Star.
London, England, 1827-04-23 00:00:00

ItteCUTiON
OE lEatilattAll ANDREVis,'AORD et, AND DANIEL
- BUCKLEY, AGRI) 55, FOR comiNch

this morning, the last iwful sentence of the law was
I put into effect upon thet,e too unhappy criminals, who'
were convicted at the last Kingston Assizes of the crime
of high treason, in counter teiting the coin o! the realm.
The circninstances attending the pi iviners' crime had
produced a very general sensatitm, and, as might be
expected, the concourse of people who assembled in
Horsemonser-lane, around the Surrey County Gaol,on
the roof of which the execution took place, was im-

mense. The fields and roofs of buildings, to a great
extent. were covered with people, anxious to catch a
glimpse of that scene of human woe and mournbil deal)
which was to pass before them. A very ge ieral belief

had gut abroad, that as the culprits were-convicted of
the crime of high treawn, the decapitation and other
arpalling circumstances attend;ng that sentence must
necawarily take place. Thus, however, is not the case

• Of late.years there has been no execution fur coining ;
and, indeed, sip to Saturday last it was nut generally
known that the sentences of dettli would be carried

ado affect upon them, men; but oa Saturday the ap-

pearance qpcin

" That place from whence many a soul
-Must mount to Autt*NTc Goo,
And give ha long and drt.d accoant,“
denoted that the awful time was n.-ar at band when they

must be summoned to ex;riation. apparatus 0)
death was erected over the lobby' of the Prison, and
couldifseareen from a great distance in every d reCtion.
The last persons who stiff led there, were the, two mut:
deters of Was Hichirds, at arphaen, five or six years
Since. The sledge, or hurdle, upon which the two cri-
minals were to be drawn to execution. was last used
ppon a sad occasion about 24 Yeats since, at the execu-
tion of the gallant and unfortunate Colonel Despard
Inlaid: others, in Feb. 1803. It is something similar
to the body of a can, and was filled with straw, and was
,placed early in the morning near the felons' door (an
entrance to the cells), ready for its purpose. A horse
was also ready to draw it across the outer lard, a dis-
tance of about 30 or 4') feet. • -
The unhappy culprits were apparently perfectly
resigned. and filed their intention, from the moment of
conviction, With the calm composure of men who had
liven up all sublunary scenes for ever, to religious
exercises, and happily by such means were better
`enabled to meet their fate calmly, and with resignation.
erir What's alms with.man, or all the stings
Of palmed sc..tn.?,,Wltat the tumultuous voice
Of erring
if the GOO
• Wbo knows the heart looks with complacence down
Upon the straggling victim, and beholds
Repentance bursting from the eat th-bent eye,
Aud Faith's red cross held closely to the breast !"
Buckley was visited daily by ties wife, and took a very
'affecting leave of her on Sunday. This unhappy man
Was no bovict in 111; heavy crime ; he had practised it
for years, and was 'fully rmatured in its various intri-
cacies; and having a quick and ready talent, v:itpled
with great experience, was enabled to bring his nefarious
art to the very extreme of perfection, which accounts
for the complete nature of the press, dyes, moulds, &c.
found in his passession, which were estimated as worth
nearly 1,0001. By a strange fatality of human nature,
we have daily instances of punishment not checking or
averting the course or practicerof the plunderer upon the
public. Indeed, in many instances, at operates more as
▪ stimulus to the lawless plunderer to wege war upon
society With greater boldness and indifference as to
consequences. Buckley is an instance of this; about
15 years since his father and himself, a man named
Harrup, and his son, were apprehended by Mr.Vickery,
the present Keeper of the House of Cot rection, COl4-
bath Fields, and Bishop, of Bow-street, for precisely a
similar offence. Infoi matron had been lodged at some
of the Police Offices, and the officers took the prisoners
into custody at a splendidly furnished house in King-
itreet, Clerkenwell, a press; coining machines, stoves,,
&c. were fitted up ; the prisoners were in the midst of
their manufacture of spurious foreign coin, and
about a ton weight of counter felt Pr ussian money
hwas found packed up, ready for exportatirin. For
rthat offence they were transported for seven years,
and the unhappy Buckley was the only one of the tour
who returned to this country, and resumed that busi-
ness, which has thus brought him to a public and ig-
nominious death. It is perhaps due to him to state that
he has made great disclosures to the officers of the
Mint without any appearance of reservation, and bas
'admitted that from his manufactory principally was is.
sued *spurious coin with which the town has been in-
undated terly. Andrews had been vet y resigned, he
was attended, in addition to Mr. Mann, the Chaplain
of thegaol, by some Dissenting Cie.gymee ; and yester-
day, in a Dissenter's Chapel at Vauxhall, the prayers of
the congregation were publicly asked for the repose of
his scud and forgiveness of his enemies. Both were, to
all appearances,very resgned and penue• toad regarded
the approach of the hour of death calmly and without
tear. They were never left alone in their cell, but were
attended by two men as a matter of necessary precau-
tion.: They slept during the last sight for some hours,
but wile early at their devotions this warning.
At o'clock this morning both the unhappy men
were conducted to the Chapel of the Prison, where the
Itie.W. Penn, and Mr. Mann, the Chaplain of the
volontended them. Buckley seemed to be in great
aintne...of mind ; Andrews errs} "roe' composed s he
prayed aloud with much fervour. and admitted that he
deserved death for many great offences ; but upon being
qeestioffed upon the subject of the crime for which he
was to.seffer, he remained silent. The Sacrament was
admiainered to them shortly after seven o'clock, but
thoagitation oldie unhappy Beckley increased, and he
seemed greatly distressed.
At eight o'clock the bell of St. George toiled, and also
that of St. Saviour's, during the hour previous to the
criminals departure into eternity. Buckley's manlier
became 'More reserved ; he was wretchedly dressed in a
brown surtout coat, and striped summer trousers,—
Andrews was attired in shabby black. Shortly before,
and after they were pinioned. Mr. Mann addressed the
prisoner feelingly, and asked hint if he was now satisfied
of the justice of his doom? Andrews raised his clasped
hands to Heaven, and exclaimed, " Ohl I am full of sin,
Gnawer have mercy upon Me." 'The Chaplain con.
tinued—" You are shortly to appear before Almighty
Gong are you fully convinced of the. enormity of the
crime for which you ate to be sent into his presenter
Andrews answered quietly, "Oh you know the Judge
and Jury found me guilty, atid.l am satisfied to die."
Mr. Mann could obtata no other answer from him, as
the agony of the unhappy man's mind continued to in-
crease as his last hour dtqw towards a close. Buckley
appeared deeply absorbed in thought—the death-like
paleness of his countenance. and convulsive tremor of
his lips, 'hewed his inw4rd humor. Mr, 4bbott, the'