ent
of the court; and when you come out, take no more liberties with white
girls.

_Prisoner_. Thank your honour it ain't no worse.

_Clerk_. Bring out Mary Burns.

It was done.

_Clerk_. Prisoner, you may remember, etcetera, etcetera, upon your
arraignment you pleaded not guilty, and put yourself on your country for
trial; which country hath found you guilty. What have you now to say
why judgment should not be pronounced upon you according to law?

(Silent).

_Recorder_. Mary Burns, Mrs Forgay gave you her chemise to wash.

_Prisoner_. No, she didn't give it to me.

_Recorder_. But you got it somehow, and you stole the money. Now, you
see, our respectable fellow-citizens, the ladies, must have their
chemises washed, and, to do so, they must put confidence in their
servants; and they have a right to sew their money up in their chemise
if they think proper, and servants must not steal it from them. As
you're a young woman, and not married, it would not be right to deprive
you of the opportunity to get a husband for five years; so we shall only
send you to Sing Sing for two years and six months; the keeper will work
you in whatever way he may think proper.--Go to the next.

Charles Liston was brought out and arraigned, _pro forma_. He was a
dark negro.

_Clerk_. Liston, what have you to say why judgment, etcetera?

_Prisoner_. All I got to say to his honour de honourable court is, dat
I see de error of my ways, and I hope dey may soon see de error of
deirs. I broke de law of my free country, and I must lose my liberty,
and go to Sing Sing. But I trow myself on de mercy of de Recorder; and
all I got to say to his honour, de honourable Richard Riker, is, dat I
hope he'll live to be de next mayor of New York till I come out of Sing
Sing.

_Recorder (laughing)_. A very good speech! But, Liston, whether I'm
mayor or not, you must suffer some. This stealing from entries is a
most pernicious crime, and one against which our respectable
fellow-citizens can scarcely guard. Two-thirds of our citizens hang
their hats and coats in entries, and we must protect their hats and
coats. We, therefore, sentence you to Sing Sing for five years,--Go to
the next.

John Mcdonald and Godfrey Crawluck were put to the bar.

_Recorder_. Mcdonald and Crawluck, you stole two beeves. Now, however
much I like beef, I'd he very hungry before I'd steal any beef. You are
on the high road to ruin. You went up the r