The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-16 00:00:00

EXECUTION
OF O:►YDLN, SULLIVAN, ANUFitZGERALIX

Yesterday morning, Chas. Oafide*, 1). Fitzgeridd,
and C. Suliirax, the first far an inmainral- crone,
and the two lust Fora rape, were executed, opposite
to the siebtore door of Nrwgate.
A more than usual degree of interest was excited
in the public mind by the execution of these unfor-
tunate men, from the unsuccessful attempt made
by Sullivan, tin Sunday hist..to escape from New-
gate, disguised in wonten's clothes; and a vast con-
course of spectators were assembled in the Old
Bailey at an early hour.
Soon after eight o'clock, Sullivan and Fitzgerald
appeared on the platform, accompanied by a Catho-
lic Clergyman ; and ai abort time after Oaktien
lame forward; attended by the Ordinary of New-
gate.
The Prisoners severally passed a few minutes in
prayer, and essol of them appeared duly impressed
with the justice of his sentcuse, and contrition fcm
the crime he had been guilty of.
About a quarter after eight o'clock, the awful
signal was given, anti these indoituaime men were
hunched Mtn eternity, and appeared to die almost
without a struggle.
After being suspended the usual time, the bodies
were cut down aud delivered to their respective
relatives. _ _ _

The dress Sullivan, the convict, hod on when de-
tected was an old tattered gown and petticoat, a
checked apron, a dirty shawl, and a loose slimness''s
great coat, which, with uu old bonnet, a pair of wo-
men's shoes, acid a pair of platens, finished the dis-
guise.
--IFT--!•m—a•T.

DUBLIN, Nov. IL

COMMISSION INTELLIGENCE.

. A special messenger was on Wednesday night
dispatched trona Dublin Castle into the country
to the Lord Lieutenant, where his Grace is now
on a visit, relative to the one of t;-.e four un-
happy men uuder sentence of death and Unworn'',
which stood against them appointed for Thursday,
in consequence of the accidental discharge of a pis-
tol, together with the decision of the eleven Judges,
which occupied se many hours on Tuesday last. The
messenger arrived in Madill oil Thursday morning
with his Grace's signature to the warrant, directed
to the High Sheriff of the county of Dublin, res.
piting their sentence, by winch the lives of those
unhappy men have been spared by the clemency
of Government, and the dn•adful sentence of the
law, which was proimmiced against them, thereby
changed to the milder sentence of transportation
for life.

The election for Master of the Figure Academy,
under the patronage of the Dublin Society, took
place on Thursday last. when Mr. Robert West
was chosen bye majority of 3j.

TIItATRE.ROINI4

This Theatre opened on Monday ve'nnight, with
a degree of splendour that at once surprised and
delighted the spectator. The exquisite pencil of
the artist, and the tastefolliberality of the Proprie-
tors, are equally distinguishable, and deserving of
every possible praise and patronage.
To add to the interest of the occasion, Mr. BRA..
H /DI made his first appearance before a Dublin au-
dience, and, with a stream of melody, which can-
not be described, charmed his auditory.
The pert of the zteraskier, in The Siege of Bel-
grade, gave ample room for the display of those
extraordinary powers of voice, which Mr. BRA H Abt
has so highly adorned by taste and science. We
know not which to admire most, the great volume
of his voice, the extent and rapidity, yet ease and
mellowness of his execution, the correct emphasis,
air the di • t and sweet articulation with which he
delivens all his songs.
Mrs. MounTsts also made her fiat appearance,
and distinguished herlielf by goal acting, mid in
her songs by judgment and guest sweetness of ex-
pression.

Tuesday night brought forward Mr. BRAN UM for
a second time. Lord triltiam, in The Haunted
Tower, called forth his finest powers, and procured
him the most rapturous applause. Mrs. M.01,1N.
TSUI again distinguished herself; and Mrs. COOKe
met with general marks of approbation, on her
first appearance this season : she was in fine voice,
and gare her songs in her Lest style.
• On Thitroiday evening was presented, the Tra-
gedy of Venice Preserved, for the purpose of intro-
ducing to the public Mr. WHEATI.T. End re-intro-
ducing Miss MAC•I;LET to the attention and cri-
ticism of a Dublin audience ; if, in these times of
managerial insolence and theatrical monopoly, an
audience may presume on the privilege of their
ancestors, now for the first time questioned, of ex-
pressing their assent or dissent to the 'Gill of fare
with which the condescension of the Patentee may
favour the swinish multitude."
For our part, interested as we are in concerns of
higher moment than the proceedings of a Theatre,
we should possibly have passed them by as objects
beneath our serious attention. But the time has
arrived, when the frish Notion will demand on
what principle a servant of the triadic, forget.
tiug the hands by whirls he was nurtured, shall
issue from behind the scenes, and, violating at
once all decency and order. dare to seize a gentle-
man in the boxes' and transmit him into the cast°.
dy of base and hired satellites—or, if possible, With
more aggravated insolence, shall insult an Irish au-
ditory, by appearing on the stage, and demanding
of a person in the pd to debase himself by acting
the part of a constable ? Let the perpetrator of
this crime be assured, that though neglected, he
has not been forgotten ; and that if lie confounds
the pnblic forbearance with want of public spirit,
he shall in the sequel discover his mistake.—Dub.
Evening Post.)
_ . .

Tuesday afternoon, some mischievous boys dis-
chargrd a small cannon in Oxford-street, whilst the
carriage of Mrs. Marion, of Nottingham-place,.
was passing. One of the horses took fright, and ran
the chariot against read cart, by which it was over-
turned. Mrs. /ha Fl/024 and her three daughters
were in the chariot ; and the youngest, about seven
years old, was leaning one arm out at the window
when the accident happened, and the carriage fell
on it. Lt Mee dreadfully slisttered. The other Ladies
sisal out /attain any materiel injury.

MERAIEN AND CIERII4IIII
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To the late well-authenticated accounts of the
existence and appeal &lice of 'Mermaids, given by
:Miss Mackay, of Bray, and the Thurso School-
master, iu letterX, which, after their appeanince iu
this paper, particularly excited the attention of the
Glasgow Philosophical Society, may be added the
following ancient authorities, touching the actual
existence of those extraordinary creatures :
Alessiider ab Alexandre affirms, that be has known a
Mt ammo steal WOinns ;—lie adds "CA LIS• CONCUSITES :"
l'erdiusiid Alvarez, Stcretary to the store-house of the In-
sham, says, be saw a young Merman come out of the water,
and steal fish, left to dry us the shore by the fishermen. fa
the year 11E17, a Mensal' was fished up on the coast of Suf-
folk, -and kept for six months by the Governor , this is re-
lated Oa many of our early English Chronicles, the writers
of which add, that it bore so nears conformity witlidnan,
that nothing scented wanting to it besides speech. It took
an opportunity of making its escape, and, plunging Wu the
sea, was never more heard of: In istri, near the island of
Mauer, on the uestorn comet of the island of Ceylon, some
fishermen brought op at lime drtic,:lit of the net, seven Mer-
men and 31aials, of which sveernl Jesuits (and moo g the
rest, F. lien. lle:iritpies, and Dieser Kepner, physiciiiii
the Viceroy of Goa) were witnesses. The physician, who
examined then, with mach cure, and made flimsy dowections
front them, ammo, that all their plots boils internal sad
sidereal, were (intuit pea fectly cuntormal:le to those of mew.
(See Hirt. Or it Campagnie de Jeser, tom. iv. No. u 76, where
the relation is xise.. at tenth) tVe have another account,
well attested, of a Merman seen near the Diamond Ituck,
on the coast of Martinico; the persons is Imitiewed it, gave
in a precise desciiptiou of it hirturen emery. A creature of
the sionespeciee was causkt in the Baltic a the year 1531,
and sent as n present to Sigiornitud, King "of Pulated, with
whom it lived three days, and was sees by all the Court.