Star.
London, England, 1801-04-24 00:00:00

THE WEDIMNG RING.

An:lrma was milder than the dew
That fpangles Arno's fzented Grove ;
And Lys, t constant, kW and true
As ever told the Tale of Love.
Our cv.:, with rhafte tet mantling (mile,
11c bade her " gods what he could bring,"
Then, front a heroin void of gur.e,
He blulh'd and trembling took a Ring.
The Maiden flutter'd, tidied, Reid—
Oh, Cu r►o 'twas a charming feenw—
And with affedted coyncfs cried,
" Dear ! what can Inch a trinket mean ?"
Mean !" raid the youth, with glowing chacks
And flurried that On fo nilitook ;
* A ring-dove drops it from his beak,
I piek'd it up in yonder brook.
And much we owe, nay lovely fair,
To this kind token of the dove,
Who dropt it for the purpore there,
A flnthfol emblem of ciur love.

11 is of eitareAr-li, refired,
.Affedtion's chaftell fign befure;
And polyrd, like my ANNIT r a's Mind,
As limply elegant and pure.
It's r.ssd too--what is that to prove ?
To what can Itch an emblem tend ?
What ! but th' eternity of love,
A love, like mine, that knows no end.
ANNETTE, they fay—oay, In this carte.
No (ornery lurks nor lawkfs arty
That in this finger there's a nerve
Which leads direaly to the heart.
Touch'd by this gold—for raptured there
Love's chinning witcheries are fuels,
Paney would falter to declare
The thrilling pleaftut—.lhall I touch ?/
It !truck her finger—rapturl quite,
She cried," 'oterc fooliih, get you gone;
Yet, if the touch be fuch delight,
What happinefs to put it on !"
tie feix'd the hint; the swilling maid
Scarce knew what the had laid or done—.
But Love's tweet influence obey'd,
And kited the ring that made them one.
And now, when rude or playful Jett
At happy wedlock has its fling,
She chips her Lusts to her breaft,
And Wing thews ker—Wconnt 0 RING!

OLD BAILEr.

Wednefday eighteen prifoners were tried, nine of
whom were convicted of felony, viz.
Y. Reiter, for (leafing a comb, and a number
of other articles the property of T. Golding ;
Jewell, for (leafing two flicks of Spanith juice, the
property of Meffrs. North and Co. ; 7 Wilhawu and
John Tea, for Realing an umbrella, the property
of Gervas Wells; 7. Roberti, for dealing a quan-
thy of wearing apparel, the property of Mary Ha-
milton ; 7. Perry, for dealing a quantity of lead,
the property of T. Vafs ; W Roach, for Realing an
iron bar, the property of J. Macnaughton ; T. Har-
ris' for dealing two Tartan loaves, the property
of G. Thompion.
Maly D.aa for (leafing the ear-rings, frock, &c:
from off a child the had decoyed into a place of
fecrecy, where The (tripped it. On this indiament
fhe was found Guay.
It appeared the prifoner, thou* only 16 years
of age, had long been in the practice
,of decoying
children from their homes, and afterwards !trip-
ping them. No lets than nine profccutors attend.
ed, with their little innocents, the viaiins of the
cruelty and bafenefs of this wretch, for woman
The cannot be called. The feene of her depreda-
tions was in the neighbourhood of Hatton-Garden
and Clcrkenwell, and on her firil examination be-
fore the Magiflrate, no lefs than 7o perfons at-
tended againit her.
The RFCCIEDIE It, after fome very humane and ju-
dicious obfervations on the enormity of the offence,
fentenced her to be tranfported for the term of 14
years.
And nine acre acquitted, viz. M. Bafcaztr, 7.
Nerd, 7. Smirk, 7. "p m, M. Cley, A. Nolan,
7. lowtosr, 7. Azar, and T /./ell.
Yellerday nine pri loners were tried, two of whom
were capitally convicted, viz. 7. Hannifin, and 7.
iryfel, alias Hicinum, fur 'leafing a nether thee!),
the property of S. Pa) ne.
One was convicted o..felony, viz. IV. Cheri, for
Reeling a coach boot flap, the pi operty of Meas.,
Grey and Hvrden.
One was conviilled of a mifdemeanor, and five
were acquitted.
_Huffy Hart was ta ied upon an indiament, charg-
ing him with defrauding the Hetife of Kirkby and
Co. Silk-Weavers, in Fofterlane, Cheapfide, of
271.95. by giving them a fwindling bill for goods
to that amount, drawn-by him upona perfon of the
name of Robert Elvey, and payable at the Count-
ing Houle of Moreau, Barking Church-Yard,
Tower-HiU. After hearing two or three witneffes, '
who explained the different deceptions ufed by the
prifoner to obtain there goods, and that they never
could hear of this Robert Elvey, and, upon mak.
ing application to this fuppofed counting-houfe, in
Barking Church-Yard, they could find no loch
pertuns as the note &c. eh,: Judges flop.
ped the prefecution, told the Counfel that this was
a clear foriery, indeed of a fraud, ordered the Pity
to acquit him of fraud, but defiled he might he de-
tained for the Eime . charge, as a tOrgery. Mr.
Kirkby. his two clerks, John dkrk. and Thomas
hapweli, were all bound over to give evidence
afraind him for the forgery.
thorn:as Wynn, James Pr.arec, John Hassuikin. JJesirs
id. al:is Means" William Tharaborn. l'illiani Withers,
fen. William Withers, jun. iektat'd I'e-fan, John Drak:, Ro-
bert tarifilth.. Thoma. Hopkins, Forams+ Gordon, Ann Noll,
Peasteir barna., haiah 1.. arr, John 'riff! ant, 'll'hmas Holt,
Thi max liarri John Weferet, Jabs I.enisinaa, and Asia
finen,ily rseair.idi ludo* at of Matis.
Wiliam 1 :.n.-nt. John furnce. lleouidi, foam
Roberts, (*neon, 'lntim Wsddiron, Valanirr.
Hanky, Jane Wile+, William J Jof,ph Rants, John
Kam% ammo Taaatt, %valuta Lava, pair Hip,she,,

Thomas Mannerley, Win. Grover, Sarah Jobber, allay Jones,
Wm. Read, James Field, Samuel Pugh, Jame Blake, Thomas
Davie , Smith, Edward Tnivett, William Williams,
Mary SpUfbury, alias Dodman, William Addirfau, Jam Seton,
Thomas Tin, Evan Jones, Thomas ArCann, Thontas Walton,
ames Byfield, Mary Dian, Snot Roberts. John 'ran, and
John Williams, were feverally ordered to be traufpurted for
the term of fever years.
Andrew 'Whitehead was ordered to-be tranfpoeted for the
term of fourteen years.
Richard, Arnold, otherwife little Dick, was ordered for hard
labour on board the hulks. fur three years.
Twelve were ordered to be imprifoncd in New-
gatt•
Twenty were ordered to be imprifoned in the
Houle of Correetion at Clerkenwell ; fix were or-
dered to be publicly whipped ; ten to he privately
whipped; and one fined one fhilling and difcharged.
Amongli the prifoners to be publicly whipped.
Thomas Phipps and Ififfunti Bellto receive their pu-
!lament 100 yards in Thaines.ftreet.
The Sellions were then adjournedtill thismorn-
ing'at nine o'clock.