The National Register. — 1820-05-28 (London, England)

MILITARY OUTRAGE.  COURT-110USK, %VAKEFIELD, NIAY 19.—Some thne ago, J 11141st ectiel and onprovolirti assiult wai committed by two military own on tile person of Samuel C0.....ics worth, at o%rr t tier Hurbuiy, itt the test riding id Yuri:sour, by which he was so srver: ly wounded as 10 cxcne Stl.lOllS ilppfelle115;0113 for 110 ,t.ilol, 01 they gill:ill, who are prism's of I real re•pei lability, thought it due to public justice that a legal Hsi esm:ation should be instituted; and, after sere ral delays, the cause of which it is not necessary to explain, the hearing came on this day at die Coutt-house,  175  in Wakefield, before Benj• Dra!try, El. the Rev• W. Wood, J. Maude, and J. Egreniont, &qrs. At the commencement of the business, Captain Sibthorpe rose, and addressed the Nlagirrates. He stated• that the conduct of the military under his command had been much misrepoesented in the piddle papers, and requested that, before the examination of the witnesses was proceeded with, the reporters might be ordered to withdraw. The Magistrates, after a stunt pause, said they did not think it necessary to make suet) an order; but they intimated to the gentlemen who attended for the public press, that it was their wish that no part of the evidence should be published, as it might prejudice the party accused when lie was pm upon his trial. With this ititimaiion they expressed heir readiness to comply, and the hearing proceeded. Witnesses were then called to prove the assault. and the examination was proceeding, when Captain Suntiorpe,observingthat the reporteiawere occupied in taking notes, again interfered, and ..islied the Bench to order them to desist. I lie Magistrates, however, wade no such-order; but the repinteis, to as oul unnecessarily irritating the Captain,. laid down their pens, and the examination went •n wititout any further interruption. The result was, that• Thomas Quin), a sergeant in the 4th Dragoon Guards, w a ordered to find bail, to answer for the assault at the ensuing Quaver Sessions; and Captain Sibtliiirpe gate • the necessary security. The officer who was stated to lone given orders to the sergeant to assault Charleswortb. was inn in attendance.  Great Shooting. —At the second meeting of the Midghain Pigeon Club, on Monday, no less than 102 birds were killed in 110 shots.—Four of the members killed, on the average, 19 birds lima 21; and the Gentleman who is the best shot in the Clubkilled but 16 from 21; an ordinary shot killed 24 in succession Mr. Thorpe won • the silver cup and cover, in shooting off the tie of nineteen, with Mr. Waddington i/ most eau 'ordinary acts of suicide were eons/oilted List Tuesday morning, in Union Street, SomataThwh, in, two ~.en who had lived neighbours in the stn-et, and who were in the habits of tue greatest intimacy. A respectable inhabitant of that street, sixty vrars of after breakfasting with his wife and family in good 'wait)) and spirits, got up from table, saying he had op stairs, and would be down ghostly; but remaining too long, and a person coming in who wankd hint on bos,tiess, his daughter went up to tali hint, and on entering his bed-room, she found him suspended front the iron rod of the bed-tester, quite dead. At the same time an alarm was given that his particular friend., a butcher, residing in his immediate neighbourhood, was discovered hanging by a rope from an non hook ill the slaughter-house, clone dead. About four o'clock on Tuesday evening a child, about two years of age, belonging to Mr. Sminimis, Thatched I ottage, Regent's Park, wile knout drowned in a pond in the garden. 'file family were as (limier—the childrens' maid wort likewise at dinner, a fl she incautiously autiered the child to play alrout, bill Miming the child, she ran into the garden, and ran io time pond, where she perceived w. cilia' clothes floating ou the seater. She gave the alarm—hie child tv.is inimediAcly taken out, and a Suigem) sent for, who used the ...rails prescribed by the Royal Humane Society for the recovery of suspended animation, but all to no effect.  Tilt *day atteruoou us Mr. James Forte, ironmonger, Wilorrii ine street, Mile End, was going through Stepmy Fair, he .vus hustled by a gang of pickpockets, and naohett of a valuable gold watch, guld (shalt' and key, and a silk hamikercinel. The saute reviling, Mr. Join' Ptnitu, broker, Broad Street, Ratcliffe, iu walklug through the lair was hustled alto robbed of a silver watch mid arpendaaes. Last week a lame dog, the properly of one of Lord Cast I. teagh s coachmen, at North Cray, 111 this county. ,atinenly mainirtned symptoms of madness, sad, before any act s cniiiil be taken to secure or destroy the animal, a ha severely lacerated the hand o, hoe boy, the sou of aMr Bairks. It also attacked a flock of turkies t, lousntf to his Lordship, and hit set era! of them.— Sits, tat du_s also, it is tearrd, have bveli hitten by it. nut at !engin it was destroyed. Surgical .anstance was 1,,,.c0re0 ut the boy iiiinivdliqrly, and the w ti was Lzvd. Deel.—A meeting took place curly on Wednesday morning in a field on the verge of Kennington Common, between It D C., Esq. u sporting genth,man, from the North of Englund, and I'. S. %V., Esq.—The dispute which led to the meeting originated in the former having used what was considered improper language to the latter, relative. to a disputed bet between t•indarrie and the Sailor for the Derby. The first file was imttixtual ; in the second Mr. C. w.,s wounded severely in the upper part of the hip, but the ball fortunately did nut lodge. Exiraordinary Pane/s Bowl —At an entertain. ment given at Kenmore Castle, by tics! Hon. J. Gordon, present Provost of New Galloway, to the Magistrates and Council of that ancient Borough, a most novel and singular punch bowl was exhibited. This was nothing else than an enormous cockle-shell, from one of the South Sea Islands, weighing 1.20 pounds, and of proportionate capacity, moulded into a most fantastic form, and exquisitely elaborated by the iuimitable hand of Nature When this gigantic vase, with its ocean of choicest punch, was placed on the oaken table of the vaulted hall, :and the joyom; company gathered round in close order, the etrect ' Was highly pleasing; and it was curious to observe what zest was given by these peculiarities to this merry fete, so much in the character of the baronial hospitalities of other days.  176