The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-25 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arrivals of all kinds of grain this week are only moderate,
and there is also but little Flour. There is very little doing in the
Wheat trade to-day, and prices remain as on Monday. Barley
is also heavy sale, at the rates last quoted. Beans and Pease
have no variation. Oats meet few buyers today, but the prices
are finn. In the Flour trade no alteration,

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley.
English
Irish
Foreign

Oats. Flour.
960 qrs. 3,47osacks.
1,840
2,370 brls.

LEWES M
'eat (per guar

White Wh
Red ditto—
Barley--
Oats, New
8evi5.,,.....
Oil Cake, New.

ARKET.—May 24.
rter)—X3 10 0 to £3 15 6
3 8 0 312 0
+WV NW... MOM 1 5 0 117 0
---- 1 7 0 1 8 0
--- 1 14 0 1 16 0
12 0 0 per thousand.

CANTERBU RI, May 21.
We had a fair supply of Wheat upon our Exchange to-day,
and very little business doing, at a reduction of 2s. per quarter
from this day week. Our supply of Barley appears nearly ex-
hausted. Beans might have been bought upon better terms,
and some business was done in them through the day. In other
Grain no alteration in value.

Wheat, white-- 70s. to 755...«. 01d....,—. —s. to —s.
red........—. 565. to 725. —. Old-- —s. to —s.

Parlay, Malting 38s. to 48s. Grinding.. 30s. to 365.
Oats 255. to 328. —s. to —s.
Beans ---..... 39.5. to 40s. 365. to 465.
Pease 38s. to 425. 355. to 40s.

EXECUTION of BROACH and WIDGETT.

(THIS MORNING.)

This morning being appointed for carrying into effect
the awful sentence of the law, the execution of the two
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tiguous, were much thronged Icy the populace, to witness
the 'ignominious death of the two miserable beings.
The circumstances that led to the 'detection of the cul-
prit Broach, and ultimately to his untimely end, are rather
singular, and deserving of detail. The unfortunate man,
till within these last three years, filled a responsible
situation in the house of Mr. Bywater, in Grosvenor-
street, the upholder to the Nobility, where by his apparent
integrity he was frequently placed in care of the houses and
property of people of the first; rank during their absence
from home. About that time he commenced business fur
himself, under every prospect of success in Bryan,ton-street,
Nlarylebone ; here he was employed by Captain Paterson.
of No. 41, Cadogan-place, with whom he bad sailed to
India in a confidential situation, to take charge of his house
and property, during his visit to one of the watering
places. Being a married man, Broach employed a man
and his wife to sleep on the premises, and lie was in the
habit of going backwards and forwards to look after the
Captain's property. In November last, Captain Paterson
and family returned to town, when they discovered that the
boudoirs and other depositories had been broken open, and
jew.llery, bed and table linen, books, &c. of great value,
had been carried away by some unknown band. The
Captain consulted Broach upon the circumstance of the •
robbery, who affected to be quite astounded, awl recom-
mended information immediately to be given to the police,
and he himself undertook the business with all the apparent
sincerity and determination imaginable. He frequently
presented himself at the police-office in Queen-square, and
in harsh terms reprehended Woodberry, one of the officers
of that establishment, for not being more expert in bring-
ing the robbers to justice. Weeks elapsed and no trace of
the plunderers being had, the Captain relinquished all
hopes of the discovery of either the thieves or any of his
property. All this time the conduct of Broach was beyond
suspicion, and the Captain was in daily intercourse with
him on matters of business. On a subsequent day
Mr. Paynton, the bookseller, in Russell-court, Drury-
' lane, happened to call at the shop of Mr. Taylor,
another bookseller in Holborn, when he accidentally
cast his eye upon three volumes of " Gibbons' Rise
and Fall of the Roman Empire ;" he looked
at them, and immediately identified them to ba the same
books he had some time bc'ore sold to Captain Paterson.
Upon enquiry Mr. Taylor told him that the work hail
been left with him for sale, or to complete by a young
man named Broach, with whom he bad had frequent
de ,lings previously. Mr. Paynton, singular to relate,
happened to meet the Captain some days after, and
named the discovery of the hobks to him, and that they-
had been left by Broach. Captain Paterson at the infor-
mation became paralyzed, still doubting the truth of the
statement ; however to place it beyond a doubt, he instantly
repaired, with Woodberry the officer, to Mr. Taylor's house,
when the whole mystery was explained. Broach was
instantly sought after, and was apprehended at his house
in Bryanston-street. On searching the place the officer
found upwards of fifty pawnbrokers' duplicates for plate,
books, and jewellery, a part of which the Count Alphonso
de Morel and Lord Amherst identified as their property,
and bad been left in care of Broach. The latter Noble-
man went to India in 1823, at which time Broach was
living with Mr. Bywater, and was placed in care of his
Lordship's property. Upon his return to England in
1828, the plate-chest was found to have been violated, and
plate and jewellery to the amount of 6001. were stolen,
Many of the duplicates found at the prisoner's house
were for part of the stolen property, some of which
was produced at the police-office with the crests
and initials of his Lordship obliterated carefully. It was
subsequently ascertained, that whilst Broach had the care
of the mansion of Lord St. Helens, property to the
amount of 1,500/. had vanished, amongst which was a
massive gold snuff-box set with diamonds, which had been
presented to his Lordship by the Emperor of Russia ;
however, this cage could not be established against him,
therefore it was not gone into. It is known that he has
been carrying on this alarming system of plunder for
the last ten years, during which time the servants of the
families whom he had robbed had been suspected and dis-
charged, and many have been known to be wretched out-
casts, being unable to procure character,. The culprit
was tried and convicted upon two indictments of robbing
Captain Paterson and the Count de Morel.
The case of Widgett excited much commiseration, as it
was well known, that the ill-fated man had been unfortu-
nate in all his undertakings through life, and had a wife
and large family dependent upon him for support.
A few minutes before eight o'clock, the two Sheriffs and
Under-Sheriffs proceeded to the press-room, when shortly
after Widgett was led into their presence from the con-
demned cells, by Slack, one of the Sheriffs' yeomen. He
wept bitterly, and seemed to be labouring under the most
poignant mental agony. The Sheriffs paid the greatest
attention to the unhappy man during the trying ordeal of
pinioning, which he bore with apparent firmness, lie was
then led to a seat, and upon being asked if he had any thing
to communicate ? he replied convulsively, " None, Sir, I
have nothing to say."
Broach was next led in, attended by Mr. Baker, who
had been unremitting in bit attentions to the miserable
man. On approaching, he bowed respectfully to the
Sheriffs, and shook hands with them, after which he sur-
rendered himsAl into the hands of the officers of justice,
to be tied in a similar manner as his miserable partner in
death. He handed a letter to Mr. Wontner, which we believe
was for his wife, and the awful procession moved off towards
the scaffold, the Chaplain reading a portion of the service
for the burial of the dead,—the prison bell tolling at in-
tervals, which produced the most awful and thrilling effect.
Widgett was led upon the gallows first, and wept aloud
whilst the executioner was adjusting the rope. Broach
next walked up the fatal steps, and stood by Widgett un-
moved, till the cap was drawn over bis face, when his
whole frame trembled, arid his legs seemed to totter under
him. Widgett turned round and shook him by the hand,
and after a few short minutes being spent in prayer, Dr.
Cotton gave the usual signal, and the unhappy men were
launched into eternity, and seemed to die scarcely without
a struggle.

Widiett was forty years of age, and Broach twenty-nine.
Upon Mr. Baker visiting Broach on Monday night, in the
course of conversation, he made the following declaration :
" SIR,--4 would most earnestly wish to restore the
property I have stolen, but, alas ! I have it not in my
power ; but I think it my duty to do all to prevent rer
proach laying upon any one unmerited. I will endeavour.
before I die, to recollect those events which have occurred
where suoh results have been experienced, that I may ex-
culpate certain characters from undeserved reproach. This
is all I can do, and I feel it an indispensable duty so to do."
Since he has been in Newgate he has disclosed to Capt.
Paterson where a great deal of his property was deposited,
and also had given information that will ultimately lead to
the recovery of a number of gold watches.

(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
Broach, at the last interview with his wife awl child,
expressed a wish to have a lock of each of their hair, which
was given him. These he carefully placed in a sheet of
paper, and shortly before leaving the chapel placed them
in his bosom, at the sane time earnestly praying that they
might be buried with him. Having been told that his
request should he complied with, he remarked, " Then I
shall aid happy !" The contents of the letter handed to
Wontner, possessed information relative to a part pf the
property stolen from one of his prosecutors, and absolving
the servants from all participation ini the robbery. In the
course of the night he wrote five lett.rs to different per-
sons, principally to the same effect; and, in fact, since
the warrant arrived for his execution, he endeavoured to
make every restitution of the stolen property in his power.
With respect to Widgett, every inquiry was made sub-
sequently to his condemnation, and his life traced from in-
fancy, in the hope that some discovery would be made to
enitle him to the royal mercy. The reverse of the hoped-
for result was the consequence; and there is every reason
to believe that the-society he formed in Rosemary- lane
finally led to his fatal exit from the world.

Since the unfortunate Broach -was down, we have
beevt informed by the Governor of Newgate that the letter
handed to him this morning contained a complete excul-
pation of the servants who had been suspected at the
several houses which had been plundered by Broach
himself. Th's circumstance pressed heavily upon his
mind, as he had in some instances used his endeavours to
implicate them in the crimes he bad himself committed.
Yesterday the brother of this unfortunate man had an
interview with the Lord Chancellor, and lie came to N,lw-
gate at midnight, expecting a respite, but was disappo,oted.
This morning the brother was in attetallneee
shell and vehicle, with a view to remove the',l);ft,,!
diately it was cut down, for the purpose,,
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