Monthly Chronicle.

mo person in her company . When the officer entered the apartment , the Princess was knitting cotton ' stockings . She only cast a single look on the officer , on his entrance , and continued her work . To the difterent quastions she was asked , she only answered by yes or no . When the officer told her that the cotton would make fine stockings , she replied , yes , pretty fine ones . The Princess , in other respects , loves to read , has books , an harpsichord , & c . and receives almost the victuals as her brother

same . , , .. . v The t-auphin is now frequently seen at the windows of the Temple , but his spirits seem to be much depressed by his confinement . A painter lately took his portrait , and fi ;; ed it on the Altar ' of Liberty . The young Princess in the Temple is now called Madame , and not Citoyenne . When they address the Dauphin , it is always by Thou . —The Princess has grown very much lately , and is now more than five feet high .

HOME NEWS . April 18 . Maria Teresa Phipoe , and Mary Brown , her servant , underwent an examination before Justice Floud , at the Public Office , Bow-street , concerning ; an attempt on the life of Mr . John Courtoy , of Oxendon-street . Mr . C . said , that owing to a friendship existing between ' him and a . lady ofthe name of Deschampe who is now in France , he became acquainted ' with the prisoner Mrs . P . who , when Miss D . was in England , resided with her , and on her departure household furniture & and that he to

\ vas left in care of her , c . was empowered . receive the interest of Miss D . ' s moneys in the funds , which amounted to upwards of 300 I . per annum ; that a short time ago he received a letter from Mrs . jp . stating that Miss D . had'desired her to procure a warrant of attorney , and Send her to sign , empowering her ( Mrs . Phipoe ) to receive the dividends of Miss Deschampe ' s moneys in the funds , which was accordingly done , and he (• the witness ) not being pleased with the conduct of Mrs . P . refused to have concern ' w ' fth Miss D ' s affairswhen applied to by Mrs . P . for that purpose ;

any . , iii consequence of which she sent him several letters to enforce his attendance ; that in consequence of these letters he waited on her on Tuesday evening last , about eight o ' clock , ' where he "' was admitted by the servant , Mary Brown , and requested by Mrs ' .- P . to accOmpany-lier up to a room on the second floor , whither he went , followed by . Brown , who , with Mrs . P . seized hold of him , and tied him in a chair with cords , when Mrs . P . drev / out a large knife , and swore she would murder him , unless he gave her a sum of money . ¦ After a long

dispute , during-which she held- the knife to his throat , it was agreed he should give his note payable on demand for 2000 I . to effect which she produced a stamp , and ordered him to write the note ,- arid date the 30 th of March ; arid on his observing it was the 14 th of April , she replied it would not do to have it dated on the very day it would appear he had been murdered . That during the time he was drawing the note , and . previous . to his signing it , was upwards of two hours ; she stood with the knife-at his breast , and when she knocked on the floor with her foot , a young man came up stairs , whom he had before seen with

her , and . who he understood was a doctor ; and that on her informing him that she was going to murder him , the prosecutor said , the young man replied , do if you will ; that this young man drew-a , draft for him to copy the note from , which being done and delivered to her , Mrs . p . still swore she would murder the prosecutor ; the young man said it would be better to spare his life , and took the knife out of her . hand , she then being almost frantic with passion . After . he had signed the note , she declared he must die , but at the same time pointing to a table decorated with black crapeand on which were placed a pair

, of pistols , a cup of arsenic , and a knife , the .-handle of which was bound with crape , ' desired him to chuse the means , which he refusing to do , she attempted to cut his throat , in defending which his fingers were severely cut , as he shewed . Soon after this he was suffered to depart . The officers-who apprehended the prisoners produced the note for 2000 I . they found on Mrs . P . ( and-whicli Mr . C . declared to bo the same note that was exported from ' hi ni ) , a . large carving" knife stained with blood ,- a . blue sash stained