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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY xtracts from the Morning Papers, Feb. 3. EW TIMEs3.] approaching Session of Parliament will - tau under most gratifying auspices, whether we regard the foreign relations of the country, or its ternal condition. On the one hand, we may if_vonfidently anticipate a long and honourable Peace ; .on the other, we behold around us une quivocal mailiS'of a permanent prosperity. But there is one question, to the Parliamentary dis- 'cussion of which we look forward with anxiety, less on account of its real difficulties, than of the spirit of bitterness and animosity with which it has for some time past been agitated—we need scarcely add, that we speak of the Vest India Controversy. In• the debate of the 15th of last tigy, Mr. Canning, in the name of all his Ma iesty%; Ministers, moved the following Resolu tions, which were unanimously agreed to by the :House of Commons : `• 1. That it is expedient to adopt e f fectual and decisive Ines - stklss for meliorating the condition of the Slave population in his Majesty's Colonies. '• 2. That through a determined and persevering, but at the same tittle judicious and temperate enforcement of such mea sures, this House looks forward to progressive improvement in 'the character of the Slave population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and privileges which are enjoyed by other classes of his Majesty's subjects. 3. That this House is anxious for the accomplishment of this purpose at the earliest period that shall be compatible with the well-being of the Slaves themselves, with the safety of the Colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the in terests of private property." Upon the face of these Resolutions, they are 1 alike honourable to the Government that pro posed, and - to the Legislature that sanctioned them; they unite the cautious moderation of ex perience, with a sincere and cordial attachment to liberty ; and yet they have ever since been Made the object of clamorous obloquy, not only in the narrow circles of petty colonial assemblies, but by a large and influential part of the British Press. Strongly impressed as we were, from the beginning, in favour of the Resolutions, we have nevertheless paid a most dispassionate atten tion to all that has been urged on the other side. We shall hardly be accused of any pro pensity to court popular opinion, merely as such; still less have we ever shewn ourselves insensible to the dangers attendant - on popular enthusiasm ; but when, upon the most mature consideration, we are satisfied that a certain course of policy must ultimately lead to the incalculable benefit of our fellow-men and fellow-subjects, we owe it to the public to state that conviction plainly, and to follow it out into all its legitimate con sequences. [MORNING POST .1 - After a recess, during which important events have agitated the face of the world, Parliament _will this day assemble in the midst of general prosperity at home, and tranquillizing aspects abroad. Never, indeed, in-the memory of living man have its labours commenced under more pro pitious circumstances. \Vhat last year was merely promise, has become reality—what was Menace, has, ceased to lower. The tempest has passed in all its fury, hut to burst on other lands. We have witnessed, yet not felt the - shock, and though sympathy may have lamented the over :throw of a nation's liberties, we have had no cause to regret that we had not embraced the de fence ;)f thoSio who would not defend themselves. 011 the contiary, the wisdom of our policy has been proved. In opposition to all the Despotic .Governments of the Continent, we had pro clsimed the principle of the perfect independence of States in tt►eir internal affairs, and within their natural limits—we had branded all attempts to interfere in their domestic concerns as acts of ' aggression—and there was no foreign Sovereign blind enough not to perceive, that if those Whose rights we supported by public declare tions and mediatory offices were but true ,to themselves, and contended for their .rights as . men who knew their value, they might ulti mately obtaini from us a degree of active assist ance proport:onate to that of their bravery and exertions. There was no Quixotism in this, but there was lostice ; justice to ourselves, to them, and to all parties. The event has shown that justice was also wisdom, and there is not a pa triot heart in 'the Peninsula or in any other part of the world which does not feel that in our conduct towards Spain we have done all that be came a Government and a people friendly to the independence of nations. • [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The observations we laid before our Readers, a few days ago, respecting the political situation of the Mexican Provinces when the last advices t ame away, and more particularly the unsettled told irregular state of the Government established in the capital,. have been greatly misunderstood by some, while, even our motives for making them have been arraigned by others, notwith standing they were accompanied by incontrover ti'ble which spoke for themselves. We then asserted, that the Government in the Mexican capital, which arrogated to itself, and up to the end of last September, forcibly retained the supreme power, was declared illegal by the provinces, and consequently that all its acts which were not of a purely urgent and temporary kind, were invalid, and might or might not be con firmed by the ensuing Legislature, formed of delegates duly elected by the provinces. We came to this conclusion, after an attentive pe rusal of a variety of authentic papers and letters in our possession, and after a due consideration also of the whole line of conduct pursued by that Congress, or rather the part of it, which endeavoured to tyrannise over the provinces, and, as they themselves hate distinctly stated, " sought to impose upon them a yoke in finitely more unjust and degrading than the one tiv:y had just shaken off." We were, at the time, induced to enter upon this subject from a co2Scientious wish to discharge our duty to the public. We saw our countrymen called upon to stake their capital in schemes and projects which tie considered premature, if not irregular, and, after the immense losses incurred in foreign loans and distant operations of a loose and fragile kind, it would have been almost criminal in us touith hold the information'of which we were possessed. [MORNING HERALD.] The Royal Speeches in opening the Sessions of Parliament have of late years been remarkable for their 'lenity. The great object seems to be to say so little, and that little in terms so vague and general, that no amendment could be fasten ed, and no debate arise upon the Address to the Throne. The present is somewhat of an anxious and interesting moment with respect to the fo reign policy and relations of the country. The spirit of conjecture and calculation is on the alert. There is no likelihood, however,of its be ing satisfied or instructed by the Speech from the Throne this day. A version of the intended Speech has been already put forward, with the assumption of being " an accurate outline." The internal evidence is in favour of its correctness— for it is exactly of a piece with those that have preceded it. With the exception of one para graph in this version, assuming that it is correct, there is not a gleam of information to be derived —unless, indeed, it may be allowed to convey information of a negative kind. The Speech, it is said, will open with the usual statement that - I his Majesty has received friendly assurances from Foreign Powers. But of what value are' those assurances ? At the very moment when the French Government had resolved upon the invasion, of Spain, his Majesty's Go vernment received pacific assurances from the French Government, and the sentiment was unequivocally uttered by the lips of the King of France in opening the French Chambers. These friendly assurances are then no pledges of the intentions or policy of these Powers, and are perfectly compatible with the existence of prepa -1 rations for an American expedition in the ports of France and Spain. But there is a subsequent paragraph of the anticipated Speech—that to which we have alluded as alone possessing any interest—from which it might be inferred that the sending out a French armament of 40,000 men to Mexico and Peru would be regard. ed as no violation of these friendly assurances.— " His Majesty," it is said," will acquaint the Le gislature, that Consuls have been sent out to South America for the purpose of protecting our trade in that quarter, and watching over our commercial interests; but, with respect to any ulterior measures that it may be expedient to adopt, this country will take its cwn time for the arrangement of them. The course which his Majesty's Government has pursued, will be de scribed as having been perfectly steady and con sistent, observing, throughout, a strict neutrality between the Mother Country and her Colonies." If the purpose was merely to protect trade ge. nerally, and the interests of British merchants particularly, this might, one would think, have been done by British Naval Commanders on the several stations, without sending out frigates freighted with consular Agents—rec e i v i ng l arge salaries at the public charge. Was there any want of Consuls at the moment when they were appointed ? I [THE TIMES.] We know not whether it be worth the while to anticipate the Speech of this day, the real do cnment following so quickly the conjectural statements. Ministers, however, cannot invent topics, but must. take them as they rise from the state of the nation, which is open to general ob servation. Assurances of the friendly disposition of foreign Powers, if, as usual lately, they form one of the subjects, will be the more grateful on the present occasion, as ‘ve think some of those foreign Powers would have liked us better if we had leaned a little more to their side in cer tain political questions. In the dispute be tween France and Spain, however, we are, it is said, to be told, that every day's experience confirms the wisdom of the neutral course pursued by as. Surely, then, the foreign Powers ought not to be dissatisfied with us for adopting a system which experience, we can tell them, sanctions as the most befitting our station. An amicable ar rangement of the dispute b e t ween R uss i a an d Turkey is said to be predicted, of which we are to assume the merit; as it has been, or ra ther is to be, concluded through the interpo sition of the British, Ambassador at Constan tinople. Ali ! we have often heard before of this amicable arrangement. We do not wish for such an arrangement,—we should not think it a sub ject of congratulation. We pray for the de cided suscess of one party. We hope the Greeks will triumph over their oppressors. The Consuls sent out to New Spain will no doubt be mentioned ; and will it be remarked how foolish a thing it would be in the old Government of Spain to talk of offering,. as a boon, a free trade to those countries, where we have al ready a dozen of Consuls established ? The af fairs of the West Indies form a subject upon which we hope the speech will be explicit; letting the planters and negroes know what they are se verally to expect. Uncertainty upon this head cannot but be attended with the most disastrous consequences. A decisive policy, even though erroneous, will, we apprehend, be less preju dicial than wavering counsels- made up chiefly of good. Ireland unhappy Irehtnd! What , will be said of thee ? That thy wounds are healing ? Alas ! how many times has this stale. story been repeated to us and thee ! The improved and improving condition of England will, no idoubt,. be dwelt upon.. Whether such improvement may be assumed as a merit by any set of men, or devoutly ascribed as a blessing to Providence, we know not. The human means, however employed, have been the diminution of taxes, the reduction of useless places, and moat-. tention to the demands of the agricultural inte rest. For the last of these, Ministers are en titled to their full share of praise: the diminu tion of taxes, and. abolition of useless .oilices, they resisted with all their might, and were de feated. [BRITISH PRESS.} Saturday's Paris Tapers possess no intelligence of interest. We give the, leading contents of the Moniteor and Emile. The latter anticipates throughout the departments in France an increase of Royalist Deputies. No possible exertions of influence, corruption, and menance are spared to oustvthe liberates, and procure the return of the partisans of pure monarchy. The Austrian Ob server, a paper all through most hostile to the Greeks, has been at length obliged to acknow ledge unlimitedly the disasters of the Turks in the last campaign. It gives the Finnan, or Haiti &here, of the Sultan, issued o❑ the 13th Dec. at Constantinople, appointiil Ghaleb Pacha Grand Vizier, in place of his unfortunate predecessor, Ali Pacha ; and the Austrian Paper then states the fall of the city of Corinth to the Greeks.— " A fact more afflicting (this Journal adds) is, that the Christians have made a second landing in Eubcea, and got armed possession of Karisto. Their attack on Mitylens (it states) was equally successful." It then is obliged to admit the retreat of the Turks from before Missolonghi, and the revolt of the Albanians, 8,000 of whom seceded at Lutarki, and led to the fine surprise by the hero, Marco Bozzaris, at Karponessi. The failure before Missolonghi, the Vienna Paper adds, has had and will have fatal consequences for the Porte ; one decisive effect has been to raise all the Albanians in favour of the Greeks. Already Colocotroni was marching on Patras, with near 8000 men, and would turn the blockade of that important place into a siege.— When the Austrian Journal makes these admis sions, the successes of the gallant Christians must indeed have been marked and decisive. There is no heart of any feeling that must not beat high in joyful anticipation of the ultimate and glorious result of their unparalleled exertions for liberty,— there is no mind of any sensibility that must not anxiously anticipate a successful close to that struggle, which may extinguish the barbarous tyranny that for ages has trampled under its feet th:s delightful portion of Eastern Europe, and which will give to Greece again a free existence and an imperishable name. - - HUNT'S CONFESSION. The following Confession was made by Hunt to Mr. lIARm 13:R, his Solicitor, previous to his Trial, for the reasons he assigns in the commence ment ; and a Copy of it, signed by the Prisoner, has been since deposited at the Office of the Se cretary of State : As the issue of the present Prosecution is extremely uncer tain, and as the consequences to me are very likely to termi nate fatally, I feel it a duty which I owe to society to make a full and true confession of all the circumstances attending the melancholy death of Mr. Weare, and also of my acquaintance with, and knowledge of, the parties implicated in his murder. I am anxious to perform this duty previous to the termination of the trial, in order that if I should be doomed to suffer, my mind after conviction, may be composed, and that I may not be interrupted by any importunities or applications for con fessions, or other worldly considerations, but that I may be able to employ the whole time allowed me in' this world to my devotions, and my endeavours to make atonement to the Al mighty for my crime. I do, therefore, now make this true and honest confession, and desire that it may be considered as my solemn dying declaration. About three years ago, when I kept the Army and Navy Coffee-house, in St. Martin's-lane, I first became acquainted with William Probert; I bad seen him before in company with Mr. Noyes, his brother-in-law, at the house of my wife's sister, Mrs. Mountain ; but I did not then know who he was. While Coffee e us li to m m s f e tir wine, and called was le d keepingo n Mr. Noyes nl e severalthe Armytiin times solicit Navy I was at last induced to give him an order for Port and Sherry to the amount of 10 or 12 Pounds. A few days after this order was executed, Noyes brought Probert to my house, and in troduced him to me as his wife's brother. After being three months in business, I found the house did not answer my ex. pectations; the rent and taxes were so high, that I was unable to pay my way and keep up my credit; and besides, I had given a warrant of a ttorney to Ri c h ar d Th omas , f rom w hom I had taken the house, for nearly 8001. to be paid by monthly in stalments. These payments not being kept up, the warrant of attorney was put in force, and I was obliged to surrender to the Fleet Prison, where I was confined for seven months, and then took the benefit of the insolvent Act. When I got my liberty I went to reside at Paddington, near my mother's, and on the scanty. assistance she could afford me I was obliged to depend for my subsistence. About six months after this I. removed to Latnbeth, and set up the business of a blacking-maker; and while ther e I frequented a public-house near the Horse Guards, called the Suttling House, kept by one Mr. Childs, where I often met with Wm. Probert and Thos. Noyes. Probert always treated me with great kindness, and used to observe'how happy he should be if I could get into the public line, so that he could afford ine some assistance. On the day that Thomas Thurtell's trial took place against the Fire-Office, I called by chance at the sign of the Mitre and Dove, the corner of King-street, Westminster, kept by Wm. Hall, whom I well knew. While I was there a gentleman, who said his name was Leach, entered into conversation with me, and said that although he was unknown to me he had often been in my company and heard me sing a very excellent song. During our conversation a Mr. Ensor, whom I had seen at Mr. Bent's, a p u blican, at Stangate, one of whose daughters he was paying his addresses to, came in, and said to Leach— s. It is time for us to go into Court;" and after asking me how I was, he said they were subpoenaed on the trial of a friend of theirs, named Thurtell, who kept the sign of the Cock, in the Haymarket, and if I was not engaged, I might as well go into Court with them, and join their party at theelinner, which was provided after the trial was over. I accepted the invitation, and a verdict being given for Thurtell, all the party, very much de lighted, proceeded to the Cock, in the Haymarket, to dine. While we were at dinner Mr. Probert entered the room, and taking a seat next to use, shook use by the hand, and expressed his surprise at seeing me there, as well as the pleasure he should have in hearing me sing. I stopped till eleven o'clock, and then went away without taking leave of the party. In about a week after 1 met Probert accidentally at the west end of the town, and he introduced me to Tetsalls, where, by his request, I sung several songs; and at parting, he in vited me to meet him the next morning at the Cock, saying, lie could be of service to use. I went accordingly, was introduced by Probert to John and Thomas Thurtell, and stopped to dine with them, but nothing particular passed. As Probert omitted to explain in what way he could serve me, I went the next day to the Cock, and was invited up stairs by John Thurtell, where I found Probert; and,_ they pressed me to dine with them, which I did ; and afterwards Probert asked me to walk over the water with him, saying, he wanted to speak to me on particular business. I agreed to go with him, and, on our way, Probert said to me—" Hunt, I will tell you something in confidence, but I beg of you never to divulge it, as I am the only person Thurtell has made acquainted with what I am about to tell you." I promised secrecy ; and he then said " You know Thurtell has obtained a verdict against the County Fire Office for nearly 2,0001. s and as that verdict will make his own and his brother's credit stand well, they in tend to avail themselves of it, to get whatever goods they can with acceptances, then sell them, and put the money into their pockets, together with the money from the Fire Office.— Thomas Thurtell will then become a bankrupt, and work his way through the Commission as well as he can. Now if you will consent to take some of their acceptances, go with them to different tradespeople, and purchase articles for the Thur tells, you shall be allowed so much in the pound for all the goods you can obtain." I told Probert that 1 would do what they desired, but that I did not much understand the business. From this time I became a very frequent visitor at Thur tell's : Prohert and Noyes were almost constantly there, and no uharge was made for whatever I had to eat or drink. In about a fortnight after Probert first mentioned Thurtell's af fairs to me ; he called use into a private room to Thomas Thurtell, told him he had made me acquainted with what was intended, and that as he had known me for some time, Thurtell need be under no apprehension of danger. T. Thur. tell then said—" Mr. Hunt, I will satisfy you for any goods you send here, and for which my bill is taken ; and if you can get my acceptance discounted, you shall have a share." This occurred about the beginning Of September, and both of them said that no time was to be lost in getting whatever they could, as he, Thurtell, would have to go into the Gazette soon after the November term commenced. Another fortnight elapsed without any thing being done, and then Probert Hunt your appearance is very shabby, I will get Thurtell tcegive you his acceptance payable at his bankers, in Pall-Mall, where he keeps an account, and no tailor will refuse to take such a bill for a suit of clothes." He afterwards gave me a bill for WI. 10s. and I tried it at several places, but could not succeed, and I returned it again to Thurtell. By T. Thurtell's desire, 1 ordered some expensive articles at Dare and Slarks, in Cockspur-street, which were sent ac cording to the order. There was about this time to be a great dinner at the Cock ; and about ten days before the dinner, John Thurtell went to Probert's cottage on a shooting party for a few days to shoot on the grounds of Major Woods ; he returned the day before the dinner, and at the dinner he took the deputy chair. On the same day that J. Thurtell returned from the cottage, he told me that he had become desperately in love with Miss Caroline Noyes, the sister of Probert's wife ; but that she had promised her hand to a man named Wood ; he said, however, that he did not care for that, he would con tinue his visits, and endeavour to supplant him ; and I and stood from him that he frequently went to the cottage, until Saturday when he was going down there, he met Mr. W and Miss Noyes coming to town in company together. This very much vexed and mortified him, and he then commenced writing letters to her, which were either unnoticed or returned under cover ; this only served to irritate him still more, and he inveighed most bitterly against Wood ; Probert also joined in the abuse of Wood, and said—" You know, John, I hate this fellow, and there is no man of my acquaintance that I should like to have the girl but yourself." Thurtell said no man in the world should ever stand between him and his happi ness, if he lost his own life in the cause ; and that he should go to Norwich the next week, and get his friend Harper to lend him his air-gun to settle some of the Gentlemen who had ill used him. He said there were three or four on the list, but Wood stood first, because he was in the way of his happiness. I understood from Probert and John Thurtell that Miss Noyes was entitled to some money on her marriage, and that if she married John Thurtell, he and Probert were to go into busi ness together. John Thurtell went to Norwich at about the time the indictment was preferred against him and others for the conspiracy, and he was absent two days. I met him in Fleet-street the same night he returned, with the air-gun under his arm. John Thurtell had written a letter from Norwich, addressed to me at Mrs. Mountain's, wherein he informed me, that he had got every thing he wanted, that all was ri g ht ; an d desired me to meet him at 9 o'clock on Saturday evening, at Temple- Bar, at the corner of Shire-lane. I was a quarter or half an hour beyond my time, and found him waiting; he sheaved me the air-gun and a double-barrelled pistol—the latter, he said, would be of no use to him, as it would make too loud a report. It was a large-sized pistol, and has the name of Mr. Harper upon it. We went to Mrs. Mountain's, and after taking some thing to drink, I left him. The next week he gave me the pistol, which I pawned at Cotterell's, in Shoe-lane, for Bs., and it is now there, either in the name of Jones or Hunt. The ensuing week the plan of shooting Mr. Wood in Castle street, was determined upon as follows :—Wood, Probert, and Noyes had lodgings in the same house together, at No. 35 or 36, Castle-street, Leicester-square, and it was agreed that some night when Noyes was down at Probert's cottage, Probert was to go home early at night, and keep the landlady and her daughter drinking below stairs after Wood was gone to bed ; and when he was supposed to be asleep, John Thurtell, dis guised in a boat cloak, was to enter the house by means of Probert's key of the street door, proceed to Wood's room, and shoot him through the heart with th e a i r - gun . H e was then to place a small pistol, that had been discharged, in Wood's right hand, so that it might appear he had shot himself, and he was then quietly to leave the house, and sleep in the city. Probert was afterwards to have gone up stairs, and found Wood in this situation, and given the alarm, or the landlady was to have found him dead the next morning. An inquest would of course be held on the body, and it was to be made appear, that in a fit of insanity or despondency he had shot himself. Probert said he would attend before the inquest, and swear that Wood was much embarrassed in his circumstances, and depressed in his spirits, and that was the reason, he had no doubt, why h e h a d destroyed himself. John Thurtell asked a man, named Woolf, who keeps a sale shop, and who was in the habit of using his brother's house, the price of a boat cloak for the purpose, but Ido not know whether he bought one or not. The reason why this plan was not carried into effect at once was, that the air gun was found to be out of repair, and it was sent to a gun smith's in Sherrard-street to have a new valve. Thurtell told the gun-maker he had it for the purpose of killing deer, the re pairs came to a shilling or two under a pound. The night Wood's m ur d er was to h ave b een perpetrated, he, fortunately did not sleep at home, and some accidental circum stances afterwards caused it to be put off, and the idea of shoot ing h i m in Castle-street, altogether abandoned, although Pro- Thurtell to commit the murder, no u t rg b in e g a better time to serve him, as the enoouldother lodgers in the house. Probert often If you mean to do it, why don't you do it at once ; you know I can keep the women engaged." Thurtell replied your great eyes, if you want it done, why don't you do it yourself ; You are big enough and ugly enough, and there is the air-gun at your service." On which Probert used to sls b aaa e niy r ddi t a v g d a s ytihe ar de continually turn it off with a laugh, and say, " You know, Jack, I want you to have the woman, and should not like Wood to get her." The house in Illanchester-buildings was taken for the ex press purpose of destroying Wood, and making it a warehouse for whatever goods could be obtained from tradesmen by frau dulent bills. Thurtell took it from a Solicitor in Berner's street, and ga ve a reference to Cousins, a linen- d raper at Ken sington, to whom also a great quantity of Thurtell's valuable property was sent. Thos. Thurtell pawned one of the looking glasses for 51. to pay for the agreement. I went with J. Thurtell and Mr. Asseretis's clerk to see the house, and J. Thurtell told the clerk he should not want the fixtures, as when his family came from Norwich he must have all new fixtures and furniture. When this house in Manchester-buildings was taken possession of, I went with a waggon, hired from Daf fern, in Compton-street, to bring away a great many articles of furniture and bedding, which had been obtained from different tradespeople, and deposited in a cottage which T. Thurtell had hired at Kensington for the purpose of secreting them. Some of these things were afterwards seized, as I have been given to u nderstand, by the creditors, at a house in Cumberland- s t ree t. The next plan aga i nst Mr. Wood was, to entice him to the house in Manchester-building, and there destroy him. John Thurtell borrowed a pair of heavy dum-bells, 61b. each, from a Mr. Hancock, and it was settled that I should by stratagem get him to accoinpany me to enter the house, and when he was within side I was to shut the door upon him, and go to Charing cross, where Th ur t e ll was to meet me, after dispatching him.— And, in order to account for his absence, a letter was to be sent to his lodgings to say that several writs were out against him. HANOVER, JAN. 23.—His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE set out to-day for New Strelitz ; the Duchess went some days ago. He will visit the King of PRUSSIA, and the Crown Prince and Princess at Berlin, and the Duke of BRUNSWICK at Brunswick ; and not be back here till the middle of next month. MR. PIERCE, OF BRISTOL—We are requested by Messrs. CLARKE, RICHARDS, and MEDCALF, of Chancery-lane, to contradict a statement which has appeared in the newspapers, repre senting that Mr. Pierce has sailed from Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, on board the ship Hudson, for America ; such a representation being alto gether erroneous. This report, we find, had its origin in the circumstance of a person somewhat resembling Mr. Pierce in personal appearance having sailed last week on board that ship, and a conjecture was entertained that it might possibly be Mr. Pierce. But we are assured most posi tively by Messrs. Clark and Co. that such was not the case; thatMr.Pierce did not sail by that vessel ; and that it is clearly ascertained that the indivi dual who was thus taken for Mr. Pierce, was in, reality, a Mr. ----, who embarked at Cowes, under the assumed name of Richardson. Our informants have put us in possession of this gentleman's real name; but from motives of de licacy, and a regard to the feelings of his family and friends, we forbear mentioning it. Messrs. Clarke and Co. further inform us, that up to the present time, no trace of Mr. Pierce has been made out ; and that nothing has occurred to alter the opinion formed by his friends, that he has been the victim of a murder.—(Times.) Miss NIXON, the wonderful child, 'twelve years old, weighing 25 stone of 14lbs. and more than seven feet circumference, died at Batt' last week. A singular circumstance occurred at the old Church,•Leedt, on Sunday last. A child being given into the arms of the Vicar, for the purpose of christeping, he discovered to his great surprise, that the infant was lifeless ! AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR THE COUNTIES OF SALOP, WORCESTE R AND STAFFORD. JAN. 1824. The general business of this month has not suffered anti; tervention from severity of weather; it has been uniform' mild and dry, the land works well and kindly ; the general !ir pearanee of the wheat is getting t oo f orwar d , an d w ill went . little frost to check it, as otherwise it wll get winter proud ) 041 produce more straw than grain. The grain of the last year's growth is generally of fine 9 111 ; lity, and now that threshing is regularly commenced, we Fr* look for a reduction of the present newspaper or nominal . for it is a fact too well known to the farmer, that he can ravel realize the prices quoted in the ge n era l p r i nts, although 0' purchaser of bread always feels the advanc e , i mme di ate ly as 1 is announced. Farming stock continues looking up, and the aspect of affsi o daily improves ; the country feels the benefit it derives froli! Peace, by the general reduction of taxation, and the conseque o increase of the consumption of the necessaries as well as th eJ luxuries of life. The drill husbandry is making a silent but rapid progre° throughout the country; the general introduction of the ter; nip . crop appears to be a main cause of its adoption ; as the , assist so much in ameliorating and pulverizing the soil. Potatoes are now much employed in preparing the land 1° wheat, and in fact a better crop for that purpose cannot ba grown. The turnips are very much run ; it is to be hoped a se9e l4 frost may speedily, stop their progress, or they will very soon be useless for a spring feed. P. 8. I am happy in congratulating you on the gene aspect of the Country. It shews the excellence of the spate/ which your enlight e n e d an d lib era l paper h as so long A" strenuously supported. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The 'nice of the 41b. Loaf is staled at I Id. by the full..prs4 ,l bakers. There are otheis of the trade who sell horn a hale penny to three halfpence below that rate. IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST WEEK. • English. Irish. Fureigg Wheat • 9,026 Batley ,U alt Oats Rye. Beatis . 7,1131 ........... ........., 7.736 .......... ......... ... 9,855 3,115 _.- 63 .-....... ......... 1,906 '---' .......... 1,614 ........... .......... Peas . Tares Rapeseed. Muistard Seeds... Flour 10,563 Wank --•.--.. ......... 4......... sEEDS, Feb. 2. New English Clover, 50s 75s Oos—fine, 102 s—new ---/ Old Ditto 36s 54s 76s—fine, 95s —s —s new, —s —s White ditto 63s 86s 85s—fine, 95s —s —s Trefoil .. per cwt.. lOs 22s25s—fine 28s Os per cwt. Ribgrass ... 4os 48s 54s—fine, 59s Carraway Seeds 4os 4tis 50s 533 Coriander do 85 Os Ils—fine, 13s Tares per bushel.. St.Foin 4 t. s o_4o s n—;—, —fine 3o s —s 32s per s qr. per q r ‘; Rye-Grass... l6s t 3 0 24 11 Canary per qr 4Bs ses to 52s Od perqr. White Mustard Seed 7s les to 12s Brown ditto lOs I4s les Od Winter Tares 9s lOs Od Ils 6d per qr. Rape Seed New Turnip Seeds los to 15.30 d pr. hush. Linseed 643s6s—fine, 59s per qr:...... NEWGATE AND .LEADENHALL MAtthLTS, Feb. g' By the Carcase. Beef is 4d to 3s 4d Veal 3s 4d to 5s 6tt Mutton Lamb, Os od to Os Od. - S . l'. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, Jan. 81. 4 0. Hay 31 lOs Od to 51 12s Od Clovt r, 41 lOs Od t o 61 Of v A I New Hay 01 Us Od to 01 os od 1 Shaw II 19s Od to 21 Ili u .. SMITHFIELD. 0 ,1 Old Hay 4l 15s Od to 51 7s 6 ci--Arerage, 51 Os 0 Straw Clover 5l lOs Od t o 61 6 9 0 0 -- Average, di CIS - A W l- lITECHAPEL. Hay 4l Os Od to 51 8s od -- Avera7,e, 51 08 0 / New ditto Ol Os Od to 01 Os Od-Average, 01 Oc 0 4 Straw - 6!cr Averae, 21 94 Clover 5l Os Od to 6s od--Ararage, 51 184 A2„'" I'RlCh OF HOPS., per Cwt., Feb. 2. IBi3 Kent Pockets 81 . 10 s Ici 1010 s to 121 OS East Kent, Canterbury 171 —s to —lOB Sussex Pockets SI Os to 91 9s to 101 43 Essex Pockets 81 Os to 101 Os to 111 116 Farnham, fine, 101 Os to 211 Os—Second, 111 Os to 161 • Kent Bags, 81 Os to 91 9s to 101 S ussex Bags, 71 lOs to 81 8s to 91 Os Essex Bags, 71 10s to 91 Os to 101 Os The old duty on the growth of 1823, is announced to 96,0571 i 1 s. 9id. and 0-20th. RAW HIDE:, . 1 B 6 11 est Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary .... O s O il to ll I as Od to 3s 2,1 Market Calf . • each.. 86 d'ii middlings is 8d to 2s 10d Lambs.... Os od to Os 0 SHEEP SKINS, Polled ad Downs --.......-- PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 56Ibs each per lb .. ilid to 23d Ditto, 5( to tXll3s each DresSing Hides 18d to 19 ii Conch Hides Crop Hides, 35 to 401bs for cutting l7d to 18? Ditto .... 45 to 501bs 19 8 d d t t o u ‘. 61 il Calf Skins. - .3t; to 40Ibs Ditto 50 to 70 1 bs 94 d to 2 7 0 Ditto 7O to 80ibs Q2d to 24a Small seals (Greenland) Itid to 19d Large ditto • Hid to IBA, 'fanned H orse Hid es Spanish Horse Hides PRICES OF TALLOW, SO, Town Tallow 39s ad —s Od Yellow Russia 355 Od —s od White ditto .. 33; 641-5 ad Soap ditto.... 32s 64 —s Od Melting Stuff 23s 04 —s 04 Ditto Rough.. )9s ad —s Od PRICE OF CANDLES, rnoN Price of Candles, per dozen 6d per dozen allow AP, &c. per 1121b.—,Jan 3 l' Yellow Soap .O / Mottled 75. Curd SO pd Graves . 365 r Good Dregs 63 9. +I TAL LOW CH.AND LE R'S ❑, 8s 6d— Moulds, 10s Od. rd for ready money. PRICE OF RAW FAT, oe7 Stone of 81b.—Jan. 317 — , Price of Tall ow ( se s t a t e d by the Tallow Melters), es IP COUNTRY Guru/map NI Wheat per L 15i 10s to 201 Os Old Wheat 171 Os to 211 lOs Oats, per qr 1 3s to 11 13s Old ditto .. 01 Its to 01 Os M ARKE'r, ARK ET, Jan. 17. Barley, 11 103 to 4),." Beans, per qr. 11 tS s to D.: . Pease, per qr. 11 18 s to 8 1 '2 Rye, per qr SI Os to RI 6s COAL MARKET, Feb. 9. . Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. o ,t 1001 Newcastle 33 Sunderland 26 l4s Od a 41" BI RTHS. On Sunday, the let inst., the Lady of Surgeon George F• lr sons, Royal Navy, Marlborough-place, Walworth, of a sen t At Ipswich, on the Ist inst., the L a dy of M a jor D eare , 13 Hussars, of a daughter. On Friday last, the Lady of Thomas J. Platt, Eaq,, of P IP ton-crescent, of a daughter. DIED. On Sunday evening last, in his 84th year, John Hicks, 0 4 ' r at his house in Upper Charlotte -street, Fitzroy-square. o r On Saturday, the 31st ult., Mr. George Fordyce MAYO Finsbury-square, aged 34. On Saturday, the 24th of December, at Sion C o ll eg e, 4 ( 4 38, the Rev. John Robertson, 8.D.,• Fellow of St. Je re College, Oxford, and one of the Masters of Mer c h an t TAO School. 'Ol l On Sunday morning, the Ist inst., at Dalston, in the pe on , of Hackney, John Bailey, jun., aged 31, late in the P East India Company's naval service. \ On Saturday last, at Chalfont, St. Giles, Bucks, from ..1. 111.. flammation of the bowels, Lieutenant James Arnott HOW half-pay of the 33d Regiment, in the 31st year of his age. o f On Saturday, the 31st ult., Edward John, the only ch_Lil' est , Edward James Hopki ns , Esq., of Queen-square, w minster. Printed and Published for the PR OPRIXTORS, at the S ll OFFICE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CAILSTAIIt9.