Star.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

Tiug as•atip GENTLE WO M A N" OF ST. ANDREW'S
TO 7H Z
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Rinr. DR. CHALMERS,
On his having observed, at the Dinner given to him in Glasgow,
that he bad heard the University of that place described as`• an
old Lady wearing brocade," which excited " laughter" in the
Company.

Dear Doctor, 'tis true, an oil Lady I am,
My garb is not uew I cool. i; •
But pray could you nut take your dinner and dram
Without laughing at me and my dress?
My sister of Glatigove is :Ink yourg and fair,

Shc wears neithir tuff nor brocak;/•;
But though my old head now can scarce boast a hair,
My vigour seems never to fade !
O❑ the height of St. Rule's, where I sit in my pride,

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I ponder the tlayA that are gore ;
A thousaild fair damsels have fallen by my side,
And left your " Old Lady" alone !
How oft, from my seat, hive I mark'd the eta wave
brow white as it chafed on the shore;
How oft through these towers have I heard the wind rave,
Sinee these puckered garments I wore !
A border or trinket change as you please,
But my hood and my mantle I'll keep;
lt,little becomes you a matron to tease,
If an " Old Lady" naps, let her sleep !
She rock'd your own cradle, and dandled her boy,
As she had muted thousands before ;
?Cow she trims her brocade, and her heart, leaps with joy
To cherish her CHALltillS once more !
Dot, oh I never let any sarsnet or gauze

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Around her old person be thrown;
She will never believe that she has any cause
To part with her grave russet gown !
-ACADEMIA ANDREAPOLITANA.

mipmzsEx SESSIONS, DEC. 1.

David Simmons, a pawnbroker, not quite four feet
high, was charged by Rebecca Hyacinth with assault-
ing and scratching her. The prosecutrix- stated, that
she went on Saturday night (the 27th of September) to
redeem a gown which she bad pledged with the de-
fendant. The defendant, instead of giving her what
belonged to her, tore her clothes, and pushed her out
of his house.
Mr. ADOLPHUS said, that Mrs. Hyacinth had come to
the defendant's shop just before twelve o'clock—the
hour at which, by law, he was compelled to shut up.
For having been turnedout, she was indebted to her
own riotous behaviour. As for the defendant's having
scratched her face, unless he had stood upon a stool, it
was impossible. Verdict—Not Guilty.
James Rowley, a retired seaman, who lives by selling
ships about the streets, charged Ann Norton, and two
other womep, with-an assault.
It •appeared, however, that the prosecutor, at the
time of tliequariel. owed seven weeks rent to the de-
fendant (We landlady): and that a blanket bad disap-
peared in some unaccountable way from his furnished
apartments (in Rosemary-lane). The Jury found the
defendants Nat Godly.
Hannah Carr, a woman of respectable appearance,'
was indicted for assaulting Rachel Stevens.- The fact
was, that Mrs. Stevens happened unluckily to have in
her house, at once, Mr. Carr (the defendant's ,husband)
and a young woman who had sworn a child to him ;
and Mrs. Carr, being indignant, proceeded somewhat
to extremities. Verdict—Not Guilty.
James Surtees, James Preece, and Wm. Tidmarsh,
were indicted for keeping a common gaming-house at
Buiy-street, St. James's. Surtees took his place
at the bar. Tidmarsh and Preece pleaded misnomers,
Lad succeeded. Thrcharge was for keeping the house
between the 10th of Jsily and the 13th of Sepiember.
• Mr. Stretch, Lieutenant on half-pay of the Sd Garri-
son Battalion; knew the house, 15, Bury-street, and had'
bees in the habit of frequenting it. On the 10th July'
he had seen roulette played there, and Suttees was pre-
sent, and officiated as master of the house. On the llth
of July behad seen hazard played ; but Surtees on that
day did not appear. Surtees had acknowledged to him
(witness) that he was proprietor of the house ; but that
acknowledgment had been made prior to July 10.
.Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHOS.—This witness
admitted that he had, on a former occasion, been con-
cerned in prosecuting a gaming-house, but bad made
up the matter for a consideration of 101.
24i. Walter Brunton had been bred. to the law; but
for the last two years had no particular employment.
He
,got money from his friends when he wanted it; wit-
ness-bad always understood Surtees to be the owner of
the tiouse, 15, Bury-street, and base him on 10th July.
Anot.eittra Amitted, that the defendant was
not :hewn to be present at the play of hazard, and that
roulette was not one of those games which were de-1
dared to be unlawful. He further commented on the
worthlessness of the evidence on which the case rested.
The dIiAIRMAN left it to the Jury to say whether the
defendant had or had not been proprietor of the house
od the 10th and Ilth ofJulyi He was found Guilty,
and sentenced to six months imprisonment in Newgate.
- h appeared that Surtees was already a prisoner in
the 'king's Bench, at the suit .of one Welsh, a prosecutor
upOn the present indictment. Welsh himself (at the suit
or somebody else) was a prisoner in Whitecross-street.
George Trec was indicted for assaulting James Sulli-
van.
The case was an extremely unfortunate one.—
Tree and Sullivan were labourers—a bricklayer and a
carpenter ; they• were employed in repairing a sugar-
house, and Tree, being uppermost in the work, threw
some dry mortar into tl.e eyes of Sullivan, by which the
poor man entirely lost his sight. It appearing that. the
parties were perfectly good friends up to the moment
of the accident, the Jury acqtfitted George Tree; but.
recommended him to assist the prosecutor as far *slay
in his power.
Mary Baron indicted George and Jane Gardner under
rather extraordinary circumstances. The female de-
fendant was aunt to the prosecutrix; and the charge
was, that she, being angry that her father had taken
the said prosecutrix to keep his house, beat her and in:
stilted her when she met her in the sweet.
Mary Baron and her brother, a lad ahout 18, swore
to the attack of the defendant and his wife ;•ancl stated
the language used by the defendants Lobate been of the
most offensive descriptiore
The defence was a vet), strange one. It was said that
the prosecutrix had attacked her menu first on theoccasion
in question • and an imputation was thrown upon her of
a mnst,borrlble and unnatural crime. Two witnesses
swore to the first part of this allegation; and declared
tardier, that when the prosecutrix -was charged with the
crinsh.saUt} laspyted, she had .actually admitted, and
even filnibethed in. it. .
TlA:Catitiantan left the Inty to decide between the
witnesses; and * Serdkt at'Guilty was found against
the 4eßrid'ants, *his were fined Bs. 4d. by the (Aid,
and &d ratted.
file prosecutrix is a well-looking gitl, aboutetishteen
years of age. of tour* stittnntradicted the stateMent
against,hel.