The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-28 00:00:00

MR. KEAN'S PRIZE WHERRY.

The annual contest for a wherry and other prizes, given
by Edmund Kean, Esq., took place yesterday, and afforded
a high treat to the spectators. At about a quarter to three
o'clock Mr. Kean and Mr. Lee appeared in the starting
galley, anci in a few minutes afterwards the following
were placed by the distinguised tragedian for the first
heat:—
Joseph Rednap and James Hammerton, sen., Twickenham,
scarlet; Edward Rednap and George Jackson, Richmond, purple;
Samuel Styles, H
Isleworth, and Richard Messam, Brentford, white;
George Lee and James ammerton, Twickenham, light blue.
Light blue came in first, and scarlet second. At about
half an hour afterwards the following were placed for the
second heat:—
James Snell, Richmond, and Robert Pearse, Brentford, pink ;
George Rednap, Twickenham, and George Glynn, Isleworth
green ; William Bell, Richmond, and James Gardner, Brentford,
yellow ; Edward Brown, Richmond, and Henry Hammerton,
Twickenham, stripes.

Stripes came in first, green second, and yellow third.
The party consisting of several theatricals, then repaired
to the Castle Tavern, and partook of some refreshment,
the gentlemen in their way receiving several hearty cheers.
At a quarter to six, green, stripes, light blue, and scarlet,
as the winners of the two preceding heats, were placed for
the grand heat. The tragedian appeared in the galley
again, and fired the signal for starting. The set-off was
beautiful, and they were all scull and scull for some dis-
tance, and if any thing stripes was a-head. Blue, however,
took the lead, and kept it the whole way manfully ; but
never were the first men so closely pushed in any contest,
for they never throughout had the lead by more than four
lengths. Stripes was second, and a sheet would have co-
vered the boats at coining in. Scar:et was third. The
boat, which was surnamed the Richmond Shyiock, was
afterwards presented at the Richmond Theatre to the vic-
toi s. The match was nut so well contested as heretofore,
as on the other occasions the contest was with crack
water men.

EXECUTION OF WM. HALL AT LINCOLN,
FOR MURDER AT GRIMSBY.-At an early part of the
forenoon the wretched man was attended by the chaplain
of the gaol, governor, &c., and every spit itual aid was
rendered him in his unfortunate situ ition. He was at
times quite frantic, and seemed horror struck at the idea
of his approaching dissolution. At half-past eleven he
left his cell, attended by the chaplain and other officers for
that fatal tower which was soon to seal his fate in this
world. After a short time spent in prayer he was led up
the scaffold; his cries for mercy were loud. During the
tirue the executioner attempted to put the cap over his
face, lie endeavoured to avoid it, but when that was done
the noose was put round his neck, and about two minutes
before twelve be was lau❑ched into eternity ; he died al-
most without a struggle. The condemned sermon was
preached from the 4th chapter of Genesis, v. 10.—" And
he said, what hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me from the ground." There were a
great many-spectators to witness the awful scene.—Boston
Gazette of Tuesday.