Star.
London, England, 1831-04-18 00:00:00

REPRIEVE OF ELLIS.

It was proved before the Secretary of State on Saturday. that EEL.,
who was ordered for execution on Tuesday next, was not guilty rif the
offence of which he had been convicted. The two Sheriffs, Sir Chap.
man Marshall and Sir William Poland, having received certain in.
telligence concerning the Convict, proceeded to examine witnesses, and
to investigate the case in every particular. The convict had been
tried, along with three others, for breaking into and rubbing the
house of Mr. Chambers, an eminent tailor, and he wax emus
victed upon proof of the recent of the goods alone. The
Morning Papers copied from an vening cotemporary a paragraph art
very mischievous character. in which it was asserted that the unfunnuare
man had been long known as • desperate housebreaker. The hheritts
have avertained beyond* doubt, that, alibi ugh he ha, been meant] JI•
a receiver of stolen gootis for the last two years, he has never been know n
or supposed to be a housebreaker. Fifteen or sixteen witnesses *ere ears
mined, and from their evidence, it appeatt d that he bad commitied the
minor offence merely. It was proved, both upon positive and circuit'.
stantial testimony, that he knew nothing of the robbery until after it
had, been perpetrued; that four young men went to his house on the
morning ter the robbery, and invited him to a house in the Sessu
Dials to see the goods ; that he there bargaieed fur them ; that Frattei.
Coy, who had been convicted along with him, but whose as runlet: was
commuted, and a young man not in custody, were of the party, aid sere
sent by him with the money for goods, which they treasured,
and accordingly paid for, and that Coy then went by his dine.
lion to sell the goods to a piece broker, on whose premises die
properly was found. When tl.e order far the tame son
came down, the inquiry was followed up with a seal
which did great credit to the Sheriffs, and (intuitively the person who
gave the information to the officers was discovered, and he CORBflnt4l
the evidence adduced of the part which Ellis had tali.° in the treatise.
lion. Upon application to the Magistrates and afficers at Marlborough
street, the statement of the informant was corrobotated as to its exact
resemblance to what he had communicated to then,. Seventeen affi.
davits and statements were prepared, and hod at en early hour on Sit-
turday morning before Lord Melbourne, who entered hum:44loi, i1..11
the investigation. Copies of all the documents were sent off by espies* to
the Lord Chancellor, who had not attended at the Council. Between 7
and 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, a respite during pleasure was re-
ceived for Ellis at Newton& Toe convict, upon being irfurmrd that
he mu not to die, fell down upon his knees, and appeared ready to fait
with extacy. It is remarkable that Woodward, one of the persons tit. il
with Ellis for the offence, but acquitted, has been since broudo in o
Newgate on a charge of robbety, convicted last studis, and emu net ti
to be transported for life. Two miter moots, whose names sod per.
sons are well known, and who have been cone: ed in the robbery, are
still at large.
All the prisoners convicted fur the burglary and robbery at Mr.
Chambers's, kept dashing women ; and they acknowledged is Newiets
that the extravagant habits to which that son of ildulgesice led, went
the immediate cause of their destruction.