The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-23 00:00:00

dom of the trade in every description of human'
sustenance. The'Country Gentlemen are shallow
politicians not to see that the final effect of such a
law would be an immense increase in the home
consumption of their produce. But from the
beet of them, when their own interests are at
stake, how little'right we have to look for any
sound or comprehensive reasoning, may be
judged from the fallacies which, session after
session, appeared to have laid hold of that (in
his line) respectable person, Mr. Western,
touching the currency, and from the ineffi-
cient and elaborate cobweb-spinning ofMr.Stuart
Wortley, with regard to that second great curse
of society, the law for the preservation of the
game, and for the multiplication of poachers.—
To return to the averages. May they go on and
prosper, to annoy the landed interest, and to con-
vince the Government that they are good for no-
-1 thing) but ought to be for ever abolished.

EXECUTION OF A IVIOTILER AND SON.

On Monday forenoon, Esther Loughridge,
aged about 75, and her son Hugh, 20 years old, and stone blind,
underwent the awful sentence of the law, at the new drop in
front of the gaol at Carrickfergus, for poisoning Hugh's wife.
The unhappy prisoners, who had slept tolerably well on the
preceeding night, were early at their devotions in their respec-
tive cells, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Reid, the Presbyterian mini-
ster, and other pious persons. They partook of some breakfast,
and were engaged in prayer till about one o'clock, when Hugh
Loughridge, after being pinioned in his cell, was brought to
the execution-room, and placed on a chair in front of the drop.
He was without any coat, or shoes or stockings, and his waist-
coat and trowsers were exceedingly shabby. It was a most
awful scene to see the Wretched man groping his way amongst the
machinery of death.' He was asked by one of the assistants
how he felt ? He replied, that It could not be expected that
he should be well at that moment, and repeatedly said that he
hoped his fate would be a warning against sin end vicious
courses. Having inquired if any of his friends were present,
he was told that there was not a soul belonging to him there.
At this he sighed deeply, but said nothing. In a little time
his unhappy old mother, much bent with age, was assisted up
stairs, and placed on a chair beside her son. She moaned
greatly, looked about with fearful agitation, and lifting up her
withered hands, exclaimed, " Oh, that I should ever have
come to this I"

Though the old woman had not seen her son since the day of
trial, she looked on him with something like Indifference, and
did not speak to him. The Rev. Mr. Reid then stood up
before them, and called upon them, as they were now about to
appear before their God, if they had any thing to say further
than they had already confessed, now was the time to unburden
their minds. Hugh, in a firm and loud yoke, immediately
acknowledged the justice of his sentence, that he died in peace
with the world, forgiving every one, and hoping that his example
would deter men from the neglect of religion, and from per.
miffing vice and passion to have dominion over them.
The old woman then said, I die innocent of the charge; I
knew nothing of the poison. Hugh said, my mother did not
know of it at the time, She was then asked if she forgave every
one, and particularly her son? she hesitated and said she did;
but turning to him said, " 0 Hughey, if you had told me what
was your intention, I would have endeavoured to persuade you
horn it." Hugh replied, " It is all over now." Mr. Reid then
gave out the 23d Psalm, saying it was by the prisonersparti-
cular desire, and they both joined in the singing, Hugh with a
loud and firm voice, so as' to be heard in the street below. After
the clergyman had given out the lines and sung with them the
first verse, he said be need not repeat the words, because, from
their early religions habits, they were acquainted with the
Psalms. Hugh acquiesced, and they accordingly finished the
Psalm ; after which Mr. Reid read from the 20th verse to the
end of the 15th chapter of Ist Corinthians, and all having knelt
on the floor, he made a highly impressive and appropriate
prayer, in which the culprits seemed to join most seriously.—
The clergyman then took his leave, Hugh expressing gratitude
for his great attention.
The executioner then commenced his horrid office putting
black caps on their heads, and tightened the cords which bound
the arms. Hugh said nothing ; but the old woman, upon the
cords being tight drawn, exclaimed, in a shrill and impatient
tone, " Eli, dear me,
was tied." The ropes.were thensurely that's the hardest tying that ever
put about their necks, and
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upon hearing the noise of the windlass adjusting them to the
shake hands with one another; but were much intent on prayer
and aspirations for forgiveness of their sins, and mercy from
God.

They were then conducted upon the drop, and Hugh, in a firm
voice, ,a 7,1 he hoped his fate would be a warning-to all that
day. The caps were then drawn over their faces—a cord was
tied lightly round the old woman's clothes, and they were,
without any signal, Instantly launched into eternity. The old
woman seemed to die Instantly, and did not move—.the man
was strongly convulsed for more titan ten minutes. After
hanging about 40 minutes, the bodies were lowered into the
street, and put into coffins, and sent off under a guard to the
County Infirmary at Lisburn, for dissection.
We understand that Hugh, Loughridge has left two young
children. He had some little property, which he bequeathed
to them and his other relatives. Sonic of their friends carne to
see them on Saturday, and prevailed on them to give them such
part of their clothes. 84c., as were worth carrying away. Not
one of them attended on the last awful scene.
The utmost order and propriety were observable in the ar-
rangements of the Sub-sheriff; and the Governor of the gaol,
Mr. Erskine, bestowed every attention on the unhappy cul-
prits which humanity could suggest, and was consistent with
the discharge of his painful, duty.
On the morning of Monday last the keeper of the County
Antrim gaol directed Vary Killett, wife of the hangman, to
arrange the machinery of the fatal drop preparatory to the exe-
cution of the unfortunate Hugh Loughbridge and his mother,
'for poisoning Hugh's wife, and whilst in the set of doing so,
she fell in a fit and died.at half-past three o'clock ;an hour
afterwards the two unhappy culprits were cut down.—(Beifost
Chronicle.)

IftuuwAr ItonneitY.—On the night of Fri-
day the 13th instant, about nine o'clock, Mr. FRAMCISCO
ARNABOLDI, a travelling jeweller, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
was attacked on the high road to Hesitant, near ‘Valbottle, by
four foot-pads; they robbed him of-all he possessed. his goods
valued at 2001., and about 171. in money. The villains, after
having knocked him down, tied his handkerchief over his eyes,
and corded both his hands and feet in such a manner that he
could neither make resistance nor effect his escape. They also
stuffed his mouth with hair, and tied his neckcloth above
that. Two of the men fled with the box, and two stood over
him for some time. While they were so standing one proposed
to " put a knife into his breast," which the other opposed by
observing--" No, no, he has a wife at Newcastle." The two
villains in attendance then took him into an adjoining field, and
laid him behind a hay-stack, Where he was discovered between
four and five o'clock on the following morning, in a most piti-
able condition. His box was found in a corn-field on Sunday,
emptied of its contents. Three men have been apprehended
on suspicion ; and should the evidence warrant a Com-
mittal, they are likely soon to be before the Judge.
as the County Assizes commence in a few days..