Execution.
The Times, 1824-06-02T00:00:00

Yesterday morning, Joke E , -WtillaMUV Rill, anad J70,v ~iltWoGstta> underwent the last operationt of the law, in front of the debt door in the Old 3aitev. - At an- early-hour anumerous conconurseiof per'sons was assembl&l, anid before eight- o'cock -the .who s'epace in front'of Ncewgate wa35 excessively crowded, aswellas the w in do wa andtl top' of tht e bouses. A stronig body of constables w.as placed wvithin the bar thatrurroundedthe siaffold, asnrecrssary precaution. Tke early fate of one of the ut~d tunatc individualsi \VasgstalV, aispeared to excj'e a fcelinz of decp interest-and regret- in I all. A-bout a quartet beJ'ore eighlt, Mr. - Sherifr Whittaker arrived.: Esterb W.5 first bought -into the room.. He was dressed in-a bla'ch~ coat and waiStcoat, corduroy breeches, '-andI blacv stocki gs-He appeired to be perfectly scnsible -of his awftl sitation, tltt there was nothing particular- in -his mtanner 'he appearcd quite emposed and' 'rcsigned. When hisarnisladbeen pnioned, he ventdon- and sat dpotn a bench while hiscompulonsl s guilt went through- the namepreparation; llilfwasilext conductedintothe roorm: lhe had the appearhane of having once been a respectable'nan. He walked perfectly ereet, and with a rapid step- He was dressed in blacki witli a white under- waistcoat, arild stood nearly six feet hijll . On his luands being-tied, he coinplaliidA tbat the cord was too tight, and it was consequently slackened. He then 5at down by Easterby, after shaking hands with - several persons near hin with :much fervour. - Aagstiffwas now ushered into the pres4room bv thcRev. lr. Bakler,who throughout- was constfnt il his-attentions to the-wretched- siffere-, who aparppr -cEl more dejected tlan eithe.rot' hi felUw.crirninals. He-held- his head dowii, and said nothlhg. Ile wyas diessed respectably in black: After thcse pireiminary adijustuient? were completed, Easterby and Hill tAok a littld 'water7 :btlVagstafF declined. As- the clock strusck cight thc Rev. Mr. eCtton, the ordinary, preceded 'by 1r.I Shsriff Whittatker, led the way to the fatal platform, recitinig part of the funeral service as the solemnn cavalcade pToceeded through the gloomy' pissages f 'the guol. Tlhe saime order that had been hitherto observed was naintained on the' arrival at the scafflold.- Easterby ascended flrst, and was followed by flill, whose firm. ness. was conspicuouls , he '5sdended the 'seaffold without-assist. -ance, with a pefreetly steadt, calm, and collected denleuniour. While the executioner was xYing - the rope, HiU spoke to, him several tiuies, as if he was giving directioncto be very particular'ini fitting it to the proper place, -N'agstaff vas then led op the steps by the Reverend Mr. Baker, who was unrenitting in renderinghim spidtual consolatioii and support. rihen every-thing was -finallv arranged, the unhappy men shook hands with-each other, and tl;p fiatal signal being given, tbis world losed upon them for evet. Hill- died ratther hard; the others did not struggle more than ordinarily. lVasgstatf, it will be temcltbered, wa~s foundg~uilty in ApriTlIast, of forging and uttering an ordtr, purporting to be drawn byWra. Ritiey- and Co., for the payment of 20101. on -Bnd and Pattishall. The prisoner was apprehended at the Old Hug.munis. The respect- ability of lit situation only a short time ago, and that of-his oon- nexions, excited u'i,ersal commisertion- for his-fate. Ue unider. stand -the parting ubetweea himself-and his fatnily was agonizing. After hanging the usual timrethe: bodies were cut down to be de. livered'to their friends. Few execotiQns -at the`Old-BEiley-of late years liave at racted a laTger assemblage of spectators, among-whom were M4any of the endeir em;, and 7onse'whose dress indicated that they. belonged to aeclass of society, at eiast above tile lowest. - X.Ec1'RCTTi4Ox.