The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-09 00:00:00

EXECUTION OF WILLIAM DOPE AT
YORT.-(THIS DAY)

This day, the prisoner WiUiats Dore expiated
effune (the leerier of bit wife by strythaint et Leeds.), eb
he 'cattail behind Yo•k Clll9.

We ban alreedy sesegmeed that the eteeetuns iffoett
made by sot, polies to tare tba I..fe of this atone! wen
leavening; sad that fl.r George Only nfaeed to interim
"Dab the dee mining% of the law. For more than a week
aft r his envistin Dm, 'eternised napalm, opts that
hie Ide would he Plowed ; bet, as time paged away, sod se
reprieve arrived, the wretched maa began to doobt of Ike
malt, sad at the conotescacont of the present week ha

felt little*, so ►op. that ►t. anatooe• would be cameoutodt
be thee ..t about =Wad Sitlio4ll preparatiooe for tbo
awful fats which awaitod

Os Wedwedsy erasing Mr. Noble, the governor of the
triton, had as Interview with the murderer is hie calf, sad
is the Bonne of roc vvvvv Von gradually communicated his
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opinion to the onheopy sae that the e;eention would take
plec., and that he bad better prepare himself to submit be
It. The prisms.? then earreld bit resignation to the deem
be wee to undergo.

He appeared 'cite unmoved, remarking that he was net
at sU serprited at Sir George Grey's decision. He sm.
crawl with the governor vet, freely abut it, sad observed
that he wee tarry his friends should have given thesseelveo
salt en amount of senerenaty trouble ou his behalf. He
added... It ie jest what I have expected tot the last few
dap. I
reply from him."

Mr. Barret, his solicitor, rrrived at the Castle on Thurs-
day morning, at Dias o'clock, and remained with the Ili_
isomer in the condetesed cell for pone thin as hoar. Mr.
Barret assured him that all hope of a colligation of his sen-
tence was at an and. The unwelcome news did not appear
in the slightest dip** to unnerve the prisoner, who after
wards repaired t, the chapel, where a sermon was preached
admirably traded to the (serial pwition in which le w
placid.
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The Rev. G. Steward was the preacher, sad hie beat was
taken fres Lake al. 26. "The last state of that nu is
verse than the fist." Dave paid very marked attasties to
the discour,o, which to all appearances wads a deep les-
prorefoa on Ins heart. Several time) daring the 'eyrie' he
bid his face with his halide and sensed to weep bitterly.
Is the evening Mr. Wright, the prison philestbropist, of
Manchester, bad en isterview with the culprit, and was
with hies fors sons,dereble

Between eleven sad twelve o'clock on Thenday foresees
Mn. Don, the pristunee :mother, his two sisters, sad hie
late wifes brother, the Rev. Mr. Jenkins, of Madre', mate
to takes sad farewell of their miserable relative. The eind
mother threw her arms around her wretched son's seek, sad,
•sable is wcrla to give eapreselos to her
she sobbed convulsively for sevrrel missies. The
Meters were neatly *vino mired, whilst the Rev. Mr.
Jeskias, the brott er-in•lsw of the prisoner, offered tip s

fervent and appropriate prayer. len. Mee begged of bin
fully toccatas his alum if be was guilty of it, aad entreated
him by fervent and unceasing prayer during the few re-
maining hoary he had t live, to trepan for the awful
charge which awaited hint. The prisoner was deeply moved.
Re (endows oa his hoses, sad with ■plifW hands earnestly
prayed fir forgives's!' of ►is lire, bat he avoided mak*
any direct cookeetos of the surds,. All is reference to
the murder that his ►elatives could obtain Iron him was,
that" All would be wade right sitar his death."

Mr. Wright visited his agate yesterday (Friday), os did
sins the Roc J. Hartley, Wesleyan minister, formerly of
Leeds. TM prisoner yesterday sassed to be Is a more sods-
Jassy state of =lad. Ths high sheriff (Mr. H. 8. Thomp-
son) visited his is the aftenooo, and asked his it he had
say meat to sake. The answer sae thee he had to Metre
that so phrenological plaits nut SIAM be made of his
heed—amplest utiles the high sheriff sewed his shoold be
somplitil with. Dave's friends had also made a request that
his Meths a' eeld sot be gins ap te say strums, sad they
had received as assereace to that effect.

Ms Wawa, Is the presence of Mr. Noble, the gamma. 1
stated dialog the day that " he gave his wife pales, kaowiag
it to he poises," sad that " be felt bis guilt deeply, sad wee
seteellahsd diet Madam scald ho .:leaded to sub •
aseeetar."

seessat which Mr. Wright girl• of the culprit is is-
terettiag, sad, is a metals i 5.... satisfactory. Mr. Wright
has bees iedefatipble is us attearleitee oa Doss, sad is
eseperatioa with the e►oylaia sad Mr. Hartley sad the
primer's ether spiritual adviser', has neeeerdell is spla,
a fereerable soprae•tas ca his. Days ceahred to Mr.
Wright that be poisoard hie wife ; bat Pe did set state the
aaelieetwhish Outlets' his to the hoirible deed. Oa bebg
@shad whether he was iadiseed to kill his wife became he
wasted to marry Mrs. Whitham, declared sehmaly
that be wee sat setsated by aay such motive.

It is said that Dees hes left r written doeuthek, la whish
s dors& the Media ewer of his Oft, sail &earths, the
tespiatiaew by whist' he wee led tato aimless manes. This
docuent is at yrsthst withheld, bet we are teid the sake,
taints mesa hes ezpressed a wish that it shield be comm.-
skated Is the public after his death.
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Dove fally itaiiiirstood yesterisy that he was to die asat
day, sad be was nalgusd to his fate. He espreseisd
W a ass of Ile jostles of his sentoeiss, awl said that
be Mt lie deforval to die. He also said be
lad so holing of reseatweat what the jeer
who tried him, the jury who found his gait or the
M ammaine wpm @valises sgaiost him. Don'.
Mhos, had new limme ematatrated is his inns
fiefailltiwa Ha spat the whole of his time dialog the day
fa peeper, is osavertation on rrligims sislifsett, or la inedi-
Mina. Oat amiss tab wash, ldr..Wriglit, who bad
to his him, at llsnoltseter, remind the follow's,
Utter to.. hi.:

"York Castle, Condemned Cell, Aug. 4, 1856.
"Mr. Wright. Dees t;ke this oppormaity of
writing ea yea. Tea laid me that say time that I wrote to
gas sad regmeted you to sumo, you would. Deer els, I
shall he wey plei to ese you on Wednesday*, Thunday,
at t►e !ahem toe I Gel my time is short I eansot se&
cbtatly thaak yea ter year kinds'', t a ms whilst yea
at Ms plea*. 1 camel reward you, bet my God sad reiam
will reward you. Dar sir, whilst I woe meditating IS tbli
gmadsem ot God, sad thiakiog of ley past dui sad wlakad•
teem, all at a ■emest a thought sa.►.d .won mg naiad
Mat there was a reprfaw fur a; red what de yes Mink
that r•prlses was ? Well, bless Gad, It was Ala—. Thy alas,
which were sassy, ere all fogylees you.' It wee so debssfea,
for it woe as ispremall es my naiad that I could am hsip
Oat make the remark, mad tall my fellow-priseame sad the
°Meer that was there. Dm sir, I do sot iatesd t 3 sop
there ; hot I intend to profs (inward to the mask he my
high callus, whiSh is of od, by Christ teem' Doss els,
de sot twist to pray I. r m., that I may not be • weary la
well-dolag, so that la dus time I may reap it I faint act.'
And may the God of all grass boss you and you. is the
&neat prayer of " Your, re,postfelip,
"Mutiny
" shalt amiss* an answer."

~WiLcui Dovs.

Mr. Wrsht wee unites to get bsch to the eshappy was
at the Garbed possible ittatitet, sad Massed os Monday
lest. &sea tilt tine he has bees with Dove detest tears-
wady. ♦s fettliet showing the toes of Doves wied, we
may give the (oat:tiring letter, wh;eh he pat tete Mr.
Wripht's had ea Ide *storing the wet semed sell yester-
day mo►alsg :

" Usk Castle, Oesdesued Cell, Aug. 8, 1858.
"Respected air,—My Cate is short—my days are alma
bored, sad rose I shall bane to appear Wore th•Jedimeat
seat of CSr,st; tout I treat my jade is my Mamas sad
Mesa, aad that I shall 'sot his eel's., sad be welcomed to
mambas is the sky. Ico truly ray