The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-23 00:00:00

EXECUTION OF JOHN I3UCHANAN.

Wednesday, John Buchanan, flesher, was exe-
cuted in front of the Court•house, Glasgow. He
was found guilty, at the last Assizes there, of the
murder of Jcan Duff alias M'Kenzie, in the house
of Janet Mills, Bridgegate, on the 13th October.
1818, by beating and bruising her, in consequence.
of which she died in a few days.
The doors of the Court-hall were opened et
half-past one o'cbtk, for rite admission of the
public, and it was soon filled. The Magistrates
entered at two, when the prisoner was ordered to
be brought up ; he appeared immediately, dressed'
in deep mourning, preceded by the Rev. Dr. Wat d-
law, Mr. Irving, Mr. Barr, &c.
Within a few steps of the top of the stair, and
previously to his coming in view of the people in
court, he stood for a second or two as if deliberat-
ing how be should act. It was soon fixed, and be
leapt or rather skipped up the remain:ler of the
stair, as if he was confident of meeting a reprieve.
He behaved during the whale set vice, and till lie.
was launched into eternity, as he did during his
trial, the under lip often between his teeth, and an
expression of countenance as if he were confident of
establishing his innocence. Mr. Irving gave out the
79th Psalm, in which the whole seemed to join, but
none with a more intbfferent air than the prisoner.
'rice reverend Dr. Wardlaw then delivered an admi-
rable prayer. The effect was striking, and eveit
Buchanan lifted hid eyes and seemed to join in the
pathetic effusions of this eminent preacher.—
The Chief Magistrate then whispered something
to Dr. Wardlaw, and he then addressed the au-
dience, and in a very impressive manner alluded
to the melancholy situation of the prisoner, and
trusted that, it would have a suitable effect upon
all who witnessed it. Mr. Irving then prayed.
The court was cleared about three o'clock.
and the prisoner ascended the drop in a steady
manner. In two minutes he was adjusted fur
execution, when Dr. Wardiate, with a most
becoming anxiety, again endeavoured to pre-
vail on him to acknowledge his gild( ; but
..
without effect. Buchanan then, adldlress.ng
the executioner, said, " Thomas, are you.
ready ?" On getting an affirmative answer, he
threw with force the handkerchief towards the
pillars, and was launched into eternity. His body,
after hanging the usual time, wis taken to the
College for dissection.—He was in the alloy, and
was wounded at Bergen-op-Zoom. He was about
23 years of age.
Detachments of the 7th Hussars and Rifle
brigade were on duty, and preserved the best order.
After Buchanan was thrown over, a consider-
able hubbub took place among the crowd in the
Green, which was very great, occasioned by an
abandoned wretch of a woman picking a Gen-
tleman's pocket of his watch. She was de-
teCed, when the crowd bowed, and severely
shuffled her about, and, had not some Police Offi-
cers interfered, it is hard to say what might 1 ve
been the consequence. She was, after consider-
lable difficulty, secured in the Police Office.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—VCSIErday evening an
inquest was held at the Pine Apple Tavern, in
William-street, fit. Margaret's, Westminster, be-
fore H. GKLL, Esq. Coroner, on the body of
Charlotte Parkes, aged tight years, a fine child,
belono,ing to Mr. Prokes, plaisterer, of. Broadway,
Weitininster. The parents on Friday last were
reniovi..g their plods to" the above house, where
they had engaged apartments, and Mr. Parkes,
during her absence for sabOut ten minutes, left
the deceased and some other children of the fa-
intly in the room. The fire vas horning, and the
deceased, with her hi other, about eleven years of
age, were playing before it, and in an atimpt
to iinhate n sweep, she got.on qie.grate to elinilo
up, when her clothes caught fire, which being in-
stantly consumed, she was carried to the hospi-
tal, nearly b,irned to a cinder, *ftere she died
the muruing after. Verdict—Acc4dpika Death.

CANTERBURY.

114.1-,WELL DINNER To GOVERNOR FARQUHAR.

Fiittav last, in pu.surioce of puhlic,intima-
-1;,,; somptnons Banquet was given at the Fonn-
t,i,. Tavern, Canterbury, by S. IL lArsurr,lctrotsr,
Esil‘ th'eAr-f4rtlky Representative of the City, and
a lame putt iOn .the most respectable freemen
wuj inhabitants, to their highly esteemed Brother
RORKRT TOWNSHEND VAIIA.OIiAR,
Atter an excellent dinner, the Woftliy. Chair
ntai,; S. R. LUSHINGTON, Esq rose, and sai4.
Gewlemen an:l Brother Freemen-1 rise to
pet ',,r m the rhos, pleasing part of the duty which
yolu• I. iodne'ss, in placing me in this Chair, has
ite.olved npon me this day. I rise to offer the
r,illte of our common respect to the excellent.
eßri,,,,ments both of the heart and of the head of
my Ifinfinrable Friend who sirs near me. This
trihnte is, on my part, offered
_with peculiar pro,,
priety here, because, in .dependent of.all the 0h1i.7
garions which I owe to him, during an intercourse
that has now lasted for nearly thirty years, with-
out the smallest difference, or one moment's
abatement of our friendship., I owe it to him that.
I ever thought of offering myself to represent you
in Parliament. His more active ambition drew
me: from the shade of private retirement twelve
years since, when we thought the Protestant
Ascendancy in danger; and as the result has been
to place me twice, as your Representative, in the
House of Commons, with a triumphant majority,
I feel that to my Honourable Friend I owe, in the
first instance, the proudest distinction that a Com -
runner can enjoy-7-what I ow,e to you, I will not
attempt to express. However grateful it would
be to me to dwell upon this subject, it is this day
embittered by the recollection that we are soon to
lose the presence of my excellent Friend. His
public duty calls him from this country, hut then
there are many hopes of consolation
.under, this
privation, under Providence the
‘hope of return
takes the sting from adieu; ;and. we know that
our Honourable Friend. cannot_ return withott,L
bringing back with .him the fame generous affec
tions, the 'same liberal .fqlings„ and the same
warm' and peculiar attAchtuent wWeli he, has al-
_ways shewts for the ci,i;eris ref Cantelbury. I
propose to you therefore the health, of Governor
Fatquilar, with three times three,"—(Cheers.)
Governor Fart-illar's healdt was then thank
with grea, applause, and the GOVERNOR returned
.thanks in these Words :

"'Alt.. Chairman—l beg leave to assure you,
- and all those dear and execilent friends around
Ine,.thrit I feel quite unequal, adequately, to ex-
press my .sense of obligation'tOr this high honour,
this distinguiihed testimony' of regard, shewn toe
by the worthy Citizens of this ancient Corpora-
tion. The opportunity you have thus .afforded
me. of meeting you once more in public, on the
eve of my -departure, is `to my mind the strongest
and most grAtifying confirmation, that the satuie
warm and di,interestet(attaeltenent which binds
me to you all, indiSidually and collectively, is re-
ciprocally felt by you. On my return front' my
• Govertitnent last year, the reception I experienced
in this city was one of the proudest and happiest
circumstances of my departure, though
calculated to excite different feelings, will be.
cheered, and rendered less painful, in the reflec-
tion and remembrance of the many substantial
proofs of kindnesi and liberality which, from that
day to the present hour, have distinguished your
too partial friendship for me.--(Applause.)
In quitting you, Gentlemen. who have upon
all occasions so conspicuously and zealously stood
forward in support of the good old eause---;abe
Constitution in Church and State—it is an inex-
-hanstihle source of consolation to . nte, and more
especially in times like these,' that the guardian-
ship of all that is most sacred, of all that is dear,
or worthy of bei!,g dear tf, Englishmen„ has Jreen.
deputed by von into the hands of this our worthy
Representative, than whom no one by virtue or by
talent is more entitled tO time post of honour that
he fills.—(APplattse„)H-fle has hadthe satisfaction
of endeariug, himself to you by constant personal
intercourse, and an uninterrupted .interchange of
good offices, au!! by that steadiness of public ptiu.
riffle which is the only ltasison which any person
can aspire worthily to represent you. Let trs
then, my friends; continue to shew that constancy
of attachment which is the best reward of such
condoct, by' placing him on every futitre 'occa-
sion, as_we did on the, fast, first in tho Repre-
sentation of Cant! tbut y:—( Bra vo.).sokont tune
at each socecssiveelectionto confer another obi:-
gation on our fellOw-streetrian'and our Represen-
tative., mutually uniting them by those ties of at-
t aclimea. and gratitude which should ever distin-
guish so important a cvonexion,t the boast of our
own country, and the envy of other nations,
And here I must beg leave to assure you, thotth g
vote of my partial friends have expressed
their apprehensions that we may never meet again,
v"t I trust in God, that I .slo4ll never .44-absenl on
the day of contest, but 'that' 1 shall ever be found
fatly to j.,in With you, my friendS, in the old field.
of battle, bind to celebrate with 'you each succes-,
sire victory, in this city, in this lionse,und at this
t able—( Bravo !)--,fOr my friend'Lushingion Most
de•cribed the best feelings of m'y heart, when
that the hope of return takes the aiwg
f nm

In the mean tithe, my friends, though ;the,
service of my Sovereign and Conotty
same rh.int oti nte, antf milst plAce me firr a fiAtf
ytors, perhaps, at a distance 'from this city,` my
heart will be always with her, and ileheneverit
can 'do her a good tt►rn, my 'Illrri(l's111111'be there.
also.—(Appl4tise.)—Shoidd theall=WiCe,Disitenser
of Events otberwise ordain;'anit'tlfat

e
deprived of the happiness.,,lmneettug ou pwitinv
can bereave ine br.fitte. iinisOlation be.'
tieViii.g that, I shall:0E0"h j'he renietnbronce of
hrd her treeniVit';,',ol _s'l;3lt. tivt,tio you no
', p lon;:er, Gentlemenrojte.'..Pre-4nt, than again to
A•stire you, that ‘ll,lfag,.pryserve_to my latest hour
those hew iment,l.(o3vspeo put] attachment Which,-
my.tirs(+4ooetiop.,lVith yotiecity, 1 have
-uver eittertaine,4i,fO:r,,ilie great hotly of its inlia-
bitauts ; .and 51ia1,..-4Vhatevcr my future destiny
may be, 1 shsrll,poter cirti:se to wish yOu, Gentle--
men, and )%644,brotlitHreeMen, without excep-,
:ion, the titijliterropte'tl 'enjoyment of_peace, hap-.
tit!:ss, and rospetity,---(Loutl applause.)
" I beg ~,Jea•vs,i Gentlemen, to propose to you

the• health .ot !►ttr. worthy Representative, my 0141
at's,' esteemed friend, Stephen Rumbold
ton, Esq. and I should do violence to my feelingi,
if, in proposing this toast, .1 omitted, this: public.
,opportunity of expre,ssing, that, in . friendship
of nearly thirty years standing, during the whole
of that period not a cloud has ever arisen to in-
terrupt for one moment tl►e harmony. of the most
,confidential intercourse.",
The .wonhy Govcr nor delivered this speech in
a tone' of feeling and expression evidently the
.dictate of his heart, and the exemplar of his cha-
racter, and satAown, sensibfy‘affecred, amidst the
r!ilerated plaudits !fi( 114 company.
Mr. LUSI-I!NGToN,3Iis health having been drank,
briefly thanked the company for the honour, and
adyering,to what had faueu from hislionourable
Friend, begged to propose, as ,a (mist,
" Our Glorious Constitution, in Church and State.",
" 1 have often (said the Worthy Representa-
tive) proposed this toast to you withriut one word
of continent ; hitt the present state of the king-

dom demands that all those -who represent popu-
lous places should -have norelitctance in proclaim-
ing their opinions, and no fear in acting up to
them. You know, as I do, that it is to this Con-
stitution, as it has been practically administered,
that you owe all the social and mural blessings you
and your ancestors have Iti4lerto enjoyed ; that.
it is the source of your liberties and the safeguard
of yonr properties 'ails! lives. But -this glorious
Coastitution which has made. those who live under
it the envy of the world, is now menaced with
utter destruction by the new lights which have
broken in upon itinerant declaimers. Ttiese men
have been unhappily encouraged to assemble the
lower classes in ungovernable masses, to inflame
their passions with the wildest projects of demo-
cracy, to propose the accomylishinent of their
own detestable purposes, by the intintidating•in-
fluence of their numbers and simultaneous Meet-
ings ; marching to their asselohltes tuldrr fero-
cious banners, in 'hostile attitude; and military
array; striking terror into the heArts of peaceable
and loyal inen,—(l-leas, Lear !)-

_ . .
' " The continuance of such a state of.things is
not consistent with the existence of the Coustitn-
(ion, such as it has been administered in die
best times.. Such. new. and qiudaciotts .practices
are hostile to every' trne-plinciple of British li-
berty, law, •andritistice ; and they are the more.
to be dreaded,. when. we find all the hopes and
consolations Of the Gospel openly denied by the
sante blasphemers ; and whelk attempts are made
by the Daily.. and Weekly rvesses. to destroy all
the sAci it,finenres of—lvtig)n. Such pioceed-
ings cannot sod. onght_not to continne, and.
should feel that I ill deserve..to..be your Represen-
tative—to be the Representati,e of the Metropo-
litan City of this Protestant Empire, and t, here the
first Christian-Church was established in this king-
dom—if I did not raise my. voice in every place in.
reprobation of them --7-(1-1ear, .hear
" I estimate as highly as any man rite right of t4e
people to meet peaceably, and to petition for the re-
formation .of abuses or the remedy of urievatices.;
but theseobjects.CAolltrt inniyjutlgmeut he lawfully
sought, and sitaltste•ver withiny..consent be obtained
by multitudes 'goaded to fury. by demago-
gues, filling• rite minds of,t he King's..peacetni. sub,
Nets with terror for their lives and properties, and
leaving to .the Magistrates noire. but the, painful -
option of calling. in the military .power, for the
general protection, or of tamely. surrendering
flourishing and populous districts to the rage of
deluded and infuriated multiodes.

" The wisdom of Parliament must apply:ao,ef-
fectuAl remedy to these pressing evils. Public
meetings of the people must cease to.he thus con.!
duced ; the course of public justice against. xedia
lion and rebellion must he accelerated, and. the
‘vicked career of blaThetny.and. irreligion most.
be effectually arrested. I shall feet that lam in
the best discharge of my duty to you, br suppcort-
ing every measure calculated .for these purposes,
and 1 derive confidence from seeing that you, are
as deeply impressed with the urgent necessity of
such measures as 1 am." •
Mr. 'D. J. PARKER thus addressed the Meet-

tog :
" Chairman, Gotlemen, and Fellow• Citizens
—As it 'is the duty 'Ot every man who has enjoyed
the hlessiUgS which flow frOnt our excellent Con-
stitution; to Watch over it 'with anxiety, and to
stand torward.. in its defence, whenever attempts
are' Made to overttirn or undertnine it, I trust
that I shall not be considered presumptuous in
offeringsoMe...propositions for your considera-
tiun, will* 143 ye for their object the uniting
every trite lover of his country to rally round
the Throtte,
.to aid and assist all those who
are to authority under it, in supporting a due ad-
ministration of the laws,•iii preserving our re-
ligion 'from the ettackS of blasphemy, and in
protecting the rights and property of every in-
is not for me.to repe•irWhat every persOn
whopite,trears toe must have rearl in the daily
and. provincial..lournals, for their pages have for
sotue,,tinre -past.teemerl with ,accounts of the ma-
chittations of those who have a,soined the title of
lieformera,and who, tin.derthat
.specious pretext,
have assembled large.. bodieB of people, for the real
ilitrposes.of dissentipting doctrines hostile to the
•tutte. p:-ibcipls, of the CimititutiOit, and which
Ikave t,ejillvfley to involve the cotoqiyitt anarchy
;and confusion
4`,..Aud,in order to, prepare the minds pf their
.audijors,.for:theicception, of these doctrines, they
,have.fulloWe4, the
,example of those who laid the
*,iktVitsti9At for, Jbe [Revolution in a neighbouring
4tringdom,,by„irtsidiottsly atte4ing our
r totichis t4c strongest and_stirest bulwark of every
tije,best•guardisn of our Constitution, and
,of every thing we hold dear in the world.
" It was an observation of a late eminent and
eloquent Statesjdan, that `. when, bad men con,.;;
spire,-gorrd men most associate ;' and surely„
doubt oan exist thelniod of every,thinking man
of. the neccsitr...for such
.associations in every
county, city, and. town, in the isingdom, but
more particularly its. that city where stands the
metropolitan Protestant, Church ; for, although
we lowev'tto reason to believe that disaffection
prevails. either in this cif y.or county, yet as it has
made progress...in other distyists, antl.lias,b,een
greatly excited by blasphemous Publications, the
City ot., Canterbary ought to set an example of

zeal in the cense of Religion, and of activity and
firmness in support of that Government which,
uuder;Divine Providenc, is tognard and protect it.
" Let us, therefore, avail ourselves of the pre.
sent occasion, when so many respectable and
loyal men are met together to bid farewell to a
Gentleman, abont,to.depart•for a distant Govern.
.inert, let us.enable him to tell our fellow-sub-
jeers. in that quarter of the globe, that although,
unhappily, blasphemy and sedition stalkabroad
in our land, yet that religion, loyalty, and patrio-
tism,arearrayed.against them, and then, no doubt
will exist, which will prove triumphant.
" it these considerations have-any. weight with
you, if you are convinced of the propriety of such
an Association, it only remains to determine on
the banner under which we should unite, and in
order that it may embrace every.true lover of his
country, whatever may. he- his political feeling,
and -to avoid tiny distinction of partyi I would
suggest that It should lie called