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

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

R. Simms and S. Saunders, Nottingham, cotton doublers—
P. and J. Barney, Ratcl Ire cross, mast makers—T. and T. H.
Powell and G. Linsey, Bristol, drysalters—R. Burlingham and
J. Fl ocher, Evesham, Worcestershire, ironmongers—R. and
E. Glover, Leicester, ironmengere--T. Keeler and T. Mar•
wiring, St. Martin's lane—G. and C. Attwood, High street,
Marylebone, grocers--T. Burton and R. Ilaslewood, furnish-
ing ironmongers—D.B. Koster and R. Lutschanaing, King's
Arms yard. Coleman street, general merchants—A. Hunter and
A. Gordon. jun. Liverpool, tobacco manufacturers-8. and E..
Davies, Wells, maltsters—H. A. and H. A. Fisher, Kent street,
Borough, rope makers—J. I'. Clayton and W. Woodward,
Manchester, booksellers—G. Bailey and J. Gawdrry. West-
bourn green, painting brush makers—J. Flewitt and J. Gam-
ble. jun., Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, corn factors—J. Cor-
nell and W. 0. Reach, Southampton buildings, law stationers
—C. Moss and W. Lincoln, Doughty street, surgeons—E. and
G. Lunn, Halifax, chymists—R. Fairbeire and T. Armstrong,
London, bookbinders—J. Sodden, J. Carter, and J. Kerr, Co•
ventry, drapers, so far as regards J. Carter—J. and J. F.
Cheesewright, Berwick street, St. James's, carpenters—H. and
J. Alexander, Salford. Lancashire, common brewers—H. An-
Oen and H. Merlyn, Charles street, Middlesex hospital, work-
ing goldsmiths—J. and R. W. Barton, R. Richardson, and W.
Wright, Manchester, calico printers—W. Ockerby and R.
Thompson, Blshopsgate street, tobacconists—W. Plowman
and G. Harrison, East Coker, Somersetshire, sell cloth makers
—M. Dobson and M. 'Titan, Piccadilly,

♦VERLOE PRICE OP CORN IN ENGLAND •ND WALES IN VIII
WEER ENDED PIM 11.
Till. QR., s. d. Mt 411. s. d.
Wheat 6l 7 Oats 24 10
Rye.... ........ ..... 39 4 Beans 4O 7
Barley 36 8 PRES . • • • •• • • • • ••• • • :40 1
Average price of Brown or Muscovado Buser, from the re•
i turas made la the week ending Feb. 11, Is 335. 7di. per cwt. .

I went to Probates the Stable-keeper, to hire a horse
and chaise—they had chaise, but they lent me a horse,
and I got a chaise at Mr. Cross's. It had been previously
arranged that I should aay I was going, to Dartford. and
I did so. I then went to Buckingham's, in Broad-street,
and there bought a sack and a hank of cord : also to
Cribb's, for the box coat, but as he was not at home
I could not get it, I then went to the Cock, and on
delivering the note, got the great coat and red shawl, and
drove to retsall's.

When I returned into the room, I found several persons
who were strangers to me had joined the Thurtells and
Probert; I therefore called Prober' and John Thurtell into
the passage, and told them every thing was ready, and
showed them the sack, which Probert examined and"said,
" I am sure this is not a six-bushel sack—this will not be
large enough for him, Jack." Thurtell answered, " Never
mind Bill, we must make shift with it ; we have no time
to lose." And he further remarked, "What a b—y fool
my brother Tom is, to have a parcel of people hereat a time
like this." Probert said, it was a foolish thing, but he was
sore Tom did not expect any person, and as they were
come to serve him about his bail. he could not well deny
himself. Thurtell then said," Well, never mind, let them
stop at,d he tl—d; I must be off. You go into the room,
Bill, and bring me Tern's drab great coat." Probert went
and fetched it accordingly. John Thurtell pat the red
shawl round his neck, and the drab great coat on, and
bring ready to start, he asked Probert to repay him the
101. which he bad let him have to take up a hill a few days
before, out of tie money for which I bad sold a horse to
a Mr. Siincock ; and Thurtell said he must have it or a
part of it, because he hid no money. Probert said he wool,'
let him have part then, and the rest next week, but he
bad no money, and must therefore borrow it of C Trtsall,the
lamlo 11. He accordingly borrowed some money of Mr.
Tetsall, and gave it to Thurtell, but how much I cannot
say. John Thurtell told probert not to be long after him,
After Thurtell was gone, Probert and myself went into
the room and had some punch, and in about threeinarters
of au hour Probed desired Mr, Tetsall's son to bring his
horse and chaise to the door. He thee left the room, and
in about five minutes returo.d, saying, " Hunt the chaise
is ready." I wished thicompany gond night, g alai° the
gig, Probert followed, and we drove off. I o Oxford-street I
got out and bought a loin of pork, at the desire of Probert.
We then went out to a Mr. Harding's, a publican in the
PAgeware-road, where we had some brandy and water, and
again started. On our getting near the Bald-faced stag,
Probert wished that I should get out and walk on, saying
That he would soon overtake me.

It was not at my desire on account of the horse cloths,
as Probers stated at the Inquest, for so far from my wishing
10 avoid thepeople of the house, 1 on the following morn-
ing stopped there to breakfast with Thomas 'nudell and
Piobert's boy. I had never been at the house but once,
and that was to a supper at the invitation of Probed ; and
the cloths were not lent to me. but borrowed by Probert
for a friend of mine, named Moran,—and 1 went away,
leaving John Thurtell and Probert there While they
were in this house on that occasion, John Thurtell fought
with three countrymen, and they afterwards told me that
in the confusion they robbed one of the countrymen of
his watch, which Thurtell pawned for 255. somewhere in
London, and they divided the money between them.
At Edgeware we stopped at a Corn Chandler's, and
Probert got out to purchase corn, while he was in the shop,
I saw Thutell and Weare pass. When Probed came out,
told him they were gone by, and we went on tO
the Artichoke, at Eldree, where we waited in expectation
of their passing us again, and bad three or four glasses of
brandy and water. At last the chaise with Thurtell and
Weary passed the house, and Probed nudged me and
whispered, " there they go, we must be after them."
Field, the landlord, about this time brought us another
shilling's worth of brandy and water, and on my expressing
my anxiety to be off. Probed said, " Never mind, we shall
be time enough ; for as their horse is a hired horse, he
must be nearly knocked up, and as our's is fresh, we shall.
soon overtake them." We finished our brandy and water
and then Probed set off in a gallop in the same direction
they had gone, and on arriving at a place where a road
branches off, which I now know is near Mr. Phillimore's
Lodge, but which I was then totally unacquainted with,
as I bad never been that road before, Probed said, " You
get oat here, and I will go on to the cottage, and see if
Jack is there, and if all is right." 1 accordingly got out,
and Probert went on with the horse and chaise, as lard as
'he could down the lane.

In our way down, Probert frequently alluded to the mo-
ney that was expected to be found upon Weare, and his ap-
prehensions least Thuitell should watt. Ix (meaning keep
it to himself.) He said, " We know Jack is a very deter-
mined fellow, and is sure to do the trick; but if be don't do
the thing that is right by giving us our share, we shall be
sore to learn by the newspapers what amount he takes,
and we shall know how to act hereafter." After en ab-
score of near an hour, Prober; came back to the spot where
lie had left me, and directly he was within hearing, he be-
gan singing '• Bright chanticleer proclaims the dawn, Ike."
and when I got into the chaise, he said, " It is all over,
Jack has killed him ;" (meaning Thurtell had killed
Weare) -" I have seen Jack, and Jack has shown me the
murdered man's hunting watch." I said, "He must have
been at your place some time?" " Oh, yes," replied Pro-
bert. " at least an hour, for hie horse and chaise are put
op, and the horse dressed ; but Jack tells me the man had
not got eir much money as he expected."
On our arriving at the cottage, notion was leaning
against the stable door, and Probert's lad was cleaning
down his horse. Probert sent me into the kitchen with
the loin of pork, and told me to desire the cook to dress it
for supper, while he went into the stable to Thartell. In
about ten minutes they came to me in the kitchen, and we
i all went into .the parlour, where Probert introduced me to
his wife, saying " This is my friend Hunt, whom you have
so often heard m e speak of as being so good a singer; and I
have brought him down to entertain you," After a little
time hail passed, Probert told his wife that while supper
was getting ready, it would be better fo rtus to ge out i

the way, and we should therefore go to the stable and see
to the putting up of the hems. We accordingly went to
the stable, and Probed rent the boy into the kitchen, and
told him to stop there till he gave him further ordeis. Di-
rectly the boy left us together, Thartell shewed me the gold
watch and appendage, and then he, Probett and myself,
took thelanthorn from thistable, and went across a plough.
ed field, in order to search for the bo'dy of the deteased.--
As we were proceeding to the spot, J. Thanell said that he
hid got Weare's purse which had only two or three soya.-
reigns kilt, but that he.did not have time to search the-
ronghly for the otheemoney.
On crossing the ploughed field, we same directly upon
the body, which was !eying near the hedge on the inside,
and there was a gafi in the hedge, which had evidently
been made by dragging the body through it. 'the heed
and face were covered with Thurtell's red shawl, which
also appeared to be tied round the neck of the deceased.-
1 held the lanthorn, and Probert held up the body, under
the arms, while John Thurtell rifled the pockets. Nothing
was found while I was present, except four 5!. bank note.,
which were taken by Morten from the trosysers pocket a
the deceased e—these were folded together cerel-stdy, au.l
not Inclosed in any purse or pocket book. Thane!' -and
Probert expressed themselves as being much disappointed.
and I also joined in similar expressions ; but I have now
mason to hel'eve that either one or both of them must have
deceived me as to the money found ob thededoilied, because
it was not likely Mr.-We4re would 'have brought sO small
a sum down, considering the object he had in view : nor
was it probable that he %%mild carrybis notes loose, when he
had 4 silk note case in his possession. Tli:s note case had
been taken by Thurtell frodi the deceased, before Probert
and sue arrived ; and besides how should he have beenablo
to tell Probert that the man had not so notch money about
him as he expected, sinless he had then made a complete
search. My opinion is, that he had got the money, and
kept it in his own possession, except the 20/. which he put
into :he pocket as a blind to us i and I am the more con-
firmed in tills opinion because he afterwards had plenty of
looney, and has boasted that he could give 300/. to get
wiLnesses to clear him.

After the searching was finished, the baily was pat into
the sack I hail purchased, and which Probers had brought
from the chaise, and when it was secured, we consulted as
to how long it was to he left there, and it was arranged that
the deceased was not to be removed until after the women
should be gone to bed. and then the horse ivas to be taken
to fetch the body to the garden ; so that it might be thrown
into the pond until a couvenlent opportunity offered to
bur'? it.
Ihe following is the account John Thurtell gave us of
the circumstances attending the actual commission of the
murder :

" On reaching Tyburn Turnpike, I found Weare wait-
ing for me in toe coach—l saw his bead looking out of the
window. As we were going along the dark lane, Wears
said to me, " D—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 this l said to him, " I have missed
the Lodge gates—l must have passed them." Them
I turned the horse about, and followed your advice Probert.
by telling him how nice the country looked that way;
this induced hin► to tura in tbe'direction I painted. and I
abet him through the head; but I have bad a great deal of
trouble to kill bile. 1 never bad so much trouble to kill
a man in all my life, for at one time be he bad nearly got
the hest of me; for after I bad discharged my pistol at hint
he jumped out of this gig and run; I followed, and he
fought with me till I knocked him down with the pistol,
and be then struggled with we with great resolution, and
actually got me undermost. While, however, I was is
this situation. I took out my penknife and cat his throat,
and in so doing I broke the blade of my knife. The blood
rushed from bun in large quantities, and some got dawn my
throat and nearly choked me ; et last when his strength
failed him by the loss of blood, I got up. lie still lay and
gunned for a short time, but I soon stopped that by tying
my large red handkerchief round the b--'s throat, and
dragging him throngh the hedge. In the struggle I have
unfortunately lost my penknife and the pistol, and we must
endeavour to find them, lest they should be picked up by
somebody, and create an alarm."
Probers said it was r.o nee to look for them that night,
but he would go etrly in the morning and find them; and
it would be better for him to !oak for them, because, as he
was known to all the people about, no suspicion would be
create i 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 Juhn Thurtell drew the watch and chain fr•mt his
pocket, and took off the chain, and said to Mrs. Prohert,
" This belonged to a little Qoakeress, a sweetheart of
mine at Norwich; but as I have turned her up, I must beg.
of you to kepithr my sake." lie then placed the chain
round her neck t—she received it very cordially, and pro-
mised never to part with it.
I omitted to mention a circumstance communicated to
me about a month bef ire Mr. Meare's murder, and which
this allusion to the Qmtkeress brings to my recollection :
—it is this, " I was," said John Thurtell, " upon terms of
intimacy 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 bad character, and ought not to be
permitted to visit at their house. The old gentleman told
his wife,and she communicated what passed tithe daughter,
and the girl mentioned it to me. I soon after served hint
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 taken our.sapper, and commenced taking
our grog or mixed liquor, Probed said to his wife, " You
think me a good singer, Betsey, but you must hear soy
filemi Mr. Hunt, who will sing you a song about Betsey
a favourite song of mine." They repeatedly pressed MN
and I sung the song be wished : I afterwards sung another.
Probert also sung, and Thurtell endeavored to sing, bait
could not get through the song he attempted. About P 2
o'clock Mrs. Probert was forward in liquor; Probert told
her that as he had me there, he intended to sit up and er-
joy himself. Miss Noyes should therefore get us the gla.s,s
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 sup-
pose you will make a drunken bout of it, and I shan't dis-
turb you." Thurtell said " Yes, you may expect to see
your Billy come up to bed drunk enough." In a little
while atter the women were gone to bed, Thurtell said,
we may as well look and see if there is any Molest abate
the money. and be examined the four notes, but there
were no marks upon them. John TharteU now produced
a small silk note case, such as is generally carried by sporr-
ing men, with different divisioae in it for their notes ;
this was examined, but it contained only Mr. {Heart's shoot-
ing
with the memorandums,
license, and a few loose memorandums: these. toge-
thers
oat a brown silk purse, in which there were three .
and come silver; this purse also was burnt and lea
y
small betting book. The money was then sliiide4 swa*
were karat. lie next br9t!ght
us, by i'hurtell giving Probers and use a 51. . sa4 a
alT6r ths
sovereign each; sad reserving die remainder to p

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