The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-28 00:00:00

MILITARY OUTRAGE.

COURT-110USK, %VAKEFIELD, NIAY 19.—Some thne
ago, J 11141st ectiel and onprovolirti assiult wai committed
by two military own on tile person of Samuel C0.....ics
worth, at o%rr t tier Hurbuiy, itt the test
riding id Yuri:sour, by which he was so srver: ly
wounded as 10 cxcne Stl.lOllS ilppfelle115;0113 for 110
,t.ilol, 01 they gill:ill, who are prism's of I real
re•pei lability, thought it due to public justice that a
legal Hsi esm:ation should be instituted; and, after sere
ral delays, the cause of which it is not necessary to
explain, the hearing came on this day at die Coutt-house,

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in Wakefield, before Benj• Dra!try, El. the Rev•
W. Wood, J. Maude, and J. Egreniont, &qrs.
At the commencement of the business, Captain Sib-
thorpe rose, and addressed the Nlagirrates. He stated•
that the conduct of the military under his command had
been much misrepoesented in the piddle papers, and
requested that, before the examination of the witnesses
was proceeded with, the reporters might be ordered to
withdraw. The Magistrates, after a stunt pause, said
they did not think it necessary to make suet) an order;
but they intimated to the gentlemen who attended for
the public press, that it was their wish that no part of
the evidence should be published, as it might prejudice
the party accused when lie was pm upon his trial.
With this ititimaiion they expressed heir readiness to -
comply, and the hearing proceeded. Witnesses were
then called to prove the assault. and the examination
was proceeding, when Captain Suntiorpe,observingthat
the reporteiawere occupied in taking notes, again inter-
fered, and ..islied the Bench to order them to desist.
I lie Magistrates, however, wade no such-order; but the
repinteis, to as oul unnecessarily irritating the Captain,.
laid down their pens, and the examination went •n
wititout any further interruption. The result was, that•
Thomas Quin), a sergeant in the 4th Dragoon Guards,
w a ordered to find bail, to answer for the assault at the
ensuing Quaver Sessions; and Captain Sibtliiirpe gate •
the necessary security. The officer who was stated to
lone given orders to the sergeant to assault Charleswortb.
was inn in attendance.

Great Shooting. —At the second meeting of the
Midghain Pigeon Club, on Monday, no less than
102 birds were killed in 110 shots.—Four of the
members killed, on the average, 19 birds lima 21;
and the Gentleman who is the best shot in the Club-
killed but 16 from 21; an ordinary shot killed
24 in succession Mr. Thorpe won • the silver cup
and cover, in shooting off the tie of nineteen, with
Mr. Waddington
i/ most eau 'ordinary acts of suicide were eons/oil-
ted List Tuesday morning, in Union Street, Somata-
Thwh, in, two ~.en who had lived neighbours in the
stn-et, and who were in the habits of tue greatest inti-
macy. A respectable inhabitant of that street, sixty
vrars of after breakfasting with his wife and family
in good 'wait)) and spirits, got up from table, saying he
had op stairs, and would be down ghostly;
but remaining too long, and a person coming in who
wankd hint on bos,tiess, his daughter went up to tali
hint, and on entering his bed-room, she found him
suspended front the iron rod of the bed-tester, quite
dead. At the same time an alarm was given that his
particular friend., a butcher, residing in his immediate
neighbourhood, was discovered hanging by a rope from
an non hook ill the slaughter-house, clone dead.
About four o'clock on Tuesday evening a child, about
two years of age, belonging to Mr. Sminimis, Thatched
I ottage, Regent's Park, wile knout drowned in a pond
in the garden. 'file family were as (limier—the chil-
drens' maid wort likewise at dinner, a fl she incauti-
ously autiered the child to play alrout, bill Miming the
child, she ran into the garden, and
ran io time pond, where she perceived w. cilia' clothes
floating ou the seater. She gave the alarm—hie child
tv.is inimediAcly taken out, and a Suigem) sent for,
who used the ...rails prescribed by the Royal Humane
Society for the recovery of suspended animation, but
all to no effect.

Tilt *day atteruoou us Mr. James Forte, ironmonger,
Wilorrii ine street, Mile End, was going through Step-
my Fair, he .vus hustled by a gang of pickpockets, and
naohett of a valuable gold watch, guld (shalt' and key,
and a silk hamikercinel. The saute reviling, Mr.
Join' Ptnitu, broker, Broad Street, Ratcliffe, iu walk-
lug through the lair was hustled alto robbed of a silver
watch mid arpendaaes.
Last week a lame dog, the properly of one of Lord
Cast I. teagh s coachmen, at North Cray, 111 this county.
,atinenly mainirtned symptoms of madness, sad, before
any act s cniiiil be taken to secure or destroy the ani-
mal, a ha severely lacerated the hand o, hoe boy, the
sou of aMr Bairks. It also attacked a flock of turkies
t, lousntf to his Lordship, and hit set era! of them.—
Sits, tat du_s also, it is tearrd, have bveli hitten by it.
nut at !engin it was destroyed. Surgical .anstance was
1,,,.c0re0 ut the boy iiiinivdliqrly, and the w ti was
Lzvd.
Deel.—A meeting took place curly on Wednesday
morning in a field on the verge of Kennington
Common, between It D C., Esq. u sporting gen-
th,man, from the North of Englund, and I'. S. %V.,
Esq.—The dispute which led to the meeting ori-
ginated in the former having used what was con-
sidered improper language to the latter, relative. to
a disputed bet between t•indarrie and the Sailor for
the Derby. The first file was imttixtual ; in
the second Mr. C. w.,s wounded severely in the
upper part of the hip, but the ball fortunately did
nut lodge.
Exiraordinary Pane/s Bowl —At an entertain.
ment given at Kenmore Castle, by tics! Hon. J.
Gordon, present Provost of New Galloway, to the
Magistrates and Council of that ancient Borough, a
most novel and singular punch bowl was exhibited.
This was nothing else than an enormous cockle-shell,
from one of the South Sea Islands, weighing 1.20
pounds, and of proportionate capacity, moulded into
a most fantastic form, and exquisitely elaborated by
the iuimitable hand of Nature When this gigantic
vase, with its ocean of choicest punch, was placed on
the oaken table of the vaulted hall, :and the joyom;
company gathered round in close order, the etrect
' Was highly pleasing; and it was curious to observe
what zest was given by these peculiarities to this
merry fete, so much in the character of the baronial
hospitalities of other days.

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OLD BAILEY.

MONDAY, MAY 22.
Ileury Brown, a young man of very interesting
W I. ap-
peurunce. was capitAlly malieted for uttering seven
and ive 51. bank notes. with intent to &frond the Go-
s ertior atul Company ut the Bank of England.
It was proved by the ea ileite.e adduced on the part of
the proseeinion, that the prisoner had passed the forged
notes nit:taloned in the indicutteht to several rebpectable
tradesmen in the niettopolis, giving various feigned
names oil passing each. On one occasion he gave the
name of LieUl• Crow, of the UtUden Cross, Charing-
Crws : on others, Lit:toot-lain Bligh, Capt. Close,
NV ebbs, Dawson, E-sq. W illiarrs, &c. Tbe first charge
soma the prisoner wao made out by Mr. Jarrett, hatter,
lo nig in Piecadily. On Coo 27th of February the pri-
soner bought two hats of him, and gore a tub bankt
trots: iu payment at the same time, siating that his name
was Lieut. Bubb of the Royal Artillery, living at
'Woolwich. The rest of the ease was proved by evideucu
of a similar nature.
The prisoner male no defence as to facts, but threw
himself upou the mercy of the Court. lie complained
that he had not been allowed to pleatl guilty to the
tninur offeoce ; that mercy had been shown to other
pito:men., and he could see no reason why it should nut
be LXICIidC(I to bhu.
Mr. .T.otice Bayley summed up the evidence, and
observed, that with respect to that part uf the prisoner's
lierellet! which It• ...sarded the Bank of England, the jury
hod nothing to rigs. The only question now to be con-
sidered was, wlsadter, upon a due exutuivation of the
evidence. the prisoner was guilty or innocent of the
charges against hint.
The .7ury found a verdict of Guilty, after a very short
(140u:ration.
Ms. .lorreit and Mr. Dolman, two tradesmen to
whom the prisoner pasted two of the notes in question,
recommended the pi isoiler to mercy.
Mr. Yuslice Bayley said that he should be happy to
common:cite the tscsiiirincotiotion in die proper quarter,
but requzsted to know on what particular ground the
rt commendation was made.
Mr. Jarrett and Mr. Dolman then said that the
grounds mum wh.ch they had made their recomotetula-
tion wereohat the prisoner had been ititlueed to pass
these notes though great chin ess, and that he had been
probably the tooth:mein of mit .rs ; they were led to sup-
pose this from these cireunista.tee—that when the pri-
soner was oppreitended he was vety snobbily clad, and
that only uue pound eleven shillinLs were found in Its
possession.
Mr. .1 ust..ce Bayley immediately noted down these
recon mendations. atid said that they should he catmit-
nicated its the proper quarter. The prisoner, however,
would act most imprudently, if this recommendation
raised any material degree of hope to his mind. This
was a serious transaction, and whatever might be the
event. the prisoner would act mast wisely in preparing
himself for anoiher and a better world.
The prisoner bowed and retired from the bar, having
requested that the property which hail beets tales front
hint by the officer might be restored.
Mr. Justice Bayley desired that the property aright be
given over to the Under Sheriff, to be ditposed of in the
proper way. lie himself could make no order reS.
pecung it.
Tite Under Sheriff Touter humanely intimated that
the property should he restored in the prisoner.
Solt uel Btojanito Meredith ;:ldicted capitally, for
having uttered a forged note, kriowitig it to be a
furiWlY, with intent to defraud toe Governor and Coat.
11411% of the Bank of England.
The evidence was clear azainst the prisoner, and he
was found guilty.
Immediately after the verdict was pronounced, the
prisoner looked at the progenitor with a keen eye and
enraged countenance, took op a Issndful of herbs which
were paced on the bar before the duck, and threw it at
hint with ad his ii.ner. No injory was, however, re-
ceived by the pro:ice:lhr.
Jane Harrison, au interesting female, was put to the
bar, charged with having uttered knowingly a forged
back note. Sae was on Saturday toed and acquitted of
a similar o!Tencet and when she was placed at the 'oar,
she was informed by Mr. Baron Garrow that the avik
had intinanel/ consented to take a verdict of acquittal in
her case.

BOXING.

The raatclt between Dan. Gcc, the pottery man,
who is ;onsidcred the best man now is Warwick-
shire, and Barton, a farmer in Osfardshire, and a
man of much strength, who is not without, some
knowledge of the buxinl- art, took place on 'l'hursday
at Bankhara, Bucks, in a 13-acre field, belonging to
P. Totharn, Esq. after having been twice removed.
The men first had a turn-up at a revel, a fortnight
since, when they were parted, and Barton offered to
back ititnself for SO!., and it was soon made. The
men set-to at nine o'clock, is a ;20-feet
Sixonds were, Todd for Barton; and‘Vhitby tor Gee.
'fill COM BAT.
Directly after lotting loose of hands. Barton received a smart
IA handed facer, which drew claret twin tie nos., but lw
returned a buoy right handed b!ew upon the at the saute
lime. which hat Goe away. A rally folios ed, and give and take
war t.le order or the round, uniii Gee rceeitud a nervy coos
bialtS••
g. 1.4, Was nothing but a fighting round of nine minutes, but
:att.Lr the trim tiukkners of hitting, but Ins
deal 4:ile natch inonsa.it his adversary's right ;Laid, rhich
at tir•rs seethed to ite.ve spla him. One of Vitae's pallets sdb
difiiitilled in the mat round, tut Gee was riniatted by a II:: in the
wind.
red 4. Roth had fought them:elves out, and these were mare
mantis for wind.
p..eldedly in favour of Mawr, who milled away to all pans
IT d« rms. but alinough be bad not strength to. op the
runcurb,
iw tictince to parry many of OK bits, butlast was