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London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

EXECUTION OF 111,Th'NIS.

CHESTER, APRIL is.
The fearful sentence of the law was executed upon
111,1nnis this day at noon ; and we have a few parti-
culars which may, perhaps, be interesting. M'lnnis
was a man of strong capacity, but uneducated. Of
his early life little is known with certainty ; but he
has left a Memoir cf considerable length in the hands
of the Rev. Mr. ARMITSTEAD, which will speedily
be published. The production of this document has
occupied him almost wholly since his conviction,'
The father and mother of Nl,lnnis were of the Esta-
blished Church ; the man himself, however, appears,
by a statement which he promulgated, to have been,
during a long time, the class-leader of a society of
Methodists. About three years since he arrived at
Stockport, from Ireland, and followed his original
calling as a weaver. His restless disposition, how-
ever, soon led him to join one of the Radical so-
cieties formed in the vicinity of Stockport. He at-
tended the sermons of Harrison, and speedily became
an active Refor-mer.
After his condemnation, M'lnnis left the Court
with the most perfect hardihood ;* but the certainty
of death produced, in the course of the same day, a
considerable change in his demeanour. He subse-
quently became extremely penitent.
. Yesterday, after heating the condemned sermon,
the unfortunate "man took the Sacrament, and slept
well last night. This morning he resumed his Me-
moir, and completed it about eleven in the forenoon.
He was very anxious that the thing should be pub-
lished. About half-past eleven he was conducted to
' the cell of Bruce. The interview was short and af-
fecting ; they shook hands at parting, and M'lnnis
repeated hip declaration that Bruce was innocent.—
After quitting Bruce, he visited Mellor, whose exe-
cution for burglary will shortly take place. Mellor
appeared depressed: but M'lnnis maintained much
of his wonted fortitude. He then remained for some
minutes in a yard of the prison, in which several of
the Radicals of Stockport are confined; they shook
hands with him, but with great indifference. Bagu-
ley, one of the Reform orators, was then introduced.
" Farewell," and " Good bye," were the only words
that passed. bl'lnnis then signed a declaration, that
neither Pearson, Bruce, nor his brother, James M'ln-
nis, were accessories to his attempt upon the life of
Birch, and declared that he was ready.
A few minutes before twelve o'clock, the BailifFs
- of the City Sheriffs demanded the body of the offen-
der; and under an escort of the 71st Reaiinieut he
was conducted to Glover's-stone, where lie sprain,
into the cart, and with the same escort was convoyed

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to the city jaiL During the ?Agile of the distancei
his eyes were steadily fixed on a New Testament,
which was put. into his hands by Mr. KEELING.—
At the door of the city jail he recognized a man, and
shook hands with him. He then remained about
three quarters of an hour in the chapel of t!K: prison,
where he prayed with Mr. KEELING and the G.-di-
nary, and at ten Minutes past one he was brought on
the drop, attended by Mr. KEELING and the Rev.
Mr. WILLAN. The executioner then affixed the rope
to the beam, and heagain joined in prayer wiz!: the
Ordinary ; but there did not appear to be that atten-
tion to his devotions which had previously charac-
terized him. His eyes wandered with a look of in-
difference over the multitude below. On being tied
up, he expressed his intention• of making a spring
when the drop fell, bat was advised not to do so.—
The executioner then left him ; and he signified his
intention, by moving his hands, to address the crowd:
Silence was instantly obtained : all that he said, how:,
ever, was—" Good-bye, Gentlemen ! Farewell, Eue-
well, my friends ! farewell !" The- cap was then
drawn over his face, and he immediately gave tha
signal, by throwing down a handkerchief. The plat-
form sunk, and in less thantwo.minutes the unhappy
man was no more.

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 14.

Sunday, the Rev. Henry Godfrey, B.D. Feilovr of Queen%
College, was elected President of that Society, in the roont of
the-late Very Rev. Dr. Milner.
The Rev. Milian Hiltlyard, M.A. bas been appointed Chap-
lain of Trinity College, in the room of the Rev. W. Sharpe'
Sunday, the following Gentlemen were ordained, in Peter-
borough Cathedral, by the Bishop of that diocese :

MIAOW&
Richard Rowland Bloxam, B.A. Worceste'r College, Oxford.
James Eastwick, B.A. Catharine Hall, Cambridge.
Jahn Hort, B.A. St. John's College, Camtuidgo.
Hewett Lintop, B.A.Se. John's Cofleg.!, Cambridge.
Thomas Coleman Wel:h, B.A, Lincoln College, Oxford.
George Gilbert, B.A. Corpus Christi f::)11ege, "Cambridge.
Joseph Gould, B.A. Bailie' College, Oxford.
Charles Swan, a literate person.

RILSTS.
Wm. Salmon Ragshaw, 8..1. Worcester College, Oxford.
Anjamin Hill, M.A. Brasennose College, Oxford.
Asslem Jones, B.A. Trinity Colleges
William Thumby, B.A. Oriel College, Oxford.
Kachariah Shrapnel Warren, B. A. Sidney College, Camb.
Mordaunt Barnard, B.A. Christ College, t-amblidge.
OXFORD, APRIL 15.
Wednesday, the first day of Easter Term, the following De-
vets were conferred