Star.
London, England, 1825-01-17 00:00:00

• TOM AND DICK.

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PROM q DIDDINIS CoMIC TALES."
TOM.
The lovely Sukey, object of my wish,
Surpasses all who trace the streets with fish; ,
None cm with such an air the price reveal,
Displace an oyster or undress an eel;
Like salmon dainty, and no sole more sweet;
No lily muscles with her skin compute;
I ler lips like prawns; red mullet is a foil
To cheeks that shame the lobster fresh from boil;
Sound as a roach ; the whiting of her trade,
And never thornback marcli'd my beauteous maid;
Nor trout nor smelt so delicate can provtl :
The loveliest white-bait for the feast of love!
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DICK.
Through London streets her trade my Lucy plies.
Irriels a barrow, and" Choice fruit!" she cries;
That barrow's shafts how oft I've wishtd to be,
Clasp'd by those hands, and press's], dear maid! by thee
The ruddy apple by her cheek looks pale;
To march her lips ripe red-heart cherries fail;
Those lips, for richneri,melting peaches shame;
And, td her kisses, figs no sweetness claim.
When sloes she sells, but "fine ripe damson's" cries,
The sloes are brown, compared with her black eyes;
" Cherries!" she cries, when those to sell are best,
" Fine bleeding hearts!" and mine among the rest ;
And when she cries 'em, how each accent swells!
Her voice is primer than the fruit she sells !
TOM.
When, in the season, Sukey " Oysters." cries,
'Tis like the mermaid's voice from seas that rise;
From seas that rise, and those who listen dish,
And those on fish who fed make food for fish :
Her various voice abounds in sharp and fiats—
Oh ! could you hear her when she's crying " Sprats!"
DICK.
One day were nuts In Lucy's barrow laid,
And I stood by, soft-gazing on the maid;
A nut she crack'd—her teeth such jobs can do,
Since they ne'er ache, for Lucy she loves true-1
A nut she crack'd—her teeth can crack 'em well—
A double kernel nestled in the shell;
One half she ate, then, sweetly tender, she
Kiss'd t'uther half, ant smiling, gave it me !
TOM.

One day, amen Sukey op'ning Oysters stood,
Her blue eyes briglit'uing with a mirthful mood,
She open'd one, and, 'tis my bliss to t,ll,
She ate the oyster and gave me the shell :
To share twin kernels, custom maids will move,
But none play tricks save with the lad they love !

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY IS.
OMAN V. TINDALL.
Mr. SUDDEN stated that this was a petition before
his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, which raised the ques-
tion whether an answer could be filed, maw pro turic, and
the question involved so much difficulty and Importance
that his Honour had commissioned the Learned Coon-
sit to take the liberty of applying to his Lordship for
permission to have it argued here; and therefore Mr.
Sugden had now to make such an application.
Mr. HART appeared on the other side. He considered
that no case could come before the Court involving a
question of greater importance, with respect to the
practice of the Court; and it was extremely important
to all parties, that his Lordship should not only hear it,
but that he would have the goodness to appoint an
early day for that purpose. For his own part, he did
not think lie would have to occupy more than five mi-
nutes of his Lordship's time in discussitig it; the case
was shortly this—that the Vice Chancellor had made a
decree in a cause without the answer of one of the de-
fendants having come in (Ire would take it that this had
happened by a mistake), and the simple question was,
whether the defendant could now be at liberty to file his
answer none pro tune? A proposition, in Mr. Hares
opinion, perfectly hopeless., The established practice
deprived the Court of the power to permit it, and yet
this was what Mr. Sugden contended for.
His LORDSHIP desired to have the papers handed to
him, and he would look at them immediately.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUAItY Is.
FRIEND AND ANOTHER V. OPPENHEIMER.
The plaintiffs, Messrs. Friend and Boden, are exten-
sive sugar-refiners, and the defendant is a general mer-
chant; the action Was brought to recover the value of
sundry parcels of sugars sent by the plaintiffs to the
defendant for exportation, which were sold through the
medium of a broker named Peppy ; and the question
was, whether the plaintiffs gave credit to the defendant
or to Peppy ?—Upon the plaintiff's case being closed,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion that there
was not any evidence to Ex the defendant, and therefore
directed a nonsuit.
RICHARDS AND SONS V. TURNBULL.
This was au action to recover 5001. with interest, al-
leged to have been bad and received for the useof the
defendant, from the plaintiffs, before their bank' uptcy.
It was a complicated case of bills drawn and negotiated
at Gibraltar.—Verdict for the plaintiffs-5001.
The Loup CHIEF JUSTICE said, no interest could be
allowed ; the plaintiffs ought to be thankful they got so
much. His-Lordship certified it was a fit case to be
tried before a Special Jury.
BARBER V. LEE.
This was a Common Jury cause for work and labour
done by Mr. Carrington, a bricklayer, vi hose executors
were the plaintiffs. The defendant was an attorney.
The defence was, that the deceased was not employed
by the defendant, but by another person, whom the de-
fendant employed to eaecute'the repairs of various kinds
which be required to he done.
James Burgie, the builder, was called by the defend-
ant. He failed soon alter the sunk was done. His
evidence-left it doubtful on whose credit the bricklayer's
wo; k was done.—Verdict for the plaintiff; the suns to
be settled out of Court.

Among the rew,and useful projects of the day is one
for a grand Ship Canal, from London to Ain't:lel hay
and Portsmouth. It has been projected by Mr. CUNDT,
the architect and civil engineer, who is employed
making the necessat y survey for the purpose. The
utility of such a Canal, and its benefit to the commercial
world, must be obvious.
There is in the possession of an inhabitant of Chel-
tenham, a-Roman coin bf the reign of Vespasian, who
died A.D. 79. It is of silver, and in excellent, nay, in
very uncommon preservation. On one side is the bust
of the Emperor, encircled by the word 4 Vespatianus ;"
and on the reverse the Eternal City" is represented
by a female figure., very similar 'indeed, ai to position,
to the s' Britannia" of our mo,tern English c An. The
ancient helmet protects the head; in the lett band is a
spear. and in the right a globe, on ss hich " the lierald
Mercpry" stands, as if 44 new lighted on a heaven-
kissir g h:11." On either side of the figure are the words
Urbs Roma."

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