The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-08 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or bluscovatLY ICtigar, computed from
the Returns made in the week ending the 4th ,rIAY ot April, 1:37, at
:33!. Oid. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the L +ales of Customs
paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof Wt.' Great Britain.

ASSIZE IN TELL IGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-GLOUCESTER, APRIL 6

MURDER.—Cliarles &IMP/ Bartlett was indicted for the
wilful murder of his mother-in.law, Mary Lewis, on the 10th
(4f September last. On being called upon to plead, the pri-
soner, who is a very respectatJe-looking )oung, man, said;
" With the word of God upon my heart and lips I can firmly
and truly say, not guilty."
Mr. GREAVES having stated the case for the prosecution,
called a great number of witnesses, who es,:ablislied a strong
circumstantial evidence against the prisoner.
Mr. Baron BCLLAND then summed up the evide.:lce, and the
Jury retired to consult. At this awful moment the 3ell Pos-
session of the prisoner did not forsake him. On their retCrn
into Court they pronounced a verdict of Guilty. at which hc.
seemed to express something like a feeling of scorn. On
being asked why judgment of death should not be passed upon
him, the wretched man threw himself into a theatrical atti-
tude, and delivered a set speech of some length, which was
distinguished by great force and vehemence both of style and
manner, and produced an extremely strong and painful sensa-
tion in all parts of the Court.
The Learned JUDGE then exhorted the prisoner in the most
pathetic and impressive manner to prepare for that speedy
death to which he was most righteously doomed by the laws
both of God and man.

NORFOLK CIRCUI7'.-IVonivwx, APRIL 6
THE DENVER MURDER.

John Smith alias Day, John Var;ha, and George Timms
(all of whom are about the age of 26), were-indicted for the
wilfel murder of Hannah Maafield, at Denver, in this county,
on the night of Monday, the Ist of January last.
Mr. PRENDERGAST proceeded to detail the case. The un-
fortunate object of this violence was a wmean of about forty
years of age, who resided alone in a house at Denver, adjoin-
ing a common, across which there led a path from the high
road to the residence of the deceased, and of a Mrs. Dungay,
which was under 'the same roof. Being possessed of a small
property, of what nature did not appear, this woma r had eked
out her subsistence by professing the mysterious trade and oe- ,
cupation of a conjuror and fortune-teller, in which she bad
gained much reputation among her neighbours ; and such was
her success that she had become, unfortunately for herself,
the possessor of a considerable quantity of silver plate,
consisting of cram-jugs, tankards, table and tea spoons,
sugar-tongs, and four salt cellars. These articles she was
wont to keep in a eoruer cupboard ; and she had been
:enown on many occasions boastfully to have displayed
what, for persons in her class of life, was esteemed wondrous
wealth, in addition to which her more intimate friends had fre-
quently seen her take out her curious old leathern purse, and
empty its precious contents in her lap while she counted out
her treasures. These latter consisted of various coins current
in England of a date long past. The prisoner, Smith, had
about fifteen months since, called late one cvming at Mrs.
Dungay's house, when he asked " for advice on some losses,"
but being advised of his mistake, he was conducted by Mrs.
Dungay to the conjurer. There he held a conversation at the
door of the house, while tao men, by whom he was accom-
panied, stood aloof. Satisfied with the result of his visit, he
went away, and nothing more was seen of him till about eight
o'clock of the evening preceding the night on which the mur-
der took place, when he was seen with two other men, de-
scribed in a manner corresponding to the ether two pri-
soners, by a bey on the high read leading to Denver, at
a spot about three miles from that place. Thence they pro-
ceeded to a public house at Hilg‘ay, where they remitted till
nearly eleven o'clock, drinking, and spending the evening
in the public room. This was the last time they were seen
that day. During the night, however, a- noise was heard
to proceed from the fortune-teller's door, by Mr. Dungay,
about two o'clock, when he got up, and, opening his window,
listened. Nothing more being heat el, no farther notice was
taken of the circumstance till the next morning, when it was
discovered about ten o'clock that the poor creature had been
most foully murdered. The alarm was instantly raised, and
on the door Icing opened, she was found weltering in her
blood on the floor, with her face next the ground, and so close
to the door that it could with difficulty be opened. On enter.
ing the room it was seen that the murderers had effected their
cruel deed in the most butcherlike manner. The body was
stiff and quite cold, and on being turned on its hack the throat
was found to have been cut from car to ear, es if with a sharp
knife, and with much violence, as the wound was uneven, and
apparently effected by overcoming resistance. Ilav;ng slain
their victim, who had thus struggled ineffectually for her life
and property, the house was ransacked of all the articles which
the villains could lay their hands on in the dark, there being
nothing to be seen of all her boasted treasure save one
jug, and one salt-cellar, and a small purse,. with a few
bright guineas, half-guineas; and some silver. Suspicion
fell at once upon Smith and his associates, who had beet'
seen last to leave a public-house just before midnight.
On inquiry, it was found that three men, exactly corresponding
with those three, were met at three o'clock on the Tuesday
morning, about half a mile from Hannah Manfield's house, on
the road to Downham, along which they were proceeding at
the rate of four miles an hour. Following this clue, they were
next found at a place called Leverington at half-past eight the
same morning, where they took forcible possession of a cart,
saying that they were tired, and giving evident tokens of hav-
ing been exposed to the frost the greater part of tee night at
least, while the pockets of one of them appeared to be
stuffed with something bulky. This was fourteen miles from
Denver; zed at Sutton St. Edmund's, which is twenty-one
miles from Denver, they were again found. They would be
next found at Witticsea, where they bargained with a gun.
maker for the purchase or sale on commission of a large mass
of molten silver, which they alleged to have consisted of very
" elegant plate, quite fit for a gentleman's table"---a descrip-
tion exactly corresponding to that of the foretunceteller's, as it
appeared to have been collected by her on account of its antique
shape and elegant workmanship. Mr. Valentine Wright, the as-
siduous officer of Lynn, proceeded, in the company of Mr.
Timms, another constable, to Doncaster, and there, acting upon
their previous information, they found out the three prisoners,
whom they apprehended on this charge. On being searched
it was found that various portions of their clothes were spotted
with blood. On being taken into custody they were very
closely questioned by Mr. Wright, who would depose to their
having given very contradictory accounts for each other and of
themselves, while they all denied ever being at Hilgay, Den-
ver, or Downham.

Ills Lonnsnin, after hearing evidence at length, summed up,
and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the pri-
soners.

His LORDSHIP deferred passing sentence till to-morrow.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Lrrr•nrooL, APRIL 6.
HENSMAN V. KING.

The plaintiff is a surgeon, and the actioa was brought to re-
cover the amount of his bill for attendance and medicines sup-
plied to the defendant's son. The defence was, that the
patient had derived no benefit from the plaintiff's services in
consequence of his unskilfulness.

The- Jur) returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 49/.
The record wes withdrawn in a cross action for negligence.

CRIMINAL COURT.-FRIDAY.

OLD COURT.

MURDER AT SEA.—Richard Edwards and John Wtod-
cock were indicted for the wilful murder of Alexander Nance,
upon the high seas.

In this case, which was not concluded yestcrday when we
went to press, the Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter.