The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-09 00:00:00

PLt.CE OF EXECUTION.

A meeting of the in reistrates troll held this morning, at
which the•ploce w here, and the time when, sentence shall
be *executed upon Thurtell was taken into consideration.—
It was finally resolved that the culprit shout' be executed
at 12 o'clock to morrow,an front of the centre door (which
is called the '• Mill," or " Tread door") of the gal!,
•snd riot in the field or gravel pit, opposite the prison, where
malefactors are usually executed. 'lke workmen hare b.es
employed since half past two o'clock in making the n.•ces.
sary preparations fur the erection of a n-w gallows and
drop; hut it will not be omph ted until 4 o'clock in the morn•
ing. Thartell is in a pa•t olds- prison where the 'dreadful
note of the preparation" is not likely to mar his meditarten..
Theeountry in the neighbourhood being very level, the view
of the execution will be necessarily restrice-d to those
who may have stiength and hardilto td seh3c •lent to force
their way near the scaffold. The prisoner will ascend to
it immediately after passing through the door of the
outer wall, and will. not be seen by the spectator;
until his appearance upon the fatal drop. 'l'be scaffold it
16 or IS feet io height, 35 or 40 feet lung, and about lit
feet deep : the fill would be so great as to secure the almost
immediate extinction of the sufferer's life. The hotly will
be presented to Mr. Uollieck,sorgeon, of this town ; but it
is reported that the operation to which► it will besuhjrcted
will ne only such as to comply formally with the sentence
of the law. The execution will take place at twelve
o'cloi k precisely. The officers, constables, and javelin
men are ordered to attend at ten o'clock. Ituthven, bishop,
and Upson (flow Street Officers) have been retained by
the request of the Magistrate., and will rernain•ltere until
the completion of the fatal catastrophe. Thurtell is not
expected to address the people from the scaffold.--The
Whole posse comilalus have been summoned to attend on
this occasion; bait to judge from the conduct of a portion
of that body at the Uoort-house, they are more likely to
create disorder than to repress it. Still it is the only legal
disposable force which the Magistrates can command;
and every body most ap,sr.ive of the abandonment of an
intention which, it is rumoured, was once entertained—
that or calling on the Yeomanry for their assistance.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MIL. January 8.--Wind airs and fine
weather throughout the day.—No arrivals or sa:liiigv.
PonyamouTis, January B.—Wind S.S.W.—Light airs.—
No arrivals or sailious. _ • . _ .

Pt.vstowvn. January 7.—Wind N.—Arrived the Rebeeca.
Fattener, from London.—Sailed the North Asia, Langssvorth.
for T.-reeira.
F•LNIOPTit. January• 7.—Wind veriable.—Arrived the Foar
Fritql(l4, Tri .1, and Union, from London.—Sailed the fame,
Yates, for Naples.

tavEttroot, January 7.--Arrived the Montague, Lavesik,
front Lisbon ; Doben, D .le, from Kt. Michael's ; Mum Ar-
thur. from Petersburg ; Ilippocanifia, —, from Caphaloaim ;
tail the Itritlatt Merchant, —, from Lisbon.

Cowss, January S.— Irri wed the Amity, Dray. from Ret3-
Iral, i i 120 days. last from St. Helena ; spoke oes the bth Der.
the Coquet. Siuth Seaman, from Loudon, in lat. th.2l. S.
long. 20. 40. W. and on the gist Dee. the brig Trial. Fliteker.
from Halifax to P.rnambeco, in lat. bb. N. lons. t 2. W. and
on the W January the !Ansel, from Batavia to Louden in
Soundings.—The ship Lord Sidmouth, Ferrier, Was to leave
St. Helena the 2d Nov. the day after the Amity sailed.
Scitsv, January 6.—Arrived the Betsey. Cock. from Oft,.
nada, bound to London. with loss of sails, yards. and be,
works, the vessel being tolerable light s:ie will sail who sup-
p.ied .with sells, &c.
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The. Ranger, M'Artlinrarotn Liverpool to St. JAn's. New
Brunswick, wis -totally lust within twenty miles of the latter
Port.. .

His 'Majesty's Revenue cruiser Cameleou, Lieut. W. S.
Gammon, Commander, last week captured a snuggling
vesael, called the NI t:i.o, of Itr, with five men on board.
after a chase of four hours, during, which park of her
cargo was thro,vn ovrrbosrd. Three bales were picked
up by the Cameleon's boats.
Tits ARMIN—A detachment of the Royal Staff cdtp.
under the command of F.tesign R. M. Westmscott, has
received orders to embark on board the Orpheos free
trader, in the river, fsor the Mauritius.
The detachment of the Royal Marinas. consisting of six
officers and 100 men. which remained wind bound for some
time. un board the Antelope convict ship, at Portsmouth,
sail II on the sth inst. for Bermuda.
A detachment of recruits, b-longing to the 91th (now
raising) Rogim•nt of Foot, bas recelead. or lers to embark
ion the Ilth inst., on board Leith am 'ch., &c. in the rive r,
for conveyance to tilasgow, where the head quarters of that
corps are at present stationed.
The decreased consumption of-rum last year is the ports
of the Clyde amount* to 22,000 gallon.. The consanspuon
is now reduced to 80,000 gallons, not one third of whit it
was six years 820. The consumption sugar, however,
increased last year 55,000 cwt about one fourth .—(Care•
(lonian Mercury )
The Detachment of the Zth r the !'rinse Royal's) Re.
giment of Dragoon hoards, which marched From Pim
lieu on the sth, is expected to arrive at Liverpool en
the 20th instant, fur the purpose of embarking fur
Ireland.
Tbe,3:l Division of the MI root, has received orders to
march from Danaghadee to Castlebar.
Ye terday the despatches fur Bombay and Wes,
by the ship Doke of York. were closed at the East
India House, and delivered tp the Parser of that ship,
The East India' Coo•pany's ships Bombay and Lowther
Castle sailed from Anjerr for China, the former on the I;th
ofJoly, and the latter on the 4th of August. The Bombay
snivel in china on the lat of August.
•As Sir David hlotirrii ire was driving into Perth. in his
nig, on Friday morning. the horse h vague restive near the
Depot, and baffled the endeavours of Sir David and his'ser•
rant to reduce it to qnietness. The reins broke ; and the
animal bolted off at full sped to the West, among the trees
ea the South Inch. Sir David kept his' seat for a frig' mi•
notes ; but, apprehensive, of danger,. he at last sprung from
the gly, and the Lorre inintediattly stopped. Ibe worthy
-fiat met-received as injury,

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A meeting of• the in rgistrates sets held this morning, at
which the•place where, and the time when, sentence shad
be *executed upon Thurtell was taken into consideratioo.—
It was finally resolved that the culprit should br execute;
at 12 o'clock to morrow,an front of the centre doar (whirl:
is called the '• Mill," or " Treed atilt door") of the ea.,',
•snd riot in the field or gravel pit, opposite the prison, where
malefactors are usually executed. 'lke workmen hare b.ea i
employed since half past two o'clock in making the neces. i
sary preparations fur the erection of a new gallows and
drop; but ii will not he' ompli ted until 4 o'il:tck in the morn•
i ng. Thurtell is in a pa•t oldie prison where the 'dreadful
note of the preparation" is not likely to mar his rneditatten4.
Therountry in the neighbourhood being very level, the view i
of the execution will be necessarily restricted to those 1
who may have stiength and hardiho ad sell ient to force
their way near the scaffold. The prisoner will ascend to
it immediately after passing through the door of the 1
outer wall, and will. not be seen by the spectator;
until his appearance upon the fatal drop. The scaffold '.4 i
16 or IS teet io height, 35 or 40 feet lung, and about la
feet deep : the fill would he so great as to secure the aline.:
immediate extinction of the sufferer's life. The body will „ I
be presented to Mr. Uolbeck,siirgeon, of this town ; but it ,
is reported that' the operation to which it will besuhjrcted
will he only such as to comply formally with the sentence
of the law. The execution will take piece at twelve 1
o'clo. k precisely. The officers, constables, and javelin I
men are ordered to attend at ten o'clock. Ruthven, bishop,
and Upson (flow Street Officers) have been retained fw
the request of the Magistrate., and will remain•liere until
the completion of the fatal catastrophe. Thurtell is not I
expected to address the people from the scaffo!d. --The
whole posse comilalus have been summoned to attend on
ibis occasion; but to judge from the conduct of a portion
of that body at the Court-house, they are more likely to
' create disorder than to repress it. Still it is the only legal
I disposable force which the Magistrates can command; I
and evoiy body mast ap,sr ire of the abandonment of an . 1
intention which, it is rumoured, was once entertained—
that of calling on the Yeomanry for their assistance. I
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. 4
—owalase— I
DIAL, January 8.--Wind W.S.W.—Light sirs and Ens
weather throughout the day.—No arrivals or sailing.. I
PciagsmouTir, January B.—Wind S.S.W.—Light airs.—
No arrivals or sailing*. • I
PLYMOUTH. January 7.—Wind N--Arrived the Rebeeca. a
Fainener, from Loudon.—Sailed the North Asia, Langssvorth,
for Terceira. t
F•LNI9VTII. Jammu 7.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Foar 4
Fririiiiii, 'fri .I, and Union, from London.—Sailed the fame,
Yates, for Naples.
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Ltvetteoot, January 7.--Arrived the Montague, Lavenik,
front Lisbon ; Dubin, D .le, from St. Michael's ; Mum, Ar- E
nem (ruin Petersburg ; Ilippocanifia, —, from Cephalonia;
and the Hritlati Merchant. —, from Lisbon.
Cowes, January S.— trri veil the Amity, Gray, from Rats-
! It'll, i,i 120 days. last from St. Helena ; spoke oa the bth Der. 1
I the Coquet. Sauth Seaman, from Loudon, in lat. 11. 41. S.
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long. 20. 40. W. and on the gist Dee. the brig Trial. Flveker.
from Halifax to P.rnembeco, in lat. 33. N. loo{. t 2. W. and c
on the td January the Liinerh, from Batavia to Louden in a
soundings.—The ship Lord Sidnionth, Ferrier, was to lease
St. Helena the 2d Nor. the day after the Amity sailed.
Scirt.v, January 6.—Arrived the Betsey, Cock, from OM.. 4
' nada, bound to London, with loss of sails, yards. and be,-
' works, the vessel being tolerable light s:ie will sail when sup- t
'Lied .with sells, &e. /
The Ranger, M'Artlinr..from Liverpool to St. J•din's.New 1
Rruuswick, was -totally lust within twenty miles of the latter e
Port. . . •
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His 'Majesty's Revenue cruiser Cameleou, Lieut. W. S.
Gammon, Commander, last week captured a smuggling
vessel, called the NI ••:i.o, of Rya. with five meta on board, g
after a chase of four hours, during which park of her
cargo was thrown overboard. Three bales were picked :.
up by the Cameleon's boats. a
Tits ARMY.—A detachment of the Royal Staff cdtp.
under the command of Ensign R. M. tifestmacott, has v
received orders to embark on board the Orpheu, fres t
trader, in the ricer, fsw the Mauritius. II
The detachment of the Royal Marinas, consisting' of six it
officers and 100 men. which remained wind bound for some
time, un board the Ant elope convict ship, at Portsmouth, c
sail II on the sth inst. for Bermuda. e
A detachment of recruits, belonging to the 9lth (now fl
raising) Regim ant of Foot, bas reeme.d. or lers to embark
on the. Ilth ins'., on board Leith sal icks, &c. in the rive r, b
for conveyance to Olasgow, where the head quarters of that tl
corps are at present stationed. it
The decreased consumption of-rum last year ie the ports
of the Clyde amonnts to 22,000 gallon-. The coos's/opt:on la
is now reduced to 80,000 gallons, not ono third of what it .- I
was six years IRO. The consumptionag sugar, however, •
1
increased last year 55,000 cwt . about one fourth .—(Care•
(lonian Mercury ) . • '
The Detachment of the Zth ( r the Prince Royal' e) Re.
giment of Dragoon hoards, which marched From Vim
at
lieu on the stii, is expected to arrive at Liverpool on
the 20th instant, fur the purpose of embarking for 4
I relaul. 1
The •3:1 Division of the Vial root, has received orders to
e
march from Danaghadee to Castlebar.
Ye terday the deep arches fur Bombay and Chira, • I
by the ship Doke of York, were closed at the Fast ,
India House, and delivered to the Parser of that ship.
The East India Co,epany's ships Bombay and Lowther 'I
Castle sailed from Anjerr for China, the former on the I;th o
of July, and the latter on the 4th of August. The Bombay
a
arrived in china on the lat of August.
•As Sir David Moiterii Ire was driving into Perth, in his e
stir, on 17ridav morning. the horse become-restive near the
Depot-, and baffled the endeavours of Sir David and his'ser•
I I
rant to reduce it to qnietness. The reins broke ; and the
animal bolted off at fulls ped to the West, among the trees t
os the South Inch. Sir David kept his. seat for a few mi.
1
nuts ; but, apprehensive, of olanoer,, be at last sprung from
she gig, and the horse inintediatk stopped. the worthy
hat marectiTed as injury, . II
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s per Ctite4l 8731 83;
S p. et.l'ons 87 S6j 8711
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Neer Fours lo3ljj
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DAY AT ONE OCLOCK.
Indla Stock 257i
NW° Bonds...
Ex.1ii11.2.1. j 63 33 pm.
110 V.

500/.... 55 33 —upm.
Small . 53 —s pit
Lottery Tickets. ...191. 19i
'on. for Acct

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FRIDAY EVEING, JANUARY 9, Is2l.

grOCK }NCR COM 12 o'CLocg.—Consols opened this morn-
ing 0 WI, and are now SSA, for the Account, with a good
deal doing.
The Expresses from Paris have brought the French Rentes
after 'Change at 91,70, and Spanish at 2$ to
FORFION FrXlss.—Spanish opened at 213 i. with a heavy
market, 0u1.,g to their coming lower from Paris.

Old Spanish, 2fi—Colombian, 62; to 83—New Austrian,
Prem. la 3—Russia, Sg —Prussian New, 991-01!, 916.

We have received this morning by Express from Paris,
the Messenger of Wednesday,and the Etoile of Thursday's
d.ite, of which the following are extracts :
(mom THE ET011.2.)

PARIS, Jan. 7.—His Majesty heard Mass in his apart.
ments. Ills Majesty presided at a Council of Ministers,
which lasted till half past one o'clock.

Somr letters from Italy, announce that the F..uperer of
ituasia expected at Rome, in the middle of April.
MADRID, Dec. 27.—We have receivtd the following from
part Sr. Nlary's

•• We ye.terday received letters of the 2(ith from Gibral-
tar, by which we learn, that his Britannic Majesty's Go•
verament bas forbidden the entrance into that port, of all
Spaniards who belonged to the revolutionary Government.
Sit ce this order was knots u,several ConatitationJtsts Lave
leen driven 9K the port.

After a long report to the King on the Mate of the French
commerce, with the foreign Colonies, the following decree has
been issued r

Louis, by thearace of God, King of France and N re.
On the Report of the President of our Council of Ministers,
we order as follows :

Article Ist. There shall be formed a superior Council of
Commerce, and for the Colonies, charged to ameliorate the
hog and Tariffs relative to French commerce, which shall be
presented for our approbation.
thl. The superior Council of Commerce and Colonic, shall
he composed under the inspection of our President of Council
of Ministers, as well as to the Ministers of State, and the Di-
rector artier.' of the Customs.
3d. There shall be formed near the President of the Council
e Ministers an Office of Commerca and Colonies, charged to
procure documents to enlighten the deliberations of the!upe•
rior Council. and our ow slellbetatioasi and all that relates to
the commerce of our Uovernment with foreigners, as well as the
Colonies.

The 4th, sth, and 6th articles relate to the composition and
&ties of the Council aforesaid.

The Decree is dated at the Palace of the Tuileries, January
E, 182 1.

(PROM TPIF. VESSINOIII.)

PARII, January 7.—Stock Exchange, Jan. 6.—The price of
Stocks has experienced a decline to day, which is attributed to
re fall of the English Funds. The fire per cent. for Money
cased at 94f.—Tile Exchange Market is in a state of stag-
mien.

A Council-of :Ministers was held yesterday at the house of
C. um

Retract of a letter from Saragossa.-111e number of French
troops that passes through this city on their way home Is very
;rem ; the last column is to depart to morrow. Several lndi•
►:asls, known to be violent Constitutionalists, and among
colwrs San Miguel,, base put themselves under the protection
cf the French.

The prices of French Renter, In the Eloile, are as follow :
Relies opened at 93 70, and at three o'clock were at 93 AS—
SPgish, 231.

Nothing can more completely show the virtue and good
Nast of the Press, that Mr. Justice Park so intemperately
titoperates, than its abstaining from any remarks upon
l'le proceedings at Hertford whilst they were pending, and
41 fotbearance in every thing that might aggravate the
sufferings of the criminals. We may now, with perfect
confidence, a‘k the Learned Judge and the,Public, what
ertibas the prisoners suffered, what injury has been in.
Lard upon I.ublic justice and morals, and what offence has
ken committed against decorum by the early publication of
the Preliminary proceedings in this case. Is there a man.
Is England aho fooln, that a single point of justice bas,
been violated in the Ole of Thurtell or his associates—and
elvvly the onus of proving such a violation lies heavily on
llicit, also, upon such a plea, would deprive the Press of
ore of its most important privileges.
Zit murder at Hertford bas excited a stronger and more
lonized sensatiou, throughout the county, than any in.
kridoal crime nithin the memory of man. The murder
of the mares and winiacason's Wag merely the instinctive
fcrotity of the tiger; but the secrecy of the deed absorbed
ill other feelings in one condensed sensation of terror.
But in the ease of Tburtell, obdurate premeditation, corn.
Pler;ty and boldness of contrivance, ferocity, courage'
consummate hypocrisy, and poirers of intellect,
to render -the whole transaction of deep and
4u; interest to us, and to our immediate posterity.
There is great singleness of charaeter in • That-tell.
Jghout the whole trairoaction, with its coseequencen,
has exhibited a meter. spirit in guilt, be
betrayed no courponctionsuijiags of nature," no
' at his impending danger, lidillalliOnfla We as-
of innocence, and his &corm and ma pathetic

pedestrians, hurrying to this town, in order to
see the execution ; and the streets were all
night in a continual bustle. The it tic of
strangers from the metropolis was immense, and a num-
ber of noted sporting characters contidued to arti:e
until the last moment, most emulously enquiring whether—
" Thurtell was hanged yet ;" they were reproved feectleatly
for Vieth jedged,question, and the inhuman curiosity they dis-
played. Several of the bnxing fancy were observed in town,
some came from St. Alban's, that bring their road from the
fight.

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