The Sun.
London, England, 1806-04-08 00:00:00

EXECLITION OF PATCH

This morning this unfortunate man suffered the:
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' Sentence of the Law for the 'murder of Mr BlaldliT.l
The extraordinary interest which the circumstances
Of thiS case excited in the public niinci drew to-
gether a greater crowd, this morning to witness his
execution than we. believe was ever
.collected, on
any similar occasion. From the time of
_his con- .
viaion to the awful moment which terminated his
existence, he preserved, with very few exceptions,
the same firmness, or rather indifference; which he
manifested during his trial. Yesterday several of
his relations, viz, his brother, his brother's wife, his
brother-in-law, Capt. Tony, Mrs. ToEy, his own 11
si3ter, and his niece, were seVerally,.admittedto his
cell. His taking his last_ farewell of them
scribed by them who -saw it as most, affeeting.
clasped his brother -in his arms, and 'remained for
some moments in a state of apparent speechless agony.
From the time of his conviOtion he was frequently
visited by a Dissenting Minister (he being a Me-'
thodist). Yesterday, before his relations were ad-
mitted to his Cell; the High Sheriff of- the County,
NATH. HILLIER, Esq. went into his cell, in the
hope of inducing him to make a Confession ; but
we are sorry to say that he could not 'be prevailed
upon to make an avowal of his guilt, 'neither did 'he
distin&ly deny it, for when the question was put to .
him he observed a' profound
It Was about four o'clock yesterday when his rela-
tives were admitted to him th©y remained till
nearly five. o'clock. As soon as they were gone, the
Dissenting Minister Was introduced into his cell,
which was. the same ;which was occupied by the un-
fortunate
men- who were executed with Colonel
Despard. The other Prisoner (Herring), who
was condemned for coining, and who was also a
Dissenter, was brought into the same cell, accom-
panied by a Clergyman of his own persuasion.—
Mrs„ Herring was in the cell formerly occupied by
Col. Despard.,--The- two Prisoners,' Patch and
Herring, with the two Clergymen, remained from
that time in constant prayer. About'three o'clock,
Patch 'laid down for about ten minutes or a quarter
of an hour, but did not sleep. Upon getting up, he.'
exclaimed, with considerable emotion, " Is there
no mercy for the Innocent !" He then joined again
in prayer with the other Prisoner and with the Clergy-
men until 7 o'clock ; at that time the High Sheriff
came to the prison, and immediately after, Mr.
IVES, the Keeper.' of the prison,'Went to the cell,.
to desire the Prisckers prepare for their fate. .
Very. soon afterwards the Prisoners, accompanied
by the, two Dissenting Clergymen, the High. Sheriff,
the Deputy Sheriff, and Mr. IvEs, went into the
Chapel, where they were 'met by. Mr. MAs.tsi, the,
Chaplain. No strangers were admitted. They re-
mained there till about half-past eight o'clock.
The wife of Herring was a Roman Catholic, '
and had been 'previously attended by a Priest ; but'
she went to the 'Chapel with the others. - When
.the service was over, which, as we have already stated,
was about half past 8 o'clock, Herring came out of
the chapel first : his irons were knocked off, and his
arms bound with a rope, as_ usual ; he was fol-
lowed by his wife. Patch came out last ; his
countenance was perfectly composed, and not in
the least pale. As soon a's his irons were 'knocked
off, and his arms bound, he -claSped his -hands, and
raised his eyes towards Heaven : he then appeared
rather agitate& but it was.only for a moment, and he
seemed anxious to suppress his feelings. The High She-
riff,' Who Was then Standing near him, addressed him,
but .Patch turned his head away, -and returned to-
wards the Chapel, and looked round as if for Mr.
IvEs, who' immediately went to him. Patch got
hold of both 'Mr. IVES'S- hands, in the most
warm and earnest manner, returned thanks to that
Gentleman for the. kindness, humanity, and atten-
tion which-he had, experienced from him.—A short
conversation passed between' Patch and Mr. IVES,
which lasted about seven minutes. Mr. IVES took
this opportunity :of requesting- to make an
acknowledgment of his guilt ; bat he declined ;
though he. did not affirm that he was innocent.
The Prisoner Herring and his wife first, and
Patch last, then proceeded along the avenue facing
the. Chapel. ; .

' When they came, to the end ofit, the High Sheriff
again, addressed Patch upon - the subject of Con-
fssion ; but he replied, " I have confe:ised my sins
to God, and Man can afford me no relief.", They
then passed under thegateway into the Courts where
hurdles had been prepared for Herring and his wifii,
who, 'as 'we have already stated, had been convifted
of coining. Herring got into the . first hurdle,
but it was necessary to assist his wife into the other,
as she was very lusty, and 'her armSwere,,bountl'.
While tlly usem-getting into',it Patch remained
near the bottom of the steps. The hurdles, were
then drawn across, the Court, and Patch .virallied
after them, ketween theiiigh Sheriff zuld Mr. IvES.
They pro4eeded in this rnanuer until they Came
'to the stone stair-ease which leads to the platform.
over the Lodge, wbgte the

MlTlng asce.ided the -stalrs first, his wire followol,
and Patch vrent\last; and in thd since order the/
ascended the scaffold.

The" Chaplain 'of the Pris6n, the 'Rev. Mr. MANE,
theprayed for some minutes with the Prisoners,
who appeared to attend to him with the utmost de-
votion. But Patch, when urged.by the Chaplain to
make a reply_ he hid
done before, viz, that " he had confessed his Sins`
I.c; God." The High. Sheriff once more ascended
the scaffold, and addressed-Patclr; bat he turned his
head away, and'reclined back as if a sudden faintness
had conicover
.The .High Shelift* then
quitted the • scaffold, and the Etecuti9ner be-
an,g to prepare to perform his duty. pir. IVES
then went: to Patch, and asked him •if Le was
faint ?- he said No, but he had drairn back
because he did, - not- 'Wish- to be pressed with
questions." The ropes were then fixed, and just as
the Executioner • was 'about to pull tbe cap over
catch's face, Ife Made a sign to speak to Mr...IV-Es,
who immediately went up to him; Patch whispered
,to him for about a minute; and we have reason to
believe that he then made a confession of his guilt.
When Mr. IVES. descended from the scaffold, he
Was of course eagerly-asked what Patch had said
Mr: fvF.s replied, that he did not think it right then
to state what had passed, but added, " that Patel,
was the ni an." .

As soon as Mr. Patch had done speaking. to Mr.
IVEs, the Executioner pulled the cap over theface of
the Prisoner, and :frOin that time till the platform,
dropped Patch appeared to be exceedinglyagitated
his knees trembled, and his whole frame 'seemed
convulsed. The signal was however soon, "given,
ind the platfOrm dropped. Herring and hia
wife were almost • immediately lifeless ;'. Pat-eh
was convulsed\ for, nearly two • minutes, . but- not
violently. • After hanging the usual time, they
were cut down, and the body of Patch -will' be re-
moved in the course of the day for disse6tion. He
was neatly dretsed in:black, his hair close cropped,
and,. with the exception We :have mentioned; dis-
played the utmost firmness. , •

Before he went into the. Chapel this morning he
asked-for some wine and water, which was --given to
hini. Yesterday he drank a pint of wine.', During
the forenoon of yesterday he was entirely occupied
in writing ;. but whatever he wrote it is supposed he
gave to his brother; as he left no document whatever
behind him in the prison. 4-14 entertained.thestrongest
hopes of an. a-CqUittal *previdu-s to the trial 3 and
aay said to one of the keepers, .`c I came herein a.
hackney coach, but I will go awa in a coacb:a.nd
four, and visit mrfriends in. the country."
Thecire.l.vA to the ex4ntioti S 6 inn-
mete, that we fear many aciidentS.have happened.

There being no Court - of .Aldermen held this day,
the Lonp MAYOR, after inspethng the.Mealweigher's
Returns, ordered, the price of .Bread to remain the
same as last week.

Yesterday morning Lieut. -STEPHENS was taken
by Mr: KAYEE the Messenger, before Lord ELLEN-
BoltoUGH, at his house in Bloomsbury-square, and
discharged. He was bonndover in a recognizance
Of..$O01: to give evidence against 'Lieut..B.tralux-
FORD, when taken ; Mr. BnitoEs, the Surgeon, in
300.1. and the rest of the Witnesses in tool.

About. a fortnight ago 2030 Prussian Troops; with
a large train of heavy Artillery, passed down the
Elbe for Stadt and Cuxhaven. On Monday last
the Masters of sortie of the British Vessels landed
at Cuxhaven, where the PfiissianS Are employed in
raising two formidable batteries, each of 25 pieces
of heavy ordnance. On Tuesday they wished again,
to go on shore; but were refused permission by the
.Commander of the Spy Sloop.
Avery extraordinary. circurnstance took place at
the Cape soon after the surrender of the Army under
JANSEN. An: .English Guinea Ship, captured by
LINOIS'S Squadron, was-brought into Table Bay by
the Prize Officer, who came to anchor before he had
the least suspicion of our being in possession of the
Settlement. This Vessel was, ire consequence, irn
mediately boarded by the Boats of the Diadem, and
the people on- board :her made prisoners. By the
information obtained frdin the Frenchmen, 4 ap.
peered to be the intention Of Lisots to Vi,sit the
Cape once more before 'his return to Europe aii4
though the iVlarengo nionntS' 66 guns, and her con),
plant consists of 800-meti,' I:Cts riot .wholly out
the range of hope that she May be captiired. In The
open sea, however, it is said, she may defy a Fleet;
as she is the fineat'sailer in all respects ever witness::
ed 'aSA Ship of the 'Line.
The idea of: the Epping Hunt attra6ted yesterday
gredt number of Cockney Sportsmen,who 'rode out
at an early hour. to join in the pleasures of the chace.
A crowd of persons of all descriptions went to the
forest also in carriages or on foot,
.with a, view of en-
joying -a laugh at the awkward exertions of the city
sportsmen-. When they reached the place of their
destination, however, there was' neither stag. nor
hound to be seen, and it was found that, in cOnse-
-quence of Mr. Mellish having disposed of •his deer
and hounds; it was likely that there
.would not be
any sport this year. It 'was said, however, that
some Of the'keepers of the-forest had caught a stag
,for the occasion, and had him hunted-by a few dogs
.of their own through.a.par,t of the forest.. If this
be tnie.it-is-very Strangq'that not a single. person was
to be met with who had seen anything pf the chace.
We are rather inclined- to think that the whole was
a hoax, and that this annual sport is likely to be
dropt in' future. .
Lord HARDWICKEIS stud was sold, in Publin last
week.. The sale was very numerously attended—
there being present more Ncbleme:n And Gentlemen
than is usual on such occasions. The strength and
symmetry, of Lord ithiItDIVICKE'S horses are well
known, of Course they brcught vary high prices.