The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-03-25 (London, England)

IEI4I.  After his condemnation, Clover behaved himself in a very becoming manner, said paid great attention to the Rev. 111 r. Win. ter, the Chaplain of the gaol, who used every exertion to arouse in his mind a proper sense el his situation. On Monday morning he received the Sacrament in his cell, and shortly after eleven o'clock he ascended the waggon that was to convey bun to the scene of Buffeting. On reaching the place of execution he joined the Chaplain in prayer, end ascended the scaffold with an undaunted air. After the rope had been platted round his neck, he addressed the spectators in the following words Now, good people, I hope you will all take warning by me. I brought myself into this dalamity that I aro going to miller. I hope it will be a lesson to you not to trans. grem any. wroagful bassoesa whatsomever. I hope you will all take warning. It was my own neglect that brought me to this untimely end. I hope yea will mend your ways and turn to good. I don't know where I am going—whether I am going to heaven or hell, but I hope to heaven. Many who are now looking at me may very soon be dead, and I hope you will all prepare yourselves. I do acknowledge myself guilty of the crime for which I suffer. I actually did the murder. 1 saw the blood flow. I hope you will take warning not to do no such thing whatsomever. I hope it will be a warning in great and small, to young and old. I have nothing more to my, but God he with you all, now and for ever. Lord have mercy upon my souL" The fatal drop shortly after descended and terminated the wretched man's existence. The following is the confession made by the prisoner on the morning of execution to the Rev. Chaplain of the gaol:— " The robbery was proposed on the preceding Thursday by Stephen Shelves'. Myself and Joseph Shelvey agreed to undertake it ; and accordingly on the night of the ensuing Sunday, about e:even o'clock, we left Stephen Shelvey's house. 1 had then made up my mind to murder the old woman, hut had not communicated my in. tention to my companion. My motive for determining on the, unirtler, was a belief that we should find a large property in bank notes, and that some of these being marked, might lead to our detection. To prevent this, I resolved on murder, as I thought then no one could identity the property. ()n breaking open the house, I entered first, and was followed by Joseph Shelvey with a candle. I immediately proceeded towards the old woman's room, who I found sitting up in her bed, and calling to know what was the matter. Withuut speaking a word, I struek her a moat violent blow on the head with the road-hot ; but she did not fall till atter I had again struck hey, when she bell backwards, and the blood streamed out of her month and nose. Joseph Shelvey, who was standing on the stair. head, and must have seen the blows, then entered the room, which we commenced searching. shortly after, I thought I heard the .etaanan Onadbasallfilgrar, astglis hit her on the temple with the rasa-bat ; after t a ent On the' Monday velarritng I acquainted Stephen Mulvey with what I bad done • he wanted me to go back and fetch away the coals, which I was deterred front doing on account of the affair being !mown." The prisoner also gave' list of seventy burglaries, robberies, and other effenem in which he had been concerned since 1819, but principally in the years 114.0 and 1824. Notwithstanding the untkvourableness of the morning, a considerable number of persons, among whom were many female., attended the execution. After the body had hung the usual tune, it was cut down and delivered to Mr. M'hatntau, surgeon to the county gaol, to be anatomised according to law.