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19 idly aeross the cell with his arms folded, and with dark and deep despair strongly painted on his countenance. He speedily, however, regained his composure: and when the executioner appeared, at once allowed his arms to be bound: he was then removed to a hall n the lower part of the LoekLock [sic]-up-house, where he was reecivedreceived [sic] by two of the clergymen of Edinburgh, and the magistrates. After prayers the procession proceeded to the scaffold.— The eonduetconduct [sic] of the unfortunate youth there was in the highest degree becoming. While the beneficial influence of religion was apparent in his whole demeanor, his natural firmness of character never for a moment forsook him. He kneeled down, and uttered in earnest prayer; and after addressing a few words of deep and anxious exhortation to the great multitude by which he was surrounded, he met his fate with the same intrepidity which distinguished all the actions of his short but guilty and eventful life.

Haggart terminated his mortal career on the gallows in the 21st year of his age.— Though young in years, he was old in infamy; and his story unfolds as undeviating course of as ever disgraced human nature; it was related at various times