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raptor', described the very &eat regard which I enter-
tained for her, implored her to consent to a reconcilia-
tion, and begged stir would write me an catty answer.
She never replied to my letter. 11er father called upon
le, and wtsiied that the connexion might be discon-
mined. 'These eire tllll had an indescribable effect
"I"on uty ntuml; 1 was miserably luilia!wy, was incapa-
We of attending to any business, and gave myself entirely
up to despair. I (Nide:mtual to prevail upon her to re-
new the correspondence. 1 felt that 1 could not be happy
in this world washout her, and determined to leave it.
Thoughts of a dryadfol description entered my mind,
and moat have proceeded from toe !)evil. I felt that
should leave ine world in a state of happiness, if I could
der her, and determined io pyrpeliate the deed. 1
had been from home three days, business not being very
br.sk, and on Friday evening 1 called to see Williams,
at Mrs. Albert's and we both came out together and
walked in company as far as the Surrey Theatre. We
did not go iii; 1 told Williams that 1 wanted to see a
gentleman in the Borough, and should go that way. We
parted. and 1 returned to Mrs. Alberts. After talking
in a very friepdly imatmer with the family,. I asked for a
knife, and they supposing that I wanted to cut some
bread, gave me a case knife. 1 took an opportunity of
concealing it unperceived in my pocket. I shortly after
went out with the child to buy her some apples, which
having done, I returned to the court. A sudden thought
came over my mind, that if I murdered the child who
was innocent, 1 should not commit so great a crime as
murdering Sarah Longman, who was older, and as 1
imagined had sins to answer for. 111 a moment I pulled
the knife out of my pocket, put the child down out of
my arms, held her head back, and cut her little throat.
In an instaaa 1 imagined that 1 was its the midst of
flaming fire, and the court appeared to me like the en-
trance of hell. 1 ran away, nut knowing where 1 went,
or what! did ; 1 wandeled about in a state of distrac-
tion until! soma:fere(' myself up at the watch-house."
The prisoner, who, during the course of the evidence
above-mentioned, appeared to be in a kind of idiotic
stupor, being called upon to make his defence, merely
said, in a uild manner, that he was 1501 Guilty.
A great many witnesses were then examined on his
behalf to prove a case of insanity. .Among others were,
James Longman, the father of the yosul woman to
whom the prisoner hail been attached ; George Cass,
a watch-motion maker; Ann Keys, Eliza Camp.
bell, and Maria Tyrrell; persons with whom the pris-
oner had lodged ; and the tendency of their evidence
was to show that the prisoner, a few weeks recently to
the unfortunate transaction in question, had been flighty
and low-soirited, in consequence of his want of employ-
ment, and haling been forbid the continuance of his
addresses to the young woman, Miss Longman.
The case went to the Jury under the learned Judge's
direction, and the prisoner was found Guilty.
Mr. Justice PARK pronounced sentence of death in
a most impressive and pathetic manner, and the prisoner
was ordered for execution on Monday next.
During this last awful stage of the proceedings, the
prisoner exhibited a maniac apathy to the doom that
awaited him, and he" was removed front the bar in a
state of mental abstraction.

Kingston, Saturday April 3.