The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-07 00:00:00

E NATIONAL REGISTER.

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MIMS ZNIPM••
moray havwg, for its present object to remunerate such invaluable
services ; a.ld, for its ultimate scope, to animate and encourage, by the
noble prise. of bvcoming worthy of such high rewards, the brave de-
fenders o!. out country, who are at this moment exposing their blood,
and their live, for the security and glory of Great Britain and her Allies,
cannot be seen without the liveliest emotions of national interest, lust
pride, and well-grounded happiness.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6.
Mr. BaovGirmit, on behalf of certain journeymen weavers, in the
County t,f Cumberland, moved for a writ of mandamus, to be directed
to the Justices of that county, commasding them to assemble, and
snake a rate of wages according to the Statute of the sth Elizabeth,
chap. 4. sec. 17. The affidavit upon which the motion was grounded,
stated the distressed state of the journeymen weavers of that county,
from the present reduced state of wages, the high price of provisions,
and the gem ral depression of trade throughout the country. That ap-
plication had been made to the Magistrates under these circumstances,
a-k emble and make a rate of wages, according to the Statute, and evi-
deltic was (ffered by the applicants in the usual way ; but the Magis-
trate; declined bearing any evidence, and refused altogether to act in
the rrernises, upon the grounds that they were not authorised so to do
lithe Statute
The Court after looking into the words of the Statute, and finding the
term' of the affidavit in conformity therewith, granted a rule to shesv

Thursday, the Judges met in the King's Bench Trea.
Bury Chambers, Westminster Hall, to choose their cir
cut's.
ibme.—Lord Eilenborough, Lord Chief Baron.
AVorfolfr.—Sir James Mansfield, Mr. Justice Heath.
Westr-n.—Mr Justice Cbambre, Mr. Baron Graham.
Orford.—lVir. Baron Thomson, Mr. Justice Le Blanc.
r Justice Grose, Mr. Justice Gibbs.
• Vorthern—Mr. Baron Wood, Mr. Justice Bayley.

ATTEMPTS AT ASSASSINATION.

We have the painful task of recording two premeditated attempts at
assassitiation, one of which took place on Friday night, at a gentleman's
;louse at Ham, near Richmond ; and the other at the village of Appleton
near Harrow, on Saturday morning. The following are the particulars
of the litter case, from the depositions taken at the Marlborough-street
Police leilice, on Saturday evening:—Mr. Burrows, a hay salesman, re-
siding at Appleton, was suddenly attacked in his chaise, near his resi-
de-we, by --- Bowler, a neighbouring farmer, who discharged the con-
teas of a blunderbuss at him. The following are the particulars of the
case. The assassin, who is a man 70 years of age, called at the Smith's
shop, on horseback, at five o'clock on Saturday morning, accompanied
by his grandson, aiel produced a blunderbuss, the lock of which he ask-
ed leave to make s..tre to go off, as he wanted so shoot a mad dog. After
he had done sonic I:jug to the luck, he left the piece in the shop, 1 eying
described it as being loaded, and walked by the side of the canal, whilst
his grandson led his horse about the road. The canal path commands a
view of Mr. Burrows's residence; and after walking there nearly two
hours, he returned to the smith's shop, when Burrows was approaching
it; and having Lkeit up the blunderbuss, he met him, and presented it,
whin Burrows called out For Gud's sake, don't shoot me," and in-
clined his head upon his legs. The assassin, however, pulled the trigger,
and Mr. Burrows fell when the former mounted his horse, and rode off.
We are happy to state that Mr. Burrows is not considered in any danger„
he was slightly wounded in the neck, and one of the dna lodged itself
in his back, near the blade bone. An extraordinary circumstance oc-
curred on Sunday, about two o'clock : a man brought the horse hone
• which Bowler rode of with, and o:. inquiry it was found to be thi
beadle at Harrow; on further imptiry it appeared that Bowler had given
a man a 11 note to take the horse to a schoolmaster at Harrow, with a
letter, but after the delivery of the surse he lost nu time in making
his departure, so that this circumstance gave no clue to Bowler's re-
treat. Great hopes are, however, entertain-.d of his speedy apprehen-
sion, as an offs .er was within a short distance from hi:n on Sunday, in
the neighbourhood of Aylesbury. Bowler was a man of morose disposi-
tion, rude in his manner, and has been-fetich shunned by his neighbours.
Tie was formerly a smuggler ; has accumulated good property, and has
a numerous grown up family. 'There was no other ground for his vile
unmanly conduct, than that in a quarrel betwesn Mr Bhorrows and him,
aboet six weeks ago, respt cling salve lep;ongs of poleards, the former,
in reply to %nine very bad language, told line, that if he had bad Lis due,
be would not then have been in this country.
In the case of the other attempt at murder, a- Ham, of which jealousy
api ears to have been the case, the assassin is iii cu.tod y. and wall examln-
El at Kingston on Saturday. He was a footman at Ham, and the vb-
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jeet of his rancour was the lady's maid (to who he paid his addresses)
in the same family. Some friends from London called on her on Fri-
day, and she accompanied them to Ham fair, where hhe is said to have
taken the arm of one Of the company. The assassin lead previously given
her to understand he would shoot her if she took the arm of any man ;
and on hei entering the house; he verified the threat, by-discharging a
pistol at her, loaded with s ugs. The young woman received the charge
chiefly in her arm, ,hut her head and tide have also sustained injury.•-.
She is expected to survive. The assassin is lodged in King.iton gaol.

BoyeLEti.—Vie learn frOm the molt respectable authority, that the
greatest hopes continue to be entertained of Mr. Burrows 's recovery.
His medical attendants being of opinion, that the ball which•i¢ not yet
extracted, will do no harm. Mr. Burrows ►s a most intimate friend of the
family of Bowler. Depositions of itnesses of the most respecta,le charac-
ter have bee►► taken, and they all agiee that Bowler has been act►►ally de-
ranged at times for upwards of twelve months past, and was evidently
affected in his head on the morning he committed the rash act. The
Public therefoie, it is hoped, will suspend their judgment upon this
unfortunate case until the facts and evidence shall be made known. We
understand he is not taken, as the officers who went in pursuit of him
have returned to London.

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