The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-24 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

On Thursday a Common Council was held at Guild-
hall, which was fully attended.
Mr. \Voucher attended at the bar of the Court, and
expressed his thanks for the kindness exercised towards
hint in consegnence of the serious accident he met with,
Mist in the (119r:barge of his public duty, on the Kith
of Novembet last.
The Court then, upon the motion of Mr. Alderman
Bre wit, agreed unanimously to present Mr. Wontner
with a sum of 3001. in testimony of their approbation
of his conduct, and of their sympathy in his stiff:flogs
The Court then proceeded to consider the report front
the Bridge House Committee, recommending an appli-
cation to Parliament for an Act to repeal so it of au
Act, 29 Geo.ll. respecting London Bridge, as far as
relates to the water works, which was agreed to.
The Court agreed to petition Parliament for power to
raise monies elleetnally to repair Blackfriars-bridge.
PftEntsiTATION OF THE MEOW' OF THE

CITY TO MR. HUM E.
At three o'clock Mr. Fayell addressed tr.e Lord Mayor,
anti annotinced that Joseph Hume. 'Esq. was then in
attendance to receive those hotionrs that the Corporation
had voted should be conferred on him, a vote, lie said,
that conferred equal honour on the Corporation, and
was approved by the whole country, and already imi-
tated by other corporations.—(llcat I) Mr Favell then
begaed leave to introduce Mr. H
dl r. Fayell, and several other members of the Corpo-
ration, retired, and in a kw nomeuts roomed, leading
in NIL. Home, who vva. greeted with the loudest ap-
plause, the members all standing. Mr. Hume, who
was in full court dress, was led to the char, and intro-
duced to the 'Lord Mayor; after which the Chamberlain
read the vote of the Corporation tin bestowmg the free-
dom of the Cttrpooetion on Mr. Hume, and adminis-
tered the frecuian's oath, %violet' Mr, Runde took. The
Chambeilam then presented Mr. HUII/C with his free-
Loot.
Mr. Home returned thanks in a speech whieh was
heard with die deepest attention, the members all stand-
ing, and•on his coot:hiding there was a ouiversal burst
of applause, which continued fur au unusual length of
time. Mr. Hume then retired, attended as he entered
by Mr. Favdl and several other members of the Court,
all the members still standing and testifying their appro-
bation by the clapping of hands.
Tne instant Mr. If left the Council Chamber,
and could not be seen by the multitude who were assetn.
hied in the flail, he was hailed with shouts of applause,
that seemed to shake Guildhall.
On AI r. flume's retiring most of the members left the
tun rt, which soon alter adjourned.

FAILURE OP ‘VORSWICK'S LANCASTER BAN4I--
A correspondent of tlici'reslon Chraniele, 'writing from
Lancaster, says, " lie is unable to depict the effects
already nianitested front this distressing occurrence. Fa.
toilw6 who have moved in the respectable and higher
circles are in tale day soilk below Me common level of
tradesnien ; indeed, there is scarcely au individual
throughout the whole town or neighbourhood who is
not one way or other affected. Our agriculturists, 11161•
nutacturers, aunt commercial men, a:e all heavily in.
hut it does lint stop even here; mechanics, single own,
and widows, have trusted their little all. It could not
have taken place at a more unfortunate time, as there
had been extensive lodgments made for purchases of land
to he paid at Candlemas. I believe it is not yet fully
known to what amount they have stopped, but I am
under the mark at 335,000!. Lancaster, in all its dis-
tress, never met with :Itch a blow as this. Creditors
have offered to sell at 4s. 6.1. to ss. In tile pound."
Outrage at • Gliesgow.—The house iii Clyde-street im-
itaanately to the east of the town't hospital, which has
1, eat occupied fur some time by Mr.Provand, partly as
a itvelling, and partly as a manufactory for paints, was
'iunday night the I jth instant, attacked by an tofu-
riaied molt, every p.ine of glass being broken, and the
whole furniture turn down and bussed into the river.—
The cause of this otrrage is discreditable to the intelli-
gence of the populace, bur it is said they wer, collected
together, and ing,,tl on, by the report th.,t a number
of children had been seduced into the house from time
to time, and made away wiih for the purpose of making
red paint with the,r blood. .Some who were above be-
ing gulled by such nonsense, got an idea that dissecting
operations were carried on in site house, and they be-
came equally indignant at the unfortunate proprietor.—
There were four previoticattempts made, three of them
on Sunday evenings, to raise a mob about the hoo,e,
but the boys who then collected were easily driven away
by the inmates ; however, on the night above-men-
tioned, there was a deteimined point made against the
house, and the assailants were of them well-grown
men, who commenced breakii:g oi.en the doors acid
vviudows, tearing down the futnittire and throwing it
into the street, from wnruce was 4,lbeCdily eon% eved
into the Clyde. It was limr o'clock when the snobbe-
gan inset, and atone of the magistrates being immedi-
ately at hand, it was about five ultra, the master of the
Police arrived with some infantry, and soon after the
Lord Provo'', who had been wet iously on the spot,
returned a-Ph a party of cavalry. Before this some po-
lice officers had come to the place, and carried off a few
;wieners, but they were totally inadequate for any effec-
tual resistance. floe attital of the military put a stop
to all hunter attack ; indeed the mob had left them no-
thing to do in the way of demolition, Imothere being
little appearance.of dispersion, the riot act was read, but
nut acted spots. Upon the arrival of the-military a
number of prisouers were made, six of whom were
taitett in the house. The magistricy have offered a
reward of xOO guiwas for information which may lead
to the apprehension and conviction of the offenders
Rear Adm. Sir Edward Berry has been invested
with the Star and Second Class of the Most lion.
'Military Order of the Bath.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

WEDNESDAY, Fab. W.—These Session. commenced
this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Common Ser-
geant, Mr. Hiroo Graham, Mr. Justice Best, and Mr.
Justice Richardson.

EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.—W. Osborn, E. Cochrane,
alias James Morrison, and John Clare, were indicted for
burglarionsly breaking and entering the dwelling-house
of Mrs. Maria Kelly, at Harrow, and stealing a great
quantity of plate and other articles, her property.
Mr. Alley stated the case for the prosecution.
\Vitt. gardener to the prosecutrix, stated, that ,
his mistress, in the month of December, went to Lou-
don. On the Isth of January he went to bed, leaving
every thing fast—he slept on the first floor. About 12
o'clock at night he awoke by a tipping, and observed the
glare of a candle pass the door. He got up and asked
who was there—a voice answered, " never you mind."
He got to the door and met two met', one of whom had
a pistol. They asked where the plate was? Witness
replied, his mistress had it in town: they then went into..
Mrs. Kelly's bed-room; he heard them breaking the
lucks; he heard another in the house; one of them sal.l
to the other, " D-11 hint, blow his brains out," wealt-
h% witness. They then went down stairs., leaving one.
person in the room with witness. One of them, from
the bottom of the stairs, called out, " Richard." The
man then left his room; he shortly after returned, and
asked "is all right'?" Witness replied he was there.
After the man had left his room a second time, witness
got out of tile whitlow and went to a neighhourina farm-
house for assistance. On his return he found all the
doors he had lastened on the previous night open. lle
found they had effected an entrance by the easement of
the scullery. A great quantity of things were packtd up
ready for removal. Is quite certain he heard their
voices; had known the prisoner Cochrane before; he
had lived with prosecutrix.
.Elizabeth Brown, one of the servants to the proven-
ma, described the siate in which she found the house,
after she was alarmed by the I Ist witness, after:his return
11 from the farm-house.

Ann Bowen, another servant, stated, that she had put
into a drawer a watch, which her mistress had left on the
mantle-pieee when she went to town.
Mrs. Kelly stated the articles of plate, Etc. she missed,
when she returned to H Arrow. Among other articles
were some ribhand, which she had pre-creed for a consi-
derable time, in consequence of Its hem; part of some
property saved when site was shipwrecked. It was much
stained with sea-water.

The officers who apprehended Osborne and Cochrane,
in .Chandos-street, stated finding a watch thrown away
by Osborne, and another on his person. -Cochrane at-
tempted to escape, and a skeleton key was found upon
him. A 'patrol of rilthand was found by another offi-
cer in Clate's lodging:, Verdict—Osborne and 'Cochrane
guilty; Clare not guilty.
Richard Baldwin and John Pay. two lads, were capi-
tally indicted for burglanously breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of Edward Hopkins, and stealing therein
a looking-glass, value 31., Ins prop, ny.
About six o'clock in the evening of the day stated in
the indictment, the housekeeper of \lr. flopkios was
alarmed ti) a gentleman knocking at the door, and in-
forming tier that he had SeCII a man leap front the win-
dow. went inio the parlour and found the window
open, and that the looking-glass had been taken fsoin
the mantle piece. In about a quarter of an hour after
the alarm the prisoners were stopped in Whitcootl►street,
with the glass in their possession, by Nichols, the Bow.
meet officer.

The Jury found both the prisoners
John Nuns, aitother boy, w.,s indicted capitally fur
a burglary in the house of S. It Lushmgam, L q. of the
Treasury, and stealing two books.
A person passin4 tile house of Mr.Liishington, about
six o'clock in the evening, saw the prisoner looking up
at a window, and heard him say, " Now is your time,
jump." At the same instant a mail jumped Into the
street front the window, and both ran ()trim° Si. James's
Park, but they werepursoed, and the prisoner brewed. It
was found that the library had been entered by the win-
dow, and two books stolen.

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Tice Jury found the prisoner—Not Guilty.
THURSDAY, FEB. f.'l.—Williatn was in-
dicted for breaking and entering the ionise of William
Tuck, and stealing wearititt apparel to the value of 151.
The prosecutor is a litillia iu Leg-alley, L°lll4-
acre, anti in an afternoon in No.:ember, lift% ms
apartments were broken into while he was absent, and
a trunk, containing all his own an.l his wire's apparel
stolen. In the course of the last alltllttcr a man, who
was acqiiainted with the prtsoner, called upon him in
prison, where he was confined fur some tithe' offence,
and the prisoner begged of him to take a shawl front a
pawnbroker's in Fleet-street, for if it was found, lie
should be hanged, as it was got by breaking into a house.
—The man arise of this clisclostue so an
officer, and w twit tile prisoner was released he was ap-.
relic:Med, and it was found that the shawl was rart of
the property siulen I 11111 l the pro.,,ectitor's room, and
pledged by the pritotier's wite about three loos after tuat
robbery.
The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner
guilty—death.
Martha Bettelly was indicted for stealing 40 gold so-
vereigns, six 101. notes, and other property, in the house
of her master, Charles Atwell.
The prosecutor is a bookseller in Mary-lc-bone, and
the prisoner was taken into his svhslee on the recom-
mendation of an acquaintance. Slit: had been lit the
family only ten da)s when Mr. Atwell missed a ti it
containing the prop efiy stated in the nhdtcumeut, Irmo
his chamber. This was in the evening, and not beinz
able to get an °dicer, he rein the prisoner to bed, aim .
in ord. r that she might not have coiniiiiiiiication w lilt
any outer person, he sat- tip all night. The following
ItiornM; he went for xn officer, and while be was art-,
scut the lIISVIIt.f atteuipaetl lo.e,win:, but was II:0

It

When he returned he taxed her with the robbery, and
urged her to confess it, but she fell on her knees, and
in the most solemn manner protested her innocence—
adding " how du you think I could make such a return
for the kindness of so good a master t"—Mr. Atwell
gave her in charge, and procured search warrants, with
which he searched two houses, where the prisoner was
in the habit of visiting, and where he found some letters
which led him to the house of a Mr. -Bowles, uncle to
the prisoner, at Woolwich. There he questioned Mrs.
Bawles and Mary Bettelly, the prisoner's sister; but
they denied any knowledge of a box having arrived
there. Subsequently, however, Mr. Bowles prevailed
upon Mary Bettelly to acknowledge that she had re-
ceivef such a box from her sister, and he got it from
her, broke it open, and found it contained 871. 6 L
Ile returned it to Mr. Atwell, who identified them es
his property. The prisoner was still in confinement.
and Mr. Atwell went to her, and again asked her if she
knew any thong of the robbery; and again she denied
it. Ile than produced the box, and skewed it to her;
upon which she said she did take it, and that she packed
it up and sent it to her sister, at Woolwich. She added
that she had thrown a gold pencil-case, a pocket-book,
and sonic private palms, down a water-closet; and there
they were found.-
These facts were proved by several witnesses, among
whom was the prisoner's sister and uncle.
The prisoner, when called upon for her defence, •
she must throw herself upon the mercy of the court.
Mr. Baron Graham summed upthe evidence, and the
Jury found the prisoner guilty—death.
Francis Hatfield and William Parkins were indicted
for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Daniel Collins, • '
and stealing therein a siatitity of wearing apparel.
The prosecutor lived in a room over a stable in Che-
nies Mews, Gower•street, and one evening last
about seven o'clock, on returning home, as he entered
the stable, he saw lying there two bundles of linen and
other wearing apparel, w nick looted to be his property,
tied up I'tr the purpose of being taken away. It was -
dark, but he had a glimpse of two men running out of
the stable. He gave the alarm, and saw the two men
turn into Francis-street, and there lost sight of them:—
Two persons who were passing up Francis-street, hear-
ing a cry of " Stop thief !" and seeing two men run-
ning, pursued them and brought them back. These •
two men were the piisoners at the bar. On Hatfield a
crow-bar was found, but nothing on Parkins.
A great number of very respectable persons spoke most
favourably of the charac:er of both the prisoners.
The Jury almost immediately found both the pri-
S011erS11011(1111ty.
MURDER IN CHARLES-STREET.
FRIDAY, FEIV 2'2.—Thomas Burrell and M. Angel
were indicted for the wilful murder of J antes Thayer, ou
the 24th of September.
The facts or this case have been frequently detailed
during the did'erent examinations at Bow-street and at
the coroner's inquest.
The prisoners, when called upon for their defence.,
protested their innocence ; but no witnesses were ex-
amined either to fa st or character.

The Jury found a verdict of not guilty, as respected
Maria Angel, and found Burrell guilty of manslaughter.
SATURDAY, FBI. 23.—HORRIDMoRDER.—Wm.
Abbott, a wretched creature, upwards u: sixty, was put
to the bar on an indictment charging hint with the wil-
ful murder of Mary Lees, otherwise 1)11gal), generally
town by the appellation of " Long Poll," on the gtil
Tor circumstances of this case, as detailed by Mr.
Andrews, excited ilie utmost hurfor.

inisotter, by I,eatiiii4, kicking, and otherwise mat. •
treatiti4 'tie deceased, caused her death in a few hours.
After which, he expressed his intention at sealing the
body to Mr. /3rooks, the anatomist, for dissection.
Ann Smith, Sarah Nichols, and Edward Morris,
mumr out a clear case asoitist the wretched man.

Mr. Baron Graham sunuued up, and.the Jury returned
a verd lei o: Guilty—Death.
The Corn 1111 l n Sergeant passed sentence upon the un-
happy iiidi%idll,ll that he Ire hanged on Monday nex;„ •
and his buoy afterwards anatout+zcd.

How TO AVOID A TOLL...-.A bffill ten days since a
party iii eight getitletticii front town uiet oil Kennington
Co in tIIOII to play a 11141tC11 at foot-ball, which was
contested fair several floors. At the conclusion of use
B..ute, and after taking solute tiecess iry refreshment, a
motion was made to return. Mit as tour of the parry
were wit hunt horses, and greatly ;mt:tied front ex anon,
it was agreed that thershould ride 'enable. They
accordingly, alio their whimsical appearance t xcited
nitwit mirth on the road. They juaged oil vet./ 'pertly
over W3lerloo-bridge, chuckline at We thought of sae', mir
the toll as well as their leas, when, on reacitioa the gate,
the toll•keeper insisted Ott tits r4iit to a pettily for e,.ctt
person mounted in the rear, which, atter some sharp its-
caesium was paid, with a threat on the part of the gen-
tlemen to take ad% ice on the sobieet, and try the question.
For this purpose another match wss made, to be played
oil Friday, the 15th, and, after their game, they were to •
.proceed to town as Iv tote. Abuts five o'clock the whole
party weie seen app 101(111 Waterloo-bridge it' gram'
under, when, within 100 yards of the bridge, thee halted
and took up 4 third person each, Ailii then proceeded
forward. (,)o reaching the gate on the S: who side, the
toli•kreper, It appeared had al•so taken advice on the
subject, soldered our whole party to piss throuvzh ky
payitta tile cucotwry toll of 2il for each 14011 C, %vote's
was considered a % tctory, and hailed wiah cheers. Toe'
poor horses were then relieved of ,heir extra Intrilien„
and the party separated. The toll-keepers, however,
lost nothing by the trick, as all iniuteme number of per-
sot,, flocked on the bridge to witness the worn led
ruttiest.

. . • William NIIII,-1, gamekeeper to Matthew .Ittis.e:l.
E. orikaneepeth Castle, lately allot a hare thr:v.igla
the heart with a ball, while ruhoinz, at a tlii tallf.*
: .of I GO yard'.

Imperial Parliantrht continued iron rage 59.
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER replied,
that as to the it esti n lax, the noble Conn had stated 4
all the remission of cites at present contemplated. The 4
redact' of the malt duty was to be extended to Ireland.
The House then went into the committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the '
continuation of the tobacco drty.—Agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
continuation of the 4s. duty on pensions, &c. be continued.
Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, that the soon of
" test" shillings be substituted fm four" shillings, on all
pensions and allowances ahoveto9l.—(lleari, hear.)
Mr. TIERNEY hoped the nalendasent would but be
pressed, as it was taking the House by surprise.
(qr. HUME said, he had never desired to take the
House by surprise, nor did lie wish to urge what would
not bear the strictest examination; but lie required that
the original motion should be postponed, and that the
Chaocellor should give them full accounts of the Pensions,
those which were exempted from duties, &e. As to the
chat ge of surprise, when he heal d the noble lord's plan of
relief, and nothing abont Pensions, he said he ebould,
as
Carly as possible, call the attention of the House to tee
subject. (Hear, hear, hi ar.)—He then adverted to the
ease of Edward Finch Hatton, who received 1,4921., who
now hold offices and pensions, after having obtained al-
lowances twice as " unfit for service."--(Cheers.)—This
was the way in which their money and accounts were ma-
naged ; and yet persons got up and flatly contradicted the
olicial rein; it.--e•Cheets.)—Under these citcumstauces he
claimed the rroteetion of the House.
Mr. CIZOIi ER said, Finch Hatton never bad belonged
to the Adutitally.
Mr. lit ME icniarked, that it was in the Admiralty re-

t tin.
Mr. BROUGHAM conk not but remark how signally
Ake iistance adduced by the member for Aberdeen had
been I tDecd, te.do idistanding the idiot to to skew the cott-
•ttnt y. It was now said Mr. Hutton did not belong *o the
Admitaltr; out °tie of his allow vices was as Paymaster
01 l't•esions to the widows of naval officers. (Hear.)
Mr. ELLICE said, the whole question of Estimates of
Pen,ions ought to be inquired into.
Mr. EUME said, another reason for inquiry was, that
llatton's allowance us Paymaster had been increased
out 1.001. to 6031.
Mr. G. BENNETT said, under these circumstances he
sitoold move as an amendment, that the Chairman report
progiess, and ask leas eto sit again. (Cheers.)
Strangers withdrew amidst an immense deal of noise in
the holy of the House. The hers were—For the
amendment, GO— Against it, 133 —Majoi
The m iginal motion was then agueed ;as were some
other tesolutions for continuing ditties of Sugar,
Report on (timidity.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave no-
tice, that on Monday he should call the attention of the
House to the Acts 'voiding the Navy Five per Cents.,
on which occasion he should go into some details of his
plans.

SUPPLY.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved,
that the House do go into a Committee of Supply.
Mr. HUME opposed the motion. The hon. member
entered at considerable length into a ieview of the ac-
counts HOW beli.re the HOllt,C, eunclud. dbt dechrikg
lie would divide on the question fur the cadet' of the day
being read.
Alter a conversation of some length the House, divided
—For the order 4,1 the day being 'cad, I—For the
amendment, 54—Majority, tn.
On the question thr the spraker leaving the chair,
Mt. opposed it, mid proposed, as an amend-
nit ut, that a I elates of the prices at which provisions were
1,4 s iti•lstil t‘s the navy in 1c43, 1 17, and lash, and also
the amount of one day's rations should be kid before the

House.
'Ulm House also divided—For the amendment, 51—
Against it, l3—Majority, 101.
The House then went into a Commi.tee, and
Sit J. OSBORNE prove, ed a vote of 21,100 seamen,
including 10,000 marines, for the present year.
Mr. HUME pi oposed, as an amendment, to reduce the
number to 17,0a0. Ile did lint deshe to t e;leee the sea-
men, but he would take theta loin the mat itn•A,
Sir O. COCKBURN sut.portid the original proposition,
and contended, that I ,0:to was necessary for the service.
Mr. HUME contended, that three were but I9,1:00
tutu
in 1817, and surely that number would be tutheimit
He contended, that instead of diminishing in the anem..t
of our estimates, there was an increase.
'lke gallery was cleared for a division—Far the origin, 1
mot lan, 157—For the amendment, 53 —M aim ity, 104. -
On our re-admission we found Mr. Home ou his legit,
objecting to the vote for what was termed the coast
blockade. He complained that the house was quite in
dal kness upou the subject, and objected to the system
altogether.
'She CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQXER noticed
the re-transference of 80,0001. from the customs to the
naval department, which apparently swelled the item.
Mr. HORHOUSE saw very clearly that ministers In-
tended to refuse every kind of information, every thing
that could enable the house to investigate the subject.— •
The enema and taunts of the other side he considered
altogether unbecoming, whether lie took into view the
siitiatimr. of those front whom thy rause, or the distil essea
of the country. All pi opos,tants for Inquiry were met
only by a insect negative, slipperiest by the ordinary mi-
-I,lsterial majority; and .s liliA emirs.: had been pursued
gnae long t notigh for one night, he moved that the chair
matt t. 1 urt p, ogress, and iisk lease to sit
Lord ALTHORP put a epiestion terartling the &dreamt,
charge per man (A. victuals at pi twat, mid in 1817.
Si G. COCKBURN said, that the charge for victual,
per man was now I I. I Os. per month.
Mr. BROUGHANI obsesvell, that there had been a
very considerable tall in the wive of pins lsimis, and it,
wished distinctly to know .that ditletence that fall had
made in the i,entltly charge far victuals per mom The
expense now, It appeased, was 11. 10a.; what war It in
11317
Sir G. COCKBURN answered, that the charge for the
years 1819 and Isxil had been 21. ls. per MAU. It ought
to be recollected, however, that sunset:: le. it IA acneei,c-
miry to buy provitialis abroad at a sate, and in
llte
East Indies this year there would be all additiiniiil navel
force.
Mr. W. SMITH said a fair words requiring further in.
t.arnation on the subject of the proposed resolution.
M. wished to know how it would Interfere

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