The Sun.
London, England, 1805-01-15 00:00:00

EIECUTION 1•`6.1?.

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YeEtet,lay Sommr/ Mitc.tetwai executei
befo.e the tkiitors' Dior, in Ili': ad P. put.
suant to his sentence on Friday 'last. Cl;
miuraing IVlitchel expressed a desire to se.: hi, wits-,
that they might
.eitchange mutual corgi vemois ; tl:e
day following she came to visit him in N-.'wo
but so ill that She wets obliged to be brought in t
liaclinq.coacb, supported between two trieod,.
soon as the distressing interview was over, he a1.,-
plied himself devoutly to prayer, in which he cool,
tioned nearly the Whole of the day. On that tint'
he was extremely bolieitOUS to ohiato
promise to publish to the world that he diedin the
faith of- the Church of England ; and he was the
more anxious it should be done, as it had be 'n
nerally understhod that he belonged to the seo de.
nominated Methodists. At ball past six u'cl ,ck
:yesterday morning Mitchel'. cell way
the Ordinary attended him.to the Chapel to prayers;
which being concluded, he returned to the Press.
yard, and there walked for some time, holding two
friends by the arms: ,meanwhile his mind Wus oe—
• copied with his' unhappy situation ; he begged of all
around hiM to pray with him.. He first put up prayer
to Heaven for his own soul; next invoked a blessing
on his wife, his two daughters by a former marriage,
his sort and daughtmin.law, in the most pathetic
manner. The unhappy Mart blest the memory of
his murdered child, and tru.ted the sacrifice by was
about to make, would, in some degree, expiate his
crime in Heavens' which he did, not despair to see;
then, in language which would have done credit to
the Pulpit or the Bar, he besought God to grant kf is
MAJESTY health and long life ; to endue his Mini-
sters with wisdom, that it might be ripvieil to the
happiness and prosperity of his Country, wllich, not-
withstanding the convulsions by which it was sm...
rounded, he prayed might endure under its present
form .of G.,,vernmerst till rime shall be no more.
He then expressed his gratitude to the Magistrates,
and to Mr. NrwrstAx, the Keeler of the Prison, for
his humane consideration of him. He ::xptessed
himself most grateful to Dr. FORD, for she conso.
lation he had afforded him by his admonition ~rd
counsel, and repeatedly acknowledged, that hr f-,lr
mare comfort in the prospeaof death than he should
in life, were a reprieve offered him. His last pe.
titian was to the Shetifft, to request, that after 'the
Surgeons had praCtised upon his body, his in ,i,gled
remains might be given to his tl'asighters for hurl.,!;
which request the Sheriff• promised should be corn.
plied with.
Precisely at five minutes past eight this unfor.
tunate man mounted the platform, and in ten mi.
nsires after was launched into Eternity. I its baoy
was, alter hanging the thu rl time, Ctrs doss n;' sritt
taken to St. Birrholotnew's Hospital for disseztioo,
,The colicour,e ot sit.taatots was'avoumernua aye
upon any former Melancholy occasion of the kind ;
and the fate of the unhappy tat m was • regarded with
greater symptoms of compaision than;ire unuiehly
bestowed on sitch hOrrid 'llk i.:rethwps,.
to .be ;attributed to the piety and resignation of his
conduct since he committed she dreijful act, for
which he strove to make every atonement that was:
to be hoped from sincere 'and ttrifeil;ned repentaoce.

AIIDDLESLX J. 140

LONDON DOCK C.A.IPANY ro. COCK.

•
.This was an issue brought under an Ait of Par.
limout to inquire into the value of a house taken--
by the TY:ek Cornp,my,
Strjeant BEST, on the part of the Plaintiffs, stated;
Char Mr. cock had taken this house for sixteen
years, at the yearly rent of 181. and had lett it
again to Mr. Matthews, a baker, at 3:ll.a.year,
Er fifteen years, reserving to himself one ye •r of
the term of his own lease, after the expiration of
that given to Matthews, for which year he de.
mantled 2501.
He then called an Appraiser, who said he had
examined the house, and did not think it •worth
more than 32!. a year. The Ivi4ned then
said, be was willing that a Verdia should be given
against him for 41. the difference between the xBl.
rent paid by Mr. Cock, and the 321. paid 1.):).' Mr.
Matthews.

Mr. GUR NEY stated the Case .oti the parr of 'the
Defendant, and c.illed Mr. Mattht“cs, who deposed,
that he had giVeri. Mr. Cock 2 ;al. for the good.
will of the house. He thought it worth 1.21. a. year,
and would have giver) isol. to Mr. Cock fur the re.
mining year of his tern),
The Jury found a Verdia for zzl. the ditFerencit
hotween the 181. • paid by Mr. Cuck, and, the +al.
which Mr. Matthews said it watt worth.

Mr. ALLEr moved that George Rolf should be
discharged out of confinement. He' tt,td beet, cAught
gaming in a public-house, and had been convi4ed
before a Magistrate as a rogue and vag<ibi.;nd. The
ground of the motion ww!, t.h.tt game
was not by name forbidden in the wit I),Artiatnent.
—Discharged.
ThomacTrweedeo was dischrgrd on the inloion
of Mr.,GURNEY, the commiment by the
mate being defiCient in forgo.
The Session being over, jo.,:atban Webotr was
sentenced by the Court to three •months tint: on.