The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1869-11-19 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE. Joseph Welch, aged 42, who was convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the wilful murder of John Abraham, was executed on Monday morning, at nine o'clock, within the walls of the county prison at Maidstone. The prisoner had had a dispute with the deceased upon the subject of • claim Ito made upon him for work that he had done. Elev. Mg taken out a summons before the magistrates at Greenwich, ho was defeated, and, meeting the deceased shortly afterwards at a publio.honse at Deptford, some:words passed between them, and prisoner deliberately drew a clasp knife from his pocket, Opened it, and stabbed the deoessed in the abdomen, inflicting a fearful wound, from which he died the next day. The jury recommended the prisoner to mercy, and it appears he was strongly impressed with the idea that this recommendation would save his life, and it was not until the warrant for the execution arrived at the gaol on Wednesday morning that he appeared oonvinoed to the contrary. A statement was written out by the prisoner detailing the circumstances under which the orime was committed, and praying that his life night be spared on the ground that the act was not premeditated. This statement WY transmitted to the Seoretary of &ate by Mr. Lewis, the prisonei's attorney, but the reply that was sent to it was that the authorities at the Home Moe were unable to disoover any circumstances of mitigation in the ease, and that the law must take its course. The Rev. Mr. Frame was with the prisoner a great poi, tints of Sunday, and did not leave him until 10 o'clock et night. After this the prisoner WIN engaged for • considerable time in writing • letter to his wife. He then went to bed and slept soundly for & considerable time. lie got upon Monday morning at seven o'clock. and Mr. Fraser went to him shortly afterwards, remained with him until hie death. The convict  pressed great penitenoe. Special nrayen-,-iil;.irt; wore off,red for Welch in all the churches of M stone with one exception, that of the parish of the vioar of which stated that several y, . .  consideration of the question had induced hirr come to the conclusion that it was not a proper cooding to offer up special prayers for murderers  The Right Hon. H. A. Brace, f3eoretary oi for the Home Dupartment, left town on &tort., Dvilan.Alocrtiars. Ono more Successor to Adah romans Menkin found in a lidlie. Lilian, who has appes Astley's no Mazoppo, and is nightly bound meek qualrejoi that does duty for "the fi tamed steed" of the legend. A collection of Mr. Disraeli'. speecheo, Bret one, in which hn failed, yet predicted h success, down to his latest delivery, is in pre It will be published in a popular form, edi orohip of Mr. J. F. Bailey.  Mr. Robert Buchanan, the poet, is so ut cerebral symptoms that literary labour has entirely suspondo.l, and `is not likely to sinned. Ile has been more or less nail  stork for some yoars past.—Athen,e7im7  A daring piratical attack was made on . barque Apenrade, off Macao, on the 23rd The captain end Becond officer were woun of the crew killed. The Tomei was strippr articles. The pirates had not been Cutl.ght,  The representatives of the late Joseph Tsang, Raq., of Dunearn, have presented to the town the Musio flail built by tat gentleman in 1857, at an expense, it is believed, of nearly £2,000.