The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-01 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS'.

Late on Saturday evening a trial came on before the
Common Sergeant, which, from its eve aordinitry nature,
excited a more powerful feeling than has perhaps been
witnessed io a Court of Justice tor many years.
Nancy Dane!, a young female, elegantly dressed, and
evidently of superior manners, ens illtheleil capitally, for
steeling 81. in notes, one guinea, and wearing apparel,
the property of C. Falek; and sonic silver spouses, the
property of W. Ball, in the house of the said W. Ball.
The first witness called for the prosecution was C.
Falek, the prosecutor; lie was a well•looking young man,
and very smutty dressed. The moment lie mounted the
witness's box, the prisoner shrieked out, " Oh, guidons
God! is this possible and was nearly fainting. She
was ordered a eltair.—Falck then, with a flippancy which
called forth the repeated animadversions of the Judge,
proceeded with his evidence. He lived in the house of
Mr. W. Ball, No. 2, Little Union-street, Moorfields. The
prisoner hail lived with Idm about a week previous to the
robbery. They lived as man and wife, but lee never
authorized her to take the money or Wearing apparel in
question. He never said to the people of die house
whether she was his wife Of not. hire hired the lodging,
and lie 'relived she represented herself to he his wire.
she laid wit money fur provisions, and lee gave her Motley
every day, or so, a few shillings at a time. He had lumen
her three months before she lived with him, and gut ac-
quainted with her by seeing her at her lather's house,
where he was at work for some days. On the 24111 of
Julie lee went oust, leaving every thiug safely lucked up,
and when he returned in t,ee evening he found the door of
Isis apartments locked and the prisoner gone. He got in
and found that all the property mentioned kJ the indict.
ment was gone. He found the prisoner the next mo g
at the Fox and Huuuds public-44.mile, in Charter-house-
lane, and Brown, the officer, whom he took with him,
searched her, and found pawnbrokers' duplicates for his
missing clothes. There were one waistcoat, two pair of
pantaloons, and two coats.
Cross-examined by Mr. Andrews.—Are you a cockney?
—No. I came frotu Fahnotath, in Cornwall, three years
ago.
You got acquainted with the unhappy girl at the bar at
her father's house, did you ?—Yea.
And you had known her three months when you seduced
her, and took her to your bed; and scow you come to pro-
secute her fur her life ?--L did not seduce her.
Did you not, Sir, promise to matte her your wife?—No,
She came from her father's house, where she was living
in comfort mid reputation, did she not?—She did, but it
was her wish.
Did you. slut pass her as your wife I—No ; I never said
one way or the other about it.
What are you ?-1 am a journeyman carpenter.
How muscle can you earn ?—'lliirty shillings a week. I
work ter a Mr. Rolle, a builder. I gave her money cm).
day.
The witness then went on to state that lie had, at the
request of the prisoner, visited her while in confielemeut.
His only object in visiting her was a hope of discovering
where the remainder of his property was. He visited leer
three times in the Gilt:Tor-street Compeer, and once in
Newgate. He paid Its. out of Sets. fur lodgings at Mr.
Ball's. He gave her souse money, but did nut know how
much. He was not at all ashamed at taking her away
trout her Whet 's house. She enticed hive!—A murmur
ran through the Court.
lee Gnomon Sergeant—And are you really not ashamed
of the conduct you leave pursued towards this young wu-
urine ?
Falek—Not at all, my Lord.
Mrs. Ball, the landlady of the house where the parties
lodged, was called, and identified the spoons pawned by
the prisuuer. They came as a new-married couple; and
the prisoner told her that she was married without her fa-
ther's consent.
Brown, the Officer, said, that when he found the pri-
m/Her he told her she was charged with a felony ; and she
iitilliediately said she would give up every g she had.
The prismier beieig called on for her defence, addressed
the Court lee great The prosecutor, she said,
had cone: to her father's house, and gut leer away limn her
home by the must metal promises and persuasions. When
be visited her ill prison he promised solemnly that he
would nut indict her.—She said so him, " You know,
Charles, 1 do not deserve it; you knew yon had a share
of it;" and he again declared lie would not indict her;
adding, that he would not have proceeded so far, only
that " his ()nil character was at stake."—The prisoner, at
the conclusion of her address, was again neatly tainting.
A sister of the prisoner was called, and stated, that the
latter had lived in comfort and happiness at tier radices
house maid she knew the prosecutor. F.elck had begged
nemesis often to assist hint in übtainiug access to her sister
Tun latter never co )))))) nii:cated to %%riling her design of
going away wish Falek.
A Solicitor, who had known the prisoner's family many
years, described it to be exteeniely respectable; and
spoke to the character whuci she had unifOrnily bottle
beiiire this distressiog uectac,;i.re. Her lather was a
housekeeper iu the in istleouterhood of the Court.
The c. 11111 l oil Sergemst, iu steenniang tip the evidence,
remarked with great sever ily on the conduct of the pro-
armor, Falck, and told the Jury, that it the case rested,
solely oat the evidence of that pet soli. they ought to acquit
the prisoner. They had it its evidence, that the prisoner
was ilVelig happily with leer lather; that she was seduced
by the prosecutor; and was now brought to (Ilia unhappy
sitteateon by lie: artifices.
'flee Jun." consulted about a minute, and returned a.yer•
diet ut Nut Guilty ; which was ptatiouuced aisle seismic
emphasis ley file Fineman, and received with applause by
tier Whole Court.

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l'lte prisoaer, with an hysterieal sob, said, " Mt, Gen- most cruel and brutal treatment, which put his life in
U4'111011,1 thank you I.- and was borne out of Coml. great danger. This evidence was corroborated by
i'ali k asked it he 'ingot take 111 clothes. Smith, the watchouse-keeper of St. Paneras,and others
The Continuo Set ;cant said, lie was ct.mkinly entitled to who proved the prisoners to be connected with the gang.
them; but, in las opinion, tome Jury bad, by their verdict . spoken of by the proseeictir.
Torre were no kss titan
expressed au uptown that they were paaned okb his fifteen of thtse desperadoes taken into Custody at the
consent, and therefore the pawnbrokers would pet haps
&lint: time, and whet 'thy were in the watehonse, an
demand the payment of the sums advanced Illn•.1 them.
attack was made by ups.aids of iAt robbers, with au lie (the Cot:unite St:pp:ant) should certainly not rualst it
intent to rescue the pitsolicrs. The vrisoners made nu
if they dol.
defence; two Jew, gave Wthdie a Aood character-omi
The pawnbrokers took away the clothes.
WEDNIILSJAIi, SEPT. V. of them swore brio lie had known him 20 years ; the
William Ricketts rein indicted for stealing a watch, volute prisoner, however, on being wird his age, caul lie was
40,,. the p,upear yor William Thorn, a seamati. Ile u.‘,l been i 6. 'rite Common Sergeant inflamed up. aitil the Jury
an tad delis. scut although a very young wan, nA.I out being untur,diakiy found toett, Guilty; they were seuteuca.
kual guilty, mime C.)111'11,41 Sergeant 5.11 J, that the only Ithall4 10 be trittisronctl fur lite.

Between seven and eight o'clock, on Saturday morning,
the neighbourhood of Bowling-pin-alley, Chanceryvlane,
were alarmed at the cries of murder i-toing flout a house in
that place, where it was stated that a mita had been mur-
dered by his a ife. William IYailio right, a police-officer,
tesiding at :t7, Cursitor-street, teas sent for by mow of the
inighbours to enquire into the ca e, and take the woman
into enstody. It appeared that a man named Jeremiah
Wilkis, n coal-heaver, cohabited for above two years with
0111411 Of the town of the name of Margaret Barker, who
pat-std as his o ife. Whilst sitting at breakfast together, I hey
had sour' high words, when on n sudden she took a kn.fe off
the Lble, and made a desperate stab at him in the side ; the
knife fortunately came agitiost one of the ribs, which pre-
veuted itsentering the body, but with such force as to slit
aid penetrate the hone. The wretched woman was secured
and brought before the Sittiag Magistrate at Hatton-garden
for eirsmination. Tne man was brought wilt surgeon where
Ire had 'his mound dressed, after which he was enabled,
with much difficulty, to proceed to the police office. The
complainant being aware that the charge against the priso-
ner was capital, hesitated for sonic time, and at length,
strict obtaining a p from her that she would never
came near him any more, refused prosecuting her. The
et moan, after receiving a severe lecture, was discharged.
Clow:SE:Ws INQUEST.—An lugmiaitimn. un Saturday
morning, was taken before R. Gude, Esq. Coroner, on
view of the body of Thomas Payne. lying dead at No. 9,
Cs a-den-row, London-road. Ann Longman stated, that
the deceased fit st came to lodge with her intuit( six weeks
ago; he was about 70 years of age. On Friday, Sept. I,
after taking tea, he went out between seven and eight to
Walk, and at half-past eight tht same eve JJ tt g lie was
brought home in a chair. John Birch stated, that he was
standing at the dour of his house, in Lambeth-road, when
he s;itv a pony run away in a chaise, and throw out two
gentlemen on the foot-path, close against his dour; lie
ran after it, and the !deceased was about twenty doors
onwards knocked down; he was picked ap by some peo-
ple, and placed against the pailiugs. lie took back the
pony and delivered it to the owner, who was perfectly
sober, and offered to pay any expenses incurred. The
pony was quite imgovernable, and believes it did not
arise from neglect, but from accident. The deceased
Was taken to a surgeon, when he somplained of a pain in
one of Ids thighs, and he assisted in carving him home.
Two other witnesses confirmed this statement. The Jury
expressed themselves perfectly satisfied without c.dling
any further evii!ence, and returned a verdict—that his
death was occasioned by accident, and nut titan any wil-
ful neglectiof the driver of the pony with the chaise.
'4. And be it further enacted, That it shall he lawful for
ally two or more Justices of the Peace, acting fur any
County, Stewartry, Riding, Division, City, Town, or Place,
upon evidence on oath that ally meeting of any society
hereby declared to be an unlawful combination and confede-
racy, or any meeting for any seditious purpose, hush been
held, after the passing of ibis Act, at any house, room, or
pike licensed for the sale of ale, beer, win-, or spirituous
liquors, to adjudge and declare the licence or licences for
selling ale, beer, wine,or spirituous liquors, granted to the
persons keeping such house, rmun, or piece, shall, from and
after the day of the date Dimwit adjudication and declaration,
be subject and liable to 01l and every the penalties and
forfeltui es for any act done tiller that day, which such ;sei-
sm) or persons would oe subject and liable to if such license
or licenses bad expired, ur uthernise determined on that
day."
Lt the storm on Thursday last, two vessels were
driven on shore at Brighton, and coma the:n was com-
pletely wrecked. She was thriven on shore opposite to
Middle-street, her sides brokeitin, and Mil of water.—
Tile master and crew were saved, but in an instant a set
o: rothans 'set to work to plunder the wreck, and they
had carried off every thing that was portable, and were
busily employed in carrying off the coal, which was
her cargo, when Mr. Justice Bates arrived, and sent for
a detachment of troops to disperse the mob, which he
happily effected.
On Wednesday two lads, named Rowe and Wills,
were together in a house at Lamelhon. mar Lis::eard :
Rowe, in a playful manner, took up a gull, which was
in the room, and, not conceiving it was loaded, levelled
the niece, and told Wills he would shoot limn: unfortu-
'tato), he polled the trigger, anti lodged the contents of
the gun, a charge of shot, in the neck and head of his
companion, who was su desperately wounded that he
lies without hope of recovery.
Seafaring persons ought to be made generally ac•
ipiainted, that by the provisions of a new statute, enacted
In the present reign, a fine Of one hundred 'sounds, and
iutprisonment until it is paid, is imposed ors any person
found running et en a pint of spirits or wine, or a pound
of ash ; and so strictly is this enforced, that a few trays
since a person was convicted at this port, and the officers
is itild scarcely permit him out of sight until the money
was produced. The seizing officers received 461. each,
and the remainder accrues to the Crown. No mitigation
whatever is permitted, and a very strict lookout is now
Lin up in all directions.—(!'!yraouth Paper.)
Out Saturday mot nimr, about nine o'clock, a fire broke
out in a cottage at Hardit.gliani, in Norfolk, which,
together wills the adjoining mu., was quite consumed.

RUSTIC HOUS E.—Very cheap Flower Stand,
Garden and Rustic Seat, Chair, and Bedstead Manufactory,
No. 29, City ltuwi, near Finsbury square.—JOHN INGRAM
respectfully informs the l'ilb'ic that he has manufactured a very
large assortment oljapanned, Windsor, mahogany, impregnated
rose-wood, black, cane and rush scar ( Am. Couches and Sofas,
with a general wssormient of a:. I ..I.:use,he., Bedsteads and
Furnitute of every description, own fasniomtb:.! and useful,
which he continues to sell at very low prices. Very libend
allowance mitf!e to Merchants, Captains, and
and Furniture, wan will hod it worth their attention., a, large
quantities are always kept finished, and ready fur capur:stion.
—A grvat show of Flower Stands, Garden and Rustic 5,a1.,,
with bummer HUlLea and Rustic Hermitages.

CIIILD Bed Linen, Millinery, and Dresses, on
very Reasonable Terms. Mrs. I NGRANI respectfully informs
her Friendsand the Public in general, that she has laid in a well
selected and large assortment of Child Bed Linen, which she is
enabled to sell at very low prices, and Millinery of every descrip.
Lion, particularly a choice collection of Caps of the must fashion-
able and neaten patterns, in great varieties. Dresses made to
order with the greatest taste and dispatch, No. 30, City Road,
near F?nsbury Square.
An Apprentice wanted, a Premium required.--Country milliner,
and S:lopkeepers supplied.
Observe, it is next door to the Rustic House, very cheap
Garden and Rustic Seat, Flower Stand, Mahogany, Windsor
and Dyed Chairs. Conch sad Sofa Manufactory.