The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTBLLIGENCE.

HUNTINGDON RACES, TUEsnAY, Anntisi 4.
A •Plate of Fifty Pounds,. Two-mile Heats.
D. of Grafton's ch. f. Trictrac, 4 yrs old, Sat. 1 1
Mr. Neale's br. f. Thunderstorm, 3 y ,rs old ist. lib... 2 2
Mr. Platers hr. f. by Dick Andrews, 3 yrs old, 7st. Ill). 3 blt
Lord Suffield's b. c. Aquilo, 4 yrs old, 9st. I lib. 4 dr
WSDNRSDA T.
A Plate of Fifty Pounds. Two-mile Heats.
I). of Grafton's ell. f.Trictrae, 4 yrs-old, 7st. 121 b. 1 1
Mr. Firman's b. ri. Fidget, yrs old, Sat. 511,. 2 2
dr.
Lord Suffield's b. e. 4 yrs sst. 111). .

CORN-EXCIIANGE, AVG. 10.--Alt1)01101 We had
ei..nsiderable Arrivals of Wheat, and a large quan-
tity left untold from last ueek, the Sales were
ra, her brisk at Monday's prices ; Oats are in &-
mind and rather dearer ; Barley billy supports
its price ; in Pease and Beans there ,is no al
t-ration.
F.lrrign Wheat - enc. 70c.
Fine ditto - - 755• 806,
English Wheat - 655. 70s.
Fine ,;itto - - - 755.
Old ditto - - - —s. —s.
it yr. - • - - --s. —s.
Fine ditto - ---s. —s.
Barley - - - ft9s. 445.
Fine-Thtto - - -50 s sth.
New ditto - - - •—s. —s.
Malt
Fine ditto - - -90 s. —s.
WhitePease (boilers) 545. s(s.
Fine ditto - - sBs. 6,15.

Grey Pease - - - 52* 56s
Fine Grey Pease - 545. Sc.h
Tick Roans - - - 645. rim.
Old ditto - - - —s. —s.
Small Tick Beans - 765.
Old ditto - - - s. —s.
Feed Oats - - 28%. 30s.
Fineditto - - 3
Poland ditto - - 25c.30.;.
Fine ditto - - -
Pot atoe ditto - - '34s. ass.
Rape Seed 461. 52!. per lost.
Fine Flour - - - 70•• 755.
Seconds - - - 655.70.,

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
WORCFSTER, A trc. 7.—The latest accounts from nor plan-
tation state that the plant has in litany situations mut h im-
proved in appearance; not►cith►tanding this, however, the
prices are higher, the average not being. less than from Id. to
201.; the rise has been caused by the isiditferent appearance
of the Sir•sex plantation, and from the same cause the duty
of the kingdom is down to 85,0001,i our duty, however, re-
tuaitn cuu4b La before.

narr,,tive

ITUSSEY'S CONFESSION.

[Fr it • The Observer."]
Wre have beep) favoured by the Rev Mr: RUDOR,
of Liniehot)e.e, the followiligiorpoft..in. com.
thunieetions ••••=.—

THE REV. MR. RUDGE.'S STATEMENT.-
" A noinher of contradictory statements hav-
ing appeared respecting thissey's ` confession,'
it has been judged advisable to give, in an
themie shape, the whole of wi,et really passed
from his lips in the cell oh the morniog of his-
execution. It wrist be admitted that the situa-
tion in which I was piaceti will respect to 'his
set etched man was' one of great difficol,y. and of
peculiar delicacy. I had been requested by a
number of respectable persons to -go down to
Maidstone. Ile had himself strongly urged me
to see !inn. I was sensible, that it any confes-
sion acceptable to the people et large, and satis-
factory to the inhabitants of Greenwich iu parti-
cular, could be made, much would depend upOn
the manner in which the conversation was con-
ducted, and the questions were put, on my part,
That there was •something which hardened, and
troubled his mind, 1 had•every reason to con-
chide, from what I discovered at my first inter-
view with him on the day (Sunday) previous to
his execution. I went, for the first time, ac-
companied by the chaplain and gaoler of the pri-
son. When the humane anti worthy clergyman
had concluded the prayers, and reading a sermon,
he and the,gaoler retired, leaving me alone with
the prisoner. In tire course of a long and inte-
resting conversation, chiefly on religious topics,
I saw enough to give force and strength to the
Conviction, that if he were not the actual perpe-
trator of the horrid deed, be was possessed'of that
which would be of the utmost importance to
have communicated to the public., 1 NA recourse
to every means of persuasion ; I 'pressed, dis-
closure as a matter of religious duty—as one of
personal favour but they had no avail ; and I
saw the time was not yet arrived in which I
should succeed in carrying my point. thee ob-
servation which he made, in reference to' the mur-
der, was remarkable, and heightened extremely
all my. anxieties on the subject. What good
will it do for me to disclose any thing I know of
the. murder now I am going to sutler for it. The
secret had better die with are. You must not,,
most not press me Epithet.. I am innocent of
it !' In the con_ use of this day I was frequently
with him, hot in compaoy with the chaplain and
gaoler. On the Monday mortiii.g we settled vci•ls
hint to administer the sacrament of the Lord's
Sopper-at all early hour. On some person coma
ing into the cell, and entering into conversation,
lie told use he had slept little in the night, and
that something so troubled him that he could not
com Pose himself to rest. It had a reference to '
the sacrament, for which' lie thought himself not
duly prepared, though he said he ;vas in charity
with all men, and had made, he hoped, his peace
tvith that God before whom he was shortly to he
summoned. I liouglit it might now be produc-
tive of good, it, after having shortly t
the nature, and pressed the importance of this
duty enjoined by his dying Savitnir, I was to avail -
myself of the opportunity of urging him to dis-
close the state of his mind, and make a frank con-
fession of any thing which either interrupted his
peace or troubled his conscience. The words, as
far as I can recollect, in which I addressed him,
are these Arid now, Hussey, before' we corn,.
municate and take this sacrament to our comfort,
I request you to declare as a dying man, tor the
satisfaction of the public at large, and of the in-
habitants of Greenwi io particular, did you or
did you not perpetrate this horrid murder ? or, if
you did not, do you know who did ? Tell me as a
matter 'of personal favour.' His answer waS,
as God is my judge, -aud you are my witness,
these uplifted hands were never stained with the
b1..0d of Air. lilt,, or his servant.' He was
now on his koees, and giving me a keen and ex-
pressive. look, he added, in a toile scarcely RIP.
triblt•-1 know—boti—more presently
" After the sacrament had been, adm;nistere,t,
Which was done by the. Rev. Mr. Argles, with
grest soiewnity, the chaplain awl gaoler took
their leave, and sett me alone him. We
were together upwards of an boor% Itntnediattly
as the door of the cell was closed, i entered intit
a religious conversation with hi ol—discourstd ors
the state of tire soul af:er death—on a tot ore judg-
ment, and on such other topics as were calculated
to affect his heart, and to produce wilhin hint
true repentance before God, Bed faith it, the Lord
Jesus Christ ! 1 thought that my endeavours
seemed to be now pre-eminently blessed. Hussey
himself said that this was the happiest moment be
had yet experienced. 1 seized the favourable
symptom, fur I saw that the heart was disposed
to. be communicative. After exhausting almost
every other topic of address, I descanted upon
the comfort of possessing a true friend, to whom
we could unbosom our heart, and reveal our
sorrows. You,' said he, are that frieed
that I ought to conceal nothing from--I never
Can make vou any return for all your goodness to
me ' Hussey; there's one return which
you can, if yo,r will, make ;. it will be a sufficient
reward—tell me all you know He cast a look
at the door ; and listened for a momeot ; andthett
began to address nie in, the following words, to
which I have strictly adhered, giving the narra;..
tive, as far as my recollection will enable me, in
the very same language in which it was telfted.'
The scene was a meititig One ; and he waseocca-
sionally so agonized as to t-se obligeo to take a
little breath, and give vent to the feeliogs with
is,bielt ire was agitated. 'Pieta was a moeient,
indeed, in which I almost despaired of his t being
able to proceed, such was the difficulty expe- • iencrd. in embodying in langoisge the horrid •

H USSEI"S CONFESSION :n MR. RUPGE i,c his CELL " All aioty e I 1 csol vet! never even to My
deßrtSf Icißtiolls to divulge the see rrt, but to let it die %s. 11) 'De. your le.ter soggeied m-
Intion, bit I got over the difiicoliy. I am n y re,oot the murder r, Inn planned. and instigated the
The AlinOily gives me the power 'o
dt•clate this, and to say, that in the Idood of Mr.
Bird, his strviint, or any.one dse, my haods were
never imbrued. A wan of the name of A. With
one B. (led it. We had aacidenfaLy wet in Weed"

and we brcame intimate with. each other.
We hall le4rned that. Mr. 13. was veil, Irich,iand
that he sometimes ‘..e-ift to London to receive
lartze snms of money. 1 t happened the ,anie day
as I ,vas sitting with A. and driiriting at the Tiger,
we observed him sittinOn one of his rooms at a
tahl; , .v hereon was a good deal of gold, and a
number of what we thought were Bank-notes.

1 obz3erved, this would be a ,fine job,. This
led io something further being said, and 1 proposed
the robbery, s4ving, let us meet this evening, and we
tvtll see what can be done It happened, however,
that nothing was attempted that nighti nor was any
thin;; finally settled npon, we not being agreed as
to the parts we should take in the robhery. We
again thet—it may be about a week atter—and my
,advice %vas, that we should try that every even
in;;, and that I h.a provided a hammer. to, open

the door,with. We went all three, abßut half-
foisrelnea ; but finding no answer was returned
wpm- knocking, and as there was .a great many

. .
people passing and te•passing, we became dis
he-orteried ; and, re;7ollecting what my washer.
woman had said aitO,t.Mr. Bird's early li,ons, we.
all agreed to meet in the park at a,certe;in spot ;
and to go from thence'to,Mr. Bird's house, shieli
we accordingly did, between eight to,d tone
the evening of the murder. The plan was this-:
A.-was FO knock at the front door, and B. to get
over, or break open' the side door, and so pro-
ceed round to the back o'indow. While this was
doing, A. was to enga.,ze the servant conversa-
tion, until such time AS tie found B. had got in.—
I .understood afterward B. had great difficulty in
doiug it, but he at laFt did, when A immediately
knocked down and killed the servant with a mat-
' let he had provided himself with, and B. rushed
through the passage and struggled with Mr. Bird,
whom he soon done for with the hammer. I had
given. While this was going on I was standiue
out close to the Tiger's Head, and was to whistle
if I saw any one was corning, 'which I did t wire,
as there were two persons that passed ; but as the
night was very fuggy, and it. was a little before
eight in the evening, they seemed to take no no-
tice of the light of the candle which the. servant
had in her hand at Mr. Bird', d00r...1 kept watch
for about twenty minutes, and thinking them a
long time, and that they might be discovered, I
crosscut the street and gcnriy tapped at the door
No one answered," nor did I hear any ooise
Thinking this strange, I wrinr to he side door,
and tried to. get in th-ore, hut found it quite fast.
I then retorted to the front dobr, but could not
open it. 1 knocked again, and was at last let in.
fkirget now by which. of the two ; but lie said,
we uvvre at. the top of the house looking over
what we had tumid, and you alarmed us !' I went.
in, and in going up stairs stumbled over the body
of the servant, r-,ich we then removed out of, 01,1;
Way. t ,vas sho:?,uu to learn from ti,m the (au-
nt Mr. Bird and ti.,e-m !id servo ut ; but 13. said
could not
.hr helped, at+ they found them ( nil par-
ticularly the old nein) so resolute, Attcr being
tit the house about five minutes it was ,greed that
should go- our, and in ten minutes after they
both came-to me I was then in the middle of
the street, nearly opposite to Mr. Bird's house,
and it was so dark that no one could see . We
now went into the park, and by the light from a
dark lantern which A. had brought with him, we
began dividing the property, which was tied imp in
a sheet. There were a great many articles, but the
smallest part fell to ray lot. They said that in time
bureau a great many guin••as weie lotiod, which

.
it was agreed they should Inive, anti 1 the bank
notes ann watches, Sm. We then separated. an,

I %vent at.d changed myselt. %%Then I had done
this, I came down privately, and went to a pond
Dear Vansitt,nt's-plure, where I threw in both

the mall,t and hlmmer, which had been vied up in
my t 1 tldle, and which the Other two men re-
quested me to take with me. I wet A and B.
only once or twice afterwards - Their ship was
at the time of the murders about to sail tor the
East Indies, anti in going to look after them
about tour or five days afterwards, I learned that
the ship Was gone. This was ou the 11th and
12th of February last.
he above is, to the best of my recollection,
a correct statement.

(Signed)
" Limehouse, Bth August, 1818."

" JAMES RUDGE.

We understand that immediately after the exe

cution, the Rev Mr. Midge transmitted copies of
Hussey's confession to Lord Sidmouth, and to
the other Authorities, that steps might he taken
to ascertain how tar his declaration attributing
the guilt of murder to others might be relied on ;
and, if true, that speedy measures might be adopt-
ed, by sending such proper instructions abroad
as would lead to the apprehension of the crimi-
nals. The names of the two men are not men-
tioned, as their public designation thus early
might frustrate their seizure. The same praise-
worthy motive, we believe, induced the Rev. Mr.
Rudge to Withhold, for a few days, the above
statement from publication.
Mr. Smith, a Magistrate at Greenwich, has as-
sumed to himself the arduous task of ascertain-
ing, by inquiry at the ducks, and examining va-
rious ships' registers, whether the men named by
Hussey actually sailed •trom England for the
Est Indies, or any other destination, shortly
after the murders. We will not undertake to
say what degree of credit is due to Hassey; hut
the impression upon our mind is, that his confes-
sion ought to be received with a proper degree of
cant ion.

The following,, are the excellent Letters written
by \lr Hodge to Hussey while in prison, and which
produced the desired • impression upon him, as
traced in his confession

" TO CHARLES HUSSEY, M4IDSTONE GAOL, MAID-

STONE.

" Limehouse, July 24, 1819.
" Charles linssey,—The period approaches in which you
stre to be tried on a charge of haring been concerned in the
murders of Mr. Bird and his'housekeeper. It is my present
intention to visit you in Maidstone Gaol on Monday, but as
it is possible that I may be prevented, on account of my nu-
merous professional ergagementc, I tun anxious to write a few
. words to you, to show the interest which I take in what con-
cerns your temporal and spiritual situation.
" You will recollect the circumstance of my haring visited
you, when in confinement in one of our London prisons. I
1V,13 pleased with the candour with which:you opened yolik
lid, and asserted your innocence; and I um bound to be-
lieve Oat what you stated to me was the truth. I came to.
you•frolo no vain curiosity, or from any desire to question you ;
Olt points which tire between rOn anti your God; but simply
sod sincerely to offer you my advice, and suggest the course
you to adopt during the
et ciyakt *hickwas anxious for

long period of yonrconEnement
.in prison. I hope you have
adopted no' advice literat Iv. • and ihave derived strength and
comfort from the course .if relt,r:ons discipline upon which I
strongly urged you to enter. •% to your-temporal situation,
allow me to suggest, as a friend, what appears important for
your mutt serious consideration. I think you told me you
should take no step to roilie clear your innocence. My advice,
()lithe:cunt meg, is, that you take every step to in•ove it; for, to
deal fairly by you, you cannot but be sensible that appear-
ances are against you, and that therefore it is your duty to
meet hy facts on your trial the statements %vhicli will be pre-
ferred by those who conduct the prosecution against you.—
Weigh the point seriously in mind, and give to ynurselt no
cause to weep bitterly for having neglected the advice thus
kindly tendered to you. As to your spiritual Sittiatiou,l speak
with the same kindness, though with less 'reserve. You
avowed to me, that though your hands had never eet] stain-
ed with the blood of a brother—you had, notwithstanding,
been guilty of man, offences. For the same, repent, heartily
repent. Think of the mercy and goodness of God, and
Wall and Weep for your ingratitude and rebellion. Give
no sleep to your eyes, nor slumberlo your eye-lids, till you
have made y:iur peace with him. Remember that all dissi-
muhition with him is of no avail ; that if you die with one
sin wirepented of, or one transgression not confessed, what
must to- •your fate hereafter ! I. write with affection to you,
and I tell you frankly, that were I in your case, I should
avow with candour all my offences, and that did I keep back
the declaration of them from a.mistaken motive of shame, I
should act the hy,inci and throw myself out of the pale
of futurr mercy. I should not, perhaps, think myself hound
to tell every person my guilt; h ,t what I should
, do is this:-were ins crime one, which would hereafter, if not
avowed, be likely to implicate or endalier the life of a fel-
low-creaturi , I should then deem it my duty, both to Gout
and to society, to reveal it. What would the world be to me,
or what should I care for its judgment of me ? Were I
brought-to a true state of penitence, I should despise it ; and
think of nothing hut of propitiating the favour, and averting'
the wrath of God, my Saviour and, my Judge. Weigh this in
your mind, and may the Holy Spirit direct you to make the
proper application. I have written thus to yon, and in the
same spirit fail
.not to answer this by return of post, and
reveal the true state of your mind. If t can he of any
service to \ you, tell me so, and I will do my hest to be-
friend you. The Lord have mercy upon you! So prays in
sincerity,

dt JAMES RUDGE."

"TO CHARLES LILTSSItY, MAIDSTON GAOL, MAID-

STONE.

" Limeliouse, 30 July,
.1.0 8.

" DEAR HUSSEY,-An expected death in my Gimily pre-
vented me coming down to see you, as I promised on Monday
last, butt i hope I shall be with you either On Saturday or
Sunday next. I was pleased to hear from you, and to find,
that, from the cool and collected manner in which you wrote,
your spirits writ cheerful and your mind resigned to the will
of Gov(. I ion free to own that you have prepossessed me in.
your favour, and lam disposed to receive with credit the ac-
count you give of your innocence. lam happy to learn that
you are takipg every step to make it appear satisfactory to,
the world; and hope in God that event will be successful.-
-You Wave my eery bust wishes,- I assure you, but my advice
all along has been prepared for the worst. If -innocent; you
have nothing to fear, licreafter from a just and merciful God.
If guilty, make all the reparati: n in your power, by having
consecrated the whole of your time in prison 10 the exercise
of your relirions duties. Mercy, even its that case—l dare.,
nut to deceive—may not he withdrawn from you ; and the •
reflection that you would ho happy hereafter, would take the
sting out of death, and make you look with atholy sort of in-
difference on the opinion of the world. You must not regard
it one way or the other, whether it considers you guilty or
innocent. You may be innocent, and yet a verdict of guilty
he adjudged. The eV-en* then be the sacrifice of your
life. Yield it up with meekness of spirit, and with resigna-
tion of mind ; and let your conduct he that of a christian
throughout—in the cell, and upon the scaffold : and remem-
ber in your dying moments the agony and-passion of the meek
and crucified Jesus, who died for your sake, and suffered for
you& sins ! Should, on the contrary, the verdict he different,
y- or life be spared, cMisider that you will owe it as a
(10.4 to your God, and henceforth lead it in a sincer, and
godly manner, cultivating the spi it of devotion, anid walk-
ing Chilly in the paths of true ieligion. I should have ap-
proved ;f your taking the blessed sacratment on the occasion
Upon the chaplain solicited you, and I hope you will
not refuse when be again asks. In the then frame of your
mina, it would have been proper. Write to me to-morrow a
few words, informing trie-of the result of your trial, which I
in-ay God way be as I wish. I hope God Almighty will sup-
port you through it, and enable you to conduct yourself with
proper decorum, and with a resigned spirit.
" Year's, faithfully, " J. RUDGE.
"The person of whom you spoke to me, suffers much on
your account, and desires to be rememiiered kindly. Let me
know if there be any way in which I can serve you."