The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-12 00:00:00

EXEcitTONS.

Execution of &Hard and &mean at Roscommon.
These two untorttinate wretches, who were Ca-
'OA), convicted at the last Assi;:es of Roscom-
mon, underwent the awful sentence of the law on
Monday last Ott Suuday night, the nth Meech,
about six o'clock in. the evening, immediately
atter the Clergyman left them, the under gaoler,
who was most humanely kind to them, went as
usual to lock them op. He sat a few tninntes with
them, when they sent him for some turf ; and on
his return to the cell, they knocked him down,
and murdered him in a cruel manner, by strangu-
lation. He has lett an unfortunate widow and ten
children to deplore his loss. Atter they murdered
him, they took from him the keys, by which
means they got to the top of the prison to effect
their escape, when, fortunately, ome of the 16th
Regiment, who was sentinel, perceived them On
the top, by the noise of their bolts, anttgave the
alarm, when they were immediately secured.—
They solemnly declared their innocence of the
murder, and %viten brought out to see the dead
body, called on God to witness their inno-
cence ; but at one o'clock in The morning they
confessed their guilt of the murder, as well
as the robbery, for which they were to suffer.--,
These men's relations hi Roscommon are respect-
able farmers, far abiiire the lower orders, but
'they have always been men of bad character.
They seemed unconcerned at the awful fate which
awaited them,' until the day before their exe-
cution, on the morning of which they seemed
penitent, and ascended the fatal platform with..
• much steadiness. They spoke at some length to
the populace, which exceeded in ntopber any
thing ever witnessed on a former occasion; and
warned them against illegal meetings and bad
company, which hiought them to the gallows.--
At halt-past twelve they were launched into eter-
nity. they did not surfer much. Their bodies
were then, by the directions ot Government to the
Sheriff, buried in the g.,..1-yard, which seemed
to have an equal eth'ct %vith the execution on the
populace. Previoos to their execution, the she-
riff, who received an order trim, Gove;iittient to
remove all the convicts undet s4Attence of trans-
portatioh on tiiro day to Cork, caused the con-
victs all to he put ou cars, chah:ed together, in
front of the pt icon, to witness the execution,
which had a very good effect, as their ft iewls
attended to take leave of them. The momeut the
execution was over they were marced•ott tteder a
strong ,escort.--(Dui/in. Journal, April 9.)

On Saturday last, about half-past twos Nicholas
Kelly and Thomas Cikrroll were executed in front
of ;he County Gaol, pnrsoant to their sentence
al the late Assizes County—the former
for stealing, on the sth of December last, at lid-
ntact homas, a mare, bridle and saddle, the pro-
perty of Einn. Cantwell, of Carrick-on. Snir, Esq ;
the latter for :stealing a cow, the property of a man
nana..(l Patrick Lonergan, near Caller, on the
Is! of January l'+crey both -eknowledged their
participated in the offences for which they
suktered, and evinced in their last moments .the
strongest appearance of perOicace and resi!!nation
to their unhappy fate --(Waterford araniele.)

DARIN° BURGLARY.-For some time past, the
shop of Mrs. Collins, who sells Stationery,
No. 64, Freeschool-street, Borselydown, has been
selected as a particular object of plunder by a set
of villains who infest that neighbourhood. It has
been robbed night after night, and the thieves,
knowing that Mrs. Collins was a 'widow. did not
care about observing any degree of precaution.--
About a week ago, Mrs. Collins, haring detected
them in the shop, taking away a glee part Of the
stock, called tor assistance ; but the fellows soon
silenced her, and even had the audaci!y o tell her
that, it she did not mind, they would come
again, and take more. In consequence of this
threat, Mrs. Collins sent for her two suns, and
placed them in the shop to wat, h ; .and about 8
o'clock on Wednesday evening, they saw two
men come to the outside of ~he window, and witka
diamond cut out the pane of glass, and through the
aperture drew out several packs of pla;ing rants.
'rite young men ran out immediately, and .00k one
of the thieves as he was running away. He was
taken before Sir J. Esmea. at the Town Hall, on
Thursday, and committed .0 prison.
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT--SCUrday afternoon
as a Gentleman was passing the corner of Claret
street, Clare-market, a boy picked his pocket
of a handerchief, which being observed by a
butcher's min, he apprised the (limier:tan of his
loss, and at the same time gave him a bullock's
, tail, which the Gentleman applied to dr.! boy's.
Ishoulders in a toOst masterly manner, to the
amusement of a numbet of spectators.
Ott Tuesday week,four men of the name of Hal-
lidaY (a father and three sons), were apprehended
near Lockerhy, on suspicion of Stealing sheep
from Casilcmilk, the property of Major Hart.
On searching iiteir house, the carcases of three
sheep, along with the hides, tallow, &c.
were found concealed in various places. They
were examined at Lockerby, by Messrs. Stewart
and Martin, two of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peaee for the County of Dumfries, who
committed . them to the County Jail, to which
place they were safely conducted on Wednesday.---
(Edinburgh Courant, Aprit• 91
*** We are requested to
_inform our Readers,
that Messrs, COOPER and Co. Surgeons, ot, Char-
lotte-House, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-
roar, have, in consequence of their extensive
practice, and for the accommodation of patients.
at the West end of the Town, estahlished a Me-
dical Board in Woodstock•street, Oxford-street, a
few doors from Bond-street, where a Physician of
40 years' experience, and a•Surgeon of great emi-
nence, reside, and where all the Board alternately
attend, the whole of whom are Members of the
Royal Colleges—that thousands have been restor-
ed to perfect health by their united talents is uni-
versally acknowledged, many of whom had been
discharged front Hospitals, and otherwise impro•
perly treated. They are consulted at Woodstock
House, Woodstock-street, from Eight in tilt'
morning until Eight at night ; and at the Medical
Board, Charlotte-House, Blacktriars-road, from
Twelve till Eight in the Evening'.—Mechanics
have advice gratis every evening from Six till
Eight, at both houses, and on Sunday mornings
until Twelve o'Closk. .

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

GLOUCESTER ASSIZES, Amur., iL

MYSTERIOUS Mnabutt.-.-Willirrm Burton, aged
38, stood capitally indicted tot the wilful murder
01 William Syms, in the month of November last,
(the full partienlirs of which have already appetar-
ed in this Paper, shortly after the peri,tl 01 this
horrible transaction.) The facts of the case were
fully proved. They were th.se :--On the 3d of
November, the prisoner 4nd the deceased, Wit.
ham Syms, set out together in a boat belonging
to a Mr. Hurd, from WooIlas:on to Bristol. Hav-
ing transacted some business, in consequence of
stress of weather, they put into a place called
Pyle, where they were seen in company at a pub-
lie-house, O'n this occasion, the deceased pro-
duced several Bank-notes —On Saturday, the 7th,
they again betook themselves to the boat, to re-
turn to Woollaston, in their way down the
Avon to the Sevein, they were seen by several
people. The prisoner art ived at Wooliaston, but
the deceased did not, and it Was soon fonnd that
he had murdered him in the boat, and robbed him
of all his money. These facts were also ,proved by
witnesses.

Mr. Justice RICHARDSON then summed up the
evidence with great clearness and perspicuity, and
the Jury. after a short consultation, found the
priYOner—Guilty.
The Learned Judge immediately proceeded to
pass the awful sentence of death, in the most im-
pressive manner. The prisoner was then ordered
for execution on Thursday, at one o'clock.
The prisoner underwent the punishment due to
his crime at the time appointed, in the presence of
an iiontense concourse 01 spectators. He hail pre-
viously acknowledged the justice of his sentence.