THE wretched sufferers were John Holloway and Owen Haggerty, for the murder of Mr. Steel, near the II mile-stone, on Hounslow-heath, on the evening of the 6th of November, 1802; and Elizabeth Godfrey, for ftabbing Richard Prince with a pen-knife in the left eye, on Christmas-day last, of which wound he languished until the 14th ult. when he died.

Owen Haggerty made no public acknowledgment of either guilt or innocence. John Holloway, a stout, but very savage and malignant looking fellow, wore a smock frock, he had his hat in his hands; and mounting the scaffold, he jumped, and made an aukward bow, and said, 'I am innocent, innocent, by God!' He then turned round, and bowing, made use of the same expressions- Innocent! Innocent! Innocent! Gentlemen! No verdict! No verdict! No verdict! Gentlemen!-Innocent! Innocent!' Elizabeth Godfrey was dressed in white, with a close cap; she wore long sleeves: she appeared much dejected, and sensible of her situation; was rather stout, well-looking, and in the 26th year of her age. About five or six minutes past eight they were launched into eternity ;—when a most DREADFUL SCENE took place at the corner of Green-Arbour-lane, near Skinner-street; where, from the immense pressure of the crowd, several persons were trampled under foot, and 34 individuals were taken up killed, and dying; and also an equal number dreadfully bruised, trampled upon, and wounded, were carried to their respective homes; besides 15 which are in a dangerous state in St. Bartholomew's hospital. The following, as we could collect, are the particulars of this shocking affair. From the many hours the spectators were stand ing closely wedged together, many of them became very weak, through pressure and excessive heat: at the time the criminals mounted the scaffold, the anxiety of the populace to hear whether Holloway and Haggerty VOL. XXXVIII.

would confess their guilt, made them generally run forward; those the farthest off from the spectacle pushing forward to obtain a view, caused the shock, which was so great, that there was nothing to be heard from several quarters but agonizing screams, and shrieks of 'Murder! Murder!' At this moment a cart, which was overloaded with spectators, opposite Mr. Haley's wine-vaults, broke down, and some of the persons falling from the vehicle were trampled under foot, and never after arosc. A few yards from this scene of distress, nearly facing Mr. Hazel's, tallow-chandler, stood a pie man, who, from the extreme pressure dropped his basket, and, in stooping. for it, was trampled upon by the crowd. This accident caused several to fall, to each of whom it was death. The screams of the dying and wounded were dreadful; no assistance could be afforded! One unhappy woman was trampled to death, who had a fine girl of about three years of age in her arms, but was very providentially rescued from a similiar fate by the following stratagem: some per sons from the window of the first floor in the opposite house threw out. a rope, with a noose at the end, to the place where the persons lay trampled upon; the child lay over her dying mother, with heaps of others; and some person contrived to put the rope round her body, by which means she was pulled up, and taken in at the window.

During the hour the three malefac tors necessarily hung, Ithere could be but very little assistance afforded to the unhappy sufferers; however, after the bodies were cut down, and the gallows removed to the Old Bailey yard, the mob began in some degree to disperse; the whole of which as sembled could not be estimated at less than 50,000 persons. The marshals and constables cleared the street of the idle rabble who remained about the place where the accidental catas, trophes occurred, and, shocking to

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relate, upwards of 100 persons dead, or in a state of insensibility, lay round the street. Twenty-seven dead bodies were taken to St. Bartholomew's hospital, two to St. Sepulchre's church, one to the Swan on Snow hill, one to a public house opposite St. Andrew's church, Holborn; one, an apprentice, taken to his master's; Mr. Broadwood, piano-forte maker, in Golden-square; a mother was seen carrying away the body of berdead boy; Mr. Harrison, a respect able gentleman, to his house at Holloway. There was a sailor boy killed opposite Newgate by suffocation; he carried a small bag, in which he had some bread and cheese, as it is supposed he came some distance to behold the execution. After the dead, dying, and wounded, were carried away, there was a cart-load of shoes, hats, petticoats, and other articles of wearing apparel picked up.

Until four o'clock in the afternoon, every house had some person in a wounded state; they were afterwards taken away by their friends on shutters, or in hackney coaches. The doors of St. Bartholomew's hospital wereclosed against the populace.-Afterthe bodies of the dead were stripped and washed, they were, to the number of twentyseven, ranged round a ward on the first floor, on the women's side; they were placed on the floor, with sheets over them, and their clothes put as pillows under their heads; their faces were uncovered: there was a rail along the centre of the room: the persons who were admitted to see the shocking spectacle went up on one side, and returned out on the other. Until two o'clock, the entrances to the hospital were beset with mothers weeping for their sons!-wives for their husbands!-and sisters for their brothers!-various individuals for their relatives or friends.-Seldom has such a scene of distress and misery presented itself in this metropolis. When the gates were opened a great concourse was admitted; when the yard was full, the gates were again closed, until the first visitors were admitted to this scene of woe: as soon as any of the deceased were recognised, the

13. Grover, Daniel, 51, Cow-Crossstreet, Smithfield.

14. Herrington, William, 31, Skinnerstreet, Somers Town.

15. Howard, Samuel, Charles-street, Middlesex hospital.

16. Piat, William, 15, Russel-court, Drury-lane.

17. Panton, Charlotte, 19, King-strect, Drury-lane.

18. Pringle, Robert, 3, French-yard,

Bowling green lane, Clerkenwell. 19. Russel, Richard, 4, Alcock-lane, Shoreditch.

20. Saul, R. Whitechapel. 21. Tozor, Elizabeth, Fox-court, Raystreet, Clerkenwell.

22. Taylor, Joseph, 8, Peter-street,, Cow-cross.

23. Thorne, Joseph, Flower-de-lucecourt, Spitalfields.

24. Tyler, William, 39, Church-street, Soho.

25. Wilson, George, 6, Beauchampstreet, Brook's-market.

26. Williams, William, 9, Dyot street, St. Giles's.

27. Wimble, John, 18, Great Barlow

street, Manchester-square.

28. White, Henry, at the Swan public

house, Skinner-street.

In other wards were 15 more per. sons, who though living were severely maimed or bruised. The remarks of these survivors were all corroborative of the circumstances we have stated.

Thomas Worcester declared, that the pressure of the crowd, which terminated so very calamitously, arose from the confluence of the multitude from all the adjoining streets and alleys; that they pressed forward with incredible force towards the scaffold; that he fell between the pump and the top of Skinner-street; that this happened about eight o'clock in the morning, or a few minutes after; that having been trampled upon by vast numbers, who were forced in the same direction, he soon became senseless; that he was, notwithstanding, saved very unaccountably or miraculously; and he must have remained more than 20 minutes in that perilous situation.

James Devise's declaration went in proof of similar causes and effects. He was also one of the same crowd in which many suffered the loss of their lives. According to the best of his recollection, the disaster commenced about eight o'clock, when the criminals about to be executed had their caps pulled over their eyes.-(N. B. They were not executed till 20 minutes past eight o'clock).

Sister King (one of the nurses of this ward) corroborated the testimonies of the two last, so far as regarded several of the crowd, both those who had fallen on the ground, and those who had not, passing over the heads of the multitude. She recollected perfectly well the last preceding sufferer having his foot on the crown of her head, when she was forced, at the utmost hazard of her life, into the thickest and most violent of the crowd. This happened, she said, between the pump

and the top of Skinner-street. The pressure came direct from all the chief streets, particularly from Skinnerstreet and that which leads from Smithfield. Notwithstanding the extreme violence with which she was attacked, she kept herself from falling; 'but she never, thank God! either felt or wished to feel herself in such an alarming situation! Sister King appears to be about 56, low in sta ture, but of a robust constitution, and perfectly collected. She did not receive any serious injury, but seemed in perfect health, and was much elated in having experienced such a wonderful escape.

John Herrington or Atherington, said, that he was an auctioneer, of 34, Skinner-street, Somers-town, that the extreme pressure of the crowd from Ludgate-hill, or the Old Bailey, forced him off his feet opposite the Debtor'sdoor, Newgate, when he was irresistibly carried a little towards Skinner-street, and there fell; that he soon afterwards became nearly senseless; that vast numbers fell over him; that he frequently thought he was breathing his last; but that how he recovered himself he could not tell, as he then totally lost all recollection. He now thanked God for his very miraculous escape with life, although very much bruised. He then made the following melancholy reflection, with all the anxiety and affection of a father. I went into the crowd accompanied by my son, a lad of twelve years of age! The violence of those pressing around soon separated us!" (He now paused, and wept bitterly)- What has become of him God knows!(Again his great sensibility overcame him.-In broken and despairing accents, he thus concluded his short but affecting speech) I have my fears!' (again he burst into tears)hope, however, he is safe, the same. Providence which saved me may have also saved my son !' The silent tear then followed, and when we assure the reader, that the gentleman who witnessed these sad and melancholy exclamations knew that the son was numbered among the dead (as

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