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unwittingly put in an advertise- 
ment from a young woman, of- 
fering herself to beher companion; 
and yesterday morning, a fellow 
transmitted to us another adver- 
tisement ; attended by a one pound 
note, offering himself to be her 
husband. We have put his offer 
in the fire, and shall send his mo- 
ney to some charity. Our rural 
friends hardly know what idiots 
London contains. The pig’s face 
is as firmly believed in by many, 
as Joanna Southcot’s pregnancy, 
to which folly it has succeeded. 
Though no Parson Tozer has as 
yet mounted therostrumto preach 
in support of the face, there is 
hardly a company in which this 
swinish female is not talked off ; 
and thousands believe in her. ex- 
istence. The story, however, isan 
old one. About fifty-three years 
ago, it is well recollected by se- 
veral elderly people, there was 
exactly the same rumour. It was 
revived with butslight effect about 
thirty years since, and now comes 
forth again in its pristine vigour. 
On the original invention of the 
pig-faced woman, about the year 
1764, a man offered himself to 
make her an ivory troughto feed 
out of.—Times Newspaper. 
18. About three o’clock of the 
afternoon of Monday last, a duel 
was fought between two gentle- 
men of this city, near to Caroline 
Park.  Intimation of their inten- 
tion being given to the sheriff, a 
warrant was issued for their ap- 
prehension, but before the officers 
could reach the ground, the par- 
ties had interchanged shots with- 
out effect. They and their se- 
conds were, however, taken into 
custody; and, on -inquiry into 
the circumstances of the case, the 
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cause of quarrel appeared so. un- 
satisfactory, and the whole pro- 
ceedings of those concerned so 
very strange, that besides order- 
ing them to find security to keep 
the peace, the Sheriff fined both 
principals and seconds in twenty- 
five guineas each, and ordered the 
same to be applied for behoof of 
the Lunatic Asylum, as being, 
from its nature, an_ institution 
best entitled to a fine derived from 
such a source.—Edinburgh Cou- 
rant. 
21. Paris.—The Trappists (an 
order of Monks) were solemnly 
installed at Port Ringeard, de- 
partment of Mayenne. 
Thursday last, the wife of 
Mr. Metters, a farmer of Whit- 
church, was murdered by her 
servant man, whilst .Mr. Metters 
was attending the Plymouth 
market. The wretch struck her 
on:the head with a round hook, 
and afterwards conveyed the body 
into the outhouse, and covered it 
with loose straw ; he then plun- 
dered the house of money, and 
some silver spoons, with which 
he absconded. He was soon af-. 
terwards apprehended at a public 
house at Dartmoor. 
22. The Bank of Amsterdam,,. 
formerly so celebrated inthecom- 
mercial world, is about to recover 
from its long misfortunes. .. The 
burgomasters of that capital have 
Jately published a notice, in which 
they declare, in the name of the 
municipality, ‘that the city of 
Amsterdam guarantees the’ funds 
deposited in the Bank, under -the 
security of all the property and 
revenues of that city.” 
As John Filthorp, a farmer, 
residing near Barnet, was return- 
ing from town in the evening, he 
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