The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-20 00:00:00

PRICE OF CANDLES.
The price of good Store Candles in the Retail Shops is as follows:
Candles, per dozen, 7s. Od. ; inferior, as. W.—Moulds, Ss. 6d.
Sixpence per dozen discount for cash.

COAL MARK
s. d.
Adair's 2l 6
Bensham
Burden
Chester Main* '2l 6
Forest Main 22 0
Holywell 22 0
Pontop, Stanhope, and Co l9 0
Russell's High Main 2I 0 1
South Pontop
Shipcote l9 0
ranfield 23 0
Wylam o, 9
Wats End Bewicke and Co 23 0
Walls End Heaton '23 6
Walls End Hilda 2) 0
Walls End Killingworth
Ships arrived since l

Per Ton.

E F.—Dec. 19

Per Toll
Walls End Northumberland 21 9
Walla End Perkins... .........
Walls End Riddell's
Walls End Belmont
Walls End Braddyll's 24 6
Walls End Lambton
Walls End Lyons
Walls End Stewart'. ,3 6
Walls End South Durham 2t 6
Walls End Tees
Walls End West Iletton 2l 3
Blythe lB 9
Cowpen 24 6
Howard's Netherton Main
Walls End Devonshire 22 0
Walls End Henderson 2l 3
last market-day, 40.

The Princess Polignac and her children, who had
been detained at Calais by unfavourable weather, arrived
at the Clarendon Hotel on Sunday from Paris.
MURDER AT KIRTON-IN-LINDSEY.—A shock-
ing murder was perpetrated at the above-named place last
week. The unfortunate victims were an aged couple, bro-
ther and sister, of quiet and industrious habits, residing at
Kirton-in-Lindsey, about seventeen miles north of Lincoln,
where, for a number of years, they had pursued the occupa-
tion of gardeners ; and, by dint of frugality and persevering
labour, had saved money enough, with the addition of a
mortgage, to purchase the premises which they occupied.
William Marshall was the name of the man, and Deborah
Elizabeth Hutchinson that of his sister. Two women,named
Elizabeth Beech and Rosamond Sampson, worked for Mar-
shall and his sister, and were accustomed to go to the house
about eight o'clock in the morning, and leave at five in the
evening. On proceeding to Marshall's house on Tuesday
morning the former found the shutters as she bad let them
the previous night ; and no answer being returned to her
knocking, she entered, and discovered the body of De-
borah Hutchinson on the floor, the head and face covered
with wounds and clotted with blood. Her features were
scarcely discernible. The socket of her right eye was empty,
and the eye was found adhering to a sweeping brush which
was under her. The right jaw was broken. The cheek
bone also ; the temple beaten in, and other parts of the
skull fractured. Beneath her head and shoulders was a
pool of coagulated blood, the upper part of her garment
being completely saturated in it. The head was leaning
against a door. On proceeding to the staircase the body of
Marshall was next discovered, presenting an equally ghastly
spectacle, the features, from the injuries received, being un-
distinguishable. There was a deep wound, extending from
the left eye to the temple ; another upon the skull, which
had penetrated to the brain, and the others from one to two
inches in length. The injuries appeared to have been in-
flicted by a bricklayer's hammer. The murder, it is sup-
posed, must have been committed between five and half-
past eight in the evening, as the old people usually went to
bed at the latter hour, and their dress, when found, was the
same as that they wore the day before. The surgeon who
examined the bodies is of opinon death must have been in-
stantaneous in both cases. A urse, containing, it is sup-
posed, about eleven sovereigns, Shad been taken ; but some
silver spoons, which were in the box, were left behind, as
well as a silver measure and sugar tongs ; indeed, the only
articles missing besides the money were a great coat, a
cavalry pistol, and a piece of cooked bacon. Marshall, who
seldom had much money in the house, had to pay 151. in-
terest money the day after the murder, and it is surmised
that this must have been known to the party who committed
the deed. Some suspicions attached to a man named Dis-
ney, who had been at the house the preceding evening, and
he was in consequence apprehended at Sheffield, whither he
had proceeded. The inquest was held
.on Thursday, but
there not I:,eing sufficient evidence against this man, the
Jury, aftea- a long consultation, returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder against some person or persons unknown."
The pay-sergeant of the 38th regiment, then sta-
tioned at. Canterbury, has suddenly and unaccountably dis-
appeared. Nothing being heard of him for a month, and
the fact of his having 150/. of his own deposited in the
hands of one of the officers of the regiment
besides his being entitled to his discharge whenever.
public, being made
be chose to apply for it, have caused some little stir in
the town, under the apprehension that to obtain his money
some one might have murdered Min. A few days after his
disappearance his pocket-book, containing only a few
papers, and two pair of shoes, supposed to belong to him,
were found in a field. He was a man of steady habits, and
was Aerfectly sober at the time be was last seen.