Star.
London, England, 1820-09-12 00:00:00

TRIeILB Al' FORK, PM HIGH TREASON.

YORK, SAM MY Emma:.
" In addition to what I wrote you of the pro-
ceedings of the early part of this day, I have now to
state, that all the prisoners, as was expected, entered
pleas rd. Not Guilty. The Counsel assigned them
are Mr. WILLIAMS (one of the Counsel for her MA
iiSTY), Mr. BLACKBURN, and Mr. STA au*. Mr.
WILLIAMS, however, has not yet arrived.
Mr.STARKUL oared a plea in abatement against
the Indictment which includes the Huddersfield
rioters, on the ground that the germ should have
been laid not generally in the parish of Huddersfield,
but in the township or townships of that parish, in
which the alleged acts of Treason were committed.
The plea stands over for the consideration of their
Lordships on Monday.
" All the prisoners are of the working classes,
mostly weavers and spinners; and, if we may judge
from their exterior, are rather in comfortable cir-
cumstances. Canastive, the Most active among them,
and a sort of spokesman for the rest, is a good-look-
ing intelligent young man.
" I have not been able to ascertain whether it is
the intention of the prisoners to challenge singly or
separately ; but there is no expectation of the trials
being over in less than eight or ten days at the least."',

EXECUTION OF BAIRD AND HARDIE, FOR
HIGH TRE4SOSV.

Andress) Hardie and John Baird, two of the per-
sons seized fighting against the King at Bonnym
and found guilty of High Treason before the Special
Commission, were executed on Friday last at Stir-
ling.—At an early hour the gallows was put up in
front of the jail, in Broad-street. Coffins, decently
mounted, and the blocks for decapitation, were placed
nn the platform. About twelve o'clock two troops
'of the Bth Dragoon Guards an ived from Falkirk
and paraded in the square in front of the Castle
Since the unhappy men have been under sentence of
death, they have been regularly Attended by Dr.
WRIGHT, Dr. WALL, Mr. SMART, Mr. HEWN, WI
Basic; and Mr. Sheriff. Fully sensible of their
unhappy state, the criminals paid most implicit at-
tendon to the pious exhortations of their instructors.
About a fortnight ago .the prisoners were put into
one apartment. On the 'night previous to their exe-
cution, Mr. Bnuca, andsome of their relatives, sat up
with them, and spent the time in devotion. When
the other prisoners in the Castle assembled to take
farewell of the men about to suffer, Baird briefly
addressed them in a firm voice, and warned them to
venerate religion, and pay proper attention to their
moral conduct. An affectionate parting of the rela-
tions followed.

About one o'clock the Shesilf, Magistrates, and
attendants, proceeded to the Castle. On their ar-
rival they were met by the military officers ; and
the guard, consisting of a detachment of the 19th
Regiment, were turned out. When the guard and
order of the procession was properly arranged; the
prisoners came walking steadily and smartly out of
the Castle. They were decently dressed in black
clothes, with weepers and white gloves en their hands.
Immediately after they were seated in the hurdle,
the executioner took his seat in front of them, clad"
in a dark cloak, aad veiled with black crape, holding
up his weighty axe. The 11ev. Dr. WRIGHT Dr.
SMALL and Mr. Bauer-, were at the sides of the hur-
dle, which was followed by two Sheriff's Officers. A
strong detachment of the 18th marched along, and
the rear was guarded by a Sew cavalry. The moment
the melancholy procession moved off, Hardie and
Baird, who had each a copy of the New Testament
in their hand, began to sing, with great composure,
the last hymn, beginning with 4, the hour of my de-
parture's come." Baird sung with mournful down-
cast look, but Hardie occauonally laid his left arm
across his breast, and raised his eyes to Heaven with
a pleasant expression on his countenance. It is nearly
a quarter of a mile from the Castle-gate to the place
of execution, and when the hymn was concluded,
Hardie frequently bowed to the spectators as the
procession passed along, and on one occasion to some
women, who wept very loud, he exclaimed—" (ion
bless your
As the procession moved along not a single word
escaped from the spectators, but numbers were weep.
ing, and a hollow melancholy moan ran through the
whole. When the procession reached tke jail, the
two prisoners walked up the stairs leading into the
Court Hall, each leaning on the arm of a Minister.
When all had taken their places, Dr. Waltonr began
the religious services by reading the Bible version of
the SI st Psalm, after which he made a very impres-
sive prayer. Dr. SMALL next read from the 7th to
the 18th verse of she same Psalm, and Hardie held
up the Testament in his right hand, and read two
lines at a time with a clear ',Dice, which were sung
by the people present. Dr. SMALL then made an ex-
cellent prayer, and the 130th Psalm was given out
by Mr. Baud& and sung.. Hardie read out the lines
of it also, and the devotions in the Hall were con-
cluded with another impressive prayer from Dr.
WRIGIIT. The arms of the prisoners were then bound
in the usual manner, and after each had got a glass
of wine, Hardie requested that their most grateful
thanks might be given to General GRAHAM and Mau
jot Pupa, the Fort Major, for the humanity they
had uniformly manifested towards them. The pri•
soners then went out on the platform at a quarter
before three o'clock. On their appearance the crowd
set up a faint cheer.
When silence was obtained, Baird bowed respect-
fully to the crowd, and said they were con. ben to
witness the untimely end of himself and his assfociesa„
They all knew perfectly well the cause of hii Wang
in that deplorable situation, and he would not say a
word on that subject ; but he Sincerely exhorted them
to think of what Our SAVIOUR bad suffered for as,
vd cleave to him, and never allow the troubles of,

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