The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-01 00:00:00

EYGLISII L ITE R R

, NUMBER and Cost of all the New Publications,
published in.. London during the' year i Soo. The
cost of the Books estimated in boards.

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,C . .r. d.
In Agriculture, IS Books, &c. amounting to - 6
,6 6
Antiquities, 15- ' - - - - .27 3 0
Arts, Useful and Fine. 2x - - - - 9 7 0
Biography, 13 - - - -4, 7, ,0
C hemi stry, .dit to . • - - i - ..- 3i6 o
Dielionaries, Gramrnars, and Books'ef.Orication, 3's, 7 14 o
Dramatk, 42 - • - -- -- - 6 12 o
Ethics and Metaphysics, 6 - •- 219 , o
History; 24 ' - - - - - 20 17 o
Law, .2,4.
-
Trials at Law, 7 - - ro 14 0
Mathematics, 5 . .-- . - - - 212 ,o
Medicine, ' Surgery, &c. 6o . - 15 17 o
Miscellaneons, 34 - ' - - IS 3 o

Natural Histpiy; 9
NoVels,•4o' - - - • about 20 0 0
Philosophy, 9 , - - - - 3 8 o
Philology, 12 - - - - 212 o
Poetry (including Translations) 68 - - 22 6 o
Politics and Political Economy, 119 - - to 9 o
The,oloBY, 43 - - - .
Sermons, 53 5 16 4 o
Voyages and Travels, zo ' - - - 16 to o

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Total ournber, 693. A, .230 $ o

FEMALE R-A1LT1...4-When we make:the fol_
lowing extra& from the French Papers, we do it in
the sincere hope that the failings of our fair Coun-
trywomen, :which the observations of .the English
Prints have enabled. the Parisian Journalists to re-
present in so unfavourable a light, will become so
odious in their own eyes, that every day will pro-
duce an amendment,. •

The Ladies of England," says the French
Writer, -" devote all the time they can spare from
the cares of their children and household concerni,
to reading. When they go out, either on foot, in
carriages, or on:horseback, they pay z'few
enter a number of shops, buy nothing, and shew
themselves every. where. They then return to dress.
for dinner ;` after which, if there is an Opera or
fashionable Promenade, they drone 'away the: even-
ing in listless idleness. Sometimes. they have what
they call an Assembly, which consists of a woman
doing the honours of a -long table covered with tea,_
cakes, and bread and butter. This' is followed by
a game at whist or cribbage, and: is now and then
succeeded by music, which-is invariably bad, .con-
sisting merely of a. violin out of tune, accompany_
ing some yoting girl,- who squalls aniorous airs for
the entertainment of the company.: Reserve, cold,
ness, and stiffceremony, reign even in their -most
intimate societies. The assemblies of the first con,.
sideration in London: arc _very properly called Routs:
they begin about,nineor.ten o'clock in the evening,
and those who arrive latest 'are esteemed the most
fashionable. -The nthriber invited is. generally three
times more than 'the rooms will conveniently con..
rain, of course the entertainment principally con-
sists in rishing and: crowding. The English Ladies
at these routs called a circle of their acquaintance
round them, and then they enjoy free conversation;
but-they esteem it an affront of the deepest lye to
be'acCoS-ted by a stranger. Refreshments-are lavish_
ed most unsparingly,; btle the greatest attraftion is
deat4tempting Faro, the 43;ink of whiCh is frequently
kept I:3r professional gal**iters and it is no uncom-
mon thing tp see --the fairest- woman.. playing Nvit'A
masculine eagerness till Eve 'and-six in the morning.
Sometimes, but very rarely, their amusements con-
sists in dancing; mut when a ball is given their pos-
sess every requisite hut those which alone render
danciv attraCtive—weineangracefulneSs and spirit,
in which they are lamentably deficient.'"•

Thursday morning a..pitched battle was fought
in 'a field at the back of the 'London Infirmary,
Whitechapeybetween Enerva, a Sawyer, and john.
ston, a journeyman 'Wheelwright, foi five Guineas
a-side. Thecontest was-put an end to by the arri-
val tf a/Pressgang and several constables, •whO soon
dispersed- the- mob, secured both the combatants
with their seepnas, and fifteen stout young men,
whom they conveyed on board the tender.

Thursday mnrning,a.man of decent appearance
hired a wherry at Blackiar's-Bridge, -and in the
middle of the ri n
ver he appeared a little uneasy in
his mind, freqpently striking his forehead with his
hands ; be then pulled out a string from his pocket,
with which he tied both his hands, and iilmf,..diately
threw himself overboard, and sunk direftly ; he
had on a green coat, with white buttons, white
waistcoat, grey pantaloons, and boots.

Thumiay night, about eight o'clock, was found
,floating in, the Thames, at:Parsons' Stairs, the body
.of a young woman, and brought- to Aldgate Work-
bouse,..lNlightitigale-lane;,,She was decentlydressed
in a cottou gown, brown_ground; with white run-
ning sprig and.: leaf, modern .pattern; a cambric
printed sprig:.nerted shawl; had only one pocket
one in which there. was nothing but one glove and
tie, and a:white pocket handkerchief: She -appears
to have been drowncd upwards of a week, and to be
.about 20 or 25 years. of age.

The Washington, Anis; from Batavia to Copen-
hagen, is put into the Isles of ,France. leaky, and
must unload to repair.

The. Pitt - Mitchell,' 'from:Virginia: to clyile, is
standed on ;lie North Coast of Ileland. Part of the
Cargo saved,