The Sun. — 1819-03-09 (London, England)

WINCHESTER ASSIZES —A.IARcii 8.  These Assizes ended late on Saturday. There were 48 prisoners for trial ; 16 were sentenced to die, 1 to be- transpotted tor 14 years, 5 for 7 years, 6 to he imprisoned for one year, and kept to hard labour, 2to be imprisoned-6 months, and kept to hard labour, I to be fined 501., imprisoned for three nio”ths, and kept to hard labour, 1 to he publicly whipped at Atrestord on the next market d.iy, and then to be dis Charged; 1 imprisoned to give evidence, I remanded, 1 discharged on :his own recognizance, 1, found to be insane, against lour there was no bill, and eight were acquitted.  The only case of atrocity was that of-Sarah Huntingford, who was found guilty, on the clearest evidence, of murdering her husband, Thomts Huntingford, at Portsea, on the 24th of last October. He was upwards of 70, and she of• 60 `years of age; they had lived together nearly 40 years, and no reason whatever was assigned at the trial for her cruel conduct. It was proved, that at a little before-9 o'Cloek on the preceding evening, and the last time they were seen together, she was reading the Bible, and he was sitting near. her. It was not known at what time, they went to bed, but at 3 o'clock in the morning she was seen in the yard, apparently in great distress of mind ; and when she went up stairs again, two other persons went up with her, and kiund her husband murdered, he havitig in and about his, head thirteen: severe wounds and contusions ; she then said, that two persons, who seemed like chimney sweepers; had came up stairs and In ordered and that they told. her that they would mur-, der her also, if' she matte a noise. But this defence it seemed her Counsel abandoned, as it was endeavoured by them to :prove, by vArious finesses, that She was insane, but as nothing of this sort appeared either immediately before or after the ,act, the LearnedJodge (Mr:Justice BEST) thought this defence not available, and the Jury agreeing with him, twilit! her Guilty on the Whole indictment. She was sentenced to suffer the punishment of " Petit Treason," whi.ch was put in execution this morning, between eight and nine o'clock, and her body was afterwards sent to the County: Hosiiital to be dissected. She • persisted in her not doing the murder, but said that the instrument which was produced in Court Was not the instrunient 'with which be was killed : she appeared to he quite a visionary, and' reconciled to her fate : when urged to confess , she replied, that sbe would confess to God alone—that the act of dying was only momentary, and what she did not fear. 'When brought out at the Gaol she stepped on the sledge with firmbess, and did not appear 'otherwise even when the fatal cart was removed, and she was launched into eternity.—The Judge reprieved the other 15 before he left the City.  The celebrated HENRY HUNT Uad an action some time since brought against him by his Landlord, the Rev. Lloyd Williams, of Whitchurch, for breaches of covenant, in not leaving the premises in sufficient. repair ; for not keeping any, instead of 200 sheep ; for cross-cropping, selling,the straw, not leaving manure, &c. &c. He had permitted judgment to go by default, and the damages were, assessed before The Sheriff at these Assizes, when, after a . very patient hearing of about 14 hours, the Jury awarded 1521. 10s. against Mr. Hunt.—Mr. ABRAHAM Mooae and Mr.' PHILIP WILLIAMS conducted the cause for the Rev. Lloyd Williams,' and Mr. HUNT was his own Counsel.--= he Grand Jury has requested the Learned Judge to print his very eloquent Charge, which he hat promised to do.  The