The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDER.

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HERTFORD GAUL,..--NO pprions have yet fIVIIIIPU
themselves of the order of the Magistrates mode on Saturday
—that any friend of Thurtell, Probert, and Hunt, should be
admitted to see them, on first receiving the prisoner's consent
to an interview, and with the usual precautions for security.
The calendar was yesterday prepared by the Governor of the
gaol. There are 34 prisoners, the greater part for infractions of
the game laws. Thurtell, Probert, and Hunt, evince no altera.
tion In their demeanour as the day of trial approaches : they
are perfectly composed and collected, and seem anxious to con.
fer with their respective solicitors.
Mr. Williams arrived at a late hour yesterday, and had a
long interview with l'robert.
A curious application has just been made, and unanimously
rejected by the visiting Magistrates. About a fortnight ago
Sir Thomas Lawrence, the President of the Royal Academy,
causcd an application to be made to AIN of the visiting Magi.
straws at Hertford, for permission to take a cast from the head
of the prisoner Thurtell. The Magistrate to whom this re.
quest was conves ed instantly replied, that the order of the Ma.
gistrates (so often referred to) was imperative against admit-
ting any body but the legal adviser* to see these prisoners, and
it was thought that the answer to the President's application
would have been deemed conclusive. Such was not, however,
the fact, for the request lots just been formally renewed to the
visiting_ Magistrates acting in their collective capacity.
Sir Thomas Lawrence wrote to a Peer of high rank in the
county, who transmitted his letter to the Magistrates at the
petty Sessions on Saturday, and their unanimous determination
was to refuse the request for permission to take a cast from
Thor tell's head.

The repetition of this request cants before the Magistrates at
the very moment when the High-Sheriff' was communicating
Thuriell's complaint of what the prisoner deemed, to be an in.
trusive visit on !Friday, when the Magistrates had him brought
forth. In what light be would have viewed the visit of the Pre-
sident of the Royal Academy, to cover his face with wet plaster.
it is not easy to conjecture. The fact is, that some half-idle
and half.ingenious people have been describing the organic
form of this prisoner's head, with a direct reference to the de.
velopement of supposed passions, awarding to Gall and Spurz_
helms fanciful theory, and Sir Thomas Lawrence was perhaps
struck with the opportunity afforded of endeavouring to illus.
trntrate this iiystein. The attempt, however, has failed ; and
the Magistrates seem to us to deserve no blame for sparing the
prisoner from this interruption on the eve of his trial.

• Thirty-five witnesses t.re already bound over for the prose.
cution in the approaching trial for the murder of Mr. Weare.

ROBBERY AT DItUItY.LANE THEATIt

night a gang of pickpockets had mingled them-
selves amongst the crowd that were waiting to
get admission into the pit of Drury-lane Theatre,
and committed extensive plunder on the pro-
perty of several persons. One gentleman, who
had only Caine to town that morning, came
running to the officers, with his pockets com-
pletely turned inside out, and stated that he had
been robbed of his watch and pocket-book, con-
taining two 10/. notes, besides some loose silver.
Where be stood, two females bad their dresses
lifted up, and their pockets severed from their
sides.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
We have received, by Express, the Mode and
re Pilote. of Sunday, front which we subjoin

extracts.
We bare also received a private letter from a
well-informed gentleman, who asserts that the
Ministers of Louis XVIII. are negociating with
FERDINAND VII. for the recognition of the Old
Spanish Loan ; but the nature of the inducements
by which it is hoped that his Catholic MAJESTY
may be prevailed upon to alter his determination
respecting the debts of the Constitutional Go-
vernment, is not stated. For our own part, we
confess that we have -no hopes of success but
through the medium of his own necessities.
The Etoile returns to the question of South
America ; but on that subject it isinow somewhat
flat Time alone," it says, " will decide the
fate of Spanish America!"---We have only to re-
quest that the French and the other Continental
Governments will have the goodness to leave the
decision to time ; and we shall have very little
fear of the result !

(From the Rtoile of Sunday.)
His Majesty heard mass in his apartments. The
King did not go out.

PARts, Nov. 29.—We expressed ourselves a
few days since on the grand question of the in-
dependence of Spanish America. We asked-
-44 With whom are you desirous of concluding
44 treaties ? Those which you conclude to-day
44 with a Republic, to-morrow will be destroyed
44 by a Despot !" Events show us we have not
exaggerated in our observations. Where is the
independence of Peru, when the capital is under