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The National Register. — 1816-07-29 (London, England)

JULY VI  THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNOR OF ST.JAGO.  We copy the following front another paper ; upon which we ought to observe, that it would be premature to charge the affair upon Portugal, as an act of national insult and ingratitude, before it he ascertained how far the Government of the Brazils is disposed to identify itself with the conduct of the Governor of St. Jago. :The course which has been pursued by the Captain and pas. sengers seems a very proper one. " The ship Philippa, Captain G. Nicholls, bound to Calcutta, touched a! Pray.e, in the Isle of St. Jago, on the lath of May, with a slew of obtai ii iii g a supply of water and refreshments. They found lying in the harbour the ship Mulgrase Castle, Captain Ralph, put in Ririe ill distress, having struck on the rucks that rim oil the north-east point of Itiiitavista ; and She Captain of the Philippa being solicited by her commander to take part of the Mulgrave Castle's cargo on board to the Cape, he agreed tc the proposition for a certain sum in order that the damaged ship might proceed to Rio de Janeiro tiir re. pairs. The Col 1111 l ander of the Phillippa, in agreeing to the accommodation proposed, highly incensed against him the Portuguese Governor, Don Antonio de Contrinto de Linicastie. Although die British paid bins every respect due to his anchorite, he petsecuted them to the utmost of his power, and for nu other reason than because the Phillippa was likely to lie the means of wresting out of his hands a valuable British property, which lie hail calculated on getting into his possession. The Commander of the Philippa and Captain Ralph were treated by the covetnor on their first landing with marked disrespect. They were immediately summoned before hint ; and, atter being obliged to hear the most violent language used in expressing his detestation of the English nation ill general, he placed both the officers under arrest, and then ordered a survey of the Mulgrave Castle, with the fill intention of detaining her as incapable of prosecuting her voyage. The Governor beat to arms as soon as the surveying officer landed, fired two shots at the British ships, and it was with nitwit difficuL'v her was prevailed on by au officer ruder him, to alter his dote rmination of sinking them. The two officers of the Philippa were next confined in a common gaol, ss Wawa a hearing, and had thr a companion n criminal for murder! The Philippa was pot in possession of :it) soldiers; and Capt. Barrington, who ass passenger in the Philippa, was forced on shore, and with the C ander, were considered to be prisoners on parole. After this. the Gosertior weighing, it was supposed, the consequence of his conduct, thought proper to be more moderate, and granted permission thr the vessels to proceed on their destinations. 'flue following is the copy of a protest sent to the Governor by the Officers and passengers of the two vessels:— TO
The National Register. — 1816-03-25 (London, England)

ROBBERIES.  On Saturday 23d inst. W. Webb, alias Bowler, underwent a !cog examination at Bow-street, before Mr. Bienie, on suspicion of being concerned, with three others, in committing a burglary in the county of Kent. Aral waling property to a large amount. It appeared, that on tile morning of the 3d instant, about one o'clock, Mrs. Brume!, an elderly lady, who residia at Eastrey, near Canterbury, whoe: house is detached front any other, went from her sitting room into her dnureing room. On her entering it, she saw two men at the window dressed- in smock frocks., on the lawn; they immediately on perceiving her, forced their way in at one of the windows, each of them seizing her by the arms, and presenting pistols to her head, and swearing they would shoot her if die made a rinse, one of them had his face covered with black crape, and it is strongly suspected, he well knew the premises, and where Mrs. Brume' kept *her valuable property, as they took her to the closet and drawers where it was deposited, and breaking them open with iron crows. Mrs. B. intreat:d tile robbers not to use violence, and she would give them her keys. They took Mull( of England notes, Sandwich and other notes, to a consi.lerable amount. They missed taking guineas, and gold and silver foreign coins to a large amount, which Mrs. Itrumel kept at the top of the closet in canvas bags and wooden bowls. They then went to the place where tits piate and jewils were kept, taking Mrs. Brum.l with them, and frequently iirefenting pistols to her. She then saw two Miler p roans, one of them a men in a smock frock, the other WAS in a female dress, but from the voice and general appe trance Mrs. Brume' had no doutt but that it was a man in woman's clothes. —They packed up the plate, which was as much as filled a k, Mrs. Brumel's stock of plate having of late years very much increased by legacies from relations and friends. The man at the door, and bus companion in female attire, became impatient for their companions who had been robbing the house and holdine! pistols over Mrs. B. frequently calling to them to conic out, they having been in the house two hours. They left the house with their booty, but soon returned again, bringing the sack full of plate back. When they were leaving the house, they told Mrs. 11. they should leave a man to watch the house, and if she moved from the spot for two hours after, or made an alarm, she would be murdered. Tne principal articles which they took, besides the ash and notes, were several old-fashioned gold watches, and a box of trinkets. It was ascertained that the prisoner was on horseback about the time of the rubbery, and he answers the description of one of the robbers ; but that will be ascertained at a future examination.
The National Register. — 1821-03-12 (London, England)

SURREY POLICE BY • R E►CUE OA NG. •  Two men, named Davis anti Hail, were tried upon an indictment for having assaulted Lawrence, Blackburn, and Herring, officers of the Surrey Police, with intent to rescue a prisoner in their custody under a charge of felony. Mr. Barrow stated the case to the Jury on the part of the prosecution. The case was afterwards more fully detailed in evidence. Tue learned Counsel remarked, that it was fortunate for the. prisoners that the attempt which he charged them with having made, had not succeeded, as their punishment would have been of a much more serious nature than could be inflicted outlet the present indictment for the misdemeanour only. G. Blacklturu, a Surrey Police Officer, stated, that he was on duty in Kent-street, on the 24th of February last, when, he met a thief, whom he knew, named J s, with a boy upon his hack, in company with the prisom r Hall and another man, vvhoin he helms-v.(l to he Dat is. The witness pursued Junes, and overtook him with die box upon him, which lie was afterwards convicted of having stolen. Sonic other officers came up, and they attempted to take the man and the prnperty hefore a Magistrate. They had got as far as the White Bear G miens, in Dover road, when a party of men cline op to Bum, and one, who appeared to be the leader, cried out, " Here they are, kill or murder the b—s, for we'll have him away." The cry of Rescue was set up, and a most furious attack was made upon 'he officers, who drew their cutlasses to defend themselves. Tney were attacked with large stones and sticks, when the witneFs received a severe blow Irom Hall, whom he instantly made a blow at with his cutlass, and cut him down the face. The edge of the cutlass was turned by the tees hof the prisoner. The prisoner has a sere wt nod across the face. Seeing their associate wounde hey retired. The party were not strong enoug hto to any of the gang, which consisted of upwards of thirty persons ; but the two prisoners being koovvet, they were afterwards taken into custody. David Herring, another police officer, and George Lawrence, one of the foot parole, corroborated the statement of the above witness.  Tne Jury, n idiom hesitation, found both the prisoners Guilty. The Chairman said, that the attempts made by gangs of thie,es to rescue their accomplices, had of late been so frequent, and of so daring a nature, as to call upon him to mark the ofl...nce of the prisoners with the most exemplary punishment that the law would allow him to inflict. had the officers shot any of them when the outrage was committed, the law folly justified them in so doing. The Chairman proceeded to semence the prisoners to be imprisoned 24 calendar months each in the common gaol. Tile Court expressed their approbation of the courageous manner in which officers had behaved during the attack.
The National Register. — 1821-04-22 (London, England)

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.  I, 0110011. SUNDAY, APRIL. O. -.1.- We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday last, They speak of the continued increase of the Greek insurrectionary army,under Prince Yysalante, .nd of the deep interest which the Greeks in general take in this attempt to restore their country to the enjoyment of freedom. The Porte does not seem to have made as yet any military demonstrations against the revolutionists, but has contented itself with cutting off the heads of some of the prinpal Greek inhabitants of Constantinople, by way of retaliation for the massacre of the Turks at Jessy and other places. Such a proceeding is not less impolitic than brutal ; but what else could be expected from the besotted stupidity of a man bred in the seraglio, and habituated to scenes of coldblooded murder ? Nothing can be more effectual than such conduct in making the cause of the Insurgents national with the Greeks. The Porte will not only not allow any of that nation,to be neutral, but it even compels them to throw themselves into the ranks of its enemies.  A Royal Decree, dated the 4th instant, has been made public ; accotding to which 40,000 men of the class of 1820 are to be called out. The distribution of these 40,000 men among the departments is established by a table annexed to the decree.— The commencement of the operations of the councils will tale place on the 25th June, and the clnsing► of the list of the contingent on the Ist September. It will be decided subsequently at what period the 40,000 men called out from the class of 1820 will be brought into active service, as well as the mode of their distribution among the corps of the army.  We most sincerely and sympathetically condole with the friends of religious liberty on the decision which has taken place in the House of Lords on the Catholic Emancipation Bill; but we must remember that the fulfilment of our wishes is only postponed, for, in tile course of nature, Lord. Eldon, who is now 71 years of age, cannot remain here long, and we consider his influence as having effected the defeat of the present Bill—as soon, therefore, as he shall be quietly consigned to the tomb (and we fear not till then) will justice be done to our Catholic fellow-subjects.  The question of reform has been brought forward by Mr. Lambton, and his idea upon the subject goes no farther than (and we think not so far as) might be effected with perfect safety to the Constitution, yet the ministerial hangers-on rose in full cry to op pose it. An adjournment of the debate took place, and it was resumed on Wednesday night—while, however, Mr. Lambton, Mr. Brougham, and a great many other of the supporters of it, had retired to take some refre►hment, Ministers pressed the House to a premature division, and the motion was lost by a majority of 12. The Hon. Member will, doubtless, bring it forward immediately under some other form, and then we hope he may suceeed. The people feel they ought to have a Reform—they seem determined to have a Reform, and we are convinced that the
The National Register. — 1812-09-20 (London, England)

CHARGES OF MURDER. Friday, Benjamin Clitliod was indicted for murdering Patrick Doyle, in the parish of Poplar. on the 25th August last. Front the evidence it appeired, that Poplar and the neighbourhood were kept the w lode day in a s:iite of continud riot, and it became necessary to call out even tile military to restore order. The deceased and the prisoner had several baffles in the ocurie of the day, and they were seen to renew them at diKrent times in the course of the evening, and were separated by the watchmen. One of ti:c watchmen, in partio cular, remonstratetl with the prisoner upon the impropriety of his conduct, and told him it was useless to pretend to be drunk when he was not, adding, '' 1. have seen enough of your dioikenness." Mr. Peele, t Surgeon, stated, that lie was called to examine the deceased, and he found le entirely gone, which he supposed to have been occasioned by a wound which the deceased received upon the left breast, and extended to his heart. The knife now produced would have inflicted such a wound, as the •ize of the 'wife and wound exactly corresponded. Another watchman deposed, that the prisoner came to the watchhouse in the evening, and said he had got out of a row by jumping over hedges and ditches, and he left his hat and jacket with a Mrs. Ford. The witness was then inducetito walk over the ground which the deceased would take on his way home, and he found hint dead. Henry Ilamstead, a Nvatchman, searched the prisoner's lodgings, as well as his person, and found a large clasp knife, (that produced in Court,) w !...ad every appearance at being newly scoured, either ia said or in earth. The evidence having here finished, the Learned Judge observed, that the verdict could only amount to manslaughter, and he did not think the evidence sufficient even to warrant that, because there was no proof of the prisoner having caused the ueath of the deceased. Verdict—Not Guilty. Sarah Bennett was indicted for having murdered her bastard child on the 29th of August last. Two Surgeons, who examined the corpse of the child, having deposed, that its (loath might have occurred in the birth, the Jury, under the direction of Mr. Justice Bailey, acquitted the prisoner. Thomas Heath was indicted 1:r the murder of his wife, by cruelly beating and kicking her in different parts of the body. Sarah Cox deposed, that on a Monday morning she conversed with the deceased, and was shewn the mark ola violent blow en the breas'. and a wound in her arm ; there was no mark of violence on her head, Witnes saw her etn Tuesday, when she pointed to her breast, and told her she had got the fatal bane there; on the Wednesday she died. Two respectable Surgeons were then sworn, and they deposed that the blows were not the cause of the deceased's death, but that it was occasioned by a considerable quanfity of blood and serum which had coll,'eted in the ventricles at the brain. Thy Jury then returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The National Register. — 1815-11-05 (London, England)

GARDEN. Thursday a man, who, refused to tell his name, or answer any geeslions put to him by either the Magistrates or Officers, was brought tip • hi the custody of John Barnly, the constable, for examination, charged with attempting to murder Jane Turner, a poor woman who keeps a lodging-house in lower West-street, formerly known by the name of Chick-lane. The complainant, who was hardly able to speak from the excessive injury she had received from the prisoner, she being covered all over with wounds and bruises, stated, that about four o'clock the preceding evening the prisoner came into her house and asked her if she did not let lodgings, she told him she did ; he asked her what she would charge him for a good bed, she told him sixpence ; he put his hand into his pocket and took out sixpence, which he gave her ; in about half an hour after he said he had been ep all night, being locked out of his lodgings, and that he was loth to disturb the family by calling, for which reason he should OA to go to bed ; site told him be might,• and conducted him up three pair of stairs to his room. After shelving him his bed she lucked him in, and taking the key oat site returned down stairs; about six she was greatly alarmed by the cries of murder, and she went tii\. the street door to learn from .whence it proceeded; she saw severalrof the neighbours, seemingly Irma alarmed, standing at their doors looking up at her house; she also looked up, and saw the prisoner leaning oat of his window, crying out Thieves, thieves murder, murder ! She returned iii, and taking the key went up stairs to learn what was the matter. On going into the room she found the prisoner standing in the middle of the room in his shirt ; she asked him what was the matter; he said that some persons had come to rob and murder him, but that be would ape tbepe the trouble if be had a knife,  ...~  717  fpr he would cut his own throat ; she being lunch flighty• ed though to entice him with her down stairs, for wlticle purpose she. told him 'he Nulty, knife abont her, but that if he would put on his clothes at.d go with her down stairs she would give him a knife ; en her saying so the • prisoner gave her a violent blow on the moult' ;it'd knocked lir, &PAIN the candle went out, and he then kneeled on her body and kept kneeling and thumping her until he made every part of her body bt"ck and blue ; he endeavoured to strangle her, and inflicted several wounds on her wink his teeth and nails, iansenting much he Lad not a knife to cut her throat; her cries at length brought several of the neighbours to her assistance, among when% was John Flarniey, the constable, who took the prisoner in custody and- lodged him in the watchbouse. The prisoner refused to toll his name or answer to any questions put to him. The prisoner was committed, and the Officers ordered to make strict inquiry concerning him.
The National Register. — 1815-09-24 (London, England)

TITE NATIONAL REGISTER.  Th'" 'wing out in the gruel. Mr. Dixon further stated, that he Snalyze the gru:-1 in the boson, arAl also of wha, was left in the tea cup, ir. the prrsenr cof four philosophical gentleman, and that it was evitient that it w,s srrohgly impregnated with arsenic. He also examined the remaining grits, and they appeared free from any yoisonou ;rtgrtdient He further deposed, that on opening the body 'et the child he ascertained she died .ot poison ; but that he had not %et analyzed the contents of the stomach.  Mrs Newman deposed nearly the same evidence as Mary Eades, and said it was not her intention to keep her but a few days longer ; hut ‘ite Iva - sit acquainted Miller w tis her intention ; that she was a bad iernrerect girl, ant appenred cross to the children, and the deceased arhild (n -t tour years old) did not like to go out, or he with her ; it was lie first time she ever made gruel for the children; and to a question Iron. Mr-. Newman why she made so much, she said, " 1 4111P1)0•011 sou might want some for yourself." Last Monday Mrs. Newman scolded her twice, f r suffering the men in the shop to take imp r • per lihertics with her. Henry Walker, hairdresser, deposed, that about two months since lie prepared some mince n•eat, mixing with it a quantity of arsenic, and .ssisted by Mr. Newman, and his two journeymen, Mills and Allen, clopped tin the holes in the slaughter-house and shop, and *boot five weeks since he again repeated it, but is not aware that he left an, belline Intr.  Henry Alien, journeyman to Mr. Newman, deposed, that he had a cold allow tNo months, and that he bought a pennyworth of oatsneal at Mr. Cooper's, and used the whole ofit.  Mr Newman deposed, that he did not know of any poison whatever being in the house ; about two years and a half since he bought some stud' to kill rats, all of which he used for that purpose. Brown, the Beadle, on conveying miller to the work-house, as a place of security till the decision of the Inquest, deposed, that she said she made the gruel of grits, but not finding it thick enough the to6k nearly a tAle spoonful of oatmeal from a paper that was in a jar in a cupboard in the kitchen ; that she mixed it up in a butter. boat,•and put it in the gruel, throwing the paper, with a little oatmeal that was left, into the fire, and said that-there was in the same jar oatmeal and poison, both in separate papers.  Henn. Hill, journeyman to Mr. Newman, deposed. that Mr, Walker, hair-dresser, came with stuff to kill the rats, and that some of it w,,s left in ipaper which the witness took into the kitchen, when the maid• were at tea ; he orened the paper, and said it was poison to kill rats ; e does not recollect what became of it. The Jury, after consulting near an hour, gave their verdict, finding Elizabeth Miller GUILTY ir?l, WILFUL MURDER ; when the Coroner issued a mirrAtit for her committal to Horsemonger-lane prison, tor trial at the next Surrey Assizes. She is about 17 years of age, and had lived in Mr. Newman's family about tour months.
The National Register. — 1822-02-10 (London, England)

FEN. 4 —Saturday morning, about three u‘s..l,,ck, the house of Michael Hany, who is a steward of c ire-taker to a gentleman residing at Balgadtly, at the I 'itti Lock Grand Canal, was entered by eight men, vv Ito, after breaking Fond destroying every article in the ,retinae', set the whole on fire; all was burned to the smund. They also stabbed a cow and a calf in the outhouse; broke in pieces a valuable jaunting car, and strewed about, irrecoverably, a quantity of oats; it is believed, not less tlutit 20 barrels. Lest their vengeance :nookd nut be complete, they also took care to see these totally consumed before they depart, d. A carpenter, of the name of Daniel Meehan, has been taken into custody and completely identified, and sworn to as one of the incendiaries. While the flames were at their height this man was heard to exclaim—" Here I am, Captain Rock!" He is now a t the Bead-olfice, and, it is twclerstood, a most rigid investigation will take place into the whole circumstances to-day. It is rumoured that  the Dublin Stair have made two more prisoners. A post had been established ar Churchtown, a village not far frotr. Doneraile, county of Cork, where a party 4,4' police was stationed—the house they occupied was thatched; it was surrounded by a large number of the Insurgent 11'intehoys, and set on fire. The stable adjoining the house, where the horses of the party were kept were also set on fire. The police front within kept tip a constant firing, which it is presumed must have killed awl wounded a great many of the assailants; but the fire increased until the roof fell. The Police, foreseeing this casualty, were prepared, and having come out, continued the fire; the Insurgents returned the fire, but they were at length compelled to give way, and leave the Police in possession of the ground—but the victory was dearly bought. Of the whole party, consisting, it is believed, of sixteen men, lour were killed and eleven wounded. The chief constable was among the wounded: both of his arms were broken, and be was otherwise bodily injured. All the horses, with their accoutrements, were burned in the stable. On their retreat, the insurgents carried off 'their killed and wounded ; among diem was the body of one of the policemen, which they took away by mistake; it was found next morning in a ditch, at souse distance from the scene of  action. ( From the Dublin Morning Post of Tuesday last.) We have some itightful additions to make tills day to the revolting detail, already be tore the public, of motes committed in our distracted country. 'lite following statement has reached us by a private letter :—At a village named Teo ryglass, near /3orrisukane, county Tippesilty, in a chstiict hitherto peaceable, the cattle of a farmer named Boland were driven under a decree. The constables were attacked by the peasantry, the cattle rust ued, and one of the men named Larkins killed 1 BARBAROUS MURDER OF" Rat li MA JO