The National Register.
London, England, 1817-07-07 00:00:00

OLD-.11.111.EY.

Wednesday the Sessions commenced before the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Justice Park, and Mr. Justice Abbott.
T. llerrin4 we; indicted fur a burglery in the house of T. Cane,
and stealing therein It pigs, his pro;lrty.
The pross.cutor is a gentisinan residing at Heston. On the night
of the 2 I,lh of April, his cow.iteeper fitsw,el up is pigs in a stye at.
Cached w fee house, in which he dept. Nest morning he round the
stye-door unt:tened, and II of the pigs takes away. Nine of the
rigs were found dead at the prismerli house at Mitcham, in Surrey
The Turnpike-man at Merton-gate saw a MAD pass the gate with II
pigs, on the morning of the with of April. The prisoner yen. the
man who was driving the who said he was going to Croydon
market. Guilty—lkith.
J. Wright was indicted for marrying Mary Halfpenny; his former
wife, Elizabeth Dixon, tieing then alive.
J. Dixon said he had knoWn the prisoner eight or nine years. One
marisiug witness's daughter Elizabeth. end the prisoner anti his bro-
ther, went out, his daughter saying, that she was going to be mar-
ried to the prisoner. She did not return to witness's house e but she
lived with the prisoner, who Called her his wife. Elizabeth Olsen
died about three years ego.
Felix Halfpenny proved, that the prisoner married Mary Ha!'.
denny, at St. Giles's Church seven years ago; and Mary Halfpenny
proved the same.
The prisoner's Counsel took an objection to the proof, inasmuch sa
neither of the registers of the two marriages charged in the indictment
had been produced: but Mr. Justice Abbott ruled, that a man's ad.
mission or his being married to a woman was quite sufficient, without
the production of the marriage registry. Guuty.
S. Chapman wss indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling.
house of W. Collins, and stealing a quilt, two sheets, and a blanket.
the property of 7'. Hayes.
J. It illey, fur assaulting J. Witty on the highway, and taking
from his person two Bank tokens talus: 6s. was also capitally con-
victed. _ _ _

J. Lindsay, who was last Sessions acquitted for forgery, was again
put to the bar on an indictment which charged him with forging and
uttering a cheque for the pavnient of lOL with intent to defraud E.
Frawd, or Messrs. Snow and Paul.
Although the trial occupied the Court fur a considerable time, yet
tic facts of the case lie in a very small conipP6S. The prosecutor is
an attorney ; divine in Searle-trt, Lincoln's Inn Fields ; and the
prisoner had been for seven years confidentially entrusted as his clerk.
On the 17th of October, 1815, Mr. Frowd drew a cheque for the pay-
ment of 101. payable to Elizabeth, Sur house, or bearer. which aas
paid to a boy by the banker's clerk, who it appeared neglected (as is
twual upon such occasions) to cross out the natnc of the drawer, to
mat its being paid, and in this state it tens given to the prisoner.
who it appeared erased the figures 1 and the 5, to the 17th of October.
1815, and supplied in their place a 2, the word September, and a
figure 6, and thereby made the cheque payable on the 27th Septem-
ber. 1816 ; in which state it was again pi esented at the banking-house
of Messrs. Srow and Paul, and paid again, and the prisoner aftm-
wards absconded. Many cheques which had been paid, were not
brought back to Mr. Frowd by the prisoner, and on being qucstiono.l
as to that mint, he said. that die bankers could nut find theiu, or had
tbetn.
Mr. 1 row d swore most decidedly, that the alteration in the cheque
was in the prisoner's hand writing.
Mr. Jusuce Abbott summed up the evidence, and the Jury, after
retiring roe an hour, found the prisoner—No: Guilty—lle was, hot, -
ever, ordered to be ckt.tmed upon another indictment fee o rgery, oft
which he Will acquitted, but was sentenced to tranapotation for

'llium:ay, John Cinsey. a celebrated bruiser, was dieted foe
committing a hi:i,aay rout.ery upon the person of n llowea•
%Valet:pithy, and taking horn him a gold hunting Wale chain awl
seals.—The proszeutor described himself to be a lady's rvant, in
house of a M a. Hemet, in Baker-site:A. Pornnio.•... are. He
stated, that on the Y3tl of May about ten o'clock at nit. t he went
out to see a friend, and in pasaing through the Park aas • existed by
two men, who alter asking -him whether he had a wattle, ulled hito
down, tore his face. and tried to strangle him. N'iitne thinking
that he was about to be murdered. And that he was near his end.
cried out. " floret murder me ; 1, will give you my h." lie
did give it no. and the nnai want away. The ncx: 1..- ning the
prisoner was identified in the watch-home by the %%m ax:. having
b.-en taken cal` for an assault ups:, a watchman. Sereial witnesses
were examined an part of the prisoner; but no material facts were
proved in his behalf ; and the Jury, after a short consideration, re
turned a verdict of Death,
F IDA l", Jain and Charles, Jack‘on soldie 'n the 3d
Guard:, were indicts tor a burglary in the dwe:ling.hou-. of John
Riley. in the day-dine, and stewing 111. in notes, besides 'late and
ap, arel, on the last of May. the property of Mr. ,Mott, and a wet-la
belonging to Dowbiggen, a soldier in the Gt.. ads.
The only evidence against Jackson was, that he was, waiting at a
a gateway near the house, but ho was net preps:lly identinea, aucl.Le
was, consetpontly. Acquitted.
The pas.,ession of tile property was trawl to Pits& id, also was
proved to nave pledged the watch. end to have got change lur thelol.
stolen.
When called upon fix his defence, the prisoner.derind that the
ladies in Court stiould ait:sttraw. lie then ithaupt,tl to inipreis
ion the Court and Jury, tae prosecutor had met him in the shoat, arid
nveigled bins trio his apt: tuxots tbr unnatural purposes, art then
gave -him the watch. 'Lie prisoner, hot ever, said g about
the money and plate.
Captain Stopf:rd, of the Guards, gave butl. the taco a bead cha-
racter, r.stlid also two Serjearts.
Mr. Atria contradicted the foul assertions of the prishno, ands.
precut by the lundhad, that be could not have met hint, as he was.
no: out of the house that clay.; oral the assertions were falsidol by
others.—The Jury found Pticitld Gitilty--Deatb.
11'illiant Jones t% as capitally comicieu of burglary in the hirtse
of John Hudson, ..n&stealing a wt,tet and a great coat, the property
of %V'. P. lairdner, on the lath of June.
E .Egan V: AVi capitally convictJd of burglary in the dwelling-house •
of Alexander Byer, anti hie4:llli lit. a c..eek, and some plait.

PrntsTataNtset ExT awl N aux.—Thursday, at the o'clock..
Darby Stevens started an \Vonits:clod Semliki, to peitucto Soo utiles'
;ra twenty days, backwards. Stevens is a stout you.); mar. twenty -
live years a agv. lle perforated two milts and tht.. ...natters in the
fir.t hour, and was than travt.iling un in the prt....tat t f a 11.1.;:e
crowd of spectator,;, in his retruglatte jotaney. ; peanti to
high spirits on entering on this uniateetieuted task, e-Lich. finahy.
'accomplished, trill tar surpass all other teats in pettlestr.i.uisai yet a:.-
tempt d. A line is laid :dunk, the grato:ll, which u tern yards Us •
leuktia;aall skizit he takes holehot if he thinks neetss,..ry, 2.14 e wcgdp:
is-for stab and bets sic ten to or.e agninit Mtn..
NINGL'ILAIt EIFECIS OF PATLIMAI. ALARM.— few. clays
ago 11 alter, u sin p-ts rig lit wait tracking a boat ti,..t.t.the
rise ?led tva , neat Maidstone, 1‘ Mter's.seit, a bof about feu •
years of age, who was steering, by some aeeidcbt fail over-.
board. The boy sunk, and the father V.Vvrts4µl:e by the,agony
of fright lost nil
,prettuce of rtiud, and stood on the hunk„
without the pen er.uf a IIiO.C.PI. 411' of utali..g ally other ex-
ertion to sove his child than Utica the inost.piertov.: dies
afdistictta Flirt;11111140y the sn..,tee of the satl.n, wage
Dose of Msidstows, hearing the c. ice of 14 oites, a ha-
inanity deserving A* tatest praise, jui.q.sti. to itie,)iisee.,
suank.to the bey hold of law as he WA,
aleatti unber the oatei, and biutuJit ..nO, to tbilL.
almost .distracted .Ititittr: -was tivonse by:
ti ling& of joy, at tin aecovety.of hot fkir &CUM •
toms of 'IA Louise was *leg, ated
Ilse buy was tothose, actitally.got into the wale!, and NU hiaip•
self with thtliculty airedfrocc drranim.