The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-04 00:00:00

'HL trromotAN turned to her birth. 'Melton. condoned, though with abated force, till midday of Friday. The havoc made among the trees is immense. FROM TIM EIMER GA REM OP A TIMOR 1.—." The Falmouth mail, wh en w i t hi n four mites of this city, was upset, the violence of the wind having produced such ter ror in the horses th a t t h ey re f used to proceed, and actua ll y to proceed back, notw i t h standing the efforts of the coac h • man to restrain them ; there were several passengers. but we hear that none of them received injury. About fifty boats were drifted out to sea from Exmouth and the river Exe. A magnificent elm tree, upwards of one hundred years old, the property of the Rev. P. Cosserat, at trarupfard Spelt'', was torn up by the roots, and fell with an astounding crash. The waters of tho Exe are much swollen, and a considerable number of tattle have been drowned." DO ER, Nov. 2.—This dreary month Cal* in with one of the most tremendous hurricanes ever remembered here; the gale was really terrific, and it Vs unveil feared that we shall not he long ere accounts reach ns of many disasters at sea. A foreign vessel is come in with the loss of two boats, and . I other article's wept off her deck ; the captain was also washed overboard, huts repo being thrown to him, he was fortunate enough to catch . it, and was battled in again. Two fi s hi ng boats, Off Calais, were caught in the gale yesterday morning; one df them suc ceeded in getting into that port, but the other; not being so fortunate, ran down to Boulogne, and, in attempring to enter the harbour, struck the ground, Went down, and all on board perished. The Union. Sanderson, from Malaga to Lotidon, is ou shore near Lyon.—The Morrison, --, from Cork to Newport. foundered off Lundy, 30th ult., 17 passengers and 7 of the crew drowned.—The Clito, of Alaryport, sunk near Dublin on Ss turda}.—The Friends, Illenkinsop, bound to Honduras, was driven on the Rocks near Dublin on Thursday.--The Good Intent, of Sunderland; Abeona, of Blakeney, and Modesty, of Yarmouth, are on shore near Lynn. The Agenoria, Postgate, from Sunderland to Topshdriti sunk near Lynn during the late gale. ". . - CURIOUS CASE. ......./...... : egnam vat DUBLIN MORENO IPOST.I Saitaitoat Winnow it. Da. Ilittitsmartat. A singu fiction, and of some interest, came on to be tiled before 23 Viecoanso, on Wednesday, the 22d of Oc tober, 18 . *, )(1 Mr. liametv. Counsel for the plaintiff, stated this was a case of some novelty, and though the jurisdiction of the Coort did not permit the plaintiff to seek for a larger sum than 101., yet the decision of the Con 4 on this question waa of considerable importance. His client,both from sense of public justice, and indignant at the imposition that had been practised on him, came before this Court at an ex pense for which it could not compensate him, to seek for justice, at least so far as the sum sought to be recovered. The facts are these ; the defendant, a Quack, stiling himself Dr. F. Hahnemann, who alleges lie is a native of (lemony, wade his appearance about a year ago in Tem plemore and Carrick-omSuir, in the humblest situation, happy to receive the Continental fee of 21. 6d. for.bis quackeries, while his begird was growing ; bat on a sudden, in the beginning of the year, he dashed into Dublin io a coach and four, which he procured two or three weeks, and occasionally afterwards at certain periods; but all this dash fashion and heard, were not, in his opinion, enough to introduce him to public notice-4e bad recourse to the Newspapers(Mr. BENNET read too of his advertisements ; the first was issserted in the Antidote, of the 4th Jandary, 12:23, as follow, : ~-..,y Dr. F. Hat rn, aFnerally called the Falling-sickness Doctor,) net t Dresden, and resident of Tanapieasore, 4 whose preseu is for a short time required in Dublin, is daily to he consulted entirely for Hysterics . and Epilepsy,oriFalling Sickness. N.B.—Advice and Medicine gratis Mondays and Thursdays, from nine till 10 o'clock in the rimming, No. 20. South Anne street, Dublin. Rules of Dr. Hahnemann, Ist, Hysterics and Epileptic persons only will be attended.--2d, The time granted for payment is (in case of security,) so long after the performance of the cure as to skew effectual eradication of the complaiiit. 20, South Anne-street, Dublin. The second advertisement read was inserted in the Warder, of the 15th February, 1823, as follows : Dr. F. Ilahneminn to be consulted entirely for Hysterics and Epilepsy, gives notice that his cures take usually six vectks, after which he allows (in cases of security,) eighteen months proof time, before requiring payment for attendance or medicine. No. 20, South Anne-street, Dublin. AD. DUNN, Counsel for defendant, also read a short ludicrous description of his life from another newspaper; of course no man can eloatit, who is the historian of this curiou; character. Plaintiff who is an assistant surgeon is the Royal Navy, had suffer. 41 severely in his health by foreign climates, and unfortunately latterly has been afflicted with epilepsy, the Opprobrium Milicorum ; he was struck by his advertisements, wrote to the doctor for his terms; they were as follows:—Dr. Hahnemann is willing to let De. Dickson have the cure of epilepsy for the third part of the price for the poorest persun, which will be only 12 guineas, and if he wag to live to the age of Methusalem the complaint wont return; he must travel outside the coach, not inside; he dare riot be bled before he sees Dr. Hahnemann. Plaintiff paid him 131. 7s. tid. for the care, and he undertook to cure him ; when be last called on Hahnemann, in company otitis Surgeon Leslie, he said plaintiff should only have two attacks more of Epilepsy; the first should be slight, and the last scarcely perceptible, and would never have a return if he lived to the age of Methuialem. Plaintiff resided at the house of Surgeon Leslie, from the 17th of April, till 14th July. 1823, rigidly observed all the injunctions of the learned falling sickness Doctor; the core was to have been per formed in six seek., butt donble that time produced nn `alleviation of 31r. Dickson's suffering; be then went to the country, observed the pane regimen, but nothing., better; he wrote to Hahnemann, who toll him that his present complaint was not epilepsy, bat it was the copse.' qucoce of the medicine lie bad taken—the Doctor administered medicine to cure, bat it had the contrary effect. Mr. Leslie demanded the money as the cure was not performed; on being pressed, defendant said, he would return the money if plaintiff would give him bark the medicine be bad taken; he would prove this case; and as no value had been given for this money, he hoped the Court would say, that in consequence lie could not retain it,and ought to he made refund it in an action of assumpsit, that general eonitahle remedy. The ltEconoxie doubted whether money could be recover ed, voluntarily given to a Doctor as a fee. Mr. Bennett ale:;ied that this was this nature of the tmnsac lion ; defendant did not appear to bean ; be was an ail vertiring Quack, aho bargained to perform certain service fur a stipulated reward, fur whieli he was paid, and for which he gave no value; it is the money of the plaintiff, though lie has got it fraudulently in his pocket—es tiro a bolo it ought to be returned to plaintiff 131 r. Bennet cited several cases to 'thew that this money sbonlil be paid over to plaintiff, the consideration having wholly failed—this was quite dia1:1.2.4:611414e from tees given as guiddom honorarium, to lawyers and medical doctors, who, to be sure of ten, give had value. Thelliecoeuee said he would hear the evidence. Surgeon Leslie, sworn.—Proved defendant's hand writ. ing to receipt for 131. 75.f01.• the defendant said he would completely cure plaintiff, an d make him as sound.'as altness; he would have but two more attacks ; the latter would be like the sound qf a bell, or a stone dropped into water; plantar continued at witness's house while attending de fendant; he rigidly followed the advice he got, and observed the regimen prescribed to him by defend. ant ; his complaint is as bad as ever ; has bid two or three fits within a week; plaintiff wrote to defendant through witness to inform him how bad he was; defend ant answered very uncivilly; upon being pressed, "he said he would return the money if he got back the medi cine;" from the reception be got, be declined to interfere farther. Two other witnemies proved, that plaintiff bad strictly observed the rrgimen, and took the medicine that was ordered by defendant, and was still as bad a• ever. Mr. Deyw said lie was codeerned for defendant, and ob jected to the action. The REMROCR said, he thought plaintiff could not re cover, as there was but one count in the declaration, and that for money had and received ; that this looked mure like a special agreement, for which there ought to be a count in the declaration. Mr. BENNET said, that under the count for money had and received, plaintiff was entitled to recover, where the ider N: lad FROM LLOYD'S LLOYD'S LIST. liott, attaehed to Sir W. A'Court , sr. ght at the Foreign Office, in Downing: despatches, announcing that Fertlino! lily the Convention conclesled sritbt" Ist, by the Constitutional Clovernoret, to losses sustained by the British ow' nes of is one leg Decree he lit of between 1623. . Lted that go forth. gland and llid DEAL, November 3.—Wind W. and the weather.—Paetiid through for Ramsgate the Fair Mimi Man, Bateman, with lima of both anchors and cables; Johannes, Monson, for Yar mouth, with loss of both anchors and cahlea.—Arrived from London and remain the Coquet for the South Seas, and the his schooner, from Lyne; several other vessels passed through to the Northward, names unknown. Poivissintrn, November 3.—Wind Westerly—Arrived the Hercules, from Christiana ; Brilliant, Hunter, from Hull for Lisbon, with loss of anchor and cable, and cargo shifted; the Atlas, Lowther, of Sunderland, sprung a leak off Beachy Head, and brought in here in distress. with 10 feet water in her hold ; Mergaretta, —, from Norway ; Union, Stephenson, from Norway; and Janice, Smith, from the Downs for Africa. FALMOUTR. November 2.—Wind West.—Arrived the Wed . dington, Sherwih, from Archangel. in ten weeks, with loss of sails, tuiwarks, dc.—Sailed the Success, Brase, for Seville. EAST INDIA SHIPPING.---EALCUTTA, June 2.—Saturday's Ail ping report states, that one of flit row-boats arrived on that tiny, with four men of the late ship Liverpool, the only i survivors of the crew, who stated, that the captain, officers, and pilot, were washed away with the poop on the night of the 27th ult. The men who were saved took refuge on the foretop of the wreck, where they remained until the 29th, when they were picked up by Mr. Knytner, branch pilot, in charge of the pilot I. it is truly melancholy to learn from accounts which have reached town during the last three days, that the violence of the pale at the head of the hay has been unprecedented, and prorortionstely disastrms in its cousrquences. The ship Wellington, just arrived, experienced dreadful weather as far to the south ward as the latitude of Madras. The Farquharson, Water loo, Scaleby Castle, Herefordshire. and Inglis, were to sail, front Bambay for China un the sth of July. The Melpo mene was to sail front Bombay fur London on the 10th of July. The Marquis of Hastings, Barclay, for London, sailed from Bengal on the 25th of May; and the Stan. more, fur Vaiparaiso, the next day. The Eliza, Ward, and the Aurora, Earl, sailed from Madras on the 2d of June for Bengal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • --.46sii•—• BETTING AT TAT'FERSALC'S—Noe. 3. RIDDLIESWORTH.--3 to I agst Reformer-13 to I agst Don Carlos-8 to I agst gradrille-8 to I agst Cressida-8 to I agst Lyrnessa-8 tot apt Reserve—lo to 1 agst Prudence. Deitsr.-11 tot apt Swiss-8 to I agst Reformer-12 to I agst Cydniis-14 to 1 agst Cxessida-18 to 1 agst Itidicule-20 to I agst Don Carlos-20 to 1 apt Bess-2-2 to I agat Vesta -23 to I agat —3o to 1 egst Lyrnesse. OAKS. ,- llto 2 apt I.yrnessa-8 to 4 apt Prudence-8 to 1 apt Pope Joan-12 to 1 apt sr to Sailor. ST. f.rcrrt.—ll to I agst Allisidora f-13 to 1 apt Swiss -4 to I a fst Miller of Mansfield-20 to 1 apt Maudane-22 to I apt Rosanne-311 to 1 agat Miss Cranfield. —weffiew•— PENRITII RACES. Fa IDAY. 50/. given by the town of Penrith, for horses, tic. of all ages Three mile heats. Mr. Hesseltine's gm by Coraus 2 1 Sir Philip Musgrave's hr cby Comas 1 2 9 Mr. Sister's br f sr to Sir Henry 4 fell Mr. Smith's g g by Whisker 3 fell A severely contested race.—The br f fell first, and the g g tumbled over her; neither of the riders seriously Injured. A Sweepstakes of Five Oiliness each, with Twenty Guineas added by the Inglewood Runt, fur horses, &c. not thorough bred. Sir P. Nlusgrave's brh Tom Paine 0 I I ' Mr. F. Rretberton's ch g Mercury 0 2 2 Mr. T. Iludsan's b g Charles. 2 3 3 Mr. T. 610M:house's br f Collins 1 0 0 Mr. W. Shipla's filly 3 0 0 Mr. J. Parkin's chh Buckram 4 dis Mr. E. H. King's hr f by Ardrossan sdis A good race—won by ball a neck. A Silver Cup of 95/. value, given by the Officers of the four right troops of the Westmorland and Cumberland corps of Yeomanry Cavalry, fur horses, &c. of all ages, belonging to the non commissioned officers and privates of those troops. Two mile heats ; to be ridden by yeomen belongiai to the corps. Mr. Ma rgetson's eh h Theodolite I S 1 Mr. Ilcbson's b h Spareribs 4 1 1 Mr. Hodgson's br h Bachelor. 6 5 0 Mr. Jupp's br us Maid of the Mill 0 2 3 Mr. Atainson's ch g Foglentau 2 4fell An excellent race. Bider of Fogleman severely hurt. • name of ; ne is a friend of the Thurtells, and a ity oats also taking place in tar ' • raots, sod several others are des from haviok an the MAGNANIMOUS TRAIT.—The Spanish Committee, hear- consideration had wholly failed, as the case of an annuity, madman, I assure you.--Mr. Noel: That may be ; but he le 1411 administration. best breeches splintered.—On the London road, near Bath- ing that the wife of General Quiroga, now in London, was where the deed was invalid , as he bad already mentioned, should be spoken with. Mr. Noel then went out, aid Oates, some large trees fell across the road and delayed suffeting from pecuniary embarrassment, deputed some of and other such Cases ; blit as the Recorder had doubt., h . remained in coversstion with the ruppo•ed madman (*fin, te, dated Oct. 4, state that a narli , 22d of September between 4 0 all the coaches a considerable time. The boisterous winds their number to wait u.s her some time ago, with an offer wonld advise not to press the Court, but bring an action liovever, appeared, in manner and in conversation, quite I the island of ditylene. Tr on tbe above evening were accompanied by a heavy fall of of aid. This Mariana, Quiroga politely declined, observing in the superior Court, where, with such merit*, be would rational) fur upwards of half an hour. tea and a brig of war, foreleg Ds . _ anew . — The Exeter and Portsmouth mails hen been corn • that there were several of her countrymen under persecu- recover the whole sum, an d could come with a pleading The following is the statement of Mr. Testall : -.Last Polki4o take a circuitous route, over Clavertoa Down, in cution from the same cause, now living in a state of still free from objection. He said, though he was nut con- Tuesday week was the first day the Thurtells came to env - d su ff ered great damage, to il l. passing to and fro into this city. greater exigency in London, and who bad consequently a stilted on bringing the action, he had no doubt, from the house. . Probert, whom I had 'mown before, introduced About six o'clock on Thursday evening, the western each stronger claim than herself on their bounty. The facts now before the Court, plaintiff must recover on a pro- them. A true bill of indictment hod then been found ' • attached to Sir W. A'Collitt IS. the Fureigo Office, in Dollti n i a rk, part and shares of Monmouthshire were visited by a snow- Committee then gave leer the sum they had destined for per pleading. against them, fur.setting fire to their heuse, and P r obert • tches, announcing that Feet!) . al . storm and gale of wind, such as has been scarcely remem- her, to be distributed among those she had deemed moat Tile RECORDER dismissed the suit, without prejudice to urged me to become one of their bail ; but I declined: ' e Convention concluded with t tr bered; thelatter lasted all night w ith a l m o s t inconceivable i n wan t o f it. th e pl a inti ff ' s bringing on another action. - They stopped for some hours drinking, and having paid the Constitutional Governor ah fury. The Cambrian steam-packet is reported to be on The Duke of Gloucester has again honoured H. Baring, for the reckoning went away, Un•Wediesiliy they came ;; I 190' en sustained by the BMA . AWE near Portjabead-point. A sloop, belonging to N e w . Esq. of Somerly !louse, near Hingwood , with a visit this Griffith Lloyd Turner end Lot Cartlidge , who were tried and againao my ;low : Probers and Thomas Thurtrll had Mil n Porte Was rue Alow* is the channel, and one man lost: shooting season; be arrived there on Monday last, and, as acqui led at the Manchester Summer Sessions ou a cherge of some tea. On Wednesday night John Thurtell came at d captures made by Spanish F e "' stealing the parcels containieg notes of the banks of Messrs. s l ept at my b et ", ask ew t h at t h ey „ha m ' to b e as pr i vate specific and important or _ _ and several yawls be:rebate blown down near Cardiff, and be passed through the town, he was saluted by a merry welter touch other damme has been sustained. peal on the bells. Taylors and Lloyds, and Gilthins, Smi th , and Co. of Birrniag. impossible, because ihey had not been able to get bail, and ecree issued by Perditio n 's!! r ig ham, front the Ralloon coach In December last, were On Friday tof October, which onit me sa / NEWPORT, &MAIN' MDENING.—It is hoped that the MM. Oliver and Ruiz de la Nega, Deputies of the Cortes, tried and consicted of having feloniously received part of the were keeping out of the way. On Wednesday night Pro. mad eeen Go shwa new Posse Point, is not the Cambria bare arrived in town. • tint beet said to me, you have a private room, which we alto .1d ten the 7th of ,March . 10 % sa sksin patket, said notes, knowing them to be stolen. Thls being the %Ve think, therefore. it 1141 _,"" but that she is safe in Penartb harbour. The : We are happy to state that the seamen and ship-owners conviction which has taken place under the Act of Parliament be glad to have the use of, to transact business which re- at it, modifications a G bri th e lad moth dikeeirer is gone down ; but we are of the port of Sunderl a nd have got their diff ere n ces settl e d. constituting it felony to receive stolen notes, the Court deferrect qnired privacy. I told him they might h ave it, an it b eing the as well as ls P " - :. "at to say that the schooner, which was driven from the A number of ships sail e d the latter part of l as t wee k in passing sent ence o n th e p r ison ers un til th e ensu i ng J anuary p re pared, they retired to it ; and persons frequentl f viritel titer sut-q ." cud France.—(ermaisr . ) ir eamain Vold Whit sod capsized, has righted, and re- consequence.—(Newetuttle paper.) Sessions. them whom I did not know. On Thursday they din e d a t • . . ..". . ~._ . . . . ..,, , . . ........ s _ stg, nor do we iinqtffre, what tie ut it is clear that the Jury case harge without any evidence; and I just one-A-it is equally criminsl England is Insane, whether be the lc; al proof is ,oncernet, individual had felt himself of insanity. We are aware but his would be a libel But this would be a libel only if false ; ant re that he was not insane-11 be the accused established the fact of y find a verdict of Guilty 1 Or !such a Verdict at their hands ? No, ren the Lord Chief Justice himself. iccused should prove the insanity not for the person libelled was sane. But this proof cc only to be produced by it is but just that be shoold a this case, then the charge made. .Certain reports were rthout any contradiction ; and um of very respectful comments wen irony. We do not think the Kitty rnepUeneral for assuming that I !fully of his feelings. was ironieal ; defence of Mr. Harvey, rested net ited by the reports, but upon the themselves! and his Counsel overt very extraordinary manner. If Ilse report was common-41M i 4 Sletropolis—and that it was Linos. feria' prints, they would have mid. Mr. Harvey; unless the Attorney ared to elicit:, that the reports were d that they were propagated with a 'he Attorney General alluded to the nt by his Majesty ig person. some , anon why Mr. Harvey should bare cv of the report. This slims o meet the reports; but he preferred. :h, rather than to produce his fact of the opening of the Podia. d oo more than that a man's being av, would prove that he was alive the e King was brought forward to act when lie was so disordered in intel. o pates of his speech at once; awl I the Ministry, yet as the mere artef 4:1, the speech might have been real anity remained undetected. if tie been wise, he would not have pre. a. As to the feelings of his Majesty, y have been affected; for we do not any thing either of the libel, or the tr the persecution lie deeper; and we r any portion of the press should lest of those who wish to destroy all its in. .—A letter from Madrid, received po bas been found poisoned In his era do cot mention this cfreumetsnee, FROM MADRID, OCT. 20.—Tbe o Seville its now definitively arranged A vast number of carriages have lent off from this to bring up the Court &c. As his 'Majesty will have to es on the road to receive addresses d where the preparations for bin re ingo have been on an extraordinary omit expeerhius to arrive in Madrid nmanded by Ballasteros has been split ions which are sent in various direo their destinations dhe mea•will ern remain in depdt for the ulterior sent. We hear of no risings or of any ties of Riego or other Chiefs; and it is use is hopeless, they will settle doss I things revert into their natural order :he King's absolnie Government. — been taken possession of by °Von a were dissrused and sent to their the line ceotoned in various diststi recounts respecting Badajoz an I tts Estremadura ; Carthagena has refused ro Alpuente is said to be there animst• habitants to resist to the last. lilts anish General, the answer was"Mosere accompanied by the Tragala. If plied with provisions it may hold out not yet determined; be has ten dim rally Lis defence ; this is not intrust./ e are told, bat to Defensor de Probes r are obliged to conduct the causes of each take his tarn), to whom it cos rse of neat week every thing kill is , rmation at all from Cadit of the late to the King's departure, farther than livitled amongst them fifteen willies so't tre Box, &c. The militiaisei itioual pioperty did aoLikemo is fees urgent'. dated the latter end of Angie', if the Republic of Columbia to be last effects of the contest just ter nainated ipaniards, and rising into comme rcial 1-buate were about to be establisbed os a canal was about to be eat frma 1 1, 0 litrtb these undertakings were to he n F.nglishwen nausea Faces. An iv eguldrity as also taking place in the Is of the civil administration. m Zest', dated Oct. 4, state that a Hard the 22d of S.ptember, between tbs ke, off the island of Micylene. D frigates and a brig of war, forcing ch bad suffered great damage, to tail THE MURDER OP MR:W. WRARE: - Considerable anxiety prevailed yeeterd ay merely Ii the purlieus of the Judge's Chambers, Sergeants Inn, Chancery Lane, owing to a rumour which had been cir cnlated, that John Thurtell, one of the persons charged with the *Mil murder of Mr. Wears, would be brought up by habeas corpus from Hertford gaol, to render in discharge of bail put in in a variety of actions. No di rect application has been made to the Lord Chief Justice; but from good authority ,we understand that such appli cation would be fruitless, owing to the serious charge for which the prisoner is committed. The probability was, that on the first day of Term an application will be made by motion to enlarge the return of the writs, which mode of procedure, although a novel one, was moat likely to be sanctioned by the Court, as otherwise the bail will be placed in an awkward predicament. The neighbourhood of Elstres was yesterday crowded with persona of all ranks, viewing the cottage of Probert, and the surrounding premiges—the pond in the garden— the spot in the lane in which the murder was committed— the hole in the hedge through which the corpse was pushed —the half-finished grave—the pond in widen the body was ultimately found—all in their torn became objects of intense observation, and on reflection produced a sensation of the deepest horror in the minds of those by whom they were viewed. Mr. Clutterbock, the Maristrite, whose praiseworthy exertions we have already noticed, was on the spot, and with thiassistance of his clerk, was making an accurate ground plan titthe place, measuring the distances by a chain, and reslucin* . them on the plan to a scale. Various anecdotes were in circulation of the 4 • doings" at the cottage, and of the loose characters by whom he was visited ; and from all that passed, it would seem that a feeling of t e r ro r h a d p ro . doted on the minds of the neighbours towards its occasinoal inmates. This terror might perhaps have infltienced Mr. N. withholding so long the discoveries which he bad made, lest he might himself share the fate of him whom he at once suspected to have been butchered. Mrs. I'robert and Miss Noyes, weunderstand, will undergo a private examinx• tion before the Magistrates previous to the Dial ; but at present the former is in a state, bordering on distrac tion. Warrants are out against some parties sepposed to be implicated. Active search was making for them the whole of Sunday night and yesterday, but hitherto without snc gess. One of the parties is known to have been in London on Friday last. The prisoners are all confined separately in fleitford Gaol, but still maintain a sort of hardened in•lilference -- Hunt seems to rest confident that he will escape ; but we apprehend, when his prevarications and mis-statements are considered, that the hope held out to him will nut be The clothes acknowledged to have been cut col' the murdered man have not yet been found. It is not ins prohable, from their bloody state, that they were brought to town by Hunt and John Thurtelt on the night after the removal of the body to the second pond, and to avui 4 detection sunk in the Thames. It was not till tu•o o'clock in the morning that the wretches reached their lodgings after their horrible labours—sa that there was abundance of time for this measure. From all that bas transpired it appears, title the murder had been planned by John Thurtell and Hunt ; and th ►t there were additional inducements in the mind of the former bey end the spoil he was likely to obtain. Ile had a private pique against Weare, and there is no doubt that he was promised 300 guineas if he "put him out of the way." He declared on Saturday, in the presence of his brother Thomas that he bad " done the trick," and that be " would have his three hundred from have his life !" Hunt was to have met him in the lane, near to Probert's house,but the delay on the road, from drinking brandy and water, made him too late. 'I hotel! drove down the lane, and at a proper opportunity drew his pistol and discharged it directly ►n poar Weave's lace.— rbe cheek bone re.isted the ball, but he was for a moment stunned. Thurtell then threw his reins on the bore's back, and tumbled him wit in tl►e lane. Weare revived • little on reaching the ground, but Thurtell endeavoured to finish him by battering the muzzle of his pistol into his skull. Wears then made a desperate effort, and grappled with his assailant. They rolled over and over for some time on the ground, till 'Martell, recollecting his knife, drew it from his pocket, and with a scientific precision divided the jugular vein. The subsequent acts of this miscreant showed the coolness with which he had determined on his diabolical purpose. Hunt lamented his being late, but afterwards made amends by assisting in the removal of the body to the pond in the garden. And it is supposed that Probert, who felt the danger in which he should be if discovery were to take place, assisted in this operation. The smile of Probert, too, at the Coach and Horses on the night of the murder, and the question of Hunt when he asked him if he would be in ►t? lead to the conclusion that he had some fore knowledge of what was to take place. When John Thurtell heard of the confession of Hurt, his darink spirit forsook him, and be b..gged of Itntlive , , who was with him, to call on Mr. Beaumont, of the County Fire Office, and say that he wished to disburtheu his mind to him in regard to the fire in Watling Street. In cons , - pence of this communication, Mr. Beaumont went to see Thane!! at Hertford Gaol on Satue.!ay ; but he then al tered his tone; be said he was sorry for the trouble he had given, but he could not speak on the subject oil after he had seen his solicit ,r, Mr. Pearson. When Rotli:.en went to apprehend Tburtell, he was in bed, and supposing Ruthven's visit to be only about putting in the bail, lie received him cheerfully; but, on being handcuffed, observed with surprise, he did not suppose it was nereszary to treat him so—he had never been treated so before.—" Perhaps not (replied Ruth:ten); you have never been in custody before for such a crime as that of which you are now ac cused." Prec-eding to search him, Hutheen found Wood on various parts, both of his coat and waistcoat. While Hunt was before the Coroner on Saturday, the room became so hot, from the number of persons present, that a window W4S opened on the side next to the road. A per. son of genteel appearance, immediately under it, was them heard talking loudly, and vehemently expressing a desire to see the Magistrate. " I want to see him I—l must see him 1-1 will see him !" was exclaimed with such vocifera tion, that the Coroner, suspending the proceedings, required to know what the man wanted, observing that he had better be brought into the room.—A Juror: He only wants to get admittance, I believe, Sir. Hunt (turning round to the window, which was behind him, and then to the Coroner): Oh! it's a person of the name of he is a friend of the Thurtells Ind CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. /*aux, 'goy. I.—The association assembled, pursuant to ntlionitiracnt, this day, at three o'clock. Mr. O'Connell t gave notice of five motions:— I. A Motinn of thanks to the author of " The Vindica tion OT Irish Catholics." 2. A motion for the appointment of a committee to pre pare facts for Earl Gre7, previous to his motion for the Administration of Justice in Ireland. 3. To extend the Catholic Association through every county in Ireland. 4. Against the Tithe Composition Act. 5. Concerning the Rights of Sepulture. Mr. O'Connell prefaced these notices by a short speech each—and after the thanks of the Association were voted to the Chairman, the meeting adjourned. e lliE Lam smut. (mat Toe BRISTOL iinutcneT.) We already begin to realizs ohs anticipations of an early and severe winter. A heavy and incessant rain, on Thurs day last, was followed on Thursday night by a dreadful snow-storm, which covered all the hills in this neighbour. hood, and rendered travelling in many places impracticable. The night was truly a frightful one, and we fear we shall have to record numerous instanced of the calamitous effects of the storm. Friday morning the low groan& on the Gloucestershire side of this city exhibited the appearauce of an immense sheet of water; and persons who reside in the neighbourhood of Stapleton, were compelled to make a detour of several miles before they could reach the city. The principal inundation, however, was in the neighbuur hood of Baptist-mills, and Barle's-uread. At five o'clock ea Friday morning, the scene in this quarter was truly appalling, Many poor people, finding their dwellings sur rounded by the water, with no apparent means of escape, were terrified beyond description, and their screams were beard in every direction. Signals of distress were also made; but it was not till a late hone in the morning that some humane individual caused a boat to he conveyed in a waggon to the spat, and in this several families were re moved front the danger with which they acre threatened. In the boat at one time, we noticed an old man, two poor women, and too infanf children, who seemed quite ez banated by the terrors of their situation, and as grateful to their deliverers as if they had been snatched from the jaws of death. It was reported on Friday that, at Baptist mills, a hoes• had fallen into the water, and that two per sons had boat their lives; but this, we are happy to state, ' was unfounded. At day break all the low land round Baptist Mills and Traitor's Ilriage was discovered to he under water; and pigs, sheep, poultry, casks, household utensils, &e. were seen flowing down the stream. Messrs. Busheli's turpera tine mannfactory, the skin yards on the hanks of the river, and other premises were all completely inundated, and damage to the amount of many thousand pounds must be the ioevitahlo consequence. The Birmingham mail did not arrive till ten o'clock instead of six, owing to the waters bring out at Norton's Mill and Qamiglev. The London mail also was nearly two hours beaiud its time. owing to ha having been blown over on Marlborough Down; as was also the blue bodied London coach, the leadiuv horses of the latter being released to enable the passengers and coachman to assist its sighting the coach, they ran sway, and when the London mail was lifted op and again started, the horses of the other coach were not found. Trees innumerable and large boughs and branches are strewed in every direction. Several elms are blown down at Lord de Clifford's, at Kings weston, at Brockley, at Leigh, at Redland, and in Tyndal's Park, and opposite to the Park gate, the front of one of the houses erecting on the road leading to Clifton, was blown in. We cannot enumerate the number of smaller disasters of which et bave beard ' • we shall next week, no doubt bave to record a frightful catalogue. In the City the lower pm of Newfoundland-street,•viltb Iderchant-arrest, end 'severe! streets in the vicinity, were completely flooded: and in the course of the day, boats were employed to sums!) , the inmates of these houses with bread and other provisions: The loss of live stock, on the banks - of our rivers, bas no doubt been great ;as pigs, Feese, and fowls, were seen floatin g d own th e Frown, on riday morning, in considerable numbers : the staves and tar-barrels, which were seen floating at the same time, were front the rope yard near Froum-bridge. Two horses, one of them belonging to Mr. Clark, butcher, and the other to Mr. Koch, were swept out of a fiel.!, beyond Baptist Mills, and drowned. Vegetation has suffered more from the effects of this storm, than it usually does by the decay of a whole month at this season of the year ; and some of the largest and oldest trees in the neighbourhood yielded to the violence of the storm. One end of a house now building at Iloneypen Hill, was blown in. A house in Paul street, Kingsdown, Was unroofed ; but in other parts of the city, we believe the accidents were entirely cosfined to the demolition of windows and the loss of tiles. One glazier had tiO orders before 12 o'clock on Friday. The vale of Ashton was completely wills water. In the Avon, although the tide was out, the water was of sufficient depth to float a vessel of 3(X) tons burthem The mails were delayed considerably beyond their usual time since Friday. On the Gloucester road, the chief ob. struction Res about a mile on this side of Gloucester, where The aster was at one time five feet deep in the road.--The London Mail aas blown over against a bank near Berk:ramp- ' ton ; but the passengers, guard, and driver, escaped u Another coach lost its way on Marlhormigh Down ; and as it could not proceed, the horses were taken out, and the passes. gers remained in the coach till day light. The devastating effects of the storm have been severely felt between this city and Oxford. BATR, SATURDAY ETZNING.—The late heavy rains caused the Avon to overflow to an unprecedented extent, the water having tisen 14 inches higher than at the mentoratee flood of January, 1909; what rendered the circumstance far more dis tressing, was Its being perfectly unexpected. Of the loss of lives we can yet form no calculation ; we trust it may not he so extensive as we have at present too much reason to expect. Any one who has any Idea bow numerously populated is that extensive piece of land the Dolmneads, alit conceive it as utter impossibility that during su dark a night, so many could have been rescued; and the numerous trees, hedges, walls, cottages, &e. covered with water, rendered the attempt ex• tremely hazardous. Four beautiful horses, the property of Dowdwell, of Keyesham, carrier, were drowned in at tempting to pass the New Bridge, near Newton. The boisterous winds on Thursday night last, have caul' ea much damage in this neighbourhood. On the estate of Col. Gore Langton, several trees were blown down ; four teen very fine elm trees in the park were torn up by the roots, and several others are despoiled from having all the but breeches splintered.—On the London road, near Bath- Casten, some large trees fell across the road and delayed all the coaches a considerable time. The boisterous winds on the above evening were accompanied by a heavy fall of snow.—The Exeter and Portsmouth mails have been corn• polled to take a circuitous route, over Clavertoa Down, in passing to and fro into this city. About six o'clock on Thursday evening, the western part and shores of Monmouthshire were visited by a snow storm and gale of wind, such as has been scarcely remem bered; thelatter lasted all night with almost inconceivable fury. The Cambrian steam-packet is reported to be on shore near Pn.rtishaatl-point. A sloop, belonging to New. Inel. ow- • I; ~' M t