The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-09 00:00:00

HERTFORD, THURSDAY, JAN. B.—Robert Sutton, Esq.,
immediately went down to the jail on being apprised of Thur.
tell's wish, and remained with him for a considerable time.—
The result of this interview will not transpire till after the
execution. Dlr. Sutton expressed his warm satisfaction at the
manner in which the unhappy man conducted himself.

[FrRTIIER PARTICULARS.]
After the prisoners' return to the jail, last night, two ladies,
who have been lodging in the town for the last month, from a
desire to he present at the trial, arrived at the gate, and
wanted to be admitted to see them. Ihe Reverend Mr. Lloyd
saw them, but at once told them of the utter impossibility of
their wishes being complied with. They seemed only to be
actuated by a feeling of curiosity ; and they will in all proba-
bility wait to witness the execution.
On the Rev. Mr. Lloyd's arrival, he found Mr. Jay and Mr.
Fenton in the prison. He at once informed them that it was
utterly impossible they could be admitted to the prisoner ; the
High Sheriff's order being peremptory, that no person what-
ever should be suffered to see him without his written authority.
This seemed, he said, to be the more necessary, as it was de-
sirable his mind should not be disturbed.
We understand that previous to the departure of Mr. Justice
Park from Hertford, he informed Mr. Fenton that he might, if
he chose, petition the Crown forthc delay of Thurtell's execution
till Monday, for the purpose which the unhapPy man had stated,
'of seeing and. taking leave of his friends. Mr. Fenton thanked his
Lordship for the intimation, and proceeded to consult,with Mr.
Jay, his principal, on the subject. Mr. Jay, however, at once
said that the delay could be productive of no earthly good, for
that he was sure Thurtell's friends would not come up from Nor-
wich to ...;ee him • an interview, of such a description, could only
be productive Of unnecessary anguish to all parties. Under
these circumstances, he declined taking the course suggested ;
indeed we think, even if the application had been- made,
no ground could have been stated on which a departure from
the ordinary forms of law could have been justified. Both
Mr. Jay and Mr. Fenton were dreadfully affected, and
evidently felt the strongest commiseration for the situation of
their client. The rumour of Miss Thurtell . having been in
Hertford, we learn,
is unfounded. The sisters, since the ap-
prehension of their brother, have confined hemselves to
their father's house, and have abandoned all those pursuits
of pleasure and amusement which previously occupied their
time. The father, too, has altogether abstained from society,
and remains at home a prey to the deepest melancholy. we
base heard that an application has been made on the part of
tile family, to have the body sent down to Norwjch to be inter- I
red. This arrargement may, by a proper understanding, be
made. The usual course, in such cases, is, after execution, to
open the chest of the corpse and exhibit the heart and lungs,
subsequently it is sent for dissection. The surgeon may, if le
thinks proper, waive his right, and deliver the body to his
friends.

The Under Sheriff yesterday applied to Ruthven, the Bow.
street officer, for the coat and waistcoat and pistol which he
Produced during his evidence on the trial. Ruthven refused
to delirer them up, and some warm conversation followed, the
Under Sheriff asserting that they had become the property of
the High Sheriff, in consequence of the capital conviction of
Thurtell. Ruthven persisted in his right to detain them, and
did so in defiance of a threat to make application to Mr. Jus-
tlee Park. It-appears that Ruthven received notice from the
assignees
.of Thurtell,..who is:-an uncertificated bankrupt, to
detain these things on their behalf. - :
It seems that a request was sent to Mr. Wontner, the Gaoler
of Newgate, to send a proper man, in the event of his services
becoming necessary; and the deputy to the ordinary hangman,
received instructions to come down. Without loss of time
lie set off, bringing with him two ropes and two caps. On
his arrival in the town lie proceeded to public-house,
where he was soon recognised, and, on being questioned,
gave a full account of his office, and of his mode of per-
forming his dreadful duties. For this information he re-
ceived several douceurs in money and liquor, and ultimately
became intoxicated and fought with a coachman. During this
quarrel his apparatus was stolen from him, and he was finally
turned into the street. He then went down to the gaol, where,
as a matter of prudence, he was locked up, and will remain in
the care of Mr. Wilson till the time appointed for execution.
Mr. Jay left Hertford for Cambridge, this morning, but Mr.
Fenton still remains.—lt is understood' that Hunt entertains a
hope that he will be respired.
Additional guards are placed round the gaol every night.
The Chaplain again saw the prisoner at a late hour this even-
ing, and still found him perfectly calm and resigned—he has
admitted the justice of his sentence—and expresses his desire
for the termination of his sufferings
in this world. His conduct
throughout has been most creditable.
He entreated that the Chaplain would not be long absent
from him ; and requested ,soma oranges,
which were imme-
diately sent to him.

At a late hour last night, a paper, rather of a singular cha-
racter, was sent to the Prisoner enclosed in an envelope, ear-
nestly requesting Mr. Wilson to communicate it to the prisoner
Thurtell. The following is a correct copy :
" Joirx—"fhat which is appointed to all men is now coming
upon you. Outward circumstances, the eyes and the thoughts
of men, are below the notice of an immortal being about to
stand the trial for eternity before the Supreme Judge of
Heaven and Earth.' _ .

"These solemn--- and impressive words, addressed by Dr.
Johnson to Dr. Dodd, the day before he suffered, may now,
without impropriety be applied to you. That day is about to
open which must close your eyes in the night of death. At the
moment when this meets your view, the friends who once tend-
ed your infancy, and locked on your advancing youth with
hope, sigh for the mournful state to which you have sunk in
the flower of manhood. In them, so far as your life is con-
cerned, anxiety has ceased, being terminated by despair. It
is, however, even now in your power to aggravate their afflic-
tion, great as it is, and to give them cause to lament that which
is not, like your fate, inevitable.
" It has been circulated by some of your late companions,
in a tone not very unlike that of guilty exultation, that " Thur.
tell would be found to the last such as he had ever been." Let
not the recommendation of these influence your conduct in the
awful hour which approaches. The best and the bravest of the
sons of men have not been aehamed. to confess that death is
no fit theme fur jesting. Those who affect to laugh at it, only
labour to conceal terror under the mask of bravado. The
plaudits of the idlers who could. approve such conduct will
never reach you. Seek not then to become the object of
them, for were they breathed over your remains to-morrow,
the flattery could not soothe " the dUll cold ear of death," and
reason and religion alike enjoin you to prefer the humble
resignation of the Christian, to all the glories of Pagan phi-
losophy.
You are reported to have jocularly inquired if a noise
which was heard when you were first brought up to the Court-
house at Hertford, was that of 'some fellow crying your dying
speech.' If you were capable of such folly then, afford your
friends the satisfaction of knowing that more becoming reflec-
tions have since occupied your mind. Waste not the minutes
which remain to you in trifling, but apply yourself with zealous
humility to those devout exercises which may encourage the re-
latives to whom you have been dear, to believe that it may one
day be theirs to rejoin you in a happier state of being.
" The sentiments expressed by many who have stood in the
place to which you are now brought, have been such as in part
to atone tOr the crimes proved against them. These have left
the world with humble hope of pardon through redeeming
goodness, and their friends have seen cause to consider that the
fetters and the walls which enthralled the limbs, and depressed
the body, were rendered the means of bringing liberty and life
everlasting to the soul.
" Sir Thomas More, great and good as he was, has been
thought blameable for the levity which he displayed on the
scaffold. The celebrated Lord Strafford met his fate with
equal courage, but did not deem it wise to fill up his last hour
with mirthful pleasantries. His Royal Master was still more
illustrious in death, and the union of courage, meekness, and
charity, made his passage to eternity the most splendid one of
his life.
" It may be well that you should recall the sentiments in-
spired by the deportment of men who professed to feel that
sort of indifference about leaving the world, which has been,
your relatives suspect, but too truly ascribed to you. Of these
the most remarkable was Eugine Aram. He, a highly gifted
man, learned almost beyond all his cotemporaries, but wanting 1

ever shall be admitted to Thurtull, it being his wish to be kept
perfectly composed. . •
Messrs. Jay and Fenton, the solicitors, applied for per-
mission to see Thurtell, but met with a refusal. It is not ex-
pected that any of Thurtell's.relatives will visit him previous
to the execution, owing to the almost distracted state in which
they are at present.
At the conclusion of the trial on Wednesday, Mr. Justice
PAR observed, that if Thurtellreally wished for the postpone-
ment of the execution in order Mallow his friends time to visit
him, he ought to make an. appliCation to the Crown, in whom
alone was vested the power of acceding to it.
Probert and his wile left town this evening in a post-chaise,
with the blinds up. Where can this unhappy wretch hide his
head ? The grave is his only refuge. As the waters receded
when the Lama approached them, NO must society recede when
he attempts to mingle with it. In the midst of mankind he
will find himself worse than in solitude. In the latter he would
indeed be inflicted by the pangs of conscience, by the-gnawings
of " the worm that never dies ;" but, should he appear in so-
ciety, he will, in addition, have to encounter " the slow and
moving finger" of public scorn, which will point him out at
every step and turn. The Rev. Mr. Lloyd is said to have
defrayed the expellee of the post-chaise which conveyed him
away.