The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-12-07 (London, England)

SPANDIN OFFICER  IN THE CROSS-ROADS.  On Saturday night preparations were made to put into execution the last sad nod revoking ceremony which is enacted in that part of our erimival rode relating to suicide, which enacts, that all persons f d guilty by a Jury of .felo, de .4e. shall be busied ise 11w eau roads, and u stake be driven through their bullll a. The Cormier had issued his warrant for the interment of she it. ceased, and directed it to the Sheriff, of 1.111111011, as the proper officers to see the law put in force. The body of the deceased remained at the house of Itlrsi. %Vanier, where the deceased lodged, in Tower-street, UMW every t1,.i.1e was ready of Sassarday night fur its removal to the place of its destivatiuu. About eight o'clock in the eveniug a number of laboure.s commenced digging a large hole at the top of Upper Thanses.sireet, within a few yards of the chain, Tower-kilt The bole, when completed, was seven feet deep sad six feet long. Great murderer were collected together al the lime the • seavaiion was being made, and they expressed great disallllllll3ildll of the proeredinge., and during the absence of the .li.lolllCfs for a shoot time, they commenced tilling up the bole again, but some City eouatables arriving, soon caused them to desist from their purpose. Between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, the Serjeant at Mace, who was appointed by the Sheriffs to superniteud file uuplcas,nl hwiurse, and the City Marshals, with a number of City and Assistant Officers, arrived usi the spot, mid when the place was prepared to receive the body, they went to the house of Mrs. Warner, with the Coroner's warrant, to demand the body of the deceased; some labourers removed the slaked body down stairs (the clothes which this deceased had sill %lien he shot himself had been takes; off), and placed it on a shutter; it was ceseered with a sheet, and carried away out the shoulders of foot of the labourers, to Upper Thatnes.street, some of the officers carried torches, and crowds followed the body to the burial place. Ou its arriving at its destination, the shutter was laid on the soil at the side of the grave, and by that time a great cuucourse of persons, males sod (musy., had assembled to witness the disguising scene, and it was generally feared that some accisleut would oecur from the great pressure, which must have been the result had it not been for the activity of the police. The cloth was removed from the body, and it was exposed naked to public view. The crowd immediately expressed a fes ling of horror at the terrific sight ; cries of "Shame! shame! scandalous! and shucking!" were loudly vociferated by the by-standers. After the body had lain in that condition fur a shout time, it was their throws. headlong into the hole prepared to receive it. tVlseo it fell its, lbw noise canoed a renewal of the expression of public feeling.— " Where is the Comm 'a was root ?"—" Disgrarefol la a eivil.sed rounds y !"-0 Horrible!" and" Isilkisnan exposure!" Wad site language used on the occasion. The officers ordered the place to be tilled up immediately—it was twelve o'clock before it was sceumplkh. d ; and guards were appuiuted'for the purpose of prevent iost the removal of the body.