The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-30 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

At eight o'clock on Tuesday morning the an ful sentence of
the law wets carried into execution un George Lee, for ut-
tering forged 51. lI ink-notes; ; William Thoinsim, for a high-
way robbery ; and Thomas Pattnore, for cuttiog and maim-
ing with intent lii kilt. As early as six o'clock many persons
had assembled around the fatal drop, and itt a quarter past
seven the Sheriffs arrived at New gate.
Patmore was the first who ascended the platform. He
Wlls,throughout the !pile of the seene,remarkably collected.
Daring the night he slept soundly for ;Moot two hours and a
half; and awoke in the same state of composure nod self-
possession, which appears sot to have forsaken him since the
awful *ere brat announcedo to him. From the time
he useoke till the liniment his unhappy existence was termi.
noted, he continued either in private prayer, or joining the
clergy man in fervent devotion. The last interview lie had
with his wife was on Monday: he pressed her much to tell
him if there were no grounds for the jealousy which had
driven him to the commission of actions that had brought
upon him consequences so dreadful. He told her that he
should die more happy if he could arrive at the certainly of
her fidelity ; or even if his suspicions were ton well founded,
he should be more satisfied. Site did net, how ever give him
any direct reply, and the isohappy man died with a full con-
viction of her guilt. On the platform he prayed most
heartily that she might he forgiven, and live to see her
error.. Ile said that be fully and freely forgave her.
Thomson was the next who ascended the fatal seallold.—
This miserable youth was but 17 ye:.rs of age, and was most
distressingly stupid mid ignorant. He bad no parents—
indeed nu relatives; and if we except a person to whom he
wigs for some time an apprentice, we may add, no friends.—
With intellects of apparently the lowest possible order, he
had not enjoyed the advantage of the first rudiments of learn-
ing, and judging (ruin his eUedUCt since his conviction, never
had even is mural adviser. Soule time since, his master's
business falling all, he was obliged to dismiss this wretched
boy from his service, and lie was consequently thrown upon
the town, exposed to all the temptations of vice, to which
he has thus suuu become a victim. The worthy Ordinary
took much pains to arouse him from his ripat by, but all ap-
peared u.eless. 11e had never" be said, " heard any thing
'shout God, and lie did not wish it." lie on Monday night
went to sleep at his usual time, a little past tiiue, und it was
with dillirully the turnkey awoke him at five o'clock iu
the alumni* After, however, joining his fellow isultervrs
and the clergyman tit their devotions, he appeared consider-
ably to reimil, and expressed a desire to partake of the
Stier:meet, which, after some conversat hot and advice, Mr.
Cotton thought Himself authorized to administer. lie after-
wards seemed to relapse into his usual stupidity, and during
the ceremony of knocking of his iron., end his walking to the
fatal ditip, his countenance betrayed the must distressing
vac ley.

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Lee was the last ti ho ma-elided the platform, and of the
three be exhibited the loot fm titude. Ilein4 it Jew, he was
attended during the night by several friends of his own per•
suasion, and it Was 11;1,brd ii de,Olioll. 110 was attended to
the last moment by his nit brother, whose feelings crruicJ
till Overpower Ilia,. When the drop fell he rushed into the
lobby, and threw himself down in a state of the most pitiable
and violent anguish. Another person of the 1011111, persunsiun
likewise attended, by permission of the Sheriffs, to pi rime'
the last duties to the miserable man ; it being contrary to
their religious ordinances to allow the body to he touched
by a Christian. In conwaitenee of observing This rite, the
hangman we. prevented ir 1111 l going throuiili the w hole of his
duty; unit the wretched man had his sufferings for some
olloutes prolonged. Ratin-cued Thomain appeared to feel
hut u 11111 l limitary tuallit.
A Iti•r the hoax, had hung the usual time, they were cut
and Lee's was delivered to his friends, who had pro•
voted a shell to receive it. It was immediately conveyed
an ay in ts hearse, which drove up to the felons' door.
Just before the bodies were cut down, another proof was
given that popular superstition of the 11104 ttrnsek kind is
not yet extinct. Four females excluded the platform, and
tubbed their faces and wicks with the hands of Patmore and
Thomson. This, it is thought, is a cure for writs.

A duel was fought in the neighbourhood of South
Blythe, in Nottinghamshire, on Friday, between Mr.
P—r—r, a gentleman of fortune in Yorkshire, and Capt.
S—n, in consequence of a dispute which originated
the grand stand at I/uneasier races, on Thursday. The
parties fired twice, and the second ball lodged in the
Captain's shoulder, which was not extracted at the time,
and he continues in a dangerous state.—An exchange of
shots, which did uo mischief, also took place on the
above 'morning, between a Mr. S'—n and Mr. W-1,
arising out of the same dispute.

VOltre.
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BOW-STREET.
On Thursday morning the eccentric personage who has
for some time been seen about the streets of the metropo.
lis in the habit of a Quaker, and wearing the tii-eoloured
cockade in his broad white hat, made his appearance at
the door or this offie, and preseting a large packet to
one of the officers deesired him, inns
tone of authority, to
lay it instantly before the Magistrate.
The officer, staring first at the packet, and then at this
singular visiter, obeyed the command, and presenting it
his worship, said it had been given him by a ' queer sort
of a gentleman," who was waiting at the door for an au-
The Magistrate, Mr. Minshull, opened the packet, and
found it to contain a sort of political caricature, in which
the Quaker himself was represented riding on a veloti.
pede over the necks of certain well-known persons, and
distributing, as lie went along, copies of the Spirit of Des-
potism, and other words of a similar cast. Underneath
appealed hi large letters, "The Radical Quaker."
Mr. Minslitill desired that the " queer sort of a gentle•
mail" might be shown into the office.
The "Radical Quaker" entered with a large bundle of
papers under his arm; and with an air of intiuite import-
ance waked up to the table. He kept his hat on his head,
Mr. Minshull (taking off his spectacles.)—Well, Sir,
pray who are you I
Quaker.—Who am I? that's an odd sort of question;
what matters it who I am?
Mr. Minslittll.—lf you won't tell me who you are, be
kind enough to inform me of your object in coming here
with this packet.
Quaker.—Why, I merely wished to let you know how
things were going on. My object is to convey informa-
tion to those who may happen to he in need of it. But I
had forgotten that I had another motive for coming. I
was informed that it I ventured to show my face here, I
should be taken iuto custody; and I should have no ob.
jection to that, I assure you.
Mr. Minslitill.—lncleed! but I shall not indulge you in
that particular.

Quaker.—As you please.
Mr. Minslitill.—Are you aware that you are standing
here with your hat on ?
Qnaker.—Perkctly so.
Mr. Minshull.—You ought to know that it is very inde-
corous.

Quaker.--I think otherwise.
Mr. Minsholl.—Perhaps it is in conformity with your
scruples as a Quaker that you keep it on.
Quaker.—Not exactly. I shall keg) it on unless you
can show me any law that compels me to take it off. I
wish to be informed on that subject.
Mr. Miushull.—My authority is law sufficient in this
case, and I desire you to take it off.
Quaker.—Excuse me; but I cannot submit to that au-
thority on this particular occasion.
Mr. Minshull.—Then you had better leave the office.
Quaker.—That I will do certainly, for I have no desire
to occupy your valuable time uunecesaarlly. The Quaker
then turned upon his heel, and with head erect stalked
nut of the office.

CURIOUS As.Fain.—Mr. Haley, a person of gentlemanly
exterior, was brought sip on a warrant, charged by a Mr.
John Jacobs with an assault.
Mr. Jacobs, who appeared wills a black eye, and other
marks of violence, stated that some words arose between
him and a Mr. Welsh, at a house in Pall-mall the other
night, in consequence of a previous quarrel, and in the
course of the (baptise the defendant, who was in some
measure concerned, struck him with au nusbrella across
the face.

In his defence, Mr. Haley denied striking the complain-
ant intentionally. He was merely endeavouring to part
trim and Mr. Welsh.
Mr. Minitell desired to know what house It was they
were at, and what was the nature of the original quarrel.
The parties begged to be excused informing his worship
upon either of those particulars.
A gentleman was then called to corroborate Mr. Ja.
cubs's statement, and being hard pressed by Mr. Minsliull
as to the original quarrel, he at length admitted, that an
unpleasant affair, which could not be settled only in one
way, had occurred between Mr. Jacobs and Mr. IVelsli,
and a message front one gentleman to the other was the
consequence. When, however, the pat tics ;net, it was
discovered that one gentleman had come unprepared with
the necessary weapons ; and the opposite party being ap-
plied to, declared he felt extremely unwilling to put an
instrument of death into the hand of any man, and nlti-
mutely the gentlemen separated without any thing being
done. Mr. Haley on teat occasion acted as the friend of
Mr. Welsh, and a Mr. Smith attended the present
complainant, Mr. Jacobs. The whole four met again
the oilier night at " the house" in Pall-mall, and Ilse
terms " coward, scoundrel," &c. were freely bandied
about. The assault upon Mr. Jacobs was the consequence.
Mr. alinslinll.—So then the secret is out. Well, gen-
tlemen, lio a, I have you here I shall do my duty by you.
Volt are yet alive, unit I will da all I can to keep you so,
and I therefore require each of you to enter Into sureties
`of 1001. to keep the peace towards all his Majesty's sub-
jects, and particular ly towards each other. I desire also
that the other two persons may be brought before use for
a similar purpose.
The parties seemed astonished at this strange ternilna-
tion of the affair; but having given the required sureties,
they were liberated.
nArrON-GARDEN.
Edward Bowes, of Church-row, Hampstead-road, was
brought up from Hampstead watch-house un Thursday,
whet e lie had been contmed all night, charged with shock-
ing cruelty to his wife. Several neighbours attended and
supported the charge, and the prisoner was committed fur
want of bail.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
HORRID ATTEMPT AT Mullin:H.—On Tuesday, three
Prostitutes of the lowest chits, named Hannah Pethick,
M. Angel, and Mary Haggirthy, were brought up from
St. Giles's watchlionse to this uffiee, charged before the
Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Manwaring, with being concern-
ed iii throwing a man named Sawyers out of a two pair of
stairs window, in Charles-street, Drury-lane, on Monday
night.
It appeared that Sawyers had accompanied the prisoner
Pethiek to a house of ill-fame iu Charles-street, on Mon-
day night, and gave her money to purchase articles for a
sapper, which was procured, but the change belonging to
Sawyers was kept back. This incensed btm, and lie at-

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tempted to leave the been, bet wes prevented, and at-
tacked on the landing or*, Mem of the second floor by
some desperadoes, with whom he maintained a long and
desperate conflict, during which the stairs were literally
torn np, and the walls bespattered with blood. He was
seen at the window crying for help, but was dragged
away by the persons in the room. A woman residing
opposite them saw several persons enter the room, and a
woman lift the man off the ground, and deliberately push
him through the window into the street, where he fell on
the curb-stone. Au alarm being given, Furzeman and
Clarke, officers, with several watchmen repaired to the
spot, and had the man taken to the hospital. He was
covered with blood, his skull fractured, and several of his
hones broken. Fitrzeman then entered the house, and
secured several women, the ruffians who had been seen
heating the man having made their escape. The interior
bore evident marks of a recent conflict, amid every thing
appeared in the utmost confusion.lre bannisters were
torn away, as if some person clung to them, and the room
was covered with blood. The injured man remains in the
hospital, and declares lie was attacked and beat senseless
In the room by several persons, but recollects nothing
about being flung out of time window. He is a strong
man, and acknowledged making considerable resistance.
Very little hope is entertained of his recovery. A wo-
man named Pi ice directly swoae before the Magistrate to
the woman Pethirk being the person who threw Sawyers
sat of the window,
The prisoners, in their defence, severally declared that
the conduct of the man was very outrageous, and ac-
counted for his being found in the street by saying, that
lie was so extremely intoxicated that he tell out of the
window, also alleging that lie received no injury in the
house.
The Magistrate said, lie never heard of a more flagrant
outrage, and remanded the prisoners for a week, to as-
certain whether Sawyers court swear to any of them,
should lie survive. For that purpose Furzeman was
directed to endeavour to discover the men who wet e in
the house at the time of the affray.