Star. — 1813-09-20 (London, England)

DEAL, SEPTEMBER 19.  Came down from the River; the Elizai NEA Cr, for the Meditertanean, and sailed under convoy of the CHA RLES hired armed schooner to Portsmouth.—Arrived and sailed for the River, two West Indiamen, supposed to be two of the Gitastem's convoy. Arrived the Decor cutter, with a Dutch boat in tow ; particulars unknown. Sailed the FOLKSTON E hired armed lugger, with a galliot under convoy laden with wine, for Yarmouth. Remain his Majesty's ships as per last.—Wind N.E.  EXECUTION OF JAMES LEARY, FOR THE MURDER OF EDWARD CLIFFORD, AND OF JOHN DENTON, Fott . THE MURDER OF CATHARINE DENToN.  This morning, at at an el:fly hour, all the avenues leading to the Old Bailey were crovded with passengers flocking to witn.ss this awful spectacle. The interest which the case of Lary had (-c'tetf in the public mind, no doubt greatly increased the cricoitrse, and by half-past seven every part of the Old Bailey was filled from end to end.  Since his conviction Leary has been frequently visited by Colonel O'KELLY, from the most humane and praise-worthy motives; but sorry are wet:, add, that ko direct confession of his guilt could be obtained from him.  Colonel O'Ket.mt repeatedly urging him, in the most solemn and forcible. anner, to perform this last act of justice. And last night all that he could extort from him was a solemn asseveration in the pre. sence of the jailors, that he did not actually perpetrate the crime for which he was to suffer, but he admitted, that he was present and was near enough to have prevented it if he chore! Yesterday Mr DEVEREIA, a mat worthy Act respectable Catholic Clergyinan, attended him, and administered the sacrament ; but, so far as we can. understand, he obtained no direct confessioft of his guilt. Leary, after Mr. DEVEREVX had' left him, wrote a letter to his wife, in which he told her that he had seen his Priest, and that he died happy. In the evening Colonel O'K ELLE visited him, when the conversation abtove alluded to passed. Early this morning the two criminals tere brought from their cells. Leary had tasted nothing but bread and water since his sentence; he nevertheless appeared to have a florid and healthy complexion, and walked with a firm pace, frequently looking around him with the utmost composure. _  About a qua: ter of an hour before eight o'clock, the unhappy men were conducted into a passage adjoining one of the yards on the criminal side of the prison, and not into the press-yard, as before for al long time has been usual, to have their irons knocked off. But few, of a great number cf persons of r♦ spectability, who were anxious to Ilear the last words of Learg,.and who accompanied the Sheriffs, could gain admittance into this passage. Doling the time that his irons were being knocked off, and after Colonel O'Kett.y, who actuated by a laudable zeal towards the Public, by endeavouring to obtain a full confession of the wretched man's guilt, had attended him the day before for this purpose, without success, now again addressed him, and conjured him, as he was then about to appear before the ALMIGHTY, to declare, that he actually perpetrated the murder.-,Leary listened to him as well as to another Gentleman, who seconded Colonel O'KELLY in his endeayours, with becoming respect, and then exclaimed— I declare most solemnly I did not commit the murder, though I saw it done." Colonel O'KELLy thail produced a paper, drawn up by himself, of which we have obtained the following copy :  " I, James Leary, having received the Sacrament, and being now on the brink of eternity, do although I war prerent, " hereby Most solemnly delare that I did NOT cornA •' mit the murder of Clifford. (§igned) lathlZS