The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-29 00:00:00

1 He had made an examination Cif the wash iesersoir, and lid
agreed with Mr. Milne in the levels stated in that gentle-
man's evidence.
Mr. Thomas Kirby was ejnployed in laying down the
pipes in 1836, during which year the rectifying-house was
built, but he knew nothing of the blind pipe. He was em-
ployed two days in laying down those pipes.
In reply to the CnIEF BARON, the witness stated that he
knew nothing of the box on the main.
This concluded the case for the Crown.
Mr. KELLY stated that as it was necessary to substitute
one model for another, he thought it would be better to ad-
journ the case, especially as if he began then be should occupy
as much time to-morrow as if be began now.
The LORD CPIIEF BARON considered that the request of
the Learned Counsel was quite reasonable.
The SoLICITOR-GENERAL had stated to his Learned Friend
that he had intentionally shortened the case, and he should,
therefore, be willing to accede to such adjournment.
The Foreman of the Jury said, that though the jury were
aware that these adjournments were quite necessary, yet their
time was very valuable, and the sacrifice of it of great im-
portance to themselves; he should be glad to know whether
they might calculate on the case being concluded to-morrow?
Mr. KELLY said that he thought he could conclude the state-
ment of the defendants to-morrow; but as the Counsel for
the Crown would reply, he feared the case could not be con-
cluded then.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that he would make his
statement as short as possible ; and that, if not to• morrow,
at least the case would be concluded on Wednesday.
There being no other cases to be taken to-day, the Court
adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTHWARK.

Anne Gray, a girl of the town, was charged, before Mr.
Trail!, with stealing a purse, containing a 50/. note and three
sovereigns, from the person of Mr. John Warne, of 5, Unicn-
place, Lambeth.
The complainant stated that, between two and three o'clock
on Friday morning, he met the prisoner in Blackfriars-road,
and she persuaded him to give her some liquor. They ac-
cordingly adjoumed to a public-house, and having treated her
to some rum they then came out, and proceeded some dis-
tance, when the prisoner suddenly left him. He walked for-
ward, and in a few minutes missed his purse, containing the
50/. note and three sovereigns, on which he went to the
station-house and gave information of the circumstance,
together with a description of the prisoner, who was subse-
quently taken into custody.
The prisoner declared that she had never seen the com-
plainant until that day in Court, and although she was in
the habit of frequenting the public-house alluded to, yet she
was not there on the morning in question.
Mr. TRAILL said he should remand the prisoner, to give
time to trace the 50/. note, but at the request of the com-
plainant, the magistrate subsequently discharged her.

EXECUTION OF THOMAS HENRY
HOCKER.

• Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, the murderer of Mr.
Delarue expiated his offence on the gallows, erected facing
the debtors' door of the common gaol of Newgate.

As early as two o'clock in the Morning, small groups of
men, women, and children continued to assemble in the Old
Bailey, and to discuss the all-engrossing topic of the proba-
bility of the condemned criminal having made a confession,
or of the last extremity of the law being mitigated.
The multitude that had arrived by seven o'clock was very
numerous—the numbers exceeding any former occasion since
the execution of Curvoisier Their conduct, however was
orderly and peaceable. The police, under the direction of
Major Shaw, Supperintendant, and Inspectors M'Clean and
Spray, took up their several positions opposite the gaol a-
the clock of St. Sepulchre's chimed the hour of six.
The culprit was seen by the Rev. Chaplain on Sunday in
the condemned cell, to which _he was removed after the
afternoon service in the chapel. He expressed himself re-
signed to his fate, although still professing his innocence.
After being engaged in writing and prayer up to twelve
on Simday night, he retired to bed, and slept soundly until
five yesterday morning, when he arose and dressed himself.
The Rev. Ordinary arrived at the gaol shortly after six
o'clock, and was speedily followed by Alderman and Sheriff
Hunter, Sheriff Sidney, Mr. Under-Sheriff Ashurst, Mr.
Under-Sheriff Martin, and the other officers of justice.

About a quarter past seven o'clock the convict was sup-
plied with coffee and toast for breakfast, of which he partook
but sparingly, and it was now evident that his spirits were
rapidly forsaking him, and that he was gradually sinking
under the certain conviction that all hope was at an end.
The Rev. Chaplain continued at prayer with him, and re-
ceived some letters for his relations, and one directed to him-
self (Mr. Davis) in the course of the preceding evening. The
latter document consists of four closely-written sides of fools-
cap; but whether the statements therein contained can be
relied upon or not is very questionable, as our reporter was
informed that the culprit, since his condemnation, had made
half-a-dozen statements at variance with etch other, which
he destroyed immediately after reading them over to the
officers of the gaol.
At half-past seven o'clock the representatives of the public
press were admitted into the chapel-yard, where the Sheriffs,
11ndersheriffs, Mr. Cope, the Governor, Mr. Wright, the
Deputy-Governor, and Mr. D. W. Harvey, the Police Com-
missioner, had already met. The latter gentleman is ac-
quainted with the father of the wretched young man, who is
a native of Colchester, in Essex, and during the more painful
moments of the culprit, Mr. Harvey contributed his aid in
bringing him to a sense of the awful situation in which he
was placed. During this interview, which lasted about ten
minutes, the services of Mr. Holding, the surgeon of the
prison, were obliged to be called into requisition, as the cri-
minal was seized with several fainting fits.
While the authorities in the Chapel-yard were engaged b
earnest conversation, the prisoner Connor was seen anxiously
thrusting his head forward through the bar of his cell above
in order to view the solemn ceremony that was about to
take place.
About a quarter to 8 o'clock Mr. Sheriff Sidney, wearing
his chain of office and bearing a black wand, came into the
centre of the Chapel-yard, and addressing the reporters in an
under tone, said—" The sheriffs think it right in consequence
of what has appeared in a Sunday paper urging the delay of
the execution, to state to the gentlemen of the press for the
information of the public, that they have consistently with
the greatest kindness anxiously impressed upon the prisoner
the necessity of making any statement to them, which
might have the effect of mitigating his sentence, and which they
could with this view communicate to the Secretary of State.
Although this has been repeatedly urged upon him, he has
always declined to make any statement for the consideration
of the Home Secretary, for being pressed this morning again
to do so, he has said deliberately that he shall snake no
formal disclosures. The Sheriffs have asked him if he has
anything to say about the money in his possession, reminding
him that he had made two statements on his trial, and to the
female after the murder; to which the only reply he has
made has been that what he stated at his trial was true in a
great measure, and that Delarue seduced the
.girl. The
Sheriffs told him that it appeared to be inconsistent that
Delarue should have been so far his friend, and that he (the
prisoner) should entertain such a feeling of animosity
against him. The prisoner has most solemnly declared that
his was not the hand which struck the death-blow."
Mr. Sheriff Sidney further added, that the prisoner had made
a statement in writing, addressed to the Rev. Mr. Davis,
which would be given to the reporters after they had perused
it in the Lord Mayor's parlour, and ascertained that there
was nothing of an improper nature for publication in it.
The hour of eight now approaching very fast, the re-
presentatives of the press were admitted into the condemned
cell, and the wretched culprit was at once seen standing on
the :right. He was being addressed by the Ordinary. His
face was pale, and his hands clasped together as if in prayer.
He took Rttle notice of those persons who entered his cell,
and on being told by the Chaplain that the gentlemen of the
press were present, if he wished to say anything for the in-
formation of the public, he replied in a very low tone of
voice, " I cannot say anything now, Sir—l am not sufficiently
composed. If I had known that they had been coming here,
I might perhaps."
Calcraft, the executioner, now proceeded to untie the
neckerchief of the prisoner, and to pinion his arms. During
this process he swooned into the arms of two of the officers of
the gaol, and was removed in an apparently lifeless state into
the chapel-yard, seated in a chair, and some minutes elapsed
before he was brought to a state of sensibility. The prison
bell now sounded a solemn knell, and the procession, headed
by the Rev. Chaplain, the Sheriffs, and Under-Sheriffs,
moved slowly along the winding and dreary passages of the
gaol towards the scaffold—the former gentleman repeating
aloud the Burial-service.

During these trying moments the unhappy culprit shook
violently, and was obliged to be supported by two of the
turnkeys. On reaching the steps leading to the drop he
was carried up, and the only ejaculation he made use of
was, ""fay God receive my soul," which was utterred in a
very faint and querulous voice.
The cap having been adjusted by the hangman, the
wretched convict remained about half a minute under the
drop, during which time his limbs tottered beneath him, and
was then launched into eternity, amidst the mixed howling
cheering, and hisses of the vast concourse of persons of both
sexes that were present.
The criminal did not appear to die for some seconds, ani
his whole frame after the drop had fallen was much con
vulsed. The body having been suspended the usual time, it
was cut down, and will be this evening interred within the
precincts of the gaol.

(From the Wceky Dispatch. )
BY AN EYE WITNESS.
As the clock of St. Sepulchre's struck eight, the death•
bell within the prison commenced tolling, when a simulta.
neous movement towards the scaffold was made by the crowd,
followed by a cry of "hats off." At this period the con-
duct of the mob was, it must be acknowledged, most be-
coming. As soon as there was an indication of the
convict's approach to the gibbit, a solemn silence reigned
around, so much so that it appeared as if but one breath
animated the congregated masses. The Rev. Mr. Davis,
the Ordinary of Newgate, dressed in his canonicals, as-
cended the scaffold first, followed by the convict Rocker,
who was supported by Calcraft, the executioner, and one
of the turnkeys. He was deadly pale, and bad to be held
up by the turnkey, while Calcraft adjusted the rope around
his neck, and placed the cap over his face. Calcraft
discharged the duties of his office most expeditiously,
and having left the convict in the arms of his as-
sistant, hurried underneath, and withdrew the fatal bolt,
when he who but a minute before was full if animal
life, swung an almost lifeless carcass before the wind,
which, at that moment sprung up, refreshing to all but him,
who yielded his life in penalty for his horrid crime. For a
second or two it was supposed that he died in the fall, but
in the course of a few minutes the violent contortions of his
body and limbs, and the writhings of his head proved that he
endured great suffering.
The tragedy having closed, the crowd separated, and in all
directions fellows were selling " the last speech, dying words,
and confession of Thomas Henry Rocker."
BOOKER'S STATEMENT.
Rev. and Dear Sir,—This is the last written communica-
tion I shall make to the world. My hours are now so few,
that a babe might count them. lam not ashamed, again
and again, to declare my innocence to all the world that I am
not guilty of murder. God and my conscience bear witness ;
and this I shall be able to shout from my heart on my en-
trance into eternity. It is the duty of every man to prepare
for death. I trust that lam prepared. The very best of
of
men is not of himself worthya place in Heaven. My
hopes beyond the grave are not my own deserts, but those of
another. My being innocent of theu
ta will not
crime
submission o mur
tdeor
entitle me to an immortal crown, but His will
who has permitted me to be brought thus low with an open
and sincere confession of all my present and past youthful
follies
faith. These I have learned to believe are acceptable to our
merciful and gracious Benefactor, whom I have so often
offended. A man whom I have treated as my friend is the
murderer of Delarue. his own admission of the fact was the
only means of extricating me from this unworthy end. He
has not come forward. Had I caused him to be apprehended he
would doubtless have denied it. I have been assured that had
I not been found guilty of murder, I should have been trans-
ported for life for highway robbery ; such an alternative has
failed to induce me to divulge what it is my resolution to die
with in my bosom. Let then this sentence ring in the mur-
derer's ears, that he is not only the destroyer of Delarue, but
me likewise. I did not lift a hand against the deceased. There
may even yet be found sonic harsh enough to brand me as
dying ; but 0, if they luny what I alas too well