The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

ever excited such personal attachments to the impersonal
characters he created. (Cheers.) The country, from end
ti tail, laughed soul wept with Mr. Dickens. (Cheers.) His
ideal creations had been welcomed as Boreal that the deaths
of his heroes and heroines had sound:an s plunged whole
families into sorrow sad mourning. (Cheers and laughter.) In
conclusion Mr. Forster proposed the health of?►i. Dick, us.
The CHAIRMAN briefly ri plied to the personal compli-
ment, and proposed " The Drama." With this toast he
connoted the name of Mr. Webster. Mr. Welts*. was
one whu had served the drama with fidelity, who Ildd set
in his own person a worthy example of taste, probity, and
nerusity. (Cheers.)
Mr. NI EBSTEIt responded. Ili, labour was one of
love; awl it was hi: highest ambition to serve faithfully iu
the pure pr,sentatiuu of the dramatic literature of his

country. -
The other toasts were then gone through, and the com-
pany separated.
It should be mentioned that a large musical pirty, in-
dotting Mr. llolton (as conductor), Miss I'. Ilinton, Miss
M. Williams. Mks /Lansford, Mio ryne, Si4nor l'iatti, and
the Dighoi, who all, with the feeling of artist to arti.t, Bove
their services gratuitously, enhoueed very considerably the
pleasures of the eveniag.

ME FRIMLEY MURDER.

EXECUTION OF LEVI HAItWOOD AND
SANICEL JONES.
This morning, the two won who were convicted
at the last assizes at Kingston of being connected with the
burglary at Frit:iley pareenage, and the murder of the Rev.
George Holiest, its occupant, Buff red death in faint of
Horaemouger-lane gaol.
As on all such occasions, crowd: assembled at at early
hour this morning, and at the time when the men appeared
on the seaffdd it is calculated that there were between
7,000 and 8,000 persons present, hut, scattered over the ita•
InirLlt space which face, the gaol, the number of persons
appeared very insiguiticaut. The mob, however, caned for
the active operations of the police, under the arrangement.;
of Mr. Superintendent Haynes.
At eight o'clock was heard the first tolling of the hal
from within the walls of the prison, and after the usual ser-
vice. in the chapel the prellininatyarrungement. were:nude
for conducting the condemned men to the scaffold. Harwood
and Jones were taken into the yard, where they were
pinioned by Calmat, the hang:nate and afferw.uris
retonveyed to the chapel, where they remained until a kw
minute.* before 9 o'clock, when Mr. Kcaue, the governor of
the gaol, announced to the authoritew that the time ap-
pointed for the execution had arrived. Levi Harwatod re-
ceived the information with apparently atoical indifference,
or rather with the habitual sullenness which has charac-
terised his movement. since the day of hie nperehension.
Samuel June., who had been much depressed since the
sentence of death was passed upon him, trembled from
head to foot, and was evidently eu agtd in earnest prayer.
Ile was extremely feeble, und could hardly stand.
From the chapel the pmeeesion moved to the se. ffilld On
arriving there Levi Harwood walked tio with a firm step.
Caleraft placed him under the beaus, undelrew the white
cap over his face. Then, for the tire time, his apparent
courage forsook him. Ile trembled violently, and raised Ili:
pinioned hands as if in prayer. A short interval elapsed
before Jones was placed by hi. side. lie trod the scaffold
with karble and tottering step's, stud would have la-en unable
to maintain 'sir ground had it not been for the assistance
which the officials rendered him. The two men were placed
close krgether, and Junes stretched forth hie hand; to Har-
wood, who grasped them and gave him a hosed farewell. Mean-
while the cap wen drawn over Jones's face, and they were left
by themselves upon the scaffold. Once more they shook
hand., and cmidently spoke to each other. During tide time
the Rev. W. S. Rowe, to whom one at least of the convictit
had been indebted fur what religious impressions he has re-
ceived, read a portion of the burial service appointed by the
church. C.deraft proceeded to the windlass by means
of
which the fastenings of the seafeild are unloosed, and in a
few moments Levi Harwood and Samuel Jones dropped
from the scaffold.
Roth men seemed to die an unusually violent death.
They remained suspended for an hour, when, according to
eu-tom, the bodies were taken down preparatory to being
buried within the precincts of the gaol.
The crowd then gradually ditmerved.
CONFESSION OF TIIE MURDERERS.
It is satisfactory to learn from the lies. W. S. Rowe, the
chaplain, that the murderers hod made a full confession of
their guilt. The rev. geutleman made the following state-
molt to the reporter :—lkawegn 10 and 11 o'clock last
night I went to take instructions of the convicts us to the
subject matter of the letters which they had previously
promised to write to their relatives; and on tasking the
priomer Ilurhidgu (or Jones) as to what he would wish to
have raid to his relatives, he said he wished to speak to
me before I began the letter, and I mid I was ready
to Lear what he had to sty ; and he requested that the
governor might be sent fur. When he came the pre.
mner proceeded to make the following confession:—
"There were in the room at the time of the murder,
Smith, myself, and Levi Harwood. I held Mrs.
Mullett round the waist. I had a pistol in my hand, and
might have shot her, hut never intended to do it. Levi
Harwood Man the man that rushed at Mr. Hulled. I be-
lieve that Mr. Holiest was stamina to pick up the poker,
and Levi Harwood was the nun who fired the shot." He
said with emphasis, " t am certain of that. Stt.ith and
Lest Harwuexl both ran out of the room, leasing me the last'
person in it. I following as soon us I could get away from
Mrs. Ilullest. Then 1 immediately left the room and over
took them just ou the other side of the turnpike-gate. All
four, namely, Levi Harwood and Samuel Ilarwoud, Smith
and myself, came on together. Atter I had left the pre-
mina manual got into the main road, I heard the sound of
fire-anus, us from the house of Mr. Holiest. The aecouut
given by Smith of what took place in the room is quite
true, and Mrs. Honest ie mistaken in swearing as to her
belief that it was Levi Ilurwood who held her, as it was me.
Mys, If and Samuel Harwood parted from Smith and Levi
!, Harwood about lour miles from Frimley, and came on
I together. Samuel Harwood made away with the pistols."
The confession then detailed the circumstances attending
the apprehension of the burglars, us already known to the
public.
This confession wan written out, the prisoner Jones (or
Burbelge) appended his name, and it was duly attested by
the Rev. W. S. Rowe, the chaplain of the gaol, and Mr. J.
Keane, the governor.
Upon this confession being Mask, Mr. Rowe at once com-
municated with the authorities. The governor and hitueelf
went to Levi Harwood and told him that Jones had made
a full and free confession, and wished to know if he desirest
to say anything, tel him what his companion had said.
! They told hint that Junes had mid he (Harwood) fired the
pistol, and asked him whether the statement was true or
false. His answer was, " Ile may say what he likes, sir ; 1
have nothing to say." Whereupon Mr. Rowe, with all
the energy and force he could command, pointed out to him
the desirableness of stating the truth upon such a matte..
Ile repeated the words, " Sir, I know nothing whatever

about it."
Mr. Itowe then continued his narrative as follows:
" This morning, a few minutes before 8 o'clock, Levi
Harwood sent fur the governor and said, • The truth has
been spoken by Smith. What was done was never intended
to be dour.' Ile was asked by the governor, • You mean
the murder was not contemplated ? ' Harwood's answer
was, • Yes, that is what I mean.' To that statement liar-
wood fixed his mark, and it was attested by Mr. Keane, the
governor, and Mr. W. Harris, the surgeon, of the gaol.
I Ibis morning I (Mr. Rowe) was with the prisoners after
six o'clock; read to them, prayed by them, and talked to
them. They both appeared very contrite, particularly
Jones. He expressed a hope that Harwood did not feel
displeased at his making any contiwion. Harwood said,
• Nut the least—l forgive everybody.' The two men shook
hands. Roth were in tears."

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.—Up to two °clock this
afternoon the West India mail steamer had not made her
appearance. The 4th of the month is, generally speaking,
the period for her arrival ; but considering that I. thruary
is a short month by three days, and that seven days is
allowed the steamer to remain at St. Thomas, if necessary
after the regular time for leaving, she was not strictly over-
due yesterday. The steamer that is expected is the Clyde.
She will bring the Gulf of Mexico mails ; and the weather
in the Gulf generally prevents the homeward steamer from
leaving St. Thomas in proper time. The Clyde has also,
it is expected, experienced head winds, and her speed
homewards will be somewhat retarded, probably on account
of the fact that her boilers will require repairing wheu she
arrives home. There is not the slightest ground for alarm
at her non-appearance.