The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-01 00:00:00

THE YARMOUTH MURDER.

DEC. 29.—Sinen the announcement of
Yaamot, --ion, a variety of circumstances have
Yarham's apprehen— light upon this murder,
transpired tending to dirt,- " e"'" the
.amount of
which stands almost unparalleled _ ---anied it.
brutal and unnecessary violence which accoe.,.
In consequence of a statement made by Mrs. Dica,
alleging that she had had a conversation with Yarham,
in which he admitted a guilty participation—indeed, that
he had inflicted the wound that terminated the existence
of his victim, the magistrates of the borough determined
to take the first advice with respect to any ulterior pro-
ceedings that might be required to satisfy the ends of
justice. Their great difficulty arose upon the following.
points :—Whether Yarham, having been originally in-
cluded
in the indictment, and subsequently admitted as
evidence for the Crown, could be afterwards indicted as a
principal. With a view to adjust the question, instructions
were given to Mr. Holt, the clerk to the bench of magis-
trates, to prepare a case for the opinion of counsel. Mr.
Charles Evans was first applied to, and that gentle-
man recommended that the opinion of the Attorney
General should be taken. Mr. Holt accordingly pre-
pared a case for the opinion of the Crown adviser, under
,s
the sanction of the town council. The opinion returned
was to the following effect:—That the fact of a man
having
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aprincipal,
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prosecution
satis-
factorily that he broke faith with the prosecution, and
did not reveal all the facts within his knowledge. Upon
the receipt of this opinion a warrant was placed in the
no
hinds of Captain Love, the superintendent of police,
who, accompanied by Sergeant Coleman, proceeded in
search of Yarhatn. In consequence of a rumour pre-
valent here that Yarham was living in Gloucestershire,
under the feigned name of Samuel Young, the super-
intendent proceeded to that county, but was not suc-
cessful in obtaining any tidings likely to lead to the ap-
prehension of the suspected person. He afterwards
visited London, Deptford, Chatham, and other places,
and was continuing his search when he received a com-
munication from the deputy Mayor, stating that the
father of Yarhatn had called upon him, and intimated
that it was the wish of his son that his name and address
should be given up to any person in authority who might
require it. Captain Love proceeded again to Gloucester-
shire, and apprehended Yarham in the manner that has
been already announced. He was brought to Yarmouth
on the following Sunday morning, and on Monday was
remanded until this day. To-day the magistrates met
in a private parlour at the gaol, for the purpose of again
remanding the prisoner. The examination was to have
been in public court, but at a late hour yesterday even-
ing an intimation was made to the Mayor, that in conse-
quence of some fresh evidence another remand would be
desirable.

Capt. Love stated in the presence of the prisoner that
he was unprepared to-day to complete the case, but that
he believed, if the prisoner was remanded for another
week, E.dditional materials would be ready to be pro-
duced against him.
The following letter to his father and mother shows
the state of the prisoner's mind, and the line of defence
he will probably adopt, should the magistrates determine
to send him fur trial. The letter is a verbatim copy:—
" Dec. 7, 1845.

" Dear Parents,—We received your welcome letter,
and was glad to hear that you where all as well as could
be expected under the circumstances, though you did not
send us word the particulars ; but yesterday week, Nov.
29th, I received a newspaper and letter from Sarah's
sister, in Chatham, and on looking over it I was thunder.
struck to see a long paragraph of a confession that I was
said to make to Mrs. Dick previous to my leaving Yar-
mouth; in fact, three weeks after the trial, when at the
same time I was not in town but a fortnight, and can truly
say that I never saw Mrs. Dick after the day I came down
in the train from Norwich. But it appears some per-

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snos have nothing else to do but to invent .I.es ; and who-
ever it was that are so base and wicked I that the '
Almighty would strike them dumb, and then we .‘hould
be able to discover who are our friends and who are e';'ir I
enemies; but, however, it is no use wishing that. I should
think their own conscience, for knowingly inventing a
lie, is sufficiently to punish them ; but let them say what
they like, bless the Lord, I am as innocent of that as the
child unborn ; and the reason that I did not wish you to
tell, or let my address be known, was not on account of any
guilt that my enemies and yours should not know, as I
believe some of thew would glory in letting my employer
know, or anybody else, when they could annoy me by
so doing, and that is the reason I have not wrote to any
body besides you and Sarah's sister, and her only once.
Tell Mr. and Mrs. Freeman that is the reason I have not
wrote to them ; but if they know my address I should
like to hear from them at any time, but not to keep
it from anybody that is in authority, as I have written to
Mr. G. Palmer, to Mr. Cufand, and Mr. Kemp, some
time since, and about the railway, there is one from
London to Gloucester, and it is 16 miles from Glos'ter
to me and there is a mail coach run through every
night and -a van every Saturday, but I cannot say
much more, thanks be to God our health is as usual I
have got a very comfortable master, he is a member
of the Barbtist connexion N e attend the Chapel with
him, give our love to all If any body ask you where
live tell them close to Gibralter as there is a hill close
to us called Gibralter and that wont be a lie Remember
us to all inquiring friends I know that James is in the
habit of going to Old (Bicks in Swan-street) and I can
prove that he was one of the worst Enemies we had for
what she told Sarahs sister you would not credit and
that is where a certain vagabond got most of his in-
formation from, but enough of that, they have got to
answer for themselves before a higher tribunal than any
earthly one. I must conclude with one line to you all
and believe me to remain your affectionate son and
daughter, S and S. Y—.
" Address as Usual.

" P.S. I wish you all a happy Christmas and a prosper-
ous new year if the Lord See so fit as to spare us if not
may we be found prepared for a place above. When
you write send the name of the new Mayor, write soon
and let me beg of you not to make yourselves uncom-
fatable and prepare your mind for any thing that may be
Said for you may depend upon it there will be many re-
portiraised until the truth come out."
Yarham conducted himself before the magistrates with
the utmost composure. His personal appearance re-
mains about the same as when he appeared in Court at
the time of the trial. The public will be admitted to
hear the next proceedings.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30.

STOCK EXCHANOE.-The sales are-Aberdeen Railway, 10s.
p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, s'h2 p.-Birken-
head, Mold, and Llangollen, 12s. 6d. dis.-Bolton, Wigan,
and Liverpool, New Shares, 3% p.--Boston, Newark, and
Sheffield, ss. p.- Boston Stamford, and Birmingham, 2s. dis.
-Buckinghamshire, 15s. p.-Caledonian, 5 p. -Cambridge
and Lincoln Extension, 1% p.-Chester and Birkenhead,
494-Ditto, New 201. Shares, 20s. p.-Clitheroe Junction,
20s. p.-Derby and Crewe, 3% p -Dereham and Norwich,
7s. 6d. dis.-East Lincolnshire, 114 p.-Glasgow and Dum-
fries, par-Grand Junction, 249-Ditto, New Quarter Shares,
36 p.- Ditto, Eighth Shares, 18 p.-Grand Union, 2s. 6d. p.-
Great Grimsby Dock, 214 p.-Goole and Doncaster, 13s. 9d.
p.-Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 514 p.-Huddersfield
and Sheffield, 17 p.-Leicester and Bedford, 16s. p.-Leices-
ter and Birmingham, 2s. 6d. p.-Liverpool and Leeds Direct,
2s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction,
2% p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 p.-London and
York. 1314 p.-Direct Northern, Bs. dis.- Leeds and Thirsk,
33/4 p.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21s. 6d.
p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, par-Manchester
and Leeds, Extension Shares, 6% p.-Manchester and South-
ampton, 17s. tid. p.-Matlock and Midland ,3-North Kent,
10s. p.-North Staffordshire, 78s. 9d. p.-North Wales Mi-
neral, 4 p.--North Western, 214 p.-Nottingham, Erewash,
and Ambergate, ss. p.-Oxford, Worcester, and 'Wolver.
hampton, 3s. p.-Sheffield and Manchester, 123-Ditto,
Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), 4% p.-Sheffield and Lincoln,
2 p.--Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire,
17s. 6d. p. - Somersetshire and Midland, 11/$ dis.-South-
Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 2,4% p.-Ditto,
Consolidated Thirds, Half Shares, I% p.-South Stafford-
shire Junction, 20s. p.-Tean and Dove Valley, 2s. 6d. p.-
Welsh Midland, par-West Riding Union, 6% p.-Belfast
and Ballymena, par-Dutch Rhenish, 31/a p.-Great Paris
and Lyons, ss. p.-Paris and Lyons (Ganneron), 6s. p.
MANCHESTER, Dxc. 30.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire, 814—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., 2%—
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 73/4—Ditto, New, 25/8
Cambridge and Lincoln, 34—East Lancashire, No. 2, 10%
—East Lincolnshire, VA—Fleetwood, Preston, and West
Riding, 32s.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 525. 6d.—Goole, Don-
caster, Sheffield, &c., 57s.—Grand Junction, 40/. Shares, 61—
Grand Union, I%—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 11—Hud-
dersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 10—Lancashire
and North Yorkshire, 545. 6d.—Leeds and Thirsk, 123/4—
Leicester and Birmingham, I—Leicester and Tamworth, 435.
6d.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 514—Liverpool,
Warwick, Manchester, and Stockport, 37s.—London and
York, 414—Manchester and Birmingham, 78—Ditto, New
Quarters, 11 —D 1 tto, ditto, 93—Manchester and Leeds,
Extension, 61. 17s.—Manchester and Southampton, 314—
North Staffordshire, 61. 2s.—Nottingham and Boston, 2--
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 33/4—Shropshire Union
Railway and Canal, 42s.—South-Eastern and Dover, 391A—
Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Junction, 47s.—West
Riding Union, 71. 12s.
LEEDS, DEC 30.
_ _

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—London and Croydon,
22 4—York and North Midland Extension, 3014—East Lan-
cashire, No. `i (late Accrington), 1014—Great Grimsby and
Sheffield, 101/2—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 24—Leeds and
Bradford. 57—Leeds and Dewsbury, 20—Liverpool and
Bury, 24 ex, new—Ditto, New, 2% p.—Newcastle and Ber-
wick,l6—North British, New Carlisle Branch, 3%—Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 15—Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth, 31/2—Goole and Doncaster, 4s. p.—London and
Portsmouth, par—London and York, 41,4—Cambridge and
Lincoln, 3 v,„—Ditto, Extensions, VA—Direct Northern, 2/.
ls.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, s—West Riding
Union, 7%—Grand Union, % p.—Lancashire and North
Yorkshire, 7s. 6d. p.—Leeds and York, ss. dis.—Leicester
and Bedford, 18s. 6d. p.—Leicester and Tamworth, ss. p.-
-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 41A—Man-
chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 p.—Manchester and
Birmingham Continuation and Welsh June., par—Manchester,
Midland, and Great Grimsby, 7s. 6d. p.— Midland and Thirsk
Junction, 12s. 6d. dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire
Junction, 10s. dis.—North Western, 3%—Nottingham and
Boston, 2/. Is. 6d.—Nottingham, Erewasb, and Ambergate,
7s. 6d. p.—South Midlands, 33/4 p.—Wakefield and Harro-
gate, 15s. p.—Welsh Midlands, 2%.
HULL, DFc. 30.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties,
No. 2,2 s. 6d.—Hull and Selby Half Shares, 211/2—Black •
burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 7%2Leeds and Thirsk, 11—New-
castle and Berwick, 151/2—North British (Carlisle), 3%—
Ditto (Dalkeith), 6%—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 1%
—Axhulme, 2k—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 23/4
Buckinghamshire, % p.—Derby and Gainsborough, 11/4
Direct Northern, 2—Grand Union, 335. 6d.—Hull and Barns-
ley Junction, 40s.—Leicester and Birmingham, 22s.—Lei-
cester and Tamworth, 1/2 p.—Liverpool and Leeds, 21/2—
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 51. 2s.—Nottingham,
Erewash, &c., 21/a—?Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham,
21/B—North Western, 31/2—North Staffordshire, 61. 4s. 6d.—
South- Midland, 61. 2s.—Shropshire Union, 42s.—Tean and
Dove Valley, 21s.—Wakefield and Bradford, 1% —West
Riding Union, 814.