The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-13 00:00:00

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TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK.
FEMALE XT It El'll/1"r r.—On Wednesday Wm. Collins,
alias Ctuniningit, was brought before Aldertnia J. J. Smith,
charged with rubbing the house of Capt. Moose, who is engaged
in the merchant service,and resides at Back Street, Ilorselydown.
It appeared from the evidence of Sarah Clare' who is servant
to Mr. Parke, bricklayer, residing next door to Captain Moore,
that on Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, she observed, while
standing at her master's door, four men, laden with bundles,
come out of the back door of the captain's Louse. Suspecting
them to be thieves, this intrepid Amazon challenged them to
know their business; they gave her an impertinent answer,
desiring her to mind her washing cote.rns. Not being satisfies
with this sort of reply, she mounted the palings which divided
her master's house from the captain's, and gave the alarm; two
of them ran off, but she was so alert in her attack that she boldly
rushed at the two men who were nearest to her, one of whom she
attempted to seize. The ruffians knocked her down, but she still
persisted in hokling fast to one of them, exclaiming •6 Murder,
Bobbers." With this fellow, who was left by his companions,
thinking probably that he could easily master a woman, she
struggled for a long time, retaining a fist hold at his coat, not-
withstanding his repeated blows to compel her to extricate hint.
While in this situation, her screams attracted the attention of
Harvey, the constable Of St. Saviour's, who had been watching
the four tellows, whose object he suspected, but they had adroitly
eluded his observation. The constable immediately ran to her
aid, and assisted in sec ring the prisoner, whom he handcuffed
and brought off, having provided pistols to resist an apprehended
rescue.

The fellow was fully committed to Horeemonger Lane prison
Sir trial, and the worthy Alderman compliunented Sarah Clare
tOr her rare, and in this instance most eflixtive intrepidity. The
three remaining fellows got oft' with a considerable booty from
the captain's house, but by the description of the woman and th
constable, grea:hopo are entertained of their speedy detection. c

A turkey, the property of Mr. Fraser, King's
Arms, Dumfries, picked up an acquaintance with a
very fine Newthundland dog, chained in the yard,
has at last established her head-quarters in the lower
end of his narrow kennel, where so far from being
disturbed by her canine friend, she is watched and
protected with the most aflhetionate care. Although
frequently removed from this situation, the turkey
always returned to it the first opportunity, and
being now placed on the eggs she tbrmerly laid,
bids fair to grace the kennel with a brood of young
turkeys. When any boys or other intruders happen
to take a peep at this singular pair, the dog appears
irritated, and immediately prepares fur a stern
resistance.

On Saturday, three of the royal marines, a Fe r-
jeant, corporal, and private, attended at Carlton
Palace in their new unitinms, when his Majesty
approved of the change of dress, excepting the hats,
which he has ordered to be exchanged for caps.
Sunday evening was fixed for a grand trial at
single stick, between the Cork and limerick men,
among the Irish at St. Giles's; and as these rows
generally end with more broken heads than honours,
the Police made efficient arrangements for preventing
the parties from assembling, and Mr. Smart, the
ligh Constable, succeeded in dissuading them from
attending the appointed rendezvous, where much
mischief would probably have ensued, had they
been permitted to enter upon the trial of strength.
The royal ',mann having been granted to George
England, who had been tried a•td convicted, at the
late Horsham Assizes, of the murder of J. Swainc,
he was liberated, about a tbrtnight ago, from Hor-
sham jail. The late anouneement of this circum-
stance is caused by the fears which had 1)...en enter-
tained relative to the strong feeling which existed
i the county against this object of royal clemency.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S RENCII, MAY 11.
LIBELS—THE KING V. CARLILE, SPINSTER.
The defendant; Mary Anne Carlile, sister of Mr. Collie. ap-
peared in Court this morning to to prosecutions, charging
her with publishing two false and scandalous libels upon the go-
vernment of the country. The defendant pleaded not guilty.
IMPORTANT TO NUN I'ERS.

BEntsLEY V. itiONOLEI.
Mr. Gurney moved to set aside the verdict for the plaintiff in
this case, on the ground that in law he was not intitled to recover.
It was an action tried at Guildhall before the Lord Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, a printer, sought to recover the price of a pamphlet
printed for the defendant. The objection was that the plaintif
had not printed his own name and place of abode as directed by
the Act of Parliament, but the name of another. Mr. Gurney
now contended that the plaintiff; by such omission, had forfeited
his right to recover for the pamphlet printed, and that it was in
fact, with,respect to the printer, waste paper. The Statute of
the 39th of George the Third enacts, that every person who
shall print pamphlets or books to be published or dispetsed, shall
print his or her name, and the place where he or she lives on the
title page, and on the last page, and every person who shall omit
to print his or her name in such publications, shall forfeit vol."
If the provisions of the Act were nut obeyed, the printer, accord-
ing to Mr. Gurney's argument could not recover for printing the
work. The intention of the Legislature was to rnake it the
interest of printers to conform to the act. It was doubtless con-
sidered, he said, that a printer would run the risk of the penalty ;
bnt if he could not recover the price of printing fr m his employer,
there would be no chance of the act being disobeyed. rite
Learned Counsel cited the case of Langton v. Hughes, in Maule
and Selwyn, and another case, in support of his argument.
The Lord Chief Justice observed, that th.., latter part of the
22d Section oft he Act, imposed a penalty of gal. front any person
who shall publish or distribute any book or work without the
printer's name.
Judge Best —You contend this work was waste paper on his
hands
Mr. Gurney—Completely waste paper.
Judge Ilayley—There was another name. Would that lead to
discover who the real printer was ?
Chief Justice—lt was the name of some publishing bookseller,
I suppose.
Mr. Gurney—Names are put to pamphlets by persons who are
not printers, for the purpose of getting rid of the printer's
responsibility. In the ease 'of Cathie, he had no printing press.
act his name was inserted as the printer, to conceal the real
printer.
Chief Justice—l think there is enough stated to induce the
Court to grant a Rule to chew causer
The Court accordingly granted a rule.