On the 31st of October he dined with his two women, Cook and Skeggs, at a public-house in Newgate-street, where they were very merry together. About four in the afternoon they took coach, and drawing up the windows, passed through Newgate, which then was similar to Temple-bar, and on to the Shears’-alehouse, in Maypole-street, by Clare-market; where, in the evening, he sent for his mother, and treated her with some brandy. As she knew the danger he was in, she advised him to take care of himself, and keep out of the way; but Jack had been drinking pretty hard, and was grown too wise to take counsel, and too valiant to fear anything; and, therefore, leaving his mother, he strolled about in the neighbourhood, from alehouse to gin-shop, till near 12 o’clock, when he was apprehended by means of an alehouse boy, who had accidentally seen him. Poor Jack was then drunk, unable to make any resistance, and was once more conveyed to Newgate. [Illustration: [_Jack securely fettered in Newgate._]] The 10th of November he was carried to the King’s Bench bar, at Westminster, where the record of his conviction being read, and an affidavit made that he was the same John Sheppard mentioned in that record, Mr. Justice Power awarded sentence of death against him, and a rule of court was made for his execution on the Monday following. He was hanged at Tyburn, on Monday, November 16th, 1724, in the 23rd year of his age. He died with great difficulty, and much pitied by the mob. When he had hung about a quarter of an hour he was cut down by a soldier, and delivered to his friends, who carried him to the Barley-mow, in Long-acre. He was buried the same evening, in St. Martin’s church-yard. DEVONPORT: PRINTED BY SAMUEL AND JOHN KEYS. * * * * * CHILDREN’S SCHOOL BOOKS, _&c._, PUBLISHED BY S. & J. KEYS, DEVONPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. The IMPROVED CHILD’S INSTRUCTOR, intended as a First and Easy Introduction to Spelling and Reading. Price One Penny. The FIRST STEP TO LEARNING; or, Parents’ best Gift to their Children; containing Words from One to Four Syllables. To which are added Easy Reading, Spelling, and Fables, the whole of the Church Catechism, Select Poetry, &c. Price One Penny. The CHILD’S OWN SPELLING BOOK, containing a variety of instructive Reading Lessons, Spelling, Natural History, Poetry, Tree of Dissipation, &c. Price One Penny. A new ARITHMETICAL TABLE BOOK, for the use of Schools, enlarged and improved, containing 32 pages. Price One Penny. The UNIVERSAL PRIMER; or, Child’s Guide to Learning. Price One Penny.