The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-24 00:00:00

B UONArx WEL" B 11-DAY.

:The anniversarybof 4loo.w,•mitrel's birth was
Ct.,lebrated,by the 1 o
zrencli prisners in the Castle
alidiriburgh,4!:n Sunday last, They paraded their
airing ground*, casrrying•portraits of the Emperor
and Empress, singing nationaLsongs, and,shout,
ing Vire vEfixpereifr et Mgrie,Louise."
PERTH, Auo. 19..--ipsecelebration of NAPO-.
I,EON'S birth-day, by ,the prisOne-S in the dep4t,
took place on Saturday,- About three in the.
afternoon, a numerous crowd of people assem-
bled on the,South Inch to see the balloon
ascend, brit were disappointed by an unlucky ac-
citlent, The balloon; which was large and de-
'font, had beent constructed with much taste and
ingenuity, by, cVE UYR, a meritotions
young gentlentan of Gilt-init. After itS inflation
with air, which hid been ratified by straw burnt
beneath it, M, de CUYIER, haring slept aside, to
prepare the car,: f rirs, and other ornaments, its
ascending force' became so 'powerful; from a hasty

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increase of the lire', With ii View to preserve its
upright ' positiut ;against the .force of the wind,
that-it'burst 'ill strings, which fastened it to the
hoop, and, risiOg,_ without ballast' for giving it
1 stea•lines,s, or t 1 e tieeeSsicry tipparatus fur couti-
unirig the rai.cfu (ion of the air, it Amon descended,
ar.ti was t,..irn agtiipiim tree.. At.night, all the pri-
saris Vverc Ini:li.nnly illuminated. In some of the
ivilidon% were transparencies, which produced a
fine 6fect, and which appeared to have been exe-
cuted with much caste. ~,

The following installCc ri# adoption was this sea-
son witnetsseit in the parish. of St. Qnivox
dozettot thtePhigs, knotted by several hens, bay-
ing been deserted, by their reputed parents, ;.be-
came .objects of Attention and conipassion' to
gaider., whose 'Mate had for two`suceessive years
unsuccessfully attempted to 'bless him with a fa.
utily pit giisliug, hie.. took the orphan ducks
under leis prote4titin,i, he accompanied them during
the day ihroogh affil their wand.:rings, anti when
'tkey were coopai Up,in tlt4 ul tti. time, watched
them 'with patti'md care, 7 round
.the place
of their-confinement and serenading them 'with an
oCcAiOnal scream. They have now almost reach-
ed maturity, what is remarkable, they are the
only brood of the kind that have ev(1" artived•
that stage in the same phce. Fornnolv the young
poultry, Oatitig to 'the weaktieei of their real pa
rents or their sabztittites, Were expwied to con-
tinual attacks from the crows, low;piits,
; but tie prez:ecit rare, tooirr thy sliciter i( Ow
gander's wing, li•u;i: s9tfereti iio tiiittitiat;ori final
,stich deprealiiwtr,„ urotectrli. inyo,
sight of tlie,o, nor pennli3 Any ravei,o,ki
either hipel or tio:ntrtiped tv lipproacn the settle of
leis gnardiathhip.
11.4a4" week, 41 to about three or toast' yeiirs oc
tinned to float on the ‘oirlace 'of the water, with
leis arins anti legs extended, till s. tliyrsrin let hiin-
Itclf down by a rope, ailj ViCkett

EXECUTIONS

UV .•
NICIIOLSON, AIAsSFItrAUX, cc.

Yeste'rday morning the gallows intended for tlie
'execution of Massfreclux„ wbo was convicted,
Friday last at the IVlaidstoneAssizes4 of murdering
a Marine on board the, Sarniison prisup-sbiV, as
'early as three o'clock, was conveyed to Gating-
ban), cif which •place the prison-ships are
,sta-
tioned.' It was erected on the'hunks of the river,

in the full view oh all the prisoners. At seven.
o'clock Massereaux: was talteti from the gnol-lita.7
Nay ironed ; and, together with the'execntionet
stud his assistants, and a Clergymani.took ii Y seat
in a post carriage and four, and was driven to the
spot where he was to pay the .•forfeit of his life fpr
the crime be had committed. After sententai of

death was passed upon him, he lost all that firm-
ness which he 'displayed on his tLhl, and seemed
to be absorbed in despair. On his arrival at the
gallows he joined in prayer with weatholic Chap-
lain, and after a short interval was-Launched into

eternity. Au -immense crowd et•teMed on the oe-
easion, and the river vas covered with boats filled
with spectators.
• This awful cerertiOny over, the executioner and
the other officers of the la* returned to Maid-

stone, to attend the execution Of Nicholson, who
rose IA an, early* lour in the morning, and seemed
to regard his approaching fate with calmness and

fortitude.

Daring Sunday, he was twice visited by Mr.
Bonn, who still entertained a suspicion the
wretched man 'might have -4omething to conunw,
nicate. To hequent questions which were pla to
him, however, ne solemnly declared that lie !Ind •

already disclosed all he had to make
Yesterday, morning 1%.. Bonar paid nini a hist
visit, and in compliance with earttost en-.
treaties, told him repeatedly that he freely for-
gave him for all. the injuries he had sastaincti at
his hands.

•At twelve o'clock Mr. Dtmlow, the 'Under-
Sheriff, returned from Gillingham, and, on reach-,
ing the gaol, desired .that Nicholson Might hold •.
hhuself in readiness. The sledge whicinati hi 701
prepared for his Conveyanceoyas. then drawn
to the door, and shortly before ope, he was con-
ducted forth, still heavily ironeit,,,aiul confinid in
the Same manner as dull,*laic trial. A batter ti
placed around his neck, and which was tied to tta
front bf the sledge. He looked 'extremely' 1' ti 4;
but still preserved a degree of fortitude pettecl ay
consistent with the resignations wliieh he evinced
throughout the whole of his unhappy situation.
Every thing being in readiness, the praces:.
sion adVanced at a. sloW. pace towards Pen—
nington Heath, where a temporary platform and
gallows had been erected: it was preceded, by a
considerable number of publieL'fifficers and con-
stables to clear the way. • The ikge went first,
and was followed by' a carriage, -containing the
executioner and his assistantS',, and a .'chaise, in
which was Mr. DudloW and the Catholic Priest.
These were followed by other Police Officers, and
an immense concourse of spectators, who had been
collected trom all parts of the comitry, closed the .
'exhibition. It was nearly two o'clock before the
procession reached the heath, Where the 'innititude
assembled-exceeded any thing we ever before wit-
nested. on a similar occasion.
The atrocious wretch, now the object of such
general attention, *seemed to he deeply intent
on the' dreadful scene,'in which. be
sas
,so pro-
minent'a character. He booked around him with
confusion and shame Marked in his countenaute,
and seemed an xiotio to bury,- in a speedy elissola-
floe, 'therecollectioo of his crimes. Mr. Bt•ati,-
soot, the Catholic Clergyman,. now approaehed
him, and joined with hint in fervent prayer. He
ascended the platform with some diffict.lty, by
the assistance of the executioner, who soon made
the necessary arrangeMents his' office, and in a
. few seconds the culprit was immure !
Among others.who were ,pre cent, B it, was Mr. o-
nar, who' having thus witnesscrit the last struggle,
took his departure for Loudon, having •pre-
viously made arrangeMents,, by engaging horses
on the road for his speedy vonveyanee. •
The bod!r of Nieholson,.atter hanging the usual
time, was cut down, 'and conveyed, we under-%
stand, to a surgeon at Bromley; for dissection.

Friday morning was executed- at Aylesbury,
pursuant to his sentence at the last Assizes, Wit-
Gam 1-7reernatt, for setting hit t'O'his:own house and
two others, at Lavendon, f.t.itek4`.. lie appeared
fully resigned to his fate, whieli'he met with he
coining fortitude ; nntl after shortly. addressing
himself to the spectators, who were not verylitt
mesons, he was launched into- eternity.-
tempted to make his escape, 'on Wednesday night,
and had succeeded' itt getting his irons off, but
• was discovered while endeavouring to get out of
his cell. He denied his guilt to, the last. •
Qii WedScsday, jaiißritaia; for the murder of
his wife in April last., 'Was fond guilty, null sen-
tenced to be liange4, and afterumt.,l s :deliver td
surgeons for accordingly, on
last, at twelve o'clock, he was executed in front
of the counts gaol, Warwick, in tlic pfeschce of
a jarge concourse of -spectators: 'His behaviour
since condenanalion has been peculiarly suit ahle
to theawfnl circumstances in which he was placed,
Ele declit lit had
wentnn il t
his erniaietdal6t the eetin g oityavt4ailnst
wife
preceding the 1)111111er ; and cannot account for
his conttnitting the, dreadtta act, only as he was
instigated by the devil. On a sudden impulse,
and without any pri.‘oe!ition, he jumped out of
bed, and perpetrated tho Woody detail with a bar
of iron, nispot 21 intiheh 10ng,,,t1,01.i1i the tvioper,..
ing of clay, Since hi3leootlei.m e,,tii., ioc.i tit,10,...
itifOtetritu oppe,w.oliA, of i,r1..10-, .tod
very dideront /tom Olt vt (ow v,:ht, c"‘l,,a it`ll
xu
_
tot;' rildy.7o,lol-011
(teortev, _:110 um to he
.hocidog auft.raiiik,th4.ol.leurante of their
mother.

Yestertlity ntornitu4 ';',oltrtoti, the 'go %if-street
officer, was sent oil frriei Li t Cif.StMeta
(Mice for the ilonte Deihatment, to Wincheser,
anti its neighitourbood, to make infinities trrec»
ing the murder of the Dean of that place, and ut
trace out the murtiereri if passible.