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The Rea. Gentleman then arldrers4 the Prisoner
in a very pathetic and heartfelt speech, calling on
him to look to Jesus, the Saviour of the world, to
embrace his dortrities atone, IA recited to hint
,nrog of the most beuutifsil and coiafortable passages
to be rowed in Sacred Writ, addressed to thc sirbss,t
of sinner's. IVlsen Mr. Ewing had fini,heil'lns als
rt.'s', the Prisoner bowed, or rather nodded, to hint,
its a rasforcifill

The iirld tire verses of the. 6 le Palm were then
mild and sung by a greet proportion of. the au-
dience.

The Rev. Dr. Dewar of the Tron Church, then
offered up praters. the wittily standing, and the
Prisoner seemed very composed and eyed the
Doctor most attentively. The Doctor then read
served passages of the Sacred Scriptures, glyph-
csble to his case ; after which he gave out the 51 <t
Ps din, from ilw 7111 to the 13th error. which wis
sung by the Prisoner, the whole eudrenee Pining.
At ten mieutes to three s'cloCk, the Hall -wee
cleared mid the prisoeer stepped out Milt a firrn
but CdUtiOrf btfp. Being 'dared on the hurdle,
near the south dour, he was then drawn to the scaf-
fold, the person who was to decahitate being soiled
before him with se axe and knife, dressed in a l,lark
gown and cap, having hie fareceveted with 'deck
rrape. The iirisoner ascended• the drop with
Carta step, while the masked persoefetired to the
geol. The crowd, hong eery' nurneipier, mired.
irigly for Oil poor enlprit, gave trimendotis shouts
of disappointment, by hissing and calling out " A
murdered true !" The etiolate were ao general and
so loud beer the place of ,eserution, that Owe on
tine outside. &egad that a rescue teas ettempted
and that the 'military Wert eetimg againit ,them.,
estroff in every direetirm ;• Tawny write therein dollen
and trampled upon, and numbers were forced into
elle Molinnisiat Born, but we (lid not hear of any
serious accident having letpnetirtL •
WilSon, on the scaffold, indifferently 53•14 to the
execetirinet—" Did you ever see sic a cool ?" The
exetutioner replied that he had •sren ea great a
crowd. %Virtue said twice to the executioner,
"'Let Me ken when ye're readv." On the exe-
cutioner saying he was ready. 'Nelson threw away
a napkin, when be wire launched into eternity, per.
lenity without utiering..an ejaculation of mercy to
the Almighty.' The crowd again diteied 'dreedful
yells. tech as we never 'heard -before at wiry solemn
occasion like the present.
After hanging 30 minutes he was, was, laid on fiend.
spokes be the elteritre officers, turd then . placed
on his ciffin, immediately after which the iwrirou
in a mask_ entreated Ute the- hc,iffold. which 'pro- -
&Iced anotlis-r. seem from the crowd. end having.
Iph for she dirjeinted part of the neck, elevated his
axe, and. at .nixblow. severed the head from the
body, Which fell into the bee; the axe haring stack
.in the Work, lie then elevated t*. bead by the
ears, exclaiming—sr Behold the head of it traitor!"
The head was then pieced with the halt the
ciao, sad carried through the Court.had into the
cssoksw-sowiefriends pre.ent were told by the She•
tiff that he was to he buried. immedietely. Wilson
was dressed-ina white cation cket cud tresers,
trot treat with black. The joi4aning, ...ot flue coffin
were tided with verdigt end ttel.Whirte.
ratite was so cor.tectly constructed dud wet the least
ioterrnption. occurred. • . • , .
itsqn was ebnirc 60 rim af age, shoat #ve feet
elevtu ihches in height. was a meet min. and was a
etocklugepreker by friede, bat, befog a snot-tibiae,'
he sumeninee repaired gees. iiiiithhe-Ste. he had a
seer in his lame for that porpote„ whites he trays was
the unapt, tho Radicals asseca bled. tiere. for screwing
On their pike.heuls. lie never considered himself
guilty of nigh treason ; Ire appeared indtffereist to
religious Ontrnetion the 'condemned sermons
presched the Lao preceding Sabbaths in the gaol
seemed to arouse hint at clip. nose., but were soon
forgot. his final parting with. his wile, daughter,
and three gra..d-chililreti on Tuesdey, was Artily
effectiter; as I.e expected to he !writ:ft in Straili-
allCO, he gave them shrectiocs NS to ;111 'nitial.
The crowd.. instantly etpsrated, and the day
passed off in the greetest quietness.
The fullodfog tufletnnusuary bill was yesterday
posted aeon the walls in different parts of this
city :-•
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iiup the ghost of butehered Wilson haunt the
pillows of his relentle6s Juroa.—Murder ! Murder!
Murder P'--(Glusgow Courier.)

CHESTER SESSIONS.

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Ralph Jackson. aged 41, a labourer, fors Min.
was lOtikteli for au assault and rape upon
the bade of Sarah Vollitt, of Stockport, aged
yeses. Ralph Jackson was a lodger with the
lethri* and mother of the add. They had but
one beibrooni, in which were two beds, in one
of which the Prisoner sl•r. and in the other Pa-
ha and his s‘ Se. Podia was trey sly from
home for several days together, and then the
address slept with their i:i.dher; when he was
at home they used to sleep with the Prisomr. It
came oat upon the evidence, that •when Pollitt
and his wife were both out. Jackson went to bed
to the children, and as:Ji.eileit Sarah Pollitt. The
child got up and went into her mother's bed;
tq which Jockstin went •d"owit'stiiirs and brought
sip a knife, and threatened; if the child shrieked, or
told any person, he would kill her. Thus terrified,
the poor child lied to but • In winuever Jackson
required, and be made her go back with hint to his
brit, and coinalltted the horrid deed. The child-told
no one uf The circumstance, till her mother perceived
the following Thursday triat she was very louvre
when she told her, on condition that she would not
beat her. She again, by her mother's persuasion,
told her of it in the prriot:tice ur .14eksosi, who
denied it. " Yes, Ralph," said the child, G. it was
'you and nobody else."
'rite Prisoner sold, in his defitice, that he had
slept salt tier child two nights afterwards.

:Die Jury turned rouutl du their box fur a few
minutes, to coundtr the 'pw, and retuitad a ITU.
diet of Gvitty,
In passing tentence,•Mr.JustiCe WARIEN did it
with great feeling. Tlic Jury, he slid, had re-
luvticd a verdict of Guilty, wild, lurked, hr thoeght
they ci•uhd not return Noy other.. 'flue Prisoner had
unto• but a few hours Into, awl he exleustrd lout to
use the short time allotted to him in iirAyrr to God,
with whom there Was mercy, for there-was nu for-
giveness fo► him tu Obit world. .
Win. Jackson, a mail Of Colour, was found guilty

'BIRTHS.
On Friday last, the Lady of Sir Rms Mahon, Bart. of a
daughter.
At Littintro, enmity Antrim, the Lally of Major
Stewart (lateut the 30th regiment), of a dauzitter.
MARRIAGE.

On Thursday morning IsMt, m Si. Andrew's Chorrfi,
Dublin, &region Derail, of Yurk•street, ChuOuric, hid
daughter oflhourss Nedlimit, E.g. nitre of
E.q. Dank of belmd, and niece of James '.tjr•.il cut',
of Ono Murry, county of Kildare, Esq.
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