ing fire broke ont in one of the 
‘stables belonging to the Talbot inn, 
‘Malton, by which seven or eight 
horses were burnt to death. ‘The 
fire was fortunately got under before 
any other particular damage was 
done. 
A melancholy accident happened 
at a cottage adjoining the city walls 
in St. Stephen’s, Norwich, on Satur- 
day last, by the occupier mistaking 
apaper of gun-powder for black 
lead, which she used in cleaning a 
stove, when it suddenly exploded, 
and herself withthree children were 
so dreadfully burnt as to endanger 
their lives. They were all conveyed 
‘to the county hospital. 
Last week, a horse was killed in 
the New Inn Entry, Dundee, by a 
large hogshead of sugar, while cart- 
ing, occasioned by the horse and 
cart standing facing the foot of the 
entry (instead of across,) which hay- 
ing a declivity, the hogshead, when 
_ put in, rolled over the cart and the 
body of the horse, the head of which 
was instantly crushed. 
A melancholy catastrophe hap- 
pened atthe mouth of the harbour 
of Padstow.—T. Rawlins, esq. of 
that port, haying a ship in readiness 
to set sail on that day, gave an ipvi- 
tation to the captain, Mr. T. Fil- 
kins, Mr. Hitchins, and some other 
gentlemen, to dine with him; when, 
after dinner, Mr. I". with five others, 
determined on accompanying the 
captain on board ; after which, the 
evening coming on, they resolved 
toreturn, and having a small boat 
provided, the company got into it, 
with the exception of one young 
man, who remonstrated against pro- 
ceeding on shore without a larger 
boat. However, the rest of the 
company laughed at him, and, at 
_ fast, prevailed on him to get in,— 
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395 
No sooner had they put off from the 
ship, than a heavy surf completely 
swamped them, and every soul dis- 
appeared before assistance could be 
rendered, with the exception of Mr. 
I’. who was rendered breathless by 
being dreadfully jammed between 
the boat and the ship; and although 
taken up soon after, every exer- 
tion to save his life proved unavail- 
ing. 
8th. Execution oF PatcaH.— 
From all the circumstances of the 
case, a confession of his guilt would 
have given great satisfaction to the 
public mind; and accordingly, the 
attempt to obtain one was zca- 
lousy pursued after his conviction. 
The rev. Mr. Mann, rector of Ber- 
mondsey, and chaplain to the pri- 
son, together with three dissenting 
ministers, attended him in his cell, 
In their interviews with him, he 
evinced the strongest proofs of 'a 
penitent sinner ;* but invariably de- 
clined to give any answer to the 
urgent entreaties of the clergymen, 
to acknowledge the crime for which 
he was to die. The only answer 
that could be drawn from him to 
these entreaties was, ** 1 have con- 
fessed my sins before God, and I 
believe in the lord Jesus Christ for 
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 of men.” The 
rey. Mr. Mann frequently urged, as 
an example for his imitation, the 
conduct of Herring, found guilty of 
coining, and sentenced, with his 
wife, to sufferat the same time; who, 
he said, had confessed his guilt, and 
acknowledged the justice of his sen- 
tence: but all his exhortations were 
to no purpose. At one time, on 
Monday, Patch manifested consider- 
able alarm in his communications 
with 
