The Sun. — 1835-02-24 (London, England)

JEMMY, THE COBBLER. James Milulitre, a cobbler, from the Coal Quay, or, as he the more elegantly designated himself, " a cordwainder," was indicted for having inflicted divers blows and bruises on the person of Mary Terran, on the 9th of the present month. On the prisoner being directed to appear at the front of the dock, he cried out, with stentorian lungs, " Hete I comes," and immediately the celebrated " Jemmy the Rake" appeared in sight. He was much better clothed than usual, and thanks to gaol discipline, quite sober. Mary Terran, a bouncing cherry-checked dame, the just resemblance of Cruikshank's " Billingsgate Irish Fag," then appeared on the table, and after dropping a courtesy, was examined by Mr. Barber. She said, " Whenever Igo on the Coal Quay to sell my handful of fisb, Prn sure to be 'tacked by the prisoner. He's always calling me a Consarivinter (Conservative) w—. He took his hammer and last to wallop me, and he said he'd knock the brains out of me like rotten tacks.—( A laugh.) I says nottin at all to him, when he comes a cumntudgining me. He comes to me last Monday week, when I talc es the tail of my apron—( Suiting the action to the word)—and walks into Mr. Reerdin's ; but when I comes out, who should I see afore me but Jimn-y. Och, my heart stood still, and the life shook in me like a little wren.— ( Laughter.) Up he comes with a whopper of a stone in the tail of his fist, and with no more a'do makes a clout of her at me, and hots me clear and clear in the little of the back— ( reat laughter)—and then he goes over and gives Mrs. Cahil a poulthough. I didn't say a word out of my mouth when he aulted me." Prisoner—Where's the sthone?—Prosecutrix—Pm sure I .don't know.—Prisoner—There now for you. Mis:/er Recorder aleagh she has'nt the sthone, so that's a /4,..qi1y— ( Laughter. )—Prosecutrix—l was selling a few herrins to a countryman, when up he comes over and says, " these are bann: Connell the Consanter's herrin's," and he takes a big straw out o, my basket, and says, " this is very like a Consanter."—( Laid ughter. ) That's all I have to say. The prosecutrix was then-abo.: to leave the table, but was stopped by the. Prisoner—Not so fast you please ma'am. Turn 'y round to me till I take a bit of speak o ou.—( Laughter. ) Do you remember the day you knocked dew the decent woman with the blossom coloured cloak? That waa'nt the day at all your Worship. Don't mind his Lordship, begging your honor's parat.,, she'd slip into you like a sprat.—( Immoderate laughter.)-Speak to me if you please ma'am, I'm counsellor myself. Turn round here, will you. By vartue of your oat, what made you knock down the docent woman ? That has nottin to do with it. Very well if it has'nt. Upon the vartue of your oat, did you call me a bastard 2—And so you arc. Oh, then, if I'm a bastard, your father and brother were transported, for you're all the breed and seed of robbers. The Bench here interfered, and told the prisoner he should not insult the witness. Prisoner—Why, your Honour, she called me a bastard and a suckle. However, I can get witness to prove I never done nottin to her, but she murdered me downright. (The prisoner, turning towards the hall of the Court)—Come up here, Jack Holland—comeup hei e, Micky Flynn, that sells puddings on the quay.—( Great laughter.) Micky appeared, and after being greeted by the prisoner with a " dhe vaha slauntha," nimbly hopped, on the table. 110 was examined by the prisoner, but nothing either material or amusilis was elicited from him. The prosecutrla was again called and re-examined by the prisoner—Didn't you eau. your husband to beat me ? No ; but you were going to knock hia hrains out with a stone. Did'nt I offer to fight mother naked, as we came into the world, and didlnt I strip like a man ? Ob, then, you did. And did'nt you stand by without a bit of var,;nt decency it.ein you ?—No, I did'nt. By the vartue of my oat, your honour, I had'nt a taste of breeches on me, only stood like ould father Adam before the world—( Great laughter.)