The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1835-03-27 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

NAVY ESTIMATES. Lord ASHLEY informed the house that it would be necessary to 'publish a notice in the Gazette of this ddy (Friadv), announcing ,that the half-pay and widows' pensions would be. in the course of payment on the 10th April. Unless the house voted the ,money to-night it would be too late to do so on FridaV, and it would create great inconvenience to parties, who would suppose that those pensions were not to be paid. The debate was proceeding when the latest reports were closed. NO decision had, at that time, been come to.  EXECUTION OF JAMES_ITIRPHY, FOR THE  MURDER OF LUNDY FOOT' EsQ.  At an early hour on Weinesday, the prisoner, escorted from the gaol of Kilkenny by the companies of the 51st Light Infantry, and a troop of Lancers, was met at New Ross by a detachment of Infantry. A strong police force awaited his arrival at the villiage of itosbercon. The entire was under the command of the Sheriff of the.county, Major Browne, R.M., and B. Keough, Esq., Vice Sovereign of New Ross. An immense concourse of people met the melancholy procession at Mountgarret-bridge, within a mile or so of Ross.. The convict, a young man, aged about twenty-two, was attended by the Rev. 141 r. Greene, R. C. Chaplain to the Kilkenny gaol. His appearance was rather respectable in his rank of life; his stature was somewhat above the middle size; he seemed to be sensible of his awful situation, and attended to the pious exhortations of his spiritual attendant. When the procession' arrived opposite thetil.ene where he was to atone for his crime, his aged father pressed towards the carriage through the soldiers and crowd,. and obtained an interview with his unhappy son; this melancholy indulgence was permitted for a quarter of an hour. Again be was met at the Kilkenny end of the bridge by his sister, whom he tenderly embraced, and hung on her neck for a-considerable timei he shook hands with some of his friends, many of whom, particularly females, were bitterly crying. He also shook hands with Mr. Ke,aigh, having formerly worked uud4r that worthy magistrate. In passing his own house, which is nearly opposite Mr. Foot's Castle, his Rev. attendant interposed the praver-book, and thus engaged his attention. It was at first intended to have him executed opposite his own house, but the authorities, not wishing to aggravate his feelings, lest his attention should be withdrawn from the only hope ofsinners, kindly allowed the triangle to be erected farther up the street, where it could be seen from the town opposite. He ascended the ladder; supported by the clergyman, and after the usual regulations were adjusted by the grim finisher of the law, who, by into eternity was not masked, as customary, he was launched eternity at ten minutes after three o'clock. The rope, which was nearly three quarters of an inch in diameter, being so stiff did not allow the knot to run smoothly; the knot came under his chin, and, no pressure being agaiust the windpipe, he continued in struggle hard for nine minutes. Such was the untimely end of a young man, whose family were noted for honesty and hard industry, and who had himself borne an unblemished and reputable character, until actuated on by misguided feelings which he had not endeavoured to suppress. He did not publicly acknowledge his guilt at the place of execution, but it is generally understood that he admitted it privately both at Kilkenny and at the execution.—lt has been remarked that he had attended the executions of Phillip Malone and Patrick Meany, who suffered for the murder of Mr. Leonard.  •