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The last important fact was the 
discovery of the ramrod of a pistol 
im the privy, and the proof, that that 
place had not recently been visited 
by any person suffering under a 
bowel complaint. This, and a vast 
variety of circumstantial evidence, 
which our limits will notadmit of our 
detailing, concluded the case on the 
part of the crown. 
The prisoner, being called upon 
for his defence, delivered ina long 
and elaborate address, supposed to 
have been written by his counsel, 
which he requested might be read 
by the officer of the court: it began 
by thanking the learned judge for 
moving his trial from a place where 
prejudice might have operated 
against him; complained much of 
that prejudice having been excited 
against him by premature reports in 
the public journals ; and then en- 
tered into a general train of argu- 
ment, inferring, that in a case of life 
and death, jaries ought not to con- 
vict upon circumstantial evidence ; 
the more especially, where they ap- 
peared, as in the present case, so 
dubious. We stated, that whatever 
might be the result of their judg- 
ment upon the evidence, was almost 
a matter of indifference to him on 
his own account ; for he was borne 
down and subdued by the unjust 
prejudices of the public, by the long 
imprisonment he had endured, and 
by the enormous expences to which 
he had been subjected ; but he had 
those relations who made life dear to 
him: he had children who looked 
up to him for support, and who 
would not only be dishonoured, but 
ruined, by his death. The only evi- 
dence which he adduced was that of 
three persons, who spoke to his Be- 
neral character. 
The lord chief baron summed up 
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1806. 
the evidence in the most perspicu- 
ous manner, Occupying nearly twe 
hours in commenting upon every 
part of it. 
The jury retired for about a quar. 
ter of an hour, and on their return, 
pronounced a verdict of Guilty. 
His lordship then proceeded to 
pronounce the awful sentence of 
the law :—he observed, that the 
prisoner had begun his career of 
guilt in a system of fraud towards 
his friend ; he had continued it in 
ingratitude, and had terminated 
it in blood, He then directed that 
he should be executed on Monday, 
(afterwards changed to Tuesday,) 
and that his body should be deliver- 
ed for dissection. 
Patch heard the sentence with a 
degree of sullen composure border. 
ing upon apathy, as if he had pre- 
viously made up his mind to the 
event. He had the appearance of a 
decent yeoman, and was about 38 
years of age. 
6th. Surorsnire Bacon! —Mr. 
Smith, of Upton Magna, killeda pig 
last week, of which, when slaughter- 
ed, the two sides Weiched 678lbs. 
the two leaves 75lbs.. head 65lbs, 
making in the whole, with the mid- 
gen, which weighed 50lbs. 868lbs. 
This astonishing animal was out of 
one of the finest sows in that part of 
the kingdom. When alive she mea- 
sured 9 feet 8 inches long, and 1 yard 
6 inches high. 
One day last week, as a waggon 
belonging to Mr. Turner, at the 
White Lion inn at Wragby, was 
passing over Langworth bridge, 
loaded with two chaldron of coals, 
the south side of the bridge gave 
way, and the waggon and horses) 
were precipitated into the river. 
‘The shaft horse was drowned. 
On Wednesday evening an alarm- 
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