Star. — 1817-04-05 (London, England)

SURREY ASSIZES.-KINGSTON, APRIL 9. CRANMER O. PRNNINGTMC This Was the only cause tried durinc the day F it is the third time that it hal heels tried. It is an issue to try the boondanes ni Mitibion Commas), between the adjoining Parishes of Mitcham and Beddington. After an exam;nation of peveral Niers of old deedi and old witnesses, which was wholly devoid of any. public interest, the :fury by their verdict established the line of boindaty marked out by the award of the Commiss;nners of Inclosute, and which is in fit• sour of Beddington.  ASSIZES; Sir J. BURROUGH, in his addresi d the ran 4 'Jury, congratulated the County, that in the long catalogue of offences to be inverigated, not one-appeared to arise from any factious spirit or diealfection to the Governmentl After the usual forms, the prisoners were put od their trials in the result, no le,: than 19 unfortunate criminals received the awful sentence of death  R. Uatleriummtl, f it the wilful murder of W. Harris; at Ledhury ; J. Hardy, for burglary at Kilgwynhouse, Carmarthenshire; 7e Laapletv, for cut, ing and maiming J. Green, at Kington ; Proirer, for burglary in the house of B. Bagley; IP. for stealing from the house of Mr. Smoot, of Orle. ton; Amelia Golding, for steal:ng various articles from the shop of Mr. Watkins, of Kington ; thiley, for stealing a sheep from Mr. Goode, of Amberley ; 1. Tensaw, (or stealing a watch, &c. from Thomas King, of Cusop; J. Lewis, lot burglary .n the house of I'. Whitcomb, of Eastnor ; S. and G. 11Wes, for stealing a lamb from Mr. Tonstall, of Norton Canon; Hawk Greeaarag and Elisaldh Afaym, for stealing various articles from the house et T. Brown, of Goodrich ; IV. Price and U'. Davin, for stealing a coat and other articles from the house of Thltrtat Barrett ; 7'. .2 itlhant, for stealing a cheep, the pro. perty of T. Webb, Esq. of Berrotv ; J. Richatelt and 11. Duggan, for stealing a sheep from Mr. Seward, of Wolferlow ; aril H. Palmer, for stealing a hot se from Mr. Wheeler, of Kyrewood, were sevcraliy hound guilty, and received sentence of death.  Of those condemned, sixteen were reprieved, anti Underwood,• Langslow, and Hardy, were ordered for execution.  In pasting sentence or. Underwood, at torn" as the Judge began to expatiate on the pecte.i.t.r atrocity of murdering his. benefactor,' not only in the midst of a friendly conversation, but even whilst that bene. factor was in the act of relieving his wants, the prisoner fainted ; and, sinking or. the floor, remained insensible nearly five mina _s; when his Lordship humanely observed, that what he had said was not intended to wound farther the feel;egs of Underwood, but to make a due impression on' all who heard him. It will be recollected, that Underwood confessed his guilt almost immediately on his -apprehension ; ' and during the period of his cm:finement, he nevet I. iled to rejoice in having not only relt,:ved his math front feelings scarcely to be endired, bymaking that con.; fession, but in the farther hope; 'lint by so doing, he should.better qualify himself for army hereafter.— Under a care attention treat the CN ',plain and his assistants, whiv:i could not be r7r.verleif, he uniformly devoted himselt to acts of ter pi ,err, de. : ny and repentance, in which he svas joined by the Assistant.L:iergyman even on the sc 111; ollt: hequently spressed the deepest hear r and cornpiiiicti,4l the clime he had COntiniur,.. slid fully acluo leitged the justice of his fate. II sofiered the sertence of the law at noon on :.10. d •y, in presence of an intinense concourse spectatots, on whose minds it is hoped this awful spectAcle wit! produce its just effects, and convince them and n tiers, how rapidly the ccmmiscinn of one crime leads to another, and terminates in misery. When Underwood concealed himself in the loft, his only object WAS the plunder of his friend; but having suffered evil thoughts to take possession of his mind, the id* of murder itself was soon familiarized, and unfortunately executed. Every effort was made by the visit. ing Magistrates, and all concerned, to add solemnity to the melancholy occasion : the wretched victim to the Offended laws of GOD and of his country, appear. ed in mourning on a scaffold, so elevated as to cause a complete exposure of hi; whole person to the multitude, and (with the exception of the Cathedral) minute bells tolled during the Ceremony at every church in the city. The body appeared to be con. vulsed about three minutes and a half, after which all sins of:animation ceased.