declared herself so reconciled and resigned to her lot, that she was easy if the time was come this very evening; she was reminded then that she had not yet communicated, and to prepare for it. She was asked if she knew what hunger and thirst are? So ought your soul to hunger and thirst, for that spiritual food you are now invited to; she answered, it was so with her. From five to near seven the same evening, she was again visited, and instructed in the words of our catechism, which explain all requisites to the holy communion, and prayed with.

At this time there was a very affecting interview, between herself and her own sister, who came with an infant in her arms, to take her last farewel; which is better imagined than described. She often wished she had known her duty to God in the time of her liberty, for then she should not have thus fallen! She earnestly warned all to profit by her sufferings, and avoid the snares she fell into. She forgave the partner of her shame and guilt, and prayed God to pardon him.

On the Morning of EXECUTION.

SHE went up to chapel, and before, as well as after divine service, answered some questions relating to her crime, to the same effect as they appeared on her trial; adding this with: O that the person who called to me going down stairs had come to me in that lucky moment, or that any one had ever put it home to me, I could not have stood in a lye, but must have told the truth. Being asked, why she had provided no clothes? She answered, her sister found a stay and a forehead-cloth in her box after she was taken up. She also declared, that her seducer was fled from his mistress on this occasion, where he had lived since the age of five years; and that he was the first and the only one who had ever thus seduced her, and that, by promises of marriage without number.

And let the worst of sinners be encouraged to a quick and timely repentance, by what she farther declared; that, she believed and felt God's pardoning mercy, and found greater comfort and hope in her soul than ever before. That she was patient and resigned, had slept two or three hours about midnight, and read, and prayed whenever she awaked.

After she had received the holy communion, she heartily wished she had thus done her duty with due preparation before, for then she was sure she should have escaped this snare; but she hoped the snare was now broken and her soul delivered; for she had uncommon comfort, behaved with remarkable composure, and calm resignation to the last. She took the opportunity of every moment for prayer, and joined in the usual and proper devotions at the place of execution; where, having also repeated the belief, she declared her lively hope that she was a partaker of the benefit of it, and that through the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ she should be saved. Amen.

2. Francis David Stirn< no role > , late of the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn , was indicted for the wilful murder of Richard Matthews< no role > , of the same parish, by shooting him with a certain pistol charged with gunpowder, and one leaden bullet, in the left breast, four inches below the collar-bone, August 15 .

When arraigned, on Wednesday, Sept. 10 , he appeared composed, and decently habited in black, for the sad occasion; but, contrary to the general expectation, and his own most public declarations, even in print, since his consinement, he pleaded not guilty; and then addressed the court, that his trial might be put off till Friday the 12th . This, tho' no reason was offered for it, and several might have been urged against it, was, with humanity and condescension, granted.

But when he appeared again on Friday to take his trial, he had varied his dress (for no apparent reason) to that of a green night-gown; and it is said, he was advised, on this occasion,