The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-06 00:00:00

PAINFUL SCENE Ar AN EXECUTION.

Charles M'Cormack, who bad been convicted at
the late mixes for the murder of • young man named Michael
&gln, at Drinan-bridge, on the 21st November, suffered the
last penalty of the law on Monday morning, in front of the
Loagfccd_pol. It will be remembered that the eau which
was beard before Mr. Justice Fitzgerald on the 2nd of July,
excited much interest, uno object could be discovered for
the perpetration of • brutal murder on • parson scarcely
learned,
the years of boyhood, and who, as far as it could be
had never Any differences with the unfortunate
m a •1 o has expiated his crime, with the three men who
assisted him, or with the four men who stood calmly by
while Beglan was being beaten to death in the presence
of his aged father, who could render him no assistance.
Although M'Corrnack had been convicted on evidence the
moat clear and coulusive many perscus believed that there
was sonic mystery at the bottom of the painful transaction
which had not been brought to light. Even the learned
judge, when passing sentenoe, observed :—" What motive
you may have bad in taking the life of that young man,
Michael Beglan, I know not. From all I could gather from
the evidence presented to the jury, you appear to have bed
no quarrel with the deoused. He committed no offence
against you that I can discover ; you had so cause for enter-
taining • feeling of animosity towards him. You do not
sum to have been Ms antagonist ; but you can tell, and you
alone, what motive led you on to take his life." Since the
conviction of the unfortunate man every exertion was made
by some of the moat influential parties to have his sentence
commuted. A memorial was drawn up and forwarded to
the government for this object, and hopes were entertained
of its being successful ; but the governor of the gaol re-
ceived an official communication from Dublin Castle
stating that the law should take its course. At the hour
appointed numbers of persons collected in fruit of the
gaol, but at no time dad those present exceed
2,000. They conducted themselves with the utmost pro-
priety, and seemed sensibly impressed with the solemnity of
the awful occurrence. The melancholy preliminaries, the
pinioning, the promises of resignation, sod the funeral pro-
ceseion, having been all gone through, the unhappy man
appeared on the fatal drop. He seemed collected, and his
appearance imparted a shock to every individual member of
the crowd. The rope was adjusted, the prayer ejaculated,
and the bolt was withdrawn ; but unfortunate M'Connult
was only precipitated to the grouod, not intoeternity.
By some mistake, It would appear, the rope was too long,
and when the executioner drew the bolt the unfortunate
criminal fell to the ground on his knees. This, however,
did not give him a loos respite, for the rope was immediately
hauled up, and in about three minutes M'Cormack was
before the dread tribunal of eternity.-4Preoneta Corry-
rporidesa.

REMOVAL OF THIS BLACKFRIARS STEAMBOAT Pura.
—The Thames Conservancy Committee have issued a printed
notice that with the close of the present week, comemtent
on the commencement of the works for the new Blackfriare
bridge, the steamboat pier, which has existed for so many
years on the eastern side of Blackfriambridge, will be re-
moved. For the future, therefore, the steamboats which
have been in the habit of calling at this pier will um the
Paul's Wharf Pier. The public will be much inconvenienced
by the removal of this pier, but it is understood that on the
=ambition of the new bridge the City authorities intend
enacting a very handsaws end commodious pier by its aide,
fee the soommodstlau of the public.

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