The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-30 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 28.

This InOrning,. at t welVe 'o'clock, Aidteto Shestack,
a private in the German Legion, was executed an
PenriingtOn Heath, fOr the murder of Thomazine
Ward, in the Isle of Tlianet. The Prisoder protessed
the catholic religion., and was attended to the seaffold
a priest of that religion. His apPearance was
niuch altered since the day of his trial ; he then ap-;
peared a stout, athletic, and vigorous young man ; but
at the place of Oxecatibn his whole frame seemed •
biliiken and enfeebled; he prayed with great fervour,
but, strange to say,
.he persisted to the last in deny-
ing his gult, and'asSerting the same improbable tale
told on his apprehension, namely, that ,he saw
'another nian knock the' woman down, who gave
him.her handkerolliefs ; he said he wa6'an Hunga-
rian by birth, had served in 'the Auraian army, but
being taken prisoner by the French, he next served
them. He. was in the artily tinder, MoaTIER, in Ha-
nOer, from which he deserted, and entered into the
British Legion. After lie was turned off he gaveene
convulsive struggle only,' and seemed nnmediateli to
'expire.

' KENT AsslzE's.-;--Jades /rafts, a soldier in the ar-
tillery at WootWich, was tried for a' violent assault,
with intent to commit a rape,,' on a young lady, the
daughter of a respeaable Gehtleman at Charlton.__
He was fountl guilty, and sentenced to tw9 years tai-
prisonment.
At the Derby AiSiies William 7',-Nter was font:id
-guilty of Murdering- Mrs. Dakin and Miss Roe, of
Parwich, near Ashbarne, in Dg,srbyshire, by mixing
poi Son in ttht, ale they drank. He was executed on
Friday so'nuight, when lie conf6sser his crane; and
said he intended topoiSon Mr. D.1k41-
Robert Stafford, convicted at the Northampton
wi
'''l'''‘,viwtha:7,,,„"ecduite7d
,Assizes, of giving poison to his
on Monday., The girl he Coh;:ii,Atc;('
was admitted :IS evidence :tainst bliii. '
P.R4linNTiox OP .A. Mitaima•---A'few night, ago
as the driver of the Bedford stage-Waggon waSgoino'
a10n,,,, ,:the road between Liston and n the tow of-Bed- '
ford,. at tWelve o'clock at night, be perceived a light.
in a field adjoining the road, ank,l his curiosity bt.-'lllg-
exclted, he unfastened Lis mastiff dog from 'unmet
the waggon, and proceeded to the spot, where hp
,diggingfound a man a hole in the grotind.-•=-The
waggoner accosted rii,n familiarly, but the Man an-
, grily informed lihn, he had.n6thiPg to do with him or
his business, and the former left him. - He had 'Pot
proceeded 200- 'yards on •the road,' when hornet ,a
fenadie with a box and bundle under lien arM, and
he also interrogated, her, w ithout receiving any
ujt.
satisfaelory answer. The cosity of the wag-
zoner was on its full stretch, 'When he Saw the young
woman cross to a 'toot, path which led to the man
in the field, and he again untied his dog and .fol-
lowedher. She went to the man, and alter a short
. conversation, he drew a pistol froni his pocket, and
Cxclaimed, `` I've prepared your grave,' and yon must
die." The waggoner, who had remained a 'few paces
distant, rushed on the man, and the mastiff 'seized
him, when the waggoner boutid him, and conveyed
him to safe custody, as well as the leinale, who
wished to depart. The manilas been committed for
trial at-Bedford.' The woman, who is pregnaut.by
the Mall who is a rustic, was a bar-maid at Bedford,
and she had met the man by appointinent. She had
left her situation; and had 701. In her pockets. ' '
On the' 19th inst. a, rnectino* took place at Tulla-
more, between Lieutenant EismAitx and Captain
QUINHArd, bOth oribe 4th ilattalion of the King's
, German Legion. The parties drew lots for the til:.t
`fire; Capt. QUINHAM won, and fired at Licut Bus-
mAttx, when Lieut. Btsmattx. shot Capt. .(sluis-
.l-lAlkel, who immediately expired.

BIRTHS.
On Wednesday evening last, at his Lordship's houSe in
Spring-gardens, Viscountess Fitz-Harrisy of a San.-.
i/it Thursday evening last .at Sltroton-House, Dorset, the
Ladyot; Captain George Frederick Ryes, of the Royal Navy,
of a Son. •