The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-18 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

On Saturday last Walton Costello, aged shoat 30, who
bed bees found guilty at the isle Assizes for being nne of
those concerned with Dreamt in the abduction of Mies Goole,
was executed al Gallows Green. loitrnscrurice, otherwise Cp.
fain Rock who had pleaded guilty on the trial, was to best
suffered with Castello, but he was reppited the evening be-
fore, Coatello„who had been convicted principally on tlw
testimony of 'frit:3oold, continued to the low to declwe
bin insocence. sot *sly of tie above crime, but of any eon.
section with, or any other outrage committed by the White
Roy'. The history be gave of his misfurtose to persona ww,
conversed with htm in the gaol preview' to going opt toes,.
'nation, was this—he was a relative of Brown's, and was
workman to him for five years, up to September, 1E11; be
then left him fur the purpose of amistiug his brother, whose
wife tbeo died, leaving a large family, He then costinved
is the practice of habits of Industry. and as be declared se
the scaffold, knew nothing of Miss G.'s abduction till the
morning after. He slept, be declared, no that night, sad it
was endeavoured to be ininblished on the trio', with his bro-
ther; sod Fittessurice, who pleaded Guilty, frequently IMO
Vl2ll heard to declare the innocence of this atafortooste our.
Before going out to execution, he observed to a ;retina la
the gaol, Are not these queer laws that make a man's lie
depend on the oath of ore witneaa '" He also asked this
person whether he thought there wan muds pain in the
pu•ishrneut be had to undergo' but bring assured there
was not, sold that It was only inotantaneous, it afforded
him great lotion. The only thing that he seemed
to apprehend was, the Rot sight of the hangenso, and the
tying up of his arms, but being reasoned with en One
points, he acquiesced la their propriety, and sestused his
initial firmness; and when the execulizenrr came to tie los
army, he put them so far back that the lightneas became ea-
tremely to him in his provers to the gallows. Hit
maziter of going to and at the place of execution was esti as
to awaken the sympathy and to excite the astoulainweat of all,
eves of those who guarded him, some of whom were observed
to shed tear. He was firm to the last, and is him was ob.
servable that unpresuming confidesce, which could arm
from no other source but the innocence of his heart, and
his conscious freedom from the crime for which he suffered
Hie attention to the clegymen who accompanied him chews's;
hint to be deeply impressed with feelings of Irne piety ; he
died blessing his prosecutors, sod begging the prayers of the
people. • He was a well looking rasa, with rather a soft sod
open countenance, and bad nothing daring or deterwilmi to
his appearance. The crowd which attended the familia*
was act atianerons.—(Cork Mercantile Chronicle.)

DArIS' STRAITS FISIISRY.

(From ib. Aberdeas Journal.]

The Letitia ►as arrived here from Davis' Straits, with ore
fish; and we are grieved to say, brings most dieettrom 'o-
culists of t►e &hie.. She bore tip the 19th of Aneett, ind -
brings *reeve's to the 15th ; at which date sewn ',wit
wpm lust, It beset, sod the remainder had come away, ihe
fishing being considered over. None of the ship. bad brut
able to get to the westward, owing le an impenethible bit.
rier of ice. The Letitia spoke the Dos, Ron-Accord, sad
Old Middleton, of Ibis port, on the 19th ult , oa the mange
►ome. The following are the acronets brought ►y ►n
Loudon—Rockwood, 6 fish.

Boll—Abram, 4 or S; Albino, 12; Andrew Marvel, 4 sr
5 (beset); Ariel, 2 ' • Bromwich, 4; "19. blotolsr); Cunt.
brine, 8; Ellima, 2 (beset); Gilder, 2 (ditto); lactic
(ditto); Lee,lli Mary Francis,o (beset); Progress, 1 (ditty„Thomas, 2; Willie, 4 or 5; Zephyr. 7 or 8.
Whitby—James, 3 ; Cheats I ; Yalisat (lost.)
-Newcastle—British Queer (less) $ Cove, • ; Elias (lest,
Lady lane, 5.
Leith—Home Castle, 1 ; North Pole, 5; Rattler (beset, :
Success, 2 (ditto.)
Eirkaldy—Caledonia, 1; Earl Percy, 2 (beset.)
Dundee—Achilles, 3 or 4 ' • Calypso (roar, with 3 dale:
Dorothy. I (beset); astride, 10 (ditto) ; Fairy, t ; traigl•
ship 1 ; Horn 1 ; Primes. Charlene, 8.
Montrose—Eliza Swam, 7 (beset); Hen (lost); 1,.05ti0n,5.
Monarch, 2.
Aberdeen—Alexander, 4 (beset); Bon.Accnrd, 5, sod 1
ststall.7o loos ; Don 8, 115 tons; tddleton, 1 ; Mtddkluo. 1.
Place of Wales, 1 ; Ythan, 7 (beset.)
Peterhead—Active, 4 or 5 (beset); Hannibal, 4 (ditto
Invincible (lost) ; Resolution, 8; Superior, 5; Traveller, 4.
Liverpool—Lady Forbes (lost).