The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-18 00:00:00

EXECUTION AT LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL, SaTuaDAY.—Nearly fou-ryearshav,
elapsed since the last infliction of capital punishmen,
occurred at Kirkdale ; and the wretched individua
who underwent the extreme penalty of the law in th,
present instance was the man Adams, in expiat;on o'
the murder of a woman with whom he had cohabited
The execution took place at the north-west angle o
Kirkdale prison this day ; and the crowd which col
lected to witness the solemn spectacle was much lest
than we have seen on occasions of a similar nature,
and the conduct of the multitude more decorous.
The number present amounted to about 4,000 persons
' A strong body of police was stationed under the
gallows, to preserve order. A few minutes before
twelve the door leading to the scaffold was opened
and immediately after Calcraft, the Old Bailey exe•
cutioner, came forward to adjust the rope. The
prisoner soon appeared, and cast an anxious glance at
the multitude. His countenance was care-worn and
disturbed. In his hands he bore a crucifix, and the
two Catholic clergymen followed him, reading the
litany for the dead. During the final preparations
the dying man looked wistfully on the scene about tc
close on him for ever. The bolt was drawn, amidst
exclamations of sympathy and horror from a number
of persons, and he fell. For a moment there was
scarcely a struggle perceptible ; a few seconds and he
struggled intensely, amidst the shrieks of the by-
standers. At length, in his agony, he attempted to
raise his hands convulsively to the rope by which he
was suspended, and at least five minutes elapsed be-
fore life was extinct.

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DREADFUL DEATH OF AN OLD WATERLOO SOL-
DIER.—On Saturday a poor fellow of the name of Roll-
ston, an old pensioner, and one of those who served at
Waterloo, expired in the Westminster Hospital under
very melancholy circumstances. It appears that en
Thursday last he was engaged in cleaning the windows
at the house of Mr. Wade, a baker, in Strutton-ground,
Westminster, and while he was observing the men deli-
vering some flour in the shop, his foot slipped from the
second-floor window, and he fell with great violence on
his head on the pavement beneath. He was imme-
diately taken to the Westminster Hospital, and attended
by Mr. Wildbore, ono of the house surgeons, but it
was evident he was suffering severely from injuries
inflicted on the head and body, and also fracture of the
skull, and no hopes c3uld be entertained of his reco-
very, and he expired as above stated, early on Saturday
morning. The deceased was stated to be a civil, hard-
working man.
A NBLE SPECIMEN OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.
—The Adept, Captain John Burns, arrived at this port
from Bathurst, New Brunswick, on the Ist inst., bring-
ing the largest cargo of deals, &c., ever imported into
this place in one ship—carrying about forty hands—con-
signed to Thomas Holderness, Esq. This majestic ship
reflects great credit on the builders and owners, Messrs.
Pollock, Gilmour, and Co., Glasgow. She was built in
Quebec, and is a full-rigged ship, coppered and copper
fastened; launched in August, 1847. Length over all, 175
feet; breadth of beam, 37 feet; depth of hold, 24i feet;
comprising poop and topgallant forecastle, with spacious
sleeping accommodation, and measures, per register,
1,199 9-100 tons. She is the largest ship ever admitted
within the walls of the Hull Docks. This vessel has
been visited by hundreds of strangers from the west of
Yorkshire, both male and female, who expressed their
surprise at such a "monster."—Hull Packet.