The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

aspiration of that period to enter into his own recogai
mace of 1001., and two sureties of 501. each, to keep the
peace for two years longer, mid to be further imprisoned
until such security was given.

EXECUTION OF MAGENNIS.
.......
CHESTER, APRIL i 5.
The fearful sentence of the law was executed spot/
Magennis this day at noun ; and we have a few particu.
lars, which may, perhaps, be interesting. Magennis was
a man of strong capacity, but uneducated. Of his early
life little is known with certainty; but he has left a me-
moir of considerable length in the hands of the Rev. Mr.
Armistead, which will speedily be published. The pro-
duction of this document has occupied him almost wholly
since his conviction. The father and mother of Magennis
were of the Established Church; the man himself, how-
ever, appears, by a statement he has promulgated, to have
been, during a long time, the class-leader of a society of
Methodists. About three years since lie arrived at Stock.
port, from Ireland, and followed his original calling as a
weaver. His restless disposition, however, soon led bins
to join one of the Radical societies formed in the vicinity
of Stockport. He attended the sermons of Harrison, and
speedily became an active reformer.
Atter his condemnation, Martinis left the Court with
the most perfect hardihood; but the certainty of death
prodnced, in the course of the same day, a considerable
change in his demeanour. He subsequently became
extremely penitent.
On Friday, after hearing the condemned sermon, the
unfortunate man took the sacrament, and slept well last
night. This morning he resumed his memoir, and com-
pleted it about I I iii the forenoon. He was very anxious
that the thing should be published. About halt past 11
he was conducted to the cell of Bruce. The interview
was short and atti.ethig ; they shook hands at parting, and
Magenuis repeated his declaration that Bruce was inno-
cent. After quitting Bruce lie visited Mellor, whose
execution for burglary will shortly take place. Mellor
maintained much of his wonted fortitude. He then re-
niained for some minutes in a yard of the prison, in which
several of the Radicals of Stockport are confined; they
shook heeds with him, but with great indifference. Rip-
ley, one of the reform orators, was then introduced.
" Farewell," and "good bye," were the only words that
passed. Magennis then signed a declaration, that *either
Pearson, Bruce, nor his brother, James Mageunis, were
semis, ICA to his attempt upon the life of the Birch, and
declared he was ready.
A few minutes before 12 o'clock the Bailiffs of the City
Sheriffs demanded the body of the offender; and under as
escort of the Ilst regiment he was conducted to Glover's-
striae, where lie sprang into the cart, amid with the same
escort was conveyed to the city gaol. During the whole
of die distance, his eyes were steadily fixed upon a New
Testament, which was put into his hands by Mr. Keeling.
At the door of the city gaol lie recognized a man, and
shook hands with him. He then remained about three
quarters of an hour in the chapel of the prison, where he
prayed with Mr. Keeling and the Ordinary, and at tem
minutes past one he was brought on the drop, attended by
Mr. Keeling and the Rev. Mr. Wiliam. The executioner
then affixed the rope to the beam, and lie again joined im
prayer with the Ordinary; but there did nut appear to be
that attention to his devotions which had previously
cha—
racterised him. His eyes wandered with a look of indif—
ference over the multitude below. On being tied up, he
expressed his intention of making a spring when the drop.
fell, but was advised not do so. The executioner theta
left his.; and he signified his intention, by moving his.
hands, to address the crowd. Silence was instantly ob—
tained : all that he said, however, was, " Good-hy, gen-.
demen ! Farewell, farewell, my friends! farewell!" The
Icap was then drawn over his face, and he immediately
gave the signal by throwing down a handkerchief. The
platform sunk, and iu less than two minutes he was ow
more.

WARWICKSHIRE ASSIZES.
Ann Hestrey was charged with the murder of her
mistress, Sarah Dormer, ut Ashow, near Warwick.
Eliz. Dormer said, she was the daughter of Mr. J.
Dormer, of Ashow. In the evening of the der,
the witness, her eldest brother, her two sisters, and a
Mr. H nide, went to Mr. Alridge's, at Thickthorn ; they
returned a few minutes past seven. Her mother made
tea, and the prisoner waited on them.—When they
went out they lot her mother, her father, Mr. Harris,
two Mr. Brays, and the, prisoner in the house. When
they returned, she perceived the prisoner in the passage,
very much agitated. Witness asked her if any body had
been there. She answered nobody. On the floor of
the passage witness noserved souse drops of blood ; they
were smeared, as if sonic one had attempted to wipe
them up. She asked the prisoner what she had been
doing. She said nothing. She asked her to mop it up.
She did so. Witness then asked her where her mother
was. She said she was gone towards Ashow. Ber
sister Harriet called " Mother" repeatedly, but getting
no ..nswer she asked the prisoner where her mother was,
Site said, about ten minutes ago she went into the gar
den to get smite cucumbers. Witness then went up.
stairs. Iler mother's mom door appeared shut. Her
sister Mary followed her, and in a monteut site heard
her scream violently, and cry out, " Oh, my mother is
murder is murdered my mother is murdered 1" 11 ones*
ran to her mother's room, and iOnnd her mother dead.
There were drops of blood in the passage, but she did
not observe any on the staircase.
Mary Dormer, aged I-1, corroborated this evidence.
. Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty,
when sentence of death was passed upon her. She was
esteemed un Tisurslay. She was AWOL 22 years of ale
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Some detachments of cavalry arrived. m town on
Tuesday night and the night btfure. preparatory to
the trial of the State Prisoners; part of them is
quartered in the King's Mews.

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