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C. Six or seven, pray recollect yourself—how much more than six or less than seven?

W. I can't precisely say, perhaps six years and a

half.

C. Perhaps we have nothing to do with perhaps. Remember you are upon oath.

W. I can't say-I am certain not seven years.

C. Now, Sir, you say you have lived not quite seven years upon Clerkenwell Green, and you are a watchmaker; recollect yourself, was you ever in a public house? W. Yes.

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C. O, you were, what I suppose pretty often, if the

truth was known?

W. Yes, now and then.

C. I suppose once a day, ha?

W. No, very seldom above once a week.

C. What house do you frequent?

W. The King's Head.

C. Now recollect yourself-remember you are upon oath-was you never at the Cat and Fiddle?

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C. You swear you never was? mind what I Gentlemen of the Jury pray attend to this-You swear you never was at the Cat and Fiddle?

W. No, I don't swear it-a man may go into a

public house occasionally without observing the sign.

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C. I don't ask you what a man may do-do you

swear you never was at the Cat?

W. I can't say any more.

C. Sir, you must not answer so-remember you are upon oath-but as you never was at the Cat-do you know the prisoner at the bar?

W. I recollect him on the night the robbery happened.

C. I don't ask you about a robbery-do you know the prisoner at the bar?

W. No otherwise than I said-I saw him knock down

C. Stop, fellow, we don't ask you to say that.
W. I have nothing else to say.

C. And pray now what might you see? I suppose you know you are upon oath?

(Witness here gives an account of the robbery.) C. Are you sure it was brandy and water the prisoner drank?

W. Yes, I heard him ask for it.

C. That's a pretty reason-because you heard him ask for it—but can you swear he got

W. Yes, I saw it in his hand.

it?

C. Why did not you say so before? we don't want to know what you heard.-Now, Sir, be upon your guard-this is a matter of life and death-be serious, Sir, and declare upon your oath whether there was any sugar in his brandy and water?

W. I can't tell, I believe not.

C. No trifling here, fellow-speak out; was there or was there not sugar in his liquor?

W. I say, Sir, I don't remember.

C. Come recollect yourself—you can't remember any thing of a lump of sugar? Pray what did the prisoner say when he attacked the person who was robbed? W. I don't recollect much-he swore at him.

C. What did he swear?

W. He swore some horrible oaths and curses.
C. Curses do you pretend to say he swore curses?
W. I can't say, he swore very bad.

C. Pray repeat some of them.

W. I do not remember them.

C. You are a pretty witness-you heard oaths and curses, and don't remember them. What did you come here for? What do you stand there for? What did you take an oath for?

W. You put me out so.

C. Put you out, fellow, why you have said nothing. W. I have honestly told what I know.

C. O yes, very honestly, no doubt-since you know nothing of the prisoner's cursing and swearing, pray what o'clock was it?

W. Betwixt ten and eleven.

C. None of your betwixts; was it five minutes past ten, or a quarter, or half an hour, or forty minutes? remember you are upon oath.

W. I can't say; I had no watch, I am sure it was not eleven.

C. And pray how are you sure of that?

W. I heard the watchman cry the hour after I got home.

C. O, you did, did you? what watchman?

W. One in the street, I did not know him.

C. What, not know his name, and heard him cry the hour?

W. No-I never asked his name.

C. And pray now-remember you are upon oathwhat did the watchman say when he cried the hour? W. Say, Sir!

C. Yes, fellow, what did he say?

W. He said, as nearly as I can recollect―

C. We don't want you to recollect-what did he say?-answer me that.

W. He said "Past eleven o clock."

C. Was that all?

W. Yes.

C. Didn't he say good night?

W. I did not hear him.

C. Now be upon your guard.-When the prisoner struck his companion, at what distance was he from him?

W. Distance!

C. Don't repeat my words, fellow-at what distance was he?

W. Just two feet six inches and three quarters.

C. Pray how came you to be so accurate in the distance?

W. Why I thought some fool would ask me the question, so I measured it.

Court. Have you any more questions to ask him? C. No, my Lord, I have done.

General Evening Post.

RETORT COURTEOUS.

Given by Mr. Kemble, when at York, to a Methodist who had persecuted him.

NIPWEIGHT, a Grocer, of the chosen few,
At night from shop and worldly cares withdrew,
And having for his soul's edification,

Por'd o'er a chapter of the Revelation-
He shut the book, unspectacled his nose,
And calling his apprentice as he rose,

Have you the currants treacled well, good John?—
Yes, Sir-Tobacco wet?-'Tis done-

The sugar flour'd?-It is-Then come up stairs, And like good Christians-let us go to prayers!

STANZAS,

Written in the Album of a Convent in France.

WHOм fickle friends or falser love
May drive to this sequester'd grove,
The moral duties learn;

Forgive, forget each little wrong!
To social scenes your hearts belong,
To social scenes return!

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