Some Selected Reports from The Hue and Cry & Police Gazette
Saturday, June 29th, 1816
CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES
Home - Lord Ellenborough, Mr.Justice Burroughs.
Norfolk - Ld.C.Just. Gibbs, Ld.C.Baron Thompson
Midland- Mr.Baron Graham, Mr.Justice Dallas
Northern- Mr.Baron Wood, Mr.Justice Bayley
Oxford- Mr.Baron Richards, Mr.Justice Abbott
Western- Mr.Justice Park [?], Mr.Justice Holroyd
SPECIAL COMMISSION AT ELY.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22.
This morning at nine o'clock the Court reassembled, when judgement of death was passed on the following prisoners, who had been convicted of capital offence :
Aaron Chevill, Richard Jessop, Joseph Easy, and
Mark Benton, for burglary in the dwelling house of
Josiah Dewey, of Littleport; also
Thomas Smith *, Wm.Dann, and
Robert Crabb, for stealing in the dwelling-house of
Robt. Speechley, of Littleport; also
James Fewell and
Isaac Harley, for robbery from the person of
Robert Edwards, of Ely; also
Wm. Beamiss the younger, for robbery on the person of
Hugh Robert Evans, of Ely; also
Aaron Layton, John Dennis, Richard Jessop, Wm. Atkin, Sarah Hobbs, John Pricke, John Cooper, and
John Jefferson, for robbery on the person of
Wm. Cooper, of Ely; also for robbery on the person of
George Stevens, of Ely; also
Wm. Beamiss the elder, and
Aaron Chivill, for robbery from the person of
Henry Tansley, of Littleport; also
John Easy, John Walker, Robert Butcher, and
George Crow, for stealing in the dwelling-house of
Rebecca Waddelow and
Henry Martin, of Littleport; also
Wm. Beamiss the elder, and
Wm. Beamiss the younger, for robbery on the person of
Robert Cheeseright, of Littleport.
Mr. Justice ABBOT then addressed them to the following effect:--
"Prisoners at the bar- You stand here, 34 persons in number, a melancholy example to all who are here present, and to all your country, of the sad effects of indulging in these brutal and violent passions by which you all appear to have been actuated in the commission of the crimes of which you have been convicted. You seem to have thought, that by your own strength, and your own threats, you should not only be able to oppress and intimidate your peaceable neighbours, but even to resist the strong arm of the law itself. How vain that thought, your present situation shews. It was suggested abroad, that you had been induced to perpetrate these violent outrages by hard necessity and want; but, after attending closely and strictly to the whole tenour of the evidence, which has occupied the attention of the Court for several days, there has not appeared in the condition, circumstances, or behaviour of any one of you, any reason to suppose that you were instigated by distress, By what motive, or under what mistaken advice or disposition, you began to act in the way you did, is best and perhaps only known to God and your own consciences. The preservation not only of the good order and peace of society, the preservation of life itself, imperiously calls upon the Court to declare, that many of you must expect to undergo the full sentence of the law. It is some consolation to the Court to be able to say, that in attending to and distinguishing the cases of each particular individual, we have found in many of them circumstances which will warrant us in giving to many of you a hope that your lives will be saved. The Gentlemen of the jury have pointed out some of you to our attention, and in so doing they have acted with that merciful disposition and accurate discrimination which they have shewn throughout the whole of your trials. Such of you whose lives may, be saved by the Crown - that power alone on earth who can save them - must not expect that you shall be dismissed from your offences without undergoing some severe punishment. Many of you must expect to be sent away for a greater or less portion of time, and a few even for the whole period of their lives, from that country whose peace they have thus disturbed, and which they have thus disgraced. Human justice, however it may be administered, as it is always in this country with mercy, requires that some of you should undergo the full sentence, in order that others may be deterred from following the example of your crimes. You
William Beamiss the elder, you
George Crow, you
John Dennis, you
Isaac Harley, you
Thomas South [?] the younger; let me exhort you to prepare for that sentence, let me entreat you to apply yourselves during the short remainder of the time which can be allowed to you in this world, by prayer and penitence, to appease that Almighty power which whom you have offended : address yourselves seriously and fervently to that throne of grace, from which hereafter you may expect to find that mercy which cannot be extended to you here. You
Wm. Beamiss the elder are a person whose condition in life ought to have taught you to restrain any unruly and turbulent disposition in your less enlightened neighbours, instead of becoming one of the most forward in the perpetration of those offences which placed your town for several days in a state of trepidation and alarm. You boasted, however, of your Situation, and took with you your own son to be the partner of your crimes. -- Considering his youth, and the influence which your evil example may be supposed to have had on him, he is placed among those who are recommended to the mercy of the throne. You
George Crow were one of the number who, at a late hour in the night, broke into the dwelling of two peaceable individuals against whom you had no cause of offence. One of them, whose age and infirmities were entitled to protection and respect, was subjected to your violence and plunder : the other had the good fortune to escape fully by flying from you. Your offence therefore is not merely that of which you have been convicted; and you came there, not with that intent alone, but to destroy the life of one person. You
John Dennis are also a person whose condition in life might have taught you to restrain the wicked passions of others. You endeavoured, on your first appearance in this place, to represent to the Court, that you had been compelled by force to leave the place of your dwelling, and give your assistance in plundering the inhabitants of this city. The jury to whom this representation was referred did even, on that occasion, repudiate the evidence : two other trials followed, and you were found standing forward as the leader of that lawless band which entered this city, for the purpose of plunder and violence, and armed with a more dangerous weapon than the rest of your associates. You
Isaac Harley were the
first person who assaulted the reverend minister of your parish at his own door : you stood first of that wicked assembly, and demanded money of him; and having refused that moderate sum he offered, you enforced from him the delivery of his money by your own bodily strength, forced your way into his dwelling, and compelled him and his family at that late hour for their lives. You
Thomas South* the younger appear to have been one if the most active in those wicked transactions which took place in your town; you took from one of your neighbours the savings perhaps of many years; and then proceeded to another, and forced him to part with such sums as you and your lawless companions demanded. With a deadly weapon in your hand, you afterwards went to the house of an aged woman and shook it over her head. It addition to these outrages, there are no less than four other cases in which the grand jury of your country have found bills of indictment against you -- You, then, the five whom I have addressed, let me again exhort you to apply yourselves to penitence and prayer to obtain from Heaven the pardon of your crimes. It now remains for me to pronounce on each and every one of you the awful sentence of death, and that sentence is, that you and each of you be taken from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to some place of execution, where you are to be hanged by the neck until you are dead. And to you
William Beamiss the elder,
George Crow, John Dennis, Isaac Harley, and
Thomas South* the younger, apply to God for mercy that he would have mercy on you."
During the whole of this awful sentence the prisoners were deeply affected, & were taken from the bar in an agony of grief.
Joseph Lavender who had been convicted of stealing some silver spoons, the property of the
Rev.John Vachell, was then brought up, and prayed the benefit of clergy, according to statute.
Mr. Justice ABBOT addressed the prisoner. He told him that he has been found guilty of stealing a part, though a very small part of the property of the
Rev.J. Vychell, which was carried away by a most violent and outrageous assembly. It has not appeared however, that he was one of those who first broke into the house. Had that fact, or any thing leading to that conclusion , been proved against him, the Court would have been called upon to pronounce sentence as severe as the case required. Considering therefore, all that had been brought against him and drawing a favourable conclusion, they sentenced him to be imprisoned in the gaol of that city for 12 calendar months.
The remainder of the prisoners being put to the bar,
Mr.GURNEY stated that he was instructed on the part of the Crown, not to press any prosecution against them. They were therefore immediately discharged by proclaimation. The Court then rose, and the special commission was concluded.
* [my note - there may be a misprint in the above and Thomas Smith may be Thomas South]
POLICE NEWS.
ROBERT ROBERTS, was committed for trial, from the Post Office, Hatton Garden, on the 13 instant, charged with forging and uttering as true, a promissory note for £725, paying to himself, and purporting to be the hand writing of
Mr. Fortunatus Crisp, of Great Yarmouth.
As
Mr.Milward, butter dealer, of Thorpe, in Derbyshire, was returning with his cart, from Manchester Market, on the 1st instant, at man affecting to be much fatigued, asked him to let him ride to ease him, which being assented to, and while
Mr.Milward was moving some of the things to make room for him to sit, the man struck him a violent blow on the head, which deprived him of his senses for some time, during which, the offender rifled his pockets of £160 in Bank of England Notes, and £6 in money, with which he made off, and has not yet been traced.
The
Earl of Derby, having occasion lately to send £2000 in Bank Notes to town, enclosed them in several franks, but which, however, never came hand; and the suspicion is, that they were not put into the Post Office, but previously stolen. Two of the notes have been traced to the Lands of a young man of very respectable connections, which is hoped will lead to the discovery of the offenders.
The workshop of
Mr. Warnsley, of Warminster, Wilts, was entered by false or picklock keys, in the night of the 4th instant, and a number of pieces of cloth stolen, of various textures and colors; and several remnants. Among the pieces of cloth, was one a superfine dark green, which was covered nearly all over with whiteish spots, arising from being tainted, in the loom.
A boy has been apprehended for setting fire to the outbuildings of
Mr.Bradly, of Lawshall, in Suffolk, on the 12th last May, by which they were destroyed; who has since confessed the fact.
Two of the four men mentioned in the last Hue and Cry, as having escaped from the House of Correction, at Middlewick, in Cheshire, under the names of
Abel Cockel, and
Thomas Hubbard, were arrested in a barn, in the vicinity of Derby, on the night of the 25th ult, in the possession of property, acquired by a burglary, committed by them at a public house, in the parish of Ipstones, in Staffordshire; and committed by
A.N. Mosley, a Magistrate, for the county of Derby and Stafford.
Abel Cockel, called himself
Joseph Moore, and
Thomas Hubbard, gave his name as
William Morley.
Peter Howie, a private of the 8th Veteran Battalion, was committed for trial, from the Police Office, Union Hall, on the 15th instant, for the wilful murder of
Sergeant Kendal, belonging to the same corps, on the 8th, whom he then attacked without any provocation with a sharp instrument, supposed to be a razor, and cut in several places, of which wounds he languished till the 14th, in the York Hospital, when he expired.
A woman of the name of
Wilkinson, is under prosecution by parish for keeping receptacles for girls, to the number of 20, mostly between 12 and 15 years of age, in several small houses, in Pye Street, Westminster. The facts relative to this almost unparalleled scene, were disclosed before the Magistrates, at the Police Office, Queen Square, on the 15th instant; who took measures to get these miserable victims of this base woman's foul avarice and black sin, returned to their friends, in the hope they may be saved from utter destruction.
Two notoriously vicious characters have been apprehended and committed on the charge of breaking frames at Nottingham.
Nine men, armed and disguised, entered the house of
Mr.Neal, near Hinckley, Leicestershire, in the night of the 7th instant, confined some of the family in different rooms, terrified others, and plundered the house of a watch, money, and plate, to the amount of about fifty pounds.
The shop of
Mr. Roberts, linen draper. of Cheshunt, Herts, was broken open in the night of the 17th instant, and about 50 pieces of Irish linen, several pieces of ribbon, a quantity of British lace, silk handkerchiefs, mens hats, 5 pieces of dimity, and other property stolen therein, to a considerable amount.
A large silver cup and cover, with arms engraved on both sides; a silver teapot with I.E.B. engraved on it, several plated articles, shirts, woman's and childrens linen, was stolen in a gentleman's house, at Chigwell, in Essex; on the night of the 15th inst.
An impostor, describing himself to be a lay-brother, of the Covent of St.Mary, on Mount Simplon, in the Alps, in Switzerland, known to be the house of entertainment for travellers, in those snowy regions, is soliciting assistance about this country, towards, as he pretends, this institution. He says he has been travelling in this way, in England and Scotland several months, and has obtained £50, which he has remitted to
Messrs.Coutts, the banker, of London; but which on enquiry, proves to be false.
A Spanish sailor, named
Joseph Peru, was committed from the Police Office, Whitechapel, charged with the wilful murder of
B. Twig, a private in the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of Guards, by stabbing him in the belly, in St.Catherine's Lane, Tower-hill, on the 18th instant, which caused his death, while being carried to the guard house. About the same time, the throat of
John Moody, of the same regiment, was cut near the same spot, which is thought to have been done by the same atrocious wretch.
POLICE NEWS CONTINUED.
At the Old Bailey Sessions, which concluded on the 10th instant, 32 convicts were sentenced to death - 18 to transportation for life-- 5 for 14 years; and a great number of others to different punishments.
A very extensive scheme of forgery has lately been executed, by which the bankers in London, and in different parts of the country, have been defrauded to a very great amount. The fraud has been effected by means of bills, purporting to be accepted by respectable banking houses in town, and which, from the respectability of the names, were discounted immediately. A person, named
Samuel Newman, is in custody in London, charged with uttering some of these bills at Warminster, where he called himself
Hunt; and another person at Greenock, on suspicion of being concerned in this transaction.
The dwelling-house of
Mr. Peach, of Northampton, was broken and entered in the night of the 17th inst. and bills of exchange and county bank notes stolen therein, to the amount of £1330. and some silver coin.
The house of the
Rev. Thomas Thomas, of Wareham, was entered on the 16th instant, while the family was attending Divine Service, and robbed of about £30 in Notes of the Bank of England and Dorchester Bank, a number of gold and silver coins, and other property.
The Bank of England notes Nos. 19,615, and 19,616, for £50. each, dated May last; Nos. 931, 932, 933, 934, and 935. of £20. each, dated 3rd May last; Nos. 16,027 to 16,046, of £10. each, dated 13th May last; and No. 5,652 to 5,671, of £5. each, dated 4th May last; were received at the Bank of England, in exchange for a £500. Note, which had been stolen from a gentleman's house, in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. The same time was stolen, a French gold musical watch, and a plain topaz seal, gold mounted.
SILVER COIN.
CIRCULAR
WHITEHALL,
June, 1816.
SIR - I am directed by
Lord Sidmouth, to inform you, that his Lordship is aware that considerable inconvenience has arisen in many parts of the country, from an apprehension, that the Defaced Silver Coin now in circulation, will not be taken in exchange for New Coinage, now preparing; he therefore directs me to apprise you, that the
defaced Coin of the Realm will be taken in exchange for the New Coinage, as soon as the latter is compleated ; and he hopes that the Bankers and Tradesmen of the ------- will continue to receive such Defaced Coin in the mean time.
To the Worshipful the Mayor of -----
I am, Sir, &c.
I. BECKETT.
MENDICITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
THE Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons upon the State of Mendicity in the Metropolis has now been printed, in pursuance of the Order of the House of the 26th of May. It states, that mendicity in the streets is much diminished, since the investigation of last year, and that, by a strict enforcement of the existing laws, the town might be speedily cleared of medicants altogether; but as this course would only transfer the evil into the country. The report recommends that an establishment be formed on
Mr.Martin's plan of enquiry, for the purpose of discriminating the meritorious from the other classes; that due diligence be used to send home the Irish, Scotch, and African Mendicants; that the Chelsea and Greenwich pensioners, (a very troublesome class of mendicants) be taken out of the streets, and some other minor regulations.
FIRST SOMERSET MILITIA.
ROBERT FRANCIS, of Eastower, Dorsetsh. laborer, 5 feet 4 1/4, aged 19, grey eyes, light hair, common limbs; driver, lately discharged from the Artillery; deserted 19 Oct. last at Plymouth.
Wm. Perrott, laborer, of Eastower; 5 feet 4 3/4 aged 18, thin face, grey eyes, dark hair, common features, slight body, com. limbs; des. 19 Oct. last, at Plymouth.
SUSSEX MILITIA.
WILLIAM COLEMAN, butcher, of Harwich, 5 feet 6, aged 20, long swarthy face, dark hair, hasel eyes, common features, cut right side forehead, stout body and limbs; enlisted at Gosport, 9 Dec. des. same day.
Thomas Edwards, shoemaker, of Eltham, Kent; 5 feet 8 3/4, aged 21, long thin sallow face, dark hair, hasel eyes, com. Features, stout thighs, thick legs; enl. at Gosport, 29 Aug. last, des. thence, 13 Sep.
Wm. Evans, laborer, of Bristol; slender, 5 feet 4 1/4, aged 22, long thin fair face, d. bn. hair, hasel eyes, wide mouth, been at Sea; des. at Gosport, 27 Dec.
Peter Eving, shoemaker, of Totton, Hants; 5 feet 5, aged 32, long thin fair face, d. bn. hair, grey eyes, com. features, thin body and limbs; enlisted at Brighton, 22 Aug des. at Gosport, 4 Oct.
Richard Kent, shoemaker, of Brighton; 5 feet 6, aged 23, broad fair face, light hair, grey eyes, wide nostrils, stout body, stout thighs, thin legs; enl. 7 Dec. 183, at Brighton; des. at Gosport, 30 Sep. last.
Thomas Stonar, laborer, of Henfield, Sussex; 5 feet 7, aged 18, long thin fair face, l. bn. hair, hasel eyes, com. features, thin body and limbs; enl. at Arundel, 21 Sep. last, deserted at Gosport, 21 Oct.
Thomas Vaughan, corporal, of Warnham, Sussex; square built, 5 feet 8, aged 36, round swarthy face. dark hair, hasel eyes, short neck, rather in-kneed; was master of the band on board the Prince; des. 16 March, at Chichester.
Thomas Webb, shoemaker, of Kingston, Surrey; 5 feet 7, aged 27, broad fair face, brown hair, hasel eyes, wide nostrils, aukward body, broad shoulders, thick neck, stout limbs, has an impediment of speech' enl. at Gosport, 26 Aug. last, whence he deserted 28 Sep.
STIRLINGSHIRE MILITIA.
JOHN GRAHAM, saddler, of Callendar, Perthshire; 5 feet 8 1/2, aged 22, oval face, light blue eyes, black hair. com. Features, stout body, prop. limbs; has lost the great toe of left foot; des. 24 Aug. last, at Stirling.
Bryan M'Quillon, tailor, of Kintyre, Argylesh. 5 feet 3 1/2, aged 17, round face, grey eyes, fair eyebrows, common nose and mouth, stout body, prop. limbs; des. 30 Sep. at Glasgow; speaks with the Irish accent.
James McFee, weaver, of Barony, Glasgow; stout body, 5 feet 8 3/4, aged 20, long fresh face, brown hair, hasel eyes, speaks slowly and deliberately, has a wound inside the little finger of the right hand, thieved from his comrades, thought to be an Irishman; enl at Stirling, 12 Aug. last, des. at Glasgow, 26 Oct.
Wm. Mitchell, collier and miner; 5 feet 6 1/2, aged 19, rather long swarthy face, d. bn hair, hasel eyes, round shoulders, stout body, prop. limbs; des at Dumbarton, 12 Nov. last.
Charles Randall or
Reynolds, weaver, of Spitalfields, London; 5 feet 3 1/2, aged 20, long face, blue eyes, brown hair, square shoulders, stout body, prop. limbs; des. on receiving bounty 9 Sep. last, at Glasgow.
John Robinson, laboror, of Wilton, Roxburgshire; 5 feet 6, aged 32, long face, hard eyes, black hair, rather stoops, stout body, prop. Limbs; des. Sep. last, at Glasgow.
James Shanks weaver, of Maybole, Ayr ; 5 feet 6, aged 25, small sallow face, brown hair, hasel eyes, stout body, proportionate limbs; enlisted at Glasgow, 12 Dec. deserted next day; sup. an Irishman.
Samuel Woodhead, hosier, of Carluke, Lanarkshire; 5 feet 7 1/2, aged 23, round fresh face, fair hair, blue eyes, large nose and mouth, stout body, prop. limbs, 2 scars on his breast; served near 7 years in the Lanark Militia.
DESERTER-MARINE.
THOMAS MARTIN, private marine, deserted from the Barracks, at Chatham, on the 16th inst. He is 31 years of age, 5 feet 4 1/2 inches high, hasel eyes, dark brown hair; had on a red jacket, blue waistcoat, with yellow buttons, and blue trowsers; is thought to be gone to Worcester, where he had been on furlough a few months since, where his address then was at the Cat's Head, Lawrence Court, High Street.
DESERTERS.
MONMOUTH AND BRECON MILITIA.
WILLIAM DAVIS, currier, of Radborough, Glocestersh, well made, 5 feet 7, aged 22, fresh face, light hair, grey eyes; a recruit, 13 Oct.
William Sanders, tailor, of Glasbury, near the Hay, Breconshire; 5 feet 5, aged 20, dark face, dark brown hair, grey eyes; a recruit, 13 Oct.
Thomas Shouel, laborer, of Westbury, Glocestersh. stout, well made, 5 feet 6 1/2, aged 23; fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes; enlisted at Monmouth, 26 Oct. des. 2. days after.
Wm. Shouel, laborer, of Westbury, Glocestersh. 5 feet 7, aged 24, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes; is a brother of the above; enl. and des. with him.
James Williams, laborer, of Llanigan, Breconsh. 5 feet 5, aged 28, dark complexion, brown hair, black eyes; enl. at Monmouth, 15 des. 23 Dec.
John Williams, of Llanyhangle, Breconsh. 5 feet 5 1/2, aged 25, swarthy complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes, marked on the right arm; enl. 23 Oct. at Monmouth, des in 22 days.
ESCAPES.
Two prisoners effected their escape from the House of Correction, at Nottingham, in the night of the 10th instant, viz.
JOHN TINCHLER, late of Newark upon Trent, , in the county of Nottingham, chaise driver, convicted of Larceny, at the Nottingham Lent Assizes, and sentenced to be imprisoned; 5 feet 5 3/4, aged 28, very stout in person, fair complexion, blue eyes, and light brown hair.
William Cant otherwise called
William Caunt, late of Plumptree, Notts, huckster, convicted at the East Newark Borough Sessions, of uttering counterfeit money, and sentenced to be imprisoned; 5 feet 5 3/4, aged 22, rather stout in person, fair complexion, hasel eyes, and light brown hair.
HORSES STOLEN.
A Light Bay Horse was stolen at Pauls Cray, Kent, on the night of the 5th instant; well made, 6 years old, 15 hands high, star and stripe on his forehead, mark on one of his hind fetlocks.
A black mare pony of the galloway kind well made, the mane on the [..] side, and a white croppe mark under the tail.
A man who is suspected to be an accomplice in stealing the said bay horse and black mare, called upon the owner next day, and gave him deceitful information respecting the place where the horses might be found. He is about 30 years of age, dressed like a jockey, in a very light fustian[?] frock.
A very handsome dark brown horse was taken out of a field, near Morpeth, on the 17th instant, 4 years old, 14 1/2 hands high, star in the forehead, and a broad piece of white on his nose, but no other white about him, long mane, and swatch tail when taken, all his legs black.
A roan mare, was taken out of a field, belonging to
Mr.Payner, of Puckleton, in Leicestershire, in the night of the 3rd instant; 15 hands high, 3 years old, black mane and tail, black fore legs, white hind feet, switch tail, and several collar marks.
An iron grey mare was stolen from a field near Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, on the night of the 14th instant; 6 years old, 15 hands high, with good action.
ARSON.
ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS REWARD.
WHEREAS
JAMES CROFTS, late of the Town of NOTTINGHAM, STOCKING TRIMMER, stands Charged on Oath, with having wilfully and feloniously set Fire to the Dwelling-House and Workshops in his Occupation, situate in Fletchergate, in the Town of Nottingham, in the Night of the 4th Instant, (from which he previously Stole a large quantity of Hosiery Goods, the Property of various Manufacturers in Nottingham.) and has absconded and secreted Himself.
Whoever will Apprehend the said
James Crofts, and cause him to be lodged in any of His Majesty's Gaols, so that he may be brought to Justice shall be paid all reasonable Expences and ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS Reward, by Applying at my Office.
The said
James Croft, is a Native of Leicestershire, about 36 Years of Age, stands about 5 feet 6 or 7 Inches high, has light brown Hair, fair Complexion, and smooth oval Face, grey Eyes which look heavy and dull; he is slender made, and hangs forward as he walks with a long swinging Gait.
Nottingham 13 June, 1816.
By Order
H. ENFIELD, TOWN CLERK.
STOLEN OR STRAYED
From Bansted, Surrey, on Saturday, the 8th Instant,
A BROWN GALLOWAY MARE, about 13 Hands high, heavy in Foal; had on a Clog; has a round white Blaze in the Forehead, is aged, clear brown Eyes, Mane thick, having been hogged last Tear, Tail rubbed, rather low on the Withers, sluggish in Action.
On Information where the Mare may be found, (at 53, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, or the Woolpack, Banstead,) with the view to tracing the offender or offenders, if stolen, a Reward of FIVE GUINEAS will be given.
OFFENDERS.
WILLIAM WILMOT, absconded from Bristol, on the 4th instant, after robbing his uncle of £20 and his father of a watch. He is about 5 feet 8 1/2 inches high, 17 years of age, fair complexion, light hair which is rather bushy, grey eyes, rather large mouth, sole rather short, carries his head very erect, is very free and talkative; and had on a dark green lappelled coat, lemon colored waistcoat, grey cossack trowsers.
A man, having the appearance of a naval officer, has been uttering at Portsmouth. Plymouth, Brighton, and Chatham, forged bills, in printed form as used in the navy, purporting to be drawn on the Commissioners of the Navy by Lieutenants of His Majestys ships, for their personal pay. The Solicitor or the Navy has offered a large reward for his apprehension. This offender is near 30 years of age, about 6 feet in height, of slight make, pale or sallow complexion, eyes rather sunk, long-thin face, straight nose which is narrow and pointed, rather wide mouth, dark hair combed over his face, rather large whiskers shaved straight: speaks the North Country dialect, has the appearance of having been in a hot climate; and wore a black coat and waistcoat, Wellington pantaloons, and boots. At Portsmouth, he assumed the name of
Lieut. Wm. F. Sayer, of the Meander; at Plymouth, that of
Lieut. James Bradley, of the Calypso; at Brighton, that of
Lieut. John Brown, of the Myrmidon; and at Chatham, that of
Lieut. Thomas Porter, of the Tyrian.
Richard Trigg, absconded from Oxford Street, on the 15th instant, with one £10. and £5. Bank of England Notes: On the £10. note, over the word Ten is endorsed "Mr. Smith, Gent. June 14-16," the property of
Mr. Jones, of Oxford Street. Said
Trigg, is 5 feet 5 inches in height, 23 years of age, rather dark complexion, dark hair, and down look; is a native of Glocestershire, near market Down.
WEST NORFOLK MILITIA.
DAVID Lyons, patten maker, of Lynn; well made, 5 feet 7, aged 28, oval fresh face, brown hair, grey eyes, small nose and mouth; enl. at Dereham, 19 Dec. des in 3 days.
ROSS MILITIA.
RICHARD GRAVES, tailor, of Montrose; stout made, 5 feet 6, aged 34, round fresh face, fair hair, a little bald, grey eyes, des. at Tain, 18 Oct; enl. at Dingwall, 22 July.
Ronald Laird, laborer, of Wick, Caithness; 5 feet 2, aged 20, round swarthy face, brown hair and eyes, large mouth, broad shoulders, stout body, thick thighs, slender legs; deserted at Caithness 1 Aug.
Charles Lewis, laborer, of Haverfordwest, Pembroke; 6 feet high, aged 38, round fresh face, dark hair, hasel eyes, Roman nose, large mouth, broad shoulders, slender body and limbs; enl. 17 May last, at Tain; des at Ross Shire, Aug.1.
John M'Aulay, laborer, of Uigg, Rosshire; stout, well made, 5 feet 7, aged 20, round fresh, brown hair, blue eyes; des. at Lewes, Aug 1.
Angus M'Kay, laborer, of Uigg, Rosshire; well made, 5 feet 7, aged 21, round fresh face, brown hair, blue eyes; des. at Lewes, 25 April, 1815.
John M'Kay, laborer, of Foderty, Cromarty; 5 feet 6, aged 36, long fresh face, brown hair, d. blue eyes, large mouth, short neck, round shoulders, stout body and limbs; enl. at Tain, 19 May last; des. at Rosshire, 1 Aug.
John M'Kenzie laborer, at Foderty, Cromarty; 5 feet 10, aged 21, round fresh face, brown hair, black eyes, small nose, common mouth, round shoulders, slender body and limbs; des. at Ross Shire, 1 Aug.
Angus Mormon, laborer, of Barva, Rosshire; stout make, 5 feet 7 1/2; aged 29, round fresh face, brown hair, blue eyes; des. at Lewes, 1 Aug.
John Mauhbank, tailor, of Dumfries; stout make, 5 feet 6, aged 24, round dark face, dark hair, grey eyes; des. 1 Aug. at Glasgow; walks rather bent; supposed driving sheep in the South of Scotland.
Alex. Ross, laborer, of Rogart, Sutherland; 5 feet 5, aged 19, round fresh face, brown hair, grey eyes, pug nose, small mouth, long neck, square shoulders, slender body and limbs; enl. at Dornock, 21 Sep. 1813; des at Sutherland Shire. Aug. 1.
PERTH MILITIA.
ALEXANDER HENDERSON, laborer, of Campbeltown, Argylesh, 5 feet 6 1/2, aged 22, long face much freckled, blue eyes, common nose, mouth, and neck, dark brown hair, square shoulders, slender make, common limbs.
James Lanchlan, weaver, of Colmanel, Ayrsh, 5 feet 5, aged 33, long face, blue eyes, common nose and mouth, long neck, narrow shoulders, slender person; speaks Irish, plays the Irish bagpipes; sup. in Ireland.
Gilbert M'Allister, gardener, of Kilhorman, Argylash, 5 feet 6 1/4, aged 34, large face, blue eyes, large mouth, thick neck, bn. hair mixed with grey, broad shoulders, stout body and limbs.
John M'Laren, weaver, of Moneivaird, Perthsh 5 feet 5 1/2, aged 18, long fair face, fair hair and brows, hasel eyes, flat nose, round shoulders, stout body, ordinary limbs; has a small impediment of speech; enl. 7 June last year, at Crief; des Oct 1st.
David Sommerville, shoemaker, of North Berwick; 5 feet 6 3/4, aged 20, large face, hasel eyes, large mouth, common nose, d. bn hair, broad shoulders, stout body and limbs.
Said men, except
M'Laren, failed to join on embodying.
EAST SUFFOLK MILITIA.
THOMAS BAKER, laboror, of Blow Norton, Norfolk; stout made, 5 feet 6 1/2, aged 18, fair face, brown hair, hasel eyes; enl. 9 Nov. at Bury, des. at Ipswich, 1 Jan. sup. about his home.
Richard Hughes, slater, of St.Lukes, Liverpool; 5 feet 4, aged 18, long dark face, brown hair, hasel eyes, short nose, stout body and limbs; enlisted at Ipswich, 9 Sep. last, whence he deserted 7 Nov.
John Hunt, laboror, of Eastburgholt, Suffolk; 5 feet 4 1/2, aged 23, full dark face, brown hair, grey eyes, large mouth stout body and limbs; enlisted at Ipswich, 7 Oct. last, des. thence, 7 Nov.
Joseph Leggatt, laborer, of Bradfield; Suffolk; 5 feet 2, aged 16, long fair face, light hair, grey eyes, long nose and neck, slender body and limbs; enl. at Woodbridge, 22 Sep. last, des at Ipswich, 7 Nov.
Charles Rayner, laborer, of Halesworth, Suffolk; stout make, 5 feet 8, aged 18, full fresh face, dark hair, grey eyes; enl. at Bury. Dec.1, des. 1 Jan. sup. at Blow Norton.
John Smith, laborer, of Kenninghall, Norfolk; 5 feet 5 1/2 aged 32, long pale face, brown hair, grey eyes, long nose, wide mouth, stout body and limbs; enl. at Diss, 8 Nov. last, des. 8 days after.
Wm. Thedham, cabinet maker, of Harwich, stout make, 5 feet 5 1/2, aged 23, full dark face, brown hair, grey eyes; des. at Ipswich, 26 March.
WILTSHIRE MILITIA.
GEORGE BARNETT, laborer, of Down Ampney, Wilts; 5 feet 5 3/4, aged 21, round fresh face, red hair, light hasel eyes, small nose and mouth, stout and well made; enl. at Marlborough, 15 Nov. last, des. 2 days after.
Wm. Barnett, laborer, (brother of the above) 5 feet 5, aged 22, oval dark face, d. bn. hair, hasel eyes, small nose and mouth, stout and well made body and limbs; enl. and des. with his brother.
John Campbell, tailor, of Dublin; 5 feet 7 1/2, aged 30, ugly sallow face, brown hair, grey eyes, long nose, large mouth, stout body and limbs.
John Chambers, shoemaker, of Worshall, Warwickshire; 5 feet 3 1/2, aged 18, small oval fair face, lt. bn. hair, grey eyes, small nose and mouth, long neck, slender body and limbs, resided at Bath; enlisted at Bradford, 26 Sep last, deserted at Marlborough, 1 Oct.
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John Charles, shoemaker, of St. Mary's, Glocester, 5 feet 5[?], aged 23, round dark face, black hair, hasel eyes, well made, stout thighs; enl. at Cricklade, 13 Sep last; des. at Wootton Bassett, 10 days after.
John Ember, carpenter and joiner, of Tisbury, Wilts; 5 feet 10, aged 35, long fair face, light hair, grey eyes, long nose, small mouth, well made, stout body and limbs; was in the band of the 2nd Wilts Militia; enl. at Salisbury, 2 Aug last, des. at Marlborough, 11 Oct.
Thomas Fletcher, blacksmith, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; 5 feet 11, aged 40, long sallow face, dark hair, hasel eyes, long nose, large mouth, slender body and limbs, is a pensioner.
Joseph Hall, laborer on canals, of St.John's Devizes, Wilts, 5 feet 6 3/4, aged 29, round dark face, d. bn hair, grey eyes, small mouth, stout body, prop. limbs; enl. at Bradford, 26 Sep last, des at Marlborough, 5 days after.
James Scott, laborer, of Oldham, Lancash. 5 feet 11 1/2, aged 32, fresh face, l bn hair, hasel eyes, small mouth, stout body and limbs; said he had been a sergeant in the Beverly Local Militia.
Wm. Shall plaisterer, of Little Sudbury, Glocestersh, slender, 5 feet 6 1/2, aged 32, long dark face, d. bn. hair, d. hasel eyes, long nose; enl. at Chippenham,15 Nov. des. thence, 28 Dec.
Wm. Walter, laborer, of Gunvill, Dorsetshire; 5 feet 4 1/2, aged 18, long dark face, bn. hair, hasel eyes, large mouth, long neck, stout body, small limbs; enl. at Hindon, Wilts. 25 Sep. last, des at Marlborough, 5 Oct.
Campbell, Scott, and Fletcher, deserted at Bristol, 26 Sep. last.
WESTMINSTER MILITIA.
JAMES BROWN, laborer, of Tichfield, Hants; stout, 5 feet 4, aged 29, round fresh face, d. brown hair, dark eyes; enl. in London, 11 Sep. des. at Hull, 31. Dec.
Thomas Machell, supposed a cabinet maker; stout, 5 feet 9 3/4, aged 32, round fresh face, light hair, grey eyes, lost a front tooth, supposed a deserter from the Royal Artillery; enl. in London; 24 Nov. des at Hull, 14 Dec.
Wm. Oliver, shoe maker, of Coventry; stout, 5 feet 7 1/4, aged 27, oval fair face, l. brown hair, hasel eyes, short nose; enl. in London, 6 Dec. des. at Hull, 10 Jan.
George Wright, alias
George Richardson, alias
John Turner, laborer, of Hull; stout, 5 feet 4 1/4, aged 25, oval fair face, lt. hair, grey eyes, long nose, stoops in walking, recently punished; enl. in London, 13 Sep. des. at Hull, 31 Dec.
EAST YORK MILITIA.
GEORGE BAXTER, shoemaker, of Elleby. near York; 5 feet 4, aged 18, oval fresh face, brown hair, grey eyes, thick nose; enl. at Liverpool, 20 Nov. des. Thence, 30 Jan.
Wm. Caswell, cabinet maker, of Greenock; slender, 5 feet 8, aged 19, oval fresh face, d. bn. hair, blue eyes; enl. at Liverpool, 21 Dec. des thence, 14 Jan.
George Clarke, laborer, of Barlow, Yorksh. stout make, 5 feet 11, aged 23, large fresh face, light hair, grey eyes, small wen on left temple, thick nose, wide mouth; enl. at Beverley 16 Oct. des. at Liverpool, 12 Feb.
Edward Fletcher, card maker, of Wibsey, Yorksh. stout make, 5 feet 8, aged 34, oval fair face, light hair, grey eyes, scar near left eye, mole on left cheek, scar outside right thigh; des. 13 Jan. from escort at Wibsey, near Bradford.
Richard Gibbons, roper, of Douglas, Isle of Man; slender, 5 feet 4, aged 18, round dark face, brown hair, blue eyes, small nose; enl. at Liverpool, 21 Dec. des. thence, 21 Jan.
SECOND WEST YORK MILITIA.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, musician, (said) of Liverpool; slender make, 5 feet 11, aged 20, small pale face, lt. bn. hair, grey eyes, lt bn. large arched eyebrows, long thin nose, shuffles in his walk, plays well on the flute; said he had served in
Admiral Cochran's band, in which he played the flute; had a woman when he deserted at Bradford, 12 Jan. then pregnant, her head and face round, a cut in her upper lip, and had on a blue cloth pelise, a blue cloth bonnet, and a second mourning shawl, which she stole from the quarters; thought to be gone to Shields.