The National Register.
London, England, 1814-04-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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Sturman, on taking a lasi farewell of his infant child, was to r-
ticularly affected, and although perfectly resigned, did nut exhiLlt,
that cheerfulnesawhich was observable in Ids companions.
Tke execution leek place a few minutes hefere eight o'clock, when
the executioner and his Inisistant appeared/ascending the scaffold,
kading one of the unfortunate men, who ht a slow and Tam step
mounted-the platform, and thus proceeded to the spot slotted him:
soon after his fellow surepers were brought forward, and conducted
ie the like manner to their various stations. This scene of arrange-
ment was truly distresiing, and such as drew tears from numbers of.
the beholders. They all exhibited perfect symptoms of resignation to.
meet that fate which the laws of their country had decreed them to
eindergo, which with becoming fortitude they did, on the signal being
given for their departure out of this world, and all appeared to dio
without the least emotion.--Their bodies, after being suspended time
usual time, were cut down, and carried into the Inner-yard,- in ordet
to be given to their respective friends f r interment.
Yesterday morning, at the usual hour, Charles Callaghan was
executed on the top of the new prison, Horsemonger-tane, for the
murder of Moses Merry, the servant of Miss Gompertz, Vauxhall,
On the ath of Dec List. The prisoner beinz of the Catholic per-
suasion, a Catholic priest, attended him. He ascended the scaffilld
with a firm step, his manner was collected and he appeared perfectly
resigned to his fate, atter passing for a few minutes in fervent
devotion with the clergyman the fatal signal was given, and all being
prepared lie was launched into eternity. His sufferings weie appa-
Jellify short as lie almost instantly ceased to strientle. Till the
late moments of his existence he denied having tired the pistol
whicircaeSed the death of the mitintunate Merry, and declared the
evidenclt given by Parrish in this respect to be false. He said he
had riot only the consolation ef knowing he had never sited the
blood of any one, but also the satisfaction of reflecting that even
since the horrid transaetion took place at • Vauxhall, he hail been
the inictrounml. of preterving the lives of two, if not tit:eel ineo
cent rers9gs.

During the preparations of the Queen's *Bays to march from
R.ansgate, in order to embark to join Lord Wellington's army, a
private dragoon, named Gregory, was, it is said, pretty much in-
toxicated, and was reported so fly an officer to Major Gordon, who
commanded the detachment, and that the said Gregory was-very
refractory. On this Major Gordon said to the officer, " It is of aut
use talking to a drunken mats, you will only get abusive !Rootage ;
order Gregory into the custody of the rear-guard (this was in the
harrackyard)." Immedittely after the detachment marched, and
the rear-guard not following so soon as it ought, Major Gordon, it is
said, on enquiry, found that Gregory, the private before mentioned,
refttsed to go on. He went to him, and Gregory said he would not
march until he was told why he NVa`; a prisoner. Alajor Gordon
then said, " Gregory you are drunk."—The nom said, '6 1 am not
drunk," and made use of mutinous language to the Major, aid still
kept his horse back, refusing to go on.. Major G. then iieeilg the
corporal of the rear-guard Without a sword, asked him the reason,
and he was answered, that his sword was at the head-quarters to be
sharpened... The Major then observing that the refractory soldier
-had a sword, he drew it out of the scabbard, and struck the oft-
. 'soner's horse several times with the flat part, to make him go tor,
ward; Gregory still keeping a tight rein to prevent it. The lisre
then turning sharp round, and the Major holding the sword out, or
retreating his stroke, the point of the sword entered Gregory's
left side, just finder the ribs, which caused such etlitsion of blood,
that the poor man died in nfew minutes. TLe deceased, as is
supposed by some, in.pulling up the horse, and leaning back, might
have met the point of the sward. The poor man cried out, " 0 !
0 t" and fell backwards, tint horse then going on a few yards. Ma,
jor-Clordoti ran and assisted in taking him 0-_ thelf 4 oast, saying,
fnr God's sake will any person run for medical assistance, and
for a Magistrate," as be wished to deliver himself up. no thee de- •
livered himself up to the Deputy of .Ramsgate, saving he was
fearful he had killed the man ; lie knew not what he should du,
and had no idea hoiv it could possibly Lave been dope, -for it was
uointentional. The Coroner was instantly seat for, aim a Jug v
summoned, who, after, bearing a great mass of evidence, returned
r a verdict of Manslaughter against Major Gordon, oho was cow-
-1 nutted to Sandwich, to take his trial at the nest Stssions in that
• town,. on the pith of April.

Mr. Cochrane Johnstone has pnblished a statement
which materially differs fr,,m and flatly gontradicts the prin•
cipal p9jrits-calcolated to affect thin in the repot of the Sub-
Cocnutittee of 'the Stock Exchange!

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