The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-17 00:00:00

EXECUTION FOR MURDER.

Monday week,. at an early hour, the avenues
leading'to the county gaol of Limerick were crowded with an
immense multitude, assembled to behold the execution of
Greene and the two Alinnanes, for the murder of Major Hare ;
and of Dawley and the two Flinns, for that of John liar-
nett, driver to the Hon. Colonel Fitzgibbon's estates near
A b bey feale.
Precisely at twenty minutes after one, a party of the 3d Dra-
goon Guards, anti a small party of Infantry, arrived at the gaol,
and shortly after those for the murder of Major Hare walked out
of their cells, attended each by two clergymen. When first they
came in sight of the fatal scaffold, they knelt down, and ap-
peared very much absorbed with their devotions. James Min-
nane walked first, and was followed by Greene ; the last who
came up was Patrick Mllinnane, whose conduct and appearance
indicated much fortitude and resignation. They were all
dressed in white baize, and the clergymen who attended them
were in their full robes. When the executioner made his ap-
pearance in order to adjust the ropes, &c., a murmur of disap-
probation ran throughout the entire multitude. After they
had remained some time on the scaffold at their devotions, in
which the voice of Patrick Minnane was audible to all around,
from the clearness and distinctness with which he answered the
clergymen, they kissed each ether, and bade the clergymen and
all around them farewell. Patrick Minnane, whose demeanour
throughout the entire awful scene was that of a person of
courage and piety deserving a different fate, then addressed the
crowd in nearly the following words :—" My friends, we en-
treat you to implore the mercy of God for us, through the
merits of his blessed son and of the Virgin Mary, that he may
pardon us our sins and offences, and that he may have mercy
on our souls. Our advice to you is, to shun all bad advice, to
avoid evil company, and not to frequent public-houses, except
on necessary occasions—avoid trivial occurrences, which will
corme, by repetition, to weightier offences. Had we all the de-
votion and christianity which was recommended to us by our
clergymen, we should not arrive at this fate ; had we attended to
the directions of our Catholic clergy, there would have been
no occasion for this scaffold, and that fatal stake, or for those
ropes, and the multitude before us; had we abided by their di.
rections at the holy altar. it is evident that this would not be
our fatal end. On the other hand, it is not informations, nor
indictments, nor capiases, that will be the means of pacifying
the county of Limerick, but the advice anti the exhortations of
the clergy. Oh, my friends, avoid whisky-drinking, and curs-
ing and swearing—have nothing to do with combinations—be
constant in attending the holy Mass—abide by what your
Clergy say, and God will assist you all, and may he have mercy
on our souls !" These words lie spoke in a clear, strong, and
audible tone of voice, which was heard by the crowd at the foot
of the scaffold, on whom, it is to be hoped, that these few sen.
Bible remarks from one of themselves, in his final moments,
will make a lasting impression. At the conclusion of these
sentences they knelt on the scaffold, and remained in that atti-
tude praying for a few minutes. As the hangman put the rope
round the neck of James Minnane, a strong flush aired ap pear-
' ed on his countenance, while on Patrick, who was next him,
and stood in the centre, it did not make the least visible change.
Greene was at too great a distance for us to observe what effect
it had on him. The executioner bad descended the scaffold,
and the clergymen were about to retire, when Patrick Minnane
remarked, that from the looseness of' the tying round his arms,
he feared that he was too much at liberty, anti desired to have
himself more tightly pinioned, which was accordingly done;
and, after a most solemn and awful silence for about a minute,
the fatal drop fell, and this world closed on the eyes of the un-
fortunate men for ever. They died without much struggle, ex.
cept for a very short while a slight convulsive shevering was
observable throughout Greene's entire frame. After hanging
the usual time, their bodies were taken down, and removed to a
back yard of the gaol.
The fatal trap was again adjusted, and the ropes arranged,
when Altirtogli and Daniel Flinn, and Dawley, their servant,
attended by the same clergymen, and attired in the same man-
ner as the three former, ascended the scaffold, where, having
remained a short while attending to their devotions, Daniel
Flinn, who spoke in Irish, requested the prayers of the people,
and declared that he was not present at the murder, but knew
before-hand of its committal. The other two acknowledged
their guilt, and begged of all to pray to God to pardon them.
In a minute or two after the ropes being adjusted, the drop
again fell, and this world and all its vanities disappeared for
ever from their sight. Daniel Flinn died without much pain ;
but the struggles of Illurtogh lasted for a very long while ; he
continued to thump his breast incessantly for more than four
minutes, and kicked very much; altogether he appeared to
have died with a great deal of pain. Their bodies having hung
the required time, were taken down, and the whole six were re.
moved that evening to the County Hospital, where they were
dissected and anatomized.

TRA Firm IN SLAVES.—The following extract of
a recent letter from Guadeloupe, of the authen-
ticity of which we are assured, furnishes proof of
the enormous cruelties still exercised towards the
wretched Africans. Ships of war are constantly
cruizing against the slave-dealers, but they re-
gard it as nothing, and can always manage to ar-
rive at port ; indeed it may be almost said that
the cruizers protect them :—" The schooner La
Louise, Captain Armand, arrived at L'Anse a la
Barque, Guadeloupe, early in the month of
April, 1824, with a cargo of 200 negroes, the
remainder of a purchase of 275, which she
brought out with her. The vessel not being
found to he sufficiently capacious to contain so
large a number, the sulpha were thrown alive
into the sea by the Captain. Nature still shud-
ders at this atrocity. The principal owners are
Messrs. de Ranie and Co. and proprietors of the
cargo, Messrs. Moser, Hart, and Co., Pede-
monte, all of them merchants at La Pointe a
l'etre. It is said that Captain Armand left at
the Gaieties the ship Sabine, Captain Avernay,
belonging to the port of Bordeaux, armed at La
Pointe a Petre by Messrs. Segend and Son ; the
brig, !'Auguste, Captain A Ilain, armed at La
Pointe a Petre by Merrs. Verginis and Lemoyne,'
Dourneau, Durlos, Lamoisse, and Darnste, and
Bartel and Colloniau ; and the schooner La
Daphne, Captain Marestin ; Messrs. Dourneau
and Durlos, owners : she also was armed at La
Pointe a Petre. !fence it appears that the force
established for the suppression of crime has
tended to the encouragement of it."—(Times.)

In one of the streets of Paris a Society of
Artists, some years since, undertook, for the Mo-
derate charge of two LOUiti, to deliver a half.
length portrait, in crayons of the ordinary size,
neatly framed and glazed, fifty accurately en-
graved impressions of the same reduced to the
miniature size, and the copper-plate. The sitting
lasted only a few minutes, and the whole of the
processes were completed within the short space
of two hours.
A Vienna Journal, of the i7th July, says,--
" It is matter of astonishment to perceive the
great improvements that have taken place in the
Austria►► Dominions in the course of the last ten
►ears, in several departments of industry. A
variety of articles, which used to be imported,
are now manufactured at home ; and, what is of
great importance, they are not only good in
quality, but remarkably Cheap."

VENERATION FOR THE SABBATlL—Recentiy
Dissenting Preacher's wife' went one Sundai
evening to a neighbouring shop to buy a penny
candle. " I'll not pay for this to-day," said she,
" because it is Sunday." A few days after she
culled at the same shop to settle a small bill, in
Which she found included the " 0
dear !" said she, -44 I • shan't' pay for that."
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" Why ?", inquired the astonished shopkeeper.
" Because," she' replied, " it' was bought 'an a
Sunday; and' I Ctinnot think of paying for any
thitig that 'is bolighit on a upday !"
Westmorland Gazette.)