The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-03 00:00:00

EXECUTION.
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Tuesday monolog was ushered in by the melancholy
spectacle of the execution of the following convicts :
Salome! Hayward, fur a burglary at Somers Town ; Joseph
South, for pushing a forged 101. note; and Ann Norris, for
robbing and heating a man in a house of ill.fame, in
Wentworth-street, Whitechapel.—John Jacobs, fur high-
way robbery; and Amy Steele, fur a sitailai offence fur
which Norris suffered, were reprieved at a late hour WI
Monday night.
The unfortunate convicts who suffered, ever since the
warrant arrived for their execution, paid the most fervent
and respectful attention to the religious consolations of
the Her. Mr. Cotton, who was unceasing in his attendance
on them.

At half past 'e'en o'clock, the Sheriffs, Messrs. Gat rrrr rr
and Venable*, arrived at the prison, and immediately pro-
ceeded to the press-room, where shortly after South was
brought from the chapel, and had his irons airsick off; be
appeared perfectly resigned and penitent, and said bat
little. Hayward was then introduced ; he was fashionably
dressed in black, and wore a black handkerchief. This
young nan was most respectably connected, and had
served in the army. Every exertion had been made to
procure the remission of his sentence from death to trans-
portation, but without effect. He assisted the officer to
strike off his irons, and conducted himself* with moderate
lirome,s, although lie evidently appeared depressed; he
shook hands wish South, and thanked the Sheriffs for their
kindness towards I • . 'flue unfortunate woman, Norris,
was bronglit from her cell, dressed in white, and con-
ducted into a room adjacent to the debtors' lodge, where
she was attended by the Rev. Mr. Baker arid another
Dissenting Clergyman, to whom she repeatedly ■ckno•r-
ledged the justice of her sentences and said she hoped in
the stiollgtlit manner for mercy, through the intercession
of the Redeemer of mankind. She joined the awful pro.
cessi tttt to the scaffold at the room door; she was so weak
that she was assisted along the passages.
South ascended the scaffold with a firm, deliberate step.
Ott his appearance a considerable sensation was want.
tested by the immense crowd at his extreme youth, he
being only 10 yeasts of age. He took little notice of what
was passing. Hayw rd tollowed, and on being delivered
into the hands of the execntioner he burst into tears, bnt
soon recovered himself; and repeated the responses of the
HI v. Mr. Cotton. The woman Norris was then placed by
his side; she trembled violently, amt Isequently thanked
the reverend clergy sown fur their religious consolations.
Tait whistle of the melancholy preparations being com-
pleted at twenty is past eight o'clock, the wretched
culprits were launched into etes nay. Norris and South
appeared to suffer considerably. The concourse of per.
sous assembled was immense.

Deem:qui. A cctoearr.—lii consequence of the high
flood on NJ onday the I9th cost, seven men in the employ
of Mr. Finch, at the mustard mill at Staines, got into a
bout to go to their respective hoines to dinner. Unfortu-
nately one of the WV vat was a new comer to the anal,
and had that morning been pasithg his footing, or treating
his new acquaintances with beer, which rendered them
more waotiiit than prudent; flip though the put they
had occasion to eo over was not mote man leg-deep, they
by souse playfulness got inn, cut iii.ll-stream, where the
rapidity or tile current upset the boat, and precipitated
the seeeii men into a depth of ten feet ; by winch acci-
dent our were drowned. The other three would have
ineatiaoly perislie,:, but for the intrepidity of a mail who
witnessed the catastrophe. 'Fins person, who had for-
merly been a sailor, evinced the true spirit of a British
tar on this itithappy occasion ; havine a rope fastened
round his middle, he plunged to toe bottom of the river,
witence he brought up, one after the other, three nut of
the seven nail, who are by ham, under Do me Prot.
deuce, restored to their families and friends. The scene
oti the edge of water, upon the accident bviiii4 known.
was truly Mart-rending. Elm IsimMes of the unfortunate
men rushed to the spot, and it was with great difficulty
Mat tile wife of one of thenicinild he prevented throwing
herself into the water, to share tie late of her
The names ul those lust are Tumors Fenner, %Valiant -
%Vanier, itohert Childs, and IVilliatii Back. We hear
a subscription is set on root to reward tine person that
rescued the survivors frotr. a watery grave.
A GIIV Itotacrs taken —A short tone avo the house
and situp of a respeciatile shopkeeper at M. :login'', twat
N .4014114/OM, was entered tit the night, and prolierty
to a large amount stolen. A pplicaorm was made to S•r
throw, at Bow street, fur all ollieer, win dispatched
Holyland. The latter soon discovered the tobliers, hot
had no property or evidence to commit them. Holyland
directed a proper person to 4:tempt a purchase of certain
property from the suspected persons, and to give iii for-
:nation, to Ball, a constable at Northampton. Toe plait
succeeded. A first and second purchase was made, and
the property identified by the person robbed. Toe Intr.
Chaser then, under the direction of the officers, proposed
to purchase the whole of the stolen property, consisting;
of valuable 'mishits, gown paces, flic. &c. The pauses
a,;reed to meet at a barn three tittles from Noithaniptini,
uh tie night. Toe purchaser, with the officers in the
adjourned to the barn, and after the robbers had
produe..d the goods, otsd a price agreed upon, the pin-
elm er withdrew, when the officers rushed in upon the
(hies es. A desperate resistance was made, and the lights
put out, taut the °dicers sticeee'leil in capturing them,
and carried them and the stolen property to Not thampion,
where three of them were Italy co ed fo North.
&nylon gaol, for trial at the ens ss itt plumes. 8011, the
constable, scud in the most praise-worthy maimei , and
missing his way in the dark to the oar'', he plunged over
head in a large pain!, inn with difficulty got out 'gait).
Ott Saturday se'unight,Sir J. Astley's si.g hounds ran
a doe from the covers of of Ilui,ton, which.
alter taking a circuit by Stratton soil Freitenhant, re.
turned to Buxton, Herineltaist, and S:Lition, when she
challenged me turnpike road, and fall iit full view to St.
Faith's, Drool tt•otice she taok nets.. the cohntr, by
Snixworilt, Heston, Crosiwiek, and finally its Wrote.
ham; at which tune she had fairly beatru her pal itliSS,
haling included in the circui•s tut Li. than au mike.
This Is the Until nova Sir Jacuia .IstLy's hounds have
tun the same doe.

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