The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-13 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTY.

DUBLIN, August 8.
It was only at a late hour, last night, that the
people of this City were apprised of his Majesty's
safe arrival at Holyhead,. and we are not yet cer-
tain as to the day when we may have the hap-.
piness of greeting him on Irish ground. Various
rumours are afloat, all tending to distract the
public • mind at thiS anxious moment.• Some
will have it, that his Majesty is to come incog.
others, that he is to remain at the Marquis ofi
Anglesea's. for a week or a fortnight, should. the
Queen's illness terminate in her decease ; while
those who appear to be better informed, assert
with confidence, that he will not prolong his stay
on the other side of the water beyond a day or
two longer. A meeting of the Corporation for w,
private purpose was
.thisday held at the Assem- '
bly House in William-street, and the Lord Mayor
informed some of the Members that .his Majesty
was now at the residence of the Marquis of An-
glesea. The two Princes Esterhazy are here
with a numerous suite, and have engaged no less
than 30 apartments at the Hibernian Hotel. Lord
Sidmouth went over this morning in the Light-
ning steam packet to see his Majesty; but all the.
other principal official characters remain here.
The Master of the Horse, the Duke of. Montrose,.
rode through Parliament-street this morning, ac-
companied by several persons of distinction. The
influx of people from all parts cannot be described.
Cheapside, which is perhaps the most crowded
and bustlirig part of London, never exhibited such
a dense mass of pedestrians as Dame-street haS
done for some days past. The arrangements for,
the procession are under the immediate direction'
of Sir William lietham, who pays the"nabst polite:
attention to the Gentlernetr connected with
the London Press. An express from Lord Sid-
mouth is expected to arrive about eleven o'clock;
announcing the day when his Majesty
Will enter the harbour of Dunleary. Public
anxiety and impatience are worked up to the
highest pitch. The Catholics are determined to
make a great display_ on the day .they- are to go
up with. their Addres3. It is said that they will
asseinhle in Sackville.:street to the numbel of a
hundred, thousand, and form a grand procession
to the Castle. • -The more opulent among them
willgo in their own carriages,,and the others will
.fallow on foot:". •
Hill Of flOwth, near Dublin, One o'Clock,
• Wednesday, Aug. 8.
At half-past "-twelve o'clock' last night the
Lightning steam. packet, Captain Skinner, arrived
here ?rom Holyhead, where
,she left the Royal
squadron at four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Captain Skinner had. seen his Majesty, who
looked remarkably welt,: and had actually landed
and was about to' Proceed to' the seat of the
Marquis of Anglesea, where. grand preparations
are said to have been long made .forhis,,Majesty's
reception. The 'Lfglitning lad te'en "sent off
press by his Majesty.. 2 with a King!s:Messenger.On

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board, Who brc,u,4lit letters to tlu' C °vertu-I-tent ticre,r
and to Lord Viscount Sidmouth, wlio at an early
hsur th;s morning came from Ddblin, and left
this place ,at a quarter past nine ,A. M. His Lord-
ship way accompanied by the Messenger who
brouf.74/ the dispatches, and by Sir deniamin
Bloomfield, ho, after seeing his Lordship on
board, returned to Dublin.

TILE ASSIZES.

CIIELMSFORD, AUGUST 10.
MURDER BY POISON.

James Emery was indicted for the wilful mur-
der of Sarah King, on the. 29th of May last, at
White Nottley, in this county, by administering
to her a quantity of arsenic, of which she died in
a few hours.—This case excited, uncommon in-
terest from the atrocity of its circumstances—the
murder of an unhappy girl who had been seduced
and become pregnant by the prisoner.—Mr.
KNox and Mr. BROD RICK conducted the prose-
cution. 1: he facts proved in evidence werethese:—
The prisoner, a well-looking man about 25 years of age, a
labourer in the employment of a gentleman in the adjoining
parish to White Nottley, had paid hiS addresses to the deceased,
a young woman under 20 ; and having seduced her, she be-
came pregnant. The deceased lived with her father and some
younger brothers and sisters; in a small cottage, consisting of
three apartments. About a, week before the transaction in ques-
tion, the prisoner came to see the deceased, and they conversed
together at the back of the house. A young sister of the deceased
knowing her situation, listened to the conversation. She heard
the deceased say to the prisoner,. " Emery,' I am with child by
you." The prisoner said, "If you like any body better than
me, you may swear the child to him." The, deceased said,
" You know I have not been with any other person but yourself;
and therefore I shall swear it to you." They parted apparently
very good friends. On the 2,ith of MaY, in the evening, about
6 o'clock, the prisoner .came again; and conveedevith the de.-
ceased in the. parlour. Their conversation was overheard by
the younger sister, who listened at the door. When the prisoner
went in, he said to the deceased, " How do you do ?" She said,
"I am worse." He replied, "0 ! you are worse, are you ?
I have brought you a box of pills, and I will give you a
pound note if you will take them." The deceased said she
would take them. 'He left her a box of pills containing about
twelve, and went away. About eight o'clock the deceased went
to bed, haying eaten a hearty supper of boiled cabbage._
Before going to bed she took seven of the pills. In the course
of the night she awoke in great torture, and was violently sick.
The pain increased so much, that Ore sent her little sister to a
neighbouring .public-house to get her a half-quartern of gin,
which she took in some warm water. This aggravated her pain.
,She then told her sister to take two phials which had contained
some stuff of the prisoner's prescribing, and which she had
previously taken,' and the pill box, and hide them in alien at
the back of the house, and at the same tune said, " Why should
Emery be hanged;—Emery will' be hanged.—They will hang
Emery," or words to that effect. Her pain continuing to increase,
she sent her sister to get some beer. The girl went, and when
she returned in about ten minutes, she found the .deceased a
corpse. On opening her body, it was found that her death was
produced by arsenic. The remainder of the pills which she
ad not taken, on being analyzed, were found to contain
six grains of arsenic each ; and in the opinion of the surgeon,
one half of a single pill would have produced death. The rather
of the deceased, who was a labounng man, was not aware of the
courtship of his daughter with the prisoner; and at the time of
her death, was gone to his daily lahour. As soon as the girl's
death became talked of, the prisoner absconded with a few of his
clothes, selling the remainder to a fellow servant. It was proved
that, about a fortnight before the girl died, he had been inquir-
ing of a blacksmith in the neighbourhood what was the mode of
procuring a miscarriage ; but the blacksmith refused to tell him.
He then went to Chelmsford, and bought half an ounce of nux
vomica, and the same quantity of arsenic of a horse-doctor,
under pretence that he wanted tddestroy the rats and mice which
infested his room, and gnawed his clothes hutch, and his wear-
ing apparel. This in fact turned out by the evidence of
fellow-servant to be false ; for there were no rats or mice in
his room, neither had his clothes hutch nor wearing apparel
been injured. It was impossible to ascertain what had been in
the bottles which the prisoner had Sent to the deceased • but it
appeared that she had been takiiig the contents for about a
week before .her death. 'When the prisoner was told of the
girl's death, he said " Then I shall be had up before the ma-
gistrates." Ile admitted to his fellow-servant that he had taken
a bottle of stuff to the deceased. On a subsequent occasion,
' after lie had absconded, lie said to one of the witnesses exa-
mined, at a public-house in Roxivell parish," I dare say you
have heard what I have come away-tor. I dare say you heard
that I have come away on account of that cursed wench who
was poisoned at Nottley." To another witness he said he had
got the stuff for the girl, but that he did not give it her with an
intention to do her any injury.
Mr. Tomkin, a surgeon, and Mr. Baker, an operative thy,
mist, were of opinion that the deceased came to her death by
arsenic.
The prisoner being called upon for his defence, said—" I
have nothing to say. lam quite innocent of what thl girl says.
I did not do it."

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Mr.— Justice Bunnouon charged the jury in point of law,
that if they should be of opinion that the prisoner administered
the poison to the deceased, though it was not done with intent
to kill or murder her, but with a, view of procuring miscarriage,
yet inasmuch as that would be an illegal act, the prisoner must
take the consequence, if death ensued ; and there was no ma-
terial distinction whether the woman was quick with child or
not. If the prisoner had administered the poison he was guilty
of murder.

The Jury immediately found the prisoner GUILTY.
The Learned Judge then passed sentence of death, and he
was ordered for execution on Monday next (this day). The
prisoner was resigned to his fate, and appeared very little
affected.

MURDER BY STRANGULATION.
[Before the Honourable Mr. Baron WooD.l
William Akers was indicted for the wilful murder of Pa-
tience Ellis, single woman, by strangling her with a pocket
handkerchief, at Wickham Bishops, in this county, on the 19th
of June. The prosecution' was conducted by Mr. WALFORD
and Mr. BRomucx, and the defence by the ComsioN'SER-
GEANT and Mr. CURWOOD. _ _ _

It appeared in evidence, that the deceased, who was about
thirty-five years of age, had' for Many years been a helpless
cripple, incapable of doing- any thing to esSist. herself. She
lived with her mother. The prisoner lodged in the seine
house, in which there was also another lodger. About six
weeks before the 19th of June, the day the-deceased died,
she had been poorly, and confined to her bed, but was on that
day observed to be better. On that day about two o'clock the
deceased and the prisoner were left alone : shortly after--
wards he charged a girl, the grand-datighter of the deceased's
mother, who alsolived in the lie.eise, not to disturb the deceased,
and left the house. After some interval, the grand-daughter
went into the room of the deceased, and found her dead. She
gaVe an alarm, upon which the prisoner andother persons canie
in and examined the body, which exhibited various markS 'of
violence, which were then thought to be effects of mortification.
The prisoner soon after went into the village, and communi-
cated the death of the deceased, and although not requested to do
so, bespoke a coffin for her, giving the size ofit, and desiring that
no one should measure or examine the body. At his request the
Corpse was t wo days tifierieatils'etielaed; acid screwed
down the coffin. At the request of the grand-daughter, the
coffin was opened again, kit soon fastened dbwn. Shortly after
it . was. said-that the deceased had been pregnant,' in conse=
quence of which the body was examined again by a medical
man, who declared that she probably died of.dropsy. In aday
or two subsequently; in consequence of reports of a disagfeeable
nature becoming .prevalent, the body was again. examined by
another surgeon' who was of opinion that she had died by, vin--
lence, and that.she was eight months gone with child. &Co-
roner's Inquest was then summoned, the prisbner saying that
he should like td be on the jury. He afterwards declared that
the deceesed had hung herself, that he had found her suspended
from the tester of the bed, and had with his own hands cut her
down. It appeared that tile tester of the bed could not possibly
have supported, the weight of the deceased. The ncxt.day the
prisoner was apprehended, upon which lie acknowledged that he
was the father of the child of which the deceased 17t1'S pregnant,
and produced a silk handkerchief with which he declared she
had destroyed herself. This was the substance of the evidence.
A great number of witnesses were called to, roye the different
circumstances upon which the charge against the-prisoner rested.
The prisoner in his defence said he was innocent, and that
' his motive for concealing the manner. of the deceased's ;death
was to prevent her being buried in the highway for suicide.
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One witness, who had knOwn the prisoher 'for 20 years, gave
him a ,e(rood character for humanity and kindness of disposition.
The learned Judge summed up the evidence for the Jury
with minuteness and precison. He desired them to take the
whole case into. theirconsideration, and if they had any doubts,
to let those doubts operate.in favour of the prisoner.
The Jury inunediately found the primmer GUILTY, and
sentence of heath beingpeeised upon him, hi was ordered for
execution on Monday (this day.) .
Thg prisoner was perfectly composed during the whole trial,
which lasted from nine in the morning until half past three. in
the 'afterabon.

COUNTRY MARKETS AND FAIRS,

DURING THE LAST WEEK.

DF,vizEs, Aug. 9.

Best Wheat 345.0(1 a 359'0(1
'1 I Oats
Bartry .... 9.8 s Od a 36s 0(1 'Brans] I7K 0(1 a 20s 0(.1

1116 Sacks of Wheat, sold at't he average of 3ls 84d.
SALasstillY,2lug• 7.

Wheat
Barley
WAR MINSTER, Aug. 4. - . -.1 •
Wheat M a Gas OLI. 1 Oats 209.0t1 a -28 s Od
Barley ' 213 s ti 29s Od 'l Beatis .... .',(is Od a' 40s Od
...

WEsTeuRY, Aug. S.
Wheat aOs a 68s od Oatk
Bailey '22s a 28s Od Beans
Peas —s a --s Od.
NEwBURY, Aug. 4Ss a .70s—Barley, 2.ss'u 27s
—Outs; 20stt 25s—Beans, 32s a 36s—Pease. a --tt.
READING, Aug. 4.
Wheat 4ls'a 71s Oil I Beans
Bari 23: Cifis 0d Pease

ry

Jars
Oats , .

S El YfiS t
185,3 22s' While •-•••••S a--s.

- Old Wheat . .. —3a ---s.
CAMBRIDGE, AAHZ• 4.—Average.
Wheat • ssa 6d per qr Oats
Rye - • --s Od . •
Barley
HU4CTINGDON, July 28.
Wheat .... 46s Od a ais td 1 Oats
Barley .... 20s Oda 23s Od 1 Beans
Peas —s Od.
SitittWslttrar, A!ig. 4.
Wheat, 38 qts
Barley
~ L. 00% -Ad k H Winches-
Oats, 57 'qts -, 5s ad. T., i 9.-Is 51‘1(i ter Misliels
_ Peas . Os Od ".t," J—s Od us =2 5 6 qrts.•
. .

Hides, sidptrib—Lilf SS-4..afiuw,Ad.

LL:ICESIT.II; Aug. 4.

Whettt, 58s Sit Itye“Yd'Od Barle"y; 23s' ; Oats, .21 s.6d
Beans, 2Ss Od ; Bog Pease, —s cd ; Pale Malt, 6-2 s Ott per
quarter ; Oatmeal, 22s d per howl of 1401h5; Fine Flour, per
sack, 44s Od ; Seconds, 425 Oil ; Thirds, 29s Od.
MAat.-ET HArtatinottoti, Aug. 7. Wheat,. Sfis a 603;
• Rye, —s a s; Barley, 28s a 30s; Oats, —s a 26s ; Beans, N.,
325; Pease —s a —S ; Malt —s a —s ; Fine Floarver sacii, 451;
Seconds„ 425; Thirds, 404. •
I.II'eINGIIAM. Aug. B.—Wheat. 40s a ; Barley, —s a
235.; Oats, —s a —s.; Beans. —s a Vs—Old, —s.
. Lat)GH.ButtOUGII, Aug— 9.-1 V heat, 60s; Barley, 2ss ;
‘225,. Beaus, 18s; Malt, 64s ; • Fine Fluur, per suck,
46s ; Seconds, 4.2 s ; Thirds, 39s Od.
EXETER, Aug, s.—Price of Wheat per bushel, is 90.

PoNeAsricii, Aug. 4.
Pet I owl.

Wl,rat lss nd a 20s od I Beans l2s Gd a 14s Od
Superfine .. 22s Od a 25s Od New
Old —s od a—s Od Grey Peas .. —s Oct is —s Od
Rye

Per (;!hurter.

Oats
Superfine Vs Oda 24 6d Forehrn —s..od a—s Od
Pins new —s Od a Od Grmding —s Oda —4s 9!

LIVERPooL CORN ENCIIANGE, An g. 7.

We had a very slender at.endance of buyers to-day„ notwith-
standing which, the holders of fine IVlierat obtained ait ad-
vance in Irish of cid. and in English of 3d to e'd per 7uth
A few sales of grinding Barley were made at late prices, but
other kinds were neglected. Malt was a trifle dearer. Beans
were Is per quarter. higher. Oats, tit% ing to the improVing
appearance of the crops. met an exceeding &XI sale, at a
decline of id per 45ili.Other articles without. variation.
Wheat, English.
--- Foreign
Irish .. ..
Barley, English
Foreign
Oats, Potatoe
Malt, Fine ..
Beans, l6s Od a 35s ud per quarter.
English Flour, per 28nlba. 44a .a 465,--Seconds, 4ls a .42s—
Arvierican Flour, —s a —s per barrel ~f 19(tihs, i‘let„
• . Import Of :Grain fo-rlhe Week coding Aug, G.
Wheat, 3,501 qrs ; 'Rye, —; Oats, 3,073 ; Barley, 463;
Beans, , 50; Pease, 300; .Oatmeal, 161 .h,-- nom', 1076 sails,
42(19 :-Jarreis. •