The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

HIGHGATE MURDER.

The circumstance of Barrett being apprehended on
suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr.
Hale's watchman, and afterwards involved in a charge
of robbery with his wife, on Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild,
excited considerable interest. Thursday was the day
appointed for their re-examination, and they were
brought front the House of Correction. 1)r. Owen and
Mr. &Mlle attended to the case as early as 9 o'clock.
The Justice-room was nearly filled with property,
which was found at their lodgings, belonging to Mr. and
Mrs. Rothschild, and consisted of bed furniture, decan-
ters, tunthlert and wine-glasses, silver plate, china,
knives and forks, wearing apparel, table linen, valuable
•rickets, and other property to a considerable amount.
A box was also produced, which was found at the pri-
soner's lodaings, coma. g a crow-bar, a screw-driver,
and two tremendous hammers.

'Cite Officer who brought the female prisoner, M tr-
garet Barrett, from London, stated to Dr. Owen ❑nd
Mr. lielville, that she had conduced herself in a very
troublesome mannsr in the House of Correction, and
ever since her confinement had disturbed the other hri•
goners.

The whole of Mr. Rothschild's servants attended to
give evidence. It appeared in evidence, that •he
pri-
sorer had lived as dairymaid with the faintly about two
years, and her (laughter held a situation in the same
family, during which' interval the prisoner contrived to
steal the property ; and her husband at his last exami-
nation was Mood to have one of Mr. Rothschild stints
on his back, winch he was forced to strip olf. The
whole of the servants identified the best part of the pro-
perty as being their master's, and some part their own.
Mr. Ilenson attended for the prisoners.
The female prisoner said nothing in her defence; but
on her former examination, she said some of the pro-
perty was given to her.
'1 male prisoner said, he hid the property before
his wife went to Mr. Rothschilds. Ile aiwa). s supported
an hottest character, witit.h lie was desirous of main-
taining. He had never before been iu confinement.
Mrs. Barrett was fully committed to take her trial,
and the parties hound over to prosecute ; but further
evidence, which may tend to more important purposes
being expected, Barrett, the husband, was remanded,
when both will be brought op together.
The neighbourhood of Highgate for some time past
has been infested by a notorious set of thieves, who
have committed the most daring depredations with im-
pointy. On Thursday, whilst Dr. Owen was busily
employed in the above case, a Mr. Green attended to
state, that dining a short interval his house had been
repeatedly bset 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 oil. The thief
apparently unalarmed, rushed on his servant awl beat
him unmercifully over the shins until he disabled him,
and he escaped. Similar attacks had recently been
made.

SMUGGLING.

The following account of a desperate smuggling
affray near Margate is taken from the Kentish C'hro-
nicic:--

CANTER t!Ur. Y, SLPT.4.

AFFRAY NEAR MARGATE,-011 Saturday night, or
rather Sunday morning, the whole coast in this neigh-
bourhood was thrown into confasion by successive dis-
charges of fire arms ; the flashes were seen distinctly
front the pier along an immense line of coast. It ap-
peared that a body of smugglers were taken by surprise
ill the act of their illicit practices. There is a degree of
caution observed about the affair which renders it diffi-
cult to collect the circumstances, but front report we
learn that there was a very large assemblage of smugglers,
the greater part of whom were armed, with the excep-
tion indeed of such only as were employed to !move the
goods. In the affray there were three sailors and a mid-
shipman wounded, the latter with an extensive sabre
vvoimil over the head, and of the former by a gun or
pistol shot through the upper part of the thigh : it is not
expected that either case will prove fatal. The extent
of injury to the opposite party is unknowo, but from the
(itiantity of blood in the direction they took :tiler the
affair, it is feared that some have been severely, if no.
mortally, wounded.
A man of the name of Taylor, reit:ing in Covell's-
row Margate, was on Sunday afternoon apprehended
on ;he charge of one of the marines as a party concern-
ed. Ile was taken before Edward Boy% Esq. and alter
a short examination remanded till yesterday. It was
expected that the accused would have turned King's evi-
dence, and in that expectation the examination was
kept strictly private, so much so that our correspondent
was refused admittance. It appears, however, that the
idea was ill founded, as the unfortunate mau was yes-
terday afternoon committed to I)uvcr gaol.
We hear from another quarter that the selection of
Taylor is well calculated to prove the respectability of
the oaths of the men employed on this service, so much
vaunted of in recent courts of justice, as it is understood
that a distinct all/i cats be proved, on the testimony of
several witnesses.

The ship Partridge, utier having► been supposed
to be lost at Madr..s, has fortunately arrived at
Canamore, after having struck on a shoal, and the
crew being in a situation of great peril, and the ship
encountering a series of misfortunes.
Governmennt, on Thursday, sold by auction, at
Greenwich, 1,500 casks of provisions, two years
old. The beef averaged SOW. a tierce, and the pork
6Us. per barrel.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Police.
MANSION HOUSE. HOUSE.

IMPORTANT TO THK CITIZENS OF LONDON.I.WO
respectable householders of the city of Lotidott appeared
to give bail benne the Lord Nlayor, upon All attachment
in the Lord M tyor's Court, when a question arose of
witch importance upon the stibiL:ct of the bail admissible
tit that Court. . _

Mr. Andrews attended as Counsel for the plaintiff. It
appeared that property to a considerable amount, belong-
ing to a person in the West Indies, had been attached
lit the city. The defendant's wife, who is now in
France, gave authority to a solicitor to defend the action,
and put in bail to the attachment, and he accordingly
brought forward the hail.
Mr. Andrews examined the hail at considerable length.
The most complete satisfaction was given as to the re-
spectability of the parties; but it appeared that those
who presented themselves as bail had 110 knowledge
whatever of the plaintiff, nor any authority from him to
put iii bail. They had come forward solely to oblige the
defendant's solicitor, on his promise to char them of all
responsibility. With the defendant they were likewise
wholly unacquainted and unconnected.
Mr. Andrews contended that tic bail was inadinissi.
ble : that when bail Cattle without the knowledge or
authority of the principal, it could tint be received. Flits
was 11111cet1 the daily ground of rej:iction by the judges ;
nor could he Nee any reason why a different practice
should be adopted, us it would be inuusirous to siiimose
that two I,elfk.dl strangers could he blotight lartvard to
deleat au auachinent. If bid of such a nature were ad-
mitted, the consequence would be most injurious to the
practice of the Court.

• The Solicitor put in a letter from the defendant's wife,
authorizing him to defend the action, ,lad to procure
bail. This, lie said, was a proper authority; lie
cot ended that the authority called for he the learned
counsel was not at all necessary in this (outs, and it
would be unjust to expect it. how could any authority
be obtained from the defendant himself, who was in
Jamaica, in time to defend the proceedings in this
action ? The fact was, the defendants whose property
was attached in this Court were abroad at the periods
the attachments took place in nine cases out of tell. No
attachment could be bailed for them, if such bail were
required during their unavoidable absence. The objec-
tion was unheard of before, and of a most extraordinary
nature.

The Lord Mayor was inclined to decide according to
the general practice of the Court, which wars favourable
to the admission of such bail; but at the request of the
professional gentlemen on both sides, his Lordship post-
poned the case for a further hearing, when counsel will
attend on both sides to argue the point at length.
The porter of the Talbot-inn, in the Borough, was
summoned by 311 inhabitant of Gracechurch-street, on a
charge of having made an unauthorized demand upon
him for the booking of 8 parcels.
The complainant stated, that he had received 8 small
parcels from the Talbot-inn, on which a demand of two-
pi lice each parcel was made for hooknig. As he was
aware that no parcel was received at any of We coach-
offices except the charge for Looking was first paid, he
considered the present demand as au imposition ; and,
tit looking over the act, found that it was unauthuriaM,
although the coach proprietors had made it a general
practice to charge a second time.
The defendant, in his defence, said the charge was
the usual one at the office.

The Lord Nldyor convicted the tlefendJtit.
BOW S f Rua.

NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE.-61; Wednesday a case
of a very snigul•tr nature uccurrtd at this Mike. The
celebrated Count Bertrand, the companion of Burma-
parte in his exile at St. Helena, and executor wider his
will, appeared before It.l3intie, Esq. accompatii.tl by
Sir Robert Wilson, in consequence of a search warrant
hi.vang been issued to search the residence of the Count
!pr the bust of his illustrious mister, which it was al-
leg,ed wai the property or Dr. Burton, late a surgeon on
the establishment at St. Helena.

The lowing are the circumstances of the case :
Previous to the death of Buoitaparte he had given direc-
tions to his Excellency that his body should tint he
touched by any person. Alter his death, however, Count
Bertrand directed Dr. Autuniarche to take a bust of hint;
but not being able to find a material which be thought
would answer the purpose, he mentioned the circum-
stance to Ur. Burton, who promised that he would en-
deavour to procure some if possible. The Doctor, in
pursuance of this promise, took a boat in, I, and
picked up raw materials on the island, some distance
from Longwood ; he made a plaster winch ne conceived
would answer the purpose.
When he *hewed it toPr. Antomarche, he said it
would not answer, and he refused to hate any thing to
do wins it; in consequence of which Dr. Burton pro-
ceeded to take a bust himself, with the sanction or
ilesdames Bertrand and Muntholon, who were in the
room at the time. Au agreement was entered lobo that
cities should be made of the bust, and that Urs. Auto•
marche and Burton were to have each a copy. it was
found, however, that the plaster was not suiliciently du-
rabic for the purpose, anti it was proposed to send the
originals to England to nave copies taken.
When Dr. Burton, however, afterwards enquired for
the bust, he was informed it was packed and nailed rip,
but a promise was made, that upou its arrival in Europe,
an application should be made to the family of Butniaparte,
for the copy required by Dr. Burton. Our its writ al, Dr.
Burton wrote to the Court to have his promist d copy,
Out was told, as before, that application must be made to
the faintly tat IStiontiparte tor it.
1)r. Burton, u::on this, applied to Bow-street for a
search-warotit, in order to obtain the Utast, as he con-
ceived he had a right to it, he having furnished the ma-
terials and executed it. A warrant W3l issued, and Taun-
ton and Salmon, two officers, went to the Count's risi-
uence to Leicester-square. When they arrived there and

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made known their erratic!, they were remonstrated wit It
by Sir R. Wilson and the Co 1111 l , who begged they
would not act until they had an interview with Mr.
Biritie, as there must be some mistake. The officers
politely acceded to the request, and waived their right of
search.
Count Bertrand had, it seems, offered a pecuniary
compensation to Dr. Burton for his trouble, but that was
rather indignantly refused by the Doctor, who persisted
of his right to the bust, as his own property, and made
application for the search warrant.
Count Bertrand, in answer to the else stated by Dr.
Button, said, that the bust was the property of the fa-
mily of the deceased, to whom he was executor, and he
thought he would not be authorized in giving it up. If,
however, the law of this country directs it otherwise,
he must submit, but he should proiest earnestly against ii.
The worthy magistrate haviniksworn the Count Ber-
trand to the fact, that he was executor under the will of
Biumaparte, observed, that it was a case out of his juris-
diction altogether, and if Dr. Burton chose to persist in
his claim, he must seek a remedy before another tribe.
nal. The ease was dismissed, and the warrant cancelled.
S.r B. Wilson begged to oh:erve, that lie had never
witnessed a more flagrant piece of injustice practised
upon any in lividual than this, and it was the more dis-
graceful that it should be practised upon a foreigner,
whom the laws ought peculiarly to protect. Ile hoped Mr.
untie would approve of the conduct of the officers t►
waiving the right of search.
Mr. Bernie said he thoutzlit they had acted quite cor-
rectly. The pirties then left the office.
On Monday n )dung man was hrought to this office, in
custody of Salinoo, the principal officer, and ehargtd before
Riehard Birnie, Esq. the sitting magistrate, with embezzling
the sum of 141. 11s. the property of Geo. Frederick Wittig,
his masters

It appeared thnt the prisoner had been some time bark
employed lo a simpinan, by Mr. Udine, aho cart jet. ou all
extensive lace-suaimfactory, at No. 141, Si rand ; and in con-
sequence of the apparent intego ity a ith which lie disrliar.teit
the duties of that station, Mr. Uf ling was induced to make
his, his confidential clerk.

Friday last a lady, a well-known customer, purchased a
scuff at Mr. Urling's, which she ordered to be sent home
immediately to her house in the City ; the shopinen
esigagtd, the prisoner uttered to take it, and on his return
informed Mr. Urliog flag the lady hail not paid for it. Oa
the billowing morning Mr. U. received a note from the lady,
desiring a receipt to be sent fur the amount of the srurf (14
guineas), which she had paid to the prisoner us; the pre-
ceding evening. Mr. fearing from tbiseireunktante
that he might have been defrauded to a great extent by si-
milar practice+, applied at Bow-street, and procured the
procured the assi.tance of Salmon, who secured the prisoner,
and found on his person part of the money, which lie had
received in payment for the searf.—Le was remanded.