The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-21 00:00:00

FOR TPIE SUN.

TR ITRTELL.

Ma. EDlTort—By so effectually stripping tne
most murderous and brutal desperadoe of the
imposing garb of heroic fortitude with which
the Radical Press appeared so anxious to
array him, and thus counteracting the meditated
designs of extending its baneful influence over
the public mind--you have entitled yourself to
the warmest gratitude of your Country. Tour
admired sentiments on this occasion were so ju-
diciously and promptly promulgated, carrying
with them so general a conviction, that every good
F-41,-.:1 adopted them as a moral creed, and even
4
the ruffians of the fancy, find themselves compel!.
ed to ratify them by their sullen silence.—But,
Sir, fortunately for civil society, the benefit of '
your patriotic exertions has not ended here. It

must have been highly gratifying to you to ob-
serve that very Press constrained to adopt, word
for word, the moral principles which you had
laid down, and which it had so vehemently
opposed ; and what, will still enhance the value of
your public service is, that not only the Minis-
ters of the Established Church, but the popular
preachers of other temples of religious worship,
have adopted and diffused your sentiments to the
general satisfaction of their respective auditors.

On Sunday last, Dr. RYDER, Bishop of Glou-
cester, preached an excellent sermon on this in-
teresting subject at our Parish Church, in whicy
he pathetically depicted the alarming offences
which spring from the single vice of Gaming, now
leading so rapidly to the perpetration of the
foulest deeds. The text appropriately selected
by the Bishop was from Proverbs 4th.—" Enter
" not into the paths of the wicked, and go not
" in the way of evil men : avoid it, pass not
" by it, turn from it and pass away ; for they

sleep not except they have done mischief : and

their sleep s
to is taken away unless they cause
some
leep
fall ; for they eat the bread of wicked
46 ness, and drink the wine of violence !"
Mr. Editor, you will make any use of this
communication which you may think proper.

Yours, &c.

January 19.

A RESIDENT of CHELTENHAM

* * The name of the wretched assassin ap-
pears as a subscriber on one of the gaining club
books in this town, of which not long since, it

seems, be was a practical member.

THURTELL, &c.

Bow-STREET.--The High Sheriff of Hertford-
shire had an interview with Sir RICHARD BIRNIE
and Mr. MiNstium,,at this office yesterday morn-
ing, on various subjects connected with the late

horrible affair in that county. Thurtell's bequest
of his air gun to Mr:Wilson, the governor of the
gaol, was mentioned. Mr. Minshull had pro-
mised the High Sheriff that it should be forward-
ed to Mr. Wilson, agreeable to that bequest ;
but this was not done, because it afterwards ap-
peared that the assignees under John Thurtell's
bankruptcy had given the °Slicers notice not to
deliver up any part of his property ; and Mr.
Minshu:l now observed that he should not be
able to fulfil his promise, unless the High Sheriff,
should indemnify the officers. The High Sheriff
made no positive reply to this observation either
one v ay or the other, and shortly afterwards, in
the course of conversation on the subject of
Thurtell's family, he stated that he had received
two letters—one from Thurtell's father, and the
other from Mr. Alderman Bolingbroke, of Nor-
wich. These letters he handed to the Magis-
trates, who seemed to read them with much sa-
tisfaction—they were as follows :
Lakenham, 15th January, 1824.
Sea—The purport of this letter to you is to apologise for the
publication of your very handsome and humane letter to me.
Delicacy, I know, would have prevented your consenting to it,
had I requested it. My object for SO doing was this : the tide
of public opinion which had so forcibly operated against my
poor unfortunate son, and receiving so consolatory a letter from
such high authority as yours, 1 felt would alleviate that feel-
ing; and I have again to offer you my sincere thanks and
prayers for the kindness and feeling you evinced towards him,
throughout his wretched confinement, and which never can be
obliterared from the memory of myself and family. The Edi-
tor of the Norwich Mercury will forward you a paper by this
day's post, wherein you will observe a letter to my excellent
friend, Alderman Bolingbroke, from Mr. Franklin ; to whom
also I shall ever feel greatly indebted for his exertions towards
the spiritual welfare of the unfortunate deceased. Begging
your excuses for the trouble I thus give you, I subscribe my-
self, your truly, afflicted servant,

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