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L Alr REPORT. COURT OF KING's BENCH 11TTItti3S- BEFORE LORD KENYON AND A SPECIAL J r VEY IN.WEAMI:NSTERHALL: MAY V. • (Continued Iran t.our Paper. el Sal:v.4l# : n 5.•—..." My Lard, -I will now examine :Miss WOod herself.". fsabclla Wood—" When I was sent to the School of Mr. and Mrs. Giroux, I WAS 1 years of age. I: .am..daughter-in-law to Mr. May-: the daughter of his wife by a former husband. I have brothers-and Tiisters (four), and they are all yotinger than myself. It was the intention of my father Lin-law, Mr. May, to have me instructed so: as to be able to keep a school ; and, for that purpose, I went to the house of Mr. Giroux in August 1799, There:were there at that time; 36 Boarders and zo Pay-scholars. Por the first three months I had nothing to com.., plain-of, Mr. 'Giroux , is a FrenCliman, and Mrs. Giroux is; an . English Woman born, of French enr.s._ I was instructed in the French grammar. At Michaelmas 1799,an infant came to the house of Mr. Giroux, and the care of that infant was corn pitted to me entirely : that' child had a sciophulou Complaint upon it ;. for the first three months;, she Slept in the nursery, and afterwards with me : it ,Was desired by Mrs, Girdux, that this child should never ku out of my sight.-L-:-[Here t ie Witness gave an account of the manner in 'which she Used to dress this child, and aZiminister relief to it in the•night,• while in this state of . aikita:ton, and, afterwards,. .‘while it had the measles;- , t 6 shew , how much of her . attention was taken tip in the nursing of it, instead of attending — her own instruCtiop'; and then pro.. ct-ded.]— The child continual there the whole time• I was there, and.l attended it for , -t•lie whole of that time : the child cane in Michaelmas 1799. When the Midsummer Holiday's arrived, it was the Custom of the School for the young . ladies 'to go home to their families : my father and mother wished to see me at :home ; but the reason'given for my not being permitted to go home was, that Mrs. Girotfx said she 'wished to teach me some things in the VacatiOn, ,which she had not time to teach Me before . ; and therefore I staid at the BchOol for, all except three days of the Vacation : still the same attendance of mine - was required. for the child had the care of,, and there was' no,other person to do ite. From .my time being taken up so -much as it was in attending this child, it was,impoSsible.for me to receive the instruction I wanted. In point of fat, I did not receive, after the first three months", the .common instruaion , which •a young. woman at a .Boarding-school ~does receive ; far - I did not always read, nor receive my lessons so fre quently as the other Scholars did. At the HotidayS, Mr. and Mrs. Giroux were always out, and• very frequently came home late. I did not receive any instrutions during, the Midsummer Holidays, .but. I had to,take care of this child and of the house too. [ Here the Witness gave an account of an illness with which she was Aided herself, and of the manner in which she was attended by an Apo:he. cary, but in the course of which- there did not ap pear any thing from which blame was imputable to any body, nor that any thing improper was done.] The Learned Counsel then 'asked the Witness— " During the_ time you- were at this house, how was the Sabbath day spent ?" Here. the Counsel for the Defendant objeted to- the question, and the Learned Gentleman who put. it, said he. was ready to argue and maintain the propriety of that pies- Lion ; for that an engagement like this, implied that Religion was not to be negleEted. Lord KENYON-" Unfuriunately, for the °Nee don to this question, lam a Christian." The ob jeiffion was therefore over-ruled, and the Witnc.;;s was direded to answer the question. She said, " We ,were nearly two months there_without go ing to Church at'all." Mr. Gt lins then. proposed to examine into the conduet'of the company, such as Opera Dancers, he said; who frequented the house, but--- Lora KENT ON—" If there .was 'any immorality or any miscondud in the house, I lament it ; but -I do , not See hoW - the general economy of the house, or-the m6rals .- of its frequenter, have any thins to do with this action." Mr. ERsimzt, on the part of the _Defendant, said he wished this inquiry to be pursued, for that he had a great number - of Witnesses -- to spew 'the economy of the house to be excellent-. IVl ‘ r.6l BBs said, " That this s . objeft was not now worth puesuing, for that the School was at an encl.') Mr. ERSKINE - saki, " It was owing , to the malice Which set on foot this adiom, that the SchOol obliged to be discontinued, for a .while,--and until the result of this eause'might enable tie Defendant to open it again.'i • The Witness then went on in her examination'. The SOlool, she said, was broken up, entirely last . I a ly-day.-- , --Ohe then described the two . Schtiol:. rooms, 'the one for winter below, and the other for the , summer above stairs, on which there was but Attie scope for any material observation.] Lord " How often did you see your father and mother ?"—A. " dare:4a),* once a- week." Mr. Gxuß'S-•-•" Did you complain to them ?" A. " Sometimes I did." Mr. raltSKIN.g-" YOUr LOrailip shall hear the whole of'this by and bye." . • , .[The•Witness then proceeded to givOan account bf the manner in which the children breakfasted, and So on ;• to shew that it was but a slight One.] Lord KENYOZ4—" Some things aregiven in'evi dqce in this cause, on which I- cannot lay much stress ; such, for instance, as this young, woman being direfted . to take care of the chiid ; and as to these breakfasts, there would be no foundation for this unlins the food was really too, scantily provided, so as that the child's" growth or health might be Affeapd forthe want of it., Childrcri may think they have too little, even when more would hurt them. Some of them will cry for want of sugar in their milk; but if they have as much as will keep them in health, it is- enough." • LONDON : Printed b, At th SIJN.Or•FIC-S, Mr. ttkekitsTe 544, the School was flourishin4 until this . ACtion was brought.—So far was it from being true that the children were scantily provided with food;; or of ;their being itl any manner ill treatctl or negladed, that there were a crowd of children who had been at the'School,- ttl teseifY in favour of the whole of its conduet--- , The crowd of them was so great,' he said, that he could hardly get into the Hall:—lt would depend on : the credit of the Witnesses, when they should all have given their evidence. Mr. GI II Bs said, that Mr. EkSKIRE NtlaS right in saying there was a crowd of children from the School ; but he mistook the side they came to tes-, tify for—they were the Plaintiff's, not the De fendant's tnessesi Lord I .l.c..F 4 Nyol‘i said, " That if there was evi claim to slew that this School was not supplied. with sufficient food for the children, so as to Sup port them in health, it wo-41d be relevant to the , -issue, but general and loose accounts on that topic, would -amount to nothing." Mr. Gr BBS said- he was instruaed to say that the School was much too scantily supplied with food ; and this was'one of the-heads of'complaint in this Aaion, for the Defendant's agreement was, that he Would supply this young woman- with suffi., cient meat, drink, &c. The Witness - then proceeded in her evidence=— " There was always - enotigh for dinner, but it was, very frequently; so bad, that we .could not eat it-4 was not much with Mrs; Giroux"; but I very seldom saw--her but she scolded me r -and •xhat on the most trifling occasions—. She used to fly into a very great. passion.—l have. made some complaints to my fa ther and .mother, and my mother expostulated with me for it.—My mother also complained to Mrs. Giroux in my presence, that was, when the'.child was with the measles.—After that, the treat ment I met' with from . Mrs. Giroux was very indif" ferent indeed, and I complained." • Mr.' ERSKINE—" We 'shall examine into the credit of this Witness." Mr. Gt.aas—" I will tell your .Lordship the reason why I examine into this—" It is to repel an observation that would otherwise be .made against uslk--‘ , If you were so ill-treated, why did not you complain_ ? Why did you continue so long where you were so ill-treated ?" The Witness proCeeded—" .Once. as I was going to bed, MrS. Giroux called. me up, and gave me the most abu sive language for, a n, hour together." On her cross-examination, she said, " I went to this School in the month of August /799, and for • three 'months Iwas treated very well ; that was until Ncloember, but I did not.complain in November : it was not so bad at first. I did riot complain in I\iovem'aer, nor December, norlanuary, but _I did complain ; in February. The child had the measles between Christmas and Midsummer. ;About three Months after Christmas, about March 'Boo, I did complain to my father and mother, that this sick child was put . to sleep with me, but they persuaded me to continue at School. I dined with the rest of the scholars, and' breakfasted with. them, and had as much as they had, liut the meat we had was so bad that I could not eat it. It was either taiwed, or else served up in so dirty a mrtriner, and of s;.) bad a kind, that it was impossible to eat it. - Some of the scholars were obliged to eat it from hunger; nothing but hunger could compel .them to eat it. . I do not speak of them all, but I,do for myself, and I say that 'nothing but hunger could compel me to eat it, We were all fed alike : the bread and but ter we had, was very good. We had, not enough---- I had not enough—l dared not call for more. I had been to school at Oxford -court, and I had gone as far as Reduelion, before I went to this School: I was taught French at this School, and these are my Exercises ; but I was pretty forward in my French before I went there.—[The Exercises were pro dueed.j—." I did a small piece of embroidery there. [That was also .produced, and the part which was done by, the Witness was pointed out by her.]. The Witness. said, "- I learnt that kind of work befOre I went to this ,School—l made very little progress in improvement while I was at_ that School. [Here the Witness gave an account of the Boarders in this. School, and also of the negligence 'of 'the Servant Girl who ought to have attended them, but who' was so sleepy that they could not make her hear in : the I did : no great deal of eM broidery-4 worked at the hammer-cloth of Mr. Giroux's chariot.-4 had _learnt a good I deal of French before 1 went to this School, and - I had learnt writing also I had been to School ever since I was between five and six years old." • Lord ICENYO.N—Q. " And your parents had an opportunity of observing what progress you made ?" —A. " Yes, my Lord ;, but instead of learning my lesson, I was obliged to wait on • the child, on . the order of Mrs: Giroux.'" Q. " Did your attendance on this Lady prevent your learning'?"—A. " No ; it did_ not." (To It ecntinurd.) On Wednesday evening Mr. Woodcock,' of Ox. ford, was stopped by a footpad near that city, and robbed of his money and pocket.book,; the fellow then desired him to alight from hiS horse, and thinking him tardy in doing so, .fired at and • wounded him severely in the thigh, after which he beat him with the pistol on the head in' such- a manner that his life is despaired of; . A Carpenter was last week • employed to pull down a spar shore to an old post in a farm-yard at Nation, Suffolk, fbr which purpose he bored a hole and drove in a large spike ; about an hour after,_ haVing occasion to go to the spot,. he discovered the post to be', on fire, and on cutting it down, found the inside, which time had reduced to touch. wood, a mass of fire; burning with considerable avidity. Two children playing near a - windmill at Great Sampford, and their Infant years not giving them a sufficient foresight of their danger, - in approaching too near, they 'were struck by the sails, which killed onc, and so fraftured the head of the other, that 17 pieces of the skull have been extraaed, yet it is thought to be in a fair way of recovery.. CHANO•NPAIILLAN, (of Bow:street, Coveni-Gardcn); and P kthlishea by .Wi Lid A wham' nER SCRIPPS •(of Horse-kerryt-roail, WeArniaster); must be addressed. .1•4?,,; Str ß nd ; where Advortirements; Order," for . the .Paper, Leiters for title ..edit;r ; &c.ipt-paid), R fCLi U DAY. !tank Stock Steck Navy; per Cerit. 06k Fxdiequct Is. 25. f. 114, ; per Cent. 1797, 96ii ditto s. dis. riSll - 5 per Ceia. _ Lottery Tickets . 4 per Cent. Con. Srk St ditto 3 per . .•Ctitt. Red. 6;V$ - 91•1 per Cent. Cca. 60aA1 Inver. 3 per t;c7:l. - . Ditto Scrip, • Ditto Anti. 11 , a-1i Bank. Long Ann. IS . 12,:.161 :Lank.for , 2lceount D;tto Short Ana. Si 7-16 . Ittilia for May Ditto Scrip , • COfiso)s for 0 &tuber 61 SA TUR • OXFORDSUIRE. . • • • BEECH WOOD, SOME, CAPI,TAL TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, • • „ By Mr. QUM - 61'1E At the 4ed LiUn,'BridgeFO - Oi, Henley upon Thames, On MONDAY; Sebterithet - ' 2,Bth, at Twelv e j IN'__LOTS .• • A TREEFIOLD 'ESTATE, consisting of ONE kiuND:R.Ep and FIFTY ACRES - of WOOD LAND, -eoVercd :With YA LUAU L E BEECH WOOD „ 41 ,1 some CAPITAL OAK TIMBER, in the. most THRtY ING STATE, situate within about Four Miles of tike Ttumes, and Seven cif Henle,y upon Thames, in the'Colmty: of 0,. - ford, • , - 7 - 7 - Aiso,, a Compaa FREEHOLD HOUSE' :n Tr... 0 Ter,' merits, Barn-yard, and Well of excc.:llent Water, Two (.;a(- dens,-and Close of Land, containing:l'A: b It. 26 P. 'situate at GORING. TOWN's EN LX, in the Parish of Goring, the County of Oxfoid, let to Mr. kichara Godthrd, at will, at a- low 0/,d Rein of 41. los.' but Of:iitarly double the an- Offal Value, Land Tax ro rod.. ' The tenant will sheW the Premises. Partkulars may be,now,had of the Printers of the Oxfoni arid R s eading Papers ; at the Red LL)II,. Henley ; -IZr.inbow, ; and in Pall-Mali. 1T14147.1‘.4 Proftsional Nieri• of ucati , ..rn a r._-4 • Vl l Responsibility deviate from. the „lieral the seledion of a peculiar branch, the SilL1:1011 Orieing Coll— success is the best criterion ot.stiperitnity. -Eight .5 - ears have I devoted my prielice to the excltifi , .: ti'eatment of Three 1/isc , i'ders, ard tiL: successful. result my plan giVeS me additional to ,irposc...; as tar 'as I :ma • able, the thoseA:uoiplahltS -winch are themosi i : iinportant in the Catalogue of'l - Itinaan , • Atter initiation into every Branch, 'lts au Army Bur ton, T thrine‘C;iWiTd - Cat • earky Beriod et Practice to retic..•:e ti riduals from the i7. l norance . of uncAticated nieti, or equally dangerous ,prectpitant;y - ot gene:rarVi - acAitiotier , ;. • 'rtiree i)isorder, to the CureLcif. which I have voted attention; coni;)rise 52e,:i;ts or V F., N 1 -1 L :<uio:kitri 1 2.c17 y, i k ( Z4 . IN C> a g the sch6ol-boys, or the indulgimies Of age: that derangetneut of tne !.. , istcin in wo=.::' men: Which is caller! simpleEt , ( N ;o l'. l : o S r ' r , j o ic r ,..a s ; TE 1, y. 0 11 r 4 . )t ir: o tc .... •Nainerbus Disea.ies are the. result ot' in the trea,rlm 2. - • • • -cds 0 "Life • frAlLltly happ , .7l',S ~... po::b'oned the•tur,iis,:retion of an unguarded a suptiior me' thod Complaints are easily cured; and,' others Intve faded I trust .that I ritzy presume t 9 ( 411,,. a , raclicat, Few; however, are the cases of complicateck distress iii this - disurdcr, compared with the calamitous . situal:ons Men, who; frOm'an indulgence in a solitary . vit=e, preva!ent gaieties -of -fashionable tiro, acTLire ttiat . of Debiiity, whicir is the•unavoidahlc consequence or silo& pernicionS habits. • Where the unhappy sufferer broods over his trait,eiy, bzlt carefully acne eals his mistintune, it may be some c lation for hum. to know, that althongli it be an .obje,:t doubt or uncertainty with other Practiti,ners; the- rentovaL • ,of -these Deficiencies' by the - gradual progresS of Renoyal; tron, is the acquirement of Fay Experience. Ii the ritesr": of Bacchus or Venus have het - an to reduce Ma;tiy vigour, • inuCh auxicly will be nreVented early Counterac tion of tint languid State ; and in these Cases; Ito great difficulty will occur. Blit where this Deficicncyhas for years existed, a proper perseverance is indispensably :equisi:e. to revive the slutn bering Sparks of-Life, and to re-animate the Coiisti turion. M?tRRI D- WOMEN: who have long been disappointed in their expiathins of a Family, may be assured, that is . most instances, such defeds are curable by Medical skill. The sebresy which is. so essential to my undertaking, and the qualittcations which I hove pre,aiuned to state, total the basis "rif my pretensions, and -in Coincidence with such this intimation is given, that 11/fr. E. may be consulted'. • personally, or by Letters •(ineloshig a small Note), , at ht . house, - No. 29, Arundel street, Str;nd, near •Temple 0 - There is an atci:ional Entrance in Water-streeti, ; adjoining, and the Name is on both the doors. • M'. Li-, 'Member or the Royal College of Surgeons. To THOM,,S "TAYLOR, Esq. De t +r Sir,• No. 9, New Bridge-Street, London. I FEEL it a . Duty incumbent upo r3n•me, to iuforyou of the very great an extraordinary Cure I have. rz ceived from your invaluable Medicine, LEAK E's ATENC PILLS. •_ . - . About two years ago, I was attacker} with a VENER DISORDER, which .I treated rather.slightly for Sortie thee , : bid the.Distase at length spreading allover my bode, Iti cr. obliged to apply to the most emit.ent of', the Facnity•, their assistance afforded . - only tempor:try . relief: 1 wart through various Courses of Salivation, and from, being rathCt of a corpulent habit, was reduccd_ , to - a mere Skeleton. :nit: Ulcers that spread all over my Limbs.renderect to a cow: plete Object, ,so titat'my Friends despaired 'at tpj , recovery_ When brought to this:situation, I considered as table, bat a' relation of mine, commentiesg ope;n the Cases in Which your Pills had - succeeded, I was . i:a't!v„t•d•.to 13 , a Of them, which' h thought rather re!:s% - . by nerseyering for two or three months, and teilo,+ , . dif,;etions, 1 expericncefi the most unaccountable ; from pain,- the sores gnaluaily subsiding ;- 1 ain'ilow . , co; pertettly recovered, and walking out 'daily ; I d„uht not,'hut one ware box, which, I tltink cautious to take, ,wil) establish my .hoaith in its original stare. •It is with tdie most licart.telt gratitude, that I subscribe myself, sir, your much , ;bli,,cd hinu!)le Serv:wt, Deansgtte, tvlanchesh.d . , lmy t, itat. W. PEARSON - P. S. For the public ,tienclii, I do not object to the a bok - c being published, but leave you to act . as your own bette r judgment shall dictate. Prepared and Sold by_ the sole Proprietor, Trios. TA Y Lox., Member ot the Royal Coflegc.ht Surgeto , London, at his I-louse, No, 9, New Bricigs:-street ; Where, after a cOnste,nt residenc,e of .more than Thirtv-s l l. Years, in. a' . praelice ptaticularly direCteci to the Cure Venereal C.lmplaints; and those incidental to the. t'art,s of Generation ,in both Sexes, with' that, inviolable_ secrcd which' Men of his Profession should al:' ays ohs rye, flatters 'Myself, the advice and assistance he gratuitous— ,ly administers to Persons taking 014. Aledicine, esteemed by a discealing Public, as to advantage seldoir to be obtained,. and 'void of ambiguity. Also sold, py 'hitt Appointment, for the convenience, o`" those liv'ng fitastanee, at the Verftinier's, No. 35, t• I k A l 11.111%>- st e ; Pall 'Mall • the Toyshop,' 163, O S. xtbc`' street ; Mr. DishorOugiV.s, No. 7, lash-street-till; Steel's Boolcsellitr,' N . 1, L'ilioh.4ow, Little ToWer-hill ;--'• Mr.' Viatson's"South-bridge, ; Mr. Cid! well's , I)unlin ; Mr.-Billinge's, Liverpool ; Mr. Atkinson's; Man chester and by one Person' in' every considerable, 1.-own ja great Britain aid Ireland, in Boxes of dilly as. 9d: ea cj l-• - sealed up with foli and plain directions, whereby person ori either sex may cure themselves with ease, speed, secrecy , ars" . _ safety. . • .. N. B. Every Box sold in Great Britain is sealed up wi ll ,' a stamp, on which, by layour of the Couinlissoners, l'!'"‘,. - ed, at the Stamp:awe,' " 17—Tay tor, No'. 9, New Priciv,c. street," to imitate ,ivhich is Felony, and all others are co ol terleit. , . ' . row Rt.': T' ter; Oil tI A °L() . terr,bz dated, NT' ti on . of Ge perm now pat Corn! ----- ONE ~~ Note, wy Hoz.. N o l'Ur 1 tali late; log ii Cc's ja Of ill of L .1 /11 , 1 .r., B AR nrf 2, a 1c) 11 1 1 (2 ,efis I j ZstiYt trAr . POL ft E-0 if" PIC E, 1.1 ATTO -G AR I) .Z _ Op Saturday tle.ancr Lciten, praesser of Chiro .. mangy, ,and T. Lovett, her son, 'were charged with violently assaulting a poor woman; and - robbing her. It apptared that the prosecutrix, on ,Monday. • week4a4 - , was going home to her husband's lodg ings at Islington, about ten at night ; it was dark, and she was met in . Dovall-lane, by the tWo sonets, a woman and a boy. The aid woman of tell her- fortune, but she declined i saying she wished- td get. home ; the' man said, • 4-n. her, let us see what we-can make of her ;• upon which . they . threw her down, .script her cloaths off her back,. and. took, half-a-crown and a shilling, ail the Money shejiad, which was wrapped up in a piece of stockino they also took away a 'snuff-box, and went off; leaving her as stark:-naked'as Lye. She was discovered in this situation by the Patrole, who kindly Covered her With - his coat, and took her to a public-house, where she received assistance.. A few days after, the old woman came tó the very public-honSe, and - and sid e .she hadfound a snuff box ;, upon her producing it, it`waS recognized from the descriptin, as the lmix of the PrOe - cuttix, - and upon arprehending the Prisoners on suspicion, it turned out that both she .and her son had been ob serVed ,to have SlePt in a barn near the place Where the robbery was committed. . . The old woman, all - the time during her exanur ation, did nothinghut laugh and grin, protesting she was innocent. The Allagistra to said, .he did not believe her, for that lying was the first' prih ,ciple of her. trade. The other Prisoner said, he was a shoemaker, and had worked three weeks with his present master s . whO . would - give him' a good character. His - master, one.Of 'the: Faithful, came forward, and affirmed, that verily he did 'not be lieve his servant had committed this for, that he had been at his work till nine o'clock the night of the robbery, and' then went away to the alehouse. The' Police Officer said there was evidence to prove the ,two prisoners were near the , place where the rObbeiy was committed, about the time the, Pro secutrix had stated; • The Magistrate said, he had no doubt both prisoners were concerned in it ; but in order to have as complete evidence as possible, he would commit ,the Prisoners for a further' exatnina. lion to-marrow. • SPo RT ING TN L LIG . E NC E.. YORK AUGUST MEETING. • VianNLSDAY; A.L" c.' 2.6 Fifty Pounds, given by. the City of York, added to a Sub scription Purse, for s''yrolcls, carrying Sst., 71b.-each.• . One four-Mile heat. . • . Sir H. T. Vane's‘CockfiO 4 't . .r - - , . . I Mr.- - P-eirsee Constantia, by Walnut • _ . _ 2 .. 1) . of Hamilton's b: h. by Walnut - - 3 Lord Fitzwilliarn's Fanny, by Sir Peter - , - dr . Lord Darlington's Agonistes, 4 yrs old - - • . dr. - • — 5 to son Cockfighter: won.perfelly easy. Smile day, Sweepstakes of 2ri,gS. each, for a yr old cots, Sst. 21b. and fillies Sst. * Prods Middlethorpe Corror to . the • Ending Post. Lord Darlington's li.• colt, by Star. - - - i D. of Hamilton's h. colt, by Walnut , - - I Lord Strathmore's b.' colt, by Pipator -, . - 3 Lord Fitz i.villiarn's b. colt, by. Beningbrough -- ~ 4 Mr..T.•llutchinson's b. f. b y , ConstirutiOn -5 Duke of Hamilton's c. by 'Walnut '' ' - - pd. 7to 4 the fiel; to i againSt the DuU; . 5 to z against Strathmore; and so to t against .Hutcninson. The following Questions are proposed for dis- Cussion by the Royal Society of Copenhagen " P. Is oxygen, or any gas containing it, abso lutely necessary, to the growth and expansion of the chick in the egg of, the common domestic hen-, or of any other fowl is it-possible for that growth and expansion to take place in any gas unfit for re spiration ?• And what is that gas ? " 2. What influence has Electricity, positive or negative, on the state of the air ; and on the ca-pa city of the atmosphere to take up water in.the state of gas or varour ? " For the best answer to each of these questions will be given a prize of a Gold Medal, worth one hundred Danish crowns.- The memoirs must be sent in before the end of September ißoz. _ " D. BULGE." We find a circumstance of a very singular kind .; mentioned in the last French Tapers. M. DES() IC, a, man of letters, had long been - desperately ena moured of a rady, distinguished by her great, per sonal accomplishments, as well as her amiable dispo sition. Sheyeturnedhislame with equal passion, and the joyful cbuple' were just on the eve of being united. in the nuptial tie. At the moment when the con. \summation of his felicity seemed to be at hand, _the, philosopher was suddenly. seized with uneasiness . and anxiety; his peace .of mind 'forsook hirui-and 'he was . agitated beyond description, - by the: hor rid Wen; that the marriage 'would prove :only ,a ,s:Arc, of misery to the object 'of his affeaion. ;In this dreadful 'state - what must he do, what measures must he adopt to regain his forfeited. serenity ? To disclose- his ,situation to his lover, was impossible, with . the least regard to delicacy ; he - resolved therefore that he alone should suffer, the conseqeences of his anxiety. He hurried to the. Banks of 'the' Seine, and; ,after writing a letter, explaining the foregoing circumstances, he plunged into tare river and disappeared. In the present age, such a roman tic deed seems 'rather the result of insanity than the suggestion of honour, refined to a Oegree beyond the usual condition of humanity. On' Wednesday the 26th inst.. was committed to York Castle, by virtue of a warrant from Mr. Ed., ward Brook, one of His Majesty's Coroners for that Counfy, William Riley,' of Doncaster, charged by the Coroner's Inquest: with wilfully . and furiously driving a single-horse chaise, .at full speed, down the streets in Wakefield, by which means Abrahath ,Lockwooll, a fine boy of the age of eleven Years, was drove over, and instantly killed. SHIP NEW S. I • CRAVESEND, AUG. 2.3. Passed by—the Cornelia, —.—, from Greetzell ; Sand wicn, Johnson, from Archpgel,.and Drie Gebroders, Cooper, from Dieppe. Sailed—the Good Hope, • ' for Ernbden ; Tuffravv. Johannes, for Amsterdam ; Three Brothers, leen, for Guerniey ; boon, • --' for Rotterdam.; Ann and.Dorethea, , for Noi way ; and Margaretta, ---, for St. Val lery. . _ . , ~ . I Latolv, Robert Gamlen ; El. to the , widow of the late 1t1,4,q R rEn. Admiral Vancleput,, boi4i ,f 1:..3:),.;r: , S ufiblk . A. i . t: clas since, tb,.. 1:e, it;;l6'l,luy(i, of flincloiveso; l ° , ''' Reece, of Eitri:ey, Norteil:. - " ' to M 1" D. On the 23d inst. at Ser hinte, Great Baddow, Esser, Mrs. Miol, ‘vidow or 4.enis .liol, Esti. ibruterly of Austin Friars' Merchant. • - • • On Sunday morning the Southamptori, Mrs. Rcboul, vSift or Dr. RehOul,'of.that Town. On the'z6th inst. in the 45th ye.ar.ot his are, Waiter rr venden, Esq. late of 14..tirrniligfinai' Grey, and tOrineily Field Otficr in His ,Majesty's service. • r • ^ 1 1 STOCKS,