The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-14 00:00:00

SENTENCE.
1,

The LORD JUSTICE, CLERK.—Prisonere a.
with the utmost unfeigned reluctance, I assure you, that.,
Court feel themselves constrained to perfor m the
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most painful duty. You have been convictedsby the '.11.,0
of a most intelligent, patient, and attentive Jury oirJefe
countrymen, of a wilful, unjustifiable, and heinous tat:, ttie
It is far, very far from toy intention or wish, to aggrarao-01
poignancy of that distress which I perceive at this 0)°,01
pressing most heavily upan vour hearts; but it is tOaive
to state to you, as I stated morning, that the ttn_hicli
able verdict of a JurY has placed you in a situation "g"of
forbids you to repose with confidence on the 'tw
of any earthly tribunal; and that your only real°„lifles
hope must depend on your making your peace with the v
Judge of all the world, to whom, 1 trust sincerely,
already directed your supplications. I trust in Genithat,toi
learned brothers have already observed, the effects of pet'
example will he salutary on the country at large. and :°
titular on that body of 11101 who are entitled, when listbe
called out, to use their arms in aid of the Civil Power, Oerost
protection of the liberties of their country; but they arfor
to use them as the meaos of aggression on the peace, 400
(tout, and lives of their fellow subjects ; and though v'thoes
lawfully called 01St, the exertions and intrepiti;ty of f
flit
spirited men whicir compose the military service oars
country, (many non commissioned °dicers and privates.
at this time present in Court, and very attentive,) 00.
trust always will, as they ever have been, avarlabie,
proper occasions—though, 1 repeat, those lawful r%Vtocir
will always entitle them to the hi.nour and it spedt oe,
country; yet when. their exertions are warronlv, °old
vokedly, and uninstifiably directed against the iS' tvir
arr.bound to obey and to protect, they must answer foritas
conduct before an impartial Jury of their country, and Doti
a Court of Justice that is determined to uphold the law. filet
sorry to announce to you, Jo lin Dem psey, t hat the verJrct .otle
Jury being tmatcompanied by any implied extetaratioo
guift,lt here is not the least prodpect t bat in this world a Va
can be extended to you; arid sorry aml to find that tilt',
cumstances of your case would not have justified a receo:ti
dation of mercy in the verdict finding you guilty. f• fs%
therefore, most solemnly entreat. you to prepare youtsrao4
the approach of that dissolution, on the verge of which Yoroft
standing. As to you, David Surrage, although I shallato4
certainly concur with my Learned Brothers in courno'c riefr
the Jury's recommeudatiun of mercy to the proper quads'
you must be duly sensible that the fate of that reconielrbot
lion dues not rest with the Court. It is, therefore, incua' oot
on you, as well as on your unfortunate coMpaniOn, 1;1 jin
you are shortly to appear before the judgment seat of C ),,a4
and in order that you may be able to appear there it' a nos
favourable light than you have appeared in here, it hi•Ologr
us to charge you, to examine the inmost recesses 'Ol
hearts) and to search the Scriptures with tire aid of the tpsS
gious counsel of those who will be ready to administer it, oyel
you may be able to make your peace with God, I have
to declare to you the sentence of the Court. Y 4
His Lordship now read the sentence authorised by the,,
to prevent the crime of murder in Scotland. That the'(
executed at litlittheirgh, on Wednesday the lath of Dec r°lo.l
next, between the hours of right and ten in the morniq'ser
their bodies be afterwards given to Dr. A. ,Munro for
tiun. •
The prisoners are good-looking young men, and aeli,'Tir:,4
in great agony of mind, particularly Surrage, who dl'oit*
cotes. to shed tears from the time the verdict wus pronotta