The Sun. — 1828-08-09 (London, England)

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.)  The Jury returned their verdict in twenty minutes, and the trial closed at ten minutes past two. Corder had undergone a great change, q 9 had been stated, since the previous day. Indeed his features were so much altered, particularly on the summing up of the Judge, that one could hardly have recognized him as the same person. His cheeks sunk, his mouth in general remained open, and he occasionally shut it for' a moment, heaving a deep sigh, as if suffering under the most ppignant but secret distress. He occasionally raised his eyes towards the Court and jury, but with a suspicious and guilty look, that was any thing but of service to him: His colour, which was naturally clear and good, changed most -remarkably on the sentence being passed. His face theri assumed 4 halflivid, half-florid flUsh, and his whole body sunk down, somewhat resembling that of a dead body, when taken from the gallows. Before he began his defence, he seemed conscious of what the result was to be. He delivered it in a diffident manner, and with a whining tone, not unlike that of a canting Methodist preacher. Hp attempted to recite it, but as it had not been decided on by his Counsel till the preceding evening,. he had not had time to prepare it for delivery, frequently forgot what he had to say, and was some time in finding the place. His air altogether on this occasion was that of a man who went through a pact which hr had resolved to per form, but which he knew could be of no service to him. .  His unfortunate wife, it would appear, has been so much led astray by his statements, as to believe that he'would certainly be acquitted, and had even prepared a (limier for him on his leaving the Court. The feeling of every one that had seen him the first day, seemed considerably changed on his second appearance. This is not to be wondered at ; as the evidence drew to a close, it left not a doubt that he had been guilty of the most horrid and unprovoked cruelty towards a female with whom he had been on habits of the utmost intimacy. She was decoyed from her father's house under pretence of marriage; and, after assenting to assume male attire, put to death for no possible reason that has yet been assigned. It is thought that he had shot at her first, and on finding that was not effectual had stabbed her repeatedly, and afterwards consummated the murder by strangling her with the handkerchief about the neck. The character given of him at Bury St. Edmund's is not good. Even when a boy of ten years of age he was in the habit of pilfering from his schoolfellows; and at an academy had obtained false keys with which he could open every box belonging to his comrades. The execution will take place on Monday, at twelve, in a field close to the gaol.  Observations having been made on the refusal of the Coroner to permit the prisoner to be present during the examination of the witnesses on the inquest, it seems but justice to state, that on an application for that purpose by Mr. Humphreys, the prisoner's attorney, the Coroner inquired if there were any precedent or authority existing for such a course of proceeding. None being produced, and the Coroner still doubting, Mr. Humphreys said he would not press the application, provided the depositions should be afterwards read over in the presence of himself and the prisoner. To this the Coroner assented, and the depositions were accordingly read over in the presence of the prisoner and his solicitor, Mr. Humphreys expressing himself perfectly satisfied with the line of conduct pursued by the Coroner, and thanking him for his attention and impartiality.