The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-05 00:00:00


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A curious trial took place' the other day. lee*'
who had alsrayl passed for the Saint of his VII
accused his female servant of having robbed him 1
10,000 francs. The first surprise is, bow a starving
singes Curate, .with certainly net more than 301. per
annum, could save in eight yens fourteen times the
amount of his salary ; this he knew would appear
.wonderful to the. Court, be therefore got fin di vie
of the neighbourieg Cures, his friends, to prove en
the trial that *Sweetly had that sum. The first wit:
vest called was a modest young Core, of e saint-like
appearsnce, *be gave his testimony in a very devout
manner; be swore positively be had seen the money.
" I object to his testineoy," said the Prisoner.—
On what grounds ? Mb. himself. The Cure was
silent, his eyes east es the ground. If he will not
speak I must: be is acqealnted with me, let him
look me in the face, and declare that he had net carnal
knowledge of me timidity that he administered the Sacra.
agent for my master, who was ill. Let him dewy it if be
demoted I will prove it to the Court by other circa.-
sof stances. The Priest was silent. She en attacked
every witness, and dared them to d their having
carnal knowledge of her at periods which she stated.
The Court was convulsed with laughter, sad the peer
witeesses ail mired amidst a wink of laughing and
hisses. There now remained the Prosecotor,Gen-
titmeo of the Jury, said he, my master has been at
unnecessary pains to prove to you that he bad ten
thousand francs, and be repents it I am sere. Why
did he not call on me ? I could have easily proved
it, as I will for your satisfaction :—Old Madame
was very rich, on her death-bed she sent for my
master who consoled her, but told her she would go
to hell, unless she gave ten thousand francs is cha-
rity, and leave it to him to lay (min pions works for
the repose of her soul. She did not like to give the
money, but, she feared to be damned, and gave it.—
My master came home; and overcome with joy, I
suppose be did not know what he did for the repose
of the Lady's soul, but that day nine months I pre.
witted him with a little cherub, which is new at
nurse, as his sister's child, and the uncle is very fond
of it. I would not be thought irrreverent, but he said
at the time he knew, no more pious works than that
of presenting me edih 100 francs to pray with him,
this was the price he offered to secure our joint
prayers, and you will see by this bill that be is much
in my debt, though it is only eighteen months since
we began to pray together; she then produced a bill
of dates, fix., by which it appeard that after codes.
sing, marrying, and burying his flock he always went
home end prayed with his servant. This was, it ap.
pears, found out by his brethren, and they all obliged
Mary to pray with them, under the threat of *epos-
ing the business. The Prosecutor was confounded,
and offered to abandon the cause, bat the Judges
cud Jury thought proper to punish the girl with a
month's imprisonment, and a fine of ten francs; and
at the same time informed the Corti they should apply
to the Grand Vicar of Paris to institute proceedings
against him and his brethren.

The subscription at New York for the relief of the
sufferers by the late fire at St. John's, Newfoundland,
amounted, on the 9th ult. to about 3,000 dollars. An
application had been made to Mr. Batiox, the British
Minister, for permission to load an American vessel
at that port with provisions, for the distressed at the
above place, and there was no doubt of its success.
The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed F. G.
Hastrroor, Esq. Receiver-General of the Droits of
Admiralty, in the room of the late Sir C. C. Da
CRUMB wr, Bert.
Admiral Sir Geottoz Hort retires, it is said, Ilika
the Admiralty Board through ill health, and, II is
added, will be succeeded by Admiral Sir Gaoaoi
COCKBURN.
It is a cpsestion at the present moment, whetter the
unexampled sale which has taken place in the pre-
sent early period of the Lottery has been caused by
the devotees of Fortune or the votaries of Bacchus.
On the one hand, Three Prizes of Thirty Thousand
Pounds and One Hundred Capitals may be adduced
as incontrovertible arguments; whilst, on the other,
Twelve Pipes of the best Port Wine in the kingdom
seem no less convincing. We believe the effect may
be attributed to their combined operation and the
novelty of the ides, since this is the first Lottery on
record where the cornocopiz of Fortune has over-
flowed with the choicest gifts of the Son of &Melo.
The Scottish Public may be congratulated on the
progress of Burgh Reform. The majority of the In-
habitants of almost every Borough in Scotland have
declared an earliest desire for a restoration of the
ancient rights of the Civic Communities. The Glas-
gow Chronicle states, that the most enlightened Mem.
hers of the Town-Council of that city, ere decidedly
in favour of an amendment in the set of the Bergh ;
and that, for a considerable time past, they have
urged the propriety of publishing the town accounts.
THEATRICALS.—The new Tragedy of Fazio' which
is to be produced et Covent-garden Theatre, isfound-
ed on a story quoted in the Annual Register for
1795, from tae" Varieties of Literature." It has
already been performed at Bath, with much success,
and has been printed. It is stated, sit a jest tribute
to the genius and perseverance of Miss SOWIRYILLI,
that it is to her alunc that the Public are indebted, as
well as the Author, 'for its production on the stage.
It is an attempt to revive our old netional Drama,
with greater simplicity of plot, but the characters
and scent'; are Italian. Fazio is the Alchymist,
whose love of gold, end the jealousy of his wife,l
Bianca, occasion the catastrophe of the Play.—A
sew Piece, the Bride of Abytlos, from Lord BYRON'S
Poems, is also announced to appear at Drury-lane
to-night.
The Earl of 'rit.INEX left town yesterday, for his
sent in beat,

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