The National Register. — 1816-08-05 (London, England)

AUGUST G.  never saw BaNter until he was troupe to the watch-house.—Johnson. " You have sworn directly to th,.! contrary." A great number of witneetes were afterwards examined, and their depositions taken at length; the result was, that Johnson was onkred back to the House of ('orrection. and Mr. Nares went to the Sweaty ot' Stan to lay the whole of the depositions before hint. It l to be hoped the conspirators, whose nefarious proceed. ings are before the piddle, will feel tit' convicted) the severity of justice in the same manner as the wretches who were guilty of like offeuces in 175.5-S. They were all indicted, tried, and convicted for the wittul murder of one of their victims, who had been executed for a robbery wit% which they had charged him. On the trial a question arose, whether the fart proved against the e ' • Is amounted to murder by any law then existing, which question was reserved for argument before the Judges. The indictment against them was for aiding, hiring, and counselling one of their gang to rob, with the person executed (who knew nothing of the whole transaction), another of their sillainous associates; bat because it did nut appear that they did inawdiatsty, and in person apply to both the two men, the verdict was brought in special. The Judges took some time to consider the case; and in Feb. Intl. the miscreants, Macdaniel, Kerry, Salmon. and Egan, received the following sentence, viz. " That they should stand in the pillory, two at a time, to be imprisoned 'seven years in Newgate, to tied security of I,oJal. each for their good behaviour for seven years, and to pay each a heavy fine, and be imorisuned until such seem ity and tine were complied with." On the Nth of March following, they accordingly were placed in the pillory in Smithfield. and were very much pelted, and Egan received a severe wound which proved mortal, and he died soon after. The others were misreably bruised, but reeei -ell no norther injury, except being co. eyed with all the filth and nastiness that could be collected. These wretches had carried mi this nefarious system upwards of sixteen year., and some of then' had raised a great deal of money.  Tuesday W. Elliott. a master bricklayer, of Ilanimersmith, was reexamined, charged with attempting to violate the person of Mary Ann Ritd, under five years of age. Mary Cure stated, that on the P.ith ult. she observed the child running from its parents' house, in which the prisoner had been at work, in great agitation; she ran to her mother, and told her that the man in the white jacket, trowsers, and cap. had ill-treated her. Witness (with the mother) examined her per.lo,l, when what the child h A stated was confirmed by the appearance of her garrneats. W. D. Bird, father of the child, depmed that he expostuland with the prison, r, who replied, that he only kissed the child, accounted for the appearances on her garments, by saying he had begin sizing some parches on the walls, and that some sprinkles must have fallen on her. Witness accordingly went to the room in which the prisoner had been at wotk, hut could net observe any sized patches on it. The prosecutor said, Mat a Al:. Pitt, in the ithseree of the prisoner, had repeatedly applied to him to make un the matter, and asked him if some money and a gond supper would make .t up. Mr. l'itt said, in answer, that he did not offer money he orly issked if they would not take 2!. Mr. Birnic said, he dams know what construction to put imon words; but it appeared to him that money could not have been offered with any other intention. At the examination on Menday, tome mystery was attached to the case, in consequence of Mr. Hanson. the Magistrate, who resides in that part of the country, destroying his warrant after he had issued it against Elliott. . . . .  -The worthy