Star.
London, England, 1816-08-17 00:00:00

KILKENNY.

Badly Hartford, for a highway robbery at Kilbride,
in the month of May last, was capitally convicted.
This man, on being brought up to receive sentence
said, in the true language and style of a sailor,
'Twas true lie committed the robbery, but was
driven to it by necessity, being absolutely starving,
and not having a penny to buy any thing ;—that he
returned the Gentleman three of the tenpennys he
took from him, and the half notes—that it was the
first offence he ever committed—had served eighteen
years in the Navy, and with Lord Nelson at the
celebrated battle of Trafalgar."—This candid state-
ment excited a considerable degree of commiseration
in the hearers; and the Grand Jury, we understand,
have applied to have his sentence of death commuted
to transportation. There were some other minor trials.

Yesterday morning the LORD MAYOR visited the
prison of Newgate, and finding the three unfortunate
Irishman' still kept in the condemned ceas, and in
irons, ordered them to be struck off, and that they
should be removed to the Transportation Ward. His
Lordship had previously laid before the Home Sc.
tretary of State the satisfactory proofs he had receiv.
ed of the previous good conduct of these deluded men,
whose ignorance alone had made them the victims of
the atrocious conspiracy which has been so fortunately
brought to light.
Tuesday last, pursuant to their sentences at Safi:-
bury %Assizes, &mud Newaart, convicted of forged,
and Semi! Flower, of a highway robbery, were exe-
cuted at the drop in Fisherton Jail, near that city.
There are, perhaps, few examples of such fortitude
and resignation as the former of these unfortunate
men displayed, from the time of his conviction up to
the moment of his suffering the awful sentence of the
law. To excellent natural abilities were added all
the advantages derived from a good education and
extensive reading. His eareer in life was marked by
heavy misfortunes, which, in all probability, led to
the unhappy consequences we now record. He in.
variably asserted, that he was entirely innocent of the
offence for which hwsuffeted ; and on the morning of
execution, he made a similar declaration at the com-
a:union table, in the most solemn and impressive
manner. By the kindness and humanity of the She-
riff, the execution was delayed two hours and a half,
in consequence of a faint hope that the application
making by some benevolent persons of Exeter to the
Secretary of State might be attended with success,
but which proved unavailing. At the fatal moment
his deportment was most becoming and exemplary ;
by no external sign did he betray the most distant;
symptoms of fear.; kis countenance exhibited the
calmness and tranquillity of a man performing the
ordinary offices of life. With the greatest firmness,
he untied bis neckcloth and adjusted the cord, when,
asking the wretched companion of his fate it he was
prepared, and being answered in.the affirmative, be
gave the fatal sigma, and appeared' to die without a
pang. The following is an extract of a letter, re-
ceived from Mr. Newman, on the morning of his
execution :

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44 Sta—For your kindness, attention, and humanity in my aw-
fur ligation, I beg to return you the nitsophisticated gratitude of
a Milli heart. Cast in the mould of genuine beoesoftite, but
rby the necessities of embarrassment and sobfortune,
ig earn ceased to recognize the priociples of morality, or
aims: the debits of humanity and distrt ss. 1 repeat to you,
Sirs with all the solenmity *which is givien led recognised by alt
Inanhinde the declaration. in the praline a ALIMiGHT% Con,
that 1 dm Windy ionocest of the mime fit width the law has
doomed.ine to suffs and under this conviction It is that Igo to
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