Star.
London, England, 1828-03-12 00:00:00

ExEcttio.

Thii uuttoing thoAtivieftee of death was car r;ed
effect in the Old Bailey upon thOnari Cla'aphan.
Derricl. aged 37, Johnson, alias Carier, at."
36. Chno les frlegord aged 17, William Milford vs. '2l.
and Jeremi.h Sullivan aged 26. The Iwo first name.i
culprits were convicted of stealing, at Maresfield, in.
Gloucestershire/0o mar 1 ; they were apprehend-d i
London. The (Abtsr three prisoners wrre convice I rrt
several very daring and despe;ate robberies in ciaelling
houses, wt,ere they menaced the inmates with pistol,
and in one or two instances bound ti.ens.v.ith cords, to
prevent pursuit.
- The Melford's hatched 'a conspiracy in the gaol lot
their escape; one of the objects of which was to overisow et
the turnkeys. This was discovered, and they wete put
in irons—since which time their demeanour has beet
greatly subdued, and they have appeared to conternplatl
death with fortitude. When the warrant of executiot
artived at the prison, all the culprits received the:fatal
intelligence with great firmness—they were then dims-
cumbered of their irons. Chapman was much shocked,
but Johnson, who has lost the use of his limbs from
paralysis, had long pt spared himself for the worsf.. S;ncr
that time the five unhappy culprits have devoted then.
selves to prayer with fervour and penitent feeling, an,
have lost no time in endeavouring to make their pearl
with the ALMIGHTY. Sullivan being of the Roman Ca
thoJic persuasion was attended by the Rev.J. Role, an(
was extremelt penitent and resigned. The unhapp:
Johnson was quite helpless, and being confined to hi
'bed, Mr. Baker eftstantly attended and gave him pion.
advice. He seemed to have full possession of his facul
ties. The younger Melford has, since Thursday last
given way to the most unavaling grief, and as the bey
of his execution approached, seemed to contemplate
with dismay and horror, so much so, that it was impo,
Bible, from the state of his mind, to bring him to a tu
sense cf his guilt.
Chapman and the,t'wo Melfords.on Sunday attende.
Divine Service in the, Chapel of the Prison, and altel
wards the Melfords had a parting interview wit
their brother, who 'has u,,ed every effort by memori.
and petiti•.n to get their lives spared, but without effc .1
thrt la,t interview was affecting in the extreme. Durrnl
Monday and Tuesday the relatives and friends of th.
other unhappy men took (area ell of them for ever.
This morning, shortly before eight o'clock, Mr. Slit
riff Staple and his officers attended at Newgate, an,
upon entering the press-room we found Sullivan upo:
his kntes in a corner of the room pra)ing with grey
fervour: he held a small prayer-book in his hand, hi
religious adviser, Mr. Rolfe, was standing close to him
in the attitude of directing his attentir,n to Heave,
Sullivan immediately arose,, bowed, and resumed hi
prayers until the'officers pinioned his aims and hand
Chapman, alias Derick, was then brought from the cell
he wore a white Smock frock, bract' gild and di
mayed, aad submitted to the oper.rtion of pinionit
without uttering a' sentence, and when desired to

down his countenance assumed the -most ghastly pal
ness. William Melford was next conducted into ti
room, he was genteelly dressed, and appeared to h.e,
been weeping, as his eyes were swollen; his step wall
unsteady and faltering,but appealed quite collected. The
voice of some prrson crying bitterly, in the direction
the cells, announced the approach of Charles Melford
he entered the room supported by a turnkey, and wer
with great apparent anguish. The appearance of sly
unfortunate young man was extremely respectable—
he was pinioned and seated next his btother.7.4oll
son was next ..brought into Abe room by threet me,
was unable to stand or walk, and indeed appeared, gut
passive, and unconscious otAny thin. He was, plae,
upon the back of inOther man, &Siftthen carried Artful
the passages of .the gaol to the lobby leading to tl
scaffold, where his hands and arms were pinioned..
Sullivan, as ha walked to the scatr-ld, never remove
his eyes from the Payer Book in his band. Chapml
and William Melford *hook handa;wi;h: the differer,
officers of the prison, as they passed through the doors
of the different lobbies, and appearat sirrarwit4 mu -
fervour and contrition.
Sullivan first mounted the seaffuld.snaboared to t
metropolis ; when the executioner badadjustesd.rkecoad,
Chapman was placed by his side, nest M
ford, then Charles Melford, who caArly..fairstesiL,tspi
was so weak that two men were obleged.to.,Wipsnl
him while the executioner was performing his dully.;
Johnson wa, the last brought out by tour.men,whiassill
him in a sitting posture until the arrangement; wet
entirely'` completed and the drop fell.
• The fatal signal was given at half past eight o'clocl
and the miserable men appeared to struggle but licit
The crowd was amazingly great.

Mr. SPRING Rica, M. P. announced to his famish
at Limerick his appointment as Private Secretary to
Lord W. BxNTINCK.
The Report of the Finance Committee, which was
laid•on the table ofthe House of Commons on afonday
night, is very short: it merely states that "the Com.
mittte having discovered that the present system of Life
Annuities is productive of considerable loss to theptibiic,,
have felt it t:ieir duty to call the im-nedi .te attention
of the House to the expediency of repe4ling this Act."
The country, it seems, loses bet w een 7 OM. am! 00.01.
per week by this n•tahle pinj ct. The disadvantageous
nature of the system was [nought b: Fore the Govern..
ment in April ,last, And was alto pointed out in parti•
cola, to Lord Bo:LEY ; but up to the' moment of this
Report of the Committee, nothing has beew.dote in the
way of temedy,TUnes.

-
SHAN SPRA ROI Taming of the Shrew, a comedy in
five acts, which-has not been repre ented at ither theatre
for more than 80 years, is abont to be re,tored at Drury-
lane, with 41 its at itinal characters, and the nclelitiOn of
songs, duecstern.o gler..s, selected entirely from the sou-
-1 nets andfrialay„s 4 the author. • Banuam is to play Hor.
tensi: -
o; . 4--,nTON,, Catherine ; WALL. AWE. Peiraithiq
H A RLST:GritNiO j and JutcEs, 'Leonia. BISHOPCOOId.
poses and.adapts the music.
Monday last an Inquest was held at Stratford-upon-
' Avon, before JOHN Hicrotss, E.q. Mayor and Coroner
for the Borough, on the body of Miss Parsons, a maiden
Lady, who was found lying on the fire in her own the el.
ling, on the Saturday previous, and was so nkuch bu; nt
that she died a short rime aim, wards. The uilortunate
Lady has been in the habit of living by herself for many
year., and it v...s by chance the melancholy event was
discovered. Th. re appears to have been no doubt but
that she had been attacked with apoplexy, and in con-
sequence fallen on the fire. The Jury returned a verdict
of" Died by the visitation of Gou."—Birmingham Gas.
Tuesday se'nnight a partridge nest, containing four.
teen eggs, was found at Hickleton, near Doncaste ;
and on • the following day the partridge was disco-
vered near the nest lifeless.

CORN EXCIIANGIt, MARK-LANE, Manor 12.
The continuance of itnmenie arrivals of Oars, both English and
Irish, (29,400 qrs.) since last Uoittlay, has, if possible, still further
depressed the trade; indeed, so much so, that scarcely a single sale
has been effected, and those few on lower terturthan last hlondaT.
Wheat and Bailey, althottgh a very heavy sale, support Monday s
quotation. In Beans and geis there was nothing. done.