Star.
London, England, 1813-09-20 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SEPTLMBER i 9.

Arrived a fleet from the Dowils. Sailed his Ma.
jesty's ships PENIBROKE and ANACRLON, with a fleet
for the Mediterranean.—Wind E.

DEAL, SEPTEMBER 19.

Came down from the River; the Elizai NEA Cr, for
the Meditertanean, and sailed under convoy of the
CHA RLES hired armed schooner to Portsmouth.—Ar-
rived and sailed for the River, two West Indiamen,
supposed to be two of the Gitastem's convoy. Ar-
rived the Decor cutter, with a Dutch boat in tow ;
particulars unknown. Sailed the FOLKSTON E hired
armed lugger, with a galliot under convoy laden with
wine, for Yarmouth. Remain his Majesty's ships as
per last.—Wind N.E.

EXECUTION OF JAMES LEARY, FOR THE
MURDER OF EDWARD CLIFFORD,
AND OF JOHN DENTON, Fott . THE MURDER OF
CATHARINE DENToN.

This morning, at at an el:fly hour, all the avenues
leading to the Old Bailey were crovded with passen-
gers flocking to witn.ss this awful spectacle. The
interest which the case of Lary had (-c'tetf in the
public mind, no doubt greatly increased the cricoitrse,
and by half-past seven every part of the Old Bailey
was filled from end to end.

Since his conviction Leary has been frequently vi-
sited by Colonel O'KELLY, from the most humane
and praise-worthy motives; but sorry are wet:, add,
that ko direct confession of his guilt could be obtained
from him.

Colonel O'Ket.mt repeatedly urging him, in the
most solemn and forcible. anner, to perform this last
act of justice. And last night all that he could ex-
tort from him was a solemn asseveration in the pre.
sence of the jailors, that he did not actually perpe-
trate the crime for which he was to suffer, but he ad-
mitted, that he was present and was near enough to have
prevented it if he chore!
Yesterday Mr DEVEREIA, a mat worthy Act re-
spectable Catholic Clergyinan, attended him, and ad-
ministered the sacrament ; but, so far as we can. un-
derstand, he obtained no direct confessioft of his
guilt. Leary, after Mr. DEVEREVX had' left him,
wrote a letter to his wife, in which he told her that he
had seen his Priest, and that he died happy. In the
evening Colonel O'K ELLE visited him, when the con-
versation abtove alluded to passed.
Early this morning the two criminals tere brought
from their cells. Leary had tasted nothing but bread
and water since his sentence; he nevertheless appeared
to have a florid and healthy complexion, and walked
with a firm pace, frequently looking around him with
the utmost composure. _

About a qua: ter of an hour before eight o'clock,
the unhappy men were conducted into a passage ad-
joining one of the yards on the criminal side of the
prison, and not into the press-yard, as before for al
long time has been usual, to have their irons knocked
off. But few, of a great number cf persons of r♦
spectability, who were anxious to Ilear the last words
of Learg,.and who accompanied the Sheriffs, could
gain admittance into this passage. Doling the
time that his irons were being knocked off, and after
Colonel O'Kett.y, who actuated by a laudable zeal
towards the Public, by endeavouring to obtain a full
confession of the wretched man's guilt, had attended
him the day before for this purpose, without success,
now again addressed him, and conjured him, as he
was then about to appear before the ALMIGHTY, to
declare, that he actually perpetrated the murder.-,-
Leary listened to him as well as to another Gentle-
man, who seconded Colonel O'KELLY in his endea-
yours, with becoming respect, and then exclaimed—
I declare most solemnly I did not commit the mur-
der, though I saw it done." Colonel O'KELLy thail
produced a paper, drawn up by himself, of which we
have obtained the following copy :

" I, James Leary, having received the Sacra-
ment, and being now on the brink of eternity, do
although I war prerent,
" hereby Most solemnly delare that I did NOT corn-
A
•' mit the murder of Clifford. (§igned)
lathlZS LEARY."
As his end was so very fast approaching, the Co-
lonel ♦ery properly left a blank between the words
44 I did" and 11 COEnniiir to leave in that state if he
acknowledged his guilt, or that he should fill it up
with the word not, with hit own hand, if he still per-
sisted in declaring that he was only privy to the
murder, and had not himself perpetrated it. Colonel
O'Kaux then said, “ Now, Leary, as you still insist
upon your former declaration, do with your own