The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-27 00:00:00

Suspected Murder at Aldershot,

On Sunday morning the quiet which usually reigns tri
the camp at Aldershot on the Sabbath was disturbed b.
the discovery of the dead body of a man under such cir-
cumstances as to leave little doubt that the advent °L
Christmas in that neighbourhood had been marked by
brutal murder. '
About a quarter past seven o'clock a person pawed,
Hardy, a milk-Feller, accompanied by his wife, was comips
along a lane which skirts Aldershot Cemetery, when they
found a man lying dead, covered with blood, and marks °
a struggle surrounding tlie spot where the body was lYt°gc;
They procured a light and assistance, and communicated
with a person named Finch, a Government warder and Ps'
rish constable, whose house was not more than 10 yard°
distant from the spot where the body was lying. This Per:
son at once gave information to the police, and Superintell
dent Howard, of the Hants constabulary, was soon in B',
;
tendance. On examining the body he found it to be that e'
a pensioner named James Raynsford, who had belonged t,°
the 84th Regiment, and was about 55 years old. Deceased 5
coat was off, his shirt sleeves turned up, his fists clenched'
and his arms bent in the attitude of fighting. There was
severe cut over his right eye, which was blackened, and ill
lips were swollen as if from bruises. The body was COII.
veyed to a building in the cemetery.
From subsequent inquiries made by the police it aPP.sar:
the deceased was last seen alive at half-past 9on the nig''h
before, at the Royal Exchange Music-hall. He was eulAr
posed to have been then under the influence of drink.
man ramed Samuel IVa4naere had been seen out late on S'ici
turday night near the spot where the body was found, a°
was known to have entered the beer• house adjacent. Vie
police proceeded to this man's lodgings in Denmark-street,
There they found Watmore dressed in a lodger's clothes'
His own clothes had just been washed by the landlady, and
she was ironing his shirt when the police entered. 54a
admitted that she washed the shirt and other garments be•
cause there was blood upon them, and on examination °e
police found marks of blood on Watmore's waistcoat. qhe
women also admitted that Watmore had been out on tile
previous night about the time when it was alleged he SO'
seen in the beer-house. He was taken into custody on the
charge of having caused the death of the deceased. Ireat'r;
day morning he was brought before Capt. Newcome
an
Capt. Elliott at the Aldershot petty sessions, and was r°
mended for three days.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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COLCIIESTER—DEc. 24. et
We had a fair supply of wheat on offer at our nlar,,d,
to-day, and the previous quotations were fully maintoi%t
Fine barley scarce, and rather dearer ; other sorts WO°
change. Beans and peas 6d cheaper. 363
Wheat, white ..40s 46s Beans,Mazagan..3.3 40s
red 36s 42s middle & small 35s
8 4
Barley
Oats

NORTHAMPTON—DEc. 24. 40s;
White wheat, new,: 39s to_42s; new red, 37s 01„--
old, 40s to Its per qr. Barley, new malting, 32s to „ to
other sorts, 26s to 295. Old oats, 28s to 325; new, 20e380
27s per 24 stone. Beans, 36s to 440. Peas, 345 to
per qr.

GLOUCESTER—DEc. 24. ot
There was a good supply of English wheat yesto-de3
our market, which sold freely at late prices. Foreiganstet
in better demand, at about former rates, Barley, "
and beans dull.

CHELMSFORD—DEC. 23.
At this corn exchange to-day the supply of whea'vere
fair, with a thin attendance, and last week's quotations.„„er
unaltered. Spring corn met with a slow sale, at tor.'
prices.
Wheat, old white...4os 95s
new ..40s 41s
old red.... 395 40s
new 37s 40s
Barley 258 32s
Chevalier ..26s 338
Grinding 20s 28s
Ma1t..... 61s 67s
Chevalier 6ls 68s
Oats 2os 26s

3E°
l'eas, Partridge 360 44
White 300 4`2°
Boili aSs •
30°
Dun ng 3lO ✓
0
Ditto new ••••-0
Beans, Tick, old 340
new —°
Harrow Ticks 355
new 350
350
Mazagan 330

KIRKCALDY GRAIN—DEc. 24.
lost
We had fair supplies of barley and oats at our IV oe
°
today, but small of wheat. Prices remain much the
as last week.

Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First....3os Cd 2ls Od I 16s Od
Second ..338 Od 22s 6d 17s Od
Third....37s Od 24s Od 18s Od

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THE LATE STORMY WEATHER d
WEATHER.—The pod
N.N.W. on the north-east coast on Sundal',,iva
another portion of the long windbound fleet of laden o`';',,;
about 100 sail, left the Tyne. The ford ners were keeper'Christmas, and did not sail from the port,g but it was T-15.10
pectad that there would be a heavy sea tide yesterday' hero
weather was intensely cold in the county of Norther°,:ic
land on Christmas Day, with a hard frost. The 13°' high
had been so many weeks rough and boikteroue, B°3
as a lake.

Births. geoti
FEIc
wife FRY—On
ofC Mrh Thomascistmas-day Fry,,a of a son.
tll,Manor-paik, Lee,
the
PRINGLE—On the 25th inst., at Myrtle Villa, Levi7lBll3ll4
the wife of the Rev. A. D. Pringle, of a daughter..„
8
SIMONDS—On Christmas-day, at Abbotts Barton' 'l3.
tho wife of W. Larrow Simonds, Esq ,of a son. nark
WEBB-0a Christmas-day, at No. 4, Westbour.,FleZ of
Villas, W., the wife of Ernest Frederick Webb, Dl'
a son.

Marriages.
BLICKADER—GruNArTD—Oh the 23d inst.) at an I°
church, Clifton, Charles George Blaekader, ?;,,, late
Carlotta Louise Dorothea, youngest daughter ot
Carl Guinauq, of Lubeck.

Cblireb'

SMITH —BAILY.--On the 22d inst., at Trinity Af,A•9
Wekbourne-terrace, Richard Horton Smith. B.lll'',
of Lincoln's-inn, to Marilla, the eldest daughter of
Bally, E:q., Q L.

ALDER—On the 23d inDst
oaths.
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,ahoptorl,
Hants, the Rev. St. John Alder, h
idter,e Rectory,aged '.'
CO WARD - On the 24:h inst., at Brighton, Gc°r-ga
creak'
Coward, Esq., of Streatham, Surrey, aged 46.
HUGHES—On the 22d iust at the Rectory. Na -11°13' the
Rev. Edward Hughes, BA). , Fellow of Jesus Colleg
Oxford, aged 77. 9 01C1
LIVINGSTON—On the 221 inst., at his residence, 772_00
Kent-road, Mr Charles Livingston, late ot Liuteau
and Poplar, aged 75. o°le,
OGLE,—On the 21st inst„ at Upper Norwood, Riehd. 0
E•qi , of the Inner Temple,

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London irrint,ed and rebilahed by IVILLIAM ANDO,
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'Fii
e StiN Office i';°'
Strand, at .he Precinct of the S.cvoy. he taitY °
taidicses,—T tic s day, December 27, Ea.