Star.
London, England, 1828-04-14 00:00:00

EXECUTION.

This morning, at eight o'clock, Catherine Welch
suffered the penalty of death in the Old Bailey, for the
crime of infanticide. On FLiiLy. afternoon last, upon
being removed to the cefls after conviction, she retracted
all her previously, uttered solemn declarations of inno-
cence, and.made to Mr. Wontner an ample confession,
during the recital of which she seemed deeply stricken
with the great enormity of her crime. She endeavoured,
however, to palliate it, by saying she had been driven
to the most severe distress, and being houseless and with-
out a morsel of food to give the infant, she flung it into
the ditch at Parson's Green, where it was soon suffocated.
Thiswas the account shegave of the murder,and in answer
to interrogatories, said, she had teen seduced by a wai•
ter at a public•house, where she was servant, and had
married an Irishman when five or six months advanced
in pregnancy; but upon her being delivered of that
child (which she afterwards murdered) six months after
the marriage, her husband upbraided her' with the
cheat she had practised upon him, and deserted her;
since which time she had bean greatly distressed. Her
maiden name, she said, was Catherine Hayes. The
unhappy woman appeared to be destitute of friends or
resources, and totally abandoned to her fate. She was
not, however, neglected by those best able, at such a
period, to sooth her mind, and prepare her for the awful
change which she was soon doomed to make. The:Rev.
JOHN Rods, a Roman Catholic Clergyman, was in
constant attendance, and when the wretched woman
betrayed, from her wild exclamations, that her mind
was torn by remorse, he interposed the words of Holy
Writ, that the ALMIGHTY had promised mercy to the
repentant criminal at the eleventh hour: still, however,
the miserable woman gave vent to unavailing cries.—
During yesterday she became more calm, and almost
continually prayed with fervent devotion. She made
the confession in the form ruled by her religious creed ;
and last night appeared to regard the approach of the
hour of death with contrition and hope for mercy,
through the intervention of the ALMIGHTY Gon.
This morning, at six o'clock, Mr. Bourn attended her
in the cell. and found the prisoner upon her knees at
prayer. She was calmer than she had hitherto been,
and joined with evidently great contrition in the pene-
tential prayers read previous to communion. She im-
plored the ALMIGHTY to receive her soul, with a loud
and earnest voice, and mentioned mote than once the
circumstance of her ignominious fate as an atonement
for her crimes. At seven o'clock she received the Sa-
crament,which, in the Roman Catholic Church, is called
the Eucharist, and continued in prayer until a few mi-
nutes before eight o'clock, when Mr. Sheriff Spottis-
woode and his officers arrived in the goal. She was
immediately after pinioned and brought from the. cell.
As she was conducted to the scaffold,she exclaimed, " Oh,
Oh, my GOD! Oh, my GOD, have mercy I Oh, Lord,
have mercy on me I" Her countenance was flushed,
and so weak did she appear that the turnkeys sup-
ported her along the passages. The execution being
for murder, the funeral bell in the prison did not toll.
The portion of the burial service was read by Mr.
RoLvs. As the clock of St. Sepulchre chimed the
hour of eiAht, the unhappy woman reached the foot of
the staircase leading to the gallows; she shrieked out,
and wrung her hands, evidently in the most inde.crib•
able agony of mind, exclaiming, " Oh, my GOD!" She
nearly fainted, and a few seconds elapsed helm she
was conducted up the steps; a violent flood of tears ap-
peared to give her some relief, and she was then
placed under the fatal beam. Her fears here appeared
to increase, she swayed to and fro, and was
nearly double. She still repeated, " Oh, my GOD, have
mercy I" frequently. While the executioner etas placing
the rope, she raised her clasped hands up and down,
, weeping bitterly, and continued this action and a tre-
mulous movement of her body until the executioner
retired, and as the drop fell from beneath lser leer, she
uttered a convulsive shriek. The miserable woman's
sufferings were but of short duration. She was a good
looking stout young woman, of stout '24 years of age,
and wore a red striped gown and muslin cap. The
crowd was immense, the ghater portion of whom
seemed to be of the lover order of After the
body had hung one hour, it was removed and taken to
St. Batholomew's Hospital for dissection.

THE MARKETS.
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CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Aram 14.
We had but a short supply this morning from Essex, Kent, and
Suffolk; but what has arrived during the week has been fully
adequate to the demand, is the hireling Trade was very slack.-
Fine samples of Wheat obtained the prices of this day sennight ;
but we had no demand for the middlint qualities. Barley was in
request : superfine samples sold for 37. per quarter, and the grinding
suits freely supported our last quotation. Beans and Peas of both
kindi maintained their currency, and New Beans are much sought
after for seed. The Oat Trade was very heavy, owing to the large
arrival from Ireland; indeed, the dealers appeared quite perplexed
how to act, and this Grain is offered at a,rsiducdon of ls. per quarter.
In other articles there is no alteration. . .
Wheat, Kent at Esse& 50s 70s Peas, Grey 361 58s .
Suffolk. 60s 611 a I Beans, Small 36s 321
Norfolk, 50s 551. Tick 34s 368
Rye 50s tills Oats, Potato, 248 27s
Barley 32457$ Poland 22s 245
Malt 368 60s Feed 16s 20e
Peas, White 54s 36s Flour, per sack, 501. SS,.
Boilers .58s 40$ Rapeseed 20s 225 per last.
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neTOZTATIONs LAST writ.
Wheat, English quarters 5,795 Irish th:ts 45,462
Do. Irish 1,404 I Beans English 936
Barley, British 4,148 Do. Foreign
Do. Irish 25 I Peas. English
Malt 3,912 Ditto Foreign '
English Oats 5,377 I English Flour, sacks
Foreign Ditto 1,460 American do. barrels
SMITHFIELD MARKET. Aran. 14.
The Beef Trade is 2d. per stone lower,the best young Stors
being at 48. 6d. tb 4s. per stone, and he coarser at 54. 4d. to
is. 10d. per stone. In Mutton there is no variation worth noticing,
the best young Downs being at 51. per stone. The prices of Veal
and Pork remain as last quoted, she best-young Calves and the finest
flairried Porkers being 6s. to is. 4d. per stone.--Lamb remains
as on Friday.-Beasts 2,254-Sheep 19,850-Pip 130-Calves 117.
Beef, per stone, 3a. 4d. to 4s. ad. Mutton, 3s. Bd. to 6i. 4d. Veal,
58. to 6s. 4d. Pork, ds. Od. to is. 4d. Limb, 7s. to 7s. 6d.-Hay,
per load, £3los. to £4 17s. lid. Clover £4 to £3 10s. Straw,
,C 1 161. to Al 16s.
LIVERPOOL, ATRIL 12.
COTTor-The transactions in Cotton this week have been very

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