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.—Partak was sent for, and came to the house of William Corder, where he confirmed the above account, saying there had been six Gypsey children at his school, and that when placed among others, they were reducible to order.

These Gypsies, like those upon Hainault forest, appeared to be greatly delighted at meeting with a person, acquainted, as they thought, with their language, and were remarkably free in speaking it.

James Corder, son of William Corder, obtained the following account of some of the lodgers in Westminster, and in the Borough, &c.

Names. Family. Occupation and Residence.
John Lovell, wife and 6 children, Chair-bottomer, Tunbridge-street.
James Lovell, do. 6 do. Tinker, Church-lane.
Joseph Lovell, do. 3 do. Chair-bottomer, New-street.
Thomas Lovell, do. 2 do. Chair bottomer, Banbridge-street.
William Lovell, do. 1 do. Knife-grinder, Church-street.
Lussha Cooper, wife and 10 children, Rat-catcher, Tottenham-court-road.
Corrie Lovell, do. 5 do. Knife-grinder, Bolton-street.
Uriah Lovell, do. 6 do. Chair-bottomer, Bolton-street.
Thomas Lovell, do. 7 do. Knife-grinder, Paddington.
Solomon Lovell, do. 4 do. Chair-bottomer, New-street.
Solomon Jones, do. 2 do. Basket-maker and Wire-worker, Battle-bridge.
Men and Women, 22—52 Children.
John Lee, wife and 9 children, Chair-bottomer, Tothil-fields.
Richard Taylor, do. 3 do. Wire-worker, New-street.
Betsey Lovell, widow, Supported by her son Joseph Lovell.
Joseph Lovell, wife 1 do. Bellows-mender, Shore-ditch.
Diana Lee, widow 1 do. Sells Earthenware, Shore-ditch.
Mansfield Lee, wife 0 do. Tinker and Grinder, Shore-ditch.
Zachariah Lee, do. 0 do. Fiddler—Travels the Country.
Thomas Smith, do. 5 do. Chair-bottomer, Lisson-green, Paddington.
Thomas Porter, do. 3 do. Works at the Canal, Paddington.
Charlotte Allen, widow 7 do. Sells Earthenware, Kent-street, Borough.
James Cole, wife 4 do. Lamplighter and Grinder, Kent-street, Borough.
Edward Martin, do. 2 do. Sells Fruit in the Street, Kent-street, Borough.
Samuel Martin, do. 6 do. Journeyman Saddler, White-street.
John Sinfield, do. 0 do. Sells Fish in the Streets, White-street.
John Taylor, do. 3 do. Ditto. Ditto.
Men and Women, 25—44 Children.

There has not been any information obtained concerning who winter in Bull’s Court, Kingsland Road, or in Cooper’s Gardens.