The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-25 00:00:00

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-WARWICK, Au'. 23.

William Timpson stood charged, on the Coroner's
inquisition, with the wilful murder of Sarah Timp-
son, in the parish of Birmingham, on the 6th of Oc-
tober, 1826.

The prisoner, a powerful man, 34 years of age,
was brought into Court in a strait waistcoat, by five
men, who were scarcely able to hold him at the bar,
so violent were his paroxysms of madness. Upon
the testimony of Mr. Birch, the surgeon who attends
Warwick gaol, and who described the prisoner as

being insane ever since his commitment, the Jury
teterned a verdict to that effect; and the prisoner
was ordered to be taken care of until his Majes-
tY'S pleasure respecting his future disposal should be
known:

The deceased, we understand, had been the pri-
soner's housekeeper. Having nearly severed her
head from her body with a case-knife, he went to an
officer and gave himself up, saying, he had committed
murder, and wished to suffer for it.

Thomas Goodwin was indicted for assaulting Jane
Lee on the 28th of July last, in the parish of Aston,
and forcibly and feloniously taking from her person
two sixpences. _ _

The prosecutrix stated that she was a married
woman. At about half-past seven o'clock on the
evening of the above day, as she was getting over a
stile, when passing through a farm, the prisoner ac-
costed her from the other side, saying, " Ah, now
I have you." The prosecutrix asked him what he
wanted, and he replied, " I must have a kiss." She
told him he should not, and gave him a smack in
the face; upon which he took hold of her, and she
told him to have done, as he might find plenty of
girls who would be willing, and need not force a
woman against her will. He persisted in attempt-
ing to assault her until she drew a sixpence from her
pocket, and gave it to him to let her alone. At this
time she was in fear of her life, as he was pulling
her clothes up, and held an open knife to her breast.
As he still seemed disposed to persist in his purpose
she gave him another sixpence to permit her to go
away, which she was at length, and after much
abuse, allowed to do. She afterwards met a girl
whom she asked if there were any men near who
would take up a man that had ill used her. Having
found the owner of the farm, the latter went back
with her, and they discovered the prisoner lying on
his face in the ditch near the stile. He was sleep-
ing, but did not appear drunk. This part of her
testimony was corroborated by that of the farmer.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner was also indicted for assaulting the
prosecutrix, with intent to violate her person; but
he was not tried on this indictment.

h This prisoner, Thomas. Goodwin; John Renshaw,
convicted of a rape upon Caroline Smith, at Bir-
mingham; Thomas Hudson, convicted of stabbing
Thomas Stych; and James Smith, and Benjamin
Budworth, convicted of stealing 120/. from the
person of James Lloyd, were then placed at the bar
to receive judgment.
The Learned JUDGE addressed them severally on
the heinousness of their respective crimes. He told
'Renshaw, that were it not for the strong recom-
mendation of the jury, in consequence of some dis-
crepancies in the evidence for the prosecution, the
sentence of the law would have been suffered to take
its course in his case, as it would also in the case of
Hudson, had he been convicted on the count charg-
ing an intent to murder. Goodwin had stopped
short of the completion of an offence, for which, had
he perpetrated it, he certainly would have paid the
penalty of his life; and Budworth and Smith had
not been guilty of violence, although they had com-
mitted a serious robbery. Under all the circum-
stances of these cases, his Lordship would recom-
mend it to his Majesty that their lives be spared;
but they must expect to leave this country for the
rest of their lives.

Joseph Williamson, and thirteen other defendants,
pleaded Guilty to an indictment for a riot at the last
election for Coventry, and entered into their own
recognizances to keep the peace for two years.

FRI CiiS OF
d. to d.

LEATHER.
Per lb. Per lb, d. to d.
13utt5..w.....50 to 561 b.— Tanned Horse Hides.. 12 15
Ditto 0;0 to Sprtnish Ditto 15 20
Dressing 131 16 I'er dozen.
Fine Coach Hide 5.,,,.,. 16 18 Calf Skins-36 to 101 b. 18 23
Crop Hides, 35 to 401 b. 141
.17 Ditto 50 to 'M. 24 26
to 501 b. 17 191 Ditto »70 to 801 b. 21 23
Ditto 181 201 Small Seals, Greenland 18 19