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and that thh °petition afford•d*Aarhope -pre'
serving. life. '
1, At ten o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Newcorne, Mri *inter,
and Mr.Haddow etsseirsbled at the White Hart to take
the depositions of the different witnesses against the pri-
soners, and on hearing the opinion of the surgeons, they
deemed it necessary to take Grainge's evidence before
'the operation took' place. They accordingly proceeded
to the bed-side of the wretched man, and receivedefrom
his lips the detail of all the circumstances which he had
witnessed previous to the fatal shot having been fired.'
fio this he was sworn, and attached his signature. The
surgeons then lost no time in performing their painful'
duty, but still expressed their fears of the result.
The Magistrates then returned to the White Hart;
and examined, in private,. -a vast number of witnesses,
whose different statements they committed to writing.
Mrs. Brown, Mr. Connolly, and the three servants,
were all called in separately, and their statements were
received with the utmost attention. Mrs. Brown was
greatly affected, and fainted three times du;ing the day.
Mr. Connolly, who was present when the surgeons were
,examined, particularly questioned them as to the mode
in which the operation on Grainge was performed—
namely, as to whether the bone had been extracted horn
the socket, had been splintered, or had-Seen sawed off
with a butt? We understand that the amputation took
place just below the shoulder, and that there was no
splintering. During the investigation, Mr. Connelly
betrayed a good deal of impatience.
Soon after three, the melancholy intelligence relched
,the Magistrates that Grainge had expired—a fact which
at once decided the course they had tolaursue ; and,
atter a short consultation, they determined to commit
all the parties upon the charge of the wilful murder of
James Grainge, and mittimuses were made out.
Mr. Connolly, and his servant Moran, were sent off in
a post-chaise to Barnet, handcuffed together, in the cus-
tody of Frederick Propstring, the constable of that town,
with directions that he should convey them to Hertford
this morning. Mrs. Brown and her female servant were
ordere&to be detained at the White Hart, and to be re-
moved to St. Alban's,this day ; Whither also the other
man servant will be sent for the present.
At the close of the business of the day, Mr. Noel, the
solicitor, who it will be recollected took sn active a part
in the p,rosectition of the persons charged with the mur-
der of Mr. Weare, arrived at the White Hart in a post-
chaise. He immediately desired an interview with the
Magistrates, and war shewn in to the Rev. Mr. Newcome
and Mn Winter, who were just departing.
Mr. Noel anponnced that he had come down in con-
sequence of an express which had been sent off to him
by Mrs. Brown, requesting that he would act as her
solicitor, and, as he was solicitor to Captain Nestor, he
had no hesitation in complying with het summons : and
he had now to beg that he might be permitted to have
an interview with his client.
The Rey. Mr. Newcome said, he was aware that Mrs.
Brown had chosen him for her attorney, and saw no ob-
jection to the interview ; but if he accepted of the office,
it must be understood that he Was not to delegate his
duty to any other person,
Mr. Noel objected to this doctrine as altogether in-
consistent with the•practice on such occasions. He sub-
mitted that he had a right, if he thought proper, to em-
ploy his Crown Agent, and certainly would not agree
na any other understanding. He had no objection to
faeeing Mrs. Brown in presence of the Magistrates, in er-
tfer.that no doubt might exist as to the unbiassed' choice
of her own mind ; but after that, he claimed the right
of seeing her in private.
The Magistrates consented to this, and Mrs. Brown
was brought down from an upper room, in the custody
of.MPS:Hare, the landlord of the house, who had bees
appointed a special jailer for the occasion. On entering
the room she was in tears, and welcomed Mr. Noel as
friend.
.She recapitulated the circumstances of her
having sent an express to him and Captain Nestor, and
begged that he would act as her solicitor. Mr. New-
' come having now formally asked Mrs. Brown if she
wished Mr. Noel to be nominated as her Attorney ?
and she having answered in the affirmative, both Magi-
strates signified their wish that he should see her in
private as often as he thought proper, but they forbade
the introduction of any other person ; they said this,
because they understood that Captain Nestor was in the
neighbourhood, and it was their desire that that Gen-
tleman should have no communication with her.

The Magrstrates then retired, and Mr. Noel went
with Mrs. Brown to her own room, where he remained'
with her till a late hour last night.
Captain Nestor, we understand, had arrived in the
course-of the day, and finding that Mr. Noel had not
reached Shenley-hill, rode off to expedite his approach.

Mrs. Brown is a Lady about six and twenty years of age, and
possessing considerable personal charms--her connections are of the
most respectable description, her father being a Colonel in the Army.
She was much beloved in the neighbourhood of Rabley House.
Mr. Connolly is an Irishman, as his name imports, and is also
respectably connected. Ile formerly practised with great success
as a surgeon at Brighton ; but, in consequence of some dispute with
an Officer of the name of Andrews, who brought an action against
him for defamation, and who recovered considerable damages, he
was obliged to qult the scene of his professional persuits. The
execution under which it was attempted to arrest him on this un-
happy occasion, we believe, had been sued out by Mr. Andrews,
for the damages which he bad recovered, and which he (Mr. Con-
nolly), from a sense of the supposed injustice with which he had
been treated, resolved never to pay. Mr. Connolly was formerly
a surgeon-in the City of Dublin Alilitia, and was highly respected
by his brother Officers. Ile is married to a West India .Lady of
large fortune, who now resides at Portsea. Mr: James Connolly,
his brother, is also a medical man, carrying on business as a chemilt
and druggist in Regent-street. This Gentleman reached Rabley-
house last night, but too late to have an interview with the-pritoner.
He has a third brother who is likewise a surgeon.
Mr. Connolly and his servant Muran were last night vigilantly
watched in the cage at Barnet, where they were left withont fire,
and had nothing but straw to lie on. ;
With regard to the females, the Magistrates treated.thens with
every indulgence riser situation would admit of, and by Mr. Hare,
the landlord' of the inn under whose care they remained, they were
treated with great humanity.: HoWever inexcusable the conduct of
Mrs. Breisvn mayiliave been, she Seems to have sited solely undei
the influence. Of amendable eeling, and from a desire to preserve
the.friend of Captain Nestor from arrest.
Rabky,house I. not far distant from South Minims, and is not
more than half a mile within the verge of the county of Hertford.
. The uqnstunAte.event bes excited amost'extraordinary sensation
for miles round Shehley.filil ; and the strangest commiseration is
felt for the ramify of poor Graillge, who has left a wife and four in.:
Calm alldrin to deplore his loss.
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Mr. Snail's°, the Coroner, while attending an Iz•
quest 'lately, related a most awful event which tnu.k:
place 'in the neighbotirhood of itiensington. A Mr..
,
Wutts, ,a at 61'444 place, died a few days since;
and on the day appointed for his funeral the church bell'
zQaS 'to}} t,. A.. Oentlernan, residing near the spot, was.
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in his drawing-room viewing a picture, and, on thei
servant emoting Abe room, .enquired wbo the bell war
tolling for. Qn which he was informed by. the servauti
who had scarcely quitted the phce when his maste'
dropped down_itod eAptreitiamediately. ;. • .‘

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The near Approach of the day fixed_ fur the postponed
trial of the prisoners-ecensed of the mu. der of Mr.
Vreare, has revived the homiest respecting the fate of
those persons which had been forsome time- suspeuded.
During, the interval which has been - allowed tbetn to
prepare for their defence, the most considerate add
.humane attentions have been paid to their 'fr..iits and
necessary accommodation by the High Sheriff, said
Mr. Wilson; the keeper of the jail. Ihe former Gen-
tleman, alt4ottgh reading .at a considerable distanCe
'from Hertftlid, hasTrequently visited the jail, in order
th iise the'priioners, and ascertain on the spot whether
tbe!had any just complaint to make di their treatment,
or ad,. icht to detband which had been Unlawfully
with .11'lley express themselves satisfied with the
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pre . Vdiskipline and regulations of the prison, and with
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'the manner in which they have, since the removal of
the restrictions, been allowed to prepare their defence.
The confidence and resolution of Thurtell, instead of
being abated: appear to increase, as the day which will
decide his fate draws nigh. He considers his defence
complete., ass 4 lOoks upon the result which it will pro-
duce in Court with the most sanguine anticipation.—
'The solitude and privations of confinement, however,
though they cannot break down his spirit, or exhaust
his constitutional vigour, yet compel him to express a
weariness of his present situation, and an ardent itapa-
tience for the day of trial, which he was lately so
anxious to have postponed. On the last visit.which he
received from the High Sheriff, we understand Thurtell
told him that noWhe had got his defence in readiness;
he wished The day of trial had il.‘` ived, as he was quite
weary of imprisonment. It is reported that, on a re-
cent occasion, while speaking of the favourable result
of the judicial proCeedings with his usual confidence,
he said, that immediately after his acquittal, he would
visit his father, and would propose to him to advance
the portion which he intended-for him, upon which he
would reside abroad. Hunt appears at present neither
presumptuous nor much depressed. He evidently con-
templates, in the worst event, the probability of his
confession.operating beneficially at the seat of mercy ;
but as he must be conscious that his confession has, in
some important instances, beert-contradicted by himself
and others, this hope cannot be unaccompanied by con-
siderable doubts. It is expected the trial will fully
occupy .two. days. There are sixty witnesses to be
examined on the part of the prosecution. Some im-
portant facts, to he adduced in evidence, have not been
made public. The present arrangements of some parts
of the Court-house Of Hertford are different from those
which existed at the commencement of the Assizes—
for instance, the great screen between the Grand Jury
box, and that part of the gallery_ exclusively allotted to
the High Sheriff's friends, is removed, and only a single
rail now divides them. This alteration will allow a
much better view of the Court to persons in the gallery
than they could have before, as well as a freer circu-
lation of air.. The seats also'have been brought nearer
to the wall, by which means accommodation will be
afforded to a greater number of persons. Four patent
ventilators have been put up, to obviate, as far as pos-
'sible, • the inconvenience felt on the former occasion,
from the extreme density and impure state of the at-
mosphere. The Petty Jury-boa having been found so
low as to admit of easy communication between the
Jorynien and persons in the body of the Court, has
been, on the suggestion of Mr. Justice Park to the High
Sheriff, raised about a foot and a half, so as to remove
all cause of objection on that point. The ventilation of
the box Is is been also improved. The accommodation
for the Public Press remains exactly as before, and, the
High Sheriff has expressed his regret that the limited
space of the Court does not admit of that accommo-
dation
being enlarged. The late Grand Jul/4ry expressed
a wish to have the Grand Jury box reserved for their
exclusive convenience on the ensuing trial. In making
the recent arrangements, however, it was found neces-
sary to establish a communication through this box
with the other parts of the gallery. The functions of
the Grand Jury having ceased, they of course have no
official claim on this portion of the Court more than
any other, as they can only be present as Magistrates
or private Gentlemen, consequently the accommodation
so applied for cannot be conceded as a matter of right;
and, although the High Shei if' may, as a matter of per-
sonal courtesy, accede to the request, the manner in
which he hasahitherto sustained the duties, and pm-
tected the rights of his office, proves he will not give his
consent to any unauthorised claim, which might create a
precedent injurious to the privileges of his successor.

Saturday night, at eight o'clock, Lacon Striitis'i Wag-
gon proceeded from London to Southampton, in the
charge of a waggoner named William Wilsey. On ar- .
riving at Hounslow, Wilsey got into the waggon, when
another mail, named Joseph Yinebin, took the charge
as driver ; they proceeded as far as East Bedfont, when
Wilsey was awakened by .a noise of several persens in
the waggon, and of.a driver of a van, who was inquir-
ing for the waggoner. Wilsey immediately got out,
found the six horses standing still, except one who had
Fallen down, and Kinchiu under the fore-wheel of the
waggon, which was restii.is on his back; from the great
weight of the waggon, it may be presumed what a
dreadful spectacle the deceased then presented; the
horses were, however, immediately backed, and the de-
ceased taken horn under the wheel quite dead. It is
supposed that Kinchin was riding on ,the foot-board,
which he had been much aecustome4 tasks when begot
Any distance frorin towr., and falling :tamp, had fallen
down under the wheel.
Tne following eui ions occurieriee took place a little
time ago, near 'Taunton ;--A barber and a young fe-
male having had their bans publi -lied, attended at the
church tp be married. When the Minister came to a
certain part of the ceremony, the bridegroom very
gravely askei the Clergyman, "lf he might not take
this woman in marriage. on tiial for a term of years, as
he knew it was the custom in parts where he had been?"
The Clergyman of coarse answered in the negative.--
Well, Sir," says the barber, " then, I suppose I must
risk it; so yoh may go on in the usual way." The
ceremony was then duly performe.le
CORN EXCHANG& AIARK-LANT, JAN. S.
The I:rivals are still small, owing.principally tp contrary wine,.
Wbeat 2,500; Barley I,loo', Owe qttO qrs. Roar 14100 sack*, Irish
Oats 3,550 qn. Oar Millen appear indined to parttime Tay little
to-clay, and the pricer of Wheat are Mt quite supported. AU other
Grain fullf maintain lam quotations; but moat of our buyers are
disposed to wait for larger sumacs before•theinsild any consider-
able purchases.
' • SMITHFIELLT4IIANIEBT,-JAMPORT S.
The sheer Anhui was-ttilif morning short et Cattle, particularly
Ow, and but few mewed of good qualm, ;. but there ap.
peared among the bufebid dispositions is ankkoorgood
quality, unit the pries' Veer W
Beef, per stole of Whir ea; sot ha
qo fld. Iliddrillh,Bl. ad. IS 4.6041,
Vial, 43. Od. to 6s. 44. NA. 34.114. to 4601

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