Star.
London, England, 1810-10-12 00:00:00

7140 RACE AT.BRIGHTON.

Sslv:'ta► 44 rjl hj, ms,`Ll'ks BOOK i. ODE IV.
Now (ru•thd Atuumn lifts his sun-burnt head,
The 'lig t,:d l'ark low cambric-inuslins whiten ;
The dry m.Ac .iers revisit Ocean's bed,
And HORACZ quits awhile the town for Briglaon.
The Cit foregoes his Box at Turnhani-Grp en,

To pick up health and Aleils with Autp!ritrite,
Pleasure's frail daughters trip along the Steple,

Led by the dame the Greeks called Ap!irodite.
Ir:rebus, the Tanner, plies his fiery trade,
'1 hr graceful nymphs ascend Juilma's Ponies,
Scale the Vs'est Cliff, or visit the Parade,

While p..n. Papa, in Town, a patient drone is.
Loose trowsers ciarch fie wrearli from pantaloons;
Nankeens of lute were worn the sultry weather in,
But now (so will the Prince's Light Dragoons)
White jeans have triumpted o'er their Indian brethren.
I-17re with choice food Earth smiles and Ocean yawns,

Intent alike to please the Landon glutton ;
Thi.;, for our breakfa.t, proffer.; shrimps and prawns,
'1 hat, for our dinner, Southdown lamb and mutton.

Yet here, as elsewlivro, death impartial reigns,
Visits alike the cot and the Pavilion—
And, for a brilse, with equal scorn disdains,
My half a crown, and BAR t N C.'r, half a maul.
Alas! how sl:urt the span of human pride,
'l.:-ne files, and hope's runartic schemes are undone,
Caetwettett's coach, that carries four
IV:As to tat:« hAcl-. the unwilling bard to Loneluti.

li'e circa:Ong Ncvelist4, adieu,
Long envious cords lily Which. portmanteau tig!tten ;
Lillbrtl., begone ! avaunt, lou!
Farewel, old Oceati'i 'uaubie, glittering Brighton !

Long shalt thou laugh thine enttnies to scone,
Prou4 as Plicenitia, queen of watering places!
toys yet uubreeeled, and virgins yet unborn,
On thy bleak ZOVVIIS shall tan their bloninit.g faces!

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIART.

The following is a sketch of t!:e Lord Justice
Clerk's speech, when he passed sentence of death on
Alexander Gillan, for rape and murder, at the Circuit
Court, Inverness, on the 2Sth ult. as mentioned in the
STAR of Tuesday last :
" Alex Ender Gillan—Yon were indicted and accu-
sed, at the instance of. his Majesty's Advocate, for
having f •,rcibly committed a rape on the person of
Elizabeth Lamb. a child of little more than ten years
age, and for 1-„lving ahem:lids murdered her, by
breaking her 'skull to pieces. Of these crimes you
have been found guilty, by the unanimous voice of a
Jury, en the most satisfactory and convincing evi.
dence, not only' uncontroverted by proof, but confir-
med in the clearest manner by your own judicial de-
clarations. Df your
.guilt, thus established by the
verd;ct of an intelligent Jury, there unfortunately can
remain no doubt, and guilt such as yours has seldom
appeared in evidence before any Court of Justice,.
Either of the crimes of Which you were accused, would
have been amply sufficient to have br-ught you into
your present wretched predicament—either would
have been sufficient to have weighed-down the soul
1 any human being to the lowest pit of perdition
But both combined exhibit a picture of depravity
which human nature has seldom displayed.
Undfr such circumstances of accumulated and
Iggravated guilt, T look upon any punishment which
jou can receive in this world as mercy. Did you
titter yourself, that if yeti escaped detection here,
out could have lived or taken your place among the
industrious in the peaceful occupations of men ? It
you have greatly deceived yourself. The mangled
corpse-of this innocent would have unceasingly haun-
ted son. Her departed spirit would have drawn aside
your curtain 'at midnight, and horror and despair
would have driven you to take vengeance upon your-
self to escape. the stings of an agonized conscience.—
In pronouncing the sentence of the law, therefore,
upon you, I consider it to be mercy. Prepare, then,
for the impending fate that awaits you, and from
which repentance—sincere and unreserved _repen-
tance, can, alone . shelter you. Of your crimes
and your sufferings death will alike relieve you
here, and perhaps, through the infinite goodness of
GOD, the gates of thiscy may yet be opened to you
hereafter. Whether you are possessed of any source
of religion, or to what persuasion you belong, I know
ant ; but, from your having attended the parish
charch, I presume you belong to the established re-
ligion, 'among the ministers whereof, you will find
many eminently qualified, as well as humanely dis-
posed, to afford you every ass stance. But take care;
crimes like yours, even Ly infinite mercy, are not
easily forgiven ; and nothing but the most unfeigned
and contrite repentance can open up the least glimpse
of hope that the remission of your unparalleled • sins
can be obtained. Even then it must be the merits and
atonement of our REDEEMER above, that can save
your soul from the just punishment which the enor-
mity of your guilt so loodly demands. You have al-
ready had an instance that the wakeful and penetra-
ting eye of the ALrillailTY looked down upon your
crime, and that he miraculously abandoned you to
yourself, so as to make the devices which you had re-
sorted to, to conceal your guilt, the very means of
their complete discovery. It was no small aggrava-
tien of your offences; that y t went, reeking with the
blo,d Of the innocent child, whom you had violated
and murdered, to the temple of the Loan, impiously
to mix with his people, while offering up their prayers
to the MOST Hton : His wonderful idterposition in-
stantly directed that act of impiety to the discovery
of your gult, for it was your perturbed and restless
behaviour in the house of Gon which led to the sus-
picion of yOur la‘ving been tilt perpet..ttor of the
murder. T.'afrorcis a memorable instance, that the
eye.of Gon never sleeps, and that he brings about de-
tection by the circumstances which were intended to
shield from discovery. You thought that by going to
church, assuming the solemn appearance. and imita-
ting tire conduct of the people of GOR you • would
have been able to conceal your guilt—but that com-
mand over yourself, which you trusted in,_ deserted
you. You hail not that composure which a conscience
• -at ease bestows. Your restlesness and anxiety marked
you out to oiservation, and -the house of coo, to
which you had impiously fled tocover your wickedness,
became the means of btargiug your guilt to the light
at day.