Star.
London, England, 1824-02-23 00:00:00

the first forty years of my lite without experiencing it;
I don't know what induced me to venture on it, but hay-
ing done so, it is impossible to refrain. Only try it fur
once, Monseigneur, sad you will perceive the truth of
what I tell you.' "
" M. *de Branca was the Queen-mother's chevalier
etkoisneur. One day, while she was at church, Branca,
forgot that the Queen was kneeling before him, for as
her back was very round, her head could hardly be sees
when she hung it down. He took her for a prie•diest,
and knelt down upon her, putting his elbows upon her
shoulders. The Queen was of course not a little sur-
prised to find her chevalier gthonneur upon her back, and
all the bystanders were ready to die with laughing."
" The late Madame de Nemours had charitably
brought up a poor child. When the child was about
nine years old, she said to her benefactress, Madame,
no one can be more grateful for your cliarity than I am,
and I cannot acknowledge it better than by telling every
body I am your daughter ; but do not be alarmed, I
will not say that I am your lawful child, only your il-
legitimate daughter."

H UST'S CO N FESSION.
(Concluded from the STAR of Monday last.)
The next morning (Saturday), es soon as it was suffi-
ciently light, I went with John Thurtell to the lane to
look for the pistol and penknife; but we were unable
to make any very particular search, because some la-
bourers were near the spot, employed in repairing the
road. We, however, saw a great quantity of blood at
the place where John Thurtell said he had cut Mr.
Weare's throat. Thurtell, in order to account for our
being there, and also for the blood, if they should dis-•
cover it, pretended to the labourers that we had been
upset there over night in the gig. About eight o'clock
Probert came down stairs, and we told him we had been
looking in the lane for the lost things, but could not
find them ; and he promised, after. breakfast, to take
the dogs, and go to look aft r them. In the course of
the morning he took us round to the shrubbery, and
pointed'out a spot where he thought it would be best to
bury the body; because, as he said, it was very much
hid by the shrubs and trees; and he desired us.to bring
down a new spade from town, as he had not one that
was fit for use; and he said that he would assist at dig-
ging in the night time, because he understood it better
than us ; and he said—" I will not leave here until every
thing is safely stowed away."
After we had breakfasted, Probert put the bag, the
box, and the gun, into the chaise, and John Thurtell
and me went to London. On reaching Oxford-street,
John Thurtell got down, saying he would go the back
streets to Tetsall's, for fear he should meet Upson, who
had the warrant against him for the Fire Office prose-
cution ; and he desired me to take all the things home
to my lodgings, and return the horse and chaise, and
then join him at Tetsall's. According to these directions,
I called at my lodgings, and left the articles I have de-
scribed; and I also secreted under the bed the drab
great coat which Thurtell wore when he committed the
murder, and which was a good deal stained with blood:
and after taking home the horse and chaise, I went to
Tetsall's, where I found the two Thurtells. Froin the
conversation that passed I found that John had commu-
nicated everything to his brother ; and in my presence
he told him that we were going down again for the
purpose of burying the body. After a little time John
gave me a duplicate, and one of the M. notes which he
had retained, to go to Mr. Gray's, a pawnbroker, in
Fleet-street, to redeem a suit of clothes which he had in
pawn there ; and I paid the same note in the name of
Price, .to the pawnbroker, who wrote that name on the
bade of the note. The things came to 31.85. and I rook
them and the change to Thurtell.
' Some time after my return with the clothes, John
took Mr. Weare's watch out of his pocket, and Thomas
said to John, "You ought to make me a present of the
watch, because you got those clothes by means of one
of my bills ;" and he several times afterwards proposed
to buy the watch. In the course of the afternoon lIA ent
with John Thurtell to an ironmonger's in Warwick.
street, Golden-square, to buy a spade. We both went
into a warehouse sup stairs ; John Thurtell selected and
paid for one, and I took it by his desire to my lodgings
until the next morning, when we were to take it down
to Lull's IJill.
Sunday morning I again got the horse and chaise
for John Thuttell and me, to go down to the cottage,
and the spade 'WAS put into the chaise. On the road we
overtook
• and_ John got out of the gig
to let his brother ride. on arriving at the cottage
• • threw the spade over the hedge
into the field? arid Wm. Probert afterwards .vent and
fetched it from thence; and again
.pointed bat the place
where the body should be buried ; and in the course
of the morning, while walking in the garden, JOhn
Thurtell told his brother, , in my pre-
sence, where the body was secreted. He pointed to
the place in the pond, and said, " Therelays the
N—y thief, safe enough, who robbed me of 1:300 and
would not lend me five pounds ; that's the • way all
such b—s should be served ; and it will not be long be-
fore we have Holding there. ' • laughed,
and said it was a famous place for the purpose, because
there was no other house hear. While we were near
the pond, John Thurtell said to Probert, " If you do
the thing that is right, Bill,.this is how I will serve the
man you want cut of the way. • Bankruptcy, I mean.
You know Holding, don't you, Bill?" "Nes," said Pro-
, bert, " too well." " Then," said John Thurtell, " you
understand what I intend doing."—"'Yes, yes," said
Probert, " I know well enough, we will have him for
another tarn." _ _

In the course of the afternoon, Probert went to Mr.
Nicholls, and was.absent abbut two hours. On his re 4
turn he appeared greatly agitated ; he called me into
the garden, and told me he had been'much alarmed, in
consequence of his having seen two or threiGentleMen
at Mr. Nicholls's, oue Of,whoin told him that he had
heard the report of a pistol about eight d'ilock on Fri-
day night; that another man had said he heard two pis-
tols; and Mr. Nicholls said a report was raised that
dreadful groans had been heard,-and some one calling
out for help, and saying, " Oh !John, for Gods sake
spare me, and I'll giie you all the money I've robbed
you of." That at the time this was mentiohed, he, Pro-
bert, had a glass of gin and water in his hand, Whidh,
with his great fright and' trembling, shook-very much,
and he was so agitated that he thought he Should have
dropped, and be had no doubt he.lbould.actually have w
fallen if he had not sat down ; and he art very much
afraid lest his agitation, should have hien discovered.
Whilst Probert was relating this to me, John Thurtell
came out, and Probert. tepeated it to hints, and added,
that Mr. Nicholls hid talked of driggiffg the pond for
large fish, and said, of.course, it this is done; the body
will be found. John Thurtell appeared alarmed at this
information, and said—" Then I'm done.* We eon.