The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-10 00:00:00

FISIIZIARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

A small quantity of Salmon was in the market this
morning, which ;sold from Is. 6d. to 39. per lb.—The
following were the prices of other kinds of fish:—
Prime Turbot, each 2ls. Otl.:to 255. Od.
Ditto small, per do.
Sin°lts, per 26 5 U 14 0
Fine Cod-tish, each
Interior ditto
Fine Whitings, per IS ... 1 6 7 6
Scale, each
Live Flounders, per quartern
Live Eels, per Sib.
per draught l4 (4 0 0
Dutch Plaice, per basket
Fresh Herrings, per hundred
Sprats, per bushel 2 0 3 0
Shrirtm,, per gallon
Fine Vannouth lied Herrings, per hundred 6 0 0 0
Scotch ditto 0 0 - 5 0
Best Common Oysters, per bushel
Natives 22 0 28 p

EKECUTION.

CHELMSFORD.-(THIS DAY.)

BY EXPRESS.

This morning at 10, Reuben Martin, alias. Jas. Wittier:,
who was convicted on Saturday last at the Chelmsford As-
sizes of the murder of Mr. Thomas Patrick, of Colchestcr,
pursuant to his sentence was executed on the new drop in
front of the newly erected convict jail at Chelmsford.
The wretched man, after receiving the awful sentence on •
Saturday last, was removed from the court house to the
jail, and on his way thither behaved in a most unconcerned
manner. On getting into the vau the shouts of the popu-
lace were tremendous and deafening ; he bowed, and with
a smile threw his hat into the air, exclaiming, " you inky
gshoewledshatlnia'tt want you
aysowu
holly senTshibilse, aoifidtoistlai,evrfuexl I)Leisiast:
Immediately on his arrival at the prison, the Viee. James
Hutchinson, Chaplain to the gaol, visiteil, hint, and in
vain endeaVoured to offer him spiritual, consolation, and
procure from him an admission of tb justice of his sen-
tence. He said that be was I:erfectly resigned to his
fate, although his executio,;, for murder was unjust.
Mr. Patrick had been killed in a drunken scuffle,
at the time when he (the malefactor) was heated with li-
quor, and knew not, what he did. That he deserved death
he did not deny; for he', had committed hundreds of rob-
beries,..but would not confess them, as it might implicate
other parties, and he scorned to be a snitcher. He had
acknowledged his manifold sins to God, whom he Loped
would forgive him ;• but further he would not say. He listened
very attentively to the Chaplain on his reading the burial ser
vice, and appeared to pray inwardly. After being piuioned ie
walked with a firm step.towards the scaffold, and on 'Aug
asked by the executioner (from London) if he w',nld have
a bandage on his eyes, he exclaimed, " Oh, ;I am not
• ashamed to see the people." On his arr;;eal at the fatal
place, hie conduct was most Arm thml,gli decorous. Ile
shook hands with the persons ar,And him, and desired
_ _

them to remember him k) the
fa_7lergyman, (who in cases
of murder never accom
Par,e.a the malefactor to the scay-
fold, but reads the Burial. service in the Press-room), whom
lie said had behave'', exceedingly, kind to him. Shortly
afterwards this w.orld closed on him for ever.

The corrt'a name of the unfortunate man a ascer-
tained to •us James Winter, he has a sister residing in the
Metopolis, matron of a public instigation, but as it would
he likely- to operate to her disadvantage, without produc-
ing any good, we refrain from entering into particulars.
She visited him on Sunday night, and gave him all the
consolation in her power, and the parting, it is said, was
heart-rending ip the extreme, he being particularly partial
to this sister. He does not come from Lancashire, as stated
by himself at Colchester, but- 'is a native of Walduck, in
Hertfordshire, where his parents reside. On being
asked by the Under-Sheriff, if he would like to have his
father and mother sent for, Le said, " oh uo, they are a bad
set altogether, and I don't want them."
On his taking leave of Turner, the convict, who is to be
executed on Friday week for a burglary, at Ratioden
Crays, be said, " wLy don't you be a man as I am, and
not snivel, but you are a snicker—you peached—ard i
scorn you." The behaviour of this unhappy culprit, upon
the whole, when on the verge of eternity, was becoming
the wretched situation in which his: previous disregard to
the dictates of religion and the obligations of morality had
placed him : he was at last extremely penitent.
The body, after hanging the usual time, was cut down,
and delivered to the surgeons for dissection.

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Edward Kimpion was indicted for a rape on 'theperson
of Jane Busby, a girl of 13 years of ag►e, who stated that
on the 2d of April last, the prisoner, who it a sawyer, the
same as her father, met her as she was returning on an
errand from her father's house, at Winanore-hill to a grocer's
in the neighbourhood, overtook Ler, and said he wanted
to speak to her. She had knnwn him for more than a
year, and had been in the habit of seeing hint often. It
was then night, and quite dark ; prisoner took hold of her,
and pulled her down a lane into a held, saying that she
must go Along with him. She said she must make haste
(touts with her sugar. He made no reply, but proceeded
to throw her on the ground, where he remained as long
as he pleased. She cried out and struggled, but could not
get away, and the prisoner, before he left the held, offered
her a shilling not to tell her mother, and gave her some
excuse to account to her mother for her lengthened ab-
sence. She told the prisoner that she would. tell bee mo-
ther the truth. Did not tell her mother when site returned
home,, although ehe scolded her for remaining so long. It
was about eight o'clock when she started. She told her
mother the next morning of the violence.

By Mr. CLitaxsols..--Was returning from the grocer's
with the sugar when she first saw the prisoner. The shit
ling was offered to her after she got up, Did not ask him
for it, nor receive any halfpence from Lim. He unbuttoned
his coat with both his hands ; she had then been thrown
down. No person came to disturb him. Nobody had
told her to may "disturb." Was with him in the field for
two hours. Did not cry out load, as every body was
a-bed.- Said she was in a hurry, and could not stay so
long, as she was going to the field. Went there with the
prisoner, he having hold of her hand, and did not cry out
then, Hie hand was not then before her mouth, although
it was afterwards. 'Walked home with the prisoner as far
as her father's gate, Knew what he was going to do
when they passed Mrs. Padman's house. Had often epokeq
to hint before, but not in that way. Both her father ved
mother scolded her for not coming home. Her t,other
had been out looking for her, but could not find ):Ler. Told
her mother the next morning, because she I.:as going tee
beat her. Would have told her without; but did not tell
her the over-night, because she was so cross. Had been
promised some money, hut did not expect to get any money
from prisoner, the next day. Never cried out till he /aid
her down. Two doctors had seen her ; the last who saw
her was in Court. The first had said before the Magis-
trates that nothing had been done to her. The second saw
her on the same day. Remembers the prisoner being
dragged into a pond. Her mother was there thee. Did
not think that be had been taken up before October, al-
though it happened in April.
By the Couar—Prisoner had gone away with his family
front Winehroore-hill. Had never seen him after it hap-
pened before he was taken up.
Jane Busby, the mother, corroborated her daughter's
evidence.

Jacob B. Asberry, surgeon, examined the proseeutrix
about nine iu the morning, and was decidedly of opinion.
that vioknee had been used ; but the appearance would
have been the same if the proaecntrix had either consented
or dissented.
The constable apprehended the prisoner at his own
house on the Sd of December. He stated that he had the
warrant on the 27th of September, but could not find him.
As tiny wore:passing the field together prisoner pointed
out the place where he said it had happened. He said
that he was sure that he had not hurt the child, as he had
been drinking all the day, mid was quite drunk. He went
willingly with witness.

their residenCe it
T 1 T) 1r
le —IA,C and Ducbrass of CLARENCE, ac-
companied by Prince ROSENLonr, Paid a visit On Satur-
day to the Princess AuGeerA, at her residence in the
King's Palace, St. Jam ' Their Royal Highnesses left
seat in Bushy Park.
the Kings Palace,
in her carriage and four, and visited the Duchess of
KENT, at her apartments in the King's Palace, Kensington.
Divine Service was performed yesterday hetbre
ceases VICTORIA and FEODORE, in the Private Chapel of'
her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT, and the Prin.-
Kensington.
His- Royal Highness Don MIGUBL is CX-
pected to arrive in this country towards the latter end of
this month, after -visiting the King of France in Nris.
• Viscount GODERICH left town on Saturday
A reeurrene
Royal Loid3ginii,orwlh.hici..
beenand
morning for the The
returned to town in the evening.
Noble Viscount
PITCHED BATTLES.—A pitched battle for R
stedlisadbbt
oaa,t
htl
,00ialpgnrdeavuteditliitetnpciei
noefi h ;Is MA i
trifling sum was fought on Sunday morning week, in
the,
neighbourhood of the Churchgate, in this town, by two
men named c*oaoY CADMAN and JONATHAN DOo
which coming .to the knowledge of the Police,
asubrreseawchereof rtarer prop, LkY'
f per meet-.
0 Q so glar;.s
JOHN Racnire and JA3tits pa r, together wide
aiding and I",„shting i" the said battle, Were ts ,
be-
fore 5,;:r. RlUMPlirtry,,, Es urOUE,tt up
Saturday last, when 1-! q*, at our Pol:,e, office on
vADM,
"I and Do LET were
se. 4d. each and the toed
eon% and the tw a "cl2*
—StotAport davertifer. it sewn s Jo.

;debnuot
ndoefnc:caepspebaurtingc,altlielc wit-
nessese eseovuerrt•alagre4i
of character at a future time.
The learned Junot, in summing up, remarked that the
er ciyvainticniF
Jury must be first convinced that the violence \VA% offered
against the will of the, proseeutria ; and, second :t, if con-
vinced of that fact, whether he had censumgiatecl the of-
fence charged.
The Jury retired, and, after 40. tai:mtee' deliberation,
returned a verdict of " Not Guilty,"
to rTeeheel,tl3.°