The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-29 00:00:00

SO: THENATIONAL is time was disposed of the night the murder was coin iton states, that as the prisoner was shaving himself ing following, a woman, mho lived in the house, acci moiling WI. and so great was his perturbation, that au the glass in a state of frenzied Wel hereney, and ex )tly against the woman for having ply him in danger of coat. It is said, that he had acquired some knowledge appeared by the deposition of a person who resides in she states, that sonic difference arose between them, :e he seize.] her, and compressing the jugular vein, ,trangled her, had she not obtained assistance. By _ Appositions of professional gentlemen, it seems that Mr. Wect roadie mu,:t have been first struck with an instrument on the head, and afterwards the jugular vein must have been compressed, to have caused 4eatli. Wiliam Moir, formerly servant to Mr. Millingen, Gilkersclengh Mains, Dumfriesshire, accused of poisoning his wife, by introducing arsenic into a bacon ofoatineal, out of which she made and partook of porridge, for her breakfast, en the morning of the Bth September, has been apprehended within these few days in Fiteshire, anti lodged in Edinburgh jail. On Monday an Inquest was held at Chalford, Gloucestershire, on the body of James Cox, an infant about six months old, linind lying dead on the pillow near his mother, ss ith various discolourations on the skin, usually remarked in cases of poison from deadly i.ight shade. It appeared in evidence, that a few of these pernicious berries had been gatheied by a boy on the preceding Saturday, MA left with some children at play, amongst whom was a girl who had the care of this infant; and although the tact could not be ascertained, strong suspicions were induced that the death of the child had been occasioned by the effect of this deleterious vegetable, and the Jury retnrned a verdict--Died by the visitation of God. A most melancholy and fatal accident happened on Tuesday morning bast, at Winktield-park, the scat of William Mane, Esq. A young; lady, Miss Blanc, daughter of Sir 0. Blanc, having gone out cary in the morning, as she was accustomed to do, to skttch views of the place, happened to seat herself upon a small stool, %%Well she carried with her, close to the head of the pond,. and her seat being insecurely fixed, she fell from it into the water. The body was not fountl till past ten o'clock, and as she went out soon after seven, it is probable that it might have been some time in the water. Every means were tried, and continued fitr many 'hours, to restore animation, but nolortunately without effect. She was a lady in the bloom of youth, endowed with the most rate accom plishments and finest dispositions. Her family and friends are in consolable. Mint D R. —Friday-, the 6th instant, a barbaious murder was com. milted on die body of Martin Cusack, of Glandree, in the parish of Tulle, in the county of Ennis. by Darby Reddan and Michael Iteddan, brothers, residing in the same place. About seven o'clock on the evening of the 6th, they enicred the garden.wlkeie Cusack, the de ceased was at work during the day, and violently attackt-ci him : with a spade and pitchfork. and, after inflicting at - number of wounds, and fracturing his skull, they fled, leaving him app acidly dead. Juli son, a :art of about eighteen years old, who was a melancholy spectator of his father's murder, would have shared the same fate, were lit not preserved by the liberal protection of a woman, who spread hersc'f over him when she saw the rufflints approach him. The deceased was immediately taken into his own house, where he lingered a few days, and expired. In the mean time his marddreti a'bsconded. • Snoca Arc 'DEN T.--A shocking ost6iirence took place at 'Wars' Pond, about four miles from Egham, oft Thutaday evening. A Mr. Knowley, accompanied by a friend, of the name of Smith, was re turning home at eleven o'clock at night, Itfter having (tined with . a friend from.Eghans Races, at Englefield Galen, when tea-ligtee,started out of the road and overturned the chaiseinw a kinCi ()Caravel pit, sixteen feet below the surface of the road. The vehicle fell on Mr. Knowley, and although he was not killed on. thg spot, he cannot pos sibly recover. The horse was kilted, but Mr. Smith miraculously escaped unhurt, he having clung to the chaise in RI descent. A nftowNEn WON n:i Friday morritig. as William Davis. a fisherman, was getting into his boat, lying off Arundel Stairs, Strand, he discovered the body of a woman. quite dead. in the mud. She was nearly in a awe of nudity. The fisherman, with the assi , tairee-of another, instantly took the body into the boat, and conveyed it or. sh •re to the Receiving-house, in Strat.thine. An Inquest was held the same day, at the Spatted Dog public-house. Strand-lane, before Anthi.ny Gell, Esq. the Westminster, Corder, when a verdict was re corded. Found Drowned —The deceased was a pauper in the Wotk house belonging w St. Clesaeut'llines, and was in rte sixtieth year of bar age. REGISTER. - ."' .‘ EXECUTIONS. --r- PHILIP NICHOLSON. After sentence of' death was passed, Nicholson was placfml in the condemned cell, which in the Maidstone gaol is under ground, and the approach to it is dark and dreary, down many steps. In this cell Mr. Boma had an interview with the prisoner, at half-past five on Monday morning. On his approaching the cell, he found Ni cholson on his knees at prayer. At about twelve o'clock the preparations for the removal of Ni cholson being nearly completed , Mr. Ronar, accompanied by his brother, and Mr. Bramston, the Catholic clergyman, had another interview with the nnfortanate man ; soon after which, the Wardle or sledge , which was in the shape of a SII3IIOVI box about six feet by three, was drawn up to the gaol door • at each end was a seat just capable of holding two persons. glichobon, doublekoned s was first placed in it, with Isis back to the horses ; he was allo pini oned with ropes, and round his shoulders was coiled the fatal cord. —by his side sat the executioner; opposite to the prisoner the Rev. Mr. Bramston took Isis scat, and by his side sat one of the Maid stone jailers with a loaded blunderbuss. The procession advanced at a very slow pace towards Pennenden-heath, distant from Maid stone neatly a• mile and an halt, on which was erected a tempo rary new drop, which had a platform raised about seven feet from the ground, and was large enough to contain about a dozen per. sons. A little before two o'eloek the hurdle-arrived, and stopped immediately antler the galtows, wisest Mr. Bramston and Nicholson knelt down on it, and remained for some time in prayer. Some time previous to this Mr. Bonne arrived on the gronad in a post chaise, and took his stand within twelve yards of the spot, with the front windows full on the gallows, and which he kept open dur ing the whole time ; but each of the side-windows was closed by blinds. So anxious was Mr. Bonn to get from the mdisrtunate wretch his very dying words, as to whether he is either motive or accomplice, that a person was deputed to avee.:d the platform atter the cord was round the prisoner's neck, and to ask him the follow ing quest ions, : Q. " Now that you have not many moments to live, is all that you have stated, namely. that you had no motive that you can tell ot, nor hat you any accomplice, true i"—A. ," All that I have stated is true." _ . " Then there is no creature liviug on earth who had any thing to do with the murder but yourself ?"—," No,. no one." " Yon had no accomplices?"—" None." " Had you any antipathy to either your master or mistress be . fore you committed the horrid murder ?" damping his hands to gether as well as his heavy irons would permit him, "As Clod is in Heaven it was a momentary thought, as I have tepeatedly declare& belbre." The above were his last words : in a few minutes after they were uttered, the bottom of the platform, was let fall, and Nicholson. was laineched into eternity. He died unusually hard, being greatly conynked. After hanging an hour,- the body was put into a post-chaise, which drove off in the direction for Bromley. Nicholson ascended the gallows by a ladder,' with a firm step,. and remaine l / 4 1 unshaken to the last moment of his existence. He was ii:ked repeatedly during the morning of Monday bow he felt himself ; and his answers were, that he had never telt himself so conifortahle since the commission of the crime: That he died with a full pursnasion that he had made his peace with God Almighty, there eatmot be a doubt : he assured all who spoke to him of his hope of salvation, and said, so firmly was his mind made up, and so satis fi ed was he to die, that if a free pardon were to be laid dawn to him, he would much rather die than accept of it. The number of persons assembled to witness the execution was immense. AUGUST the muuner iiis nutted. Tani; ou the morniiii dentally let soi he leaped from claimed violen' cutting his thri of surgery, as Winchester : s anal in reveng4 Would have tal the sleposition, t. kIICHOLSON'S WILL. The following is a copy of Nichulsou's will, which he made while in prison 44 It is the wish and desire of me, the undersigned Philip Nichol, son, now in custody of the Crovernaz of the House of Correction of the county of Middlesex, that the wearing apparel, and other my' property and effects, may be diApose4l of and given to the persons after named v iz. my wearing apparel, of whatever kind it may be, to my father, Patrick Nieltai>ots.. • 64 To my said father -Patrick Nicholson, the sum of four pounds to defray Ids cxpences home to Ireland, " And all the rest and residue of my property, linen, monies. A