Star. — 1818-08-04 (London, England)

MAKER. The only interruption to this state of composure and religious meditation occurred in his taking leave of his friends and relations on Saturday afternoon. His brothers and sisters then visited his cell, to take their last farewell of him, and to beseech him, as the only legacy of consolation that he could leave them and society, for an open confession of his guilt. The scene was overpowering and heart-rending. He fell upon his knees and embraced them all, protesting before them and HEAVEN his innocence of the murders. He lay with his head on the Lip of his sister for a considers= ble time in the greatest agitation, the rest of the family standing over him and her, and mingling their tears with his. In these interesting moments, while his soul was softened by affection and sorrow, they implored him by the most solemn sanctions of religion, and by every tender endearment. of kindred, to confess ; but he still persisted in his protestations of innocence as to the murders, and only assumed more, calmness and firmness in calling HEAVES to attest it. Such declarations he continued till his friends were torn from him ; adding, with great emphasis, thiar whatever crimes he was guilty (and he allowed their 'e-xtent and enormity before Con) his hands were never imbrued in blood. At partin,-, lie grasped the knees and hands of his brothers and sisters, ki,sed them, clung to them, blesied them, wept with them, anal exhibited every symptom of tins most unquenchable affection in the most overpowering distress ; but still protested his innocence. After that last interview with them, he remained cairn and resign( d. During Saturday night and the whole of Sunday he was employed in religious exercises, exhibiting at times an ecstatic rapture of devotion and hope. His mind, he said, was filled with " hope, peace, and joy, in believing.' and he derived great consolatic n in the consciousness of not having the weight < f blood upon his soul, however guilty it might othcry isc appear to the pure eyes of his Goo. His declarations of innocence, when questioned of the murder, were not uttered with a dejected countenance, or uith any marks of hesitation, but in a smiling confides t manner that might with less evidence against him fare bespoken the truth of his statement. He has teen vac:. 1 y reported to be a Roman Catholic; but there w is no foundation for the report. Mr. ARGLES, the Ordidinary of the jail, has attended him since his condemnation ; and the Rev. Mr. RUDGE, of Limehouse, on a pressing invitation from himself, arrived on Saturday at Maidstone to administer to him those consolations which, from a previous communication with him, and his previous humane attentions to his spiritual condition, he anticipated with satisfaction. lie has been a careful reader es er since his apprehension of the most esteemed religious publications ; and the latter Rev. Gentleman supplied him with several tracts, from which he professed to have derived instruction and consolation. He slept soundly fur the la.st two nights, and took the ordinary sustenance allowed him by the rules of the prison. His regular and composed manner, his apparent peace of mind; and friar poweiful sense of religion, excited the won der and surprise of his attendants. In the course of yesterday his most set-ions moments were embraced to draw from him an acknowledgment ,f his guilt. The reply was invariable in its substance, .111:1 always uttered in the most emphatic manner, " I did not commit the deed ; so help me