Star.
London, England, 1821-10-27 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, James Barrett and Mary Barrett, man
arri wife, were indicted for stealing a great quantity
of articles and wearing apparel, the property of Na-
than Myer Rothschild.
Jesse Allan, valet to Mr. Nathan Myer Rothschild,
said his master lived at Stamford-hill. The female
prisoner was dairy-maid to Mr. Rothschild, and the
prisoner, her husband, was frequently at the house.
John Joss was one of the mounted patrol. He
searched t:.e prisoner's house three times, and found
property there belonging to Mr. Rothschild. Some
were found in a trunk, some under the bed, and some
among the bedclothes. Witness, after the first search,
saw the male pi isoner at the house of a Mr. Bevil.—
lle -then told Barrett what be had found, and ex-
pressed his astonishment that be bad so much fine
linen in his house. The prisoner then said it was not
at ail a‘soilishing, for he always wore fine linen. lie
then pulled out his shirt to witness, to spew how fine
it was. When witness made a second search, the fe-
male prisoner was present. On the first search, six
pair of silk Atockings, five fine shifts, two silk pocket-
handkerchiffs, sheets, and pillow-cases were found.—
On the second search, sixteen or seventeen towels were
found. While searching, the female prisoner said,
" 1 will give you anything if you will desist from
searching." Witness replied, " Sit down ; I consider
you are a very bad woman, and you are my prisoner."
On the third search were found four books, shirts, a
writing-desk, a tortoiseshell box, table-linen, &c.
Cross-examined.—From the first to the second search
the female prisoner was at large, and might have re-
moved property if she had chosen.
Re-examixed„--On the third search, on the 30th of
September, were found 27 china plates, 13 china
saucers and cups, 44 blue and white plates, four jugs,
&c. 'These were found packed up in five or six
hampers. They were full of crockery.
John Lappan was in company with the last witness
at the second search, when some napkins were found:
the female prisoner claimed one of them as being her
own. There was a search when Joss was not there.
The male prisoner claimed the keys of the house, to
sell the remaining property.
Frances Fazacherly was housemaid to Mr. Roths•
child. In the course of the five weeks before the male
prisoner was t:iken up, he had been at the house about
four times. He came two Sundays in the night, and
he wished her good night as if he were going to bed
in the house. Barrett came again on the Wednesday
following, and remained till half-past one in the
morning. Witness identified a considerable portion
Of the pi operty produced in Court. Some part of it
was marked " N.?d.R." and others " N.H.R." the
former Mr. Rothschild, and the latter for Mrs. Roths-
child. The linen which had been stolen was in the
daily use of the family, and witness was responsible
for a considerable part of it. The prisoners were
twice left in charge of the house. For two winters
they had had the care of the house.
Thomas Bowie, groom to the prosecutor, one morn-
ing after a party, saw the male prisoner going away
f' urn the house with a large rush basket in his hand.
There was something in it, but it appeared to be
light.---Other servants identified further property.
The prisoners were then called upon for their de-
fence. The male prisoner stated that he knew nothing
of the matter. If found guilty with his wife of this
robbery, and if transported, he humbly hoped the
Court would allow theit only child to accompany
them. The female prisoner cried bitterly, and so-
lemnly declared that her husband knew nothing about
the robbery.
The CHIEF Jusrtcz thought it unnecessary to call
witnesses to the character of the prisoners, as having
been in service, it might be concluded that they bore
a good character. In addressing the Jury be ob-
served that the capital charge was done away with,
as the probability was that no article of the value of
40s. was taken away at any one time. There was
an important question for the consideration of the
Jury, which was, as both could not be convicted
(being man and wife), which was the thief? As to
character where the facts were clear, it could not
weigh, however good it might have been previous to
the transaction in question.
The Jury found James Barrett Guilty of stealing
to the value of 395. and acquitted the female prisoner.
Nowell Wilkissott and Joseph Illanuku were in-
dicted for stealing 60001bs. of nee vomica.
James Marsh was a lighterman and agent, and
bad two partners. On the 4th of October he saw
Wilkinson, the prisoner, on the subject of the nuz
vomica. He said, " Mr. Cooper will be with you,
and give you some particulars to enter 30 bales cli-
ne: vomica, containing 750 bags." Mr. Cooper
brought warrants to witness, and desired him to en-
ter SO hales of nuz vomica by the first vessel for Am-
sterdam. Accordingly 30 bales were entered at the
Custom-house by a vessel called the York Merchant,
then lying in the London Docks. The goods were
passed through the Custom-house in the usual way.
• Thin witness gave Wilkinson charge of an open lug-
ger to take in the nuz vomica at Bow-creek, and put
it on board the York Merchant.
Crowesamined.—The cccket was given over to
Cooper, as he was to pay the duty. Witness was
bondsman that the nuz vomica should not be lauded I

At the late Oxford Sessions, eleven persons were
convicted of a riot, and breaking the windows of se-
veral of the inhabitants of the city, who had illumi-
nated their houses on the evening of the day of his
MAJESTY'S Coronation ten of them were sentenced
to three months imprisonment, and one to one month.
At Warwick Sessions. A. At-cokes and J. Simms
were put to the bar on a charge of disturbing a con-
I gregation of persons assembled for Religious Worship.
—They pleaded Guilty, and the prosecutors con-
sented to their discharge, their only object being to
shew the prisoners that such conduct subjected them
to punishment.
Thursday, in Privy Gardens, Whitehall, the "Dis-
mounted Police Horse Patrol," who are stationed
on the verge and in the environs of the metropolis,
(upwards of one hundred), were assembled. They
were for the first time inspected by Sir RICHARD
DIRNDL' the present Chief Magistrate of the Public
Office, Bow-street, and every explanation relating
Ito their regulations, discipline, and duty, was given
to him by Mr. DAY, the conductor of the Police
Horse Patrol Establishment. These Dismounted
men were appointed early in the present year,
and attached to the Mounted Patrol Establish-
ment, and have already been found of great pro-
tection to persons and property around London.
They appeared to be all men suited to their employ-
ment, none of them more than forty or forty-five
years of age, and many of them much younger.—
They were furnished with truncheons, cutlasses, &c.
and most of them had on blue' coats and red waist-
coats, the dress usually worn by them, and which has
given rise to the thieves calling them the 44 scarlet
runners," instead of the 16 Bow-street runners," as
heretofore.
Utizos-Hat.z.--Yesterday, a young man, who
holds a respectable situation, but who was so unlucky
as to marry a woman whom he knew to be of bad
character for some years before he took upon himself
.the charge of protecting her honour by the most
powerful of titles, accused her, before R. L. CHAW.
BUS, Esq. of having threatened to dispose of him in
the speediest manner possible. He said, that imme-
diately after she became legally his, her temper sud-
denly underwent a change, and when he asserted his
new authority, she seized a knife, held it to his throat,
and threatened to use it very much to the injury of
that part of his person—her wish and intention ap-
pearin to be nothing less than the separation of his
head from his shoulders. This threat had been fre-
quently repeated, and years having added to her
violence, and given strength to her depravity, he
must very soon expect a quick termination to all his
mortal sorrows at her hands, if those of the law were
not extended to save him. He had expended a for-
tune upon this precious partner, but all his liberality
and tenderness brought him nothing but menaces and
curses.—The Lady admitted that she had been liberal
in her behaviour before she had the misfortune to
meet with the complainant: that from that moment
her persecution commenced, and with her indepen-
dence, her happiness fled for ever. Her husband's
only complaint was, that he one day found a slug in
his cabbage, and she was perpetually reproached by
him. She concluded with declaring that she wished
for no event so much as a separation from her tyrant,
and called upon the Magistrate to restrain her hus-
band from the desperate violence with which he had
frequently threatened to use her.—The Magistrate
(R. CHAMBERS, Esq.) made some comments upon the
respectability of the alliance, and the benefits which
usually resulted from such peculiar notions of moral
excellence in a wife. He advised the parties to live
separate, and calculated upon the efficacy of time in
reconciling each to the absence of the other.—The
husband as well as the wife seemed delighted at the
prospect of a separation, and both were loud in the
expression of their feelings.—The Magistrate then
suggested the amount of the separate maintenance ;
but the husband quite disapproved of any regulation
of that kind, inasmuch as she had brought him no-
! thing but misery, fur s hich he mild see no reason
why he should pay.—The Magistrate assured him
that the Parish would compel Ens to make the al-
lowance, upon the application of his wife for relief.—
, The husband, after much hesitation, consented to
allow her 7s. a week, with which the Lady appeared
'perfectly satisfied.

DIED.

At Glasgow, on the 9th inst. in the 19th year of his age, David,
and on the 11th, id the 25th year of his age, William, sons of,
Mr. David Hamilton, architect, Glasgow.
October 15, at Edinburgh, Miss Grace Sun-le, eldest daughter
of the late Sir George Stade Bart. of Ilalgone.
At Edinburgh, on the 15th inst. Jamrs•klay, Esq. W.S.
Monday, at Poplar, Catherine, the widow of :he late Captain'
Josiah Price, many years in the Hon. East India Company's
service.

Sunday, Mr. Thomas Harvey, aged 38, late Captain of the
Eclipse steam-pack,.t.
Oct. 11, Mr. John Sonley, an eminent tailor, of Kirbymoer-
side, Yorkshire, agvd 70, walked up a street with liqwer, the
pedestrian, and, while in conversation with the abiembled multi-
tude, fell down in a fit of apoplexy, and expired immediately.—
And n she following day, blr. W. Wildon, aged 71, an active
and noted tailor, also of Kirbymoorsidq, died instantaneously by
apoplexy, while hi the act of thrashing some gleaucd cern. What
is more reparkable, these two persons have been married three
times, and have each left a widow, nearly qt the same age, to
deplore the sudden bereavement of their wotthy partners.