Star. — 1829-04-13 (London, England)

MIMS. who in the most unequivocal manner expressed their detestaion of the crime of which she had bran con•icted.  At an early hour, group‘ of persons were Seen hurrying to the place of execution from all-parts of the Metropolis, and long before the hoar of eight the Old 'Bailey was thronged by a crowd which extended from St. Sepulchre's, on the one end, to Ludgate hill on the other ; indeed, so great was the assemblage, that many could not get even a glimpse of the execution. The carriage of Mr. Sheriff Booth could with difficulty be drawn to the Sessions House, where the Sheriff was set down. The crowd increased gradually until the miserable culprit was put upon the scaffold ; no execution of late years could have produced more excitement than this; and there is no instance upon record of such cruelty to apprentices since the time of a woman named Ilsownrigg, who was hanged at Tyburn between 50 and 60 years since, for a somewhat similar crime. When Mr. Sheriff Booth and the Under Sheriffs sacceeded in petting to the gaol, they proceeded tea small room adjoining the cells in which murderers are confined. Mr. Wontner here informed the Sheriff of an attempt made by the culprit to commit suicide. He said, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, she expreued a desire to enter a water-closet, and was allowed to do so; two women followed her, and observed her pull a knife from one of her stockings, which she drew across her throat; they seized her arms, and took the knife from her, but she had inflicted a small mound Derr the windpipe. She became very violent, and swore she ivould.tear open the wound, and it became necessary to pinion her arms across in a strait . jacket. The prison surgeon, Mr. Box, dressed the wound, and covered it with adhesive plaster. which remained until rubbed off by the rope. The Sheriff next asked the state of her mind; Mr. Wontner said he was sorry to say, her con• duct was really shocking to describe—she was unre. signed, and insn'ted every person who endeavoured to reason with her She was more like a fiend than a woman, " and," said he, " she this morning said, d—isi me if I walk; let the .-.- carry me out." The Rev. Mr. Cotton at this juncture entered the room, and raising his hands, in one of which he held the Bible, said. is This woman's conduct is shocking—it is enough to Wake any person shudder I" The Sheriff, as the clock chimed the hr tar of eight, desired her to be brought from the cells ; in a minute or two the command was obeyed, and it is impossible to describe the effect het appearance produced upon those assembled. She was a woman of diminutive stature, upwards of sixty years of age—was dressed in a white bight-gown, and her head was covered with a white round cap. Her arms were pinioned across her breast by the strait jacket. As she slowly entered the room, her face became of a ghastly hue, and she scowled at the Sheriff, while a grin passed across her haggard features. A few thin grey hairs escaped from. beneath her cap, and altogether she formed a living monument of guilt and despair. In virtue of her intention not to walk to the scaffold, she attempted to squat upon the floor. bat the turnkeys held her up. She then muttered a curse. and closed her lips, never opening them after. Mr Sheriff Booth desired her to be conducted to the scat. told. and the immense crowd without had no intirbation of his approach, as the funeral bell was not tolled. neither was the burial service read.' Precisely at five minutes past eight o'clock she was placed on the diop, instantly a general shout of execration burst from the crowd—cries and groans of all kinds were heard. Ti e mi erable wretch darted a scowl of anger. but the el; ss as drawn over her face, the rope was placed atiout hes neck and fastened to the beam; the executioner the, retired. The shouting of the crowd increaseJ, and when the drop fell and left the unrepenting female murderer suspended, three loud cheers a ere given, and the Crowd quietly dispersed, satisfied that the v. ngeance of justice had overtaken so great an offender. Her struggles were very brief. Thus pert-hed one of the most hardened and unrepenting culprits that ever disgraced society or the female character. After hanging an hour, her body was taken down, put into a cart, and carried to St. Bartholomew's for cissection.  Saturday se nnight an alarming Accident occurred with the East Stoma Foe awn& to Mr. bate. of klidalkum. near Erighton. his horse falling with him in taking a sunk fence. and in consequence his kg was broken in two plates. He was carried into kir. Casinos s. at Danny. where medical advice was immediately procured. and we are happy to say be is now going on favourably.