The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-06 00:00:00

LONDON FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER.

MORNING DIIESS.—This elegant morning dress is of mull
muslin; the body citt bias, and beautifully worked in small
sprigs; a falling callar, with square corners. a little open in the
front, and fastened with a pearl broods, and trimmed all round
with fine British lace. The trimming of the waist partakes of
the stomacher and the jacket, it being deep, and pointed in the
front with a worked star in the centre, but narrow as it ap-
ptoaches the sides. The sleeves are long, and trimmed at the
top, and front the shoulder to the wrist, with small rosette work.
united by lozenges. The bosom and cuffs are finished with a
single row of worked trimming. The bottom of the skirt has a
supeti, and novel trimming of rosettes of full or fluted work, with
lace or open work in the centre. The colour of the gloves, sash.
141005, and slip, is peach blossom. The hair in ringlets, parted
so as to display the foreheial.
EVENING DEESS.—The families of the ancient Scotch nobi-
lity were distinguished by their different plaids. That repre-
sented in the fashions for this month is the Mackenzie tartan,
one of the most rich and varied in colour: it is of very rich silk.
The corsagv is made to fit the shape. The tucker is of env.*
hue, folded a lit Farinet, confined in :he front, on each side, and
on the shoulders, by pearl loops. The sleeve short and full, set
in a band of twisted satin, and edged with a delicate Bucking•
hamsliire lace, ornamented with three circles of rich satin of the
same colour as the dress, and united by ruse coloured knots; the
band or girdle, ingeniously plaited of various coloured satins,
harmonizing with the sleeve and ttimuting at the bottom of the
skirt, which is of two tiounces.composed of green net and narrow
rouleaus of coloured satin, formed like Psyche's wings, and stir.
mounted with a twisted rouleau of satin. (lead-dress, plaited
satin band, with an Oegant pearl ornament in the centre; fee-
-1 thers, birds of Paradise. Necklace, car-rings, and bracelets, of
emerald and dead gold. Lilac satin shoes, with green and rose-
! coloured trimmings. Long white kid gloves. Chinese crape fan.

During the earliest years of Sir William G---'s
practice 4t the bar, his clients were almost wholly
of that respectable class of individuals on whom the
Old Bailey depends for celebrity, and whom the
late Dr. l'orson used classically to designate by the
appellation of the gentlemen of the FUR trade.—
After devoting, for ten years, his unrivalled talent
at confounding truth, to the extrication and salva-
tion cf the bankrupt members of this fraternity, the
learned counsel happened by some accident, to be
employed for a creditor, or, more plainly speaking,
for the prosecutor of afar merchant. The trauffer
of the goods was proved by two most veritable wit-
nesses ; but the defendant produced a first-rate
character-man to prove that they could not possibly
have come into his hands, because he was a hundred
utiles out of the way. Mr. G--w, feeling that
if this man was believed his case must break under
him, set about impeaching his credibility, by ask-
ing, " Now, Sir, upon the oath you have taken,
will you swear that for these ten years past you
have ever been employed by an hones/ man ?" Mr.
Fielding, who was counsel for the prisoner, stopped
the witness in his answer, by observing dryly
" The best way for the witness tc answer that quo;
tion is to put it to the learned gentleman himself.'
Paine WHIPPINO.—On Monday morning at an
early bout, a crowd of spectators assembled in the Old Bailey
to witness the public castigation of six individuals, who had
been convicted for variousolfenees at the Sessions just fermi
nate& pursuant to their sentences. Precisely at nine o'clock,
the gates being thrown open, the court-yard, in a racy admit( a,
was crowded to excess, where this disgraceful punishment was
immediately ut in executionduring the un
which, the several versons roared out sicst lustildergoing et
y.

LONDON SESSIOICS.

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Tessisee. Orr. I.—The Adjourned Sessions for the
City commenced this day before the Lord Mayor, the Re-
corder, Aldermen Ainsley, Waithinan, Thorp. and Smith.
CartEt.tisti Datvisio.—Geurge Ewing, Wall tried on an
indictment for liaviug assaulted mid driven over a carpen-
ter named Be'borough,
It appeared from the evidence called by the Common
Sergeatit, alto conducted the prosecution on behalf of the
city, that on the 31st of July last, in the afternoon, Mr.
Belhotough, after having been at • dinner where lie
drank rather freely, was returning with a friend, cold as
they crossed Ludgate-hill, near the Old Bailey, the wit-
ness (Belborongli) was suddenly knocked down by the
pole or by the horses of a carriage, and was fins over ; he
did not kuow whether by the coach or by the horses. On
recovering his senses he found himself in a surgeon's shop
wills three of his ribs In aken, and one of his fingers &bat-
tened to pieces.
A surgeon proved, that it was found necessary to ampu-
tate the shattered finger, and that the injury Mr. 11. had
received would debilitate I for life.
A porter belonging to Lincoln's-inn saw the defendant
driving away, leaving the prosecutor on the ground ;
witness pursued the defendant, who, though evidently
intoxiceed, appeared sensible of what he had done, and
put his honors to their utmost speed to get off, but the
witness, who was on horseback, swore he would hollow
bite to the J-1 sooner than let hint escape, cud with the
•ssistance of ensue by-standers, had line secured.
In the pri.onees defence, it was set up that the prose-
cutor, Mr. Belborough, was too much intoxicated to get
out of the a ay, and the owner of the coach, Mrs. Jones,
proved that one of the horses of the coach was so spirited
as not to be likely to stop readily. It was also styled that
his family bad been ruined by his coufiurtu•nl on the
charge.
The Jary found the defendant guilty, ha: recommended
trim to mercy in consideration of his distressed family.
The Court said, the criminal carelessness of coachmen
bad been manifested in so many instaucea lately, that it
was necessary to check an evil so dangerous to the public,
•nd sentenced the defendant to 3 mouths' imprisonment.
Jahn Dutton, a Bow-street officer, was indicted for
Laving assaulted Mr. Watson, proprietor of the floating
bath, near Mealtimes Bridge, on the Oils of July last.
Mr. Watson stated, that the defendant rented a house
from hits, froom which be fled by night, having, in his (the
defendants) own phrase," slot the moon." The witness
sued hint for his relit and recovered it, and in conseettesice
incurred the defendant's hatted, which lie never tailed to
display When they met. On the day of- assault, witness
was returning truism his bath tip the stairs of Blacktriars
Bridge, when lie was accosted by the defendaor*, who
poured forth a volley of abuse. The witness took no
notice of the defendant, but proceeded to give Rome enders
to a boy who was with him, who n the delendant ap-
proached him, and, as if accidentally, trod on his toot, in
such a manner that lie scraped the skin from his shin.
Witness remonstrated on receiving such treatment, when.
the defendant seized hint by the collar, took out his staff
of office, and beat hint about the head milli it in an unmet-
citiol manner. 'fo anticipate any complaint the 'es
Might make, the defendant immediately went to Union-
hall, and obtained a warrant against hint for an assault,
and actually preferred a bill of indictment before the
Grand Jury of Surrey, that he might, to use his own
phrase, `• have the first of him."
Two wittiessea corroborated the defendant's statement.
Mr. Alley add d the Jury for the defendant, and
called two of the patrol of which the defendant was the
conductor, alto agreed in saying that the prosecutor had
delentled himself as well as lie contd.
'the Jury instantly found the defendant guilty, and the
Recorder senteoced him to four months' imprisonment.
Weirs nee , OCT. 2. Synononds, a boy appa-
rently not more than twelve years of age, the son of a
respectable watchmaker, was tried npon an indictment
charging him with having assaulted another boy, named
Lewis Hart, who is about the same age, and with having
bet a dog on bins, which dog tote and injured the „prose-
cutor.
Mt. Alley, for the prosecution, in the coarse of his
speech, vehemently censured the conduct of the defen-
dant's father, who had refused to allow the dog to be exa-
mined, the consequence of which refusal was, that the
wounds were cauterised, ha the appreliensiolo that the dog
was mad. The learned counsel also said, that the case
was one of the greatest cruelty. The evidence was
hiieAy this :
Lea is Halt stated. that as he was going along Halliorn
the defendant struck him on the head with • bag, and
said something abusive to him, to winch, when the witness
replied, Symmonds again struck lion. A strange boy,
alio was 'passing, told Symmonds that he would bit him if
he struck witness again, and Symmonds then said," I will
sluew him mid you tutu that I can serve you worse."
Hating said this he called out a large dog, and set him at
floe aptness. lie dog seized him as he would seize a rat,
worried him, tore a large piece out of lois groin, and tore
hi. belly dreadfully. Witness screamed, and the people
from Fleet-market saved kiln from tine fury of the auiuusl.
Syminonds, after the dug had been taken from the wit-
ness, set him upon the boy who had first interceded fur
his protection, butt the people prevented the aillitial from
doing ally more harm. Witness was taken into 11r. Syur•
munds's shop, and a chair requested for him to sit upon,
when hlr. ss ds said, `• Poh, pith, oak• him away
I loiter children enough of my own." Witness was carried
home in a coach, and was unable to follow his occupation
for a month after the violence.
The witness was cross-t x-anineol by Mr. Phillips, but
he denied having given any provueation.
Simonet Samuels, the buy who interceded in behalf of
the prosecntor, confirmed this statement. He denied any
previous arensiniance with the prosecutor.
IVilliain ',Smoke; eine, w lio keeps • stall in Fleet•market,
mad, that he saw Spumoni's set the dug at the prosecutor.
Mr, tainstat, a Ism gross, of St. dlaryA xe, desci 'ied the
eusiilio nue in which. he t I Lewis. There was a bite on
the vroisi, where • piece of flesh, more than an inch in
length, had been torn out. 'floe belly was dreadfully bit-
ten. WitilesS Said it war the duty of a surgeon in a Case
where the ammo's proceeded from the fangs of a dog to
cauterise the wounds, unless hue was asset ed that the dog
Ras not mad. The absutption of the imbue would 01her•
wise be ineviteble. Titr a novas, therefore, sent for the
d"lt. to efiatnisse it for this very important purpose, bat a
ref tsiel WAS gives.; he sent his card, replesling that Ili.•
animal should be sent with all possible dispatch. 'fli•
doe was again refused, slid Witness, after having waited
two hours, began to cauterise the wounds. The operation