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London, England, 1802-12-31 00:00:00

toll TAE CLOSE 07 11 TZAR tbs.

Oa the tweet bdom of reolitag Pence
We raw thelaft caballed Year expire,
NV/feriae beheld the boftils Flury cafe,
And War with demon roar from earth retire
ns the turn 'd her clang eye around,
liath'd in fresh tears the drooping Widisir flood,
The Orphan's cry was faintly heard to found,
And yet her recent way was markl with bloOd.
24,„, thus this year departs-.no painful kit
impels in agony her lateft breath;
A tranquil loilre lights her fibbing eye,
Ha life was riedul, Mid Ote Wks In death.
ner Dattener battens, and be path appears
With MN twists, with gitber'&herds
Her Mad the Olive-bean& triumphant ran,
And filmy circles round her infant head.
Wide be thafe beans dilfued that light her
And in he petals add.xl blefranp
TM Britilb hearts with grateful rapture glow,
And pour t NOW' bade to thcilties.
OM&

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Lord Viicourit Lowresa has given dire ions to
jai, agent to pay ten guineaS annually, to the Blue
Coat Schools, Schools of Indultry, and Sand,"
*halls, (for the edification of poor children) in
ltendal.
The rust of Eve pounds, the annual Aeration of
MIL AIRLST, of Athby-St.-Ledgers, in North-
itamroniire, was diftribnted aurae the poor
of Brigham, near Coeltirelonth, as Chtiamas-
day ; to their rest relief at this iaelement feafon.
'On Civilians Day the Margrave and Margra-
?sine of Alls*Avtit Annual Does doe of Bread and
Peer, Ste. was given tO the poet Seined Benham,
when 56 fansiliei wit relieved, and the Margra-
vine added fevers' doses of worßed Bookings to
the gift, for the children who wasted them.

The lad &raj. News Loner coatitins an adwer-1
Ontent altering a grist, reward for difcovering
the peeve who wrote or (Mated a threateninglet-1
talc adirefed to the Earl of Manatees, figned
bee e lifolip Cahn.
W‘ umietikaad that Mr.. Tartan has certainly
parted with his Were* in the King's Theatre, and
that Mr. Goilib h the purchafe(. It could not
bars fallen into the hands of a Gentleman better
"quafified by talents and manners to make it (plan-
did and profperous than in thole of Mr. Goos,D.—
Mr. TATLO% means to refide abroad.

Titassass.4—Tbe Comedy of the treader, and
the Pantomime of Loosened Afogir, at Drury-lane;
nod the Tragedy of Cate, with the Pantomime of
Forkfuls': Haley, at &rent Garden, attratted
LR night crowded audiences. At both Theatres
the woodsy entertainment of the feafon has been
confide:ably iroved by repetition, and the
changes and trap bons are in genera!eietted with-
out interruptioo.

Tlw aallw in the aew ham:ohne, at Covent-
garden Theatre, la& night tack fsa in its courfe,
and kettles jhasory over the pit, from whence it
could cot be re seed by all the efforts of the ma-
elthilie, and then k :maimed tili U.s Pantomime
isadadadb lad da mance retired.
Cssiottty is yery samally excited by die ap-
=of Yds Der sod Airier! Rise, at the
It is the Sri tithe thefe Gentlemen were
sitar Peen is hams Soya

Aidlot, who bad beta uanzercirally ;moored
Vas, by a Gagelier, 1b London, fent him a pre-
Ism from Doyen tbs thy befisre Chtlftmas-daT,
of a hamper packed, fall of rabbit)), and with a
:felt t.tighics lags (luck out at it: *for which the
Weller chesefitily paid !even billiogs carriage,
and as it was well fecund, be !bud the click out
too ;att.

A fro
Chi Lane,
as a gentleman was got
along Chartli ,Whiteehapel*aa was
neat the burying ground by three innans, who e
sobbed him of Us. in calk. Wades his watch.
On n*l'4l afternoon, as Mr. Stevens, of
Chalice, waiving from Vauxhall to Batterfea, as
be paged throne' the gardeaers gniunds by the
river fide, he perceired a young woman fitting
among the ruffles in great apparent diftrefs. Fear-
ing (he meditated on fadeftruetion, be went up
to her, and demanded why the (at in that forlorn
Age ? She told him that the bad lived (avant
with a Mr. White, a corn chandler in the City,
and had allied to go out on Monday, which was
atoned to by her mailer. She had formed an
aciplaimance with a young man, a journeyman
watchmaker, in the neighbourhood, who had pro.
roiled to take her, if the got a holiday, to fee his
friends, who he told her refided at Wandfworth.
On their arrival at that place he pretended his re.
Mimi had gone out holiday-making like them.
(elves, and that they must take a comfortable
dinner at one of the public hooks. They did fo,
and remained there till after dark, when he told
her it wonid be dangerous for them to fet out for
London at that time, and endeavoured to perfoade
her to remain all night, seining her that their
marriage ithould be folemnised in a few days.—
She liftened to the perfon and contented. The nut
morning, when it was too late, the perceived her
own folly, the perfidy of her fedikir, and the mi.
fay the had bratight upon herfelf; saber promif.
ed and deftined hutband was no where to be farad.
He had made an cacti& to leave the room, and
had taken that opportunity of running away from
her. The bill amounting to nine billings The was
herfeif obliged to difcbarge, and fearing to return
to her mailer and :nib& again, the bad wander-
ed to that (pot. She added, that her name war
Colby, that her parents lived at Neweaftle, from
whom the had bun only fifteen months, and that
be bad not a friend in London he meld go to,
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or knew a puffin that would take pity on her
wretched condition. Mr. Stevens very humanely
told her be would befriend her, .that he had ebil•
drat of his own, and that if the would go
home with him, be would not only write to ber
'Rafter, but would endeavour to bad oat the man
who bad fo barely betrayed her i adding, that if
Mr. White &odd refub to receive her again into
kis fervioe, be wotdd take her into his NM

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Sailed the True Briton Eat Tadiamaa for the
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Arrived the Dove, —l—, from Nowfooodlona.

DOVER. DECEMBER s 9.

Athred the Hope, of DoVer. Captain HoiLa,
with flares from Deptford; the Argo, Captain
Sinst.t.a, of and from Dunkirk, to Lonifiana, with
Korea; the AUCKLAND packet, of Doter, Captain
HAMMOND' with a Melrenger.—Wind blowing
hard at S. W.

Pared by the (hip Admiral CAsoys, ADAMS, in
the African trade ; (be loft molt of her officers and
men at the Havannah, of the yellowlever ; the
number who' have died of difeafe, in the vefTels
Sued out laa year for this trade, is unufually large.

We are forry to flaw, that the Louifa, Wm,
in getting under weigh from Holy Loch, on 4-
mo:fay-morning, for Liverpool, got on ihore.—g•
We have not yet learned whether the has got off.
bat there is reafon to think the will receive no in-
jury, as the ground is fmootk.
The Princefs of Wales, Campbell, for Jamaica,
which failed on Saturday, has been forced by con-
trary winds to pat back, and went into the Holy
Loch yeauday.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Dw., Demme 30.--Arrived and fella foe die River
the Anthroaa, Harvey, from Cadiz ; Integrity, Oarassr, from;
Orreada, and the Fame, Harvey, from Tans.—Wind & S. W.
01161'163ND Decamps* 30.—Paired by the %nosh,
Wilfom. from Lifbon; Frederick, —, from Hismbergh ;
Mittens, amber, frees Bofton ; Severn, Watfon, mid Wil-
liam, Lomu, from ibmalca• ' Union, —, from Cork; For-
ums. Silva, from ',Shoe • Snake, Alas, from Weterfbrd ;
Marhall; Mica, Farmer; and Horatio, —,
from Beerdeanz.m.Salled the Lady Jane Halliday. Rafe, for
Montferrat ; Earl St. 'Vincent's, Hutton ; Margarett, —;
Royal Edmond, Multhead, and the Hope, Barker, for Ja-
maica.

In the Downs, Severn, Wade°, from &dodoes; Br Bade,
Reeve, from Quebec ; Gypfey, Bennett, from Honduras ; and
the Georglana, Warren, from the South Seas..—At Cowes,
Redrefs, from Baltimore • and the Hanfeatica, —,
from Madras,—OffDosgensfa, Maas, Warren, and the
Phoebe Ana. from Pbj.l," A —At Poole, Chriftopher,
Walker, amlilmo:ial from NewfoundiandrsAt Ply-
mouth, Rim Nagoundland, and Providence,
Garcolue, from .—At Weymouth, Becky, Bart-
Lt, from Amerlead—.At Liverpool, Deane, Lang, from
Trl-
aidad; General Hunter. —1.., from Qttebee ; Tricone,
from Philadelphia; Rinser, Webb; Shannon, Robinan, and
Ocean, Smith, from New York.—At Bristol, Craig,
from Lllbon.—At Cork, Rofe, —, and Henderfon, Bentley,
from Philadelphia—At Lilbon, Bch, Cunningham, from Li-
verpool ; John, Smales, Enterprise, —, and Senna, Brady,
from London.—At Oporto, Ceres, White, from London, and
Iladow, Whiter:ell, from Clyde.—At Leghorn, Hermes, Neale
from Dobbs, mai Oreen, front Newfoundland. A;
Nook% Palcomoilsomek, from Poole.

The industry, Dna, which failed from Whitebait!' on
Tharfday the astit bftant, deeply laden with coals, arrived
fah at Dublin in Aileen hours.
The brig Lydia, Bowie, which fatted from New Tait for
Newry, on 28th O. was driven on Chore on Long Beach near
=rl, on ad Nov. and totally loft : part of the cargo,
of Naval Stores and Pot ally fend One only*
the ewer drowned.
The [choosier ChrUtiana, Allen, from Jamaica for New-
Yak, is pot into Philadelphia in diltrefs, after being 40 days
at lea.
The Waco, Donaldten, from DenUrara to Philadelphia,
tit;Norfolk in dares. on 29th 0 Et. in coofeguence of
reeeived in a gale of whid—the bad lye feet water in
her hold, and thefs
a innanly ail damaged.
The Nagai,---, Onega for Bret, is as tore near
Alisega, av,d it is will be MI.
Sun-
derland, Sukcf• --., and Haglike. Bowman, both of Sun-
were,to the gale at Tharfday fe'ranight,driven abere
near Hartlepool. but Iris hoped they will both be got otE
Thp Three Brothers, of Blyth, was driven amore in the
Caine place.
The Good beat. Goodman, from %char, bound to Hull,
has put into Datenoods, with damage.
On Saturday waft early, a loans man, named Chidden, I
took a boat by hhofelf arHamble, to go to Southampton, where
his brother, a butcher, kept the market; but a noon the boat
was difavered in the nildft of Southamptest river,
every thing on bawd which the young man bad takenbilild
him, sonfeeready be soul have fallen overboard. His body
is not yet &hovered.
Its the evening of left Saturday, as Mr. Lreingfton, gunner
of the Prince Predate's, of 64 eons, late convalefeent hip in
Hansom, and now lying in ordinary there, was going on
from the Head, Merrice Town Dock, in the Chip's boat, to
hap on board, according to orders, be unfortunately fell over-
head and was drowned s the boat, it is lippofed, gibbed
ethwan a Ihlp's hawfei; the reft of the boat's crew were Caved.
In the gale of Thurfday fennight a Sloop, cal-laden, ran
ansere a little to the north of Bamborough Cagle, and went to
pines. Four of her crew perilhed, but the AM was Laved
from the wreck, when almoft exhauttal.
Toefday neon, as the Welcome, of Yarmouth, Mark Wat
' fat salter, bound to floahwold, was going through Lowe-
Mk Nei., the overfet and funk. The mafter and two ma
were drowned, one man faved.--Arrived in Tinnosth Roads,
en Wednsfday morning, a gun-brig, and remains, with the
Lynx nap.
His Majelly's flip la Masan, Capt. juntas
Basixon, is fitting out at Deptford with all pof-
tible expedition for Channel fervice ; and under
the command of that aaive Officer, we have no
doubt but the will prove a great fcourge to the
mtuserous fmugglers which infeft our coaft.
Notice has kilt been given that the (hips mail
unload in the Weft India Docks after the prefent
waskw The damages lately Whined in thofe
works are now completely repaired.
A letter received by the overland difpatch from
Bombay lays, "M. Pisan% the Marine Officer at
the Ilk of France, who is accufed of having made
unlawful captures, has infifted on the macterbeing
referred home. The affidavits of the crews of the
Highland Chief, Porcher, Tay, and two Mufcat
Ihips,vesnove all doubts upon the fubjea. PIWAVD
difputes the purer of MA0111.1.014 the Captain-
General of the Ides, to decide finally between the
parties. Ws are aured much altercation has al-,
taken place; and it• is firmly believed that 1
thrcedAneb Go,e,nwr means to take upon kitafelf
• the repoability of deciding."

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lOU Ilimeroas NOW
I inicifioil itz
Whitt, per toJ, from 41. nos. to isi.
barley, per (t earter, from il. p. to 11. Ts.
Oats, per 41.b1arter, from ti. 4s. to al. di.
Beans, per Qsaiter, from si. 143. to 21.
Peale, per littaitbr, from al. as. to al. 6s.
simm-LANa, D1C111313
The wait of arrivals has thinned our Market of
its late fupplia, and- to-day we did not obferire
much bufinefs dojng ; and no alteration in prices
has taken plsice—we, therefore, quote she terms
Of Monday, and refer thereto for general further
.information.

Englith Wheat, per qr. 485.522, 545.
Superfine 595.
Fine Dantzic Wheat, 505. 565.
Rye, 345. 38s.
Barley, 245.;65. (Very Fine) 275. 6d.
Malt, 4.45. 48s.
Oats, 15S. 223. 255.
}orfe Beans, New, 325. 359.
Tick Beano, New, 28s. 3ts. Old, 311. 34k.
Hog Peafe, 38s. 4os.
Boilers) New 343. 425. -
Carraway Seed, 363. to 415. per cwt.
Coriander, 28s. to 3os. per.cwt.
Canary, 905,t0 965. per qr.
Rape Seed, 41. to 361. per he.
Flour, 455. sos. per Clek.

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ThefolloWing are Tome furthcf particulars of the
murder, near Dulwich :—A poor man, named
Mathews, was, do Titerday difcat:tal mur-
dered, near the mouth of the Cave, or Hermitage,
which he inhabited on the borders. of Sydenham
common, and Dulwich Wood. 'About so years
ago he loft his wife, and was kik *kb one daugh-
ter, and, having placed her inwfituation in Lon.
don, he went to live in the neigbbonthoed of Cam-
berwell, where he worked as * Gardener. Soon
after his going to Camberwell, he obtained leave
of the Managers of Dulwich College, to form him-
felf a dwelling on the land belongieg to the Col-
lege, which was partly an excavation of the earth,
and partly covered in with fern, underwood, Sec,
Here for a feries of years he lived unmolefUng and
unmolefted, following his daily avocations in per-
forming under gardener's work in the gardens of
tome of the neighbouring Gentlemen; by whom,
for his inoffenfive and gentle demeanor, he was
much liked. His return to his cave to fleep was
conflant, where on the Sunday he ufed to fell beer
to fuch perfons (of whom in the rummer there were
many) as from curiofity might be drawn to vifit •
his lonely cell. About five or fix years ago, how-
ever, Tome villains, infligated by the fame motive
that probably led to his death, (an idea of his be-
ing poffeffed of money), broke into his cave, beat
him in.,' dreadful manner, and, according to his
Own account at that time, robbed him of twelve
(billings.
From this period, for more than a year and a
half, he totally deferted his abode, and continued
fleeping in the hay lofts and (tables of the people for
whom he worked. Drawn, however, by tome ir-
refiftible propenfity to his former mode of living,
he altered the conttruftion of,his cave, digging it
from the mouth like that of an oven, into which
he juft left himfelf room-to crawl ; and when he
laid down, 'contrived to fix a board sigaina the en-
trance, which he propped up with his feet. All
this precaution did not, however, operate to rave
him from future attack ; for on Tuefday morning
laft he was found at the mouth of his cave, dead,
with his jaw-bone broken in two places. He was
covered with fern by Come boys, who had for two
or three years paid the old man a vifit in the Livia-
mas holidays. Under his arm was an oeken branch,
about fix or feven feet long, which it is ruppored.
the villain had put into the cave for the purpofe
of hooking the poor old man out, as the hooked
part, which completely matched with the hick, was
found broken off ; and from the nature of the
wound in his cheek, through which there is a large
hole, it appears that it moil have been hitched into'
his month, and by the violence which was ufed in
drawing. him out of his cave (the body when found
being with the head towards the entrance) broke
the jaw ; from which, as is the opinion of a pro-
reffional Gentleman on the spot, the extravafated
blood in his throat caufed fuirocation.
The branch of the tree with which it has every
appearance the deed was perpetrated, was cut im-
mediately in the neighbourhood of the fpot, as the
twigs which were cut off it, -were found cantered
about the ground, and are preferved and were
&coin to the Coroner's' Inqueft, who fat this day
upon the body, at the French Horn, Dulwich ;
at which houfe the deceafed had been on the Mon-
day evening, and had changed half* guinea, with
which he had bought Tome provifions, and was
known to have fix or (even (billings change when
he left Dulwich, none of which were to be,found,
his pockets having been turned out, as was a fecret
pocket, which was only dircovered after his death,
and was not known to any of the perfons who were
acquainted with him, but had not efcaped the pry-
ing eye of his murderers.
-This unfortunate man was near feventy years of
age, and was as much remarked for civty a*fim-
plicity; was punanal in all his little dealings in
the neighbouring villages, and might, perhaps, by
the GO.fset who infelt the vicinity of Norwood, Dul-
wich, &c. be fuppofed worth money. Three men
of this defcription, and who were the vagrant te-
-1 slants of a camp, hard by the retreat of Mathews,
have been committed on fufpicion of knowing
fomething of this inhuman tranfaition; by Mr,
Bow Las and Mr. BuLioca, two of the Sunny M.-
giltrates to wait the iffue of the Coroner's Verdi
Sir R. FORD fent a party of the Bow-greet
trole into the neighbourhood, to endeavour to
lea every poffible information that may lead
detetition of the murderers.

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Hz axioitDl Ds e. 4,41h,--La ft week an 40itok-
tion was laid egainft.a Printer, before two of the
Magiftrates of this city, for printing a hand 4.41
without affixing his name .to the paper. The
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printing being proved, it was urged in favour of
the Defendant, that the Act under which the lip
formation was lai 3, was entitled, " An A& for. tbe
more effe4tual fuppreffion of focieties eflAbliflied
for fiditious and treafonallt purpofes ; and f,)r. better
preventing treafonabk -apd fidiiious pra.fticcs," and
that as the, paper in queftion contained nothing
which could poffibly be conlirued into a Maim qr '
treafofialk tendency, it could hardly fall within the
provifions, mach lefs within the fpirit of the a&.
In fupport of this defence, the cafe of Mr. Holmes,
bookfeller, of the Royal Exchange, London, was
cited, as decided in OaCiber !all, iefore tie Lord
Mayor, the Recorder, and Council of the City of
London. Proof was given in Court, that Mr.
Holmes had publillied " Baron Munchaufen's Ad-
veniures," the laid book not having the Printer's
name -affixed to it. After hearing Counfel for and
*K. ainft the profecution, the Lord Mayor laid, " I
amentivinced the Legiflature, in framing the At
under which thi? profecution is carried on, did not
mean that it Ihould extend toperfons printing books
or papers Which are not of a feditious tendency.—
At the &me time I with to obferve, that when in-
formations are laid for the benefit .of the Public
anekke Government, they deferve attention ; but
A.' ifiisisiftance, they merit reprobation. I am happy
lb byre kilt 0.7 power to be infirumental in pro.
ii•Aigthie bonefAopkeeper; when I do 4 4 find
,Islo inif againit the laws of his country ;and
II side' the =former to. purfue. an honelt and re.
.pntoble way of life, ' d, not get his bread, by fnch
liee
posdites in future.'" ge defendant, in this cafe,
.mg then .acteitted. Magi firates, however.
foi. Atiscit, deemed it their duty to convia the
printer in the fum of iol. The author of the hand-
bill was known.

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The phrafe applied, to tOyintin lady, “ that the
is as well as can be expeCted," zs nq longer to be
elafred among our national vulgarifms. We have
now Gazette authority for it.. •
The Gbevastx defrtfi round the walls of the Fleet
Prifon have been lately Arengthened: by the addi-
tional fortification of a new range of fpikes on the
outfide, in order to prevent any other efcapes a la-
ma eit felefez.
A Musical. Switint.sa.—The following comp-de-
rma was played off at a flop in Oxford- ftreet, nett
long fine :—A well-dreffed man, apparently a
-foreigner, went into a Woollen Draper's fhop, in
'tee afternoon : he had a green bag in his hand,
which he laid .on the counter with great care, and
salted for Tome kerfeymere for a waiiicoat and
breeches ; he affeeed great hurry, and had a boy,
like a fervant or errand-lad, with him. The ker.
feymere being cut off, he gave it to the boy, fay-
ing, " Bid the Taylor lofe no time ; I mull have
it to•morrow night for my Lord's Concert ; I can-
not go without it's done—if Ido not I (hall lofe
20 guineas." The boy went off in a hurry with
the purchafe the draper aflced the gentleman if
he did • not want lining; trimmings, &c. ? The
anfwer was, "Yes ; I forgot that ; GOD blefs me!
I mull, go to the Taylor now myfeif with them."
He then talked of the Concert he was engaged for;
mentioned thiviolin in his green bag, for which
my Lord had offered him 4.0 guineas, and which
he had refufed. He next felt for his purfe, in order
to pay the draper's bill ; afteded great furprife,
but recollected he muff have left it at the mulic
(hop, where he had been to buy a fonata • it was
certainly fafe—he had been no where elle ;- and
if the gentleman (the draper) would give him
leave to hang his violin on the vacant nail he
taw in a nitch behind the counter,- he would
leave it till he returned with the money; but may
be he might not come till next morning, as it wag
probable he might (lay late at my Lord's, where
he' was going to rehearfe with Tome amateurs
The draper contented; a fplendid violin was drawn
out of the bag and hung up with great care, the
mufical gentleman obferving it was lucky he had
another at home, -for which he fhould want the .
bag ; a fonata was in the bag, which he took with
him. About two hours after another perfon came
for Tome (mall article, and cheapened a piece of
cloth far a coat, but did not buy it ; teeing the
violin, he anted if it was to be fold ? the anfwer
was, " no; the owner would not fell it for forty
guines." "It muff be a good one," faid the
aranger, " permit me to fee it." He took it, tried
it, and was in raptures. " It's a charming inllru-
silent, Sir ; I'll give you twenty guineas." " Sir,
it is not mine ; rcaunot fell it." 46 I'll give thitty,
Sir; do let me have it"—and he took out his pfirfe.
" I cannot," tail the Draper again. " Let me
finger it a little more ; Sir,, you mutt contrive to
r...tit for me—thirty-five guineas, Sir ; Oh, by
that's a divine tone ; I'll give the forty gui-
neas, Sir, and pay you commiffion for buying it ;
and call to-morrow morning." 46 I (hall do
My endeavour, Sir."—The draper now thought
be should make a hit ; the commifflon probably on
both fides, too, was not to be neßl:6ltd. Early
next morning came the-owner of the violin to pay
his kerfeymere, and take his inarument. Will
you fell your violin, Sir P' "No Sir. Do you
play ?' gi No, but I have a mind to make a
prefent, and you fay this is a good one. Will
you take twenty guineas for it ?" I tell you,
Sir, I have refufed forty." " Come, I'll give you
thirty." " No, Sir, I should affront my Lord
if any body elfe was to get it." " Come, come,
you fly you have another." "Aye, that is true,
and as like this one as can be." " Well, I will
give you thirty-four guineas and no more."
" Why, to be Cure, I would 'not like to let my
Lord know that l wanted money, if I did even
want it ; fo as you teem to like it, if you will give
me the kerfeymere into the bargain, you may have
it ; my Lord does not know one from the other."

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Ma- —The thirty-four guineas were paid. The draper
diet. has got a violin which the pretended purchafer
Pa- will molt afruredly never call for. Such are the
col• kind of hits which avarice fometimes makes, for
to a the divine toned inflrument proves to be a Dutch -
one of half-a-guinea price.