From the rhladelphla National Gazette.
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We learn that the Judge Of the court of Quar-
ter Sessions for this county, yesterday sentenced
awoman to be ducked BY immersion, as common
scoM, on Wednesday next. stool must be con-
structed for the purpose, according to the des-
criptions given in the English law-books. Black
stone says ofit-'sa certain engine OF correction
called the trebucket, castgatoiy Or cuching STOOL
which in the Saxon language signifies the scold,
ing stool; though now it is frequently, corrupted
into duckiRg stool, because the residue OF the
Judgment fer common scold is that when she is
placed therein, she shall be plunged into the va
ter for her punishment.