The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-31 00:00:00

EXECUTION MR MURDER.

The Lies. Coists Fauss, mission.
It Fort Augustus, having lately got •
ru thr church of Koltaript, went to prey
Sunday week, when *tne
had the preceding night bet ricarlued
I:iociotes oT the chuseli,usesded the clev
gesitlemun who secompaoied Lim, wig
some.. Mn. ritASElt having Coded in
10 get acres.; to the elioich, preached
air, exposed to repelled insult sad
(srvis Paper.)

Last morning, at nine o'cluck, David Thomas, who was
(1111 V lei. d at Croydon on Tuesday last of the murder of
Mr. Mathews, by stabbing him in the alotornen, at Landreth
shout six weeks ago, saltred the trounce of the let, on tits
tupuflkeCountyGaol, Ileittesuouger.laar. Thee-rimmed Was
• native of W•les, • single man, between thirty and forty
yours of sr, he had been much addicted to drinking. end
was of a remarkably passionate temper. He meived in
town from Croydon on Tutuila), night in a post chaise, and
was euuveytd to a condemned cell. The Rev. Mr. Mann,
the (.dietary, and two Ditto-11141g Mintstiss have attended
him constantly, to assist hem by their pious emulations and
prayers, in which 'student' be had expressed his gratitude.
He slept three hours tin Wednesday night, but did um takeoff
his clothes. He persisted is bas declarations of innocence al-
most to the last. He declared that be had ou iuteution of tak•
tog away the life of Mithewa, and he thought the laws were •
severe and unjust that doomed him to die. He had all
along outwardly appeared fearless ordeal'''. It will be recut-.
leetrd that after his applehrusion he alt. awed to add the •
crime of file de ad to that of murder, by cutting the main
al tery of his arm, mad ripping up his belly wadi a krofe, He
was marched when taken tato that prison, auJ It Stall rembrins •
a mystify how he got Eisetssion of the knife obit%
At half past sew' u he truce. decd (rum bit • tell the'
chapel, where divine service was petrol rued by• lbejordhlafy; -
the Rev. Mr. Mann,, who adatteimervd Use iluertionent
him. The service, Om* Wirt' itiatespolelee 'before nine
o'clock, ottelaidedrflse erinalmal•prayed,vrty devoutly~,
be said, shut he thanked God for his surrey, obit* eras
vast and incurnprelieueibto, and be fetti'•••eleostetiseumnee
that he was going into .4 Mille splitappilaracr •• Mr.• Main
approached the unhappy culprit el Ibis moment, while bisr
heart appeared 11, boa little surienesl,•.asid anthorted bin to
make some 'doormen' by allowitting the justice of his doom ' •
He replied, •• I admit that I deserve to du —it' is just" He • -
was Uwe' taken into the yard, bta•iroar were kooekeii off,
and then tlellieted into the hands of the Under Sheriff. Tim
Honer approached the criminal and pinioned him. Oa'
the arrival of the wretched may on the 1.1) of the gaol *hire
the gaily'''s is erected, be shook very much, but resumed
his wonted fearlessness by the lime be was mil up. Al ewe
o'clock pi ecisely he was launched into eternity. He saeugi.
Bled fur a long use. The crowd to witum• tW ezecetios
was taCcahlte.

SURREY SUMMAR ASSIZES.

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CROYDON, ♦UGUST 27.
CROWN SIDE.
RANK OF ENGLAND PROSECUTIONS.
fVilliara Wigdell was indicted fur uttering two (urged St.
Flank of England notes to Robert Shearing, at Kingston, OR
the 13th of November last. This man's Dial had bi-eu put
off from last Assises ou account of a material witness, arid
remained iii custody ever since.
The Prieouer made a vigorous defence, and attri6uted
falsehood, perjury, and rubbery to Shearing. Da did not
deny that he had given him the notes in question, but
solemnly protested his ignorance that ilky were forged. He
had picked a lot of notes op at the liggt India House, and
accidentally look the Iwo in question from tire bourne, aria
gave them to the Prosecutor.
Mr. Justice BUIRROUGH summoned up the ease, lint-
The Jury, after deliberating ten minutes, fuood the pri-.
loner Guilty— Death.
John Orisglon, a young man, aged 18, the son of a re-
spectable Dis.enting Minister, was indicted for uttering to
Joseph Mason, at Clapham, oil the 26th of March, a forged
one-pound Bauk of England note.
The unfortunate Prisoner when called upon to pleadoierked
hip guilt with the greatest vehemence. He was found Guilty.
The unhappy tither was iu Court during the trial, sedan
account of hie respectability the Jury recommended the Pri-
soner to mercy.

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AVOLIsT 29.
The business of these Assizes terminated this morning.
There were but three cases, and these of pn.peblic import- •
once, in the Nieffrisa Court. The imitators. coocludere• •
short tittle before eleven, after which Marco li'ooD
the town for London.
At a late hour yesterday evening Mr. Justice Builloggitire • .
finished un the Crown Side, and proceeded to pass lbw 0441,
sentence of death on 11 Prisoners, none of wheat w ••
deted fur, executiou except Edward lwe, for a highway IA
berry, land. r circurnstauces of peculiar atrocity, sad the we*. •
„woe
tumite man David Thomas for marlin. The former is Of
dered fur execution on Monday week.
lt• •
Kilkenny cloth (or friese) flit, held on Ssturds,r, , 'I
was the best, in point of supply Data sales, there has
been for a considerable time, Every deht:fipliojk pf
goods brought good prices. .
&tardily a fine field of oats, belonging to Mr.
VICTOI COAT, of B.iltyteacarrett, near itetrast,
was begun to be reaped. This field was 10.11 111
the mouth of February, but as there Woo ft() NI..
pearance whatever of crop, in March, it was. har-
rowed and sown with clover and gm us seed. The
oats, notwithstanding, soon swan* ep, and prove ("/:-.
as fine a crop as any in the country.
OUTRAGE —On Sunday night a -house e i lot•cing
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to Sir IVuititt.ita CUFF/, Bret., AitU•Re itt Green.
ridge, in the liberties of Kilkenny, was attacked
by an armed party of marauders, who were 'Ott. ,
edly resisted by a police constable, to allots the
care of the house bad been intrusted by the vrorthy
While this man art
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Baronet alluded to. Whale Ibis --------------------- le"' i 'l.
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varst Pi AM( the officer, has examine the pre-
.. • . orders very cheap, she had applied to him, and he had let
ainnodtehfeert,idatungd obese% whiimndmogrei,t theLartalireiastergilyba.
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kits', missionary preacher Port Eglintout, will be fiiiished in 11 fortiiight ; and
mists, and has made some discoveries. Had the bee have the orders ia question
,for half-a•crov7 a piece.
I lately got a presentation will, it is mud, be occupied by the 311 Diagoou. t
4 weld to preach there on Guards. on the 29th of next month. There is ac. "eves. got in their lives. would have been forfeited, Mr. Beckett them remarked that ma sir Terry ~„ sot
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us the titillates of the house were well armed. present to prove that Ow signatures were forged, be did not
ti
P ill-advised peopie, who commoiLif for 432 horses. The rolnis for the
feel justified in detaining them is custody', but would take been sent to the infirmary. Three ons hate
beiricedued the doors and Imo are shove the stable.. The buildings and ' At the late robbery itt Dr. PIGOTT'S residence at their words to appear at the office at twelve o'clock the next been taken into cubtody, two of whom
'oiled the clergynnin, end square occupy four acres of ground, burrounded by 51ereworth, in Kent, the thieves carried off a conc. day (yesterday), and is the mess time be would have the have been fully identified as 1 units itsAi:atbremilieevue; ' i . .
hmaT.oheSoclaopmtoionnapporresteegoindeden.
being
The apartments derab'e number of medals, struck ou the occasion '. , • 1
laird him. with sticks it'd a well upwards of 12 fret high.
itriciohyupdreßseironti,e:h,e case mcdcordsogly.esirae ma yesterday before , • it
tug failed in his attempt for the officers are atrocious, and elegantly fitted up. of Coronations, Vietwies, the Hanoverian Sneers- effected,
and
all
pertin
,outrage, the cause of which we hive not learned.
i o the activity of oar High Cousi4al'. a*vtal_____Acti by ' . -: -,
meg so on the circumstances being recs.
eh, preached in Ibe open There will be a:1 hospitol, canteen, smithy, forage 151011, &c. and first impressions of the gold, silver,' I
peace officers READS and Pvirsteite. the °Fit‘""Y ' al.
insult satl int*stept,irsa. barns. and every other couvcuieucy of a perfect and copper coins of former reigns, up to the present pitalated to bier he proceeded to imetrogate Solomon coo. apprehension of these miscreants Is won:irony attri.•
time, some of them as far back as the Conquest. I caning the orders, and be readily wadertouk to prudece .' i
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