The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-06 00:00:00

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

-Tasteitrap a ease of a very singular sature neurred
at the Bow-street office. The celebrated Count Ber-
trand, the companion of Bonaparte Is bis exile as St.
• Helena. (and the executor wader his will,) appeared '
before R. Birnie, Esq. accompanied by Sir R. Wilson,
in consequence of a warrant having been. issued to
search the residentse of the Count for a bust of,hb il-
lustrious manor, which it was alleged was the pro-
perty of Dr. Burton, late a surgeon on the establish-
ment at St. Mesa. The following are the dream-
. susses of the ease. Previous to the death of Bose-
.. partelie had given directions* his matters that his
' body elnield not he touched by any person' after his
death, however, Count Bertrand-directed Dr...Auto-
ntatchi to take a host of bins ; but not being
able to' find a material which be thought would
'sower the purpose, be mentioned the circumstance
to Dr. Button, who promised that be would en-.
devour to -procure some if possible. The Doctor
• in piniiance of his promise, took a boat, manned,
askpickting up raw materials on the island, some dis-
tasce from Longwood, he made a plaster which he
asocenstd 'would answer the purpose. When be
sAlhouteakie to Dr. Astomarchl be said it would not an-
. inierrind.lte refused to hive any thing to do with it ;
in consequence of which Dr. Burton proceeded-to take
a bust himself, With the sanction of Meidassesf Bee-
, treed and Mentholon, who were in the room at the
• *ay. An agreement was entered- into that espies.
shoal& tou made of the boat, sad that Drs. Astoroareld
and Basses were 10-have foci. a espy. it was food,
that- the istK iiit sufficiently usable-
she potpies, ono ie was proposed se send the ori-
• .altuaLtellingiaual, tat bine copies takes.. When Dr.
Burton, however, afterwards inquired-fee the bust, be
as informed that leiratt packed ma nailed up, but a
2 'promise wai inade;ibat upon its arrival in Europe, an
application should:be-made to the family of Bonaparte
for the copy requite3l-ty Dr. iihrton. On its arrival
• 'Dr..Burton wrist, tax the Count to have his promised
bat sysafaildata before that application would be
1-matii to Ilse faniily of Bonaparte for it.
3W Button, upon this, applied to Bow-street for a
sellelliNiarrant, it order to obtain the bust,.aa he con- •
. eeieed he had a 'right to it, behaving furnished the
materials, and'executed it. A' warrant was issued,
and Taunton and Salmon, two officers, went to the
Count's residence in Leicester-square. When they ar-
rived "Isere, and had made known their errand, they
- were'renionstratet with by Sir R. Wilson and the
- Count, who begged they would not act until they had
an interview. with Mr. Binde, as there must be some
mistake. The officers politely acceded to the request
and waived their right of search. Count Bertrand
had, it seemsi offered a pecnniary compensation to Dr.
• Burton for bit-'trouble, but that was ratherindignattly
refused by the Doctor, who persisted in the assertion
of Isis right to the bust, u bisown property, and made
application for the search warrant.
Count Bertrand, in answer to the case stated by Dr.
Burton, bald that the bust was the property of the fa•
Daily of the deceased, to whom he was exeintor, and he
thoegist he would not be authorised in giving it up.
If. lierrever, the law of this country ordained it other-
wise, be must submit ; but he should protest earnestly
against it.
Theo Worthy Magistrati.lrins sworn the. Coast
Bertraltdie the fact 'that be way client°, under ibe
will of Bonaparte, observed that it was a case cent of
his jurisdiction altogether; and if Dr. Burton dime to
twrsist in his claim, he must seek a remedy beflorf itu
• other tribunal. -
The case Was dismissed, and the warrant canceled.,
Sir R. Wilson begged to obserie, that be had never
witnessed a more flagrant piece of injustice practised
upon any individual than this, and it was the more dis-
graceful that it shonld be practised upon a foreigner,
-whom the laws ought peculiarly to protect. He hoped
Mr. Birnie would approve. of the conduct of the
officers in *airing the right of search.
Mr. Birnie said be thought they had acted quite
correctly.—The parties then left the office.

SMUGGLING.
The following account of a desperate smuggling
affray near Margate is taken from the Kentish Chro-
nicle :-

Canterbury, Sept. 4.
AFFRAY NEAR MARGATR:OII Saturday night,
in or ra-
ther Sunday morning, the whole coast this neigh-
bourhood was thrown into confusion by successive dis-
charffes of tire arms; the flashes were mien distinctly
from the pier along an immense line of coast. It ap-
peared that a body of smugglers were taken by surprise
in 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 from report we
learn tl.at there was a very large assemblage of smu,g-
glere, the greater part of a' hoin were armed, 'with the
exception indeed of such only as were employed to re-
move the goods. In the affray there were three sailors
and a midshipman wounded, the latter with an extensive
sabre wound over the head, and one of the former by a
Fun 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 unknown, but
from the quantity of blood in the direction they took
after the affair, it is feared that some have been severely,
if not mortally, wounded.
A man of the name of Taylor, residing in Covell's-
row, Margate, was on Sunday afternoon apprehended
on the charge of one of the marines as a party con-
•cerned. He was taken before Ethiard Boys, Esq. aad
after a short examination remanded till yesterday. It
• was expected that the accused would have turned King's
evidence, and in that expectation thafflamination was
kept strictly private. so, much so that oft correspondent
wa4 refuse¢ aslmittance. It appears, however, that the
ides was ill-founded, as the unfortunate man was yes-
terday afternoon committed to Dover 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 mach
hunted of in recent Courts of Justice, as it is understOOd
• that's distinct alibi can be proved, on the testidionY of
several Ritnosses. . •

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, w
Camas account of the quantity of Sheep and Lamb%
wooOmportod into Oreat Britain, it appears that daduir
thirteen year: prior to the year 1814, the annual oaf:
age onioaut was abottt, saves millions of pounds, and
. during the selroale4n subsequent to that period it was
no lses thaw fifteen• milliona. is 1819- the quantity
impooed, ansoodsd. twenty-4z millions of pounds.
The ;late heavy rains bates done serious . injury to
the wheats, in the aoighbourbood of 110,11baine The
prir.m.at Horsham market, on Sword:ye advanced fill
211 s. pet:load in consequence.