The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-05 00:00:00

CIVIL SIDE.

Mr. Sergeant Taddy sat at Nisi Prius, but none o
the cases disposed of were not of the least public interest

CHESHIRE.—Chester, August 3.
(Before Mr. Justice ERSKINE.)

TRIAL OF THE SANDYSES ON ♦ CHARGE OF POISONING

THEIR CHILDREN.

Robert Sandys, aged 25, Anne Sandys, alias Davan-
nole, aged 25, who called herself his wife, George Sandys,
aged 28, and Honor Sandys his wife, aged 27, were in-
dicted, the two former with having administered arsenic
on the 12th of October last to Mary Anne Sandys, by
which they murdered her ; and the two latter were
charged with being accessories to the crime before and
after the fact. Both the female prisoners had given birth
to children since their imprisonment, and nearly at the same
time. Th., deceased. with whose murder they are accused,
was the child of Robert Sandys and Anne Sandys, alias
Davannole, and it appeared they had committed the
crime for the diabolical purpose of getting the paltry
sum of 3/. Bs. 6d. from the Stockport Burial Society,
called the " Philanthropic Burial Society." One of the
rules of this Society was, that each member should pay
a penny per week, and at the end of seventeen weeks
subscribers became full members. If a child after that
period died, the parents became entitled to the sum of
31. 12s. ; and deducting ls. 6d. for the collector's fee, and
2s. for liquor, the clear sum of 3/. Bs. 6d. remained
for the funeral expenses of the deceased child. The
constable, in consequence of something which he had
heard, went to the cellar in which the two principals
lived, and found the body of the child lying dead on
the bed, and removed it to the police-office. Mr. Ray-
ner, the surgeon of the Stockport Infirmary, on examin-
ing the body, found that it presented no appearances
of violence, and was a healthy-looking child. But on
examining the stomach it was found to present appear-
ances of poison having been administered. Indeed, ar-
senic was subsequently obtained in all its forms, not
only from the tissue of the stomach and bowels, but
from the contents of the stomach and bowels also. A
paper containing arsenic was found by a man who took
the cellar from the prisoners when they left it. It was
secreted in a little niche in the window frame. A great
deal of evidence was taken to bring the charge home to
the prisoners. The trial occupied the whole of Monday
and Tuesday. The prisoners did not appear at all af-
fected by the awful position in which they were placed.
They were all respectably dressed for working people,
and the two women had their infants in their arms dur-
ing the trial.
William Hough proved that he had searched the eel.
lars where the prisoners resided, without discovering
any poison.
Mr. H. Coppock, solicitor for the prosecution, then
proved the examination taken before the Coroner. Part
of these were evidence given by Robert and Ann Sandys
on oath, as witnesses, when Bridget Riley was under
charge.
Mr. IVELsnir objected to this evidence being received.
It was clearly not a confession, but testimony given on
oath in the character of witnesses against another party,
and was therefore clearly not evidence. The Learned
Gentleman argued the point at some length, and cited
several eases which bore on the question. .
After hearing the Attorney-General and Mr. Town-
; end on the contrary side, and Mr. Welsby's reply,
The Learned JUDGE said he would receive the evi-
dence tendered, but as there were conflicting authorities,
he would reserve the point for the consideration of the
Judges, if it was necessary.
The examination of Anne Sandys was to the effect that
her daughter Elizabeth died about three weeks before
. Mary Ann ; that she was only six months old, and re-
ceived no food except the breast ; that during the illness
of the child no one gave it anything except herself and
Robert Saudis, the father.
The examination of Robert Sandys attributed the ill-
ness of Mary Ann to something she had received at
Bridget Riley's.
Mr. WELSEY delivered an eloquent address to the
Jury, which occupied nearly two hours in the deli-
very. He forcibly appealed to them whether it was
not most probable that the children (Mary Ann
and Jane) had taken the poison accidentally at
Bridget Riley'a, and this would be still more
manifest, after the evidence he should adduce. All the
circumstances of the case were consistent with the per-
fect innocence of the prisoners, fur they had made no
attempt to conceal the fact of their daughter Elizabeth,
during her illness, exhibiting precisely the same symp-
toms. With regard to the poison found in the cellar six
months after the prisoners quitted it, the probability
was that it had either been put there from the outside,.
or it had been there for years. After adverting, at great
length, to the facts which appeared most strongly to bear

against his .clients, the Learned Gentleman concluded
by asserting his conviction that it was impossible the pri-
soners could be guilty of the crime laid to their charge,
the supposition was too horrible, and the only motive
which could be attributed far too insignifioant.
Mr. R. Thomas, an assistant to Mr. Sims, druggist, of
Stockport, then proved that on two occasions, in August
and September last, Catherine, the mother of Bridget
Riley, purchased a quarter of a pound of arsenic. He
also proved that the paper found in the house of the lat-
ter ♦was not of the same description as he had wrapped
the arsenic in.

Catherine Riley was then called, and she deposed to
having part of the arsenic purchased, and which had
been used to destroy bugs, left in a pan, or mug, in one
of the rooms. When her daughter was in cu4tody, the
witness sought for this parcel, but it could not be found.

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied.
The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence with
great minuteness in a charge which occupied nearly
three hours in the delivery.
The Jury, after a short consultation, acquitted all the
prisoners.
The Learned JUDGE then ordered the verdict of the
Jury to be also recorded on the coroner's inquisition,
but the Clerk of the Court informed him that it was not
in existence, having been accidentally burned at the
coroner's residence.

The prisoner Robert Sands, immediately on the Jury
having delivered their verdict, lifted up his hands and
engaged audibly in prayer. The appearance of this
prisoner was the most dejected ; and since the trial
commenced his health appeared to have suffered very
considerably.
There are two other indictments against the prisoners,
and the Attorney-General asked until to-morrow morn-
ing to consider the course he would pursue.

WESTERN CIRCUIT—Exeter, August 4.
THE CONVICT AT EXETER.
Our readers will no doubt recollect the report of the
trial of William Major, at Exeter, last Friday, and which
appeared in The Sun of Monday. The old man was
sentenced to death, and has been left for execution.
Such a sentence, being now rarely passed, created a con-
siderable sensation. Bad as may have been the conduct
of the convict, in what language of horror can the in-
famy of the wretched daughter of the man be depicted ;
soe fiendish an act can hardly be conceived ; a
woman first endeavouring to take away the life of
her husband and children, and then by the basest
perjury swearing away the existence of her own father.
To talk of her being human is out of the question—
she must be a perfect demon in human shape. It must
be recollected that the father was indicted for adminis-
tering the poison. The statement I subjoin would go to
prove, that though he might have procured the drug, still
his was not the hand that gave it.
It appears that the convict since his condemnation has
frequently been heard to say in his prayers, " Oh, that
I should have listened to any one." This induced some
persons to ask him what he meant ; when at length
he said, " I did not expect her (meaning his daugh-
ter) to come against me. She lived unhappily with
her husband because he was always drunk, and spend-
ing his money upon drink ; and she said he should
either be poisoned or have his brains knocked out,
and she then suggested that some poison be got. I ac-
cordingly procured the arsenic, but her's was the hand
that put it in the broth. I took the lid off the pot and
put my hand in, but that was only to feel whether or not
the water was hot. I did not have anything to do with
putting the poison in the broth." It can be proved that
this woman did not breakfast at home that morning, and
that she instructed her little girl in the story she was to
tell, and promised her a new frock if she told it well.
Since the condemnation of the old man, the daughter has
been walking about perfectly unmoved, while all the rest
of the family have been to the gaol to see him, and I am
informed the separation has been most heartrending.
Such is the feeling here, that the clergyman of the parish
has gone down to Bodmin to see the Learned Judge upon
the matter.

OXFORD ClRCUlT—Monmouth, August 3.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice OOLE-RIDGE.)

Joseph Jones was indicted for stabbing William Snail-
ham, on the 12th of July last, with intent to maim him.
There were other counts in the indictment, charging
the intent to be to disable or disfigure the prosecutor, or
to do him some grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Greaves conducted the case for the prosecution,
and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Selfe.
It appeared that the prosecutor went out about
nine o'clock from his house to a tramroad near Newport,
for the purpose, apparently, of picking up bits of
coal which fell from the coal-waggons as they passed
along. While looking about him, he saw the prisoner, with
whom he was previously totally unacquainted, standing;
on the ground, and waiting for him. Upon the prose-
cutor's approach the prisoner said to him, " You are
one of those persons who nearly beat me to death some
time ago," and rushing upon him with a knife, which he
held open in his hand, he inflicted a wound on the left
side of the prosecutor, between the fifth and sixth ribs,
which, if it had gone straight as directed, instead of
having been turned aside by the bone, would, in the
opinion of the surgeon who was examined, most pro-
bably have occasioned instant death. As it was, it in-
flicted a severe wound of about two inches in breadth
and an inch and a quarter in depth. As soon as the
prisoner had inflicted the stab he put up his knife and
ran away as fast as he could. Upon his apprehension
the prisoner said that he had charged the prosecutor
with stealing some coal, and that ho had struck him with
the bag in which he carried it.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up the evidence, and
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with intent to
do some grievous bodily harm.
The prisoner was then removed from the dock.
William Lewis was then placed at the bar, where he
stood indicted for maliciously stabbing, on the 12th of
June last, Daniel Williams, with intent to murder him.
There were four other counts in the indictment, varying
the intent, as in the former case.
Mr. Millman appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Greaves defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor was, with several others, in the tap-
room of the Queen Victoria beer-shop, in the borough
of Newport, when a quarrel arose between two of the
company, named Redman and Morgan, in which the pri-
soner, who was at the time sitting. on a settle about eight
or ten feet from the prosecutor, interfered, and said he
would strike Redman, who is an old man. The prosecutor
desired him to sit down, and let the old man alone, and
some coarse and irritating language passed between them,
which induced both parties to advance towards one an-
other with apparently hostile intentions. The prisoner had
a knife open in his hand as he stepped forward, and the
combatants closed and fell to the ground, the prose-
cutor undermost, exclaiming " You have stabbed me."
Upon examination it was found that the prosecutor
had received a dangerous wound on the left side of the
stomach, through which about two handfuls of his intes-
tines had protruded, and the intestines themselves were
wounded. Most providentially medical assistance was
' immediately obtained, and from the skilful treatment
adopted the prosecutor recovered, but it was stated that
he would never entirely surmount the effects of the in-
jury. It should be observed that at the time of the oc-
currence the prisoner was the worse f r liquor.
The prisoner received a good character for humanity.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with intent to
do the prosecutor some grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE ordered Joseph Jones to be
placed at the bar, and then addressing both prisoners
said—" Joseph Jones and William Lewis, you have both
been found guilty by the Jury, and it was inapossible
upon the evidence that they should do otherwise, upon a
charge of maliciously stabbing your respective prosecu-
tors, with intent to do them some grievous bodily harm.
I am sorry to say that in the circumstances of both your
cases there is something which very much aggravates
the character of the offence of which you have been
found guilty. From all that appeared on your trial, you,
Joseph Jones, remained on the spot where the prosecu-
tor came up with you, for the purpose of avenging your-
self on him, and you inflicted on him a wound which,
but for God's mercy, would have taken away that man's
life. You, William Lewis, are also to answer for a
similar offence. There is less before the Jury, in your
case, of anything like malice or private grudge, but I
have read the depositions, and from them it appears that
on two former occasions you have had quarrels with the
prosecutor, and that on both these former occasions you
threatened the use of the knife, as if the use of the knife
were a thing to which your mind familiarly had re-
course. It is because the use of the knife has become
so frequent, that it is absolutely necessary to visit this
offence with severe punishment. Now-a-days, the in-
stant a man finds that he has a little the worst of an en-
counter, out comes the knife, and lie plunges it into the
body of his antagonist. I must make a severe example
of both of you, in order to prevent other persons having
recourse to the same deadly instrument. The sentence
of the Court is, that you, and each of you, be transported
beyond the seas for the term of 21 years."

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—On Monday an
extraordinary sensation was occasioned in Guildhall, at
half-past three o'clock, by the appearance of a fine
large black cow. The numerous visitors of the Hall
were astonished by a cry of drovers from without, and
immediately, afterwards in ran the cow, amidst the
alarming cries of " A mad bull, a mad bull." The
cow, instead of turning to the right or the left upon en-
tering the Hall, walked up the flight of steps leading to
the Court of Common Council and the Committee-rooms,
and proceeded to the door, the very room in which the
Markets' Committee had last held their meeting upon
the subject of the alterations in Smithfield Market.
Here the cow stopped for a few moments, but finding
that there was no admission she turned round and made
for the Hall again. Just as she was passing the Cham-
berlain's office Mr. Henry Sewell, one of the Lord
Mayor's household, who had just left Sir James Shaw's
apartments, turned round upon her, and apprehending,
from the foaming of her mouth, and the hanging of her
tongue, that she was a dangerous character, gave her a
slap behind, and off she scampered down the steps and
right through the folding doors to the Guildhall-yard.
The crowd outside considered that the cow formed part
of a deputation to the Markets' Committee, to apply for
a small allowance of water upon the arrival of cattle in
Smithfield.

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NATURAL HISTORY OP THE SALMON.--
Various interesting observations have of late been made
on this subject,
to which we have now to add the follow-
ing, which has been furnished to us upon the best autho-
rity. Tho manager of the Duke of Sutherland's
fisheries in Stitherlandsbire caused his men to mark all
the spawned grilse which they took on the 4th of March
this
fin,sye andar, vithabrass wire, which they inserted in the
restoredbackl to the rivers. One of these taken
aboven
the date,
when it weighed 4 lbs.,
same river on the Ist of
waso the
caughtBlShin at the
station
July, when it was found to weigh exactly 141bs. 1 being
a a
an increase of 101bs. in less than four months. This
ratio far exceeds that stated by Mr. Shaw of Drumlan-
rig, but the difference may be explained by the fish in
the former case having had free cope in the river; while
in the latter they arc confined to ponds.—Perth Courier.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYDS.
VESSELS SPOKEN NVITIL—John Tornkinson, Liver-
pool to Batavia, lat. 34 S. lon. 74 E. ; Gerera, Dutch
Indiaman, June sth, lat. 49, lon. 10 ; piked up on:the
28th May off Scilly a boat marked " Fanny, of Greenock,
T. S. Stoyle," by. the George, arrived at St. Vincent.
Neuler, Sicily to Newfoundland, June 22d, off Cape ,d e
Gat, by the Buoyant, arrived at Falmouth. Voyager,
Cadiz to Havana, lat. 46, lon. 55, by the Athels!an,
arrived at Leith

CORN AVERA G_EN.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORY,.
For the Week ended July CG, 1841, made up from the Reliant 0
the Inspectors is the different Cities and fawns in Englaii., !Ilia
Wales. per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat 6Ms. ?ti. Oats
Barley ni. li. !Id. Rye ... ...... 353. V.I Pease ......... 445. Id.
AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
Week ending wino: BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. 14:01"
June 25 63 5' 91 6 21 11 35 9 34 1 37 !
July 2 63 11 31 11 '22 11 3i .6 i 39 3 'l
tr ...
16
23 66 3 32 9 22 9 3.5 5 :" 4
9 6 43 1
39 fB 2 as 11 23 1 35 7, 40 3 4
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TIIX SIX ViI"S„
Wheat... 6ss. 2d. I
Oats .......... 225. 5d Beans ........ .394. r,
Barley. I 323. sd, Rye I.is. Id Pea5e........424. v'''

DUTIIS ON FORAIGN CORN.
Wheat 21s. 8(1. 1 Oats
13s. 1.(1.1 Beans. ........16L ".
Ilarlev l4ls. 10:1. 1 Aye

THE M

COAL N
Ships arrived since.

s. d.
Buddle's West Hartley I 0
Carr's Hartley
Hebburn Main ll4 0
Molywell Man lB
Leaze's Main l4 6
Nelson's West Hartley
Old "lanfield Moor
Pontop Windsor
Ravensworth's W. Hartley 16 C
West Pelaw ll t
Wyla,n
Walls E. d Rewicke and Cr'. :0 0
Walls End Brown's' l7 t
Walls End Clennell
Walls End Clarkand
walls End Hedley

RKETS.

AUK ET.
last market day, 41.

P
Walls End killing‘erth ... 18 9
W. E. Braddyll'afietton ...
Walk End Haswell. ......•» ;
Walls End Hetton ..... 2! '-
Walls End Lambton ..... a"
Walls End Whitwell
Walls End Hartlepool • it
Tennant's Hartle I :20
poo ......... 0
Walls End Barrett ............ 19 . 6
Walls End Farrington Tees
[Walk:End Seymour Tees.. rl7 •
Wal s End 'lces ........
Co .. ...•.
Pen ..... ................... 17 0
w
Hartley ..... ....... " ...... 1,7. 0
Walls End Devonshire ....• .

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.
_____.--
1 1'044'
Wheat. ' Earley. Oats. I Beans. 1.............--'
4 ..--.........1
to ,
Per Quarter. s. to 0. s. to w. s. to is. a. to: B. I A',. 40
Boston
Ilraintree 52 60 '27 34 23 29 33 38 •„,1 41
IST ighton 6O 0 2s 30 24 25 36 40 '' '4l
Cambridge — 46 32 ... 24 30 *-- 40
Chichester Aa
62 64 30 34 24 26 44 48 "„, 44
Dunmow 6l 69 ;,'0"
O 36 94 29 34 33 ....
Grantham
Grimsby 56 64 25 33 IS 21 36 40 r, 51
Hailsham 63 68 26 30 22 25 37 sg
Hitchin 5O 63 28 34 22 30 34 43 --,. 41
Ipswich .....
LCIVOS 65 65 26 59 22 25 34 88 47; 9
Lynn 6O 68 30 34 20 24 34 28 " --'
Maidstone 59 65 36 39 26 32 38 40 _,--' 40
kiorwich
Pctworth
.-
Rom ford 64 74 34 38 20 30 26 42 1 41
Sandwich 6ll 71 30 34 '6 20 35 43 I °7, '
41,
Tnetford 66 69128 30 24 25 38 40 40 57
i
Wisbech 41
44 54
Witham 164 71 132 36 27 30 37 42 "1-' 44
Yarmouth 66 70 3u 32 24 30 88 40139
LIVERPOOL CORN 51.1/tKET.—Aug. 3 ID 01
WHEAT, English, 'White, per 701 b... lO. 614° 1 1 0
Red
--- Scotch, Welch, and Manx 7 0 910
---- Irish, White 9 8 0 0
Red 8 U ~ 6
Foreign
3
OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 0 4
3
Irish
Foreign 0 0 AA 0
•• ...... A „,... •
,
2ARLEY, English, Malting, per imp. quarter 34 I; 4:
a

BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter
-- Scotch and Irish, per 60Ibs.
- Feeding
BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter
- Irish, &c
- Foreign

PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter
F:reigr?

Aug. 3 OID Al
ri
8 0 9
U
9 2 6
3 0 ; 4
3 3 0 0
0 0 96 0
, 24 0
4 4 4:0
4. 4
4 .
43 0 41 0
341 0 43 0
44 0 4Q
g 09-
0
0
.i
... 20 3
3e 0 r 0
C
44

FLOUR, English, per 28C1b.
- Irish

OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 241111)s. ..... ..„
INDIAN Coast, per 4801 h.
Rye, per Imperial quarter ......
41sur, per Imperial quarter

DUNDEE.—We are still unable to mention arel,
changes in the state of our trade and marlfilteot:ign
Notwithstanding the dull state of our market, ' 'jot)
prices continue very stiff. In the Rion market t
are eager buyers at the prices demanded. In St: vof
tershurgh there has been nothing_ doing—the gulls of.
the flax from that quarter not being well report tot
Advices received from Archangel yesterday stato--
only a small quantity of °thorny flax—saY to the de'
was parted with by a needy seller, at 127 IS yn sort
mand for tows and codillas, particularly the Wit. ot at
of the latter, continued undiminished, the dealer 3 ow,
all anxious to sell at present prices ; indeed both
their
and codillas have every appearance of maintainin. roe
prices during the season, the demand being consl.ele'
and the supply small. We regret the ship Plug
13 lie are
is likely to suffer just now. Freights in the
en
flpz
lower than we ever recollect of their haviri.„,7,,,ers—i;urgh
has been taken to the East coast from St:: ; and
at the unprecedentedly low figure of 30s. per ;`), %%e
even at this price cargoes are C.l:CeedilelY Se6IC. the de-
think that flax must soon give w.-„v—at least, 1 •es
prle
mand from this side govern the price. At
Present tiscr.
consumers can make nothing of it.—Dundee Adrer s
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