The Statesman.
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PETTY SESSIONS, Can Low, Das..
The first called on was a prosecution against Mr. .
ward Farrell, of the Bog Tepr ern, at the complaint of
Doan, Esq. surveyor, whowhere in attendance. An itioerai
informer, named John Hirt, was produced, who prefers
his complaint in the folio:mine words :
Informer—On the Sth day of December I went to t
hence of !het man that keeps the (pointing
Mr. Ferrell) and called for a naggin of whiskey, for wl
I paid him three pence down on the counter, store lotto
he keeps a house for girls.
Ned Farrell—You lie, yrin verabodd : I keep no 'iris—.
(snitch laughter)—Gentlemen, (to the Maetratee) I'll mesa.
examine this scoundrel.
Ned Farrell—Do you heir, you ra.eal—ven paid three.
pence fora naggin of whiskey—was it before 6r after yes
dran eAEI
I nfortsset was siggekoke Issouseseelf3llllll/IlwriVtle
meter. • : ..• ' 'fir • • ••
Ned Ferrell—Norfitd— f knew I'd had you
oat. Oh, Heavens ! is a plait sttitnde)--is there
iso law—is there no ) sties—is a man's life to be sworn
away by such an infernal villain? He swore on his
solemn oath that he paid me after he drank the whiskey,
Now, gentlemen., have I not foaad Irina oat? Look
him; is there a Man in Ireland would glee him a glass
whiskey, unless he paid for it before hand ?—(Shouts
laughter.)
Informer—l did pay you, and the girl that I took
witk me could prove the same, only that She's pow thin;
Miles off.
.Ned Farrell—Yoe lie, you villaire—(lleretbe Magietrato
Interposed.)
Ned Farrell—Are you there, Garret Gon3erford?
Garret—Yes, Sir.
Ned Farrell—Come along op here? (Mader Garret ries
upon the table.) Here, Gentlemen, is the boy I got, tss
mind the ball-alley, when it will be .lisithed.; soil a very
proper boy he is. Now, Garret, whet did I say to theft
rascal, when fie applied to me for spirits?
Garret (three quarters drunk)—Why. you see. when
cam is, ire sired (or the speerilk, and Mr. •Ferrell said
hadn't any, but he'd send to a licensed /Mum for it.
Ned Farrell —Garret, " where it mild be fairly an
honestly obtained"—
Garrett (staggering)—Yee, where it could begot in a
and decent way. All title happened the very dwythat I
last in the stoats —(Great laughter).
Informer (to a question by Mr. Dose)-1 Will oot swear
hut he might have sold whiskey on Friday, Saturday, or
Sunday. asksotrist to roe.
Ned Farrell--Gracious God!-only look at that follow
--(the informer)—letik at the cut of iris ;#6
laughter) —Do yon want to pamper that fellow, who iv
that smother women and himself eaMe into the house ,
him produce that woman, and I'll stand or fall by tier
but she's non ert invests: —that is, she is not to be font
—(Lond laughter )
Ned was convicted is the penalty of five pounds;
three others in the mitigated penalty of too pounds
shillings each.
eromaiatAmmenehin;i
' PAILT.titEXTAIRT JostaNaLs —A General lades
hooded& of Odoose eareetitntin g the "Wifeeats o
House of Otodilhe," has been, for a long time, in prop,
of formation. ender the direction of Mr. Rickman.
of the Clerks at the table of the House, aided,
leveret assioant clerks. The manuscript which is
luminous, MIL .I%.a.irliter:A.4 and subdivided. is no,
a forward state, and the " Generil Index" is in peel
of printing; so thit it is expected no great blegth of
will elapse before it will be ready for use and genet,
delivery. When the =Wino= and wideepreadlonten
of these Journals are even partially imagined. and •
it is borne in mind that there is no index, itcept,
general references at the end of each volume, this pa,
aleatory work will be very valuable. The " Lordi
Journals ere *nerd Sessions io arrest., and tier
made op, that except the title and the date of what
wshould he know!, there is little hope of
veld information being disiovered but as Lord
chester (the late Mr. Speaker Abbott) has got to
Upper House, there
.is some chance of a compl,
amendment of the glom being effected. It wis h
Lordship (assisted by Mr. Rickman, &e.), who introduce,
so many improvements in the printing of the Cortelhans'
" Journals, " VOtes," &". Further improvement is'esuzia:
wanted, in the Lords' Journals particularly. •
A few days. ago e case was brought before the .
Court at the instants of tam porters against 'a num.
body of other porters, which involved a question of
derable importance to that honourable fraternity.
complainers had lately assumed the " badge of all
tribe,' and chose fed their statio6 a certain corner
street in the southern district. In compliance with
bye law of the trade, they invited the 'nolo, porters
the same station to a gitudeantse in a tavern, where
of the complainers expended no lehs than ten shillir
entertaining their guests with their own favourite
dffurible liquor—of which liquor converted lute
punch, they must have swallowed at the rate
matchkins a head. But this Was At from di)
harmony among the company. The guests insistei
by the bye law before noticed, the complainers were
to make s secrifice of fifteen shillings for their cum!'
solace; while they, on the other band, thought
enaction war most unconscionable.. hio blows cut.
a. wonder t but ever since the complainers had
annoyed. 41 every possible manner, by the porter
their station, Who deprived them. vi but dam, o,
job that mime their way, proceeding the length
forciblywresting goods from them which they l:
employed to carry. One of the defendants who al
as tspokeemso fee the Others, admitted the chat%
pled the statute in justification with • a •great
confidence. lie insisted that no porter was entitled
at a particular station, until be had regularly pm
the freedom of the station by pouring fifteen st
worth of liquid fire down the throats of those WI
been previously entered. Dot the Magistrate decide
their bye-laws were of no efficacy in law, and thi
porter was at liberty to pursue his .calling at w
station be pleased, without let or hindrance. fir
fore cautioned the defenders against repeating tilt
of which they had been guilty, and ordered them
all expenses.—Scots.
A respectable gentleman, almost an entire stranger ~
was lately returning, about midnight, in company with,
friends with Whom he had been spending the eveniox
group had hearty reached their destination, wuen it
been observed that two of the party loitered. tae Beni
very itutOcently drew (emu his pocket a small bugle,
sounded to bring them forward. Insatedately ha was
with great rudeness by two policemen, came whom si
instrameet. exclaiming. " So ye bee !ma crawin' like
afore ma Lved Proton's terra door?" The Geetlen
them dressed, et the risk Of strangulation, before the prow
Genies in the police Court; who, on seeing the viotence
his integuments .had mitered, graciously allowed him .
linut.—(Ditadce Advertiier.)
••• There was not a .eagle hogshead of whiskey
rosining in thg Excise fitores yesterday, and the smut
Asa here lo mach . /Mater than the masufactorers
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