Star.
London, England, 1824-08-16 00:00:00

1? ECOR DER'S I? EPOR r.

The llEconnt:rt of Lond.in made his Rtport on SA-
WI day to the K 146 in Council of the p, en...ler sen-
tence of Death ill the Jail of New...tate, ail of which were
convicted at the Old Bailey July S,:s,io!), namely :
Richard Tolkington, aged 7.0, fur uttering a forged draft for 27/.
upon Messrs. Percival, and Co.
Charles %Veit, 2s ; James Sheen, 19 ; Thomas Watts, 17 ; Thos.
Chambe a-s, 16 ; and William Outcry, 15; for howebreaking.
Thomas Jay, :alias Norfolk, 55, for horse-stealing, . •
Edward Cook, 24 ; Philip :Still* alias Lloyd,
.21 ; John Fuller,
; Henry Leroy, 17; Charles Englebert, 22; and Joseph rinch,
29 ;—for stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of forty shil-
lings and upwards.
When hiss MAJESTY was graciously pleased to order
that the' whole of them should be respited during his
Royal pleasure.

EXECUTION IN LIW,RICK OF SIX MEN
FOR MURDER.

Since the conviction of Patrick Minnane, James
llinnaite, and John Green, on Friday se'nnight, for the
murder of Major Hare; and Murtotigh Fiinn, James
Flinn, and Charles Dawley, on the day following, for
the murder of John Harmon, the unfortunate men,
having become fully sensible of the enormity of their
guilt, employed the ;boa time they had to survive in
frequent acts of piety and devotion.- —So early as nine
o'clock on the morning of Monday, the day of the exe-
'cutidn, crokds had begun to collect in front of the jail,
and continued increasing in quick succession up to the
hour of one o'clock, when they composed a dense and
imposing mass of at least 10,000 persons! amongst them
might be noticed numerous relatives atid ft iends of the
.prisoners, moving about, and uttering lamentations in
all the misery of grief. A small detachment of infan-
try and a guard of cavalry kept a clear circle in front of
the jail, within which none were permitted to enter.
After every arrangement was completed, the two
Miunanes, who ale bi others, and Green, were first led
out from their cells, one after the other, dressed in white
flannels,and supported at each side by a priest ; they
looked remarkably well, and were engaged in fervent
prayer. When they had ascended the terrace, they
knelt for a short time at the foot of the scaffold, and
then mounted the platform with a slew but firm step.
After they had concluded prayer, it was intimated to the
Sheriff, that one of the prisoners had expressed a wish
to say'a few words in his presence, and Patrick Minnane
turned round to address the people, who were all atten-
tion.os soon as they learned his purpose. He did net ex-
hihit in his countenance or manner the slightest terror of
death, and he delivered himself with great energy in a
'firm and steady voice. He called them his friends—he
said they had earnestly implored the mete} of Con, :Old
the intercession of "the VIRGIN MARy; that they also
entreated their prayers and intercession in their favour.
IThe only means of quieting and pacifying the country
was the advice and instruction of the Catholic Clergy—
and, said he, " it is not informations, nor indictments, nor
prosecutions, that will do it, nor any such things." He
requested them to abstain from taking oaths, di inking,
and swearing, and to attend to the advice of their
Clergy, and that GOD would bless them. When had
ceased, he turned about, and kissecihis-two companions;
the Clergymen took their leave, • and the signal being
given; the culprits were instantly launched into eter-
nity:.. The unfortunate men appeared to die without
much pain, and after hanging for half an hour, their bo-
dies were taken down, and placed in a yard of the jail.
.4119ut three o'clock, the other victims of the low, the
two Flinns and Dawley, were led forth in a similar man-
ner ; itiey appeared deeply engaged in devout prayer,
and were attended to the scaffold by their own Parish
Priest, the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald, whose presence they
had particulatly requested, along ss ith the others.—
Daniel Flinn spoke a vet y few words in Irish to the sur-
rounding multitude; with the exception of his brother,
who made no declaration, they admitted their guilt.
—After short preparation in prayer, they embraced each other, and
the fatal drop fell. One of the Flinn* appeared to stiffer fur a long
time in dreadful agony, and his body was frightfully convulsed.
They were taken down after the usual time, and the crowd began
to disperse. The six bodies were subsequently moved on a car over
to the COunty Hospital, fur dissection, amidst the loud cries of their
relatives and friends, and a guard was placed within the gates.
It is a consolation to the country to.know, th.it all the .biave per-
sons were really guilty of the murders for which they siiifi-red, and
thai they met their fate with a becoming sense of their guilt. It is
fervently .te be hoped, that the awful spectacle will make the wished-
for impression upon others of the same character in the country.
• Patrick' Minnane was married on Saturday night 411 the jail, to
a, woman b,y, whom he had had two,children.
Patrick Bennett, sentenced on Saturday, to be executed on Mon-
day for the murder of Gorman, is respited to the 4th of September.

A respite for a week, for Harris and Davis, under
sentence' of. death for 'the robbery of Earl Cowper's
Steward,'"wai forwarded on Friday evening to Hertford
Jail, from the Home Department.
• The sentence of death on Daniel Flphinstone, for
killing his mOther-in.law, at Edinburgh, alas been corn-
muted. to transportation for life.
A young \ aval Officer,of a spare, skeleton-like figure,
once stopped a person to ask his way to the Admiralty.
44. Are you not mistaken in the place of your inquiry ?"
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