The woman who cohabited with another woman, lately deceased, 36 years as her husband, and kept a public-house at Poplar a great part of that time, but retired from thence last Saturday se'ennight, on account of the discovery made of her sex, returned to that parish last Thursday, accompanied by a gentleman to settle her affairs, in order to quit the business. She was dressed in a riding habit, with a black hat and feather: so that her acquaintance could hardly believe her to be the fame person, she having generally appeared in an old man's coat, woollen cap, blue apron, &c. Her behaviour now is that of an affable, well-bred woman, and agreeable in conversation.
She supported the character she had assumed with reputation, as a fair dealer, and had served every office in the parish, except that of church-warden, which she was to have been next year, had not the discovery been made.
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