The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

THE MURDER NEAR BOSTON.

The following confession has been made by Pickett,
one of the men charged with the murder of William
Stevenson :--

" Myself and Carey left the public-house on the evening
in question, between ten and eleven o'clock, and went
towards the house of my father, who had gone to bed. We
then crossed the drain in a boat of my father's, at the request
of Carey, to go to Santh's for two rabbits he had shot. As
we went Carey drew a large stae up, and told me to do the
same, as he said we might be attacked by dogs, but I would
not. When we had got a little distance, we overtook Mr.
Stevenson. Carey said ' Let's kill the old b-; I think
he's got some money.' I advised him not, but he went
up to him and hit him on the right side of the head, and
knocked him down, and sat on his head, and put his hands
in his pocket and took the money out, and then got up and
hit him three or four times with the stick. He then said
Take hold of his head,' but I would not, and he said, If
you don't I'll serve you the same.' I then helped him to
throw the deceased into the sewer ; he picked up his stick ;
the old man stood up in the dyke, and he went and struck
him two or three times more ; the old man climbed up the
bank on the other side, and I went round to help him up ;
but Carey came round the other way, and with a stick
knocked him down again, and struck him seven or eight
times, breaking the stiok which he used to atoms. The
old man tried to get up, but Carey struck him with a
hedge-stake until he was dead, and then trailed him to the
hedge next th e sewer dyke, and said to me take hold of his
legs and we'll throw him into the sewer.' I said what for,
let him be' He then reared him up on his head on the
hedge layers and tumbled him into the sewer; he went on
towards Mr. Stevenson' shouse, and I went to Joseph Coates'
house when I got on the bank Carey overtook me, and
said the old man is dead, he does not stir in the water at
all.' I've got £1 2s. 6d., and a handful of papers and two
bags. We went to my father's seven-acre gate, and he hid
them there under some grass, on the bank side against the
tunnel. We then went on to my father's boat, and crossed
the river in it. I said I would go home, and as Carey
waited to go with me, I wouldn't take him, and so we went
to Sands's house across the fields, as he was afraid the
policeman would see us if we went round by the road. I
slept in Sands's outhouse, and Carey in the beast-hovel. I
awoke early in the morning, and went to him about half-
past five. Mr. Sands came into the hovel and tumbled over
my foot. We then went to Richardson's (the Ship public-
house), and there Carey pulled out two bags he had taken
from Stevenson, and the stolen money, and put it in the
bags, and also a stone, and threw them all into Richard-
son's pit. I afterwards left him and went home."

THIS DAYS MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Coastwise, during the present week, a fair average sup-
ply of English wheat-3,470 quarters—has been reported.
Fresh-up, to .day, by land-carriage the receipts were small,
and the show of samples was rather limited. Good and
fine qualities were in fair request at Monday's currency;
but other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates.
The show of foreign wheat was seasonably large. All
descriptions were rather inactive, but no change took place
in value.

Fine barley realised very full prices, but grinding and dis-
tilling sorts were heavy, and the turn cheaper. There wax
a slow sale for malt at barely late rates.

Oats sold on former terms. Both beans and peas com-
manded extreme rates, but the transactions in flour were
very moderate.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley Malt.
English 3,470 3,640 ; 7,330
Irish
Foreign .. 6,020 1 9,5-90 I

Oats: Flour.
3,520 ; 1,730
1,890 ' ---
6,140 i 1,250 sks
-- blr

NEWGATE AND LEA!ENHALL.
The supplies of meat are on the increase, and the demand
generally is less active, as follows :
Per 81bs. by the Carcass.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beef 3 4to 3 6
Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 3 10
Pm.lar„,credo. 4 oto 4 2
Do. small do. 4 4to 4 8
Large pork.. 3 4to 4 8
Lamb, 5s

s. d. s. d.
Infr. Mutton. 3 6to 4 0
Mid. do 4 2to 4 4
Prime do. 4 Bto 4 10
Veal 3 10 to 4 10
Small pork
;d to 6s 4d.

BOROUGH HOP.

The show of new hops has become rather limited, and
the demand for all kinds is steady, at the late advance.
Fine yearlings are firm, but other kinds are a dull inquiry.
Mid and East Kent pockets Bos to 140 s per cwt.
Weald of Kent do 62s to 76s
Sussex do 6os to 70s ~