The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-.

DERBY RACES. TUESDAY, JULY 25. -,
Sixty Guineas given by his Grace the Duke of Devonshire,
for maiden'horses, &c. Two-mile heats.

Mr. Drage's b. c. by Sir Paul, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 21b 1
Mr. Platel's ch. m. Johanna, aged, Bst. 10lb 2 2
A G►ld Cup of 100 gs. value, by Subscribers of 10gs. each ;
3-yrs. olds carrying 6st. I Ilb. four, Bst. 21b. five, Bst. 12th.
six and aged, 9st. 31b. One three-mile heat.
Sir W. Wynn's b. c. Tarragon, 4 yrs. old
Mr. Tomes's b. h. Duplicate, 6 yrs. old.
Mr. W. Trevanion's br. c. Blucher, 4 yrs. old
The Duke of Devonshire, Lord G H. Cavendish, Sir G.
Crewe, and Mr. Mytton, are subscribers, but did not name.-
6 to 4 on Duplicate; an excellent race with the three..
The equipage of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire was
eminently conspicuous for its elegance, and splendour, con•
sisting of a handsome coach with six horses, attended by 12
outriders, and the whole excited much admirat;on.

aquatic amusements were highly gratified at be-
holding
one of the best -'contested Rowing
Matches ever witnessed on , the River_ Thames:
.
The day Was beautiful, and a greater number of
pleasure and other boats never graced the face of
the River: before on a similar occasion. It was
for a Prize Wherry, entitled the Amateur Prize
Wherry, subscribed for by the Marquess of \Volt-
ctiTEß, Lord. FARBEs, Lord GRANVILLE, Lord
WNi. FITzGERALD, and a few other Noblemen.
Towed
It was- for by seven pair of oars in two
heats) the first three boats of the first heat being
only entitled to start for the second or winning
heat ; each boat being distinguished by ft 7 sepa-
rate coloUred flag. Seven boats . started. At
hundreds of 'plea-
they started from
Nt hvreesetion'ichlsotcekr: oanc
caoligliivmetniied signal,
b3r
sure-boats of .every description, so as nearly to
r'the;
they were
banks on each
sCiOd'VeC r
btehiensface athe
crowded with
spectators
saluted by guns from the different wharfs as they
passed. The Prize Wherry was won by GEORGE
Cour. and RICHARD FARS ON. Lord TOWNS-
END, &c. rowed in a galley in check. shirts, blue
neckerchiefs, and white hats. "The- gardens and
public-houses on each. Side the River ,were
crowded to excess, and groups of Well-dresSed
perNIIS occupied thie banks of the RiYer4
.

THE ?MURDERS Ai yvablvribi;

KENT ASSIZES.-11.1-AIDSTONC JULY 26.

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TRIAL AND, CONVICTION' OF, NESBRIT, 'FOR tiik
MURDERS OF MR. PAID .Elt AM) HIS HOU.Sk..--
KEEPER. ;=, .

, • •
.-James'Nesbctt was indicted for the wilfulmur-
der of THOMAs!PAgitiER, at Woolwich;-on the
3d March 1820.—A. separate indictment\C4rged
him with the murder of S.uwm 13ItOWN; at the
same time and place. There were also indict-
mentp imputing to -the prisoner the crimes of
arson and burglary.. - .
The prisoner was firit put upon ,his trial for
the murder of Mr. Parker.
The Corcutr.4 SER:JEAtiT 'stated the case to
the Jury at grea:t length and with much perspi-
.
Cdity. . .

fdllowingl witnesses were then called in

support of his statement : • .
Isabella Johnson" proied; that on the 3d March;
between otie arid two, she saw the deceased
Sarah Brown, the hotisekeeper of the deceased
Mr. Parker. Witilesi spoke t 6 her. Witnesg
saw Mr. Parker between fiire and six on the same
day in his parlour—if he had gone to bed tint •
night, witness could haie seen him, but did not
Mary Giles proved, that she lived next door

to the deceased: -on the 3d March heard his door
go about seven in the evening.; and heard no
knocking at, the door ; heard it open and shut;;
heard a 'about eleveni but did not knolir.
where it Was. .

.
David Brooks proved; that the 4th March
he was quartered at Woolwich; and passed Mr.
Parker's house.at one in: the Morning. Re sa*
smoke comiiig odeof the chimney-. At half-pait
one, on an alarm of fire, he came to the house--:
he broke open the. clOor, and went iu ; it was
locked withinside, on the spring, as in the day;
time.; the house `and furniture were on fire—the
front parlour. was burning, full of smoke ;
threw water into the room. When the -smoke
was dispersed, two bodieS were laid on the table ;
'could distinguish that one was a woman, but not
the man ; there was only. One leg of the man left
unhurt ; a man's shoe was on the foot of that leg
there was blood on the floor behind the parlour.;
door—no great quantity ; it Was then wet.
On his cross-examination he said, that there
was a crowd of twelve persons at the door- when
he first went up—and he did not see any *Win.;
dows open. •
William Lyon, at two in the morning of the
4th"of March, came to Parker's house on an alarm
of fire—the door was open ; he went in and ma:
naged the engine hose ; the fire in the frontroont
up stairs was extinguished ; the parloUr was
smoking ; when-the smoke subsided saw the skull
of a human being on the floor; not severed from
the body—it was much burnt. I gate an alarm";
there was a woman behind the skull dead ; het'
legs and feet were burnt, and her clothes verj-
mUch ; her head and face not at all burnt ; there
Was blood about the nose ; there were marks of
blows on the head, one on the back part ; the
bodies were laid on the table ; the body of the
man, in lifting, broke into pietes.
Stephen lloward proved,- that oh the 3d of
March, he was alarmed by fire between one and
two in the night ; went to Mr. Parker's house ;
the door was open ; got a ladder, and broke the
windows on the ground and first floors ; broke
open the shdtters of the parlour and bed-room;
went into the first chamber; saw a chest of
drawers, all the drawers pulled out ; thel seemed
to have been rummaged ; papers were strewn
about the room, and all appeared in confusion
the curtains and counterpane • looked as if they
had been burnt ; the fire did not seem to tomo
municate with that below ; a blabitet Nkai fasten.:
ed up to one window, which faced the street;
went into the bed-chamber ; nothing burnt there
nor disturbed ; neither of the beds had been slept
in that night ; examined the back do& ; it :was
fastened; witness forced it open.

On his cross-examination, cogld not be mire as
to the state of the beds.

John Hay proved, that on the 4th of March,
at two in the morning, he went to Parker's house ;
took the engine ; went in; eight or ten people
there ; went into front chamber ; there had beett
fire about the bed, but it was out ; the fire there
did not communicate with, the fire in the parlour;
the bedding was not much. burnt ; the bed was
thrown out of the wind'ow before witness arrived ;
the drawers in -every room had been opened (ex-
cept in the parlour) so as to show what thy con-
tainet4 and the articles dropped on the floor just
under- the drawers ; there had been fire in the
room over the chamber ; that was a bed-room
too, and more burned than the lower one. The
fire here could not have aris'en froin either of the
rooms below ; the bed curtains were nearly de-
stroyed ; the bed and bed clothes very much in-
jured, particularly the feathers; it mast have
been burning a considerable time.
This witness described the state Of the bodies
more particularly, but. not thatetialty 'differing
from the former witnesses.

. .
William Campion,! a const4ble, proved, that
on the third floor there, was a bot containing a.
considerable quantity of plate, some of it marked
T. P. M. There was no phindeting on the pre-
mises. The rest of h;s testimony was similar tq
that of the other witnesses.

William Heaven proved that ho found in the
privy some papers and a tin box, which lie gave
to the Coroner's Jury. ,

. .
Adam Reid proved that. he well knew Mr,
Parker and his housekeepesaw their bodies,
No one lived in the house brit -those tWo.—Re-
cognized the body of Sarah Brown ; could not
distinguish Mr. Parker ; the shoe and foot of
one 'leg were nearly entire; thotight it Was Par-
ker's foot and shoe ; saw a good deal of jewellery
on the floor in the -Orlon!' ; the deceased had
been a fancy jeweller ; witness knew' some
t
of the jewellery before as belonging to deceasffi.
Williarri"Raven proved that.lie rpmataleisnhgoe;s
hi:dr
Mr. Parker ; saw the bodies ; recognized Sarah
Brown ; knew the. shoe on the foot of the other
oncebody :
stretched
; thinks ittha mt'assh:ef,
so as-to break it on each
-witness's k
side' Oe strap; had no doubt O the shoe