The Sun. — 1812-01-01 (London, England)

INTER:LIENT OF JOHN' ITILLLIAIS.  On Monday, at midnight, the body of thiS wretch was removed from the House of Corredioo, Coldbath-fields, to the watch-house, near Ratchrf Highway ; and yesterday morning, at about ten o'clock, he was placed on a platform, ereded six feet above a very. high cart, drawn by one horse. The platform was composed of rough deals battened together, raised considerably at the head, which elevated the corpse. A board was fixed across the lower end, standing up about six inches, to prevent the, body from slipping off. On this platform the body was laid ; it had on a clean white shirt, very neatly frilled, quite open at the neck, and without a neck handkerchief or hat, but the hair neatly combed, and the face clean washed. The countenance looked healthful and ruddy, but the handy and the loner part of the arms were of a deep purple, ' neatly black. The whole of the arms were exposed, the shirt being tucked quite up. The lower part of the body was covered with a pair of clean biue teawsers, and brown worsted stockings, without shoes. The feet were towards the horse. On the right leg was affixed the icons Williams had on when he was committed to prison, The fatal madl was placed upright by the left side of his head, and the ripping chissel, or crow bar, about 3 feet long, on the other side. About ten o'clock, the procession, attended by the Llead Constable and Headboroughs of the distrid, on horseback, and about 250 or 300 constables and extra constables, most of them with drawn cutlasses, began to move, and continued at a very slow pace, until they came opposite the • house of the unfortunate Mart-, in Ratclitf Highway, where they stopped about a quarter of an hour. By the shaking of the cart the head of Wlliams had got turned to one side, and looked from the house where the murder was committed ; but before the cart left the place, a pet son ascended the platform, and placed the face of the corpse directly opposite the scene of atrocity. The procession went down Old Gravel-lane, along Wapping High-street, entered New Gravel-lane, by Wapping Wall, and continued slowly to approach the spot where the second murder was perpetrated ; on reaching which, it stood tbr another quarter of an hour, and then proceeded, again en;erieg Ratcliffe Highway, and passing along it until it came to Cannon-street, where it turned up ; and on reaching the top where the New Road crosses, and the Cannon-street Road begins, a large bole being prepared, the cart stopped. After a pause of about ten minutes, the body was thrown into its infamous grave, amidst tie acclamations of thousands of spectators. The stake which the law requires to be driven through. the corpse had been placed in the procession under tlf head of Williams, by way of pillow ; and after he was consigned to the earth, it. was handed down from the platform, and with the maul was driven through the body. The grave was then filled with quick lime, and t he spectators very quietly dispersed. During the whole procession all ranks of persons who were present conducted themselves with a solemnity rarely witnessed in the east- part of the. town ; and, until the body was lowering. into the earth, hardly a whisper was to be heard in the street. Not a single accident happened. Williams is buried close to the Turnpike-gate in the Cannon-. street Road. •