The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

KENT.

Ma ID TON IC MARCH lB.—John 111:o9re w:s indicted for ravishing
Charlotte Knill, on the 26th of August last. This Wj6 a case that ex-
cited considerable interest. The unfortunate girl was- just turned
the daughter of a respectable man, the bailiff cif Mr. Larkin, wh6 resit!eir
near Maidstone. The account of the transaction, as given by the girl,"
was, that she was returning to her father's house, between eight and nine
in the evening, when, upon East Ma'ling Heath, she saw three or fmir
men, one of whom, the prisoner asked the way to Mr.Ellis's ; she said
she did:nCit know, and walked on rather fast; she heard some one fol.
lowing her, and
.she increased her speed, when the man behind over-.
took seized her round the. neck, thre* her down, and with great force'
and violence perpetrated-his designs. She occasionally Screamed,. but,
during part of the time, he stopped her mouth. After ht.: had effected
his purpose, as she lay on the ground, she saw two men, of the nasnei iE
Knox and Field, but he stopped her moath, and they passed by before
she could scream; she did, howeva,:befdre they ir it out of if4ritig, and
they came to her assistance. The ptisoner then jumped up, rot ( 11."Sri
the hedge, and ran away ' • but was plrstied and that ni.rbt. This
testimony was carrobotated by other Vtrz.lia.6-Cui!;,;!,

STAFFORWHIE. •
At the Stafford Aseizes, B. .111yeocl.v.is tried for the-murder of Hg
brother, on.the 10th of February. • It was proved that he lived with'de
deceased more than two,years, and on some diikrence irtvreen them left
lis.sentice.at Christmas kit, and from that period tea the time ,42
murder, lived with Me. Harris, of Tfirowley within a mile of the.
deceased's prentise.s;- that on the morning after the .murder, ke came
into the house, clasped his hands and exciainard,7-" Ab, Mistress, 'what
is amiss ? what. is amiss he dt,ad-?".. It was lar.Ci;:r proved that the
prisofierhad a gun repaired about the latter end of December last; that
tt was borrowed on the 10:h of February, by his nephew, George. Manx
to shoot a hare, and returned.on the same day, loaded with 5h0t,.i\10.4,,
It was•placed by the i)risoner under some straw, On the 11th of
bruary, G. Butt and his brother, on hearing of his uncle Joseph's death,
went to look far the gun, whit-li was .found. under the straw-unloaded,
• and had every appearance of- being recently discharged. It vas furtivet
-proved that the prisoner told his nephew, G. Butt, to state at the in.
quest, that the gun was his. After ten minutes-deliberation, the Jur*
feund ?he prisoner—Guilty.. He was executed On Wednesday, and las
body delivered fur dissection.

On Monday morning were seen .near CarHsl:. the beautiful pbononue-
uon of two parhtlia, or mock suns,' in the heaVens. They were 44
observed about ten o'clock, and appeared of variable brightnesulit4
near twelve, whc:n they vanished.
There is now at-Horsham a• cow, the property of Oates, Esq.
guckles alamb, and i.s.as fond of it as if it w. re her own young.
An ewe sheep, the property of 111 r. Rason, of South Vourne, ye3ned
one day last wed( sevetr tine iambs, s;x of which are now liV;tlg.
Arat of an astonishing sizeW V, lately killed at .a public buuse, EaOt
C A astonishing
near Guiklfo; it treasured, from the tip of the nose to ttie
end of the tail; two feet three inches, and was of proportionate built.. ft
is .opposed he had infecra&l the cellar where he was caught upwards of
two year's dining which tine;the landlord calculates ');: has aral,k
least a barrel- of beer out of the tap-tub, and-cat upwards of U:+ +'-
bread, besides a quantity of other provisions.

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