Star.
London, England, 1818-09-26 00:00:00

to say they have got into trouble, when, in fact, they
hate been taken lase custody. Now, my good friend,
did you ever hear of this fellow bets on the same
situation ?—Not to my knowledge. 7
Rixoftozot—That is no answer moldy questionl I
ask you, Sir, did you ever hear ofWs fellow being
in trouble ? 1 never knew it. •
Recommit—That simmer won't do for me. I ask
you, Sir, and I must nags trifled with, did you ever
know this man in custody for a criminal charge.?—
Not that I know.
Rscomma—Do you say so upon your oath ?
Yes, I do my Lord.
Rscortosa—Well, go.along ; but stop, I want to
ask you, bow long is it since you have last seen him ?
—Why, sot for die last two years, nod I live about
two miles from his house.
RECORDER-Aye, now we come to the point. This
is a fine fellow to come to speak to character, who
has not known the prisoner for the last two or three
years.—The Jury found him—Guilty.
Recomma—Gentlemen, you have done your duty.
This fellow was here before, and I believe you will
find the same from the persons belonging to the
Court. Pray, Mr. Hardy, can you tell me how long
it is since this fellow was in prison before, and how
long it is since he was tried before ?
Mr. Hardy—My. Lord, he was in prison about
twelve months ago, on a charge of highway robbery.
The RECORDZI-4 thought so.
Gilmore (an officer of Queen-square Police-office)
happened to be in Court, and said, Oh, my Lord, I
know him well; he is the worst' character in West-

miaster.
RITCORDER—I thought so ; stand up, Gillmore, you
can speak to facts. Well, what do yon know of him?
Gillmore—Why, my Lord, all I can say is this,
that the prisoner is a most notorious character, and I
can assure your Lordship that there is not a greater
miscreant in Westminster.. My Lord, he has been
long known to us all.
RecoitoraWell, Mr. Gillmore, you have done
very right to do as you have done, and this just con-
firms to the Jury what I said before. The fellow looks
well, so. lie may at the expense of others. Gillmore I
the public are much obliged to you. You have, I
suppose, known him long?
. Mr. Gillmore—Why, my
Lord, we have, at the
Queen' vinare ()Ice, known him long. Qh, my Lord,
he is a most abominable character. Every person in
that district knows the prisoner.
Recotiotn—Gentlemen, you see I was right.—
You may rest assured that, as honest men, you have
done your duty. Take him from the bal., and he
may rest assured we shall not forget his conduct
when we come to give him his proper punishment.—
He shall not trouble, I assure you, this country any
more. I know all these fellows when they come to
,this bar. The prisoner is a fine looking fellow, but
fine looking will not be a strong ground for any
o mercy to a prisoner ; the Court shall take care of
the prisoner for life.

Thursday evening Maria Waller, servant to J. B. Prescott,
Esq. Nettirghant-street, who bad left her piece in the evening at
nine o'clock, with a beadle, and £le. in money. was, on her way
to a friendl in the lisnapsteed-road, aecosts:d by a well-dresseu
mas, who obtruded his conversation upon her, and made splen-
did offers of protection. all of which ,Le rejected. Ile persisted
in walking by her side, and at the north-west angle of Fitzroy-
square, he snatched her bundle of linen, wliich cestained a sinall
box with the money, and thus deprived the poor girl of all the
fruits of her industry.
Genawatt.Yesterday Jattatlictit Thigl es. a drover, was
charged with cruelly beating a sheep which he had ender his cars.
paGentlema of the C Brewery stated. that he was 1
ssing near Smithfield heannon observed the Aelhodant,as who War
driving a flock of sheep, select one from the number which ap-
'yearnd a little unmanageable, and heat it with a large stick on the
head, until the blood Bowed from it in streams...-The worthy '
Alderman severely reprobated the conduct of the drover, but. in
consequence of ili3 haviriebehaved civilly when spoken to, or-
dered him to pay a fine of 10a. and costs only.
TVIO o c.—Yest erdaT Samuel Dexter and James Watson under-
' went the punishment of being Bogged, pursuant to the sentence i
passed upon them fir robbing the orchat d of John Blades, Esq!
at Dulwich. They were wh'pped over a distance of 200 lards,
measured from the door of Sir. Diadei s house. Alestit 1 000
patent's assembled to witness the transaction. Glennon, Hall and
other officers from Union-hall attended, to preserve good order.
That there is very little novelty in the modern feats
of Monkies and Madame Sacchis, or the human
powers to sustain great sights, is evinced by the fol-
lowing extract irom Memirs of John Evelyn, Fag, :
" Styr. 15,1660.—1 saw In SAdhuark, at St. Aravgarees Fake,
monkits and apes dance an I do other hates of activity on ye
high rope ; they were gallantly clad 0-1.1• 414 e, went uptight, sa-
hard the company, bowing and p :llirg :if their hots; they sa-
luted one another s'ith as gond a grace as if instructed by
dauncing-master ; they turn'd heels ov ?r head with a basket
having eggs in it without breaking any ; also with lighted candles
in their hands arid on their heads widmut extinguiliug them,
and with vessells of water without spilling a drop. I a 1..) saw
an holism wench daunce, and performe all the trick's on ye high
rope to admiration; all the Court went to see her. Like-
wise here was a man who tookc up a piece of iron cannon
of about 4001bs. weight with the.htire of his head only. "
Great numbers of urea are employed in repairing
the fbrtifications of Tourray. The town of Ath will
be surrounded by an entirely new- fortification.
LINLITHGOW i)ALACN.—In consequence of an or-
der from the Barons of li.xchequer, a number of
• rkmen have of late been employed to make repairi
oa the most decayed parts of the Roy al Palace there,'
by which means this noble structure will in future be
kept in a better state for the inspection of strangers,
of whom a great many constantly resort there to sea
the curiosities of the place. The town of Linlithgow
is rendered memorable for its having been the place
where Regent MURRAY met his death from the hands
of HAMILTON of Bothwellhaugh, and still more so
from the circumstance of the Solemn League and
Covenant having been burnt on the Restoration. In
this Palace the unfortanate MARY of Scotland first
saw the light, and the room-where she was born is
still shown. While the workmen were removing
some rubbish out of one of the rootps in the Palace,
they discovered a lion rampant, made of wood, about
two feet in length. It has been of exquisite work-
manship, and still retains much 9f its pristine ap-
pearance, and is in a high state of preservation, con-
sidering the very great number of years it must have
lain buried. The workmen entertain great hopes of
finding other curiositiq, as this Palace was most'
part elegantly furnished when it was burnt by the"
'Ling's troops during the rebellion is 1745, on the
flimsy pretext that it-had afforded a night's shelter to
the Pretender. .
EXTRAORDINARY PROW/81,—A single petatoe, cut
,into pieces, and planted in the garden of Mr. T.
Cnoss, the White Hart Inn, Widcornb, Bath, has
produced 198 potatoes, many of thorn of a very con-
siderable size, and a number of small ones.