The Sun. — 1829-08-13 (London, England)

GUILDHALL.  Sarah Shannon was re-examined before Mr. Alderman ANSLEY yesterday, charged on suspicion of having murdered a man, whose name is unknown, in the year 1819, at a house in White Hart-yard, Drury-lane. Brown, the woman who caused the prisoner to be apprehended, said she had something to add to her former deposition. When the young man spoke with the prisoner about five months ago about some rumours that she had committed a serious crime, the prisoner said that witness was in possession of a secret by which she could have her topped (hanged) at any time. Then you rte st have committed either murder or forgery, replied the man, and she said she had committed the latter. The man asked her how she could have done that, when she could not write or read : and the prisoner turned-she conversation to some other subject. Witness did not hear of this second confession till Saturday evening. She called  Benjamin Powell, the man alluded to, who corroborated the above statement, except as to the time when this conversation occurred. He represented  that the admission was made to him three months ago. The Alderman did not inquire who he was, or how long he had known the prisoner. Corby, the constable, then put in the following document:—  " This is to certify that I have examined the basket of bones brought by Mr. Corby, and found them to be those of a beast ; and, from their general appearance, think it likely to be that of a calf. " ROBERT DAVIES, Surgeon. Aug. 12.-126, Holborn-hill." Corby produced two bones as specimens. One of them was, beyond dispute, not the jaw-bone of a man.  The ALDERMAN asked if there was any suspicion that the witness was actuated by malice.—Corby said there was suspicion, as she had caused the prisoner to be apprehended on a charge of stealing a brass cock and some leaden pipe. Witness said this was true. The prisoner told her where she sold the pipe, and what she got for it ; and she gave information to a constable. A constable said he apprehended the prisoner, but as the landlord, on being acquainted with the facts, would not prosecute, the prisoner was liberated. Alderman ANSLEV said the prisoner denied having raised the report, and, at all events, no proof of her guilt had been discovered. The prisoner must now be discharged.—She was accordingly liberated. The landlord of the house in White Hart-yard complained that Brown sometimes came about his door and seemed disposed to raise a mob. He begged that she might be ordered to keep away. He intended now, for his own satisfaction, to have the whole of the back cellar dug up and searched. The woman readily promised to abstain from visiting White Hart-yard, and so the matter ended. A salesman in Newgate-market inquired what he ought to do if a carcass was brought to him, the wholesomeness of which was doubtful in a trifling degree, some butchers thinking it sound enough for food, others doubting. Mr. Alderman ANSLEY said he would do well to  take the opinion of some inquest-man who is also a butcher; for if any decidedly unsound meat should be discovered on his premises, it would be presumed to be for sale for the food of man, and he would be heavily fined. The only way to avoid the fine was to refuse to receive within their premises all unsound meat.  The reason of the graziers continuing to send  their " casualties" to—Newgate-market,—is obvious enough. The sausage and soup-makers give twice as much as the horse-slaughterer, and the grazier pockets the profit which the horse-boiler would get, if the beef, &c., were consigned direct to him, and by him hawked about the trade (the sausage and alamode beef-trade.