The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COXNIONS.

The following are some of the old 'standing orders of the
Rouse of Commons : they serve to give is a C. w features of
the portraits of our ancestors :
•• isle. May 17.--Ordered, That this House shall it every day
et 7 o'clock in the rooming. and enter into the great business at 8
o'clock ; and no new motion to be made after it.
•• Ordered, That whosoever standeth in the entry of the House
pay one shilling presently to the Sergeant.
••ilio.—Ordereil. That all the Members who shall come to the
House after o'clock, shall pr one shilling; and that if any
Member shall forbear to come tor the whole day. he shall pay fire
I flings.
• ifit.—Orilered. That whosoever. shall toot be at prayers Getty
roornmg. shall pay one !billing to the poor.
• 1I:4?.--Ordered s That so soon as the clock strikes le, Mr.
Speaker do go out of the Chair, and the house shall rite ; and that
in going forth no member shall stir, until Mr. Speaker go before,
and then all the rest shall follow. Whosoever shall go out of the
Hmue before Mr. Speaker. shall forfeit ios. but that the reporters
la 7 go first.
•• t ordered, That while any stranger is in the House. no member to
ear out of his place, or speak unto another ; and if any member
shall whisper or cross the House, or read any printed book in the
House he shall par Is. into the four's box.
• %69t.—That do member do accept of any entertainment at any
puldie-house. for the carrying on any matter under the consideration
of the I louse ; and that the offer of any money or Bret ity to an
member
for matters transacted in the House, shall be deemed a high
aline and misdemeanour.
.* Ordered, That no member ought to receive or give any visit to
any foreign agent or ambassador, without the leave and consent of

the llouie.
•• 1695.--OnlerAtl. That no Member of the House do presvme to
smoke tobacco in the gallery, or at the tsble of the !louse, sitting at
committees.
• Ordered, That no Papists do presume to come intoWestminstet-
kall. the Court of Requests. or lobby of the !louse. during the sitting
of Parliament; and that the Sergeant at Anne do take into custody
all such persons as shall offend against this order."

The Committee of the Society for the suppression of Men-
dicity have made considerable progress in the plan proposed
to effect their laudable purpose. We understand a meeting
of the dotty and parish °therm of the metropolis, convened
by that soeiety, took place on Tuesday at the Crown and
Anchor 'rave' it, which was most respectably attended. and
the outlines of the plan submitted to their attention, when as,
nnanin 44444 s resolution of cordial co-operation was passed ;
and we have reason to behest., that in a few days the society
will be enabled to lay before the public such a digest of
their future proceedings. as will eventually conduce to the
suppression of beggary in the metropolis.
Extract of a letter from Bishop's Castle, Jan. 13.—" We
ere here its hot water (or rather the fernienting liquor) of an
election contest. The Honourable Douglas Kinnaird having
ssed the burgesses in opposition to the interest of Fall
Yowls, yesterday Lord Clive and his unclos (the present mem-
bers). with the surrounding gentry, respectable tenantry, and
yeoman, made a grand entrance decorated with favours.—
Sir Franck Burdett, as the friend of 31s. Kinnaird, arrived
from the Craven Arms Inn—the horses were taken from his
carriage, awl it was dragged through the streets. Lord
Clive, on behalf of the Sitting. Members, addressed the bur-
gesses : Mr. Kinnaird also made au eloquent appeal. All the
pedle-houses in the town were open to the friends of the
parties, and there have been several skirmishes. Both par-
ties are sanguine of success when Parliament shall be dis-
solved. This evening Sir F. Itordett and his Wends left
tows, for the Leicestershire Hunt."
PA RHICIDE.—In a small cottage on the side of Grange
Moor, near the column usually known by the name of the
I) b Steeple, lived James Cheesborough, along wkh his
mother and his mother's brother. The young man, who is
about 27 years old, is a person of weak itdellect. On Thurs-
day week. a dispute miginated between the young than add
lus mother, re...peeling some tobacco, a thing of which he was -
passionately fond, she having just purchased and brought
some home with her, and of whirls site tamed to give him
any part. Irritated by this refusal, lie attempted to take it
out of his mother's bosom, where she had previotiOy con*
crated it. Her brother, James Hammerton, interfered to
prevent this, when Clicesborough snatched tip the coal rake
front the fire side, and struck bins a violent blow on the aisle
of the head, which fractured his skull, and brought the old
titan to the ground. 'Vise young wretch furiously repeated
his blows, broke leis uncle's left ono, and otherwise so mulch
bird hint, that an amputation must take place, if indeed
that Operation be able to save the poor old mates life. Hie
mother went to a neighbour's house to procure assistance,
when her son met her on her retard, and saying with an oath
that he would give it her, levelled a furious blow at her head,
by which her skull was severely G Retsin'. Not eonteut with
this, he repeated his blows, with one of which he broke her
left aim, and with another made a large hole betwixt her
shoulders, sufficient alone to have cost her her life. I'he
poor creature languished in great agony till the following
day, when she expired. The Mb 00000 ati wretch, her son, was
immediately taken into custody, and after the Coroner's
jury had found a verdict of riffle/ murder against him, was
committed by Mr. Brook to York Castle.. We undo/stand
that 11(1111e of his neighbours think the young man to be in a
state of derangement.—( Leeds Heraldry.)
DIISAOFLL Atcluesv TO Tllk SALISBURY Coach.—On
night about 7 o'clock, the Salisbury coach stopped
et Chat ing Cross, and dining the temporary absence of the
drives' ewlio gist off to transact some business; the horses
took fright at some object, and set off itifral.speed along the
Strand, to the imminent danger of the passengers. The
horses could not Ise stopped, oHlil they ran agqinst aise fe nee
aura minding the open sewer at the corner of Southampton-
tan at, rod they were precipitated into the open abyss, a'
depth of 20 Sept. 'the guard. who was behind, fortunately
eserped oolong by leaping otl. 'I Isere were four or five meat
at rt,ti. m hie Is de at the time, who fortunately escaped with
011 II tares by trastne running into the °pets email-. By the.
w. ot the 101 l -Ps tie Anil of Ihe main sewer svt.4 *hike
sod e dilue hoards whirls were laid across, pre-
vented coach from In a few minute' upwards of
2,000 in I *MIA wet assembled: the military goned immedt.•
stely ass iseil from the Savoy, and formed a circle to keep
hack the molt. By great exertions the harness was loosened
and a crane erected to get out the 11111 MA, in the execteion of
which. doer of the large scaffolding poles, that were erected
to *appal the pedlies, gave way, and fell with violence ail oug
the crowd, by which ode man had Isis arm broken, and sc.
'trod were sligbty wounded. It was IEI4I eight o'clock biotin'.
the horse. were got wit, they are alive, but clinch bruised
ottil crippled. Very fortunately there were too passengers its
the Coach.

it is a cos um. fact, that not I,!sa than three hundred stage
Coaches rasa daily throes's tko turnpike gate at Hilda Park
swam

THE NATIONAL EE(LSTER►

OLD BAILEE
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SPECIAL COMMISSION.--.MONDAT, Jaw. 10.

MAirtimAktsurast.—Samuel Harvey Brown was indicted for
feloui tttt sly assaulting Thomas Pierce, on the 12th of July
last, off the coast of Labrador, in North America, with •
certain knife., and for inflicting certain wounds upon the said
Thomas Pierce, of which he then and (here did die.
Henry Gillard was on the Illth of last Jnly, at Dumpling
Island, off the coast of Labrador, and was employed in split-
ting fish, by Mr. Beard, the prisoner, John Bounstard, Ed.
ward Headly, and Thomas Pierce. Brown galled Pierce a
great eater, and Pierce caught him by the collar, and gave
him a shove, saying, " If you do not give up calling me
names, I will give you a hiding." Pierce quitted Brown's
collar, and then Brown called him a great eater again.
Pierce then then took up a stick, the size of a man's finger,
and gave Brown three or four blows across his shoulders.
Brown said, " If you do that again I will tun you through. '
Pierce took up the stick and struck hint again, and then
Brown t, ok up the knife which he had been using in splitting
fish, and which was lying on the table, and struck it into
Piercs's left breast. Pierce cried nat.'. Cut away, cut away !
he has s'abbe.l rite !" These were the last words he said, And
►e imundiately fell upon his back. In about 20 minutes be
died.

_
Edward Mildly and John Bounstard, deposed to the same
effect•

The prisoner being called upon for his defence, gave in
a written paper, which declared that the act had been corn.
mitted not without the grejtest provocation from the de-
ceased The latter part of the defence related the hardships
which the pi Pittner had suffered since the.eommisslon of the
act. The paper stated, that lie had been chained to the
coffin of the deceased fur a whole day and night, and that he
afterwards was heavily ironed, and taken to an uninhabited
island, anti there chained to a leaky boat, which was drawn
upon the shore, having only raw beef to eat, andstbatin
very scanty quantities. Here lie should have starved had be
not been assisted by a female Negro, who broke his chains,
and enabled hint to get food by gathering the herbs on the
island. On one occasion he got sonic live cod fish, which be
greedily devoured raw. The sailors on board the ship, lying
off the island, however. went on shore, and the prisoner was
again ironed and handcuffed by them. lie asked for fowl, as
lie should otherwise starve, but they only laughed at him. In
this state lie crawled upon his hands and knees about the
island, and gathered berries for his subsistence, until the
snow covered the ground. He had nothing to drink. but ice
and snow. Some men were afterwards sent from the ship to
fetch him, but tioin weakness he was unable to get along,
and lie till down in the snow, and reinrined there buried tor
an hour. He was, however, carried on board the ship, and
daring the whole voyage of 24 days lie was allowed but a
biscuit a day. He had no rluthcs hut a dirty shirt upon
his back, and the vermin had actually eaten holes in his
flesh.

llie Jury found the prisoner guilty; but Mr. Justice Park,
after the semester was pronounced, told the prisoner that the
punishment lie would receive would be mild, not because lie
was actuated by the dreadful story which had been read in
his defence, but on account of the long imprisonment he had
already endured. He should, however, recommend that an
enquiry should be instituted into the case, and lie handed
the paper containing a statement of the facts over to the At.
torney-General, that the proper steps might be taken upon
the case.

Ibe Special tommisaion was than adjourned until five
o'clock, and at that hour the prisoaer was again hi ought to
the bar, and the Recorder passtd the 4eutence of—One
moutb's imptisonnient.

TUESDAY.
t• John Rawlinson the elder, aged 27, William Henry Rawlin-
son. aged 21, and John Rawlinson, the younger, aged IS, were
indicted for stealing 70 lengths of lace and 98 silk hand-
kerchiefs, value 10017 mod upwards, of Edward Sage, in a cer.
lain vessel called a lug-boat, on the navigable river of Thames ;
and Mary Griffiths, aged 49. and Sarah Cox, aged 46, were
indicted for receiving the same, well knowiagthens to be
stolen property.
James Hobson deposed, that he wax a waFelinuseman in the
house of Gillman, Lucas, and Co. Op the day mentioned iu
indictment (2d of Dee.) he packe.q..l.Jengtbs of lace in a
lace-box, and confided it to the care tit Charles Crows.
Charles Cross Stated, that he assisted in packing up the
Ince, and a quantity of silk.banderchiefs, in a trunk, for Mr.
Pope, a Iflancliester wareliquseman. The key was hastened
to the handle, and placed under the mat which covered the
trunk. The trunk was given to Joseph Saunders to take to
the quay.
The goods were proved to he taken to the galley quay on
the 2d of December, by Saintsler..
Edward Payne, servant to Messrs. Smith and Barber, of
Goolley•quay, proved the receipt of the trunk from Saunders,
and that it was delivered on the stlt of December to the pri-
soner William Henry Rawlinson, after being entered at the
Custom-house. This prisoner was servant to Mr. Sage, the
lighterman, and was to take the trunk in question in a tug-
boat to the John Palmer vessel lying in the river. John
Rawlinson the younger war present when the trunk was put
into the lug-boat.
Edward Sage being examined, said he was a lighterman.
The prisoners, John Rawlinson, jun. and William Henry
Rawlinson, were employed by him. On the nth of Decem-
ber these two prisoners slated to witness, that they had deli-
vered the trunk in question on board the John Palmier. On
that day they sat nit in the Ing.boat, at about one o'clock, and
expacted them the next morning at nine coclock, but they
did not return Audit eight o'clock at night. The receipt
which the prisoner lowouglot back from the master of the
vessel was wet; and, upon observing this, the prisoner re-
marked, that the trunk had been wetted with rain.
Cross-examined.—He succeeded his father in the business.
George Rich, a searcher at Gravesend, stated, that Mt.
Pope applied to him to go on board the John Primer to open
the to tank. Witness went, and found the key lied to the handle
of the trunk. He discovered that a small box in it had been
opened and emptied. 'flits was on the 7th of Dec. about two,
o'clock. There was a vacancy in the trunk which appeoied
to base been tilled lip. (Mr. Cross be tug calledup 44. u•,
said, th.tt the bo• contained ..;0 tlottm of It:indict:lo4.s, such
s dozen %erre afteral4lll• Boned to tee )i he tisook -is
lel...irked, and given to Mr. Pope. 'the lace and handle:.
were packed in the same triiiik, and 7.-e lengths of Lome
were found to have been taken out. .

mined 11'(,illivtac, an accomplice neat l.koAtitilled. Ht
atalssi, that he lived at Linaeltonse, and kept a chanolcr'.
'l►up within 100 saris of the rivet side. He was acquainted
with all •the pri.ooe►., and on the 5111 of December, about
floret o'clock, he saw the two pi wvavrs, Jolla Rawlioeoo the

SAN. 15.

elder, and William Henry Rawlemon. Witness was Handiest
on the wharf whea.they came on shore. He joined compass,'
with them, and they all three went into the Horns and Che-
quers public-louse, where they bad some beer. The prisonerst
told him that they were them going to Blackwell, and they
said that they expiated on their return that they should have
something fur him. Soon after this the prisoners went away,
and at cheat nine o'clock the saute night witness saw them
again ; they came to his house, and west np into his bedroom,
and there told that they had some handkerchiefs anal some
lace. They took them froin about their persons, and hid
them upon the bed. Wituess looked at them and asked.
" What do you want for them? The reply was, " They Ire
worth a good deal of money." They would not settle Ma
price until the other young man came up. from Or a ad.—
The nekt Any (Sunday), about one o'clock, all the three pri-
soners came to his shop. Witness's son way present, but he
sent bin' to church. Witness and the prisoners went up stairs,
and one of them said," The goods are worth 1001." Witness
said, they are very common, and 1 will give you no more than
445. for them." This they finally agreed to. Witness did not
then give theta any money, but promised to do so the neat
day. They were to meet him in the Borough about two
o'clock on the Monday; but the elder prisoner came to
witness on the Mouth'', early is the morning, and told him
not to meet them, as something had happened, and that hs
had better remove the goods from his house, which he did.—
He knew the female prisoners, and had sold a piece of the
handkerchiefs to Griffiths at half a crown each handkerchief.
He sold also two cards of lace to Mrs. Cert. He had pie. ionsly
told her lie hail such ariacles for sale. and she came to his
house in consquence• She paid nine shillings for the lace Om
had.
The wife and son of the last witness corroborated his state-
ment. When the lace was sold to Cox she was not told that
it had been stolen.

Ann Reeves, semiotic the pnblic.house the Horns and Che-
quer*, at Limehouse, proved that the prisoner and ItrGillivray
were at that public-house on the day stated.
The mistress of the,public-house deposed to the same efs
feet.
James White, the officer, apprehended the two younger
Rawlinsons, at 21, Mark.lane, on-the Minot December : they
both stated, before they weal down to the pol.ec-office, that on
the sth of December they went to Limehouse., and got soma
refreshment at the Horns and Chequers public.house ; that j
they went from thence to Blackwell. and found that the
John Palmer had gone to Gravesend. On the 12th of De-
cember the elder liatllill3oll came to the Police Office under
the :name of George Jones, and stated, that be lived at the y
Nelson pnblic.lionse in Southwark, and was a fellowship
porter. He was apprehended. On the 9th of December Cox
was apprehended at Limehonse. He went to her house and
found two or three silk handkerchiefs lying on the table, and
two or three lengths of lace inn w 01 k-bag.
William Powis, another Police Officer, also assisted in sp.
preliending Cox. He found her at her own house, placing a
payed, containing three handketehiets, in a crown of a bon,
net. He asked her where /the got them, and she refused. to
tell. At the office she said she had them from
John Goiter, another Police Office r, apprehended Griffiths.
At the office he said he intuit search her. She said, very well,
but let me take my motley out first. She put her band in her
pocket, mid witness heard paper rattle. He said he could ,
wait no longer, and put his band into her pocket. He found
nothing there ; but between her petticoat and gown found
some lace, and on the seat whet.. she had been sitting, theta
was a parcel containing three silk handkerchiefs. At first
she denied that she had any thing of the kind about her.
The property was completely identified as tieing the pro.
perty of Messrs. Gillman,Locas, and Co., and that which was
racked up,esiel sent to Mr. Pope .by the ship John Palmer.—
flee handkerchiefs were 465. per dozen, and the lace 3s. •
yard.
The case on, the pert of the;prosecution being concluded
after about four hours' examination, the prisoners were called
upon for their defence, but they all left their cases to their f
Counsel and the Court.

Sarah Cox iieclared, that she thought she had hollght of
M 'Gill ivi ay smuggled, and .nut stolen, goods.
Several witnesses gave the ptisitin rs a good character.
At lunch length Mr. Justice Park .l up to tilt. jury,
°Weaving, that in his opinion there was nut sufficient esidenke
to convict either the two feluale prisouars, or thc elder liaw-
hoson.

The jury retired for about half an hour, and returned the
follow tug verdict : —John ItaWlitlMlll the elder, 111.11 y Go
and Sarali,Ciisi, Riot Guilty ; and W ilhau, Hem y Raw litison,
and ,Johu Bawittison the younger, Guilty.
V. aim ESDAV, JAN. It.
Matthew Sullivan. a lad of II yea's of age only, and Char-
lotte Brook, were indicted, the first for stealing in the dwell-
ing house of Sarah Jones, sal. Bank note, a guinea, and a 3s.
piece, and the latter for harbouring the said Sullivan, know•
tug him to have stolen these monies.
flue prosecutor lived in Betlinal•green, and the lad hail
been in her employment for four or five years. 44n the 21Ith
of December last, without any notice, the prisoner left per
house, and after he was gone she found that a bov,containing
this motley was missing. In about a week afterwards the
boy was found living in Ohs same house with Charlotte
Brooks, concealed under the bed. Upon being asked where
he had put the money lie had stolen, he said he had given it
to his sister • afterwards, that he• it in the cellar;
and lastly, that the prisoper Brooks had— taken it. It was n't•
timately proved that ,the finale prisoner had laid out the
money, which she had taken from the little boy, at different
shops, in linen and clothes; and the jury, without hesitation,
brought in a veriiet of guilty against both prisoners.
William Grave, a boy, was indicted for a burglary in the •
dwelling-hiptie of William Hodge, and stealing therein a
w atria, hia property,
The prosecutor lived in the New-road, and kept a shop.
At sue o'clock on the evening of the 22d Ace., the prisoner
was observed to break a pace of glass and to take out a watch
from the window. The proseentor's wife, seeing the trans-
action, attempted to get into the street, to follow the thief,
but she found that flue street door !led been fastened by a cord
on the outside, and the little thief gut clear off. He was
afterwards taken, however, and the watch was cli-tinctly
twill to his possession. A verdict of Guilty was pro-
lionaced.