The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

DUBLIN Co-SIMISiON,APRIL 30.

Nicholas Devoy, machine and jaunting car-maker,
stood indicted for having on the lob of April, in North
King-street, wilfully set on fire a house, with intent to
defraud Lewis Connolly ; also with having set on lire
another house, with intent to defraud Anthony Browne ;
and with having set ou tire a house in his own possession.
with intent to defraud the Royal Exchange Assurance
Company.—There were several counts in the indictment,
laying it in various ways; one of the counts was capital.
Atter witnesses had been heard, and the case was closed
on both sides, Baron Al‘Clelland charged the Jury, who
in a few minutes returned a verdict of Nut Ouilty, un all
the counts in the Indictment.

Margaret Faby, an unfortunate woman better known
amongst us by her perion than by her name, was, on
Tian.sday last, deposited in that dreary abode to which
all Ilesh •is hastening. She close:) (in penitence, we
trust) her criminal career on earth in the Fever Hospital,
ou the preceding evening. This wretched creature was
one amongst the limber of those who have fallen early
victims to the superiority of their own personal attrac-
tions. Obscurely born, her first avocation was humble
—in the honest pursuit of it, however, she acquired a
creditable dictinction. The sale of eggs, which she was
accustomed to engage as fresh, was her first mode of Li-
dustry ; and such was the undesisting strictness with
which a 9 her little engagements were found to he ful-
filled, that she acquired for herself the pet appellation of
" fresh eggs." '1 he barracks of this town were, unfor-
tunately for her, the marts at which her sales mere prin-
cipally effected. Here, the artlessness of her tliiposi-
two, the innocence of her manlier, and the fascinations
of her face and pers n, inspired in the breasts of some
young officers, (whose sacrifice she became,) those unruly
passions which seek their criminal gratification amidst
the wrecks of virtue and of honour. The history of this
poor woman's life, would furnish an awful admonition to
all those inexperienced females, who, like herself, have in
poverty, to combat with strong temptations. Her first
deviation from the chaste and virtuous path she trod, led
to a second, which again and again repeated, brought her
at length to a familiarized course of unrestrained and
undisguised criminality. that soon metamorphosed the
engaging possess,* of sloth charms as might well have
enlivened and ornamented a cabin or a cottage, and con-
tributed largely to the peace and haopiness of numbers
within an humble and au honest sphere. into a monster
exhibiting nothing human but the form —a disgrace to
her sex and a degradation to her species—a loathsome
and a loathed object—for years past a nui-anee, offensive
to decency: revolting to morality, and discreditable to our
toucn.—(4;alway Citron.)
epositto:s 14 Teens.—There are two watchmakers
Bandon, one of whom, a new•conier, !lib the following
notice posted on his window
Watch-glasses put in tor Id.—Watches cleaned fur
; such all other work pro?ortionably cheap."
The other to secure his old customers from such an
euticiu,g bnit, Las posted a bill on his window, as follows:
atch-g lasses put in fur a good suag, and all other
work propartiostably cheap."
A gentleman visited the latter shop a few days ago,
sung his " goad song," and got his watch-glass.—(Dub •