The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

APRIL 3. , FOR MARCH. AGRICULTURAL REPORT The frosty nights and cloudy days through nearly the whole (Wiest month, have impeded the Spring sowing to a degree beyond recd! icetion 00 the .20th of March there was more sun than through the whole of the preceding part of-the month: This dark weather may have had the bet effect in preserving the young wheats from injury, as thev were covered with a thin coat of snow, which one day's sun would have di--solved. Its effect upon the turnips and Sall the bra'sica tribe, has been destructive as there is scarcely a green leaf to be seen, even in the most sheltered situations. The flag of the wheat plant is much cted in its colour, but the root is not iujored. Very little corn of any kind watt put in the ground before the /0:11 of last mouth, and but a very small breadth ploughed to re ceive it. The plstitres and meadows upon the warmest and most fertile soil, are still clothed with their russet winter covering. The grass plant% have not made a visi.le effort to produce that beautilid ver (hire which decorates an English mead. The bud, the store-home of the young wheat, is not opened. FE3I.:ILE FASHIONS FOR APRIL. PROMENADt. PRESS.--A fine cambric round robe, with high bodice and long sleeves, not so Lull as of late embroidered fitomacher tront and high collar, trimmed with muslin or lace; a Tuscan border of needle. work at the feet. A Cossack mantle of pate ruby, or blossons.coloured velvet, lined with white tartlet, and trimmed entirely round with a broad skin of light sable, ermine, real, or the American squirrel; a short tippet of the sante : the mantle confined at the throat with a rich correspondent silk cord and tassels, very long. A mountain hut of velvet, the colour of the mantle, finished ronud the verge with a narrow vandyke trimming; a Small flower placed in the hair beneath, on the left side. Half= . hoots the colour of the mantle; and gloves of primrose kid or pale tan. Mortersc DRESS--A petticoat and bodice of fine jaconot inns lin, finished round the bottom in vandykes anus small buttons. The Rochelle spencer composed of the same material, appliqued with footing lace down the sleeve, and trimmed at each edge with a nar row, but lila border of muslin. DOllblO WI trill of muslin round the neck, very tidl, continuing round the bottom of the waist, where it is gathered on a beading of .needle-work. Bordeaux mob cap, composed of lace; with treble full borders, narrowed under the elfin. A small flower placed backward, on the left side. Hair munch divided in trout, and in full waved curls on each side. Neck lace of twisted gold and pearl, with pendant cross in the centre bitting Greek kid slippers ; and gloves of the same. EXECUTION& ye:rel./lay morning, Joseph Drewe May, John Kean, Thomas Rickets Lyons, William Atkinson, and Thomas Smith, for.forgi•r ier William Goulding, for burglary, and William Rturman, for setting tire to his own house in Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly, were, p► ~ snant to their sentences, executed before the Debtor's dour, New gate. The spectators who had collected together on this melancholy occasion, were mole numerous than has been remembered for many years past, and completely filled at an early hour, every street, avenue, dr4... within right of the awful scene. The friends of Mr. May, the circumstances of whose. case has ex cited considerable interest in the City, from his close, intimacy with many individuals of respectability, had, from the time of his conviction, spared so effort to procure in his favour an extension of Royal clemency, and their hopes on this head were alive to a lo.te hour on Friday evening. It was then commnnicated to-them, however, that the . ease ()like wretched object, fsr whom they were, so solicitous, pre4ented no circumstance which, in jn.tire to others ho had met the puni-liment of the law for similar otlrpees, could operate as a ground for complying with their entreaties. Every ray of hope being thus excluded, the three brothers of Mr s May_ took their last farewell of him, as . did a tew other persons whom he 1441 been pirticnfarly intimate—upon which occasion. Mr. Nay exhibited the utmost fortitpde • be expressed his perfect rc iti his Eire, Aetl . ou t' the sti which his igtie- signatimito his f'a'rt., ►m4 iarnen, y . stigma titinieils death weitltt leave ot► Oho* neat-e n d dear retatitnia whontl he lest tthioni.-T-The talker. unhappy men were also visited by their friguds, and, as milk Ur. May, evinced die zreatest THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 21 Sturman, on taking a lasi farewell of his infant child, was to r ticularly affected, and although perfectly resigned, did nut exhiLlt , that cheerfulnesawhich was observable in Ids companions. Tke execution leek place a few minutes hefere eight o'clock, when the executioner and his Inisistant appeared / ascending the scaffold, kading one of the unfortunate men, who ht a slow and Tam step mounted-the platform, and thus proceeded to the spot slotted him: soon after his fellow surepers were brought forward, and conducted ie the like manner to their various stations. This scene of arrange ment was truly distresiing, and such as drew tears from numbers of . the beholders. They all exhibited perfect symptoms of resignation to . meet that fate which the laws of their country had decreed them to eindergo, which with becoming fortitude they did, on the signal being given for their departure out of this world, and all appeared to dio without the least emotion.--Their bodies, after being suspended time usual time, were cut down, and carried into the Inner-yard,- in ordet to be given to their respective friends f r interment. Yesterday morning, at the usual hour, Charles Callaghan was executed on the top of the new prison, Horsemonger-tane, for the murder of Moses Merry, the servant of Miss Gompertz, Vauxhall, On the ath of Dec List. The prisoner beinz of the Catholic per suasion, a Catholic priest, attended him. He ascended the scaffilld with a firm step, his manner was collected and he appeared perfectly resigned to his fate, atter passing for a few minutes in fervent devotion with the clergyman the fatal signal was given, and all being prepared lie was launched into eternity. His sufferings weie appa- Jellify short as lie almost instantly ceased to strientle. Till the late moments of his existence he denied having tired the pistol whicircaeSed the death of the mitintunate Merry, and declared the evidenclt given by Parrish in this respect to be false. He said he had riot only the consolation ef knowing he had never sited the blood of any one, but also the satisfaction of reflecting that even since the horrid transaetion took place at • Vauxhall, he hail been the inictrounml. of preterving the lives of two, if not tit:ee l ineo cent rers9gs. During the preparations of the Queen's *Bays to march from R.ansgate, in order to embark to join Lord Wellington's army, a private dragoon, named Gregory, was, it is said, pretty much in toxicated, and was reported so fly an officer to Major Gordon, who commanded the detachment, and that the said Gregory was - very refractory. On this Major Gordon said to the officer, " It is of aut use talking to a drunken mats, you will only get abusive !Rootage ; order Gregory into the custody of the rear-guard (this was in the harrackyard)." Immedittely after the detachment marched, and the rear-guard not following so soon as it ought, Major Gordon, it is said, on enquiry, found that Gregory, the private before mentioned, refttsed to go on. He went to him, and Gregory said he would not march until he was told why he NVa`; a prisoner. Alajor Gordon then said, " Gregory you are drunk."—The nom said, ' 6 1 am not drunk," and made use of mutinous language to the Major, aid still kept his horse back, refusing to go on.. Major G. then iieeilg the corporal of the rear-guard Without a sword, asked him the reason, and he was answered, that his sword was at the head-quarters to be sharpened... The Major then observing that the refractory soldier -had a sword, he drew it out of the scabbard, and struck the oft . 'soner's horse several times with the flat part, to make him go tor, ward; Gregory still keeping a tight rein to prevent it. The lisre then turning sharp round, and the Major holding the sword out, or retreating his stroke, the point of the sword entered Gregory's left side, just finder the ribs, which caused such etlitsion of blood, that the poor man died in nfew minutes. TLe deceased, as is supposed by some, in.pulling up the horse, and leaning back, might have met the point of the sward. The poor man cried out, " 0 ! 0 t" and fell backwards, tint horse then going on a few yards. Ma, jor - Clordoti ran and assisted in taking him 0-_ thelf 4 oast, saying, fnr God's sake will any person run for medical assistance, and for a Magistrate," as be wished to deliver himself up. no thee de- • livered himself up to the Deputy of . Ramsgate, saving he was fearful he had killed the man ; lie knew not what he should du, and had no idea hoiv it could possibly Lave been dope, - for it was uointentional. The Coroner was instantly seat for, aim a Jug v summoned, who, after , bearing a great mass of evidence, returned r a verdict of Manslaughter against Major Gordon, oho was cow -1 nutted to Sandwich, to take his trial at the nest Stssions in that • town,. on the pith of April. Mr. Cochrane Johnstone has pnblished a statement which materially differs fr,,m and flatly gontradicts the prin• cipal p9jrits-calcolated to affect thin in the repot of the Sub- Cocnutittee of 'the S tock Exchange! I I I 1 :~ A• . a , !,