The Sun.
London, England, 1810-08-02 00:00:00

THE RtTORT MILITARY.

.ooocl:Matthew Montague," cries Ned,
" To•day how do you do?"
" My name you've missitli" the Colonel said',
'Tis Montague Mattliew.''

" All'spne," quoth Ned; —the Colonel put
An end to the discourse,
And cried, "behold this horse cliesnut,
" 'Tis not a chesnut horse."

At the time of the French-landing at i(11als, the
Yeomanry in Athlone were occasionally employed
in night duty one of them was posted in the town;
with orders not to permit any person to pass, unless
he ,had the countersign (Kdbeggan) 'man hav-
ing business that way, was stopped by the centinel,
with, Who goes there ?—A friend !—What friend ?
—At rah ! don't you know Tan !—You can't pass
without the countersign: The man 'urged his ne-
cessity, when the other replied, « I know my duty,
Tim, 'and d—n me if you shall pass here until you
say Kilbeggan."
The following is a copy of a French Decree of the
sth of July last

" Thirty American vessels mayimport into France
cottons, oils; fish, dying wood, salted fish, 'leather
and furs. The same vessels way export wines, bran-
dies, silks, linens, jewellery, foinitureS, and other
rnatinfaaured goods.

ic These vessels shall be obliged to sail from
Charleston and New York, and must be furnished
with an American newspaper of the day of their de-
parture, as also a Certificate d'origin Of the Colonial
produce, signed by the French Consul, accOmpanied,
by a passage or sentence in cyphers. • '
" The Merchants who give orders for these Arne-.
ricans .to come, • most prove that they are in part-
nership with manufaClurerS` of Paris, Rouen, or
other cities, &c."

A young Lady of most exemplary mildness, and
no inconsiderable charms, a short time since aditer..
tised for lodgings in a respectable private 'family and
tetired 'situation, and was in conseiraence referred
to-- a house in Goswell-street. The Lady: being
quite satisfied that 'the family saw _little or no con
pany„ and.professing her,own wish for seclusion and
quietness, said she never saw Any visitors • but her
noc4 and guardian, who might -some times call
an evening •to take tea and, play a game at chess
with her ;—she. was;reoeiVed as an inmate., Two
evenings after her uncle and guardian called to see
her.; b!ft a little mul-apropos,--he was. recognised
by ,he,gentletnan of the house as a grave and• wor-
shipful City* Magistrate, on the-wrong side of sixty-
three, whose gallantries were too well known to
elude suspicion, even under the sanaion of his grey
Bait . The Lady and her guardian uncle were thete7
fore told they might ,instantly seek some other place
for their amusement at chess; and !hes- retired,
mtich'shocked at the rudeness and indeZkocy of their
host. •

On Monday last as Mr. Gold, of.Pall-Mall; was
walking with some friends near the Serpentine:. Ri
ver, in Hyde Park, they observed a well-dressed
female, apparently very much dejected, Walking
cloic to the. water edge ; her appearance 'excited
their attention, and she was,Qlosely watched by Mr.
Gold, who suspected that she intended to destroy
herself. Finding she was observed; she went away,
but soon alter returned, and endeavoured. to avoid
being seen. This induced Mr. G. lb watch her
more closely, at which she appeared greatly die-
concerted, and again went from the river, tow rds
Kensington. Mr. G. then lost sight of her forsome
time, and was amusing himself witnessing a gen-
tleman angling, when .he again discovered her in
Kensington Gardens, looking over the wall into the
Serpentine River, and, apparently in conversation
with a well-dressed man. They however separated;
he' went one way and she anoth'er. A short time
'alter she was observed kneeling, as if praying, under
A tree by the sheet of water in Kensington Gardens,
which empties itself into the Serpentine, and in a
moment plunged in: Mr. G, immediately got over the
wall, and jumped in alter her, and was fortunate
enough to bring her to the shore, when she was so
much exhausted as m'be unable to assist herself in
the least. After some - time, and with great care,
she was recovered, and the first expression she used
was, " Why have you. saved Me, had you been a
moment latter I should have been happy ?" One of
'Mr. G.'s friends by this time came over the \Vail, and
immediately went and procured tssistance from the
the Humane Society's house, and she was then con-
veyed:to St. George's Hospital, where she now lies.
She describes herself as a married woman, an] the
mother'of three children, Who,. with her husband,
are living ; that she had a situation as,nurse in a
Gentleman's family, whose house she left that morn-
ing at five o'clock, for the purpose of destroying
herself. Site has hitherto refused to state who her.
husband is, or with what fait:lll-y she lived ; this
notice may therefore 4ad to a discoverv,.and afford
'some chit to. the cause Qt. this rash attempt, which
also she hesitates to disclose.

There was -something remarkably singitlar in the
t.
conduct of the man with whom sae t‘;as in conversa-
tion in the Gardens, who, though ‘.‘ itl.itt hearing, and
(as'Mr. G. believes) must have:seen: herplunge into
the water, yet refused to come when lie .was
peatedly called upen.for assisLanceo , .
Yesterday morning died, at his hoOrie in'afiarnes's
Palace, WILLIAM WYBROW, Esq. a4ed 67 years,
first Master Cook to the King, afier near 53 yeari
houoprA)le and faithful , citify 'to his Royal Master.
He was apprenticed to his Majesty When he was
Prince GEORGE, as• was the (1bl:oil] is alOSe days;
and on his:Vajesty succeeding to the throne, he ap-
pointed, him one, of his•cooks, and, from his goad
and meritorious condoet,'rose to be first'conk.'
, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.--By letters 'froth Canton,
dated,in the early part of .January,we hear that
ligence had been received at that Tadery df the ar-
rival at Manilla, on the 4th of November 180, of
the French corvette La. Moudie. That vessel, bad
been equipped by. the Governor of the Maurhins to
carry'Commissioners, who were to offer to the in-
habitants' of those Islands the blessings of- Buona-
parte's Goiernment: These Gentlemen were,
however, disappointed. in t heir 'expedations ; they
were seized. and thrown into prison ; the vessel
was confiscated, and fitted out again by tl e met-
chants of Manilla, to carry to Acapulco, in lies ico,
the 'documents founkon thoa Mfssionariev

SPORTING IiVTELr,IGENCE.

ORMKIRK

,• WEDNESDAY, JULY 25.
A Purse, value Fitty Guinea: tur Ho -b :A all ages. Two.
mile 'Heats.,
Mr. Gatcoigne's b. g.. by "I m,,tby, 4) rs o:ct
Mr. Richardson's br. c. by Saur,L, - 1 <
Mr. Fletcher's b, f.' by I)tarriono. j yrs -Ad 6 = 2
Mr. Stattbrd's bl, t. yra old - 4 i 4
Mr. HOtilall'S C. Serjeanr, 4 yrs. old . 4
-A Sweepstakes of Ten Guineas 'cach, p. p. with T •
Guineas- addezt by the Town or Orniskirk. One. r 0-
. mile Heat.
Mr. Sednibrick's -b. fby Sir Peter - , - - t
c. by Young Star , - 2
A Marcy tor One Hundred ,Guine_t.,, p. p.—One Two-mile.
Heat.

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Mr. R. RO4linson's.b.'g. Pepper, 65rs old, Sst.—walked

over,