The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-16 00:00:00

QUEMN SQUARE.

CAUTION TO Tn AlSklsStEN.—lttfOrntaiioll -was. ITCeIVCd at
this oilier on Wednesday, that a fellow about 2.e years, silage,
a!sinit five feat four inches high., full face and fair complexion,
dressed its blue clothes, and black silk handkerchief round
li.s neck, is going about the town passing bad notes, purport-
!iig: to be of she Kish, Exi.ter,.and Somerset banks, ;old madv
payable in L ton. Fits Toesday night he purchased a watch
-It the shop of Mt. Fuller; in Cliike-sorect, Chelsea, and passed
bad Zit. note of the above description. He represents hin:-
self 0 be a Lieutenant in the Navy.

THE PAGfioDA..IN ST. .1 :1 MliS'S PARK...--thlrilli the early
part of Saturday the metropolis was sighed. hy,unother Mari •
..ane. The wind increased in strergth so much, that the sen-
tinels ,en ,the Pisgoda Bridge were ohligtal, te have their
7tatiullS, and seek shelter in the body of the Wilding. In a
moment atter a midden gust of wind blew ficni tilt S. W. with
such tremendous they, that it carried away the sentry hoses
to the other side. whets they se:ere dashed. against the battle-
ment and broken to pieces. Nearly all the bells that were
hung along, the side for ornament, were also blown. away,
with thet:'uti fastenings, and seamed some distance in the
air. One ots itle wooden. pillars on the. Westminster. tilde,
which stands about 10 feet. high, .vtas blown down., and,
striking its ponderous weight against an oak, was shivered to
pieces, leaving . the Upper part stuck in the tree. No other
damage was dose to the bridge.
la clearing the scite far the erection of a new church at
Duntfermilite, a tomb has been discovered which is 'apposed
in be skit of Hobert Bruce, King of Seotland. A trough of
polish stone contains the s!seleton. 'clic body, which is six
l'ect two inches in length, appears to have been wrapped in
tine tistnuk, interwove with gold, of which some fragments

THE NATIONAL IIE:GIgITTI

COUNTY .4SSIZES.

wmairsTEß, mAnnt 7.

The Assizes. fur the Comity were dtosed this evening, by
the assistance of Mr. Sergeant Pill„ who yesterday morning,
from-ibis number of prisoners reinaiiiiiig to be tried, was ap-
'malted to assist the,Jittigrs. (pelting a third Court ;
Jarsticei Abbott havipg been nutlet- the. necessity of leaving
two Special Jary caws 71, Trimmers, to be tried at the neat
.Assizes, that he might try at the criminal bar.
Francis•Piesse, mars Francis Ilen. Parsons, aged 31, for
stealing, on the 31st August, upwards of ten Bald/ notes, each
for the "payment of 51. and also divers pieces of money,
awning-In; in the whole to the value of 3Sal. is. lid. the
rupees. of his Majesty. 'Fite prisoner waxy zkrk in the
Navy ~Pay-office, in the Duck.yosd at Portsinesali; and to
loin being r nodded .the office of paying pensions, he was in.
trusted with a cousider able suns, for the...pi °per appropris.
tiros of which it Was, usaal for him at certain periods, to ad.
count to the chief clerk. On the morning on which his dm
ficiency was detected, being that on which be was to hand
over his, balance, he ifriitlisreJ murky notes, assorted in par.
eels of 5t11., composed severally of five, two, and one pound
notes. Upon examination air these, it, was, discovered that
two parcels which lie produced as each consisting of ten .5-1.
notes. were arranged. with a ul. mite At the top and bottom
of each; the ,intermediate ones being only thole of 20s. fa
further .exattination, it was found that be was deficient iu
theanic. 0.3081. as. lid. On. being toldbis balance ,V3ll nut
correct...he replied, he wouldsnake It 39 ; instead of which
lie Immediately left the office, took a post cl)sise, and oh-
'wonder' to London, whither he was followed, and afterwards
traced to Dover, where lie embarked for France. Bi•hoji;
the lloakstreet officer, having been sent in pursuit of
appreliMed Wolin Paris.and brought hinu back to this coon'
try.—Severi years' transportation.
'Orlando Lockyer and Ruhert,Hand, charged with the mur-
der of John Sutton, at Northwood, in the Isle of Wight.
John Holding, a surgeon...eras going to South America with
the prisoners on board al;e ship Grace. On the 9th Deceit -
bee he was with them at She Dolphin inn, West Cowes; the
sat together for two boars, when Sutton remarked,that a
the company wore in debt. Majer Lo^kyer replied." Do
you mean to say that lam in debt?" Station said lie did. Ma-
jor Lockyer, arawered, " Whoever is in debt,. I, am nor."—
Sutton replied, "We are all iu debt to our Creator." Major
Lockyer left .the room, and messages passed between them
and a Mr., Redesilale, another passenger. Snttru said, if lie
(Major,Lockyer) called him out, he would meet him. Next:
.morning they met to settle the dispute by. fightiug duel.—
IHand and liedestiale measured the ground. Hand called
Sutton and gave him a pistol, when ..be and Major Lrickyer
took their ground. Major Lockyer fired, and Sutton clapped
his hand on his breast, staggered row:tiff two or three paces,
and held out his hand; Major Lockyer advanced and took it.
He immediately' fell, and the prisoners .ran away. ,Suitogi
soon after expirgd. Mr. Fitzgerald (brothertathe owner oil'
the vessel) deposed, that Hand seriously pressed Sutton to
settle the affair, when they were gonty .to the field; all ass
said that coati be said to induces lion to make concession for
the words he bad used, and not fight; this ailitionitiou he re*
peated several times. Several other w itntsses. were e„saiiiiiied,
but their trestiinony added nu new .feet to ,those, already
known. Major Lockyer and Mr. Hand bath read a veo
long anti able defence. The. Judge, in ,summing up the evi-
dence, told the jury they must lint listen to the appeals from
the prisoners, our let any reports or statements before known'
to them prejudice the case—they must judge according to the
evidence then given. •Verdict—Mauslaughter.: ec months
imprisonment each.
James Robinson.. a black, for stabbing Wni. Mitchell, with
intent to minder him, at Partsomittli.—Death.

Hugh Min, a corporal in,the lent foot, for the murder of
Jainrq Rainey, a.private. ,that regiment, sin Aiwaday last,
near Titchlield. The prisoner and theAleccased had taken a
deserter to Bristol ; on .their return, at Crofton, two miles
front 'ritelifield, the eon veration turned on the party having
overstayed .their time, whim the deceased said, that it wao
the fault of the prisoner;-he not liking neither the tautitiittr
manner nor the eliargc, desired ,the deceased, not to repeat
what he had said ; the deceased said, he should do nu other
than repeat it ; immediately after w:tieli the pm bolter struck
him in the back with his bayonet, 2ind tt, died iastautly. The
bayonet was nearly doubled by theuct.—.-I'.cath.. To be es-
nectenam 3lou,day next.

07:I LMSFORD, M4RCIZ,IO.
t josApli Mays was indicted far bigamy, in marrying Eiii.
Hazlegrove, his former Wee being then alive.
The facts of the case being proved,
Mr. Corwoosi,oojected, that this case was no fe10n..., as by
the evidence it appeatcd, that the parties had Iteen absent
from each other for ten years, and therefore the prosecutor
oiqt.litto have adduced iu proof• handy . that the prisoner
knew Jul. firmer wife to be 4%*pe; I:.t the time of the 3.-
coat! marriage. Mr. Baron Graham said, upon his present
consitleration be 4hought it sight to be provi.d that the wife
was. The party who left the oilier: .bit if I►e ?honkd alter his
judgment hereafter, the prisoner shodd have the benefit of it.
Jury found Min Guilty, and he was sentenced to three
mouths imprisonment.
The following prisoners were capitally- convicted, viz. Luke
Springliam, for strainig two slieep,,vahte 41. the ,paoperty of
W. Fitch, of linavestocc.;..DAtidge'd, for stealing of 'flioinas
Baker, county notes and, silver to the ainoiat. of 5H..105., at
Colchester; .T. Frost and .C:-.Frost,,sf;:r stealing sheep the
property of; W. Calming, of ilenhain.—t:. Frost was 'vein!).
mended to mercy. but the Judge said, the circumstance of
their being indicted for several other 'Millar offences, rendered
;t extremely t;oitlnfol whether the mercy of the Crown could
be cgtiopleii to them; and Isaac Witheat, for rob lig the
flwellidg worse of E. Hughes, at tiriustead. C. Miller, S.
Tyler, J. Cooper, a111(1 G. I lepwnuti, for having forged notes
their possession, were senteu red to 14 ) cab. transptatation.