The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-08 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The concourse of persons assenahlesl in front of New-
ikte tl) witness the - execution of Houton and three ethers
%).'4B inmease,• as it was generally understood yesterday
kvening that no respite had been received, and that the law
.t%'l4ll,ft to rake its course on all the unhappy culprits
'rdered fir execution at the last report made 'by the Ile-
Qa'der. A confident hope was indulged that both Abbott
tt Hummed lives would have been spared. and upon no
to,liler occasion has there been so many inqUiriets at Nere-
4e, cr so great a public ititercw4 manifested ; at every
lite seek` one was enquiring, anxious to know if any re-
;!'ikve had arrived. Yesterday evening several hundred
491x1e bad collectcd round the, prison doors, waiting in
40pe9 that mercy might still be extended. It is said
gist Mr. Peel was busily engaged on the considera-
ti°a cif Abbott's case, till a lete hour yesterday after-
4,nn, but that fie /,nswers given to all, applioations for
trey.,eu behalf of. the unforttuaate Hunton were, that
IYaS impossible far any commutation of the awful men.
'4lce to be-complied with.

On our being admitted into the press-room this morn-
L We found .Hunton reading a written doeument to
.qlr, sparks,. a highly respectable -and henevolent member
of t• be society of Friends, and who bad been
_with hitn
• whole of the previous evening.. The wretched man
4,141 the paper with a tremulous voice, but. his Inittlnel
'lllerwise• appeared quite composed. This paper was
4tressed to his wife, Mrs. kfarriet Huntcia, and had neen
:lttitten 43y.hiln dying the lt,y/as a prayer, and
4,lktuenta of Lie last trying hours, in which he besought
14giv,1„,,4'for his past sins, and lived for mercy throngh
stle iUteroession of Jesus Christ. Oa the unfortunate
having his aims pinioned by the officer of
_ins-
-ste be complained that the cord was drawn too tight, and
hart his bands; tbry were immediately slackened, and he

NOWA the attendants to put on a pair of grey cotton
eon& ne. was . attired in the usual dress worn by
Quakeo, although we believe he w.:4 SOME time since read
out of that society. Afar the awful c,rernonY of pinion-
ing had been gone through, he sat down by the side of Mi.
Sparks, who conversed with him, and directed his atten-
tion and thoughts to a future state. Ile appeared pei•-
fectly resigned. • - -
The culprit James was then conducted into the press•
roam, he was dreadfully agitated, and during the time he
was pinioned appeaied in a most disconsolate state.

Mahoney came out next, and went nearly through the
same awful ceremony; lie was not quite so distressed as the
previous culprit.
Abbott came last, he_appeared very much afflicted, and
prayed aloud for forgiveness.
The imforttnate men-were then attended by Dr. Cotton
and Mr. Bsker, and the Issued preparations having been
completed, the precession began to move towards the fatal
scaffold; the Rev. Ordinary reading the burial service.
Abbott was led-up first, and said something to the assem-
bled multitude, but from the great noise and confusion we
were unable to_ hear what,he stated ; Mahoney end James
followed; Ifunton, who as we before stated bail
seated himself on a bench by the side of Mr. Sparks,
And coptinued is earnest d nversation with that gen-
tleman until informed his last moments had arrived,
then got up and said he felt most comfortable,
and quite happy; death appeared to have been-deprived of
its terrors ; he then gave Mr. Sparks the Apostolic kiss,
and placed the letter alluded to in his (Mr. Sparks') hands,
with an earneet.request that he would Convey it to his af-
flieted wife as early as possible. Hunton thenaseended
the scaffold with considerable firtimess, and the necessary
•
preparations being completed, the Rev. Mr. Cotton gave
the customary, signal to the executioner, who immediately
drew the fatal bolt, the drop fell, and in a few moments
the four wretched malefactors wore launched into eternity ;
they all appeared to die almost instantaneously and withoUt
a.etruggle. •
We have not been able to *obtain a copy of the letter
above alluded to. Mr. Sparks Moline, to whom it was
delivered by the unfortunate Houton, • being strictly en-
joined to deliver it into the hands of his distressed and
agonised wife. The probability, therefore, is that it will
never be published.
(most A CORRESPONDENT.) •

There is a circumstance connected with the character of
the unfortunate man calling himself James, who was, axe-
cuted this morning, for the burglaries in Cecil-street and
New Boswell-court, which should be published for the in-
formation of any persons who may be inclined to give,cre-
dit to his assertions of innocence, and previous propriety
of conduct,

His real name was Jamet?..Kerwney, which he cautiously
concealed under-the assumed name of John Jante.s, for fear
that the fact should transpire of his having been sentenced
to seven years' transportation for a former offence, in
HAP, when he was only 13 years of age ; and be had
only returned from the hulks about a twelvemonth before
his ignominious end.

We understand that the Under-Sheriff and the Ordinary
ofNewgate have referred to the Newgate Calendar, and
ascertained the fact to be tut above stated.

LAW*INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)