The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-09 00:00:00

WINCHESTER ASSIZES —A.IARcii 8.

These Assizes ended late on Saturday. There
were 48 prisoners for trial ; 16 were sentenced to
die, 1 to be- transpotted tor 14 years, 5 for 7
years, 6 to he imprisoned for one year, and kept
to hard labour, 2to be imprisoned-6 months, and
kept to hard labour, I to be fined 501., imprisoned
for three nio”ths, and kept to hard labour, 1 to he
publicly whipped at Atrestord on the next market
d.iy, and then to be dis Charged; 1 imprisoned to
give evidence, I remanded, 1 discharged on :his
own recognizance, 1, found to be insane,
against lour there was no bill, and eight were
acquitted.

The only case of atrocity was that of-Sarah
Huntingford, who was found guilty, on the clearest
evidence, of murdering her husband, Thomts
Huntingford, at Portsea, on the 24th of last Oc-
tober. He was upwards of 70, and she of• 60
`years of age; they had lived together nearly 40
years, and no reason whatever was assigned at
the trial for her cruel conduct. It was proved,
that at a little before-9
o'Cloek on the preceding
evening, and the last time they were seen toge-
ther, she was reading the Bible, and he was sit-
ting near. her. It was not known at what time,
they went to bed, but at 3 o'clock in the morning
she was seen in the yard, apparently in great dis-
tress of mind ; and when she went up stairs again,
two other persons went up with her, and kiund
her husband murdered, he havitig in and about his,
head thirteen: severe wounds and contusions ; she
then said, that two persons, who seemed like
chimney sweepers; had came up stairs and In ordered
and that they told. her that they would mur-,
der her also, if' she matte a noise. But this de-
fence it seemed her Counsel abandoned, as it was
endeavoured by them to :prove, by vArious
finesses, that She was insane, but as nothing of this
sort appeared either immediately before or after the
,act, the LearnedJodge (Mr:Justice BEST) thought
this defence not available, and the Jury agreeing
with him, twilit! her Guilty on the Whole indictment.
She was sentenced to suffer the punishment of
" Petit Treason," whi.ch was put in execution
this morning, between eight and nine o'clock,
and her body was afterwards sent to the County:
Hosiiital to be dissected. She • persisted in her
not doing the murder, but said that the instru-
ment which was produced in Court Was not the
instrunient 'with which be was killed : she ap-
peared to he quite a visionary, and' reconciled to
her fate : when urged to confess , she replied, that
sbe would confess to God alone—that the act of
dying was only momentary, and what she did not
fear. 'When brought out at the Gaol she stepped
on the sledge with firmbess, and did not appear
'otherwise even when the fatal cart was removed,
and she was launched into eternity.—The Judge
reprieved the other 15 before he left the City.

The celebrated HENRY HUNT Uad an action some
time since brought against him by his Landlord,
the Rev. Lloyd Williams, of Whitchurch, for
breaches of covenant, in not leaving the premises
in sufficient. repair ; for not keeping any, instead
of 200 sheep ; for cross-cropping, selling,the
straw, not leaving manure, &c. &c. He had per-
mitted judgment to go by default, and the da-
mages were, assessed before The Sheriff at these
Assizes, when, after a . very patient hearing of
about 14 hours, the Jury awarded 1521. 10s.
against Mr. Hunt.—Mr. ABRAHAM Mooae and
Mr.' PHILIP WILLIAMS conducted the cause for
the Rev. Lloyd Williams,' and Mr. HUNT was his
own Counsel.--= he Grand Jury has requested
the Learned Judge to print his very eloquent
Charge, which he hat promised to do.

The LORD CHANCELLOR.—kkiVitiI much plea-
sure we are enabled to state, that his Lordship 'is -
fast recovering,trom his severe indisposition. On
Sunday he felt himself mudh better, and compara,
tively tree from pain. He has devoted•every mo-
ment that his illness would permit to the consi-
deration of the judgments he has to. deliver iu the
immense number of cases bt:fore him ; and we can
'state that the greatest uneasiness has been felt by his
Lordship,at being (hits unhappily prevenE ed front
presiding in COurt, and the disappointment there-
by'experieneed by the suitors. Yesterday morn-
ing. we are happy to add, •the same favourable
syniptoms continued. He was visited by tfid
Vice-Chancellor and other distinguished charac-
ters.—(Mid.)

[Morning Post.]

A Mail from Holland has arrived. Buonaparte's
Cook has left Brussels for Paris, with a passport
from the French Minister at the former place..
He gives a most extraordinary account of Boons-
;rime's health, -if we may believe the Biussels
Editor.. He says it is very good ; yet he seemed
to suffer nurder a costive habit--a state of systenr,
of all others, we should think most likely to in.
duce disease. He was still very gloomy, and his
Chief occupation appeared to be the airangethent.
of 'his Memoirs.

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A Mail from Hamburgh arrived last
th night.--
liS The must interesting accounts:are fro , vveden:
The attention given by the King to the eligious,,
civil, and commercial happiness of his subjects
continues to be the theme of general and ar-
dent panegyric. The intelligence from the North
of Germany hAs been in most instances,: antlerpated by the Brussels Journals.