The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-16
MIR. Pins his Diary.

FRIDAY, November 3uth, lS49.-Up, and did tai
my wife, with Party of Friends, to the Old Bailey
my Wife having great Longing to sec prisoner
tried especially for Murder and little Pleasure as
she do take, poor Wretch, could not find in my
Heart to deny her this. Got places in the CAT
lery cost me los, which did begrudge and do think
1t Scandal to the City TO have money taken at the
Old Bailey Doors, at Play, yet il do serve 10
keep the Company choice. And, good Lack To
see the Assemblage Of great Folks about US, we
sitting close by Sir Jcssame Spinkes, and my Lord
Pouncett, and two three other Lords ON the
Bench by my Lords the Judges, and the Aldermen,
did make the place look fine almost as the Opera
But in Truth it was as good Play, if not better
10 hear the Barristers speak TO the Jury especially
the Counsel for Prisoners, making believe TO be
nightly concerned for their Clients, though most
observable Rogues, and arguing in their Behalf
through Thick and Thin, and striving as hard as
they could TO prove the Black that did come out in
Evidence against them, White; and pleading their
Cause "a though they injured Innocents
with shifting Of the Breast and turning up of the
Eyes, more natural than remember did ever see
any Actor. But methinks they did GO a little too
far when, cross-examining the witnesses they
stroye TO entanglc them in their Talk and confound
them, trying TO make them bunder, 30 a. TO mis-
lead the Jury, which do seem TO me only telling a
Lie by the Witness his Mouth. And then 20 hear
them labor To destroy the Witnesses Credit and
make their Oath suspected; and them, however
honest, seem Perlurers; and to think that they do
practice all this Wickedness only for the Lucre OF
their Fees, Among the Prisoners some of the most
horrid Rufians that methinks ever did see, and
some, when found guilty, and sentenced even to
Transportation, skipping out Of the Dock, and
swapping their fingers. which did remind me of the
Saying, "Merry Thieves" But others looking
mighty dismal, and when the Evidence did tell
against them, turning pale and shivcring, and
We had Eyeglasses which we took with US on
Purpose, and through our Eyeglasses we did
watch the Quivcring Of their Features, which,
Heaven forgive Us, we did take Delight in. Using
Eye-G asses did the make il seem ar if were
at Play. and what did jump with the Notion was
Inc rbeaR IIa he DffE in ts.ff .s.p d.,
soners, seeming almost like Noscgays which glad
] am that my Wife and our other Ladies had not
with them for so taken they with the ranting
BArristers and hang Gallows Ruffians that I do
10 them II they had. Strange that We do max such
Account Of Criminals and will ait for Hours 10 sec
how IL goes with Villain, when would not
spare five Minutes 10 the Cause Of many m honest
Man; and ! do intend and resolve 10 search in DR..
Browne his Wefaphysiques 10 know wherefore But
Dor good Reason did take Pleasure in the Old
Bailey, which the Fairness Of the Trials, and
the Patience Of the Judge and business Of his Sum.
ming up, which do cause me nightly 20 reverence
our Law, and 20 hear and see pretty.-Punch.
SwINpLIxG At FLoRKNcE.-A correspondent al
Florence writes :" An Englsbman, Of gentecl cx.
terror, plausible manners, and speaking French
huenty, lately made his appearance in Florence
under The assumed aristocratc name Of Cavendsh.
He took up his residence at the Grande Brctarne
Hotel, appeared abroad in a handsome carris ee.
attended by servant, and made few purchases
ut some Of the shops, for which he paid. His first
act was 10 hire expensive suite Of apartments in
town, Of which he Immediately took possession.
An establishment Of servants soon iound and
liberal orders given for wines, viands and other
aoccssaries for housekeeping. II IL said that a
house IL not a home without a wife, and so IL an
pears thought Mr. Henry Cavendi,h he soon found
lady ready and willing In the person Of n young
woman ON her way 10 join family at Florence as
gOverncSs, whom he took TO Legborn, and the mar.
IA vva ~ NJ
sul's by the Rev. Mr. GibbOn, whose fees were paid
but the bill 1.-THE San Marco was left for future
opportunity Whilst at Leghorn II appears that he
requested the British consul TO paw particular al.
tenton 70 his sister, Lady Georgiana Cavcndisb.
whom he expected 10 arrive in his Yacht
which would bring his baggage and a retinue
OF English servants, for whom he had already
hired one II the bandsOmest and most expen.
niye villas near Florence. Fortunately during his
absence upon the marriage expedition bifl for
200, which he had given upon Messrs Torlonia
Of Rome, saying he had credit from Mcssrs
Coutts for ESQ that house was returned nm
paid, with an intmatiOn that they knew nothing OF
him; but, Of course there was some mistake: Tor
with the most glsring cfrontery, he declared most
soiemnly that he had kept an account az Coutts's
Tor twenty-five years, and that another bill for
goo which he had drawn upon that house would
certainly he paid; thus quoting for the moment.
the suspicious that were naturally created about
him
Son the morning when Coutts's answer was e..
pected 10 arrive, hour before the delivery Of
The letters, he walked out of the hotel, 10 which
snug quarters he bad returned, y leaving his new
made wife 10 settle the bill and taking with him. in
the most beartless manner, the only e. she had in
the world, and which she had oplv received from
her friends two days before. The hotel. kceper al
lowed the wife 20 stop in the house for consider.
able time, upon her assurance that wha, she had
should be paid for; but morning after she rad
received remittance from her friends, she was a.
served to leave the hotel looking rather larger than
usual, and IL was soon known that she had dressed
herself in her best and gone of in the same way her
husband did, leaving her bill 10 be added 10 bis.
There can be no doubt that the intention Of the
party was TO get considerable sum from some
one Of the bankers. He had with him a printed
document, purporting 10 be OF the Bank u Eng.
land, for G2,OOO, payable 70 Henry Cavcndish
or bearer, which he exhibited AZ a kind Of bait
HE plan was, however, frustrated by the prompt
measures that were taken by person from whom
be got small sum; 50 that, although one Of the