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London, England, 1817-09-11 00:00:00

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EXECUTION OF TH 614 ta AND 'TOLD F.N.
FOR THE MURDER. OF, M ft tar MARSDEN AND
HANNAH PAILTINCITON. •

Precisely at a qoarter past I 2 the door leading.
froth the •Castle-to the scaffold opened, and Wm.
Holden, a strong-built, middle-sited, and grey
headed man, was led -forth, with his hauls pi-
nioned. both at the wrists and elbows: before the
cap was placed on his head, he turned round to
the immense multitiide of spectators, and, with
a firm- and loud voice, said, " I ant innocent of
the crime- for .which i ant to suffer as the child
unborn. May .God take okay all my sins as lam
innocent of _thiS murder." The cop was then
drawn over his face, and the rope titd about his
neck. David Ashcroft Was stationed next him --se
He -spoke to this effect, with frequent repetitions
of the same observations-%--"I am glad to see so
many.persons now looking on, as I testify to them
we arc all ignorant of this crime. Idu protest to
you all, before God, that we are all innocent.-74.
Evety one that now stet me is as guilty as I am.
I would not say so if we bad any connexion in,
'any way with the concern ; but I declare before
God that we are perfectly innocent, for which t
bless God. 'My prayer to God is, that all our
persecutors may be forgiven. May God bless the
town of Manchester. I know that many there.
thirsted for our blood, but they have sorer hearts
than we have. We forgive them, and .may God
give his
,Holy Spirit to the town of Manchester.
I pray earnestly that-we may be the last innocent
persons to suffer from this Castle. May God find
out the true !mutterers, and may you see them
suffer in this place, and hear th2:r confession of
their guilt. I Hill flow, 1 trust, going to glory,
and I would not for the whole world die with a
lie in my mouth. We are all innocent."—(llol-
den exclaimed, " I can answer only for myself,
I am innocent." James Ashcroft, the younger,
who had in the mean time heen brought our,
and on whom the cap and rope had been pot,
cried out, " We are all innocent.'') " And now
may the grace of God be with you all now and
for ever, Amen." The cap was now put on his
face, and the rope was tied round his neck. He
was a good-looking man. James Ashcroft the
elder, a tall, thin, grey-headed man, came out
last, came in front of his son, and kissed him with
much earnestness, then took his station by his
Side. He never said any thing. They were all
pinioned at the wrists and elbows. They joined
the clergyman afterwards in repeating the-Lord's
prayer quite loud. David Ashcroft continued
praying,—`t Lord take away my sins, and save
my sortl for the merits of Jesus Christ." Holden
repeated tht same expression. All four then be-
gan to sing, David Ashcroft repeating line aftet
line as they sung :
It praise my Maker *Pith my breath ;
And when my yoke 11.1(10, in death,
My days of praise shall ne'tr be Fist,
While• lift and-thought and ---,

The drop fell, their voices instantly ceased, and
they 'swung round in the same direction. David
Ashcrott's Ilona' being uncovered, his tongue
was seen swollen and thrust half out on the upper
side of his month. Old Ashcroft never moved a
lithb. The young man quivered in the convul—
skint of death about a minute after they had beeq
thrown off. There was scarcely a tearless eye
among the crowd, while many of the women wept
aloud.

We have very singular pleasure in communi*
eating to the public the successful issue of the la.
bourn of our Cititens, and their C,ommittee, for
a renovated constitution of Burgh Government.
The Loan ADVOCATE has acceded to the desires
of the community, and has prepared his report
accordingly for the Privy Council, who, it is
confidently expected, will confirm his Lord.
ship's recommen:latiun, and will appoint the first
aly of October for
,a poll election, in terms of
his Lordship's report. The honour to our Burgh
is very great, in having led the way to a free
guild, find in now having succeeded in procuring
a free ctitmeil,:of ,which at least the majority will
be in the annual choice Q 1 the gnildry, burgesses,
and trades,' which must naturally produce a rota.
tion of office. We hope it will be. a prelude to
reform in other hurglis,•and stimulate them to that
pairienism aOd. perseverance which has here been
crowned with complete success. The thanks of
the community, and all corporations, are emi.
nently due to the LORD ADvoclre.—(Montrose
Review.)
ROWING MATCH OF 1000 MILES IN 20 DAYs.--.
Gyngell,. the waterman, finished his seventh day's
task at half-past six on Tuesday evening, having
rowed 50 miles that day. He started at half-past
five yesterday morning on his eighth day's task,
and at a quarter before five in the afternoon 'he
had accomplished 45 miles. Odds continue daily
Ho increase against his completing the task.
The fighting Men all returned to London from
Moulsey on Tues'ilay night. Stringer is the worst
hit about the head'of any of them, and it shews
the prowess of Spring. Church has also got a
severe beating about the head and body, but Lan-
caster and Purcell have dealt more charitably with
Leach other.

Tuesday afternoon a respectable looking wo-
man, rather tall, dressed in a black silk gown anti
light coloured silk shawl, came to the house 1:f
Mrs. SMART, Northampton-square, Clerkenwctl,
stating that she came on business from AD-. Alsier-
man Bracn, and that her .husband was one of
the Directors of the Bank ;. under this pretence
.she contrived,to steal a valuable trate' and other
articles, and .e4c-aped. "
The following circumstance occurred in the
night of Friday last,' at Mystole, the seat of Sir
JOHN FAGG, Barr.:—The garden of the mansion
having been robbed of the choicest fruit, the gar-
dener and another servant, with fire-arms, were
set to watch, with a view to detect the depreda-
tors, when, in the night above mentioned, three
men, habited as siitilors, were observed getting
over the wall; upon which the gardener fired at
them, and wonaded one so dangerously that his
life is despaired of.
On the 27th ult. diet Mr. Sims, a respectable
old man of Brighton. tpon hearing of an [lcel.,
dent to one of his sons, who fell from a scaffold-
ing, it so oppressed his feelings, that be retired to
his .clnimber, and in a few minutes expired With a
broken liesit,