The Sun. — 1824-01-06 (London, England)

PARK.—Oh, I did not understandiou. Hunt was then sworn as to the contents of an affidavit which was put in, and he declared that  the eoute.nts were true, and that it•was signed with his name and.hand-writing: white he was thus engaged, Thurtell looked round on him.  Probert was now brought to the bar, and placed between Hunt and' ThUrtell.. lie was dressed in black, and did not appear to be much affected. He looked round the Court, and each prisoner occasionally looked round at' the Re, porters with attention.  Hunt's affidavit was read first, which stated that a promise had been held out to him of pardon by the Magistrates of Hertford, if he made a disclosure of the place where the body of Mr. Weare was concealed, and that it was made in the presence of Mr. Noel, and also stating all the facts of the evidence taken before the Magistrates, and the nature of the various conversations which took place between him, Mr. Noel, and the Magistrates. During the reading of this affidavit, considerable interruption took place by the noise outside the Court ; and Thurtell having his attention thus disturbed, expressed his dissatisfaction by a look of some discontent, and this gave rise to an order from the Judge for the Officer of the Court to go out to prevent the noise, or to furnish more constables.  Mr. Noel's affidavit. was now put in, and read, which stated that a promise had been made by the Magistrates to receive limit as a witness if he disclosed where the body of Mr. Weare was concealed, and unless he did so (they said), it was likely that the murder would never be traced.  Mr. GunNEY now rose, and made a few observations in a low voice to the Jude, respecting the affidavits just read. Mr. Justice PARK left it to the discretion of Mr. Gurney, as Counsel for the prosecution, to act as he pleased relative to the affidavit, and those of Messrs. Clutterbuck and Mr. Mason, (the Magistrates,) were put in, in opposition to those already mentioned. The Magistrates being sworn, the affidavits of those Gentlemen were read. They went on to state, that Hunt and Thurtell were charged before them, on suspicion of the murder of Mr. Weare, on the '29th of October, and a number of witnesses were examined before them, during which Mr. Noel went out with the prisoner Hunt, as they thought, for the purpose of speaking to him ; but he made the promise to that prisoner. without .their sanction or authority, and denied ha ving made a promise or condition of his making a disclosure where the body was concealed, but they did promise, if he made a full and perfect disclosure of every circumstance connected with the murder, then they would cause the same to be laid before the proper authorities, but certainly, no other promise, and it eventually turned out that he bad not made a full and perfect disclosure of the transaction. Mr. Justice PARE, several times during the reading of the affidavits, expressed his assent to them.  Mr. GURNEY said he not only in addition to these, could produce affidavits of persons who would prove that Hunt had made statements to them of a nature calculated indeed to support the case; but in tact they were necessary to substantiate the fact, and it would be seen that in his statements to the Magistrates he had not said a word at all relative to certain facts, but told a good story, and had given a most unconnected confession, and all legal authorities upon the question under discussion had decided that the statements of an approver must be entire and complete, without which he was not entitled to any benefit from his declarations.