The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-03 00:00:00

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

The unqualified approbation of all the late
encroachments on our ancient liberties, has
struck an alarm to every British heart. If such
things can pass without awakening the public to
a sense of danger, they are already deadened to
a just sense of their duty to the Throne and to
the country, for the interests of both are inse-
parable. The transactions at Cumberland-gate
are those particularly upon which public meet-
ings should be held, and upon which men of the
highest consideration in the country ought to re-
monstrate. As to the proceedings at Knights-
bridge Barracks, on Sunday se'nnight, they are
of less value, constitutionally speaking. It was a
mere riot—scandalous, indeed, but involving no
great principle of attack on our rights. It was a mob
of soldiers on one side, against a mob of the peo-
ple on the other ; but the former were not em-
bodied, armed, arrayed, and commanded. There
was great irritation on both sides. The proces-
sion of the murdered individuals to Hatnmersmith,
was as indiscreet on the one side as the permis-
sion to the Guards to come out of their bar-
racks, in such a moment, was on the other. But
the whole of this indecent tumult sinks to insig-
nificance in comparison with the military outrage
at Cumberland-gate; for there the troops were
embodied, armed, and commanded, but without
a civil Magistrate being present, without the
Riot Act httving been read, and consequently
without. any of the formalities which the law re-
quires to protect the subject from military vio-
lence. Violence took place—murder was com-
mitted—and, if we may judge from the indiffe-
rence with which it has been treated by the
highest authority, the only thing which has with-
held from the perpetrators the same mark of Mi-
nisterial approbation which was granted to the
Manchester Yeomanry, is the absence from Eng-
land of the Secretary of State for the Home
Department.

DUEL.—Friday se'nnight, a meeting took place
at Rathgar Castle, near Dublin, between a Mr.
II—N and a Gentleman, who was understood to
be his brother-in-law. Mr. I-I
—N was seconded
by Mr. S—LE; his opponent, whose name is not
known, was seconded by Mr.M‘L—N ; Surgeon
P—T attended upon the occasion. After ex-
changing a few shots, and Mr. 11. wounding his
antagonist, the matter in dispute was adjusted to
the satisfaction of all parties.
The LORD CHANCELLOR has appointed GEORGE
FRED. ISAAC, of Marshfield, and HENRY NEW-
MAN) of Stroud, Gentlemen, to be Masters Ex-
traordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
Previously to the departure of Air. BELZONI
from Norwich, he received the high degree of
Knight Templar, with the accustomed splendour
and ceremonies. In compliment to this cele-
brated character, the degree was given him in his
own language (the Italian) and the Knights
Templars who attended upon the occasion were
numerous, and expressed themselves highly gra-
tified by the amiable manners of this accomplished
traveller.
TIIE LATE MURDER AT ITIGHGATE.—The in-
quiryrespecting this inhuman outrage is carrying on by the pro-
per authorities with unabated activity. It has been stated that
Barratt, who gave evidence before the Coroner's Jury, was ap-
prehended on Tuesday, on suspicion of being concerned in the
murder. This man was under-gardener to Mr. Hale, in whose
service the murdered man was, as before stated. Some of
Lance's party of Horse Patrol, belonging to Bow-street, being
employed to make inquiries, learned that Barrett, instead of be-
ing at the house he stated on the Inquest, on the night of the
murder, was seen in a public-house at Muswell-hill, in company
with two or three men, whom the landlord designated to the
officers as " suspicious looking fellows ;" and when he (the
landlord) took a light into the room, he observed them hold
down their heads, as if to conceal their faces. They remained
there but a short time, and went away together. The officers,
upon this information, apprehended Barrett at Tottenham High
Cross, and took him before the Rev.M r.O wen , and Mr.Beville (of
Worship-street), who reside at Highgate, where he underwent a
short examination, in the course of which he protested his in-
nocence, but appeared to be rather averse to answering ques-
tions. He :was committed for a further examination, and
the officers went to search his house, where they found a large
quantity of plate, apparel, and china of a very superior kind,
stowed in various parts of the house, some of them with the
name at full length, and others the initials of Mr. Rothschild,
of Stamford-hill, with whom Barratt's wife had lived as servant
about two: years ; and, upon searching her trunks, some more
of her master's property was found. She was taken into cus-
tody, and on her way to prison sho fainted ; when recovering,
she exclaimed, " I know my husband will be hanged for the
murder, and I shall too for the robbery ; but he will die inno-
cent." The husband and wife are both in confinement, and
will undergo an examination before the same two Magistrates
in the course of a week. The property found would almost
fill a waggon ; the linen alone is estimated at nearly 1.:100
value.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.— Saturday morning a
serious accident occurred on the premises of
Mr. KtawAN, master-carman, Berner's-street,
Commercial-road. The machinery of the pump
having become irregular, an engineer, named
JOHN LAWRENCE, was employed to set it right;
the unfortunate man incautiously entered the
well without having ascertained whether there
was any foul air in it or not, and had not gone
many steps down the ladder before he dropped
off to the bottom, being avercome by the noxious
vapours. lie was soon after taken out, but all efforts
used to restore animation proved ineffectual. He
was a clever mechanic, and lived in Lambeth-
street, I.Vhitechapel, where he has left a wife
and family.