The Sun. — 1849-04-21 (London, England)

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.  The day appointed for the execution of the murderer Rush has come at last, in showers of sleet and gloom, varied at intervals by short gleams of sunshine. A cold biting wind drives through the air, and the clouds above head are spread out in large and watery masses, and give a dismal and cheerless hue to the prospect. The drop is erected on the west side of the Castle, and stands on the bridge which on that side -pans the moat. Its position and effect are very .triking from the battlements behind it, having an immense black flag, which, by the orders of the High Sheriff has been placed there to mark th© extraordinary guilt of the criminal who is about to expiate his offence on the scaffold. This great banner swings slowly in the wind, and gives a solemn and funereal look to the whole scene.  It was expected that an immense crowd e•f spectators would be attracted to the spot, as the population of the surrounding country which had :.ken so deep an inters st i❑ the dreadful tragedy of Stanfield-hall, would watch it to the very close, but this Las not been the case. Norwich has reet ived no sensible addition to the number of its inhabitants, and though it is market day, there is very little additional bustle or excitement in the streets.  On the Castle-hill might bo observed at an early hour a few groups of farmers eyeing the dismal preparations for execution from a respectful distance, and blending curiously in the expression of their features horror for the crime, arAl awe at its tremendous punishment. As the fatal hour approached the crowd increased in numbers ; for many it was evidently a day of great excitement, and they crowded to the e xecution as to a theatre or public show ; others came obviously in a different spirit to notice the :lying moments of a men whom they had known in their daily pursuits, and to see how he bore himself in that supreme hour, when oppressed by the recollections of such tremendous crimes.  Turning from the crowd and preparations outside the Castle to the unhappy convict within, there „has been little opportunity for gleaning any additional particulars to those which have already appeared. At 9 o'clock last night he received a letter from his eldest daughter, and on reading it be became greatly depressed ; he rallied, however, after a time, and made a hearty supper. The chaplain to the gaol has been in constant attendance on him all the morning, with what effect upon his conduct and feelings remains to be discovered. Just previous to the execution the sun shone out and the day became fine, and the crowd on the Castle hill increased. The space is a large one ; and there might have been 7,000 or 8,000 people present. The early trains from Yarmouth and other places were loaded with passengers, and the arrival were also very numerous from Suffolk, and even Essex.  The magistrates and representatives of the press lined the short space between the prison gate and the scaffold.  Precisely at twelve the procession left the condemned cell, headed by the sheriffs and javelin men. The convict walked with a firm step, and was attended by the executioner, who stood immediately behind. As the procession emerged from the Castle, the chaplain of the gaol joined it, and commenced reading the burial service of the Church. The culprit then mounted the scaffold, and the rope having been immediately adjusted round his neck the drop fell, and he was launched into eternity. He retained his firmness to the last, lookirg up to heaven and shaking his head as if protesting his innocence. He shook hands with the Governor, to whom he whispered something, and then died without a struggle.  MONEY and