The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-09-07 00:00:00

.... INDIA i.VTELLIGENCE. Bombay Couriers of the 20th and 28th of March last, which have lately arrived, contain the official ac counts of a gallant enterprise, by which the refractory tribe of Beni 800 Alli was totally defeated ; and of a se Tie% of operations against the city of Mocha, which terminated in the destruction of all the forts, the sub mission of the !mann, and the conclusion of a treaty, by which not only reparation has been obtained for the indignities offered to the British Representative, but great commercial advantages have been secured. Ma jor-lieneral Smith, in his letter to the Commander-in- Chief states the particulars, and the result of the at tack of the enemy, which, on being repulsed, put the British troops in possession of his fortified position. 'I he principal action fell on the right brigade, under Lieutenant Colonel Warren, of his Majesty's 65th re giment. with about 400 rank and file of that regi ment, and about 300 of the lst-7th Native Infantry.. which sustained a very heavy lo=r. The enemy left upwards of 200 men killed in the field, and reckoning those they carried off, and those who fell in the subse quent attack of the citadel, his total loss cannot be less than'soo killed and wounded. There are also 236 pri soners who bore arms, so that the tribe is considered as effectually put down. Major-General Smith, in his division orders, conveys his thanks to all his division, and in particular to Lieutenant• Colonel Leighton, se cond in command ; to Lieut.-Colonel Warren, his Ma jesty's 65th regiment; Captain Stewart; Lieutenant and Adjutant Thurnham; Major Jackson, his Ma jesty's Carbineers; Major Stannus ; Captain Wilson; i'aptain Keith; Major Mackintosh, and the Artillery; Captain Dickinson, and Lieutenant Robinson, of the Hon. Company's Marines, and the volunteer seamen. Return of the killed and wounded in the division under the command of Majer-Oeneral•Susith, C. 8., at the capture of Beni 800 Ali, on At god of March, 1821. Gorse Artillery.—Killed, 1 rank and file. IVountled, 1 horse-keeper, I rank and file, and 3 horses. 65th Regiment.—Killed, 4 rank and file. Wonnded, 2 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 2 drummers, and 33 rank and tile. Bombay European Regiment.—Killed, 1 rank and file. Wounded, 1 Bheesties. Ist Battalion 7th Regiment.—Killed, 1 Assistant Sur geon, 1 Suhidar, 1 Sergeant and Havildar, and 19 rank and tile. Wounded,l Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 2 Subidars, 4 Sergeants and Hayildars, 2 Bheesties, and 116 rank and file. Pioneers.—Wounded, 2 rank and file. Commissariat followers.—Killed, 1. Wounded, 4. Total.—Killed, 29. Wounded, 173, and 4 horses. Names of officers killed and wounded. His Majesty's6sth regiment.—Killed, none. Wounded, Lieut. Madden, severely, Lieut. Cuppage slightly, and Ensign Mulkern ditto. Ist Battalion, 7th regiment.—Killed, Assistant Sur geon Gordon. Wounded, Captain Stewart, severely, Lieut. and Adjutant Thurnham slightly. U. STANNUS, Assist. Mita. General. In the following letter the policy and-value of this ec:erprize are very freely questioned : Extract of a letter, dated Bombay, April I.—" The Arab expedition is just returned ; and as I suppose you gentlemen of England who sit at home at ease' must take a very lively interest in every thing which your more enterprising brethren are doing, I must tell you that this said expedition, to use a vulgar phrase, Las been a complete humbug. The Beni-800-Atli tribe, or sons of Father Alli, are a most wretched, poor, insignificant band of the Wahabee sect, but des perate and daring, having nothing to lose, and living by their sword. However, such as they are, they gave our troops more trouble than enough, and indeed hail on more than one occasion like to have sullied the lustre of our.arms. As it was, I believe they have, from first to last, killed more of our men than they theuiselves can number ; for I do not suppose that they exceed 1,000 fighting men. They are nut stromr i n appearance, but are active and hardy, very little in cumbered with clothing or arms. They are as dark as the natives of this country. but the chief is a good looking, intelligent, and rather a mild-looking titan. ' I am sure that if we had given them one-fifth of what tke expedition cost us, they would have done any thing r quired of them. It is said that the King of Persia is Let over and above satisfied satisfied with our gene ral proceedings; but I do not think lie is likely to prove very stubborn. The Russians are sending 3n embassy to Bokbaio, accompanied by troops and Ilt tillery. This looks strange: what can they want in 'lartary ? But it is stranger that our Resident at the capital of Persia is ordered not to seen to know any Oleg about the matter. Is it understood that we and Itussii, mutually share the plunder? If it is a parti ti-m-of-Poland affair, so much the worse for these who are ecgaged is it. ~,~ .. .Boxisa A very game battle for . 50 guineas took place yester. clay r.lorning, in a. 40 acre field belonging to Captain C.4ver.4y, at Laton, Bucks, six miles from Gerrard's ('rots. The heroes for the day's sport were George Mat t!.ews, the tinman, backed by Captain Coveney, and Pas uy, the Walton navigator, two eleven stone men. who ha s won several battles. It took place in an eighteen feet slinare. The tinman was seconded. by Jones and filealows, and Davey by B. Ford and Young Bellhorse. Six as manly stand-up rounds were fought as ever were seen, when an accident terminated the combat.— Tle.re IVAS.not a parry attempted, and the men were not crtidis enough to hurt each other in a close, except in throning. The first round lasted four minutes in ex• changing hits, and more daring was never displayed.— . play was made by the tinman, but every hit was re nett, and he was thrown. S. Davey bad his lip laid open by a right band facer, bat that did not dimay him. He returned boldly to the scratch, and exchanged many hits. In closing they had a trial at the weaving system, but it was awkward as a bear dance, and both went down. - Both dropped the claret freely. 3. A short but manly round in favour of Davey, who floored his adversary by a chattering hit on the jaw. 4. Counter hits were exchanged at tweeting, whit sent both from the scratch, and gave them a little time to consider; but they soon met, turned to again, and . fought to a stand still. Davey was thrown. a. The tinman was much punished about the upper part of the head, and, after a good rainy, he was floored by a body.blow. Davey the4avourite. 6th.and last. At meeting, hits were exchanged, and another rally followed, with heavy blows. Davey was thrown a somerset, and pitching on the rigbt arm At glixiocated it, and won the battle for dee tinutan, in 27 minutes. • -•-• .:.~ . melladrs MURDER, !fr. The alarm and interest excited by the late atrocious murder at Highgate, on Mr. Hales watchman, is still 1 unabated ; hopes are entertained than, through the unceasing efforts of the Rev. Dr. Dwelt, Mr. Belville, and the Gentlemen of the hamlet, tbn perpetrator of the horrid deed will be brought to condign punish went. The Rev. Dr. Owen bas daily received communi cations from many individuals in various quarters, since the murder was committed, intimating suspicion, and suggesting the most proper Diode of bringing the offenders to justice; but, although every effort has been made, no one has yet been taken hut on sus picion. Barrett, the gardener, and his wife, are yet in custody, and there is a mystery attached to the case which will probably ultimately be unravelled. In the course of last week strong suspicions were entertained against an individual named Murphy who was acquainted with Barratt, and he was apprehended and brought to the Justice-room, before Dr. Owen, &c. It appeared in evidence, that in consequence of informa►ion received shortly after the murder, that the prisoner's shirt and clothes were stained with blood, Mr. Lepper proceeded to his lodgings, and, on search. ing found a shirt, a fair of stockings, shoes, and hand kerchief, with the appearance of stains of blood all over them. He then proceeded to Mr. [Tale's , Trountr, where the deceased was murdered, and appr;liended i the prisoner while at his employment ; he searched him, and caused him to take off his flannel waistcoat, when lie saw the appearance of blood asain ; a watch kev was found in his pocket. .M r. Gillman, surgeon, had no doubt from the cha racter of the stains on the apparel, that they were blood stains, but the things having been recently washed he could not speak distinctly on the subject. The deceased's son stated, that he was at work at Mr. Barrett's, of Homey (no relation to Barrett ii. custody.) Barratt came to him and said, " I come to inform you that your father is dead," and said he (witness) was to go up directly to Mr. Hale's ; Bar rett seemed very much alarmed all that day ; his father put some money in a► bag and took it with him on the night of the murder; from the circumstance of his fa . ther having received all the blows on the right side, : lie conceived it probable that a left-handed man mur dered him. Francis Clark was brought forward to pe.lre an alibi. He stated that his daughter washed the pri• soner's doilies, and there were no signs of 1);ond upon hem. ills wife was from home when they wee washed, and he got out of bed for the purpose of ad miffing the prisoner into his lodgings on t b !' night long before the murder was perpetrated. The pri soner's defence was, that he was in the habit of chew' ing tobacco, and used it very dirtily, and that was what caused the stains, which were not blood stains.—lle was ultimately discharged from custody. The circumstances of Barratt being apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the murder, and after terwards involved in a .charge of robbery with his wife on Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild,..excited so conli• tierabie interest. Yesterday was the "day - appointed for their re-examination, and they were brought from time House of Correction. Dr. Owen and Mr. Belville attended to the e.;se at nine o'clock. This Justice-room was nearly tilled with property which was found at their lodgings, belong; to Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild. it consisted of bed-fur niture, decanters, tumblers, and wine glasses, silver plate, china, knives and forks, wearing apparri, table linen, valuable trinkets, and other property to a consi derable amount. A box was also produced which was found at the prisoner's lodgings, containing a crow. bar, a screw-driver, and two tremendous hammers. The officer who brouelet the female prisoner, Mar. eruct Barratt, from London, stated to Dr. Owen and Mr. Belvilie, that she bad conducted herself in a very troublesome manner in the House of Correction, and ever since her confinement had disturbed the other prisoner., continually crying out that she would he banged for the murder, and she bad made a confes sion to Mr. Adkins, the Governor. She said she had strangled a man, but her husband knew nothing of it: The whOle of Mr. Rothschild's servants attended to give evidence. It appeared that the prisoner Irml lived as dairymaid with the family about two years, and her daughter held a situation in the same family, du ring which time the prisoner contrived to steal the property. Her husband, at his last examination, was found to have one of Mr. Rothschild's shirts, which he was forced to strip off. The servants iderified best part Af l the property at being their master's, and some part their own. Mr. Has:soN attended for the prisoners. The female prisoner said nothing in her defence, hut, on her former examination, she said some of the property was given to her. The male prisoner said he had the property before his wife went to Mr. Rothschild's: he always support ed an honest character, which he was desieous of maintaining ;.be had never bdere been in cepline nment.—Mrs. Barratt was fully committed to take her trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute ; but further evidence, which may tend to a more import ant purpose, being expected, Barrett, the husband, was remanded.—Both will be brought up together. The neighbourhood of Highgate, for some time past, has been infested by a most notorious set of thieves, who bare committed the most daring depre dations with impunity. Yesterday, whilst Dr. Owen was busily employee' in the above case, Mr. Gowran 'attended to state, that during a short interval his honse had been repeatedly beset by robbers, whose daring acts became at length so audacious, that he was urged to pursue some mode of intimidation, but not wishing to take the life of an individual he recommended his servants merely to put some powder in the pistols to frighten the thieves. One of his servants did so, and on beholding a thief armed with a bludgeon he let the pistol off; the thief, apparently unalanned, rushed on his servant and beat hits unmercifully over the shins until he disabled him, and he escaped ; similar attacks bad recently been made. SturriNG.—Ai'actiount of the Number of Ships, wit li the Tonnage, belonging to Great Britain, in eac# of the last seven years Years. Tonnage. 1104 • - 19,605 • - - 2,3`29 , ,762 6026!2- 20,209 •••• • • '2,394427 1616 - 20,400 - - 2,416,304 .1611 20,066 2,353,072 ,161$ - - 20,226 - • 2,355,1iti 4616 - 20413 - 2.356,402 • 10M. - - 20,146 - - 2,342,712 .: ~ . . J. STA°MEIMAN. FOLIC'S. OvnotiaLL.—William Cleveriet, a journeyman sboeutaker, who has undergone efreral examinations epos the t charge of illegally disposing of 'Materials, the property of his employer, entrusted to him to ma nufacture, was yesterday brought up for a final bear leg, before Mr. Alderman Atkins. The prisoner, it appeared, was what in the trade is termed a closer, and Lad been entrusted by Mr. Moxam, his master, I with 48 pair of shoe upper leathers to close, the pri soner working in his own private lodging. The I work having been kept a most unreasonable time, atoxam went at length to inquire after it; not a Vestige, however, of the property was to be found at the prisoner', lodginel, and all he could learn respect- I lug it was, that six pair of the upper leathers bad been stolen away, and the remainder given to a man of the name of Jessop, who was also a journeyman shoemaker , from whom the prisoner had borrowed some money.— This was the prisoner's own story, and as far .0 re lated to the property given to Jessop, appeared to be confirmed. The latter having been seen in the act of offering. the goods for sale, a warrant had been granted thereupon for the purpose of bringing Jessop up. but be had absconded, and was no where to be traced.— As there was no evidence as to what had become of Vie property besides this confession of the prisoner, by Which it appeared that there was no felony upon the part of Jessop, and as it could not be proved that Cie verley had actually sold the property to Jessup, or au tlioris him to sell it, but had merely placed it in his 110kul be redeemed when he could pay the money be rowed, this, it was considered, would not amo o such an embezzlement or disposal of the properly for his own benefit, as would constitute an offence under the statute. Recourse was therefore had to an old Statute, the 9th of lieo. I. cap. 27, whirl' is still in force, and which seems to have been made expressly to meet cases of this sort : reference bring. had in the Statute to the disposal, in any improper way,, of goods or materials intrusted to journeymen shoemakers more particularly, to manufacture„by their en►ployers. Mr. Alderman ATtaxa, after expatiatint.e. at some length upon the frequency atul gr.'s, enormity of the offence with which the prisoner was eltarzel, pro ceeded to point out to him the situation in which be had placed himself. Ry the statute quoted, the Ma , •gistrate before whom any such oirenticr was brought was nntborised and directed to cause reasonable com. Pe.nsation to be made by the offender to his empiover, for the value of the property thus disposed of: and in default of immediate payment, to levy the same by warrant of distress upon his goo:ls and chattels; anti, upon failure of sufficient distress, to order the offender to be publicly whipped within the parish or place where the offence was committed. The prisoner tiavinic nuthinz to offer why the stat.tte should not he enforced agair,st him, and !r. V.oxam conceiving him to be 4 lit object for pnnislinient as an example to others, the Alderman called neon him ti state the, value of the four doxen of upper leathers co tlvsted 40 the prisoner, Which he accordingly did at 31. The pris.ner was then sentenced to pay immediately the blllll of V. as a compontution for the value of the and the trouble and expence incurred in this hasint”ls. The prisoner stated his total inability to pay the same, otherwise than by instalments. The Alderman replied he could have nothing to do with instalments; the payment must he immediate. This being totally impossible for the prisoner to ilo, a warrant of distress was issued against his goods and chattels ; as, how ever, be lives in ready furnished lodgings, and has no other property in the world except what he stood np right in, the distress must necessarily fail. The Al derman, however, would not proceed upon the hearsay evidence of the fact, and the prisoner was therefore detained until the officer entrusted with the execution of the warrant should make his report thereon; it being the intention of the Magistrate, in the event of there hell; no effects to levy upon, to put the act in full force against the prisoner, and cause him to Le publicly whipped. Maxstos-llousr.—Yesterday a man and his wife, named Joseph and Michael Aarons, were brought be fore the Lord Mayor, on a charge of having stolen a piece of snpet fine woollen cloth from the warehouse of Mr. Lester, a Blackwell-hall factor, or wholesale woollen-draper, in llasinghallistreet. Complaints have been made for a length of time at the Mansion- House, front a number of woollen cloth irarebonses in the city, that they hail been robbed of cloth to a con siderable amount, the officer's were set to watch, and after ninch patient attention to that duty, were a for ' tunate as to find that in apprehending the two prison ers, there appeared to be a likelihood of eheGking touch activity in this species of plunder. The examiaation was not fa:ly entered into, in order that the numerous warehousemen of the .city, who have been robbed, might have an opportunity of ascertaining whether the -prisoner bad remembered them in the extensive notice they have taken of those ho had something to lose. From the eviden.-e brought forward, it appeared that yesterday morning the two prisoners went into the warehouse of Mr. Lester, where the male prisoner ex pressed a wish to see some cloths of a particular de scription. He bad been at the warehouse the week before with his wife for the roue purpose, and repre sented himself as a foreign dealer. On that occasion a piece of cloth of the value of 30 guineas was missed. 11 Mist the male prisoner was looking over the cloths with the warehouseman, the fr.una'e, who is far ad-, vanced in pregnancy, remained at the front of the warehouse near the door where there were pieces of cloth piled up. She had not been .long in the ware house when she made some complaints of the heat of Vie piece, and went out. The Porter in the warehouse depsed, that he bad watched the female prisoner, anti observed that she went out with a peculiar gait or waddle, which led him to suspect that she had something more ah. , ut ber person then site carried into the warehouse ; he there fore followed her and brought her back. On entering the warehouse she appeared in the greatest agitation, and to the amazement of the witness and • the ware houseman, let fall a large piece of cloth 20 yards long, froui under her clothes. An officer was imme mediately sent for, and be teak them iutu custody. The officer found sixteen sovereigns upon the assn. •. He did nbt search the fe eale. The male .prisonet: • with difficulty made himself understood in his answers to a few lueitious.—Both prisonlrs were; Ventinded (Or 'farther examitiation. • • ' _ ~ ~ Two Men and it *omen were of hieing la their pesset-sion, number of couatarfeit shillings Bow-STRlET:—.•YellieTthr tbs Davis and Thomas Longa, -underwent before 0..11 MiashnH, Esq. the charged with felonioudy laving pigments in their possession: "- but, three of the horse patrol . took thent into custody rater& lane, Battle-bridge. One of taining a dark lantborn, a great keys, ha. They were committed , MARLBOROCCH•STREET.AI here yesterday by a person win housekeeper of St. George's pat a streef-keeper in the joint pari: the streets as clear as possible I were appointed as street-keeper , lie streets, and they were sworn lice Offices on producing mitt( ratter, signed by several tradesusei did _not ancceed, as was lately - Flick's Ball, when two of these prehended two juvenile Wm having extorted 5!, of their tnol that alley would procure such them acquitted. • The slagistrate objected to swear in the appliset. first, because there was no Act of Parliament whieb empowered them to do so, except on certain oicasioni, to assist police officers; and, secondly, from • the J. graceful manner in which sue: persons had . brlttred, by representing themselves as attaelied.re the Police, and tdereby throwing a stigma on the Police Officers. The persins to ilpply to were •the Gentlemen of the Paring. Board, who were empowered to swear in Spe cial Constables. Any man was at liberty to secure a felon, and therefore the tradesmen who were desirous of having a man sworn, would ant:l.er their pnrpOse by employing him without it ; the application was refused. IIATTON-GARDEN.-lesterday.Mr. Parr of a culfee.shop in Leather-lane, was cony! informations of keeping his shop open, m tea and coffee after twelve o'clock. io the peal and 71. for the second offence, whiell,not her pay, he was sentenced to six weeks imprisons the tirst, and two months for the second offer 111 Alti.l.!-:•110NE Oencc.—Thos. (Ira nger, ► siding in the Edgeware-road, was convicted a quantity of bread 43 ounces deficient of ordered by Act of Parliament, in the pew an ounce, amounting to 241. and costs. MARKETS. CORIC.EXCHANCE. SEPT. 7.—On r market thildy supplied with Wheat since Monday, thrr again unsettled, caused higher asked, and in some instances 2s. per 14aarti made than on Monday, and the demand . .for tinues tolerably brisk. Barley is ;Is. per Qtt:6 the supply being very small. The Oat trade at Montlay's prices. In Beaus and Peas *alteration. • SMITHFIELD MARKET.—There WWI a Ter this morning of all descriptions of Cattle, fieulty obtained last Monday's prices. HAS MARKET.—No alteration in the price Straw . aad Clover as per last. • On Wednesday, a well-dressed young ren himself at the wholesale warehouse of Mt and Co. lace-manufacturers, in Wood.sti side, and stated that be had come np f where he kept a wholesale milinery warel purpose of procuring a large assortment take to that place ; he inquired if Mc would supply him with them on moderal ready money? an affirmative answer belt said he would call the next day, and hrin articles.he meant to purchase ; he then shop, but returned directly, and asked i favour him with change for a 201. Bank note. Messrs. IVedon having some suspl note was forged, said they had not sulfi, in the house, but would immediately stud and get cash for it; to this the' stranger quiesced, and the note was accordingly Bank, where it proved to he a good one, was given for it. This circumstance cot moved the suspicion they had perviously and on the person calling the next day, great quantity of valuable lace, and order sent to his lodgings in Nicholls-square, street, with a bill and receipt, which b settle. The lace was packed up and sent the shopmcn, who, on arriving at Nicholl, ushered into a well-furnished room, on tl where he saw the same person Who-had goods, and who immediately took them ft ion he would spew them to ibis .wife who next room. The shopman,waited u eon& in expectation of the -ii'oppearanee of the rims pay for th.• goods, and at last tapped at the receiving no answer, he went down stairs, of the persons of the , house, who inform the person had gone out, leaving the etre& and that he bad only taken the lodgings ti DARING Itonneny.—About eight o'ch nesday evening, a gentleman named Mt ceeding along the Mile-cud-road, to his the Mile-end-terrace, was attacked by" foul one of whom struck him a most violent chest, which knocked him down. They wt lug to ride his pockets ; Mr. Maunder, it ing to prevent this, put his hands a(rots one of the wretches immediately Severed ger from his right hand with a lit,ge clasp hearing some persons approach, therms' Maunder has been confined to his bed ever we regret to state that his life is considered nent danger. MARRIED. On Teesday last. at. St. hillailet, Westminster . Terry, Esq_jun. of Redford-row, to Susanna, ter of PliMpgooper. Esq. of Waterloo-place. . . DIED. • Suddenly. on Thursday last, is a steam-boat. - to Heleashurgh, Mr. James Marshall, woollen-pc chant, Glasgow. While seated on dealt, he became • indisposed and was carried below, where he ' swore than at few minutes when he -atplred. Landoii: :Edited, Prtatbd, .14 iNiblished at "I'Es STATEswitte'atid 66 Tag Cariorromi Paper) No. 494, Strand., appellee abgaisa by R- WARDELL, 4141. , k4,410. y wbe , maaleadons, Orders, ke. ars reqasslod to be - ftifisstaganfripai i i e remanded, on a charge 1, and baying imten.4l, 4 at Bartholimiewifair. two men. mnmedant r y derwent eamminatieu the sitting Magistrate, ring bousehettaking Brett, Buttingand 'Fat. belonging 44 abie ei illy morning, in Maiden. them had a bag, eon. rent number of skeleton . cd under the Vagrant Act An Application was made ho stated himself to be s parish, to be sworn in as Lashes: In order to keep e of depredators, persons , erg in the different pal)• ors in at the district Po. tten testimonials of lesmen. Bnt the measure y proved before a Jury at !se spevi-,14 wh o h a d di) . ieres, were (varlet/4 -of mothers, under pretence h evidence as slkould get rere desirous teir purpOse lication was or, the keeper rioted on Iwo and serring . oenalty of 5/. being able to risontuent for tfenee. •l• r, a baker, re' ted of selling f the weight .natty of ins. • has been TOM -; and the wea- • prices to be net. more Was or fine obi COM !tarter dearer, ade was brad as there is uo •ry full market and with dif, price of flay. t. man presented lessrs. Itreet, ('heap. from Bristol, ohouse, for the at of laces to Wedon ate terms for 1. ing given, lie og, a list of the a quitted the if they eonlot of England i t pinion that the , icient chatv of to the Bank er readily kc- sent andchance to , tl: a ompletely re- entertained ; he selected a •,, ered it to be Aldersgate- e would then • prat by one of ls-square, was the first floor, I ordered the From him, say- 'ho was in4he iderable time, the person to he room door: s and inquired .mrd him that eet-door opens that morning. - lock on Wed- launder, pro- residence on four rafsnsr blow on the were proceed• in endeavour- s them, when t the fore fin- lasp knife; on Lade off. Mr. rer since, $ ered in leak Jester, 'Charier i, eldest dough , oat, on his irsi ollen-yamenv mama suddenly ke had not bees Etegge lo ° C at the Me ot Tiox"(Sieint eases wow wolgtir (,