The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1810-09-05 (London, England)

EXECUMS.  Mondry. Valvular Thomas, the unfortunate youth convicted at the last Guildford Assizes, before the Lord Chief Boron M.Donald, of forging it cheek for 4001. cut the home of Smith, Payne, anti Smith, bankers, was executed, ptomain to his seutelice, at the top of the gaol in Horseutonger.lane. There was a propensity in this unfortunate youth collards the species of erinte to which he has fallen an early victim, peculiarly remarkable. Ile was the son of a respectable tradesman in the City of London. At the age of 'Wei.), lie was placed in the countinghouse of en opoleut bergeniaster. near Blackfriars; upon whose banker he forged a check. in elevator of the firm. for 10001. soil obtained the money. The fret was discovered ; but his tinplovers, in pity to his youth. and from resin et to hi. family, refrained from prosecnting, in cuusideralio* of twing reimbursed the 10001. cud the youth twin.. sent out of the country. The money was paid by hZi.fat!eer, who legit him down to Purtsinoistli, and entered bins on board a ship of war. then bound far the West Indies. He went the voyage, and on his retorts to England deserted his ship and a:seise up to Loudon. where he returned to his forme!' habit, • sod through his knowledge of several trading hurries, soil the bankers with whom they kept cash. obteitied in their name blank checks, and eounnitted forgeries to a considerable extent, for which no less than thirteen indienneuts were still pending against bum at the time of his conviction. From that Wionaent until Saturday last, reataithstauding the zealous exhortations of the ehadlain who daily attended him, he could scarcely be roused from au apathetic indifferruce to his fate, or to a peuiteut sense of the crime fur which he was to suffer. Go Sunday he attended oliviue service In the chapel of the gaol, where near 300 persons of respectable appearance were also present, most of whom appeared to be more deeply affected by the situation of the Prisoner titan he himself. He was attired in a fashionable and getitlemanly style. His dress was a blue cost with gilt buttons, lined throtr,li with black silk, white waistcoat. with black silk breeches, and stockings ; his Lair unpowdered, and his tapper lip adorned with Hussar incistacisioe. Ilia men, covered with black, was placed before hips ; and when the chaplaiu came to state td the auditory that the tisfortwoote youth, who hail slow hut II few hours to live, was a veteran iii the species of clinic for which he stood convicted, although he had not vet completed his tesuth year, the whole sodomy were dii.oltcd in tears ; tint except. tug the guilt... who tat by him, though familiar with such scenes; while the youth himself maintained a pensive firmness, and was the only person per sit who seemed ititliffetent to ins fate. WI dress at the place of executiou was the same as already described, and he met his uuhappy doom with decorous mignation.  As a man of the name of JeKKIN CULL EN wat roving some guns at Dover, for • brig st B:tudwiehe of which he is to b• ni•ster, he hed his hand shay ered to pieces, and was obirgtd to undergo amputation. A young woman, of the name of Cave, cut her throat in her bed yesterday morning, at her hallows Mstr.le.hone, tin:near Wear. Sire had he. n seduced from her service as lady'ssnairl.• twelvemonth ago. and left to the fate of • deserted female she had ofien rXiirt*P4ell horror at het situation of life. from which she could not extricate herself ; and the,e reflections, tu4rther with emintrnissed circumstances, drove her to suicide.  LtatAD.—No 17ourt of Ahlr►men yesterday. The Loa° %Lima, after inspecnng the return 4, ordered the present prices to continue.  Fitment