The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-02 00:00:00

J XECUTIONS.

On Mond iy morning. D. Evans. who was convict-t 1 on Friday
week of the murder in hi, wire. in Ealconly.ag-colitt, Soho, about six
weeks me, expiated his offe ICd awarding to his sentence. The un-
happy own seein.d resipcil to 'lli, dreadful situation; and ever since
the deplo.alde event for w ieh he suffered lie seemed rapidly ap.
peliscoulg a natural dissolution. Nloch ;Aeolic execration having ,
been CA,C on tile E.%ecutioa .r for the bonelont manner in which he
lit ly perthrtned nit disagreable, though nayssary, duty; that per-
son ,entletl to bestow more otention to the adjustin..mt of the fatal
cord, an.l the wretched culprit gave little outward indication of" cor-
poral sulfeking." The Sheriffs too retailed to be inure on the alert,
ut rions.l ience of what pas.ed last week in the Court of Common
Csallieil; fur u very few minutes before eight o'clock the man was
broaght out on the scaffold, and precisely as the cluck %%Ai striking
that hour. the tiro? fell from under him. In cathequence of the nu
merous appliations on Saturday oy persons of d:tferent religious p 4.1.
51110k/11Y. to be admitted. in the hopes of orepating his mind for his
file:. the Under Sheriff consulted him on the subject, when lie
declared.. his mind would be much disturbed by such proceedings,
and 1./3' he only wished to see the Reverend Mr. Cotton. Mr. Baker.
Me. Evans, and his sun, 12 years of age. The Under Sheriff
. rhen:fore gave orders that no other per ...II should have access to
him. Sunday, at about two o'clock. the Rev. Mi. Cotton adminis-
tered the Sacrament to hint. when lie appeared catreinely penitent.
.and lamented that he shoold have snifered himself to be pros-oho! to
cruel an act. Soon after this tile Under Sheriff again risked him,
and found !inn much composed. He then inhumed him that his
sun was waiting.; to see him, arid he reqoestial he might be admitted.
when they rusriedi eacitother's arms, ant were for some minutes
so absorbed in tears as to prevent utterance. IVhen they had re-
cover ...41 this first shock, Evans conversed rationally with him, im-
pressing on his mind the awful situation in which he had 041:da
himself by giving way to passioo, and warned him against the dread-
ful consequences of utuidu conduct but when the time arrived for
the departure of Ids son, he was much agitated. lie slept for sonic
few hours during the night ; and on Monday morning above stated,
Ai the cluck struck eight, he was executed in the front of Newgate.
.and after hanging the usual time his body was conveyed to the house
of the Beadle of the College of Surgeons, In Duke-street, West Smith-
field fur dissection.

EXECUTION or THE TWO RAW LITHION!4.—A more affecting
'me has not been observed for a length of time than that which WAS
exhibited on Wednesday morning at the execution of the two bro
tiers, Hairy ltawlinson and John flawHawn. lightermen,
-condemned to death at the Ohl Bayley sermons In January, for hay
stolen from a barge belonging to Mr. Edward Sage, a comader
ante quantity of goods. The two young men it seems, ever since the
order for their excaitirm had been made known to them have been
extrenilly penitent, and prepared thernselvei to meet their ate with
becoming resignation. William the elder made his aprearance first
before the multitude, among:t whom were many lightermen ; and
sow executioner hissing fixed the rode around him with great caution,
and placed the cap over his face, his brother ascended, and being
placed near him, the eap of William was then pulled up, when they
saluted each other and shook hands. The rope havia ; also been
affixed around the younger brother, the drop gave way, and both
were instantly launched into eternity. Their bodies, after being sus.
peuded the mind period, were then taken back to eivgate, for their
friends to take tbun away fur interment.

WATER COMPA2l2t.—tioine years back, in consetinence
of the deficient supply of water in LondonePailiatnent an
tin:wired the erection of several joint.stnek Companies.;
intesiig others, the. West Middlesex Waterwork Company was
created. In some year the town felt the benefit of the new
rivalahip, sod the intention of the legislature was fulfilled.
LI the Reisinii of Parliament, however, before the last, the
,!dewßiver Company and the %Vest .Middlesex Company ap-
p:iad to the Houtwof Commons for leave to bring in a Bill to
a ail.. them into one great powerful AMU overwiwisninz mono-
; tint P.ttlianient rejected the attempt with indignation.
Taco Companies, are, lion ever, now attempting to to that
1. # private agreement, for which they attempted in vain to
o:dans the public authority to carry into effect ; and the
i-erts of the metropolis are now torn up, by the New River
•anipany taking the service pipes out of all their old wooden
ones, and putting them into the iron mains laid down by the
West Miii.itiosest Company. This ttcy do without any appli
cation ye their customers, transferring them over Viiihant the
least ceremony. The coislgtutnce will probably be an addi-
tional, oppiessire, .and unat inherited, because a •Collbbillesl
rate. We are, however, happy to find, that the subject is
likely to be twilight before the H nese of Commons ; and this-
. example should wake Parliiiment much more careful than
They have been of late in grouting extensive unit dangerous
powers and privileges to jointonock Companies, a hush are so
litahle to be exercised to the injury of the public, and certainly
to the ilrst raction of the freedom of trade and competition.
SWINDLI NO.—A fellow, what called himself Clark, about
three months since, went to the Saracen's liead at Chelms-
ford, tVillele lie affected to be a gentleman of good
a id li;s appearance being of that description, he obtained the
ntnioandelieveies that the house could afford. By represent-
ing himself to have great influence in London, lie prevailed
on the brad waiter to give him up about With this imp-
ply he contrived to keep tip his credit in :lie place ; joined
in all tiled:inning parties of the neighbourhood, and obtained
2 considerable quantity of jewelry. houks,iste. nithe different
tradesmen in the town. He matte frequent excinsions So
tathend, which he represented to the unfortunate waiter,
La be, to see a woman, whose.arts had nearly ruined him, yet
•finse influence he could slot witlistnsid. A person from
tt, ttithentl, however, informed the /loaner at Cliehntford what
sort of customer he bad to deal. with ; in consequence of
u:tich Mr. Clark, on his return to Chelmsford, was taken into
ettstodo„ lie then proposed to leave his boxes, containing, as
Ile said, jewelry, table linen, to an 2,11,111111.. sittlittient to
e ever the waiter's demand; but thin eras not art opted. It
sA is them, Atieed that the waiter should arcompany him in
town, and he would pay him the money he load borrowed of
:a.m.—The waiter ditl so, hilt when they ars is ed in town, Mr.
• Clark told:hini he could not be accommodated with a bed at
a, lodgings, where they went to, anti desired him to come the
n • at morning, attil breakfast as tilt him, and thus lie roiwented,
but when let; called the next Miff • g he found the breeklAst
tonle laid for two ; but no Mr. Chick at the head of it. He
la as told that Mr. Clark had slept in that hoese • and WORN
ra set probably coins to breakfast. He united aurnrifingly liar
ri !tie hours, wlon Mr. not making his appearatice,
:s+- (the waiter) was ohshged to return to Chelmsford, and from
:bat hour to this he liar heard no informution or Mr. Cwsk,
whose representation bad intim:at: the waiter to believe that
ate was a' least a Nobleman Wong.

d P 11111 accident happened on the morning -el Friday
week, Chatham. to a poor ions 1116181 of the initne of
iiigei•.s tie ll:ad.:wen employed to .dig a hole rIo-c to a
pat-y. for the purpose of drawing off the suit ; after he had
fusi tizaica, he etrnek his pick-ose tire puivy
when it sondenly gave way,aod los o towed in the soil end
rubbish. Assistance was iminpiliairov Nounicii, and the
unfortunate 1111111 was takemont iu :Pie V/ 111111Utl'a ; but every
aAtcnipt to rc:over hint pt n7ttl ineffectual.

Til ENATIONA I. REGISTER.

POLICE.
GUILD lALT..

The parish officers of St. BOtiiftlll,;%ldetagitte, were sum-
moned for priming hi relieve Ann South. Mr. 'Matins
stated, that some weeks sines. Ann Smith, aged Ir, parroted
herself at Cripplegate watch house, suit requested permission
to tannin there until two nine, having no place to go to.
She said she was a native of Leirepter, %here she had the
greatest part of her life woeli eii in a ntattufaetory. Her pa-
tents has ing died, she Via', .0.1111144 i by t dater to ae pasty
her in London. Here, in a few days, her sister deserted ber,
and she %salsa wo or three data anti nights wandering about
almost star vinc; auill when she entered the watch house she
sans alntost fainting with faticite and hunger. The ronplain.
ant was officer .if the eight, and learning that she had slept
in Atilersgate pat ish, he appliod to the overseers to relieve
her, bin they rethsed, lie then brought her before the Sit-
ting Magistrate, who ordered her to be taken care of ill the
Compter until something could be done for her. Having
failed in procuring her employment, he Ctlr. 11.) felt it his
duty to summon the parish officers, and if possible compel
theist to afford her some relief. After some eouversat' be-
t wren Mr. Alderman Bryilges, Mr. Hitching, and the parties
complained if, Brand the Marshalman uttered to take her as
a servant in his family until she could be better provided fur,
Willy parish would tliinish her with decent apparel. He
thought that about 31. would be sufficient. The worthy Al-
derman immediatels cave 11. and Mr. I Welsh's lei. towards
that soma, uu cmtditiou that the remainder sl lil Inr paid by
the overseers, which was acrecil to. On Weduesilay Mr.
Hiteltias again complained that they positively refused to fol.
tit their promise. The Alderman observed, that such conduct
unstated the severest censure. He feared that the increase
of turodicit v, as well as crime, wits in a great degree attribut
mole to the harsh conduct of malty parish officers. lie was
carry lie hail toot the power to compel the overseers to act up
to their agreement ; but he hoped their conduct would be
properly exposed. The girl reaicius in the family of Brand,
and here the matter rests.
BOW-STREET.

RnallEßiES AT THE GENERAL Poss-llscics.—Tuesday
William Johnson, late a letter carrier belonging to the Gene-
ral Post utfiee, and George Johnson, his brother, underwent
a second examination, charged in being coneenied iu break-
ing open a snowier of letters, and stealing their contents, to
the 4.nonsit of upwards of 1,0031.: the former with opening
and stealing the contents, :mil the latter with having uttered
tie stolen notes, in the purchase of plate and other articles.
Allier a short time O. Johnson WAS called from the bar, and
was told, that being discharged he was free to give evidence.
An extraordinary scene took place. He took the Testament,
and allowed the o 1 ata to be ad niui‘tered, hut when some
questions were put to him he appeared motionless and speech.
less as if ,uncle with death : tie cunt' 'd in this state for
near 10 minutes, supposed to be occasioned by an overpower-
ing terror that his evidence might affect the life of his bro-
ther. He was at last prevailed upon to answer some questions
about receiving notes from 1111 brother, though WWI reluc-
tance, and was suppained In appear as a witness at the tiial.
The prisoner 3/faS CUI 1111 l 'fled for further examination.