The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-29 00:00:00

EXECUTION OF TWO BROTHERS IN NENAGII.

Yesterday, John and Thomas Wade, brothers, who were
found guilty last assize of the murder of a man named
Patrick Ryan, were executed in front of the Nenagh gaol.
A third brother, Patrick Wade, remains in gaol until next
assizes, charged with being concerned in the same awful deed.
At a few minutes after twelve o'clock the two wretched men
appeared on the drop, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Power,
R.C.C., and the Rev. Mr. Bowles, R.C.C. Thomas Wade,
who is rather a low-sized man, about twenty-five years
of age, repeated after the Rev. Mr. Power, a declaration
of his guilt. He acknowledged that with his brother
John, he was at the murder of Patrick Ryan (Morgan)
—that there was ao other person at it but the two ;
that Shanahan, the informer, swore falsely, for he was
not concerned in any way with the murder, nor did
he know of it. That he forgave his prosecutors, and prayed
most fervently for pardon of his sins, and that the Lord
might have mercy on his soul. John Wade, a taller and
stouter man than his brother, about twenty-eight years of
age, repeated, after the Rev. Mr. Bowles, a similar declaration
of guilt. The unhappy men bade each other farewell, shook
hands, and kissed each other, prior to the light of Heaven
being shut out from them in this world. After the drop fell,
Thomas Wade appeared to suffer much, but in a few minutes
there was no appearance of life. John Wade died almost
instantaneously.

WILFUL DAMAGE OF PROPERTY
___ IN THE HOME PARK, WINDSOR. _ _

WINDSOR, MONDAY.—About three years since a cutting of
the depth of eight or ten feet was made across a great por-
tion of the Home Park, leading from the Waterloo-gate, in
the Frogmore-road, to Datchet, which has been a public
thoroughfare from Windsor to that village for several centu-
ries past. Across the trench, which is about ten feet wide,
an iron bridge was thrown, in order that her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert might proceed, uninterruptedly,
from the Castle to the New Kennel, near the Dairy, where
are kept her Majesty's favourite dogs, under the care of May-
nard, the keeper. This excavation at the time was loudly
complained of by the inhabitants of Windsor and Datchet;
which, independently of its cutting up one of the most beau-
tiful and delightful portions of the Home Park, renders this
part of the walk, across the Royal domain, at night, and es-
pecially to females, of an extremely dangerous character,
several of whom have been attacked during the winter by
the loose characters who have congregated in that vicinity.
Within the last few weeks the cutting has been extended
several hundred yards, and it now reaches very nearly
to the 'Waterloo-gate, in the Frogmore-road. In addition
to this, a high mud bank, faced with turf; has been thrown
up along the whole length of the ravine on the Castle side,
so that almost from the moment of entering the park until
it is completely crossed, and Datchet-mead is entered upon,
scarcely a glimpse of the Royal residence, not even of the
Royal standard on the Round Tower, is to be obtained by the
promenaders between the village oiDatchet and Windsor.
The old cutting has just been excavated to the depth of
several additional feet, rendering this once picturesque walk
one of the most dull and gloomy imaginable ; and in addition
to these precautionary means to prevent the public from en-
joying the liberty they once possessed of walking on the
green sward, a strong iron fence is in the course of being
erected throughout the whole extent of the cut, about half
way up the high bank, thus rendering it almost impossible
for any one to climb up the steep acclivity. These extraor-
dinary proceedings (the extent of which it is not believed
either her Majesty or Prince Albert is yet aware of, as the
job was not commenced until after the Court left Windsor
six weeks ago) have very naturally caused great complaining
and dissatisfaction amongst her Majesty's lieges throughout
the neighbourhood. For many nights past portions of the
new iron fencing on the sides of the cutting have been wil-
fully bent and shattered, and large pieces broken off and
thrown into the park ; and, notwithstanding the watch which
has been kept since these outrages were first discovered, the
perpetrators of. them still remain unknown. This destruc-
tion of property has been of serious consequence to the con-
tractor, Mr. Faulkner, of Husham, near Esher, who is com-
pelled to bear the whole of the loss which has been sustained,
the works not being yet completed. Upwards of fifty of the
iron fences have been damaged and partly destroyed. When
the whole is completed the public will be completely " cut
off" from Herne's Oak, with all its delightful and most in-
teresting historical and Shakspearian associations. We shall,
however, still be permitted to view its venerable trunk and
lifeless branches from the respectful distance of some fifty or
sixty yards ; but as for the Fairy Dell, the scene of Falstaff's
amours with the two Merry rives of Windsor (but which,
by the by, has lately been half filled up by some Goth-like
hand), a glimpse at the commencement of -what is now
termed " Cut-throat-alley" will scarcely be obtained by the
passer by. We may mention that five venerable elm trees,
near Queen -Elizabeth's walk, in this immediate vicinity, and
which were planted in the early part of the reign of William
the Third, have been levelled, in order to carry into effect
the " improvements " which are now in progress in this por-
tion of the Royal demesne.

FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—On Sunday forenoon, at
five minutes to eleven o'clock, the large flagstaff which was
situated at the top of the steeple of St. George's Church,
Cannon-street East, and upon which the union flag used on
particular days to be placed, suddenly broke off through the
violence of a stiff easterly breeze, and fell with a crash on the
stone platform at the entrance to the church, where a number
of the congregation had been standing only five minutes be-
fore. It fell partly on the iron palisading round the platform,
which it broke away to some extent, and a large cast-iron
column which supported a gas lamp close by was shivered to
pieces. The flag staff was 40 feet long, and 3 feet in circum-
ference at its base, tapering like the mast of a ship to a point
of about four inches in diameter. It was broken into four
pieces, one of which struck with some violence Mr. Hocka-
day, a cork cutter in Cannon• street, while standing at the
north side of the church, but did not materially injure him.
It is not more than a fortnight ago since the vane or wea-
thercock was placed on the top of the staff. It was about
5 feet 10 inches long, and was found after the concussion,
broken into four pieces, in the back yard of Mr. Hattersley,
about 40 yards distance from the church.
FORGING FOREIGN COIN.—At the Public-office,
on Tuesday last, Mr. May, Consul-General of the Nether-
lands, accompanied by a friend, applied to the Magistrates
for a warrant to search the premises of Mr. Taberrer, of
Weaman-row, and Messrs. Calley and Co., of Weaman-street.
On the warrant being executed a large quantity of Dutch
coin, in a finished state, and also some dies, were found and
conveyed to the chief station. It is stated that the manu-
facturers were not aware that they were committing an
offence, and offered every facility to Mr. May in showing
their books, and giving up the names of the parties from
whom they received the orders. The penalties are 101. for
every coal; but. it has not vet been determined, what course
will be adopted.—Birmingham Gazette.