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

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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.

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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;liendedi
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 tb!' 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,..excitedsoconli•
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 Aflthe 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

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