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and the obferved after that, letters did not come fo frequently as before. When examined for lady Cork. This witnefs faid that a gentleman whom the faid was lord Cork, in company with another gentleman, came to her at Mr. Williams's, near Sheperds market, Bolton Row, where fhe lived a fervant to a lady; that the day before yesterday. (May 17th) he called upon her at No. 4, Piccadilly, in company with the fame gentleman; that he had chiefly feen him at Mifs Townsend's, No. 10, Northumberland-ftreet, where the lived with a lady; she had also seen him at his proctor's; and at all times it was relating to this bufinefs. That the well knew Sophia Drummond, from being fervant to Mr. Newby with whom Sophia Drummond then lived, and was called Mrs. Newby; that when Sophia left Mr. Newby entirely, the took this witnefs as her fervant; they lived firft a few days at Mr. Ward's in Sheperds market, then a fortnight in the country, then another fortnight at Mr. Honeywood's in Bolton fireet, Piccadilly,then three months at Mrs. Williams's in Bolton row, corner of Curzon ftreet, May Fair, then in a houfe in Portland freet for a thort time. She then faid that he was going abroad, and the witnefs faw her no more till Michaelmas 1780, being about four months; while this witnefs was with her, there was no other perfon lived with her from the time of her leaving Mr. Newby, but Mrs. Ward, who was with her in the file of a companion. On her return at Michaelmas 1780, the again took this witness as a fervant, and from that time till within this week, the faid Sophia Drummond lodged at Mifs Townsend's, number 1o, Northumberland fireet, and now lives at number 4, Piccadilly; during part of that time the faid Sophia lived with an eminent musician now abroad, whofe name fhe thinks he is not at liberty to mention; that the believes her miftrefs is generally known by the term of a lady of pleafure, or kept miftrefs, and the lived in that qua lity with Mr. Newby at bed and board. The gentleman now abroad had left her fufficient to fupport herself in an eafy genteel manner, and the understands her miftrefs intends very foon to go abroad to that E gentleman. She believed that Sophia Drummond spent most of the fummer at the camp at Coxheath, as the fent for this evidence to come to her at Maidstone, where the staid with her two days; one of thefe days a gentleman, whofe name was faid to be Shepard, dined with Sophia Drummond, but whether or not he was lord Cork he cannot fay, not having taken any particular notice of him. That Hib. Mag. Nov. 1792,

Sophia Drummond is a very pleafing woman, in her opinion, and feems about two or three and twenty, that Lord Cork did vifit her at Mrs. Williams's, but came with the gentleman whom he took to be his attorney. She never had seen Lord Cork and her mistress alone together, never knew that he had been alone with her in her bed chamber, or carnally connected with her, or lying in the fame bed with her. George Bulkeley, musician, depofed, that he led the band at the Haymarket, and engaged Mr. Newby to play the violoncello, that he only knew lady Cork by feeing her at the theatre, that the attended pretty conftantly in 1779, and ufually fat in the box next the king's box, and at the end of the orchestra where the perfon who plays the violoncello always fits. That having heard that lady Cork particularly noticed Mr. Newby, he, during the remainder of that feason, from motives of curiofity, obferved her lady ship, and faw her frequently look at Newby through her glass, but her ladyship did not particularly use her glass to look at Newby, but appeared to ufe it indifferently upon other occafions, and that he never faw any thing in her behaviour, except merely looking at him, which was either fo remarkable or familiar as to be taken notice of. Wilam Jones, a mufical performer at the Haymarket, during the feafon 1779 heard it reported that lady Cork looked at Newby, until that report ne did not know lady Cork by fight, but his curiofity prompting him to alk which was lady Cork, fhe was pointed out to him, and as the came frequently to the theatre, he occafiona ly obferved her, and saw that the feveral times locked towards that part of the orchefira where he and Newby fat, but he never remarked any thing extraordinary in her conduct which could be taken particular notice of. Thomas Gray, a mufical performer at the Haymarket, depofed, that in 1779 he remembers that a lady who pretty conftantly attended that theatre; and who ufually fat in the box next the king's box, which is at the end of the orchestra, where the perfon who plays the violoncello always fits, feemed to have her attention much drawn, and very frequently looked with her glass, towards that part of the orchestra, but he never remarked any thing particular in her behaviour to Newby, nor did he obferve that the feemed particularly to look at him. He did not know who the lady was till towards the conclusion of the feafon, when he enquired, and was told the was lady Cork. Robert Brown, chairman, depofed, that he had carried fix or fevea letters or parcels from Mr. Newby to lady Eece

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Cork, and about twice or thrice brought back anfwers. They were always in writing and fealed up. Martha Brown, his wife, depofed, that in her husband's abfence the carried two parcels from Mr. Newby to lady Cork, but did not wait for any answer. Thomas Sutliff, chairman to lady Cork, depofed, that in 1779, he had carried about fix notes or letters from lady Cork to Mr. Newby, which he had delivered either to himself or to his fervant, and that Newby or his fervant, or any other perfon, never refufed to take in thefe notes or letters. James Durbam chairman, had carried meffages for lady,Cork, but as far as he remembered, he never had carried any from her to Newby. Mr. Colledge depofed, that in the year 1767, he went as a fervant to lord Cork, and continued with his lordfhip about two years, that he had frequently feen lady Cork write, and received notes and letters from her; he believed the letters exhibited were written by her ladyship; that he attended as a witness by defire of lord Cork's attorney; that in December 1779 lord Cork came to him, and faid he had great reason of fufpicion that an improper intimacy had fubfifted between lady Cork and Mr. Newby, and wifhed him to endeavour to difcover what foundation there was for fuch fufpicion; that the fame day he called on Peter Oborne at his houfe in Sheperd's market, as a likely perfon to introduce him to fome of lady Cork's fervants, and afterwards had feveral meetings with him on the affair, but he never afked him to become a witnefs; that Ofborne complained of the badness of the times, and fcarcity of money, which led this evidence voluntarily, and without any authority from lord Cork to offer him a loan of ten, twenty, or thirty pounds, and then offered him a ten pound bank note which he had in his pocket; this Ofborne declined, and thanked him; but did not refuse the offer with contempt. Ofborne particuJarly mentioned, that if he wanted to fift the matter to the bottom, he should get acquainted with lady Cork's woman, and one Field, who had been difcharged from her ladyship's fervice, adding that thefe two were confidered as fweet hearts, and he fuppofed that what one knew, the other knew. That in February 1780. Field being in Yorkshire, he wrote him a letter, wishing to know if he intended to be in town foon, as he believed his attendance might be neceffary on a particu ar bufinets, meaning the prefent trial, and promifing Field that all his expences fhould be paid, and that he fhould have a handfome prefent, as in juice he ought to

have for coming fo far. That the letter now produced is the very letter which he wrote to Field. Elizabeth Browne, kitchen maid, went to live with lady Cork at Eafter 1779, and continued two years, never faw Newby, nor heard his name in the family, her business being chiefly in the kitchen it was out of her way to know what company her ladyfhip had with her, and while the lived with lady Cork, never faw or knew any thing improper in her conduct, nor ever fufpected her ladyihiş capable of any act not strictly virtuous and honourable, and verily believed lady Cork a person of an amiable and virtuous difpo fition, the having never heard any thing to the contrary. Anne Lambert, houfe maid, deposed, that he went to live with lady Cork in July 1775, and still lives with her; never faw Newby, and never heard of him till Eatter 1780, when this profecution commenced; the is convinc ed that the prefent charge must be falk, as the verily believes there is not a mort virtuous perfon than lady Cork; and it was impoffible for her ladyship to have carried on a criminal connection with Newby, at her own houfe, without its being known in the family, and the bad never heard the most diftant fufpicion of any fuch thing in it. That he had fre quently heard lady Cork fing, and play on the guitar, which inftrument her lady fhip hath had ever fince he was in her fervice. That lady Cork in fummer 1779 was often at Blackheath, and lay from home fometimes two, three, and four nights together. That the letters exhibited the believed to be lady Cork's hand writing. That the room her lady. fhip conftantly fits in, and where the receives all company that come to her, is up one pair of ftairs, and the corner of the ftreet, and hath a bow window, and four other windows, two of which look into Charles ftreet; that the room from its fituation and the number of windows in it is overlooked by many of the neigh bouring houses, and whatever paffes in it the thinks may be feen from the faid houses; the room alfo adjoins the stair cafe, and perfons going up and down ftairs may hear what paffes in it. She never heard of one of the name of Newby vifit ing her ladyship till Eafter 1780. That the never had feen any impropriety in ber ladyfhip's behaviour, or ever fufpected her of any act not ftrictly virtuous and honourable; that the is of an amiable difpofition, the molt fo of any perfon the ever knew, and in her confcience believes lady Cork to be unexceptionably virtuous. Nathaniel Vick depofed, that in February 1777, he went to live as footman with lady

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Cork, and now lives with her, that in the courfe of June 1779, a gentleman, a ftranger to him, called at lady Cork's in the forenoon, fsid his name was Newby, and that he had waited on her ladyship with fʊme mufic; that by her defire he thewed the faid Newby into the drawing room, where her lady fhip was fitting, and he faw him take fome mulic out of his pocket; that Mr. Newby ftaid about a quarter of an hour, and then went away; and after he was gone the witness faw fome mufic lying on one of the tables; that Mr. Newby called again in four or five days, in the forenoon, and might flay' half an hour, and he faw the mufic he had brought with him; that in a fortnight or three weeks, Mr. Newby called a third time, brought mufic with him, and might ftay half an hour; in three or four days Newby called a fourth time, brought mufic, and as ufual staid about half an hour is uncertain if he called a fifth time. That he never had an idea that any thing but what was ftrictly innocent, ever paffed between lady Cork and Mr. Newby, and in his confcience he believed the charge against her of committing adultery with him to be entirely falfe. That he had carried to lady Cork's chairman three or four notes directed to Mr. Newby; that he believed her ladyfhip played a little on the guitar, having now and then feen one in her hand; that there was no other mufical inftrument in the house, that he never received any orders from lady Cork to deny her when Mr. Newby was with her, and if fuch had been given he must have received them, being the only footman in the houfe, and his bufincts was to open the door, and carry in mef. fages; that on Mr. Newby going away he never went to the window to look after him, nor ever faw any of the family do it; he believed Mr. Newby never was with her ladyship, but he carried meffages into the room, and never faw any thing that could give him fufpicion, nor ever heard fuch a thing remarked in the family; that her ladyship was backwards and forwards at lord Sandwich's at Blackheath during the fummer 1779, and fometimes ftaid a week or more; that the was frequently at the theatre in the Haymarket, but not more fo that fummer than any other. That no letter ever fent to Mr. Newby's was to his knowledge brought back again. That he never found the door faltened when Mr. Newby was with her ladyship, or that either of them ever appeared confufed, or her ladyship's drefs ever rumpled or difcompofed, he never faw or fufpected any thing improper pafs between them. He depofed the fame as

the laft witnefs to the fituation of the
room and to his belief of her ladyfhip's
virtuous character. Alfo that in March
1780, a meffage was brought him from
the Blue Pofts, a public houfe in Bond
street, that two perfons wanted to fpeak
with him, on going there he was fhewn
into a room up ftairs, and there faw a
perfon dreffed in black whom he after-
wards found was John Colledge, this man
called for punch and preffed him to drink,
and faid he was employed by lord Cork
to enquire who visited lady Cork, and
that if he would tell what had paffed be-
tween lady Cork and Mr. Newby, he
fhould be handfomely rewarded; after
this they parted, and he afterwards re-
ceived three other meffiges to meet again,
but as he fufpected a defign of injuring
lady Cork's reputation he never went.
Elizabeth Crofs, housekeeper to lady
Cork, had lived with her ladyship from
January 1774, depofed to the fame effect
as Vick, and declared that she never knew,
or believed, that lord Cork applied to his
lady to live with him again, and that
from the bottom of her foul the believed
the charge to be falfe and groundless.
Anne Newman, lady's woman to the
countefs, and had lived with her from
September 1775, depofed to the fame cf-
fect as Vick and the housekeeper, and to
her ladyship's most amiable and virtuous
character. The reverend Dr. Thomas
Eyre, depofed to his marrying the parties
in 1764; that he never knew the caufe of
the feparation, which took place in 1773,
when he had juft returned from abroad,
after an abfence of two years; that mar-
rying foon afterwards himself, he had
chiefly refided in the country, and had
little or no opportunity of feeing either of
the parties; that for the last twelve years
having lived moftly in the country, it was
impoffible for him with any degree of juf-
tice to fpeak to lord Cork's character as
being loofe and debauched; and that as
far as he knows and believes lady Cork is
an amiable and virtuous perfon, and ge-
ner lly esteemed as fuch.

The court refused to grant the divorce prayed for.

The Natural Hiftory of Animals that most nearly approach Humanity,

[From Buffon, Goldsmith, Pennant, &c.]

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UADRUPEDS may be confidered as

a numerous group, terminated on every fide by fome that but in part deserve the name. On one part we fee a tribe covered with quills, or furnished with wings, that lift them among the inhabidiverf tants of air; on another, we behold a

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diverfity clothed with scales and fhells, to rank with infects; and ftill, on a third, we see them defcending into the waters, to live among the mute tenants of that element. But there is a numerous tribe that moft nearly approach humanity; that bear an aukward refemblance of the buman form, and difcover fome faint efforts at intellectual fagacity.

Animals of the monkey clafs are furnished with hands instead of paws; their ears, eyes, eye lids, lips, and breafts, are like thofe of mankind; their internal conformation alfo bears fome diftant likeness; and the whole offers a picture that may well mortify the pride of fuch as make their perions alone the principal object of their admiration.

Thefe approaches, however, are gradual and fome bear the marks of this our boafted form, more ftrongly than others.

In the ape kind we fee the whole external machine (trongly impreffed with the human likeness, and capable of the fame exertions: thefe walk upright, want a tail, haye calves to their legs, and feet nearly like ours.

In the baboon kind we perceive a more diftant approach to the human form; the quadruped mixing in every part of the animal's figure: thefe generally go upon all fours; but fome, when upright, are as tall as a man ;. they have short tails, long ínouts, and are poffeffed of brutal fiercenefs.

The monkey kind are removed a ftep further: thefe are much less than the former, with tails as long, or longer than their bodies, and flattifh faces.

Laftly, the Maki and Opaffum kind, feem to lofe all refemblance of the human figure, except in having hands; their noses are lengthened out, like thofe of quadrupeds, and every part of their bodies totally different from the human; however, as they grafp their food, or other objects, with one hand, which quadrupeds cannot do, this fingle fimilitude gives them an air of fagacity, to which they have scarce any other pretenfions.

From this flight furvey it may be eafily feen that one general defcription will not ferve for animals fo very different from each other. Nevertheless, it would be fatiguing to the laft degree, as their varieties are fo numerous, and their differences fo fmall, to go through a particular defcription of each. In this cafe it will be best to give an history of the foremost in each clafs; at the fame time marking the diftinctions in every fpecics. By this we shall avoid a tedious repetition of fimilar characters, and confider the manners and

the oddities of this fantastic tribe in general points of view; where we shall perceive how nearly they approach to the human figure, and how little they benefit by the approximation.

The foremost of the ape kind is the Ourang Outang, or Wild Man of the Woods. This name feems to have bee: given to various animals, agreeing in one common character of walking upright, but coming from different countries, and of very different proportions and powers. The Troglodyte of Bontius, the Drill of Purchas, and the Pygmy of Tyfon, have all received this general name; and have been ranked, by fome naturalifts, under one general defcription. If we read the accounts of many remote travellers, under this name we are prefented with a for midable animal, from fix to eight feet high; if we examine the books of fuch as have defcribed it nearer home, we find it a pygmy not above three. In this diver fity we must be content to blend their va rious descriptions into one general account; obferving, at the fame time, that we have no reafon to doubt any of their relations, although we are puzzled which to follow.

The Ourang Outang, which, of all other animals, molt nearly approaches to the human race, is feen of different fizes, from three to feven feet high. In general, however, its ftature is lefs than that of a man; but its Arength and agility much greater. Travellers who have seen various kinds of thefe animals in their native folitudes, give us furprising relations of their force, their fwiftnefs, their addrefs, and their ferocity. Naturalifts who have obferved their form and manners at home, have been as much ftruck with their patient, pliant, imitative difpofitions; with their appearance and conformation, fo nearly human, Of the smallest sort of these animals we have had feveral, at different times, brought into this country, all nearly al ke; but that obferved by Dr. Tylon, is the best known, having been defcribed with the greateft exa&tness.

The animal, which was defcribed by that learned phyfician, was brought from Angola in Africa. The body was.co vered with hair, which was of a coal black colour, more resembling human hair than that of brutes. It bore a fill ftronger fimilitude in its different lengths; for in thofe places where it is longeft on the human fpecies, it was alfo longeft in this; as on the head, the upper lip, and the chin,, The face was like that of a man, the forehead larger, and the head round, The upper and lower jaw were not fo prominent as in monkies; but flat, like thefe of a man. The cars were like

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