Star.
London, England, 1803-10-08 00:00:00

GRANVILLE.

In the Rion account, which we gave of that t
we mentioned the tingularity of the drefs of it
male inhabitants. We (hall now prefent our A
ers with a particular account of it, which, we tl
will not be twentertaining :
The drefs of the Granville females is fo fins
as to attraa the notice of every /(ranger. It is
thy of obfervation, that, in the midi of the vat
changes, which fafhion perpetually introduce
France, they have retained their origjnal drefs f
time immemorial. Their head drefs confiffs o
veral yards of the cleareft lawn, colleeed at the
of the head into various fanciful folds. Their bo
is covered with a (mall double handkerchief of
fame ; and from their neck hangs a black ribbon
the end of which is moll gracefully fufpended a 1
crofs. An under jacket cf printed calico form
their body, with large loofe fleeves, extending to
wrills ; and over that, another of cloth of the ligl
colours, with fleeves turned up a little below the
bow, with a view, no doubt, of dtfplaying the be;
of the under jacket. Over the whole they we;
cloak of printed calico, reaching half way down
petticoat, with a large hood behind. The petal
is fluff, tied pretty high, of confiderable dimenfil
and gathered round the waift into a thoufand pl,
with the mollfcrupulous nicety. A neat flit
adorns the feet of the better fort ; the lower con
themfelves with wooden fboes. They purchafe it
ifland worded Rocking. of Jerfey manufthure
kerfies, Manchefter velvet, flannel; calico, cut
ware, and other Entitles of Englifh manufaiture
and bring, at • their return, French linen, camb
provifions, fuch as game, oyfters, &c. It may
asked, how they pals the contraband merchant
they carry over 1 The method they ado?t is
tremely curious. They wrap their goods about th
ingenioufly metamorpholing their cloth jackets
jackets of Manchefler velvet, flannel, &c. and t
fluff petticoats, petticoats of Rocking', calico, ker
&c. Thus equipped, they weigh feveral hunt
pounds, and fometirnes mull be lifted out of the
fel by means of pulliesi and at their landing are
vied, or rather dragged, through the town by fi
'of their robuft companions. The Cullom Houle
ficers look on, but are not permitted.to (earth t
perfons. This indulgence was procured by a
whimfical adventure •

A few years ago, one of thefe women, whore ns
is Beass La Rot, and who is Rill engaged in
traffic, involving herfelf in thefe prohibited gm
difembarked at Granville. Immedi. tely on her
rival, fie was feized by the Cuftomboufe Offic
and conveyed to the Donane, where they Ittip
her of every thing about her that was illegal, a
which there remained nothing bat her caked fel
The merriment occafioned by this phenomenon
great, and the officers could not retrain from fer
unfeemly jells and ludicrous refiettions. BAUR
Rot, however, like Marftial Sax,, who, though
was worfted at the beginning of the battle of Fa
noy, taw clearly. notwithitanding every nnpromil
eircumftance, that the day was his own; Baran
Rot perceived that, with proper management,
withilanding her prefent difgraceful fitoatien,
might bring this feenting misfortune to an *deal
geous am. Determined to raife a florin of indig
lion againa the officers, the traverfed the whole tc
its joaru'reattrralikat. ' Some of the inhabitants laug
at the fight; but far the greater part vented-
bittereft execrations on the inhumanity of thole I
had deprived her of the veils of model?. She
mediately procured proper recommendations
Court : and having heard of the (agility with wl
the Queen of France permitted the approachei
the loweß of her ftibjeas, the repaired to Fi
and procured admittance to her Majefty. She
prefented, with a fpirit and eloquence, which In
have done credit to a much higher Ration and a
polifhed education, the barbel ity with which the
been treated, the &emeriti neceffity to which the
been reduced, of going through the town will
clothes, 'spored to the derifion of the liceotioat
the (port of the gazing multitude. She Mutated
Majeßy, for the fake of that fez of r hicb the wt
bright and fo glorious an ornament, not to leave
noticed fuch a fhtm:ful violation of decency ;
not to fuller abandoned men to fix an eternal hit
on the good name of defenceleli women, ander
tence of tufting in conformity to law. • The Qt!
fort* affeaed with the relation of the piteous i 1
Wined his Majeftr to iffue an order, prebibi
henceforward all his Cullom-boo& Officers I
(catching the women. 'Armed with this order,
fource of riches and of plenty to her native t 4
Beast to Rot entered the place antidft the pn
the bleffings, and acclamations of an inpninel
crowd of females, who cenfidered her as their or
as the defender of their virtue, and the
their rights.
CosT0111•NOUSIL SALS..-.-111Urfday, a further
tempt was made by the Commiffioners of the Call
to deprive the Dealers of Sugar of the accOßti
draft which the trade has enjoyed from time iirc
morial. A very fpirited reGasinee was lo4d* 04
pan of the buyers, who all remained fins and mai
with the exception of three or four retailers
after a few lots v e-e fold under the market p
the receiver of the 41 per cent. duty, Mr. CaLcm
wi h the advice of Mr. Gasc.son' his aSflant,
n mediely adjourned the Sale for the opinion of
Majeßy's Consmithoner. of the Cullom&
The King's Evil. which derived its name time
faith in a royal piece of laver, was a remedy erl
carried medicine into Gothic &skinny. Ration
Phyfic acquiring a mare refpeftable footing, del
ed the belief in charms; and is Charles's reign.
refpeaable Wifeman gave a me hod of care olf
timbal principles of practice. In the glands Sciog
la generally fixes. and chore more efeecially ai
the neck and throat, obErvaing the abiurbeat gist
and einfe appropriated for the Cilia*. and she
of ta, ling. SPlLsautT's As r nava a uric Doors
ereafe the glandular *Moo, and foe that reafoab
been preferred in cafes of fcrophula. la fc
difeafes of the !kin it produce. Co free a cite=
the perfpiration, and other neceirary fectetioas, t
as a remedy in obantaions ef this kind it is amor
led.— •„* For the truth of the Mimic's of the
of Scrophula, vide Spilflogry's Treatife and (.Yet
Scurvy, Gout, floe. Price p. 6d. fold together e
the Drops, No. ts. Soho.fquare, in bottles, imbed