The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE COURT OF PARIS.

THE COVItT OR awe CONVICT ?—,t curio's case founded
;OR the following circumstances, is now before this Court :
In the year 9 of the Revolution a man named Coignard, eon-
v.eted along with several others of robbery, was condemned
the Criminal Court of the Seine to 14 years' imprisonment.
He was sent from the Ilicetre to Tonkin to be employed
there with the other convicts. From Toulon lie escaped to
Spain, where he formed au intimacy with a young and hand.
some female. who was attached, if not by love at least by
gratitude, to. Count de Pontes de St. Helene, a French emi-
grant. Thetwunt died, and Cuignard having cot possesien
of his papa', assumed his name. He removed with the fait.
Spaniard to another province, and they afterwards repaired
to Madrid, where the false Count solicited and obtained a
captaincy in a provincial regiment. He soon rose to the
rank uelsieatenant•coleuel, and was decorated with the eider
of Caitit rave.

During the war of the Spanish independence, be lilt Ilia.
corps awl joined the French army. Marshal Soult readily,
received a deserter sho sacrificed rank and emolumeiita
rather than tight against his countrymen, and appointed hint.
chef de battalion in a French reg. •nt.

He was one of the first to join the Doke of Amgosdeme
when he arrived at Itourtleaux in ISt 1, but solicited no up.
pointmeist. After the return of Buonaparte in NUS, he was.
employed through the interest of a cleik iu the war-office,
who had married a lady of the Roily of Ponies. At the (tattle •
of Ileums, which preceded the battle of Waterloo, be was.
severely wounded. lle then repaired to the King. and
stated that he had been lift victim of kis altaeltsisent to the
Bourbons, and that he had received his wound from a party
of doitaniers, while he was endeavoui lug, at the petil.vf hie:
life, to join the friends of the Royal cause.
When the King returned to Paris, ho was appointed 'to •.
depot of detached troops which wet e assembled at the Refits•
Peres. He acquitted himself well in that duty, and was ap.
pointed Chief of battalion of the Legion of the Seine; but,,
as he secretly followed another. course thaw arms, it was con-
venient for him to-retire 011 half-pay, with the. tank of Lieu..
tetiant_colonel. It is said that he took advantage of the op-
portunities which rank gave him, to facilitate the admissiva
of robbers, of whom be was the chtsf, into respectable
houses.

It happened, however, that•one day, while present at- fa:
grand review in the Place Nenclome, he was recog►ised by
one of his fellow convicts at Toulon. Lung success had:
rendered hint confident, and he was imprudent enough to re-
pulse,. in a very rude manner, his old friend.iflae police mos
got Information of the story, and the Count: was ordered
under-arrest, but escaped. He was long moisten for in vain,
but was at last taken, with other depredators, in the act of
breaking into a house. He was on Tuesday brought• berms!
the Court, where he insisted that he was the 'eat Count
Ponies dr St. Helene. Witnesses were called.to prove that be
was the convict Coignard,long examinations took place, And.
the further hearing was postponed to Friday.

Saturday week an inquest was lieldat the sign of the India-house...
:Barton, near Glocester, on the body of Thomas Hick, 21 years
age, son of the landlady of the above house. It appeared thatab.
the preceding evening Hick was in company with two other yewng.
men, when souse persans came in who bad been shooting Rooks, and.
havingput down their gun, it was talueesep by James Ravenhill, whet..
pointing it at the deceased in a jocular way, said. s• Mind 1 dews
shoot you," when, the piece instantly went off, lodging-the whole ofe
ifs moments in the heads the deceased, who hugest:din the met
estauciating agony for about an hour tend a ball, and then expired.
• The Jury returned a verdict of manslaugliser. and Ravening. has
been committed for trial lathe approaching Assizes.
Thursday an inquest Aso, held at the London Hospital..ll
street, before John Wright Unwin, Esq. Coroner, on the body of
David Terri n, aged 22. whose death wig occasioned by his.
drinking tsar -huh* a gallon of ruin. John aickinte, surgeon to,
the London 'Hospital, sworn. said that the deemaed was brought ta,
the hospital on Saturday last, in as state of insensibility. in whichht-
renunned for two days, smelling very strong of spirituous liquor : -on
the third slay, when he recovered from his stupor, Ise said hiewas
labouser in use West India docks, and beiug thirsty, ran to a measure
contwaing upwards of three pints of rutn,which he drank all. off, and
dropped down in a state of. insensibility. On the fourth day the de-
messed became quite deranged. awl died mad on Tuesday night: on
opening insbody idler death, his stoatach was found in a high state
of inflammation. Verdict—Died by excessive drinking.
An Inquisition was taken on Tuesday, beibre Thos. Shelton, Emit
Coroner. at the house of Messrs. Curteis and Cooper, Angel-court,.
Friday-street, on the body Of Mr. John Scott, merchant, ef Angel-.
court, Friday-street;Cheepaide. Mr. John -Sant seated that the
. deceased was his father. and that he resided with lum : he had been
very much depressed in his wind ever since that day week, in con-
sequence, laeiclieved, of an acceptance having become due which he
was unable to take up. On Saturday morning lest he did not wine
down to his brcallest as usual, witness went to him and asked him if •
he should come down? Ile said that he was unwell, and should lie
in bed a. little longer. Witness went several times to hap between .
that awl. twosu'eloek ; about two o'clock, witness went to the decease)
I to ill tiArlll him that a gentleness waisted to see hint, and said he
should come down directly; andethout Yin inn:suites after he went tis.
him again. and tieind hins lying on the beet within, throat cut in a
dreailful tanner, and a bloody razor, lyiug on .the woad. efr.
Maples, surgeon, Cheapside, said that he was called in to see the dee
ceased. end found that he had cut throngh the windpipe; the setet..
and all the veseiels of the neck, were sevettel ; in fact the head wee:
nearly severed trout his body. Aumber .eithess spoke as to '.tbe
ceased beiag in a despondiug stay a Ike days prove w ins
Verdict—lnsanity.
Tuesday night as NlreNitagleetthoohnister to duet a LolieSehool..
in Dean-street, Soho, and a M Wu; 1' I 11.41 AV.•
s Lead, on passing by the !Segues:es Canal Ote eerie:6
wither infant ;Mos.t six. months 1 tiii . on the !mint ni I.rrrii mating
hersolf and child into the water; flees Wei, ser.lseppills ter rem'
her executing he:edge:ail:el purpose, and el t. fsanig!,seeis !..
child its his aneseweitst Mr. Bei.dy sal:pone) the uessistew fee en
the Culon 'Envecii, in Jolin.ata:4, 1/xl,mi-street. s hii*s 'lieu sAs a
criirterly n.eeung of the ietntlethen of the l'athuo.:
for eitatiteble purposes, to which Mr. N. is Secretary: *hen bar
Cit.`,C was invest:getee a deputatiemof the members : after which.
she was supplied with money te./WV.VCI' her iientelinte vitae: en 44
her address taken (town, in outer to snake tettbereatquitY dine OW
4.11 on a levalrwitlittie •
truth of her setter:eau.
As the Paddington coach was swine at &quack pace itp,Cow-lone,,
tenC:amcch'i. 1:41111
we,t enetefieue en Tuesday
I:ll,lstseinnigosbn:3_,.ntli
guttlJfatßaec
pa ie, it n .
sinyk, (liihtischwwasa.ovrecrtr)
urnill. 'rwo persons evere thisewn *eh re*,
ele maul!), has....
vw::(.: !ea; :seeTc47,il:3jynit gitield, theses.bielecelfoureasw lie in .4, very dangerew
new.
'..e Journal of sCannerte welate.. that ee a wnicamtar "am
open la) nut long since, at ,Dossipietay.ooy. somo,,,tnaldia
tin hooly upon a farmer named Decennia—The Inure gsuy pod
the animal by the throat, and struggled courageously.t.
tone time. 'Pie iehabitaistedwarine the anise, time asp, mid
the wolf. disengaging uwaelf fio.s- his vigurova advert s
aulaAlitrbo nut woo*"

i!EPORt ON' TIM Usvnv LAW:. Anithe Select Com-
mittee mapitoted to cons:dor ef the effects of the Laws
which regulate er restra;,: ahe Interest of Money, and
to report their opini:r. thcAnaptitt to the liaise ; and
who were empowered to 7eport the minn of the
evidence take :.efore them ; have, pursuant ta the order
of the House, extunined the matters referred to them,
and have agreed upon the fallowing Itetolutionst—lst.
That it is the opinion of thisCtmatnittee. thy the laws
regaeing or restraining the rate of interest have been
extensively evaded, and have Laded of the effect of ea-
rthing a maximum on such rate ; and that of hate year:,,
from the constant excess of the market rate of interest
:time the rate limited by Law, they have added to the
evenee il:catred by borrowers on real security, and
that such borrowers have been chnyell4..d to resort to
t'm mode of &ranting annuities on lives—a mode which
iats been made a cover for obtaining higher interest
than the rate limited by law, and has further subjected
the borrowers to enormous charges, or forced therm to
make very disadvantageous sales of their estates.—teal.
That it is the opinion of this Committee; that the con-
struction of such laws, as applicable to the trunsactious
ef commerce as at present Carried on, have been atteudel
with much eneertainty as to the legality of money trans‘
actions(/' freqt en t occurrence, and consequently been vro-
duet ive of much embarrassment audlitigutioa. 31 1 hat
it is the opinion of this Committee, that the present
period, when the market rate of interest is below the
legal lute, of an opportunity peculiarly proper ter
the repeal of the said laws.
Cary of a letter front the High Constable of West-
minster, to the Chairman of Sir Francis Burdett's Cont-

Mit tee
;
St have to inform you that I have just been with Mr. Hob.
house. who lia^ coottattni.;:ded to ate the orders of my Lotd Ski-
mouth. as High Stenaird at Wotatin,ter, that acidity myself not
any of the cons,tahh•A arc to attend 0:1 Inweuiioa on Monday
next. I am. Sir. your obedient .cr‘.l.lt,
Charing cross. July 11.
We arc it:funned that a aw.:l lately took place in
Lisbon, between his Excellency the I 'nom of C—ha.
and as English officer of that service, Major H. M•ln-
Walt, both officers of c,avalry„ in consevence of un insult
°tiered by the finmer to a Portuguese Lady of :obi..
lily, whilst under the nrm .of the tatter at the Sun
Curios It appears /hey met With a sabre, and that the
British Oliker completely ( cat The Chub[ to the grenna,
mid that be-could not be eunipencti to rally and combat.
The affray ended in a disgraceful manner on the part
of the Count, who, with six rothims, employed fin the
purpose, afterwards made an attempt to assassinate the

NV 1. LEE.

g 4 Ulna 'Major and his. second, on their return from a
party, but who entirely fail.d in the attempt. This
• camdtAgt has proluced a considerable sensation in Lis-
bott,Alnd culled forth the just indioation of all, par-
ticularly the females of his own nation.
.1 letter from a Yorkshire gentleman, extensively
engaged in Agricultural pursuits, and who has just
returned from an vxtensive tour in Ireland, Pays--" I
ant.,gbid to buy, that the wheat crop is looting very
well, both in Englund and Ireland ; and it is gene-
rally thought the largest crop we have had for 20 years.
limier and oats hare, however, eutiertva much from the
lute are weather."

It is reported that Government will immt.sliately re-
quire 20,0e0 tofu' of shipping to !.ring home the troops,
artillery, and rtures from Itimee. It has made some
bustle among tSe ship.owners of the t,:ity who have
vcsse's suite& for that purr*.

While in many parts of the Continent. remarks arc
made upon the uncommon dronght of the season, ae-
rousts from Italy infinln us, that frequent rains had
so swollen-the rivers of that country, eveciafly the l'o,
that tiw inhabitants were in great dread of intintlutinil.
k is said, that a marriage will take place between
Prince Frederic, neflew to the King of Sammy, and
heir presumptive to the throne, and the Archduchess
Cardiine, daughter of the Emperor ,of Austria, and that
it will : be' solemnized in the course. of the ensuing au-
talon.

Mr. Perecral, who comes into Parliament for Ennis
in I ielaml, is a son of the late Chancellor of the L,
chequer.

rt-iE.—..On Seimlay night an alarming fire broke out in New.
cm-t•-eet, 11 I ! it! born. It counitentx4 ia the :It:Meta* Nlt.ssre.
tsperie..-r. feather had makers, whose boy had been in the stable. at
t ..6'hack.tf the pretto.e.=, anti hunitAliately under the feqtlitr bed
tuanonetory. hour 10licicek 1:c row no appearance ot while
he 'n.l4 m the *tilde. but a short time after ire had cwimsl it, IT
heard a eracklinq tioiie, and inimethittly °vented the smide t,thr,. and
tootta net or all in a blase. which ram eonnaintiotted to the ma.
r.•itie.tory and Noise of lir. Speneer, whose t. !WIC prenlisty and ca.
propci a, worth übont 7,41(.4)1., w• re enortly consumed in less
than ',tot on i.lOll ; he is insured. The whole of the premi-es
t.,..ceit !flamer r's house Newtomstreet, and the back part of. Alt
.I:otimon's coach nwoofat tory. in Little Queen-street. are entirely
contuse al, 1410: wink ot the piety they cant:tined. The pre-
mise. of Nit.. a cool nienbant, in selidi were quantity of
old concli.w!,eols. &c.. were entirely dt boom! j alit the yreinises
of a illiteh apr'ng rralicr, who is t' e only su'erer that is not insorel.
1.1. v house of Mr. TOMIN, Vablicati. next floor to Spencer's, has
entity:4 considerably from tl.e fire, and he has lost u quantity of fur.
rOtott, the amount of Mn,!. and upwards; we under3tand he
is inn insured tot snort ti en fall his los.. The shop of Mr.—. a
carper t-r. wt:s bo-nt .o ;h.:4round. Mr..h.nle on's prenines are not
very iot:t a initoto by ti.e tire, Inc in removing a number of roaches.
ec, to • are yam tram the the, err a!1 very much damaged,
sag: soon n N casts. Seca, ontl Davis, emtri nialters. have
gtMer.rl 14. r.tr-ming this i.mp. rtv In stud !tilt Salpt. uoamrr r
01:011. 0. . llai,ptly 110 ;IV!'S Inane been lost. Netther of Me 1,
wt ,e Inane v.:sen tic caliattity took place. Alts.
4:5..5e,. :n lii 1410,c 'II: young el Mum ; by the
eastt:4o.‘ of ntt liOtChlitvt) and trhars, sue nutty remov.O.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, July 7. IP,IB.

THE I'riiwipnl Officers ty. Ili* .3lajesty's Ordna►rce
Prerebtf give notice. thin proposal's trill 64- reerieed nt froir
Pull Mall. UN or liveilee Wedneadity. 14. Wei dap
rie.el,ii.uat oath I'm sant as may hr williag to made, take Supldyof