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For the Lady's Miscellany.

ON FASHIONABLE PRACTISES.

Propriety is not now the hobby. Man, like the female votaries of fashion, joins in the follies of the day, and will endeavor, it would appear, to excel in vulgarity; and when this gentleman or that lady of fortune shew themselves abroad in a garment of a new cut, shape or shade, but few will rest satisfied until they are attired in the same but too popular absurdity.

mena: not so, but would it were. How often is the man of refined feelings and a lady of modesty put to the blush, when they see a gentleman, as he would denominate

himself, walking with a lady hanging on each arm, and with both hands thrust into his pantaloons, perhaps into the pocket, sauntering along, making remarks on those who may be their superiors in every polite and mental accomplishment. And it is but too common, whenever a man of fashion meets a lady in his walk, as soon as he has addressed her, for him to unbutton, if not done before, one side of the fall of his small-clothes, put his hands into his pocket, and standing on one leg, with the other swinging about, enter into conver

Human beings are now all money and fashion mad. Were niankind as eager to grasp at sense, reason and science when they appear, and would applaud their sessors as they would the possess-sation, which is not unfrequently

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ors of nensense and fashion, then the person of worth and merit would rise superior to the whims and caprices of his fellow mortals; would resume stations of honour, and perform achievements which would stamp dignity on his person. He would not be trampled on by the man of beef, nor be sniggered at by the hollow-hended coquette, nor by the shallow-pated fop, the pompous dunce, who covers the calf by his low-descending breeches, and who assumes an air of consequence from the quantity of starch his shirt collar and ell-wide padded neck-cloth may contain.

illustrated with a few Dem'me's, and by changing his attitude every second, to have his fine figure observed, show his consequence and his knowledge of politeness!Blush, fop, blush! My aged sire, blush at your impolite position !Rather repair to darkness than to light! Again These fashionable gentlemen are alike guilty of indecent behaviour-when they enter a room, where a circle of ladies are setting, they walk the room, in the fashionable mode, with one or both hands in their small-clothesby and by button up-down they set by some of the ladies-immediately seize hold of their breeches I will picture to your imagina--again pocket their hands-and tion recent appearances, just to in this dangling pantaloon-posture, have pronounced them a phano-pass away their time in a supposed

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THE CHANGE OF RINGS.

"Two lovers bound themselves. by mutual faith, to separate during the latter part of the seven years war, or as long as the officer chose to serve, or the campaign lasted : they agreed, however, to consider themselves as engaged, and accordingly exchanged rings and swore eternal and inviolable constancy. This affair was signified on the rings, and the initals of the words were engraved on each:

On the ring of the lady which she had given her lover, were the following letters:

AMI. L. TON. A. F. A

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Hold thy faith, thy pains endure.

After an absence of eighteen months, the officer returned at the end of the war, in expectation of marrying the larly, but found her wedded to another. He went immediately to her, to reproach her infidelity, but was received with great coldness, and abusive raille. ry. On his bare mention of the ring, and the verses on it, she desired him, with an insulting smile, to read the letters backwards on the ring she had given him, and he would find their true meaning,

Adieu for ay, no true lover is absent.

On hearing this he was so enraged, that he begged the same favour of her to read his ring likewise in the inverse order of the letters, and she would also discover their true signification. Egregious perfidy! thou art false thou

harlot!

A poor unfortunate Irishman was brought before a magistrate as a common vagrant. The Justice asked him, "What brought him over to this country?" "A ship, your honour." "A ship!" echoad the magistrate, "you impertient fellow how do you get your living?" "By my hands your hon or; I am a hay-maker"-" And how long have you been out of work ?”“ Please your honor, our trade has been rather dull this winter!!"

BACHELORS BEWARE. Hufeland states, that there is not one instance on record, of a bachelor having attained to a great age. This observation, he says, applies with as much force to unmarried females as to males in that insulated state.

LADY'S MISCELLANY.

NEW-YORK, MAY 26, 1810.

The City Inspector reports the death of 37 persons (of whom 16 were men, 7 women, 5 boys, and 9 girls) during the week ending on Saturday last.

Foreign NewsBy accounts received from Europe, we learn, that Mr. Armstrong, our minister, had not succeeded in adjusting our differences with the French government, and that he was

coming home; that the French Empe. ror had appointed Gen. Demotier as minister to the United States; that a war was expected between the two countries; that the amount of property confiscated under the late orders of Napoléon, in the ports of Biscay, Naples, &c. ex lusive of Tonningen, was computed to have cost in America more than seven millions of dollars; that brilliant preparations were making for the nuptials of the Emperor and the new Empress, Maria Louisa, and that the triumphal entry into Paris, with the coronation of the marriage ceremonials, was to take place on Sunday, the 1st of April.

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We further learn, that terms of adjustment had been agreed upon betwixt Mr. Pinkney and the British ministry, and that the John Adams frigate brings them to this country for ratification; that Mr. Morier, formerly ambassador at Constantinople, is appointed by the British government, to succeed Mr. Jackson, as minister to the U. States; that the city of London was all in an uproar, respecting the affair of Sir Francis Burdett, [writing a confidential letter to his constituents, containing some se ditious expressions] who had not been committed to the Tower, and refused to yield obedience to the warrant of the Speaker of the House of Commons for that purpose; that the tower guns had been loaded, and the guards doubled; that a mob had broken the windows of many distinguished ministerialists; that further riots were expected; and that a meeting of Sir Francis's constitnents had been called.

We are also informed, that Cadiz held out against the French, and that a reinforcement of 10,000 British troops were daily expected; that it was reported a French army, of 100,000 men, were marching from Seville to Cadiz; and that 22 sail of the line (British snd Spanish) several frigates and gun-boats, and about 40 British transports were in Ca

diz bay, some of which were embarking French prisoners for England.

We understand the Emperor Napo Jeon he invited Gen. Moreau and family to return to France, Merc. Adv.

On the 29th ult. by the Rev. Dr. Schoonmaker, Mr. John Morell, to Miss Lucretia Vandervoort, all of Bushwick, L. I

On 5th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Fish, Mr. Ira Bush to Miss Hester Bragau, daughter of Mr. Richard Bras gau, Esq. all of Long Island.

On Saturday evening last, by the Rev. Dr. Hobart, Mr. Daniel Fans shaw, printer, to Miss Rebecca Ramage, both of this city.

On Sunday last, by the Rev. Mr. Fish, Mr. Isaac Bragau, to Miss Catharine Sufrin, both of Long Isl

At the term of the Municipal Court in Boston, which closed on Saturday,|| 12th ist. John L. Stone was convicted on an indictment for cruelly starving a horse belonging to him, in a stable in Lynn st which occasioned a nuisance to the neighbourhood, and was sentenced to enter into a recognizance in the sum of one hundred dollars for his good be. haviour for six months, and to pay the costs of prosecution. At the preceding term of the same Court, in March, Francis Blanchard, of Billerica, Black-inst. Howell Cobb, esq. a representsmith, was convicted of fraud in the sale of a load of hay to Mr. John Tyler of Boston, having thrown a barrel of water upon the same in order to increase its weight. He was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars and the costs of the prosecutiou, from which sentence hening, by the rev. Dr. Abercrombie,

appealed to the last Supreme Judicial Court, but failed to prosecute the appeal.

At the Harlem Races on Tuesday last an unfortunate accident happened, by a horse starting off with a boy of about 13 years old. After losing his seat, the boy's feet got entangled in the stirrups and in this situation he received kicks from the horse, which terminated his existence. A woman also received considerable injury by being thrown out of a chair.

MARRIED,

On Thursday morning last, at St. John's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Hobart, Richard M. Woodhull, Esq.

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and.

At Richmond, (Vir.) on the 8th

ative in congress from the state of Georgia, to Miss Martha J. Rootes, daughter of Thomas R. Rootes, esq. of Fredericksburg.

At Philadelphia, on Sunday eve-.

Mr. George Palmer, printer, to
Miss Eliza Wall, both of that city.

DIED,

At Gloucester, Col. Daniel War-ner, aged 79, a gentleman who did much for his country in the revolu tionary war.

At Berlin, Con. Capt. James Newell, late of this city.

At Charleston, on the 11th inst the Rev. Dr. Rattoone, Principal of the Charleston College.

On Wednesday last, Mrs. Eliza Livingston, wife of John R. Livingston, Esq.

to Miss Marran Maxwell, only On Wednesday night, Capt. John. daughter of James H. Maxwell, esq." Kortright.

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