The Sun. — 1841-08-19 (London, England)

WEILMAN, THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL.  Since his condemnation this wretched. man has conducted himself with the greatest propriety, and has entered with becoming earnestness upon his religious exercises. Anxious, however, for a prolongation of luslife, he has been engaged in writing letters, and amongstst others he has addressed the Duke of Wellington, in the hope that the favourable impression he created for bravery on several trying occasions during the Peninsular war may induce an effort to he made on his behalf. It appears that at an early period of life be entered the Infantry, but shortly exchanged into the 2d battalion of the Royal Artillery. He was present at twelve regular engagements, and, it is said, was in four "forlorn hopes." He distinguished himself at the retaking of Ciudad Rodrigo, one of the moat brilliant exploits of the British army. It may be recollected that after an advanced work had been gallantly stormed by the 52d Regiment, under Lieut.Colonel Colborne, which allowed the first parallel to be driven within 530 yards of the wall, the siege was carried on by the four divisions alternately. After incredible labour and fatigue two breaches were declared practicable, and the assault was committed to the elite of the army, to a party of volunteers, and a " forlorn hope" of twenty-five, led on by Colonel Gurvvood. Sir Thomas Piston and General Crawford, two of the most gallant and intrepid officers that the age produced, led their respective divisions to the breaches—the former survived to share the honour of victory, but the latter was struck by a musket ball in the hottest of the fray, and fell into the arms of the murderer, Weyman. In drawing attention to this and to other instances of devotion to a soldier's duty, Weyman hopes to excite a sympathetic feeling towards him in the breast of his surviving officers ; and having, he states, on one occasion been severely wounded on the head, he thinks the circumstance will not be without its weight when the details connected with the lamentable act for which his life has been forfeited to his country are considered. A petition, we understand, is in course of signature in this city in his behalf, but the result of course cannot be predicted. In the mean time the miserable man is preparing for the worst.. He wrote his 1%111 yesterday, bequeathing such articles of wearing apparel as are of any value to his re:ations. His mother is 86 years old. He has a brother and two sisters, one of whom visited him yesterday. The execution is expected to take place this day week, should a postpoNement not take place by order of the Home :.iecretary.—Gloucester Chronicle, Saturday. THE FREENIASONS OF PA HlS.—The Freemasons of Paris have had no hall exclusively appropriated to their meetings and therefore are obliged to hold theirsu. lodges and chapters in private houses, not always to the institutton Thanks, however, to the coilsideration of ar Thomas, the proprietor of extensive Plivt% Marais, a'' ror -,ouct. near the bonding-w use arehos of the ason, i the izne i temple is about to be raised in ith all (Lit, Tri4s3,4,'l/,• The first stone was laid last .ciserenionie4, an:L.l. the direction of a cl,putatioa France, tusisted by other .a -;,,„-A",0(.,:"•,14 Orient. Lodge of the fciAternity, t(,) the, number of between 200 ix;i:.2-3-'OO%