The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-22 00:00:00

him ;elf into the hands of the executioner, and in anctlier
moment ceased to exist.
The appearance of the next prisoner (Morey) who
ascended the scaffold excited an intensely painful feeling
among the populace. His age, his physical infirmities, and
his venerable ,gray hairs, seemed to command respect, in
spite even of the terrible charges against him, which he was
now on the point of expiating with his life. In consequence
of his extrerna debility, he was -actually lifted on the
scaffold by the executioner and his assistants, by whom he
was strapped to the fatal board. The knife then descended,
and almost before the countless and breathless multitude
could perceive the signal given for its fall, the wretched
criminal was a headless corpse.

It was now Ficschi's turn to brave the embrace of
death, with which he bad long boasted his readiness to
form companionship. He mounted the steps leaching to
the scaffold without the slightest symptom of faltering
or wavering, attended by the ecclesiastic who had ac-
companied him from the prison. Arrived on the plat-
form, he whispered a few words in the ear of his re-
verend attendant, and then embraced him warmly. He
then said a few words to the crowd, but on account of
the distance we were able to distinguish only the phrase,
" I die fearlessly—l have declared the truth." As soon as
the priest by whom he was attended had quitted the plat• -
form, the executioner performed the melancholy office, and
Fieschi joined his comrades in guilt and misfortune in
another world.

The entire of the fatal ceremony occupied but the brief
space of five minutes, it being exactly that time after eight
o'clock when the reeking axe fell upon the last of the
criminals. Not the slightest disorder was manifested by
the multitude, except when the cavalry were obliged to
repel somewhat rudely the pressure of the crowd. The
crowd slowly and sadly separated immediately after the
execution, and the military also retired to their respective
barracks, leaving the quarter within half an hour of the
time the dreadful spectacle had taken place without any
symptom of its having been the scene of any extraordinary
occurrence.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
(From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.)
M. Vassal, a commissary of police, expressly deputed for
the purpose, went to Pepin and his confessor on their
alighting at the scaffold, and said—" M. Pepin, your last
moment is nigh. You have no further interests of your
own to consult, and you ought to declare the whole truth,
as your confessor must have recommended you to do. If
you have any further revelations to make, I am ready to
listen to you." Pepin, with a steadiness which has never
been shaken, replied—" I have nothing to add to the de-
positions I have already made. I have said all I have to
say. I die an innocent victim to infamous machinations.
I recommend my wife and children." M. Vassal re-
newed his exhortations, saying " there is still time. If
you have any revelations to make, you may yet make
them, and the execution will be suspended as far as

you arc concerned." Though this last declaration
might give. a gleam of hope to Pepin, he did not

yield to it, Lut raising his head with an air of pride,
again repeated, " No, Sir, I have nothing more to say
in addition to what I have already said." Pepin then
embraced the, Abbe. Gallard with affection, kissed the
crucifix, and raising his eyes towards heaven, said with a
firm voice, " I crave pardon a thousand times ; I crave
pardon of God." He then ascended the scaffold, and look-
ing round on the people, uttered 'his last words—" Adieu!
gentlemen, lam a victim. I die innocent. Adieu!" In a
moment after he was no more. Morey's turn came next.
" Oh, my God," he said, " then it is about to be finished at

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last." He also embraced the Confessor, kissed the crucifix,
and gave himself to the four assistants, who supported him
14) to the scaffold. " Take courage," said one of them to
him. "It is not courage I want," replied he instantly, "it
is disease which renders me unable to support myself."
When the executioner's assistant took off the cap which he
has constantly worn, the exposure of his " hoary head" pro-
duced a thrilling sensation among the spectators, which was
renewed when the head was locked in the circular opening
in the front of the guillotine, thus projecting beyond it. Du-
ring the execution of Pepin and Morey, Fieschi, who stood
at the foot of the scaffold, turned away his bead, " not," he
said, " that.he feared the sight of death, but that he might
not appear to brave his accomplices."
Fieschi, though he twice saw the axe raised, coloured
with the blood of his accomplices, never showed the slight-
est emotion of fear or horror, but continued to converse
with those around him till the assistant executioner laid his
hand upon his shoulder as indicating that the fatal moment
for him had arrived. Fieschi, accompanied by his Con-
fessor, whom he had entreated not to leave him till the
latest moment, came forward without hesitation, and re-
quested permission to address the spectators. M. Vassal,
the Commissary of Police, consented, but desired that he
would be brief. He immediately. mounted the steps
.With
extraordinary rapidity, and placing himself in the attitude
of an orator, pronounced the following words, with a clear
and firm voice :—" I am about to appear before my God.
I have told the truth. I die content. I have rendered a
service to my country -by pointing cut my accomplices. I
have told the truth and no falsehoods, as I call upon
Heaven to witness. I am happy and satisfied. I demand
pardon of God and man, ; but, above all, of God. I re-
gret my victims more than my own life." Upon this he
turned quickly round and delivered himself into the hands
of his executioners.

On Thursday night, at ten o'clock, Madame Pepin, ac-
companied by her brother-in-law, was received by the Queen,
being_presented to her Majesty by Gen. Bernard, one of
the King's aides-de-camp.
The body of Pepin was given•up to his family for burial
at their request. The others were delivered for dissection.