Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-12 00:00:00

course."

Similar `sentiments to the above were re•eehoed. by
almost every j.)urnal, under whose uotice the •case had
been brough`, and even persons totally adverse to capital
punishment, exclaimed that if ever there was a case, in
.which the full sentence of the law should be carried out,
it was in the case of Henry Rogers. '

THE MENIOA.IALS FOR THE. MITIGATION OF
THE SENTENCE.

Shortly after the sentence of death was passed upon
the three prisone`rs,• memorials .were seat to the Home
Office, praying for a mitigation of the awful sentence.
The one from Liverpool was backed by a. recommen-
dation from the prosecution, and the jury who tried the
case, and another was forwarded from Sunderland, where
Captain Rogers was a native, and well known, and the
most strenuous exertions were made to induce the Home
Office, to spire the lives of the three condemned con.
victs. For some days the whole case was under the care-
ful consideration of the authorities, and no
answer being returned up to: Saturday last,
Mr. Snowball, the solicitor who had the eon.
ducting •of the defence of the three prisoners, pro-
ceeded at once to London, and had. a personal interview
'with Sir George Grey, and, during a very long interview.
urged every point oa their behalf,. but. Sir George Grey.
who had doubtless consulted with Biron Watson, who
presided at the trial, appeared to regard the verdict of the
jury as decisive with regard to Captain Rogers at least.
H owever, on the morning of Wednesday last, Mr. Gibbs,
the governor of Kirkdale Gaol, received a communication
from the Home Office. Sir George Grey saw *no reason
why the law should not take its usual course lu:regard to
Captain Henry Rogers. charged with the murder, at sea,
of Andrew Rose, one of his crew, on board the Martha
Jane ; but respiting William Miles and Charles Ed-
ward Seymour, the first and second mates condemned
along with him on. the trial. Thus, it will be seen, that
the life of Captain Henry Rogers has been forfeited, while
his two co-partners in guilt have escaped, but no doubt
will be placed in. penal servitude for the term of their na-
tural lives,
THE COWOENINED coNvicrs IN GAOL.

After the verdict of the jury, and the sentence of death
being passed upon the three convicts, they were at once
removed to. a cell specially appropriated for prisoners.
Here they were, so to say, shut out from the world, and
noisurious or prying eye was permitted to disturb their
minds by worldly affairs; but .their tine was devoted,
under the ministrations of the excellent and worthy
chrplain, to preparing to meet their Maker, during the
short time they had to sojourn on this earth. To this
purpose, we underitand, they wore most zealous, and
paid the most marked attention to the prayers and
exhortations of the minister. Captain Rogers, who is
described as a native of Sundertand, is about 35 years of
age, has followed the sea, as captain and mate, for 15
years, and has stated that previous to this sad event ho
had never been complained of before a magistrate for any
offence whatever. He has sailed from many ports in the
course of his seafaring life, but Ip.s well known in
Liverpool, and respected by his brother shipmasters. He
is rather over the middle height, and is of a florid com-
plexion, but has become much thinner and paler within
the last few days. Since his condemnation, his wife and
children have had several interviews with him, which, as

may be supposed, have been of the most painful nature.
With regard to the other two prisoners but little is known,
but one of them, Miles, we believe is a married man, and
has several children. Captain Rogers has five children.
From the time of their being condemned the three prison
ers bare, we believe, manifested much attachment to each
other. On Wednesday, upon the arrival of the answer to
the memorials from the Home Office, the result was corn.
municated to them by the Rev. Mr. Appleton. The effect
on the two mates may be conceived, but Captain Rogers,
who appeared to have from the first anticipated the result ,
heard the decree with great calmness. Soon after the
information was received the two mates were removed
from the cell, and C sptain Rogers, knowing the fate that
aviaittd him, was left to devote the few short hours that
were left him, before suffering an ignominious death, to
prayer. Before the separation took plate, ail three en—
gaged in prayer together, and the scene was one of the
most affecting nature.