Star.
London, England, 1828-11-01 00:00:00

frying-pan. The frying-pan, however, was ton small
for Lydia, and she was then taken clown into the cellar
to see mher s. With all these she found fault, and having
then finished her frying pan story, she went up to the
prosecutor, and taking :11111 by the fraud, ad.i.essed him
in these words--... Young man, you have been uneasy
in your rni.d. but I am the woman as can make you
comfortable." Surprised by this straiir assertion, the
young man inquired what she meant? and she replied,
I can tell you of something which will make you
happy as long as you live.' He pressed her for
an explanation, but this she evaded ; the gudgeon
was already attracted by the luring bait, and nitre'
remained to da before he was allowed to piss
‘‘ fancy free." But the cellar was not the place for
converse; they were liable to interruptions, and accord•
iugly a meeting was apppoint • d on the race course,
where the "swarthy Crib.:" were encampel ; and the
following morning he repaired to meet the oracle. She
then said, " Something is oidained for you in the house
where you live. What money have you, young man r
He answered, " Two shillings." But this was not
enough. She urged him to bring SUI. To this he
demurred, saying, be thought 2s. enough for telling his
fortune. "Oh !" she replied, it is not a fortune telling
business, it is quite a diffeient affair." She then took
his two shillings tied them up in one of his handker-
chiefs, and them u,..0.r a book which was upon
her knee. " Now," the said, g, you must say after
me—' 1 leave this in Goo's name, to receive it
again, so help me Goo!" The oath he was silly
enough to repeat. and was then dismissed, with an
injunction to bring more money on the following morn.
ing, when he accordingly took her ltd. and the cus-
tomary oith, as he called. it, was repeated, and lie left
the money. On the following mining, having some
doubts or the issue of the business, he only took Ss.
down. At this she was somewhat net led, and a trifling
quarrel having ensued, she gas% the whole of the money
back into his hands, and declared that anoti..er person
should enjoy the adva.itages etevinusly destined for
G. Tomlinson. He returned her the money, and de-
clared he would " sue the end of it." On the follow•

ing morning he again visited tie camp ts ith 301. which
he paid over, .after ..repealing the usual ceteroony.
This was a prize too vast for delay, and secing .that
their dupe was aheady drained, then came the im-
portant secret, which was prefaced by incantations;
it was, that on the following Situßkty Intoning he
would find a thousand guineas in his master's cell ti !
"How do you know ?" asked Mister Grave-. " Wits,"
said Miss Hart, " I have dealings with Le Devil r—
and to this he bowed in humble submission, and looked
at his watch to count how mane trims must pass bef re
he found tie golden prize. ..Olt !by ti.e by," said the
Gipsy„ "that is a very prt:tty watch of yours—what
did you give tor it ?'"4 I gave titteen guineas," an-
ssse ed the Zitnplet,,n. you must leave that st ith
me;" Ti.o was too much—it was the last leather which
hroke the camel's back. " Why," exclaimed his dor-
mant suspicion, " what can y<.o want it lot " To
know the exact moment when you will find the
money, and unless you give me it, I cannot tell
you when to search." He was content—he lett the
watch, and proceeJed home. On the following morn-
ing he well down, but the party had trooped "over
the hills and far away.' fle was thus roused Irons hi,
golden slumber ; the guineas were shadowy nothings,
and sill the refuge he had was pursuing his fair deceiver,
who had ttkeu the money, watch, &c. and he speeded
after her to Horncastle, where she had fixed her abode;
pleased enough at having taken in a Yorkshire bite.—
There he found her, and also found that his money was
spreading about, much to his mortification. She was
apprehended, and thence resulted th.s trial. 'I he pro-
secutor gave this evidence very collected and firm, al-
though repeatedly interrupted by the bursts of laeghtes
which echoed through the Court.
Mr. Cussros conducted the defence. He insinuated,
first, that the prosecutor was deranged, and expressed
his surprise that his friends should have allowed him tt.,
come from home without a person to take care of him
He then insinuated that the money was green by the'
prosecutor for favours granted by the prisoner, but this
the prosecutor yositiveiy and soldlottly denied. The
Learned Counsel, having at last requested the prosecutor
to be serious, put the following questions to him:
Of course you have searched us your master's cellar
for the 1,000 guineas?—No, Sir.
GOD biss me! why, then it may be waiting fur you
there now ?—lt is not likely, I should think.

So, then, according to your ezttaordinaty story, you
bad nothing better to do in Yolk race week than to go
down in the cellar with the Gipsy, and talk about the
devil and a fryingrian—No,
And you think the Jury are such fools as to llrlieve
this silly dream?-It is time, Sir.
Arid she said sl.e could show you something which
could make you very happy?—No, she did not say
them words.

Now, when you met at the camp, where did the in-
terview take place?—Behind a hedge.
The book of invocation was then produced by a
constable. It was an old work on navigation, the title
being gone, and the pages in many places mutilated.
The CHAIRMAN summed tip, and •
The Jury, as a matter of course, qcguilted Isabella
Paine; and, after some deliberation, returned a verdict
against the other prisoner-4' Guilty of obtaining money
udder false pretences."
The Counsel f6r the defence contended that this was
tantamount to an acquittal, as she was indicted for
stealing. After some discussion, of rather a warm
nature, between the opposing Counsel,
The CHAIRMAN cturged the Jury again tci find a
verdict either guilty or not guilty, without any qualifi-
cations. They again deliberated, and continued for
some time discussing the matter, until
Mr. CLARtcs, Counsel for the prosecution, addressed
the Court, and said that the prosecutor had no vindic-

tire feeling ; the vet diet already returned removed every
imputation from his character, and therefote he would
suggest, under all the circumstances of the case, that
the prisoner should be acquitted.
The Jury were very loth to acquiesce in this view, but
they were so directed by the Bench, and accordingly
found a verdict of Not Guilty.