The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-09 00:00:00

YORK AUGUST MEETING.

York, Tuesday Night.
The racing this afternoon was limited in quantity, and
of little importance to sporting men in its results; indeed,
with the exception of the two-year old stakes to-morrow,
the entire interest of the meeting is centred in the Produce
and 30 Sovereign Stakes, which are expected to afford
some clue to the merits of three or four of the principal
favourites for the Great St. Leger. Neither Fang.
Francesca, or Julius, have yet arrived, although their re-
spective partisans bear up strongly that to-morrow morning
will see them at York. The sane mystery was observed
last year with Saddler, and is not very commendable.
Julius is reported to be amiss. The weather is very fine,
and the company, as we had anticipated, miserably thin.
We subjoin a return of the running :
Produce Stakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft., for 4-yr. old colts
Sat. 71b., and fillies Sat. 41b. Four miles. Five subs.
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Contest walked over.

Sweepstakes of 50 Bova. each, for 3-yr old colts Sat. 51b.,
and fillies Bst. 21b. Mile and a half. Three subs.
Mr. Houldsworth's Baffoon received.
Match 206 h. ft. Mile and a half.

Mr. Petre's ch. c. The Adjutant, Sat. 51b., agst Sir D.
'lard's b. c., by Whisker, Sat. 51b. No race.

The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft., for
3-yr old colts, Sit . 51b.; fillies, Bst. 3!b. St. Leger course.
Marquis of Sligo's ch. c. Daxon, by Langar I
Mr. Gascoigne's br. f. by Catton '2
Mr. S. Fox's ch, f. Wallflower, by Whisker 3
Mr. Gardiner's b. c. by Blacklock, by Walton 4
Two paid.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Wallflower, 7to 4 agst Daxon,
sto 1 agst Gascoigne's. Wallflower set off three or lour
lengths in front at a good pace, Damon lying second, and
Gascoigne's third. In this order they came at prime goo"
running till near the distance, where Gascoigne's chal-
lenged and defeated Wallflower. Daxon then went along-
side, and after a short contest beat Gascoigne's very cleverly
by two lengths. Rode by Conelly, Wallflower by Temple-
man, Gascoigne's by Johnson, and Gardiner's by Lye.
His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; 4 yrs., lost. 71b. ; 5 yrs.,
1 lat. 71b._; 6 yrs., llst. 121 b. ; aged, 12st. Four miles.

Lord Cleveland's b. h. Stotforth, ti yrs 1
Mr. Scott's Rodolph, 4 yrs
Mr. Houldsworth's Philip, 4 yrs 3
Mr. Bell's b. c. Romulus, 4 yrs 4
Mr. Shipley's b. h. Catillus,C yrs 5
A remarkably severe race, and won by half a neck only.
The winner rode by Lye, Rudolph by Scott, Philip b)
Darling, Romulus by _Nelson, and Catillus by Goodyer.

YORK, TURSDAY NIGHT, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The following is a statement of this evening's betting :

DONCASTER ST. LECER.
7 to 1 agst Lord Kelburne's Retainer
9 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Hargrave
10 to 1 agst Mr. Richardson's Fang
10 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Perion
12 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Trustee
15 to 1 agst Mr. S. L Fox's Julius
22 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Conrad
25 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Francesca
1000 to 30 agst Daxon (taken)
1(100 to 30 agst Roué (taken)
1000 to 30 vgst Westport

Monday a dinner to celebrate the triumph of
Reform took place at the Coal Exchange, Faversham.--
About 80 persons attended. J. F. CHITTENDEN, Esq. in
the chair, who, in the course of his Observations to the
meeting, stated the number of pledges each candidate for
the representation of East Kent has respectively obtained,
viz., Sir WILLIAM COSWAY, 1,800; Mr. PLUMPTRE,
1,600; Sir E. KNATCHBULL, 1,200; therefore the suc-
cess of the two former appears certain.—Kentish Chron.

It is curious that out of all the parishes to
which the order of the House of Commons was
sent for the " total number of those payers in
each parish, and the number of rate-payers in
each parish, who on or before the 20th July,
1832, had paid the assessed taxes and poor's
rates due on or before the sth April last," only
three parishes, viz., Lambeth, St. Andrew, Hol-
born, with St. George the Martyr, and St. Paul,
Covent-garden, have chosen to understand the
order so as to return a comprehensive answer, by
showing how many have paid both rates ; all the
other parishes have divided the classes so that
their answers will not show the numbers qualified
o vote under the Reform Bill.

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COOKE THE MURDERER.

Within the last ten days, the penitence and contrition
shown by Cooke has been surprising. Fully determined
to brave out a trial and read a defence, he occupied him-
self with writing a long detail of the circumstances, in
which he attributed the unfortunate death of Mr. Parse to
a quarrel he had with him, and that he unluckily, in self-
defence, struck him with the press-pin. On Saturday
week, however, all thoughts of this be gave up, and de-
clared it was false, and that he should plead guilty, and
wished to state to the Town Clerk the particulars con-
nected with this horrid affair. We believe it was to the
following effect; and as the confession will not be pub-
lished till after his death, we can only shortly state the
outline,. He says, that he bad the murder in con-
templation a week previous to committing it; that
on Mr. Peas coming into his work-shop ke shut the
door after him, and that he then paid him a small
account, but denies that he struck him while writing
the receipt ; that Mr. Peas 100 L after took up a
book that lay on the press, and while examining the bind-
ing, he walked behind him and immediately struck Lint
on the back of his head (his hat being off at the time) ;
that Mr. Peas immediately put both his hands to his head
and staggered towards the door, and as loud as be was
able called out " Murder !" that he (Cooke) again struck
Lim another severe blow on the top of his head, and finc:-
ing it not quite sufficient he dealt out a third, which
brought the poor creature to the ground—he fell heavily
on his side, and rolled over on his hack, his arms gave
two or three convulsive shakes, and all was still. He then
' locked the door and left. On returning to the bloody scene
in the evening, he stumbled over his victim, as he lay on
the floor, which shook his nerves dreadfully, but
that on commencing the work of cutting up the
body he recovered his usual firmness, and was so little dis-
composed by what he was doing, that he could have
gone on with the horrid work much longer than he
did, if there had bet n any necessity for it. He then de-
clared, as a dying man, be cansumed every particle of the
body, clothes, and all, except what was found; he then
also stated that pride was the cause of his crime, as he
wanted to get some money to embark for America. He
alluded to being connected with a society formed princi-
pally of young men (Deists) who frequented a public-
house in this town, in which the writings of Tom
Payne, Carlile, and other infidel authors were taken in
and encouraged. He emphatically added " I considered
myself a moral young man, attending as I did some place
of Christian worship three times a day, till unfortunately
I got connected with the above and other infidel associa-
tions." On Saturday last, Cooke seemed very much
agitated, hearing the bells ring on the Judges coming
into town ; he said it was a melancholy sound to him,
but talked of his death with great firmness and composure.
He was also visited by his father, who perhaps had better
remained away, for on seeing his unfortunate son, he
began to upbraid him, and asked how he could think of
doing such a dreadful deed; that he had brought disgrace
on the family, and that he never was before a Magistrate
in his life except on hie account. This conversation was
soon, however, put a stop to by the arrival of the chap-
lain of the prison, the Rev. Dr. Fancourt. The old man
then left, but did not seem much distressed on the occa-
sion. In the evening he was again visited by Miss Payne
of Sultry, who has had several placards printed to stick
up in his cell, with Scripture mottos, " I know that my
Redeemer liveth ;" " Lord, remember me when thou
cotnest into tby kingdom," &c. 'The penitent state of
feeling on the part of Cooke has been brought about
chiefly by the impression which ha■ been made upon his
mind by Mies Owston and Miss Bayne, whose visits to
him we noticed last week, and who have attended him in
his cell, and read religious works to him, frequently.—
Leicester Herald.

ASSIZES RECEIVED THIS DAY.

MIDLAND CIR CUIT—LE.rcirsTER, Auu. 8.

THE MURDER OF MR. PAAS.

The trial o' James Cook for this atrocious murder being
fixed for this morning, caused the avenues to the Court to
he crowded from an early hour. By the courtesy of the
Sheriff a box was set apart for the accommodation of re-
porters. It had bean generally rumoured for several days
previously, that the prisoner intended to plead Guilty, but
still the anxiety to get into Court and have a bight of the
prisoner, continued very great.
At nine o'clock the Judge entered the Court, and a
Jury having been empanelled, the wretched culprit James
Cook was placed at the bar, and arraigned on an indict-
ment containing various counts, but each charging him
with the wilful murder of Mr. Johu Pass. The first
count charged, that on the SOth of May he, with a certain
iron bar, did strike and beat and mortally fracture the
head of Mr. Paas. The second, that he murdered him
by forcibly throwing him upon a great fire he had pre-
pared for the occasion. The third, with striking him and
killing him by blows on the head and back of the neck,
and afterwards cutting up and burning the body. The
fourth averred that he had by divers ways and means, and
by instruments unknown to the Jury, destroyed and after-
wards burnt the body in a way they were unable to set out.
There were several other counts in the indictment, varying
the form of expression, and retaining the same substantive
charge.

During the reading of the indictment the prisoner, who,
from the first displayed the greatest self-possession, took
out a pocket Testament, and appeared to be engaged in
reading it.

On being a►ked the awful question, " Are you Guilty or
Net Guilty," he responded most audibly, Guilty.
Th• Learned Judge, after a short pause, said, I suppose
you are aware of the consequence of that plea.
tie replied—l am.
Judge : And you make it deliberately and advisedly ?

Prisoner—l

The prisoner again looked to the book, and the Learned
Judge, addressing him, said—Attend to me now, not to
the book ; you may look at your books hereafter. Do
you mean to adhere to the answer you have just given ?
and are you determined to persevere it it?
Prisoner—l am.

The Learned Judge then placed the black cap on his
head, and in a most impressive speech sentenced the pri-
soner to be hanged on Friday next ; and, by way of
marking the atrocious circumstances connected with his
case, ordered that he should afterwards be gibetted in
chain. !

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Cumrs.r.z, 41 LTG. 7.
The assizes for the county of Cumberland commenced
here this day. Among the Grand Jury were observed
Lord Morpeth, Lord Lowther, Sir T. F. Vane, Esq.,
Henry Howard, Esq., M.P., W. Blamire, Esq., M.P.,'
and W. James, Esq., M.P.
Mr. Justice PARK, in his address, observed, that con-
sidering the great population of the county and the number
of persons that were employed in the manufacturing de-
pirtments, the calendar was unusually small, containing
the names of only six persons for trial. The Learned
Judge, in alluding to the alteration made in the law relit•
rive to the disposal of the bodies of murderers after death,
i,bserved that formerly the bodies of murd, rers were to be
dissected, but with the view to set aside the prejudice
against dissection, an Act bad been passed emposs ering the
Judge, in future, to order the bodies of such criminals
either to be hung in chains, or to be buried in the prison
immediately after execution.

Thomas- Marrs was indicted for the manslaughter of
George Coulthard.

The prisoner and the deceased met at a public-house,
called the Half-way House, about two miles from Carlisle,
and a quarrel took place between them, in consequence of
Coulthard having torn the prisoner's coat. The prisoner
said that Coulthard ought to send for a pot of ale to make

it up, which the deceased agreed to do, and the ale was
produced. The dispute, however, was renewed, blows
were exchanged, and both fell to the ground. While
the deceased was down the prisoner kicked him in a very
brutal manner, and continued to kick him, although the
deceased became insensible from the kicks he bad received.
Among other injuries which the deceased received from the
kicking, was a dislocation of the neck and fracture of the
spine, which caused his death.
The Jury found him Guilty.

DEATH OF A MISER.—A few days ago,
a woman, named SARAH WELLS, a pauper for many
years in Bermondsey-, was taken ill ; she applied for extra-
parochial assistance, but this was refused, and she was re-
ferred to the workhouse; she refused to enter it, and
CHeSNEY, the beadle, was sent to examine her case; he
found her in bed in a room at No. 4, Page's-walk,
Grange-road, in a dying state, and she soon expired. The
bed on which she died was made of flock, and the only
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silver were found under the bed on which she died, to-
gether with half a dozen silver spoons, and silver sugar-
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