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4 , THE LAND OF THE THISTLE," 111 ANSWER TO " VIE LADS OF THE SHAMROCK AltStItTlID 1$ ?HI WWI or autos: 11. " Nesse , me impute Imessit." I. WM dare meddle gat' me?" Aye, the King came to Scotland, the land of .the free, And full certain I am that delighted was he, When he SAW his own Tartan and Thistle ! And though true that we did nut make quite such a rout, Or as did our friend Pat, pull him so much about In the laud of the Tartan and Thistle! Yet the welcome he got from our tree hearts and steady, He :multi like quite as well as that of our good friend Paddy, Whit pretends to despise ourown Thistle! No car-,'ten were here with their chain-harness to rattle, And before him to ride on their own hies -bred cattle, To his home in the land-of the Thistle! Nor e'er dar'd ragged boys on his carriage to sit, And to plague him with impudence, which they call wit; , Bee he met with respect front the Thistle! His an at was not /mild o ff by dirty eoalkeavers, But " a Nation of Gentlemen" were his receivers, Where bloom the free Heather and Thistle! We prov'd ourselves worthy the name which he gav e . us, By shewing we alway s knovihow to &Amu ' We, the Suns of the unrivaH'd Thistle! • Not like Nddy, unwilling e'en there to Ow quarter, Did we follow hint up to our necks hi the water, When he quitted the then mournful Thistle! But since, my dear fellows, you're talking of taste, He'd prefer to your welcome, on that score at least, That he got in the land of the Thistle! Alt! I know what by nature you're fondest of, boys! 'Tis erack'd heads and whisky, botheration and noise! 'TI. out thus in the land of the Thistle! Whilst we felt all his greatness, admir'd each look, Pat gaz'd only to see how much whisky he took, Not so did the sons of the Thistle ! F.ach Scotsman then thought that his King's princely air, Might well wield the sceptre, the crown might well wear, Of the old, and the glorious Thistle! - We had him with ardour, though preserv'd our respect, And sheved that with life-blood we'd his safety protect, The lov'd King of the land of the Thistle! And then of our eagle-plum'd bonnets (dear fellows !) Our kilts and our tartans, you well may be jealous, The lair pride of the land of the Thistle ! Sere no Claus-men are your's or great Chieftains, or those That for ages have guarded their Monarch with bows, Nina& noble and old as the Thistle ! And noir pray, brother Paddy, don't think me unkind, Because I've just told you a small piece of my mind, In defence of the land of the Thistle ! Own brothers we've long been, for you know very well, That St. Andrew long since peopled Erin Weser, With some Lads from the land of the Thistle ! Ali! a true Irishman I've o'er lov'd to my heart, Nor against him now should I have taken this part, But each Scot should defend his own Thistle! Forthough perhaps he may not be e'er steady and wise, Yet to match hint in each noble point he defies, The whole world, bat the land e lks Think ! And, ah ! have we not ever, in war and in peace, Been true brothers together?—Then let Erin cease, Thus t'oblige us to guard our own Thistle ! And HEAV . ,I grant, that more contest there never may be, Than this proud one of shewing their own loyalty, 'Tween the Sons of the Shamrock and Thistle ! ROBERT THE BRUCE. Last week, at Fonthill Abbey, a dandy, who de scribed himself as the Marquis of Worcester, and who bad as many rings on his fingers as the noted Jack Rann had strings to hi:.; br eeches , was recognised asa Professor of Shaving, aid Ornamental Hair Manufac turer! It is impossible to describe the muscular mo tion of the professor, and of all who surrounded him on the discovery. His lordship departed sadly shaven of all his newly acquired honours. RECEIPT FOR a 'LADY'S Daxss.—The followinire ceipt for a Lady's dress occurs where one would least expect it, in the works of Tertullian : " Let simplicity be your white, chastity your vermillion ; dress your eye-brows with modesty, and your lips with reserved ness. Let instruction be your ear-rings, and a ruby cross the front pin in your head. Submission to your husband is your best ornament. Employ your hands in housewifery, and keep your feet within your own doors. Let your garments be made of the silk of probity, the fine linen of sanctity, and the purple of chastity." FRANKLIN.—It is rather a curious incident, that when the Americans sent Dr. Franklin, a printer, as Minister to France, the Court of Versailles sent M. Girard, a bookbinder, as Minister to Congress. When Dr. Franklin was told of it, " Well," said he, " I'll print the independence of America , and MGirard will bind it !" Inquisitions were yesterday taken in the Peniten tiary, Nlillbank, on the bodies of Edward Chubb, a 'red .)1 ' and Elizabeth Collis, aged 27, convicts, who died there in on Tuesday last. Verdict in both cases, Naito al Death. An Inquisition was held yesterday at Camberwell Workhouse, before Cu ARL ES JEM arr, Esq. Coroner for Surrey, on the bodies of John Donford and Samuel Buckridge, who were killed by the explosion of a steam-engine, on the premises of Messrs. Yardley and Cleave, glue-manufacturers, Albany-road, Camber well, mi Tuesday evening, as stated in the Stmt.— The evidence proved that the event was purely acci dental. Coroner.—lt is an unfortunate accident, but I cannot say that blame attaches to any individual. Verdict—" Accidentally killed by the bursting of a steam-boiler."—The Jury also lamented the number of accidents which has occurred in consequence of proper attention not being paid to the apparatus used in the process of steam, for in all cases it generally was occasioned by some defect in the articles used in the machinery. The stage coaches, which are now numbered, are very narrowly watched by agents of the Stamp Office. There is a person stationed at each of the toll-bars leading from the Metropolis, who takes the numbers of the stage coaches as they pass and repass ; so that the number of journeys they take, the coaches pos • sensed by any one proprietor, can be checked with the entries at the Stamp Office. This will make a material difference in the duties, particularly as far as the "spurt stages" are concerned. For the duties they have no occasion to Exchequer the parties ; the coach itself may be seized, according to the new Act. A Gentleman, on Tuesday last, dropped from his pocket on the Lewes road, near the Alms houses, a -small parcel containing notes to the amount of £l9. He did not discover the loss which he had sustained until after he reachedhis home, when he immediately rode back, and although an hour had elapsed he was fortunate enough to discover the object of his search in the middle of the turnpike road, where it had lain undisturbed from the time of its being dropped. • r , i r. OLD DAILEY gialilant wasamwsweb ; . Yesterday Thom* Reeds stood eltig y with ing a promissory note for 151 . the p of Alm.; ander Walker. •; Ann Walker swore that she was the wife of Alex ander Walker, a warrant officer in his Majesty's set.. vice. She was a tenant of the prisoner's: On the 27th of last December 'she sent to him to receive his quarter's rent; but he refused to deduct the land-tax. He then brought a broker: she told her daughter to get the receipt, and the latter - put down the promis sory note by mistake. Howls snatched it up and carried it off, and she never got it back. She had not indicted him sooner, because she expected him to give up the note. From her cross-examination, it appeared that she had been indicted by the prisoner for an assault upon that occasion. Catherine Johnson stated, that she was present when the prisoner took the note. Cross-examined.—Her name is now Johnson ; she had been married ten years. Her name had formerly been Tibbatts; she was parted from her husband, but would not tell Counsel whether it was by being tied to a postin Smithfield with a halter round her neck. She saw prisoner exhibit the note to another man in a public-house, and heard him declare he would never give it up. Ann Walker, the prosecutrix's daughter, corrobo rated the first viitness's testimony. If her mother had the note, she had no doubt but it would be paid. Mark Parrington also swore he saw the prisoner snatch_ the note. He repeatedly asked him to give it up, but he replied, that he would see Mrs. Walker d—d first. The prisoner, in his defence, said that he never saw the note; and . he had plenty of witnesses to prove that all those for the prosecution were perjured. Mr. ANDREWS, for the prisoner, commies! that the capital part of the charge could not be sustained, as the note had not been taken from a dwelling-house where it'was deposited for security. He cited a case to support this position; and Mr. Justice BEST, upon the authority of that case, yielded to the objection. The Learned Judge re commended the Jury to acquit the prisoner, as this was a stale prosecution, and it appeared that there had been cross indictments.—Verdict, Not Guilty. The COURT then advised the prisoner to give up , the note if he had it. The prisoner—" So help me GOD, I never saw it!" Thomas King, a respectable looking man, was in dicted for stealing a siver spoon, value ten shillings, the property of James Taylor, Esq. The case was fully prove d.—Guilty, i but recom mended to mercy. He lived formerly n the house hold of the Duke of York. James Moore and Nicholas Moore, father and son, were indicted for burglariously entering the house of William Henry Southwell, at Islington, and stealing therefrom divers articles. The evidence was not sufficient to sustain the charge of burglary. The Jury found them guilty of stealing, but not in a dwelling-house. • The elder prisoner was tried on a second indict ment, for stealing in the dwelling-house of Mr. Na pier, at Islington. It appearing that the burglary could not be sus tained, ard that no more of the stolen property could be identified than amounted to seventeen shillings, the Jury, under the direction of the Judge, found the prisoner guilty of stealing only. Mr. Justice BEST said that the elder Moore should certainly be sent out of the country. As it was evi dent that the boy was led into the commission of the crime by the example and suggestions pf the father, a more lenient course should be taken with him. His Lordship expressed a with that employment might be provided for him in some way by which he could earn a livelihood. Mr. Sheriff VENABLES said he would undertake to provide for the prisoner. The Judge then pronounced a nominal sentence on the younger prisoner. Thomas Gordon was indicted for assaulting, on the King's highway, Mr. Clarke, and taking from his person a watch, chain, seal ) and key, his property. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner dashed up against him on the night of the 22d of August, and pulled his chain and seals ; the chain broke; the seals and key were dropped and found near the spot where the prosecutor was stopped. The prosecutor was examined very closely as to the degree of violence used by the prisoner ; but his evidence went fully to support the charge of rub bery.-..Guilty—Death. William Milton was charged with assaulting Wm. Davis, a boy, eleven years of age, and taking from him a bundle, containing several valuable articles. • Mary Davis, the mother of the boy, said they were passing through Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, at nine o clock on the night of the 156 of August. The boy was knocked down, and the bundle taken from him. So determined was the prisoner in effecting the robbery, that he dragged Davis some distance on the ground, he having resisted as well as he could. The prisoner was taken in a Mews near the place, with the property in his possession.—Guilty—Denth. The prisoner received an excellent character from several persons with whom be had lived.--The Jury recommended him to mercy. Mr. Justice BUT asked each of the witnesses did they not know that the prisoner was in Newate before? They all replied positively in the negative. Mr. Wontner, the Keeper of Newgate, said he was recognized by his fellow prisoners, as well as by the turnkey. The turnkey, however, on bfz;nif examined, could not say that he was sure of the identity of the prisoner. The prisoner, crying, declared he never was in `Newgate before. The witnesses to his character also repeatedly af firmed that he was not. The Junoz ordered that the matter should be strictly inquired into. These street robberies, he said, must be put down. &ortly after, the Assistant to the Surgeon of New- Igate was called in and examined. He said he saw the prisoner in Newgate before ; but hether it was in custody, or, as the prisoner stated, he came to see his brother, sir - witness was not able to say. Mr Justice Bawr.--Then it is very natural for the mistake to be made. Gentlemen of the Jury, we bad better take the presumption the mos; favourable to eft sh • the --Tour recotomendat a ce.tasnly Abe icied. • Jaw Brow's was capitally inctifeti floe . steals , La start, ea other articles, the property of Jobi from his dwelling-house.--Guilty—Dal.. . Joseph Moore, a boy of 15 years of Age, was in dicted for stealing sixteen dolls, value 16s. lid. the property of James Hunt. . • . The boy was but two days in the *Weise of the pro secutor when the felony was committed. He was in trusted with the sale of these articles in the street. , The of fi cer who took him up said, that the account, he gave was, that he sold the dolls, and had been to ' the play and spent the money. The charge was founded on an Act of Parliament passed in the last Session, for punishing persons whal shall be convicted of stealing the property -of their master.—Guilty. Edamhd Rorke was put to the bar . upon an indict ment charging him with wilful and corrupt perjury. The assignments were upon the evidence given by the prisoner in this Court, in July last, upon the trial of his brother, Tobias Burke, for bigamy. Mr. ALLEY and Mr. BRODERIP stated the case for the proieetstion to the Jury. The nature of the offence charged against the prisoner was laid before them.— His guilt could be expressed in a few words. Tobias, the brother of the prisoner, a native of the sister country, by some means contrived to obtain the affec tions of a most respectable young Lady in this town, and was ultimately married to her. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that he had been previously married to a young woman in Ireland, and a prosecution was accordingly instituted against him for bigamy. The question at the trial turned upon the fact of the mar riage, and it having been said that the prisoner was present at it, and gave his brother away, he denied that asseveration in the most solemn manner upon his oath. The present prosecution was undertaken to disprove his solemn assertion, and to spew, that through a mistaken kindness for his brother, be had consented to commit a n ilful and corrupt perjury.— The facts of his being present at the wedding, and of his giving his brother away, were to be proved by most respectable witnesses, among whom would be found the very woman whom his brotherhad deceived. The following evidence was then offered :—The re cord of the former trial, and the conviction of Tobias- Burke for bigamy, was read by the clerk. The prisoner here requested that the witnesses for the prosecution should be ordered out of Court. The RECORDER made an order that the witnesses on both sides should leave the Court until they were called to give their evidence. Henry Butler, the short-hand writer of the Court, was then called to speak to the evidence given by the prisoner at the former trial. He was present at the trial. The prisoner was examined as a witness on behalf of Burke. Witness took short-hand notes of the trial—(Witness produced these notes).—He found the question put by a Counsel, " While you were there, did you see any ceremony of marriage performed?" Answer- 14 None whatever." Previous questions shewed 'bat " there" meant his brother's wedding. After some more interrogatories was this question, " Did you give your brother away in mar riage?" Answer—" Never since the day of my birth." And further—" In all the time you were in Butler's house, did you see any marriage ceremony going on?" Answer—" None whatever. " Cross-examined.—The trial lasted five or six hours. Witness will take it on himself to swear, to the best of his belief, that he took down every word that was said in the cross-examination. Julia Butler examined.—My father's name is James Butler. He lived, in 1818, at Cashel, in Ireland. I had a sister named Mary. She was married to a per son of the name of Tobias Burke, the brother of the prisoner, some time in the summer. The prisoner was present, and gave away my sister, at my father's house, in Cashel. They were married by a Catholic Priest. My sister was a Catholic. . • Cross-examined—l have been in this country since May last. The marriage took place in Cashel. I am about 19 years old. The marriage took place in the June of 1815. lam quite 19 ; my birth-day was in August. It is about seven years since the marriage took place. I was then only 12. I have got no re gister of my age. The marriage- was after dinner. They- dined about five. Cannot say exactly at what hour the marriage took place. It was about dusk, in June. I don't think the priest dined there. He lives in the same street. I cannot say .I staid in the room the whole time. It is more than probable I went to the next room. I don't know who went for the priest. —The company had not drank much. I can't say exactly when the marriage took place. I was in the habit of going to bed about ten. There was no mer riment after the marriage beyond our family. Mr. Wright, the clergyman, is not alive. My sister Eliza and Mrs. Coulan were present. The latter is older than Eliza, but not much—not so much as three or four years. There were several others present, but I do not recollect them. My father was present, but be is dead. My brother-in-law O'Kearney was there. Mrs. Coulan was not then married. The prisoner was present, and several servants. There was also a cousin of mine, Mrs. Stapleton, who is now alive.— She was then a Miss Ryan. I have no great recol lection of the transaction, and it is not without re luctance that I now come forward. I have claimed my expenses for the last trial, but I will not swear that they amount to 300/. Our travelling by sea and land, and loss of time, would amount to that. I at tend to my mother's business. She is a dealer in hides and spirits by retail; we also sell by wholesale. A countryman in Ireland would get twopenny-worth of whiskey at our shop, and might drink it there.— Our business is extensive. It was not iu'the public house the marriage took place. The company were drinking wine and punch, but in no great abundance. , They were not drunk. I can't say how soon before I went to bed it took place; it was at least an hour. I had been at weddings before. I never knew Tobias Burke to go to church. I have seen hini at mass in Clonmell. I lived some time with my sister in Clon mell after the marriage. I did not know him to go, to mass before the marriage. • I had not known him , mote than ten days before he - was marfied., My sister might have known him in Dublin. Mrs. Stapleton was twenty at' the time of the marriage. *le has one. or two children. I did pit dine et:the table, but 1 . cannot say how.Soon'ttft/ti (linnet I'wetst 4 0 1 canine say that it is usual to ha - ve the iritit aliviiys at dinned- do not expect anytilng for corning here beyond the amount of my bill.of expense. Re-examined.—Burke s second wife's father was to pay the expenses of our coming over. It is com pletely against my will that I now appear, for I would save the man if I could. I believe it was through brotherly lovothitt he did what he has done. Examined by the Courr.—l swear positively that the prisoner was present at his brother's wedding, and gave him away. Eliza Butler is older than the last witness. Is twenty-three Years old. Wei present at Burke's mar riage with her sister in Cashel. It took place in June, 1815. It was celebrated by Dr. Wright, a Catholic Priest. The prisoner was there, and gave away his brother its marriage to her sister Mary. They went to live in Dublin. They lived together and had a family of two children. She has frequently seen the prisoner since. Cross-examinecL—There are now persons paid for doing our business at home. My mother is an aged woman, and our business has suffered greatly in our absence. It is with reluctance that I have staid here to apilear upon this occasion. Examined by the COURT.—Burke and my titer lived together as man and wife in my father's house more than ten days after the marriage.—This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. PHILLIPS then addressed tbeJory on behalf of the prisoner. He called their attention to the fact, that only two witnesses were brought forward to sup port this charge, being preci,ely the number that the law required. He observed, that these witneves were persons comparatively of tender age ; and then commented on the absence of Mrs. Stapleton, And the other more mature persons present, who could speak to the facts more positively. He also asked why the wife was not produced ? It was a part of this case to hold her back. Mr. ALLEY said, that Mr. Phillips could call the wife if he pleased. He did not wish to produce a woman against her husband's brother. The RECORDER observed, that as Mr. Alley had trusted his case to the testimony of the two witnesses, the case being now closed, he was not now at liberty to offer any new evidence to the Jury.—No witnesses were called for the defence. The RECORDER then summed up the case to the Jury. He remarked that the expense of brining over witnesses from Ireland might be an answer to the observation which was made upon the paucity of evi dence in this case. It was also to be recollected, that in May last, when these witnesses were first brought over, the object was not then to substantiate a charge of perjury against any party ; but to speak to the tact of the marriage, to which even one would be sutfi cknt. It would be for the Jury to say whether the sum of £350, which was to be paid for the expenses of the witnesses, was so large, and so much above the real expense, as to become a bribe to purchase the evidence of the witnesses, which would, of course, in validate thei& testimony altogether. An observation, however, he would make. Whatever credit the Jury might be induced to give to the witnesses, there was a fact which . appeared to-him .to confirm strongly their evidence. The fact to which he alluded was, that cf Burke and his wife having lived together as man and wife in Butler's house for ten days aftet their marriage; and unless they supposed Butler base enough to countenance the shame of his daughter in his own house for that period, they were bound to take as incontrovertible the fact of the marriage.— Upon the whole, he was of opinion that the case was entirely made out against the prisoner. The Jury, after some little hesitation, found the prisoner—Guilty. The Recommit then. proceeded to pass sentence. In the verdict which had been given he entirely coin cided, and it was his duty to tell the Jury that the conclusion to which they had just come was con firmed by the feeling of eve!y one in Court at the former trial, when the prisoner gave his evidence. The offence of which the prisoner stood convicted one of the blackest that could be committed in a civilized country, as it struck at the security cflife, character, and property. Whilst characters such as the prisoner were suffered to remain in the country, the laws could not be administered with justice to individuals ; and it was therefore due to the commu nity to send such characters to guar ers where their pranks would be more ienoxious. The sentence of the Court was, that the prisoner should be confined for six months in the common jail of Newgate, and then be transported for the term of seven years. A considerable interest was excited by this trial, and the Court was exceedingly crowded whilst it was going on. The Court did not rise till half-past eleven at night. Saturday last, Thomas Brierley, who, with Thomas Ellis and Samuel Rowe, were convicted at the late Chester Assizes for a most daring highway robbery, near Congleton, suffered the awful sentence of the law at Chester. BIRTH. Sept. 12, at Edinburgh, the lion. Mrs. Douglas, of Strathen dry, of a son. MARILIEII Sept. 11, Captain R. Alsager, of the Waterloo East Indiaman, to Miss Lloyd, daughter of It. Lloyd, of Allesley,near Coventry. Jill). Tuesday, at Teddingtoo, the w ife of Mr. Serieant 'Marshall. Tuesday, at Southampton, after a lingering illness, :llrs. Snook, aged 100 years. March 3, on board the Sirah, off Cbawghut, Lieut. Charles Mathison, of the let Battalion 3d Regiment of Native Infantry, Bombay Establishment. Aug. 30, at Pitcaithly, Barbara, youngest daughter of the Bev. Thomas Gordo n , boyne. Sept. 9, at nburgh, Miss Elizabeth Baird, daughter of the late James Baird, Esq. Deputy King's Rernembrather of Bs chequer. Sept. 4, at Glasgow, Mr. David Graham, Town Chamberlain of Perth. Friday evening, Mrs. Chalk, wife of Mr. Chalk, who formerly kept the Angel, ltemsey : while in the act of getting her hus band's supper, she dropped down and instantly expired. net. France 0 0 Hamburgh 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 0 Gottenburgh 0 ft BrAZII 0 0 MA I: /MIAMI s. Dublin 0 1 Waterford • 4 o Guernsey audit:my 0 0 I islum • 0 0 Holland Ainerici :‘: 0 13 , 0 0 . 141thi , WATERat LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. - 11‘rwri . • - NI r.tmasso titer & • .• ittignteen . . 34 Milian* ahw 8. LONDON; "Aimed and puhlisbr4 by Lista IL3II . ticket*. , . 1 . vises, Temple-J.4r, r. I 1