At six o’clock a troop of lifeguards, and 1000 of the footguards—being fifteen men out of each company, marched from the parade in St James’s park thro’ the city to Tower-hill, to attend the execution of the Earl of Kilmarnock and the Lord Balmerino, and being arrived there were posted in lines from the Tower to the scaffold, and all around it. About 8 o’clock the Sheriffs of London, and their under sheriffs and their officers, _viz._ six sergeants at mace, six yeomen, and the executioner, met at the Mitre Tavern in Fenchurch Street, where they breakfasted, and went from thence to the house, lately the Transport Office, on Tower-hill near Catherine’s Court, hired by them for the reception of the said lords, before they should be conducted to the scaffold which was erected about thirty yards from the said house. At ten o’clock the block was fixed on the stage and covered with black cloth, and several sacks of sawdust up to strew on it; soon after their coffins were brought, covered with black cloth, ornamented with gilt nails, etc. On the Earl of Kilmarnock’s was a plate with this inscription, “Guliemus Come de Kilmarnock decollatur 18 Augusti 1746. Etat suae 42,” with an Earl’s coronet over it, and six coronets over the six handles; and on Lord Balmerino’s, was a plate with this inscription, “Arthurus Dominus de Balmerino decollatur 18 Augusti 1746. Etat suae 58,” with a baron’s coronet over it, and six others over the six handles. At a quarter after ten the Sheriffs went in procession to the outward gate of the Tower, and after knocking at it some time, a warder within asked, “Who’s there?” The officer without replied, “The sheriffs of London and Middlesex.” The warder then asked, “What do they want?” The officer answered, “The bodies of William, Earl of Kilmarnock, and Arthur, Lord Balmerino,” upon which the warder within said, “I will go and inform the Lieutenant of the Tower,” and in about ten minutes the Lieutenant of the Tower with the Earl of Kilmarnock, and Major White with Lord Balmerino, guarded by several of the warders, came to the gate; the prisoners were then delivered to the Sheriffs who gave proper receipt for their bodies to the Lieutenant, who as usual said, “God bless King George!” to which the Earl of Balmerino assented by a bow, and the Lord Balmerino said, “God bless King J——s.” Lord Kilmarnock had met Lord Balmerino at the foot of the first stairs, he embraced him, who said to him, “My lord, I am heartily sorry to have your company in this expedition.” Soon after the procession, moving in a slow and solemn manner, appeared in the following order:—