The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-05 00:00:00

AUGUST 1.

This day the Court sat at a little after nine o'clock.
As it was knows that a case of murder of an aggravated
kind was to come on the first thing to-day, an unusual
number rushed into Court upon its being opened.
The prisoner, Thomas Prendergast, a feeble, emaciated
old man, 70 years of age, was then put to the bar, and
the Clerk of the Crown read the indictment, charging him
with striking Margaret Lyons on the 4th of last April with
a hatchet on the head, wilfully and with malice prepense,
of which she died.

Pat Lyons, examined by Counsellor O'DwYER—Is a
cobbler, and lives in Doyle's-entry, Nicholas-street. Was
accompanied out with a daughter of his on the 4th April.
Mary Lyons was his daughter. Knows Ansty Harne. In
consequence of what she told him, he returned home about
half-past eight o'clock. Found his daughter lying there in
a gore of blood, and cut in the skull. Went for the Priest
and Dr. Kenny. She was not able to speak then. She
did not speak of dying. Lived four months after. He
left money behind him to the amount of 101. 7s. Gd. in
his box. Box and room locked. Both locks were broken
and money gone. Knew prisoner. Saw him that day.
Held no hopes or threats to him.
William Smith, a prisoner in the City gaol, examined—
Knows Prendergast, and knew him in prison. A volun-
tary conversation occurred between them in the kitchen.
Priioner asked him could be (witness) write, and would
be write to his son for him. He told him to write to his
son that he had money to employ a Counsellor at the
Assizes, buried in a field at the Manor, near the waterfall,
Si. 108., in one lot in small silver, and half-crtlwns in an-
other, buried, as he said, lest his wife would get at it.
Witness said to prisoner, " You must be guilty ?" " Yes,"
said prisoner to him, " it is the rascally cobbler's money."
He said he pushed the girl and left her there. He told
witness the bushes were for an excuse, that people would
net suspect him ; he also told witness that that he opened
the box with a hatchet, and that he struck the girl one
I blow with his fist.

The case here closed, after which his Lordship briefly
recapitulated the evidence, and dismissed the Jury, who re-
turned in about ten minutes with a verdict of Guilty.
The JUDGE then proceeded to pronounce the sentence of
the law—that the prisoner should be hanged on Monday,
and after his body should be cut down, that it should be
dissected and anatomised.

The helpless and wretched old man was obliged to be
carried out of the dock.

The three unfortunate men, Marks, Ryan, and Condon,
also received sentence of death.

Despatches were received at the Foreign
Office, Downing-street, yesterday, from Mr. VAUGHAN,
our Minister to the iTt6ted States, also from Sir CH A RLYS
BAGOT, our Ambassador to the Netherlands.

Mr. `AIL MOT HORTON left town yesterday
for Brighton. The Right Hon. Gentleman was expected
to leave Brighton yesterday for Dieppe, and from thence
proceed to Switzerland, to join Mrs. NORTON and family.
Part of the furniture of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON'S residence in Piccadilly was begun to be removed
yesterday to the house in Downing.street belonging to his
Grace as First Lord of the Treasury, which his Grace, it is
expected, will occupy during the time that Apsley-house is
undergoing repair.

His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, it
is expected, will honour the Marquis of CLEVELAND, and
Mr. RUSSELL, the Member for Durham, with a visit, in
the month of September. Preparations, in fact, are already
making, both at Raby Castle and Rrancepeth Castle, to
receive the illusttieus visitor.

The late Speech of the Lords Commissioners
is said to have been the entire composition of Mr. PEEL.

The Hants Picture Gallery opened last Friday.
The pictures are more varied and numerous than hereto-
fore.--Hunts Advertiser.

On Tuesday evening Earl FITZWILLI ar-
rived at Wentworth House.—Sheffield Courant.
The Earl of CLARE has arrived at his seat
gland.—Dublin Morning Re-
gtuenrt Shannon, from En
.
ELOPEMENT.—at Tuesday last Miss ELI-
ZABETH MENIIINICE eloped from her father's house at Tre-
gudick, near Launceston, with Mr. J. PARSONS, of Lifton;
the fugitives were followed by the lady's brother, who rest-
ed at the saute inn with them in this town, the host know-
ing the business of buth parties, sent the brother to Stoke
Church., and the happy pair to Stonehouse Chapel, where
they were indissolubly united,—tricking the unwary brother
by the contrivance of Boni onport Telegraph.
On Monday the incorporation of bakers in
Glasgow reduced the price of the quartern loaf one penny.
It now sells at eightpence.—Caledoninn Mercury.
The " Heir at Law" was performed at the
Theatre Royal, Cheltenham, on Saturday evening, in a style
of excellence that has seldom occurred out of London.—
MATHEws was the representative of Lord Duberly ; Col.
BERKELEY personated Doctor Pangloss ; and Major I/Aw-
KINS hit off Dick Dowlas to the very life. The house was
completely full, and this evening terminated the successful
engagements of MATtikw; and YATES, for whose benefit
these amateur actors lont their aid And .assistance.