m Joseph Storrs of Chesterfield, who has been
an assiduous coadjutor. From the same authority, the writer learns, that
a number of Gypsies usually came to Duckmanton, near Chesterfield, at the
feast, who appear to be in pretty good reputation in their transactions.
Also that there is a party of Gypsies who frequent Socombe-lane, near
Shirbrook, which is two miles east of Pleasley. They are called
Bosswell's gang, consisting of twelve, and sometimes more, who mostly
come once a year, and sometimes continue there for most of it. A woman
among them is about 90 years old. They support a good character; and one
of them who bought a pony, had credit for it, and paid honestly on his
return.

After obtaining information at Norwood, of the winter-quarters in London,
to which Gypsies resorted; the author had an interview with branches of
several families of them, collected at the house of his friend William
Corder, Grocer, in Broad-street, Giles's. And in justice to them, he
must observe, that however considerably the fear of apprehension as
vagrants, may dispose them, when on travel and among strangers, to elude
their inquiries, no disposition to do so, appears in the company of
persons to whom they are known, and in whom they can repose confidence.

Being accustomed to lay out their money at the shop of this grocer, he
said they would be very ready to attend upon his invitation; and
accordingly, a number of them soon made their appearance. They said
there were about twenty of the name of Lovell, who lodged in Bowles's
yard, in the neighbourhood. These acknowledged themselves Gypsies, and
many of them had the features, as well as the complexion of Asiatics.

Their account is, that they come into lodgings at Michaelmas, and
continue till April, then they set out on travel, and go into Norfolk,
&c.

That some time ago, some of them had embraced an offer to educate their
children at St. Patrick's charity school, which had been established by
the chaplain to the Portuguese ambassador; but some dissatisfaction
arising in consequence of the religion of the conductors of that
Institution, they had removed their children to the school for the Irish,
taught by Partak Ivery, No. 5, George-street.

Uriah Lovell, the head of one of the families, made a very decent
appearance; three of his children have been four winters at school, and
learned to read and write; their father having paid sixpence per week,
for each of them.--Parta