W. He faid nothing.

B. Said nothing! I don't ask you what he faidWhat did you fay?

W. What did I fay?

B. Don't repeat my words, fellow; but come to the point at once. -Did vou fee the dead man?

W. Yes; he lay in the next room.

B. And how came he to be dead?

W. There had been a fight, as I faid beforeB. I don't want you to repeat what you faid before... W. There had been a fight between him and theB. Speak up-his Lordship don't hear you-can't you raife your voice?

W. There had been a fight between him and the prifoner

B. Stop there-Pray, when did this fight begin? W. I can't tell exactly; it might be an hour before. The man was quite dead.

B. And fo he might, if the fight had been a month before-that was not what I asked you. Did you fee the fight?

W. No-it was over before we came in.

B. We! What we?

W. I and my friend.

B. Well-and it was over-and you saw nothing? W. No.

B. Gem'men of the jury, you'll please attend to this-he pofitively fwears he faw nothing of the fight. Pray, Sir, how was it that you faw nothing of the fight?

W. Because it was over before I entered the house, as I faid before.

B. No repetitions, friend.--Was there any fighting after you entered?

W. No, all was quiet.

B. Quiet!, you just now faid, you heard a noifeyou and your precious friend.

W. Yes,

W. Yes, we heard a noife

B. Speak up, can't you? and don't hesitate fo. W. The noife was from the people, crying and lamenting

B. Don't look to me-look to the jury-well, crying and lamenting.

W. Crying and lamenting that it happened; and all blaming the dead man.

B. Blaming the dead man! why, I should have thought him the moft quiet of the whole-(another laugh)-But what did they blame him for?

W. Because he ftruck the prifoner feveral times, without any cause.

B. Did you fee him ftrike the prifoner?

W. No; but I was told that

B. We don't ask you what you was told-What did you fee?

W. I faw no more than I have told you.

B. Then why do you come here to tell us what you heard?

W. I only wanted to give the reason why the company blamed the deceased.

B. O! we have nothing to do with your reafons, or theirs either.

W. No, Sir, I don't fay you have.

B. Now, Sir, remember you are upon oath-you fet out with fetching a midwife; I prefume you now went for an undertaker.

W. No, I did not.

B. No! that is furprifing; fuch a friendly man asyou ! I wonder the prifoner did not employ you. W. No, I went away foon after.

B. And what induced you to go away?

W. It became late; and I could do no good.. B. I dare fay you could not-And fo you come here to do good, don't you?

W. I hope I have done no harm-I have fpoken

like an honest man-I don't know any thing more of the matter.

B. Nay, I fhan't trouble you farther-Witness retires, but is called again). Pray, Sir, what did the prifoner drink his Hollands and water out of?

W. A pint tumbler.

B. A pint tumbler! what! a rummer?

W. I don't know-it was a glass that holds a pint. B. Are you fure it holds a pint?

W. I believe fo.

B. Ay, when it is full, I fuppofe.-You may go your ways, John Tomkins.-A pretty hopeful fellow that. [Afide.]

N. B. The neceffity of giving the above leffons will appear by the following article :

AN INTERESTING ANECDOTE.

[From the Courier.]

AT a trial fome few years ago in Ireland, a Mr. Morton profecuted one John Farrel for an affault, with an attempt to commit a rape, upon his daughter. When Mr. Morton had given his teftimony for the crown (as the term is), he was crossexamined by the counfel for the prifoner. The first queftion afked him by one of thefe counfel was, "Pray, Sir, is the young lady your daughter?" The witness replied, Yes."" Pray, Sir," continued the counsel, "how do you know fhe is your daughter?"

The witness thus expreffed himself:

"Gentlemen of the jury, I am called upon in this court to give my teftimony-I have given it; and have given it honeftly as to my mind, and true as to the fact. A counsel (at least I suppose him fo by his impertinence) has asked me, Whether I can, upon oath, fwear that this young lady is my daughter?—

Many

Many of you are fathers, and will feel upon the occafion as I do.

"One obfervation I beg permiffion of the court to make it is, that in fupport of the laws of my country, I come forward here to punifh a tranfgreffor at my own expense, and that the man who has asked me the question as to my daughter's legitimacy, and who, no doubt, means to ask many more of the fame fort, is a perfon BRIBED to prevent the course of justice.

"Gentlemen, I will prove the affertion. Look to his brief he there acknowledges to have received ten guineas to defend a villain.

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"Will you believe the teftimony, on oath, of a man who is not purchased, in preference to the ment of a man who is publicly bribed, or will you not? That is the queftion.'

This fo completely humbled the self-sufficient counfel, that he was immediately dumb-foundered, and the prifoner was convicted, and fentenced to two years imprisonment, and to give fecurity for his good behaviour during life, himself in two thousand pounds, and his fecurities in one thousand pounds each.

If every witnefs would act in like manner, the fcandalous liberties of counfel would be lefs frequent.

SIR,

Paffing this morning through the Treafury patfage that leads into the Park, I picked up a packet, which I found to be an open letter, addressed to the Editor of some Newspaper; but the name of the paper having been torn off, I could not difcover which it was. In this fituation, being your conftant reader, I fend it to you. If it is your property, all is well; if not, you may, I think, fairly take advantage of this accident, which procures you fo early and important intelligence.

I am, Sir, your humble fervant, Weftminfer, Aug. 6, 1793.

AMBULATOR.

MY

MY DEAR FRIEND,

HOW

OW I admire your talents! When I compare your works with mine, I fee evidently my own littlenefs: the wonders related by you in your truly Royal Papers, as much exceed mine as the refulgent Sun, rifing in the evening, does the Moon at noonday. Nevertheless, I will venture to recount to you a fimple and unadorned narrative of an excurfion I made yesterday; only requesting, that, before you infert it in your journal, you will throw a little embellishment over it, in your own inimitable manner.

After having had the honour to breakfaft with the Prince of Cobourg, I fet out by his Highness's command in a balloon, to reconnoitre the town and citadel of Lifle from above. Not having the proper guidance of the machine for fome time, it foon rose with me to an extraordinary height, not lefs than fifteen miles, from whence you cannot conceive the beauty of the profpect; it exceeded even your imagination. Having a remarkably good glafs with me, I had a diftinct view of all Europe. In the South of France, I every where faw the Royalifts and the Spaniards killing thousands of rafcally and cowardly Sans-culottes. I faw, in the Mediterranean, Lord Hood capture a large fleet of the enemy. Looking over to your delicious ifland, I alfo faw a very hot engagement between two noble armies, which furprifed me much, as I had not heard that the French had made their projected invafion of England; but I foon found it was only a grand field-day, and a mock engagement; after which both armies went cordially together, to receive their dinners from cooks dreffed in captains' uniforms.

But what you will more particularly rejoice to hear, I faw Briffot fitting in a dark cell of the Abbey Prifon, with the identical journal on a table before him, which you unluckily quoted without being able to produce your voucher, and could diftinctly read in it every

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