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

THE KIN(. --.....-- MITCHTON, SIINT IT, Fes. I.—The answer to enquiries at the Palace yesterday, was-- Ili. Majesty is considerably better." To -day, the answer is— "l I Majesty continues to net better." The Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Secretary Canning left sawn at the early hour of half-past seven o'clock on Satur day morning. to attend the King in Council. Tits KING'S COVRT.—On Saturday, at four o'clock. his 141.1j..5ty held a Court at his Palace at Brighton, which was attended by the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasnry, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Lord Steward, &c. The King held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller attended as clerk. The King's speech for the opening of Parliament by Commis sion was finally arranged, and received his Majesty's sanction. The King then proceeded to prick for the sheriffs of the different counties, according to ancient and annual custom. His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Harrowby and the Earl. of Liverpool. The Court broke up a little before six o'clock ; afterwards, those com posing the Court were entertained with a sumptuous dinner, with the additioh of the Hanoverian Minister and the Judge Advocate. On Saturday, Mr. Dykes, the King's messenger, left town with despatches for Mr. Secretary Canning at Brighton. MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. ;Arm, Jan. 31.—A meeting of gentlemen friendly to the es'ablishment of a Society for the more extensive diffusion of scientific knowledge amongst the working classes of the community in this town and neighbourhood, was held at tie Court House on Wednesday at twelve o'clock at noon. Benjamin Gott, Esq., was called to the Chair, who, in opening the business of the meeting, said:— The business of the meeting was to consider whether the labouring classes had not, by the extension of educa tion, become prepared for higher and more extended at tainments than they possessed the means of acquiring without the assistance of others ? If this should be the rase, it would perhaps be thought advisable to let the in formation afforded them be immediately connected with their particular occupations and pursuits, and should in clude A Helmet ic, Geometry. and Algebra ! It might further I,e judged proper to provide a suitable collection of books, and a coisse of lectures at least once in the year, on Mechanics or Chemistry. This would incnr an expense, and ten or fifteen shillings a year would be required from the benefited members. Institutions of this nature had teen successfully established in Glasgow and Edinburgh. When Dr. Chalmers was in Leeds, and met the Mayor and a number of gentlemen of the town, lie inquired in what degree the situation of the poor bad been effbcted by the education given to them through the medium of the plans of Mr. Lancaster and Dr. Bell, and the answer lie received did not appear to be very satisfactory. This was pro bably owing to that education not being followed up by instruction when they came to more mature years. 'f he worthy Chairman said, that education instead of dissatis fying the poor with their condition, as some erroneously supposed, would render them more virtuous and more happy; as well as more useful to themselves, their families, and their country. . . . . . Mr. Gntt eon - eluded by reading the resolutions, and which, after a letter from Mr. Horner, bad been read by Pr. Hunter, were severally moved, seconded, and carried ananimonsly. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chairman. and the meeting was dispersed. ST.J.ames'sLicg.—ln addition to what hes already been described of the alterations and improvements so long in pro gress at this venerable palace of our Kings. we have lately observed that a new gothic archway Is opening from the Am ireesadors quadrangle into Cleveland Row. The cross buildings lately occupied by the Board of Green Cloth and its officers, dividing this court from the Kitchen court, and one large court ard formed for the accommodation of carriages waiting the return of eompary from the Drawing room. By this arrange ment, the regress will, with regard to space and convenience, be equal to the very spacious and elegant approach at the east end. The old Ralf room, built in the reign of William and Mary, and which has been graced by the chaste court of our late honoured Sovereign, and his virtuous Consort, has been rliired of its cumbrous galleries and pews, for verily It was hhe a chapel, and is now being prepared for a supper room ; It this apartment, which surpasses in dimensions all the others on this magnificent suite, he fitted up in a style of elegance rommensurate with the princely hospitality and taste of our ri liming Monarch, and we venture to predict that the English Court will again vie in splendour, with the royal magnificence of the ages of chi valry.—(Somerset House Gazelle.) The Gazette of Saturday night also notices the sudden disappearance of Mr. Pierce, of Bristol, and after stating there is reason to suspect he has been rovirdered, offers a reward of 300 guineas, to he paid by his family (residing at N 0.26, Richmond Terrace, Clifton), on conviction of the offender or offenders ; and his Majesty's pardon is of fered to any one of the offenders (except the person who actually committed the murder), who shall discover his accomplice or accomplice., so that he or they may be con victed thereof, Mr. Pi ence.—We are informed that Mr. Pierce, the So licitor of Bristol, us hose mystrious disappearance from his place of residence has been so often noticed in the Papers, lidlc , l from Cowes on Thursday isst, in the ship Hudson, for New York. He had, it appears, secreted himself until titbit, a few days in London, passing by the name of Ri chards. His friends traced him thence to Cowes, but the ship had sailed the day before they reached the place. We merstand the unfortunate gentleman is considered to hate become insane.—(Hanipshire Teleg raps ) ANOTHER NIAN Mtssinc.—John Hallett, who has for some time past been the miller as the tread-mill, in Berk- Wire County gaol, was suddenly missed on Tuesday morn ing last, and has not since been heard of ; and it is feared ale has drowned himself—he was seen about sevetro'clock going tkotieli the gateway into St. Laurence's church yird ; h ut i t h as not been ascertained that he *as seen af terwards. Every search and inquiry has been made for hilt hitherto without success. Mr. Eastaff sent per 'oss in different directions ; and he has since dispatched a asessenger to the place from whence be came, but hitherto to intelligence has been received. Nam OP THE COUNTESS .01 CARLISLIL-0/1 Tuesday '' 6 rning last, a t C ast l e H owar d , Y or k s hi re, t h e seat of the Earl her husband, in the seventy-first year of her age, the Honourable Margaret Caroline Countess of Carlisle. 11 'r Ladyship was the accord daughter of Oranville Leve- "user, first Marquis of Stafford. Her, Ladyship was tinrried to Frederick Earl of Car lisle on the 22d of March, 1 470, by whom she bad issue eight children. , Captain Holmes, who accomplished his task to go to IVr}hill, H ants, an d b ack in forty hours, was taken ill Iron] exertion, and it was discovered that he had ruptured drench He was yesterday considered in a dangerous some People rem ar k " it sever rains but it pours," which y not i nappropriately be applied to the late Rise in the tsods; for ever since Mr. SIVIIVIIIONT contracted for this Lot iTY the zes in which are Bro, the other , shayM), the Price has rapidly and progressivel ca y rises sp irds of Ni ne per Cent., and many think Stock will, eft long, , i(each more in the Market then the same Nominal Sum of Mo "Y, but even at the present Value there bas accnaenlated bout Io,oocl. which will be gained by the Holders of Tighe% :ritl Sh ares, in addition to the Sayan 20,0001., &a ilthrlbllNY 'lotted for the Scheme,—no wonder, therefore, the Melissa Iltla Lo ttery is u ncommon l y b r i s k, espec i ally as the Drawintle so T xt r r , 3 l . nd th e T wo e r g Prises will each have 20,0004 Morns, SHOCKING CATASTROPHE. The Lisbon Papers received on Friday contain an ac count of the destruction of 252 persons, chiefly blacks, in the 11014 of a vessel of Para, where they had been confined, in consequence of a very extensive mutiny, with a view to murder all the Europeans in the place. The following are the particulars:— On the 15th of October, a desperate insurrection burst forth among the military at Para (a city in the northern province of Brazil.) The Soldiers soddenly cried out " Long live the Emperor, and death to the Europeans," and began to plunder the inhabitants. They were however ultimately subdued by a party of English under Captain Orenfell, of the brig of war Maranhao', and five of the ringleaders were shot publicly, and 256 carried prisoners on board a ship, where the following horrible catastrophe took place : About nine on the night of the 19th, the sentinels on deck heard a great noise below, and repeatedly ordered ciletness, without effect. In a short time they found the prisoners were forcing the hatches, and they immediately fired one or two volleys among them, after which every thing was quiet. In the morning they took off the hatches, to remove the dead, if any, when they found only four out of the two hundred and fifty six alive ! The place presented a most appalling spectacle of lacerated and mangled bodies. Some had their eyes thrust out : the tongues of some, hung out of their mouths : others had their ribs stove in: mouths torn from ear to ear. Some were hanging by their hammock strings by the neck ; others by their middle, with their heads down ; and some had undergone mutilation too horrible to be described. The writer had this account, at which human nature shudders, from an eye-witness, the first Lieutenant of the brig, who was first on board in the morning. It appears the carnage commenced by a party of them wishing to mnr der all the Europeans oho were their fellow prisoners (about, perhaps, ten or twelve in number), but that being' in the dark, they despatched many who were not, which excited ill-hlood.• They dill not, moreover, all agree upon escaping by force, which increased the animosity amongst them, and a mutual massacre of the most savage nature cotnmenceil ; for they hail no edged weapons, nor any thing hit their hands and their hammock ropes. They were all naked, their clothes being torn front their backs. They had piled op the dead bodies under the hatches to form a kind of platform to enable them to reach the gratings, and most of these bodies were of Europeans. About twenty were killed by the discharges of musketry. The f our w h o were ft and alive had hidden themselves under the water casks at the commencement of the fray, anti had not, it appeared, suffered in health. One man was found nearly strangled, but still alive; but he died on the way to the hospital from a slight fall. It is the writer's opinion that shocking as this catastrophe was, it was probably fortu nate for the friends of order, as it appeared that these wretches had formed the most diabolical plans of massacre and plunder. (the other account to which we have al luded states that the English, too, were marked out amongst their victims.) • The other account supposes . they had destroyed each other in a fit of insanity or desperation. MEETING OF THE ENGINE SILK WEAVERS. On Saturday night last. pursuant to adjournment, the Engine Silk Weavers held their meeting at the Red Lion, Plicrinix Street, Spitalfields, for the purpose of receiving the Report of a Deputation previously appointed to wait upon their employers with the result of the last General Meeting. A very satisfactory account of the business was given by Mr. Illlcer ' • hut he added, that one of the ma s te rs , M r . Spiers, had gimlet' some new objections,and the following letter from Mr. Spiers was read : " January 31,1824. " Mr. Num SW—Having received a circular, list of prices, stating to be definitively and unanimously settled between the masters and journeymen engine weav ers i n general, that there are articles there in stated, the prices of which never have or can nieet my approbation, it being a considerable advance on the prices I am now paying, , anu consequently, never can concede to it passing into a law, being incompatable to my interest, and shall certainly feel myself under the necessity of opposing it in Court, should the attempt be made to c•irry it into effect. " I am, Sir, yours, Br.c. " JOSEPH SPICKS. _ _ . 2, Church Street, Spitalfields. " N.B. The articles alluded to are 4-inch and i-inch single shot hands. You are aware also that I ant not at all satisfied with the price of the 4-inch Blucher hands." After several speeches, in the course of which a servant of Mr. Spiere, who was preent, was requested to leave the room, and retired accordingly, the following Resolutions were unanimously agreed to : " I. That as the entire of our employers (with the soli tary exception of Mr. Spier.) have agreed with us in an amicable adjustment of our late unhappy differences, net cannot therefore, with either justice or consistency to our selves, take any notice whatever of the letter now read by our Secretary from that gentleman. e " 2. That our Deputation do still persevere in their la bours to a complete and bappy termination of those dif ferences so unfortunately felt by the employed as well as the employers. " 3. That this meeting do adjourn until next Saturday night, for the purpose of receiving the Report of Stleila p plication." Thanks were afterwards voted to the Deputation and Chairman, after which the meeting, at an early hour, se parated. Meetings have taken place at Southampton and Nor with, for the purpose of supporting Government in th execution of the measures proposed and adopted by th House of Commons, for the gradual abolition of slavery The result of them is very different : the petition at Nor whit has been careied.nnaninsously, after an eloquent and explanatory speech by Mr. J. Gurney, which we regret that the press of waiter this day prevents us from insert ing. At Southamptaii, the propositienst - of !if etAtinbeir•-• lapse, in countenance of each measures as look inward "to a progressive improvement in the character of the slave population, inch as may prepare them for civil rights arid privileges," yielded to the following resolution, sub mitted by Mr. F. Beckford," by way of amendment, which was carried by a small majority on a show of hands, and apparently by a sort of surprise : " Resolved—That this meeting, trusting to the wisdom of our Legislature, and having before our eyes the recent insurrection at Demerara, and the present disturbed state of our West India Colonies, consider the farther discus sion of the delicate question of Negro improvement and emancipation as premature, unwise, dangerous, and impo litic."--The Mayor was requested to have the numbers counted, as the division appeared to be very equal ; but this he declined, stating that he was certain the majority was for Mr. Berkford. William %Vycne. Esq. President of the Court of Appeals. has bees appointed to the situation of Commissioner of Law Inquiry, vacant by the resignation of John Doherty, Esq. ildr. Wynne is brother to Owen Wynne, Esq. Member 0 lof r iament for the to wn of Sligo.—(Dsblin Monsing P • it Agin '.—lt is understood that Major-Oeneral Foil- Or, from the Coldstream Beards. will be appointed Co lonel of the 96th (to he raised) Regiment of Infantry. On Tuesday evening, a meeting took placeat the George Inn. Aylesbury. fur the purpose of forming a Committee to frame a Petition to Parliament for the mitigation and firs dual abolition of slavery in the British colonies. Mr. Bull I was called to the chair. THE STATESMAN SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COURSING AT AT MADDON PARK, SURREY. There was a strong muster here on Saturday for the Annual Silver Cup and Cover, and other matches. The following started for the cup : Mr. Matthlson's Fly beat Mr. Owen's M. b. Capt. Adams's tinker beat Mr. Pavey's Juliet. Mr. Rogers' br. b. beat Captain Smith's Slim. Mr. Goodchild's Faulty beat Mr. Gee's w. d. Mr. Souverle's Fan beat Mr. Rogers's Juno. Mr. Meredith's Pluto beat Mr. Hansard's bl. b. The tie. Plato beat Mr. Rogers's br. b. Faulty beat Tinker, and Fan beat Fly. Second tie. Pluto heat Faulty, and in running the tie out Pluto won the Cup, and Fan the Cover. .-...41..- BOXERS. Tits LATE GREAT FlGHT.—Cribb, in reply to an assertion by Reynolds, says : "No man despises more then myself, the war of words, because I am of opinion, that those who chaff most, will fight the least, and had Mr. Reynolds confined himself to general invectives, I should have allowed him to vent his rage and dis appointment without notice, but when he his the audacity to charge me publicly with conduct at which my nature revolts, namely, kicking a man while he was engaged in a contest with another, I net only feel it due to my character as a man to der.y the charge, but to denounce my accuser as a base, false, and scandalous calumniator. For the purpose of refuting the as sertion of Reynolds, I trust, that without incurring the impute- Lion of unity, I may be allowed to refer to the whole tenor of my puttee life, and the forbearance I have always shown when personally attacked or treated with indignity; and I feel con vinced that every one who knows me, will be satisfied of its falsehood, without my saying a word ; but to those who are acquainted with, and cannot therefore appreciate my character, I feel it necessary to declare, in the most solemn manner, that there is not the slightest foundation for the slanderous asper sion, and I appeal to the many thousand eyes that were fixed upon us during the fight, for the truth of my assertion.— Reynolds also has the audacity to say, that he struck me at the tine I kicked his man—this I need hardly say is equally false; if he did strike me.l can only say, it must have been in a cowardly manlier behind my back, for he never made any appearance of doing it to my face; as I ant, however, quite unconscious of having received any blo 4, I cannot believe that any was given. With respect to the other numerous false• hoods asserted by Reynolds as to the conduct and re.:u't of the fight, I will merely observe; that the public will be nhle to form a judgment of the reliance that ouzlit to la: placed en the statements made by the inau who has so pal:)ah!y and falsely slandered me. "'mos. CRIBB. " Panton Street, Haymarket, Jan. 30, L" Langan, it is said, can be backed to A4lit Spring for any sum he will name. in April next, on a twenty-four feet stage, at Cie Curragh of Kildare. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JANUARY. The country ha. been reaping all the adrantages, and experiencing some of the disadvantages, of a mild and moist winter; many of the latter may be yet to some. among which, the most to be dreaded is a cold ungenill spring. Wheat-sowing, upon backward and wet soils, was certainly protracted; but the opinion that a less quantity than usual was put into the ground, comes from few quar ters, and is not of general consequence ; on the contrary, encouraged and kept alive, no doubt, by rising,• and never failing demand; and the greater probability is, that any deficiency of wheat-sowing, in autumn, will I,e made good in the spring; more especially should the weather continue open. All the lands, at all approachable, are in good for wardness for spring culture; and bean-setting has pro ceeded for some time in those parts where that process is customarily early. The early-sown wheats, on dry lands, look most beautiful, and exhibit a strong plant; but per haps without that rankness and winter pride which similar season have produced. On the wet lands, and particularly where water-furrowing has been neglected or insufficiently performed, they are weak, thin, and. having but a slight huld at the root, in case of frost, would be in great danger. Few seasons have made a finer show of winter tares, and the caltnre has been considerably extensive. All green vegetation is flourishing. Potatoes, perhaps, do not equal ' expectation, either in quantity or quality, being much specked and affected by the variable weather in spring and summer. The culture of late years has, however, been so extensive, that there is seldom any deficiency of crop ex perienced. LONDON FEMALE FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY. WALKING DRVIS.—.—A rich brown•colour cloth coat, made plain, and trimmed in front, where it fa.tens with ;meditated scollops of French braiding ; broad at the shoulders, and lessening towards the waist, from thence extending till it reache3 the bottom of the skirt, and finish ed on the outside with fringe of the same colour. Broad baud of braiding round the collar, waist, cuffs, the bottom of the skirt, and the seams of the back, which meet in a point, and are ornamented in the centre, and finished with frogs. The epaulette is formed by a donble row of fringe, and from the wrist an ornamented scroll of braiding ex tends half way up the arm. Black velvet bonnet lined with the same; the brim very broad, and edged with amber-colour satin and cord; the crown deep, and small towards the top ; the velvet in large folds round it, and relieved with bands of amber-colour satin, garland of fancy flowers, and satin binds of French fol ds. Cnttage cap, with full border of British Mechlin lace. Yellow gloves, chinchilla muff, and black satin boats. EvetstNo Dusss.---Dress of British :lace over a pink satin slip; the corsage a la Ruben.; the front formed of four pink satin straps edged with white satin, and fastened on each side with small gold buckles. The sleeve short, and composed of 4 rows of pink satin squares, edged with white; between each row a full puffing of lace appears: satin hand round the arm. The angular embroidered stripe, of the skirt are terminated in festoons of flowers, and a ileeß, flounce of scolloped lace arranged beneath, Ind h whole finished by a rich embroidered scolloped r : the length of the skirt approaches to a train. Spa sh hat of pink satin, turned up all round, rather . broad in front, where it is slashed transversely, and tulle Introduced, excepting towards the left aids, where a feather protrudes, of which there is a full plume of pink and white. The crown has a quadrangular ornament, which is libed, and each corner turned over. Ear-rings and bracelets of pearl set in gold ; gold chain and cross. Long white kid gloves, lace scarf, and white satin shoes. EXECUTION AT EDINOURGII.-011 Wednesday morning, John Wilson anti Duncan Fraser, convicted on the :12,i of December last of breaking into the shop of James Smyth, I tailor, in St. Mary's Wind, Edinburgh, were executed at the usual. place, bead of Libberton's Wind, Lawn-market. About ten minutes before nine o'clock the prisoners pro ceeded from the Luck-up-house. After a psalm had been me, and a very impressive prayer offered up by the Reve rend Mr. Tair, Frazer approached the scaffold, and ad dressed the surrounding multitude, beseeching them to beware of Sabbath-breaking, drinking, and bad company, and concluded his address by praying God to bless them, and enable them to take warning by the untimely end of the two sinful men now about to suffer. At a quarter Apr sloe the signal was given by Wilson, and while he a as sttedag the most fervent petitions the drop fell. Fraser (Hui ter) , wily, but Wilson struggled much, his breast h e aving. and his whole members quivering. Frazer was shoat nineteen. Wilson, who was both taller and more robust, about six or seven-and-twenty. The crowd was greather than there has been since the execution of Mts. K./Utmost. JOSEPH HUNT. -.11.11,..-- This wretched culprit was removed from Hertford Gaol on Wednesday last, His departure was viewed with much satisfaction by Mr. Wi !son, the Governor. lie had been expecting to see his mother before his departure, but she did not arrive, and be was, in consequence, much mortified. He was removed in a post-chaise to Woolwich, and as he was driven towards town he met Ncrris's Hertford Coach. He immediately stretched himself out of the window to see if his mother was a passenger, but eie was not there. On his arrival on board the Hulks, at Woolwich, he under went, to him, a most unpleasant ceremony. His fine curling locks and large whiskers were shorn off; and be was himself stripped and put into a tub of water, where he was thoroughly scrubbed. He was extremely amazed during this usual operation ; but he was still f urther to be assured of the privation of a convict, far, instead of being permitted to resume his own clothes, he was attired in the costume of the other prisoners —coarse grey jacket, waist coat, awl trotvsers, yellow stoeltini:s, and worsted night cap. He was regarded by his new companions with a mixture of curiosity and contempt. He will sail for New South Wales by the first ship that is ready. His trans portation is for !if.. He has been visited by Mr. Harmer since his arrival in the hulk ; and is extremely anxious to see his mother and bro'ber. Hunt had been led to expect that he would certainly suffer, unless a respite arrived before, or in the course of Monday; and as that day advanced without any communi cation, he was in a state of great trepidation and anxiety. At 7 or 8 o'clock he began to despair, and at about ID o'clock when he had nearly given np all hopes, the glad tidings arrived of a general respite having been granted him, on condition of transportation for life, and he was told that he would shortly be removed to the Hulks at Woolwich, preparatory to his being sent abroad. When on hoard the Justitia, lie underwent the usual ceremony of changing his dress, it was observed as a remarkable einnimstanee, that he had on a shirt, which was suspected to he Mr. IVe tre's, because some remains of his initial) wore visible, although an effort had been made to oblite rate the marks. Hunt, on being subsequ.ntly spoken to about the shirt, acknowledged that it belonged to the deceased, and said it had been sent down to him to Hert ford with his clothes and linen by his wife, and that be had endeavour:d to remove the marks with his teeth. HUNT'S CONFESSION. The fJll3winz Confeision was made by Hnnt to Mr. /Lamer, his solicitor, previous to his trial, for the reasons he assigns in the commencement ; and a copy of it, signed by the prisoner, has been since deposited at the office of the Secretary of St ste _ As the issue of the present prosecution is extremely un certain, and the consequences to me are very likely to ter minate fatally, I feel it a duty which • I owe to society to make a full and true confession of all the circumstances at tending the melancholy death of Nlr. Weare, and also of my acquaintance with, and knowledge of, the parties im plicated in his murder. I am anxious to perform this duty previous to the termi nation of the trial, in order that if I should be doomed to suffer, my mind after conviction may be compoom, and that 1 may not be interrup?ed by any importunity or ap plications for confessions, or other worldly considerations, but that I may be able to employ the whole time allowed me in this world to my devotions, and my endeavours to make atonememt to the Almighty for my crime. do, therefore, now make this true and honest confession. and desire that it may be considered at my solemn dying declaration. _ _ About three years ago, when I kept the Allay and Navy Coffee House, in St. Martin's-line, I first became acquainted with William Probert; I had seen him before in company with Mr. Noyes, his brother-in-law, at the house of my wife's sister, Mrs. !goo/stain ; but I did not titer. know who he was. While I was keeping. the Army and Navy Coffee House, Mr. Noyes called on tne I times to solicit my custom for wine, and I was at last induced to give him an order for Port and Sherry to the amount of ten or twelve pounds. A few days after this order was executed, Noyes brought Probert to my house, and introduced him to me as his wife's brother. After being three months in business, I found the house did not answer my expectations; the rent and taxes were so high, that I was unable to pay my way, and keep up my credit; and besides, I had given a Warrant of Attorney to Richard Thomas, from whom had taken the house, for nearly WO/. to be paid by monthly instalments. These payments not being kept up, the war rant of Attorney was put in force, and I was obliged to surrender to the Fleet Prison, where I was confined for seven months, and then took the benefit of the Insolvent Act. _ _ When I got my liberty, I went to reside at Paddington, near my mother's, and on the scanty assistance she could afford me, I was obliged to depend for my:subsistence. About six months after this, I removed to Lsmheth, and set up the business of a blacking-maker; an.l while there I frequented a public-house near the Horse-Guards, called theSuttling House, kept by one Mr. Chills, where I Wade met with William Probert and Thomas Noyes. Probert always treated me with great kindness, and used to observe how happy he should be if I could again get into the public line, so that he could afford me some assistance. On the day that Thomas Tuurtell's trial took place against the Fire Office, I called by chance at the sign of the Mitre and Dove, the corner of King Street, West minster, kept by Wm. Hall, whom I well knew ; while was there a gentleman who said his name was Leach, en tered into conversation with me, and said that, although he was unknown to we, he had often been in my campsoy and heard me sing a very excellent song. During our conversation, a Mr. Ensor, whom I had seen at Mr. Bent's a publican, at S•angate, one of whose daughters he was paying his addresses to, came in and said to Leach—" It is time for us to go into Court :" and after asking me how I was, he said they were subpcened on the trial of a friend of theirs, named Muriel!, who kept the sign of the Cock. in the Haymarket, and if 1 was not engaged, 1 might as well go into Court with them, and join their party at the dinner, which was provided after the trial was over. t accepted the invitation ; and a verdict being given for Thurtell, all the piny, very much delighted, proceeded to the Cock, in the Haymarket, to dine. While we were at dinner, Mr. Probert entered the room, and taking a seat next to me, shook use by the hand, and expressed his %a:- prise:at seeing me there, as well as the pleasure he should have in hearing me sing. 1 stopped till eleven o'clock, and then went away without taking leave of the party. In about a week after I met Probert accidentally at the west end of the toun, and be introduced me to Tetsalls, where, by his request, I sung several songs : and at parting he invited me to meet him the next morning at the Cock, saying, he could be of service to me. 1 went accordingly, was introduced by Probert to John and Thomas Thurteil, and stopped to dine with them, but nothing particular passed, As Probert omitted to explain in what way he could serve me, I went next day to the Cock, an I was in vited up stairs by John 'Martell, where;l found Probert; and they pressed me to dine with them, which 1 did ; and afterwards Probert asked me to walk over the water with him, saying he wanted to speak to me on particular busi ness. 1 agreed to go with him, and on our way,. Probert said to me—" Hunt, I will tell you something In confi dence. but I beg of you never to divulge it, as I am the only person Tburtell has made acquainted with what I am about to tell von." I promised secrecy ; and he thee said— • s • • • • • • • • * 1~ - I ' • bp ‘44,