Star.
London, England, 1828-12-26 00:00:00

THE STEPMOTHER.

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Br RICHARD Howrrr.

You ask me why I look so sad,
And why the roses on my face,
'Which ever bloom'd so fresh and fair,
Have lost their former gritte.;
And why I now seem so forint%
Who was so very much eares'd;
And wonder I, who was so neat,
Am now so very meanly dress'd--
Long—long ago, Mamma was ill;
And when I went unto her bed,
When she bad Idol, she spoke to bees
But whisper'd all she said!
And when I went to see bet last,
I could not wake her as she slept ;
Papa sat by her on the bed.
And bid his face and wept!
Then many day's to Grandmanona's
I went; 'and often wish'd in Irian,
The clock and crickets were su loud,
I might go home again!
And. when I with the kitten play'd,
My Grandniamma would frown, and say.
I was a very naughty child
At such a time to play !
Glad was I when she took me home;
I far before her haeten'd on ;
Abd very quick I ran up stairs
To see blarnma—ond she was gone!
A ndndh c wen I calld about thouse,
Aould note find
heranywwhee;
They chid me--saying, she seal gorse,
Hut soon she would again be ewe!
/often wedged why she went.
Papa and I both loved her well!
And always when I ask'd Papa.
Be would reply--." he could not tell!"
Long—very long, she stay'd away,
And when again she to is came,
The day the belle were ringing so.
I thought she could not be the same !
Tor when she acne ber cheeks were pale,
Arid when she came her cheeks were red.
AM then she came all drees'd in white--
And yet it was filientita,They said!
And so it was—end Iwa glad;
And loved bet well, as I was bid:
Yet I am sure that she is changed.—
She does not love me as site did!

LORD MAYOR'S COURT----, Data M.
Cll/I*Tlll V. CAN*IOI•4
'Hitt was an action brought by the apprentice of Mr.
Campion, the 'upholder.
Mr. MIREIOUSE stated the case. The plaintiff *com-
plained that his master bad not performed his engage-
Went to teach him sufficiently ti.e business which the'
defendant ;professed to .follows The defendant pleaded
that hr -had piopelly instructed -the plaintiff. 'the
'plaintiff .w.is the son 'Of Mrs. ttiker, the widow
of the person who had for a long period kept the
bill-known Bricklayer's Arms, in the Kent-road.—
the advice t f her friend's; she *bound her son to
Me Campion, to whom she .paid a premium of two
toothed 'potinds. That Gentleman promised to teach
the young man rte vihtai arcane of the various branches
of business arbich acre specified in his card, which de-
iignated Wan as an anctioneer, appraiser, and salesman:
Olgoo4s.Of all descriptions and dentiminations sur-
veyor, gene,al architect. it. In fret, it held out the
SOU tempting promises to those who wished for a
irtedy 4nti splendid independence. Those promises;
wire, however, Made to be broken-:-the only business
tbe•Plaintiff was 0004 Oiti that J callecting weekly
- tents, from abobt 4itty poor tenants of his-master.i nci-
'all tlte rest he 'was-kept in•
the Most deplorable g
fence. The defendant-W added to the hopes of hit
apptentice; by stating that as he (defendant) had no
thildtvii. its all human the business wenld
in fme fall into his (plaintiff's) hands. What now was
fie c.indition 6f the'litisiiiess which had been represented
`l, so film:is-Ling/ The "ialbAuliness had been given
up.--there vas no possibility, under existing citcurn.
trances, that the plaintiff tbuld, from his Master, receive
die required and proinisedinstractitio.and thisefote the
(Nett of • this action leaf to proitire a diiialution of t)ae.
apPterricedi:p.
M. W. Perry deposed is' to 'hafing heard the do'
'fraclant represent himself al la adept in all the mat Ors
business detailed in the Learaed• Counsel's speech.
and 'Dote testimony to the assurance that. the. plaintiff
ilttrtild be instructed in the several branches, 0d that
1W would probably succeed io the busineas of the d@
lend ant.
Mr. J. hn El+den. forMetly a clerk to defendant,
'ORM. that Mr. Campion leff off ihe sale-room business,
,attach was his principal bu+lness, on the 24th of ,June
'ln this year. Biting the tiretelia was tabh the de-
fendant, he did not tee el at the plan:tiff had been othei-
seise engaged than in loOking up the acct unts, and
iollicttrg teats. Witness could not say that •be saw
*iirebitect.husiness done at the house, or land surveying,
land diet e Were no more than two or Afu
otrals per.-
thrmed %bite shier si 4'44 imeit there. Did notlitnow.
plaintff got fits- 642001.
C. rss.resimiltied by Mr: It oLt.A actian was
111114 bintight by his advke. The plaintiff commenced
Mr. Campion; on thif2Sth OEIOII last year, and
Nrhte.sisivr.. hits. from O'Clatief to Jone. Witness :W-
V:Wed that :Vas a tiefalcaticni Ili his Own accounts.
Mr. lf•Or.l.ittD.-:Trity did you wtile that letter to
•Cfmplo., •st,i;.g a I Witness-I did.
'Mr. rOLLAVD t en read the letter, ivhich sul•prised,
intd disgessed every prison in Conit. It stated. that
the 'witness t.ad Considefed that his defalcation was
Viced as a set rff agaitist'hii claims ;that Mr.Campion
'bid committed frauds sipoothe Excise under citcum-:
StAiices • it/v.1111611g to 'bubordin#llQn acidper
jury. b
aintless) having' tirade oitt, 'by Mr. Campion 's detite,
lAse ietuitrs, to 'the tt ii hof hich the p'.ointiffi had
titieifindifet:d by the itleteildatit to swear at the Excise..
%Mee. 'The hopeful epistler ended iiith thoassarance,
that the *titer had kept tegblaraccountsol all returns,
Jlid Could prbduee eft m to&rite. advaillago or other. ,
Mr. BOLLAND—So you wrote that letter?
Withers-;- Ye+, l'cettainly
Mr.ilittenooo—That Jitter has nothing to do wit!)
this ease.- •
Bott.aitr—=lndeecl I consider it'mostimportain
iha.ctlng the 'Jay what sort of person they have
re • them.

A clerk Irons the Exsise produced a bodc, aihich;twat
bistnined, for ihe ptirfOse I f shooing that 'the" defend-
ant half had a tieiy number Of sates:'..rhe. data 5,
eiete .vaey limited. sad no hatter'se meld be
drawnthat the business although•dimirtished; 01§111441
each as would Mtge etrirtfietttltereir.o to attain. syithi?
irtesasonable pefiod;'an adegtOtejtnossle,die Of'tbe 'Wisp
Weis. The ittiesi'deilared that be had seeee-iseard a
:isn't] against the integrity of Mr. C41'10*(1,61 'alba
rettrens made by him at ttiii Eacist Office.
William l'.ha i) b 0 deposed that belrad seen the
plaintiff. gra r..olj.ebegtd ib tbtrotting.ssats, and brad
aciar'se. a' bib Ate..
gr. BOLLAPID, for tbrdtfenca; e.ked the jetteaho.
aim she yoeg lour slid antolseitividitskiatelysillisdatiefi
to bring such ea action as this hi 'titirehriite Of-ht-

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ipprenfeetbip t Mi.Colpion tattoo rwpresented, for
the purytose of exciting a testing 11011111 t him, a jack
llelt
ol
all trades--a mar pretending. and without the sma
reason, to as many trades as the celebrated Caleb Quo-
tens—(Laughter). His Learned Friend had laid it on
very thickly indeed ; but was there the slightest reason
for objecting to the conduct of Mr.Campion? It was the
fashion now a days to expect that the art and mystery of
trade and professionsmere to be taught ipamoment ; that
mere childaen were to shioe forth as so many Newtons.
Now a days boys tied their neckclOthe until they cot 1
their ears; and if their masters did net please them,
aoff
they went without hesitation to Ole Magistrte,
and talked about cancelling tpe:r inientures, and turn-
ing away those from whom they were to receive instt
tion--ALaughter). To encourage boys conduct of this
description was extremely culpable. It was evident that
the defendant in this case had acted with great pro-
priety. It was in evidence, from the admission of the
other side, that the apprentice was never idle; that he
was always engaged in getting up the accounts or col-
lecting rents; but because he was not yet employed in
making sales, or in' doing the general business of an
upholders which business his indentures stated be was
to learn, it was imputed to his master that justice was
not done. A card had also been prodticed, in which
Mr. Campion enumerated a variety of matters which he
was qualified to transact; and it was presumed from
that enumeration that he professed that which he was
enabled to perform. Mr. Boltand reprobated this un-
candid mode cf dealing, and said that the appren•
tics had. learned as much as young men generally
do in the first year of their apprenticeship. The
Learned Counsel regrttted to see such a spirit existing
as that which had broke alludedt the present mo-
ment, and he particularly to the conduct of
the defendant's clerk, who, if such frauds had been com-
mitted as he spoke of, acted basely in countenancing
and giving them his support; and if they did not (and
it did not in the slightest degree appear to be the case),
was guilty of the most unpardonable iniquity, in using
so atrocious a threat as his letter contained.
The Recommit said, drat this was certainly a meet
the first importance to the commu,rity. The defendant
was accused of having failed to communicate the
knowledge which he had attained, and which he was
bound to give to the plaintiff. Certainly the evidence
by no means manifested any deficiency upon the part
rlf tl4e defendant.
Ti:e Jury were occupied in deliberating for some time,
and then they brought in a verdict in favour of the i
master. They at the same time said that the delay in
'giving their verdict arose from a consideration !boot
the extraordinary conduct of Mr. Campion's formed
clerk. The Jury thought it necesory to request thief'
Mr. Campion, who was in Court,
would not abate et
his kindness to his apprentice, on account of what had
•
taken place that day.
Mr. Campion assured the Cburt that there soud
no alteration In his conduct towards the young.hmanl. be

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HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH,
Dammam 21.

D. Wilson. bolter, W. Wilson, candlemaker, and C.
Parker, blacksmith,were brought to the bar, on a charge
of having, on the 16th April, telonionsly administered a
quantity of laudanum, or other narcotic and deletes ious
substance, to Francis Bannochie, spirit-dealer, Hawthorn
Vfle, neat Newhaven, and Jean Carnegie or Barrow-
cli;e, his. erife„by milting it with a quantity of rum or,
other liquid, which they prevailed upon the said F.
Bannochie and his wife to take, in order to produce
stupefaction, that they might be enabled, while these
individuals were in a state of insensibility, theftecusly
to carry away their property. Baunochie and his wife
having drank of this mixture. becithe stupified, and
while iu this state, from 01. to 101. Were stolen. The
pannels all pleaded Not Guilty.
F. antis Bannochie was acquainted *ith pannels prior
to April. David Wilson had taken a room fr tm witness,'
for himself and wifT. and the others had come along
;frith him different times. Witness !apt a shop, and
the,
'eleird spirits and. confectionaries. Oa a day between
' 10th and 15th April. but be could not fix that day, the',
prisoners came to his shop about ten o'clock in the
evening. He bad got nearly 71. in notes or silver, from
Mr. Brown &gardener. This money was in his packet ;
there were besides, in the drawers up stairs. 31. 18e.—
These drawers were usually kept locked, he keeping,
the key. The money was there in the afternoon. I.lr.
Brown was jut going out as the prisoners came in ;
but left the house by soother door. His wife re-
fused to let them in; but, as they said they. only
wanted a single draw. they • were at last allowed to
'sit down. The prisoner David Wilson, who had
taken a room by the came of Johnston, and who was
known by th..t name, took witness aside, and said /-
had a bargain of rum to sell, which be had put,.
from a Mr. Nimrno. He produced a sample in ap.
We from his pocket ; but on a glass being poured out.
witness examined it, and said he did not think it was
Ord at all. Witness put down the glass, refusing valises.
anything Id do with the liquor. and went to give some
directions. to the servant. On his coming back, the
prisoners insisted on his tasting a4ain, for he could not ,
luiew, by *hat he had taken, wbat the spirit was. He ,
took half a glass; but declared that it was lint spirits.,
His Wife having been desired to mull a bofllc of a1e.,1
he nas to take a part, and he did an, and went'',
to another, room to Wipe a table, but felt himself be-,
tome beloy. and he recollected no. more which toOk
Agee that nigh(l. Sava the hand of one of them empty-
iho OM one •of Whith be had tasted into a tumbler,
4V:hulled Xle, which Was given to his wife, who.
*at iithodins by. Heard her declareAbat she could sot
tfri.':k ;but she was urged by some of them, saying she
would not be the worse of it, is she was going to bed.,
He dy! not then ice her drink the liquor, though he ob,
sertid her tilt the tumbler to her mouth. The first this*
be ' recollected neat morning was of a ' Mr. Cuthbert•
son coming in, who induced him to drink a quantity 1
*arm water,witich acted as en emetic. bir. Simpson an
Mr. "Permian also v.erein.thi.boose in the morning. The
'vomiting continued so violenfebst he was unable to re-
tain any thing on his stomach! for the dey. Whenbegoe
ap stairs *bound leis wile tick, VIA bad also been en'
Mitt-mg. .13y ;be rejoins she was able to wake a search,
n herithe sitnnef Which had' been is kis pocket was found
id *gnaw. aid alai the notes Mat weressa the drawers.
theliNerlwas in a eahatibes, which as left, but the
ciiih' was'falieu. is was on -the night of l'aestlity that
ithe affair *Centred, and he continuej.ill for the week;
hia' 'irk lot bitter '
on the Wednesday. 'His vision was
illifatirtiz.dtpriog the tirne—he oavr things that we:e
441.mA, ' p ',Nikon. whohad a rim, flee witaeittbot
itot code. the :time. foot where the affair occurred, left
1-I*.loargingi that night. aid limey sorter law lay #
Ithe in isiiiiirt Leith im
ree ..oths, *bait be ices demon met
Parker the paiiinliktl; who ittaapted to sear..
but traalaYwnlao cute..di , in a common war in thn
Wiaittiw. Viiketvalfeitigeii% alit* witimies Wise*
Itiakbi'the lA* vor Ow let- LWCiuMnie.
• Cttoss4sainitfeil-11041: 'Wolin. 04. t4Pliliicrif!'
bad been in Aba beam [coda labolirriarecloe i w”

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had some drink, and witness tasted with t
did hem san)"
women were these who agents! tar,staase he not tes
collect of Wilson asking for money,. but he said he had
lost money ; be did not say where ; neitnsehern did h mess
on
the Tuesday, ask witness to pay back ey; w
did not see the chewer opened by his wife,
he metelg
repeated what the had told him of the money being
gone; he, howevr, r, saw her search hi, pocket,; Wm.
Wilson was only once or twice in his house, and beard
him say that he lived in Edinbutgh.
Reexamined—Wasserite well that day, before he
got the draught. I
By the COURT—He lost, in all, between 91.. and 101; 1
in•notes and silver.
w none of t
By Lord Prrattr.Ly—Sahe paunch taste'
of the liquid they pressed him to dank.
-By Me. 3.13.
HeathenHume—Ptker dressed a small.p f
lot o
ground For
witness.
Charles M.Cummie.
By the Coune—He had been once in the upper room
putting a screw into the roof.
By a Juryman—lt was not more than seven or e;ght
minutes after be drank the warm ale that he I.—came
giddy.
Mrs. Bannochie corroborated the evidence of her
husband- as to the manner in which the ptisoners
entered the house; to•their having offered rum ; en d in
the quantity offered to and drank by him. He.rtd him
say he would not have that in his house upon any ac-
count ; it was some made up stuff; she was asked le
come in and taste, but refused. William Wilson desired
her to mull a bottle of potter herself, and vim and
bring two tumblers. She le t her husbaud with ponntls
when she went for the porter, and he alas these when
she returned. She did not put a drop of whisky into
the poster. When she brought the porter, into
the
small teacupful was put int , a tumbler of pottfr,which
she lifted, and, looking towards William Wilson, said,
I do not know what you ere
e; but it y'
u binn't better
as
than the rest, you're no a gat deal. While Ifie w
putting the porter to her mouth. W. Wilson held b.rck 1
the tumbler, and- poured in the dtop of Turn ltft in
:e ih
it e
glass by her I.u,band. buying, it she would not t."
cold to take it warm, for she wool I be the be t,..r of it
going to her bed—it would MAI.= her sleep. Joh:tau:l
wed her to allsll a b, the of ale, and make it st ,d.i,
She moiled the ale ; on her return found the tundtter I
is she same state as when she le:s it. Her hush:ad eras
still there, and she was not sensible of his hiving
kit the room. She fell esker in a moment, She ie.
collected of becoming sick, end of William Wilson
dishing her to go to bid. She asked for Frank,
land they tePlitsi that he •as up stalls helot? !In. The
two Wilsons then helped her up s%airs, Par taking
the candle. They left her in a diXtrent loom •r ns
that in which she slept, but these was a bzi in it. To
\get w this bed she bad to go through a parlour, and
When she reached it she obsessed raker st.itlding,'
laughing, at the drawers. on which he plat. a the eanslfe.
She fell don't, and heard a noise as of the attic:: of
her pocket being cut with a knife. That was the last
'thing she recollected. In her pocket there vete (
next
...1. in
notes and 10s. 6d. in silver; When sha ewohe
morning she found herself in her s.,an ted. She d
could r
not describe her feelings next moruieg. She an hi
'husband were attended by -Dr. Latta. Her husband's
lace, when he came into the teem nest mr rnsng WAS
all spotted bloc and yellow, wisha red sing around the
mouth—his eyes were sunk, and his lice no mockie
bookcit. They were both perfectly sobet that night.
The girl had gone to bed when witness went to mull
the porter.
Cross-examined—Mr. Brown and Mr. Niacithetwen
were is daring the forenoon, and they came again in
the
hing about it, but undoubtedly they would have a
dram io the forenoon.
Was there a piper in the hour. thtt night ?-I'm no
fond o' music.
Was there not a musici in there'--I'm r.o fond o
music; no fiddler got a bawbee from me. I
Answer the question—Was there a piper or fiddler io
the house ?—Nane that I mind o. Johnston never
claimed any sum of stoney on the Monday or any day
preceding as due to him. One of Ahem seid they bad
dropped money on the Sunday or some other night,
and they searched for it, she giving them a candle, but
they fband nothing,
Reaeramined—Thinks that she heard the wakes
playing, but she did not see them. She did not give
them any thing.
Several other witnesses were examined, and the Jury
were addressed by ?dr. Ausos for the Crown, and by
Mr. 144. Nett. for the pannels, when the LORD JUSTICE
?Mears: summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned
a verdict, finding the patmels guilty of Administering
laudanum, or some other narcotic drug. as libelled, but
„e the theft not proven.—Jodgn:ent delayed.
I ‘ebased --

DUBLIN POLICE.

THY DUMB MAN.
.....-- Ope their dense wags
And cry to Heaven for vemproce.—aussizmut.
Monday, at ten minutes past one o'clock• there enteted-into the
Board Roam at Henry-street, a smolt cadaverouPteced, big-headed,
little man, leaning upon the arm of his wife, a fat, unhappy-lotting
woman, with a dirty handkerchief applied to her eyes. The man.
after one or two mournful sighs, at length limped up to the huh and
the following dialogue took place—
Winne:l—Please your Worship, my husband is kiZed.
Min—T•N t I'm dead as a red herring.
Woman—Tes • and be ts speechless, too, your Woriltip.
Dumb Maa—bh, the devil a word in my jaw.
Macustaare—.What is tie matter with you
Woman (cryleg)-011, y knocked tbe talk out a hint.—Not
ten minutes sine.—
Dumb Man—As I was standing in the middle of rte street, just.,
II tbiskiag of nothing at all but that these are Christmas times, when--
Woman (looking at the Dumb Man)—Oh, he'll never speak
another word.
Meats. aats—Why, woman, be Can talk faster than younger.,
What is the matter with him?
Woman—Oh, that Andy Farrell, your Worship.
' Dumb Man—Yea, indeed. I can't speak a wordthre
I
was standiog in thensiddle of the street, saying nothing at all, ut all,
when up comes Andy Farrell,snd—
Woman—And kills the creature entirely.
• Maotoruars—What did Andy Vette!! do to him?
Woman-010e knocked him speechless.
Dumb Man—Yes, indeed with a great lump of a stows; and
there I lay, on the broad of my back, thinking the breath was out
of me, and couldn't as much array bad luck to you.
Meaterussit—So, and take out a summons.
Woman—A sonseassa! sum he'd hill us with it I
Macursarc— Is it with a summon: ?
Dumb Man—Yes, Indeed, or with any thin else ; ke'd kill us
for keener straw. Only I ma massaLreed, I'd have brought you
the *mete look at.
Sahassisaas...Well, go and get a summeek for
at.
' I will, and your Honour. said the Dumb iirn. hob.
Ming out of the teasel •'but, I'm ;eke certain I'll Degree rericso-
60ter word, nor live to see Christmas day either."
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idany..of. . O. ?Gotland Wan_ .deff. se veil at Alma,
lilt baattalAsil t^ enIPY 4heit 1.#4"'""I" Witless. moat
%artily, hum the Maud the late
thigh ads ro, ._.
pls. which. hare beeo.tbe *eau gup Cu .
belch hers of geld. and silver. Gain." aroma, and
dollars are -pirtid up. lo abuadasee. which .base been
busied ie theosi for mom years iron the flows ship-
witch.. 'the 'old adage to Iris a bads Iliad that blow. a
no ow good' is thus amply tstifssar GPsrogicis.