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Lord :ARBOROUGII, and his son Mr. Prim.% m,
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arrived from Paris, at his house in Arlington-street,
on Sunday night. They came by way of Boulogne,
where they had a narrow escape of their lives : as
the ship was coming out of harbour, by some mis-
take, she ran against the pier-head ; the shock was
so great that they expeBed she would go to pieces.
Mr. PELtia sr is perfeßly recovered from his late in-
disposition, which detained him so many months at
Parrs.
It is the Marquis of DOUGLAS; and not the Mar
quis of LoaNIL, who is the suitor for the hand and
heart of Lady Marty TAy Loa, the daughter of
the Marquis of HEADFORT.
Loi;cl W. BtNriscx takes his passage for Madras
in the Ea.-I Houle, Capt. ROBERT lluaitOwEs. His
Lordship will be escorted by a Frigate, under the
command of Capt. Luxo, nephew to Mr. WIND-
HAM.
The extraordinary expenses of the army for last
year, according to a printer'. statement before the
House of Commons, amount to 2,636,0641. of
which 1,032,1511. remain still unprovided for by
Parliament.
The public dispatches tOor from Lard CORNIVAL.•
us, and suchother public or private letters as were
intercepted by Tirroo, during the war in 179 t,
have been lately found. at Seringapatam. They
were eiritully packed bp, and, what is more re.
tnerkesl4. not mote than thteeor tour of Ow letters
had been Opead. The teals of all the othas were
take.
Lord o%oll..eitoei is eletsed Member for 'the 4o-
south Of Ste
tiynionati In the toot* of ROBE aT *HHaits.
).4. who has his elealon to serve for. the Be'
rough of Shaftesbury:

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DRE4SOM

EXE9UTION OF COLONEL DI SIIARD ADM HIS
ASSOCIATES.
Yesterday &timing COI. EDWARD MARCUS Des-
Vann; THOMAS BROLTOHITON, JOHN FRANCiS, AR-
THUR GRAHAM, JOHN MACNAMARA, JOHN WOOD,
and J. SEDGWICK WRATTEN, were executed, at the
front of the New Prison, Horsemonger-lane, in the
Borough of Southwark, pursuant to their sentence,
fur High Treason. The following is a faithful ac-
count of that awful event, and of the circumstances
that immediately preceded it.—As soon as the war-
rant for execution was received on Saturdat night,
it was communieat.4 to the above seven unhappy
men, by the governor of the prison (Mr. Ives), in
the way least likely to alarm their feelings, and with
all the humanity that has distinguished his conduct,
duringthe whole time in which he had the prisoners in
his cuttotly and care. We believe the fatal tidingswcre
expeatd by all2—and by all they were received With
fortitude and resignation. Colonel DESPARD ob-
served, upon the communication being made to
him, that the time was short: yet he had not had,
from the first, any strong expedation that the re-
commendation of the Jury would be effeEtual. 'lid
mediation of Lard NELSON—the petition to the
Crown, were tried ; but Colonel DESPARD was con-
vinced, as we have been informed, that they would
be unavailing. From the moment of his conviEtion
Ile had begun to prepare himself for that last mo-
ment that was to close his mortal course, arid by
an ignominious and painful death, to terminate a
life that opened with the most flattering prospects,
and seemed in its early progress to lead the way to
the highest pitch of honour and glory.
During the whole of the iiitcrq between the
period of the -passing and the executing of his sen-
tence, he behaved with composure. Much of his
time was employed in writing, some in reading, the
greater part with his wife, Mrs. DE.st4altri.

Soon after the warrant was received, all papers,
and every thing he possessed, were immediately
takin from Co',Awl I)Esp Ait D. He was strialy
searched, to discover whether he had any knife or
means of self-destruction concealed about him, and
every thing that it was-thought might enable him to
put an end to his existence was conveyed out of his
reach. There is no reason to suppose he had the
slightest design of committing suicide ; but these
are the usual and necessary. precautionary measures.
Mrs. DESPARD was greatly affected when she first
heard that his fate was sealed ; but, on Sunday, she
recovered her fortitude. Accompanied by another
lady, she had a last interview with him about
three o'clock. The lady wept bitterly ; but
riper M DasPet‘o, aad thess the CmIoPPI. re-
proached her with her weakness. Mr. and Mrs.
DESPARD bore up with great firmness, even in part-
ing; and when she got into a coach, as it drove off,
she waved her handkerchief out of the window.—
The other prisoners bore their fate with equal forti-
tude, but conduaed themselves with less solemnity
than Colonel DESPAD. Their wives, &c. were
allowed to take farewel of them on Sunday.—
The scene was extremely distressing. Five of these
men attendea chapel on Sunday morning—a chapel
within the goal, and for its inhabitants
MACNAMARA, being a Roman-Catholic, did not
attend, neither did Colonel Desr Aso, who had
constantly refused the assistance of a clergyman.
The erection oldie apparatus of death, on Sunday
morning, gave full information to the populace of
the approaching event, and great crowds continued
to arrive and retire, during the whole day. All the
'Bow-street patrole, and many other peace-officers
were on duty all day and night, and the military
near London were drawn up close to it.

Mrs. DESPARD, after having taken leave of her
husband at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, came
again about five; but it was thought adviseable to
spare the Colonel the pangs of a second parting,
and she was therefore not admitted ;nu!, the prison.
After Mrs. DESPARD had left the Colonel on
Sunday afternoon, he walked up and down his cell
for some time, seemingly more agitated than he
had been at the period of taking leave of his wife-
-,-Between six and seven in the evening, he threw
himself on the bed, and fell into a short sleep. At
eight o'clock he awoke, and addressed ene of the
011icers of the prison, who was with him, in these
words Me—they shall receive no inforMation
from me-,-no--not for all the gifts, the gold, and
jewels, in the possession cf the Crown."—He then
composed himself, and remained silent.
After Mrs. Des, Ana had left the Oolonel, he
was visited in the evening by the gentleman who
had aged as his &dicker, who came to ask him
where he wished to be buried ? He was silent for
some minutes, and at lebgth replied, that be believed
several of his coonfryitten were buried at Pancras :
he therefore desired to be buried them

The Clergyman of the Prison, as we stated yes-
terday (bk. Illinteorris) had made oveitures to
the Coked to commie= wioh him. But the Co-
lonel declined the Clergymen's
ever. thanking him. Mr. Winewolex repeated.
his request yesterday, but meting& the same semer.
Mr. Mamma= *shed. (Liao to icictit a book

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' from him, which he also declined. The Coltineror
we understand, said, that he was not particularly se.
lathed to any Torm of religion, and,that his mind: .
was entirely made up upon religious matters.
Most of the other prisoners, howeyer, passed
much of their time in prayer, and with the clergy..
men. Mac NA MAaw being a Roman Catholic, was
attended by a .Roman-Catholic .priest. G#tAti,Axe
and two of the other prisoners requested. Mr. Rpw..
LAND HILL to send a clergyman to them, which he
did. They remained great part of the night is
deep and earnest piayer.
When Mr. Ives went to communicate the war-
rant for execution to two of the prisoners (Wow"
and GRAHAM) they said, that they wished to have
some conversation with him: Sunday afternoon
he went to them, attended by the clergyman lA..
WINKWORTH.) GRAHAM then entered into a Wig
conversation with him, upon the motives of the
meeting at the public-house where they were appre-
hended ; but we do not learn that he threw any,, .
new light upon the subjeo; or made any discoveries •`
of importance.

MAC NAMARA spent the whole of the night ill
prayer. The Roman-Catholic Priest left him at a
late hour on Sunday eight, and came again carlr
yesterday morning. GRAtIAM, W RA7Tbv, and
another, (Wool), we believe) were the greater part
of the night engaged in -a similir manner : they.
were DiSSCMCI'S. B&W:CI:MN and Fit ANdig OM"
of the Church of England persuasion. Col. Drs-
P•RD slept from three to half-past four : the re-
mainder of the night he passed in walking up ant
down his cell. The
.rest of the prisoners slept
about two hours.

At five o'clock yesterday morrtiog the trumpet
sounded, at the Horse-guards, as the signal for thr
cavalry to assemble. We understand that four re-
,
gimetits were on duty.

Three troops of the Scotch Greys, from Croydon;
arrived about half-past seven, and were stationed in
a field opposite the Elephant and Castle. Th 6
Guards were under arms in the Tower, at Knights-
bridge, Scc. and Horse-guards were stationed in
Horsemonger-lane, around the prison, and along the
chief roads in St. George's-fields, while the Bow_
street patrole mixed among the crowd, and paraded
round the neighbourhood.
About six there was a very numerous assemblage,
as numerous as that narrow lane could contain.
There are few houses in front of the prison ; all or
them, however, were crowded with spectators. The
Dyer's grounds, on the left of the prison, were gra-
dually filled, till at last all the parts that had a view •
of the scaffold were completely crammed. We:
suppose that 20,000 persons might be assembled.—
They behaved. in a very order?? manner. At fife—
o'clock St. George's bell tolled, and continued tolling'
for about an hour. At half-past six the prison belt
rang, the signal for the unlocking of the cells. Mr..
WINKWORTH, the Clergyman, and Mr. GILIFF/TEI.
the Roman-Catholic Priest, (the same gentleman:
who attended O'Colcity, who was executed at
Maidstone) came to the prison, and were imme-
diately admitted to the prisoners.

At seven o'clock, five of them—Baouctrrom,
FRANCIS, GRAHAM; WOOO, and WRATTEN; went
into the Chapel ; Colonel DESPA CD remaining in his -
cell, and MACNAMA RA praying in his cell with the
Roman-Catholic priest. Ihe five prisoners- con,
dated themselveswith much decorum in the Chapel.
They attended to the prayers with great earnestness,
but at the same time without seeming to lose that
firmness which they had displayed since their trial.
Before they received the sacrament, four of them:
confessed they had done wrong, but not to the ex-
tent charged against them by the evidence.. The,
fifth (G nttA M ) said, he was innocent of the charge!'
brought against him, but that he had attended two-
meetings, the second at the instigation of FRAN-
CIS. It was En st.v it, he added, who call "'ouhim
to take him to the meeting, by FRANCIS'S desire.
For some time the clergyman refused to administer'
the sacrament to FRANCIS, because he persisted in.
declaring that he had been guilty of no crime.—
The clergyman said. to him, ";You admit you at.
tended meetings ?" Ile replied, " Yes." You
knew they- were for the purpose of overturning the
Cunstitution and Government of.the Country? L
by no means wish you to enter into particulars--d
.
only wish you. to, acknowledge generally." Fam.-
cis then shtilect—it seemed Vibe the natural charac-
ter of his 'countenance ; he answered, "I admit r •
have done wrong is attending those meetings.'....
The Clergyman then asked each of them, " How
they found themselves?" Ftweets, Wean, Baouon..
T ON, and WRATTzs said, "they Were UP= hap.
pier in their Hem." Gaastak kimainea slum
The sacrament was then administered tor then,
service in the chapel lasted three-quartos a

an hoer. Before it was over, Wand Ileszaaas and,
Mactt.uka.a.L were brought down Irons their
Their irons were knocked oft and their arms aaa
hands. bound with ropes. estlenei Dsztehl(l) walked
up zed down beftite the chapel door, bap iL of
enter the duel PiaorpotAitk wanted about is
earnest. conversation with the Roman Gat&
teat, and with a book In hind.
Colonellharnan *as at the dowel die

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