The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

THE PRISONER'S STATEMENT.

In the course of Friday afternoon the unhappy man
expressed a desire to see Alderman Dunn, one of the
visiting magistrates, and at his request, the-following
statement was committed by Mr. Dunn to writing, in
the presence of the governor of the gaol :
" I loved my dear wife sincerely, aed on the 22d of
March I had no thought or intention to do her any in-
jury whatever; on that night I was very drunk, and cm
not conscious to myself of having done anything to cause
the death of my dear wife; but, believing the died was
not done by any other person, lam willing to take the
blame of it upon myself. lam satisfied that I had a fair
trial before my judge and the jury, and I submit will-
ingly to the li.ws of my country. I beg pardon of all
persons whom I have injured or offended, and I freely
forgive all who have injured or offended me. I die in
peace with all the world, and humbly hope fer mercy
and pardon from Almighty God, through the merits of
my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I make this decla-
ration truly and voluntarily, in the presence of Alder-
man George Thomas Dunn and Mr. Thomson, the go-
vernor of the gaol in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the 23d
Antiq, 1850. " PATRICK FORBES."
—St wca stl e Guardian.

THE HARVEST IN YORILSIIIIRE.—It is difficult to
ascertain the precise nature of our harvest prospects, which
st ill depend so much on the weather, °raven the actual quality
of the various crops according to present appearances, so
much d opinions va-y. The weather, during the week,
with the exception of tbat on Monday, when the heavy rain
and wind caused considerable apprehensions, and excepting
also occasional showers since, has been favourable to harvest
operations, though the unusual lowness of the temperature,
which has prevailed since Tuesday, of course retards the
ripening, where it is yet incomplete. Still, we may report
that the reapers are busy over the greater part of Yorkshire.
In the East Riding (as we learn from a friend who has.tra-
yelled over a large portion if it this week) harvest opera-
tions are in full progress. Between Driffield and, Beverley
the wheat in some places is much laid, but for the most part
the crop looks well, and some fields in that neighbourhood
present extraordinarily heavy crops of that grain. "On the
whole," says our corresp ndent, "I have to report that the
gecount given in the Mercury of last week was as near the
truth as it can yet be reached—certainly, it was not too
highly coloured. The disease is spreading among potatoec,
baying made considerable progress during the week; but
here, as elsewhere, there is a great breadth of land under po-
tato culture, and no scarcity of this vegetable (though the
disease should advance) is apprehended. Oats are looking
well, and will be a fair crop. Peas .are a very bad crop.
Barley will be deficient; turnips and all green crops excel-
lent.—Leeds Mercury.

BEVERLEY MINSTER.—The I:arge window of St.
Mary's Church, which has for some time been undergoing
repairs. has lately bean opened ; the whole of the stone work
having been renewed under the superintendence of Mr.Ptigin
and stained glass added by Mr. Hardman. The atone work
comprises two tiers of seven compartments each : in the centre
of the lower one is a figure of the Virgin Mary, on the left
hand of whom are placed St. Matthias with the axe, Sr.
Thomas with the spear, St. James the leas with club; and on
the right St. John with cup, St. Matthew with builder's
rule, and St. Simon with the saw. In the centre of upper
tier there is a representation of our Saviour, on the left of
whom are put St. Bartholomew with the knife, St. James the
great, pilgrim's staff, and St. Peter, the Gospel, and the kei a;
and on the right St. Paul with the sword, St. Andrew witta
the transverse cross, and St. Philip with staff and Latin
cross. The window above the transom is divided by the in-
tersecting mullions into eight compartments, four above four,
on each side of the centre, in which are placed the prophets
Amos, Zechariah, Jonas, Micah, Zephania, Haggai, Obadiah,
Malachi, Isaiah, Joel, Ilabbekuk, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Nahum,
Hosea, and Daniel.—Builder.
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