The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-17 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

Yesterday morning Samuel Crook, a youth only twenty years of
age, was executed before the Debtors'-door, New gate. The of-
fence for which he suffered was that of robbing his employers,
Messrs. Waterlow and Sanger, Bethnal green, of a large quantity
of manufactured silks, charged in the indictment to be worth one
hundred and fifty pounds. With the culprit there were tried Ed-
ward Mason, and his brother, Win. Crook, and a female named
Anne liable. Mason and Samuel Crook were convicted ; the
other two were acquitted. The prisoner was an apprentice to
Messrs. Waterlow and Sengff, and by his contrivance with Ma-
son, the robbery was effected on Sunday, the 12th of September,
by Crook admitting one or more of his companiona in crime into
the premises. There was a dog kept on the mended'. but this
Crook made away with previously, and Mason, whos,.was well-
known as a thief, was seen in company with Crook a ftw days be.
fore the robbery, and this causing suspicion, a warrant was ob-
tained, and all the property found at Mason's lodginrs, in White's.
row. The brother, Wm. Crook, was found conce.iled under the
bed at Mason's. In a few days afterwards they were all tried at
the Old Bailey.
Since his conviction his demeanour has been most exemplary,
but his co-partner in wickedness (who is respited) we -understaud
has shown himself a hardened offender. Since the warritat for exe-
cution came down, Crook had been attended by the Rev.Mr: Isaac,
of Gloucester Chapel, Hackney:' and the Rev. Mr. Collier, of
Rambledon, Rutlandehire, as well as tit! Ordinary of Newgate,
and Mr. Baker. On Monday his mother and three of his sisters,
and yesterday him father and his two brothers, had their last inter-
view. On Tuesday evening he requested that the Rev. Mr. Isaac
might be permitted to stay with him during the night; this being
contrary to the regulations of the gaol, could not be complied with ;
but Mr. Wontner kindly accommodated him with a bed in his
house, that he might have the opportunity of seeing the unhappy
youth as early as he thought fit in Cie morning.
A few minutes before eight Mr. Sheriff Kelly, with the Under.
Sheriff's, Messrs. Richards and Smith, arrived at the prison. As
St. Paul's clock struck eight, She prisoner was brought from his
cell, supported by the Rev. Jr. Isaac and the Rev. Mr. Collier.
tie walked very feebly along; his youth and horror-stricken court.'
tenancy deeply affected the bystanders. While the preparation
4or the scaffold was going on, Mr. Isaac implored him to put his
trust in Jesus, who had sufferedun the cross for sinners. He ap-
peared to be perfectly resigned, and to have made his peace with
the Almighty. He shook hands with the Sheriff; the Reverend
Gentlemen, sucked an orange which Mr. Baker presented to him,
and wee then led through the dreary passage, to the lobby at the
foot of the seaffidd, supported by the two gentlemen before named.
Here he reclined his head npon tie shoulder of Mr. Isaac, anti,
!poking upwards, said, in the most solemn manner, " I am going
to glory—in Jesus I put my trust—we shall meet again." The
Rev. Divines embraced him, and took their farewell, commending
his soul to God. He was then led up to the eir4, and in a few
minutes, during which he could scarcely support himself, was
launched inte eternity.
Mr. Under-Sheriff Richards was so deeply affected with the awful
scene, that he was nearly fainting, and burst into ft flood of tears,
in which state he was led stray. The concourse of spectators was
not very grear.

•
DREAnruL OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday morning, about
twelve &deck, as a little girl, scarcely eleven years of use, of the
name of Mary Kates, residing at No. 2, Hartshorne-place, hite•
cross-street, Barbican, was straining the water off some rotators,
her pinafore caught,fire, and before the.flames could be extinguish-
ed het frock and under garments were totally consumed, and the
unfortunate child dreadfully burnt under the arms anti breast; she
was immediately takenvo surgeon. who rendered evuy assistance, recommended her 'to be taken to St. Borthe: 's Hospital,
which was accordingly dune, where she remains without the least
hope of recovery.
ll'aTonnottess--Yestcrday, in consequence of
a requisition front the Jury who composed the inquest of the body
of the female, Ann Attliley, whose death. it may be recollected,
created a great sensation, as on the investigation which took place
on the occasion, the horriiile state of parochial waohltuuses was
expirs.rd to the public, a meeting of the Trustees under the
Watch and Lamp Trust of the parish of St. Mathew, Bethnal.
green, assembled at the parish Church, to take into consideration
the expediency of levellin7 the present, and erecting a new watch-
house in a different situation. After come deliberation, the abso-
lute necessity of the measure was admitted, and a resolution passed
that It should be at once curried into elKet. The conduct of the
night-constable and housenten also cane under consideration, and
orders were given for their suspension until the, next meeting of
the Board, when it would be determined whether awy, and what,
ulterior steps should be adopted.