The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-16 00:00:00

we were going along the dark lane, Weare said to me, ".I)—n
my eyes, Jack, here's a pretty place to cut a man's throat, if
you want to get rid of him !" Presently after I said to him,
" I have missed the Lodge gates ; I must have passed them."
Then I turned the horse about, and followed your advice, Pro-
bert, by telling him hoW nice the country looked that way; this
induced him to turn in the direction I pointed, and I shot him
through the head, but I have had a great deal of trouble to kill
him. I never nod so much trouble to kill a man in all my life,
for at one time lie had nearly got the best of me ; for after I had
discharged my pistol at him he jumped out of the gig and ran; I
followed, and he fought with me till I knocked him down with the
pistol, and he then struggled with me with great resolution, and
actually got rue undermost. While, however, I was in this si-
tuation, I took out my penknife and cut his throat, and in so
doing I broke the blade of my knife. The Load rushed from
him in large quantitieS, and some got down my throat and
nearly choked me ; at last when his strength failed him by the
loss of blood, I got up. He still lay, and groaned fbr a short
time, but I soon stopped that by tying my large red handker-
chief round the s throat, and dragging him through the
hedge. In the struggle I have unfortunately lost my penknife
and the pistot, and we must endeavour to find them, lest
they should be picked up by somebody, and create an alarm."
Probert said it was no use to look for them that night, but
he would gceearly in the morning and find them ; and it would
be better for him to look for them, because he was known to
all the people about, no suspicion would .be created by his
being in the lane, and he could take the dogs out with him as
an excuse.
On returning to the cottage we had some brandy, and then
John Thurtell drew the watch fowl chain from his pocket, and.
took off the chain, and said to Mrs. Probert, " This belonged
to a little Quakeress, a sweetheart of mine at Norwich ; but as
I have turned her up, I must beg of you to keep it for my sake."
He then placed the chain round her neck—she received it very
cordially, and promised never to part with it.
I omitted to mention a circumstance communicated to me
about a month before Mr. Weare's murder, and which this al-
lusion to the Quakeress brings to my recollection—it is this :
" I was," said John Thurtell, " upon terms of intimeey with
a Quaker's family at Norwich, and privately paid my addresses
to the daughter, who was, I believe, very fond of me, until a
young man who was a friend of the family, and a pretended
friend of mine, told the father that I was a' profligate bail
character, and ought not to be permitted to visit at their house.
The old gentleman told his wife, and she communicated what
passed to the daughter, and the girl mentioned it to me. 1
soon after served him out for his treachery ; I took him out
with me in my boat, under pretence of fishing,. but I took care
he was never afterwards heard of." But to return to my
narrative.
After we had finished our supper, and commenced taking our
grog or mixed liquor, Probert said to his wife, " You think rae
a good singer, Betsy, but you must heat my fried Mr. Hunt,
who win sing you a song about Betsy, a favourite song of mine."
They repeatedly pressed m; and I sung the song he wished ;
I afterwards sung another. Probert also sung, and Thur-
tell endeavoured to sing, but could not get through the song
he attempted. About twelve o'clock Mrs. Probert was for-
ward in liquor;' Probert told her as he had me there, he
intended to sit up and enjoy himself. Miss Noyes should there-
fore get us the glasses and another bottle of rum, and then
they had better go to bed. Miss Noyes accordingly went
away with Mrs. Probert, who at the time she left the room
said, " I suppose you will make a drunken bout of it, and I
shan't disturb you." Thurtell said, " Yes, you may expect to
see your Billy come up to bed drunk enough." In a little
while after the women were gone to bed, Thurtell said, " We
may as well look and see if there is any ehatint about the
money," and he examined the four notes, but there were no
marks upon them. John Thurtell now produced a small silk
note-case, such as is generally carried by sporting men,
with different divisions in it for their notes : this was exa-
mined, but it contained only Mr. IVeare's shooting licence,
and a few loose memorandums ;—these, together with the
memorandums, were burnt. He next brought out a brown
silk purse, in which there were three sovereigns and some sil-
ver; this purse also was burnt, and likewise a small betting
book. The money was then divided between us, by Thurtell
giving Probert and me a five-pound note and a sovereign each,
-and reserving the remainder to pay for the horse and chaise,
and the other expenses.
When Probert received his share, he held out his hand and
said, " This is a bad look-out—this is hardly worth coming
down for, Jack."
Thurtell answered, "It cannot be helped. I Thought. Bill,
.we should have had a hundred or two at the least, but we
must now make the best of it we can. This watch, you must
recollect, Bill, will .fetch twenty or thirty pounds.' " Very
true," said Probert, "and the gun, if it is good for any thing,
wil`fetelrten pounds ;" and then addressing me said, " Go,
Pont,and fetch the gun, and all the other things, and let's
seeliat they are worth." I accordingly went into the stable,
and brought the gun, a small box, and a travelling bag.—
Probert looked at the gun and said, " This is one of Manton's
make; it will . bring at least ten pounds." He then laid
hold of. the box, and said to Thurtell, " This is the back-
gammon board you were speaking of, Jack." " Yes" said
Thurtell, " that is the board to pick. up a flat with."—
Probertsaid, " Come, Jack, let's open the bag, there may be
some money in that." Thurtell then took out of his pocket
a handsome penknife, which he said-he had taken from Mr.
Weare's coat pocket, and cut the bag open, while Probert held
it up. The bag contained some linen, several waistcoats, and
a shooting dress ; also, two pair of dice, which I understood
weee loaded, and two or three packs of false cards. One pack
of the cards Probert kept, the others were put again into
the bag with the linen. Probert also took a yellow silk hand-
kerchief, which was marked with Mr. Weare's name, and Pro-
bert burnt out the mark over the candle. After this division,
it was proposed to go and fetch the body, and accordingly we all
three went to the stable; and the bridle being put on Thurtell's
horse, he and Probert went across the ploughed field, while I re-
mained near the house to see that all was quiet, and if I found any
one stirring, to give an alarm,and prevent their being seen on their
return. In a short time they came back, Thurtell leading the horse
and Probert holding the body, sosas to keep it across the hcrse,
without falling. - The horse was led into the garden near to the
pond, thrown and the body was there froth the horse's back
into the greensward by the side of the pond, when-Thurtell ob-
served that the body would not sink unless some stones or some-
thing heavy was put into the sack ; whereupon Probert said he
would get some of the large flints from his shrubbery, and lie
accordingly went and brought several large stones, which were
put into the sack, and the body was thrown with a swing, by
Thurtell and Probert, into the pond. Before the body was thrown
in, Probert said the feet would probably rise up, unless some-
thing was done to keep them under water; and to prevent it, he
tied one end of a string to the dead man's legs, and kept the
other on the bank, and when the body was sunk, he drew the
string so as to keep the legs down, and fastened the end to a
particular spot by the pond side, where he said he.coulcl readily
find it, and draw the body ashore whenever he wished.
After the body was thus disposed of, we returned into the
parlour, and Probert said he would go up stairs and see if his
old woman was asleep ; he remained absent a few minutes, and
on his return we entered into conversation, and sat drinking until
about two o'clock, when Probert left us and went to bed. In the
course of this conversation, Mr. Probert said, " There cannot
be a better place in the world than this to get red of that b—y
thief, Holding; you know how he has robbed me, Jack, and it
will be easy to get him here and finish him in this parlour, and
as you know I must soon leave this cottage, it must be done
quickly." Thurtell 'said, " You have only to say the word
Bill, and it is done." Thus ends the history of this eventful
night.

MIDDLE.kEX SESIONS.—(TUIS DAY.)—The
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the
County of. Middlesex commenced this morning
before CoNs'r, Esq. and • a Bench of Magis-
trates, at Hicks's Hall. Clerkenwell Green.—
There are only 33 cases for trial in the Traverse
Papers, but there are no less than one hundred
and sixty larcenies, &c. to he disposed of. The
Grand and Petit Juries having been sworn in, no
trials of any consequence took place.

LONDON SESSIONS.—This day the Adjourn-
ed Sessions of the Peace for the City of
London, commenced at the Guildhall, before the
LORD MAYOR, RECORDER, and usual Bench of
Aldermen, for the disposal of the usual business
of Petit Session.—The Grand Jury being sworn,
the RECORDEltaddressed them shortly on the na-
ture of their duties, observing, there did not ap-
pear in the calendar any offences of enormity,
and he congratulated them on the general good
order and peace of the city. The Jury having
retired, the Petit Jury were sworn, and proceed-
ed to the trial of an assault cause, in which two
Jews were the only interested parties.

Another Englishman, Captain BULKELY, was
lat'ely stabbed near Florence by an ostler, and
.died upon the spot.