The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-05 00:00:00

ZIRCUTION. •

Last morning was ushered is by the artful spectacle of
the execution of the following six •nfortonate individuals,
viz: Charles Wade and ?robed Hotelier, for • burglary In
the house of Mr. Brown, Grafton-week. SeVrft Dials; John
lila heney, fur a highway robbery; Mathias George °fiscal,
for rxtuesing money from s servant of the Duke of Norfolk;
rephar Qfteated, fur unlawfully asuenibliug with Are-arms as
At coast of Kept, sod resisting the seizure of some smug-
gled good!, and John Swaps, for forgisig the signature of
his superior officer, with intent to defraud.
Long berm* the boor of execotion the Old Bailey was
rrowJetl to excess by an immense asse-mblage of periods.
Snag after seven o'clock the &sniff' (Messrs. Waldman and
Williams) arrived at the prises, and immediately proceeded
to the presslird, where Driscoll and Blakeney were uncoiled
by the Rev. Mr. Devereux. the RIMINI. Catholic clergyman.
After praying some lime their irons were struck off; ihry sp.
peered extremely repentant, and were loud in their acknow-
ledgments to Mr. Brown, the keeper, and to the Bev. Gentle-
man. ()rested IVIO then 'bought in, he shook hands with the
other prisoners, sod assisted in rrmovisig his irons. The three
reihainingatiefornanate men were then brought in. Suape, on
entering the press.litrd, buweJ to the persons present, and
maintained the utmost firmness, be admonished Driscul for
disturbing the other 'prisoners by his exclamation. The
awful profession then moved through the passages of the
prison to the place of execution ; Blakeney ascended
the scaffold first, followed by Drina'', Quested, Hold.
Wade, and Snapp, the latter of whom joined
in conversation will. the Reverend Mr. Baker, the Dis-
senting Minister, discussing various passages of Scripture
with the greatest composure, sod coueluded by sayoug
be hoped the desired example would hays the intended
effect. He expressed his auxiely as to the future wel-
foe of bit family; he Hien shook bards with seve-
rs! ;emits/ten. He aecruded the seaffislil with • arm step,
and in • few inionfes the fatal drop fell, and the unfortu-
nate men were leasehed into eternity. After bawling the
usual tione,,lbeir bodies were di-livered to their friends, some
of whom, wp uoderstand, are of great respectability.

TIIR LATE icior I• TRH ALMONRY.

It will be recollected that on the Jury returning a verdict
of " Wilful Slued..." against the wildiers engaged in the riot
and attack at William Cogle, since dead of his wounds,
that they (the Jury) pqme•ted Mr. Getl, the Coroner, to ad-
dress a letter to his• Royal Highness the Duke of York, te-
pee-tenting to him the conduct of some of the foot guards
us the Iwo last Anniversaries of the Battle of Waterloo, and
requestilig that sortie sitera might be taken to prevent the like
occeirrence in future. Mr Dell accordingly addressed a let-
ter to Sic Herbert Taylor, the Military Secretary to his Royal
Highness the Doke of -York, to which he has received the ful.
lowing must gracious amiwer
" Horse Owned', June 29, 1821.
S'9lllt—l have had the honour of laying before the Com-
mander in Chief your letter of the 27th tnstaut, and I am di-
rected to convey to you his Royal Highness's Henske fur the
terms in which you have controunieated to him the semi-
meats of the Jo. y who were sommosed to inquire tutu the
death of William 'Curie, and who returned a verdict of
" Wilful Murder" fermium M•Carthy and four privates of the
goarda, and other soldiers nisknowu.
" Hts Royal Highwase request. that you will assure the
Jury that be is serseible that they have consciesdionely and
correctly discharged a painful duty, of Which ura person can
lama nt the Decently more slum he dues, and that be is
obliged to Owns fur calling his attentiuu to the circumstance.
" Ills Royal ilighoess has ever felt most amnions to check
an, messes conimigned by the soldiers, and to comfort* order
and peaceable conduct to their imeremirse with all classes of
his Majesty's snbjects. He deeply regrets the melancholy et
Letts of their disorderly p►sceediars ;spar the anniversary of a
day so lontoorable to his 91sijesti's arms; sod he trusts that
you and the Jury will give him•eretlit for a sincere dispositiow
to inc his brat endeavours to prevent the recurrence of such
excesses in future. He dues not wish to offer any excuse fur
them on this occasion; bat he casinos help observing that the
mischief may in great part he ascribed to the fortuitous circus-
stance of two battaliour of the foot guards, which hail fought
at Walt rloo, being at the period of the two last anniversaries
distributed in goofier*, sad out placed in barracks, where
they would have bore more wit►in the reach sif die and close
'control. " I bare the Immune to be, /re.
" H. TAYLOR.
" T. H. Cell, Req. Coroner, 4-e."
In future, it is understood, that on the saniversary of the
Bottle of Wstertoo, the soldiers will be restraised to a com-
memoration of the memorable day at barracks, or seder the
immediate observation of officers appointed fur the purpose.
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BRUTAL OUTRAGE. i
O 1

John Burrows was brought up is custody, at the Town-
ies% Truro, on Thursday, on a complaint made against hint
►y Mr. John Brown, of Goodern, near Truro, for having
brutally pulled the tongue out of one of his horses, and fur
having threatened to murder souse person beloagiog to the
family of Mr. Brown, in cossequeace of his charging him
with having committed this savage act. The Prisoner bad
the charge of Mr. 8e.,..'. huabsadry ►orses, and oo the
20th ult. being ploughing, the bone in question not
working as he wished, he began to beat the animal, which
became restive. On this he *burst hi■ hand into his
usuuth, and laid buM on the tongue; the horse reared,
and the ruffian still holding the tongue with all his force,
it was torn fiins the roots by the sudden plunge. The
mirage threw away the tougre, mad threatened to injure
the boy that drove t►e horses if he told his master. The
wretched animal was compelled to work for several days in
this condition; but it was at length observed to be ill, and
in being examined, the injury it had sustained was discover.
cd. The Prisoner was charged with the set, bet denied it ;
and demanding his wages. Mr. Brown refused to pay him,
when he left the Inoue in a rage, sad swore be would murder
the first of the family that came in his way. Mr. Brown sp.
plied to a Magistrate sad bad him takes into custody. The
Prisoner was ordered to And sureties for keeping the peace.
The injury inflicted on the horse riot heiag cognisable as a
critniosi act, be cats Daly be sued fur the valise of the bone.