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'URDER OF MR. WEARE. tHVIINDAYNtor,T, NISI 0 4 CLOCW. Antis being taken back to gaol last night, vs; appointed to attend Thurtell in big coll. some time iu a composed manner before the ..eit to rest. He awoke twice in the night, and, occasion, called out, " William," meaning ono of " are you there ?" On being answered in' he again repaired to rest, and did not awake clock, when he requested those who were with him in dressing. Shortly afterwards be was a comfortable breakfast of tea and come. ; who came in, he said. " Well, about this it will be all right ;—that is, it will be .'ilson told him that it would not be over so morning of to-morrow. Thurtell thereupon he was not desirous of delay, for "be it out of misery." Before the prisoners entered the Chapel, ex hto see Hunt. An interview accordingly too) retellretell shook Hunt by the hand cordially, and forgive all that is past ; I wish to die in the world." fast, Thurtell and Hunt were introduced into dem the Her. Mr. Franklin rend prayers and eloquent and impressive sennon. 7 r he teat 'n the 10th verse of St. Paul's epistle to the For we must all appear before the judgment , to receive according to the things done in whether they be good or whether they be of the sorrnon, and at several parts of it, deeply affected. Ile shed tears; and the df the Rev. Clergyman who "heisted, and attention to the unfortunate man has been most nnremitting, was also suffused in tears. appeared extremely depressed. He entertains a -spite; and the anxiety arising &am the num ' fate has reduced him tees stater."' inert's"' st to execute an acivasary until after the se / after his conviction ; and in the intermediate, efforts will be made to procure for Hunt a res popkxity of rind to which this mingling of 'ears must subject this unfortunate man is truly Indeed, although his participation in guilt has ablished at the trial, yet it is considered by some of them Magistrates, that ene execution purposes of public utility and example, circuinstant-J of his confession should weigh ivour of an application for the Royal mercy. a prayer-hook, and a few volumes of religions placed in Thurtell's cell, which he occasionally of religion seen), to have been awakened in a strong expectation prevails, that a perfect its guilt, awl a full confession of it, will take ato his execution. For his own fate he is compared with the agony of mind which he disgrace that his ignominious death will inflict viable family. This consideration frequently mind, and excites lively emotions of deep con in. An application will be made by his family body delivered to them for interment after es ti to this epplication, it rests, we believe, en those to whom the body may be given for dis tall the sentence of the law fur disieetion, it necessary that such incisions should be made as .ie heart may be exposed. It may then, without fur disfigurement, be given to the friends of the criminal: surely an indulgence to the afflicted ststriving wretched man, that no feeling person would molly hcanl of the fate of Thurtell, but did . all affected by it. Indeed it is natural that no impression should be produced on his mind by the Thurtell ; fur whatever may be the veraict at his are a thousand mitigatory circumstances to re. I occurrence iu which he is involved, front the unmixed abhorrence with which every one iplate the murder of the unfortunate Wean.. 'tote a letter to his father yesterday ; but on a being made to him that it was such a letter . give satisfaction or aflind any consolation to dinionsolate parent, it was suppress...Al with his own the High Sheriff. Robert Sutton, Esq. and hail an interview with John Thurtell. a made say fseumbossfamaloo rf kir If he has, it has not yet transpired. Some is:tumid between him and the Magistrates ; but it 'town only to themselves at present. retains all the composure by which his de been characterised at every etige of these tin :dings. He is perfectly firm and collected. appearance of Insolence or bravado. He is meet death, but not desirous of accelerating his est are the communications he may have made Sheriff no one will know till after the execution. declared his intention of saying nothing on the 'morrow. He will no doubt die with great and propriety. Since the conviction he has been hanilcuffid night and des. The Rev. Mr. the chaplain. has determined not to speak to him ibject of his temporal affairs. He intimated to the Sheriff is the proper person to receive tny might be disposed to make. It iptimation that Thurtell sent for the Sheriff; presumed that the interview this morning had re 'he subject of his guilt. If be has madenmy eon the Sheriff he has abstained from saying any to that effict to any other prison, though he us ti ve of his sentenc,.. f'heshire, arrived here yesterday from r. Wilson, by order of the Sheriff, wrote to t him. He came down in the afti4noon, with tor, which he &hewed publicly to every person ;pressed any curiosity to look at it. Ile was actually at one of die principal inns in the town while as proceeding with his address to the Jury. oho by lung practice in his revolting office has great dexterity, was spewing how he should rope round 'fhurtell's neck and to the gallows, moment the latter was solemnly prottsting his fore the Jury. went about from one public-house to another, sratus was finally stolen from him, and he has this morning to prepare it &fr. sh. Ire is an ty-two years of age, and has filled the office of :nonce at the Ohl Bailey for nearly half the natural life. It was he who executed Thistle .. confederates. Finding himself an object of' here, lie has been giving a history of his official is much to be regretted that the Sheriff or judged it necessary to send for this man during of the trial, a l ; the time that necessarily teen the convictiou and the execution would cnablca • bad adjudged Thurtell to be guilty. cecution of Thartell will take place so-morrow at 'clock at noon. The gravel-pit in front of the gaol ' place of execution, but it is said not to be in execute Thurtell there. It is said that be will on the top of the gaol, as at Ileraetuongrr , e uew dra, which wa s rec e ntly made h e re. If execution shoul d take place on the top of the gaol, it itsirable that the reporters should be admitted to 1; but we have reason to believe they will be this occasion. The reason assigned for this the want of accommodation within the walls • Tide constables are ordered to be on duty to ten o'clock. Bishop, and Upson, the Bow-street officers, to attend the execution. An immense con persons from all the surrounding country is oc he present. execution of Thurtell some very important will be made public, respecting his connexions Abandoned men who live by pandering to the preying on the follies of the metropolis. Thut isposed to make known fully the proceedings of his associates. Great fears are entertaintil amongst to the danger of hia revelations. !hes, who have been in town several days, and who . month ago, this morning applied at the gaol !ion to see Thurtell, but were refused, according !balms by whieh the intercourse with the .con governed. They have two trunks filled with As, and it is supposed they were maxims to Attrview with Tisurtell, to administer spiritual ratio:an on 1u him. .4 On the day of the trial they had a a., ill Court, in front or the bar. k is of ,roses:' ar yet a seen t whether Hunt will be spored ; MURI HriTTOID, On the convicts three persons wig Alter sitting for Kw tile, lie retired to re en one °traction, cs his attendants, " as the affirniative, he a u ntil seven o'clock, him t o assist him in su pplied with a no T o Mr. Wilson; wl time to-morrow it over." Mr. ‘Vilsoi early in the mornit remarked, that he willo w to h e put oar Thurtell, before I pressed a wish to see lace. l'hurtell all id, " I fully fort with all the After breakfast,l the Chapel, wh^o • readied au el case as token from the 'crinthians, " For •at of Christ, to be body, whethe At the dose of r butte!' was deep -iiintsnancie df tin hose attention to hod and unremitti Hunt appeared of respite; as inty of his fate I t is usual not to el ul Sunday after 1 'ine great efforts w iite. The perplo pea 'and fears mu iitiable. Indeed, I ien fully establish nany here, some el ill answer the put • nd that the drew trongly in favour I A bible, a prays tracts, arc placed it reeds. A sense of his betas:, and a at contrition for his g place previous to 1 indifferent, compa feels for the diatom on his respectable recurs to his mind, earn in him. Ar to have his body d tendon. Aa to t' tirely with those tc section. To fulfil is only necessary that the heart may then disfigurement and this in surely relatives of the we withhold. Doctor Corncob , not appear at all al strong impression fate of Thurtell ; trial, there are a t triers the fatal oce condign and um mutt contemplate 'Thurtell wr cite representation bed as would not give is disoonsolate Phis morning t fr. Clatterbuck, 'babes. be hie we know not. hing has paired 1 remains known On Thurtell retch incanour has beer happy procetdint 'ffiere is no app pivoted to meet hie. What are with the Sheriff lie has declared scaffold tirmorro steadiness and pet e amistantly heroic Franklin, the eh* on the subject b' kin] that the Sh communication" was after this ipti or aid it is presumes • lotion to the subje ly fention to the SI as thing directly to t admits the justice The executione to London. . Mr. W to Newgate for him , • his apparatus, wl Yi who extirrsred an Ir. displaying it atoll he Thurtell was pr Cheshire, who hi by acquired great di he fasten the rope Cu at the very 1110 The innocence before in, Chenhire went 8 until hit apparatt Ids been obliged this oil man, sixty-ts let public executione the period if his nee wood and his con curiosity here, the exploit,. It is us Magistrates j wig th e progress of rot Aspen between easily have crisbl after the law bar. The execution ▪ !;• twelve o'clock at soli is the metal place flu tended to execut hi* be execukil on I art lane, by the' new ter- the execution el in wou ld h j etairab /I r , the gat+Yord • b had exdaded on thil the s ounion is, the but .4' the gaol. Ti ra morrow at ten o' ituthren, heal Ival remain here to thr course of person, ors Peeled to be pres After the exe ha statements will li ailed with the abando con' Vices and preyiN ill is disposed ti rally former associate lanes then' as to the tl. Two ladies, wl Isere here s w oe sb, for admi ss i on to fro" is the regulation s viol it now goe lamb. reirious hooka, saf, *min an inur ed 'ars nittolation to h iv in ('.duet, in /Ilan:course: Iris fate rests entirely with the Privy Council. The only question is, whether the invitees of .puWic.justice would not be p in e sromised by breaking the sott of faith which was to him. According to the aidavit of Mr. Rooke, e Coroner, which we published yesterday, it is manifest that some kind of pledge was given. How far be forfeited the benefit & that pledge by the insufficiency of his confesNions is a question thxt must be gravely oonsi dered. His dejection is extreme; he in almost lifeless with apprehension. lie believes he will be executed to ' morrow with Thurtell, and we are sorry to state that he has not been undeceived. We can see no benefit that can possibly arise from this delusion, and we are therefore sur prised that it is not removed by those who have acorns to him. Probert was disebaryrd this tsorning. He owed Mr. Wilson, the gaoler, a tnfle for some supplies he had re ceived during his imprisonment, and he attempted to leave the gaol without paying what be owed. Mr. Wilson having remonstrated with him in vain, seised him by the collar, and would not allow him to leave until payment was made. Probert then, reluctantly , drew forth the nwory, and quitted the abo de in which the wretched part ners of his guilt await the doom of the law. He proceeded by a back way to the White hart Inn, where his wife has been residing. A crowd followed him ; and in the first moments of his liberty, he heard audibly the moral judgment passed upon him by the tribunal of public opinion, from which there is no erasion, by any treachery he can practise towards his confederates. The Rev. Mr. Lloyd felt such indignation, at the appearance in public of Probert and his - wife, that he hired a chaise at his own expense, and sent them to London at four o'clock. Probert's manner, on liming the gaol, was offensive anti swaggering. He passed through the streets, nodding fami liarly to several persons whom he accidentally knew as frequenters of the gaol. His indecent behaviour created a general feeling of indignation and disgust. He was advised, tJust before Ins liberation, to, uk thrsasenieg....,likrseplkel hat he had no means, and therefore could •notif be was inclined ; which, from the manner of emphasising his words, he seemed to intimate lie was not. The rebukes he afterwards wet with induced him to hide himself at the inn, anti when be left town in the post-chaise furnished by the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, the blinds were drawn up. Thomas Thurtell was conveyed back to Newgate this afiet noon, by Norris's coach, in the custody of Smart, die turnkey. Ile held his hand before his face the whole journey, and did not utter a single sentence. When John Thurtell took leave of Lis brother to-ilay, he was much affected. Ile shook him afffittionately by the hand, and stemtd deeply moved. "We are nine of us to-night," said he, " to-morrow at this time there will be hut eight." Probati, the livery stable-keeper, came (loans here with the " identical gig and horse" of which the pd .& have heard so much. He this morning left town, on his return to London. The horse and gig were objects of much curiosity. The horse is rather a smart one, and exactly corresponds with the description given of it in evidence. It is exceedingly remarkable, and could hardly fail to be again recognized by any one who has once seen it. Great and general indignation ban been excited among the gentlemen who were summoned on the Jury, at being deprived of the accommodation they have always enjoyed while in attendance on the Vourt. Some delay and much confusion resulted on the first morning of the trial, from their being excluded front the part of the Court in which they used to be allowed to assemble. This part was appro iriated to the friends of the Sheriff and Magistrates, who were admitted by tickets. An a ffi davit was sworn in Court yesterday, stating the facts of inconvenience suffered by the Jurymen—not only those who remained in attendance, but those who were sworn on the Jury=before they could ob tain admission to the Court. So strong was time feeling on this subject, that an application to the Court of King's Bench has even been contemplated, to ascertain whether any right exists on the part of the Sheriff or lelegistrates, to pack the body of the Court with their friends, in exclu sion of those who were actually summoned and penally compelled to be present. e have before noticed the difficulty experienced by the gentlemen of the Press in their ingress , to the Court and 'egress from it. The insolence and obstructions they ex perienced were such ss on no occasion were ever before witnessed. It required no ordinary exertion of physical stegth . tq make their way througli the crowds of idle and kink Qua lamina who were Ifothcild :Wad the &oil of tYle Court, both insitle and outside the building. _ . . An anecdote will illustrate the feelings of the Magis tracy of this county, as to the admission of other persons than their own private friends to the Court. A wager of ' fifty guineas wa.t laid by a juryman, that he would apply to the first two NI afistratra he should meet on the foortutip of the trial, and t they would both refuse to assist him into Court ; and that he should then-apply to the two first barristers he saw, and that one of them would introduce him. Application was made accordingly, in the first in stance to the Magistrates, who both declined to interfere. The first barrister who was asked took the applicant into Court with him. The sombre appearance of the town presents quite a contrast to the bustle and activity of the two preceding days. It stems comparatively a deiertid town. The ex orbitant pries (amounting literally to acts of gross extor tion) have subsided, and accommodation may now he had here on somewhat more fair and equitable terms than lutherto. A dispute has taken place between Mr. Nicholson, the Under-Sheriff, and Ituthven, the Officer, as to the clothes and other articles produced on the trial an the property of John Thurtell. Mr. Nicholson claims them as forfeited to the Crown, by the conviction of the prisoner, while Ruthven insists upon having them for the assignees, Thur tell being an uncertificated bankrupt, and consequently in capable of possessing any property of his own. The gaol is guarded with an additional force. Twelve javelin men are stationed within it, and watch is maintain ed constantly, day and night. Mr. Justice Park last night intimated to Mr. Fenton, the solicitor of Thurtell, that if he wished to hare the life of his client prolonged till Monday, in order to ace his friends, he ought to apply to the Secretary of State. We do not know whether any application has been made in the course of this day. Mr. Jay went off last night to Norwich. Mt. Fenton remained here till four o'clock to day. The Rev. Mr. Richards, of the University of ('am bridge, arrived here this evening, for the purpose of put ing a question to Thurtell respecting the disappearance of the Rev. NIT. Cohen, who enjoys a living by virtue of his station, as a Fellow of Kings College. The Rev. Gentle man was not admitted to see the convict, but the Rev. Chaplain of the gaol co • ted with him on the sub ject of the Rev. Mr. Richards's visit. Thurtell said moat unequivocally, that he knew ncthing of the absence of Mr. - Lotion. Ve e believe there at no doubt as to the per sonal sarety of the Rev. Mr. Colton, as he was seen at Paris long since his departure from England ; and we be lieve his friends are quite satisfied that he is in America. The younger brother of Hunt arrived in town this even ing. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE CONDEMNED SERMON. Our readers will find in our previous communication from Hertford, that the chaplain of the gaol, the Rev. Mr. Franklin, preached a pathetically impreWse aennon to the unfortunate convicts in _Hertford. We have already given the text selected for the occasion ; no persons were present at the sermon but Ow prisoners • even the Magis trates were exclude d ; but we have bee n informed of the substance of the Rev. Gentleman's address. The Rev. Mr. FMANIIIIN began by commenting on the inconsiderateness of a l'hristian, who hid the know ledge of a future state of rewards and punishments to sti mulate him to good actions, anti deter him from bad ones, which Heathens, and they who did Lot enjoy the light of Christianity, did not possess. St. Paul, in the com mencement of the chapter from which the text was taken, expressed his assured hope of immortality, and, in the ex pectation of general judgment, he laboured to keep a good conscience, and to prepare himself it► the pilgrimage of Rh for the path of death. It was rather extraordinary that words conveyed in terms so forcible and expressive, and proceeding from so authoritative a source, had not their due and proper effect. It was deeply to be deplored, that although the Heathen admitted the certainty of an here after, and acted from that impression on tk.fr minds, yet that Christians, who in addition to the light of reason had the authority of revelation also, should act as though they were indifferent and negligent of the doctrines of their holy religion. The uncertainty of human life, the irregularity St its mopeds, and the precarlouenele of earthly speula inwsmmattersot ouch nietoriety, that be was astomsbed w easy man acquainted with the world could so flagrantly disregard the duties which were laid down in the chapter }Fes which be bad selected his text. How dilikrent was the professed belief of Christians from that which their conduct exhibited. Their profession was all perfection—• their conduct was too frequently the reverse. If we were to judge from the conduct and general deportment of Christians, it would simmer that the hope of future rewards was as inoperative as the fear of future punishments. The description of everlasting torments and the terrors of hell had been so often given, that It was not necessary for him now to descant upon tba4 abject. The sober reflections of reason werta themalel erfully strong and impressive ; but they should not f also the period predicted by m o sE the Apostle when " the trumpet should be sounded, and all ma nkind • unmoved Into the presence of Almighty God, to witness the distribution of final rewards and pu nishments." Theo would the Christian who neglected to act upon the doctrine hid down in the text be willing to express his regret—then would be wish that the time which ,had been so unprofitably passed in this life were again to be passed by him, but unhappily at that awful hour such regret would beef no avail. The Rev. Gentleman then proceeded to impress upon the minds of the convicts theinecessity of making the best tree of the few hours atilt k* to them, in order that they might be prepared for the:day, when they should render An account of their defile in the flesh. On concluding the discerner, the Rev. Chaplain turned towards the prisoners under sentence of tramper:anon, and said emphatically, " We bare been .this day taught an important lesson,—we have been this day taught, that ' the wages of sin are death?". Hunt appeared. extremeillireeted during several parts of the sermon, as, indeed, did' L a Thurtell, whose mein did not, lb sly inn betray the alights.= instal isemisent of the most cos -poseamies. ,•z. ;N.... 7 ra The following prayer, in tee course of the minks, evi -1 dently affected both prisoners)—" That it may please thee to defend and provide fee the fatherless children and widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed." Although the deportment of both prooners was extreme ly correct, yet it was also extremely different. The de meanor of Thurtell excited a deep sympathy for his fate— that of Hunt excited none. The former evinced a firmness and resolution, which, if enlisted in a good cause, would be invaluable qualities. utist appeared, both before and after conviction, dull, insensible, and apathetic. He seems a man paralysed with fear. A dread of punish ment might deter him from a had—a generous motive would not stimulate'him to a good action. .. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Stn,—l cannot permit ai ---. ' n '.. -- sontent to elapse without no ticing that part of Mr. Justice Park's address to the Jury, in which he styles Hunt mauls:bent, and that I exerted myself in procuring him to be accepted as an evidence for the Crown. Such is contrary to facia. I never knew or exchanged a word • ith Hunt prior to my examining him at the request of Messrs. Clutterbuck and Mason, at Wat ford. Nor did I presume, " through ignorance," as stared by Mr. Justice Park, to insure Hunt'a being received as a witness for the Crown ; and I cannot better explain what I did hold out to Hunt, than by a transcript of my words , used iu the presence of the Magistrates, Clutterbuck and Mason, at Watford, and the result. " Mr. Hunt, a most foul and cruel murder has been committed ; the Magistrates and myself, from the depo sitions taken before us, are at this moment of opinion, that although you arc implicated in the murder, your band did not commit the act. With such a feeling it will be for you to judge how far it will be advisable for you to make • voluntary, full, and candid confession of all you know of the murder, with the promise that such confession, and the circumstances attending it, shall be submitted to the proper authorities, that you may derive every benefit that the laws of your country hold out to an approver in a cue of murder—such approver, although an accessary, not being actually preient and assisting in the commission of the deed." Hunt was here about to interrupt me, when I stopped him ' and thus proceeded : "Do not reply to me without giving,the matter due con sideration ; retire, a that byzj i tt the idegistrates auk / . L, sit sn hefra•-•11 fan 111 •; quire it, and wait your derision." ant retired without uttering a syllable. I then addressed the Magistrate.; thus : " Gentlemen, If you do not approve of the offer of mercy now held out to Hunt, say an, and I will go to him. Recollect, without the body is bum', notwithstanding the strong evidence against one of the panics, we shall do nothing;" and Mr. Cluttmintek and Mr. Mason gave us qualified approbation to my mode of examination, and of the WE rof mercy held out to Hunt. In about ten minutes , after, the officer entered, and said that Hunt wished to see inc. I declined doing so, unless accotonanied in the room by a third person. The officer went in with me to Hunt, when the first assertion of Hunt was, " Sir, your suspicions are true ; the person murdered is Mr. We're, and I am ready to confess all I know; the only favour I have to ask is, that during my confession I may not be in any way interrupted by question or otherwise." Without making any reply to Hunt, I returned to the Magistrates, reported the Words of Hunt to them ; and Hunt was then brought before us, and made " the con -ession." _ _ _ . What motive Mesas. Clutterbuck and Mason could have in so grusly misstating facia in their joint affidavit of the ath instant, I shall leave to the judgment of an impartial public. The report in the public journals, and the officers of Bow-street, Messrs. Ruthvan and Upson, who had charge of Hunt, can vouch that I sever had any communication with Hunt, but in the protium of the Magistrates, prior to the proposed confession, und afterwards, only to receive several facts omitted to be Oven by Hunt before the Ma gistrates. It is extraordinary that the learned Judge should have overlooked that part, of Clutterbuck and Mason's a m a ffi davit, in which they ev say that they considered me u acting solicitor for the pt tion, on the part of the re presentatives of the dece Mr. Ware . How, in God's name, and from what e ' or adduced before his Lord ship,i he could for a moo style Me the solicitor of the prisoner Hunt, I cannot n. Having reeeiyed a subpeena, I main hopes t re : had a public opportunity of rebutting, on oath, the nice against me, and mis statements of a branch oft.. public press. If the affidavit of Clutterbuck and Mason it to be received with the slightest credit, in which they state " they did not make the pledge given to Hunt," what then is to become of the reporter's notes as published, and of the af fidavit of the respectable solicllor, Benjamin Rooke, Es,. the Coroner for the county taNHertforti, in which he posi tively corroborates my of dtr& that at the inquest Mr. Cluttaibuck assured Hunt thit there would be no breach of faith in the promise made by him (Mr. Clutterbuck) at Watford to Hunt.° .. _.._.___.... Nothing more wee held out by me or the Magistrates to Hunt to procure his confession, but that such confession and the circumstances under which it was made, would be submitted to the proper authorities, that he might receive every benefit such authorities should consider the confes sion entitled to. Your insertion of the foregoing will oblige, Sir, your obedient humble Servant, JOHN NOEL. • See Mr. Rooker Alilark in our Paper of yesterday. - - - INQUElPT.—Nesterday a Coroner's Inquest was held at the Pit's Head Inn, Rateliff, before J. W. Unwin Eaq., Coroner, on the body of Hairy Dernson, late a lodger iu the house of Mr. Bennet, whose premises were burned down on Tues day last, as stated in our Paper of yesterday. Verdict " Acct. dorsally Barbed." • FATAL ACCIDENT.--A melancholy accident kopened In Ply mouth Sound a few days since. A boat. having ma persons CIO board. was upset by the shifting of a auk of wins. After the boat was bottom u the poor fellows assured a seat, end awaited m odownwa At this moment a barge hors to, and threw tout &rope, which was secured ; but hem some mismanagement of the barge, the whole wz r e n t e lygeti from die precarious place of temporary safety, and We hope and trust, that whas bargemen in future have a dance of rescuing from death their Maw-men, they will put out a boat, and nay practise the dampens experiment of throwing out the rope when under sail. In this ere the Inten d= was good, but the exsntent fstaL—Tostion Courier. Early on Friday morn a man met with an untimely death at Pollockshaws. gaup up two stairs in search of an acquaintance; and wham on his return, he tack the wrong side of the stair and fell to the bottom. The accident was not noticed for fIOCO. time; but when the unfortunate man was you'd Oe had a large fracture in the skull, behind the ear. A surgeon was instantly get, who stated that be had been dead for some hours. --Glasgow TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. a—Tbk trial of Ttidften-ialt length at an end, and this day will witness his execution. The last awful hour of human suffering never fails to extinguish the force of Fejudice, and to leave the mind, of course, open to the, influence of its better feelings, and in a frame fitted for Mal, reflective, and unbiassed investigation. Now that tholdlift6al excitement created by the daily press has puma away, I cannot help suggesting, that any man of value judgment and sound diterimination, combined with with habits of legal inquiry as fit him for the task, would perform a most valuable, ss well u tt moat interesting duty, in collating the evidence upon this trial, ihd keeping per petually before him the relation, character, interest, and peculiar condition of the witnesses against John Thurtell, and devekpe their bearing upon the whdle facts of the ere, with a view •of detennintsg as te whether there is 'actual and conclusive proof of his guilt. The majority art not apt, in 1, to examine with much care into the foundation of the ir opinion, whether of guilt or innocence. Few have the inclination, and fewer still the leisure to do this. Whoever should undertake this task, and evince himself ably qualified for it, would perform, in the pre sent instance, a most acceptable service. I am, Sir, yours, &c. SYPHAX. LORD ERSKINE'S WILL. • The last will and testament of the late Right IlOnonr;- able Thomas Lord Erskine, was registered in the Preroga tive Court, in Doctors' Commons, on the ed instant ; letters of administration of the same, and one codicil annexed, having been committed to the Right Hon. David Montagu Lord Erskine, the ion, one of the residuary legatees. The, line Honourable Frances Erskine, the wife and sole exe cutor appointed, died in testator's Thn_ willAidated the 16th November, 179 ff, and begin, th nearly *me words :L-ef Being, from a sense of honour, and not freni any motive of personal resentment or revengei about to expose my life to great peril, it is a comfort to me that I have so few duties to fulfil previous to an event which may deprive me of every other opportunity of so doing." It then proceeds to enumerate certain sums, con-1 stituting the amount of she testator's property, which is stated to have been all acquired since his practice at the , bar, and to,be 9,0001. consols, and about 1,0001. more in bills. It is all left, with the highest expressions of confi dence and affection to his wife, for herself and children, they to inherit it after her decease, in equal shares, as they attain twenty-one years of age. But he provided, as on account of her youth she might probably marry again, and as such an event, though by no means deprecated by him, might be incompatible with the interests of his children, that upon such second marriage the property should be transferred to his sister, Lady Anne Erskine, in trust for them as above-mentioned. A request is left to the testator's brother, the Earl of Buchan, that its his propetty was not sufficient to en able Mr. Erskine to edncate his son David in a manner suitable to his birth, he would make 4 such as they both derived from their father, improved by his own talents and experience. He only excepted from the property left as above, the ring and sleeve buttons set With his wife's hair, in which he desired to be buried, as he usually wore them. The codicil is dated " Carlton Hotel, Pall-mall, Oct. 2,1786," and was made only for the purpose of confirming , the contents of the will, his property since its execution having much accumulated, and for giving his children since born, and those he might in future have, an equal participation with the others in its provisions. From their remote date it is not to be wondered at that the papeas are somewhat defaced and mutilated ; and it will be considered remarkable that such a lapse of time and change of circumstances, should nut have induced a man of legal awsinments to have left a more recent declaration of his testamentary intentions. The personals were sworn under I,oooh PREVENTION OF COLDS IN VISITING AND TRAVELLING. Even the most robust and vigorous often, from want of care, and oftener still from want of knowkilge, lay the foundation of fatal disorders, in making a casual visit, or ~in jouxpeys and excursions. We shall therefore, for the "Moor tech of oar mire& ri etpupod, teach the cautions requisite for preserving health, And preventing the visits of the draught-apothecary, and his steady attendant-I)eath. The most powerful of all preventives of colds and coughs is the regular use of the cold bath, or cold sponging, continued in the winter as well as summer. Sir Astley Cooper boasts of having escaped colds by this means for the last thirty years. It is scarcely safe. however, unless the person be uncommonly healthy, to begin this practice in all its extent in cold weather; but it may be commenced pattially, even by the delicate, at any sAison. Take our advice then : if you are mach exposed to visiting or tra velling, and are liable to colds, wash, lave, or sponge your face, temples, neck, and bosom, with the coldest water, both when you rise and when you go to bed. This may also be extended with advantage to the feet and legs, as well as the arms and shoulders. The only precaution re quisite is to do it quickly ; and instantly rub the parts with a dry cloth, till they become warm and glowing. It may be disagrauble for the first week you try it, as most novel things ate, but if von persevere you will soon find it pleasant, and will feet very uncomfortable when you omit it. We know an old healthy clergyman of ninety who continues the practice up to this hour, winter and summer. _ _ _ _ ...... Th:s will fortify the constitution against fatal attacks of catarrh and consumptive coughs; but if you do not ob serve our former rules, you may suffer, though you have the hardiest temperament. One of the most i ijurious cir cumstances to which visitors and travellers are exposed is damp beds, and we shall therefore give you - A Teat TO TRY DAM r De ns.—At inns, and also at the houses of your friends, where you may visit, the bed which falls to your lot may not have been in recent use, or from other causes may be damp and dangerous to sleep in. At inns, we are informed that this is frequently occasioned by putting sheets which have been used by former guests to the mangle, where they must be thoroughly damped, to make them look fresh from the fold. We accordingly ad vise you, for the safety of your health, never to go into a strange bed till you have used our test, which is always at hand. Take your dressing mirror then, or your portable shaving glass, and put it for a few minutes between the sheets. If the bed be damp, the glass will soon be covered with moisture; if well aired, the glass will be dry. It is seminary tessestion that the glass must be cold, or the test wiH fail. On this subject we must not omit the HAD lgeyEers or IVaiimisio-Pass.—We join not in the vulgar opinion of injuries occasioned by sulphureous fumes from the charcoal, which, because it is offensive to the smell, have been much over-rated. The carbonic gas from the casts may prove suffocative if the bed-chamber is very small and close, though this from a warming-pan can seldom be injurious in quantity. The injury we attri bute to it is the concealing of the dampness and rawness of the sheets; for the bad effects of damp will not be removed but aggravated by heat, though the warmth will screen it from observation. The *Dove test, however, will at once unmask the evil. _ ..... It is also of the utmost importance to observe, in going into a strange bed, that no current or draught of air play upon any part of it, as this will be no his injurious than damp. 11I.ith topether will ensure you a bad cold, or an attack of rheumatism or gout. If you travel in a carriage, you must take particular care that no current of wind blow upon you from the window, or you will to a certainty have a bad cold or a bed tooth-ache produced. Be sure, above all, to keep your feet warm and dry, and your ears protected, and you may brave the coldest blast of winter, and go harm lem.—Family Oracle. EXPERIMENTS ON HOMAN Vauguelin, the celebrated French chemist, discovered from some experi ments which lie made, that black hair is formed of nine different substances, viz.: animal matter, a white concrete oil, another greenish grey, one which is very abundant, iron, some particles of oxide of inanganele, a phosphate of lime, carbonate of lime, silex, and a considerable quantity of sulphur. Red hair contains red oil in place of a green ish black kind; and white, or very light hair, differs from all the others, as the oil is nearly colourless, and it con tains some phosphate of magunta, which is not fonnd In the otters.—Register If the arts and Sciences. AVELLIGENcz. CUSTOM-HOME. Jay. 8. • • kletiellETO INWARDS. Yerwagting, Deirrisa (Jutting, broker), from Hilidliven. Lively, Bay* (Hofsima, f ) roker), from ditto. Marshal Blucher, Pound (Symonds, broker), from Ranged:6M Prince of Saxe Coburg, Treinarse (Phis, broker), from Rt. MO amis. Margaret, Hart (De Ble, broker), f rom G Rotterdam. Fame, Hamilton , broker from ottonburgh. Nelsoo, Burn ( ker), ditto. Ajax, Watson (Mut, Itroker), Iron, Petersburg!). Pereeval, Forrest (Waltham and Co. broker), from ditto. Duke of York, Finlaysoo (Burnett, broker), from Seville. • • George, Sibaton (Batten, broker), from ditto. Amos, Jainson (Chapman, broker), from Peters/so:0. Friends, Barrett (Smith, broker), front ditto. Lively, Taylor (Powlei, broker), firm Centurion, Barker (Beaton, broker), from Quebec. Igggintro, Wilson (Lowther, broker), from Fietersburgh. Margaret, Wetherell (Nelson, broker), from ditto. Abilene, Davison ( Powles, broker', from Gottenburel. Providence, Wilson (Nielson, broker). from Petersburgh: Elisabeth, Sedition (u Burton, brdker), has ditto. Ruby, lien (Butcher,itrokerl. front Mond. Charming Molly, Farrier (Simon. hioker), from Calait . .. Jonge Ilenaana, Patentee (Benham; beseiret), from FROM LLOYD'S LlBl t . • pr *tame. JAN. 5.—A passenger Bolded here this day hell the Lonach, Wildridge, from Batavia, tbr London. FALMOUTH, JAN. 6.Arrived the Brian, —, flow far the 3feditetranean. Sailed the Trusty, and Newt, for St. Ms. elmers ; Thetis. for Seville; Sisters, Icy Naples; II sad Yasuo, for Seville and Prince Coburg, for Liston. Remain the Blow. for Jamaica; Jane, fee Naples I Int Lund, rind Ifetteeek honks llediseetimen*. Potoz, Saw. 7.:-.Airlyed the Harriet, MUM* Wm New fdhedlead : in Wog. 14. spoke the American Wlg Paula% AIM I Richnsond (Virginia), bound to Leaden, erith lo* of hilt tain, washed overboard. The Harriet experiented very bed wee. th erstraid, Jitte.6.--Aaired the Eldweed, Deb", hese Lateders, I for troops for the West Indies. Poarsnotreir, JAN. 7.—Solled La Belle Allamem Half; York, Who; and Clyde, Driver. for Madras ; Ceashridgmiies ker, for &mbar ; Renewal. for Antigua; Lenin msil *sweet shin, for Jamaica; and the whole of the outward-bound SW their different deetinatkins. DEAL, JAN. 7.:-Cadre down from the River and mdledgthe Underwood, Rimingtoo, for Demerara ; and Printmat:, Lamb, for Cork. Arrived and remain the Princess —, from Ceylon. The *hole of dl: outward bound soil this morning ; and a large fleet from Ramsgate Barbera ponied through. GRAVESEND, JANUARY 7.—Arrived—Regent Packet. Collins, front St. Michael's; Prince Coburg, Tremayne from ditto; Duke of York, Finlayson, from Seville; George SiLson, from Seville; Lively, Hays, from Harlingen ; Cyrus, litc;l:eruy from the Cape el Good Hope ; Maria, Warren, from Compeachy ; WilNns, fthort from Riga ; X 11' Z, Fothergill, from Rigs ; Courier, --, Ron: Riga; Centurion, Banks, from Quebec; Aurora, fkalleet, front St. John's, New Brunswick ; hoed Nelson, Dunkin, hem Got. tenburgh ; Zephyr, Sanderson, from Gottenbunth ; LandMe, Mor rison, from Gottenburgh ; General Elliot, Wnght, too Oettos burgh ldes, Reed, front Sweden; Ceres, eviatow, bean Memel; Aurora, Dixon. horn Memel; Matilda, Smith., hens Memel; Earl William, Marchand. from Maud; Edward. Sea man, from Memel; Ores" Nicholson, from Petersburg's; herb, Sedum'', front Petetsburgh ; Vittoria. Folio, from Jamaka t Thames, Haviside, from Canton Nimrod, Fowler. from New York; Lamm, Brock, from Pillion; Drake, %Filleting, how Hambro. Soled—Sector, Hart, for Guernsey ; Duke of York, Comp bell, for India; Favourite, Matthews, fee Havanna • DM.. patch, Johns, for Lisbon; Sir William Canis, Wittleghan, fur N. &plea; Karl Bathurst, Gibbs, for Rotterdam; EMMA, —, foe Rotterdam. YARMOUTH, DEC. 30.—The Mary, Watson, arrived Rein St. Petersbergh on the 15th instant, Lit. 67. long. 6. in the garposed under the stern of a brig, of alma 150 tons, copper-botiomed, Iying.to with her close-rated ntain-twaall and balance-reefed try. Oils, her rudder and bon gone, and appetently abandoned; on her stem. •• Jean of Abadan," and she seemed to be laden with hemp and flax. NORTH SHIELDS, JAN. 6.—The JUDO, Stewart, coal laden. struck upon an anchor in the 'labour, and oak. Stle has boo gut up, and laid on shore. Wittrern-svert, JAN. 6.—The New Triton, Smith; Son hence to Ballyshannon, grounded about half-a-mile alter she bad got orer the bar on the 24th ult. She had put out 15 loos pf coal en the 29th ; but from the late heavy gales it is feared she has pita to pieces. The Aid, Archibald, from Liverpool to !Bayport, was driven on shore 29th ult., near Ravengtass, bur has been got elf, and arrived at Mayon yeaterclay, with trifling damage. Li v retool., Jan, S.—Arrived the 31accleafield Kingsley, (ruin Bahia. Sailed from Bahia, November 11, Dia, Bikei. fir Philadelphia; December 10, Fanny, Matthew for New Odom ; November 26, Chariot, Pratt, for Savannah ; Detember 11.1ody Hannah Ellice. bidd .fiir Selman& . December 14, biejescie, Page, far Chula= ; *tope, GAIN& ts fdtL Drhaaa, JAW. s.—The Nancy, Sharp, from the Frith of Forth to this port, was wrecked about fire miles to the westward, on the Ist inst.—crew saved. WsuILWORT .1, Dec. 30 ...The Alm. Johnston, from Antwerp to Dundee, was driven upon flausley Rocks, neer this plea, last night, and it is feared will be wrecked. Crew saved. Armitage it, Dec. 30.—The schooner %rims., .1111regor, sailed front Sunderland, for this place, on the 11th invent; next day and the following night it blew a heavy gale from the WNW. to NW. and on the 14th, Captain Collie, of the Ariadne, reports that abo ut 40 miles off the Staples, he saw the William; but as she has not since been heard of, and the *ember for some days fol lowing was very boisterous, it is supposed the vessel may have been driven to Norway. CHARLESTON, Dec. 9.—Arrived the Elio sod Pally, Forsyth, from Havannah in four days; a severe T ale from the wok was ex perienced at Havannah from the taith November to the 2d thetrint. A British corvette front Jamaica went on shore on the Point, but was got off without much injury. M'II.MiXOT ON, Nov. 29.—Arrived the S leia , Wade from St. Croix in 14 days: in laL 24. long. 68. was Ttossdsd by the Co ' lumbar' brig of war Elam:eclat, Capt. Brotherton, one cruise; out four months ; she had captured nine prises. The Euphrates, —, from Liverpool to New York, wee seen going into Cork, with her bowsprit gone. The Alary and Acksa Ann, Barlow, from Ilaranosh to Phila. delphia, was lost litth Nov. on llom Island. The Hereby, Wade, from Liverpool to ItioJaneiro. woo throaty loot on the rocks at the Great Oh m s-heed, ou the Welsh meet only one of the aew raved. The Boulton, Quin, from Barbadoes to Cork, is on shore at Sheepshaven, and will be wrecked. Cotton and wine expected to be saved. The lefesdenFer, -, and Day, -, from Nenfsendlard, have put into bantam, net being able to get into Bilboa on &cocaine of the bar. file brig Fortitude, Hagan, of Peterhead, from Limerick to Liverpool, sailed from the Shannon on or about the 30th October, and .has not since been heard of. On the 21d Dee., in a heavy gale, the Enterprise, arrived at Liverpool, was struck by a sea, which carried away bads, bul warks, &c. The Nelson, of Guernsey, from Rio Janeiro, was drives ea shore off Grad°, near Trieste, about the 24th ult., and la lye fist water in her hold, but was expected to be got of after discharging part of her cargo. The Duchess of Redford, from Jennies to Loudon, was drier on shore to the westward of the Mom Havana, during a pie, be , torn the 36th of November and the 3d of December, and bilged. Crew and portage's saved. Emmet of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Plaistleipbr, dated 6th December:—•• The Light-house at Cape May is is ope. ration, a triangular revolving light I the Wardens are not yet in possession, from the pilots, of the distance from which the light may be seen, nor of all its bearings." The Dewy, Thomann, of Greenock, arrived at Lien-pool on the 31st ultimo from Carnpeachy ; four days prior eatonetered a severe gale of wind, which earned almost every article of the deck—one boy was washed overboard, and the Captain bad MA Lit broken. - 151;The night of the 3lst December the Amelia, arrived at Pri , sante, shipped a sea, which hove the vessel on bar beam ands, earned away boats, bulwarks, made a clear deck, washed all the crew overboard, but they fortunately got oo board oasis, sail, and rigging much damaged, and part of the cargo thrown over board. The Harriet, arrived at Poole, fell in with the Pauline, of Dux_ berry, laden with tobacco, from Richmond, bound to London; the master having been washed overboard and drowned, neither of the remaining being able to navigate her, the Harriet kept Iwr ct company till her arrival off Poole, when she was taken charge of by a ('owes pilot. /n Saturday last, the eloop John 011irosit, of Thurso, in tee ing to take the harbour of Peterhead, went upon the rocks agar die baths and entrance of the harbour. The passengers and crew have been saved ; and if the weather gets more moderate, die cargo will be got on shore, and the vessel may be got uff, lath= with vary great damage. She was from Thurso for Leith, a geths,l cargo. The accident happened betwixt six and sewn km., owing to a sudden calm and heavy sea, the night being very &A. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—Oney, of London, and Atalanta. of London ; appeared to have received much damage in the late side ; both by the Alknomook, arrived off Dover; Henry, Davis, from Dartmouth, for Baltimore, by the Ilaccleanald, arrived at Liverpool. Bob Burn, the pugilist, and Meredith Evans, a soldier, were brought to Marl bo rough-street on Tuesday fur re-examination, on a charge of robbing a ma, named Dexter of eight sorcreign•, at Burn's house, in IVindmill-street. Mr. Adolphus appeared hie Barn t but the prosecutor and his witnesses were not forthcoming. Mr. Conant, the Magistrate, said he had received an anompuoits ' letter, stating that .they hail been bribed by a considerable man of money to keep out of the way. He thout!ht, however. that enough had been proved to justify him in committing the prisoners; but as very good bail was Jived, it was taken tor the appearance of Burns and Brans. A man named Sergeant, who was also taken into custody, was discharged without bail. } ~ t _ `, ~ ~• ~; Irl ii "'~'