. • • t 4 11- i tt •.. . • . r .? . . •.. 414#1411,11 . . tar • - I VOL. C-NO. 35.1 ' 1: A. 11.1. A N '.With sweetest flowers enricled, From various *miens cull'd with care." " are such stuff As theants arc made of." Aft—truant Faney—vuerant sprite— tempting we to stray, in many a vision wild, by night, Or reverie, by (ley— Stealing the inonielas (hut should be More usefully eivilicoy'd, Wlill MI:MOWN too briefly Coe, Arid ledie a gloomy vuid. flow oft have I Ojos 'd thy sway, And strwo to break thy chain, And ever lorc•cd time to obey My reaDoll . l4 wiser I Din ulr , 1. u '0.0,, with strength tenon Or iry be.. tiring art, fleastol's rolo td putts subdued, And thou bast all Illy heart. Will) every spell, dm(' thy hreollit.g v.,sa de fight, Arid in the luiule, Iget.dii.g all With I.ove and Ples.lire's light— And oft to efisp thy isoeld cli..r ins fly maatc's intwor, up Filend.ldp's forms, Tul,less Illy dredniing hour. Doll cure, nod hmatty sorrow, flee Beiore that la.avil hood— As on we M,1111,14 . 1", !!,ay um! Irer, Thramgh Hcames of hairy howl. Ala—then thy visions hale too test, Fair could sqt h abeam aelooto, Atal late he all sal h \112171 iy 11,11111 Itut wake :twain. Clootabertiburg, Nov. 19, I t.:35. .AN AV:CUM:LTG TREAT [No. XNIII.] JAPIZE IN SEAIICII OP A .7.5:17.17,71.11. CLr CONTLNULD FRoM OUR L.I6T. I had proceeded half a mile from the house, when I desired the servant to turn in to a cross-road so as to gain Brendle d; us soon us I arrived, the distance being only four miles, I ordered him to stop at a public house, sayiug that l would watt till the coach should pass by. I then gave hien half a crown, and ordered him to go home. I went into the inn with my portmanteau, and was shown into a small parlour, where I remain ed about half a hour reflecting up(in the best plan that I could adopt. Leaving the ale I had called lor untested, I paid for it, and, with lily portmanteau on nay shoulder, 1 walked away until I arriv, d at an old clothes shop. 1 told the Jew who kept it, that I required some clothes, and also want. ed to dispose of my own portmanteau and all my effects. I had a — great rogue to deal with; but after much chaffering, for I now felt the full value of money, I purchased from him two pair of corduroy trowSels,two waist coats, four commoc shirts, four pairs ofstock ings, u smock frock, a pair of high-lows, and a common hat: Fur these I gave up all my portmanteau; with the exception of's' x silk handkerchiefs, and received fifty shillings, when I ought to have received at least ten pound-; Lot I, could not well help myself, and 1 submitted to the extortion. I dressed myself in my more humble garments, secur ing my-nioney in the pocket of my r i - oweis anobserved by the Jew, made lip a bundle of the rest, and procured a stick front the Jew to carry it on, however not without pay ing him three-pence fur it, he observing that the stick " wash not in de bargain." Thus attired, 1 had the appearance ufn country• man well to do, and I set off through the long dirty main street at Brcatford, quite undecided and indifferent us to the direction I should take. I walked about a mile, when I thought that it was bettor to come to some decision previous to my going further ; and perceiving a bench in frout ofa public house, I went to it and sat down. . I looked around, and it immediately came to ray recollection that I was sitting on the very bench on which and 1 had stepped to eat our meal of pork, at cur first outset upon our travels. Yes, it was the very same ! Here sat I, and there sat Timothy, two heedless boys, with the paper containing the meat, the loaf of bread, and the pot of! beer between us. Pour Tumidly ? I con-1 jured up his unhappiness when lie had re ceived toy note acquanaing him with our future separation. I remembered his fidel ity, his courage in defence, and his preser vation el my life in Ireland, and u tear or two coursed down my cheek. I remained some time in a deep revel iu, during which the varieus circumstances and adventures of my life wore passed in a rapid panorama befure rue. I that 1 had little to plead in my 01,Vit filVor, much to condemn—that I had passed a life Gf Claud and deceit. I al so could not Itol get that %,:.en I had return ed to honesty, 1 had been scouted by the we'll]. "Arid here I am," thought 1, "once inure with the world before ; and it is just that 1 sluibld commence again, fl,r I started in 11. wroeg path. At least, now 1 ffi . can satisviorily assert that I ant deceiving nobody, and c:in deservedly receive no curt !timely. 1 alit jitpliet Newland, and not in disguise." I felt happy with this reflection, tied made a determination, whatever my future lot tntglit he, that, at least, I would pursue the, path of honesty. I then began to reflect even another point, which wao, whither I should bend, ley steps, and what 1 should do to gain my livelihood. Alas! that was a subject of no little duff'. cult y to rut'. A person who has been biought up to a profession naturally reverts to that profession—but to what had I been brought As an apothecary- 7 4rue : but 1 well knew the difficulty olobtaining em ployment in what is termed a liberal pro tot:slut), without interest or reconlinendiition; nk,itlier did I wish fur duse confinement, us the very idea was irksome. As 11 mounte bank, a juggler, a quack doctor—l spurned the very idea., 11 was a system of fraud arid deceit. What then could Ido 7 I could not dig, to beg I was ashamed. I must trust to the chapter of accidents, and con. s:dering how helpless I was, it was but a broken reed. At all events, I had a cient sum of money, upwards of twenty pounds, to exist with economy upon •fur some time. I was interrupted by a voice calling out, "Hillou! my lad, come and hold this loose a moment." I looked up and perceived a person on horse-Luck look. ing at rue. "DU YOU hear, or are you stu pid?" cried the man. My !unit feeling was to knock him down Mr his imperti nence, hut n.y bundle lying beside, remind cd me of my sito.iiion and appearance, and I ruse and walked towards the horse. The gentleman, for ruch he was in appearance, dis Mounted, and throwing the rem on the horse's neck, told me to stand by him for half a minute. lie went into a respectable looking house epposite the inn, and remain ed nearly Indian hour, during which I was becoming very impatient, and kept an anx ious eye upon my bundle, which Ley on the seat. At 1;181 hr came out, and mowing his horse, looked iu any face with smile de. gree of surprise. " what are you?'' said he, as lie pidlt.d cut a sixpence, and ff. r ed to me. I was turnin zanily I,irgetting myself, nf f tutted at the idea of NlXpenet . being uliered to me; but I recovered myself, saying., us I took it, "A poor labouring man, sir." "What, with those hands'!" said •lie look ing nt them as I took the inone%; ond then looking at my face, 'he continued, "I think we have net before, my lad—l cannot be stint; you know best-1 am a Bow street inn Pist rate." In a moment I remembered that he was the very magistrate hefine %%hoot 1 had twice made my appearance. I coloured deeply, and made no reply. "%Veil, my hid, I'm not on the bench now, and this sixpence you have earned honestly. I trust you will continue in the right path. Be carefol--1 have sharp eyes." So saying, he rode off. never felt more mortified. It was dent that he considered me as one who was acting a part for unworthy purposes; per haps one of the swell mob or a flash pick pocket rusticating until some hue and cry was over. "W ell, well," thought I, as I took up a lump of dirt and rubbed over my then white hands, "it is my fate to be believ ed when I deceive, and to be mistrusted when I am acting honestly;" and I returned to the bench for my bundle, which—was gone. I stared with astonishment. "Is it possible?" thought I. '•flow dishonest peo ple are! Well, I will riot carry another for the present. They might as well have left my stick." So thinking, and without any great degree of annoyance at the loss,l tur ned from the bench and walked away 1 knew not whither. It was now getting dark, but I quite forgot that it was necessary to luck out for a lodging; the filet is,that I had been completely upset by the obserVntions oft he magistrate, and the theft of my bun• dle; and in a sort of brown study,from which I was occasionally recalled for a moment by stumbling over various obstructions. 1 cen tinued my walk on the pathway, until I was two or three miles away from Brentfoid. I was within a mile of Hounslow when I was roused by the groans oF some person, and it being now dark, I looked round, trying to catch by the ear the direction in which to ofli3r my assistance. They proceeded from the other side of a hedge, and I crawled through, where I found u man lying on the ground, covered with blood about the head, and breathing heavily. I untied his neck- cloth, and as well us I could, examined his condition. I bound his handkerchief round 164 head,und perceiving that the position in which he wns lying was very unfavorable, his head and shoulders being t •.ich lower than his body,l was dragging the body round so as to raise those parts,when I heard foot steps and voices. Shortly after four people burst through the hedge and surrounded we. "That is him, I'll swear to it," cried an immense stout man,seizing me; "that is the other fellow who attacked me, and ran a way. Ile has conic to get on' his accom plice,and now sse've just nicked them both.' "You are very much mistaken," replied I, "and you have nu need to hold toe so tight. I heard the man groan, and I came to his assistance." "That gammon won't do," replied one of them, who was a constable: "you'll come along with us, and we may as well put on them darbits," continued he, producing a pair of ham!cuffs. Indignant at the insult, I suddenly broke from him who held me, and darting at the constable, kn o cked hint down, arid then took to my heels across the ploughed field. The whole four pursued, but I rather gained up- of them, find %VEILS ill hopes to (mike my es cape. 1 ran for a gap 1 perceived in the hedge, and sprang over it without minding the old adage, 01 "look before you leap;" for, when on the other side, I found myselt in a deep and stagnant pit of water and niud. I sank over head, and with difficulty extri- sated myself from the mud at the bottom, and when at the surface I was equally etn• harrassed with the weeds at the top, among which I floundered. In the meuntime, my pursuers, warned by the loud splash, had paused when they came to the hedge, and percetving my situation, were at the edge of the pit watching fur my coming out.— All resislunc© was useless. cd with cold and exhaustud by my sti.ugglos, S7* M.C3:17-LT 77:-Z:trzi manz:imirv\T rs "eb,r- iry n Ain . •61 rid dm a%I Ise w re la the , rail t 4.1••••• A IIOII.IWII *l wr ON OW ' 4l , esi eta • • "I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER. OF Mr LIVING ACTIONS, TO sr•.rr MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."-SHAKS. a:VaIar.Z.%IILT.K.I2V 9 Liociacw atil).Fib.24.llro :13arAb The day at last broke, and the sun rose and poured his beaming rays through the bars of the windows. I looked at myself, and was shocked at my appearance; my smock•frock was covered with blacicmud, my clothes were equally disfigured. I had lost my hat when in the water, and I felt the dry mud crackling on my cheeks. I put my hands up to my head, and I pulled a qualitity of duck•weed out of my matted and tangled hair. I thought of the appear ance I should make when summoned before the magistrates, and how much it would go against me. "Good God," thought I, "who, of all the world of fashion—who, of all those who once caught my salutation so eagerly—who, of all those worldly-minded girls, who smiled upon me but one short twelve-month since, would imagine, or be lieve, that Japhet Newland could ever• have sunk so low--and how has he fallen! Mas! because he would be hcinest,and had strength of mind enough to adhere to his resolution'. Well, well, God's will be done: I care nut fur life; but still an ignominious death--to go out of the world like a dog, and that too without finding out who is my father." And I put my lettered hands up and pressed my burning brow, and remained in a sort of apa thetic sullen mood, until I was startled by the opening of the door, and the appearance of the constables. They led me out among a crowd, through which, with difficulty,they could fOrce their way, and, followed by the majority of the population of Hounslow,who made their complimentary ream Its upon the fuotpad, I was brought before the magis trates. The large stout man was then call- That he was walking to Hounslow from Brei.tford, whither he had been to purchase some clothes, when he was accosted by two fellows in smock-frocks, one of whom car ried a bundle in his left hand. They asked him what o'clock it was; and he took out his watch to tell them, when he received a blow from the one with the bundle, (this one, sir, said he, pointing to me,) on the back of his head, at the same time the other, (the wounded roan who was now in custody,) snatched his watch. That at the time he had purchased his clothes at Brentford, he had also bought a bag of shot, fourteen pounds weight, which he had, for the conve nience of carrying, tied up with the clothes in the bundle, and perceiving that he was about to be rubbed, he had swung his bun dle round his head, and with the weight of the shot, had knocked down the man who had snatched at his watch. He then turn ed to the other (me) who backed from him, and struck at him with his stick. (The stick was here produced, and when I cast my eye on it, I was horrified to perceive that it was the very stick which I had bought of the Jew, for threepence, to carry my bun dle on.) He had closed in with we, and was wrestling the stick out of my liand,w hen the other man, who had recovered his legs, again attacked him with another otiok Iu - the scuffle he had obtained my stick, and. I had wrested fron► him his bundle,with which, as soon as he had knocked down my part ner, I ran off. That he heat my portlier until he was insensible, and then found that I had left my own bundle, which in the affray I had thrown on one side. lie then made the best of his way to Hounslow , to give the His return and finding ine with the other man is already known to the leaders. 1 was benumb- land when I gained the bank 1 surrendered at discretion. The handcuffs were now put • on without resistance on my part, and 1 was I led away to Ilounsluw by the two constables, while the others returned to secure the wounded man. On my arrival I was thrust into the cl:rik, or lock-up house, as the mag istrates would not meet that evenino., and there I wits left to my reflections. Previ ously, however, to this, 1 was searched, and my money, amounting, as I before stated, to upwards of twenty pounds, taken from me by the constables, and what I had quite for gotten, a diamond solitaire ring, which I had intended to have left with my other bi jeuterie for Timothy, bin in my hurry ,when I left London. 1 had allowed to remain upon my finger. The jail was a square building, with two unglazed windows secured with thick non tails, and the ruin having beat in, it was more like a pound fist- cattle, for it was not even paved, and the ground was three or four inches deep in mud. There Wits no seat in i!, and there 1 was the whole of the night walking up and down shivering in my wet clothes, in a slate of mind almost bordertng upon insanity. Reflect upon what was likely to happen, I could not. I only ran over the past. I remembered what I had been, nod cruelly felt the situation I then wits in. [lad I deserv'•d it? I thought not. '•Olt! father, fathei," exclaimed 1, bitterly, “see to what your son is brought— handcotKAl its a felon! God have mercy on my brain, for I fed that it is wandering.-- Father, father—alas, I have none!--had you left roe at the asylum, without any clue, or hopes of a clue, to my hereafter being reclaimed, it would have been kindness; I should then have been happy and contented in some obscure situation; but you raised hopes only to perish, and imaginings which have led to nay destruction. Sacred is the duty of a parent, and heavy must be the tic count of those who dese: I. their children,and are r quired by [leaven to render up an cc count of the important trust. Couldst thou, 01l tirther, but now behold thy son! God Al. inighty!--but I will nut curse you, father. No, no,"--and 1 burst into tears, and leaning against the damp walls of the prison, I wept long and bitterly. ed up to give his evidence, and deposed' as fol:uws: The next evidence who came forward was the Jew,trom whom I had bought the clothes arid sold my own. He narrated all that had occurred, and swore to the clothes in bun tile left by the tootpad,nnd to the stick which he had sold to me. The constable then pro dticed the money found about my person and the diamond suli*.aire ring, stating my attempt to escape when I was seized. The magistrate then asked tne whether I had any thing to say in my defence, cautiohieg me not to commit myself. I replied, that I was innocent; that it was true that I had sold toy own • clothes, and had purchased those oldie Jew, us well as tyre stick; that I had been asked to hold the horse of a gentleman when sitting lilt u kerb opposite, a public house, mid thili sonic' One had stolen my bundle and my stick. That I had walked on towards Hounslow, and iii assisting u felkw Cl eature, whom I cei taut ly 'had considered as having been attacked Icy others, I had merely yielded to the coni• emu toiling:4 of hunatmt) that I was NM ed .when pet lilt wing that duty, and should willingly have :iccompanied them to the magistrate's had not they attempted to put on handeull;:, at which my feelings were roused, and I knocked the constab:e dint n, and made my attempt to escape. "Certainly, a very ingenious defence," observed one of the magistrates; "pray, where--.?" At thisMiithent the door epen ed, and in came the vcry gehticman, the magistrate at Bow•street, whose horse I had held. "Good morning, Mr. Norman, you have just come in time to render us pair assistance We have a very di ep hand to deal with here, or else a very injured per son, I elifillUt tell which. Do U 8 the favor to read over these infartnut ions and-the defence of the prisoner, ; , revious to our asking him more questions." The Bow.street magistrate complied, and then turned to me,but I was so disguis• ed with mud that he could not recognise Inc. ".You are the gentleman, sir, who asked me to hold your horse," said I. "I call you to witness, that that port of my assertion is. true." "I do now recollect that you are the per son," replied he, " and you may recollect the observalion I made relative to your hands,when you stated that you were a pow• coinitry "I do, sir, perfectly," replied. I. "VerliapS thee you will inform us by what means if diamond ring and twenty pounds in money come into your posses. "Honestly, sir," replied I. ' "Will you state, as p.O aro a poor coun• try man,with whom you worked last—what pa: i.sh you belong to—and VI hnin!can you bring flaward in proof of good character?" "I certainly shall not answer those ques• (ions," replied I; "if I chose I might so 0, and r•atisfactorily." "What is your name?" " I cannot answer that question either, sir," replied "I told you yesterday, that we had met before; was it not at Bow-street?" ant surprised at your asking a (Ines thin, sir, from the bench, to which, if I an• swered, the reply might vflict nie consider ably. I am here in a lalse position,and can not well help myself. I have no friends that I choose to call, for I should blush that they should see me in such a state, and under such imputations." "Yi.ur relations, young man, would cer tainly not be backward. Who is your fittherr "My father!" exclaimed!, raising up my hands and eyes. "My fatliei I Merciful God —if he could only see me here—see to What he has reduced his unhappy son," and I covered my face,and sobbed convulsively. "It is indeed a pity, a great r rity," obser. ved one of the magistrates, "such a fine young man,and evidently, by his demeanor and language, well bro't up; but I believe," said he turning to the others, "we have but one course; what say you,Mr. Norman?' " I'm afraid that my opinion coincides with youis,rind that the grand jury will not hesitate to find a bill, as the case stands at present. Let us, however, ask the witness Armstrong one question. Do you positively swear to this young man being one of the persons who attacked you?" "It was not very light at the time,sir,and both the men hail their faces mulled; but it was a person just his size,and dressed in the same wsy,as near as I min recollect." "You eannot i tliereibre,swear to his idea "No,sir; but to the best of my knouledge and belief, lie is the man." "Take that evidence down as important," said Mr. Norman, "it will assist him at his The evidence was taken down, and then my commitmont to the county jail was made out. I was put into u cart between two constables and driven Mt On my arrival I was put into tt eoll,and my mono/ returned to me, but the ring was de• tamed Unit it might be advertised. At last I was freed from the manucles,und when I brought the prison dress to put oe in lieu of my own clothes, I requested leave flout the jailer to wash myself; which was granted, and strungo to say, so mute dustomed had I been to such at taste of filth, that I tblt a degree oflinppiness,as I returned from the pump in the prison yard, and put on the prison dross almost with plcubure ; fur drill ading as it. wue;ut ull ovonis,it nas now and clean. 1 !lion ru turned to my cell and was left to my ineditationp. Now that my oxalilleation and committal w,c-i-e mer i t became muro composed and was able tore. fleet coolly. 1 perceived the great danger of ,ny biniution-Lhow strong the evidence was against me—and how little chance I had of escape. As tkr sending to Lord Windermear, Mr. Mastertun, or those %%lio formerly were ucquaiiited with me, my pride for"undu would sooner huvo perish- Ld. Puoidu.,thuir uridcucJ to my lurmel (ion in life, although it would satisfactorily ac , count for my possession of the money and the ring, and for my disposing of my portmanteau— all strung presumptive evidence against rile— would Hot destioy the evidence brought forward as to the robbery, which appeated -to be so very conclusive to the bench of magistrates. My only chance appeared to be in the thotputhwbo had nut escaped,neknowledging that I was not his accent.. plice,and I felt how much I wns interested in his mem ery, as well as his candor. The assizes I knew were near at hund,und I anxiously awaited the Worn of the jailer, to make a few inquiries. At night ho looked through the stoatl square cut out of the top of the door of the cull, for it was his duly to go the rounds and ascertain if•nll his pri soners here safe. I then asked Min ill might be allowed to make a few purchns , es, such us pens, ink aid paper, &c. As I was opt Committed to prison Ili punishment, hot od smpicion, this was not denied, although it would have been to those who were condemned to imprisonment and herd labor for their offeiit•es; and lie volunteered to pre cure them for nie the next morning. I then wished him a good night, and throw myself on my mattress. W orn out with Lillie no and distress of mind, I step slept soundly, without dreaming, until th.ylight next mot mug. As I avi‘oke,and my seattoted scores were returning, I had a cd idea that there was soniclttiug which weighed heavily on my miiid, wliiclt sleep lied banished from tilellloly. "What is Ur thought I; and as I opened my eyes, so did 1 remember that I, Japhet Newland, who but two nights before wan pressiug the dew of luxury td the same habita tion as I tidy de Clare nod for lovely child, was now on a mattress in die ct;11 if a prison, under a charge which threatened me with 11/ ignommous death. I rose, mid. slit on the bed, for I bud not thrown off my clothes. - My first thoughts were to Titioithy. Shrink! I write to hinfl NO, Ind why should I make bum misertible? 1t ,I was to suffer, it should he under an assumed nume.— But what name? hide I was interrupted by the isiler,a ho opened the door, and desired we to roll up my mattress and bed ciothos,that hey might, as was the custoin,Le When out of the call doting the day. My first inquiry was, if the man who had bean so much hurt was in the jail. "You me-n your 'complice," replied the jailer. "Yes, he is here, and recovered bur seuaes. he doctor say: .. will do very well." ' fins lie made any conlessiuul" enquired I. The jailer msde no reply. "I ask that question,",clniiiiwyd I , "becoliFe if he acknowledges who was his accomplice, I shall be set at liberty." "Very likely," replied the man sarcastically— "the tact is, there is 110 OCCIIIIIOII for king 's evi. deuce in this case,or you might get off by crossing the water; so you must trust to your luck. Thu grund jury meet to (Joy, and I will let you know whether a true bill is tumid against you or nut." "Vi hut. is 1.110 halite of the other maul" ouyui• red I. "Well, you are a good one to put a face on the iiiatter,l will say. You would almost persuade me, with that innocen( look of yours, that you know nothing about the business." "Nur do I," replied I. "You will be fortunate if you can prove as much, that's all." " Still you, have not answered my queation;— what is the other man's name?" "Well, replied tho jailer, laughing, "since you are determined I shall tell you, 1 will. It must be news to you with a vengeance. His name is Bill Ogle, alias Swamping Bill. I suppose you 11131,'0r beard that name before?" "1 cot thinly never did," replied I, " Yorhr.ps you do not known your own name? yet I can/tell you, for Bill Ogle has blown uut up on you so fur." •• lacked," replied I; "and whut name has ho given to me?" "Why,to do him justice, it wasn't until lie SaW a copy of the depositions bemre the magistrate, arid lord how you were nabbed in trying to help Lan otl; that he did tell it; and then he suid,Well, Phil) Aladdux always was a true umand I'm tour. la I sor ry that he's in lbet, by looking Liner me.— Now Jr. you know your own name?" certainly do nut," replied "\\ ell, did you over bear of uno who wont by the name of Phill Maddox?" "1 never old," replied!; "and I am glad that Ogle has disclosed so utucl. " "Nell, I never before met with a man who didn't know his own nume,or had the lace to nay ao,und expect to be believed; but never mind, you are right to be cautious, with the huller lookii;t, yon in the time." "0 God! 0 God!" exclaimed I, throwing myself on the bedstead, and covering up my lace, "give inc strength to bear oven that, Ilse it must he." The jailer looked al me for a time. don't know what to make of him—he puzzles me quite, certainly. "Yos DO mistake." "It is a mistake," replied I, rising; "but wheth er the mistake will be found out until too late, is another point. Ilovi ever, it is of little conse quence. What have Ito live tbr—uziless to find out who is my father!" "Find out your father! what's in the wind now? well, it boats st.y comprehension altogether. But did nut you say you wished me to get you some thing?" "Yes"' replied I; and I gave him some money, with directions to purchase we implernenta for writing, some scented wax, a tooth-brush, and tooth. powder, eau do Cologne, hair brush and comb, razors, kinall looking glass, and various implements for my bailor. "This is a rum world," said the man, repeating what I asked for, as I put two guineas in his hand. "I've put chased many an artier() for a prisinfor, but never heard of such rattletraps acme; howev er, that be all the same. You will have them, though what ho detoluni is I can't toll, nor dung ore u I shall recollect—not poison, be it, fur that is not allowed in the prison?" "No, nu," replied I , indulging in momentary mirth at the idea; "you may enquire, and you will find that it's ouly taken by ladies who are troubled with the vapours." “Now' 1 should ha' thought that you'd haVe tpent )(m money in the cook-shop, which is so touch owe natural. However, we all have our loicies;” bU saying, ho quitted the cell, uud lucked the door. . IL may appear strange to the reader that I sent for the above mentioned articles; but habit is so cuod nuture,und although,twe days before,w hen 1 set out on my pilgrimage, I had resolved to dis.' curd these supeilleaties, yet now in toy distress I telt as Willey would comlert too. That evening, alter rectitying a few mistakes on the part or the good-tempered jailer, by writing down what I wanted on the paper which he had procured me, I obtained all that 1 required. The next morning ho informed 'mu that the gracd jury had !build true bill against me, and that on the Saturday the assizes would be In Id. Ho also brought me the list of trials, and I Munn that mine would be one of the lat, and would out I.robably conic on until Alondqy or ToeAuy. I requested 1.611 to send for a goad tailor, a s I wiellet; to be det.--,..ed in a pro per manner, previous to upl,ouriug iu cond.. As a prisoner is allowed tl go into court in his own ch4lies instead ut the jail dross, this was consen ted to, and when the titan came, I was 'very par. tieular in my directions, so touch so, drat it sur prised him. He alb° prucututl um the othur fIIrtIOLE NO. 295. c'-^s I required to complete may dress, unit im at urday night I hail them all reetly,for I was terOlv ed that I would at least die as a gentleman. Knit day passed away, not as it might to have paitF.rd certainly. I attended prayers, but my thonehis were elsewhere—how, mooed, could it be °filet. wise? Who can control his thoughts? Ile may at. tempt so to do, but the attempt is all that can be made. Ile cannot command them. I heard toll:. hug, my mind was in a state of gyration, whirl*, round front one thing to the other, until L ‘4 Li giddy from intensity of feeling. On :Monday morning the jailer came and ask. ed mo whether I would have Irgni advice. I rv . - plied in the negative. "You will be called about I e ulvo o'clock, I hear," continued lie; "it is now ten, and there is only uno more trial bona° yours, about the steolii:g ut lour geese; at.tl hallo duzuu low Is." • "Good God!" thought 1, "and am 1 mixed tip with such deeds an these?" I ilre.seil mprelf wiUt too imimet care and precision, and never was more sticeen, , tith My clothes we in bbiek, and fitted well. About one o'clock I was Mlillillioned by the jailer, nod led between him arid another to the cmirt.liousc, and I/14 IC( dln 11:13 dock. At first my l oves swain, and I could distinguish nothing, but gradually I recovered. I looked round, for I hail called up my courage. My eyes wandered from the judge to the row of legal gentleriMn below him; from !wn' to the well.dresbed ladies 'who Rat in the gallety above; behind rne'l did riot look, I lind nano enough, end my cheeks burnt with slime. At last I Ineked at my follow culorit,who stood beside ate, and his eyes at the Fame titan met 1111110. lio was Messed in the jail clothes, of pepper and salt coarse cloth: 13e was. a tough, vulgar, brutal looking man; but his eye was brill. liant his complexion was dark, and his face was oove - red icit ft iv bisiters. "timid heavens," thutight I, "who will ever imagine ur ctedit that wo halm been associates?" 'I lie man stared at me, hit has lip, and smiled with contempt, but made no further remark.— The indictment having been road, the clerk of tho court ern d out, "You, Benjamin Ogle, •havii g heard the charge, any, guilty ur not guilty?", "Not guilty," replied the MIMI, to my astonish.. meat. "You. Philip Maddox, guilt) , or not guilty?" I did net answer. ?Prisoner," observed the judge, in a mild voice. "you roust antiwar, guilty or nut godly. It is merely a 'brio." "My lord," repliqd I, "my name is rot Philip Maddox." "That is the name given in the indictment by the evidence of yciur fellow primmer," observed the judge; "your peal name we cannot pretend to know, it is sulliciebt 'that you answer to the questimi of a hether you, the prisoner, ate guilty tir not guilty." "Not guilty, my lord, most certainly," replied I. placing' my hand to soy heart, and bowing to hirm The trial proceeded: Armstrong was the prin. Mind evidence. To my person he would 'not swear. The Jew proved my selling my clothes, purchasing those found in the bundle, and the stick, of which Armstrong possessed himself.—. The clotheit . 1 had on tit the time of my capture were produced in court. As for Ogle,' his case was decisive. We were then called upon for our defence. Ogle's was very slim t. "lie had been walking hi Hounslow, and had fallen down in a fit. It must have been somebody else who had committed tho robbery, and lad made, lf, and he had been piek ed up in a mistake." This defence - appeared to make no other impression than ridicule, and. in., digriation at the barefaced asset Lim.. I was then called on for mine. "My lord," said I, "I have no defence to make, except that which I as.erted befiire the magi's. !rates, that I was performing an act of cliarity.to: wards a fellow creature, and was, through that, supposed to be an accomplice. Arraignudlefore so many upon a charge, at the bare accusation of' which my blood revolts, I cannot, and will not, low those who might prove what my life has beep, and the eircmiistantes which induced me to take , op the disguise in which' I was taken, to appear in my behalf. lam unfortunate, but nut guilty, - Olio only chance appears to be open to me, which is, in the candour of the party who now stands by me. If be will say to the court that be ever saw me before, I will submit without murmur to my sentence." "I'm sorry that you've put that qiiestinn, my boy"' replied the man, " for I have seen you before;" and the wretch chuckled with suppressed laughter. I was so astonished, so thunderstruck with this as sertion,that I held down my livail,and made no reply. The judge then suninied up the evidence to the jury, pointing out to thew, that of Ogle's guilt there could be no doubt,and of mine he was sorry to say . but littl er. Still they must bear in mind that the witness Arm serene could not swear to my persou. The jury,with out leaving the box, consulted together a short time, and brought in a verdict of guilty against Benjnmhr Ogle aid Philip Maddox I heard no more—the judge sentenced us both to execution: he lamented sot oung. and prepossessing a person as myself should be about to suffer for such an offence : he poibted out the ne cessity of condign punishment, and gave us uo hopes of pardon or clemency. But I heard him not= I did not fall, but I was in a state Of stupor. At bit, lot wound up his sentence by praying us to prepare our selves for the awful change by an appeal tothat hea venly Father—" Father!" exclaimed I; in a voice' which terrified the court, "did you say my father? O God! where is he?? at d I fell down in a ht. The handkerchiefs of the ladies were applied to their fa ces, the whole court were moved, f.r I lind,by my ap pearance, excited considerable interest,and the judgu with a faltering,subdued voiee,desirt.l that the priso ners might be removed. "Stop one minute, my good fellow," said Ogle ' the jailer, while others were taking me out of the court. "My lord, I've something ratheeimpt rtai , t to say. Why I did not say it before, you shall hear.— You are a judge, to conlienui the guilty, and release the innocent. We are told that there is no trial like an English jury, hut this I say, that many a utiou is hung for what lie never has been guilty of. You have condemned that poor young man to d. L -th„ I could, have prevented-it if I had chosim to sin . 11 '. before, but I would not, that I might prove how. little therels of justice. He had nothing to do with the robbery— Phill Maddox was the man. and he is nut Phil! Mad • dox. He said that he never saw me before, line I be lieve that he ever did. As sure as I shall haug,hu it low:cent." "It was but now.thnt when app , ial.tl to by bim,you stated that you had seen him betbre." "So I did, and I told the truth—l had seen him be fore. I saw him go to hold the gentleman's horse, but he did not sec we. I stole his bundle and his mid"; which he left on 11w bench,and that's how they we' • found in our ncssession. Now you have the truth,amt you may either acknowledge that there is littlejus. lice by eating your OWILI words, and letting Lina free, or you may hang him rather than noknowlediev that you are wrong. At all events,his blood will now bu on your hands,and not on mine. If Phill Maddox had not turned tail like a'coward, I should not have hero here; ; so I toll the truth to save him who was &INT me a kind act,and to let It:us swing who left mu 'MAO lurch." The judge desired that the statement might b. Luken down, that further enquiry might bismede, intimating to the jury, that I should be reviled tbr the prosenl; but of all tine I was ignorant.-- As thew way no placing conGdence in the ape►; (kiwi of such a man as Ogle; it wee worm:W.4 oticesi•ary that ho should repest 4ir misailionir tlio last hour oFhis existence. an'T ate jitney 1111# ordered nut to state whet bad peeved to we, is BO m i ll i.' excite tithe hopes. When I recovered trom my fit, I femur tejsole in the jailer's parlour, arid - se irriou as I *ea tibia. I to was lucked up to a coridcurt.ad
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