Star. — 1808-03-21 (London, England)

WINCHESTER, MARCH 19.  Monday morning last, about eight o'clock, Luis for the wilful murder of Francisco Romano, was con= his cell, in the new jail, to the place of execution, near this city. He behaved with great penitence after his condemnation, and made a confession of the crime for which he was going to taller. As the unfortunate man could not speak any language but the Spanish, a Gentleman (a priest), came from London on purpose to attend him in his last momenta. At the place of execution he prayed most fervently. But a most melancholy circumstance took place at putting the sentence into execution; owing to the hangman not understanding his duty, in fixing the rope on the gallows at the peeper time : —The rope was putvound the malefactor's neck, and the cart instantly moving away, he fell, suspended; but, shocking to relate! in the convulsive agonies of death, his feet were partly on the ground; anti he underwent a most violent strangulation. His dying groans were awful beyond description.. He remained in that situation for some time ; and then spoke, in great anguish, requesting to be put out of his misery. One of the javelin men, in compassion to the unhappy s ffe -er, took him round the body, and lifted (him up, in order to remove the rope, which was then under his chin, to under his lrf ear. He was again thrown off, and it was then some titre lac'or_ death put a final period to his great sufferings. This was a s ene at which humanity shuddered: it cut many of the specta. t tea to the heart. His body, after hanging the usual time, was delivered to the surgeons to Fe anatomised. John *tt, for robbing Mr. Trent, is under Sentence to be ex., ecut 'aturday the 26th instant. The other seven prisoners who enced to suffer (Lath, at the Assizes, wet e reprieved befo th udges left the city. Joseph Jones, committed by Sir JOHN CARTIER, for the murder of Abraham Abrahams ; and David Gillmour, and Thomas Landy, for felonies, were brought to jail this week.  DARING ROBBERY AT THE ROYAL EICCHANGEe••-• Saturday morning, about half past three o'clock, the range of offices in the Gallery over the Royal Exchange, were discovered, by the Watchman going his round, to be broken open. On examining more closely, he perceived, that not one of the offices in that part of the building escaped the violent hands of the daring. obtruders. Some of the doors had been wrenched open with crows, or other burglarious implements ; others were found lying open, without any apparent marks of violence, the locks having been very ingeniously picked. In this state the premises remained till an advanced hour in the morning, when the alarm was given to their respective proprietors, who immediately commenced an examination of the amount of loss, if any, they had sustained. The Merchant Seamen's Office was broken, but fortunately the villains found no plunder ; 7001. which had been let apart from the fund for a payment that morning to the Seamen's widows, escaped their hands, by the impregnable strength of the iron chest, in which it was contained. Mr. Chapman's office shared a similar fate, from which were taken two quarters of a Lottery Ticket in the present Lottery. Mr. Hodges lost from his office two pieces of Irish cloth. Mr. Wartnaby's premises were also broken open, but the plunderers found nothing that they could carry of; a fine haunch of mutton, which hung up for this Gentleman's Sunday dinner, fortunately escaped their ravages. The thieves also broke open the strong iron chest in the counting-house of Mr. Secretan, and strewed all the papers about the room, and left be: hind them marks of indecency. Mr. Smith lost about 901. in cash, and 7001. in bills. Messrs. Ri. vets and Angerstein lest about 901. in money. Mr. Parish lost about 401. amongst which was a draft for 51. which the villains contrived to get paid in the morning before the draft could be stopped. The River Dee Office was likewise broke open, but nothing stolen. In short, every office round the place was broke open. The Royal Exchange, and Lloyd's, being very well watched, and supposed to be known by the thieves, they did not attempt it. An attempt to break open the Royal Exchange Assnrante Office was made, but the villains here failed. No clue whatever was left to lead to the depredators, ;fr Avery exertion is set on foot by the Lord Mayor tolitatsce the villains, and bring them .to punishment.