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= • IP iliii . • ~.,,.~ I ~MIw 1 the Sheriff (Perrte) Addressed himself eery • humanely to him, and asked him if he could render him any service ? The Colonel thanked him, and replied that he could not. The Sheriff added some thing in a Inw tone of voice, which, we believe, but are not quite certain, related to Mrs. DESP A RD. • Whilst the cle:T.yntan was gone out of the chapel to' prepare for the :,acrament, the five prisoners in the chapel rose, on hearing the Colonel's irons being knocked off near the door. They asked each other Where is he ?" and seemed anxious to see him. After they had received thZ: sacrament, they were brought out of the chapel, and their irons were knocked off. The executioner then tied their arms and hands, in the same man?.er as he had before bound Colonel Dr-srA RD and MACNAMARA. Notice was then given to the Sheriff', that they wereready. Colonel Dcsr Atli), Who stood the first, retired behind, and motioned to litANcts, who was malting way for him, to ;o bc& re him. Thd hurdle had betn previously prepared in the outer Court yard. It was the body of a small cart, on which two trusses of clean i.traw were laid. It was drawn by two horses. The procession moved in the follow. iag order The Sherifr Surry, Tito Clergt:utun in his Ru'.yea, Mr. lies, the Ketper• with a Mute wettl, High Consiable, Other Constab!cts. The Executioner, with a drawn sword. MAC/+A NASA and GRAIIAM were first put into the hurdle, and &ma tc the lodge, where the inner gates were npened, and they were conveyed to the stair-case that leads up to the scaffold. The hurdle then re rarned, and brought Broughton and Wrltten, th-n Wood untl Fatlci>. last of all, Colonel I)Lsr.vrtu was put into it alone. MACHAMAR A seemed intent upon the book in his h:md. GRAHAM remained silvat.. Btouon- TON leaped into the hurdle, smilc J, and looked up to the xaffold. Wool) and els both smiled; and of them surveyed the awful scene with much composure. Dsse ARS) 11100 k hails with a Gentle man, as he got into the hurdle, Lnwi looked up to the seaffold with a smile.—As soon as they bud all been conveyed in the hurdle to the r,tairease that leads to the scaffold, they were escorted rp one by one—the SHERIVI t Sir RICHARD FOILDOITC Clergyman, (Mr. Witoortsav It) the Romeo Catholic Clergyman, and Mr GI; trrtva, preeeffmg them. Seven coffins , which had been previously placed in a room unier the seaficld, were brought up, and placed ca the pla:foinv on which the drop was erated. There were about one hundred spedators on the pbtforrn. The greatest order and silence pre-, wailed. As soon 2S the prisoners were placed on the bindle, St. George's bell toiled for some time. It was abot.t half pas: eight when the prisoners were brought up to the scaffold one by one. As soon as the cord was fastened round the neck of one, the second was brought up, and so on till the cords were fastened, round the necks of all the seven. MA C. rAMA R A watfirst brought up; he still held a book in his h.ind ; anti when the cord wasplaced round his neck, he exclaimed, with the greatest. devos;:m, " Lord Jesus, have mercy upon me! Oh ! Lcrd, look down with pity upon me !" Gamts 74 came second. He looked pale and ghastly, hut spoke net. WitATTEN was the third : he anended the =al - frhl with much firmness. BROUGHTON the fourth, smiled as he ran up the scaffold- stairs ; but soon as the ropt was fastened round lib neck, he turned pale and smiled no more. He joined in prayer with much earnestness. WOOD was the fifth, FRANCIS the sixth.— Fa ANCIS ascended the scaffold with- a composure w••hich he Frrtservcd. to the last..—Woos and Bac.vonropt were equally composed, Of all of FRAXCIS was the best . ..looking—tall, hand some;and roll made; He and WOOD were dressed m soldier's uniform. The rest were in coloured clothes. Colonel DE3eARD was hrought up the last, dress ed in boots, a dark brown great coat, h:s hair on powdered. The Colonel ascended the scaffold with great firm ness. His countenance underwent not the slight , nt changcorbilc the awful ceremony of fastouing the rope round his neck, and placing the Lap on his head, was performing. lie looked at the multi'ude a:•sembled with perfect calmne.s. The Clergyman who ascended the scaffold after the prisoners were I , tp, spoke to him a few words as passed.-,- The Colonel bowed, ?.nd thanked him. The ceremony of fastening the prisoners being .dished; the Colonel advanced as near as he could tt. the edge of the scafold, evidently with an intent to address the populace. He had evidently pre rared himiclf for t:,:e purpose, as.he had. early in the morning, expressed a•wish- to that efrea to the Sheriff and Sir 'lt 'cult ID Fuel), who signified their agent. As soon as the populace perceive.] his inten titz, there : was an universal call for silence. lu an in- ~" --g gnu all clamour suhsidgeft and 11l sirs, 01 Ira silent throu!Th the iirarsense multitude assembled upon the eccasion--not a breath or murnttr.- was to be heard. It was all anxiety to catch every word that should fall from him. The Colonel then, with a firm step and collected manner, advanced to the front of the scaffold, and delivered an address, in precisely the 'following words : " FELLOW CITIZINi--1 am come bore asvou seo, after having served my eou:itry faithfully, honourably, and I trust usefully, for 30 years and upwards, to sufFer &all upon a scaffold, for a crime, which I am no more guilty of than any mat who is nor looking at 1112,-.4 d 3 solemnly declare, that I am no more guilty of it than any of you who may be now listening to me. IS ut i ptough his Majesty's Mi nisters knots I am not guilty, they avail thentsetves of the op portunity, which they have, of destrm ing a man, became they think he is a friend to truth, to liberty, and to justice, and be cause he has been a friend to the poor, and to the eippecsseC. llut, Tellow Citizens, I hope and trust, that notwithrondiug my fate, and perhaps the fate of many others who may follow me, that still the principles of liberty, justice, and humanity, will triumph over falsehood, deapoti.m and delusion, :nd every thing else hostile to the interests of the human race. And now, having said this, I have not:sing more to arid, toot to wish you all that health, that happiness, and that fortdoni, which I have ever made it thy ctel.uvuur, as far as: lay in my power, to prucu.e for every one at you, and for mankiis:i 0i ge neral." We pledge parselves for the fidelity of the report of this speech. We have been the more ar.tious to give it truly and accurately, as ive understand it has been much misrepresented. It was stated with confidence, that-the Colonel had declared, as matter of ecnsolation in his dying moments, that ‘, lie left behind him many persons who would finisil the bu siness which lie had begun." This, if true, might excite considerable alarm ; but we can assure our readers, that no such expression, or any 'hint at all like k, escaped him, and that he did not say one ward more or less, than what we have irrrpnted to him. immediately after this speech, the populace sheer ed ; but the impulse immediately subcidcd.— As soon as Colonel DUPARD had ceased speaking, the Clergyman prayed with five of the prisoners. MACNAMARA prayed earnestly with the Clergyman of his own perstrasion. PES PA RD surveyed the po pulace; and made a short answer, which we could not hear,. to some few words addressed to him by Fs aNC ts, who was next to him. The Clergyman now shook hands with each of them. Colonel DESPARD bowed, and seemed to. thank him as he shook hands with hin The err. cutiouers pulled the caps over the faces.of ttn.' hapry persons and descended the s:affold.—Most of then " Lord :taus, rae4:fre our souls 1" I . he last and most dreadful part of the ceremony was now to be performed. The most awful silence prevailed, and the thousands present an with one accord stood uncovered. At seven minutes ',e'en nine o'clock the signal was given, the platform dropped, and they were all launched into eternilr ! ! Colonel Dm on had not one struggle. The executioner 'Suited his legs. He was dead in an instant. No spasm, or convulsion marked his exit from life. MACNAMARA, GRAHAM, WOOD, And WaAT.• TEN, were motionless after a few straggles. Baoucoron and FRettcrs struggled virilently for some moments after all the rest were without mo. tion. The ex4:cutioner pulled their legs, towput an end to their pi.,. After hanging exactly half an hour, the bodies were cut down. Colonel D !sr ARD was first cut down, his. body placed npon saw-dust, and his head on a block. After his coat had been taken off, his head was severed from his body. This was done by the ex ecutioner, with a surgeon'simife. A young Surgeon attended, and pointed out the mode. The Execution !r, however, effeaed it with considerable difficulty. The Executioner then took the head by the hair. He carried it round' the parapet on the right-hand side, holding it up to the view cif the populace, while another officer, who accompanied. him, cx laimed, "'rho is the bead of a:ttaitor—EDwAßD- MAI/ICUS DE - PAR', I." There was great hooting and hissing at this exhibi tiory particularly among the populace who occupied the tenter-fields. They used the most opprobrious expressions, and secnied very indignant. The-same cetemotly was then performed at the left haad side of the parapet, by the same two officers in proces sion, the one carrying, the head and the other using • the same exclamation. TliP Colonel's body was then put into the coffin that had been prepared to receive it. The other sufFerers were then cut down, their beads severed front their bodies, and exhibited to the - populace . with the same exclamation of-- 0 this is the bead of another traitor." The bodies were then put into their different shells, to be &livered. to their fricnds for inter- merit. The populace were struck with the appearance of MACtiAllAtt A, who, on ascending the scaffold, bowed; many of them were acquainted with him; they pitied the situation of his wife, to whom he had been married but a short time: it was at first thought he was CL)IO.CCI DesP.sao.—The crowd at YIT the earnazcie 61 I lorsemonger-Lune was in:intense As the time of execution drew near, the people from all parts came xith such force as to bear (fawn all opposition. Those who b . nd been in dry situations were pushed into the middle of the mad, where they stood almost up to the knees in mud.--Many fainted, both men ind women—of the latter, how ever, there r•erc bat few. While the heads were exhibiting, the populace took off their hats. l'lie execution was over by ten o'clock, and the poptflace soon after dispersed quietly. There wa; not the least tendency to riot or disturbance. The precautions, however, taken by Government, were certainly proper. We unclerstar.d, that a sky-rocket was sent to the keeper of the prison, to be let off, as a signal to the military, in case of any disturbance. The whole of the awful ceremony was conducted by Sir ItIC HA un Four and the• Sheriff, with the greatest solemnity. OLD E.IILEr. Tr.Bfit‘Rv B.:fore Jol:s S t, Esr ER, E 7. ih' Common &venni. Rfardse Windecr was indited for feloniously, wil fully and maliciously setting fire to her house, with intent to consume and destroy the same. Mr. Daniel Weynis, a pencil-maker in Princes street, said, that he observed a great smoke about his house en the morning. of the 9th of February, and on opening the window to 5-2 e where it pre ceeded from, he ncticed tl.e prisoner walking in the yard belongint to her house, in a very composed manner, with . her usual dress on. Having no doubt but there was a fire in her house, from the smoke that issued from the windows, he immediately alarm ed the neighbourhood. Peter Murry said, he was a lodger in the Swan public-house; when the fire took place. lie had re tired to rest some time, when he was awoke by a thick smoke that istned into the room. He got up, and on opening the door of his apartment, found the house was en fire.. 'The witness then effeeled his escape by getting out o. the window, and gave the aideut.. Ife observed no fire at any place but at the hotter) of the stairs, which were inflames : he oh ierved the prisoner walking in the yard, under the appearance of much uneasiness. 13arnard.M.Donnald stated, that he lodged in the sarrez of the pri..oner's house, and had a wife and four children. On hearing the cry of fire, he got up and carried out two of his children ; wile fol lowed with the other two. When he got inte the street, he saw the prisoner walking about the yard *ith much composure. The witness's wife imme diately abused her, and asked her why she had not 'riven the alar:n when the house was first on fire ? The back par'our was in flames when the witness cane dowu. About a fortnight before the fire took plaU , , 11e brswti the prisoner say she v. tressed, and she wanted a9statuice. The wi told her, that the Brewers who placed her in the house would seize the property upon the premises, if the arrears were not paid. She immediately replied, it--n the house I will consume it before the) shall get the money; The wile of the last witness corroborated his evi dence. John Cock, a fireman, stated, that he came at two o'clock irr the morning. He went into the back room and fonnd it in a blaze ; the staircase that led to the beer cellars was also on fire. There was a brick wall between them, and a distance of five feet. The witness was of an opinion, that it was impos sible for the fire in the parlour to communicate with that on the stair-cast. Peter Fish, another fireman, affirmed, that the fire had not the least appearance of an accident ; as it had broke out at two different places at the same time. Several other witnesses appeared. to eliminate the prisoner, and in addition to the evidence given, stated, that she had beeaseen shutting the windows of the house, to keep in the smoke. Mr. SYLVESTER addressed the Jury, and ob served, that the offence for which the prisoner stood indkted, was as black a crime as could disgrace human nature, aggravated by that cruelty which must debase the feelings of the most abandoned. The house in which the prisoner lived, was the pro perty of the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the City of London, who had let it to Mr. Dicken son, a brewer. The . last-mentioned person, had originally let it to a man named Benjamin Illin worth, who passed for the husband of the prisoner, and who was now in Newgate for debt. II did not appear, however, that the prisoner was aktuated by any favourable motives, either in behalf of the per son so confined, or the good of the house in which she resided. At the time her resign was to have taken place, there were no less than nine lodgers in the house, all quietly reposing in their beds, and they were only warned to make their escape by the smoke that issued into their bed-chambers. Provi dentially their lives were saved—perhaps, contrary to the wish of the perpetrator of the offence. Such was the appearance of the prisoner's conduA, from the evidence adduced ; the Jury would, however, consider, calm and collated, if the testimony ofthe evidence already given appeared just. If there was any circumstance that appeared in the prison er's favor, they would not fail to apply it to its proper end, as the life of an individual was depend ing on their decision. The Jury withdrew for a short time ; and on. their return, pronounced the'prisoner—Guiity. COIN EXCRANCE, FEB. 21.—The supply oFwheat to-day is not great ; having many buyers o u r sales were brisk, at prices nearly as last week. Barley not in plenty, but sells lower, and inclines down wards, as does malt. Peas are a trifle dearer, and beans rather decline. Oats are rather more plen tiful, and they may be noted as our last. Hour 1 . does not sell lower." Ills Majesty's ship Cpthia, of 18 guns, Captain Wright, arrived on the 18th Feb. at Portsmouth, from Gibraltar, and has gone into quarantine. The Secretary of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent is reported to have come home in the above ship ; also several of the mutineers who were sentenced to death at Gibraltar, but pardoned, and. seat home by his Royal Highness. . .. Arif FAL DirEiLIGENtt. • • eolvsmoorPs, FET'. 11. Arrived here the rourg transport, Lent. Street commander, with ordnance stores -and WO invalids, from the Cape of Good Hope, which place she left 29th of November last. She has brought home as passengers the following officers : Mr. Erskine, Deputy Adjutant General at the Cape; Lieutenant Monro, Aid-de-camp to General Dundaa; Dr. Trier, Apothecary t.) the Forces ; Lieutenant Poyntz, 65th regiment ; Mr. Tytler, 81st regiment ; Mt. Davidson and Mr. De Lille. Sailed this day to St. Helens, his Majesty's ship Intrepid, of 64 guns Captain Hargood. Came into harbour his Majesty's brig Starling, Lieutenant Guyon commander, to be paid off. Remain at St. Helens, his Majesty's ships of the line, Le Hercule and Intrepid. At Spithead, the squadron as per last, with the exception of the In trepid and Starling brig ; and at the Motherbank his Majesty's ships Cynthia and Adventure transport, both from Gibraltar, and in quarantine. Wind southerly, and blowing fresh. Captain Wright, of his Majesty's ship Coale, is one of those pliant officers who constantly shared the toils and fatigues of the war with Sir Sidney' Smith in Egypt. FEBIGARY 20. Arrrived from the Motherbank, and anchored at Spithead, his Majesty's ship Cynthia, released from quarantine, and remains with his Majesty's sh:ps Neptune, lair, Calcutta, WoollOch, Chi:hater, Blanch:, Lorre, Amu: or., Dryad, .efiollo, Kirginie ; and brigs Morgiaaa, Port 111ahos, Ain., and Charger. Remain at St. Helens, his Majesty's ships Le Hercule and Intrepid ; the latter is bound to Chat ham to be paid al.—Wind S. S. E. and variable. PLYMOUTH, 7ED. 19. Arrived thereat:hill, Hall, from Seville, and the Betuyi Eirch, from Waterford. Sailed t& Ranger and the Eagle cattzrs, on a cruize. DOVER, FEB. 19. Sailed this morning for Calais, the Swift passage vessel, Capt. W. Blake, with Mr. lteinauj, Mr. Biger, Mr. Wellopoesket, Mr. Weber, Mr. Perkes, .1. Wilson, Esq. Mr. Beyon, Mr. Morgan, and a number of other passengers. Arrived from Calais, La Retsommee passage vessel, with Alexander Davison, Esq. and family. Also , from Calais, I.e Charlotte packet, Capt. Sueur, with mail and passengers, amongst whom were Gillery Pigot, Esq. and Charles Weston, Esq. Also from Boulogne, with Charles Thelluson, Esq. and Mr. Forbes. The Minerva, of New Bedford, laden with tot-- ton, has put into this port much dammed, from New Orleans, bound to Bourdeaus. Sailed the ifsailand packet, Capt. Hammond, with the Mail.—Colonel Crawford, Mr. Read, atid a few other Gentlemen, were passengers. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL, To.:4oartc.w. DID IDS: ADS. sr. w. D. Dyson, of Tottenham, Maid:El.:2c, grazier.... 0 ID W. Tavlt r, ofF.ltham, Kent, d •aler in roast 0 14.0 NV Gavels, of Mount-row, Pctiv...nyilie, listery—Aa Ole k vper 0 BIRTHS. At Ipswich, on Thusschiy lain, the lady of F Collins., Esq. of a daughter Friel4y, th lion. Mrs. Ryder, of a daughter. MARRIED. On &aunt:iv, at St. Margaret's Church, Wilaminster, by the Rev. Mr. Champneis, Wm. irtoxam, Esq. s..th o:S:r M thew Biuxam, M.P. to MlB+ Ann Burnett, daugiaer ut . Sn Ku: bert Burnett. - _ .... _ Mr. Laurence Charlesson, jun. of Crtitched-Friars, to Mial Sparrow, of the Tower. At Gillingham, in the County of Dolce, John Ccomisi, Esq. of Stour' Prevost, to Mix Godwin, of Gilliugiiam. DIED. Oa Friday, Mr. Macleod, wife of P. Macleod., Esq. a Breact-street, aged 73. On Thursday, at Vauxhall, in his Roth year, Mr. Charles Rashfaeldi many years an inhabitant and Deputy of C tndlewiel Ward. On Thursday, *Mulford, in his 15th year, Master George Thornhill, second son of the Rev. John ThurnlLl/, of Lew isham, Kent. Lately, at Fulham, !qrs. Batchelor. On Friday last, in his 731 year, athis house in Memory-, John Danvers, Fig: On Thursday kit, at Sidmouth, where he went for the re covery of his health, the Rev John Barton, Prebend-try of Canterbury, and late Chaplain of the lionse of Commons. On Friday last, at his house in Wigrnore•street, Thomas Little, Esq. in his 6Sd year. Yesterday, after a few days illness, Mist Robins, only daugh ter of Mr. Robins. auctioneer, of the Great Piazza, Covent- Garden. Saturday night, at his bons.) in Glouce.rter-plaee, Portman square, of six days illness, of what was called a coustnon cold, John Crosbie, Eso. STOCKS. ENeheq Bins Irish :3 per Cent. .... 1001 Consols for Feb ... • 71'. nd is for Open. 2121 Bank for °awn. (Minium :;; d;ra,. Irish (Mini um . Eng. Lot. I7i. Imp. :3 per Cent. .... 70i Ditto. A.nn. HIGH W.VIEft AT THIS Morning s 3Gm. after 1. tOti DON BRIDGE. DAL. I :litelloon, 4m. after R, tiles be 2ution• By LEIGH, SOTHEBY, and SON, At their House, iu York street, Covent-garden, THIS DAY ; at Twelve (mock, THE - RESERVED PART of the LIBRARN' of the late JUSTICE SLACESTON E. To be va,wed, and Catalogues had at the place of Sale. By Mr. KING, At Tom's Cofiee-hotiso, Cornhill, on THURSDAY, the 24th instant, by Order of the Assignees, ,A Choke Assemblage of PRINTS, chiefly in Colours, elegantly lamed and glazed, in the most per lea condition. An of them are Views of Ramsgate, ings, Margate, and Brighton, from Loittlimliwing ; Szorinult of Seringapatam, and Companion., by Sill avvilett ; many from Nlorland, Westall, Ste. with a few Drawings by Le.. port', Belanger, Dayet, . . I c. _ Maybe vii;red'on . Wednesday, and Catalognt-s then bad, a.: No. 38, Eltticstreet, Covent-garden, and the plate of Sale. London: PriLtesl by J. G/ ILL 1, Nu. Id, Crown -court. Fleet -street; and published fusre by W. 1 CaLstat47, OC. No. 201, Strand. Mhettulements and Letters (post pair') trust bl addrefTed be. the °dice, No. 10. SalisburJ slave. PRICE OF INSTE I Bank Stock... l9O 2 3 per Cent Red 3 per C...nt. Cons. 7l, I 4 per Cent. Cons. B7; 88 5 !ber Cent. Ann. 101; 5 per Cent. 1797 1041 Bank 1.. 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