The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-01 00:00:00

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in grief. As he turned away from the box be ex-
claimed, " I wish I hod a km, of grapoordcr wader
'ens, I would Glow 'wn all to hcl:."
After he bed " returned to the Flare from whence
be came,” he mad& use of •many horrid e;pressions,
and although the Chaplain attended hifti immediately,
and continued with him an hoar or name, he did not
appear any ways composed, nor leu violent against
his prosecutors.

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The Chaplain visited hiss again •ort Wedneedlay
morning, and continued with him upwards of eleven
boors, using every possible means to tranquilise Aie
mind, and prepare him for eternity ; still he could not
be prevailed upon to forgive his prosecutors. It being
considered prudent to place a man with him in his
cell, one who could read well was selected ; but, though
frequently urged, he did not once join in prayer
daring the night. lie slept soundly front twelve till
two, cried more than once at his untimely end, and
about some young woman, supposed to be a 'wenn/in,
but did not express any 'wow for the crime, which.
indeed, lie denied to the last moment of his existence.

On the morning of the evecetion (Thursday last)
he was led to the Chapel. where the sacrament was
administered, and again the Chaplain used his belt
efforts to persuade him to die as A Christian. in charity
with all men. The Rerereed Ifilestlesiou succeeded so
far, that the unhappy malefactor said ho tetravir every
one. At fire minutes before sine o'clostk. he ascended
the scaffold, guile undismayed, and made a spring up
the steps; When the halter was plated round his
nevk, he desired to kneel, and did so, with the,
Chaplain ; in this
vpooure the rope became rather
tight, and Hill said, somewhat jocosely. " It. will
itirottle me." While the worthy Clergyman read a
prayer suitable fur Cie occasion. Hill turned his head
towards the spectator., and nodded to more than
our. ewiliu, ut the time, and was totally regardless
of the prayer. He roue sprung up nithgreat agility,
and the executioner having- adjusted the halter, 11111
pulled up his trowsers, and skipping at the same
time. shook oif his shoes, saying, " 1 won't die with
my shoes on ; make a liar of 'em." So anxious
did he appear to look on the crowd. that he wanted
the cap taken from his face, and the drop fell while
he was asking to have it removed. Ile struggled mech,
but way dead in about two minntes. After hanging
the usual time, his body was cut down, and delivered
to 31r. Best. surgeon. who had it packed up and con-
veyed to Bilstoo, to be there dissected and anatotuised,
according to the senieuee.
Hill was a very good-looking man, aad well made,
2'; years of age. about five feet nine inches high, was
born at &Axle'', and wa- employed as an engineer at
the Deeptield Colliery, shout half a mile from Bilaton.

THE S PORM.
During the storm on Sunday nicht the electric Reid
fell on two houses, Nos. 12 and 13, iu Tenet-61ra%
Liquorpond-it reel, shivered the chimney pots 'to pietea,
and broke in the second door of No. IS, shivered'the
cupboard dpor, and set several parts of the weed on
fire; the bosses an small, being only Halloo's, with
else roost en a-40er there were torsi's/6 601 kit 1111101

and the family were in- bed ; they got up sad fortu-
nately extinguished the fire. At the adjoining house,
No. 13, the electric fluid broke through the root sad
ceiling, caught the bell-wire, aid illeandild WU le'
the street door, destroyiej the win mild IMAM
iag a black mark of 'smoke along the Altus If (nu;
gunpowder; an osier sradle that was on am lastlll
was scorched all over, and some clothes caught SOO
fortunately the child was in bed with its mother at the
time. An old man who lay in the nem, sad who had
been unable to walk for six weeks before from risonmo-
tic pains, received such an electric shock, that be,
jumped oat of bed, ran down stairs, and renewed
the use of his limbs; he was as well yesterday as ever
he was in his life; the hair on his wife's head was very
much singed, but she received no other injury, The
Iliad, after descending as far as the street door, shi-
vered open the parley r door, and took a dironisu shrug
the passage wall, which it tore, to the hack door,
caught the lock and hinges, all of which It ternatehed
oR, and threw the door in pieces into the yoll, Waving
s strong smell all over the house as If canoed by gun-
powder. During the whole of yeeterdartha *hest was
crowded, and two persons at the door of 13 had as
snuck to do as they could to receive the penes from
hundreds of geutlemen and others who were, admitted
*me the elects produced by the lightning.
. Bear the Commercial-road, the lightning struck the
sees-door, of the-house of Mr. Baxter, No. 411, Rich-
ard-street. it broke five panes of glass, formed dews
the jamb of the door-post, and shattered the brisk-
work near it, without injuring the fastenings by which it
was secured. It then took an oblique direction at.
the kitchen, and tearing of the skirting bond a a
catered the earth close to the wally leaving a
*en sulphuroes smell which was perms* he et a
leib our yeasorday morning. A prearbedeteed.
*OM stieshoiose to the wall that was *WA me
forced several inches towarth the middle of thCresse.
Two young weesen had been sleeping in the bed but
bad been obliged to quit it a few minutes h&c* the
Itnekleat occurred, in eteassepeace of the Wrests of
rob that had inundated the hitcher.
Along the Eases road the storm raged vio-
lently. Two satires eoiniag yo Landes ha a
were struck dead by the lightning. Os tie
road, the storm was mach less Aoki*, and wlthout
inch rain. In other plates, there was very heavy hail.
The greatest fall of hail appears to ban bee% In
Kent. The men who were coming to town with halt
*arts declare they never were on the read in each
leeepestsawa night. The isesesaat heels( of that
lightning and the frequent bursts or thunder. whets
asiespasled with the pelting of Ss pisses of lee,
001 their hones quite sagoveraabie. About illteon-
-.freue town they-aim the hail was more thou a
POMO thick epos the pawed. The bop grouted, Aso,
Illadetose are said to have suffered severely. and eve-
eleNy the @Measles plantation if Lie! Romsey, Mike
IBMs.
Oa Saturday senalght, afr=ilkorialt. R. K. sad 11e.
Irilliam Baker. ehipwrifiLlet, bode ol•Lympseenik were
Bribing over the Bor. at AtisewetkosuS come mseeesssi.
able accident the boot igiod INC eielc. Mr.
Baiter was seferteistrly demetted. bet . Ptra.eftee
= three gese teee af say beer se tab esera. eras pew
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This day the Loan CH•xcaLLoa c•eal into Court
at half-pant ten o'cl..ck.
SUPPOSITITIOUS CH n. D.
• saantssosr C. fillillollllloX.
Mr. Wisoet Lo.—" In this case, which came before
your Lordship some time back, the Conn directed an
issue to try the question, as to whether the infant,
Miss Sergissoi, was the daughter of the late Coloael
Sergissod. The young lady is the defendant in this
suit • the action has been tried, and a verdict given
agaenst Miss Sergisson ; but it is our intention on her
behalf to move for a new trial, and what we wish is,
that the application for a new trial should stand over
till the next Term, and that in the mean time, the al-
lowances which have been made for the education and
maintenance of the infant (Miss Sergiswn) should be
continued, the ft-emcee undertaking to become respon-
sible for the sums that may be so advanced, in case the
application for a new trial should prove unsuccessful."
111 r. HART, Counsel fee the plaintiff.—‘• If either of
the trustees will undertake to be responsible for the
sums so advanced, I cannot object to it. lbe evidence
un which ill Jury found their verdict, established
clearly that the defendant was tit t the child of the late
Colonel Sergissen."
The Lean 'CusuciaLt.ott.-s—u Let the elution fee a
new trial stand over till next 'Term; in the mean time
the allowaaccs for the maintenance and education of
the infant to be continued, the trustees undertaking
to be responsible for such advances."

• }LOLL'S COUWT.—Jusy 31.
WATERS V. TSTLOV.
Mr. Roost. Itated, that he h-ld two petitions from
two individuals named Wishan and Jewel, praying
that the Courewoold direct the payment to them res-
peetively out of the fonds in Coors belon.:ing to this
csast—of the moss which the Master hail reported
were doe to them by the late proprietor of the Opera
House, 3lr. Gook'.

Mr. BARMEN said, it wag quite tree that a reference
had been made to the Master, to ascertain the amount
of the debts of the concern, not, however, dlith a riew
that 'they should be paid immediately, but in order
that the'Court should be in possession of the state of
the accounts between the parties. Similar petitions
hail been presented to his Honor r the Vice•Chancellot,
who refused to confirm the Master's report to the ex-
tent prayed for upon this kround.
His Honour the 'MASTER of the Rott.s, said, that
these petitions should follow the fate of the other*,
and refused to grant the prayer.

YORK ASSIZES.
On Satur lay last the Assizes were adjourned till the
pth of September. Four convicts are left f.,r execu-
tion : Richard Pausehton, age.l it), and iriiiiam re&
fleirdl, aged 140, for bareary ; Joseph
aged 27, for highway rebbery t aad Thoneos SmitA,
aged 22. let steals' 2$ eheep. st Thorarille.
M theitodis,Semnier Sessions, hoiden at Warmin-
ster, true bills were ('end against James Pettis, the
perpetual overseer of Bradford, for alleged ill-treat-
meet of a pauper is the pariah workhouse, aid for
refusiag admittance in the workhouse to another pau-
per whilst in a dying state : the former on the prose-
cution of the parish officers of Walcot ; and the lat-
ter, on the prosecution of H. C. Daebeny, Est. the
High Constable fee the Hundred of Bradford.
NAUTICAL INTELLIGSNCS..
The Proderingliam, Langrich, from St. Petershurgt
to London, ran on "shot* on the Cross Sand, near Yuri
month, us Friday night, but was got off with assist.
ince, apparently without damage.
The Nile and the Ariel both from Shields fur Mae-
rice, ran on shore at Fair Isle, Orkneys, previous to
the 20th June, but werrgot off with damage and car-
ried into a small harbour in Fair Isle.
VIIIIIIELP SPOKED, WITS.--. 0111 the 30th Jane in lat.
47.53. N. ion. U. 30. W. the ship Sir George Prevost,
Morrison, from Portsmouth fur Quebec, out 25 days.
all well, by the Marian, arrived in the Clyde.
On the 17th June, it; lat. 31. U. N. lon. 50. W. the
Alit Geo. Weehingbn, Allan, from Cork, for Savannah,
list 35 days; &A alt. is lat. 47. 30. N. lon. 32. 54.
W. a brig from Poole foe Newfoundlaad, oat 20 days;
13th, in lat. 50. 32. N. lon. 10. 30. the brig oak,
ft an Newfoundland for Poole, out 17 days, all well,
by the Willie's, eared in the Clyde.
On the sth alt. in lit 45. 50. lon. 53. the Henry,'
of Sumieriaed. Captain Harrisom from Leaden. for
Obeid% 0e1.31 days ; 4th, in lat. 45.50. lon. 51. 30.
the Ames. of Maryport, from Belfast to Quebec,
with pastegere, out 31 days, by the Rob Roy, arrived
la the Clyde.
On the Pk alt. in lit 47. log. 43. 50. the flat-
me,. of Yak humid Quebec ; is the Itlth,
lag. 47. N. 100. 3i. 11. the Alpha, of Greenock ; 'memo
day. in lat. 47. 50. los. 35. 17. the William. of Mary.
port, from Liverpool' bound for Newfonedland,
well, by the Dalmarieck, arrived in the Clyde.
Oa the 11th nit. ht lat. 53. bus. I. the Preen"
Mains, from the Clyde for Quebec with pasesegnes
eat 11 days,' all well, by the Peet tilosgewo awi,sE
the Clyde.
Friends, Peterhead to Quebec, sth July, lat. 41.
53. lon. SU. by the Sasaaaah. Jason, arrived at Liver.
pool.
Shakespeare. Newfonadlaad to St. Joke's, N. B.
Is Jody. la the Bay of Palely. and Julies Cesar.
Liverpool to New York, 11th July, lat. 44. 50. lea.
44. by the Castlereagh. emboli. a. rived at Liverpool.
Tho. (filbert, Brown, Liverpool to Mirsasichl, 23rd
July; lat. 41. 41. lon. 10. SO. by the Royal Bdirard.
Holmes. arrived at Liverpool.
Britainsia, of Saltelsets. lUth ult. lat. 41. 10.
23. 33. by the Hero. Ray. arrived at Bristol.
Union, Taylor. Portsmouth to Alintathrhi, 1511
July, lat. 47. 7. lea. 34.30. by the Brininess. Strwatt.
arrived at Peanuee.
Union, Liverpool to lifieseniehl, 18th uk.
42. 1. ion. IS. 10. by the dieeily. Preys% arrival in
igtit;!ef Wllll64ves, Imead llirendelsi.. I Silo
IM. Witte; eiwitlk Irwin' if.*
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