Hanging Under Ground

-A novnlty in tne nioue oí liangmg crimináis wasreoently introduced at Newgate, Englancl. Insteacl of erecting the usual scaffold above ground, i pit was dug in the soil, and a trai-door made level with the ground opening into the pit. The convict wa pinioned by the oxecutionor on the top of the trap, and at a given signal the drop feil, and the uuf'ortunate oéaaed , to live.