The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1886-07-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SHREWSBURY. 1 an assistant secretary n its head, and one chief invector, who will be Mr. A. D. Barrington, who : On I"- hae hitherto given his valuable services io the Home Office in fishery matters. His assistance will be supplemented by two other buy °tore, one being the present inspector's assistant at the Home Office and the other et gentleman of considerable .. to t - ame he has experience in sea fishery matters. Mr Swanston, t -eua night he wept who is app •inted assistant secretary for the fisheries department, he had long officia. experieitee. It is _ adonday morning partook c,..outemplated to hoc' is represeittstives of Boardsot —eakfast. Subsequently voneervators and of Vllllollel fishery interests to trakefietd, the prison uhaplain, entered him t . me tin e .tifere • once a year at the ”the of the ,ris cell and prkied withor some time Boar_d__of_, F,Trade for interchange of views on matter 1 A few minutes before eight o'clock, Berry, the f general import IM. 1 ezeoncioner. was admitted. :Aid the u.utoning °  On Idoudap, William Samilels wee exe :uted at Shrewsbury, for the murder f William Me bbuti e, a grocer's managei ,at Welehpoul, whom he poisoned in that town with strye.huine, on June 14th. Since his con lemnation Sanautls has boen in a somewhat depressed state, but requirrd no etimulittits to support him till Saturday, since which time he has taken a little bvintly. 0 . Sunda night he slept ra..oer tadly, ant on Monday morning partook of a Beauty breakfaet. Subsequently the Rev. H. G. Wakefield, the prison chaplain, entered his cell and pre) ed with him for eiime time. A few minute. before eight o'clock, Berry, the executioner, was admitted, i.nd the pationing commeneed, Samuele having to be eupporied by two or three warders. While this wee prooetdins be requested to see the Under Sheriff, and, atter shaking hands with him, said, "11v, my love to Mr. Humphreys, my wife's lather; and also to my dtar wile. I am passing away, but I am happy." The chaplain having again entered the cell, the condemned man confessed his guilt, and alp, essed his regret at having taken the life of an innocent man. All this time the prison bell was being tolled at intervals, and the chaplain, tiler addressing a few words to the culpit, commenced to read the funeral service. Samuel. now became if possible inure deeply affected, and as the procession formed and moved towards the scaffo'd, which was some forty yerds away from the cell, to almost had to be c irried along by the warders. On the drop, which wax on the level with the prison yard, and near the infirmary, the culprit vias supported while his legs were piniimed and the white cap placed over his head. The rope was adjusted, and while the chaplain was reading the service the bolt was drawn, and the culprit fell seven feet. The prison surgeon having inspi.cted the body, pronounced life extinct. On Saturday Samuels was visited by hie wife and mother, aud on Sunday he made a brief but complete con essiou of his crime to the chaplain.—A iiiqiieet was subsequently held on the body before the Borough Coroner (Mr. R. E. Clarke).  AN