The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

This morning wails uthered in by the melan-
choly spectacle Of the ekicution of the following
named convicts :--Samuel Hayward, for a bur-
glary at Somers Town ; Joseph South, for passing
a forg:d 10/. note ; and Anne Norris, for robbing
and beating a* man in a house of ill fame, in
Wentworth-street, Whitechapel.—Julaz Jacobs,
for highway robbery, and Arnie Steele, for a si-
milar offence for which Norris suffered, were re-
prieved at a late h9ur last night. The unfortu-
nate convicts who suffered, ever since the warrant
arrived for their execution, paid the most fervent
and respectful attention to the religious consola-
tions of the Rev. Mr. COTTON, who was unceasing
in his attendance on them. At half-past.seven this
morning the Sheriffs, Messrs. Gaanarr and
VENABLES, arrived at the prison, and imme-
diately proceeded to the press-room, where
shortly after South was brOught from the chapel,
and had his irons struck off: he appeared per-
fectly resigned and penitent, and said but little.
Hayward was then introduced ; he was fashion-
ably dressed in black, and wore a black hand-
kerchief. This young man was most respectably
connected, and had served in the army. Every
exertion had been made to procure the remission
of his sentence from death .to transportation,
but without effect. He assisted the officer to
strike off his irons, and conducted himself with
moderate ,firTness,_ although he evidently ap-
ps4red depressed; he liiook hands. with South;
and thanked the Sheriffs for their kindness to.;
Wards
,him.—The :unfortunate woman, Norris,
was brought from her. cell, dressed in white, and
conducted into a room adjacent to the debtor's
lodge, where she was attended by the Rev. Mr.
BAKER. and another Dissenting. Clergyman, to
whom she repeatedly acknowledged the justice
of her -sentence,: and said, " She hoped. in
the strongest manner for mercy, through the
lintercession of the Redeemer of Mankind."
She joined the awful procession to the scaf-
fold at the room door ; she was so weak that
she was assisted along the passages. South
ascended the scaffold with a firm, deliberate step.
On his appearance a considerable sensation was
manifested by the immense crowd at his extreme
youth, he being only 16 years of age. He took
little notice of what was•pasSing.----Hayward fol-
lowed, and on •being delivered into'the hands Qf
the executioner he burst: into tears, but soon
'recovered hini•elf, and repeated the responseS
Of the Rev. Mr. COTTON. The woman Norris
was then placed by his side ; she trembled Vio-'
lently, and frequently thanked the Rev. CierLty-
men for their religious consolations. The whole
of the melancholy •preparatioits being completed
at 20.rninutes past ei;lit o'clock, the execittioner
withdrew the bolt, the drop fell, and thewretch-
ed culprits were launched into eternity. Norris
and South appeared to suffer considerably. . The
concourse. of persons asst.mbled'was immense.

A letter from Havre, in. France, states the oc-
currence of a singular and tragic 'event in that
town. During the time of evening Service, at
Notre Dame, a man entered the Chapel Iles
Freres, knelt upon the steps of the Altar, said
his prayers, and then pulling oat a pistol shot
himself in the head. several women in conse-
quence fainted, and a great alarm prevailed. The
suicide svgs conveyed to the Hospital, where he
was found to be a Serjeant in the Veteran Can-
noniers, named Lamothe., He died after two
days of dreadful agony, leaving a wife and three
children. The motive for the act is not known.

The Spanish Papers state, that a dreadful ac-
cident occurred on the 31st of October. A case
relative to the Liberty- of the Press was to, be
tried before the Tribunal; and, in order. to
admit a great number of persons, it was thought
advisable to hold the Court. in the Convent of
the Franciscans. The Keeper of the Convent
intimated his apprehensions, but was not listened
to ; the floor soon gave way, and seventy persons
were buried in the ruins.

It is with great pleasure we notice the follow-
ing communication from our correspondent at
.Shepton Mallet :—The "trade of this place is so
much increased, that all the Mills h the town
and neighbourhood are now at work, and vestry
was held on Thursday last, to let the workhouse
fora manufactory.--(Bath Journal.)

In addition to the many legacies wrt to the
diff,Jent public charities by the late Miss Scu
FIELD, we have to record a legaey of 631. left
to the charity.of poor married worneii lying-hi at
their own hous'es, to be'paida. twelvemonth after
her death, clear of the legacy,duty.—(Nexcastle.
Courant.)
REMA.RKABLY LARGE; few days since
was caught at Thame Mill, by Mr..BOD-DIN-G-
-TON, an extraordinary large silver Eel.,measnr-
ing, in circumference eleven inches, and one yard
six inches in length. It was in the posseSsiOn of
Mr. ROBERT lIEnGF.s, auctioneer, Thame, who
gratified the public by exhibiting it. •
WALNUTS.—It is a common remark, that the
walnut tree is r&rely productiVe until it is very
aged—ay forty or • fifty years ; and that the
fruit, moreover, seldom attains to any thing like
perfection in our northern climate. In opposition
to this opinion, we have to state, that a tree in the
garden of :Mrs Maxwell,, of Terraughtie, which
was planted by her present gardener, about 12
years ago, produced this season a pretty full crop of
walnuts, Which in point orsize and flavour,are be 7
lieved to be, little, if any thing, inferior to the
same kind of fruit grown in the south of Eng-
land.' ThiS is a fact that deserves to be gene-
rally known. Independently of the fragrance
of its bark and leaves, the walnut is a very
ornamental tree, and nothing, we presume, but
the erroneous opinion, that the planter would
be sowing what he has little chance of reaping,
prevents it from being more generally cultivated.
But even if this opinion were true tOthe very let-
ter, we should,be sorry upon pUbliegrOunds to see
the experiments of the ;hortiCulturist, like the
transactions of the merchant, regulated by the
strict rule 4 of debtor and creditor, and wcinld re-
commend in preference theexeellentmaXiM of the
•elder Pumbiedykes, ‘‘ Ay be sticking in a tree,
Jock—it will be growing when you're sleeping."
—(Edinburgh Courant.)