The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-25 00:00:00

.TI FEIIY V. KNEE.

The insolvent was finally yenitioded for ;;it jug
fictitious I.IIIIS 10 a COOSittei nWe artioOtit to the n
posing creditor. These' bills were drawn by his
wareliongemati, who was represented to Mr. Jef-
fery as a clothier and manufacturer at Trowbrd4e,

ttnalTlON of 1. T. oWLE. the.Luduite•

[Fripo a LACester Paper.]
We staled from authority our last, that tile:
,
ovsie James Towle, cOnsicted "or late Assiie*
of frame-breaking, 6.c. at the' hol4biu-kee Mall"
factory of Messrs. lieathcottc and i>otko,
Loughboyoogh, had heett argued in. the Exeli.c•
quer chamber on the preceding ‘‘'eallies4lo,
the 12 Judges were itomintowdy of opinion that
the convictiou of the pi isouer (vas legal. 17711_3
term of his respite expired last Wednesday awl
early on that morning the cotiv.ict was tetuoved
front the present county gaol to the new one build.,
', in .at the end of IlOrsepool-street, where 4
drop was erected in the flout of the piincip#l
entry. The chaplain of the gaol attended him early
in the morning, m the necessary derotionary exer7
cises ; and at 12 o'clock he was brought,lTA the
.platform, attended by the different officers, tr. 111.0,
he evinced a manly and becoming ((mitotic worthy
of a better fate. Ile bowed on his entrance to
the populace,
.but made no address. After °Os
chaplain had gone through the usual prayers, the
prisoner gave out and sang the hymn with great
solemnity and a very audible voice, after which'
the several attendants having withdrawn, hew!'
Launched into eternity, and appeared to clic with'
wan
out strangle or enuition. The asseniblagc
very great, but the utmost ,clecorum anti proprietY
of dettleanour were manifest throughout. Janie!
Towle was about 5 feet 2 inches high, 34 pears (/'
age, and has left a wife anti 4 children to lament his
untimely end. During the whole of his confine*
went he conducted himself with great proprielli
but elicited nothing that would at all implicate..
the Luddites, in whose dark and diabolical sysieo
he has been the first to suffer. [Ds wife and ItAir,
children, with some relatives, arrived on
‘s,oday,
and contillued until TneSLlay. The followinglW
ter, addressed to his wife, written' after her do'
par►ure,
peti ore, and late on the night previous to 101 e 4..•
cution, will best exemplify the tranquil ,stale 11.
mind was brought to, front an attention to rch‘
pious exercises ever since his condemuali"
Dear Wife,--In a few more hours I shall; be no more.: but
my sear creature, in my last moments it is my duty to of
et
you to seek for that peace in God which is Misr beyond
aiy
to describe.or tongue to speak ; and my dear girl, abo.!l/1.,
I taupe you Wing any dear children up the fear and ~,
of God, and !ben you find a hiend—a friend that
Ili;
support you through ail the troubles of Oils workli.3l%o
the hour of death give you that comfort that will. taro Y
salmi far above all the treasures that the earth can alfodba.
Nly dear girt, this afternoon there has been a ge nth:Wu' ire ,
wished to see me; and made me a preseat of a mi. note,
you and my dear children, and prinaised ow that be, 0,°%,
bring it to you with this letter, and promisee
,P,:a
th►at he would do e
s'Mething for you, towards makilig fha
comfortable; and, my dear, I have no doubt but my moob,
alit he agreeable fur pin nod my lean chilikv3 to ben
her, and I hope and trust she will be a moths:olnd gum
to my sweet babes, w hieh in so short time will be fathesmat;ol
Dear wife, toy last. words a-c, may God Almighty blase
'worrier you and my dear ebildren.in this world, and Pr;l4.
e
You for the world to come, is toy sincere prayer. r"'
14uie hui!)and,
Tue•y night, ten o'clock. 3.01E8 I
ala

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Ne ,ply 1300 qitarters of foreign wheat reereittl',
ported into Hall in the course of last 4.tek. 1
We are authorized to contradict the parogr3Pl'
which we copied into THE SUN from a Mortrifl'..
Paper on Saturday last, respecting they iot wine',
%vas stated to have taken place near Cnterbior
square, owing to the late outrageous 3011
nhie conduct of those fellows. called licsarectiO
Men. It is tine that sourc of this dvsperkne gon•.!
were held to bail about a fortnight since 1(4 6r;
Onus outrage enntipitted In the dissectingOn 0:
at St. Thomas's Hospital, and that Millatii '
compelled to apply to the Magistrates for psou'es,
titan, in consequence Of Cioneli having titt"tr,,
him with further annoyance. 'lllillarA IS ern.PPJ:;,'
ed at St. Thomas's, and not at tiny 's liospit.o. •
erroneously stated io tile paragraph alluded tu. r,
SUDDEN DEATHS.—SAtitYchIy MoVniOg a staPii
Mason of the name of John' flijeititison, vil,. ‘v-I`,
at work repairing tie Tower Church, droiq'c's,
down dead, whilst standing' at" his work ; 101:(1
giving sonic orders to the labourer' whdattelit 7:
rictest.7,,
hint at the time. Surgical assistance wal iffilli:
diotely procured, but to no di:el.—Another 1;.•
stance of sudden death occurred An Siitur"lf
morning, at the Bank of England,
the Clerks as he sat as his desk tell 1114 fiti 611
expired in a few minutes. where nne a!
of•
Lost Friday evening, between the botla
rer#,
seven and eight.. as Mr. 13ttsvattAW, !lto'
cargo in the merchant service, WO' gth,1117,66:
meet a friend at the George halfwarl;io
in the Commercial-road, he was stoplied lv„ntjf,
50 yards of that house by Ives) men (31)Pri:Li.
sailors), who knoekad him doWn, w il h out Prielt,',at re
ly tittering a syllable., and robbed hint, of a ''',"lo.
44 a few shill-tugs. lie hail,lo/. besides 'bout '');1 ''
which luckily was nut discovered by the ro.ibe,!iitt-,.
picked of a purse, cOotainiog 91.
Thursday last a poor old.wonitin had her l'fe-,
""Ir't "itvodioi: the` Bible Association" 4.41 q:
Gitilfold Assembly Rounts, IVilson•streett tit"
Inn-lane. '
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in bank iv) it,o

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