The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

THE LAW RELATIVE TO VAORANTS.—By a statute
of the last session of Parliament, Ist and 2tl George IV.
cap. 64, nearly all the provisions of former acts relative
to vagrants have been repealed, they having been found
inadequate to the prevention of vagrancy, and a new
system of treatment adopted as an experiment, to be in
force for one year from the Ist of this present month.—
By this statute no reward can now be claimed for apps
betiding a vagrant; but the magistrate may, in his dis-
cretion, order a sum not exceeding ss. to be paid by the
parish officers, as a reward in such case. To direct the
passing of vagrants to their parishes the presence and
consent of two magistrates is required; amid no person
convicted of an act of vaurancy is to be committed to the
House of Correction for less than one month, nor longer
than three months, except by the Jurices in general or
quarter sessions. Discretion is allowed the magistrate
to discharge a person brotight before him for acts of va-
grancy if he should think fit; hot in the case of a con-
viction, he can no longer send the pity to prison for
seven days to be passed to the parir4li, but mutt commit
the person so convicted, to actual puilisliment, hard la-
bour, for at least one mouth. T:ie lull punishment of
the new statute was inflicted on 11'editesday by Mr. Ald.
Brown, the sitting magistrate at Guildhall, upon a sturdy
liblooking fellow, named M. Manley, who infests the
city, beg;ing in the guise of 3 distressed sailor. Smith,
street-keeper of Fleet-street, found him that moriiing
at his usual avocation, be,,,ing, at the corner of Bull-
, yard. When desired to desist and go away, he became
allusive, impudently refitted to stir, told the officer it was
his duty to look after thieves, and not beggars; and that
he would beg in spite of them, all over the city. When
brought to the office he was immediately recognised as
au old offender in this line. Ile had, it appeared, been
several times at the Mansion.house on similar charges,
and when last before the Lord Mayor, about a fortnight
ago, hail been clothed to enable hiin to get a situation
on board sonic ship ; he had, however, sold the clothes,
and resumed his old occupation. These facts being
proved, and the fellow himself declaring he had no way
of getting his living but by begging, Alderman Brown
adjudged hum to be a vagrant within the meaning of the
statute, and committed him to hard labour in the House
of Correction for three months. _ _

Falid Boning.—At the Lancaster assizes, on Monday,
Joseph Rayner was found guilty of killing Peter Fisher.
—The learned judge, in passing sentence said, that the
deceased had certainly borne an towards the pri-
soner, and had actually struck him first ; and, if the
battle had been nothing but fair fighting Le should have
deemed a very !Len punishmentsulficieut for the offence,
but he had, with deadly weapons (the clogs which he
had upon his feet), brutally kicked the deceased on the
breast, which had deprived him of life. The prisoner
had said, in his defence, that he had served his Maj sty
many years, both in the army and the navy, and that
ought to have taught hint what true courage was ; and
that it was unmanly to take advantage of another man
when he was on the around, and unable to defend him-
self, and to inflict such punishment on him as to occa-
sion his death. lie w.is sentenced to tell months
sonment. . _

Singular Escape of a Convict —On Wednesdiy after-
noon, about live o'clock, the Bedford Teleuraph Coach
arrived i❑ London. Amongst the pamtigers were live
convicts, accompanied by the gaoler and his man, who
were placed in the dickey. The prisoners, some of
whom were desperate fellows, were double ironed, and
through the links was passed a strong chain, the extre-
mities of which were fastened to ►he coach. When the
coach arrived opposite Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell-
green, one of the prisoners, who was a very dexterous
fellow, and had b...en sentenced Mr tittering forged notes,
slipped, by some means or other, his feet front the iron
fetters, Mopped to the ground, and took to his heels up
Compton-street, towards Goswelbstreei. A great num-
ber of people j tined the officers in pursuit 01 him, but in
vain ;he got clear off. He is well known to the Police-
offices.

Highgate Murder.—Since the last examination of Wa-
rett aunt his wife, before Dr. Owen, of Highgate, every
thing has been done that was likely to cause a discovery
of tile mysterious affair. Persons have been employed
in diaggiiig lie various ponds about that neighbourhood,
it being thought 'minable that tie murderer might have
thrown things theiem in order to prevent discovery; but
nothing was found. A man named Murphy, who yeas
before Dr. Owen ou a recent occas,on concerning the
horrid alr,tr, his been again brought up to account for
some %cry suspicious circumstances brought against hint.
It appeired that a min, named Field, who was employ-
ed to drag the 'mods, oil searching near a hay slack on
Mr. 1-Tale's premises, tie discovered sit old shirt buried
under one of the stacks ; the sleeve of the shirt exhibited
marks ul blood, and the colar was torn, apparently in
a struggle. 'rite shirt was found near Mr. Hale's g
and was very filthy. Tisere was no mark to wove
it to be Bat Nut's, and the only suspicion that it might
be is, tilt lie was finind near the gar hen, and lie
being under gardelier. The shirt was order,tl in be left
in Field's posmsion, the 111311 who Mond it. Dr. Owen
eulogized the on-leers for their activity, and thought tile
deset yeti suspicion. There was no direct evidence
that the shirt belonged to Nltirphy, and lie was 114•
charted, wider promise to come forward at any future
terns{ if rerun i eil.
'llse Litaki-Meney Cenqpirators.—G. Vaughan, togeihn
with Brocc, Pelitam. and Power, who, our readers may
reeolieci, wera hied and emtvieted at the ad Bailey
S. ssiosis, in Se:ltemiser 1616, and sentenced to five years
imphsiminent, elt.mzetl with swearing away the lives of
;moment venoms, for the sake of the blood-money, have
ir•rved out the luviti of their int prisonmeilt, and were on
Wedoes.iay treil, on emeriog hull. recognizances,
themselves in 801. and two sumies in 4ul. each, for
their good ltzhavioitr for three years.
A navigable canal is about to be cut between Ly,
mington, in Hampshire, and the city of Salisbury-
which will form a junction with the Avon and Ly-
mington rivers.

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During the career of the celebrated pickpocket Bar-
rington, an alarm was one night raised in the box lobby
of Covent-garden Theatre, that he was in the house.—
The news spread from box to box like electricity. One
gentleman had lost a snuff-box, another his watch, one
lady her purse, another her smelling-bottle; in fact,
every body had lost, or said they had lost something.—
Beliind M rs. J--mias, the sister of the late Earl of C—,
sat a gentleman its black, who with much politeness
communicated to her the most dreadful intelligence.—
" The villain," said she, whipping a splendid pair of
brilliant ear-rings out of her ears and putting than care-
fully into her pocket-book, " shan't have my ear-rings,
I promise." When the play was over, Mrs. Jas
adjourn:al to the route of my Lady Upon en-
tering the drawinkrooin she flew up to her " dear, dear
friend," and after embracing her with transport, told her
Ladyship W:1:It an escape she had had of that " horrid
villain Barrington," felicitating herself that only for her
amazing ingenuity and cleverness she must most cer-
tainly hare lost her drops. As she could now with per-
fect safety hang out her gems, she thrust her hand into
her pocket; but, after a poke or two, she changed co-
lour and started—" He has them," said she in an agony.
" Impossible," said her sympathetic friend, "impossi-
ble I " Alas! it is too true; after the most scrutinous
rummage, they were not to be found. Upon diligent
inquiry, it appeared that the very gentleman in blacic,
who had sit politely cautioned Mrs. J--s against Bar-
rington, was Barrington himself As soon as the lady
had deposited her brilliants in her pocket, that able artist
skilfully extracted them.
Tuesday anent° ~,,, one of the Paddingtoncoaches hail
pulled up at the King's Head puhlic.house, the coruer
of the Hampstead-road, and the coachman Mad incau-
tiously left his seat and went into the house, without
previously giving the reins to ally one. During
his absence, which was very short, the horses took
fright at a horse and cart that were passing, and ran
acrosas the road their progress was stopped by one of the
hind wheels coming in contact with a post, but the
contusion was so great, that the passengers on the oust.
side (consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Moore, ofCharles-
street, Hampstead-road, and Mr. William Ridett, of
No. 37, George-street, Portman-square) were precipitated
into the high-road. Mrs. Moore fell with her stomach,
on the wheel, by which she was so seriously injured,
that on Fridsy she was given over by the physician.—
Mr. Moore, her liu,band, fortunately received no ma-
terial injury. Mr. Ridett, who was conveyed home
mediately, lingered in the greatest agony till Thursday-
evening, when he died of the injury he received.
The late fire in Grecechurch-sirecr.—Besicles the two
firemen and turneock, there was a fourth man lost Ms
life at that calamitous fire, whose oaitie .vas not knows
until Thursday; his name was G-orge Ross, a journey-
man carpenter, and lived at No. 40, Parker-street, Dru ry•
lane, where he bore a good character. From his wife's
staieinetii, it appears that he and site were at market,
alter which they went into a public-house at a late boor
ou lash. Saturday was a week, (the night this dreaM,.l
fire broke out) ; she went home, and left him in the
public-house, since which she has nut seen him. Nut
comung home that night, she dreaded he might get its
some scrape, and she made inquiry at different watch-
houses; hearing no account of hi in, she inquired
next day (Monday) at the different Police•oflices wash
equal success; she afterwards inquired at the various
prisons and hospitals, but her s:arcli proved fruitle,s ;
at length, from the circumstance of his being missin;
since the fire, she supposed he might be the person whose
body was not owned. An inquest sums the bodies, aod
they were buried last Sunday. The disconsolate wornaa
repaired to make the necessary itiqu'ry, and front ins
stockings and some fragments of his clothes, she was
convinced they were those of her thifortnnate hnsbaa I.
She stated that they lad 'wen thirteed years married, sod
that that Saturday night was the first he was ever absent
front home. It is conjeestired that, like a great tita!•/
citrioas persons, he must have accompanied the Are eti-
gioes, and assisted the ("rootlet).
Singular Esnape.-1)r. Palmer, of Tainworth, expo-
rienced a providential escape a few days ago on the soot.
wit of Armitage-hill. It:turning fruit Poleswortis iit
his gib, woo his groom, the liiitse suddenly took fright,
and went MI at lull speed ; on reaching a part of the
road bounded by a precipitous sonic-pit, one of the rails
being broken, the animal slitting with a desperate leap
into the pit, at least 15 or 16 feet deep. In the descent
1)i. Palmer %Van piichrd iteadlotvg front the carriage, and
though stunned my time fail, he sou it recovered his m eat,
and cent to the assistance of his groom, who lay appa-
rently lifeless, mist wilt) was at lenath (timid to WIC
recoved no very material injury. The horse lay at the
lor.tier end of the pit, WILil ile body of the gis upon
Mill, which being removed, lie rose up wholly unfrl-,
nor hail the carriage any marks of violence, with time
exception of the sotrits being btokeis. Both the Doctor
and time groom sittr,:fe.l j 140,./t1 deal twin the shock, bait
arc now perlectly recovered.
DRAALIFUL AT rEPAPT AT SOICIO6.OtI Wednesday
evening Mr. F. a young Wild:Min CaltiltVlrti with •
respectable Calmly in the treighboarisooil of Clerkenwell,
made a desperate attempt to destroy himself. It appears
Wilt Mr. F. won is 22 years of age, (unknown au hie-
family), had tutored a sir g attaetrinent for a youmg
lady, wheels was disapproved by his father, who forbid
the hums. Wednesday eventisa he went to White
Conduit House, wrote a letter to the young lady, the
object of his affections, and sent the waiter to deliver it
to tier; EMI afterwards she arrival in the company tit
female friend, he met them at the door and sutured
them up stairs, and requested them to accept of some
negiss, which they assented to, and lie said he would go.
amid taster it ;he wets' dower stain, but instead or ordering
its etc went into the middle of the road, placed a pistol
to his head, and discharged the contents, by which !tart
of the 1::t side of the scull was carried away; he rill ou
the road bid.: insensible, medical aid was instantly pot.
cured, and he was placed in tied, bus wiilbousvile least
hope of recovery.

43acitZurst4t•
LONDON, MONDAY, SEPT. 24.
Three o'clock, p.m.
The Paris Papers of Thursday last have arrived.
They contain nothing conclusive on the subject of
peace or war between Russia and Turkey. They
assert, that the Emperor Alexander had set out for
Odessa, and that Russian troops were to enter Wal-
lachia and Moldavia on the 29th ult. The private
letters from Paris anticipate war; but this will totally
depend upon the negociations now in progress among
the diarent Continental Powers. Some weeks ago
it was affirmed, that the King of Prussia was to
march :In army to co-operate with the Russians;
but the tone of the Cabinet of Berlin has suddenly
emn..:,(:(l, and it is now said that Prussia will preserve
a strict system of neutrality. The polities of the
Court of Vienna also scout to have undergone a
change. :1 is conjectured that the Russian Autocrat
clainkd the assistance of the Emperor Francis in
carrying into effect his project against Turkey, on
the ground of Russia having co-operated with A us-
tria to subjugate Naples, and to overthrow the Con-
stitutional Government, but the Cabinet of Austria
now perceives how adverse it would be, nut only to
her interests, but the ‘vellare of Europe, if Russia
should obtain any accession of territory in Turkey.
—The different accounts published in the Foreign
Journals arc to answer political purposes, without
much regard to veracity. We do not expect to bear
any thing decisive until a Declaration is issued by
the Allies, arising out of the present negociatious.
In Spain the plot-makers are busily at work, as they
were some time ago in this country. Riego has
b;en deprived of his post as Captain-General of
Arragon, and sent a prisoner to the fortress of Le-
ride. He is said to have been engaged in a conspi-
r acs to subvert the present government of Spain,
and to establish a Republic, at the head of which he
was to be placed as Dictator. He is further charged
in the ultra royalist journals with being implicated
with Montarlot, a French refugee, in a plot to expel
the Bourbons from France, and to re-establish in
that country the Constitution of 1791. Montarlot
It ad been apprehended, and confined in the fortres.
o • JAM In a proclamation which he is said to have
drawn up, addvesseil to the French people, he styles
himself General in Chief of the constitutional ar-
mies, and President of the Grand Empire of France.
This production, however, is such a tissue of rho-
domontade and absurdity, that we have little doubt
of its being a gross fabrication. The arrest of Riego
Traduced great ferment at Madrid, where the revo-
lutionary orators of the Club Fontana, it is said,
exclaimed against the measure, as an act of servile
deference to the French Government.

FRENCH FI•NDS.FiVt! per Cents. 861. 70e.—
&ink Stuck, 1,5711. 75.:.

The I)lthe of Northumberland made an abate-
ment in the rout of his tenants of e!ol. per cent.,.
which, with the deduction of '251. h r cent. made
betiire upon many of the firms, what the price of
agrieultural produce was at its height, makes it 43
per cent.

I)ut.L.-011 Wooltie!,,lay mo,r.oing a meeting took
place at Coombe Womol, near Wimbledon, between
Capt. It—, Moogin4 tun dragoon regiment stationed
near London. ;tad NI r. K—, a gentleman well known
the sportiN world. The cause of dispute ori-
ginated on 'facsday afternoon at a house in St.
James's-street, in consequence of the Captain ex-
pressing it as his opinion that the late pugilistic
contest on Crawley Downs, between Randall and
Martin, was e erect (i.e. a sold battle.) The parties
by agreement fired at ten paces, when the Captain
received the ball of his antagonist in the upper part
of his right (the pistol) arm: the principal and
I.x.mtds then left the ground, and proceeded by way
of Wandsworth to London, when the ball was
extracted. lie was afterwards conveyed to his
residenoe in the, vicinity of the tavern where the
quarrel originated, and his early recovery is by no
means considered doubtful.
Sir Robert WilsJii has arrived in town from
Paris. A subscriptio t has etanmenced for purchasing
an annuity for this gallant officer. The fiat in the
last is D 501.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
SATURDAY, SEPT. Q 2.
. .

Cut y Ford Was pot to the bar to
take her trial, out an indictment charging her in one count
with maliciously and telonionsly taking, enticing, sod
Cal rying asta3, Esther Maria King, a child under ten years
of age, with intent to steal certain articles of wearing
apprise', being on the back and person of the said child;
and in another coact with tithing and carrying away the
said Esther Maria King, with intent to dept ive the parents
of the possession thei wig;
It appeared from the eviti.tice adduced in support of
the charges, that the prosecutor, John 'F. King, is a law
writer; that, on the Ist of Angust lust, his Child was
Pilling at his door, in Chichester Rents, Chancery Lane,
idiom nine iii the evening, and that the prisoner came up
and said, " My litile dear, will you go with me and May
some nice c.ikvs ?" The child answered " Yes; but that
•lie most ask her mother test." She then went in doors
and asked her mother, who refused permission; and Mr.
King heard her say, 011 her rollout to the door, that "she
twist not go." In Ortiaoce of this refusal, however, the
pi r enticed both the child in question and another
child, almost eight ".trt old, wliti as as will, her, to ac-
enilipany ht r down Cumin ry Lam. As they proceeded
together, the attention of Mr. Ilitt Ewell, a neighbour was
attracted towards the group, Irian something which the
prisoner said, and which led him to believe she was a
stranger to the children. tlis sitspiriiiiis being excited,
lie follow ed them, and meeting the beadle of the parish,
lie intimated 10 him his doubts as to the intention of the
prisonet. 'file beadle followed fiolowed Omni into Fleet-
street, where lie stopped the primmer, 111111 asked her
where she was taking the rluidn n. She said, "to Stir-
rey-si reel," Milli exhibited strong symptoms tit alarm, en-
deavouring to escape. She was taken to the watch house,
where she said she was only going to send the children of
an eriand to a gentleman of Symouirs Lin, (a place
which site had passed long helm e she was iivertukrii).—
Under these Circumstances she was detained, the clisliliett
restored to their parents, and the prisoner %AS ultimately
committed for trial.

Mr. Law appealed as Cotinsel for the prisoner.
Two witnesses gale the prisoner a good character as
to hune.ly.
The Learned Judge (Mr. Arahyo), in summing up the
evidence, comitiraird on the imp.ohahility of the story
1014 hy the pi isunet, and kit the Jai y to draw their own
conelti,ions as toe tittle' the prisoner was guilty of either
of the offences imputed to her iii the indictment.
The Jnry retired, and atter a short absence returned a
verdict of—guilty.
K. Thurston and W. Garton were capitally indicted for
stealing Izol. in bank nous, use guineas and other mu-
neys, the property of J. Tapp, in the du eding-house of
F. Nightingale, out the Gill of July last.. .

,
I lie prosecutor, olio had heti) a licensed victualler,
and lb 110 W out of biedueNs, lodged in Ilie house of Mr.
Nightingale, in Viircerit-sipiarc, Westminster, and on the
ila) stetted in the indictment, accompanied his landlord
to Fairlop Fair. On his return at night, lie found that a
riipborril in his bedroom had been Inoken open, and his
property stolen.
The prisoner Garton hail formerly lodged in the house,
and, by a variety of circumstantial evidence, lie was proved
in have been the thief. He was found guilty—death.—
Thurston was acquitted.