The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-27 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

This morning, at an early hour, a number of
persons assembled in the Old Bailey, to witness the last mo-
ments of the following unfortunate culprits :—Sain eel Green-
wood, for highway robbery ; William Reading, Frank Par-
don, William Watson alias Corbett, and Edward .M•Wilgams,
for burglary; and John Roberts, for highway robbery. Four
of these wretched beings were convicted at the September Ses-
sions, and unfortunately for them the whole of their lives have
been remarked for nothing else but plunder. Greenwood; who
was a remarkablyiine young man, but a most desperate thief, was
tried several times at the Old Bailey, out of which he was acquitted
three times, and was once capitally convicted, but by very great
exertion his life was spared, and after some imprisonmen the was
discharged; but on his enlargement he again sought his old
haunts, and was taken and committed for trial for a similar
offence to that for which he was executed. His usual good for-
tune then attended him—he was acquitted last September ; but
within three days after that acquittal, he was placed at the Bar,
and capitally convicted of robbing a sailor on Tower-hill the
very night he was discharged from Newgate ; for which crime
he underwent the sentence of the law. Reading was one of the
gang of burglars who plundered the house of Mr. Westwood, in
Princes-street, Soho, of jewellery to the amount of 2,0001., of
which was only recovered four gold pins, value 7s. lid.: The
prisoner had them, and a sovereign of Mr. Westwood's, about
him when taken. Pardon and Watson were the terror of the
neighbourhood of Wapping, where they lived : they and two
others were caught committing a burglary in IVhite's-court,
Rosemary-lane. The cases of the others were only remarked
by desperate and ruffianly conduct.
Since the conviction of these wretched men, they have con-
ducted themselves in a manner befitting their awful situation ;
and when the order for their execution arrived, they received
the distressing intelligence with some composure, although
Reading was much affected. They attended the condemned
sermon on Sunday, and have been loud and sincere in their
ejaculations of prayer : They all admitted the justness of their
sentence, and were apparently most penitent, particularly Green-
wood—he constantly was at prayers.
The SHE R IFF arrived at the prison at about eight o'clock,
and instantly proceeded to the press-room, where Reading,
on, being disencumbered of his irons, was bound. This
unfortunate man displayed the utmost composure, and calm-
ness he was constantly at prayers; being a Catholic, he
was attended by Ml'. DE VEREux. Purdon was then intro-
duced ; he solemnly denied the robbery, or being in any way
connected in it. Watson spoke to the same effect. They con-
tinued \i• this declaration to the last. M'Williams, Roberts,
and Greenwood were then brought in ; M'Williams was very
composed• The dreadful preparations for death being com-
pleted, the culprits advanced to the scaffold, and ascended in
the rotation with which they came into the press-yard. After
a few moments spent in prayer the drop fell, and they were
launched into eternity. An immense concourse of persons
assembled.

RAAISGATE, Nov. 25.—IES MAJESTY'S steam
packet Dasher arrived this afternoon from Calais,
with the mail and 64 passengers, and four carriages
upon deck. Mr. LAcx, the King's messenger,
came over by this conveyance, and immediately
set off for the metropolis. He is from Turin, and
left Paris on Saturday at midnight, where he
reports " all was well ;" and a gentleman, whose
information may be relied on, likewise by the
Dasher, states, that he saw the King of FRANCE
taking an airing on the Boulevards in his carriage
at noon on Saturday, in apparent good health.
Miss WICKHAM, the rich heiress, was among the
passengers by this arrival.
RALPH SHELDON, ESQ. M.P.—We are sorry to
announce the death of this Gentleman. He died
last week at his seat in Oxfordshire. Ile had
been a very handsome man, and was a striking
example of the true English Gentleman, in spirit,
intelligence, and independence.
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's
at Smyrna, dated the 17th of October :—" By
the latest authentic accounts the Turkish fleet
was at Napoli di Romania, and the Greek force
stationed at a few miles distant from them, with-
out any rencontre having ensued. The Turkish
forces in the Morea are said to have retired back
on Argos from want of provisions : but
,there
does not appear to have been any fighting in that
quarter worthy of notice."
TRADE.—The internal trade of the country
(at all times its chief bulwark) in various articles
of our principal manufactories, is, we are happy
to learn, lately much altered for the better, and
daily improving under auspicious prospects for
greater activity and profit. This improve-
ment the agricultural interests must soon
and profitably feel.—The demand from the
Continent for goods is considerable, and for
cotton yarn, great and increasing. The spin-
ning is at present a flourishing trade. In
short, appearances are very favourable for a good
winter trade, instead of a stagnation, as was at
one time seriously apprehended. There is no
lack of employment at ordinary, and even at good
wages, while the low rate of provisions keeps the
manufacturing population in a more comfortable
situation than they have been for many years.--
(Chester Courant, Nov. 26.)
The ancient vessel lately dug out of the bank
of the Royal Channel, was on Saturday placed
within an inclosure on the right hand of the road
leading from Waterloo-bridge to the Coburg
Theatre. It was mounted on two strong timber
tugs, and completely covered with coarse can-
vass, to preserve it from the gratuitous inspection
on its way thither. The numerous groups which
collected round the spot were informed that it
would be publicly exhibited in the course of this
week.
The Chester Choral Society is at last insti-
tuted, and nearly forty members have enrolled
their names. This must give much satisfaction
to every lover of music ; and in a moral point
of view also, it has long been a great deside-

ratum.
A pupil of Mr. BISHOP, of the name of LATI,
KINS, is engaged at Covent-Garden. Theatrical
report states that he is possessed of a peculiarly
fine voice, and that he is capable of sustaining
the principal characters in Operas.