Star. — London, England, 1824-01-10 00:00:00

MURDERERS OF *Lk: WEAR& ~= In the STAR' of yeiterdsiy we gave as ample an as count of the execution of John Thuttell, surd thf_eireihn:. s tancei'artending it, as the fate hour at whith it took place would admit r we now fishish a more . 'detailed n arrative of the lasi moments of the wretched murderers Of late years is • has:been ciastimutcy to eixectite cri minals in Hertford as eight o'cloek in the Imsiniiig, but on * on ocialcr `twel - ve seat the hdnr:fiXed., 'the neerdeop eiatted givii - eirriOsitY, AtltOtigs.t the' people of this Corot, .roost of whom had never wit nessed anything ..or ri kit d .; c a use which led,to it its construction itaii .e'ditstrOction of the Ilk 011Ows. The machine was erected opposite to the centre door of the jail, whichleads by a* short tomer to the chapel:. Its dimensions appeared to be unusually late, beiflg sheet thirty feet wideand fifteen deep.., The )leig4 was about seven feet; and by ten o'clock on. Thursday night, the whole of the outer elevation was completed; although the workmen tootinued.busy with their welt till a late Hour.. The whole was . ..or :w . c4cl; tirsd - . paioteo black, and, when erected, a couple of javelin men kept watch before it throughout the night: The townspeople continued to pay visits to the . Object or or. euritasity,_ll t he work proceeded, in . the course of the plea, : ....„.. ~,,-t • The workmen. were closely watched : in their labours by the curious populace, and the contrast between-the aspect of the cheerful cloudless nighr,-itncr_dre disinal associations. `connected with the toils of thatewhia . wet preparing fur the jest sacrifice of a human victim, were s ufficiently striking toaccount for the awful interest they . . .... :. .• inspired it, the beholders. • • • The seene'oppasite to the gaol could not fail - l to' tau . ' et the heart on any occasion : extensive meadoWs were in the immediate view ; rising grounds coveted with woods were dimly discerned in the distance— ,. The yellow moonlight slept on elltbe fields ;" but at the gaol wall load and incessant ham Mering on boards and stakes resounded thrinigh the. air. 2 The sounds must have been distinctly audible to the re motest recess of that:gloomy building, and to one inmate within its walls, they must have heed Very significant. The Hey. Chaplain of the _Gaol, reinained with the prisoner in his apartment until eleven o'clock on Thurs day night. Early in the evening, Thurtell expressed a wish once more to sec !tint, atainst whom ' he had ceased to feel . anything like hostility. Thitrwietchad man was conveyed. front his own to the apartment of his principal in _guilt., On his entrance Thurtell - ap proached Bunt-shook hiiiiiatitionitely hi - the hand, and said, 4 , God blessaroi—you have been- my enemy, but I freely forgive you. I hope you will.be reprieved, •Joe." Hunt, who waemueh. more affected than Thurtell, returned the preisnre of his hand, and was provided paha seat...-At-the. request of Thurtell, Hunt was per mitted to spend the 'thole Of the night in the same apattment witfilliT4';7 ..** 1:: i . i : . ... : . So d e eply iiirecteci'we . s 'iliornas - Thurtell at his last' interview with his ' brother, on Thursday evening, that'it‘ became necessairt&eemove hint away by force 'John' Tbertell, beckonitrg.to_the turnkeys, - said, - ' 4(.l.Vcehim away for God's sake, for , be unmans me; poor fellow,. 1 .wish he had not come at all.l , I Thurtell thesigettipleted himself% Listening-Watt ithortatiOns of the climplaii,: who teineined • with' barn 7ittitilsnine °Clock. ":',He then' Wished twat Mr: Wilson's :On, 'Whose attention 'to him .he uniformly acknowledged, should read to him Paley's Sermon on Judgmeititpkd ntcasional extracts (rolls Di Brewster's Sermiiii -- .7 -. .:; The manner ,;f" ',.. 4 bad become solemn, hut it had not lost all the imPatience that, formed so promi nenta feature in: his etraracter. In .speaking ; of his fa mily it Was'ilivays in terths Or 4 wierm„almost romantic. affection. To Ilis.rnother, in particular, he never alluded without the strongeateminions He referred:to that part of his sentence whictr ordered dissecting, and expressed a hope that the - forreAty only . would be observed, and that his body would be delivered to his friends.—" Let illy poor tnother," said he; while k 'tear trembled in his eye—diet my poor 'Mother :) stoi, - where she may find X, er iiniesitunaft icin's*grave r, . pathis subject no pro mise was held -anti- but arkkevi reason to believe that he thought his re q uest in thi t .particular would be com plied with. Ilit, air..gon-:- . .Aliat ; instrument of . death about which's& much has bee;csaid, he wished, as his last request to the Spotlit; ythaulcl be delivered: to bia father. How .far this - ciii,fle.a4eticled to we- Imo*: opt ; we understand it, is. &dill ia-thu7possessipq prifishop of Upson,: the osCers whinariestedltim.•...l. Ise :tst:,:s.s.*.) Another sOjeet:otekpied- . 4:tikkiiderable portion of his attention. Afteriseutence oficleatichaci been passed upotr.Thurtell on Wedaesday.ovening, Mr:. - ..-- - ape proaaltd the Dock, 'and requested 'of the prisoner, on the plti.; '4f.:;4; : ._ _:......; to' permit ja caSt; t ei his Ilead 4 : to bi e . ... his 11) . twkeiticii!ilils.*#:PeA.4nPs totals refused.: On Thursday evening she recuirred to the subject. — " For In If self,". said Thurtell,"-Iftairi no= thing scjtcther acastis taken of me 9 17 n ot : but' • • kttow, that if a cast ti taken, a bust . would be-,m4 de from it, and it woald.he .painful to every meniber. of nay fa mily, and to my lathe: in particular, if they 'were-met by wolf a sight•otiony future occasicei.".... Theirlireoto logical Society have applied;abrough one of their meari hers, to be altowed to take a-cisr of the'barck pareof the head Mile.; .4aa "ni . ThtiTtegl otiectiod to a cast a '.. t b face did not appearto . beat,ifplio g this ithalitailiiii,tiii* has been granted-hY,the..High Sheriff to ihake it. , . While-the Rey. Chaptaitereinained with.thistiiriairs WeiliieS4ay night, fifty *eye all iticessaraly r ea'gigest.,in prayer or other pious exercises. _ The Chaplain. alter. nately exhorted smikeeS,ltillirs;pntiappy: charge, - who listened :with die most . Tenteroject attention; and .joined in prayer with appatent; fervour. ,As far as the ago:- 'Using sense of his own het rible Situation would perinit, Hunt pkticipared in the feelings: and manner 'of Tbur ! tell ; w Otti;the'tutdl wa4 Of eve4thing rite` r e solution draws a strong line of -.Astinctioo betseetiCeift*:.. glen the four men who as idards wee placed over the pri toners, appeared edified by their cotiduct;and-pitied la prayer, or became Apetitive auditors, as tisi,itmarsioi dentanded, ... ••.....i , ; - - , • 1?..- tki;1:0 1 ., ~ . ..1: AS •'. Thi Chaplain ..r.eircd: AT: /en o'clock4-immediately. after which, ' at die le4iiest Of Than tell; M Wilson, km, 'son of the Governor. of the prism)). *camemsaiilo, and. retuaioed with him usstilone.o.elock, the,:whole - of tile : interval beingemploied in the perforinUiter of: plods and i el igioiii - duties l . -XT.Ai4os reaTie - iiiioliallf front Use books already mentioned, aria portions of the Holy Scriptures; Thurtell also, froni-a volume of retigkoos tracts, and anoticier'nfernhns, feat, a good, atii. -'One lertnon in Oil I tiCitilie. Ike read is/ the Atilt *affecting:Old energetic znaspor;• ale :Ilagguage of which, as tepee-, seated to us, wasosery-fines andots beauty tonsiderably heighteiterrtif tbeCiariett . treli - v - ii;st'orrhirrtkit. At bike, oclock yesterday.mOrning; hir,Vl ilsOn Idokleave`oftim• Thurtell immediately after *cm ao bed,.aad having taken off only his upper gitenients, - tell asleep; still hand isffcd and isitiiid i Ver Heatless will recolleCt the story Cold of the stirprilie eartrirced.uptu 6 ng the Earl s. ' Argyll in a sound sleep-on the morning appointed for his execution, which'elftettnitance:has been made- th subject - ofst finebiottnit, *thigh hasialoasbeensehgrattd. In . lhectitne of His It Tre*.kom many 9fitbusi NOso hale been frail* tirne to 064 Convicted for it have cltsplayeil art entbassi,astic.pride,7a;liipli,' hoivever, ill rounded, his contributed to their moral co swage; btu the rnanol.whaus vet speak' could not have been upheld by any welt idea... , At halhiaif 'yeaterdal Mantic* Mr; Wilson Wel4 tP viskj.ll,4fkiiiarrsa :04 entering the Thurtell, her - aysarstruck. by the deathlike silence that pervaded it.. Minuet by 'the fire, the picturoof horror and despair: - The aitetidaqrs ' thOuth watchful, were mutes Mr. Wilissa i approacliedThurtelribla.. !rho face U of the prisoner covered by the rug, and for some moments after Mr. Wilson had reached his bedside, no snund—not ear of breathing—indicated that the-un -4)li-innate' Min still pica. The rug was carefully re moved from his countenance, and Thurtell was found in a tranquil sin:Tiber: subsequently his breathing became more obvious, but he continued to sleep. Having waited half an hour, Mr. Wilson (it:being then seven o'clock) shook Thurtell ge n tly by the shbulders; who was for a short time unconscious *of. -his situation, so sound had been tbesleep•froari which he was . wakened. At length. he recognized Mr. Wilson, and paid him the usual complirnents." Hort do you find yburself this morning, Thurtell?" asked W. Wilton.- - ---To which he replied, •' Very well?'—" You have slept well Yet i and I yave had, some very curious . dreams."-- I . have often dreamt since my imprisonment ; yet, what is very extraordinary, I never dreamt of anything con nected with this ea ir." He then rose, had some water and soap, Washed, sat down, and partook slightly" of breakfast (tea and bread arid butter). He had not much appetite, but sucked an orange. He mentioned that, he had written on the previous day to his father, and had chine with all worldly concerns. The letter so written was transmitted by the High Sheriff through the post, under a frank - from Lord Cowper, who happened to be in the gaol at the time. After breakfast he wrote two letters, one addressed to his brother, Thomas Thurtell, to the care of Mr. Wontner, keeper of Newgate ; the other to his solicitor, Mr. Fenton, of Austin Friars ; both sealed with black war. „: At nine o'clock .the Reverend Chaplainarcitrect at the prison, and , proceeded direct to the apartment of his penitent charge, and fosind him in the same excellent frame of .mind in which he left him the preeeding night, and which was everything his dearest friends could wish. At II o'clock he was removed from .his apartment into the Chapel, and before the removal, he shook Hunt again by the hand * and repeated his assurance of for giveness; his sole anxiety at this moment seemed to re late to the shame and reproach which be had brought upon . his -family ; he said that it was his lot to be one of two favourite sons of a mother whom he tenderly loved; and, bearing a deep sigh, he added, 44 one of them was drowned, and the other is about to be blnged, But 1 know my Mother, nistWithstanding my faults, will seek .my grave wherever it can be found ; and, if she can find in any part of England a stone with the initials of her aon's name upon it, she will drop a tear; on that ac coma alone lam anxious that *family should know where my remains are to be interred. As to thyself, I know that the process of dissection can only happen when all sensation is with me extinct. -The law, lam told, requires it; but still, whea that is'cliiine; perhaps what remains of me will be depoiited in a tomb, so that the spot may be recognized by my family." For three hours the pious and respectable Clergyman remained with Thurtell, confirming him in those dispo sitions. which he himself had so mainly contributed to' produce. These three hours passed almost impercep tibly, so completely absorbed were all by the religious holiness in which they were engaged. At the Chapel, Thurtell was attended by Mr. Nichol son, the %Under Sheriff, and Mr. Wilson. Hunt was also present, and they all received• she SVlCraMent tog.. ther.. When introduced into the Chapel, he was in `formed by Mr. Wilson, that in the awful stage whiCh he had yet to pass, lie was anxious to avoid-doing any thing which could discompose his mind : but that it was necessary either that his arms should be tied, or that the handcuffs which he then wore should remain, leaving it to the option of the prisoner. Thurtell thanke:d Mr. Wilsola, and said, " that as it was the same, he thought he might as well retain the handcuffs." .11c was then left alone in the Chapel with Mr. Wilson- n the Chaplain and attendants .having. for in instant retired. Since the conviction f the wretched man valioult attempts were made-to induce him to acknowledge hit guilt * bat this he ca;refullfavoided ; and since the necesi, 'sky his fate.appeared.to blur in that. inevitable form mihkh the final.seutence• Made it assume, he has not once repeated those assertions of innocence which previously, when his mind was not under the influence of so strong iense of religion, he was much in the habit of making. NiThen ..asked to snake an, acknowledgmenE of guiltb he , was informed that it. was not necessary he should express himself in• words—that a hint—an admission by 4 nod or squeize of the hand, would be sit& cleat to convey all that was necesiiiiy.. He unifgrmly, within the last two or three days, spewed, when talked to ou this subject ; that he was, " perfectly satisfied.with what had been done." He sometimes spoke with uzs tied distiess of his iatnity, and appeared to revery iinasons not .jo say or, do anything that might increase the bitterness of the draught which he so unfortunately prepared for their lips. This, however, was a theme thathe would strive to lose the recollection of, FOr he found that it preyed upon his spirits, and broke in upon that resolution which he thought it becoming to maintain. While Mr. Wilson remained- with the prisoner iu Chapel, he said-to !lisp., ""Mr. Thurtell, - there is one subject.to wbicll fleet St my autj , to refer, and which .cequireMfourmest serious consideration ; your conduct, since - youltave been intrusted to my care, has been such as:to induce me to hope, that at thi, awful moment you will telthewledge the justice of your sentenc e . You see I#scitl 01-Inthic but the, A t f IiIOHTY can overhear our discourse, -fido riot ask - sop to make any -confession;, but if you have any declaration to make, or `any expression bf : yoUr fee li ng - with respeet to • the sen tence of the law - iinctei'Whi'ch you Are:ahout to, suffer, this is, the most, .fl, _and proper time to make it?' He ;replied, "'Mr- Wilsop,-.l:thark you, for all you *ten t Lions to.me,au& all . ish to say is- this-4 am satisfied; L forgive evetybody,%and die in peace-and charity seitli all thanking *JO' to glito the world. fray, mo re quegitins. The Chaplain at •this- time •reabilleil into the. Chaßilaland ' nutted,- milting- that gentleinsiniby the hand, =repeated over twice the. same 'words .whitb (se had jai ilelheerdd to Mr. Wilton, Ink! ing OM. .4 1 4 1 1 4)10, 1 14 )444 4 T i t• g r ci , as his dying deelar44oo,, N . (l • 41 4 .11 , 1 l a Here, then, is all tbat , tan ever.beknown ofahalsit souer's guilt by his ost u adniisSitl• •antt thus hall all bur • • hopes Of lit full, candid, and_cuutrixe confession qf all the cireunistaheerof the horrible mtirdefetattritittedliy him frustrated. i g the ' ifippreSsion of these hart id rfiC lie : tbrtik ik knbable thin Thbrtill` tria" yhave biOdinifuented:ty rewiill to savelis , fri'ends front* »Atty . firing; and togdierease, by hN silence, - that- ignOminf, drat 'lnent Bier irttfdh la biro, and wthichhebtioneritioll trell'eitid aright •reflec't upon his- farniFy and friends:-L lie then risurned-his:devotional etertises, andisaid dint he died very' pettitVile;*full y impresiekl with "theConidlitt tioris of' iefiefori„ .. a hicharitY 4tltli the world:' As tie clock wasp uf-''the' Point' of stnichig twelve, he Whited with-frii: hand On the Chaplain's arm from the Chola, alons3l - ,epavod passage -Whick•CrObSes the _yard rtb the &Jot' of the :tt'eati-mill.' '114 4 - walk' , was firth, =his wholeileteaninii di:ft of ConiptisUieirtil fesignati6M- All around hinileemed more affected than he ippeafed Irirnself. 'lle cdidiallY shook harvds With Mr. Wilson's son, to whom in the nitorninghetive a leek of his hair, and lamented at first thathe had nbthing better tri give him; 'but,' as if recollecting . hithself, be' said, "-Ohl here's my snuffbox: it is now empty; I have no Mi.; ther occasion for it. Keep if for my sake." ~ He was particularly desirous that his relatives andfit mily should know that he Went to death with. piety; charity,- and sincere repentance ; be was so anxious - ens this subject, that he exacted a promise from thellev. Chaplain to write to them to that effect; when it was suggested to hrm that the expression of his forgiveness of Probert should be clearly understood, he said, in a tone of the greatest solemnity, " I freely and -fully foss. give Probert all that he has done against me ; but, as.f am a dying man, I would rather encounter such an ex' lei from lite as this every day, were it possible, than be Probert as he is with 100 years to live,.and twenty thou- sand pounds at my:command.- He - has ',always been a wicked man, but my sincere hoptis,.that he.may.takc warning and turn from his-evil ways.". •. -- 2 - All was now prepared for the listrad office. By it o'clock the multitude assembled was very great around the'scaffold; it extended, in a dense body, • for about a furlong on the London side of the-,jail,,and for about the same distance on the Hertford side. Beyond this compact body, the crowd, less closely packed,. extended on the one side to a small bridge which is thrown over a rivulet that flows across the road,. and on the other, up to the .Blue-coat School. The, field in front of .the jail was also very fuilof people; at leastAyery, pat t of it from which a view of the scaffold could be commtnded. A cow-house, and, we believe, a place for .tearieg sw,ine, which stood near the hedge, immediately,opposite the place of execution, seemed to offer most eligible -ac commodation for witnessing the awfid,cereqiony.... About eleven o'clock a ' portion of the tool* Of. . th e . . cow-house gave way ; but as no person.was hurt ,, vie warning passed unregaided. ~ No person, felt,inclioed to abandon so favourable a . position._ At haif,p4st%leven however, almost the whole of the roof pf,hoth. buil t ;. ings fell in amidst the cries of thosel , 4lo,lmattinsted their safety to fabrics of so fragile . aAgnstritetico ? The thigh of a boy, named Frayley, was bitiketii ,notitet lad, named Mullins, received a severe contusion on the knee; the arm of a third person wits brokers, and. many individtiali were wounded in a &eater or' less Aigiee. A body of constables, forming- three sides of an ob 'long, kept an open space before the paling which in -1 closed the platform-. Beyond- them, , the equestrians ranged themselves in a semicircle, of great 'extent, and .at least twelve or fourteen deep. A number of carts, cars, and gigs, were placed in the rear of the horsemen. Every interstice was filled up by pedestrians, and these, the humblest class of spectators, extended t0 . ..a 'great distance on every side. • At a few seconds before 12 o'clock, Mr. Nicholson, the Under- Sheriff, ascended"the'platform, and was followed on it by Thurtell. vrho.rnounted the stairs which led to it with a slow but steady step- The principal Turnkey of the jail came next; and was followed by Mr. Wilson and two officers. Thurteil immediately placed him- . self under the fatal beam, and at that moment the chimes of a neighbouring clock began to strike twelve. The executioner then came, forward with the rope., which he threw acres, it., Thurtell then lifted his eyes up to the drop, gazed at it for a few moments, and then than calm but hurried stirvey of the multitude around, him. He nest fixed his eyes on a young gentleman in the Crowd, whom he had frequently seen as a spectator at the conuateucetiien of the 'Proceedings against hint. Seeing that the individuat was affected by the circumstance, he removed them to another' quarter, and in so doing recognized an individual well knownie the sporting circles, to whom he made a slight bow. 'file executioner then commenced his mournful duties by taking front . the un.: happy prisoner his cravat and collar. To obviate all' difficulty in this stage of the proceeding, Thsirtell Rung back his head and neck, and so gave the executioner an opportanity of immediately divesting him of that part of his dress. After tying the rope•round Thurtell's neck, the executioner dreW a white cotton cap over his countenance, which did cot; howeeee, conceal the contour,of his face, or deprive hint entirely of the View of surrounding objects:, At that motnent the clock sounded the last strpke of twelve. During the whole of this appalling ceremony there was not the slightest symptom of emotion discernible in his features; his demean Our was perfectly calm and tranquil, and he behaved like a nun a 6 quainted with the dreadful ordeal he was about to pass; but not un prepared to meet it: Though his fortitude was thus conspicuous, it was evident, from the alteration in his.appearance, that it; the in. terval between his conviction and his execution, he must bade lee r fered much. Ile looked careworn; bit countenance had aisumed i cadaverous hue, and there was a haggardness and lankness about his cheeks and mouth, which could not tail to attract the notice of every spectator. His dress was the same thtt be were on the seconsiday of his trial—namely, a brown surtout, dark waistcoat, drab.hersey. mere breechei and gaiters. His legs were heaSily Ironed, and his hands w e re Confined in handcuffs. His arms, by his own desire. were not pinioned. The executioner next proceeded to adjust the noose by which Thurtell was to be attached tQ the scaffold. After he had fastened it iu such a manner as to Satisfy his own mind, 'l'hurtell looked up at it, and examined it with great attention. He then desired the executioner to let him have fall enough. The - rope at this moment seemed as if it would only give a fall of two or three feet. The executioner assured him that the fall was gene sufficient. The principal turnkey then went up to Thurtell, shook hands with him, and turned away in tears. Mr. Wilson, Governor of the jail, next approached him. Thur tell said to him, " Do you think, Mr Wilson, I have got enough fall?" Mr. Wilson replied," I think you have, Sir. Yes, quite enough." Mr. Wilson then took hold of his band, shook it, and said, " Good by, Mr. 'Mundt, may Goo A LIMN TY bless you." 'Mundt instantly replied, " Goa bless you, Mr. Wilson, Gnu bless you." Mr. Wilson then turned away from biM, and appearing deeply affected, moved to a distant part of the _scaffold, and re mained there till the conclusion of this melancholy catastrophe. A few seconds then elapsed, during which every person seemed to be engaged its examining. narrowly Thurtell's depUrtment. His 'features, as well as they could be discerned, appeared to remain unmoved, and his hands, which were extremely prominent, con tinued perfectly steady, and were not.affected by the slightest tre mulous motion. Exactly at two minutes past 12 the drop fell, with out 'any previous signal being nude; and as the violence of the tall was such as to cause the dislocation of ttie neck to be attended - vliftli considerable noise, it Is reasonable to Cutsclusle:that the pri soner's death Was instantaneous. _A 'night convulsion of the mouth was observed the moment after Thyrtell fell; then came a single groan, and then, followed th e stillness of dea th , The executioner,- to make certainty' doubly sure; pulled his body towards the grout* 1 fifteen or sisfeen times, Old theribj led theaorrthinding dultik to believe that Thurtell struggled 'much -feetore he stied. Thor . ink ,verse, however, was the case.. . , . -.. . . . 1 .... . . - At th e Muineatibit:the fatal bolt ?was 7erithdratiti wlijebfuttifl end to the " fitfur fever" ts'e 'Marren% existence, , an lierultfutary shudder was obieried in tliO crated i a 'number of Pewit:Mega to if , under the impulse tat extreme terrei, and in their llight nbsoiviely forced down a cowlumeti and. some : pafing that-ware in f l tunt Rte the prison. One nuoiainted Away, a i d eviergi were se4 attempting, but in vain; to hide the intensiey'bf their feeli "At ifte'san4 minuteleurbutve:exPreiseiprottided tattled, lAthillefdk' thilliike ,t:. ~ .; 'ft!: J;:• ~. ' •••:' • i•*3l . ..ong anxiety to . closer inspection quence made a rush wit4i.o.the ba.ciiuts in order.ntscatify it. They were, however , kept hick withont much difficulty 1510 the consta bles. The lady was lift hinging rill two mihnles ;Past one, when the executioner again% ntadp his appearance ces.:tbsillatform, and unloosed it from the tram.. It was immediately.coried by tour of Mr. Wilson's officer) rntia the jail, where it Wit, 414 ~upon a bier, with a silk handkerchief beet' the face. • The teatßt,ts; when exa mined, did not appear much distorted; and' tike 'chief alteration perceptible in the countenance-was thernumber atAnfill spots with . _ which it was variegated. • • . - When brought into die Chapel tae body was - st retched on a small platfoi in, and a Bible placed under the head. A little moisture had issued from the mouth, which was open.-the'litte• projected snore than when in life, and the eyes were also open. Ths. , rope having been only loosely placed upon the neck, by the weight of the body falling two feet and a half, epilled with Iholence, and caused instan. taneous death. The vertebra Of the neck'were completely severed, and of course the spinal marrow divided. The neck was more sr vet ely marked by the rope than usual. The criminal suffered only fur a moment. The body had notlalti many minutes in the Chapel when the face resumed its ordinary appearances-all appearance• of lividness bad subsided. The body was stripped, and tlip as it lay might be seen its herculean proportions: the :depth of the chest was greater ! than had ever been seen !Afar by any persdik present: ' Thus closed the career of this- illlatarred9 7 yoUng man, who, instead of being time shame and nrpruaclr of a • rt'ipectable fa ,mily, was blessed with talents and education to form its or *lament and support. Iti Juni we lament no benefit lust to society ; his death may prove exemplary —not' 4 increasing the universal ahhorrence•against the erimeut murder, but tlfhew ineilissiiine'fitiii.it'ep leads rattle commission of,more fences, until in the end this Wotat•of all becomes familiar. Thurtell Lsd,not the excase of original poverty, nor the scantiness of moral .education; nor paternal neglect; for his crime. He could not appeal to.our compasslonlike anotherciriminal who stood charged with the blond of :a fellow.ereature, and• who embellished by his genius aft sad history of his . • • • • t.r.) No ninibor's care ' Shielded his Infant innocence with pi-ayer. He had maternal care and an education that fitted hitnicsr a useful part in eoeicti.- But he was undone by the intercourse of what is called " Faney.'‘osA man, of an ardent spirit, be entered boldly into their enterprising pursuits, and was caught by,the danger which attends their dubious avocations. let the saucy reviler of the de. cencies of life ; let the impudent blaipheiner and bravo, takea hessOn frian the Ignominious death of John Thurtell. : ;• . •Ir - • I'HE ARMY. tilud . : rr; ..•. . . • Orders have. been issued to the whole of the recruiting parties to discontinue the further enlistment of men fur the 94th and 85tis Reginienti a Foot, in consequence of the tstablisbuteitt of both those' Corps being completed. - - • , Detachments of the 95th itegimion bale beeh ordered to proceed forthwith front' Kilkenny, and different parts of_lreland, to Wim cheater, where the bead-quarters of that Corps ary,fpc tile proem, to be stationed. • : - • . "it is iintlitstOOd th a t tie restriction whicfitillibloluililopiied'indi thelecruiting Parties fair the Bast India Compiney'ealivhsevirM bo, now, that tbelllith and 05th. Regiments havebeen completed, re moved forthwith.. . r ; i ~, . , rt '• A detachment g recrui t s arrived in town yesterday, Irons Edin burgh, on its route to the'depot in the Isle of Wight.' . • ...: ... ; ~,. ;... : • J r.. a . t- . ' • : 1 • , -Accounts from Turin of the 81st ult. state that King Vlcrtin,Eu A Num. had been attacked by a sciatica in the calf of thelleg, which had been successfully treated, and his 11,1aJesxy slept as usual, but complained in themorn ing of exha•istion; caused by a fit of coughing, The Parish Of St. Clement Danes held a Vestry last night, pursuant to notice, to consider of the immoral state of Great Shire Lane, Ship Yard, and the neighbourhood. After the subject had undergone considerable discussion, it was resolved that the eon duct of some of the inhabitants, and many of the frequenters of their house!, was notoriously infamous, and a Committee of the Church wardens, Overseers, and several inhabitants, was chosen to consider of the best means to abate the evil. It seems that several re* nt robberies, and the bad character of two or three low disorderly houses, have led to the measures iOquestion. The following .4 Notice" has appeared in the Dublin Caulte :—" The Right Hon. RiCHARD Viscount Powxusccruar, de ceased, did by his last will, bearing date the Bth d.,) , of October, 1822, give and bequeath unto the Rev. CNA R LEI Stumm. of Trinity College, Vambridge, the Hon. and Rev. EDWARD Wl:wrist!), and Serjeant LEFROY, the sum of three thousand pounds, us be by the* expended, as rosy seem best to them, in portions of - one thousand pounds in each ; namely, one thousand pounds fur his poor coon teym*n*in IreTand, for the purp o se of' supperfing hliasionaties to preach the glad * tidings of salvation to that, benighted people; one thousand' pounds for the same. purpose in- India; one thousand pounds for the. poor. blacks,. in and. arriving at and In the islands round Sierra Leone. Ile also desired that his executors might and should, ai their discretion, spend in the service of is Loan, MASTER, and Rimeisica, a sum of Two thoorand poundi annually out of his estates, until his son itiestano should attain-the age of twenty-one.years. ~., And of said will he.. appOinted hi* bsother the Hon. and Rev.'Enwaao Wutoriza.n, and lisnutar.liarl of Hones, executors." . ' • . SCItEASING Th . .% DE 60 LitiERPOOL2--FrOel the Ist o; Janiiiit tii* the - 81st:Of MCerober, 1823, ,inclusite i nine thousand,c'hundred And seisen, vessels harp been re ported inwards 'at.•the COstom-hOuie. • 'Mello - Other of vessel; an amount of tonnage reported Inwards.in the ,year endenz December ,3,1, 1822, was greater - than-shit bf„ani other•Teir Oncethe rise ef the port: The etcess ~ over:that ileas ii nearly six hundred ve;ielt.' • • - *... Tpossas s e it,ttp .G GUY. s fjo.sgrfist.e. - -Yesteigal The Anruverlifg . pinnei ,was,..held Ai ii,iip r eedia.,o 4 . ,'!,'avers. t. ' V): conirnetxtoriite' the.'establishMfdt..6l-thele noble 'ln statitiOnA, W . fiich are at. Once 'sOuree:f i.rtheAri oi st usefutshiritT*,tliit . can he a ff orded to Ole 'oe,Cirer giasses, anc(thi'Mo4 x.tenSiveichools for mediCil and chirur -4.:, ;.• • gical Scienceof Which • this country can boast. 'A: nu merous I l ' . ' C t s in • and. m sissemia..age of pep le en educated SW c.,f •. . . .. .• • • • dyinic in these schools..pax this, annual . 'respeCt 'to Ole , body to Whiih - thet Ton g, and to the Establishthents - ~ which have init i ated thorn into the honours and myste ries of theii profession. 111r.,Taavaas was selected to fill the chair: and, his 'known urbanity of manners would render it superfltious to add, thithe was peculi arly fitted to discharge the duties of itlc.h a situalion, in a way the most conducive to the hilaiity ' and gene -1 ral enjoyment of the company over whom he presided. The list of the Stewards included several of the most distinguished rising Pupils of the Borough Schools. Among the principal articles in the Literary Gazette of Saturday, January 10th, are the following :—Description of the old Mexican Idols disinterred by Mr. Bullock, and an enaravtd Specimen of a remarkable MS. which gives' the History of the earliest Migrations of that People.—Original Account of the Peels& of Egypt, and his present important commercial and aggrandizing l'olicy.--!The Old Sailor's humorous History of a Slidshipman's first Instalment in his Birth on board a Ship of Wir.-Narrative of the Russian Voyage of Discovere, during Three Years, in the South Polar Seas, so peculiarly interesting' at the period when the British efforts have been directed towards the other Pole.—Letter with the . Parisian. Chit-chat, and the concluchbg Canto of Chineutucliaw, a holiday tale of wonder.—To these valuable Papers are added Re views of the latest Publications.---Captain Smysh's Sicily—Recollec tions of a Private Soldier's Life—Peewee Litters—HMl Baba (an . epinasse of his only love adventure); Ste. situ—Original Poetry— •lkensatit CliAcisens—Notices of the Pine Arts--Seientific Novel ties,- Varlet*, of titenuute—Aoetthates mid other Miscellanies AF usual. With the Year IU4, a seems' 6f new subjects will be cum ' Stienced,which Wif render thdl..wiiiiiri &Witte valuable to Agri. ' cuhuriasCand those who stuffy Astroiionsib . Botany (including Gar dening) and Domestic Economy.—Publiehed every Sotunlay,.by 1 W. A. 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