The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-10 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

I\'JUI.IIAUSEN, JAN. 30.—Yesterday took place
the execution of Harms, a workman formerly employed
in the printed cotton manufactory of the Messrs. Koech-
lin, near Dournay. Having entertained some hostile feel-
ing towards the master printer, he was determined to
be
revenged, and, on the 16th of last August, he, wi
great sane froid, went up and stabbed bins twice with a
knife, and then broke his skull with a hammer. _During his
confinement, and at his trial he exhibited the utmost care-
lessness and insensibility, and even gloried in what he
had done. It was only when his wife and children were
made mention of, that he appeared at all moved. Ile ar
rived here yesterday at eleven o'clock, from Colmar, aed
saluted all those in the streets whom he formerly knew.—
At half-past two he was led forth to the place of execution,
in the square before the hospital. Ile ascended the scaf-
fold with firmness and alacrity, and fixed his eyes, without
shrinking, upon the fatal knife. However, as the last instant
approached, he seemed to pay more attention to the exhor-
tations of the two attending clergymen, he became silent,
and his looks and attitude exhibited something like repent-
ance. The concourse of prsple present, not only from the
town hut the surroui ding country, was immense. One
of the Priests have prolionnced a discourse analogous to
the occasion, and a copy of verses read, not badly written,
having reference to the same, was distributed amongst the
multitude. As this has been the only exhibition of the kind
since the year 1790 in this town, when a woman was executed
for infanticide, the spectacle produced a very deep and general
effect. Pity for the criminal was the prevailing sentiment ;
the emotion became widely spread through the crowd, and tears
were shed and loud lamentations were heard on every side.

.AUTIIENTIC ANECDOTE Os' AN ASS.— THOMAS
BitowN, residing near llawick, travels the country as a higgler,
having an ass the partner in his trade. From suffering under
a paralytic affection, he is in the habit of assisting himself on
the road by keeping hold of the crupper of the saddle, or more
frequently the tail of the ass. During a recent severe winter,
whilst on one of his journies near Rule Water, " the old man
and his ass" were suddenly plunged into a wreath of snow.
There they lay long, far from help, and ready to perish— at
length the poor ass, after a severe struggle, got out, but finding
his unfortunate master absent, he eyed the wreath for some
time, with a wistful look, and at last forced his way through it
to where his master still lay, when, placing his body in such a
position as to afford a firm grasp of the tail, the honest higgler
was thereby enabled to take his accustomed hold, and was
actually dragged out by the faithful beast to a place of safety.—
(Kelso Mail.)
Bow-STRZET (TIIIS DAY).-Three coal-
heavers, named Searles, Barlow, and Groom,
were charged by Mr. R. Boulter, of Milford-
lane, publican, with a most violent outrage in
his house. They were stated, in fact, to
have annoyed the whole house, and even to
have gone the length of rubbing out the
marks from the slate of the liquors called for.—
The only cause for their outrageous conduct was,
that being in a state of intoxication, Mr. Boulter
refused to draw them any more. They were or-
dered to find bail.