The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY

The judges in this court were the Lord Chief Justice
Jervis, Mr. Justice Creswell, Mr. Justice Williams, and Mr.
Justice Talfourd.

Their Lordships heard some motions of an unimportan
character.
This court was also very much thronged with visitors.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
Mr. Justice Coleridge sat for a short time in Banco, and
disposed of several motions of course.

EXCHEQUER.-(THI.. DAY.)
The Lord Chief Baron. Mr. Baron Parke, and Mr. Baron
Martin, took their seats on the bench shortly after half-past
one o'clock.

The court was very much crowded, and among the audi-
tory were a considerable number of the fair sex.
The first business proceeded with was an application by
Mr. E JAMES, Q.C., tor a new trial in the case of Skipper v.
the Great Western Railway Company, which bad reference
to an accident on that railway, by which a valuable horse,
belonging to the plaintiff, vs as killed.
The case had not concluced at two o'clock.

THE FRIMLEY MURDER.

EXECUTION OF HAR WOOD
AND JONES.—(THIS DAY.)
(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
This morning the extreme penalty of the law was
executed on Levi Harwood and James Jones, the
prisoners convicted at the last assizes at Kingston, of
the murder of Mr. Holiest.
The execution took place on the top of Horsemonger-
lane Gaol, at nine o'clock. The story of a public exe-
cution in the metropolis has been too often told to need
reiteration in all its details. Suffice it to say,
that the usual crowd was present, made up
of the ref use of the metropolis—pickpockets,
thieves, prostitutes, and vagabonds of every description,
gathered together as for a holiday show, and accordieg
to all appearance but little impressed with the solemnity
of the occasion, as blasphemous oaths and licentious
jests were banded about with almost incredible callous
ness at the very moment when the unfortunate men
were standing on the brink of eternity; and even atter
the bolt bad been drawn, the convulsive struggles which
marked their sufferings only furnished an additional sub-
ject for their brutal mirth. lbe mob began to assemble,
shortly after six, and continued to increase until the time
of execution. A strong body of police of the L and M
divisions, under the orders of Superintendent Haines
and of Inspectors Townsend aid squires, was on th,
ground, and owing to the excellent arrangements which
had been made net a single accident occurred, although
the crowd in some parts was quite as dense as that which
assembled to view the execution of Mr. and Mrs. Man-
ning. Barriers were erected at intervals along the
thoroughfares leading to the gaol, and against these th,
force of the crush Was spent without producing any of
those lamentable accidents which occurred on the last
occasion. The temper of the police, too, was ex
cellent, though occasionally their utmost efforts were
unable to restrain the crowd which came raging,
and we may !Almost say roaring, through the
narrow limits of Horsemonger-lane, like a heavy
sea pent within narrow rocks, into the more opts,
space which immediately fronts the gaol. Every
window which could, by any obliquity of vision, be sup-
posed to command a view of the gallows, was of course
filled with expectant gazers; and not a few had climbed
up to the house tops in the neighbourhood. Precisely
at nine o'clock the unfortunate men were led on to the
top of the gaol, accompanied by the chaplain, two of the
county magistrates, and the officials of the prison. Levi
Harwood was the first wha was led on the scaffold. He
advanced with a firm step, and mounted the gallows
without faltering. He was placed on the drop and the
noose adjusted by Calcratt. James Jones was then led
up, but big demeanour at this trying moment was far
from presenting the same appearance of resolute firm-
ness or dogged indifference as his companion had done
before him. As he advanced up the stair his whole
frame seemed to shake, and his step tottered so much as
almost to require support. Alter the noose had
been adjusted abou his neck also, he was
placed close to his companion, their hands
were joined in a final embrace by the executioner, who
then left them, and in a few moments the bolt was
drawn, and the world closed on the unfortunate men for
ever. As the drop fell, each seemed by a convulsive
effort to turn towards the other, and their pinioned
hands met even at the lett moment, in sign we may
hope of the mutual forgiveness which they had pre-
viously expressed; and death came almost instanta-
neously on both. Jones, who was the lightest of the
two, struggled slightly on the first falling of the drop,
and a convulsive shudder seemed to run through both,
whip's, however, lasted but an instant, and in a tew mi-
nutes the corpses swung heavily to and fro on the slight
breeze which had sprung up, without sign of lite or
animation. After hanging the usual time the bodies
were taken down to be buried within the precincts of
the gaol.
Owing to the hesitation shown by the jury who tried
the prisoners in giving credence to the evidence of the
approver Smith, and to the memorial which since the
trial they have presented through the Home Secretary,
in which they stated their conviction that Smith himself
was the man who fired the shot, considerable doubts
have prevailed in the public mind as to whether the real
circumstances of the case had been brought to light. It
is, however, satisfactory to find, from a confession made
by both the prisoners, within the last twenty-tour hours,
that the ends of justice have not been defeated.
The following statement has been communicated to us
by the Rev. W. S. Rowe, the Chaplain of the Gaol,
whose kindness and attention to the two unfortunate
men has been unremitting during the whole tune they
have remained in the gaol, and whose efforts for their
spiritual welfare, as was acknowledged by both, have
not been without success.
Between nine acd ten last night (Monday) the pri-
soners having expressed a wish to address a last com-
munication to their friends, the Rev. Chaplain visited
them for the purpose of taking their instructions. Jones
then said that he wished to speak to the chaplain
and governor alone before the letter was be-
gan, and on the governor being sent for, he made
the fallowing confession, which we give in his own
words:—" There were in the room at the time of the
murder, Smith, self, and Levi Harwood. I held Mrs.
Holiest round the waist; I had a pistol in my hand, and
might have shot her, bat never intended to do so.
Levi Harwood was the man that rushed at Mr. Holiest,
as he was stooping down to pick up the poker. Levi
Harwood was the man who tired the shot; of that I am
I certain. (These words were added with marked em-
phasis.) Smith and Levi Harwood then both ran out of
the room, and left me with Mrs. Holiest. I got away
from her as soon as I could, and overtook them just on
the other side the turnpike. All four of us, Levi and
Samuel Harwood, Smith and self, came on together.
After I 44 left On promise* and hid get izo she min

road I heard the sound of fire-arms, as from Mr' 11°,k
lesea house. The account given by Smith of whet
place in the room is quite ttue, and Mrs. Honest le, Abe
taken when she swore that it was Levi Harwcoa f
held her round the wai-t, for it was me. The beg,,.
money we got from a chest of drawers or a little I,Pl';
down-stairs, and Samuel Harwood parted from St°l,,
togetees:
about four miles from Frimley, and came ou
and we occasionally separated to go through the 'o°°,,
Whether the pistols were parted with before
finally separated before getting to Guildic4
after
or not, I can't say. Oa the Sunday•
Smith, self, and two others, one of whom Wss,
wolltman at Guildford were at the Rose and Crop'
Smith and I were drinking tea, and the two wOlllll3O
called for tea, and asked us to go out with them• w•
four went out to the Wheatsheaf, and wheli,er,
got to the taproom we called for a pot of u° to
which the landlady brought. I gave bee sixpence of
pay for it, and she gave me two pennies 1911,t' °IVO
which was the penny-token sworn to on the trial.
aid
„aid
called for a pennyworth of tobacco, for which tirci s
one of the two which she had given to me. We aid•
second pot of beer, fur which the foundrywourtso
Levi Harwood came in there with 11°,,det,
with whom he was living, named Cntos
and as we were all witting togethtr, 11°T,Dea
(the inspector of police) came in and appreberame
teo
Jerry Campbell, a policeman, had looked in 10°1 ere
minutes before, and then H '1
•
came and took us." aced
This confession was reduced to writing, an
o lington and three oP
by Jones, whose real name is James EfurbiciP
in the presence of the governor and chaplain. who
Mr. Rowe then immediately went to 119.11"°"'
was in bed, and informed him that his courpoiett hb
made a full confession, and asked him whetherr et'
wished to make any statement. To this be •—rigebell
" I have nothing to say." The Rev. gondola° to
pleaded with him that the life of a fellow.cre_Bo.
depended on his silence, but nothing more could be
fe
tracted from than " He may say what he likes; I
nothing to say."
1°
The confession of Jones was then communieoietbsi
the Home-office, but no steps were taken 00 4:nlisr.
quarter. Shortly before eight this morning Lev; ;alio,
wood expressed a desire to see the governor, 50`" Isla
presence, and that of the surgeon to the gaol, o
medoe
e
" The truth was spoken by Smith—what tity
was never intended to be done." Tu this short 11""rr
went he affixed his mark, after it bad bee° ie.
(Need to writing, in the presence of the ibis
sernor and surgeon. At half-past eigh,.ooe
morning the prisoners were led into the obar, "0
prayers were read by the reverend Trtbeit
tio th appaared contrite and sensible 1:11 hope
condttitn, particularly Jones, who expressed 11,.„e1e
that Harwood did not feel displeased that he bat"- 00
a confession. Harwood said he forgave everybodl. jig
parting at the foot of the staircase 117,00,
to the exterior of the gaol they shook ""to I
and bo h were in tears. - ; of sith.he
Their expression .0 is-
forgiveness were 'renewed, as we have described, 1
very jaws of death. eself
Tile approver Smith still remains confined 10 "Lod,
awaiting her Mejesty'a pleasure; and Samuel
who was acquitted on the trial, lies at Horsham -
awaiting his trial on another charge of burglary'

HAYMARKET THEATRE. of die
Mr. Adams, whose orrery has always been one t
London lions of Passion-week, opened last evening logtO
theatre. He has added the nine recently discovered Po I/0
to his orrery, which is as brilliant as ever. The b°2413 Di/
well attended, and, the audience seemed delighted T"
lecture.

ADELPHI 1 HEATRE. t
Madame Anna Thillon and Mr. Hudson repeateatiloielt
theatre, their most amusing and piquant entertainment'
was so successful at Willis's Rooms last winter. Auittleo
Thillon was as fascinating as ever, and Mr. Hudson
_air foli
through his part most amusingly. The theatre "'eyed
attended, and the entertainment will be
repeated
evening until Friday.

LYCEUM THEATRE. ejoi
Mr. Allcroft commenced his Promenade Concerts het AV
evening, but Camillo Sivori, who had been advert's :stoi
not present. Miss Poolej and Miss Julia St. Geacolo
several popular songs, and Richardson performed 5 feli
the flute exquisitely. Several overtures and waltzes
excellently given by the band.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Mr. Henry Russell produced a new musical and Placteflll°l
entertainment, entitled The Emigrant's Progressd $1•
.11
Far West, and Negro Life in Freedom
very." The " Emigrant's Progress" is a r 11:1
illustration of the progress of an emigrant Nest, Liverpcol to the prairies of the far
Ado
the slave panoroma illustrates the progress of the 000
from his capture to his location in a cotton PlAlloronq
These scenes are illustrated by songs, those of the euii
tgoter
panorama being from the pen of Dr. Mackay, andoef
the negro are from that of Mr. Angus B. Beach.
admirably descriptive of the scenes illustrated, and wer
cellently sung by Mr. H. Russell.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. •g tiO
Mrs. Fanny Kemble's reading of Henry VI
;heatre last night was very fashionably attended.

MARYLEBONE THEATRE. .04
At this little theatre the first of Mr. Jarrett 's "gaiell
" grand vocal and instrumental concerts" drew ea toe
that completely filled it, the programme, by
the regular " monster" specie, being supported
,hipd,
talents of Herr Formes (who was encored in everroP
Signor Marchesi (encored in "La Danza"),
Billet, who played one of the brillia,tt fantasias of
and was greatly applauded; Mr. Lazarus, Sig,,ll9;tti
(encored in a solo on the trombone), Messrs.
Lindley Collins (encored in solos on the violin and iote•
cello), and an army of singers, male and female, t°°
roes to mention.

OTHER CONCERTS, &c. t IA!
At the Surrey Theatre there was a grand concergeafr
ported by a host of talent, which was very well attbyto
Add to these the performance of Mendelssohn'sElljah'if,
London Sacred Harmonic Society at Exeter-1286"A
sixth Amateur Concert in the Society
-"nsiOL
the Operatic Concerts, by Signor Montelli, at the PrQlOlOl,
Concert Rooms; Mr. Howard Glover's concert it. oog;
Wells, at which Ernst perftmed • Mr. -°e. st
Ventriloquism at Crosby Hall ; Mr. Jacob's' Wizardryßeaumont Institution; and Dr. Darling's Electro-biolue;',/it
Miss Kelly's Theatre in Soho—all of which took PlaAceit
other. that do not immediately recur to us Al 3" t
hardly be denied that those who sought amuse 2
night had a plentiful variety to choose from.

tolo
_t is understood that the directors of the -turao
and North-Western Railway Company decided, on to, to
at a meeting of the board, to reject the overtures me...an'
Ricardo, as chairman of the Electric Telegraph CortlYTtel
secure a monopoly of that line for the wires of the co
over which he presides.—Liverpool Albion.
HYDE-PARK IMPROVEMENTS.-00
order of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to fed'
riage drive opposite Cumberland-gate was widened
and a new promenade cut through the plantations. 4011
VISIT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.—Great Preritho
tions are being made at the west-end to receive 3t600(.
hody
National Guard, who are expected to arrive in a
3151,‘
Paris on the morning of the Queen's birthday, on tr
JOT,
next month. Application has been made to Wol"
Guards to permit the State band of the Royal Horse crOte
to escort them into the metropolis from the Nell
Railway station. tbo
THE LATE COUNTESS SPENCER.--Yesterday
mortal remains of the late Countess Spencer were litie;;;Tra
tally sealed, in the presence of the family, and will
moved to-morrow from St. Leonard's-on-Sea, 110
special train, to London, when the body will be takon,,hofr
Great Northern Railway, and by special train to it,"tio
park, Northampton, to be depoSited in their floe 4
place in the family mausoleum.
of
ROBBING A JUDGE.—During the sitting - roots
Sessions Court, on Friday, a thief entered the robing'gel
mai carried off the coat, waistcoat, and 41. cash of o'e
corder.—Liverpool Albion,
The Perthshire Advertiser, in regard to theure of
ings in the Tay, says:—" We have not yet the pirefjl
noticing any improvement in the fishing, the takes at
tinuing wretched in the extreme."
visitej
The following distinguished persons have
0,
Soyer's Symposium within the last few days, and l!t,00",
scribed their names in the visitor's book :—The Led 0 ;80 Ot
dale, the Earl and Countess of Glengall, the Conej'''.
Essex, the Countess of Eglinton, the Marchioness of f*
bury, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord and Lady regrocti
Lord Mandeville, Lord and Lady Castlereagh, Lord -r Ario
Gordon, Lord Elcho, Lord Newport, Lord Wilton lihrtiford/
Lady Ossulston, Lay Adele Capell, Lady Caroline Ostil
Lady M'Farlane, Lady Beaumont, Lady Kilmaine, Le" ebb•
Butler, Hon. H. Browne, Hon. R. Boyle, Sir Hent/ sox's,
Sir George Wombwell, Hon. Col. Cadogan, Hon. Co" gel
Hon. Col. Forester, Lieut.-Col. John Wildman, 00
Mountjoy Martyn, Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, Mr. and sod
Anson, Mr.. and Miss Roberts Ron, S. Jocelyn, Miss
pleton, John Massey Stanley, Silvea Do le, gro
M. Vane, Mrs. Villiers, Hon. Captain Evans Freke, Ors
Charles Fremantle, Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Warburton'utionF
observe they are making great progress towards conlP'jgalle
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The Government has decided on making latet
and Plymouth the emigration depots. The South-
Railway Company offered to convey emigrants and 1,4342,'
luggage from London to Southampton, and place the 0 00'
on board ship in Southampton docks at 6s. per heel 00011
1-eminent would make Southampton the depot, 1111-
oart of
the emigrants to avoid the dangers and delay of that lee
the Channel voyage between the Thames and the ;„
Wight. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Willcox, ol'atir
M an
Alexander Cockburn Mr. Scott,
.P., the Mayor of ;pyre
empton, J. R. &ebbing, Esq., President of the.Soutntisole'
Chamber of Commerce, had an interview with 211' to the
the Colonial Under-Secretary, on Saturday, relative whole
Government selection of the emigration depots The ill be
of the correspondence on the subject of the selection -n 0
moved for in a few dal s in the House of Comnutle, ss'tte yee
calculated that the value of a depot to a town wi".ineat
about 200,(.004 per an urn. The emigration deyerrooleh
t
becoming of great magnitude. The fees of the Lle,'.„,"goottet
emigration agent at Plymouth will, it is expected,
very shortly to 2,u00/. a year.
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PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO THE so,''
AT AT U. ivERSITY COLLEGE.—By the desire of rvisit n
Highness, intimated to the Head Master after his led
the Flaxman Hall, a whole day's holiday has been b
to the pupils of the University College School. on
At a meeting of the Lincoln magistrate esiciipg
Thursday morning, Mr. Thomas Napper, eurgeen,to
tbo
at Dorking, in Surrey, was fined 31. for an assail„
Dean of Lincoln.

DIED On the 10th inst., at Paddington-green, Thomas B
Ioo'
Esq., of the Queen's Bench-office, Temple, aged 76• t cisrlaif
On the 9th inst., at Hendon, Middlesex, Bober
Esq., aged C 3.
the lilt.
On the 9th inst., at Leamington, Laura, relict of
Rev. Edward Willes,

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