The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-14 00:00:00

their announcement that Sir G. Grey would not interfere
with the course ot justice. After they left him he sat down
and quietly wept for a time, and then resumed the writing
with which he had been previously engaged. He did not lie
down till rather late, and was throughout the night very
restless.

Yesterday morning he rose early and appeared calm and
collected. He attended Divine service in the morning, and
was much absorbed in the exhortations of the chaplain. Up
to last night he reserved the same quiet, firm demeanour,
and although he occupied some of his time in writing, he did
not lie down last night till considerably after his usual time,
and slept but little. He rose at 5 o'clock in good spirits, and
was soon afterwards joined by the Rev. Mr Davis, the chap-
lain of the gaol, and the Rev. Dr Cappel. He in every
respect appeared calm and resigned to meet his fate. He
j,ined devoutly in prayer with the rev. gentleman, and
oth :rwise conducted himself in a manner b'oerning his
wful position. A little before 7 o'clock he was visit. dby
Mr Jonas, the governor of the gaol, to whom ho extended
his hand, and feelingly thanked him for the kind attention
he had received since his ircarceration. Caleraft arrived at
six, but was not recognised by the mob, and thus escaped
the usual hooting.

Al hough the Ling of the scaffold was complete 3 by four
o'clock, still the clang of hammers in pufting up barriers
continued till day had dawned.
At five o'clock a heavy, drenching rain set in, which
had the efkct of driving the majority of those who during
the night had taken up posi,ions from their strongholds,
and they hastily beat a retreat to the now open public-
houses and cofleeshops, as well as to other places offering
anything like shelter. At this time there cauld not have
been more than 500 people actually upon the scene. But
at six o'clock the rain abated, and from this time the crowd
was recruited by an increasing flow of new corners.
At six o'clock the main body of police, under Mr In-
spector Duddy, was stationed at the approaches to and in
the Old Bailey, and preserved throughout the morning the
strictest order.

Soon after seven o'clock, Mr Alderman and Sheriff
Besley, Mr Alderman and Sheriff Dakin, and the Under
Sheriffs, Messrs. Davidson and De Jersey, arrived at the
Sessiens House, where they remained till summoned to
the prison by the governor. About 20 minutes to eight
they were informed that the condemned man would
soon leave his cell. Upon receiving this intimation,
the whole of the party, about twelve in all, formed two
abreast, and, preceded by the Under Sheriffs, left the Ses-
sions House. Upon crossing the court yard, on their way
to the subterranean passage leading into the prison, it was
appalling to hear the wild hubbub of the excited crowd be-
yond the massive stone wall of the yard, This, however,
was but of short duration, for upon entering the passage
underground the unseemly, discordant uproar without was
no longer heard. Passing for a short d stance along this
narrow tunnel, in the dim light of a small gas jet, the silent
procession was brought to a momentary standstill while a
massive iron door was opened. Not a word was uttered by
any one, but slowly pas sing onward through several such
doors, they merged into a series of winding passages formed
of thick stone walls on either side, and enclosed above by
stout, thickly-set iron bars, through which the damp, grey
atmosphere of the early morning came with chilling effect
upon all present. It is here that associations of all that is
dreadful culminate in the mind of the visitor, for under the
rugged, uneven pavement beneath, in shells fall of quick
lime, are buried the bodies of all the murderers who have
been lot ought to Newgate. It is a place of dread even to the
gaolers themselves, who are, as may be supposed, stout-
hearted fellows, but who nevertheless cannot pass along these
lonely passages without glancing fearfully at the roughly-
carved initials on the walls of those who are buried beneath.
Passing threugh here, they next reached the cemetery of
the murderess, which is similar to the one described above.
A few minutes after this, the procession reached the door
which opens into the chapel-yard, were they awaited the
arrival of the culprit. While the officials were on their way
from the Sessions House to this spot, Mr Jonas had gone
to the cell of the prisoner, and informed him that it was

time for him to leave. The prisoner, who was deadly pale,
trembled with emotion, but sought to bear the awful an-
nouncement with all the fortitude possible. Ho rose up,
shook hands with the gaolers who had been principally
with him since his incarceration, and with a slow but firm
step left the cell, accompanied by Mr Jonas, the Rev. Mr
Davis, and two or three other officials. As soon as they left

the cell the shouts and cries of the thousands outside re-
sounded with painful effect upon those composing the
mournful procession as it passed slowly along the cold, damp
stone yard. The procession moved onward through the iron
gates enclosing the exercise yards till it reachei what is
known as the Chapel-gate, where it was joined by the
Sheriffs, the Under-Sheriffs, and the rest of the official party.
For a few moments, during which scarcely anything was
said, every one appeared deeply impressed with the awful
occasion, and, judging from their demeanour, to some degree
of sympathy with the trembling, pale-faced youth who stood
in their midst. In this interval the dismal tolling of St. Se-
pulchre's bell re-echoed across the yard, adding greatly to the
solemnity of the proceedings. The Under f2.leriffs then led
the way, followed by the solemn procession, which passed
out of the chapel-yard into the prison, and after traversing
several passages, reached the" bread," or " press-room."
this is a cleanly-scrubbed kitchen, which, with snowy-
white dresser and table, and its blazing fire, presented an
aspect of comfort that seemed to mock the dreadful fate of
the wretched man, who was told to " sit down." A minute
or so after this, a short old man, with white hair, differen-
tially entered the room, and straightway proceeded to a
cupboard, which, when opened, disclosed a number of
ei.raps and buckles, like those to be seen in a harness-room.

Elo took down some of them, cringingly advanced towards

the prisoner, whom ho told to " stand up." In obedience to
this requeet Muller rose, and quietly submitted to the pro-
cess of pinioning. This painful part of the awful ceremony
being over the procession reformed and moved slowly alone
to the door opening on to the scaffold. Directly the pro-
cession began to move the bell of Newgate boomed forth
the knell of the man fast approaching death, and scarcely
had the echoes of this died away than the buzzing murmurs
of the excited crowd without penetrated the very walls of
the prison, which bespoke in terms unmistakeable the eager-
ness of that tumultuous multitude to witness the dying
struggles of the notorious Muller. This movement on the
part of the crowd in immediate proximity to the gallows im-
parted its significance with lightning speed to the crowds in

the distance, who instantly raised the cries of " They are
coming," " They are corning," " Hats off," " Hats off."
At this moment the most intense excitement and con-
fusion prevailed, in the midst of which terrible din rever-
berated the echoes of the solemn knell, which, from its in-
creased rapid tolling, indicated that the mournful proces-
sion had gained the steps of the hideous,cloth-draped gibbet.
A moment afterwards the common hangman made his ap-
pearance on the scaffold, and then -withdrew to see that all
was right. He had no sooner disappeared than Mrdler.
accompanied by the Rev. J. Davis, the chaplain, and fol-
lowed by the other officials, made his appearance. This
was a signal for the renewed excitement and clamour of
the swerving multitude, who had largely, and almost im-
perceptibly, increased, and whose upturned anxious faces
met the gaze at all points:
Muller mounted the scaffold with a firm step, looking
deadly pale, and his lower lip quivering. The cap having
been adjusted and the rope placed round his neck Dr
Cappel said, " In a few minutes you will be before your
God. I ask you for tho last time—are you innocent
or guilty ? "
Muller—l am innocent ?
Dr Cappel—You are innocent
Muller—God Almighty knows what I have done.
Dr Cappel—He knows it you have done this deed.
Muller—YES, I HAYE DONE IT,
Dr Cappel then nearly faintt.l. The signal was given,
the drop fell, and Muller died without a struzgle.
It is alleged that Muller stated to one of the Sheriffs a day
or two ago, that he was not on the south side of the river
at all on the evening of the murder.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE CONFESSION
After the convict had been plaeud upon the drop
and the rope adjusted round his neck, Dr. Cappel,
addressing him with great animation and solemnity,
said, " In a few moments, Muller, you will stand
before God ; I ask you Bpi!), and for the last time,
are you guilty or innocent P' Ho replied, "I am
innocent." Dr. Cappel said, " Yon are innocent
repeating his own words in the form of a question.
Muller answered, " God Almighty knows what I
have done." Dr. Cappel, "God Almighty knows
what you have done !" again repeating the convict's
own words ; " Does God know that you have
done this particular deed 9" Muller replied
"Yes ; Yes ; I have done it," speaking in Ger-
man, in which language the whole conversation
was conducted. The German expression used
by the convict wag "Ich babe es gethan ;" and
these were his last words. The drop fell, and
he soon ceased to live. So greatly relieved was the
rev. gentleman by the confession, that he rushed
from the scaffold, exclaiming " Thank God ! Thank
God ! " and sank down in a chair, completely ex-
hausted by his o ran emotion. After recovering, he
repeated in English, in the presence of the Sheriffs
and Under-Sheriffs and the representatives of the
newspaper press, of whom there were four, what
had just passed between him and the convict, pre-
cisely as it has been related above. The body, after
hanging the usual time, was removed from the public
gaze, and will be interred towards evening Within
the precincts of the prison.

The convict has lett behind him a written end
sealed document, which has been placed in the
hands of the Sheriffs, but who forbear for the present
to make it public, after his emfession on the EiC9ffold,
until they shall have reported the fact to the Ccurt
of Aldermen at their muting to-morrow.

PRICE OF BREAD.—The prices of wheaten bread
in the m3troplis aro from Gld to 7d ; of household ditto,
5!,d to 61 Some bakers aro soning from 411 to 5d per 41b
loaf, weighed 011 delivery.