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trait in his character, and though it helped him through many hair-breadth 'fcapes, yet how a young mind, agitated as his must have been, could attempt to face thote he fo injured and fo duped, is truly aftonishing. The reader must have obferved, that his requifition was generally for 4 or 5000l. To obtain fuch a fum, he once applied to a jobber for fcrip to a confiderable amount, offering as payment the acceptance of fir H. P. Walters- they were taken, and the fcrip delivered. A few days before the drafts became due, he applied again to the broker, begging an exchange of fir H. P. Walter's drafts, for the fame amount, a few days date, drawn by him on Mr. Cowan's banker: this alfo was done; and though Mr. Cowan was ignorant of the tranfaction, he had the effrontery to invite the broker and his family to a meeting of conviviality with Mr. Cowan and his family at his chambers; and,, notwithstanding the pobability and danger of an explanation between the parties, which muft have destroyed him, he left them together for a confiderable time. Nothing tranfpired at this meeting. But the loan has been, and fill is, a fubject of litigation; the fcrip was fold, and the produce diffipated by Wefton; and it remains for the bench to determine who is to fuffer the lofs, Mr. Cowan or the broker.

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to atteft. He then proceeded, and fucceeded in getting the money. Socn after the tranfaction, general Tonyn wrote to Cowan, (or his attorney) ftating that he should foon be in town to make a transfer of part of the 16,000l. for family purposes. Wesson now felt alarm. The general camebut he contrived, by a manoeuvre, to put off the intended transfer for a few days. All the means he had to replace the flock in time failed him, and flight remained, as the only chance for fafety. Attended by a fervant of Mr. Cowan's, he left town, but at Highgate, difmiffed his companion, bidding him fay, He was gone a contrary road.' He then fteered his courfe for Liverpool.

Discovery of the forgery enfued, he was foon traced and taken, and being brought to Hounflow, he there (in a water clofet) attempted to deflroy himfelf by cutting his throat. On being called by his keepers, to avoid detection he tied his, neekcloth fo clofe as to ftaunch the blood, and the wound was not difcovered till he reached London. His commitment and trial enfued; and the forgery being clearly afcertained, he was found guilty.

When he was brought upon the fatal ftage, where mifapplied talents have fo often before closed their fad eventful hiftory, his fortitude was not equal to the command of mind he had difplayed upon former occafions. His feelings, however, were not entirely abforbed by fear; fince he was fenfible of his want of courage, and endeavoured to conceal his agitation, by hiding his face with his handkerchief, which he ftill retained in his grafp in the laft agonies of death.

An Account of YORKSHIRE: With a neat and accurate MAP of the North Riding of that County.

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YORKS ORKSHIRE, which is larger than any two of the largest counties of England, and equal in extent to fome of the fovereignties on the conti

nent, is bounded, on the north, by the bishopric of Durham; on the east, by the German Ocean; on the fouth, by Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire,

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Derbyshire, and Chefhire; on the weft, by Lancashire, and, on the northwest, by Weftmorland. It extends ninety miles from north to fouth, and one hundred and fifteen from eaft to weft. Its moft remarkable natural inland boundaries are, the river Tees on the north; the ridge of hills, called the English Appennines, on the weft: and the eftuary, called the Humber, on the foutheaft. From its great extent, it is divided into three ridings, the north, eaft, and weft: thefe are fubdivided into twenty-fix wapentakes; and the whole county contains one city, fifty-four markettowns, and five hundred and fixtythree parishes. This county, moreover, has fix diftricts; namely, Rich mondfhire, Pickering, and Cleveland, in the north riding; Holderness, in the east; and Craven and Ainfty, in the weft. Richmondshire excepted (which belongs to the diocefe of Chefter) the whole county is included in the diocefe of York; and it fends thirty reprefentatives to parliament.

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The air and foil of this extenfive County vary extremely. The north riding is bounded, on the north, by the bishopric of Durham; on the northeast, by the German Ocean; on the foutheaft by the eaft riding; on the fouthweft, by the weft riding; and, on the west, by Weftmorland. From the latter, it is feparated by the English Appennines; from the bishopric of Durham, by the river Tees; from the east riding, the greatest part of its course, by the Derwent; and more than half of its fouthweft boundary is formed by the Northern Qufe. Its greateft extent, from eaft to weft, is nearly ninety miles; and, from north to fouth, about forty-fix. It contains the city of York (the capital of the county, and a county of itfelf) and feventeen market-towns.

This divifion of the county exceeds, in general, the two other ridings in the coldness and falubrity of the air.

The worst parts breed lean cattle; but, on the fides of the hills, and in the vallies and plains, it produces good corn, and rich pafturage for large cattle. In the diftrict of Pickering, which forms the foutheast corner of this riding, and confifts of a very extenfive, fecluded, and fertile vale, is a foffil marl, produced by a petrifying fpring, and very beneficial for improving land. Rape is grown here in great quantities; and potatoes are likewife much cultivated. Nor is it deficient in fubterraneous riches; fuch as marble, pit-coal, copperas, alum, and (between the clefts of the rocks on the feacoaft) the beft fort of jet. In the northwest, is the district called Richmondshire, formerly a county of itfelf; a region, abounding in romantic fituations, and noted for the neatnefs and induftry of its inhabitants, who manufacture knit ftockings and other coarse goods. Many lead mines are wrought in these parts.

From the mouth of the river Tees, in this riding, to beyond Scarborough fouthward, the Yorkshire coaft commences high and rude, interfperfed with many fishing villages, fingularly placed, like nefts, upon the ledges of the rocks. No coaft in England abounds more in fish of various kinds than this; and it is the nursery of an industrious and hardy race of fishermen, who pursue their prey to a great diftance, and fupply the inland coun-try for a large extent.-The district of Cleveland (inland from this part of the coaft) is a fertile, though mountainous country, and breeds great numbers of cattle; and, at Gifborough, in this district, is not only an alum work, but that town is noted alfo for being the first place where alum was made.

Of the east and weft ridings we fhall give an account, when the maps of thofe divifions appear, which will be in the course of this volume.

A Curious, but Instructive LETTER, from JOHN DE LA POLE, Duke of Suffolk, to his Son.

The following Letter, preferved by fir John Fenn, in his very curious Collection of the Pafton Letters, will thew that homage which vice is obliged to pay to virtue; and that earneft defire which even the moft profligate perfons are animated with, that thofe who are dear to them may escape the fnares and temptations into which they have fallen.

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Y dere and only welbeloved Sone I befeche Qure Lord in Heven y maker of alle the world to blefte you and to fende you eu' grace to love hym and to drede hym to ye which as ferre as a Fader may charge his child I bothe charge you and prei you to fette alle your fpirites and wittes to do and to knowe his holy Lawes and Comaundments by the which ye fhall w his grete m'cy pafse alle ye grete tempeftes and troubles of yi wrecched world, and y' alfo wetyngly ye do no thyng for love ner drede of any erthely creature yt fhuld difplefe hym. And yre as any Freelte maketh you to falle be fecheth hys m'cy foone to calle you to him agen w repentaunce fatisfaccōn and contricon of youre herte never more in will to offende hym.

Secoundly next him above alle erthely thyng to be trewe Liege man in hert in wille in thought in dede unto y Kyng oure alder moft high and dredde Sou'eygne Lord, to whom bothe ye and I been fo moche bounde too, Chargyng you as Fader can and may rather to die yan to be y contrarye or to knowe any thyng y were ayenfte y welfare or p'fp'ité of his moft riall p'fone but y as ferre as youre body and lyf may ftrecthe ye lyve and die to defende it. And to lete his Highneffe have knowlache ytof in alle y hafte ye can.

Thirdly in ye fame wyfe I charge you my Dere Sone alwey as ye be

bounden by ye com'aundement of God to do, to love to worshepe youre Lady and Moder, and alfo y ye obey alwey hyr com'aundements and to beleve hyr councelles and advifes in alle youre werks ye which dredeth not but shall be beft and treweft to you. And yef any other body wold ftere you to ye contrarie to flee ye councell in any wyfe for ye fhall fynde it nought and evyll.

Forthermore as ferre as Fader may and can I charge you in any wyfe to flee ye copany and councel of proude men, of coveitowfe men and of flateryng men the more especially and myghtily to withstonde hem and not to drawe ne to medle wt hem wt all youre myght and power. And to drawe to you and to youre company good and v'tuowfe men and fuch as ben of good conu'facon and of trouthe and be them fhal ye nev' be defeyved ner repente you off, moreover nev' follow youre owne witte in no wyse, but in alle youre werkes of fuche Folks as I write of above axeth youre advise and counfel and doyng thus wt ye m'cy of God ye fhall do right well and lyue in right moche worship and grete herts reft and cafe. And I wyll.be to you as good Lord and Fader as my heft can thynke. And laft of alle as hertily and as lovyngly as ever Fader bieffed his child in erthe I yeve you ye bleffyng of Oure Lord and of me, whiche of his infynite m'cy encrece you in alle vertu and good lyvyng. And y1 youre blood

may by his grace from kynrede to kynrede multeplye in this erthe to hys f'vife in fuch wyfe as after ye departyng fro this wreched world here ye and thei' may glorefye hym et'nally amongs his Aungelys in hevyn.

Wreten of myn hand,

ye day of my dep'tying fro the land. Your trewe and lovyng Fader, SUFFOLK

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