The National Register.
London, England, 1817-10-13 00:00:00

T CESD:Vi.

Thew scs►ions, declared by the Recorder (in Isis address
diNcharging the petty jury :ion) further attendance) to have
been the longebt in Ms recollection, ware this day brought to
a termination. .

Catherine Anderson, for stealing six silver tea-spoons, the
property of John Rotfan ; Benjamin Hughes, for stealing a
pair of lireeches and trowsers, the property of John Harman ;
John Weaver, for steeling a Aheet, the property of James
Wildmayor John Roebuck, for stealing a pair of stockings ;
Anne Tate, fur stealing a shawl ; and James Ingrain, for steal-
ing a silver tea spoon, were severally con deed of grand lar-
ceny.
The Recorder then proceeded to pass sentence ton the
convicts. Judgment Of death was pronounced upon
George. Pearson and John toe forgery and upon 2.3
ethers for house•breaking, horse-stealing, highway robbery,
and stealing from dwelling-houses; 4 were ordered to be
transported for life, I for I I years, and 59 for 7 years ; 66 %vete.
sentenced to different periods of confinement at home, either
in New:tate or the House oe Correction, aermnpanied in many
easeswitle the infliction of whipping and hard labour.

There were more prisoners fot: trial at the Old
Sessions which terminated on Tuesday than at any
preceding session. The number was 476, of wifich
there were
1; Convicted of capital offences
Felonies
'Manslaughter
Frauds
Acquitted

'otal tried
Remains to be tried at Atkin alty
To be removed for trial at the Assizes
'Remain for trial next sessions
Dkeharged for want of prosecution
Ditto by Proclamation, the Grand Jury
having thrown ont the bills
99

476

Total

A few weeks ago, as an elderly lady, accompanied by a
young female friend, was proceeding in her own carriage on
.the great roast leading front Eslinhargh to D fries, within
a mile and a half of the village of Broughton, that part of the
dicky on which the coachman was seated suddenly gave way,
and precipitated the man among the horses' feet, by which
mseitlent his thigh-bane was broken. 'flue horses set off at
full speed, and the lady's waiting-maid, who was on the othe
part of the slicky, was also thrown down by the concussion of
the splinter bar, on which, and the pole alternately, she main.
twined her footing ; wad at last, with wonderful presence of
mind, and singular dexterity, ved along the pole betwixt
the horses, seized the reins, and arrested their progress, aftet
they had galloped for half/ mile. A poor fellow, a hair dres-
ser front Edinburgh, going to Dumfries in qcest of work hav-
ing got up behind the carriage, unknown to the coachman,
and attempting to leap off, at the time of the accident, had
his clothes so entangled about the springs, that he was drag-
ged along the road for a comaderable space, and seceived
very svciouz4injowv. Fortunately a surgeon was at hand, and
the broken limb being property set, the coachman is in a fair
sr y of recovery.
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TUE 14 NI: LOT'S I'llo6nEs,.—On Wednesday night last a
woman.mha has beentrillknowntime sonic years in St. Sa-
s iour's parish as a person of abandoned character, was found
abent o'clock lying on the pavement iu Kent Street, Ito-
rte4t, in t s!Ate Of insensibility, by the watchman. She was
taken to the watch-house, and put in the kickmp house. Out
the following morning she was found dead. She was very
thin, weak and emaciated. Some years ago the deceased
a Miss-- —•-, and lived in the Borough wish her fiiends. She
was tit:4llll'l'd by an officer. When he was tired of her, she
-was turiwd out, aud became nil inmate of a house of ill taste
of the first style. She was then a woman possessing some
claims to beauty. She lett her lodgings in debt, was arrested,
and found a ft lend in the sponging-ions., who kept her for
some time. She then becalm. a woman common on the town ;
and, having roblied a young fellow, she was tried for the of
fence, and imprisoned. She afterwards became a prostitute
of the lowest description ; and vice, disease and want bienght
Ler to a lamentable and miserable end.

CONJUGAL ATTU um:yr.—Capt. Frcgeiiirt sailed lately
from the port of foision is the ship Ll:rainy in a voyage ruiwd
Abe world. Sonic days utter his departure it was discovered
that his wife %alio h.id aceouipatiieti hien to the port, and a lio
ha l sitilden:y disappeared, had PAlCcreded io jt Wing the ship
in the habit or a seaman, in defiance of the regnlatioa
prohibited all Nyoulcu froin clubarkini.

'YYW NATIONAL RI6IfTER.

POLICE.

MANSION HOUSE.
RomErtl' On Wednesday, 11. Burt, and T. Clarke
eharri•d with stealing Ili goat skins, value tOt. and upwards,
the property of all eminent leather Seiler in the neighbour.
hood of Cloak-lane, were, after another examination, fully
committed for trial.
Thursday, a young man, showman in the house of George
Franks and Co. hat manufacturers, Reilcross.street, applied
to the Lord Mayor for a summons against one of the clerks
in the Inspector's Office ol• the Bank ot• England, who bad
violently assaulted hint.
The gentleman stated: that a 11. note alledged to he forged,
had come into his possession by way of business, aid that the
clerk having demanded it, he, after a minute. inspection,
insisted upon retaining it, knowing from whom it had been
received. The clerk, however, was not determined to give
op Its point, and jumping behind the counter seized him by
the collar, tore his shirt and neck-cloth, and otherwise aboard
him During the elnimissin wont this outrage, one of the
principals of the house entered the shop, and advised the
immediate assistance of an officer. Belpre this latter, how-
ever, could he obtained, the clerk of the Bank decamped.
The Lord Mayor said the otli•uee hail been comnitted in
the C•aiidhall, and not his district. Wt re it otherwise, be
would not hesitate it moment to grant a summons. His opi.
Ilion on the subject was already well known,and lie considered
the present ease et' a serious nature, mid it fit subject of
indictment. iiis Lordship considered the latter proceeding
as most proper to be pursued by the complainant, who might
otherwise, however, apply to the Sitting Magistrate at
Guildhall, who n•uuld no doubt render him that justice which
the extraordinary circumstances of the case demanded.

GUILDHALL.
Monday W. Clackstone was charged with aiding in the
escape from custody of his brother, H. G. Clackstone. The
latter has been several times examined at this office upon va-
rions charges of uttering forged Bank notes; and on Satur-
day it was determined upon that lie should be fully commit-
ted, but at the earnest solicu ultimo of his lather and brothers
he was remanded tOr smother week. On his way to the
Compter, lie contrived to make his escape from J. Darnell,
the constable, in the follow ilag manner :—The constable left
the office about two o'clock with the prisoner, accompanied
by his father, the present prisoner, and a younger brother,
On arriving in Wood-street, sone of the party requested the
constable to allow them to go into a public-house to take some
refreshment, to which he consented, and they went into the
Angel and Crown and called for some porter. In a few mi-
nutes the present prisoner got op, and said," I mast go to Fore-
street," and left the house. lie had scarcely closed the door,
when his brother, the then prisoner, jumped up, cried out,
" William, I want to speak wish von," and before the con-
stable (to use his own words) could look round him, he was
off. Every endeavour was used for his re-capture, but in
vain. The present prisoner was apprehended at his lodgings.
He denied any participation in the escape of Ids brother.
The constabletould not say that he saw either of the bro-
thers running, The Magisuato severely reprimanded the
countable for suffering a prisoner to cutter a pnblic•house.
The whole, he said, was evidently a concerted plan between
the fattier and soils ; but, unfortunately for the ends of jus-
tice, there was not evidence sufficient to bring home the
charge against the prisoner. lie must therefore be dis-
charged.