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OfYI:fty•LANT.
i:Ac! r.igbt. After Mr. Crasar.at.aard% comedy of
11,r Inert of Pothole. the lsng, expeeted grand
Operasical Romance of The 7' qty TAirvii, was pro-
duced. The principal Dramatis i'i mows were as
follows :
Co. n Rasa, the Rich Brother • - Mr Hop mr....
A:, Blba, the P,,or Brother, a Woolcuittr Mr. HA WS I, rr a
0,0e.,t it, Sun . - . - M,. hi LLI V.
11„,..ri,,, rh/. (7,9er nr Bard td - . Mr. 111 %Ty MS.
:,--,... I.enter rt. the Carman - - Mr. L),G NUM
Al.dillab, Captr.ln la. the Ti.lorcs, - Mr. H. SI 1)1,,,ti5.
; f.;,.rirae, Se7on.l Captain, - - Mr. Dat'Aste
..!•, WI, of Ca.a.m Raba, - - W. Ito, stirst.
..!..... W,(•• gul" Al, Koine. . - !Om KLAN:"
7,....w ibuchier of a Bashaar, - Mr. MA SHIM'S.
11.,
ei.:,, 5, S'ityvrt4,7.,C;.:ta7rs.ll•llol, and Miss Di CAMP.
it S. ......t.S.:, e"ey."" Le. "t: :7 t!,..,.:Ti: ;,4,.... "1 Mr. Rrt YMON O.
I' r.... 1 t 1,. ,aka, - - - . Mr.. H. St 4) DONS.
V 1.1:1iLI: Sylph,
l•aa. lye.
lido'lr, lla;“!,, Gnomes, W.)4al NVllieli, die. to

The :airy is taken (min Tee .4ralien Toles, of the
two brothers, one tids and the other poor, who is a

wati4cutter, and redeeed to great distress. Are'enetle,
the Fairy of the Lake, hecortis the protedress of
him and his family, and when he and his son go to
tl.e woods to follow their business, Mtelrana, his
brother's slave, on finding his wife refused food by
her mistress, conveys a basket of provisions to her
and her chiltiten. This slave is the HerMne of the
piece. The wood is infested by a band of thievei,
who are proteaed by Orrateend. the Genius of the
Forest, and his Demons. Alt Baba, finding them
ci.ming, conceals himself, and finds out the rock
ia which they hide their homy, and having pro-
nounced the charm, Open Sesame, the rock splits, he
enters the cavern, loads his ass with treasure, aed
conveys it to his cottage. His brother, surprized at
his sudden wealth, finds out the secret, and repairs
to t'te wood, where he is discovered by the thieves.
and murdered. They miss their booty, and sus-
pea Ali 11.11,a, of whom they are determined to be
revenged. The Captain, as a merchant, sells
him forty casks of oil, which are delivered to
him ; when Morgiana, going to tap a calk, a voice
within asks it is all ready ?" She answers, Not
yet ;" and finds that in the Forty Ces4s are the
Fort u 7 hirers. She recolleCts a charm bestowed by
the Fairy, which applied to them, caused instant
death. The Captain thus baffled, arms himself
with a poiniard to destroy Ali Bala, when the slave
again interferes, and stabs him ; she is then married
to Ali Robe, son. There is an underplot of a Prin-
cess, who eat been seized by the nieces, and de-
tained a prisoner, with a rich catavan.
a Such it the substance of the story, but this is a
matter of ve-y inferior cdnsideration. The obj.li
of the Amber is to produce a spleedid Sprelacle,
and he has accordingly looked to the Scenery, Ma-
chinery, and Decorations. In these he has been
most liberally encouraged and supported by the Ma-
nagers. The eye is Mind dazzled by the splendour,
anu the fancy charmed by the variety of the Scene.
The dresses, bee. are said to have cost 5,0001. The
opening scenes of the Fairy's grotto, her car, drawn
by swans, the wood-otter at work at a distance,
the dance of Sylphs, Gnomes, &cc. is a scenic exhi-
bition of unrivalled beauty. Mrs. 11. SIDDOKS,
as the ;airy of the Lake looked very well; her
dress was magnificent. The view of the city of
Bagdat, the hanquet.ng room, and the concluding
scene, with Turkish pavilions, and gondolas tailing
ahout, filled with company, had a most beautiful
effects also the nines, mout.ted on bosses, riding
at a distance through the woods. Miss DE CAMP'S
pai t was one of those singing And dancing charaCters
in which she so much excels, and is so necessary to
each a speetacle; her dress was most beautiful and
hecoming. The music did not boast much novelty,
but the selcCtion did great c,r,ir to Mr. KELLY'S
taste. The dialogue was sometimes tedious, and
wools( be n u 'ls improved by curtaiiment. We ne-
ver saw a p:cce better received. It was announced
for second representation amidst the loudest accla-
mations, and will, tilt tionist, most amply repay the
liberality of the Managers. So pert ea a first night's
represenutinn, of such complicated scenery and
itachinst7, we never witnessed.

Iredamlay. the LORD ADVOC•IE of SenTLAND
are 02t horn E.l.inturgli, on his way to London.
The cempletion of the twenty-first year of the
E.,' .4- KIRMOUL, was celebrated, at Dupplin
1:a411-, in the most sumptuous style.
The la4t arrivals at the Cristo' Hot-wells are—

Lady hlxtnn rid Mr. Syk.4 Arid Family, Rev. G. Smith,
Cel. South, NIP.. EILIteCe, Mr. SWIMS, Mc. 1.11.4, 0. S,nith,
lar• Ogle, Mt. J ()ea, Mr. O'Connor, Mr. 46.1 Mrs. Jack-
ie', Mr. and Mks Hall.

Mr. Eqcc is said to be the purchaser cf one•balf
of the Edinburgh and Ulargow Theatres.
TLe Marchioneg of SA LI.RUR• and Lady C.
ef c!a . gill cute to town ncxt Sunday, from hat-
Eeld.

Tile F..ttl of CArILLIS arrived at Gur.Lints's
Entel. yesterday, from CulMaw Castle. North
Britain.

The nil of Benevnionr, Lord Fotev, and Mr.
Mstusa, left town on Sunday evening tot New.
mar ket.

Lord FOLLY has backed al Mr. Mrst
Losses which are to run this meeting at Neismar-
ker.

The Earl of Ila arvircnc and snits arrived cn
Caturday at Wimpole-ball, Cambridgeshire, from
lrolund.
The remains of the lace Earl hiIac•RTNEY will
be interred, this day, at Chiswick.
The prirteipil dances at the Mansion House on
Mond.iy last, were Lady M"sv RAIIIStY, and
Mr. Niacin-it:acts. It was half past tbree in the
morning when the company began to se; crate; the
smilaxes wens so runietosp., and the confusion so
Krt '4, that many of the Nobiloy were obliged to
• •ik hnisse. His Royal Highness the Ps lb( tof
XV t • s.• departed at two o'clock, ara his kor •I.
Pronii meet followed soon atter. The Duchess cl
(a. .inc.n lost ow of bet Jiathond car-ricz,.

F.XECUTIO

OF
RICHARD PATCH,

lielterday trotting this wretched Iran suffered
the sentence of the law for the m"",'-r of Mr.
Bi;ght. The public curiosity tr. goings the
capital punishment if a criminal, has nct ficen
so !•rtrongly excited for many Tear:. Three
who have w ittless d the execution of Doeor
I),td.', of Ryland, the engraver, and of Colonel
Despard and his a,sociate,, declare, that none
1.1 these shocking rpatacles produced so great
and general a sensation, or attraCted so great a
crcwd. The mystery in which the murder was at
first concealed ; the providential means which aided
the aClivity 01 the Pace, to trace the murderer ;
his conviCtion upon circumstantial evidence, so mi.
mite and complicated ; the fineness of the day, and
its being holiday time, all contributed, with the rig-
pravated heinousness of his crime, to produce these
t ff-tels. The apparatus for the execution was fixed up
is the Iroot of thegael, it: I lorsemonger-lane,onMon-
da y, and vast crowds assembled during the whole of
the day to view it. The number el apphcations for
admission within the walls, to witness this awful ce-
remony, was also great beyond example. Some of
cur contemporaries stated yesterday, that Mr. Faith
had made alull confession of hisguilt; hut theirraate-
merit was erroneous,and without the least foundation.
Six of his friends and relatives were permitted to
vi.,it him in his cell yesterday. They consisted of
his brother and nicer, his brother-in-law and sister-
in-law, very respettable-looking people, and their
two daughters. The interview with his brother he
hare firmly, but in that with his sister-in-law, who
was the si,ter of his late wife, he was much af-
fated ; he esohi aced her tenderly and wept hdterly;
he embraced t tern all at parting, and whispered
them frequent y. Mr. Ives, the keeper of the pri-
son, and his deputy, Mr. Cave, were present at
these rad scenes ; but as they did not wish to ob-
nude upon the last moments of an unfortunate man,
farther than their duty absolutely required, they, of
course, could not overhear the conversation. From
all the circumstances of the case, a confession of
his guilt would have given great satisfattion to the
public mind; ald,acc-irdingry, the attempt to obtain
one has been zealotely pursued ever :ince his convic-
tion. The Rev. Mr. Mann, the Ream. of Bet mondsey,
and Chaplain to the Prison, together with three Dis-
senting 'Ministers, attended him in his cell. In their
interviews with him, he evinced the strongest proofs
of a penitent sinner ; but invariably declined to
give any answer to the urgent entreaties of the
clergymen, to ackialwle2gc the crime for which he
was to die. The only answer that could be drawn
from him to these entreaties was, " I have ac k now.
ledged my sins before God, and I believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ fur the salvation of my soul ; but
as to the crime with which I am charged, I do not
feel any inclination to gratify the curiosity cf men."
1 he Rev. Mr. Mann frequently urged, as an ex-
ample for his imitation, the condud of Htrring,
found guilty of coining, and sentencedovith his wife,
to sufLr at the same time; who, he said, had con-
fessed his guilt, and acknowledged the justice of his
sentence; but all his exhortations were to no purpose.
At one time, on Monday, he manifested considerable
alarm, in his communicatiens with Mr. Mann; and
when that gentleman informed him, that his friends
were waiting to take their last farewell of him, he
exclaimed, " Is it really to be so Is no mercy to
be exprele.l for an innocent man ?" Mr. Mann re-
m tined with him until a late hour Monday night. The
three dissenting Ministers remained with him the
whole night ; daring the whole of which, he appear-
ed extremely penitent and devout. In the course of
the night, be took a few glasses of wine, and about
two lock, having become much exhausted, he laid
down upon his bed. The dissenting Ministers re-
mained by his side until four o'clock, when he
arose and drank two cups of tea, with which he
myeared somewhat refle,httd. The Dissenting !Mi-
-1 inters were Methodists. Mr. Patch was also a
Methodist.
About half past six o'clock yesterday morning, the
Rev. Mr. Mann, and the Curate of the Rev. Row-
land Hill, came to the prison, and .fter a short in-
, to-view with Mr. Patch, they, and Herring and his ,
wife, who were to be executed for coining, were
condtufled to the chapel. Mr. Patch and I-kering
went with the Rev. Mr. Mann to the altar, and
began their devotions ; the wo nan, being a Roman
Catholic, went to the left side of the Chapel,
with a priest. the Rev. Mr. Griffiths. At eight
o'clock, Mr. Patch and Herring received the Sacra-
ment. At thirteen minutes past eight, Herrir.g
came out of the chapel into the prison, where Perk
Kett h, of Newgitte, was in waiting to knock off his
irons. On his return to the chapel, Mr. Patch came
oet, at seventeen minutes past eight, for the same
purpose. He was dressed in a good suit of
mourning. and appeared in excellent health.—
Ills complexion was as florid as usual, and lie stood
firm, and with very great composure, while the
hangman was tying his arms ; his irons were not
unusually heavy. After this process, he returned
w dr a firm step to the Chapel, and resumed his de-
votions. At five minutes before nine o'clock, the
High Sheriff, the Under Sheriff, their officers and
attendants, with their wands, came to the door of
the Chapel, and demanded the bodies of the
unfortunate sufferers; and immediately after, they
began to move, in their usual order, followed
by Mr. hes, the keeper of the prison. First.
came Herring and his wife, and next Mr. Patch,
with jock titieb on his right, carrying in his
right hand a cutlass. When they got to the opnn
yard, Herring and his wife were placed in a hurdle,
and drawn to the entrance to the staircase, leading
to the apparatus for the execution. Herring and
his wife ascended the stairs with as much firmness
as could be expeded. Mr. Patch displayed Lis
usual intrepidity. The speaators who had been
admitted within the prison, were allowed to ae.:
company the sufferers to the platform, on the
top of the building, and there witness the awful
scene. close to the separates. While Jeri Ketch
was in the aa of fastening the ropes, the Rev.
Mr. Mains attended Mr. Parch, and, for the last
time, atteirspted to draw from him a confession,
but with no better success. The Serif then
went to him, and intreated him to confess, but
he stead ly 'dined. At this time the cap was
drawn down upon his face, aad every tiling was
pi, rated to laurch Lim into eternity. Apparently

J:spleased at being p•es-ed sn much the 06-
jea, he threw himself considerably back• with I:7:pa-
tience, From the violent motion of his body, some
of the spedatiors supposed that he meant to break
his aeck, as Jerrl/ Ahershow did im Kennington com-
mon. Others appr, lieotht! tl.a- I,e was faioting away
Neither of these, Nina:via, appeared to 1•e the case.
and it was evidently the result of a wish ro avoid all
farther intreaty. Mr. Ives observing Mr. Parch throw
himself hack, ran to him, and exclaimed, •• My
good friend, what are you about ?" Mr. Patch
took him I.y the hand, arid cot rusted with im for
about a niiiiitre and a half; and, whsat he was leav-
ing him, he parted Irs hand apparently with much
relodance. A great anxiety w is. at this moment,
expiessed by the bye-sta„Jer•, t r know whether Mr.
Patch had confessed his guilt to Mr. I.es. in
conversation. Mr. Ives answered, with great po-
liteness, to all enquirers, that he could not a: pre-
sent divulge what Mr. Patch had communicated to
him, and he very honourably persevere.; in this de-
w urination, notwithtanding the pressing solicitation
of one of the Magistrates. Ile said, however, •• I be-
lieve him to be the mat," meaning the man who
murdered Mr. Blight.
The sufferers stood in the following order: fint, '
Mr. Patch ; next to him, on his tight, the woman ;
and next to her, her husband, Herring. At five tali:.
nutes past nine o'clock, the sentence of the law was
carried into execution, by the falling of the drop,
which took place in a very segulir manner.—
Mr. Patch's body was convulsed from head to
foot, but not violently, and he appeared quite
dead in about four minutes. Herring suffered
great agony; jock Ketch pUlled his legs to ter-
minate his misery, and lie died in about the way'
time ; his wife died instantly after the falling of the
drop. Herting was about GO years of age, the
wite, about 44—a lusty, heavy, woman. Alter the
bodies had hung an hour, they wese taken down, and
the body of Mr. Patch was conveyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital for dissedion, pursuant to his sentence.
The bodies of the other two sufferers were delivered
to their friends. The concourse of people present
was incalculable. All the public avenues from
the Haymarket, at Stones Itaid, Newington Turn-
pike, and the bleaching-grounds near the Kent
Road, were filled with spectators. They had
begun to assemble soon after fist* o'clock, and took
possession of every place, public or private, that
afforded any chance of a view of the gaol. Among
the spedators admitted inside the prison, amounting
to about seventy persons, were—Sir J. C.•x Hip.
pesley, Mr. A. Goldsmii, the Honourable C. Co-
ventry. and • I other gentlemen.
Nothing had transpired at a late hour last right,
respeding the nature of the communication made
upon the platform to Mr. Ives by Mr. Patch, im-
mediately previous to his execution. Mr. lees de-
clares, that he neither can nor will divulge it, until
he has the permission of a higher power. lie does
not, however, hes4ate to acknowledge his belief, that
Patch was the man who fired the fatal shot. His for-
mer occupation was that of a btocher, in Devonshire.

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