The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-15 00:00:00

MARY WITTENBACK.

This miserable woman was removed from the Court to
the condemned cell, and her hysteric screams resounded
throughout that part of the prison. Mr. Baker of the
Tower, who devotes much of his time in preparing the
condemned persons in Newgata for death, was in the cell
with her, and tendered his humane advice, which, however,
the unhappy woman appeared altogether to disregard, being
so completely bewildered, that she appeared unconscious of
any thing, and clung in an agitated manner to the matron
and one or two female attendants.

The Rev. Ordinary, Mr. Cotton, in about half an hour
after, gent to her, and pointed out the utter absence of the
least chance of escape.
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Mrs. Wittenback, upon recovering from the hysterics,
because more composed, but was so excessively feeble, that
the attendant placed her upon the bed which the apart-
ment afforded. She then declared she deserved to die, and
was anxious to employ the remainder of time in prayer,
and requested some of the persons present would occa-
sionally read prayers to her. The Ordinary last night upon
taking his leave, pressed her as to the motive she could
have for destroying her husband. She shook her head,
and bursting into tears, assigned as a motive, that it was
jealousy—and said she would make a full confession in the
morning. At a very early hour, the Ordinary and Mr.
Baker were in her cell, and she joined fervently in prayers,
after which else made a confession the purport of which
was, that she had lived very unhappily with her husband
for some time before his death, suspecting him of intriguing
with other women. This preyed upon her mind, until she
fancied that her suspicions were fully grounded. :She then,
maddened with jealous rage, resolved upon revenge. The
thought occupied her mind for two months before she hit
upon the method ; and, at length, prompted by the devil,
she resolved to infuse poison in the flour with which she
composed the dumpling. She purchased this poison de-
signedly above two miles from her home, saying to the
chemist she wished to destroy rats ; she bought three-pence
worth, and kept it concealed for a week in her room be-
fore she so fatally put it into use. On that day she made
a dumpling of suet and flour, and mixed the deadly mine-
ral with the ingredients. Her husband came home to his
dinner; he was in unusually good spirits, and addressed
her very affectionately. She then says, she for a moment
relented : but the horrid thought that he was only dissem-
bling flashed across her mind, and steeled her purpose.—
She placed the poisoned food upon the table, and her hus-
band partook very heartily, consuming nearly two-thirds of
the dumpling-. lie was suddenly seized with a violent
anausea, and fell back in Isis chair, the perspiration burst-
ing from every pore. He exclaimed " Oh, my God, what
a cramp I have got in my stomach !" Ile then got up and
became sick. The rest of his dreadful sufferings are
already known. She says she ate the remainder of the
pudding, with the hope that it would prove fatal to herself,
80 horror-stricken was she at the excruciating pains the
poison hail brought upon her hapless husband. She de-
clares she was not sensible of any thing until the day after,
when she felt all the pangs of remorse—" That juggling
fiend which cries, I warn'd thee, when the deed is o'er."
She is .now reconciled to her fate, and is fully sensible of
the great enormity of her crime, declaring she has ex-
pected
It is not determined whether she will be drawn on
nothing else since her confinement in Newgate.
hurdle to the place of execution, the crime of murdering a
husband being Petit Treason, but it is heliess;l that the
practice
will be dispensed with.

WINDSOR, SEPT. 14.—0 n Weduesday af-
ternoon, at half-past three o'clock, the KING, accompa-
riled by the Lord Steward, left the Royal Lodge in a c!sase
carriage, drawn by four of the road-horses, 4drove by
two postillions in the Royal Livery, preceded by the fo-
rester in green, with two ouf-riders. On leaving the
Royal Lodge they proceeded through the New Plantation.,
the Long Walk, and the new line of road leading to the
Castle. On entering the Qsadrangle the
KING was met by
Mr. WvATTvirrE, who had previous notice of his MA-
stsTY's visit. The KING alighted from his carriage and
ascended the grand staircase leading to his suite of apart-
ments. The whole of his MAJESTY'S suite passed through
minutely inspecting the progress made in painting, paper-
ing, and gilding. After passing upward; of an hour, hip
same rontc, to the Royal Lodge.
MAnsry again entered his carriage
,-,nd returned by the

Sir GEORGE SIIEE, Bart., entertained about
400 of his happy tenantry with a beautiful dinner on ;he
10th inst. in front of his mansion, at Dunmnre, Ireland ;
au ample supply of strong ale, and re :11 Irish whiskey, was
vousututa upon th joyQti Occasion.