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London, England, 1817-11-10 00:00:00

SOMi ADDI7IONAL PARTICULARS RE-
SPI CTIIvG THE DARBY CONVICTS.

The caravan of the prison, in which the prisomers
were conveyed to the County Hall for trial, was,
after the execution, drawn up, and the three coffins,
on each iii which was written in chalk the name of
its inM ate, were placed in it, and driven off to St.
Werburgh's church-yard, where one deep grave had
been prepared for the reception of the whole. The
javelin men and Under Sheriff followed, and, form-
ing a line round the exterior wall of the burial ground,
the coffins were carried in, lowered into the grave,
and covered with earth, without any farther sere-!
mony. The javelin men then returned to their se-
veral homes.

During those hours in which Brandreth was not
employed in prayer, he occupied himself in knitting
4 a work-bag for his wife, upon the surface of which
he had contrived to form, with different coloured
cottons, various ornaments. This he mentioned in a
letter written just before his execution, as his last
relic. He also left behind him, with directions that
it should be transmitted to his wife, the list of wit-
nesses wirli which he bad been furnished previous to
his trial, on the blank side of the leaves of which he
had written in a lair hand, a letter to his sister, and
that to his wife, which we have mentioned,. These
letters breathed nothing but the spirit of the purest
religion, mid made no allusion whatever to the cause
of his death, or to the outrages in which he had been
engaged. Indeed, both to the ltev. Mr. Pickering,
and every other person who touchtd on these sub-
jects, he said they were Matters between Coo and
himself, with which no haman being had any thing
to do. There were also written in the same book
mai forms of prayer, of his own composition ; all
shewing his perfect acquaintance with the Christian
relit ion, and his sincere belief in all its doctrines.
His firmness never drooped. While his irons were
knocking off preparatory to his going out to execu-
tion, he called for his pipe—it was brought to him
lighted, and he smoked with ;peat coolness while the
'same operation wa. performing on his companions.—
*He then resigned it.
Those whit whom he shook hands stated that he
was extremely warm, and that his face was covered
with perspirati.o. When found by William Turner
in the little passage of the prison, and waiting for
Ludlam, who had yet to be drawn upon the hurdle,
he seised him vehemently by the hand, and exclaimed
" Never mind, my dear fellow, we shall. shortly be
in Heaven, with the FitjtlLit ofall, where all wubles
will be at an cod." William Turner grasped the
hand of Brandreth, and said he hoped so. Mr.
Pickering asked Turner if he felt more reai,neJ to
his fate f he answered that he had prayed all night
for fortitude, and believed be should suffer Without
fear. He was then stilted how he felt as to his con-
sciousness of a future state ? to which he answered,
I:ehad 'prayed on that subject, but had no answer.
His tunes were fir m, but he is as the image of death..
He was as cold as ice when he mounted the scaffold.
All the papers left by the prisoners were given to
Mr. Lockett, who, atter taking copies, directed that
'they should be duly Itawarded:
Brandreth, on being pressed to disclose his motives
for the course which he took, saiirthat WAS a matter
between himself and his MAKER, to whom Le had
already opened his heart. He o Wulf that no ques-
tion might be asked him which went to involve others.
l'He was answerable for the crimes he had himself
committed, and hoped he should die as became a
Christian. With regard to the mu: der of Mrs. Hep..
/'wortles servant, that he did not stem to view in the
light of a crime. He appeared to thine himself ratites
In the state of a Gent ral Officer, who has been as.
signed a certain duty, in the furtherance of which he
Must wave all !wiener considerations. This accounts
for his expressions when upbra4ed with the act ut
the time by Thomas Turner : " It was my duty 1"
he sitid. Throughout, in fact, be seems to have had
no consciousness of moral guilt, but viewed his
offences entirely as political. mind was at all,
tinter cool and collected ; his anstreis to questions
quick and apposite ; the tones of his voice were deep
and sonorous, but not unpleaaing. He was evidently
much hurt when viewed as a mere object of idle cu-
riosity, and looked sternly in the faces of those who
:occasionally gazed upon him. The language of kind-
lime always, however, softened the asperity of his eye.
His pipe was his constant solace and companion, and
when not engaged in prayer, he employed himself in
writing on the blank pages of the list of imeiseb
who were subpoenaed on his trial, and with which he
bad bees furnished. This led to a belief that he was
writing the history of his life ; but the buck in quer-
raw, which he directed to be sent to his wife, consists
Of prayers of his own composition, written with great
i energy—a letter to a sister and brother, pretty much
the same strain with that first sent to his wile—
' ind lastly, on the 'very Litt page, the following letter
to his wife, which be wrote on Friday morning, pre.
vious to his receiving the Sacrament, viz.
" My beloved Wlte—Mn le the morning before I suffer; I
have sat down to writs my lest lines to yoo, hop* that my soul
will-shortly be at test in Heaven, through the redeeming bWod
'of Coatis. I feel no fear in pasting throng', the shadows, death
to eternal life; so I bope yob will make the remise of Gun,
r I have, to your own soul, as we may meet in Heaves, where
every sorrow will came, anti all will be joy and peace. My be-
hoved, I received a letter this morning, with a pound note to it,
whisk I leave for you in the gaoler's hamds, with the other things,
which will be petit to you, as I shall mention before I have done.
ibis is the account of what 1 said to you:—one work bag, two
balls a! worsted, and one of edema, and a handkerchief, an old
pair of stockings and shirt, and the letter I received from my
beloved sister, with the following sans of money, £l. 12$.
hie, I suppose, will be sent to a packet to you by some MAIM
My dearly beloved Wife this is the last correspondence I can
Nava with you, so you will make yourself as easy ai you possibly-
win, and t hope GOD wi) bleu you and conifart you, as hg ha,
me ; so any blessing attend you and the chili:reit, and the Missing,
of. oo be with you all now and measure. Adis a—adieu to
all fix ever. Your most affectionate husband,

" 3. asAsear.ra."
The work-bag alluded to was made by braudreth
himself, knitted from cotton, and was about eight
inches square,drawo togther at top, and ornamented
on each side with bunclSes of flowers worked in dif-
ferent coloured cottons. This, as well as the other
things specified, were enclosed in a small canvas bag,
ezmimely dirty.
The follow-mg letter was written is a clear and le.,
[Bible hand, incksed to Mr Eaton :
" istemish Snydretb-1 cannot help Welles pity. as I really
balhowslosits What 1 read of you In the liletsrpepos deo you poe-
tess the osateslais to Oahe a good loan ibat sierassimaselr, frau
wry wawa er °thew, they have been powwow* to a most dwelt.
Ire y se. 1 therefore request you to assert a trifle towards
esa, . Way 1110 do:liable arid kind hetautioo I hear you