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E . • kit* --••.... %' V . l'. ' ' ~ c 1 R" 1--- ' 4 . 4 . q E t i 4 ~,,,_ 8 u , 0, - i„,k,, ier 1 F ." 7 ' ' 1 /,•2 41'41-1 12.'4 / _ i , he eras ~,:fa, ~...... ;)i t ," k N. I TE and 11g re ' DII - t . ,noW from made to the NUMBER 9799. MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1824. PRICE. SEVENTENCE: VICTUALL;AG-OFF ICE, Jan. 10, 1824. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His MAJESTY'S -NW VY, .do hereby give Notice, that on Tuesday, the 20th Instant, they will be be ready to receive . Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply of all such. quantities of FRESH BEEF and SOFT BREAD respectively, as may be required for the use of . the :Officer: and Men of the COAST BLOCKADE, em ployed can shore for the Prevention of Smuggling at the places under mentioned, on separate Contracts for each Di. , ois:on, the - Contracts to commence on.the Ist February, and to continue in force—the Fresh Beef Contract to the 31st December, 1824, and the Soft Brepd Contract to the 30th 'ePternber next, viz - The First Divisiotro all Stations in the East and West Swale and Isle of Sheppey, excepting Sheerness, in the said Island. The Fifth Dirision.—yo all Stations between Seaford and Shoreham, both places included. And the Sixth Division.—To all Stations from the Western Bank of. ,Shoreham Haven, to the Eastern Point of Hay- ling Island, at the Entrance of Chichester Hartionr. The Conditions of the. Contracts may be seen at this Office, or by applying to Captain M'Cullock, at Deal: Mr. Reeks, -Igent for the Victualling at Portsmouth ; and Mr. Stokes, -Igent for the Victualling at Chatham. Each Tender must specify the Price in frorls at length. and be delivered before One o'Clock on the day appointed, a nd must be accompanied by a Letter signed by Tu•o re sponsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in the penal sum of 5001. for the due perform-7 "ce of each of the Fresh Beef Contracts, and in loot. for each if the Soft Bread Contracts. The Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on h is behalf, must attend to answer when called for. AL WALTER CLIFTON. CONTRACT FOR ORDINARY DEALS. Nu,vy-Office. Jan. 16, 1844. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and IVISSIONERS of HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby give Notice, That on Thursday next, the 92d at One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Per son, as may be willing to Contract for Sup Plying 40,000 NORWAY DEALS,. or CANADA: RED PINE DEALS, to be delivered at His Majesty's: Deck Yards at Deptford, Woolwich, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, by or before the 31st of March next. A Distribution of the Deals, and a Form of the Tender,: -may be seen at this Office. No. Tender will be received .after One o'clock,. on the Day of Treaty, it ur any noticed, unless the Party, or an Agent for him, attends- Every. Tender must be aceosnpanicd by a Letter ad dressed to the Navy Board, and signed by two responsible persons, engogiag to Leanne bound with the Person ten !tering, in the Sons of £3OO fur the due performance of the Contract. PRINTS, AND BOOKS OF PRINTS. TO BE SOLD BY AucTIoN, .By Mr.SOTHEßYottliisHonse, WELLINGTON-STREET , WATERLOO BRIDGE, STRAND, on THURsD A y , Ja nuary 22, and Two following Days, at Twelve o'Clock, ALCOLLECTION of PRINTS, 'recently I consigned ft Om the Continent. consisting princip a ll y of ENGLISH and FOR E IGN PORTRAITS, several of then of a - very rare description, by Faithorne, [dollar, Glover, Lombart, Nantueil, De Len, Wierix, Goltzius, Visschcr.&c. British and Foreign Costume and 'l'opography—Finedii. gravings, by Wille and other celein . ated French Masters.— :Valuable Booki of Prints, among which .wilf be found—Al bert tourer and Lucas Cranach's Prayer - Books; Birch's Lives, with Houbraken's Illustrious Heads, large paper; -Nouveau Ttreatre de la Grand Bretagne, 3 vol. including the very rare Y'ews by Winstanley.—A large and nem ly complete Collec tiu, ' of the Oxford Almanacks.HA - few Framed and Glazed uri " t s , by Woollen, &c. 1.0 be view ed , and Catalogues had, at the place of Sale. To T. TAYLOR, Esq. No. 9, New Bridge-street, London. tioNourrt, ,u SIR, 4.leYea'r‘il.7lo:ave to inform you, that ever since the b f I had been afflicted with the Lees Venereal,.. ' its obstinately resisting every course of medicine ,piere:cribed h ; -Y the most eminent of the faculty here, and up ebr`°'ng sev eralseyere courses of salivation, and twice i e of the b of froth the Hospital with little relief, would appear to my the must most inveterate mature. In the spring of last year had got to such a head; as nearly to put a peri! , d niY existence —I had a large ulcer on the crown of my head, manner ; on e an each arin, and my legs were broke out in a frightful right was dreadfully painful, and had been in a state of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had also two large nodes on it, was much discoloured, and gave very me such excruciating pain, particularly when warm in bed, nearly t o d e I prive me of rest ; in this lamentable state, Wa s recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who received so eT ear a cur e b y them here), to take your Leake'sPatent Pills, which I began to (loon the 26th o. May; in the course of a fortnight I began to receive benefit—in little more than a Month the ulcers on my head and arms were soundly healed— soon atter, the sores on my legs healed also; leaving, how ever, considerable discolonration in the skin, and pain in the 1 d °lte of th e l e f t , w hi c h , b y the b lessing of God, an a little )lon ger. perseverance i n , your i nvaluable Medicine, subsided ; l i n e nodes di spers i ng, t h e s ki n regaining its natural hue, and y t " nocturnal pains gradually going off.—l thus became, by our liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free from all my 'wirier complaints—have recovered my former spirits a nd str e Nth, a n d am b ecome j olly and fat, in which state hay* c ti on tinued ma ny months, to the aston i shment of all who knew i e r I amat a loss-in what terms to express my gratitude, hut t e i g You, for the good of other suffering mortals, to make c o l l o nlY case as public as pos s ible, as I shall on every occa ; in so doing you will gre atly o blige, Sir, Your grateful, obedient, very humble servant. Sw an , ALEX. MURKER Cline, Hi g h- street, E d i n b urgh. 44at in 'rhos Witnesses to the above Cure:— j u ason, N o . 3 , N ew P ou l try M ar k e t, Edi n b urg h, Pre pare 4lanl4 d 41 ' 1 i - dash, Old Assembly dose, Edinburgh. ou R LO, sd sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TAY" hse, l\,, the - the Royal College of Surgeons, at his caustant New Bridge-street, London; where, after a enlad rl , ). directed 1 to th e of more than 40 years, in a practice those to the cure of Venereal Complaints and those se crecy vl . the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable . gncli case le n Men of his profession should always observe in k ratait s ' he flatters himself the advice and assistance he be s."siY administers to persons taking this Medicine, will attai r 4edr by a discerning Public, as an advaetage seldom c, and void of all ambiguity. Nod, b y ; appointment,tor the convenience of those Mr. gnlte_a distance, at the Tovshop, No. 103, Oxford-street; SOUtb. br'Qr"gies, No. 7, fish-street-hill • Mr. Baxter, one - Ediaburgh ; Mr. Callwel .'s, bublin ; and of With h ei gpon in every considerable town in (Worst Britain and _ n ,in boxes a tonly 2s. 9d. each, stamped, and sealed up ie. _ a t , and plain directions, •Yherebv 4 y cute themselves with ease, speed, secrecy, and safety. ersons, of either FY TON, STOCK-BROKER, , CORN, 41 HILL, hens leave to remind his Friends the Public, tho - sTATE LOTTERY commences Drawing the 19th NEXT MONTH (February) ; there are SEVEN PRIZES•of,C2O,OOO,. Insides THIRTYXOUR other CAPITALS. Tickets. and Shares are ,Stlling: as above, where all Busi ness in the P u bli c F un ds i s transacted with fidelity and dispatch. • £40,000 MONEY ! • 19TH OF NEXT MONTH (FEBRUARY ) . - TBISLI, of the Old State Lottery Offices, •4, CORNHILL, and 9, CHARING-CROSS, re spectfully reminds his' best Friends, the. Public, that the . STATE LOTTERY begins 19th of NEXT MONTH (Fe binary), when the First Two Prizes will each be entitled to £20.000 Money, over and above any other Prize that may at tach to them. The Scheme contains the unusual number of SEVEN' £O,OOO PRIZES, in Money and. Three per Cents. ; and, by the arrangements made by the Contractors, all the 7;000 Blanks which will be drawn the 'Firif. Day, will 'be again put into the Wheel, and become undrawn ; consequently, every Ticket -purchased before theDrawizig commences will have advantages seldom, if ever before, offered,, as many will be drawn three. different tithes ; therefOre, a Number may be drawn a £20,00 0 First Day—orif a Blank that Day, and which, in the usual .mode of Drawing,' would bequite decided, may, on the Second Day, be e a £20,00,0 Prize, (after having been, as before men tioned,--dritivn:First D 4 a Blank), or it may be. drawn First Day a Blank, Second Day a Blank; and yet, on the Third, Fourth,-or Fifth Days, a £20,000 Prize ; or, after these several -Blanks are dritirn, the holders have some weeks allowed them to make certain Prizes of them,. if they choose to give up their future chances for the Capitals and other Prizes. The particalais of the Schem6 are too long to enumerate an Advertisement ; but they..may be. had at Bisn's Office 3, as above,' oinf his Agents in the Country, where Tickets and Shares are pow selling in variety of Numbers. In the very last Lottery, BISH shared and sold .18,584, a Prize of £20,000-7,379, a Prize of £lO,OOO, and several other Capitals; and he also sold several Capitals in former Lotteries drawn on the above principle, particularly No. 4,317, the first - number, which was a Blank, and subsequently, in the same Lottery, a £20,000 Prize ! ! IMPERIAL TWINE cLoTil FOR SHIRTING, &C• By His Majesty's Lett ers'Patent. Ne conte E .nnt pas . de Lin, mats en possedent les agremens. 'HNTS and- FAMILIES from IN- D itCA iA , &e. are ' respectfully informed the above de sirable Cloth for wear in both the Indies, on the Continent, and in the cold climates, is SOLD old excluSively at MIL LARD and SON'S EAST INDIA and FOREIGN and BRI TISH WAREHOUSE, Nu. 16 ; • CHEAPSIDE, Sole Paten tees, stamped with the Name, Number of the House, &c., by he Piece of 26 to 52 cards each, at the fixed prices of Bd.- 28.-25 6d.,&c. per yard : and in wide widths for Sheeting, and in entire Cases of SO and 60 pieces each, fur Exportation, and nowhere else whatever.— Families residing out of London will do well to send their orders direct to the Patentees as above, or they will be liable (as have been the case in innu merable instances, to the great disappointment of the pur chasers) to have imitations starstituted. Families from India will find the above Cloth the most useful to wear on change of climate, as welt as fur its economy, it possessing the beauty and utility of Linen with all the advantages of the India Madras Cloth, and is the most conducive to health to wear in both the Indies, as well as in the cold climates, by avoiding the too reducing effects of Flannel, At the same time that it affords the most genial warmth. It never gets damp on the longest sea voyages, and is the most desirab'e for Gen tlemen in the Army and Navy, for persons who late great exercise, as it never strikes cold, and for youth at school.— Orders for the above; together with every description of Foreign and British Family Linens, Cambrics, French, India, and British Piece Goods, executed at the wholesale price, and the discount allowed fur time. A WIDOW BURNT.—On the 14th of April, Ramkoomur, sen, a native.doctor of consider able respectability, died at Serampore. He was frequently. employed by our native brethren, and attended the death-bed of our beloved lirishnoo. Oh, that his last end had been like his! On the evening of the same day, his widow was burnt -with . his corpse at Bullubhpore Ghent, adjoining to Se rampore, with the usual barbarities.— We were sorrY that we had not the least notice of the circumstance till after the pile was blazing and the time for interference was past. 'He was about 45 years of age, and she about 37 ; she had no son, but an only daughter who is married. Her last wish to see her child was refused ; perhaps it was feared that her maternal feel• ings would have destroyed her fatal resolu tion, and thus have deprived these mild and com passionate Hindoos of the enjoyment of witness ing her being burnt alive. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 17. HIGHGATE GRAMMAR ,CHOOL. THE ATTORNEY-OENERAL v. THE EARL OF MANSFIELD. Mr. Lrxcti this day - concluded his arguments on the same side with the Solicitor-General anti Mr. Shadwell. Mr. BICKERSTETPI also appeared on behalf of the Earl of Mansfield, and Mr. Mentz, the clergyman, who had been ap pointed Master of the Highgate Grammar School. Mr. ilbItNE at some length replied. - The LORD. Cuaxc ELLO a then expressed a decided opinion, that the true construction Of the most ancient deeds was, that these funds Were not originally granted for two purposes, but for one only, viz. the establishment of a grammar-school at Highgate. It had been very forcibly argued by the Counsel for the trustees, that when 'the Bishop originally Made the grant of the chapel to Sir Roger Cholmondeley, it never was intended that it should fall into desuetude. But to this argu ment a sati4actory answer might be given, that no Bishop had a 'right to enlarge the incumbrances and charges on the see, and when he made. this grant there was no obligation upon him fo enlarge it. It was plain, therefore, that the Bishop intended to give -the chut . rq. and lands annexed to it for the benefit and stistentation hf the Grammar-school, an obli gation which existed in the Founder before this grant was made. His Lordship was well aware, that in the education of children there was 'a fashion, and that the schools of Eton, Westminster, and Narrow, had been filled. There was also a fashion amens some. .paople to educate their children by private tuition. The, consequence had been that the private school s had . ' been deserted, and the funds had proportionably been increased. A doubt had existed in the mind of Lord Ilardwieke, whether the-heir who had been die. inherited by the charitable ciOnation, had not a claim upon the surplus of such funds whichtould not be applied to the pur poses originally intended by the founder. Taking a view; therefore, of the whole of this case, the first, and most im 7 pcirtant question to be considered was, whether these Tr us :. teea of the - charity could take upon themselves th e obli ga ti on oreniarging the charity, and.of applying the funds for the pur pose of rendering the chapel fit to contain fifteen hundred in habitants of thOianilet of Highgate ? His opinion being that the chapel and and were granted.upon trust for the benefit of the school, and that it ought to be treated in the same. manner, as when the original Trustees took it, it could not be liable to •the trust fund for elarging.it. NO new obligations were created and the present Trustees were bound to execute the trust ac cordingto the ancient rule and custom. These were the strong impressions 'upon his mind, and if a decree was thought neces sary- by the parties, he would pronounce it. With respect to the costs incurred in Parliament it was quite new to allow them in a- Court . ofEquity, and he' would make no order with re• apect to them. COURT OFKING'S BENCH, JAw. 17. HENLEY V. THE'I% . O.iIQUIS OF WEST.3IEATH, This was an action against Lord'Westmeath to recover a debt irreurred by his lady, who is separated from him by deed. Before it was opened, the Counsel on both. sides agreed that it should be referred to Mr. Alderson, who should, if necessary, raise on his award the lop.] question as-to the operation of the deed, for the opinion'Of Court.' RUTHERFORP V. THE TRUSTEES.OF HALL'S WILL. This was an action brought by Mrs. Rutherford of Sunder land, against the trustees acting under the will of her brother, the l a t e Richard Hall, of the Commercial-road. for the reco eathed away from the family by the deceased. The action Very of cert a in lea s ehold p r operty, which was sa id to have b een woasasebziumgho vtio in i die fo n r e m ee o s f m a rily necjaecllternaeti in the first instance upon against the parties in p to,:sustain the validity of the will, Mr. GVIINEY, on the part of the residuary legatees, stated the case in support of the validity of the will, and called several .witnesses to, prove,:. that the late Ri c h ar d H a ll, who died of dropsy in the year 1822, haa-un the 24th Sept. of that year made a will, hellneathingliia persouM property; which was under WOOL to several friends therein named, and his leasehold property, worth about 1500/. to thetas also, and leaving (and that Mr. Gurney represented to• have been of their own suggestion) to Mrs:Rutherfordi-wbG w a s Mr. Hall's sister, 10001. Many of the witnesses said, that Mr. Hall repeatedly declared he would not leave her one farthing, callin g her at the sane time an " impu dent hussey," a nd saying that she had collected and spent the rent of some property which he had in the north of England.— It aPPeared that the will was made on the day before he died, when he was so feeble as to b e obliged to he helped up and supported in the bed, when he could hardly articulate " yes" D r: , ' no," and that a person in the room held his hand, and put it . on the paper to make his mark. Dr. Billing said that he attended and tapped him on the pre vious day, or day but one bility ; that he was incoherent, and he could not say whether when he was in a state of insensi he was or was no competent to make any will. A porter stated that he s at up with him on the two nights beibre his death, and that he appeared in his perfect senses, and able to call for brandy and water, which the nurse appeared to haVe supplied him with as well as taken a sup or two h ers elf ; for,the doctor . said that on one o f these occasions he found both .• nurse and patient labourin g under the effects of this liquor. The case in support of the will was closed at a quarter before six o'cloek, when Mr. Scant.T•,r said he was anxious before, at that hour , of the evening (near ; s i x o ' clock), he addressed them on the defence, to know if they hid a doubt upon the case ; for, if they thought with him, that the man was. not in a condition to make a will at the moment the paper was scratched upon, there would be no use in wastina, thei time for an hour or tvio further. The Jury, after a short consultation, said they were satisfied he was not at the moment competent to make a will ; their ver dict was therefore for the plaintiff. Several women who were in Court, and interested in the cause, commenced shouting for joy and clapping their hands, and the Lord Chief Justice threatened to commit them if they did not desist. Ping 3 ,f Al r , 1. for oneff iouSe „At' , Mr, rhite 14th such cora- The post Ito], ebf nade unt- the otter had Ince such )(Jul, Feb. that en a p at l IL r be aus, Its uses CO' re t of UM' ries eel' hat ?Teo , se,y, —it nv- d ffi • ere dr , Re. let ter or its rag .he al- UNITED FRATERNITY OF FREEMASONS. THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL in honour of the BIRTH-DAY of his Royal Highness the DUKE of SUSSEX, M.W.G.M., will be celebrated at FREEMASONS' HALL, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's inn -fields, on. TUESDAY, the 27th January next. Tickets,lss. each, to be had of the Stewards, or their Secre tary, until Friday, the 23d instant, after which date none will be issued. By Order of the Boird, D. BUCK, Secretary, 18, Broad-street-buildings. STEWARDS. Bro. Sir W. C. de Crespigny, Bart. M.P., President, P.G.M. for Hampshire. Bro. Simon M‘Gillivray, Vice-President, P.G.M. for Upper Canada. Bro. F. W. Pott - - Treasurer. Bro. Col. T. Wildman, P.G.M. for Nottingham. Bro. Major W. J. Symons, P.S.G.W. Bro. Rev. G. A. Brown, D.P.G.M. for Cambridgeshire. Bro. T. R. Smith - - Grand Master's Lodge. Bro. Jos. Conder - - Bro. Herman Hendricks • - Lodge of Antiquity. Bro. James Whitchurch - Bro. the Rev. W. Fallofield, W.M. of the Somerset House Lodge. Bro. George Mott . - - British Lodge. Bro. J. S. Hutchinson - Bro. Andrew Ramsay - - Lodge of Emulation. Bro. John Bott, W.M. of the Corner Stone Lodge. Bro. W. H. Gaskell - Ditto. Bro. W. A. Wilkinson - Bro. T. F. Savory - - Jerusalem's Lodge. Bro. Henry Francis Bro. S. L. de Symons - } United Lodge of Prudence. Bro. Glynn - - - Lodge, No. 2, Ireland. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, For the Assurance of the Lives of All Persons, whether in the Army, the Navy, the Church ; the Law, or in any other Station of Life. NOTICE is hereby given, That, in pursuance of the Rules of the Society, a GENERAL MEET. ING of the PROPRIETORS will be held for General Pur poses at the Society's Office, in Lincoln's Inn Fields. on - MONDAY, the 2d day of February next, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon' precisely, an d a 'Vacancy having occurred - in the Direction by th e D ea th o f :T ames Alexander, ljsq. the Elec tion of a New Director will take place on that day.—The Ballot will eminence at Twelve o'Clock. at Noon, and close at Three in the Afternoon. By Order of the Directors, JAMES ANDERTON, Secretary. OLD BAILEY. ALLEGED MURDER.—On Saturday John Webb was indicted for the wilful murder of Charles Gibson, and in. another count for killing and slaying the said Charles Gibson. —The factsof this case have.already been before the public.— The deceased, Charles Gibson, was killed in a pitched battle, at Bethnal-green, between him and a youth named George, who, with his master (ivho seconded him), a master baker, named Faucett, was tried last Session for the offence, were both convicted,, and sentenced to different periods of im prisonment. The facts proved against the • prisoner were these :—A fight having been agreed upon in November last, between .two youths named George and Gibson, for a leg of mutton and trimmings, in consequence . of .a dispute about a sack, which Gibson would not give up to George, though it was his property, which sack had beenused at some wake or festival at Bow, at a race and jumping in sacks; it was subsequently agreed that the fight should be for a sovereign, and was to take place on the Monday fcillowirig. About Seven hundred persons were present at the fight in Stepney-field, near Bow, and the prisoner Webb was second to the deceased Charles Gibson. The evidence having been gone through, Mr. Justich Bu tt. ROUGH said, in summing up, that the casein no shape bore the ingredients essential to a charge of murder, viz. malice afore thought, and it was for them (the Jury) to say, under all the circumstances, whether the prisoner had contributed to the death of the deceased. Fights of this kind were certainly un lawful, but it appeared that, on this occasion, it was a very fair fight. The prisoner7s youth and indiscretion led him to take a part in it; and though it was improper, yet the transac tion did not evince on the part of the prisoner a badness of heart, - and all the witnesses who have given him a character, spoke of him a civil, well-behaved, humane young man. If they were of opinion that he aided arid comforted in the fight, though it had been sworn he advised the deceased to give over, a circumstance greatly in his favour, yet lie was guilty of the crime of manslaughter, and the Court .would deal with him ac cording to the favourable circumstances of the case. The Jury retired, and returned, after an absence of above two hours, and delivered a verdict of—Not Guilty. HYDE PARK.—About three o'clock, yester day, there was a very numerous display of Fashionables, as well equestrian as pedestrian ; and the crowded scene be. spoke as it were the already brilliant commencement of the gay season of Fashion. li UNT, THE ACCESSARY TO TUE LATE MURDER. Considerable interest has been felt, and now exists in the public mind, as to the ultimate fate of Hunt, and this feeling increases as the time fixed by the Sherif for the execution draws nearer, especially as* the general impreSsion is, that as promises of favour were held out to Hunt,' which induced him to discover where the body was secreted,. life ought to be spared : how ever, no respite has been as yet transmitted, and unless a reprieve arrives at Hertford on or before Wednesday next, at noon, he will undergo his sentence. The Petition, of which we subjoin a copy, was last week. presented by Mr.HAttmEtt, at the Secretary of State's Office, on behalf of his client, and we. understand it was forwarded to his MAJESTY, at Brighton, together with,all the original docum e nts which are therein referred to, and which Mr. Justice PARK himself had himself deposited with'the Home Secretary. This Petition is now under consideration, and the determination on the prisoner's case will probably Ge made known in the course of this evening, as'hiS MA JE§TY holds a Council at Brighton this day. To the Right Hon. ROBERT PEEL, his MAJESTY'S Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. The humble PETITION of JosePh Hunt, a Prisoner in the County Gaol at Hertford, under sentence of death, SHENVETH- That your Petitioner was convicted at the As. sizes held at Hertford before the Hon. Sir James Allan Park, Knight, of having aided and abetted one John Thurtell to murder William Weare, and he was thereupon sentenced .to suffer death. That your Petitioner will not presume to deny his guilt, or offer any observation in extenuation of its enormity, but most humbly rests his claim for mercy on .the ground of his having, under promise of favour, furnished the only means and ground work of the prosecution against himself and his companions. That your Petitioner, previous to his making any disclosure; was faithfully promised by the Magistrates, that if he told all he knew, and made a full and ample confessiOn he should be admitted as a witness for the Crown ; but if he would only dis close where the body was to be found, his lif.t should be saved. That your petitioner, partly.froni shame, but more from the hurry and confusion of the moment, and the state of exhaustion in which he was at the time of the confession, omitted to state some of the circumstances attending the horrid affair , still, your P however, el.' disclosed -to the Magistrates where e Ct . rto . the body was secreted, and by that disclosure alone, as your Petitioner humbly submits, entitled himself to theTerfortnance of the latter promise, namely, the saving of his lift-. • That your Petitioner was never admonished by anyone as 'to the necessity of stating every minute .particular within his knowledge, • nor was he, after the Coroner's: inquest, once called upon or questioned by any person.c.oncerned for the pro secution- If he had, your Petitioner would have readily dis closed every thing as he has now done to,his own Solicitor; but the prosecutor; without any previous intimation that theywere dissatisfied with your Petitioner's statement, or applying for any further inf ormation, discarded him,,and.acirpitted Probert, w ho, as your Petition er most solemnly asserts,. was even more d e eply implicated in the crime than your Petitioner, and who had not intitled himself to the least claim to merciful conside ration, inasmuch as he denied all share in the guilty transac tion until after he learned that your Petitioner confessed, and even then he only admitted himself to be an accessary after the f ac t ; and it was not until just as he wirts - .013 the eve. of being put upon his trial that Probert, ftn- the first time, stated any knowledge previous intention to destroy the deceased ; and in the evidence te nded ignorance of the wicked scheme ; but had.he spoken: of the given by hint on the trial, he has falsely pre share he niust haVe admitted taking a principal and arranging the murder,-and acknowledged e wihno planningle t ru that your Petitione r only obeyed his and Thurtell's orders and directions in purchasing the pistols and the sack, and hiring the chaise. Tau' your Petitioner most respectfully . solicits a reference to be made to the affidavit; of Mr. Rooke the. Coroner, Mr. Noel, who acted in tbe first ,instance as solicitor for the prosecution, and also the affidavit for your Petitioner, as to the promises held out to him, both before, and after he had made his con . fession, and discovered .the ' ... body. And, on which affidavits your Petitioner's COunsel applied to the Hon. Mr. Justice Park *to postpone the trial 'until your. Petitioner was admitted as a witness for the Crown; but the beamed Judge, although he refused the application, stated, that the circumstances de tailed in those affidavits might with propriety be urged in an application to the Crown for mercy, where due attention would be paid to them. Your petitioner, therefore, in accordance with the humane suggestions of the Learned Judge . before whom lie was tried, most respectfully solicits that a reference may be made to the before -mentioned affidavits, by which it ,will manifestly appear: that he was induced to make that confession which alone ren dered him amenable to justice,.under a solemn promise of the Magistrates that his life should be spared ; and he also humbly requests that the observations and arguments urged by your petitioner in his defence may be also referred to. And your petitioner prays .that the peculiar circumstances of his case may be laid before his most gracious, just, and merciful Sove reign, in confident though humble hopes, that his Majesty, in his great regard for the due and honourable administration of justice, will consider that even with the most atrocious offender Magisterial promises and public faith ought to be held sacred .and inviolable. And that his Majesty will therefore most mercifully deign to spare the life of your Petitioner. And your Petitioner will, as in duty bound, for ever pray. JOHN THUItTELL. (I'll6l THE NORWICH MERCURY.) Letter from the nigh S'herf of HERTFORD to the FATHER of JOHN THURTELE. Hertford, Jan. 8; 1824. SIR--By the earnest' solicitation .of your unfortunate son, Mr. John Thurtell, I forward the 'enclosed letter from him, which I- hope may be the means of communicating to you some degree of consolation ; be assured that as a father I feel for you most exquisitely; and•am desirous of administering, if I could, comfort to your wounded spirit. I have the satiafaction to as sure you that in-my last interview with him this day I found him in a happy frame of mind, quite fitted to'his unfortunate situation ; he expressed himself as feeling much for all his fa mily, and hoped that every thing would be done to alleviate their sufferings on his behalf—he declared that he forgave Pro ben and all the world, and desired that I would permit Hunt to have an interview with him, which immediately ordered, and soon after seeing them shake hands together, 1 left them in the company of the Chaplain, who has been particularly at tentive to him, and feels much interested in his unhappy situa tion. He has informed me that your son and Hunt have fixed to receive the Sacrament to-morrow morning. I now, Sir; beg to commend you to the protection of that Almighty Being, who will, I trust, support you through this weight of affliction' here, and restive you hereafter in those mansions of bliss and happiness, where sorrow and sighing have no place. Believe me Sir, although a stranger, Yoar afflicted servant, • • ROBERT SUTTON, High Sheriff of the County of Hertford. To Mr. Alderman Tuu RT ELL. • Lakenham, Jan. 11, 1824. SIR—I am at a loss for words to express my gratitude for your humane and obliging letter, and also for your kind atten tion and advice to my unfortunate son when under your care. • May I bug of you, when an opportunity offers, ,to requellf Mr. Lloyd, the Magistrates of Hertford, the Chaplain and. Ur. Wilson, to accept my warmest acknowledgments for their very kind attention to him, and I trust Heaven, will reward .yOu all foi the generous sympathy you, have .evinced on this melan choly-and awful occasion. 1 remain, Sir, (in the deepest afili6tion),, Your obliged servani.; THOS. THURTTgzi. To ROEEKT SUTTON ' Esq., High Sheriff of the County of Hertford. The following Letter was addrmed.to.a Gentleman: 4i this city, a friend of Alderman. Thurs'ell's • Silt—The unhappy John Thurtell made me. protruse him that I would write to you, for the information oi\his father, on account of his conduct from his conviction to his last mornentF,. In'discharging this melancholy.duty there is one great alle viation—that every thing in this last stage of his. existence was highly praiSeworthy. His thoughts Were divided be tween his love and respect for his parents and .surviving relatives, and the care of his Awn soul. I never.. witnessed any human creature more 'devoid of all stAfisli feelingSl and I balieye lie was sincerely petiit.ent. He read and _prayed aloud to me, while the tears flowed mast copiously down his cheeks . , and almost choked his UtterauCe.' He Feeeived 4lie sa crament very devoutly, and entreated me to preach to the pri soners on Sunday a sermon which he had read, .and which he thought would be beneficial to them. In all .t , i)iltt of'Ciuis tian duty after his conviction lie was most exaniplary, partieu larly in frankly forgiving all his enemies, and praying for the favour of God on his parents and family. Tne Newspapers detail all the particulars very minutely, but I can' tell you his feelings from my own observation, as I was with him con stantly from his conviction to his death. • . He desired his respects to you, and hoped, yo:: would com municate to his father in private my information. servant, r rvat, . • I have Yourt he honour toobe i n ti t i .. F. W. FHA NKLIN, Chaplain of the Gaol. Hertford,"lllonday, Jan. 12. In expressing last week-our sympathy for the family of the un happy culprit, we regarded only the natural impulses of the mind under the first effects of affliction. But now.that the bit terness is somewhat allityed by time, we may hope our goOd and respected fellow citizen will feel the full force et the maxim of the ancient philosophy, that dignity in hearing calamity affords the fittest occasion for conciliating the respect of mankind.- I.t was held by sages that nothing affords so true and so fine an object for sympathy and admiration, as a good man enduring With composure, visitations which .he could neither see nor avoid.. Thus it is that out of suffering itself may be draWn the Means of honour, and thus impressed, the worthy Alderman will not yield to fruitless.retrospection, but by his own firmness Will teach the lesson of resignation, anti fortitude (the,noblest that can be taught) to all, and especially to tho4e who look up to him fur support in a crisis which, as it tries, will, we trust, be found also to.exalt his character.—(Mid.) From the LONDON' GAZ ET E, Jan. 17. Lord Chamberlain's Offlee„Jan. 13. The Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household has ap pointed Lieut.-Col. Charles Dashwood, Grooin of his Illajesty't: Alo , t Honourable Privy Chamber in Ordinary, i n t h e roo m o f Frederick Chapman, Esq., deceased. Foreign-Office, Jan. 15. • The King has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Frederick Cathcart (now Secretary to his Majesty's Embassy at St. Peters burgh)•to be his 31ajesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Diet at-Fra,nkfort. BANKRUPTCY SPPERSDED: • John Spencer, Norwich, bombasin-manufacturcr. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Walker, Ashton.under-Line, Lancashire, green', to surrender Feb. 9, 11, 28. at the George Inn, Liverpool. ci licitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Felford rOVV. John 'AreVail, Liverpool, banker, Feb. 9, 11, 28, at the Star and Garter Inn, liiverpool. Solicitor, Mr. NI/reeler, Lin coln-inn-fickle. .lames Shaw, Kingston-upon-Hull, clothier, J an ., 23 , 2 6 , Feb. 28, at the house of. Ralph .Musgrave, Kingston =upon., Hull. Solicitors, Messrs. Rosser and Son, .Bartletes-build. ing's, Holborn._ , 4.nthony Giudice, Merthyr-Tydvil, Glamorganshire, keeper, Feb. 2, 3, 23, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. So licitors, Messrs. Poole and Greenfield, Gray's-inn-square. Thomas Weeks, Southampton, upholsterer, Feb. 3. 10. 28, at the Coach and Horses Inn, Southampton. Solicitors, Illessrs. Hicks and Braikemidge, Bartlett's-buildings. Thomas Gray, March, • Cambridgeshire, common-brewer, Feb: 9,10, 28, at the Griffin Inn, March. Solicitor, Mr. M c ., redid), Lincoln's inn New-square.• William George Moss, Diamond-row, Camberwell, dealer, Jan. 20, Feb. 3, 28, at the Bankrupts' Court, ,Basinghall street. Solicitor, Mr. Allen, Bouverie.street, Fleet-street. • George Frederick Sims, Aldermanbury, chinarnan, Jan. 20, 24, Feb. 28, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street Soli citors, Messrs. Pullen and Son, Fore-street, Cripplegate. • James Coward, Castle -street, Leicester-fields; currier,: Jan. 24, 31, Feb. 28, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinhatl-street. Solicitor, Mr.. Corbett, Hart-street, Bloomsbury. Edward Wilson, Wellington-street, Strand, upholsterer, Jan. 27, Feb. 7, 28, at the Bankrupt's Court, Basingball street. Solicitors, - Messrs. Young and Thompson, Charlotte row, M ansion-house. Frederick William Ranker, Langbourne-chambers, Fen church -street, merchant, Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 28, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basingball-street. Solicitors, :Messrs. Tooke and Carr, Gray's Inn. John Latnam Avery, Macclesfield, Cheshire, hardwarman, Jan. 2/, 28, Feb. 28, at the Commercial Inn, Sheffield. Soli citor, Mr. Illakelock, Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-street. John Peacock, Watford, paper-maker, Jan. 24, Feb. 28 7 at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Brough, Shoreditch. Robert Leen , ing, Hatton-court, Threadneedie-street, silk man, Jan. 24, 31, Feb. 28, at the Bankrupts' Court, •Bssing_ hall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Bourdillon and Hewitt. Bread street, Cheapside. Benjamin Sims, St. Ann's-lane, shoemaker, Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 28, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. tors, Messrs Ellison and Blovana, Lincoln's-inn-fields. DIVIDENDS. F e b. 7, 1. A blett, Bucklersbury, fustian-manufacturer—Feb. 7, T. Manser Caroline-street, Commercial-road, cooper—Feb. 7, Finch, Cooper's-row, Crutehedfriars, wine-nierchant— Feb. W. Hilder, New Windsor,. saddler—Feb 7, L. „Reed, Mill-street, Bermondsey, corn-dealer—Feb. 7, I). Draks and G. Smith, Reading, linen-drapers—:Feb. 7, J. Rawley, New street, Covent-garden, bootmaker—Feb. 14, 11. F. relerin Lloyd's Coffeehouse, insurance-b ro k er —F e b. 10, W. Davies,, King-street, Covent-garden, Ivoollon-draper—Feb. 20, J. Earl, jun. and T. Lee, jun., P,irmingham, buttonrnakers—Feb. 10, W. Greenhouse, Ludlow, Shropshire, tanner—Feb. 7, J. La vend'er, Leominster, Herefordshire, inercer—March 20, W. Turner, Layton, Essex; dealer in horses. CERTIFICATES, FEB. 7. H. Ball, Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, woollen.oanufac turer—J: Appleton, Tottenham-court-road„ cooper—C. Tomes, Lincoln's-Inn-fields, scrivener—J. Aniell, Deptford, yhoe maker—W..ll. Hurry, Mincing-lane, merchant—H. F. Holt, Cannon-row, Westminster,' surgeon—G. V. Bonrer, • Kin&'s- Lynn, Norfolk, merchanl—W. Tompkin, Nottingham, hosier. PARTNERSHIPS' DISSOLVE I,: M. Johnson, T. Rickard, and S. Johnson, Doncaster, spirit merchants—H. W. Ravenscroft and W. Broad, Serle.street, Lincoln's-inn, wig -manufacturers—M. and G. Ellins, Broms grove, Worcestershire, nail-factors—A. an d R. Wilson, .New castle-upon-Tyne, dr.Lpers—T. lloulden and J. Walmsley, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturers—J. Todd and W.. Pearson, Chestertiehl, Derbyshire, manufacturers of tobacco—A. Macann and J. J. Owen, Parliament l stree!, Westminster—G. Barlow and F. Bardsley, Denton, Lan cashire, hatter—J. 6. Cripps and D. Binckes, WOqester, wine-merchants—J. Liv ese y an d J. Bailey, WaltopiletDale and Iloghton, Lancashire, cotton-spinners—T. and H. MM ton, Stoke-upon-Trent ' Staffordshire, )earthenware-rennufa k ..- turers-J. Meiling and A. May, Wigmore-street, irorim Ongers —W. and J. Luxmoore, Crediton, Devonshire, serge-manu facturers—J. Walker arid J. Mt Crokrie, Liverpool, joiners —W. Tilb'y and W. Morris, London, millwrights —. E. P. and M. P. Davy,' Beaminster, Dorsctshire, ironmongers—J. .A., E. A., J. A., and H. Adenbroke, Wollaston-hall, Stourbridge, iion masters—W. Man znd IL Arnold, Shoreditch, ham and beef.. seller a. .•