encountered the centinel, who demanded to know what they were about? to this civil queflion they replied by threatening to" do for him." On which the fentinel fired his piece, when one of the villains uttered a dreadful cry, and is fuppofed to have been "done for;" but his companions carried him off, and immediately difappeared through the gardens as they came. mare, which hung back as he was lead. ing her; and afterwards, harnaffed her for one of the coaches, without taking the fmallest notice.-The horrid act was however oblcryed, and discovered, by a little boy who flood by; and the wretch is defervedly committed by lord Berkley, to Gloucefter goal; where it is hoped he will meet every punishment due to fuch unparalleled inhumanity. The Discovery floop of war, equipped for the voyage of difcoveries, is put into commiffion, and Capt Roberts appointed to command her. She will be ready for her voyage in March next, and will be gone about four years. 6. The following are fome particulars of the riot in Dublin occafioned by the magiftrates fuppreffing a bull-baiting on St. Stephen's day. Tregony. Dec. 27. The laft harvest was the most unproductive of corn that has been known in this county for a great number of years. Our crops of wheat were in general very fmall, and a great part of our barley has been fo much injured, by inceffant rains, as to be unfit for the purposes of bread or malt; in confequence of which we have been under the gloomy apprehenfions of a great fcarcity and dearth early in the enfuing year from this difagreeable profpect, we are in a great measure, happily relieved by the timely interpofition of government, in allowing an importa- Those gentlemen conjunctively aption from America, and the humane in-plied forthwith for a party of the Caftle terference of the Cornith metal compa-guard---and proceeded to the place, and ny, who are about to establish a fund, by fubfcription, for the purpofe of purchas ing 3000 quarters of barley, for the use of our miners. Jan. 1. The Oxford canal was on Friday opened by the arrival of 200 ton of coals, befides corn and other effects. The firft boat entered the bafon a few minutes before twelve o'clock, displaying the union flag, and having on board the band belonging to the Oxfordshire militia. They were received by a vaft concourfe of people, with loud huzzas; and an ox having been roafted whole upon the wharf, on approaching, the band struck up the Roast Beef of Old England; a favourite old tune, and well applied. The fifes and drums afterwards paraded through the streets. - one 4. The new navigation from Stourport to Leominster is in length 30 miles; with three fubterraneous tunnels: of 330 yards, the fecond 1254, and the third 3850. The eftimate is 83,000l. The tonnage 4400; which is about five per cent 5. A favage monfter employed by the proprietors of the Gloucester and Briftol coaches, to look after the horses at the Red Lion Inn at Newport, had, on Christmas-day, the brutality to bite and tear out by the roots, the tongue of a Intelligence of this matter was given by a Mr. Patrick, of Abbey-street, to Mr. Sheriff Vance and Mr. Alderman Carleton. ordered the mob to disperse, some of whom replied they were committing no riot and refused to quit the ground. The guards were then ordered to load and prime; about eight of the populace were then feized and taken into cuftody, with whom the magiftrates and guard were proceeding up Abbey-ftreet, on their way to the New-Prifon, and were followed by a confiderable number of the others, with an intent, as is fupposed, to refcue their companions. They threw feveral ftones at the magiftrates and foldiery, and the former gave orders to the latter to fire-which they did at firft over the heads of the populace; but this not having the defired effect of intimidation, they were ordered to level point blank. They did not fire by vollies but fingle shot; and continued retiring with their prifoners towards the goal. On this unforunate occafion James Manaffey, Patrick Kregan, and Farrel Reddy were killed on the spot, and eight others very dangerously wounded. A baker's boy was mortally wounded in Abbey-ftreet, with an hamper of bread on his fhoulder. Mr. Martin's fon, keeper of the Liffey-ftreet Hotel, a very promifing youth, was shot through the arm about twenty yards from his father's houfe, having gone THE Lady's Magazine; OR, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement. For FEBRUARY, 1790. This Number is embellished with the following Copper-Plates,viz. 1. An elegant and new Fancy Pattern.-2. Views of Battel Abbey, Suffex, and of Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire.-3. A beautiful hiftorical Picture of the Continence of Lewis VIII.-And, 4. A Song, set tô music by Mr. Haudel, LONDON, Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinfon, No. 25. Pater. nofter Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received. 1 A More than ufual quantity of communications, both in Profe and Poetry, having been fent us in the course of this month, we are under the meceffity of offering this apology to many of our Correfpondents-that unless communications are fent very early in the month, it is almost always impoffible they can be used in that month; and, that of those sent, we are neceffarily obliged to felect fuch, in preference to others, as are of a temporary nature, or refer to papers or poems which have immediately gone before. Of Poetical Articles, the following are ready for the earliest opportunity of Infertion. A young Lady's Poem on Winter. Two Acroftics by Sinceritas and G. Martin. Caftalio's Solution. Agnes to Eliza H. R. Cullam's Poetry, Solutions, and Acrostic. Anna's Thanksgiving. Belville's Lift of Titles and Men. Anne Hookway, and J. Lovebond's Poetry, are received. R. Beaumont's propofed alteration we do not approve, because we are not certain of the fuccefs of the plan. Candour's Letter in favour of the Westminster Lying-in Hofpital would better fuit a newspaper-and there it would be confidered as an advertise ment. 1 In our Profe department we are happy to say we fhall be enabled to meet our readers with an increased fund. The following are to be preferred. Conclufion of the Hiftory of the Family of Reflefs The Life of the late Mr. Elwes, concluded, Exhibition of Portraits, No. III. Effay on Reputation. W. Hamilton Reid's Character. J. D's anfwer relative to Mr. Pope's affertion.-J. D'a question we decline for the prefent. The Female Cenfor, N. 4. B. C. on vifiting Westminster abbey. C's fhort Letter on Melancholy. Y. O's Enigma i. received. The letter on kiffing was acknowledged and rejected two or three months ago. Marcus Anthonius, and the Elegy on Mr. Field, came too late for this month. The private note of the former will be answered in our next. THE Lady's Magazine; For FEBRUARY, 1790. THE IN D E X. N. XII. INCE printing the letter from Mr. Samuel Simeon in my laft, I have received an answer to it from Mrs. Simeon, which, with the other, lies now under the confideration of Mrs. Maftix; family matters, as I have often obferved, being her peculiar province: fhe has as yet given no opinion on the fubject, only, on reading Mrs. Simeon's letter I overheard the words "good for nothing fellow," which, nevertheless, I do not give as her verdict. And, now I am upon family affairs, I may as well point my Index that way, fince, although we husbands are not allowed to intermeddle with, yet we furely may be permitted to Ipeak of them. I have obferved repeated bickerings in families from the husband interfering with the province of the wife, and the wife with that of the hufband. It becomes, therefore, a very defirable thing to know what these refpective provinces are, what privileges belong to the hufband which are in common to the wife, and what rights, immunities, and privileges belong to each, independent of the other. It is from want of knowing this, I am perfuaded, that civil war breaks out so often in families. But still there is much difficulty in ascertaining the refpective powers of each; and, per haps, instead of one perfon laying down rules on the fubject, it were better if a congrefs of ladies and gentlemen were appointed to discuss the matter coolly and deliberately, and mark out the boundaries of each other's province, as upon a map. This done, a law might be made, declaring it felony for either to break into the neighbouring territory, or in any refpect infringe upon what is not his, or her province. For my part, I cannot help being fe partial to my own fex as to declare that I think the ladies have of late years very much enlarged their pri vileges; and if they go on in the fame progrefs, the hufbands will be mere locomotive animals. In gene ral, however, I do not complain of this, being myself a man of that eafy and indolent difpofition, that I really with to have as little concern as poffible with the house; and Mrs. Mafix will do me the juftice to fay that I never was in the kitchin above once fince it was repaired; never cheapened an article at the butcher's in my life, and that no question can be more difagreeable to me than pray, Mr. Maftix, what fhall we have for dinner to-day?" Now, how oppofite is the character of my neighbour Mr. Slipflop, who is fo well known at the markets as a notorious baggler that no one wishes to deal with him, without at the fame time wishing to cheat him. Though | worth ten thousand pounds, you may fee him in a forenoon bringing home with one hand a leg of mutton in a clean white cloth, and not unfrequently a bunch of turnips in the other hand. Nay, it was but very lately he went to a corporation-dinner, forgetting that he had a pound of live cels in his pocket, which in the course of the afternoon found their way out, to the amazement and merriment of the whole company, who have since ever and anon rallied him, one bidding him take care of fuch flippery bargains hereafter-and another asking him if he had no more live flock in his farm than he could carry in his pocket, &c. with many other witticifms, which, however, have had no effect upon him; for he is ftill the fcourge of butchers, the plague of poulterers, the bane of fruiterers, and the utter abhorrence of fish-women. But to return from this character, which may be accounted a digreffion, let us confider wherein the province of husband and wife confists, as to family-affairs, and we will be fenfible that they are at prefent fo mixed and confounded, that few things are done in conjunction, or feparately, nor approved, perhaps, when done, by either. It is a question with me which is master of the houfe; for although mafter has been fuppofer a word in the mafculine gender only, it appears from modern manners to belong alfo to the feminine, making that compofition called a MASTERMISTRESS. The ladies now-a-days invite company; this province feems to belong to them exclufively. I receive no cards, or very few, but what are from "Mrs. &c." I think I have not had compliments from "Mr. and Mrs." for these two last years. In the fashionable papers we are told it is "lady" who gives a route, a ball, or a masquerade. The hufband is fo little mentioned, that a ftranger would naturally fuppose the lady was a widow. Cabinet and corporation dinners are, indeed, still left to the management of the men, but that is because the women never are, nor can be admitted on fuch occafions.. "Well, Mr. Maftix, and where is the impropriety of all this ?" "Dear madam, I don't fay there is any impropriety in it-I am only stating what I conceive to be facts, I enquire not as to impropriety— the Index in the way-poft, madam, tells you which of two roads leads to the place you wish to go to-but it fays not whether the road be good or bad "Well, fir, proceed." * I will, ma'm, but remember the terms I fet out on in my fit paper -no interruption." La, fir, are you to have all the talk to yourfelf-one might as well liften to a parfon in a pulpit, where one cannot fpeak, though one is ready to burft.". - “True, ma'am, and I knew a very worthlefs fellow who faid that the reafon he never went to church was, because the parfon had all the talk to himself, and there was too much finging without drinking. I hope. ma'm, that you Fie, you monster-pray proceed -I promise to liften to all you have to say.". "And then, if you please, ma'am, you may anfwer." I could mention many other refpects in which the ladies have obtained the fupreme command; but fo far am I from objecting, that I very much approve of their taking a particularly active part in every thing that concerns their families; and efpecially I could with that they would never truft to the husband that which he cannot perform, nor to nurses, that which can be best done by them. felv.s. |