in each of them, ical the battle was nearly
reduced to a certainty. Benni,worth received a eross.buttuck.
Until the 3nth round Bennisworth Ought under every disal-
vamage front loss of wind, swollen head, and imperf,xl sight,
and he had no chance of success, fully resisting hi adversary's
superior strength, although he Ought very gum. He was hit
down in this round, unit it was poundage on Garrol.
In the 3-2 d round Heimisworth received a quietus on the front
of the heed, and lie did not recover from a state of stupor after,
although he stood till the 39th round, when Garrol gave him a
finisher in the body and won the battle.
. .

(hand is a high waived young man, and a bard
hitter, and promises much mischief amongst the
heavy weights. lis delivers his blows home without
fear of being hit, and he is just the age to become
a first rate boxer.

IMPORTANT COR ON k. it'S DlQUEST.—Wanionbriving.
—On Friday, an inquisition was held at the sign of the
Nag's Head, Wandsworth-road, before Chas. Jemmett,
Esq. Coroner, on the body of a fine lay, aged two years,
• the sun of George Steveos, a private belonging to the
loth Royal Hussars, who was killed lay falling from a
baggage-waggon, heavily laden with loggage,fae. through
the carelessness of the driver.—John Stansby stated, that
between twelve and one o'clock on Tuesday, his atten-
tion was attracted by the art ival of a number of baggage
waggons, with Imo, wonted, and children, riding on
them. lie Caine out of his shop to see them pass. Se-
veral of them proceeded very regularly, when he observed
the last out one meals 0un...1* . and endeavour to
pass the rest of the others. The driver of the last wag-
gon just at this moment smacked his whip, when the
horses at the noise set off in full speed; the fore horse
• rail for some distance on the foot-path, and forced the
fOre wheel of the leant with a tremendous crash against
a lamp-post, and instantly precipitated a woman and her
child from oil the top by the sudden shock. Whness
i tttttt tahately ran to give assistance, and succeeded iu
raising the woman's head upon his knee ; other help
being at hand, they conveyed her instantly to a suigeon's.
She was, at die tulle when witness lifted her from the
ground, and "bile she lay on the flour at the Doctor's
house, totally insensible. Witness believed when the
deceased was picked sip he was dead, but his whole
attention was towards the woman.—The evidence being
closed, the Jury took a view of the body, and, on their
return, they consulted for upwards of an hour, and after-
wards returned the following verilict:—That the de,
ceased's death was occasioned by falling froma waggon-
from the wanton and negligent conduct of the driver,
by going out of his road, and coming in contact with a
lainp•post upon the foot-path, and do therefore return a
verdict of—Manslaughter against William Woodward, the
driver of the said waggon.—As soon as the verdict was
recorded, the Coroner issued his warrant against the
prisoner, who was in attendance, to be secured. Ile will I
take his trial at the Guildford Assizes, which commence
its a few days.
Dreattful Explosion of Gunpowder.—About half past
ten o'clock on ‘Veduesday night, the neighbourhood of
the Borough Road, St. George's fields, was thrown into
a violent state of alarm, in consequence of a loud explo-
sion of gunpowder, and other inflammable combustibles,
at the House of 11Ir. Jones, au assistant firework manu-
facturer to Vauxhall Gardens. The shock was so ter-
rible that it completely shook every house within 200
yards to its base, shattering the windows, and knocking
down chimney pots, and teniporary shelves and cup-
boards in abundance. Mr. Jones occupies the lower
part of a house in the possession of Mr. Smith, a far-
rier, who was ignorant of his profession, or that he kept
gunpowder on the premises at all ; and oil NVednesday
night, he (Jones) went to his usual avocations at the
Gardens, leaviog his wife in care of the place. During
some time the late of those in the house remained a
mystery ; hut at length a woman, with three children
hanging about her neck, was descried through the dames,
at one of the upper windows. Site threw the children
down tune alter another, and it fortunately happened
that two of them were caught by the spectators, them her
fell aml received some cinitusions ; but none of a serious
nature. The woman was they about to jump out her-
self, but was dissuaded front so doing by John Smith, a
constable, who courageously ran up stairs and succeeded
in bringing her out of the ruins without either experi-
encing much injury. Engines arrived about I 1 o'clock,
the fire was Aot under, and the neighbourhood remain
tranquil Mum,' the rest of the night. By toe interposi-
tion of Proviureuce, a chest of drawers was blown under
the A3l:ca ''.li't CI then up

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and had it not been for this fortunate circumstauce every
its the house must have perished.
A farmer living a miles Iron Eaton, Pennsylvania, sent
his daughter on horseback to that toad, to procure front
the bank smaller notes in exchange lor one of JOU dol-
lars. When she arrived there the bank was shut, awl
she endeavoured to elfeet her object by offering it at sc-
veral stores, but could tiot get her note changed. She
had not gone far on her return, when a suanger rode op
to the side of her horse, and accosted her with so much
politeness, that she had not the slightest suspicion of any
coil intention on his part. After a ride of a mile or two,
employed in very social comer-46mi, they came 10 a versa
retired part of the road, when the gentleman command-
ed her to give him the bank note. It was with slime
difficulty that she could be made to believe him in ear-
nest, as his demeanour had been so very frimodly ; but
the presentation of a pistol plated the matter beyond a
doubt, and she yielded to necessity. Jost as she held
the note to him a sudden puff of wind blew it ioto the
road, and carried it g,eotly several yards from them. ;The
discourteous knight alighted to overtake it; and the IA!
whipped her horse to get out of his power, and th:: other
horse which had been left standing by her side, started
off with her. His owner fired his pistol, which only
tended to increase the speed of all parties, and the young
lady arrived safe at her home with the horse of the rob-
ber, on which was a pair of saddle bags. IVlten they,:
were opened, they were found to contain, besides a quan-
tity of counterfeit bank notes, 1500 dollars in good mo-
ney! The horse was a good one, and when saddled and
bridled, was thooght to be worth at least as ►ouch as
the bank note which was stolen.

The holy of au nolurttmate man, dressed in the cos-
tume a sailor, was discovered on Saturday month% in
a small pond, situate a short distance from the new
road leading from Kentish Town to the Highgate Arch-
way. Ott being drag-ed to tht shore by the men who
found it, appearances led to the conclusion that death
had been produced by violent means, and that in fact a
foul murder had been committed. The features were
disfigured with blood, and the clenched fists and curved
arms of the man, induced the by-standers to suppose
that he had died in the act of resistance, and this belief
was aided by the declaration of a woman residing near tho
spot, who stated, that, at about one o'clock in the morn-
ing, she heard loud shouts, and a soul e, as if people
were quarreling. The body was conveyed to the Buil •
and Gale public-house, where it now lies for the Curit-
uer's Inquest. It was examined by Mr. 1-larding, a
respectable surgeon, of Kentish Town, but he was en-
able to discover any wound which, in his opinion, could
have occasioned death. There is a contused wound over
the left eye, and a few scratches on the face, but those
are all the marks of ill-treattnent.—A Coroner's inquest
was held on Monday night at the Bull and Gate public-
house, Kentish Town, upon the bony. A labourior,,
into, named Butler, deposed, that on Saturday morning
last he was at work in the field of his master, situate Ott
the right hand of the New Road (root Kentish Town to
Highgate. He was cutting hay, and on approaching .t
point, ill a distant part of the field, observed sennethim;
like a man, with his hack uppermost, in the middle of
the water. Witness was much alarmed, and ran to cal!
two persons who were also cutting hay. They took the
body out, and perceived a mark of a blow over the eye,
hut no other mark of violence. The two men who as-
sisted Butler, stated that the body was gone still. There
was a mark on the right temple as if front a blow, but
such as the deceased was nut likely to have given him-
self. The deceased had his hat on. There were tt.e
loot marks of one person leading to the pond, and at the
end of the steps an impression on the clay at the bottom
as if front the fall ofa person into the water. The step:
were wide and straggling, and there were no marks of
footsteps leading f the pond, nor other steps leading,
to it. One of the witnesses went to a constable, whet
said it was not his business to look after the hotly, and it
had better lay there for a few hours.—[The ronstahle
here received a severe reprimand.]—Mr. Bolton, a sur-
geon, said he es:ambled the body. There was a mark
on the superior orbit of the eve, as if front a IA on stone
or gravel. There was another m irk ou the face. Both
were of a trivial nature, and by no means such as weir
likely to become mortal. He had opened the body..
l'here was no fracture of the skull; the wound did not
even extend to the integuments. In the stomach thew
was a quantity of liquid, but whether it wa, ale, or any
spirituous liquor, he could not tell. The deceased ap-
peared to him to hate died of sufincation or drowning.
Here there was a statement made by some persons that
reports had been made of particulars respecting this
case, for which there was no foundation whatever.—
Two surgeons, whose names had been mentioned ui
bills, and who were stated to have said, that the wounds
were given with a pitch-fork, denied every thing atm-
tinted to them.—The Jury moulted a verdict of " Acci-
dental Death."

On Thursday last, the horses of a post chaise,
belonging to Mr. Prichard, of the Three Salmons,
Usk, were taken to be washed in the river Nlonnow,
at Tibbi-bridge, Nlontnuntli, when, as they were
returning to the stable, a violent clap of thunder
exploded, which so frightened one of them, that by
s sudden spring he fell otr the bridge, nearly 15 feet
in height, into the river. lie was, however, taken
out of it, and walked apparently well to the Beau-
fort Arms Inn; but he died soon at terwards, without
previously sliming any signs of pain. The Micas
of the burst of thunder alarmed many of the inha-
bitants. To a person who viewed its appearance,
the cloud which emitted it had the appearance of
three suns, shining with peculiar brightness, when
on a sudden the lightning flashed, and the peal of
thunder which followed shook the whole neighbour-
hood. It was not attended with any rain of conse-
quence either before or after, and the terror it had
occasioned SO: 11 cet.srJ.