The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

THE CONDEMNED CONVICT MARLEY.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION.
On Friday morning preparations were being made in the
courtyard of the gaol of Newgate for the execution of Robert
Marley, the wretched convict, who was sentenced to death
at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court, for the
wilful murder of Richard Cope. The only person who has
visited the wretched man since his condemnation and removal
to the condemned cell has been his sister, when he
seemed but little moved at her presence. The convict
converses freely with the officials of the prison, ani two
warders have been in constant attendance upon him night
and day, to prevent him committing any Violence or injury
upon himself. He seems to be cheerful, and almost uncon-
cerned at his awful position. The Rev. Mr. John Davis, the
chaplain to the gaol, has been unremitting in his devotional
attention to the convict, who has frequently listened with
earnestness to the rev, gentleman's discourse. Mr. John
Weatherhead, the governor of the prison, received final
orders last evening from Sir George Grey, the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, for carrying out
the last sentence of the law, which will take place
at eight o'clock on Monday morning (this day,) A
large body of mechanics and labourers were occupied
from six o'oclock on Saturday morning until the afternoon •
in fixing the massive wooden barriers round the front of
Newgate, opposite the position occupied by the gallows,
which will be brought out of the courtyard at two e'elook
this 'morning. Strong frames and ironwork will be
placed along either side of the Old Bailey, from the corner
of Newgate street to the point of the Court House to keep
back the immense crowd of persons that is exliected to be
present on the awful occasion. Orders were also issued
by Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, the Chief Commis-
sioner
of the City Police, for sections of constables
to be in attendance at an early hour on Monday morning
to prevent accidents, and protect the public from the
depredations of the swell-mob and other thieves, who
generally attend in large numbers on such occasions. The
condemned sermon was preached yesterday forenoon, at
eleven o'clock, in the chapel of the gaol, by the Rev. Mr.
John Davis, the chaplain. Numerous applications were
made by persons of distinction and other respectable indi-
viduals for tickets of admission to the gaol to bear the
condemned sermon, and for permission to be present at the
execution of the wretched man, but only a few of the civic
authorities received authority for admiision from the Lord
Chamberlain's office, Guildhall. The sheriffs (Messrs.
Mechi and Keates) and the Lord Mayor were present, as is
customary on such painful occasions, to hear the sermon:

A SMNI)LER.—At the Guildhall police court. Loldon,
on Saturday; Samuel Leigh Booth, a gentlemanly dressed
young man, was chaged with numerous and extensive
frauds; and obtaining money under false pretences. It ape
peared that' the prisoner had been in the employ of Mr.
Corkin, a chemist, at Wathondearne, and had absconded
from him on the 6th July. On the following day he went to
Mr. Stringer's an oilman of Leadenhall=street, where he ins
troduced himself as Mr. Cookie, who was a customer of Mr.
Stringer's, and ordered 100 gallon: rape oil, and thirty gals.
of olive oil, to be sent down to Wathondearne. The goods
were despatched, and the invoice, amounting to £3O Hs 6d,
was sent to Mr. Cockle,, who repudiated the purchase. By
means of telegraphing down immediately to the station the
goods were secured, and it then came out that Mr. Cockin,
when he first took the prisoner into his employ, had received
a false character with him, and it appeared that he had
been concerned in many other transactions of this nature.—
Sir R. Carden said the prisoner was one of the most ex.
perienced swindlers of his age that he had ever heard of
He had been three times convicted, and had no doubt been
living in this manner for many years.. He was fully come
mated for trial.

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