Star.
London, England, 1818-08-04 00:00:00

'to him, if such was his wish, the Parish Priest should
be sent for—he declared he wanted no clerzyman."
On the morning of his execution, when his cell
was. opened to bring him forth, he was found lying
on his straw—when his irons were taken off, he as-
sisted as if to prevent his andes from being injured.
Being informed it was time to ascend the stairs to the
execution room, he walked up firmly, and when the
rope was put about his neck. which he felt with his
hand, it produced no sensation or alteraticn in his
countenance. Doctor Porter went on his knees to
prayer ; the culprit also did the same, but not with
the same view. He found fault with his cap being
too low down. It was raised—he was 75 ket from
the ground, and an immense multitude of spectators
before him. This had no efiect—" William stele my
lease, and Tom Lewins gave it up to Mills," was
frequently repeated by him. The clergyman did
evety thing that religion end humanity could sug-
gest to brill,* him to a sense of his situation ; it was
ill vain. He was asked, would he say whether he
was guilty or not? The reply was, " said enough,
and I will say no more; I die a member of the Es-
tablished Church. Let me down easy, and do not
give me a h trd chuck." He then said to the Cler-
gyman, Will you promise to give my body to my
friends r—Tne promise was made, and the question
as to his innocci,ce or guilt repeated, but received the
saute answer.
Whim he went out on the bars of the gallows. be
sat down, and endeavoured to hold the rope. This
being prevented, and standing up, the platform fell,
and he was launched into eternity.
After hanging the usual time, he was let dbirn
into his coffia, and sent to the surgeon for dissection;
, and after haying been opened, on the promise of the
Rev. Clergyman, it was delivered to his friends. The
t following day his body was numerously attended to
thezrave.

MANCHESTEIL SESSIONS.
Thursday Janses Haden:, Wiliam Sinit4, Joseph
Whittaker, John Gambell, Ridiard Haney, William
Irwin, Patrick Barrett, and James Turner, were tried
for a riot and assault on the beadles of the town.—
It appeared, that on the 10th July, in conseqnenceof
the number of persons assembling at Mr. Pollard's
factory, near Ancoats, application'was made to the
Police for assistance. Fora- beadles went, but find-
ing the crowd, then about three hundred, sa nume-
rous, they agreed to return. As soon as they turned
tht y were shouted at, and when they had got about
fifty yards from the crowd they were assailed with
stones from before and behind. When they had got
about two or three hundred yards off, at the White
House, they were again attacked with stones in great
numbers. The beadle advised them to go home about
their business, but without effect. The slicutings con-
tinued, and as the beadles turned their faces from
the mob, they were again attacked repeatedly. The
number had now increased to seven hundred. The
beadles going towards Ancoats-lane, were attacked
in the same way. They reached the King's Irms,
where they remained some time; but finding the mob,
gather round the house, they with difficulty got. Out
at the back door, and took shelter in the White Hart
public-house. The throwing of stones increased, and
in many instances the beadics were hit.. A stone,
aimed at one of them as he was going into the V, hite
Hart, struck a young woman, ani nearly killed her.
Notice having been sent to the Police, they remained
here a short time, whn, finding that the windows
were breaking, the beati7es escaped out 4, the back
door, and got into the Robin Hood, in Newton-lane;
this was about half-past eight; the mob amounted to
about two thousand. They stayed here till the Ma..
gistrates, Police, and some of the military arrived
and during their stay there the mob had increased to
about three thousand. The object and cry a the
mob seemed to be, to get the beadles turned out .of
the public-houses, that they might fall into their
hands. By the art ival of the Magistrates, the Cope
stables were enabled tl apprehend- some of the mob
who had been active ; the defendants were amongst
these, and, with the exception of James Haslam, were
all taken on the spct. Haslam was seen at the New
Bailey next morning, when it was expected that the
defendants would be brought up for examination ;
and being instantly secognized as having been active
in the mob, was apprehended. He endeavoured to
prove an alibi ; but his witnesses contradicted each
other so grossly, that no credit could be attached to
their testimony. All the defendants hut James Tur-
ner were found guilty; he, it appeared, was very
much in liquor.
In summing up, the CHAIRMAN lamented to see
these fine young men, who had not been described
by the prosecutors as in any other instance obnoxious,
and whose persons were all unknown to the Police as
criminals, standing in the situation they did—their
passions excited, and they led on to flagrant outrage,
from the impressions they had received from wicked
and dangerous men. In reference to what had ap-
peared upon the trial, he observed, that one of tho
prisoners, a single man, was proved to be a turn-out,
though in the receipt of eleven shillings per week ;
and one of his witnesses, a turn-out also, a sia;le
man, acknowledged that he had been is the receipt
of lis. and that In: had earned so much, that after
being out some tin:e, lie had money of his own suf-
ficient to dissipate at Preston races. He strongly iim
pressed the necessity of their returning to work is
bodies, thus shewing their determination to do their
duty; that if they did so, they should be protected.
He alluded also to the clear liability of the Late turn-
outs to all the penalties of combinations; requested
those who had been deluded or fig:melted into sech
practices to consider that they were promoting the
interests of designing men, s'.l:o kept out of sight,
and subjected them to all the misery of poverty and
dependence.

e o',lvz of Mr. TEA sir it, Frost farm, five miles
from Clicburn, was beset on Saturday eight by six
ruffians, two of whom, to gain admittance, con:-
plained of having been wearied with travelling, and
solicited a draught of small beer, which was alfi.rJed
them by a servant maid at tie &site of her master.
The other four of the gang rushed through to ant:-
ther part of the house, and forced open the parlour
door, which Mr. TEASTER had locked. They pro
ceeded to bind him hand and foot, And taking the
maid servant with them, they ransacked the pre-
mises, and carried off EV) and upwards, in no-,es
and money, ber.idcs what few atticles of plate they
could find.