The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-01 00:00:00

EXECUTION FOR MURDER.-(THIS DAY.)

The last dread sentence of the law was carried
into effect at 8 o'clock this morning at Newpte, upon
Frederick Charles Bricknell, a young man only 23 yam of
age, who was convicted at the July mission of the Patna
Criminal Court of the wilful murder of a female named Jane
Jerry, about his own age, for whom he appears to have
entertained the vested affection, the dread of her becom-
ing the wife of another having drives him to the commission
of the mid crime.

He was, as will be remembered, waiter at a tavern at the
New Metropolitan Oattle Market, and the deceased was em-
ployed in the same establishment. She wee stated to be •
girl of prepossessing appearance, and for some time, no
doubt, she reciprocated the regard shown for her by the
prisoner. There does not appear to be airy positive proof
that she had absolutely *extol his addressee. The
wretched young man, however, seems to have suspected
that she bad abandoned him, and bestowed her affection
upon another, a canna of her own, and in a moment of
jealous passion he stabbed the unhappy girl, causing her
almost immediate death. Immediately afterwards he said
he was glad be had done it, for, as be could not have her
himself, he was determined that no one else should, and
from that moment he was utterly resigned to the conse-
quences of his act.
He seems to have behaved remarkably well both before
and since his conviction, and his quiet and resigned de-
meanour evoked • great deal of sympathy in the breasts of
those who were about him. For some time he entertained
the extraordinary notion that his death would be the means
of uniting him with the object of his affections. and rather
to have courted the event than otherwise. He was visited
on Friday for the last time by his father and sister, and this
was the only occasion on which his firmness at all deserted
him. After his father had left he resumed the quiet
and calm demeanour that bad characterised him from the

commencement, and appeared quite prepared for his fate.
On several ooresions he expressed his deep sorrow for the
crime he had committed, but said that at the moment his
feelings entirely overcame him, and he was wholly unable
to control himself. Since he baa been in confinement he has
paid the utmost attention to the religions exhortations of
the Rev. Mr. Davis, the Ordinary of Newgate.
The culprit went to bed at 10 o'clock last night, and slept
soundly until 5 o'clock this morning, when he got up and
dressed himself, and soon afterwards he was visited by
the Mr. Davis, who remained with him for a considerable
time.

Shortly before 8 o'clock Mr. Sheriff Nissen. Mr. Sheriff
Gave, Mr. Under-Sheriff Nicholson, and Mr. Under-Sheriff
Gammon arrived at the gaol, sad were received by Mr.
Jonas, the governor, the Ordinary, Mr. Humphreys, the
principal warder, and the other officials. The pri-
soner exhibited the most extracedinary firmness. la
answer to questions pat to him by Mr. Sheriff Cave he
said he felt perfectly aware that he had committed a most
aerials crime against the laws both of God and man, and
that he deserved to die ; adding that he truly repented of
what he bad done, and that he hoped that, through the merit.
of our Saviour, be should resolve pardon from God for hi.
offence. Although stated to be 23 years of age, he did not
look mote than 20, and his calm and resigned expression of
oonntenanee excited a strong feeliog of commiseration in

everycoe present.
The calmness of the prieoner continued down to the
last inosneet. He walked with a firm, quick step through
the corridors of the prison, and mounted the sos Hold with-
out the knot animate. The preparations on the drop were
soon completed, and when the platform fell the wretched
culprit appeared to be dead almost in an instant.
There wee a much larger number of persons present than
was anticipated, and their behaviour, generally speaking,
was very orderly and becoming. When the drop fell some
female in the crowd gave a load shriek. The scaffold, is
is now the custom, was hung round with black cloth, so
that very little more than the had of the culprit wan to
be seen.

After hanging an hour the body was cut down, and in the
afternoon it was buried within the prison.