The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-29 00:00:00

FERDINAND AND THE PRIESTS.

ThP following account of the first fruits of tho
Church of Spain's gratitude to her dearly beloved
son Ferdinand, is i►tserted in the Madrid Gazette
of the 20th instant :
During our Lord the King's short journey from Seville to
this city, be received a new testimony of the loyalty and affec-
tion of the Spanish Clergy, and of their sincere disposition to
contribute by their persons and property to the better service
of his Majesty, and to his due homage. A small part of this
virtuous body has offered his 3lajsesty a gift of nearly twelve
millions of reels in specie and paper, notwithstanding the al-
most absolute privation of their revenues experienced by the
Clergy for three years and a half, and the melancholy state to
which the Peninsula has been reduced. Ilis Majesty has been
pleased to accept this donation, and with his usual goodness has
ordered that thanks be returned in his Royal name to the. Pre-
lates and Chapters who have subscribed ; a►ad that the follow-
ing statement be published in the Goatte r--

500,000
:120,000
120,000
100,000
100,000
40 600

150,000

- C 40.000
.0,000,000

- 11,970,000

profusion from the windows of the Spread Eagle this evening.
It is too long to be inserted here. - •
At four o'clock the poll-books were made up, and soon after
the numbers were thclared.—On the Day's Poll.
For Sir William Ingilby - 4f6
For Sir JOhn There'd 237
Majority - -•- -
..... 229 .- -.•
'•
Clross Poll.
For Sir William Ingilby ''a arlsl -..
For Sir John Thor°ld ' 517 .=
Total Majority -- . . ---334 - -
The announcement was received with loud cheers by the In-
gilby party, but of course with considerable disapprobation by
their opponents . . . .
Sir W. INGILEY then came to the front of the hustings, and
Addressed the meeting. lie began by declaring his inability to
address them at any length, in consequence of a severe cold. lie
then thanked them for the proud situation in which their kind-
ness had placed him on the poll; and he assured them, that re-
lying upon a continuance of the very liberal suppOrt which he had
hitherto received, he did not entertain a doubt that he should
enjoy an enviable triump over his opponent.—(Cheers, and
some cries of " No, no.")—The majority of that day would
soon be found to increase from hundreds to thousands, before
the termination of the contest. He now wished to address a
few words to those respectable gentlemen behind him, who
were the leading supporters of what they were pleased to call
Sir John Thorold's cause. He wished to suggest to them,
what they did not seem to be aware of, that by their conduct
on this-occasion they were taking a course calculated to injure
Sir John Thorold's character in the county. Ile would now
tell them, and tell the freeholders at large, that he did not stand
there to oppose Sir John There'd. Ile was placed in the sin-
gular situation of contending against a body without a head.—
(Cheers and laughter from one party, and hisses from the other.)
The course which that body had pursued was, he could assure
them, more calculated to injure than benefit the cause which it
was intended to advance. 'laving again thanked the free-
holders for their very warm support, he bowed, and took his
leave for the evening.
Colonel Joimso& next presented himself, and was cheered
by his, friends, but loudly hissed by the opposing party. He
said they ought not to hiss him or the colours he wore; for, but
for them, the electors would have had no fun at all.—(Cheers.),
He now begged to assure them that the result of the day's poll
more than justified his most sanguine expectations. lie had
last night calculated in the committee-room, that Sir William-
Ingilby would have polled over 500 votes on the present day,.
and he was now agreeably surprised to . find them fall short
of that number. He was well aware how the contest would
terminate; but the present state of the poll did not at all give
him any surprise or uneasiness. When he saw the great num-
ber of independent} • freeholders who came forward unsolicited,
(for he had never asked for a single Vote,) he was really stir-
prised where they came from. Of the happy termination of
this contest' in favour of the independence of the county, he was
quite sanguine; for he could not think that the freeholders
would not prefer being represented by a man whom they knew,
and in whom they could confide, rather than committing their
interests to the care sit a stranger. It was as • an: advocate for
this principle that he stood before them: They were now
called upon to perform a most important duty, and he truster
they would do so in a manner which would reflect honour on
the character of the county.—(Cheers,)
Mr. WELLS next addressed the freeholders, but was received
with mixed feeling's of hisses and applause, (the former for
some time predominant.). Ile observed that there was a large
building then going forward in the Castle-yard, but in addition
to that, the county would soon have to erect a lunatic asylum ;
for if die course of independence succeeded, nine-tenths of the
county would go mad fur joy ; but if the Yorkshire Baronet
should triumph, then nine-tenths would go melancholy mad,
eo that in either case a lunatic asylum would be wanted. The
Hon. Baronet (Sir Win. Ingilby) had stated that he WAS fight.
ing against a body without a head, but the body he was fight-
ing against was the body of independent freeholders of the
county, anal he trusted he would find himself over-matched;
and that the result of the contest would be, the sending
hint back to his own county with disgrace and disappoint-
Ment.—(Here 141 r. 'Wells was interrupted by loud and can:
tinned hiscs, and some cries of " Be off, .what have you to do
here ? . We :don't want you.") One . man near the. hosting*
handed him up a }ialtpenuy, and !said, "here is something for
your troubla." Mr. Wells took the halfpenny, and said—" See,
gentlemen, what I have got—One of bird Yarborough's agents
has given me a halfpenny. This is what he gives to the people
of the county: here. take it aniongst you." (Ile then threw it
into the crowd : loud hisser.; and some applause.)—Mr. Wells
continued--Tie came arimept the freeholders to eimport their
independence, anti he would continue to do so as long 1:s this
contest lasted. 11:. ptv, WaS to grin;; about cheats 1.117(10116
foi counties, IL woad ntv4', phit.seil him hi ~,,, even tho voters
fni• 13ir Wm. fnKaby itome op at.. tit Or own cmpane, It w;ts
iiko th T.
sting to w,e ocrwi,, ~,fferni,h, English frut,h,.l.clors cam,
.ing up for a ticket or a *ribund, and to be wld,— Coo to the Illttiek
Boy' (a public house in this town) " and perhaps you may be
i provided;" but it appowd that last night the landlord of the
Tllackiley turned them all out, and the landlord of the Black
• Horse, it appeared, would no longer be rode by them. It was a
shame for Sir W. Ingilby that lie did not procure his.voters better
.aceommodation. He concluded by again exhorting the freehold-
ers to persevere in their efforts, and nsittrintr them of SUCCithS.—
[The different parties then proceeded to their respective inns..
Sir William Ingilby left the hustings as soon ea Mr. Wells
began his address.l—A large crowd socinafter assembled- in
front of the Snreful Eagle lnn, expecting; :that some .of Sir
John Thorold's friends would address them, but no orator ap-
peared. In lieu of a speech, however,- a 'gentleman came to
one of the windows, and treated the crowd with a song. We
do not mean to say he sang himself, but he did what was per-
liana just as acceptable to his friends—he distributed amongst
them numerous copies of a song, which he said had• been com-
posed expressly for the preeent election. With this they ap-
peared satisfied ; and after a slight scramble for the Parnassian
treat, they separated.
The light-fingered gentry of Lincoln seem to know as well
how to make the roast of a crowded assembly as any of the
tribe in London. 'Many
.electors had in the course of the day
to regret that good opinion of mankind which induced them to
leave their pockets exposed. One man was deprived of a
pocket-book with notes to a considerable amount. However.
if the men of Lincoln are less cautions in guarding their purses
than others, they arc not less active in retienting any unwarrant•
able attacks upon them when they discover the
sine
ggreasona—
An unlucky wight, who seemed new at the business, was de-
tected this evening in the crowd oppoiite the Spread Eagle-
inn, thrusting his hand into his neighbour's pocket. lie
was instantly seized, and without being allowed to explain
the accident, was dragged to the fountain close by and ducked
until" he was completely drenched. He was then antlered to
depart.
THURSDAY NIGHT, • Eleert o'Clack. —The labours of
Wells in this contest have, we believe, been brought to a close.
Though a very active, it does not appear that he has been a
very welcome advocate -to many of the friends of Sir John
Thorold. The lead which he aspires to in the management of
the contest, is said to have prevented many gentlemen foil,
taking part of the proceedings, and (as we are informed) was
very little relished by some of those-who had joined. An inti-
mation was this evening conveyed to him, that his presence and
his leading exertions on the present OCCASION were the cause
why many gentlemen of the county, of the highest respecta-
bility, did not curve forward to assist Sir John Thorold's party
—because (it was added) they were unwilling to be considered
as acting under Mr. Wells. After dinner this evening, at the
Spread Eaglea(where many of Sir John Thorold's party daily
meet-tint" dine together,) Mr. Wells adverted to the rumours
on this head, :and said that he had the interest of the cause too
much at heart to allqw his personal feelings to operate t'or a
moment in any way to its injury; and Iva the result of the
election, it' unsuccessful, should in any degree be attributed to
lam, he would beg leave to decline all further interference.—
ge soon after took his leave. Ruh parties are anxiously lOok-
ig to the result of to-morrow's poll.
.

The following is an extract from a letter,
tinted St. Petersburgli, 31st October :
" It is currently reported here that there will shortly be or.
Erarized a new Ministry, to be designated the Miniotry of the
Imperial House ; and that Prince Wolchonsky, Chief of the
lmp-rial Staff, will be appointed President. The large estate
called Worotinez, situate in Nischny—Novonorod, which
WAS won by five individuals in the Golownin Lottery, has just
been .purchased by Government for the sum of one million
eighthundred thousand rubles, pa.per Money. We understand
that with the beginning of the new year all Merchants will be
required to have their general copy-book, compoiod of sheets of
stamped paper, in the same way as it present obtains in regard
to their books of accompt. The late Imperial Comptroller
Baron von Kamperluysten, has bequeathed a considerable le-
gacy to the unfortunate sufferere at the conflagration of Sarepta.
rhe Baron's extensive library does not go to his brother, as
was *A first surmised. It WAS left to General Count Arackt-
seliejeu. The arrivals at Cronstadt, from the 23d August to
he 25th September, were 173 vessels—the callings during that
p 108. There was a smart frost this last week, but not
web as to threaten the immediate closing of the navigation."

Colonel Itur.n, of Chipchase-castle, Northam.
bedew', bus ben appointed by the Lords of his
MajPsty's Treasury, Distributer of Stamps for
Newcastle-unon-Tyne, 13erwick, and part of the
county of Northumberland, vice the late Thos.
DAVIDSON, Esq.

THE LATE HORRID MURDER.

HERTFORD GAOL.—At two o'clock yesterday
Mr. CLUTTEIIBUCK, Mr. MASON, the Rev. Mr. LLOYD,
(who came in accidentally), and another Magistrate, assembled
in lertford gaol, accompanied by Mr. George Nicholson, one
of iiva Solicitors for the prosecution, for the purpose of affording
some witnesses an opportunity of seeing whether they could
identify any of the prisoners indicted for the murder of Mr.
Weare. The witnesses introduced were Mr. Probatt, of the
Golden-Cross, to see Hunt, who hired the gig for the excursion,
to (ill's-hill cottage : but this introduction was rather formal
than essential, as the parties knew each other perfectly well, and
Hunt saluted him the moment he entered : he remarked that
he was well acqUainted with Mr. Probates father. Mr. Slack,
, and two other witnesses who were called to see Hunt respect-

ing the supposed purchase of a shovel and some other trifling
matters, were unable to identify that prisoner. The irons were
struck off during the inspection of hunt, and he was mixed up
with the other prisoners; but the parties last mentioned could
not select any individual front the group. Hunt appears to have
rallied his spirits since yesterday.

The business respecting Hunt being finished, Mr. Wilson,
the Governor of the prison, repaired to Thurtell's apartment,
and informed him that some Magistrates were in waiting, who
desired that he should be brought out, to enable a person to see
if he could recollect him. Mr. Wilson at the same time, with

the humane consideration be has always shown in the dischrrge
of his duty, informed Thurtell that his irons would be struck
off, and that he would be so mixed up with the gentlemen pre-
sent, as to prevent any undue advantage being afforded to the
person who was in attendance. Thurtell evidently disliked this
interruption, and was for, the moment disposed to question the
right to produce him in this manner: he, however, with his
usual sang froid, walked from the small yard in front of the
building, in which his apartment is situated, with a firm step
• and unembarrassed air, and crossed the area in front of the Go-
vernor's house, passing through the hall into the kitchen, where
his irons were knocked off. The Magistrates, whose names are
already mentioned, then joined him, and they all walked toge-
ther into one of the inner yards, Thurtell at the same time
moving amongst them with an air of the most perfect compo-
sure, and appearing to a by-stander, from his careless manner,
and the free and easy rolling of his shoulders, to be one of the
party, and engaged in familiar conversation with them. The
general inmates of the prison were all in the yard in which
Thurtell and the Magistrates walked ; and it was only fair to
the prisoner for all the Magistsates present to enter as they did,
as his dress and appearance is that of a gentleman, an external
distinction that would have invited observation, if like Hunt
t (whose dress is shabby) he had been mixed in the throng of

common prisoners.
When Thurteil and the Magistrates were thus engaged, the
coachman who is said to have conveyed the late Mr. Wearo
from his apartments in Lyon's Inn, to the
.enterance of the
Edware-road, was told to walk into the yard, and see if he could
recognize any person whom he previously met. The man, after
staring about for several minutes, came out, and said he could
not see any body there of whom he had a previous recollection.
This insper,tion being finished, the Governor of the goal con-
' ducted Thurtell to the apartment in the same yard from which
Probert had been removed a quarter of an hour before.
•' Where am I going now ?" said Murton. It was then explain-
ed to him that he was to interchange. apartments with Probert,
who knit keen just re-Moven to ',lo ‘1 iliL.4 i.,,ra•? 6.1.......... —,;."
yard in Neat of the prison, .. Well," said he, upon receiving
016 intimation. " I suppose It is ell Its it should he, and I
must submit." His clothes and bedding, and his own personal
necessaries, as well as his usual attendants, were removed to

'fix new apartment.
I'robert, who was well dressed in black clothes, and who is
in person a remarkably tall gentlemanly figure, walked across
the front area, and was placed in the apartment which Thurtell
had just left. He was perfectly composed and collected in his

cleinvanour.

Thurtell has nearly finished the leading points of a defence
which he intends to deliver when called upon during 'his trial.
It is extremely long, and will, he says, occupy him two hours
in the delivery. He is a man not deficient in declamatory
energy, and was considered in the society in which he moved as
a good mimic of Mr. Kean and some otherperformers.

-.,,C7.*^^-

THE CASE OF PROBERT.
TO TIIE EDITOR OP THE SUN.
Sirt—When will the press be satisfied that it has done enongi
towards shedding the blood of the wretched prisoners at Hert-
ford ? I have patiently, but in vain, waited for the time of rest
or of re-action, when the public mind, thus over-heated with
tales of horror, would be left to cool, and when common sense
would be suffered to dispel the clouds of prejudice by which.
truth has been hidden. Gross misstatement, however, has been
followed only by misstatement grosser still, and every succeed-
ing day has brought its additional weight of calumny.
When before, in the annals of this kingdom, was a prisoner
untried, and therefore in the eye of our laws innocent, shut out
from all intercourse with his relatives and friends ?—a -prisoner
connected by blood and marriage with numerous persons of
great wealth and respectability, all believing him incapable of
the crime laid to his Charge ; left destitute—almost suffered to
starve in his cell, because not one of these relatives or friends
could in any way correspond with him, without the certainty of
being held up to the public as an accomplice, and the probabi-
lity even of being imprisoned on suspicion: On behalf of the
unfortunate prisoner, Probert, who has been thus situated, I
feel it my duty most solemnly to protest against the conduct of
the press towards him.
collect and repeat here one twentieth part of the idle and
false rumours which have been industriously disseminated con-
cerning my unfortunate client, would occupy more time than I
could spare, without detriment to the necessaryarrangements
for his defence ; but let it suffice to say, that, from my own
personal knowledge, as well as from the best information I
can obtain, there is not one circumstance which has been
stated to his prejudice, that is not neither wholly false, or very
much and very maliciously mis-stated.
It has been generally reported and believed, that Probert is I
a gambler, and an old and intimate associate of Thurtell anti
Hunt's ; but it can he clearly proved, that he has known
neither of them more than a few months; that he became ac-
quainted with John Thurtell merely through serving his
brother's house (the Cock, in the Haymarket) with wine and
spirits ; and as to his gambling, it is notorious that he is nut
a gambler, and never entered a gambling-house in his life.
A greatdealbas been said aboutthewretchednessof his cottage,
and the poverty of his living—the latter exemplified by his
buying meat in London to carry home to his family ; it mat,
spiry provisions play-bills
London, thereien
therefore, he as well to apprise the public, that all the highly
and
respectable individuals who have at di%rent times occupied
this uttrteleisittilrantretachoitytargue'rlassetahethneeiwr
said of Prohert's having been desirous
innsftgintille other professional man, and that my o
being no butcher's shop within three miles of it.
aesinbseteannee of his friends, and not a' t ownewi
observe upon this, that I had great reason to know
that the unfortunate man would be more satisfiedin
n tol
seShnoatml w:
employe
at Something
only
fp.eernesoenoofrinhhiteshilenifiucerindltin:gwmhini.i my hand a ofitahnythoethd.ere-
nattotalt eng knowledge,tpliret7
thaeodtoldsl ignor-
anceto ('leda
thorough convict ion of heialsiniidnnani ttot weceeadns-citien,leili:
Knows reluctantly, to consent to accept the arduous and unplea-
It has been said that at the time
e recognized me as oldnfriend. Far from shrink-
ingf intreduction to Mrs.
sla'rnotbteasrtks.l
from the avowal of the fact,an if it were so, I should Fee
ininottihgihntegrwohficohtewlaoutelthl
.hiohtldo me honour in a friendship with the
sister the
'espeeVed and wealthy brewer Mr.
Noyea, with the i 4
that resßectahle, quiet,
Noyes, who, though now mosthe Misses Noyes, and of
confined in the prison of St. and inoffensive being, Mr. Thomas
f; I never
sractenr
mtlrise.npcerorre and nnspot.tea7llari
Illy;
it is
Alban'a, will, I am sure, come
Probert except on one
occasion,
and that was when,