The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-06 00:00:00

EXECUTION.-

JUVENILE DB PRAVITY .—WedneAdAy, Richard
Smith, capitally convicted of housebreaking and theft at the
last Assizes, was executed in front of Ghotgow Jail. Being
only sixteen years of age, the Jury recommended him to
mercy, and be entertained hopes of longer clays, till the re.
spite arrived for the others, when he became completely re.,
comiiled to his fate. He belonged originally to the cal-
ton, and his parents are poor and industrious people.
He served some time with a respectable tobace,,nist
in town, but leaving him he f. II in to the company
of depredators, and became their associate in cricne,
Bei rig particularly small in the body, he gained ready
admittance by I the apertures; which were secure I against
more bulky depredators. Since he received his sentence, he
has been regularly visited by Dr. Muir, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rid-
dell, Chaplain of the Jail, and seve'ial other Clergymen of the
city. On Tuesday night the Rev. Mr. Perry, and a number of
religions young men remained with him till aiate hour. Wed-
nesday at two o'clock the authorities entered the hall. The
prisoner
was. dressed in boy's black clothes, and had on a shirt
railed round the neck, folded hack, leaving his neck and
part of his bosom bare. Dr. Muir adttresscd the people in the
hoping they had not come there merely to gaze, as it
was a liectacle far too interesting for idle curiosity; but that
they came there, in tender sympathy fur the unhappy young
man, and while they bowed to the justice of his sentence,
they would join and assist him with their fervent prayers.—
The prisoner was a sad example of youthful depravity, and
he had confessed t hat'h4 had already spent several years its
Crime. He pow entrsats you all to he warned by his un-
timely end, and learn how foul and few are t be pleasures in the
service of iniquity, and its wages hre"disgrace and death. Af-
ter an excellent prayer, Dr. Muir read some appropriate pas-
sages of sct ipture,' and the religitius services in the hail wet e
concluded with singing front the third :quo). • The wiliappy
youth ascended the scaffold with a firm steP,. bowed to the
crowd, and after praying for a short time, be was launched
into eternity. A great. crowd attended, and companies of the
riflemen and 13th regiments, and a_party of the 7th hussars,
guarded the jail.--(Edinburgli Courant, June 3.)

Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted mili-
tary business with his MAJESTY, at his Palace.
The Doke of CLA.RENCLi also vitited the Kyle)
yesterday.

Yesterday the Earl of LIYER'POOL and Count
MUNSTER had audiences of hi; MAJESTY.
The Duke and Duchess..Of CLARENCE visited the
Princess AUGUSTA yesterday, at her apartments
in the King's Palace, St. James's Park.
The Ducheis of CLARSNCE dined with the
Duchess of KeNT
_yesterday, at her apartments
in the King's Pa!sce at Kensington.
The Duke of CLARENCE dined yesterday with
the Military and Naval Svrvice
The effects of his late MAJesTit'at Weymouth,
are, report says, shortly to be brought to the
hammer.

. ,
The 'LORD AlaYna of Dublin gave a Grand
Masquerade in gelebration of lite accession of WS
MAJESTY to the Thyone., which was attended by
all the Nobility and Gentry in Dublin and its
neighbourhood. •

MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFT.---Mr. PEEL is to be
married immediately to Mks FLoYD, (laughter of
the late General FLOYD. Sir itoBERT PEEL Set..
ties 12,0001. a year on the Blidevoorn.--,—Ro.
BERT FOwLER. Esq. eldest son of the Lord Bishop
of Ossotty, will shortly lead to the hymeoeal
sltttr the eldest daughter
.of. the Hon. CAonel
CancivroN. and grand-daughter of the Esrl of
Ett N 13.—(British Press.;

DEATH "F VISCOUNTESFC PowERSCOURT.—The
Piince Earnest packet, Captain Petre, sailed 01
the 9th of May from Madeira, with Lord anti
Lady PossiEtiscoußT and family, and L,dy
JpCELYNT her Ladyship's sister. On the Dili
Lady rowerseontt died ou board the -packet.
returned to Madeira, and thence sailed again on
the Ilth; and arrived on Thursday at Falmouth,
with her Ladyship's remains, accompanied by ;he
rest of the family. Lier. Ladyship was Frances
Thendosia, eldest daughter. of Robert Earl of
Roden, born in Atigusr. 1795, and mauled in
February. 1813. Het Lidvship has Ids issue a
son, born in December, 1313.

Directions have been_giveu for the issuing of
4.Special Commission tor •the iti4l of the Ft-
'nom now coutoed au Yol k clotrg,s
High Treason. It is experteil the Commissiots
will Commence irs sittings shortly sfret the con-
clusion of' the present Tenn. John Firth has
been committed to the Cas:le by the
fates of Iltuldersfield, and makes the twenty-
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