The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-13 00:00:00

EXECUTION.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning James Barrett , aged 23 years, who had been
convicted last Old Bailey Sessions for stealing letters containing
various sums of money and bills of exchange to a large
amount, was executed, pursuant to his sentence. fronting the
debtors' door of Newgate.

From the time of his committal by the Magistrate, the
wretched culprit appeared to feel that all hope of escape had
fled, and his behaviour since was such as convinced every per-
son who had access to him, that he was fully prepared to
meet his fate. lie paid the utmost attention to his religious
duties, in order to prepare him to meet his fate with fortitude
and resignation. Yesterday afternoon his wife and child
visited him for the last time, and the interview and separation
were of a most agonizing description.
During the night he slept for six hours, and when the
officers visited him this morning they awoke him, atter which.
at his own request, he was supplied with some coffee and toast,
Shortly before eight o'clock, the Sheriffs and linder-Sheriffs
having arrived, the wretched man was brought from his cell to
the Press-room ;he was remarkably pale, but walked firmly and
unsupported. The process of pinioning was gone through
in perfect silence, not even a single word escaping from
his lips, and at eight o'clock the melancholy procession
moved towards the drop. The Rev. Mr. Cotton and Mr. Baker
walked near him, and engaged him earnestly in prayer. lie
ascended the ladder to the drop without erincing the slightest
want of that firmness which he had all along possessed. The
executioner having adjusted the fatal cord, the Rev. Mr- Cotton
gave the accustomed signal, and the wretched man was launched
into eternity. He struggled but for a few seconds, and then life
ceased to exist.

The unfortunate young man was, we understand, of a re..
spectable family. He was executed with a pair of white kid
gloves on, which was stated to be at his own request. The
crowd that had assembled was much less than uguat

SHIPPING INlELLl(iENcE—crtils DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, FEB. 12.—Wind N.E. to E.N.E.
PoßTsmou PH, FEB. 11 AND 12.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the
Amphitrite transport, from Deptford.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 11.—Light airs and variable.—Arrived
the Juno, Nicole, from Zante.
FALMOUTH, Fes. 10 AND 11. ind N. E. moderate.—,Sailed
the Calypso packet, for Brazil ; Stanmer packet, for Lisbon ; and
Africaine packet, for the Mediterranean.
COWES, FEB. la—Arrived the Susan Hollis, from Matanzas.
STA NDGATE CREEK, FEB. N.—Arrived the Nymph,
Everson, from Constantinople ; and George Anson, Oakley, from
Cephalonia.
JERSEY, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Ebenezer, Renou, from
Cette; Anley, Talle, from Cadiz; Diamond, Fielding, from
Lisbon ; and Phoenix, Warren, from Oporto.
NEWPORT, FEB. IL—Arrived the Prince Regent, Bosance,
from Quebec.
HOLYHEAD, Fen.ll.—Arrived the Mary Ann, Wake, from
Odessa; Tepleys, La Ferrore, from Messina. Off port, the
Amazon, from Charleston.
GREENOCK, Fax.lo.—Arrived the Pantaloon, from Deme-
rara ; and Walter Scott, Richards, from Lisbon.
CORK, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Joa;uim Hana, Saldanha,
from St. Übe's ; and Commerce, Gibbs, from London.
SCILLY, FEB. 9.—The Portia, Burnett, from Buenos Ayres,
commenced discharging on the 2d instant about one-third of
her cargo, much damaged, and the vessel is in a very bad state.
GIBRALTAR, JAN. 19.—The Redlighton, Anderson, from
Gottenburgh to this port, arrived here to-day, but was ordered
away, and proceeds to the Mediterranean.

The Sir David Scott was got ofT the east end of the Break
water, at Plymouth, on the flowing of the tide, on Friday morn-
ing, and anchored in the Catwater. The surveyors state that her
false keel was partly knocked off, and her copper much puckered,
but she made no water. She is to he sent into a dry dock for
further examination. Part of her cargo must be disdiarged.