The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-24 00:00:00

EXECUTION

Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, the dreadful strtenre cf
death was carried into effect in the Old Bailey, upon Sims,/
aged 21, and John Augurlin Wren, aged 20, ftw highway robber,.
attended with circumstances of considerable aggravation.
These culprits were convicted with a man named Elliott, silo it
respited, in the January Sessions, of an attack on a penal nand
Collins, near the road leading to Vauxhall-bridge ; but mate;
with rather an unexpected resistance, the ruffians resorted to fs
knee, and, finally, in their attempt to escape, one (tt is belies;
Wren) fired a pistol, the ball from which passed through Alr.
line's hat. They were, however, all secured very near the pie
of attack. tinfoetunately these men had before undergone to
ordeal of trial, and were known to the police as desperate ruffm.
capable of any act of violence ; this, added to the cut urns:annul
their crime, was calculated at once to deride the necessity of tb,;
being made an example of ; and although the prosecutor rear—
mended them to mercy, which recommendation was joined 'Ulm
effort from another quarter, it was determined the sentence shook
I not be altered.

The family of Wren were mast respectable, and he, it seenx
was the entire cause of the breaking up of their fortunes. He Ina
IM only son, and every effort had been made
eromli his family to weft
him from the had associations he had r
bet in cam,s
unfortunate young man despised every ki of advice. pa tlx
ha
being convicted for this offence, and the Judge intimating that the
law would take its course, his mother Meanie so shocked dug*
in a short time died of a broken heart ; his father also, dein
himself reduced nearly to ruin, and seeing Ms son about to feel
, his life ignominiously, could not stand against such acturnalnd
affliction ; he became deranged, and expired on Monday cresting
six. This was communicated to Wren the same night, offs
became so shocked as since scarcely to be able to attend to say mi.
gious instruction : he, however, fully aemitted the buckle kis
sentence, and expressed great contrition for his crimes.
Rains has been extremely penitent, and since his ceedemong
has made most unceasing appeals to Heaven for merry. Hens
left a wife and two infant children to deplore his wretched r:
they, we understand, are in a state of the most deplorable dims,
and live in Peter-street, Westminster,
Yereolay morning Mr. Sheriff' Laurie and his officers arrivals:
the gaol, at twenty minutes to eight o'clock, and Instandy pm.
needed to the press-room, where the culprits were introduced, ace
inioned. restwas dressed in a blue coat and white trousers, tailooked extremely respectable. His demeanour was careless sot
bold ; but from the wandering of his eyes and his dashed rowan.
mince it appeared his senses were wavering. Rains was extremely
dejected and weak, but prayed with great fervour; he shook had
with the Sheriff, and begged him "to pity" his poor wife sat
children. The rosin' preparations being completed, in Meaty
minutes the wretched men were led to the scaffold, attended by th
Rev. Mr. Towne and Mr. Raker. Rains, as he walked use.
the passages, repeated the Responses at the conclusion of tjt
funeral service, and said, "Oh ! Lord, in the valley tilled
thou haat lifted me up ; support and receive my soul now." Ira
first ascended the platform, and nodded to some person is the
crowd, and, with a smile. exclaimed, " Good bye, God blessysa."
In a few minutes, the executioner having completed his isessge-
menu:, the drop tell, and they ceased, after a kw stria*, es
exist. Considering the wetness of the morning, as losessissamil
assembled.

PUGILISM.

BOXING ON PEMBERTON INCLOSURZ,BETWEEY
BRACKNALL ♦ND ASCOT RACE-COURSE, lot
?MTV kIOVEREIONS, YESTERDAY.

EISISOP Haunts AND ET/WARDS THE BIERNSIIIIt DrS•
cuts.-The former is a professor who had displayed his teaks
at the Fives Coon, and was noted for unlocking jaws in new
battles; his patron wu Bernard Searle, Esq. The halt
was a raw tighter, dreaded between Newbury and Pangheas.
Bake, and famed also as a,fteisher, who had never knows dint
in his various combats; but his taste for fighting and Wong
playing inured him to the has of claret in such profusion, a.
be deserted knocking down bullocks foe flooring mortals, and left
the slaughterhouse altogether in his own smell. There was &good
sprinkling of gentility, but more of mobility, and to avoid costa.
soon, operations commenced at ten o'clock, as a WA, and not a
break of day one, promised a share in the day's play.
Flowers seconded Harris, and the Bath unman picked up the
butcher, who wu backed at g to 4.
THE BATTLE.
A rare battle, which displayed excess of manhood, was fought.
In the first round, from eagerness, the combatants missed tbdr
hits ; Harris wu thrown from a dove, and it was a milks
fall There vas plenty of betting at 6 to 4, from the butcher s
superior weight.
2. Harris placed a straight left-hander at the top of the
which set his adversary snorting like a frightened horse. The bet.
cher was reminded of the slaughter-house by profusion of claret a
this lucky, place to put a hit upon, but he returned upon the bol,f,
and a rally of ten minutes followed, in which both had enough la
one round, and the secoods had their honourable share of crusts
sprinkling.
2 and 3 were comparatively tame rounds, and both wait dor:.
4. Second wind brought the combatants into re-action, and whet
each had unmunled, a gallant meeting took place. They his
each other to a stand-still, returned again to the scratch, and used
every thing but denial. Harris had the best at fighting owe, but
when hi his rounds, blows were next to dead stops. Basis wu at
length pot to momentary dorm by a tooter on the jugular, and X
was Windsor Forest to a rabbit warren.

Harris stood up three other rounds to be pushed down, but that
was not half an ngk between the two.
The butcher was declared he victor, the seconds of Barris bat.
ing taken him sway in 27 minutes.
A gentleman offered to back Reuben Martin, who was present.
against any man in England of his weight, llst. 21b.

M A LDON, MARCH 41.—Yesterday morning, as the
workmen of Colonel titrutt, M.P., of Tirling.place, Essex, woe
making a carriage-drive in that gentleman's park, a little Much
the surface of the earth they discovered on earthen vessel fill
with silver coins. There were between two and three handfed at'
die times of Constantine, Valens Valentinian, Oratian Theodosius.
and Areadius, who succeeded his father Theodosius, and died about
406. Thev are in an excellent state of preservation, and probaEc
have been concealed between 1400 and lhin years. These cici
are now in the care of Mr. Ellis, the Colonel's steward.

BIRTHS.

On Monday, in GroavenoT4iiie,tie lady of Henry J. Adore.
Esq. of a daughter.
At Exeter, on the 19th inst. the lady of John Tistiemska•
LLD. of Demerara, of a daughter.
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MARRIED.
On Saturday, March 20, by the Rev. Mr. Bennet. at St. Min.,.
Islington, Robert Brady, Esq. of Leeds, to Mary Barrio Nor.
only daughtti of R. Blunt, Esq. Sidney-street, City-road.
On Monday last, at Christ Church, Blackfriars.raad. 1K !i‘c
Rev. J. H. Mapleton Rector, L. Kenedv, Esq. R.N.. of ?.I,sl.
well, to Miss Brener, only daughter of Charles Dm an. E4'..
Nelson-square.
On the 1.1.01 i instant, at Mortlake, Mr. Frederick (lodges. of L''•
youngest sun of the late Mr. Thos. Hodges, ed Vl'rothatu, in Kee.
to Cliffordier Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Daniel Bose. DS.
Ohl Broad-ntrcet. _ .

On the Bth instant, George Ogilvie and Isabel Bowie. tT
venerable members of the mendicant fraternity, were united in Ow
frosty bands of a edlock, at Handy : the bridegroom nutnbenn
years, and has been blind since 1816; and the bride 76 Yew', Tbs
as the third time abe has had it in her power to sing Woo'd
married and a'!"

DIED.
On Sunday last, at the house of PT. Stoddart, in Docers' Com-
mons, dl•ry Elifaheth, eldest denghter of the late John Sea-.
Esq. of Wolvereote, in the county nr Oztord.
..At Ellaston, Staffordshire, on the 13th instant, Thomas fiat.

On Sunday morning last, at • his house, in l'pper Goweratrett
deeply lamented by his relations and friends, %% Whim Clay,
in the 7th year of his age.
In Wimpole-street. on Sunday evening last, deeply
aeeeedly lamented, Ilaris Theresa, wile of Alexander Nowell.
At Clapham Common., Battersea, on the 22d inst. after a teL
protracted illneas, and in her 65th Fear, Hannah, the sire of
Alderman Scholey.

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