The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-21 00:00:00

half, that he was in such a state of mind as not to be re-
sponsible for his actions. They appeared to have no
doubt on that .uhj -et ; at the, same time they -had
shown their anxiety to discharge., their duty with the
greatest impartiality and fairia-,,5, try yielding in some de-
gree to that not uonatural impulse it had suggested to
their minds the propriety of such a recommendation as
that with which they had accompanied their verdict. That
recommendation he promised the prisoner should he for-
warded to the proper quarter. At present he bad only
one duty to perform, which was to pass upon the pri-
soner, not his own sentence, but the sentence of the law.
He warned the prisoner not to flatter himself with the
expectation that the recommendation of the jury could
be concurred in by the Secretary of State, Lut rather to
anticipate that the solemn sentence of the lsw he V 135
about to pronounce would be carried into effect. The
prisoner had but a short time to Jive, and be recom-
mended him to employ it in preparitmg himselt for were
fate which the law bad appointed for all men whowere
found guilty of such foul crimes as he Lad committed.
His lordship had no doubt from what he had heard that
the prisoner hail a capacity, an admirable capacity, for
the attainment of religious knowledge, and he besought
him now to employ the short space of time that remained
to him in the most profitable way he could employ it,
viz., that of receiving and paying his best attention to
the spiritual advice and assistance that would beg
ivon
to him. Do not (said his lordship in conclusion) cerisi%
hopes that may turn out to be delusive, but prepare
yourself for the worst—the carrying out the sentence of
the law, which is, that you be removed hence to the
place whence you came, that you be thence conveyed to
a place of execution, there to be hanged by the neck
until you are dead, and that afterwards your body be
taken down and buried within the precincts of the pri-
son in which you have been confined. And may the
Lord have mercy on your soul I
When the prisoner was brought to the bar to hot:
the verdict, he walked with a lively step, and appearea
calm and composed ; but on hearing the verdict he be-
came pale. When the usual question was put vsbet!r,
he had anything to say why sentence of death shout:
not be passed, the prisoner uttered the words " have
only one thing," and was evidently prepared to offer
some remarks, but hesitated, and his lordship, who Ar
peared not to have heard him, proceeded with the
tence, during the delivery of which the prisoner rem
ed silent and attentive.
After the sentence was passed, some of the turnkers.
approached the prisoner to remove him from tad it
at first he appeared reluctant to move away, as If id
wished to make some statement. He, however, said
nothing, and after a slight hesitation he turned, anu
n
walked away with a somewhat faltering step ad aPPe'
rent confusion.
The court was densely crowded when the verdict an
a
sentence were delivered, for the
The trial occupied the attention of the court
space of 42 hours—extending over four days. The
oellrt
adjourned on Saturday night, at 55 minutes past ten. d
As far as we could learn the result of the trial apPsere
give general satisfaction to the public.

Country Marks

HADDINGTON CORN 2.IAIUKET-- JuLz .--
First WLIE/Y. 1 BARLEY 1 ,
Second B6s 01 483 Od 38rd 1 gisl).Pfacl 11
81s lid I 47s ld I 35s lid / , 0
Third 7ss 6d I 46s 6d I 26s Od i 4'15
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Total quantity of wheat in market, 210 qrs., 104 sold
IPS ~ barley ~ 34 qrs., - %la
~ , oats '1 189 gro.,iroia
29 qrs., 9 I '1
IP ip, beans 91
AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL
CIITARTSB.I tbil ' 1
Wheat, 4/. 1 11 6-12ths I Barley, .2/. QUART
7 °5:12200
Oats, ... 11. 15 11 11•12ths I Beans, ......
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DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET--.1111 S 17.
or r
Inferi
Qrs. Best. Current. 583 Oa '
138 Wheat 84s Od ...... .. 00s 01 . ........
... s 293
Od
44
201 Oats 37s 4d......... 00s Oct ..• ...
4 Barley 4os 0d......... 00s Oct ... . ..... Od
37 Peas & beans 53s Od oos Od ......... 4's
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