The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-10 00:00:00

EXECUTION AT YORK.

Alfred Waddington, who was condemned at the
late winter gaol delivery, by Mr. Justice Talfourd, for mur-
der at Sheffield, underwent the extreme penalty of the law
on Saturday, at twelve o'clock, at the usual place of execu-
tion adjoining York Castle.
The unfortunate culprit passed most of Friday night in
Pr wee, and before he left the condemned cell he took an
affecti..nate leave of toe pinsone wt., Lea !men plavad %hero
to attend upon the criminals, as is usually the ease. The
Rev. T. Sutton, both late on Friday night and Saturday
forenoon, attended upon Waddington, and, shortly before
noon, William Gray, Esq., under sheriff, proceeded to the
castle to demand the body in the usual form. The process
of pinioning, ac., took place, and, as the castle clock struck
twelve, the procession moved towards the scaffold, Wad-
dington walking with a firm step. After Waddington had
spent a few moments in earnest supplication (in which he
was audibly heard to exclaim " Lord receive my soul !") the
executioner proceeded with his painful duty. The bolt
was then drawn, and the culprit's sufferings appeared
to le very slight. The number of spectators was very
large, amounting to from 8,000 to 10,000, and they con-
ducted themselves in a very orderly and becoming manner.
The body, after hanging the usual time, was buried within
the precincts of the prison.

ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
—Oa Saturday afternoon Mr. Baker held ea inquest at
the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Waterloo-town, Bethnal-
green, on the body of Mr. Richard Pratt, aged 83, the land-
lord, who died from injuries received in consequence of
leaving the carriage of attain in the Eastern Counties Rail-
way while on its progress to the terminus, Shoreditch.—
Mena Bidsop, No. 21, Mope-street, Bethnal-green, a mar-
dedereneee.said that on the 13th of September, she was in
murky attached to a train, in which also was the de-
emed, and which left Edmonton station about tea o'olo4
at night, to proceed to the terminus of the Eastern Counties
line at Shorediteh. Deceased, with some of her friends, had
been to Edmonton fair, and were on their return home.
When the train wus arriving at the Mile-end station, de-
ceased, who was wider the influence of liquor, said
that he would get out. He passed witness. Al-
most immediately after she heard some one say
that a man's hat had gone out of the door. She
could not see what occurred after, as there was no light;
but she was informed that the deceased had opened the door
of the carriage and had gone out. By the coroner—Had
there been a light in the carriage the deceased might have
been prevented leaving the carriage. Deceased said he
wanted to leave, as he was near his home. Some of the jury
stated that the deceased was taken to the London Hospital
after the accident, where he remained some days in a state
of insensibility. Mr. Moore, surgeon, Bethnal-green-road,
stated that he saw deceased after leaving the hospital. He
found that his jaw had been fractured, and that several of
his flagon were also dislocated and fractured. The flesh was
torn off the hip* as if he had been dragged along the line.
He thought an abscess was formed in the brain, which was
the effect of the in cries. The coroner remarked that when
accidents were so frequent on railways they ought to have a
full inquiry into the case. They ought to have further evi-
dence, and be should adjourn the ease for that purpose.
DISTRESSING CASE OP DROWNING.—Among the
passengers on board the Star, Gravesend steamer, which
left Blackwell at half-past 12 on Saturday, was a young
man, accompanied by his sister, who had seated themselves
near the fore gangway on the starboard side, end appeared
to pass their time pleasantly in convey-atioo, until the
steamer got into Long Reach, and here, as her course was
changed, the paddle-box partly shut out from view a large
ship towing down the river, and the young man net being
able to see what he desired, leaned over the bulwark;
while in this position, and directing the attention of his
sister by pointing at the ship, he fell overboard, and never
rose again above water. The captain Immediately stopped
the steamer, had the boat lowered, and life-buoys thrown
overboard, and did all in his power, but it was of no avail,
and reluctantly had to panne his voyage. From the pose
fellow's hat now and then appearing above water, emu of
the passengers thought the boat would save him, imagining
that he must be there, but only the hat was picked up. Ilia
sister for a time appeared almost speechless, but after a time
her grief found vent, and she remained on board the Star
until its return to Blackwell in the evening, receiving every
attention from the stewardess, who accompanied her to her
home in the Borough in a cab, as her brother had their
joint stock of money on him. The ship he was pointing
out was the one in which he would have sailed to-day, and
their object in going down the river was to go on board of
her.
DEATH Or MR. EDWARD SEGUlN.—lntelligenco
has been received of the death of Mr. Edward Seguin,
at New York. This piing vocalist was one of the
earliest pupils of the Royal Academy of Music in Hanover-
square, where he distinguished himself very considerably.'
Ile made his d,:bitt at her Majesty's Theatre in Ciinarosa's
opera of "II Matrimonio Segreto," in which, even by the
side of Lablaehe, his voice and style created for him not
only a highly flattering reception, but also led to a call at
the close of the opera. Subsequently his services were re-
tained by Mr Bunn for Drury-laue, where he again distin-
guished himself in " La Sonnambula," " Gustavus," and
many other operas, in which be played in conjunction with
Madame Malibran. Mr. Bunn's operatic experiments at
this period did not receive much encouragement, and as
! favourable overtures were made to Mr. Seguin for himself
and his wife (formerly Miss Childe, a pupil of the Royal
Academy of Music) from America, they left ab ait fourteen
years since. The success of Mr. and Mrs. Seguin during
their sojourn in America was highly satisfactory, the widow,
with four children, being left in very coinfAtable circum-
! stances.