The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-24 00:00:00

TIIE CONDEMNED CONVICT
TAPPING.
FINAL IN lER,VIEW WITH HIS RELATIVF'S'„i
All hope of saving the life of this wretched ericetnei
has been set at rest by the reply of the Secretalit,
State, Sir James Graham, to the petitions forwardtd
him to be presented to her Majesty.
According to previous desire, Saturday was apPeillt,
for his final interview with his relatives, and—distilesi
ing, as certainly such event might appear—certain it,
that the parting took place in a manner rather
prising, as far as regards their deliberate self-pesseo,
mon. At noon, his sister, who is a very pleasing, '',lo
behaved girl, about sixteen years of age, with
younger brothers and sisters, and an elder breibe'
visited him in his condemned cell, which eireunistall',.
afforded him much consolation. Ile appeared deeply s'
wiled to the younger branches—very so ; and
quently kissed them. His sister begged that he "° a;
confess to his sins, assuring him that such a step
the only sure means of gaining that mercy whlicie
could not be shown to him in this world.
replied, " What am I to confess ? Surely I 1'1,53,
not dic with a lie in m mouth. She is "6
and so shall I be ; and God Almighty Nill 40,1),
know I cannot confess more than what I have."
was his general replies ; and, after being with hilne
about an hour, they bade him adieu—a most a ffeetiel7if,
adieu—of this world ; and, with an extraordinary'..
possession that marked the whole party, this intero
ended, and the relatives left the prison. "'l°s
The present destitute state of the culprit's fangl )
excited a fi eling of much commiseration, and a subgrq,:f
tion has been set on foot amongst the tradesine.%,
Pe:hnal green to in some way alleviate their sufferl(N
They arc left fatherless and motherless ; and, bi teJ
Tapping may have been ;considered, yet he surerto
them, with a little assistance or his sister, for neerls:,,ipg
years. They are at present in the receipt of one sh" b.
and sixpence out-door relief from S. Matthew's, 8et,11,111
green, and, unless some benevolent hand is stretched
in their behalf, their sufferings from want will be severet,
felt. They live in a narrow court, in Manchester-sirmr,
Bethnal green, and either of the guardians of the
or the vestry clerk of the parish, or even the rector !eif
we are sure, receive any amount towards relieving tu
condition.

THE CONDEMNED SERMON.
Yest, relay, tl.e nntortunate man James Tapol' pt
stands condemned for the murder of Emma Whitentio
Bethnal-green, heard the condemned sermon in to
chapel of Newgate. The Rev. Mr. Davis, chaplain
the gaol, officiated.
At a quarter pest ten o'clock, at which time those ed,
were favoured with cards by the Sheriffs were adinitAtet,
a number of applicants, not having the necessary 191.-15
were refused ; and among these, the unfortunate Inith
brother was one of the most pertinacious. He met n.„r,
an indignant remonstrance from the worthy goverue're
Mr. Cope, on the indelicacy of his request to sit sill
spectator of his wretched relation's demeanour. the
A considtrable number of those who did ISsstbe
gateway were ftmah s ; and certainl7 the taste latPceil
a very morbid one, indeed, which 'could have Win,
them to lay aside the delicacy of their sex in the gril •
cation of an unfeminine curiosity. off
The Sheriff and one or two of the Aldermen

present at the service. I'Or°.
Shortly before eleven the prisoner Tapping gass ),f
duet d. Ile was shortly followed by Thomas Henry 110 c oft
and they were accommodated with chairs placed.,ariloel.
from the rest of the audience, and on opposite sl'ose
the room. They were, however, facing the clerg Ole
Tapping seemed stouter than when last seen at Wei
Batley. His manner was grave and resigned, 11,13,fir15
evidently paid the deepest attention to the differei" jbeee
of the beautiful Church service. Occasionally, .I'olo
the subject of the lesson seemed applicable to hi ols,
painful situation, he covered his face with his hi!
Hecker exhibited the same callous indifference `.,e19
has marked his manner all along, lie sornetitacs.4
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a furtive glance at the other prisoner, as if wisbljtioo
observe with what spirit he bore his peculiar riocet
and until the service commenced his eyes wanders tedl°
the general body of the prisoners who were permit
be present. ci
Tapping made the responses in an under tone, on
Hecker made them in a voice firm and audibferg'
during the service of the communion, when the c,iso,:
man rehearsed the Commandments, at the title °e
" thou shalt do no murder," while Tapping q-er
response, Hecker, in a voice easily heard 13,roclilit/
chapel, replied, " Lord have mercy upon.us, and
our hearts to keep this law 1" o ePi;
After the morning service bad been recd, 1h 1
lain preached from the 4th verse of the 130th ,c6;00
"For there is forgiveness with the e, that thou
be found." .t
The preacher, after adverting to the fag° el'
of man, and instancing the cases of several of ,t_be,
1b 1
wise and holy of the Scripture worthies to sn,- e,;
they and all had need of pardon and indulge°c;:ose`
seeded to state, that though earthly judges vvere P:c-t;110
error, and often capricious in their decisions, )foit,t't
One Judge above, supreme over all, the infinite, ,
ate
immutable, would deal mercifully with the v,ehrla
of sinners, if he but came before his throne wit",ajy‘
trite and a humbled spirit. There had been eir'
fered an all-atoning sacrifice the blood of hi 6 °,5 to
loved Son, and through him there was 'forgiver'
found for the meanest of his creatures. But the „semi
hardened in his iniquity, might not hope to, (beo;
There was no hope that at that bar there
escape, from any informality or irregularity in !,—Lis
dure. His guilt e ould be clear as noonday, an "nre#
nishment would be certain and eternal. The r;„po'
then referred to the spirit of the English law 55 1111P.,,41'
to gratuitous concession on the part of the c' cow,i
Clergymen were liable to be called into oCca,yol,•,/
there to reveal what might have been told to
the seal of confidence. They were, therefore, e
thnf
obliged to address prisoners in the first instan,coose:;
" The lessyou say to us the better for )lis f!:.!
and, therefere,y keep us in ignorance." Was not iimoe:f
tern quite opposed to the principle of the Ssee,rato
Oh, that men of judgment, that the
their country would think of these things. 11th„.h„ eto
of
voted much time, and care, and iettentien, to
ujitoqd
dation of every fact connected witli the painful ."ritere',!le
the unfortunate young man more immediately the is
in the proceedings of that day, and it apPeare bretbeot,
had been most kind and gentle to his youngeorVloel
—that his labour had been given to support it
in fact, he had been as a father to them ;
singuLr, then, that he should stand there„ of 101
kind and so gentle. charged with a crime c5O.
enormous magnitude? The problem Ibis iii!"
solved. Unfortunately, neither he nor Incesrles,
tunate victim had had any religious '1%014100
She had been in the habit of using certaiongies
pressions calculated to raise in a jealous 10101
doubts of her constancy ; and other parties 13% tittC
those differences more, by penning the 1090,olithe
insinuations under the cowardly and the up vellh,ll
eurity of an anonymous signature. What ha o,bie
result ? Oh !at that dread judgment, before hello,
must appear, that sin, if untepentad, roust u,,cf
one to answer for. He found that the rnorais,i' feeii,lll,el
fortunate young man had been containinatt"oo3('ol
operation of two causes ; first, the beer-shelllce ill',
places of nightly resort, dens of infamy frerocti
the young female used to visit ; and, secondit, off I,el
society of the prison inmates with whom tut." 14000e$
laws of his country had before cast his 100trf0#'
been three times before the judges of his c.° „, con/
tor, r 0
acquitted, the second time committed for
eobe
50 t
and the third time si ntenced to die. The Pr ea
ciuded by a powerful exhortation to those Pr iiee re'
walk in the truth that their end might not i.e„ oere,er
The prisoners then left, and as soon as °role the
conducted to their cells, the remaining Pr
sons present were dismissed.

~..e ef_

EXECUTION AT REAPlZeltilli).
The wretched man, Thomas Jennings, 6,1 P-troll-
..,
Creme penalty of the law on Saturday, in - , JD%
new gaol, Reading. help- , 6.
i was Wi., 9 i
It will be remembered that the crirairsi --sgeo, i!,fe-iry
fore Mr. Baron Platt, at the Berkshire nsts.a'' ottrw.
the above place, on the 3d inst., for the Will"- A 11'8
his daughter, at the village of Thatchain• yisitc", 00'
At an early hour the Rev. Chaplaill„ the 10tel
wretched man, and remained with him untni.n,,rlo J;
ment of his earthly career. Pretisely St j'A-Ao toll.di
past twelve o'clock the prison bat cominencel'io tbe47P
that time the whole of the vacant ground °coed 1),
to the front of the railway, nearly
.two W.,. f:cek
was literally studded with human beings, los`;',,fol oiti`
bad [yen waiting many hours to witness the latiothet,ol„:
Mr. Mitchell, superintendent of the Reading, *„/ Chad or
Mr. Collard, chief inspector,.
pany's officer, were required to keep the i:ie preroor
getting upon the line. Owing to the adrniriL had st be!,,,i‘
tions made by Mr. Willats, the Mayor, wholia poe.4oe
bur of barriers erected in the Forbury, w,c (the rr ' ,di
that a single accident occurred, althougo ' v
Or e
0 0
was very great. and several- rem 0,,i,
About five minutes past twelve o'ninck tilled l'efrl
procession reached the top of the gallows' fassf'aoll;
chaplain, who read in a most impressivs s, lob
burial service, the wretched man, Jenninere ,e 9
with his eyes turned heavenwards, but weko Frs),fort,,,
to hear whether or not he responded t 0 tPrelifoldf'',,
In the course of a few minutes all t° P,der. bo;
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being finished, the fatal bolt was drawn nstl' 'PIO 1
wretched man was sent hence into eterniti•to to
having hung the usual time was cut down, it
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side the gaol.

,esr
BIRTH N. ?,(O.'lP- fttle
On the 18th inst., at Finsbur - uare, Af °
Y6g ow he
of a daughter. .e.tlie ~f t''
On the 15th inst., at Tarte' a ham Rectahi r. e. •
Hon. and Rev. Francis Clemengts, of a daug""e P) ' ' Il''
retell, ,e
On the 18th inst., the lady of Edward
Madras Civil Service, of a daughter. e,
Rege'it'
On the 18th inst., at Cumberland-terrac
ort tv,
Piiil
the wife of G. Rainy, Esq., of a son. v
D. , • els
BD
On the 21st inst., at 18,DIE
Great Stuart-sLfet' cite, '
Alexander Blackwood, Esq. late 14t. eile''
On the 15th inst., Elizabeth, relict of the rtb
Dando of CheapsidP, ao-ed 82. 1., ift': xp
On t'he 17th inst., aCCheltenham, F-Anl';'o'le- .0. ill'
Leopold E. Dryden, Vicar of Whitnasli, NV3,k,i3Oriqtt .0
On the 18th inst., at I[alstead, Kent, 51r:ii.5110. ;001
On the 18th inst., at Chipping Nortou, i''' 13ell' le
e'- le
(formerly Downing, ag.,'d 67,
On the 19th hist., Elizabeth, the wife of then
ttj3e
,o, ,00
Puckle. Rector of Gratiham, Hunts. glltei pill.. r
On the 19th inst., at Rochester, Ann, cl3lllOlODe 0
John and Mary Cook, of Booth street, Srit„3,lces lidget,i.
On the 19th inst., in Chester-square, jr"oi Oa e"'
only daughter of Charles O'Malley, Es'l'' - Oil '
Heber, aged 21. t.O Pie of
On the 19th inst., Ann. the wife of Clar-e Oil
surgeon, of White Lion-street. Spital-6!".":--"0- 1.'0.' l'of
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