The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-16 00:00:00

This unhappy man undeawent the sentence of the law at
the usual hour this morning at Newgate. An immense
crowd was assembled. and many persons waited near the
scaffold tha whole of the night, in order that they might
be enabled to get a view of the awful ceremony. Some
particulars have already been given of the culprit's con-
duct since his condemnation, and of his violence towards
some of the persons who were employed in watching him ; but
although that violence was extreme and his appearance be-
tokened great excitement, still the opinion of the authorities
of the gaol, supposed also by that of the medical officers, was,
that he was only acting an assumed madness, in the hope
that it might assist the defence made for him at his
trial. This violence continued up to Sunday, and it was
deemed advisable, in consequence, that he should not be
present with the other prisoners in the chapel. During
the early part of Sunday, he appeared in a very sullen
temper, and would not answer any questions that were
put to him ; and, after the service was concluded, the
Rev. Mr. Carver, who, since the unhappy man's confine-
ment in Newgate has paid him the most unremitting atten-
tion, proceeded to his cell, where he found the culprit in the
same mood. The rev, gentleman addressed him, and re-
minding him of the near approach of his last moment, be-
sought him to refrain from persevering in his present con-
duct, assuring him it could have no good effect, for that
competent persons were satisfied it was assumed. The blood
rushed into the culprit's face, and it was evident that he was
perfectly conscious of what the rev. gentleman said to him,
and almost immediately afterwards he entirely changed his
tone and demeanour, and admitted that he had been assum-
ing the violent conduct, and that his only object for so doing
was the hope of preventing his being made a public gaze of
in the chapel on Sunday. From this time the conduct of
the unhappy man was entirely becoming his situation ; he
expressed himself resigned to his fate, and conversed with
calmness with the rev. chaplain. During the night two
turnkeys sat up with him in his cell. He did not retire to
bed the whole night, but spent the time in reading occasion-
ally, and also in writing two letters, one to the Rev. Mr.
Carver, and another to his wife.

Shorily after seven o'clock this morning the Sheriffs,
Messrs. Magney and Rogers, arrived at the gaol, and were
immediately accompanied by Mr. Cope, the governor, to the
prisoner's cell in the Chapel Yard, where they found him
in earnest conversation with the chaplain. Upon the Sheriffs
entering the cell, Blakesley turned round and shook hands
with them, and wished them a good morning, and soon after-
wards the executioner and his assistants entered the cell for
the purpose of pinioning the culprit. Before this operation
was performed the Rev. Mr. Carver, addressing the unhappy
man, asked him whether there was anything more that he
wished to say ? Blakesley replied, " I wish to say this—l
assure you that I had no intention to kill James Burdon. I
intended to have killed toy wife, and I expected to be appre-
hended immediately and brought here (Newgate) to suffer
for the deed ; but as I was making the blow (motioning at the
same time how he intended he should be understood,) Burdon
rose up with his handkerchief upon his head, and he re-
ceived the blow intended for my wife, but I solemnly declare
I did not intend to kill sum.' The Rev. Mr. Carver said
that the great Searcher of all Hearts could alone be aware
whether this was true, and Blakesley repeated his solemn as-
surance that it was nothing but the truth which he had stat-
ed. Blakesley then thanked the sheriffs for the kindness he
had received from them, and expressed his readiness to an-
swer any question they might put to him. Some question
was then put to him in reference to his violence in the gaol,
when be said that he had assumed it in the hope that his life
might be saved, from the impression that it would create that
he was not of sane mind. The Rev. Mr. Carver then asked
the culprit whether he thought God would pardon his sins,
and he replied that he hoped he had made his peace with
God, and that his soul would be saved, and he placed his
chief reliance on that hope.
At eight o'clock the culprit, accompanied by the sheriffs,
the governor, and Mr. Cope, proceeded from the cell. The
culprit walkertwith a firm step, and appeared perfectly com-
posed ; indeed, it was remarked, that he seemed to be the
most unconcerned of all who were present. He walked up
the ladder with equal firmness, and his appearance upon the
scaffold wrs the signal for a tremendous yell, which issued
from the mob, and which lasted during the whole of the time
the unhappy man was upon the scaffold, and until the bolt
was withdrawn ; indeed, it might also be said that he drew
his last gasp with the execrations of the multitude ringing in
his ears. The culprit, as has been before stated, was a re-
markably strong muscular man, and he appeared to struggle
severely for two or three minutes before he ceased to exist.
It should, perhaps, be stated that since the prisoner's con-
finement in Newgate he has been visited by his father on
two or three occasions, and who saw him on Wednesday for
the last time.

At nine o'clock the body wasl:cut 'down and -taken to the
interior of the gaol, and it will be buried to-night by the side
of Curvoisier.

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HER MAJESTY.
The following:is ajcopy of the bulletin issued this morning :
" Buckingham Palace, Nov. 15, 1841,
Half-past 9 o'clock, a.m.
" Her Majesty's recovery goes on without interruption.
" The Infant Prince:continues well.
"JAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D.
" RICHARD BLAGDEN."

The inquiries at Buckingham Palace this morning were ex-
ceedingly numerous. Her Majesty and the Duke of Corn-
wall. we rejoice to state, are going on so very favourably that
it is not expected bulletins will be published beyond a few
daysilonger.

•-•••-•• v 62.-

ANOTHER !ATTEMPT TO GET INTO BUCKING.

HAM PALACE

We understand that-A respectable looking individual, with
a box under his arm, attempted to-day to force an entrance
into Buckingham Palace. When asked his object, he said he
wanted to obtain the head of the Queen, as he thought he
was as much entitled to her head as she was to his.

It was evident that the man was insane, and he was, there-
fore, immediately given into the'custody of the police, and
we understand conveyed to Bow-street, when it is under-
stood, from the nature and incoherent manner in which he
conducted himself, that no doubt was entertained of the man's
insanity. In fact, so evident was it that the individual was
not in possession of his right faculties, that Mr. Hall,
the chief magistrate, without hesitation, considered it to be
his duty to sign a warrant for his immediate committal to
Bethlehem ; which warrant having been countersigned by Sir
James Graham, the Home Secretary, the unfortunate man
was conveyed, in custody of the police, to that safe abode
for the detention of lunatics.

We did not hear the above until past six o'clock this even-
ing ; and consequently, at so late an hour, we are unable to
collect any details, or to vouch for the general accuracy of
the statement, as the greatest possible secrecy is observed at
the Home Office. We may state, however, with certainty,
that some unfortunate individual has been committed to
Bethlehem for attempting to force his way into the Palace.
It is said that the individual above alluded to was in the
service of Lord Hood.