Star.
London, England, 1827-03-20 00:00:00

EXECUTION-THIS DAY.

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Mr. iinsitsuos is a little better, though net st.-
ciently recovered to be able to attend to public bussines.
The Princess Aooturrit left her seat at Frogrnore,
yesterday morning, in her carriage sod four, and proceeded to the
apartments of ker Royal Sister the Princess Soensa, at the Lug's '1
Palace at Remington, where her Royal Highness arrived at one
o'clock. The Duchess of Gtoocestsa joined her Royal Slaws soon
afterwirds. The loyal Patty partook of a Ddnuse. Taw Princess.
Amon left &hoist three o'clock in the afternoon, for her residence
to the Stile-yard, St James's. The household of the Primness had
previously arrived in town, in three carriages, from Frogmen.
Prince Poracarac, the French Ambassador, and the
Spanish Minister, =matted business yesterday at the Office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Princess Lievittr, and the Duke of Devon-
sagas, will divide the Fashionable world on Monday night.
Yesterday, the sale of the Duke of Yoarc's magnifi •
cent eanecdon of Plate commenced .at Mr. Cuannis great
room, Itiniretreet, St. James's. Before the sale commenced a
sheet speech Was made by Mr. Cement relative to the prdperty
which he was about to offer, and the terms upon which it was
be sold. The executors of his late Royal Highness, he sold‘ hod
not a single reserve, and the object of the sale was a highly bitsoso•
able one. The illustrious possessor, whose oupiplllost_ *to Woe
Dow to be sold, was characterised by a . mot hsjpp skiloools
heart. urbanity of manners and kind coodlemosoin to who op.
protebtd kW. The purchasers of the areleinolleh the Catalogue
sets forth, would have a memento wlidell weld keep alive and
cherish the recollection of the Duke of TM*. whose sweetness of
temper, and goodness of disposition, eftilmsed him to all by whom
he was personally known; and he bad left behind him a name that
would be handed down to posterity and cherished. The eulogium
made by Mr. CS/MU 00 his Royal Highness, was warmly
applauded by the company. In the room were several Ladies
elegantly attired. attending with not a little callers's* to the bid.
dings of some of the WOW beautiful articles. The chief parthasera,
we understand, were chiefly silversmiths, and persons commissioned
by Gentlemen. The general opinion was, that the articles did not
bring near so much as they were worth intrinsically, and certainly
not so much as they coot, especially the splendid massive silver-
gilt plate.

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BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Mauls 19.
A great deal of business was done yesterday Oil the St. Leger;
rot which Reviewer, to consequence of some North country Gen-
tlemen offering the odds against him freely, went back to 20 to 1,
at which eery large sums were laid out. brushy got up fear points,
but there Wen sot many takers. The Oaks betties was dad strong;
*aria receded half a point, and Pantie' got up. So heavy was the
business, that the Derby was almost a dead letter ; the odds against
Gleitartoey are 4 to 1, bat so takers.
Daasv.

• 41'to 1 apt Glenartnep 110 to 1 apt Catliseine
11 to 1 apt 'Puler 40 to 1 apt Cabalist's!,
14 to 1 apt Defence 43 to 1 agst Gustavus
14 to 1 apt Espagnolla 21 to 1 apt Dahlia
17 to 1 twit Spondee IS to 1 apt Muneluke
18 to 1 apt Trompeter 50 to 1 apt Cressida
ato 1 apt Mr. Wyndbanis Lot, taken—Steno to 16 apt Gk.
tummy, Maria and Jupiter, taken-50 to 1 apt Glanartney and
Pantina, takes'.

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It to 1 apt Pontius 16 to 1 apt Translation
14 to 1 'gilt Totteridp 17 to 1 apt Souvenir
14 to 1 apt Duchess i• to 1 apt Calypso
15 to I apt Morel . SO to I apt Fillikins (uken)
16 to 1• apt Maria _,
DONCAITIM ST. Lillis.

17 to 1 apt Jupiter
11 to 1 agit Popsy
20 to 1 apt Reviewer
20 to 1 apt Olivera
10 to 1 apt Sapt►o
20 to 1 apt Rivals
21 to 1 apt Granby

tit to 1 apt Moooshiat
23 to I apt Matilda
28 to 1 apt Kmma
35 to 1 apt Tatler
55 to 1 apt Nonplus
40 to 1 apt HAMM
2000 to 2$ apt Mast

Letters were received from Ireland yesterday, an•
flouncing the death of Sir Estrum Bacutw. Sir Bowsen took a
leading part in t►e proceedings of the Catholic Asiociatioo.—
He war present at the delivery of the 'etch for which Mr. Sam
is to be prosecuted, and was to have been produced as a witness at
the trial on t►e pan of that Learned Gentkman.

fisitse This being the day appointed fat carryirts last
dreadful sentence of the law into Sleet on Keats,
aged SI, for sheep stealing; JIMWS Wing , T aged 25,
for a rape on the person of a child only twelve years of
age; Robert Yoaag, aged SI, for a burglary; and Wil•
limit Davies. aged 28, for stealing plate, kc. to a very
considerable amount in a dwelling house, the property
of Capt. Wm. Knox—the Old Bailey was crowded to
excess. A respite during his Majesty's pleasure arrived
at the gaol yesterday afternoon for Doniot
_Davis, the

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the numbers had increased equal to any former °rea-
-1 sion. The congregation of the youthful part of society
was particularly remarked, nor was thereeny decrease of
lfemales on the occasion. By half-past seven o'clock the
'crowd formed one dense mass, and no inconsiderable
anxiety' was evinced to know to which of the culprits
the Royal mercy had been extended. Oa our arrival
at the entrance by which the Reporters are admitted,
we found the Rev. Ordinary and Mr. Baker had been in
the Gaol some time before, and were engaged in neve.
tion with the unhappy men, doomed by the offended
. laws of their country, to expiate their climes by death.
During this awful ceremony we were furnished with the
following particulars of the conduct of the men, and also
of Daniel Davis, who had been respited. The latter, on
hearing that his life had been spared, evinced a feeling
that none but men in his situation could possess, and
his expressions of gratitude to the worthy Sheriffs, par-
ticularly Mr. Sheriff Winchester, by whose humane and

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indefatigable exertions the reprieve was obtained, were
of the most affecting nature. The .last ray of hope of
earthly mercy from the law, had now left the foot men
first named. and Davis became deeply affected. Young
also expressed himself in the most heart-rending trrms
for his wife and four children. Wingfield and Keats were
iesigned, but there was an apparent painful warrt of Ma-
cedon, and the solace afforded on the point of death by

an early attention to religious duties ; still they behaved
in the most calm and resigned manner, and confessed
the justice of their punishment. All of them slept for
about three hours. On the arrival of the Sheriffs they
proceeded to the press-room, into which the convicts
Were introduced at ten minutes to eight o'clock, in the
following order :—Davies first entered, he seemed muc►
agitated, and a deathly paleness bespread his counte-
nance. He appeared, however, to pray inwardly, and
turning his eyes upwards, he ejaculated^" Oh, GOD,
have mercy on me I' Wingfield was next introduced,
and on the officers tying his hands, be said—" Don't
tie them so tight to hurt me, I won't pull 'em away."
Young was next introduced, and with difficulty sup-
pressed a tear. Keats was accompanied into the
press-room by Doctor Cotton and the officers ; hp
walked* by the aid of a crutch, and entered the
room with a vacant stare. He was led to a form for
a few moments, but his hands Were not pinioned
until his arrival at the room, or kitchen, as it is
termed, at the foot of the gallows, whither his fellow
sufferers preceded him in the usual order. Arrived
here, he begged to be " taken out," as he termed
which was complied with. During the time Iris arms
were being pinioned, and the ropes adjusted about the
necks of his fellow sufferers, he prayed earnestly, anti
expressed a confilence in the Divine Mercy. At
length, every preparation having been snee relative to
the others, Keats, who could not walk without bis
crutch, unless aided by some other means, was assisted
up to the platform, where he with difficulty stood, while
the executioner adjusted the rope. This duty performed.
few minutes were spent in prayer, wises the signal
was given, the drop fell, and the world closed on them
tor ever.
The long-complained of disgusting operation of rub-
bing for a wen, we regret, to any, was performed on a
Male, prior to the bodies being cut down.

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d him letter carrier, but the fact was not geoerally, koown;
ate, is and this, coupled with, the well-known character of
stairs, Itordi /C*114;11141 account for the immense crowd that
• aVaittuallit ,assigabl ~. As eittly.:as half.past si a o'clock,
sus. the north end cilthiOld BailryituconsOetily throoted,
"inn. and the fatal platform surrounded bjan unusual number
:more, of persons, even at this hour. Shortly
.after sewers o'clock