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until   Monday  the   fifth  of  February  in   the   following   year�察  �was   on 

that day solemnly tried at Westminster for High  Treason。   Of  this 

crime   he   was�察  �after   a   patient   investigation�察  �declared   Not   Guilty�察�

upon the ground that there was no proof of his having called the 

multitude together with any traitorous or unlawful intentions。 Yet 

so   many   people   were   there�察  �still�察  �to   whom   those   riots   taught   no 



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lesson of reproof or moderation�察�that a public subscription was set 

on foot in Scotland to defray the cost of his defence。 

    For     seven    years     afterwards      he    remained�察     �at   the    strong 

intercession   of   his   friends�察  �comparatively   quiet�察       �saving   that   he�察�

every     now    and   then�察  �took    occasion    to  display    his   zeal  for   the 

Protestant   faith   in   some   extravagant   proceeding   which   was   the 

delight   of   its   enemies�察  �and   saving�察  �besides�察  �that   he   was   formally 

excommunicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury�察�for refusing to 

appear as a witness in the Ecclesiastical Court when cited for that 

purpose。 In the year 1788 he was stimulated by some new insanity 

to   write    and   publish     an  injurious     pamphlet�察     �reflecting    on   the 

Queen   of   France�察  �in   very   violent   terms。      Being   indicted   for   the 

libel�察  �and   ��after   various   strange   demonstrations   in   court��   found 

guilty�察   �he   fled   into  Holland      in  place    of  appearing      to  receive 

sentence�此�from whence�察�as the quiet burgomasters of Amsterdam 

had   no   relish   for   his   company�察  �he   was   sent   home   again   with   all 

speed。 Arriving in the month of July at Harwich�察�and going thence 

to   Birmingham�察  �he   made   in   the   latter   place�察  �in   August�察  �a   public 

profession of the Jewish religion�察�and figured there as a Jew until 

he    was    arrested�察   �and   brought     back    to  London      to   receive    the 

sentence he had evaded。 By virtue of this sentence he was�察�in the 

month      of  December�察      �cast  into   Newgate      for  five   years   and    ten 

months�察  �and  required   besides   to   pay  a   large   fine�察  �and   to   furnish 

heavy securities for his future good behaviour。 

    After   addressing�察  �in   the   midsummer   of   the   following   year�察  �an 

appeal to the commiseration of the National Assembly of France�察�

which      the  English     minister     refused    to  sanction�察    �he   composed 

himself to undergo his full term of punishment�察�and suffering his 

beard to grow nearly to his waist�察�and conforming in all respects to 



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the ceremonies of his new religion�察�he applied himself to the study 

of history�察�and occasionally to the art of painting�察�in which�察�in his 

younger   days�察  �he   had   shown   some   skill。   Deserted   by   his   former 

friends�察 �and   treated in all   respects like   the   worst   criminal   in   the 

jail�察  �he   lingered   on�察  �quite   cheerful   and   resigned�察  �until   the   1st   of 

November  1793�察  �when   he died   in   his   cell�察  �being   then   only   three´ 

and´forty years of age。 

    Many men with fewer sympathies for the distressed and needy�察�

with  less   abilities   and   harder  hearts�察  �have made   a shining   figure 

and   left   a  brilliant   fame。    He   had    his  mourners。      The    prisoners 

bemoaned   his   loss�察  �and   missed   him�察  �for   though   his   means   were 

not   large�察  �his   charity   was   great�察  �and   in   bestowing   alms   among 

them      he  considered      the   necessities     of  all  alike�察 �and    knew     no 

distinction of sect or creed。 There are wise men in the highways of 

the   world   who   may   learn   something�察  �even   from   this   poor   crazy 

lord who died in Newgate。 

    To the last�察�he was truly served by bluff John Grueby。 John was 

at    his  side   before    he   had   been    four´and´twenty        hours    in   the 

Tower�察�and never left him until he died。 He had one other constant 

attendant�察  �in   the   person  of  a beautiful   Jewish   girl�察  �who   attached 

herself     to  him    from    feelings   half   religious�察   �half  romantic�察     �but 

whose virtuous and disinterested character appears to have been 

beyond the censure even of the most censorious。 

    Gashford deserted him�察�of course。 He subsisted for a time upon 

his traffic in his master¨s secrets�察�and�察�this trade failing when the 

stock     was    quite    exhausted�察     �procured     an    appointment       in   the 

honourable   corps        of  spies   and    eavesdroppers   employed          by   the 

government。        As   one    of  these   wretched      underlings�察    �he   did   his 

drudgery�察      �sometimes       abroad�察    �sometimes       at   home�察    �and    long 



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endured   the   various   miseries   of   such   a   station。   Ten   or   a   dozen 

years     ago!not      more!a       meagre�察    �wan    old   man�察   �diseased     and 

miserably poor�察�was found dead in his bed at an obscure inn in the 

Borough�察     �where     he   was   quite   unknown。      He    had   taken    poison。 

There was no clue to his name�察�but it was discovered from certain 

entries in a pocket´book he carried�察�that he had been secretary to 

Lord George Gordon in the time of the famous riots。 

    Many   months   after   the   re´establishment   of   peace   and   order�察�

and     even   when     it  had   ceased    to  be   the   town´talk�察   �that   every 

military  officer�察  �kept  at   free   quarters   by   the   City   during   the   late 

alarms�察  �had   cost  for  his   board   and   lodging   four   pounds   four   per 

day�察�and every private soldier two and twopence halfpenny�察�many 

months   after   even   this   engrossing   topic   was   forgotten�察  �and   the 

United      Bulldogs      were    to   a   man     all  killed�察  �imprisoned�察      �or 

transported�察�Mr Simon Tappertit�察�being removed from a   hospital 

to   prison�察   �and   thence    to  his   place   of  trial�察 �was   discharged      by 

proclamation�察  �on   two   wooden   legs。   Shorn   of   his   graceful   limbs�察�

and brought down from his high estate   to  circumstances   of  utter 

destitution�察�and the deepest misery�察�he made shift to stump back 

to   his  old   master�察  �and    beg   for  some     relief。  By   the  locksmith¨s 

advice and aid�察�he was established in business as a shoe´black�察�and 

opened shop under an archway near the Horse Guards。 This being 

a central quarter�察�he quickly made a very large connection�察�and on 

levee days�察�was sometimes known to have as many as twenty half´ 

pay    officers   waiting    their   turn    for  polishing。    Indeed     his  trade 

increased to that extent�察�that in course of time he entertained no 

less than two apprentices�察�besides taking for his wife the widow of 

an eminent bone and rag collector�察�formerly of Millbank。 With this 

lady   ��who     assisted   in   the  business��     he  lived   in  great   domestic 



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happiness�察  �only   chequered   by   those   little   storms   which   serve   to 

clear the atmosphere of wedlock�察�and brighten its horizon。 In some 

of these gusts of bad weather�察�Mr Tappertit would�察�in the assertion 

of his prerogative�察�so far forget himself�察�as to correct his lady with 

a   brush�察  �or   boot�察  �or   shoe�察  �while   she   ��but   only   in   extreme   cases�� 

would retaliate by taking off his legs�察�and leaving him exposed to 

the derision of those urchins who delight in mischief。 

    Miss     Miggs�察   �baffled     in  all  her    schemes�察     �matrimonial       and 

otherwise�察�and cast  upon a   thankless�察  �undeserving  world�察  �turned 

very sharp and sour�察�and did at length become so acid�察�and did so 

pinch     and   slap   and    tweak    the   hair   and   noses    of  the  youth    of 

Golden   Lion   Court�察  �that   she   was   by   one       consent   expelled      that 

sanctuary�察     �and    desired     to  bless   some     other   spot    of  earth�察  �in 

preference。   It   chanced   at   that   moment�察  �that   the   justices   of   the 

peace for Middlesex proclaimed by public placard that they stood 

in    need    of  a   female    turnkey     for   the   County      Bridewell�察    �and 

appointed   a   day   and   hour   for   the   inspection   of   candidates。   Miss 

Miggs attending at the   time appointed�察 �was instantly chosen and 

selected   from   one   hundred   and   twenty´four   competitors�察  �and   at 

once   promoted   to   the   office�察  �which   she   held   until   her   decease�察�

more than thirty years afterwards�察�remaining single all that time。 

It was observed of this lady that while she was inflexible and grim 

to all her female flock�察�she was particularly so to those who could 

establish any claim to beauty�此�and it was often remarked as a proof 

of her indomitable virtue and severe chastity�察�that to such as had 

been frail she showed no mercy�察�always falling upon them on the 

slightest     occasion�察    �or  on    no   occasion     at  all�察 �with    the   fullest 

measure  of  her  wrath。   Among  other  useful   inventions   which   she 

practised upon this class of offenders and bequeathed to posterity�察�



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was the art of inflicting an exquisitely vicious poke or dig with the 

wards     of  a  key   in  the   small   of  the   back�察  �near    the   spine。   She 

likewise originated a mode of treading by accident ��in pattens�� on 

such as had small feet�察�also very remarkable for its ingenuity�察�and 

previously quite unknown。 

    It   was   not   very   long�察  �you   may   be   sure�察  �before   Joe   Willet   and 

Dolly Varden were made husband and wife�察�and with a handsome 

sum in bank ��for the locksmith could afford to give his daughter a 

good dowry���察�reopened the Maypole。 It was not very long�察�you may 

be sure�察�before a red´faced little boy was seen staggering

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