The Sun. — 1827-07-31 (London, England)

SUMMER ASSIZES;  . • NORFOLK CIRCUIT—HUNTINGDON, -Juts' SO. (Yams OUR CORRESPONDENV) The neat. little town of Huntingdon, presented this •morning an unusual degree of bustle, in consequence of the extraordinary degree of interest excited by the case of Joshua Slade, whose trial for the murder of the aged Rector of Stokely, was fully expected to take, place in the course of the day. Long before the hour appointed for the opening of the Court, its doors were besieged by an immense and impatient multitude, anxious to witness the judicial proceedings of the day.. ,The Court-hall being small, not one-tenth part of the visitants obtained admission. But hundreds, whom curiosity had attracted from 'msiderable distances, remained in the town during the prOCeedings of the Court, in order to be apprised of the • decision of the Jury in thiS mysterious affair. After the Grand Jury were sworn, among whom we noticed Lord Viscount ifandeville, Lord John Russell, W. H. Fellowes, James Torkington, D. Rowley, and D. Veasey, Esqrs., to. !Tether with several of the most respectable and icfluential gentlemen of the County, Baron ALEXANDER briefly addressed them, remarking On the peculiarity distinguishing the case of Slade, -who was charged with the commission of a crime of the deepest enormity against human society—that of wilful murder; arguing that every circumstance connected with it, required the most mature cqiberation, and intimating that discoveries might yet be made-, which would throw a more fill! and convincing light on the transaction. - 'William Slade, aged 64, and Elizabeth his wife, aged 56, charged on suspicion of receiving from their sons, Joshua and John Slade, 'a gun, a quantity of bacon, a great coat, &c. the 'property of Mr. Emmanuel Thompson, (If Stow, firmer, knowing the same to have been stolen.—Ni  true bill. " • A true bill ivas found by the Grand Jury. against Joshua Slade, charged on suspicion of murdering the Rev. 'Joshua Waterhouse, Clerk, in Little Stakeley, on the •3d day of July inst. - His trial commences this morning (Tuesday) at nine o'clock. It is more than probable, from insufficiency in the evidence, that the actual commission of the deed cannot be traced to him. The testimony of Heddings, a notorious fellow, who had sentence of death recorded against him three years since, for a daring offence, can have little weight against him ; but should Slade be .acquitted of the murder, he will have to sustain another capital charge, that for hurglarinusly entering the dwellinglouse of Mr. Emmanuel Thompson, of Stovi, in' this county, _and taking therefrom three sovereigns and two - Story,' of Slpadige, fromaged John 22: is atodrna one-pound, notes. Heddings has had a true bill returned against hit*, for stealing John a Broughton, farmer. King's evidence, The result of their trial, owing to the strong deposition made by Heddings against Joshua Slade, with respect to the murder, is looked forward to with.all the interest which so flagitious an offence is calculated to excite. Heddings is a remarkably good-looking man ; he appears but little concerned at his approaching trial. His Wife, we understand; bears a good character in the village of Little .Stukeley, where they might have led a comfortable life, Heddings having in his own right two substantial cottages, two paddocks, ,§zc. ; but , his propensity:to thieving, as he has since -his confinement acknowledged, had gained. E 0 complete a mastery over him, that he continually anticipated nothing less than this his second appearance before a Judge and Jury. .