The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-08 00:00:00

isasss•r• --- . I.O.II.sIISSION COURT, DUBLIN. —wenses4-- sesdikerta Ittl'ORTS OF PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS OF LAW. wh e n tfi Judges had taken their seats on the Bench, in the Commission Court, on Saturday morning, a Oentlernin addressed their Lordships train the Jury box. He stated that a paragraph appeared in one of the newspapers, in a r eport of the mai of Ward, which stated that one of the Pay Kan adrep during the charge of the Learned Judge ' (door) on tl.at trial. Judge Jebb remarked, as no particular Juror was men• dated in that paragraph, he did not 'see why the gentle. et in shout I take it to himself. 'Re Juror replied, that a gentleman had waited on him, a nd told him 1 e was the person alluded to. He dill recollect th .t he had laid his bead on his hands, but he bad not slept; he made observations to a brother Juror several tio.es, and he was never more attentive to any edivrge than he was to the charge of the Learned Jatige on that occasion. lie expressed his readiness to make o rth of those facts. Mr. justice Jebb said that the Court would advert to the circumstances at the conclusion of the business of the day. • Mr. Justice Nooks observed, that it would be deseerd ine from the dignity of justice to require the oath of a Juror to such a circumstance, and it was not the only error which appeared in the report alluded to. At the conclusion of the !swine's of the day, Judge Jebh, ?teed, that he attention ,f the Court had bees drawn to 3 r port of the trial of Ward, which appeared in one of the Mord rig papers; bur not in a manner that vie Court would have taken notice of it, but from the cirrunatrance of one of the Jury having crone into Court and alluded to it.— That gentleman complained that the paragraph alluded to was calculated to C4Bl a reflection on his character, and he thonght it,is duty to refute it, and offered, if required to ~o so on oath.'f he pars 2 raph was contained in • report of the trial of Ward, who had been capitally convicted, and set out with stating, that during the charge of the (earned Judge, one of tine Jury ass observed to sleep. This remark was followed by a note of admiration, drawing arention to the circumstance, and as if for the purposeof exciting surprise or indignation. If the statement were true, it was cert..trily oar that wan calculated to excite sensations of a very painful nature, that a Juror, sworn to give a vetdiet according to evidence should whilst the Judge was smnmoning nip that evidence, be in a state uric, ly incapable O giving it that attention which so imporant an inves tigation required. It Wan calculated, nut only to cast r dection on the individual alluded to, but also on tine Bench, and on that ii.dividual's brother Jurors, wli r •n!il Witness such a circutst , t ince, if it occurred, without dr a wing attention to it. From the offer made by that gentleman to make a declaration on oath, there could be so &oat but that there was no founda , ion for the stet - went. It appeared that the Gentleman leaned down lis Mad on his hands for the purpose of paying the better stention, he being at the extremity of the Jury box. His Lordship hoped that the erroneous statement arose from rsisconcep:ion. Nothing was of more deep importance thin that justice should be administered honestly, uprightly sud conscientiously. It was also necessary that t..e people should believe so ; it was not enough that the people should believe the Judges oere anxious to admini-ter justice conscientiously and uprightly, but if the people were led to believe that they did not succeed, or that justice nas administered carelessly or negligently, a sleep stab was given to the hest interests of the country. Faith ful reports of trials through the medium of the 'Public Prevs, were calculated to have the best effects ; bet it was of the first importance that they should be faithful. to another part of the report alluded to, it was erroneously stated that the prosecutor varied essentially in his evidence on the table, from that which he gave in the Magistrates' room as to the identity of the prisoner. What be stated was, that he was sure he Was the man ; there could be no doubt it was from a merciful consideration that he did not wish it should be put into the informations, that he swore to him positively. His Lordship trusted that this admoni tion wonl.l have time desired effect ; but if it had not, there was a remedy, which it was in the power of the Court to resort to. Tax WRATIIER.—Much of the winter is now past, and se still enjoy the fittest weather. There has neither been stow nor frost that could for a slay retard the operations of the farmer in preparing the ground for seed; and we learn from the Highlands that n , . losses!" tee been sustained in sheep or any other description of stock from any ionic. pantry. All the roads to the North are open ; and from the Sohn' we *laity receive our mails at the accustomed bout.— (Iticernm Paper.) The inhabitants of this neighbourhood have been sin , Prised by the uncommon occurrence, at this season, of thunder and lightning for Oster successive nights dating this week.—(Kendal Advertiser.) A meanclioly accident bad nearly occurred on Thursday Ito at Deal, as Lieutenant Matthew Friend, It. N, was tending from a ship in the Downs, the boat was upset with a tremendous sea, just as she toadied the beach, and went bottom upwards, keeping him and the rest of the bat's cryw, three in number, under her, and which had pearly proved fatal to the whole, when some persons who collected on the spot ran into the water, sad by lifting the boat gave them an opportunity of sweeping. No one was prese n t when the accident occurred but two of the men on the Blockade service, who differently from their usual conduct ou such occasions remained spectators, or at least mule no effort to disengage the *offerers. We sincerely hope if they were restrained by their orders they may be so modified as to allow them to save the lives of their fellow creatures without any injury to the service in which they are engaged.—(Kentiels Chum.) .Since the date of our last the weather has been extremely variable, proceeding from bad to worse until tVedneaday, 'lien December concluded her gloomy reign amidst heavy' showers and a boisterous wind front the north west.— The new year and new moon commenced almost together. but brosght no improvement to the weathir, which 0 111 Thursday was probably more severe than at my time euri og the last twit months ; the wind blowing tempestu ously throughout the day and a great part of the night, attended by an immense fall of rain. indeed the quantity ei rain that has fallen in the coarse of the week has been very great, occasioning a considerable swell in the Eden sod Caldew,and causing both rivers to overflow their banks. But though winter has at length begun Isis iron rule, no frost or snow (those cruel visitants to the half clothed and 1 , air fed) has y e t a pp eare d, an d o f coarse the co ld h as not. leen so intense as is usual at this dreary season.—(Car hole Jouraat) A darieg attempt at highway robbery was made on the 'teeing of Wednesday last, between the boors of six and . seven o'clock, near the sign of the Oats., on the London Load.' Owlet distance from hence, on a young man named llty Claringbold, who was coming towards this eity.— Lkihar. Shabbily dressed in a drab coloured gaberdine, "odes', rushed upon him, and in an imperative tone de. al ,nded his money or his life ; and upon 111 r, O. replying t ual he hid no cash. the fellow told him he weed be cow • hot with bis hat, great coat, and watch ; but instead of tiring ticker op, Mr. C. seized the pistol with one hand, sod with the other knocked him down, where he kept him ,a.ThAted fat sense type, his prisoner be gging , for mercy wed hkand in eztennation of hisoffence, stated that he had a wife and four children in a destitute condition. Mr. V., "PPady, cemenieeratiog t maa's poverty, estiftriti I jas to depart, mines of tbe pi st ol; and on bis arrival it a, airfield, the contests o f i t were f oun d to belevrtlet Thi footpad. was skeet $ hot 1/ gravid oi rom i c i o. ) , : .St GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN SPRING AND LANGAN FOR SIX HUNDRED GUINtAS. ON WORCESTER RACE - -GROUND, 114 &IMES FROM LONDON (YESTERDAY.) Since the memorable fight between Crib and Itlolineaoi. there has been no contest for the Championship whieli cx• cited more interest than this. There the honour of the country was considered to he at stake, and here the attempt on the part of an unknown and • untried Irishman to lead as master of the ring, has awakened national jealousy to a great extent. • The match was made to fight half way between London and Manchester, and several places , were proposed. War wick was considered the most suitable, but, for certain cogent reasons, Worcester Race ground was appointed— with liberty, it was said, to It change to a Nobleman's park in the neighbonrhood, in case of any distnrhance.—To the around we must get at once, and ne are at last safely landed at WORCESTER. On Tuesday morning, with the earliest dawn,the country began to pour in—gigs, horses, chaises, tax carte, were all in requisition ; every coach came I .ailed. in the course of the day the coaches trona Chrl•enham, Bristol, Manchester, and Birmingham, brought full numbers; and these, added to the Londonners, blocked up every Inn almost to sulfoca• tion, and beds were not after four o'clock to be had for lave or money. A n arm alit and a holster were worth halt a guinea, and many had to lay, as is the custom of the Iroquois, with their feet to the time. . - All business was suspen.led, an 1 what between those who stopped to see those e. ho came, and the new comers them selves, the streets of Worcester were nearly impassable.— The great anxiety was to measuie the London pugilists, and gaping crowds stood in the high street before the inns where the P. C. gentlemen were housed. Crib arrived about four o'clock, and the instant the Ex.Chainpion set his fog t on the ground, shouts of acclamation were set up. lie was followed and cheered. Several others of the ring c sine soon after, but none of them had same hon.mrs paid them in public, The :ark's!' were unceasing during the night. On Wednesday morning, baranclies tilled with titles rattled over the stones. If we might judge from the numbers, there was not a man of any respectability left at home within one hundred miles of Worcester. Among the persons •f distinction assembled on the occasion, we observe.l Lord Beerhurst, Lord Anson, Hon. Thos. Coventry, Sir James Musgrave, Colonel Berk,ly, Sir Anthony Lechmrre, Bart., Sir 0. Webster, Lord Mulyneux, Mr. 0. Oshaldestune, Mr. E. Peel, Mr. John Mills, Mr. Compton, Mr. James Smith Barry, &c. It was remarked, that at the races not one third of the present Assemblage, in point of numbers and rank, ever honoured the course with their presence. Indeed, on no former occasion, within our recollection, not excepting the memorable fight between gully and °region in Sir J Sebright's Park, at At siket Street, were so many first rate sporting characters assembled ; the tt Nobs," who had experienced very considerable disgust at recent" crosses," gave tin it countenance to this manly contest ; and the exhibition snrpassrit all others in she history of •pngilistic sports. Two hours before the light commenced, almost every seat was occupied, and the craft upon the River Severn, which meanders by the side of the Race Course, were tilled with spectators—even to the top of the sails and rigging, and the apps .ranee altogether was remarkably effective and imposing, which was considerably heightened by the masts of the vessels being hang with Bags, and time sails adorned with ribbons. The race course was the placed appointed, and men were employed to drew off the water, and a spot about twenty five yards from the great stand was fixed on for the fighting ground. A circle of waggon., a quarter of a mile rotted, was made, and the space between that and the fighting ring was ankle deep to mud. On each side extensive temporary buildings were raised, and accommudstion was provided for 30,000 people. To the stand and the new buildings ten alrillin es each was charged, and here at least five thousand paid toll. A new ground was raised in the fighting ring, cad this strewed with saw dust, made a good footing. • At twel►e o'clock there was not a place to be had on the stand, platform, or in the waggon, and the mob filled np the space—altogether it was calculated that 30,000 people were present. The betting was 2 and 3 to I, and 4 to I in some places on Spring. STA TESM AN 2.—Langan we a short right handed blow at Spring's " bread basket," it fell short. and Spring returned a good one on Langan's os front is with his left hand. Sparring cautious: Langan Stopped a good left handed hit, a second stop finally. (iravo, Langan.) These shouts stopped suddenly, by a tre mendous blow on Langan's nasal organ.—A rally, Langan grassed. This round lasted Si minutes. B.—Great confusion, from falling of hustings.—Langan received a violent bluw on the throat, and went down. 4.—Spring cool, and not erretchel on the face.—Langan received two facets, his eyes bleeding, and piping. A struggle, and Spring threw his mart. " Bravo, Spring." s.—Spring gave a heavy hit on Langan's chest ; Langan tried to re urn ou the face, missed, they grappled each other, and Spring threw him again. B.—An exchange of blows; wrestling again i they strug gled for the throw, Langan got it. 'IIW ring broke in. . 7.—Spring received • slight tap on the chin : aright handed. hit fell short en Spring ; Langan tried it on about his °pp... nent's throttle, missed ; an exchange of blows. ,Spring weaker; Langan, in a struggle, finally threw Spring. (Bravo, Langan ! les not so cock sure, Spring will win.) S.—Spring drove Langan up to one crner of the rapes; he tried to get out a la Randall, and effected his object in a !mien; tific manner; Langan finely stopped a right hank.e.l bit, but re.; ceived a 1:-It on the cau)ster ; both down. 9.—Langan gave a push at Spring's pudding bag with his right, the lunge failed; au irregular round, and Langan was thrown at the ropes. 10.—Spring recovered second wind ; his former weakness dis.ppeared ; Langan driven up in a cor Ie r , and received a left handed nobber; lie laughed, and tapped Spring over the left peeper. A struggle at the ropes—Spring thrown. T:ll.—One blow given by Spring; another stru4gie for' the throw. Spring under. It —Hit by Spring finely returned by Langan. A throw Spring tripped his opponent, and fell under at the ropes. 13.—Fine positions, offensive and defensive. Spring tapped his opponent's claret with • very ft e and powerful hit in his smelling bottle, and closed Lengan's right eye as close as a prison doer. 100/. to SI. on Spring. 14.—Langan's head displayed a most hideous appearance, blood issuing at every pore. 15.—Spring tried to close his opponent's left eye; an ex change, and Langan gave his opponent a Munster throw. 18.-1 smiler round ; both men covered v. ith blood ; Langan beat to pieces ; game as possible. Spring tnruwit. 17. Spring down. It4.—An exchange, a straggle, and Spring under again.— " Spring will lose it !" " Ten to oue he don't !" Bravo! Lang. 11 I" 13.-13oili piping. They took wind. Spring, in attemping to give a facer, received a hit on the cheat, and tbored. 2tl.—Sprint; beat !Julian to the ropes, and gave him right spit left. mid threw Ln'Tan finely, and in a moat gallant man ner avoided giving • hit when Langan fell.—lie tapped Langan on the shoulder, and smiled. Immense shouts for Spring. 21.—Langan fought manfully. lie proved himself worthy of the land of praties. lie favoured Spring at the ropes, and tapped his shoulder, as a return to Spring's former act of gal.antry. 22.—Tnis round in favour f Spring ;he nosed Langan again ; a throw, and Spring under. 23.—An exchange of hits, a close, and fall ; Spring under. 2b.—Like the lair, a return, and Sprint threw Langan. 25.-1 n exchange, both down. The gameness of Lan_an beyond nil question. 3(1.—1n favour of Spring ; he weak and Langan piping. 27.-411 in favour of Spring.—tie gave Langan such a right handed hit on his olfactory promontory•, and tioorod him easily. 25. Langan's spirit unsubduell. lie made a telling hit, and both down. 29. "Spring ought to have done it before now." In ez eaange a rally furiously, and Langan showed that he was nut extinguished. 30. flits weak. Both down. 31. Ditto, ditto; " Langun's not co easily disposed of." 3E. Langan beat to the ropes, and Spring gave a teller over Lanitan's left ear. Both down. 33. Spring received a body blow, and retuned on left eye. Both down. 31. Langan tried to make his favourite body blow ; Spring stopped fluely. A rally ; Spring thrown with eclat. 35. Spring gave a right handed hit, bat not a very effective one, on Laugen's face; he received a very• tremendous return with Langan's left. - Both down. 38. Missed blows, a struggle, and both down. 37. Light hits. Both down, Spring under. 313. Spring invade a slight facer, and received one on his left jowl; a struggle at the ropes; Spring topmost. 39. No blows at all effective, weak, and both down. 40. Spring made a right handed blow tell on Langan's cam mister; a struggle; Spring threw Lan g an. 41. A gay blow on Langan's head. 4t. in favour of Spring. . . . „ 43. Lawn received a hit on the ribs, and retnrsed on Spring's neck a fine hit, Spring thrown. The gameness of Langan was beyond all praise. A Noble Lord said " bee:teas more wonders than a man." _ . U. Langan appeared to be unvaoquishable. Exchaore of hits. Bath dc.vo. _ _ 4.). Langan, unable to come to time, resigned the contest, and S i ring was declared the victor. Thu contest was so well maintained at one time, and victory appeared so douhtful, that the bets were reduced to a level. Thunders of applause for Spring, who was taken away in Lord Deerhurst's carriage. THE NINE. At hale past twelve precisely Spring drove up, with Isis seconds, Cribb and Painter, in a handsome hatroueue. He was cheered on stepping within the ring and throwing up his hat. He was in good condition, but looking paler than usual. He weighed 13 stone 4 pounds. In consequence of Belcher, who was to second Langan, not coming down, there was some mistake in the appointment of Joshua Hutt• son, and it was a full hour he'ore Langan made his ap p earance . It was suspected that he meant to be off, and olds were talked off on that point While waiting for him a dreadful occurrence took place; the consequences were not ascertained when our Express left. One of the great temporary scaffoldings gave way, and between a thousand and fifteen hundred people were precipitated 20 feet. We learn from a gentleman himself, a soilerer, that great injury was done, but whether lives were lost sr not he could not say. A ludicrous circum• stance occurred about the same time. A wag called sot that the stand(' solid brick and stone building) was going, and an old gentleman who stood near one of the windows, broke it open and jumped out. During the con fusion occasioned by the accidents, Langan arrived, but was unable to get a passage 'brought the crowd. Harry Holt mounted a balcony at the stand, and made the following speech :I—Lientlemen, Langan is under the stand there ; male room for him ; let him come out, for Swing says he can't fight without him." This appeal was irresistible, and room was made for Langan, who came op boldly to the ring, ready prepared for action, and threw his hat within the ropes. ' He was loudly cheered. We expected to see a big man of 14 stone but Langan did not seem above 12si stone, and much below Spring in height and length. Reynolds and Joseph Hudson waited on him. As so much time was wasted, business began, and as soon as the blue bird's eye for Spring, and the dark green kerchief for Langan, were tied to the stakes. the men shook hands, and were pot Ito the scratch. Spring script in fine condition, and was all confidence and resolution. Langan showed a powerful mascle, and stript as a closely-knit well made nian,—no better to leak at of kis weight in England. The timekeepers and um pires were ready, and thus began THE FIGHT. The combatants stripped with with alacrity. Spring's w enn was in fine order, and gave inerossed conadence to his backers and friends; nor was that of his antigonist in infe rior condition. They tossed for the side. Langs. pined The sun was shining very brilliantly co•siderinng the time of the year. Remit' I. At fourteen minutes to two they shook hands and set-to. Spring eyed his wen with caution. Os* alaute sad a half elapsed before a blow was struck, It was slight. Spring -with his lift heed, touched Langan's mage---14pring drew int blood. ---13pring tried a hdat with hie left, and gave a well told blow with his right es tee side of the left amt.— efroliptiag.) Leiria's guard woe very good, god excited , Oita of seleatik wee.- INpth boot oa Wackier ; ant his loft baodaad-blt lamps 'litho gill eye. Ildokle (Lood ~41 tor = fi pad • n i l ' • ihrove) ai d et lobos ai use weatuftsly f Spew:. led he Ivor* we Tat mead MONO also maboatoo. 'my St its lor -1441111 ha bore trf&fY of realobioak , .- • . OR3ERVATIONS. Spring has sustained his fame, and secured the dram pionship. He is the safest man, after Jack Randall, for he never gives a chance away; but he is too tardy iu dealing oat p•snishtnete, and Isis blows do not tell as a heavy van's like him shoal i. There was not one real good hit in the fight—nee on- clean knock down blow. Langan has proved himself a truly game man, and the wonder is how a novice like him could wake such a stand against the b-st man in the ring, his superior by nearly half& stone in weight. He is a prime article, and deserves encourage ment. We heard a countryman on the road from War wit k say, that if Langan lay on the ground for ball an boar, he could not ruseke him give in. Such is the man. Neale' and Belasco were to hare fought in the same rine', but it wag too dark to begin tiehtiug after the t:rst battle. We suppose they can keep for another day. - - - - MO fightinf ring was so far from the stood • where the sJt.►tting•'characters were assembled, we are unable to gin particulars of the betting, farther than it began at 3 to I, and never once was brought even, or went Over. • Crowds were collected on the road to town to learn the issue of the fight; and at Oxford half the town was out as oar esprcfa Caine through. In Brecht's, last Tuesday se'onight, a countryman of portly appearance, well known in the place, hailog taken, i• his usual way, a glass too much, was under the necessity, in going between public house doors, of supporting himself by the wall, when a wag accosted him—" Aye, John, the drop drink maks some fouks fat, but it seems to mak you leas." "Me Jean !" said the swill bowl. " Yes," replied the other, " it maks you lea's against the wa'. " There are now residing io Gray's Almshoose, Taunton. 16 persons (ten women and six men), whose united ages amount to 1237 years, making an average of about 77 years and four months for the age of each indivittual.— (Dorset County Chronicle ) On Saturday morning last, the Cambrian coach. in returnir g ' from Swansea, had nearly met with a serious accident. Tne horses took fright half.* mile nut of Cowbridge, sad ran of et fell @peed with the Coach through the town. passiog the len where they always draw up,-4aad it was not until .t)iey arrived at ths'eta.bles which is a quarter of a mile beyond Oft lon, that Obey were stopped. A large eoneolirse of people as @enabled round the semen. whey sums of passeagers popped _out theitlueads to inqaire what irairiViesaiter..havioar estiathat.gamiest Wes uoconseioun'Of the dodger they 'hid most providentially escaped. Much praise is dee to th. amioluaan, who by greet exertion mice:dad In keeping the Warfel in Ole cootie of the triad. . TRIAL OF THURTELL ANL) HUM'. (Continued from the First Edition of yesterday's STATES• SAN) SECOND DAY. • (Conclusion of Thurtell's Defence.) in the close of his defei ce the prisoner again repeated; he was incapable of the crime; and hail the sued cowolation, chile then add es.irg them, that Ms memory would be respected by his family, and that he knew, as did God Almighty, he was innocent of the murder.—(bare his utterance became &hiked with grief; he continued) —r" Oh, gentlemen. not fir my sake, but for my family, my revered father at d mother, and sisters; do not place the die upon them for ever; their character, so lung borne upon the wipes of honour, will for ever he blasted by consigning me, an in• norent and unfortunate man; to the scaffold : their happy home ;till for ever- he rendered desolate, end in.() the Erive they will fall a melancholy ex. ample of the rain brought unintentionally by me. 31y tither too, oh God, gentlemen consider before you decide and tix my fate. 1 stand here, 1 again repeat, assisted by the divine power of Almighty Heaven, with the consolation that 1 hav e ever acted liononcably and honestly, and 1 am norror wrack at the idea of my being supposed capable of this crime, end in conclusion • 1 trust, nay, 1 am Sure every man who I eirs me, believes me innoi•ent; if there be any man in this Court, who is of the contrary opinion let him remember the sublime words of the Apostle Paul, Wonld to Got, you were n it almost hilt equally innocent as 1 bin, save those both*" and he will then apply them to me. Gentlemen, lam well aware that your i • p•irtant sitaiation comprises every thing that is vett and good, and dear to your chant, ter —inn hI nd the fedi lgs of the man ;.nd gentleman, and by all that yon hull dear to man, I do implore yon to discharge me from this liar, as I did not the deed. 1 know you will fully consider the case; and, Gentlemen, whatever be your verdict, I earnestly implore your attentive consideration,to this my last eolema and tree declaration-1 am innocent, so help me God ! Daring this address, several persons were deeply affected. Thomas I'burtell particularly, he cried bitterly ; John fliurte•l sat down, and wiped his brow; towards the con clusion of his speech he spoke with firmness and delibera tion ; but after sitting a few moments, he burst into tears. Mr. Justice PARK was abnut to call upon Hunt—but Mr. ANDREWS inlitliated he sh wish to examine Thur• tell's witness-s to character first —this being acceded to, the following gentlemen were severally called : Mr. Smitti,l IVadeson, attorney, examined by Mr. Art. mews.—Knows IVilli.sw Probert ; was concerned for him lie was examined by the Commission of Bankruptcy serer& times. From what he knows of the infamy of his char►c ter. he would no , art fur him. Mr. David Haydon, sinvevor—fly Mr. PLATT —Knows John l'iourtell some years. I never knew any thing wrong o f hi m until now ; 'he witness consideted him a v t ry humane, very li' era honest hearted men. Captain Maeinley, R.N. examined by Mr. ( WITTY. —Ha knew the prisoner Thurtell, as he by stiled in the (Whine, under his command for two years, from 1812 to 14 ; hehelsaved well, and b ire an excellent character. 11r. Justice PAKIL—D4 you know soy thing of hitn singe ? Captain Macinley.—No, my Lord, I do not. Mr. W.dm•ley, Merchant, in his examination hp M. CHITTY, bore testimony to the high character of John Thu.-tell, whom he con•i lered honest, human!, and honourable. HUNT'S DEFENCE. Mr. Justiee PARR, much affected, rose and said,—Josoph Hunt, now is the time when you can make your defence. Hent stood up, with his face bathed in tetra, and, IA the utmost agitation said, he was nnsble to address the Court; but he would feel obliged if his statement was road. • Mr. Jus tice PAUL directed it to be sent in. The statement whirls composed several folio pages, was then banded to Mr, Knapp., clerk •f the Court. I: commenced by observing, that in consequence of not baying time allowed, and the most unfortunate situation in which he was placed, be was on sble to say much, and that little, in consequence of what had been done in his eu•,was he thought already anticipated. Hr, when commit. ted to prison, had the full assurance that he should have been acquitted on the ground of his having received a promise front the Magistrates and Mr. \oat.; and he did not know until a few days before the commencement of tie Assizes, but that he would have been received as an approver. Ur. Justice PARK—I don't like to put questions to prisoners, but do you mean before the commencement of the Assize? Mr. Tnessiota—Y L ts, my lord. Mr. Justice PAIIK—Ti;at Was, it will be remembered, on the 3d of December. The statement continued to detail the whole of the proceed ings of the Magistrates relit ve to the promises which have already been so often before the public, and the candling of Mr. Noel., the Solicitor, and concluded by appealing to the Jury whether he was not entitled to an acquittal on the faith Of that promise. Hunt made an observation on the evidence of Banos, the Distrait constable, remarking he had sworn falsely, in sayin; be had pointed out the spot where the body lay. When Mr. KNAPP finishel reading the paper, Hunt said he had an ther paper, a very short one, which be would read. He was toll that that also might be read by the officer, but lie preferred reading it himself, and he accordingly read a Ger Comments on Probett's evidence. The Jndte now inquire .I it there was a constable of the County of Hertford to Coert. It was answered that there was. * He was swore, and was questioned as to whether Gill's Hill Lane, where the body of Mr. Weare was found. was in the County of Hertford? The constable who had answered the former call of his Lordship, could not an swer the question. Mr. Nicholson, the Under Sheriff, • was then called, but Mr. Hooke, the Coroner, being is Court, his Lordship directed him who sworn, and that (jentlem in deposed to the fact that the place where the body was found was within the limi•• of the County. THE JUDGE'S CPAR Tt._ The Learned Judge then• addies:ed the Jury.—This important ease had occupied, and iery justly, a great por tion of their tme. The Prisoners had properly been in. dieted, charged in dill% ret t wan Thurtell as the principal felun, Who be 1 commune 1 the murder, and bleat as the person who had aided, stirred up, counselled, directed. and concealed the murder; in legal language, charged as being accessory before the fact. The prisoner Hunt had properly stated, in the paper which had keen read to them as his defence, that if 'he had been only guilty of concealment after the murder, though he might be a most vicious and despicable character, yet being no more than an access*: y after the fact, he could not be convicted under the proms indictment. This question, like every one where the death of man was concerned, was one of great importance. So highly did the Law of England prize the life Of IMOD, t at in every ionise* it h. id killing to be a mar hit it for the par y charged with the killing to preen.. the offence committed was not a murder; to show thee 'lbws had bite no itlllisg, or none but that- tibia the 14w would excuse. The question hen was wI e committed the act? For it was not pretended that tbrre were any circumstances which *tilled* it. l'be defence of the principal prisoner was, that he did not commit the act, and if the Jury should believe this ne tee ther intrdry was necessary. There was a difference tt= the eases of the two prisoners, though there would is the legalsonseqneeces which would fallow einerletioe..as the Law punished, and justly so, the socesseey in a tweet murder, the same as it punished the murderer bimedl. Sat 1 if they sbonld think the evidence given before these did sot affect Thus tell as the party who cNausinittesitbe garde'', the/ they need make no farther inquiry about *1 tat. Hoods Ilug charged with aiding, counselling, add abetting I' E4ll is the seeder ; if Tbartell wetersot (silty of the sts rglr,•••• t, 1 1 I 1 I