The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-09 00:00:00

I 1 1 .1 . • • • • • • • • •• • ) 1 HUNT'S CONFESSION. (CONTINUED PRO3I OUR PAPER OP MONDAY LAST.) According to this arrangement, I dressed myself in the clotbes of Thomas Thurtell's servant, Ennison, that is, I wore his fustian jacket and white apron, and went about seven o'clock in the morning to Wood's lodgings in Castte Street, and told him (as had been previously settled between me and Thurtell) that a lady, named Brew, wanted to see him, and had sent me to fetch him to her at a friend's house in Westminster. This Mrs. Brew is an old lady who lodges at Cousin's at Kensington, and who had a great friendship for Mr. Wood. Mr. Wood asked me if 1 knew why she wished to see him ; I told him that she had bad some words with Mr. Cousins, and she wished to see him before she returned to Kensington. He accordingly accompanied me, and in the way he asked me the name of the street, which I told him I did not recollect, but would lead him to the house. On reaching No. 10, Manchester-buildings, I said that was the place, and rapped at the door. The door I found was a jar, and gave way, on which I pushed it open and entered, expecting that Wood would follow me ; he however stopped upon the threshold ; he was no doubt de terred from going in by observing that it was uninhabited, and as I think, from seeing Th urtell, who was standing at the foot of the stairs, close to the back parlour door, with his coat and shoes off, and a red handkerchief over his bead to disguise him, and a dumb bell in each band ready to strike Wood on the head. As I found Wood dill not follow me, and was going fWA the doer, 1 went to see what bad become of him, an 1 just saw him running round the corner of the buildings. 1 then went to John Thurtell and told him Wood bad run off; Thurtell said— " It was lucky for him be did run, or else he would never have run again." In order to prevent any ahem in Wood's mind as to the real intention, and as we knew he was in difficulties, we resolved to write to him to make him be lieve it was a stratagem of Sheriff's Officers to arrest him for debt; se therefore ran across the Park as fast as we could to Thomas Thurtell's at the Haymarket, and there John Thurtell wrote a note to Wood, as if coming from a friend to advise him to keep out of the way, as there were several writs out against him. Ennison, who is a factotum or the Thurtells, was sent to diver it, and I dare say it was at Castle Street, in a very few minutes after Wood got back. In order to keep up the deception, another letter was written the same evening by John Thurtell, in the name of " Clarke," to say that lie bad to thank Curtis for the endeavour that had been made that morning to arrest him. This letter I delivered, and to convince Wood that these letters were genuine, and that the object in getting him to 31anchester-buildings was an ingenious decoy of Sheriffs' Officers. John Thurtell pre galled on to swear a debt against him of 291. &nd he was actually arrested the next day on this false oath. After the failure of this scheme, Thurtell said he would buy a pair of pistols, and shoot him some nig ht as he went home from the house he used, which was kept by a man named Thornton in a street near the Ilavmarket. This, however, was afterwards relinquished, and Thurtell said tie would leave him for a month or two, and pick out an other of his enemies. was aware of the different plans against Wood, and frequently. when we were discoursing on the subject, he eked to say " D—n and blast Wood ; what is the use of kill ing Mm ? Barber Beaumont is the man we want out of the way ; why don't you do for liim?"—John Thurtell replied " Never fear ; he is booked. We shall have him sere enough, you may depend on it." The reason ahy they wished Barber Beaumont to he destroyed was. that they thought he was the only cause of the money not being paid by the Fire Office, and • they feared he wroth! urge the prosecution to be carried on for e conspiracy ; and for several nights and days John Thurtell hid in wait for him with the air guti charged, in the neighbour. hood of the Fire 011ie. Ile generally took his station at the door of Mr. Ward's, the corner of Sherrard-street ; and he set me to watch at the offi-e door in order to ascertain at what hours Mr. Beaumont went in and out ; if I discovered Man, I was to run and give notice to Thurtell which way he went, and he was to follow and shoot him. I, however, could never make out which was Mr. Beaumont, for I did not know his person until some one pointed him out to me at the inquest. The air Fun resembled a knotted walking stick, and held no less than 10 charges. It was let off by merely pressing one of the knots with the finp r, and the only noise was a slight whiz, scarcely perceptible to any one who might happen to be on the spot. John Thurtell mentioned to me that some of his friends were obliged to leave this country for France, and among others he named William and George —, on account of some informations or prosecutions against them for gaming. and he had every reason to think Weare was ope of the in formers. t il I was present at a public house k __A by Mr. Casely, in Orange Court, when a man named '' d John Thurtell, that a young gentleman named Graham, had lost money and was prosecuting, or informing, and also a Captain Kelly, were obnoxious to his friends, and that if he Titurtell knew how to get rid of them, he could undertake to say that 41001. would be of no object to those who were at that time obliged to live in France, on account of those prosecutions. Thurtell said" If yon can get George --topass his word far the money, it shall be done." speak to George, and I have no doubt he will undertake to pay the money, if they are completely out of the way ; and when I get his answer you shall see me again. After ***asses was gone, John Thurtell said to me, " If George I Ps*** will pass his word for 5001. it is sure to be paid ; the men he wants put out of the way shall be disposed of in a week, and I will do it in such a way that the public shall believe they all killed themselves." The reason why Kelly was to be got rid of was, that he was terribly violent at the gaming-houses ; for when he lost money, be insisted on its being restored to him, and if it was not, or if the proprietors did not lend him what money be asked for, be assaulted them, and broke their glasses and furniture. The way Thurtell proposed to dis patch him was, by inviting him to meet some young gen tlemen to play, from whom money was easily to be won ; anihe was by this pretence to be drawn into the park, as being the way to the place appointed. Thurtell was there to shoot him with the air-gun, and I was immediately to go up and place a discharged pistol in his hand, and then make an alarm and call out for assistance. The moment soy one came, I was to declare that I had seen him engaged in a duel; that be had fired without effect at his adversary; that the shot was returned, and he had fallen, whereupon bis opponent ran off. John Thurtell frequently expressed bis intention to kill an attorney, named Springfield, who lived at Norwich. because he bad used him ill in his bankruptcy. About three weeks before litre's murder, John Thar tell, Thomas Thurtell, and myself, were walking towards Spring Gardens; J. Thurtell said he would go and see Rexworthy, and we all went into his billiard-room, which bad been newly fitted up. 1 there saw a gentlemanly looking man sitting down. John Thurtell went up to him' and said, " Mr. Wears, how are you?" The gentleman got up, they shook bands together, and appeared very friendly; and after conversing together for about a quarter of an boor, they went out together, and remained absent an hour. On their return, Thomas Thurtell said be mast be off, and we went away. When we got out, John Thurtell told me that the man I had seen him in company with, and Bill ••••• had won 3001. from Lim in one night, at Blind flookey. said that is a great deal of money. " Yes," said he," and what is worse, when I asked them, and par ticularly Weary, to lend me 51. be told me to go a thieving for it es he did ; and that I bad better say nothing about it, as the money was my creditors'." Thurtell also said, "1 do not forget this treatment, and shall soon settle accounts with some of them, and shall never die easy until 1 have my revenge of We're." Shortly after the Indictment for the conspiracy was found, and when the officers were expected to be op the look oat for the Martell*, Probert introduced them to Mr. Testa ; told bins that warrants were out against them, and THE STATESMAN begged he would let them stop at his house, and keep a good look oat to deny them, if any person should make en quiries of whom he had suspicion, and Mr. Tetsall accord ingly let them have a private room above 'tails. Probed and'John Thurtell were almost continually in company to gether, either in London or in going backward and for .ward to the cottage; and I believe they arranged and set tled the plan of Mr. Weare's murder before the particulars were communicated to me ; for although I heard it men tioned several times that it was to be done, I was not in formed of the manner in which it was to be perpetrated un til just before the murder took place; but although I was ignorant, Probert from the observations he made, and the directions which he gave, appeared to know every parti cular. It was not until the Friday morning that the mur der was committed at night, that I was let into the secret as to several of the arrangements. I understood from Pro bert that he was in great distress and difficulty, and that ■oless he got some money he should be compelled to leave the cottage clandestinely ; and as be was in daily expecta tion of his landlord coming to seize and take possession of the place, he told Thurtell not to delay any longer than he could help, and said—" If it is done there, it can never be found out, because it is so bye and private a place; for I kept a private jigger there, and it was never discovered ;" and from his representations it was, as 1 believe, de termined by Thurtell to commit the murder at Gill's Hill, or its neighbourhood. Thurtell told Probert and me that Weare,.the man it was intended to serve, never carried less than from 1,0001. to 1,500/. secreted about his person, and that he knew where to find it. He besides said, that be should tell him that he had become acquainted with a young gentleman who had just come into possession of a large property, and who had an inclination for gamine, but could not he temper! to play unless it was for large stakes. That this gentleman I►ad given hint an invitation to comedown to his country house and bring a friend with him to take two or three days shooting; he should, there fore, persuade Weare to accept this pretended invitation, and impress on his mit•cl the necessity of taking a large sum if he intended to do any good, because as he (f !torten) had no money to entice the gentleman to play, Weare must provide it, and if he did so, they could intro duce cards, hazard, or backgammon, after dinner, and make a famous thing of it. Thurtell said he had no doubt this would be a sufficient bait to catch Weare; that he would take plenty of cash with him, and they should be sure to get four or five hundred pounds a piece, which would be no bad thing. Probert answered, " No, that aun t will just relieve me from my present difficulties." About two nights bsfore the murder a conversation took place at Tetsall's between Probert and John Thurtell, in which Probert said —" You had better make it Friday night if you tan, because I an► usually down at the cottage on a Satur day, and by showi rg myself to the neighbours no suspicion will fall oil me, if the man is missed. Thurtell promised to arrange for that night if he could. On the morning of Friday J.Tlcirtell said lie had set tled every thing with IVeare; that he was to meet him that evening at Cumberland Gate with a chaise, to take him down to the Gentleman's mansion ; and that no time was therefore to be lost in making the necessary preparations. In the forenoon of Frith) , I went with Thurtell to purchase the pistols. They mete bought at a jeweller's in High street, Marylehone, for one pound fifteen shillings. At about two o'clock the pistol halls were made. The two Thnrtell's, Probert, and myself were present in the front room, on tl.e first floor, at Mr. Tetsall's.—The lead for making them was melted in a fire shovel, which held over the fire. Four bullets were cast while we were all present ; Probert handled them, and said they did not appear to him to be large enough to kill a man on the spot; on which John Thurtell replied, " Yon would be d—d sorry to have one of them through your head, small as they are, and if you had, you would not get to Gill's Bill cottage in a hurry." I'robert said lie was sure the air-gun would not kill any one on the spot, and John Thurtell replied, " I know that as well as you, Hill, or what the hell *MAI I buy these pops for, if it was not because I would not trust to the air-gun," and added, " I was a b—y fool to go all the way to my friend Ilarper, at Norwich, to borrow that air-gun ; hut 1 will take care not to miss that thief Weare, as I did your short—(using a vulgar expres sion)—frlend Master Wood." Probert laughed and said, " You made a bad business of that, Jack, for I expected Wood would have been dead, and yon would have had the girl long ere this," John Thortell then made an swer--" Well, you shall see what sort of a miss I will make of IVeare before this night is out—and after him comes Wood and two or threeltnore that you know, Bill." Probert said," I hope you will do your business well, and that your friend may have plenty of money with him."— Thurtell replied, "There is no tsar of that, as be thinks I am going to take him into the country afiat catchiag." Probert and seivation, and John Thurtell went on saying, " It will be pretty flat carching►, Bill, for I will lay the-- flat enough before I have done with him." _ _ _ We were also all four present when the pistols were pre pared and loaded. The lock was tried, and being found stiff in consequence of the pistols being new, I was sent to get some oil to grease the hammers and triggers, to make the pistols go oil readily. In the course of conversation, Thurtell said, " How shall we manage about your old woman, to prevent hPr looking out." Probert replied, " Oh, never fear, I have a plan to get her to bed." Thurtell asked `'what it teas, and said lie should like to know it, so that we might all know how to act when we got there. Prohert said," Why, Hunt must sing us two or three songs, and, after a little while, she will get sleepy, and I can say that, having my friends down, I mu-ot sit up with them to keep thew company, and as we mean to enjoy ourselves, that she and Nancy had better go to bed ; and when they find we are determined to sit up, they will be glad to go to bed." It was arranged that Probert and myself were to watch Thurtell and Weave past Field's, and then to follow at a little distance, so as to prevent any one following up the lane, to interrupt John Thurtell ; and, if any one ap proached, we were to give him notice. Thurtell was to pass the cottage out of hearing of pistol shot. and then to shoot Weare while sitting beside him in the gig. Probert himself told Thortell bow to do it ; he said," Jack, if the man has any suspicion about the lane, you tell him you think you have missed your way, and when you have got to a convenient spot, as you are the driver yon eta make some remark, and point his attention to make him look to the left. and directly be turns his head, that is your time to shoot him." After the act was done, the body was to be put into a sack and brought to Probert's, and thrown into the pond by him and Tburtell, while I was to be engaged amusing the people in the house, as had been before settled' COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—SATuaDAY. which must be disposed of, and the Court rises so early to day, that judgment cannot The given in that case. Mr. ADOLPHUS Said he was entirely in the Ilan& of the Court. It was the only motion he had to make. Would their Lordships have the goodness;to say when they would give judg ment.—Would they appoint Monday ? The LORD Cater JUSTICE said there was no such business appointed for Monday. that he was afraid it could not be taken that day. The Gentlemen of the bar must really make inqui ries among themselves, and ascertain what business was to occupy the Court on particular days. It was not from the Court they were to receive information. Mr. Hunt immediately left the Court. The Attorney-Contr.l wag not in Court. ARCHES' COUR.T.—SArun DAY. -•••■••••- JOHNSON S. JOHNSON.—This was a suit instituted by Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, against her husband, for divorce on the ground of adultery. Dr. Loshington, on behalf of the lady, stated the case to the Court, and prayed the ad mission of the libel. Dr. Adams, the Counsel for Mr. Johnson, addressed the Court on behalf of his client, in opposition to the libel. The parties, after a courtship of some time, were married in the year 1818, and continued residence and cohabitation together till the latter end of the year 1822. During the last two years of this cohabitation they resided at Linfield in Sussex, which place was alleged to be the scene of the various transactions pleaded in the libel. It was alleged, that from the month of March, 1829, until the 2.1 of Octo ber, 1822, the defendant, Henry Leach Johnson, endea vonred, by means of solicitation, entreaty, and force, to have criminal intercourse with several of his servant girls. It was stated by a female named Elliot, that she was a servant in the defendant's family from the 7thi of October, Iro2o, to the 31st of August following, and the defendant frequently solicited her to consent to an a•tt:lterous inter course with him during the absence of his wife from home. Another female servant named Fleet, also states the same facts, and by the affidavit of a female named IV, ston, it appeared he had subsequently to that period acted in a similar manner towards her; and all these deponents say, that hut for their resistance h• would have effected hi■ purpose. The Learned Hector (Adams) was of opiuion, that whatever were the intentions of Mr. Johnson, the charge of adultery hail not been established, and upon looking into the depositions of these isomer), it appeared that they did not cry out for assistance at the time, nor did they inform their mistress, or any one else. of the conduct ' of the defendant, but they continued to reside in the house for a considerable time after these attempts, and concealed the circumstances until they were interrogated by Mr. Owen, the father of the lady. The Court therefore would consider what degree of weight was to be given to such evidence. Sir John Nichol c:►id, that it ap3eared by the affidavits, that the defendant Johnson. for a long period, was in the practice of attempting the chastity of his servants, but that his assaults were resisted, and he was unable to accomplish his object. He subsequently formed a connection t►ith loose and abandoned women, and the consequences were fatal to his health. He had at that time been married about four years to this lady, and bad two children by her, and in consequence of his cruelty in this respect, she sepa rated from him, and then he addressed a letter to her, urging her to forgive him, soliciting her to reside with him again, and pledging himself that his future conduct should make amends for his past impropriety. This letter W 35, to a certain extent, an admission of the allegation, and he (the Learned Judge) therefore felt hintsif bound to pronounce for the admission of the libel. POLICE. ...www. GulLDHALL.—Saturday, Henry Cade and Henry llerger son, two youths of ten years of age. were brought up before Alderman Thoinpson, M.P. charged with a felony. Henry Crowder, a child of eight years of age, was the person robbed by the two prisoners. The Alderman said he thought the child too young to give evidence, and having asked the Chief Clerk as to what was best to be done, the Chief Clerk said that evi dence might he taken from a child of eight years of age, but it was not generally done, nor would such evidence do in case the prisoners were sent to the Ses sions. The Alderman said lie would not convict them by I the evidence, hiss he would, however, hear the child's story. Crowder, who is a fine intelligent child, was then or dere,' to be put on the table before the Alderman; he seemed a little frightened at first, but the Alderman told bins not to be afraid, and having thus quieted him, the Alderman asked him if he knew what would become of him if he told an untruth, .to which the child answered that he thought he should go to hell. He then told his lit'le sim ple story. Hs was sent by hii father on an errand. who gave him ss. tid. to pay a win his father enyloys. He was passing by New Court, Smithfield, when he met the two prisoners. The smallest (Cade) came up to bins and asked him if lie knew a boy of the name of Davis? de said no. They then asked him to go into the court and plev with them ; when they got bins into the court, Cale struck him, and then turned his pockets inside out, and in We Of with the money. ..... Mary Lane steed, that she lives in New Court, and knows the prisoners to be very had characters. tfn the day this affair took place, she hearth the crying of the child, anti looking out of the window she saw the two prisoners run ning down the court ; she immediately followed and stopped them, and having learned from the child that he was robbed of ss. 64., she then effected the recovery of the money.— Cade had 3s. in his mouth, and lieggerson had '2B. lid. in his pocket. She gave theta into the custody of an officer. Henry Crowder, the father of the child, then stated, that on the day this affair to..rk place, he sent the child to pay one of his men, and he gave him ss. for that purpose, and his mother gave him a sixpence to purchase something for her. The child came home crying, stating, that he was robbed. The mothers of the two prisoners came forward, and gave a lamentable account of their sons. The mother of Carle said, that her son had robbed her not later than the last week. She was then entering into further details about her son, but the Alderman told ber to stop, as it was not right for her to crimin ite her son. The Alderman then said he was perfectly satisfied of the gnilt of the prisoners ; he would not send them for trial, hut, as they were well known characters, he would send them to Bridetvell for three months to be kept to hard labour. MARLROROUGH-11TRUIT. — Saturday James Munroe, a watchman of St. Ann's parish, was brought before Mr. Dyer,charged by a French lady of the name of Madame Gill with a most atrocious assault on her. From the statement of this lady, it appeared that she had been re turning at about eleven o'clock on Friday night from a friend's house in the neighbourhood of Leicester-square, to her lodgings at 55, Princes-street. In passing through the square. she took shelter from the rain in a door-way near Mr. Boyle's, the goldsmith. The prisoner came up and desired her to move from that ; she replied she would as soon as the shower ceased ; not satisfied with this reply, he pushed her from the door, and struck her with a large stick a blow on the head, which cut her through her boo net most severely. She exhibited the wound, which was a severe one. The watchman, in his defence, said that the square was infested with unfortunate females, en. of which he took ber to be ; that inside the door, where be stood, there was a dog barking most violently, which he was sure was mused by her standing at the door; that he did not wish to hare STEPNEY FAIR. The KING V. Caamaans.- - hir.Lttledale moved that the defendant might be called to appear to an information filed against him by bis Majesty's Attorney General, and chew cause why be held a fair at Stepney. The defendant not appearing when called, the Learned Counsel moved that his recognixauces might be entreated i n to the Exchequer. MOIL UPON BIS HAJIESTE °MOROI MBE LORD BYRON'S "71- SION 01_JUDOMINTUPON GEORGIC 111.,1N "TIJR LIBERAL." Mr. ADOLPHUS, when called on in his order as die Lord Chief Justice was going through the bar, moved that John Hunt be brought up to receive the judgment of the Court. The LORD CHIRP J urrics—What is it for? Mr. ADOLPUUS—LibeI, my Lord. Mr. Hunt, the defendant, came forward, and stood on the door to the right of the Bench. The Loan Cuter Juancu—There is so much business the purpose i g,nu ' i l in 1 ''*l• received , o.p4i 1 • , j / 1 1.- nd that on his insisting she ;Lila imismswesememeronw the family disturbed t7 a she struck him in the face. n or s ' aid his striking the lady was wholly will 0 ., sas one deserving of severe punishment. 11;. • quit o e 5 i a rs t . shiae)nydi DYER Wrenn r, and particularly in ea brined a manner ; and fist . t e S s is t w t o e i t riu D i l r i l , , l INt)teG•iii.os-na:pillit:igi;Au 1 1 - i e ß , il 6 a u ll i , i , :a . ... ee dered him to find good hail. en A LLEGED shdy F f i N t i , A 1 lo u i ir is rmi sa A la N tnie D d OFFICS.-Mr. Williiiin Gray, a person of centletitanly a e g . . fv) e . :e r i,, I,ta i t ch i . tie e nh e 2 k ci 41 . 1 trol t i r ,i js h ::s i ,eo r ns l .l l .. e pa a e t wa a ra b . li ri s ra l en is ta t ' sent, on various alleged charges of rued an d swindling. Mr. T. Chambers, a gentleman residing iu tile !'.i • ware-road, stated, that on the 15th July last, he wau :;, e- P plied to by a lady named Greig, to let it •r an elegant fo'- ' : elm nislied house, in Hereford -street, Oxford -street ; be ae ,.., r ., 1/4 inely entered into an agreement, which was witnes s "! I . Ile r •1 Mrs. Sinclair, the mother of the lady ; the premise s .„,,,', De taken possession of on the ?Atli July, and Mrs. Greia r- aided lua.: st iti oe bw there; ee went to t; 1 )1 1) ti e tni reel?, Louse un w st el :: was t ri h nt r ,i i it , ft 01 B' sion of it, 11..viatt previously heen informed the f a i r Ku had removed ; the servant who answered the do u r r , 1 : 1 him her mistress was unwell, and begg.al ii- would tie call the next (lay, when he could see her. Ile ail el- 11 ,, co hesitation, but left the house. although the preals n. h i d 11r Ee been vacated by her about six weeks prior, and o w sin . b•td taken the house, Ni'. 19, in Upper Betted t• Stre.t re Sri Witness in part p tyment of the rent, of as a gcod one, and considered she saute paid. Ititt e , A 1 stthsequientle. however, called upon Mrs. lir ig for th.• re. ta ts ; is. mainder attic rent in Upper iderkeley-str e et, when :' , lrs. T. li. told him she had no money, but gave him a bill nf lel ea which was drawn by the prisoner in favour o f M rs. Greig, ts es . and payable at one month. On a itness's rehrnine ..., borne, however, he was surprised at finding a hir'er's ill letter, stating, that if he (sir. Chamber's) (lid not im- tr. mediately take up the bill of twenty pounds be wonl , i lit arrested. Witness again called upon Mrs. Greig, and in. he visted on having possession of the house in H - reford-str ee t. tw Mrs. Greig said she had written to Steward and Compaor - i n Pall-mall. to ascertain that the arth les of furnitare agreed wits the inventory. Witness finally e,,t itoianssia q of the house on Friday week last, b i n found that the b,Ni- . furnitlite, blankets, quilts, a pi-ce of dr.igget, &c., wer. missing. Ile consequently repaired to Mrs titeig's tea. dente in Upper Ile, keley-street, end mentioned the tis cumstance, when the was Worm. d they had gone to I. ail ral washed; not !wing sathtied, however, with the ansacr, he refused leaving the house, when the bed end 1 blankets were brought down by Mrs. (ireig's servant, and n I carried he her to the house in Hereford-street. On Tian:- day last he called upon Mrs. Greig again, accompanied be an officer, for the purpose of searching the premises; he there saw the prisoner, who gave the olW:er a key of a C e drawer, in which he found a quilt belonzinK to him. ills. Greig took the house, hut the prisoner's Dame was ea a c it brass plate on the door. 2 Mr. Benham being present, said, lie had furnished a Ii variety of articles to Mrs. Greig, whose servant told him P she was the widow of a Clergyman, who formerly resided IS near Colchester; he consequently had written down to a . friend there, bust no such person was ever known. Mrs. Greig told him she had a great deal of prope:ty, but could not get her rents in. g Mr. 'oane, china and glass dealer, of No. 979, Oxford- street, stated he had furnished Mis. Greig with some valuable el le china and glass. She said she had a suit in Chancery, shies au was in the hands of Mr. Brougham, who gave her the greatest t i , hopes of success, the issue of which would enable her to li- n kl quidate all her debts, 4 , Several other tradespeople proved similar facts. r The Magistrate here asked the prisoner if he had any thine 0 to say? who replied, ,` Yes, 1 wish to ask Mr. Chambers saint •li questions." c Prisoner-Mr. Chambers, Sir, on your oath, did you not in- i troduce Mrs. Greigto many of the tradesmen present, saying that she was the daughter of the late Colonel Sinclair, belong- I lug to the 231 Light Dragoons 7-Mr. Chambers : No, I never - did. Prisoner-Did you not refer persons to the residence of Mrs. I Greig, in Upper Berkeley-street2-Mr. Chambers answered 1 in the negative. a The Prisoner then said, the violent conduct of Mr. Chambers ti had been the means of forming a conspiracy against hi.ns-If it and Airs. Greig, and that hereafter, he would bring his Winn i 'for libel; he assured the numerous tradesmen present, that thr P. whole of their demands would be paid when Mrs. Grelg's mar' 1 riage settlement was arranged. . • • ' The Prisoner, in default of bail, was then reminded, and rie officers ordered to make every inquiry after Mrs. Greig. . ______ ' MARKETS. 1 . -......- I I 1 Q 14.. LEWES CORN MARKET, SATURDAY, JAN. 3 1 , zo.. I White wheat, (new) 31.75. ; red ditto, (new) 31.44.; bat- lev, (new) 11. I Is. to 1/. 16s. ; oats, (new) I/. 3 s. to 11 . 64. ; 1 per quarter. - beans, (new) 21. to 2/. 6 d. ; peas, (new) 11. 17s. to 11. 160. • i Tugs DAT, Fall. 3.-White wheat, (old) .. Ai . ; white wheat , • (new) 31.25. to 3/. I2s. ; oats, (new) 1 /. 6 s ; beans , ( new) is much advanced in price, so much so , tha t t he ports will Grain of all kin Is I 21.25. ; peas, (new) 11 . 16 s to IL 1 7s. probably ere long be opened. The corn markets, d u rin g , the last week, in this county, have been largely attende d , and much speculation is going on. Arundel cattle market, on reeeday, was largely I with sheep ; and from the sup_srior quality of the trethr r r mutton it found a ready sale. With beef it was sutficelt i. I but not fully supplied ; and the slim of cattle in ot her re• and • spects was large. The market was shortly cleare d, ad r, I none left unsold ; and the prices were on the ra! ' supplied - 4s. to 4t. 6d. ; ewe mutton, 3s. 10J. to 4s. 3d. ; and purl: I beef fetching 3s. Bd. to 4a . 6d. per stone ; weber mutton ... 4s. 6d. harley, 30s. to 355. per quarter ; oats, 234. to 's'. ; 1 lOs. to 11, I ARUNDEL CORN MARKET. -What, 151 . to 171. per I_o_o t beans. 6s. per bushel ; peas, 41. 9 d. ; tares , nples • I dull in comparison with that of last week, Movie sal , :or s rr• r were in abundance. The following is thee Inspe o c „, 0 _,., ; r CHICH MICR CORN-MARKET .- This ARK ET.-This market was rather a turn :-wheat, 625. 20. ; barley,32s 2fd ; oats,.-•• II I and beans, 465. per quarter. ther on tile fully supplied with fat stock, and prices were ra e Nil _ to e Chichester Cattle market, on Wednesday. was eery t declinm.-Such of the cattle as were unsold no c t Smithfield. .' t ' ight a fe t al affray DEATH BY FIGIITING.-0111 Saturday se nn ~ . 0 . • r night, a number of men were noticed to be m en h d l g a f took place in II slifax. Between eleven ant tw a r_lY: o_e eon i t appeared to I derable disturbance near the North Brid ge, Osetick's surgery. appeared to be lifeless; he was taben to Mr. was held over but vitality was extinct. A Comer's Inqurst itnesses to be ay, but frowthe number of w e I be fi ghting. One young man, however, eftbename of Riley I the body on ' Tuesd ay, at 10 o'cl it D necessary to adjourn It to Wednesday. t • exa.mined and the lontradictory evidence of sme o , , lt . wits MARRIED. of Carobs!. - On Saturday the 7th Met., at Carshalton, Sr.. Charriegt i o r a t u y. s ton, to Clarissa, Wert daugster of Mr. Tayler , Mikhail+, 9 u trent dine . - On the 7th instanr, S. Page, Esq../ Dulwich. to Mary Ana, li ter of D. C. ft. Harrison, Esq. Brook-huuse, Herts. i DIED. Charlotte street, favor. ~ On the 6th instant , at his apartments in Upper Char I square, Capt. ft. Hiles. ft. N., In his 45th year. ... , _ ince, Lace, Pimlico, a On Friday, the 6111 instant, J. Henderson. Mal- 01 uelIP ''''- 1 in the lad year of his age. ~_ W . Flac k, l e er on the 7t h in at the Rectory house, Ware, Mee. mr• ^ '1 70th year of his age. Lincoln's fun Voles, la Me i p On Saturday lart, sr. R. Terry, Carey-street, 73d year of his age. of John Mtge 8011, 519. 1 1 On Saturday last, aged 31, Mary, the w if e I River terrace. hoer. A nectar , Oa the 16th ult. at Leighton Ruthard, Mr. J. Stems.' found - befure his dea th , tale house was examined. waled In the Ter I vistas each, of the reit* of Oeo. 111. were found : e e l ! . u __ _ go 00 c part of the attic, and several parcels of mites and 11 111 a" r iffluie. nth s ' la No On, Strit i Lotitlon : Priated and POO/add at the 0 - 411 1 t 1 by R. WARDELL, LL.D. Proprietor. when three begs, containing LOU 4 -1 • . 1r - 'l7 F- i