The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-11-24 00:00:00

•-•-•=•••••••••-___. _ 011 iPPING IN-TELLIGENtg, Dria, November 23.--Wind S.W.—Came down from the River sad remain the Sovereign, Sisk, Prince Georee. Parker, London. Annan: Reward, Anderson; and Mary. Tollins. far j ama ies ; Georee Hibbert, Drysdale Lloyds, for Antrim ; Hobe, Taste, Charente, Campbell; Cognac. Rigby; Glory, seen ; Sagan' ah. Ras , and several others. particulars un toowe.—Several brigs have pat into Relegate for shelter. Fatrovre, November iad S.W.—Arrived the Alpha, Town, from London. for Cape .de Verdi Melantho, parry, from London for Ls Guira; and Duke of Marboroagb Packet, boss Llsbon.—Sailed H. M. brig Partridge, for Lis be, with a mail ; and Noeton Packet, for the Islauds.—Ar rigid off the Pert yesterday the brig Madeira Packet, Allen, f ro m St. Thomas's, in 60 diva for London, under jurymasts.- 0 01 61 Deptesaber, in lat. SO. long. 63. whilst laying to under eisse reef trysail in a harricaue, was thrown on her beam ends, o wn they were obligee to cut awry her masts, and heave part ef the cargo overboard to lighten her; every article on deck was washed overboard, and the crew, wbo have ever since been so allowance, ere very much fatigued from there being 5 feet water in the hold, and both pump* broke, by. which they had great difficulty in saving her. Ptemotrris, November 22.—Wind E.—Arrived the Louisa Le Bass, from Gibraltar in 14 days ; Jane. Carlisle, from La header in 30 days.—Sailed the Shannon, Trindall, for Batavia. —Sail , d yesterday the Pigot, for Bombay. Poperswouen,November 23.—Wind Southerly.—Arrived H. 111. slap Glasgow, from Bermuda. _ . . • Favouritism in the highest porter is often attended with peat expence to the country. The money expended in the equipment and outfit of the gun-brig which escorted a osbicund Knight to the shores of the Mediterranean, might lave been applied to a more benevolent and charitable pu pate, especially at this season of the year, when so many door own countrymen and others who have fled to us for yoteetion are in absolute want. The Commerce between Great Britain and the South American States has rapidly increased since 1817. In the year ending Jannary 5 , 1817, the value of British goods etpored to Buenos Ayres was 388,4871.; in the yiar ending Jan. a, 1823, their value was 1,164,7651. The valise of ex ports at Valparaiso in the year ending Jan. 5. ISIS, was arnt, while in the year ending Jan. 5, 1823, their amount was 182,848/. Is March 1821, the smack Princess of Wakt. which Weeded from London for Prince Edward's Wend, in the ladian sea, fur the purpose of catching seals, struck on the rocks on the Island of Croutte. on which the Captain. end the men, (7 in number) then on board, sought refuge. In the north of December following, they were joined by 14 their shipmates. who, previous to the shipwreck, had left the smack in a hoes with the intent to fish close to an other island on which they were obliged to go ashore, and in emsmeence of which they thought they had lost their com panions. The privations and hardships both psrtjes under went, both before and after their junction, were extreme, till the Philo,of Boston. having touched on the island, shoat five months after, took them off, and carried them to. the Isle of France. Two of them, named Veal. and Tetherbridge, cause home iri the Lord R.ranotah, Captain Evens'. These poor men are quite destitute, sod remain seder the protection of the Rev. 0. Smith , Of the Friends of Seamen's Society, the secretary of. which has inquired' isle the truth of the circumstance detailed. A few days ago the two sailors were •broeglit before the Lean Maxus by the Society, but his Lordship could render them no permanent assistance, but approved of a plan of raising a fund for the benefit of shipwrecked mariners. k A cotton mill, thirty yards long by ten yards wide. situ ated at Goit-Stock, near Bingley, the propesty of Mr. J. th.Horsfall, of that place, has within a fortnight. been wised a story, by the application of the hydraulic press, without disturbing the roof or displacing any of the mee *eery. This operation is nerfortned by placing t'm pomp r the eskers le waceeseiess, - wade eriting the plebe • the tout is seen to rive :bent eight inches at a tisne,• aid 'stones of the teqqisite dimensions are inerieseest ifs weeessise, till a ceursiof stone it:placed ail round the mill t the pimp is then again applied in the same manner as be hey, .and other stones placed, till at length the story is seespleted, and the additioaal room gained witisoutaMcting thy stability of the edifice. The saving of expense by this mete of elevating a building is considerable, and in the resent case kt is estimated at freatri 801. to 901. Our cot. respondent. who is highly respectable. adds, that the teeiht of the roof and timbers could not be less Ilan eighty tons, that the room pained is ten feet high,. sad that not a single slate has beers broken.—(Leeds Neree • It MAl ry M .) Teserct.rn.-44nr. James Holtman, a man who hes bres blind Once he was twelve years of age, arrived at lrkutz, ii)liberie.on September 18111. Ile set °Wrote England whit est any companions, and accomplished the almost, for him. in- isbeelvable task of travelling to Siberia quite alone. What is west extraordinary is, thathe speaks hardly anrother language nem English. He takes a guide from one town to another. MI =hes down overfilling that he can learn with a wattles billed in Englandjand adopted in many schools. At Irkum li.slgerieneed great pleasure at finding some of la's country deffsoltis whom he could converse familiarly about the place sad the animal,. lie is said to be about SO years of age. with m agreeabie and intelligent conntenance.—(Frenek Paper.) 14111D0.-.-EXAVINATION AT Ga PISNWICII.—Bishop Sharpe. sod Cooper, the Gypsey, against whom warrants were leased utter the boxing match on Tuesday, were taken before the Ma oistrales et Greenwich on Saturday, for breaking tke peace on Illselatith. A constable proved that he tried to p the ISM before it commenced, but he could nod; towards the end • 44 bevies been reinforced, be stopped it, and Cooper's H amill immediately took their man away. "Sharpe's second, it was stated, was not so prompt in stopping proceedings, and kis Foaled. The two peel:ism were bound over to keep the Pre for twelve mouths. and bail was ready. Resew DT HUTettNO.-04 Saturday evening an inquest .was Mtbe Turf Tap, Grosvenor plum. before Mr. Moos y coroner for Westminster. on the body of George Ward , iftB lb. servant to Mr. James Robinson, of the Angel- Angel Street, St. hlartin's-le•Grand. Francis Corson, dm servant to Mr. Robinson, stated that the decealed left the 21 -ems ors Tuesday morning shout half past 3 o'clock, in tot* ont with tit. Berkeley hounds ; witness also greet ; illaketolt en which the deceased rode was a very stemly ani aed've easily managed by the deceased; whße Jibe avtedissiwe is fell cry, and the declassed and witness riding tCetursplke road, about a mile and a half this side Of they ran through a drove of beasts, and the deceased's kstsslsek fright. The deceased got his feet disengkged from " s alFillFes aid iu endeavouring to regain them, the rowels of Mack is the horse's sides, which assisted in support hi ci the horse's back, and having lost his seat, he Was 'l l 4l Whim the horse. The horse continued Fanning until he. ',stasis inn yard, when he turned very quick, and threw.the dulsined off with great violence, his bead coming in contact Wilk sign post. He was taken up In a state ofinsensibility„. Iviremsload in that state for two hours. Ile wis aftetwardi inhoisd to St. George's Hospital in a post chaise. Mr. John tog, dresser to St. George's Hospital, deposed, that on amicay mealog the deceased was brought to the hospital ; 10 Owning his head, witness perceived a depression and frac oars of the Mall, end his thigh broken he was then sensible,. esualsed motor shoat six hours ; but he died on Fridst i shole=st the injury he had received. Verdiet—" Ac l ir deodsod oo the horse Is." , .._awataantek,Fowt.—A curious bird, of which the fa* "Mg jail purest description, was shot lastweek-in flit biAitletrbood of Lamplugb, by a gentleman Who was eat 41 • 01 ing patridges :—lt was almost as big as a Wild lick. end weighed nearly twisty six- ounces ; its bill 7 .. 1 ! Oa yellowish colour , and rather more than I of Auk ?„ - _ 1 ; it measured from the extremity of one nil* the extremity of the other, g feet 104 inches; its head woo very mull . la proportion to . he body, .e.ad of a piffled , solos,. bet rather due towards the lower part of Of waif Be breast was like a redbreast's. its slates were blots Or t i tlf/Tbieeh, mi its tail was very long and of a greattiolt 77* legs were nearly eight inches long pod of. a yellott der. with feathers growing on them about half way down:— reriiiieJestitat.) • a THE STA • WINDSOR, Nov: 21—On Friday evening about eight o'clock the King arrived at the Castle from Loudon.—. Saturday being a remarkably fine day, his Majesty took an airing on horseback in Windsor (heat Park. The state!, of his late Majesty is erecting at the tap of the Long-walk, Windsor-castle. - Friday the Duke of York visited the King at his Palace In Pall-mall. Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the Duke of Saxe. Weimar left town to proceed on his Serene Highness's return to the Continent. Saturday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council M3B held at the Foreign Oth-e, Downing Street, which was attended be all the Cabinet Ministers, who sat In deliberation till past four o'clock. Mr. Irving yesterday preached his first sermon since his re turn from Scotland : the concourse at the Calenonian Chapel was very great. The text was taken from the Ist Epistle to the Thessalonians, chap. iii. from the Elth verse to the end. "F. r now we live, if ye stand fast In the Lord. For whet thanks can we render to God again for you ; for all the joy wherewith we joyed for your sakes before our God; night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might p•-fect that which was lacking in your faith I" &c. &c. The sermon was is great part applicable to Mr. Irving's re cent absence, during which lie said he had not been sanmi..dfu I of the flock that lie had left behind, but on the contrary had oc cupied himself amidst the scenes of his youth in preparing a series of discourses, to which the present was introductory, on their Christian duties, particularly that of Divine Worship.— lie exhorted them to spiritual union, and strongly reprobated the conduct both of those strangers who came from mere Mo tives of enrinsity, sad of those members of the congrega tion who brought persons for the gratilleation of such motives. ,The Rev. Gentleman appeared In extremely good health, and preached with his usual energy of voice and •anner. Several passages of his sermon were splendid and eloquent in a very. thigh degree. - - A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury states, that a memorial was recentl sent to the board of customs, pray ing that, for the bene fit of the parties concerned, a queasily! of grain, amounting to 8 or 10,000 quarters, saved from the destructive fire of Meagre. Booth & Co's warehouse, Liver pool, might, under the peculiar and distressing circum stances of the base, be permitted to be sold. The grain it appears, possesses no other value than for the purpose of feeding cattle and poultry; but, if sold immediately, it would produce many thousand pounds. After much delay, the memorialists were informed that the request could not be complied with : but the board would permit the corn to he effectually destroyed, in the presence of the preper A ttars, without expense to the crown. !!" RITAIL Batweas.-Some persons having expressed doubts as to the meaning of 32,1 Geo. 111. Mr. C. F. Palmer, the member for Beading, proposed the following question to Mr. Hendee, the Secretary to the Treasury: —" Can a person hold an excise licence, as a victoallinc or retail brewer, and ander sorb licence sell beer by retail in any imall quan4iea from his prevail's, provided the same be not consumed on his premises, without being licensed as as *publics!) by the magistrates?" Mr. Berries referred to the Board of Excise, acid enclosed to Air. C. F. Palmer the following official answer from Mr. Carr, the solicitor to that honourable ,ioard:—" A licensed brewer who disclaims the allowance made to common brewers, and pays the fall duty as a retail brewer, may legally sell beer in retail to be consumed elsewhere than on his premises, without bienniag any penalty." The hopping cough being understood to be prevakot at present in Sunderland, we beg to recommend the remedy lately adopted with success by some eminent American physicieds, in particular a Dr. Archer, well known is the United States. That reined) , is simply vaccine Inoculation. Dr. A. tatted it to be a perfect care for the ,hiroping cough in a few days, and in those cases where it did not entirely take away the cones all danger and violent irritation was speedily removed. be. A. recomnsPnda the Inoculation its• the *mg or -Wed 'week erd-ifte censer T'he disorder ceases with the appearsoce of the cow pox. f aim of the medical men of this city or the neighbourhood sbo'uld adopt this simple end harmless remedy, we should be happy to be favoured ,with the result.—(Carlisle Jour . Rai.) DIItiTRCSSINe OCCURRUNCI.—On Monday evening last, a man named William Dempster, a juggler of inferior dexterity, while exhibiting his tricks in a public house in ttutehergate, kept by a person named Purdy, actually cc. complished the sail reality of one of those feats, with the semblance only of which he intended to amuse his au dience. Haying introduced into his throat a common table knife which be was pretending to swallow, he accidentally alipt his bold, and the knife passed into the stomach. An alarm was immediately given, and surgical aid procured, but the knife had passed beyond the reach of instruments, and now remains in his stomach. He has since been attended by most of the medical (ten tlemen of this City; and we understand that no very alarming symptoms have yet appeared, and that it is possible be may exist a considerable time, even in this awkward state. His sufferings at first were very severe, but be is now, .when not in motion, comparatively easy. The knife i. 91 incheslong, one inch broad in the blade ) round pointed, and the handle of bone, and may gene. rally be distinctly felt by applying the fi nger to- the un fortunate man's belly; but occasionally, however, from change of its situation it is not perceptible. A brief notice of the analogous case of John Cumming, the Amr %lean Sailor, may not be unacceptable to one readers.— About the year 1799 he, in imitation of some jugglers whose oxhibition he had then witnessed, in an hoer of intoxication, swallowed four clasp knives, such as sailors commonly use: all of which palmed from him in a few days without much inconvenience. Six years afterwards, he swallowed forrtems knives of different sizes; by them.how ever. hemas much disordered, hut recovered; and again In a paroxysm of intoxication actually swallowed seventeen, of the elfecte of which he died in March 1809. On dissection, ti!knife blades were found remaining in the stomach • and the back spring of one penetrating through the bo wels, seemed the immediate cause of his death.—(Cadiale Journal.) CLosratru. Nov. 19.—Two soldiers of the Royal Re . 4i meat, tried here same ehort time back by a General Cuurt Martial, for outrageous conduct, and for firing in the streets of Cappoquin, have been set at liberty. They had been found guilty by the General Court Martial on the first charge, but acquitted of the firing, and were sentenced, the one to three months, and the other to two months solitary confinement:—but the Commander in Chief, Lord Comberniere, taking into consideration their long confine. tient undi.r, these charges, and that they bad acted under a belief that the crowd was intent to disarm them, ordered their liberation, and they were liberated accordingly on Saturday last.—(Clonmel Advertiser.) Coax BJOIIIIOI, Norember 24. —Last week we had the most considerable supply of Coro in general, that has come to stnee ha ; but this moralng the quantity fresh up is only .moderate.—There were so few samples of prime dry new Wheat for .sale, that they west off freely on full as good terms as last quoted ; but our singes neglected other qualities sod such are therefore donna/I rat b e# reaper.—Barley continnes' to sell heavily, and Is Is. to 9s, per qoarter cheaper than this' day se'linlght.—Seans do Dot go off so freely as of late:, and last week's prices are not maiotalned.—Orey Peas sell heavily and are declined-is. to as. per qaarter.— Bo ling pees also met with few buyers it the terms list quoted.—Osts aresgain only. In moderate supply, and seth parcels es are gdod sod Sweet obtain rather More money Wittiest quieted, but ether descrip.% tihns ire doll. —la Floor no alteration. Sierrniiat.o, Nov. 24.-.-Tban was a great number of *On at Market this morning, 'aesesgst wisich we observed. roomy Of ieferiOrgoality. 'fts prices which were demand ed were the same as em last market day : bet it is supposed. list towards the clew of tbe market, Whig far greater than the demand. I w melee Owen was also agood emptily, and ste prim say ire •••itss per Emu. kit . I . t if es • I ee Y+ • ,u. R. it OM Is lie ny is; ney. • he maw that meet • see Mier art.. not their • the sites, plait I city , "ur: oties. riding .• tty if' f co law. . aPoll y "red rity ef er the it live. tit I pt64 l I. JOI t . Lion. Tow Is tit an Me d 111. p pits format wen!' ,t 9 IS 4 1, win IOP; hies * 0 ri N e : 7 64 vilsicow .~, ,TE§MAN. . . ' • 111141.901011101 i .iTREET—Ont s DAT.) -rap, Rie t iard Centaur was charged, on suspicion, with rob. bingslse stables of Levi %mew, is Dever Street. Hist i r i tsip's ensehnean stated th at, is Friday night , last, a ace had been effected into his master's stables by means of a swing casement over the stable door, and a saddle/ a -whip, and other articles had hien stolen. Several locks in the stable had also been forced. The person who had thus obtained admittance could let himself oat at pleasure ; the key bviog in the lock. He suspected from the summer in which the deer had been left, that the thief had . intended to pay another visit, and the carpenter was sent for to repair the mischief. Is the evening of the next day the watchman placed himself at a window which commanded a view of the yard, and shortly zbarreed the prisoner come reeling down apparent. ly intoxicated. He proceeded nearly to the end of the yard, and this. returned and placed.biruself against the stable door, which, atter a push or two, be opened and walked in. The witness thee went and seized him, and had him conveyed to the watch-house. The prisoner. cried as ~he proceeded thither, and begged bard to be set at liberty. When called on to account for his conduct, he mid that be was very much intoxicated, sod was taken with a pain in his bowels, and compelled by a sense of decency to run down the yard to ease himself, but denied all inten tion diming there with a dishonest purpose. Remanded till Wednesday. INTERESTING CASE. About eleven o'clock on Sistocday night, a respectable locking female, about twenty two years of age, was brenghttto St. James's watch Wiese, charged by a gentle man- with ass wash ; the chug. beteg taken, the unfortunate young creature was locked iu the black hole in cdispany with a black woman, where with a ribbon she contrived to stipend herself from one of the iron rails of the window; the black woman at length discerned her suspended, and gave an immediate alarm, on which Durk ham, the watch house keeper, opened the Joor aoti cut her down, when she appeared perfectly lifeless; surgical as sistance was instantly procured ; she was blooded, and by proper case and attention restored to life; she afterwards wrote a letter to some of her friends, who are highly re spectable. This mornieg the young woman, whose name it appears is Miry - Jones. together with Mary Mitchell, a woman of colour, who had been her companion in the alleged assault, were brotight to thls office, charged by a foreign Gentleman named Maebe, under the following circumstances : Mr. hlaebe stated that on Saturday night about II o'clock he was going along St. James's Street, in company with a lady, .whoa the prisoner Jones saluted Min with a volley of oaths for presuming to speak in his own language. Ile requested her to go about her boldness. which she refused to do, and called so .Amur companion Mitchell, who immediately addressed him in French with seine of the most abusive epithets, and atm almond ao attack upon him. Finding he was not likely to get rid of them very easily, he called the Watch, and had them conveyed to St. James's Watch House. No smolr wakthe key of the hole turned upon them than Jones lost her spirits and remained for about half an hour without speaking, when the attention of Mitchell was soddenly called to her companion, who had , made the attempt above stated. The nolottuttate young woman apuesred this morning much depreued, and endeavoured to shun the view of persons in the Office. On hearing the Officer state the circumstance of her Pinking the fatal attempt, she burst into tears,&wasnear falling to:the floor. She war then order. d 'to be removed into the Magistrates private room, where several persons of bigly respectable appearance were, as we beard, to waiting to speak ia her behalf. Mitchell, the 'woman of colour, was discharged, with a severe admonition fronethe Magistrate, as to her course of life ; the complain. Sint uJecliulng to press the charge against her or her associate. . • ..b. VIC THAMES 1 1 01,14.13.—(Teas DAT.) ROBBERY ON THE CROYDON LIANAL.—Joseph Ragtag. and Rich. Higgins, two watermen, were brought to this office. charged with felony. In consequence of a search warrant, which had been g ranted on account of a clue , obtained respecting property stolen from shipping, &c. in the Canal, two new tar•pattlings were found at Croydon in the house, of a man named Gill. Gill, on being this day sworn, stated teat they were left at his house by Higgins, until . he shotild again call for them. The Magistrate, afire observing that watermen were a class of person', who should the more carefnlly abstain flout pilfering, on account of the confidence placed in them, ordered Higgins to be committed to Newtete for trial ; and Itobgent to be discharged, as no eviJente appeared to criminate him. Metaxenoew thistravre.—We understand that it was Trout, coal. ands as is frequently used in breweries, that were burned in the room at Ticknock, where the two voting women were found dead es Monday morning. dfortsisize Post.) On Saturrlsy, between three and four o'clock, the pre. mixes; N... 314, Pool Lane, Liverpool, occupied by :fir. Ifigtinsie, 'diaper and auctioneer, were on fire, and the alarm was instantly given to M`Kinaie and his family (a wife nnd five children) who were asleep in the third story. The front of the shop was in dames; and the inmates immediately proceeding to the back rooms, were met by a dense suffocating smoke from the stairs, which were on fire. In a state of distraction and deepiir, Mrs. *Kinzie thonght of precipitating herself and children front the window, but the desperate idea was abandoned. M`Kinzie now bethought him of a female relative who slept in the attics and called her up. :the struck a light, which-, however, as soon as it got into contract with the smoke and draft from the stairs went out. lie then pulled out one, of the windows, and began to knot the blankets together, brit finding his efforts in vain to construct a hold. fest intilicieatly long to reach half-way to the ground, this peojeci was also given up: He sow heard the tamale in (ors. lion cry out from Um yard helot, that she was safe, and that the . Asks were not yet in dames: she had found her way " she knew not bow," through the smoke. *Kinzie caukftt•ttito one of his little ehil.lien, and rushing down threegh the smoke, threw it into the female's arms; ran up for another, anti succeeded in snatching down the youngest: On running up again he found the el lest son (ti fine lad of 13) coming down through the smoke, with one of his sisters in hiaarins. The eldest girl, eight years , old, with wisdom beyond her years, had seized a pillow and held it to her mouth, while she pushed her way to the bottom. Mrs. *Kinzie game down at the same time.— The eldest boy, thinking that one of his sisters was yet above, ran np again to the third story, and searched the children's bed. He had but left the stairs for a moment and arrived in the yard, when the:whole burst into a fear ful dame. The child, in search of whom be had so bravely risked his life . , was brtunately safe below, having been extricated by the father, bet overlooked in the confusion. The:wbele family, with the. exception of Mr. *Kinzie,were in their night clothe., and went round to the main street, where they were 'taken in by their wighbours. By this dreadfol accident, M•Kensia has lost every article of his stock and furniture, and ietbus reduced to a sta e of destitation. A abort time ago, a girl about ten years of age:, being Left alone at a friend's house in Eagle Street, took up some 'mow/. consisting ef half a . .crown, two sixpences, and a ehilliag, owl in order to:conceal the theft put these pieces orioin into her month. Oti being taxed with the theft, *belong remained silent, but at length confessed that she had attempted to swallow them. On the nrifs, morning Dr. Bainbrigge was sent for, who succeeded in extracting from hee throat the half crown laid shilling; the two six pences bardeitended into her - ittetnach;---(Derby Re porton) • • • Nak— a .. .. ...... S ..r... ) MURDER OF Ma. W. WEARE: HRIATIORD, SATURDAY, Nov. 22.--On FritlOY emir • btr. Harmer, the Solicitor, arrived in this town, for t • purpose of having an interview with Joseph Mont, prepara tory to undertakiog his defence, should he boplaced upon , his trial. Mr. Harmer. it is understood, came down at the solicitation of Hunt's mother, to whom, we have brew In formed, a letter bad been dispatched. from motives of humanity, by the Rev. Mr. Franklin, the chaplain of the gaol, at the desire of the prisoner. In conseesence of the lateness of the hour as which Mr. H. reached the tows, his introduction did not take place till this morning at nine o'clock, when be proceeded fo the gaol' and there saw the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, elm received him pith great politeness. and at once agreed to introduce him to his client. Hnet was then brought down to the governor's office, and left with Mr. Harmer for nearly three bours, daring which time Mr. Harmer of course informed him correctly of the situation in which be stood. At the end of this toterview. Hunt was again conducted to his cell. and appeared a good deal depressed. He was dressed in a shabby suit of black. 'with a iamb's wool shawl round his neck, sod was doubly roned. In pursuance of the direction of the magistrates, his whiskers are now permitted to grow, so that his appear ance may be, as much as possible, conformable with Lie ordinary habits. While Mr. Harmer was engaged with Hunt, Mr. Fenton arrived at the gaol at half-past nine o'clock, to confer with Thurtell fan the further instructions for his defence. He was iruniedlately admitted by Mr. Wilson the gaoler. ant remained with his client until past twelve o'clock. He then waited the arrival of Mr. Clutterbuck . and Mr. Mason of Watford, who were the two committing Magistrates of the prisoners, •and who were expected to be present at the, gaol in the course of the day, for the purpose of meeting certain witnesses for the prosecution, who bad not had an opportunity of identifying the prisoners.- At half-pat; Melee M Clutterbuck and Mason reached the gaol, and • were there met by the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Nrcholeon,, . the 'Under Sheriff. They repaired to the Magistrate, room, and remained for some time in. private cowrie.. While they were thus engaged, six witnesses who bad bete directed to come down from London, arrived at the priscpw„ These were Mr. Prebatt. of the Bohlen Cross-yard, from whom Hunt hired the gig for Muriell on the night of.-tha murder; Kay, the hackney coachman, who drove Mr. Wears from Lyon's Inn to Cumberland Street, New•road ; Slack, the ironmonger, from whom Hunt is stated• to have purehesed the spade; Cogswell, the ostler, who received the gig and horse from Hunt on the night on which tk body was removed from Probert's pond to the pond et Elstree; a pawnbroker, who received some articles-td dress in pledge ; and another person whose situation we are en able to ascertain. On these parties ringing at the •gael bell. they were desired to wait, and were not permitted to Come within the walls. Mr. thinner and Mr. Fenton now entered into some general conversation connected with the sitaatiots of their respective clients; and while so employed they were eutn• moned before the Magistrates. • • On entering the room, Mr. Clutterbuck informed them of the nature of the proceeding which the Magistrates Wet in contemplation. 'He stated, th it it was their intention to bring in the prisoners, and to read in their presence. and in the presence of their solicitors, the evidence which heti been taken against them since they bad been committed for trial. This, perhaps, might be consideie l as an act. of courtesy, as such a course was by no means indispen. • sable. Mr. Clutterbuck then added, that they also pro. t posed calling in the •witnesses singly, and affording them t an opportunity of saying whether thy could identify the persons of the prisoners as individuals whom they had • previously seen. • Against this conrse Mr. FRNTON, the Solicitor for John Thortell, immediately and strongly protested. He did cot mean, he said, to question the _prior of the motives by hie the 'Mat latratet creels irXiiiiitter; barn ''vas hie duty. acting' for the interests of his client, to utge every possible argument in his power to dissuade them from a line of conduct which, in the present stage of the case, he I could not but think unjust. A proper time would arrive when the witnesses would have an opportunity of iden tifying the prisoners, if they had previously seen them; but it was impossible not to foresee that if such a precedent were admitted, it might lead to very mischievous come. queues. For aught he knew, although be by no means • memo to insinuate that such would be the case, half a ' dozen persons might now be introduced into the gaol, for ' express purpose of making themselves acquainted with the ' persons of the prisoners, so as to be subsequently enabled to ' swear to them in Court. He apprehended that, in point of law, *after a defendant had been once fully committed for trial , . the Magistrate had no right to introduce witnesses to them, either with a view to farther examinations is their presence, or for the purpose of identifying them. It was obvious, in fact, that each .a conrse must be extremely harassing to a prisoner, and calculated greatly to distrait his attention teem those arrangements which natio he nsceesary for his defence. If his notions, however, on the , subject were incorrect, he was fortified with the opinion , of Mr. t hilly, whom lie had consulted, and who decidedly • agreed in the sentiments lie hail expressed ; *tiding,'* that if the Magi trate! persisted in such a course, lie•wo;:of:. , advise a sus ion to the Court of King's Bench, for a, criminal information." Mr. Fenton then read the opipima of Mr. CI i ty, as it was writhe) by that gentleman. Mr. Harmer, who was present at this protest, melt _ part in the objection. In fact, as legal adviser for Hunt, he ' did not seem to think that the interests of his client could be at ail compromised by any step which the magistrotese in their discretion. might think proper to take, -with' a , view to strengthen the evidence against Prbert Martell. Mr. Harmer, very naturally, asiumed., that the promise made by Hunt, to admit him as an evidencefor • the Crow' „ previous to his disclosing where the .body of the murdered miqwas deposited, .remained in .full terse; and it appeaes that he intends acting on the impression' • that thee promise is inviolable. He appe seed very Cll. ing to bear any evidence which the Magistrates •io their indulgence might permit to be real in his presence ; bat Ire could say nothing either prover ebn. Both. gontlecueo were thou requested to withdraw, 1 1 .44 the magistrates again remained tor some time in close con ference. Mr. Fenton and Mr. Harmer having been once more collect in, Mr. elatterback repeated the object whirls himself and his coadjatort bad in viehiwinti'stiggested that it could admit of no reasonable opposition i ; neverthelete, if ' Mr. 'Penton: thonght it would in any. Way prejudice his client, whatever might be their feelin , sas to their right on the subject, they would not act against ,his swish e s.— Mr. Fenton said, that he could in no respect depart from • the opinion lie had. delivered. - The sitootion in which . his client stood, called upon him to act- with . the. utteopt cit e . catimpectiou, mid to mil hi meg of every advantage Which' the law aliowed. , . • . Subsequent .to thie interview, Mr.. Chattel:Melee clerk went to the witnesses, oho still remained outside of tho gaol, and informed them their, presence was no. toupee wanted.--In cooseqtissce of this, they returned to' town is the course ado evening. • Mt. Harmer set off for Londort immediately, anxioes to avail himself of the time which is affordatilim to arratios the course which it may be considered prufflot br 10.., a knit in aim eves; Of Hunt being placed, :with the other . prisoners, on bia.tri4, Melon! to his goittiog the however, it is upderstood Ibis hepivitn.ireteryiew with, ^. Probert, under,* sanctio* of the Ace.. Ms. Lloyd. • AS, seems that Probeitshod overtired .s . .dbitireito hove Alr met as bls attorney, sod hod writtee. to his wife for that purpose, Thit siinitioo b Mrs. t *fronted the reprises, • consinanicatios. and . foto ,ilelye t tmels a gentleman_ it tar nats".o 1 1 040 of WiHiants'and ifswi 4 v,t, it wos ststank t stofertjaik the, tosk.., , • Probert on.meigit fipopft ingtestiAlpsto4 flisappoiatineat. that itis .444 . . 1 , , 3 , i , 1 - 1 I .I y i. , t ,• i 0 i I it ' , i f.' . . . 4 . 4 ~., ) t 717_ , , • Ii :41 • t r ey` :,114