The Sun. — 1810-03-08 (London, England)

MOUNTAIN. There was a full rehearsal of this tempsuously observes, " Holland-- may make a _ Drama yesterday, and it went off, it seems, with' rid), useful, and respectable Company, but not a great eclat. Mrs. SIDDONS it is said, is going very soon to perNation." This singular document also contains a from a few nights at Edinburgh, to support the inkind of Code, for the government of the conduct of terests of a Theatre in which her son has so great a the 111birlbeis of BUON APARTE'S fiiiily, who may hapstake. ~  The account which has appeared in several public prints respecting the melancholy fate of-Lieut. DARBY, of the impetumr, we are assured, is erroneous in many particulars. The unfortunate Gentleman wag 'rendered insane by confinement and illness in a Fretichprison disappointments'at home produced.a relapse of his mental disease; and drove him, in a frantic moment, to the commission of suicide. His. friends. are now endeavouring to pro:, cure a reversal of the Coroner's verdici, and a 'reburial of his remains. A shocking catastrophe' occurred yesterday afternoon, a short distance from -Rathbone-plaee, in "Ox.!; ford-street.. Two very decent -countrymen, rather inebriated,were walking together, when one of them having jocularly attempted to take- an umbrella from his companion; they both, fell,- and the wheels of a hackney coach, which was passing briskly at the time, went over the neck of one of them, and killed him on the 'spot.. The name of the. deceased was. Maberly. He was a farmer at Littleton, near Windor.  On Wednesclaytifie j otb ilt, a white-tailed eagle, of great strength and beautiful Plumage, was shot' by Sir Pvitss.lVloNTyk, Bart: on his', rabbit-;warren, near Talacree, in ,the.etinty of 'Flint.. The and talons ate remarkably large and strong, and rea-‘ thered all down to the claws. It has a large Nvl ite. spot on the tail, whence- it derivEs its denotnitiition.' YesteAliy morning m Samuel IPaiker, otherwise wasLeeson, a's e,xeckited, in pursuance of his sentence, opposite the- Debtors' Door, Ncri.vgate.• It may be _recolleeted by our Readers that this, unfortunate-luau was,tried in the Jantiary Sessions, at tht. Old Bailey, under the Statute commonly called. Lord Ellenhorongh's AGt, forwdfully, Maliciousand tinlafully presenting,a loaded pistol at Thoteas Poswell;- and drawing the trigger thereof, with intent to kill and murder the .said The i,roSecutor was a poor gardener, residing in 'a small' cottage, on Enfield Chace ; and Walker, Who it app,Ars was a deserter from a marching regiment, came...to the cottage under pretence of buy' ing potatoes, and while partaking of some sprats, which the wife of the prosecutor had just dressed for glipper; he "drew a pistol from his breast, presented it at the prosecutor, and detnanded his jnoney. Btu the-prosecutor and. his NvilS, -with-equal resolution and presence of mind, sprung upon him and seized hiM : the prisoner immediately snapped the,pistol, which provide,ntally 'missed fire. The prisoner being a strong, active, young fellow, endeavoured •to rescue himself from theiiikgrasp, but in Vain; when 'be drew another pistol, and snapped. that, but it also missed L: e A ,long contest then took place, in which he knocked down 'both -; he• prosecutor and his ivite alternately several. times; but each resolute in their inteiftibn-sould.not quit their hold, and at length, by a fortunate blow, given by the wife.on the prisoner's head, they . got him down and instantly tell on him and secured him, -tying his hands and legs in. such a manner as to prevent his stirring; 'and in Oat situation they watched him till morning, when a Police Officer was procured; and• he was taken into custody: On examining the pistols-they were both-- foUnd to be loaded with balls: Upon' these facts leing clearly proved, he was canitally convided, and ,received sen-. tense accordingly. • , . • From the time of the unfortunate wretch's con-. demnation down to the lasituoment of his existence, • he7eViticed the most hardened and profligate' disposition, treating -the, Rev. Mr. Ford, .the Or-,: .dinary o N.ewgate; who.:endeavouied to make him sensible of his awful situation, with the greatest disreSpea, and ..shewing the utmost. 'contempt for every exertion that was.,made• to convince him of those Teligions duties it becaMe him to perform ere he rushedintbeternity. A few :Minutes previous ' to his death, he ,seemed wholly ,unconcelned,' laughing and conversing with those, around him_ with peifed..indifference.. With the 'same callousdid he ascend the scaffold, 'smiled at the surrounding spectators, to whom he bowed, and .shewed other symptoms of :insensibility, at the approach of the last- awful moment, almost unprece= dented: .  During this melancholy scene, Mr, FORD was using every possible argument to bring the unfortunate Man to 'a proper sense of his impious conduct, but idvain; till within a few seconds of the. last dreadful moment, when, as he was about' to be turned off, Ida. few itnpassionefl words, he ex= pressed his conviction of his. 'Wickedness, acknawledgsd the• justice of his sentence, ejaculated a fervent prayer to the throne of his Creator for metOy, .and was launched into eterhity