The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-04 00:00:00

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' Capi-
tal £14,553,000
Rest' 3,160,810
_ .

Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
n..

Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis -
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 6,301,774
Other Deposits ...
Seven Day and
other Bills ....

nuity) £11,281,376
Other Securities 19,206,940
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin 668,851

783,705

£41,635,557
M.l'

:ARSHALL, Chief&%6lise'rs.s7

Dated June 2,1839.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com•
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 31st day
of May, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Custpms paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain :
Per cwt.
From the British possessions in America 2ss Qd
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 28s 6d
Muscovadot the produce of the East Indies —s —d
Average price of the. foregoing 26s 81d

THE MURDER 1N HEREFORDSHIRE.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

This morning the magistrates resumed their
examination of John Isaac Jones, the accused mur-
derer.

The first witness was Jesse Hughes, clerk to the
guardians of the union of this town, who deposed
that prisoner became porter at that union on the
6th November, 1856, and remained in that employ-
ment until March 24, 1857, at a yearly salary of
£l2 and rations. When prisoner went to be clerk
at Mr. Masefield's witness lent him £3, which
prisoner repaid him.
The magistrates refused to admit upon the depo-
sitions a testimonial to character which witness had
received from the Birrnineam workhouse. When
prisoner became a porter here, stating that after
what the master of the Birmingham workhouse
had on the day before said with reference to the
incomplete extent of the information of himself and
others whe• gave testimonials to Jones when he
left Birmingham, such a testimonial was of no
value. Their worships, however, consented to record
upon the depositions the application of thQ pri-
soner's solicitor that the testimonial might form a
part of the depositions.
J. 11. Deakin deposed that at about half-past
nine on the morning that the murder was disco-
vered he waa in the back kitchen of Mr. Mase-
field's offices when the child Payne was brought
through out of Mr. Bowkett's house to be examined
by Superintendent Tanner and others in another
room. Prisoner was also in the back kitchen, and
said, " What is the use of that child's evidence P"
Witness replied, " Her evidence would be as good
as anybody's." Jones repeated his former
remark. As soon as the child was taken back into
the inner room prisoner proceeded to the closed
door, took off his hat, and bending down his head,
listened to what was going on inside with consider-
able eagerness. Prisoner then opened the door and
went in. He seemed a little agitated and looked
pale.
Cross-examined—Prisoner knew that witness
could observe him listen.

Superintendent Geo. Tanner of the Herefordshire
constabulary, was next examined. He deposed to
what he saw at Mr. Masefield's office when called
in on the morning after the murder, especially with
reference to the appearance of the body and the
state of the house and drawers. Was satisfied that
the house was not entered by violence. Found on
a shelf at the back of deceased's house a black wine
bottle containing about a pint of gin. The burning
body, when he found it, seemed to be clad in the
customary daily garb. Produced the bludgeon that
had been found locked up in prisoner's box, also
the cord found under the body, and a largei knifor.
that might have broken open the drawer
chest of
Masefield's office. The knife he found in
drawers in Mrs.l3aker's sitting-room.6d F. oaNuN
on
rdt
h£ loOf
in gold, more than ss. in silver,
stamps' of the value of
postage stamps, boob,ceipt
ht ei
5d., with also a paolicdkelt.e-
ings of the prisoner, fromcemed to be fully set forth,
the day of his arrest, n
dayw' ofiwhich
h theth emPurrodeeere tdo-
s but in which the previous entries were of a class
different from those
eis an entry, " accidmuch rarer.
ent," and in
Early in the book
wards,
Prreevferred to, and
" amputation." [Prisoner
a few days af
it will be remembered, had stated that the injuries
which cost him his leg were inflicted by bushrangers

in an attack upon him and his party in the Austra-
lian gold fields.] From the place where the bunch
of three keys were found by young Mr. Masefield,
a person might easily proceed to the bend of the
walk in Mr. Masefield's paddock and throw a
packet (of small coins), such as was found by Mr.
Burden, into Cabbage-lane. It would then have to
be thrown across Mr. Burden's garden. In that
case he should think that the packet would have
been found broken, but if the packet was found
compact, he should infer that it was not thrown
from the place of which he had spoken. At the same
time, he understood that the money was enveloped
in three several pieces of paper.
In his cross-examination, witness said that if a
person had thrown over the money at the point
mentioned, the person so doing might, if any one
was about on Mr. Masefield's premises, be seen
doing so.
By Mr. Higgins, magistrate—Had had pointed
out to him the spot where Jones had alleged he
found the key of the back door. Should suppose
that if anybody had previously passed over the
same spot they must have seen the key. At the
same time the key was not bright.
Mr. Underwood, the coroner, here entered the
room. He stated that he desired to avail himself
of the presence of the representatives of the press
to make some inquiries respecting a statement that
had been published as having fallen from Mr. Hey-
wood, one of the magistrates, during the first exa-
mination of the prisoner after the inquest.
Mr. Heywood here explained that on the occasion
referred to he had referred to Mr. Underwood as an
articled attorney's clerk, supposing improperly that
he now occupied that position in his uncle's office in
Hereford. At the same time he was not aware, until
the day after he so alluded to Mr. Underwood, that
he had stated anything which could be construed
as offensive by Mr. Underwood, as he had the
utmost respect for gentlemen occupying the position
of articled clerks to solicitors. In his remarks he
desired only to prevent the two courts from clashing.
He had only to express his deep regret if anything
that he had said could be offensive to Mr. Under-
wood, who of course was a fully accredited solicitor
and most respectable.
Mr. Underwood said that he had seen the remarks
of Mr. Heywood reported in a London daily paper,
and he had considered them very offensive to him
in his professional capacity.
Mr. Heywood—l can most heartily say that I
did not mean it.
As a gentleman to a gentleman, the coroner as
cepted Mr. Heywood's explanation. (Applause.)
The Coroner was then sworn as a witness, amd
read the prisoner's deposition given at the inquest
before he was arrested.
The proceedings were being continued when our
reporter left. There was only one more witness for
examination, at the conclusion of whose testilnony
the bench intended to commit the prisoner on the
charge of the wilful murder of Harriet Baker, the
deceased.

SALE OF OLD STORES AT CHATHAM.
Admiralty, Somerset-place, 2d June, 1859.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
4,EREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on WEDNESDAY, the
21 instant, at 11 o'Clock in the forenoon, the Captain
Superintendent will put up to sale in her Majesty's Dock-
Yard at Chatham, several Lots of OLD STORES, consisting
of Cordage (hawserlaid and cablelaid), Bolt-rope. Canvas Cut-
tings and Strips, Shakings, Oakum, Hemp liakings and Tyers.
-t.eather, Bunting, Lignum Vitae, Cast Iron, &c., &c., all
iYing in the, said yard.
Persons wishing to view the lots must apply to the Super-
intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose.
Catalogues and conditions of sale may be had here and at
the yard.