The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-10 00:00:00

DUO !I •.

This was an action to recover damages for an injury sns-
taiut•d by the son of the plaintiff, a boy about years old, in
rot,serience of the tiring of the defendant's fowling-piece.
The defendant hud sent a Mulatto girl, 1$ years old, fur the
nun, ordering dine. the pinning should be tai.eii out before it
was delis ereil ; this precaution wrs takea, bat it was not rut-
loaded, and bUllle grains of powder gut into the pan t.e girl,
in passing through the kitchen, prose deed the piece at the
plaintiff's sou: it vk cut off, and tiresolAith lace:Ater] Ili) Are,
being chit gea with old printitc, types. The buy lost an eye,
and hula month was much injurd. The jury 4as e the plaintiff
lOUI. duitiagt-s.
FIIIDAY, JUNE 7-
lIREACII OF I'IIONIISE OF AI IRRI 16E.
11.1NCE1 IlitalLll, 1.5 W- -

This was an action to recover tiaaiiig. ca fur a Breach of Pro.
iniie of Marriage._ _ _ _

• The Attorney-General stated the case to the Jury. The
Plaintiff was a young Lady of great accomplishments, the
daughter of Mr. Lancev, a mathematical master, residinz at
Greenwich. The deienilant was the son of a gentleman 100,
known in the conimereial wield, and trout his singular giant
qualities, had acquirvil the name of Nhtling !tattler. On his
death he left the di ecuilaut a fortune of near 10,0001. a year,
by which he siipported a very elegant establishment. At the
commencement of his acquaintance with the pla:ntitf, who was
Gov unless to his children. he %%Ai married and had a large
family. The plaintiff entered his tinnily in Felirinioy 1810, and
remained until July 1814; when in consequence o f ilt It alth,
arising from her dose application to hie prof, ssienal duties,
and her attention to Mrs. Hunter during a severe illness, she
reunited to her father's 'mese. Some time after this, she
accuinpanied her father and sisters to France ; and during her
stay there, she received a letter from one of the Mias Hunters,
annonneing the deceAse of her mother; upon the p:aintill's
'Timm to England, she went by invitation dose Miss Hunter,
to spend a fortnight at the defendant's house at Kew. During
this visit, the defendant declared his sentiment of affection for
her, and announced his intuition to ask her fathei's consent
to to their union, which he wished to celebrate in the most
public manner; and as a proof of his sincerity, he desired ht r
to go to Greenwich, and prepare her father for a visit fio.o
hiniselland family, where they would dine with him en/mai/le;
and lie would then take an opport 'ty of opening the business
to her father. Mr. Hunter was accordingly apprised by his
daughter of the defendant's intended visit; and on the Ilth
December. he nent to Greenwich in a barourlie and four. ac-
compaided by Ids family; o's this occasion lie declared leis par-
tiality for Miss Lancey, and spoke of her as a young person
whose mental accomplishments and virtues could not hot make
him happy. Ilefoie dinner, a private interview took place,
between Mr. Hunter and ND. laincey, when the matter was
finally arranged; Mr. limiter asked and received the consent
of the father to the marriage with the plaint id: The intended
nuptials were afterwards spoken of mibliely, and ate intimate
coirespondence took place between the plamolf and the de-
fend:rid, in which !atter spoke unequivocally of the happi-
ness be should derive in the. ferprOddillitt cousummalime ut his
The correspondence contimi«i until the title July,
' 1815 ; when the match was suddenly broken off by the defend-
ant without any assignable cause.
These were ;be circumstances of the ease, and the A ttazney.
General submit:2,l to the Jury, that, con,iiterieg the satiation
of tile pm-sics, it was a case iii which exemplary damages ought
to be even.

In ;uppurt of the case, Mr. Laneey, Ilit• father of the plain-
tiff, Wk' evatitito d at tone lend It, in emitirmatign of the fileiS
Stilted in the Attoriley•Driteiet's opening speeett. klis (laugh;
ter was word ars of age, he 11..11%01 %I'M Nlatitellld!ical
Master of Greenwich hospital School: the deft ittlatif had a
house ist Uaventlish•stinare, and a seat tlj ew. 4n 14119 his
daughter .:tared as governess to the defefidaut's chiltlit it, at
a salary of 100 guineas a 'car: she was origiaally recowittetided
by Uu lady ul Dr. Alusto th driendaties family. On
the lid) of December iletehrhutt cause Jo hi; alread:,
stated; and while the larliei were gone up to h^fore din
nee, he held • conversation with w itoess, and tole. h;•:, that he
couclutled his datighttr had 4:l'..iriucd him of his iitteuttuu to

erT.7.Nr. fo.

neatly her; that he came to tht.e with Tina Algt ly flit the intr.
pose of asking his ronsent. 11 'Ness was lather :.urpr:sed, and
4:till he hops d Mr. Matter had considcied the .1444 cure of
their situations iii life; that lie wet a man of large
laud Ihet witness, 81111(.1141101:01 a I/1001 111i411, 11:1Ving 16,1
0)01
.
its
the Funds, and a •i 119.111.111 tor .11/(.11. Ith some
freehoid pini.ecty Itnuhle to k Isis r any s s•t,v
lime SUM lu Way of portion. Tin• deli 11.1i.nt said he witnt.
no mow y; all he vs:lntel w las %ethic:sr% consent. .Atter
Itirther ennsrtratiull, litre>•VAVC I. CeLtit/11, owl
nwnts %%Cie made inr the mai rings% but 11.1 dry rained for the
re:cheat n ; hitt he said it should to►e place as soeu as the 12
months mum Ling for his flower w:fi•
'l'he wihu•y wilt eross.evainitied by Mr. Searlett.
Two letters front tho detsndaitt to the I.l..int.tr were rot it
and read, in which he express. d the Sliest raptum:•• deviant.
(ion of his love• and affection Air her. Ile described " the de•
he sl Id fs.el iu tot:Oran/ het Ilsir hand, eatchihg
her lwertli, as it passed over has howl, when he I.:ily ed with
her sut et 14)4." In one of• the lei lei sSe add••d, 11,,i; Le 1,4
taken the ',ore:intent, ands .wed to bt• foithful to Lis :•set dear,
deer Anne."

Lativey W 3.4 n>•ain r%nmistotl. tonehine vntre of the mi.
/11114 r ..f the aud fion hk examitiatom it aritc.ire4
that Or /1(1.0111.10 %%IV, 0f tine age (41.

Mr. Sc.arti•it add • ..,ed ttt Jury utcousii}cr.blc II
mt igution clil.atuuges, .

Lord Elle foo,tohLh summed np the cats for the Jorv, amt
said it 'del% clear that !hurt! hod h. en a 11101146 w 1414111: to twin ~
and that s breech had take* Once. Ihr itlaint;tl hnd hero
dared to id) upon bving placed in a molt vs:,1•4•1;,1011 estu.
blistoneht ; in this cspvclatiou she 1;44 I.btco 411,11.1wlinti .1,
without *ay feilllt of 'Jur own; 111:11 therefore she wa,, cniitird
to rtet•i% I: I eaomable romp(

The Jury fuuntl a verill'et for we plaintiff—
SATIAII)AI 4.
EDN AIMS V. COATES.

-I).ticagts

This W:11 no action brought by toe plaintif r, erlin it n respeer.
able CO4 .1114141 kt r, to recur, r of the 110416614 rd, well I.ltowl, 41
Romeo Coate!t, alias the r.u.bionahle Amiteur, 5101. r..r alter•
ation,‘ w.uie and affixed to bit celebrated eurriele. 1. ti gi °mid
of d, trace traa. the exurhit.tnee of ff.,. Eh que, su,tl it tray
Cd to refer the CAM: to the arbitration of 4 griltit'llitai
the bar. _

Nu ti IA of thipartance took glare.

COURT OF EXI:III'.CIITR.JrNr. 1.
TIIIS ATTORNEY-GI:AI:11AL r. DI l'oN AND %%

T•te Sutiettor-th neral stated, that this was an iiiformatims
the Attorney-6,m ral had felt it his duty to tile sgsi:.st
the d. feuds tits, woo wet e chemists de hggists, for stip;ityiag
delelerious articles It. a Utallalall hr. wet. ; and that th,s prose.
coition was iirstiluted nut to.nse from a reg;.r.l to the rev, nue
that In the health of his Ni.kiesty's subjects, particularly of ti.o
latter orders ; to Si :tom porter was the most grateful heves:ice
when properiy and who oti4ht not to he ilriv VII to :moo
injurious beverage by such peacticis as hay, I.ttl ly been re.
sorted to. 'that it wss the detennioation of thi-Otfteers
vernment to prosecute with the utmost severity every drircgist
who it was discovered ILA so uti•ended.

Mr. SeejC*4llt Pell stated, tisiat it %v.v. I/II t of his power to oink it
a gi'..:*Vilet:; that mu Ude COUld Lament the practice more titan
himself; aa,l he trusted this proveediti4 tro.tltl ottemlt d Mid%
its ',toper etkct. Verdict fur the Kitig.—Dicii.“.;clso:ll.

THE VITOR UV if: rt. EItAL r. KEF:g.

This was ail tanrinatino il.e aasne manta, :toil the .1.. fool-
ant sub...itted to a verdict 1451101. penalty.

STIERIFFi. COL'KT, Jail! 5.
LIBEL.-11ARDY r. OLASSIMiTON ASOitt'ftll.

MIA Vt.li an Fiction for a Mid, publii.:te.l in the Mrynill
oluinst Lady Hardy. the %t ift, of Sir T. ifirdy. The
defentNuts had sottere,l jnazineot to go by defdolt ; .;nll the
question of the amNeNstiveut e.ette hello e the She, WV
Court Hai., thiy.

Aaer hearing Mr. Serjeant Rest on the part of the plain.
till; and Mr. Copley for the defendant, the hider Sianiff
charged the inry, who roomed a ye, dietj of lam. dainaL,..,
The libel iasinnated that Lady Hardy bad doped with the
Marqui3 of Abcreoru.
OLD BAILEY.

Tuesday, A. M'Donald and J. Carry were indicted for steal-
ing u quantity of plate. the propert) or W. Prue'', E.q. in his
dwelling bon,.

On the 7th of May, the butler and under butler of ?tlr. Praed
saw the plate in epiestion in the pantry ; but in the comse of
that day they were missed. On the same day the prisoners
brought the plate in question to a person named Parker, a
dealer in plate, living in St. JillimStreet. They asked for
weights and SC;tiel, ; but he, having bought of them a tea sere ice
of plate fur £l6 3s. on the 13th of March, had directed his wife,
&they came again, to get some of-the neighbours to take them
into custody. She accordingly did send for sonic neighbeuts,
anal the prisoners wete taken lute custody.
la their defence they said, that a man came to Carey. sit his
shop in Somers-tow n, and asked him to carry this bundle to
Parker's. Ile art ed to do so, and meeting Iki'llonuld on the
road, be asked him to accompany him.
Cart y's niece, and a person who culls h:inself a half-pay lien-
tenant in the East India Company's service, but w lio now is a
hawker of map., proved that he W.IA in Ctrey's shop on the 7th
of May ; when a gunteel man, dr...sed in black, Valise In, and
'4141, '• Carey, be so ;ootl us to curry this bundle where you did
the last."

Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence,and the prisoners
time found Guilty.-IMith.

F. Fox ens iu I cted fur robbing E. Cherry ou the highway
of

The prosecutor is a watch maker. resiuline nt No. 9, Ander.
son's-buildiugs, Ci:y-road. On the Intoning of the Tilt of April.,
about 14) o'clock, lie was near the !.ill;l74'.ll4)lttit!, at Islington,
when the prisoner and several ethers overtook him. (Jut of
them accused him of shooting a dug, and wanted Into to tight,
hot he refirsed. Tlic prosecutor jump d over a hedge, and inn
into a lane ; but thy primmer purism d kiln, and the CAC him hula
a ditch. lie got up again, but the prisoner knocked him down,
and held him until st-% era' of her persons came up. they
rubbt et him of ris.whieli he had II) his a aistruat pocket, :trl J
his a audi, %chick he knew he haul be fore lie leaped Ober the
hedge. When he gut up and ran away, they did nut pursue
him. He met a few minutes atter Ju nersea, the OtEeer, and
they went towards Hormey-weud. On their way they met
N'aughan and *dive, tolier Officers, with whom they returned,
and even teak the prisoner, who wits taken into custody.
W. Jefferson, the (Meer, was out on the morning of the 7th
of April, when lit' saw a :mat number of persons togetner. lie
,aw Cherry jump over a hedge, who was folh.wed by the Pre-
set:ca. adet:reis. They knocked Cherry tjOi 11, :lilt' he braid
•

TUNE 10,

•••:r say, "Go it, Fint:ic ; the do„" Ile saw
litlllg e a watch ttikvis oat the prom.:eat.w.
al.g!ido and It:ete corroborated the. evidenti .

1,,t) pee.9o4, who were pawing, proved that tlwy heard a
wonitcr Aay,'• li t it: he killed the dug ;• the I> .Tuner
not soltethiug his pocket, whit:4 he had takun Inc pro-
.
serutor. _ _

The prisoner, In his defence, denied all knonletige Of the
rstiArry.

J. Cherry, f Wier nr the prosccutflr. depossd, that he did not
uovt his son ever had a watch. Gati:y.--Dentli.
.1. Hall was indicted for 'dealing u watch. a :treat coat, and
artieies, the property of C. Wells, in the dwv.ding house
of J. lioaard.

_
'lhe prmereetor and the prisoner lodged in the Rams house,
In Leeig.lane, Soli:al:it:1114. the prosecntor was asoeop,
the pi 'honer ensile otf witn toe articles named in the indict-
ment. When lie was taken, the duplicates of the property
were rented in Isis possession. lluilty.—Death.
It. Johnson, ioged It 4, was indicted fur ass:looting Miss Sarah
Price, on the with of April last, putting her in rear, and taking
from her persona ridicule, a purse containing sonic money, a
handkcrchiel'stnd property.
The proiconetrix deposed, that nn the evoreing of the day
in the indictment, she was taking a Wall• at Pentuoiv
accompanied by a young Lilly, when xhc 55.1/1111Ct by the pee•
seiner, who suddenly laid hold of her ridicule and endeavoured
to run otf. That article, however. being twisted by striwis
round her arm, he conkd not ininteoliately effect his purpose.
Alter considerable streiggle and force, brie ever, he succeeded
So wresting it front her and Had. The euolop.:nion of the pro-
AeellitiX by this time lidd givvn an alarm, and the prisober was
pursued nod knocked down in W estou.sti ret. Pentouvelle, when
the ridicule nail its contents were found iu his hat.

prmaier threw Mier:ell upon the 'were? of the Cutlet.
Mr.JuAt;re Milton Annette', up the evidence, and the Jury
bedmitiy tinuttl the prisnuet Denth.
The prisoner, uprn hearing ,111, N1.11'411'1., exclaimed in vie,.
hat term: to the 011;12' lAttly. Now Mi3s, 1 hope you are
3011 have done tbr nie."

.• •••• • -
Due following were a.so capitally convicted :—T.
alias 0. tkins, for breaking and entering the house of Messrs.
Evans and Butterworth, mid stealing several pii rev of printed
cotton; and T. Brown, for assauiting li. Baraet, on the• !nail-
way , and stealing Item his person three gold seals, his
property.
Wednesday, J. Davis was indicted fur robbing W. Stephen•
on tl:e highway of twa gold -ruts and a golf key, his properly.
The prosecutor lives in Hare street, Bethnal-green, and is a
looking-glass-frame-maker. On the 2311 of April lac was going
through Clinrch-sireet, Sitoreiliteli, a little after eight in the
evening when a young woman came up to him, and said there
weir four men behind that intended to rob him. He thanked
her, and site passed him. He then crossed the street ; the pri-
soner came up to him, passeil bias, drove los head against the
prosecutor's chin, and snatched his seals dud key from Ins watch
ribbon. Pei sinter ran away, and witness after him. editing out
" stop thief." He was soon utter taken. The prosecutor never
fount his yroperty.
blare Moran, a woman that lives in Rosemary-lane, appeared
to speak to the prisoner's ell..rArter ; hot on her rross-esanntro
tton be the Recorder, she admit!, d th-.t the prisont:r Ihad been
before tried at the Old ilai:ey nutter the 114111 C of ttattray.—
liiiiity—lleath. .

J. filar titan, for stealing two silver watches and various arti-
ries of upoiti el, s :slue £7, proja Ityof J. Coui., iu the
ilwr II nig house of li. Clark, was it convicted.
T. Caley its indicted for PPliilll to six Ideces
-401 coutitei f"it coin, pul pcatrog to be sikalliap, tot Isalt their
tiruonuu ..t1 value. .

jttrei,,,9 i 3 a Polieo. Officer. Ire wa‘ introlteed to the pri•
suuer at the White Li:,n, S•aitlitieloi. Tile °Giver was
disenistul as u porter. lie u,ke.l the prisoner to se,lt II:in some
606 A t owl shilholv). Prisoner tet hint linve six for 3s. and then
went to.e.ty to wing 1.14,re, at The reifirq. Jeitt 'son
threw oft his ilisant,e„ and futtowe,l nine to a holm. in Angelo
court, where he tooko d throm;ll the Ley-hole, awl *ow the pri-
&inlet sod others eng.tzed in At ha he had no i•lubt WJ3 the ope-
ration of coining. Tile o:beer then broke open the (loom, uml
found to utnituer of btoe coins, toAether watt alt the i.np:onetits
of ranting. —l.;(iii!y.
'I he • relebtioteli Mary Ann King Wrli biAllzht to the bar,
charged with felonionAt, tont:citing property under false pre-
tences.

E. depoactl, that be lived at No 17, Bishop.i4ate-street,
and was a hoeitialker the priiemier lodged with him : on the
Ist of April she oinnined Lout hint a pair of tinder the
promise that Mr. I bonitos would tiay tor them when he c.+mm•
to town, which would he on the Monday following: oil the
Friday she obtained two pair of shoes, and a pair of boots,
under the some I.llse pretence. _ _ . . . .

~•,Mr. C mtto° Serj4 "at Lett. put nn end to the trial, by eh-
Per% !tat there %%AS 'trot tulletrut t vtioury to ecovict thr
pri,ioner of felony ; and although tote ought have ute.l
pretence, there aa. ticithiti4 hronetit fot nerd to prove it;
there:ore, under the tictitieney of evidence, they Jung acyu►t
the primmer.
The Jury immeilately found a verdict of Not Guilty.

The erisoacr, Nom littering the tlecl/4, tipto ttrel to he rotted
affected. and called for a chair :iv'. 4 !I:11(41111% uuttie. hieh tit
which requegt% were tatmertively tratari.
(4' tite Common Scrjeaot to the tisry, hr.ot.eer, to .0,4,4
the recovery of the p 1 awiner ; I,:t sotelh-.2 hott:v inonedi•
Wel), tli%nriontrctl, sad the w 4 41: untly put tutu
her pocket. - • •

Thursday, Brabason Christian waS indicted for grand lar-
ceny, in stealing x large quantity of wearing aupart I, the pro-
perty of JAW% lintimar, n Swiss. 'i he jut y found A verdict of
Guilty : anti upon ai'plication icing made hy the prosecet,r for
mercy towards the prisoner, the Ci;tairerti tierjeant said, that it
was the ditty of the courts of justice to poteet foreigners re-
torting to CM' country front being inj'orcil. esperia'ay by I:u;;-
iishuttt and he considered this country would not tedectn-
lug its pledges of hospitailty and kindness towards freigners,
were it to suffer such taco to renuin in the country ; th.. Istve
would therefore be strictly enforced,aml the pis:titer would be
transported for seven years.
John Williams, a boy only 11, W3S eonvieted of stealice
Bilk luadkerehiel frotn the pocket of Jossgh ti tll.—The Re-
corder stated to the Court, that the prisoner Ita.t been befurr
capitally convecte ti.
Friday, Nl:try tVltithurn was convicted of stenlitt: a pair of
Eric) car-rings and four gold plus, the property or it. Milford ;
and Aan Wilson, of receiving the saute, knowing them to have
been stolen.
The other trials wt re wholly unimportant and trenteresting.

alnrd ay 4trielia Mach teas ludieted for steoli ag an inf. Int
elan 1, nanicti Eacingttm, in ilic p.iri‘h of St. Cleini.:ll,cin the 2ti
of May the tras is tie:a d in another runnt, for sicalifig,
the dollies of the said child ; and, i• a third, fur tuaticing the
(Lila away by fraud, arid not by violeoce.

TAE NATIONAL IIEG

This 26:1, at its nowt, pro vise I mars interest; ha', it ap-
pearing that the ?risquer was well known to the parents of the
child, and liken ise to the woman from whom she enticed it, a
p r in I arose th it her intention was not criminal, leaving
exposed herself 50 completely to detection.—The Recorder
having charzed the Jury, the latter, after a patient Investigation,
acynitted the prisoner.
Simnel I).'‘ is, a youth, was frond enihy of stealing a gold
watch, chain, seals, eke. on the 11th of May last, front the per-
son of Rqhert Rook es, of Whiteehapel.
Elenheth Anson, a Q.oriatt, was found guilty of a similar of-
fence, committed upon the person of Nle. Gregory, a medical
gentleman.

Atli Marlton was also convicted of stealing from the shop
of Mr. Young, a pawnbroker, of Shot editch, a quantity of
cotton.

Serer:tint:ice eases w:re tried; but they were wholly of an
unintere4tino nature.

N..auly ftiy other tliatv remained lust ni•lit to be gone
thronch before the time or the session ; which is one 1)1 the
hosviest, in point of norther and offence, ever known. Thirte.
two individual*, male and funtale, have already been capitally
convicted.

POLICE.