The Sun. — 1849-04-21 (London, England)

WADDINGTON.  " Miss Emma S. Matthews."  A reply couched in similar language has been received by the Earl Fitzhardinge, to whom was entrusted a petition from the Society of Friends, praying for a commutation of the convict's sentence. Similar replies have also been received in answer to several other peti tions got up by the various dissenting and other religious congregations in Bristol.  called his attention to the cheque and the pocket-book, observing, My object is to find the cle que, in order that it may be restored to your family, there being no doubt that it is their property.' The prisoner said, 'He knew nothing about it; he did not recollect having seen it; he was quite sure he could give no information about it.' Mr. Pinson said, Well, we must look over your papers in the morning, and see if it can be found, because I want it for your family. I assure you, Mr. Scott, of Aylsham (solicitor to the family), is the pet's in applying.' No information could be obtained from Rush that night. On the following morn • ing Mr. Pinson again inquired of him about the cheque, fe aring that it might have been lost in court. He still said that he knew nothing about it, but from the manner of his answer the governor suspected that he did know something about it; but after several days had passed over and no information was elicited, he supposed that the prisoner had destroyed it. On Thursduy, the 12th inst., Mr. Durrant, the solicitor, visited Rush in regard to some family business, and Mr. Pinson was present in the room with him. After some conversation about the cheque, the prisoner turned round to Mr. Pinson and said, ' I cannot deceive you any longer; but I must tell you what my suspicions were. I suspected when you were making inquiries about the cheque, you said one word for my family, and two for Mr. John Cann; as I thought if you could find the cheque you would give it to him.' Mr. Pinson expressed his surprise, saying, 'I don't know why you suspected me of that; as I told you then that my object was, if I could find the cheque, to restore it to your family. It is very true I have seen Mr. Cann since your conviction, and he assured me he was only anxious it should be found in order to be given into proper hands, as it belonged to your family, and to nobody else.' The prisoner then said, ' Will you suffer me to give it to Mr. Durrant? I will tell you the truth and produce it.' Mr. Pinson assented, and the prisoner then took up his hat, and he drew out the cheque from underneath the inside lining of the side of the hat. lie had contrived to abstract it from the pocket book, when at his request it was handed to him for examination on the first day of the trial, and to conceal it in his hat unobserved."  On being informed that the universal opinion throughout the country was that he was guilty, he appeared angry. He wrote a letter, asserting his innocence, which he wished to be signed by his daughter, and sent to the editor of the Times ; but Mr. Pinson declined forwarding it. In two years, he asserts, the real murderer will be known. _ _  Ho is watched by ten turnkeys, who rcl!eve each other every two hours, and every precaution is taken to prevent anything taking place to rob justice of its victim.