The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-03 00:00:00

PITT CLLR.

The Pitt Club hal their anniversary dinner on Torsday.
it was IeSS attended than on former years. Mr. Wilhraliain
Bootle was in the Chair. After `'the immortal nu more of W.
had been drank, the health of "his :Majesty's )linisters"
was _«.r n; 1:C it the Lord Chancellor, in his on n nano! and
that of the 'Ministers, returned thanks to the meeting for the
irinioor that hail jo•t 11(4'11 dune them:

" This testim.whv of epprolemon from a body of men like the present,
would be peculiarly a:tree:U:4: in any circumstances; but when he re-
tollected that that aliaohation was bestowed ona them for their endea-
vours to follow the prasetples of the great :van whose birth they were
rots day met to commemorate. he wanted languale t« eepresi his gra.
made and his Seli,C of obligation. Nliiiist,rs had for a long course of
years . ntleavoured to follow tharourse inarkiel out by that ,ereat states
!Tian, who was now no more, but whose mune and fame would never
i 11.% Ile maintained that his prineildes would save his country end
Europe. and well-groundecl confidence had not been disappointed.
nut thou;h we had obtained peace, it would be turn-ling expietatstais
'neon:is-tow. unit the usual slate of humanity et imagine that we had
at...tined Mtiniate security and exemption from fawn-, troubles. If,
t:nwever, we adhered to our admirable twastitutkei, and maintained a
loyalty to the throne. as necessary for the privileges of file people as to
the rights of the sovereign, he dill not cowed° hope that, though hi-
lted sten '45 years of contusion, he should yet live to behold a period
blessed buyeria all former example; when this country, able us protect
itself and to aceure the libertitsi of the woild, serial enjoy in tran-
quillity the fruit of all its labours, and would be held out as the mark
of the admiration of mankind. Ile assured the meeting, that if the
present government deserved any tievour, it was because they had fol-
lowed the maxima of that great man whose memory they were now
-celebrating."
Several new songs were sung during the afternoon, appro-
priate to the occasion.

LONDON' SESIONS.
Monday these Sessions were held ; when T.Daistry and J.
Gr wory were indicted for a riot, conspiracy, and assault ou J.
leitepr, S. Pitcher, and cohort.
Mr: Ti'llehar deposed, that he i.e a carpenter in Dorset-street,
Salisbury•square. In February last he told his workmen he
_ should velure their wager ts. per week; they all lett their
work, and he gave them a week to return ; but none of them
returned. On the 4th of March, 1,2 or 15 other men came. to
work for him; but they were taken away on the sth, and re-
turned en the tith. On the 7th he saw 20 or an journeymen
loitering abont his premises. On receiving information that

abort 71:1 of them would come on the Yth.and take his men
away, he got some Officers in readiness. They came, and the
_ prauneis were among the ringleaders: be had _et his own men
in the Mick .way, and went out. When they found that, they
seized a man named liafl, AVilt, was coining to wink fur him,
and polled his coat effhis back. Witness's nephew was attack-
ed by seven or eight others, and lie thought at that time his life
was in danger. When the Officers made their appearance, they
all dispersed except the prisoners, who were delivered over to
the Constables.
;dr. Pitcher, jun. and twu of his journeymen, corroborated
the proseeutor'i. evidence.
The Jury fuund them Loth Guilty; and the Court sentenced
them to be.iinpristmed one year in Giltspur-street Compter.

MIDDLESEX S'ESSIOA S.
TRIAL OF ROBERT ROBERTS.

Saturday this notorious chararter was put upon Ilk trial. charged
with a conspiracy, together w ith 1•C://it,m hit,,W alias ktotkte BAin,
in putting off a arum tplantity of Bank Notes, of the firm of Brown
and Comb, of V indsor, to the amount of Wool., which had been scam
.from the Windsor taw:tell. in ri.eadilly. in the month of Octither last.
tioniA4 limn. it will be recollected, was (..onvieted of the
felony in the month of rebruacy last, at the Oki Bailey ; and a retvrsi
,of his conviction was now put in anal read. It was continned also by
oral testiormy.
A number of witnesses were then called, who proved the confederacy
ttf the said White with the prisoner, their negotiation of the stolen
dotes, and the imrelia-e, by the parties, with a part thereof, of a bill or
bills upon a respectable Lome in town; where the prisoner haring pre-
so2nt: done for 4.0 t it was stopped, and a clue thus ,f.ade to the discove-
ry or the ollentkrs.

Scverd objections were taken in the course of the trial by Mr.
Aunr.putts, the prisoner's erninsel ; which were ably replied to by
Assts. ALLEY awil l'ool.r.v, for the prow:m.4m. _

'fl trial lasted the whale of the day; and niter an aide charge from
the l'itairman I qtr. We the prion-r was fatrad Guilty.

TLC ben tr.nce 0.1: ( and was o.,:t‘orittl.

OLD BAILEY.

Wednesdw these Sessions comweneed before the Lord
'Mayor, atr.Justlee Bayley, Ms.. Jostice Park, the Recorder,
awl vdetanto.

sawpsaa capilkelv convicted of ,tcaline a qsiantity
0.1 .vtllting apparel anti jewellery, the property of It. Pullen,
18 •
Nunkertille mt+ also raritailv renvlcted of ;muthing
NV ilium/ T0d.... Hole, or stir K.s44's iugl.way. otottowi hint in
'fear, and t• Vol% fr, I,i ilia arson gold chain, Wive
vu-
Ina.:.e, 500%, &c. his voperv.
Thumday, N.l( Paco n!e.t '..z..,: •• d rerr.
/Its, v%vi, cunifigt,c,, tit A 4..aokkey W tue 14Alailflo-