The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

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at his desire she came down tu..hinti,aad was secured.—
Guilty.
John Turner. a respectable looking young man, was
indicted for het log forcibly unfastened and carried away
a copper, value 1b.., from the cottage Ma widow named
Mary Nietcalfe, residing in the parish of St. Alaryleboiie.
The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
TUESDAY, Serer. 24.—As soon as the Recorder came
upon the bench this morning, women and children
were ordered to withdraw, and the three prisoners, Hod-
laud, King and North, who had been convicted of a
namelesscriine, were put to the bar. Upon being asked
what they had to say why sentence of death should not
be prom:Home& uproot them. Holland, 'with tears in his
eyes, implored the Court to hare mercy upon hire, in
consideratiott of his wife and children, and of an aged
parent. King said nothing, North stated, that owing
to a severe blow on the head, lie wa, occasionally un-
conscious of what he was doing, and subject to fi4 , ite
consequence of which he had been discharged from his
Nlajesty's ship the Aurora.
Silence being proclaimed, the Recorder addressed the
prisoners to the hollowing effect:—Prisoners, you have
beets convicted of a detestable crime during the present
session. Toe learned and excellent Judge who presided
out your trial, implored the jury not to return that verdict
Mitch hievitably must deprive you of life, unless the
evidence was conclusive beyond all doubt. Tll3l, atten-
tive and intelligent jury have been forced, by the power
of evidence and Hash of owl), to come to that dreadful
conclusion without hesitant:oil; indeed, it was impossible
they could have returned a different verdict. Volt have
by your abominations, di., raced human nature, add
dtsaraced the country in winch you lire. In the early
ages of the world, the Almighty destroyed whole cities
through the commission of crimes like yours; you have
polluted the world, and must depart front it. '!'hose
wiloitomate turn who have forfeited their lives, feel •
reptiguanee to ascending the same Selirlid with; you,
therviore the Court order that you be executed at an '
earlicr and dislitict period. I)egratled as you are, let Inc
exhort you to devote the little time you have to live, in
imploring forgiveness of that Being who is able and wil
1111,4 to extend mercy to the vilest suit tier. It is my ear-
nest wish that by your contrition, you may avoid that
fire in an eternal world wnich consumed in former ages
the inhabitants of whole cities, fur a similar ()Hence to
yours."
I)uring this address, North listened with profound at-
tention. After a short pause. the Recorder passel the
wino:lice of death on the prisoners im the usual hunt,
but mentioned no day wilco the execution was to take
place.
Moth remained at the hard short time, and addressed
the Court, but was taken away by the turnkey.
WEDNESDAY, SEPC. 2b —Joseph Redman. a young
man t) genteel appearance, was indicted for asamlibig
W. Brown 011 the King's higilWay. tak tog from nis
person a gold watch, his property. Alter tile prosecutor
had given his es filmier, it appeared that a Wall Of the
name of Greenwood, who hail been tried and acquitted
on another cleege of the same nature (lining the present
session, was so Itke the poisoner in size, dress and co-
lour of the hair, that stroll o doubts wile entertained as
to the fact of the prison r being the thief. Greenwood.
who is detained in Newgate, on another charge was seta
lire, and placed at the side of the prisoner, awl, by the
request of Mr. Andrews, they were desired to pin oto
their bats ; when the resemblance was so great, as to
excite a murmur of surprise thamigliout the coon.
Ott the part al Redman, all allot was clearly proved
by respectable witoesses, and tile J.ary expressitig them-
selves perfectly satisfied of its iiinocence, returned a ver-
dict accordingly.
Samuel Greenwood the arorententioned prisoner, was
Oleo placed at the bar, on an indictment charging him
with violently assaulting William Curtis, on the Kim's
highway, and takiiig from his person a pocket-Look.
containing two 11. Bonk of England 'totes, five sore-
reigns,anol same Silver coin his property. 1 iais case was
clearly proved against hint, and the Jury returned a ver li
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dict rat guilty—death.
The Recorder, in his address to the prisoner, said it
was a cruel robbery, and extoorted him to prepare for the
worst.
William Smith was indicted fur stealing one sovereign,
and some silver, from the ioersou of John Rippington.
The prosecutor, .1 poor matt, was returning from a
visit to his daughter, late at night, and while stopping
for a moment under a gateway, the prisoner came be-
hind him, and thrusting his hand into his breeches
pocket drew 114111 his money.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty.
.1 he Recorder ordered him sip tut judgment, and said
that the offence of picking pockets had of late become
so prevalent, that it must be tried whether the law, as
it at present stood, was sufficiently strong to check it,
or whether it would be necessary to have recourse to
severer measures. He then senteticed loin to tiatispor-
tattoo for lire.
John Strange and Thomas Harris were indicted for
stealing a gold watch, chain and seals, the property of
Itobitison, nom his person.
The pritoner Harris smutty denied his Rail', and at-
tempted to impugn the testimony of the witiaesses.
The Jory, at ter summing up bout the Recorder, found
the prisoner guilty.
The Recorder slid, that in order to save the prisoners
from dying by the hands of the common executioner,
and to protect the lives mid property of the King's sob-
jects. winch, in the present state of the sweets, were
out sale for a auntie itiotioent, lie should take care to
semi them fruit) tills country. Tile sentence of the
(Dort was, that they should be tratosporied beyond the
seas for tile term of their natural lives.
U. Bryan was indicted for stealing eight sotereigiss,
atilt a hat the properly of C. itoblllSoll.
The prosecutor, an old seaman, was steering along
01.1 Gravel-dine, alma' Iloye-l0 at au
oyster still, at w loch the prisoner WSS officiating, in is-
Orvieto linthelf with a few " natives." He told the pri-
soner he wanted wow:togs fur the night, and he wider-