Star.
London, England, 1814-08-23 00:00:00

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TURTHER PARIICULARS.

On Sunday morning the Rev. Mr. Corron, who
soccredvd Dr. Fon», as the Ordinary of Newgate,
,preached his first Sermon to the six condemned pri-
soners, whb were executed yesterday morning, viz..-tf.
Miftleil, for forgery ; It' lye and J. Field, alias Jona-
than Wild, Pt burglariei : and F. Stiortrr, M. Ma-
roire, allas Mahoney, and J. Adam, (the two tatter
soldiers), for highway robberies. His text 4iffrom
the l2th verse of the 79th Prilln, " Oh ! let the sor-
roWful sighing: of the priioners coast before thee ac-
:cordiag to the greatness of thy phiT4':. Preserve.thon
thirie that nie apPointed to. tfie..: .* great was the
curiosity of the Public to wimes4 this awful gene, that
by hstististst six o'clock in the tudriliq the Old Bailey,
Gihspur.street, and the houges adjrnumg, were crowd-
et! to great excess. Much danger was anticipated
from this itssetriblege of so great a concourse of peo-
ple, every class an& age beiug. eseut. About half-'
if
past seven, Mr. Sheriff at • and the officers of
justice, proceeded from -the lions House to see the
execution of the sentence put ih due foree. Maroney,
for highway robbery, was the first introduced for the
•parposeof hying disencumbered of his irons. While
bisloans were knocking off, the person appointed. to
this Gfilee foetid it necessary to search for a knife it,.
cut some part of the cordage which confined the kepis
upon which Maloney stooped, and with Herenkean
force tore it asunder. This than being a Cathcilic, the,
Rev. Mr. Devereux attended him in constant prayer,
in which he joined most fervently. Sturgess, Field,
and Mitchell, conducted themselves also with great
,propriety, the latter of whom prayed from the tithe '
Ns wont t*ere knocked off.—The Most painful part
is lo record the behaviour of the unfortunate Ashton,
*ho has ton in alemporary state of insanity since
the receipt of the awful warrant for his execution.
While in the Piess-yard, he distorted his countenance
horribly. He was the fifth who mounted the scat.
fold, and he appeared anxious' to do s 0; he ran up
the steps'from the Debtor'sidoor with great rapidity,
and having gained the summit of the platform, be-
Ran to kick and dance, and often tliclaimed, u Lord
Wellington for ever !" Mr. Corrow enjoined him to
pray, while the executioner was performing his office,
to which, however, he paid but little attention, and
continued to clap his hands as far as he was pertnit-
ted by the extent of the cord. Mitchell was next to
him trod often invited him to prayer. All that could
be done was ineffectual, and it was deemed necessary
to have two men who held him during the awful cere-
mony. When they released him for the purpose of
the Loan's Prayer being said, he turned round
and round, and began to dance, and again vocife-
rated ~ Lord Wellington for ever."—The dread-
'fat state in which Le appealed, induced Mr. SUITS!,
thi.Vhdtiliftertff, to request the Ordinary to dis-
pense with 'the formality of ceremony, and to give
the ttittial•signal for their being launched had eternity.
Atllo minutes past eight o'clock, the signal was given
sod the platform fell. Scarcely however had the sal..
fetes* drOpt, before, to the awe and astonishment of
every beholder, Ashton rebounded from the rope and
was instantaneously seen dancing near the Ordinary,
and rrying out very loudly and appartittly unhurt,
44 What do ye think of me, am I not Lord Welling.
ton now !" lie: then danced, elapt his hands and
hunted. At length the executioner was compelled
to get upon the scaffold, and to push him forcibly
trOm the place
.on which he stood. He seemed to
meet his fate in great Agony, and died in strong con-
villsions. • At time teelee.k bodiesthbodies were cut down,
and delivered'to their:relatives for interment.
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• On Thursday;, Jahn Owl. mitt MAO Towns were
executed at half-past)''o'clock, at Penenden•heath
they were Mich very penitent. • . • •
At the Darhant Atiizes, Ai* Craraptitt;- widow,
.aged 40, forbatgarott.slyandindecently mutilating Ro-
•bert Jordan, of Barnard Castle, with s case knife,
re-
.ceit+ed sentence of Death, and is left for execution.
"At the Spinel-set Cannty Assizes .Jorefth Evans, for
tseing'at large•before his term of trans?ortatian had
expired = :fah* Crtkit,• (aged only 15) for burglary
haat Crib, for borer-iteating ; and Jaffee: Pearce,
lagid t 4) for 'the wilful mirder of James Hellard,
reeeTved sentence of death. Pearce was left for exe.
ledtibtt t-the 'others were reprieved. Daring the
Whole Ot'Peirce's triM, which lasted four hours, he
apprized indifferent to his impending fate ; ()tea.
sioAally eating pieces of an orange, which he ha:l very
'deliberately dissecttd. Sentence was *passed on him
by Sir %%Aar Gass, in a most solemn and impres.
gunner, sankin discharging this painful duty,
neti?siVe sobs prevented articulation in the worthy
*Bartinetfor a considerable time—big tears chased c,ich
hther:down his face, which tended greatly to im.rease
the agitation'that every person in Court was evidently
-Id:during tinder. After sentence was passed upon
Mut, he *as sedately affected—his mind seemed to
ye uudergone'a 611tplete change,- and •he addressed
the Court nearly to !befall/ sting effect :—My Lord,
iind Gentlemen of thellfryi. I mint solemnly declare
that Tam innocent of all kaWledge of th. gun being
iektded—l call Goo to wittiest. it, that GOD that I am
now so shortly to appear befote. Sentence is passed
upon me, and' I know I must die ; but, nly Lord, I
, have one fikvour, aSk, and that is, that
,I may, be
granted one day more than ii commonly allowed to
•those in my unfortunate situation ?" to which the
Judge replied—" I am afraid I cannot grant you this
inch•lgence;endeavour to make your peace with that
Goo you have so highly offended—repent of this and
all your former crimes."

Mary Am Adlam was indicted at the late Somerset
Assizeb, for petit treason, in the wilful murder of her
husband, Mr. Henry Allan Adlam, at Bath, on the
18th ult.. The prisoner was a straw-hat maker, resi-
dent in Bath-street, in that city. It appeared in evi-
dence that the deceased had used most abusive and
provoking language to the prisoner, who, in a passion
`stabbed.him 'with a knife. The Jury, atter a tew iti-
!lutes deliberating, returned a verdict of—Man-
slattgliter, .and du-prisoner was sentenced to 6 months
imprison/ImA. Qn the verdict being given, Mrs. A.
fell into strong convulsions. On 'her recovering, the
Judge itild her, that seeing the state of her feelings,
be. sbutild not enlarge on her *offence.
A 'Court-martial was held on Thirrsday, on John
Sitinitent, private of Marines belonging to His Ma-
iisty's' ship' Astipkioni for Striking Serjeant Bartle
Vetter, bit superior otficer, on the evening of the 14th
of August,.lBl4. The Cotat.agreed that the charge
bad .not Wen proved; anti he-wits acquit's& -