The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-21 00:00:00

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RECORDER'S REPORT.

YesterdaY the Recorder made a Report to the
Prince Regent of the following convicts in New-
gate, capitally convicted in January Sessions last,
viz.—
Thomas Wats on, E.tlevartl Mnt, Dorothy Neaves,
and John Adsins, for uttering couti.erleit .13Juk
John! NVlCett for sheep stealing.
John Lynch, Win. Martin, Robert Selby, Pat! ieit
Lynch. 3 Wows Lynch, Win. Lynch, and %Vial. Attu-
ra/, for highway roi.hery.
l'honus V. bb, for stealing cows.
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Joint Dowding, Joshua Alexander, and John Fle-
ming, for house-breaking,
James Wilkins, Jullut Iliker,.Charles Hewitt, John
Driscoll, and Peter Sullivan, for burglary.
Durham Sitsrp, Wen. Putt, Joseph lilanclrard, and
AVllliani Jones, tor sivalina good►, &c. in a dwellltrg-
br•use.

When Llwatd Dent, John Adams, John NVilTett,
and Wm. Lynch, were ordered fur esecutioq.•on
Wednesday next, the 24th instant. The eskers
were respited during pleasure.

...inecdotre--A respc,:table tca.deuler in the neigh-
teurhoott of charing•muss WAS lately requested to
sign alietitiou against the renewal of the Insolvent
liehtori 7itct: he refused, and assigned as his rea-
sons, that three months' imprisonment WAS sufficient
punishment fur auy civil thd,t.
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Parisi. officers should be on their guard against a num-
ber of peg sons with err tow travelling the vomit iy with
fraudulent passes.---Twu women and four childien last
week arrived at Walton. and presented a pass, represent-
ing theaen Ives a• seidiris' widows anU a, and slat-
ing that they had lauded at 1.4 nu I some hoocvvr
being chtettai.•td as to the truth of (to! y, a consta-
ble was sent for. but they ilionght it prudent to deesuup
before his arrival.

Qa Friday Lott Harry Pymar, lalmorcr, of Thetford,
was coaricted before Jelm Burrell F 411%, Mayor of
that borough, of linsiem ente,rd the phintntimi of George
Beaucamp, E.q. and cot dose o the !reel' therein ; the miti-
gated penalty ul 20s. was given in bread to the pour or St.
Cribb( t's parish.
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On Wednesday la.?, roar persons were ennsicieJ before
B. Leman, Esq. of Norwich. in the snot of IW. with costs,
and two bt the penalty /A.M. with costs, for using caravans,
or carts, with springs, for thr pnrpose of carrying pass.l-
- wllhotit bring duly lireneed according to Our Stage
Coach art'. The isrtornrations wire I inrungh the
Stamp Orticc, where the licences ought to hare been taken
out.

At the Norfolk assizes there are eighty prisoners for
trial, namely, I for manslaughter, 23 for burglary, 4 for
reaching, 3 fur horse-stealing, 6 for sllvep•eleallug. 5 for
uttering counterfeit money, I for highwayinibliery. t for
stealing limn the person, I for trig:troy, I for pig strafing,
and the leirwilider, for loreesiir s and other offences.
At a Meeting at Virrnsouth of the Siilosci ibcrs to the Plate
for Mr. N. B. Palmer, a silver Eprigne of the valor of
eighty guineas was ordered, and Mr. Chrhitmas undertook
to procure the sourelW the menisrucittrer's price.

On Thursday the 11th inst. William Hoggett and John
Barrett were committed to Yarmouth gaol by E. Preston,
Esq. 111ascr, charged with having smelly beaten and
otherwisi- misused a small notiey, the property of the said
Wednesday last, by the Paine Nth-
gistratc, Uri id Mitistlemas wa• committed, charged with
having feloniously stolen a warping rope, and other arti-
cles Crum old the said .Wu wciiing.lotii,e of /dr. Joseph
Nerve, rope stoker, his piopci ty.—Oti the same day
Elizabeth Side ell. chore. 4 with haring stolen from the
dwelling-house of Nit. Stephen II 4tley, of Ibis
town, with *limn she lived Nut-vont, •imilry artieles of
linen and wearing ap:aarel, tee. his iiroperty.
As the -slut 1111 l t of the Duty ou (2141+ payable io Lynn
Town is seat to London, it is to be hoped that the Alay-nr
will follow the example of other Towits, • lir calling n
meeting of the merchants 11114 inhabitants, to consider of
a Petition to Pailiamtut, sillier to equalize the duty, or
abolish it
The road from :Ipswich to Whitton is travelled
evening by IkL•V v 1.41 pedestrian lit.t,by4orses ; ao less than
six air seen at a rime, end thedistance, which is titre,
loile':ispetfonwed M IA minaira.— A Military
bat made a het to go to Loudon uy the si4lt• of Ibe coadt.
On Friday last, nt a meeting of such of the inhabitants
of .11nry as are interested .ia the payment of Tolls in
the Melts and Markets, it was determined to resist any
leetien !Mitt might be lironght for the recovery of Bitch
%alai and Mr. Leech was appointed solicitor, for the pits-
polo of defending Ilia titivation, as o ell at
that regorilinir the Tishes,-ia therekirelikellto bo decided
by a coMpeteatjorisdietion.

Overseers should be aware that an contralti, for !ruin::
tits etre einUrtialstienante of the Poor are mill nod v.,id,
oulestapproverl by two Alagists MVP, according to the 45i Is
Cito. In. c. 44 ; stittltbat all SUM% paid to sucks cow raciurs
Way lies disallowed and sttuck out of ;lair accounts.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER•

r4ANIi OF ENGLAND.

A Genital Alerting of the proprietors of thiv corpora-
wao field 01l Thursday, for day piarpare of deflating a
dividend Upol4 the corporate filth, or the half year end-
lug oit the 4.4 h of Aptti twat.
The Chairmaii, after having read the tivital
moved that the dividend alwitia be a pre t rut., to widish
preposition two ameodowitta weir submitted ; the cue,
that itie dividend should he 6 instead of 5 per ecru.; and
the miter, that hooted of isttnwsh.,4c y deviating any divi-
dend, an ea pmition of the tunic, inci me, cud eapenditure
of Ilse Hawk should be made ist else proprietuts.
Toe lion. Mr. Bouverte contended, that the affidavit
made on the pail of the Bank, in a late proceethog iw
the Court of liiiig'6.l3euelt, e►tablieked the foot of to the
Company being in possession of a tesesvei food. TM*
was a ;natter of record, and midi nia hie. in the fall' 1114IU.
irodllee of their OWIS interacts, the body of prow it tors
ought Met efore to ba made acquainted wills itat nannent,
and i'allispcoothle oat nrc.
hie Tliontav Tut ton, although not in fa VO!Ifof the amend-
ment, thought some communication ought to be made It,
the Directors on the FlStijCl3. It set•med so be atoms dto
vote a dividend without kitoo tite aintroLt of the capi.
tal from which it was digit dint( d.

Mr. Ricardo woe of the opinion, and expressed
his cor.tide at :relief that the Haul wale iu pu.e,s•tuntyflt
least a,000,001., in addition to their len.;e% r. capital of
15,00,000/. It %gate out a fear at their putt. 1., has a
jealutmy ut their riche* that had provoked loyally. Whilst
it was clear, therefore., tenet We proprietors 11451 4 light to
►now the condition of their tapirs, it was equally maitre:4
that no injury would arias Winl the tlisclesare. A letter
which lie had recently received hum eine of un• MI tem&
of the Bank of Fiance entirely accuided with bie views.
Mr. Young inaele armee forcible lalitiV4l4sll4lollllls route
aide.

Mr. Payne argued that the Directors were fully juati-
fied sit the course they were parsninq by the terms of their
chaster, anti that it would be unwise in the court of Pao-
prii•lias to interrupt it. •
The Governor observed, that the Directors conld not
tag' te to the aim nitnieut, because they Celt that its adoption
must 'nudism. tiwunvithitnce. A similar question had been
raised in March, 800, and alter discos:lop, it was re-
solved that 110 disclosure ess,xlit to be made.
Mr. R. Jackson said Im.as as desirous of information,
but could not regard the 'present cu a tit occasion tOr de-
mantling it, as toe state .4 their atfairs was under tlia
coasidetation of Parliament. The political character of
tin it 'institution reriarreed it necessary that secrecy should
be sometimes observed. Motions taw an ire' ease of divi-
dend bud been so often made at the Dadra-house, that at
last the Legislature interfereatoroil actuality prohibited the
East li.dia C.,410117 fruits taping it above a certain
amount ; and lie believed yfri Pitt had it mice in contem-
plation to apply the 10,1144 riction to the Bank. Pei--
6014 who Vet:111411A su the casket pi ire or Ea•l India
stock were accustomed to go aiowsi its partial's. anJ atip-
port may 'notion thr au illeler,e of dividend, Iv it hoist IMO+
reference to the. general interests of the proprietary body.
It glad not appear to him exp.-Mena to adopt this amend-
ment merely for the purpose of adrniiiistet Mg food to the
Court of King's Bench; the avowed object bring, that
that Court might be afterwards moved ter a nedu.s, anew.
The tense of the iiixteluis had been so clearly ex-
pressed upon Ibis quellifin on a homer occasion, as to ren-
der any departure boils it, escept under peculiar eircion-
attunes, onadsisable. Tamar who limo HMO to nine brought
forwaid these motions, were, be tad no doubt, influenced
by the best motives; basit it was slid certainfliat patriotism,
mud a d, sit e to impair the profits uf the Bank, were out
necessarily coonecteet,
Theameandusents were then put and negatived, and the
original proposition cars led by 4 lan age mann idy.
Mr, ttilltidu awl Mr. Bowie-vie disclaimed any such ob-
ject as teat referred to by the Hon. and Le:issued Gera., in
the coedit( t turnieily pursued at tale Last Bohr Home;
• and the former desired also to vindicate an absent 'Mean-
. tier of their body Berm any supposed Olivia:llion of the
kind. -

Dlr. R. Jackson Nod be bad uacaut no I (fiert'on on any
nirlubLi ut 'bat Ludy.

The Government• of Surinam has published an
ordinance of his Belgian Majesty. prohibiting the
slave-trade, under severe penalties; but permitting
the tranNit of slaves from a Dutch or tbreign colony
to another Dutch colony in the West

Manche.,len—Letters from Mauchester state, that
more than 300 young poplars have recently been cut
from a single plantation near Stockirrt, for the
purpose, us is supposed, of being employed to form
the handles for pikes. Great tears are entertained
throughout this manufacturing district, that the
sufferings of the labouring classes will lead to some
net of a desperate nature ; but the Magistrates, who
are well aware of Ole existing state of things, will be
prepared, it is believed, witu efficient, measures for
preserving the public peace.
The Grand Juiy ci tat County of York, of which Sir
F. Landlay Wood, Dart. WAsClwirtitati, have presented
ate.Coonty Gaol as ituraflieierit. They slated, among
miser Mittp, that there were two rooms for she fiauale
ion:miters ; but, on account of the great nitsaber of pre.
soiitws, they had iltliV one Coilitaithi :!ay.roona. There
was also no means of' confining boys or o•ttcn, charged
%vita a first ()Hence. apart front Inc must hardened of-
fenders, except by placing them with persons charged
with insaleineanutusi aid they reported generally, 'pat
time gaol diet not afford roots; fora proper classification
they, therefore, rtcomniended an enlargement to be
made, under the soperinteadance of Magistrates, who
troin their local situation, might he axle to pay the most
alleniiiiii, and tout without any expence beyond what
was iitcraiary am di, object its view.
At the sales on Wednesday last in Mincing lane,
Bengal cotton produced only .51d. per lb. The same
article, 12 months ar, was prchased for 111.

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13olice.
p„uIi.DHALL.
A to II aLle-bodied fellow, who gave his name Withers.
was brought to the Justice-wool un Wednesday, in cus-
tody of 411 officer, charged with stealing two saws out
of the shop of Mr. Paul, carpenter, 14, Old Fish-street.
The entrance to M. Paul's shop is closed by a hatch
door, which was shut Lt his melt on their going to din-
ner, at i o'clock. ; the posimite,, watellll44 the opportu-
nity of the 'r absence, le.iped tore the lour, 'vile a saw
!whinging, to one of the journey men, and went away.
Ile returned atrain in a few minutes, ind reaching over
the door, tusk another saw ; this was Miser% ed by a per-
sutra the mane of Pain, who keeps a coal-shed next
door to Mr. Paul's, and having no knowledse of his per-
son as one of Mr. Paul's turns he suspected he was a
thief, and therethre followo and seized lulu iu FiiJay-
street, with the saw in his hand; the other saw, first
stolen, was (011114 cocecaled on his person.
John Smith, one of Mr. Paul'ijourneyusen, identified
both the saws as hts properly, dild.said he lest Ilia* ip
the shop when he ,weir 10
The prisoner said he was a carpenter, and had a wife
and 3 children. lie pleaded great distress, through hav-
ing been out of employ a long while, in consequence of
a violentatteek of sheumstie gout..
S.r %V. Curtis—+' Aye ! that's es you tell us. You
were not so bad with the 3iint but you could leap the
door though. You are well enough, it s4.,etits, tur all
purposes of mischief, thouith not quite well though to
go to work. Aent you ashamed to mum a fellow-work-
? Your should have thought of our wile and fa-
mily when you were rtealittg time saws. I shall com-
mit you."
Previous to the commitment being mi/le out, Smith,
the owner of the saws, adtiressed the Magistrate, and
hoped his worship would at. e rue prisoner a milder pu-
11ishntcut. lie did not wish him to he seat to New.
gate.
Sir W. Curtis.—" Olt ! you wish hint to be let off, d.
you ? You speak for yourself. You've got your saws.
and want to hate done with it; but .1 act fix the pub-
lic.

Smith," The Marl has a wife and 3 children, Sir
WO
Sir W. ("urlis—" lle did not think. of your children
when he ssas stealing the saws. Are yni a married
man ?"

Smith.—" No, your worship."
Sir W. Curtis—" That don't matter ; if you had eight
children, lie would have stole the saws just the same, or
any thing else more valltj!ate, if it had berii there for
him. If he had been in vt ark, he could e:oned 6
or 7s. a day, 1 suppose. But he can't get etuplo —O no
—nothing for carpenters to do now—Teter is in the
spring,—never. l'uts berm a hard-working man, you
Can get employ. I wonder you should speak 16r welt
a lazy, idle, inhering kllow. I tell you he is a bad fel-
low ; he ongut to be punished, and tie moat be punish-
ed, and lie snail be punished. (To the Clerk)—Bind
him over to prosecute."
A very decent-looking man, whose name we 6nbear
to mention, but who stated himself to be au agent in
the lmolvent Debtors' Court, and at eras. tit in vest
distress, was next placed at the bar, charged by a
can with having come to his house on Tue.v,b) es cuing,
and drinking three half pints of porter anti two glaase;,
of runs arid water, without a single !artful% m his
locket to pay Mr them. The prisoner halide,. iip a letter
to the worthy Mag strate (Sir W. ('uses), which he
read, and after a pause of a few moments, said, " 1 am
very sorry tor your distress; I feel Lie your summon ; but
you should not do these things. If it had been for a bit
of steak, or some bread and cheese, or something to ei t,
1 should not have minded it; but all this drink, it was
not neeeseary.. Neyer let distress drive jou to be disho-
nest. pont do so again. Go your ways. I'll pay the
than for you this once."
. Aud he accordingly called the
publican to hit for Altai pure se.
We did no learn the contents of the letter, for§ir
- put it in his pocket, and appeared ileatroas of
*mining from any observation which should itud to
expose the prisoner. We have endeavoured to follow
examp!e, and should have suppressed the case
gether, but,for our desirelo remora to the Sallie page, an
instance of humanity with one of strict and impartial
justice.