The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL ItEGISTEIt

these latter injuries the death of the deceased was, in
the opinion of the witness to be attributed. On the head
being opened, a quantity of eztravasated blood- was
found.
The prisoneisaid nothing in his defence, but called
five witnesses, who gave hint a good character for hu-
manity, parental kindness, and industrious habits. The
witelesFes also described huts to be a very good and care-
ful driver when sober. _

Tne Jury found him guilty of manslaughter, but re-
commended him to mercy, on account of his previous
good character.
William Backbutton, a bov of 14, was indicted for
assaulting James Newson, a child, oq the highway, and
taking from his person sovereign and a tin box.
The boy Newson had been sent to pay the money to
a person named Powell, when he Wl3 mei by the pri•
soinr, who had got acquainted wilt the fact of his
being entrusted with the sovereign, and who took it from
him.
The prisoner was found Oily of stealing front the
person, but nut with force and violt.-nce.
Samuel Taylor and Thomas Leach were capitally in-
dicted for assaulting 1111 l el \V rren on the highway,
and taking from his person, and against his will, five
shillings in monies. beret!.
The Jury without hesitatiol, on hearing the evidence,
pronounced the prisoners not guilty.

LOXDO At S ESSION'S.

On Monday last these Sessions commenced before the Lord
Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen Schuley, C. Smith, eic„
BRUTAL Amu Le urns• A IL
Head, a young man, who is in the service of a horse dealer,
named .1~0 Tapley, of Croydon, was tried upon an in.
diclment, charging him with hawing brawn and attempted
to expose the peril° of a very interesting young woman,
named Harriet Hardin:. . _

la ripening the case, Mr. Andrews said, he hoped for the
sake of human nature, he hoped that the statement be bee
to make would bg contradicted to the satisfuctiou of the
Jury. Mr. Andrews then stated the following circumstances,
which were fully borne out in evidence s—Harriet Herding,
now st years of age, had lived vi lin Tapley seven yeari, and
had by hint four children, all of whom died except the
youngest, an infant of two months old, Tapley thought
proper to desert this young womon, and allowed live shillings
a week to support the child, Harriet liaiding, in her
anxiety to we the father of her child, after the illness
went, accompanied by a Mrs. Smile, a widow, to his
yard vs kb the child. Upon entering the yard, 11 cud
asked what she wanted there? Site replied, that she
wanted hut him, but the father of her child. Tapley
was in the yard at the time, and Head pointed to him, and
said," there is Joe."—Tapley then approached, and desired
Head to say what she bad invited him to du ; upon which
Head said, " lithe wanted me to sleep with her." The pro-
secute's, when she lward this infamous and false imputation,
called Head a pimp end a swindler. Head without any core.
ninny struck her with his list in the face, and then beat her
with a stick about the neck and hack. Taidey all the time
being a spectator of the scene, and has ing called upon head
to expose her person, and n hip her like a child, Head pre-
pared himself for this esercise, in contirrinity with his mas-
ter's commando. and but fur the interference of Jlis. Scales,
would have accomplished his object in the presence of a
number of little boys, who were collected in the
Folding himself disappointed in this aim, lie dashed her lobo
the street, and she fell almost senseless agaiast the steps of a
liall.door. Head having performed this manly teat ran
oar. The poor girl had been confined with her child at the
time the fellow said she asked him to gill to teed with her.
Time Recorder here expressed iris surprise that Tapley had
had not been included iu the indicimint.

Mr. Arabia said, upon theism t of the defence, that if his
instructions were correct, he could prove the whole story to
be a fabrication. If, however, the facts could not be con-
tradicted, he ssas ready to admit 04 the case was as boa a
one rto ever appeared in a court of justice.
The wile of Tapley's gloom was theta called, but Instead
of contradicting the circumstances that had been sworn to,
she, so far ass she %SOS sin evidence, corroborated the state-
mem for the prosecution. She heard Head say, " that
Hai rict Ilardiag wanted him to sleep with ber,lund saw
111111 push tier against the wall•
Mr Andrews merely said, in commenting upon ;the evi-
dence fur the defence, that it proved the truth of tile charges;
and asked wily Tapley, who had been in Court in the morn-
and could have served Head if the evidence for the pro.
set:whin was false, had withdrawn himself.
The Jury instantly found the prisoner Guilty.
The Recorder, in passing arutenre, hoped 1 pity would
he brought to justice. Head had acted under the authority
and sauction ut that penion, and justice u; the ptiucipal
mover in this disgraceful tramactiou anti imperiously crated
for.

!lead was then sentenced to impriameneot in the Giltspur-
sit eet Lumpier for sia eaten lair month,.
'flee Re colder torn addressed Harriet Harding, who is
ithist a prolector, and advi,ed her to :..ttitmit with 'nose
ho were quithtied to !Mallet her as to the !worm() or
twinging Tapley tietOre the Court. Ile moored her that tie
the event or a conviction the idiots• should tee compelled to
du her justice tier the seriousitourits she had fothtamed at hit
ZING, ON THE 11101EIPUTION OF 11111.

t 7. JOIN 11111GLItY.
The defendant was indleted tar d Haled( anal unprovoked
assault tan the prosecutor, on smith's eseiting, the titti of
Nos ember lust, ut Mr. Bonier's, the old Bell Tavern, Belle
Sicietice-yard. The case was a leanly paused in evidence,
..11t1 the Foreman of the Jury, after tell ne the learned Judge
there war no necessity fur nis Lordsuip summing up, returned
a verdict of Guilty.
The defrudwitt was sentenced to pay a 6ne of .S!. which
he paid accordingly, and was dischi,rwol.
'lts &SOX If, APR! I. Id —A SliliCiltaa. named Gmrrh, was
indicted for having committed ao lipoid u N-uitadii,
unwed Genf, w!•,se house lc. catered our tile puspose uf
levying a distress fur rent.
The proseetitri slated, that the defendant knocked at her
door, and when it aas opened rushed in, and behaved in the
most violent manner, a ithout the sltauest provioratsum—
To add to the heanousaa•w tat the assault, she paid She nap
advanced in pregintocy at the tone, and was shocked by the
frigid in such a •n.uwer as 10 Milder her situation particu-
larly alarming. The defendant, when the expostulated with
hint, became more offensive, struck and bruised, and shed
the blood of her arm, although he had ou other bottles

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in the limos) than to distraio for the rum of 111. 13.. %shah
was due to the landlord.

A woman who Judged in the house stated, that she hear)
the prosecuirie cry out •• Murder!" and tm going down
staiis, saw her almost fainting against the wall and Mir
arm bleeding.
Upon the part of the defendant witnesses were e.l!e I
who led tne story. They declared that Mr. Church end
never acted in the house with the slightest violence, bet thc
promeutrix had given the greatest provocation, not only
with her tongue, but with her actions. In the presence
of two or three into, one of whom entered the buu•e
with the defendant, she took up a cleaver, and same
she would chop the first mail that laid hold of a chair ur
table in that house.
The Jury instantly acquitted the defendant.

MIDDLESEX SESS!OVS.
.--....

TUESDAY, APRIL IG.—These session- commenced this
day before Mr. (;oust, and a Bench of Magistrates. T*i
chairman said, though the calendar contained a very con-
siderable number of charges, yet, as far as he was as
present aware of, there was nothing that called for ary
particular observation from him.
THE COUNTRY TREASURER'S BOOK,.
_

Mr. Alley this day addressed the Court, under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—A new rate having been impo,ed
on the perish of Marylebone, that rate had been appealed
against, and his clients had, a few days since, applied to
the clerk of the peace fur liberty to inspect the books of
the treasurer of the county, the record of which was in
his hands, in order to enable them to conduct the appeal
on Thursday next. This request had been refused, as
had one subsequently made, and therefore he now applied
to the Court to make an order that the clerk, might skew.
them. He coutended, that nu officer ought to be allowed
to hold In his private possession any record that would
stop the course of public justice, and th.t: the order ought
to be made as prayed for.
The chairmau said, the proper course would be to
apply to the Court of King's Bench, which would grant a
mesdames. In fact, he doubted how far this Court ought
to hear an appeal against one of its own rates. It there
were any illegality. It would appear ou the face of the
rate.

It was finally settled that the appeal should be heard
on Thursday, hen, if it were found necessary, an appli-
cation could he made to the 'Court of King's Bench ; and
in the mean lime no order was made fur the inspection uf
the treasurer's books.

J Simmonds, • young man of respectable appearance,
was indicted fur assaulting Rebecca Burt.
Mr. Adolphus stated the case for the prosecution with
great force.
Rebecca Burt, a young woman of very interesting ap-
pearance, stated shut she lived with Nits, B aing. in 14•Nt.
street, Mayfair, and us she was returning home tmou _tt
Chapel-street, on the evening of the Inith of January, she
met the defendant mad another man, neither of whoa sue
had ever seen before.—The defendant took hold of her in a
very indecent inanuer, stung tier oil the pavement into
middle of the street. The person who oas with the defen-
dant came to her assistance, and helped her h . She was
su bruised by the violence will ahich sue had ores' au totes
that she was üblioil to keep her bed tar three days afire,
and bud two wos'', attending her.
The pro son who a as hilh the uetendant when he cam r hied
the assault fatly corroborated the prosecutrix's evidence in
every particular► Hosaid tile defendant nut drunk at the
time.

Mr..lndrens, the defendant's councel, said. nn answer
enald' be given its the case. The chfendmit had loet his •
reason ut tne tone he committed the act, for a Inch be a its
now simerely contrite. Ile was willing to coolest, his guilt,
41314 make nil the atonement in hi, poser.
Tire prostcutves Counsel expiessed himself ntii4fied with
the present conduct of the del•lnt.int; and a verdict of Civilly
having been pri ))))) anced, he was discharged, utter an Adm.,
-intim from we Court.

WKDNESDAY, APRIL IL...Thomas Coutta anJ J.ITCI
Fletcher were indicted for au assault and false 11111111501 I•
ment, committed on Peter Cooke and John Boas. Ti,
defendant Coutta is a hakes, and Fletcher a constable.
Peter Cooke, one of the prosecutors, deposed, that On
the evening of the7th of February he went to Ms. Coints's
shop in the Strand, and bought five quartern and two
halt quartern loaves, for which he paid, and then desired
they should be weighed. One of the leaves was weight,
the rest were light. Mr. Cuutts reused to let hint take
the light loaves, but offered to return back his money.—
Witness insisted on getting the light loaves, and said he
would stay in the shop till twrtve o'clock, or he should gi t
them. Cuintio sent fur the defendant, Viol:o'er, who tuna
both the possum's to 1,4•1•11 eel. 1% LIMN, d. siitiu
the breath shuind be brought to the Police Office, 1,4
Colitis refused, our did he attend. Atier veditilig suite
lilac to have a complaint made, sir U. Ifirnin disinisse.ll
them. They were 411 hour and tell uhuntee in custody.
The witness was sins-exithinicil by Mr. Alley, and
stated, that lie lived lay buying light 'nead from oaken.
and giving evidence of it. He ails out all lillsUliticr,
a witness.

John Bias, the other prosecutor, corioborattd Cooki's
evidenee. He said he had oven employed by 'sadism la
to give evidence for use last six sir 'erten )ears. Joinisou
pays him five or six shillings a day.
William Johns .... stated, that the prosecutors w.
employed hy hint so give evidence on informations. tie
cut i UtsUr sued alt. pi übectitOle evidence.
The Gisairition charged the Jury, that if they believed
the eviileocet they most find the tletendmits
'file Jilt.., after consultiii; for some time, returned •
verslict ut Not Guilty fur both &fro lauta,

Su ICU:IL—A melanenoly e‘ent took place on Th•vs
Jay. in Saerbuurne-lane, I...Lctorb'Commons. A pt.,
lad), who no/ been voly a lonuiaut married, n,%1
been [morn), 4.1 by ner husband that busiiteia 01 con,-
(pence %sunk! keep Min out alI itigtit, retttett to ut•r
CllJlllber, and w•rs found 011 F.li:ily mornms Hang g
Irvin the bedstead, (Itllle dead.

EXTRAORDINARY Tints:P.—A white globe 111`.1y
Wab poilcd uu tie larui at Criuturd Priory, Pile. tv.
ill 2ith o z and wittett sor.oured to leugth eittlitrt
IhcUes Alla a hail.; iu ctreutnterelice :holy-two inches
a bill. Oa the !dill' firui in iatmary lir, a Inge uric
of chickelis was brouslit. out la lilt tti),;ll dire and are llto •
ready fur the table.

pos'tdrript-
LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL 22

- Three o'clock, p.m.
The Paris papers of Friday last communicate no.
thing of interest either foreign or domestic. The
avices from Madrid, of the 7th instant, state, that
en the preceding day, the Niinister of Grace and
Justice addressed the Cortes on the necessity of
ri..dical reform in the Spanish magistra.y, and a
committee was appinted to draw up a plan of re-
form. The French Chamber of Deputies is still
occupied with the discussion of the budget. On
Wednesd,iy, after some debate, three amendments
were negatived for a reduction in the duty on salt—
a tax which on former occasions caused serious agi.
tation in France. At Beauvais, Abbeville, Com-
pigs, and many other places in the department of
the Oise. extending. over a circuit of GU leagues,
there has been much destruction of property, occa.
sinned, fur several weeks past, by fires, suppuccd to
he the wilful work of some vi:.• incendiaries.

Letters dated Nev. 26, have been received from
Van Ditmen's Land, The Mulgiar convict ship
bad just arrived, and was then riding at anchor in
the Cove. Numerous parties of settlers continue to
arrive in ti;e colony. The good land near Ilobares
Town, and ft.,: 20 miles round it, Arts all disposed
ef. k.ven in the interior good land was eagerly
sought after, and rapidly increasing in value.—
;Some farms, in advantageous situations, had sold
for 50s. the ac,•e...a very hi;;li price in that country,
considering the expellee of clearing and preparing it
fir cultivation, A passage front one of the letters,
which we quote, will further describe the situation
of the colony ;...=‘ The flocks of this island, front
the numerous importations of Merino rams and
ewes are very much improved, and the wool fetches
a good price, For a man who loves his in lepend-
ence, this country appears to ma one of the most
desirable in the world, besides that, it is a .most
healthy place, We. pay no taxes, have our land for
get 10s. per bushel for our wheat, and sd,
per lb. for our meat from the government all the
year round. Convict servants are provided by the
government for all settlers who apply, and are fur,
pilled with provisions for six months. The families
of the settlers are also fornished with provisions for
Os ;lamas, which is a great thing fur young be.
beginners. The general character of the settlers
hitherto, I cannot say much; did they but cones.
quad with the soil and climate, it would be a most
desirable spot to live in; but time I have no doubt,
will in this respect, ameliorate our condition,"

SILER.IFF'S COURT, RLI) LION-SQUARE, vtfL 20.

111 IVAITCII D. i MITII.

Mr. Chitty addre•sed the Jury in thi, case. The plaintiff
formerly held a %cry sespeciable situation in society as a
c:liro-printer I but from ilinse vicissitudes tu Q hide weu in
tisple were unfortuautely ton fiettuenily exposed, lie lsrcitops
embarrassed in Li: circumstances, and was ultiniAely driven
.. become a inutile, man in it busiiirss lime he had p
been it mailer. The defeiaki:t was a 1111411 in much
PIM c ercdit..ide cireen!stahve. tint; the tend there,
tale fully competent to pay fur the illicit indutionee tif his
disannournble pass on. The learned Lentleinap they pro,
to dill In: ssiiiie.sei:

Mr, George Slade, reading at Dartford, proved that ha
ii u,ts the plaintiff and his wife for four years, Jje wig In
• t4lsits of iutimacy t jib them, Hod they iiiteseliaiiged friendly
riots, They lived togei aer on the uirectihuute terms.
They crewed estieniely feud of earl; oilier; end, j;iderd he
Iva thought the plintitf, tee hu,hatid, nut inlittlg,ll: Io au
rtress, toiew drit ing one or too of the eoarlie.
goli the road,—Fret, the Telegraph, and thru the Indepen-
e.“ t ; but lie linew iiiithio,; 011'4 eircuiu:rauces, luMhick.
I-it Year, the pi:timid :ma. 9.1 his house' when ho die-
roseivd that his ti ire had diverted hint. He was in the
Freate,t state ui at 4 clmUa, ashl sorb t% 11% the Ilaitation of
ha, mind; that w disco. felt it hocesary to sit- up with him
ail ey,fit. He was tuany wetkt btfore l r coal!! s,titit kg hi!
• p..t k.
. .

Inermr-examientinn by Mr. 11.01, he said he pew, saw
the. phsittlilrahrt his %tie iii rotup uy. j.te (*ref OfFird
isiloy quarrels hetseest them. Tiy .• andulstent 10 excess,"
he meant Chit step pl4utitt iinrided ten, and gave
h,r arta hep he went Rio, and bitch like, which uglier
hu•harlds, end whlcN ,sititcst, hiqlself did Wit do to hi, wife,
its they might 1W been toi,6ther.-111111iferiC of times yr ithunt
erin-ia•itran.
Mr. T limas IVahill,llo:ool.PAtier, rt PAC Ifcad,coutirtped
the es ,4-nee of the 144 thus,:.-,
Oa "crusr.-e xurninni h -Lehi, the plailltirc wife Tirag
very 44434,0nne ssutmen. ',.• *Lit nut giddy or gay that he
ptsbe. veil, but 1:1; *hint tad a pretty fore haat* it, and
wised t areordingl . He Inemit 11E:441 as 4n 0-
se:rak.my pviscullrly• aispheah)e to Itrt.Thsy4itts..i. hui In
s utuf:r: in g. ver4l.
44hp Brati.litits, a brodiefilths plaintiff'd wife, spoke
4.." itultpilted with Is Lich egs titer nod the plaintilF lived
I..gether, lie had licOld e f (Isurreh, WI% era, them, arising
g:usu sr direteure of diNiasititah lib sister 's ,t fonder of
icuoyany them her hu.hatia, oil.) was u(a ericits nod yeti-
s.l.)l3i 10311. They had Itrea married bt )(NUT, Th. pealed
pea; ectiy, fault of his sire. %liners fustail hig Q.ter at a
14Igtag in 124 S.rdler's \Veils. Iles iw her iu
tvalphtly with the defetal tut, Tls• defetteant fit I PO( e
law conch at preagot,suil he believed tie woo now 00 Urgql"
Varliento

SHIPPING .N.rszircs.vci.

(TlOll LLOYD's 2,00X3 or Aran. 21s 182)
Later Pr one Captain (Attu, of iho 6isr.d.n
H. C. shill, Bombay, off tile Wight
IJrh April, ltn2l.
GIINTLEMEN,—You must long etc this have heard of
the unfortunate loss of the !Rondo's Ilan an the 21ii of July
last, on Inaccessible Island. After we got clear of the
South-east ttadv, we found light winds front the North
and rastward, %Ilk+ induced one to Jeer well to the
Sontflward in search of westerly winds. (In the -.2a July
had an observation, and knew we could not he in the laii•
node of the Islands before Mine next morning. M eight pre-
vious, hail altitudes for the chronometers, the weather
being clear to the Northward. At ten a cry of " sea-
weed" MI the bow, and then immediately breakers
on both sidles rio sight of land. The helm was put down
to bring her round, and boats got out, lint without effect—
the ship struck, and was so ptstely enveloped in a
cloud, that although the boats were close to the ship they
lest sight Lif her, and got ou the island at some distance
from its ; the sea then breaking over the ship, she soon
tilled, and heeling of the sea boat in our decks, and soon
stove our long-bunt, We were then left without any
apparent chance of saving our lives, when it cleared, and
ne found ourselves close to a deep beach, over winch a
high mountain; in that perilous situation we clung to the
larboard side of the forecastle and chains. The ship soon
bloke its half; the forepart washed on shore, until it came
ill contact with a rock, while's split it. and the upper deck
beams being broken away from the starboard side, tire-
ventvil the bacX water surf Imo taking it out ; the lar-
board side of the tcp sides mot washed on shine, so far
that the people who were previously landed in the cutter
threw a rope, and by that means were gotsm shore, nearly
destitute of clothing, and' eatirely of the means of subsist-
ence. It is impossible fur the int xpeu iencedi to recut ally
inniou of the extreme misery we have undergone during
nearly six months on the lalmid ; and 1 all) sorry to say
That James IVesion was left on Tristan d'Acnnite, lie was
suite well, and will come in the first s:.;,p that rails.
(Signed) ALEX, tiltEIG.
The crew arrived at Cape Td.tvn on the vsili Jan., with
the exception of the foiftwing Hone rand llentinck,
drowned the day the ship was lu t ; 6nibb3,
M'Cullot k, Taylor, anti Smith, just, who went
ill a small boat to Tristan d'Aellllll4, ant have not since
been beard of; Smith, sea., \Vitae, and :114u0b, left 00
the island as settlers, and three o:iters.

T3llOOll bl3artiCt3
CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, APRIL
There was but a small supply of grain this morning at marker,
and the tine samples of Wheat were brisk of demand, at from Is.
to 2s. per qr. dearer than last week—:he interior sorts were full
as dear as per last. Barley was rather heavy of sales—the malting
parcels were altu not much in demand, The Oat trade has not
varied from last week, and the tie samples went off pretty brisk,
Beans and White Peas were brisk in sale, and may be quoted is.
per qr, better dusts before.—sTliere is an evident improvement ir,
the market, in almost every article of grain, and prices are ceri
tautly rising.

I.I4(i.tENT PIOCES OF (.11.4.1N FOR THE W :EK4
rec Winchester Meabute of k:iglit siteli..
MONDAY. WKIJNE:bI.I. 1 FRIDAV•
b. 5, 11. 5. 15. 5,
Old Wheat ~ 45 a 66 44 a 64 45 a 6-4
New Red Wheat 32 a 541 22 a SO 32 a i's 4
New While do I Isli a t 26 a 63 36 aO3
Rya 22 a 25 I 23 a 23 23 a :i'i
Bratsk, or Buck
Wheat - a -- a
Barley .‘.. .., l6 a •411 16 a 26 1 16 a 4
Pale Malt
Feed 0.115
Brea. orltolaiiitdo. 22 a 2:I 22 a 24 23 a 24
New Tick Bruin
Old ditto
Now Pigeon ditto 24 a 27 24 a 26 21 a VI
Boiling l'eusu
Ori2Y Pc.i4
Bapeweil per hot 30. a 321. 31:11. a pv. SOL a 33 ,
AVER :I PRICE OF CORN, Per Quarter, of the Tuesi•
ftlaritilite Ihetriutt, of F.:MA-ANL) itici WALES, (of 04
Wed.; tlitillih
..4iiiii 14lh,!&tractfd ip.iiii Zitittad,i,y't

AVERAGE PHIL,
Maritime ttilitrt
Weet:
Casette.
Wheat... 444 :91
Rye .... 10. g

1 ntrley... 183
I hats.... Id.

I Remit.
I Peng

QI

bitOW 1 OIC aIt.'aCOVAILA) a 15,4.04;.
Average litioellow the lietimar 'hack ill the Week ret1;"11
Wv4siesi*r last. Us. $4. per POT ettelthilvf 4004'14
_ _

phlOE OF FLOUR,
Pcr Sack uffiv• or 114616ki,

.
MoLtlay. of—
at -_ -
Alonday, of of
Film, En;WI VlJur 44 a 51.1 44.tincricau flour ... 24 a 311
Secositio ditto .... 40 a 45 fie' Barrel of 14 cwt,
BREAD, pid. th Qoatiern Loaf,