The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-12 00:00:00

REMARKABLE CASE.

The official returns of Commitments, Trials, and Conviction'.
in England and Wales, in 1815, hose been printed by order of
the House of Commons. The following is an extract, under
the head Nlontgomeryshire.
" The prisoner John Lea k, within named, having been put
upon his tilal, the Jury withdrew to the Jury-room, to consider
of their verdict; and continued there undetermined, from 12
o'clock on Thin slay night, the 13th July, Inls, until one
o'clock in the afternoon of the follow in., day, without having
agreed 11p011 their verdict (the Court 'having been, in the
mean time, adjourned to the ilwelling•honse of George Smart,
called A herniule, situate in the parish of Llaninerewig; in the
said comity, for the purpose of taking such verdict), without
meat, drink, tire, or candle; when they were so exhausted and
faint, that it became absolutely necessary that they should have
refreshment: eleven of the number composing such Jury,
being of opinion that the prisoner was not guilty, and only
one of (twin of opinion that he was guilty; when the eleven
Jurors agreed, that if they should be released from the Jury.
room, and permitted to g to the adj °nett Court at Abermille
to deliver thelr verifier, they would find the prisoner guilty
upon which the bailiff rule wed them all from the Jury-room,
and they iI111111.(liOttif dispersed, and many of them took re.
freshment, and afterwards went to Abermille; and upon being
asked by the Court there, whether they tined the prisoner
guilty, or not guilty? one of them answered guilty, several
of the otters said. they did not fluid loin guilty. Upon which
a motion was made by the Attorney for the prisoner in unrest
of judgment; hut the -Court afterwards taking into consider-
ation the above ch cmnstances, were of opinion, no verdict
could be taken float that Jury, and immediately thereupon
discharneil them; and it appearing to the Court, that the pri•
saner had been at large dining the night of Thursday, fined
him 6s. Bd. and ordered that he should cuter into a fresh re-
cognizance fortis appearance at the following Quarter Ses-
sions, to answer such iiiiliettnert as might be preferred against
him; but no indictment was afterwards preferred.

T7NPAHALLFLED FEAT ut• l'EncsTitiaistsx.—Barnett on
Tuesday accomplished kis wonderful task Ufa mile and a half
au hour for Intro hones, in the midst of a pretty considerable
crowd, who e,t °etc' him MI the ground with loud hogras.
Considering, his age, and that he walked %nit' a mile more in
each hour than an) of his predecessors, he may be called au
Uttra•Barclaian.

The Prince Regent Packet from Brighton was seised by the
Custom-bout officers at Dieppe, on Sunday sennight, in con-
sequence of having a quantity of cotton goods concealed on
board, with a view to avoid the importation duty. She was
only released under a bond of 18,000 francs, that the matter
'molt be luvestigate.l. "the proprietors, we understand, were
utterly ignorant of the circumstance.
OtaniC or Munueit.—Two women, of the names of Ma-
honey and riilligan, were charged with the murder of Maurice
Walsh. u St. Giles'e watchman, in George-street, by strangula-
tion. 'FM• deceased was flood dead in the house of Mahoney,
with whom he is reported to have associated. A Coroner's
Jury sat eight hours on the body, and delivered a verdict of
Murder, under circumstances of strong suspicion against the
prisoner.
The following• melancholy evert happened at Steeple Ashton
near Potters-gate, on Monday last : George Holloway. in the
employ of Mi s. Itnlffe, hatcher, of Pottern, being aecidenily in
company with a labouring man of the name of Oreitird, eon-
sequence of some itriluling• expression used, and repeatrd by
the former, the latter drew from his pocket (as he promised he
would if the expression was repeated) a clasp knife, and plung-
ed it into the heart of Cie poor youth, who instantly fed and
expired. The deeeated was a fine yOUlla man, much respected
and only 21 years of age. Coroner's verdict—Manslaughter.
A carman to Mr. Milner, of Bucklersbury, was on Wednes-
day, killed, by the falling of a bale of goods from the slings of
a craw, which was in the act of being lowered from one of the
tipper warehouses into a cart below. The bale vs eighed .1 cwt.,
and coming directly upon the carman's head, put sua imme-
diate end to his life. The deceased has left a wife and five
or six children.
On Thursday sennight the coachman of Mr. Toney, of Friglefield-
green, having, as it is supposed, drank a little too freely, in attempting
to get up a ladder to his bed, which is over the stable, fell, as sup-
posed, from near the top of it, and, hitting his breast against the wheel
of the coach, was killed—at least he suts found quite dead in the morn-
ing his fellow-servant, near the wheel of the carriage. An inquest
sat on tl e body, and brought in a verdict of Accidental Death.—He
hal lived in the family 16 ye .rs.