The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-11 00:00:00

ANECDOTE.

Alderman Grogblossom, whose nasal beauties have
lopg been the playthings of the rosy God, was, on a
recent occasion, invited to dine with Alderman C—,
of Dublin, whose butler was one of those facetious
characters who made his wit and humour an agreeable
appendage to his master's established hospitality.
Upon this particular occasion, he dreaded Pat's loqua-
city might exalt itself to the guest's variegated pro-
montory. He therefore thought it necessary to
caution the butler against touching at the
word " carbuncle," which he promised faithfully
to beware of. Towards the close of the repast,
prat
begun to let dy his random shots and brilliant
' dashes, which diverted the company mightily, uud
nose was more entertained than Alderman Urogbles-
son, still the HOST thought Pat was getting too close
to the forbidden fruit, and he called out " Pat you'll
please to recollect the caution I gave you this morning."
—Pat turned on his heel and aptly replied, " Let me
done for that your honour—not one word about the
nose." The thing was irresistible. An uprorious dt of
laughter followed, in which the carbuncled knight
heartily joined.

The Duke of York yesterday transacted military
business at the Horse Guards.
Count and Countess Lieven have taken the route of
Hanover, in order to meet his 3lajesty.
ALARMING ACCIDENT THIS ronEN nom:This fore-
noon, about eleven o'clock, the roof of one of the
unfinished houses building in one of the new streets,
opposite the stage door of the Coburg Theatre,
fell in with a dreadful crash. Mr. Short, the builder,
a workman, and a boy, were in the house at the time
of the accident, and, ue are concerned to learn, that
the boy was so shockingly bruised that when taken to
the hospital, his life was dispaired of. The workman
also was very seriously hurt, and Mr. Short received
some severe contusions.

INGENIOUS DEVICE.—An article, under this head,
has been copied by several London papers, from The
Mansell Advertiser, respecting an artifice by which a
prisoner, at the last assizes in that town, had eluded
justice. It was alleged, that he confounded the judg-
ment of his prosecutor, who was an aged man, by con-
triving, during the trial, to go back from the bar to
the other culprits in the dock, and there exchange his
clothes with one who, in consequence of the metamor•
phis, was pointed oat by the old um as the actual
criminal. The story seemed to us extremely impro-
bable, and now turns out to be incorrect. The same
journal from which it had been taken says, on Sa-
turday, that the device by which a prisoner of the name
of Collins succeeded, at the last assizes, in effecting
the acquittal of a fellow prisoner, has since been found
to have been effected thus :—The prosecutor, Fitz-
martin, not being acquainted with the person of
the prisoner, Barrett, got into one of the side-
galleries of the Court, as soon as it was open
for the admission of the prisoners, and before
the arrinl of the Judge. Here the prosecutor
being seen from the dock, Collins addressed
him, saying, " it was a burning shame for you to have
taken me from my wife and children, when you know
I'm not the man that robbed you!" The prosecutor,
Fitzmartin, then having no doubt but this was the
man, swore to him on the trial being called, and thus
Barrett was of coarse acquitted; but there was no
change of clothes between Collins and Barrett, nor did
Barrett even retire from the Bar till his acquittal after
be was arraigned; but Collins, standing near him in
the front dock, was identified by the prosecutor as
above stated.

IMPROVE/AZ:MI is Werrmixaysa.—The new front
to Westminster Hall, we are informed, is only an ear-
nest of farther improvements. The whole of that ex-
tensive building, it is said, will be repaired; the
ancient statues of the Saxon Kings and Judges are to
be restored to their proper niches ; and the armorial
bearings of the founder, Rims, and his Knights, are
to be replaced, and also those of RICHARD the Second.