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tude with horror. He bounced upon the platform,
and gave three cheers, in which he was joined 13),
some few of the mob, at distant parts of the area.l--
" This is ping to be the last remains of James Ings,"
said he, and he shouted out part of the song, in which
the words Death or Liberty, are introduced. He
laughed upon looking at the coffins, and said, turn-
ing his back 03 them, " I'll turn my back upon death !
Is this the gallows they always use ? Those coffins
are for us, I suppose!"
Tidd, who stood next to him, and had, the me-
Ment before, been in"conversation with Thistlewood,
turned about, and said, " Don't Ings. There is no
bse in all this noise. We can die without making a
Sioise!" lugs was silent for a few moments ; but as
the executioner approached him with the rope, he
called out, " 110 it it tight !"
When the executioner threw the rope round the
beam, Ings said—" Give me a better fall; the others
won't have fall enough." When the executioner put
on the tap, Ings said—" I have gut a cap of my own;
put it oret this night-cap, and thank you," The.
executioner pioceeded to do so ; but Ings said—" It
will do when we are going off: let me see as long as
I. can." He then pushed the cap from his eyes. The
others had raised dm caps from their eyes.—" Here
I go, James Ings!" said he; " and let it be known,
that I die an enemy to all tyrants.—Ah ha! I see a
good many of my friends are on the houses!"

Again Tidd turned round to Ings, and, as it ap-
peared, at the suggestion of Thistlewood, requested
that he would not continue the noise. Ings laughed,
and said—" Well, I hope, Mr. Cotton, you'll give a
good account of me when I arn gone."

31r. COTTON approached Tidd and Ings, but they
turned away frpm him. Ings smiled at his inter.
f.!rence, but Tidd turned round to Thistlewood and
spoke a few words, in which he complained of the
inclination of the Ordinary to break in upon their
last moments.

Davidson then walked up the platform with a
steady step. Ile bowed to the crowd, and instantly
joined Mr. Cotton in prayer. He seemed inattentive
to everything but the journey he was about to take,
Ind his lips moved in pr.tyer until he was no longer
able to speak.
/huh/ then ran up the ladder. His " aspect belied
his utterance." Externally, he appeared to have
shrunk more frotn his fate than any one of his
wretched companions ; his cheeks had sunk ex-
tremely, giving a degree of ghostly prominence to
a forehead, cheek-bones, and chin, naturally very
moth protruded ; and his colour was all of a livid
paleness; but the eyes of the man sent forth from
their deep recesses glances of distressing keenness—his
lips" were firmly compressed together—not a tear
trickled down his cheeks; there was no quaking of the
members; to use an expressive phrase of his speech on
receiving sentence, he " went through with the busi-
ness." " What r said he, soldiers ! What do they
here ? see nothing but a Military Government will do
for this country, unless there are a good many such as
re are. I see a good many of my friends round
about" A voice from the crowd called out, " Goo
bless you, Thistlewood." Thistlewood looked towards
tl,e place from which it issued, and slightly inclined
lis head. He then said a few words in a whisper to
Ti,id, and awaked his fate in silence. Blunt refused
to speak with Mrs Carrots upon the subject of
t!-e ft..st world, and declared that he had done all he
t'; ought necessary for the plate to which he was going.
le appeared disposed to address the crowd, but they
v: ere at a great distance, and the executioner was
caick at his work. Ings cried out to the executioner,
Come, old man, finish us tidy I" The executioner
then walked down the ladder, after having drawn
the caps over the eyes of the criminals, and placed
each upon the trap-door. Mr. COTTON, standing
closer to Davidson than to any of the rest, began to
:cad those awful sentences which have sounded last
ia the ears of so many unhappy men. Suddenly the
rlatform fell, and the agonies of death were exhibited
to the view of the crowd in their most terrific form.
Th!stlewood struggled violently for a few minutes,
Lut each effort was more faint than that which pre-
c..:sltd, and the body soon turned round slowly, as if
upon the Motion of the hand of death. Tidd, whose
size gave cause to suppose that he should " pass" with
little comparative pain, scarcely moved after the fall.
The struggles of Ings were great. The assistants of
the Executioner pulled his legs with all their might,
and even then the reluctance of the soul to part from
its native seat was to be observed in the vehement
eZorts of every part of the body. Davidson, after
three or four heaves, became motionless. Brunt suf-
fered extremely; but in the course of about five mi-
nutes all was still.

The warrant having directed that the bodies should
remain hanging half an hour, the executioner spa
peared upon the platform at SS minutes past eight.
then raised the legs of each of the criminals,
and gave the signal for drawing up the platforms
The trap-door being lifted, he cut down the body of
Thistlewood, and dragged it over .to bne of the
coffins. At the head of the coffin lay the block.—.
The executioner having taken the cap off the face
a-:.d the rope from the neck, called out to the Sheriffs'
Oifii;ClS in attendance that the body was prepared
in•: the rest of the sentence. In an instant there rose
from the trap-door a figure, at which the multitude
set up a shout of horror.

The person who was so oboe:ions was dressed like

a seannkn, ware a black Mask, and held in his hand
a large knife. He ran over to the body, And in a
few seconds separated the head from the trunk.—
Hundreds from the tops of the neighbouring houses
groaned, and set up a shout. Some cried, " Murder
the villain !" Such is the force of habit, that the
crowd actually were more excited at the mutilation
of the dead, than at the destructlon.of the living.

The instant the decapitation took place, the man
in the mash put the head into the hands of the execu-
tioner's assistant, who held it, while drops of blood
fell from it, towards the crowd, and cried aloud,
three times—" This is the head of Arthur Thistle-
wood, a traitor !"
The bodies of the other malefactors were then
dragged up to the other coffins, and the man in the
mask, whose appearance had been so much execrated,
caused the same sensation upon each successive visit
to the platfoim. The instant he appeared, the shout
was raised against him. He looked like that cha-
racter in pantomime called Harlequin, and the ea-1
pidity with which he used his knife might be com-
pared to the quick transitions which arise. from
theatrical mechanism. Each head hiving been held
towards the crowd, and the ceremony observed upon
taking off that of'Thistlewood having been repeated
in the other instances, the coffins were carried from
the platform into the prison.
The whole of the melancholy solemnity was over
at a quarter before nine o'clock. The multitude dis-
persed quickly, and without the least indication of a
disposition to violence or disturbance. In consequence
of the excellent arrangements made, the only accident
from the immense pressure which occurred, was at
the Church-yard of tSt. Sepulchre's, where the iron
railing, from the numbers who were clinging to it,
gave way for an extent of about twenty-seven yards,
and sixteen persons were hurt, two of them, we re-
gret to say, rather seriously.
A little hefore ten, the multitude having com-
pletely dispersed, the different detachments of mili-
tary marched off to their respective barracks.
We should be wanting in a very grateful duty
were we to omit expressing the strong obligation
which, in common with the rest of the Press, we are
under to Mr. Sheriff Bon:WELL, for the polite readi-
ness with which he procured accommodation to the
Gentlemen engaged in the painful task of witnessing
and recording the proceedings of the day.

Thursday's Paris Papers reached us at-a late hour
last night. The most interesting intelligence they
bring is the arrival of the QUEEN at Lyons. Her
MAJESTY'S arrival there is mentioned in two Papers.
She still travels under the title of Countess OLDI, and
is on her way to Brussels. It is stated by one of the
Journals, in which her arrival is noticed, that she
proposes to remain for some time at Lyons, probably
with the intention of communicating with her friends
in this country.

Saturday his MAJzsTy held a Council, which was,
attended by most of the Cabinet Ministers, the Lord
Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench agd Corn-
mon Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, &c. Preparations
were made for receiving the Address of the House of,
Commons in State. About four o'clock the Proces-
sion of the Members arrived at the Palace, preceded
by Mr. LEE, the High Constable for Westminster,
followed by four Constables. The SPEAKIR and
Members who accompanied him were introduced in
the usual form, and the ceremonies usual upon such
occasions took place.
Yesterday, Divine Service wts performed at the
Ktso's Palace, by the Rev. F. BLOMBERG.

The Duke of YORK attended Divine Service yes.
terday, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Saturday, Prince LEOPOLD left town for Claremont.
The Princess Auousr♦ left town on Saturday for
Frogmore.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, we are concerned to state, is
confined to his room since Friday last, with a slight
attack of the gout.
On Monday last a grand Dinner was given at the
United Service Club, in honour of our beloved SOVE-
REIGN'S Birth-day. General Sir SAMUEL ACIIMUTY
was. in the Chair, which on his quitting was filled by
Major-General HtrrouNson. The festivities of the
evening were prolonged to a late hour.
Yesterday, the Earl and Countess of AYLESBURY
gave another grand Dinner, at their elegant residence
in Grosvenor-square. Among the distinguished guests
invited were the following :
Earl of Clare) Earl and Countess of Shannon, Sir Edward
Stopford, Sir George Robinson, Mr. George Byng, Mr. William
Dr Ross, Mr. Giles, Mr. Edmund Byng, &c.
The Earl of PEMBROKE entertained a party to din-
ner yesterday, at his house in Privy Gardens.
At Windsor, on Sunday morning se'nnight, Sir R.
HILL, Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards, waited
upon his Mnsitsty by command, and received from
his hands the clothing and equipments belonging to
the late Krwo, as a Captain in that distinguished Re-
giment. His MAJESTY was pleased to signify his gra-
cious wish to hold the same rank as his Royal Father.
Monday, his MAJESTY devoted the greater part of
the morning to an examination of the Royal apart-
ments in Windsor Castle. At the entrance of the
Long Walk, on each side of the avenue, were drawn
up the Regiment of the Royal Horse Guards, and the
I st Battalion of Grenadier Guards, who were drawn
out for the purpose of firing a feu-de-joie in honour.
of his MAJESTY'S Birth-day. A vast number of per-
sons were assembled on the occasion, who greeted the
Kix° on his entrance with the most enthusiastic
shouts. The troops saluted, and the bands played
GOD save the Kiug. The carriage passed slowly down
the lines. His MAJESTY appeared in excellent health,
and seemed highly pleased with the brilliant scene,
and the respectful attentions of all ranks of his sub-
jects. After the carriage had reached the extremity
of the lines, th*orses went off at a quick pace. The
troops immediaely proceeded to fire, and at the con-
clusion gave three joyous cheers.

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Saturday the dripitchei for Madras and Bengal, by the ship
Lady Carrington; were closed at the East India House, and de-
livered to the Commander of that ship.
Passengers per ship Lady Carrington:-;-For. hladras, Mrs. B.
Impey and child;. Messrs. Perrier Colebrooke, Impey, and
Ward, Cadets.—For Bengal, Mr. V. }oley, Cadet. Per skip
Brothets--For Bombay, Mr. H. L. Arden, Assistant-Surgeon.
Per ship Camden—For Bombay, Mr. H. J. Parkinson, Cadet.
The Rock, THOMAS, from Sr. Domingo to Trieste, was
driven on shore on the 7th instant, near that port.--Cargo ex-
pected to be saved.
The Xnapton, from London to Quebec, was spoken with on
the 16th instant, in lat. 51. 56. long. 20.
The Albany transport, No. 15, from England for the Cape
of Good Hope, with settler., Was spoken with on the 15th of
March, in lat. 10.50. N. long. 21.30. W.
Estscourn, APRIL 26. —Wind &W.—Arrived the Lady Louisa
packet, with a Mail from Jamaica in 4 days ; and his Majesty's
ship Tass.ta, from Portsmouth for Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH, Aram ?O.—Wind S.— —Arrived the Albatross,
EMERSON, from Memel. Sailed the Grape, Aamsraosin, for
Quebec.

Poarsatourx, APRIL 30.—Wind W.-.-Arrived yesterday, his
Majesty's ship Caeoxx, from Rio Jaueiro—sailed tl t February;
and Agamemnon, SIRTSES, from the Downs for New South
Wales. Passed by to-day for the River, the Kellic Castle,
LINDSAY, and Charles Grant, Scorr, from China; Rose, Itl‘T.to-
I oair, and Minerva, MILLS, from Bengal, the two latter left Ben-
gal the 16th December, the Cape Bth February, and St. Helena
5d March : the Essex, Waterloo, and Vansittart, were hourly
expected at St. Helena, from China. Sailed his Majesty's brigs
CAXELION and RRDPOLE, on i cruize.
Coax, Aram 25.—Arrived the Zephyr and Crown transports,
from Plymouth, with the 3d Veteran Battalion ; the Crown
has sailed again; also arrived his Majesty's brig HARLEQUIN,
from a cruize. Sailed two transports with troops, for Chatham ;
one ditto, for Plymouth ; and his Majesty's brig DOTZRZL,
on a cruize.

BautuNcrox, Aram 29.—The Edward, FERGUSON, from
Shields to Guernsey, with coals, has put in here, having sus-
tained considerable damage by a sea which struck her on Thurs-
day last, which also carried overboard the Master, Mate, and
three men. The Master and two men were drowned, but the
Mate and one man were carried by a sea on board again.
DEAL &NUE 30.—e Wind E.—Put back on Friday night the
outward bound that sailed on that day. Came down from the
River to-day, the Guildford, JOHNSON, for New South Wales.;
Thalia, Kimura's, for Montserrat ; Pitt, CROSSE, for Madeira •
Esther} GIBBONS, for Oporto; Eagle, Dixon, • for Pictou ; Re-
gulus, Smartt, and Tom Cod, Boxes, for Gibraltar; Ceres,
LANCASTER, for :he South Seas; Europe, SEDMAN, for Quebec;
the LEVEN frigate, for the Coast of AfriCa; Amity, GRAY,
Adrian, JommazoN, and Hawkesbury, Ilmt•raz, for Quebec ;
Lady blacksvorth, Cans, for Honduras; Sisters, SERGEANT,
for Demerara; William, Wizt.rams, for Trieste; Semaphore,
Carvescrua, for Havre; Sisters, Btsuor, for Tenerife; and
Sultan, Fru., for Bahia. They have sailed with the whole of
the outward-bound. Arrived and sailed fcr the River, the
Alonzo, Prrrrxs, for Bourdeauz.
Ccsvou Hoc's, Aram 29.—Ships Entered Inwards : The
Economy, Sutton, from Ross; Calthorpe, --, from Copen-
hagen , Duke of Kent, Pound, from liotterdar.l; and London,
AI; re, from Charente.
Cleared Outwards—The Lady Carrington, Wood, for India;
the Pilot, Sly, for Antwerp ; Rambler, Chisman, for Bremen ;
Prosperous, Wren, for Calais; Earl Clancarty, Gibbs, for Rot-
terdam; Marshal Blucher, elthenden, for ditto; Prince of
Orange, Mussen, for ditto; Downe Castle, —, for Hamburgh;
Alpha, Dentun, for Hamburgh ; Hope, Patterson. for Leghorn;
Brothers, Read, for Liebau; Prince of Waterloo, Page, for
Ostend ; Pyrenees, Clark, Tor Virginia; Frodingham, —, for
Petersburgh ; and Zealous, Young, for Hamburgh.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The Pioneer, for the Wisp, and a seizure of spirits; and the
Brisk, for a seizure of spirits; on the 3d of May, at Mr. H.
C. Sconce's, Rochester.

The Cakor.E frigate, Captain BOWLES, returned to
Portsmouth on Saturday, from the South American
command, where, for some years, (with the rank of
Commodore), he has rendered very important ser-
vices to his country. He was succeeded by Commo-
dore Sir THOMAS HARDY, Baronet. The CREOLE
brings no South American news, either important or
interesting. The latest accounts from the Rio de la
Plata are to the 22d of January, at which time
nothing was known of Lord CocHRA N E'S proceedings
beyond his failure before Callao, an account of which
has already appeared. It was supposed that he
would remain at sea until obliged to return to Val-
paraiso, for want of provisions ; but there was no
chance of his gaining any further advantages on the
coast. Sir TH•MAs HARDY was at Buenos Ayres ;
and Captain F. L. MAITLAND, C.B. with the Vas-
°atm and SUPERB, was at Maldonado. The HYPE-
RION, Captain Scums, C.B. went round Cape Horn
in the beginning of January. Sir THOMAS HARDY'S
broad pendant was in the Own/ Grminowita, Hon.
Captain R. SPENCER, which ship arrived from Eng-
land the day the CREOLE sailed from the River Plate.
No. 9,814, a Prize of £20,000, and 13,756, a
Prize of £5OO Consols, drawn Thursday, 27th April,
were Shared and Sold by J. and J. StsrswatonT, at
their truly fortunate Offices, 37, Corshill ; 11, Hol-
born ; 38, Haymarket ; and 1.41, Oxford-street, Lon-
don; where Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn,
are on Sale for the Foos Prizes of £30,000, &c. &c.
yet in the Wheel ; and, as there are Seventy-eight
Capital Prizes, in Money and Consols, now undrawn,
upwards of Twenty of them may be expected on the
Next Day of Drawing, 18th May, when the Two
Prizes of £lO,OOO, 3 per Cent. Consols, will be given
extra to the Two First Prizes.

A curious discovery has been made since it was
determined to remodel the Crown. Several of the
large gems, we have not learnt how many, turn out
to be paste. It is supposed that this fraud was com-
mitted as far back as the time of CHARLES 11.

FlRE.—About one o'clock on Saturday morning,
a fire broke out in an untenanted house in Shadwell
Market, which was undergoing some repairs ; it is
supposed to have originated in some lime on the
ground floor taking fire. The house was in a short
time consumed, together with a quantity of new tim-
ber; the flames cbmmunicated to the adjoining house,
occupied by Mr. Tellis, a coal-merchant, which was
materially damaged. Mrs. Tellis, who had been only
put to bed on the day before, was obliged to be re-
moved into the street for safety, and she is danger-
ously ill in consequence of the fright.
Doxt..—On the 23d instant, a meeting took place at Arknan-
drish, county of Wexford, between TROMAS Lynx's and JOHN
Loam, &qrs. The former seconded by Lieutenant YOUNS, of
the Mb Royal Irish, and the latter by Licutenaxt Hasog.t. On
the second fire Mr. LTSTSII was wounded in the leg, which ter-
minated the affair.

Coax-Excoenos, Mese-Lex; Mer I.—Having a large sup-
ply of Wheat to-day from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, the trade
was exceedingly heavy, u the demand was very limited, acd
only a few fine runs from the former county were sold in the
morning, and these at a reduction a ls. per quarter, but a con-
siderable quantity remained on hand at the clsse of the market,
which was offered fully 4s. per quarter under last Monday's
prices, without being able to effect sales at that abatement.—
Fine fresh Malting Barley is one shilling per quarter dearer.
In Peas, Beans, and. Oats, there is little or no alteration.
SMITUPIIILD Mau r, 'Jar I.—Beef, 4s. 6d. to ss. 4d. per
stone of Sibs.; Mutton, Ss 6d. to 6s. 4d. Veal, Ss. Od. to 6e. Bd.
Pork Ss Od. to es. ed.; Lamb 7s. tolls. Od.—Cattle at Market—
Beasts 4450 ; Calves, 140; Sheep slid Lambs, 16,9.00 ; Pigs, 300
Hay, M. 10s. to 41. 4s. Clover, St 10s. to 61. 10s. Straw, 11.
to 16 les.

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