The Sun. — 1849-04-05 (London, England)

THE BRISTOL MURDER. TRIAL OF SARAH THOMAS.  After the jury had retired to consider their verdict (which appeared in our paper of yesterday) during their absence a charge of horse• stealing was tried, and in the course of the trial some amusing evidence was elicited, at which there was a good deal of laughter, and no one laughed more heartily than Sarah Thomas. After an absence of half an hour, the jury returned with a vet'diet of Guilty, accompanied with a recommendation to mercy on the ground of her youth. She evinced no emotion when the verdict was pronounced, but when his Lordship assumed the black cap she retreated and put her hands before her face, and said, "Oh, I cannot stand that." His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence of death, observed that, though she had been recommended to mercy, he saw no reason for concurring in that recommendation. When the sentence was pro.nounced, and the gaoler came to remove her, she implored him to beg his Lordship to spare her life, and said she would not go till he had done so, and before she could be removed a second gaoler was obliged to assist in taking bar away. After her removal, and the lapse of a few mimutes, his Lordship told the jury that he would forwardtheir recommendation for mercy to the proper quartser. Perhaps this may be the appropriate place to notice the appearance and demeanour of the prisoner. She wit% a good looking young woman, with nothing in her face tO indicate the criminal tendencies which she bad exhibited. At the commencement of the trial she was accom n2O- with a seat by order of his Lordship, and renisived seated throughout the trial, exhibiting (with the exceptions already nuticed) no appearance whatever of emotion except during the delivery of Mr. Sergeant Allat. speech in her defence, when she wept ineesrntly, ssed meet when while the sentence of death was bfing e; when she seemed deeply moved, and wept in ain which affected many of the audience.  NORTH HANTS BLbCTION, The following is the final close of the poll at the North Hants election Portal ••• Shaw - ... 1,199 ... 863  Majority in favour of Portal ... 331  MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS .—The Marquis of Lansdowne left Lansdowne-house yesterday afternoon to join the Marchioness and the family circle assemblod at Bowood, Wilts, for the Easter recess. The First Lord of the Admiralty and Lady Arabella Baring and the Misses Baring left the Admiralty yesterday for Stratton Park, Hants, where the Right lion. Baron" and family intend to pass the recess. The Right lion. Sir Jelin Cam Hobhouse is expected to leave Berkeleysquare on Saturday for his seat in Wiltshire. Lord and Lady John Russell and family go to Pembroke-lodge. Richmond, to-day, where the Premier has made arrange• ruents to reside during the Parliamentary recess. The Earl and Countess Grey go to their seat near Windsor, fur the holydays. The Earl of Minto, we hear, contemplates leaving Eatou-square in a few days, steemnPs" nird by the Countess and Ladies Elliot, for the Ilague, to visit his son, the Hon. Henry Elliot, attached to the British Legation at that Court. The Right Hon. 0991. and Mrs. Labouchere leave Belgrave-square to-daY if: Stoke Park, near Windsor, for the hoolydays. Nrisoo"! and Viscountess Palmerston leave either on Saturday ur Monday next for Broadlands, near Romsey, for the .Ease ter holydays'