The Sun. — 1841-09-11 (London, England)

EXECUTION.—On Saturday last John and James Power, brothers, who had been convicted at the last assizes. of the murder of James Peters, underwent the extreme penalty of the law in front of the county gaol. By twelve o'clock an immense concourse of PeeP,llee was congregated. At about a quarter past one the wretched men were moved from the pres S-room towa the scaffold, engaged in prayer. Shortly after, the.„ taller of them (James Power, we believe) with a firm step and somewhat hurried pace, to the iviv.ise, of the drop. His face was rather flushed than otherwise, and his resolution and strength of nerve Were ex :end dinary. He addressed the spectators with a stroiplgear,n distinct voice, and said—" I am now about_tocg that in presence of my God ; and I solemnly declare had neither hand, act, nor part in the I am going to die, nor in any I forgive my prosecutors and e connected with' my prosecution, and give me. I hope you will pray t.„ God to grant a favourable titer then came out, also exhibitingjudgmevory. then said, e J. for `'bleb murder for one walked,.ool; who was every one God will forfor me, and beg of The other brogreat resolution, in a very audible but quite wan and pale. been for which we are going one of us was guilty of the crime.the presence of my God, He circulated in the town that voice—" A report has to die; but I can declartei;altn I had neither hand, act, nor who will soon judge Lue;hor murder. I knew nothing it was publicly known in the whatever about 1 until-,E;dI was first told of it by my sister. neighbourhood, a,ons part in that or who committed that murder are Perhaps the pers before me. I forgive my prosecutors the crowd among _in of my heart, and I die in peace with the from the boat) ..11 to God to have mercy hope ye ‘Vj pray on my world; I After the executioner had performed his awfuk soul." took each other's hands, - and continued to task, they too. any Yu sake them with a firm grasp until the fatal bolt was s;landrawn, wren they were launched into eternity after t a fcw • . short convulsive struggles.—Tippaury Constitution.  SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION AT WINGERwoRTH.--We regret to state that serious loss has' been experienced by fir Henry Hunloke, Bart., by the destruction of ucarlv the whole of his stock of hal-, whie was placed in a Dutch barn near Winzerworth flail. It took fire owing to the state in which it was got in, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather during the hay harvest. Upwards of 100 tons of hay were in the barn at the time, including a portion of last year's crop. The fire. engines were . obtained as early as possible, and wazgons and carts were employed in carrying away the hay into the adjoining fields ; but in many instances the hay in the waggons, while being removed, burst into flames, and it was found frequently necessary to shoot," it Out instantly, to prevent the waggons taking fire. Maly portions thus removed bur,nlames. t out The roof of the Dutch-barn was- completely destroyed, and fell in en the hay, nothing but the stone pillars being leifttbsotiltudianngyflames. The extinguishing the' . The loss sustained is caiculatsd at nearly 1,000/., viz., 500/. the building, and upwards of 4004 the hay.—Sheffidd Iris.  I stand in need of small caps," as the printer's t;if'c~ said wi.len she presented her husband with a little responsil