The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-30 00:00:00

YORK.

Christopher Smith, a I;y7fremarkably meek (lisp°.
silloil, was Cildr;tll wilft {tilling another boy, named
John Cook, m,t Pontefract, no the 11th of September.
The two boys, With !owe of their eximpaitions, were
playing cricket iii a field near Sheffield, and the prisoner
hating intercepted hie ball in its way to the nickel, a
dispute arose between them, iii which they both eta vely
angry. The prisoner was holding a wooden ball in his
and the deceased having refused to 61110110 10
young 501011.6 COIIOOIIOOE his itinitigs„ Smith making
use of a very wheeling phrase, threw the ball at Cook's
bead, still it snuck hint a stvere blow on the temple.
Cook felt most ac.nely the ',Jilt, and Smith finding to
Whitt CUI01:0011 he bad reduced liiin was not wanting in
showing attention to his iiijored playmate. the boy,
bou ever, was unable to COIIIIIIIIC in the field, and about
desert o'clock the SJOIC night lie died.
A sirigeon who attended Cirok stated, that his death
was wcasioned by about four minces of coagulated blood
fixing itself jut the interior of the head, against the
it 'tile.
Santis addressed the Jury in tears, anti in tery pathetic
lentil, on the distress tie suffered by litt:liqt, the 11u 1.01.
went of deotti It/ one of his lellovr.cit at ores. He nin-
th:say coutialaitted of the 'tanner in which the witnesses
bad stated the circtrinstances, and said, that though lie
did nut see the hall strike the deceased, he really billeted
it did do so ; 1011 that lie dill Out 011C011411Ially throw it
at 116 head, hut merely meant him to catch it w Colliittue
'hits bowling. He must solemnly declared he never in-
tended to loin the tilifirritinate boy lie had killed, and his
leaving done so would grieve hum, as long as-he lived.
This appeal was delivered witlra tone and earnestness
which showed the boy's sincerity, and the simple do-
(pence with which he desciibed his own sufferings had
a powerful effect on the whole Court.
The Jury found hint Guilty, but• strongly recom-
mended hive to mercy.

EXECUTION AT Youtz.—Since the condemnation of
Johnson, the murderer of Richard Walker, at Bet erley,
the culprit manifested a proper sense of his situa .
Oa Sat•tr.lay last•he made a hill confession of his guilt;
I.•ut in doing so one circumstance came to light, id such
all appalling and resulting a description, as clearly de-
monstrated how little the wretched criminal had been
itiflueneed by any moral or religious feelings in his
actions. He stated that, on the et ening he murdered
the inifinttniate man, he got so intoxicated. that he was
unable to reach any place of safety that the
better to at•oid observation and detection, lie reunited
the horrid spin, stretches! himself by the side of the
mangled corpse, and slept soundly till lite following day :
lie then got tip, and returned to his haute. At eleven
o'clock on he was ushered to the new drop,
where the cord being placed about his neck, and all
Other preparations completed, the fatal signal was given,
am ! he was lanitched 10 eternity.
ACCIDENT NY Buittstaso.—:On Friday morning last,
about eleven o'clock, a fine child, daughter of Mr.
Brown; residing in the New Cut, Lambeth, ran into
street with her clothes ow fire, and before it was exit:i-
-s:M.lnd nearly all her dress was consumed, and her legs,
face, and anus burnt in a shocking manner. The pour
girl tainted, and, so great was the injury she hau sus-
tained, that although medical assistance was procured, it
was sonic time befine site recovered. It is supposed she
had stepped on the fender to get souse article fr the
shelf, and thus the accident occurred.
Uu Mon.:ay morning last, two robberies were coin-
mined in !.isle-surer, Leicester-square, wider the moat
(kilo; cireumsta•tces. The thictes contrite( to (nice
open the tai our windows of the house• of Mr. Ashion,
of No. 17, Lisle-street, tailor, after the Entidy hail re-
tired to test, and thereby cwt into the house, When I hell
proceded to the various apartmenlv, and plundered the
premises; after %%hick they left the place and proceeded'
to the liOtlie of r. Shin el, leather belief, of the Cline
street,aint by th • saute means entered his house, winch
they rol.sed.. nil (witted the place timikent vied. 1 istor.
Illation was giTell of the roblierieslio Gook amid another
tater, who are i t search of the thieves and property.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

EXECUTION OF COLEMAN FOR THE MURDER
OP MR. JAMES SMITH.

This unhappy man was executed on Monday morning on
Peilendess-heath, near Maidstone, pursuant to his sentence.—
From the moment of his conviction to that of his execution, he
el incest great contrition, and applied himself seriously to the
Attentions of the worthy ch.splaiii. It was generally e•pected
that a respite would be received, and a rumour had spread that
it came on Sunday, and from the circumstance of the procession
nut leaving the gaol till half all boor after the usual time, it was
believed. Ile received the sacrament a short time before he
left the gaol, and was greatly distressed ; he gate the *anis-
ettes, about 12a. in silver, upon leaving his cell ; shook hands
with him and arid, God bless you," and shed tears ;he
mounted the waggon with a trembling step, and the procession
moved forward ; lie held in fibs hand a prayer-book, opened at
at the collect of Sunday, which lie at time, read, and
Isis eyes towards (leaven, tjaorinted some short player; when
he arrived at the top of the Heath, in sight iii' the gallows, i.e
asked if that was the plasm, and on being sold it was, lie raised
his ears and shook his head. When the procession bad
reached the gallows, Fanner, the coustairle of Greenwich (who
' conveyed him to gaol), asked him if lie bad any m►sseage to
send home ;if lie had, be would take it. Coleman said Nu ;
I have done all that—that is the man I have told you of—Doh
is the man." _ _

The Rev. Mr. Winter then joined him in prayer, after which
he ascended the pillows, tuid dettirtal the executioner to take
from his poeket a yellow silk handkerchief, when lie called
Fainter, and said, " take this handkerchief, mid give it Is a
woman named Ann `Steel; yon know her—lt II her I sent it to
her—Gott bless her—don't forget—l hope I ant going to a
better puerto." IV Idle the executioner was putting the rope
round his neck, he said to him, " don't put me into nily pure
gatory if you can help it." lie then appeared greatly dis-
tressed, and said, " nobody knows but them that feel ;" he
then said to Fainter, "
he is the DWI that shot him, no other man Lot him ; the Loid
forgive me—l AM a great sinner, hot Imu innocent of that—
thank Cod for it—my sins are great—another made the bullet,
though I did not see him do it—his own month told me so—
Guil bless you all, every Ivittly."—lle then said to the raeou-
liuner,
" let me ale an easy as you can." When every pre-
paration was made and the eaecutioner bait left him, lie said,
the Lord forgive my mml—t) God ieeeive the soul of a sinner
—Almighty God hear nay prayers," and immediately the drop
fell and put an end to his sabering& lie was a single loan,
and Ann Steel wan a woman with wbem he cohabited; lie was
a deeply' ate character.

MVR.ER OF Mns. Dos;ArrY.—The purser of
the General Harris, who arrived in London on
Wednesday last, has brought home the confession of
this murder by a seaman on board the Hun. Com-
pany's ship Marquis of Huntley. This document
has been forwarded to the Secretary of State fin. the
Home Department, who will of course take the ne-
cessary steps fin the furtherance of justice.
A Providence paper, alluding to the names and
expected services of the squadion of light vessels
sent from the United States to cruise against the
pirates on the coast of Cuba, confidently expresses a
hope that the " &a Gull will discover the pirates
afar off; the Ferret and Ikeuzle drive them out of
their retreats; the Decoy cheat them with a hope
of plunder ; the Greyhound, Terrier, and Beagle
pursue them into the toils of the Fu • ; the Musquito
Sand 14, Midge, Gnat. and Ganniper, sting them
to desperation, and the Jackal! and Wildtat tear
them iu pieces!'
Tenders are now lying at Deptford, for the re-
ception of seamen who choose to enter into the
navy; and in order to make a choice selection, none
are taken under the age of S 7. .

>u uunss—A corutrer's Mistiest was held at 7 o'clock
on Wednesday night last, hefore Alr. Higgs, depimy
coroner for tVesintioster, at the Ohl Plough 'ration,
Beatingt'dings, Strand, on the bit.ly ul Thomas
Hardwick, aged 211, who pot a perind-tuitil exostence
by taking an mice of mix Imutca.—The Jury after a
%try long CO118114;111911, f 13 verdict of temporary dr-
rawritit tit. Out Sunday last, the orialibroarlitard of
was lt alarmed, by a 111311 having been
Mum' uh Copenhagen Fields With his throat cut. Au
elderly gentleman, who usually parades the fields in a
morning Fos the belief!' of the air, was on Sunday stir-
prised by the Atom's of some one in all agonising state:
lie approached the deceased, and saw 41110 %tvilcollIk( Ito
his blood ; lie 111Stollolly proceeded to Copenhagen Boma:,
and hail the deceased removed .littlier, when lie W:l5
tilsCOltered to be Alr.J. Lumley, Loot and shoemaker,
who had. Well 111 a low .11111 •liesiollillllllls 50olle•
time. A penknife lay Ivy hint, gored iu blood. with
witch lie Meath'sl deed appeared to have been perste-
. tratcti. A suigetni was sent our, who arrived 'immedi-
ately; an es.tensive incisiou allies red in the throat,
which completely severer! the• %,inil-srisie; the womill
was dressed; and the iinfortionale Mail was minimal Its
Si. Bartholomew's !Inflow!, where he now ties tor the
coronet's inquest. The deceased has left a pregnant
wile, bd no lalloOly. 011 y night last, a 114111
of the name of 11 Illlaltl Cooper' who had been taken
Goillspor-street Growler 101 l Wednesday 11104 ilay-
ing been charged with several unequivocal acts ol 11111 C.
cency towards the person ui a man who lodged iri
seine room with hint, a*l who trout the nature of tile
charge had been lucked op for the night in a separate
room by himself, was Mood on the follow mg mooning,
when toe keeper went to unlock the cell, quite dead,
having suspended himself by his silk handkerchief front
the top ol the door.
The iron works in Shropshire are in a better state,
notwithstanding the low price of iron, as the iron-
masters hate a vely great 1151/lallti for it, which causes
the trade us be brisk, at nearly the Same µMee as last
year.—The quantity of iron made in that county ave-
rages I,isHO tuns weekly, and it is sold as blutlii as IL is
made. Ihe glass works are as 110111101141 g 25 they were
!aft year.—The agrictiltral closes Lave been in 3 Ivry
had state for smite time, but the present rise iu the
markets has put the tartness a little iu spirits.

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BOXING.

CAIRAGE AND COOPER THE GTPAET.TbeIir
men had a very strong turn on Wednesday last, on'
Hampton Common, the river parting it from
Mouls.:y Hurst, and the Commissary General, who
was once quoddea tbr seconding the renowned Game
Chicken, against Was, binwed his dickey if it was
not giving way a chance, after Cooper's mishap in
killing Leary in combat in surrey. There were no
slight notions of the opinion of the said Commissary,
who, with the assistance of an able deputy, ma-
naged the ropes and stakes in the absence of the
General Commander of all the Forces. It was, as
was anticipated a rare fight. alai the attendance was
usually bright, and the morning, although fuggy,
was nu drawback upon sport. There were bouncier,
es well as Bentiondsey newts, cabbage carts and coal
waggons,. and every utensil that two or tour wheels
could move with.

Soon utter one o'clock die men spewed in the
ring with their seconds. Spring and Shelton for •
Cooper, and Belcher and Harry llurinet for Cab-
kige.—Even betting, but Cabbage for choice.

THE SET-TO.
Round I.—Cooper missed his hits, and Cabbsr, could not
gather up his ground feat enough to fetch in. There via' no
visible mischief dune, mod Cooper was thrown. Huth were
too fast.
2.—ln a rare manly rally Cooper, in exchanging blows, lost
claret fi the nose, by a chance stultifying hit, which he
only grinned at. The men broke from the rally, and fought iu
give and take style. A manly ruuud, iu favour of Cabbage,
who threw Lis adversary.
3.—Laertinit had brought both MAI into steadiness, if not
order. A smashing round commenced, and Cooper *hewed
first blood from the nose, and be was thrown a heavy sumer/vet
from R close.
4, s, and Ca—Cabbage out-fought Lis adversary, but Cooper
seemed to think well of bin abilitit s, and fought steady at up-
hill wink. It was evident that Cabbage had the best.sof these

rounds.
'J.—Ceilings received a rattling hit on the forehead, which •
dorsed him for a bit. Cabbage floored him Cu, it.
B.—A terrible lighting round, must decidedly in favour of
Cabbage, whit had the beat of in and nut fighting. Cooper
was bleeding freely limn the note, ill seemed to nave *bat
Scruggie* called the muddles. In the clime, Cabbage had the
best of the wenving, and punished his adversary sorely, and
threw him in school-boy fashion.
9.—A very game round, iu which tolerable judges thought •
that Cabbage won the light. Ile had lltcNledly the beat of '
hitting, and was the best in. Heavy hitting Wok, place, and •
Cooper was thrown.
In the 111th round Cooper was worsted. He was piping, -
bleeding, and snorting, and seemed tit) have been bit out of •
every tiring but confidence. He received two bits upon the
bead, and was thrown.-3 to lon Cabbage, but taken scarce.
Is the 14th round Cooper changed the fight, by making two
good blows tell. Ile hit and broke his ground well, and Cab•
liege, although all neer good, turned, a, 111 the used-np ones
must, rattier male, end the odds turned about, It was no
buinlinid-street to so orange, as the thorough game of either
hail not been seen in the London ring.
In the 30th round Cabbage was bit out of time by a chines
blow upon tie temple, and Ctol•er, as the winner, plowed him-
self a wan of rare qualilicatiuns as a lighter and a stayer.

The " cognoscenti !'' were ranch divided in opi-
nion upon this match, and it was as even as the
betting told, Cabbage cut np well. even the stalk;
and a braver fight has rarely been seen.

THE DEAD Aitvfe.—The resorrection men have
adopted a new plan in prevent detection, by dressing
tne 'Holies which they steal, so that if seen they appear
as!cep.--.A few (lays ago, two of them g 1 he
country, stopped at a pithlic.house, about f miles
town, wills the hotly of a man, whom, after vio.•
'vim; the I.;nive, they dressed him in the unifiein of a
soldier. While in the ' se, taking refreshment, a
soldier, who was billetted there, went to the door Its
smoke his pipe, stmt airiosity ioduceil him to kink into
the cart, he perceived a soltli. r, as he simposert .asleep,
whom in the lint instance he conceived to hey deserter,
snd hailed him will'—"" lialloa, comrade, where to?"
—lint receiving an answer, he anytime(' in awake the
corpse, exclaiming, " Come, tow boy, let us have some-
llunnK
to drink.'—Nil answer being made, he went to
the ostler, and they examined the body, when the latter
i 11111 l ciliate') sapressed his suspicion that the fellows,
who were in the house., t. 84 who left the cart, were--.
" body snatchy s," and bairn' the soldiers held a council
of war, as to what Steps they should pursue, when it
wasiticreed to take the dead Mall into the stable, and that
the squishes slionW occupy his place in the can, while
the ostler would follow on horseback at a distance to
assist him in case of need. This was accordingly done,
and the snatchers having refreshed, drove or. with the
cast, but they had not proceeded a Mitotic(' yards before
they Mond the supposed dead man tumble about, and
(popped to tettletly the inconvenience. On taking hold
of him, one of the fellows observed—" lee be cursed if
his here sulijecl warm"—the mho having felt him
arill—" dam un hut Le's hot;"—'" and so would you
too," said the soldier, " if you had come Isom 11-11,
where I have liceo."—This was enough, the snatchers
were petrified, and almost terrified to death ; but so
soon as they recovered they set off, leaving (lie horse and
cast to poinession or the soldier and ostler, neither of
which has SIT= been owned. Th'e body of the dead
1114111 was in a few days after restored to his friends, by
whom it was missed trout the grave.
On Thursday morning last the body of an apparently
respectable female was discovered floating in the River,
at Riclin 1111 l (I, Surrey, supposed to have been in the
Wale( several days, and being unknown, war conveyed
hi the situ of the Torre Pigeons, at that place, and a
Coroner's Jury summoned to investigwe the cause of het
death. The linen has "J. J." marked ou it.

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