of a parliamentary enquiry, in a more concife, and I may fay, in a more regular manner, than what any gentleman on the oppofite fide had propofed; he did not mean to fophifticate words; it was that honourable gentleman who spoke laft, that lies under the imputation (for he not only wanted to fophifticate words, but to fophifticate facts.) For my part, I can fee no blunder committed in this amendment; nor do I think it confiftent with good nature to avow fo fevere a farcafm. My hon. friend's fimile, in my mind, appears very erroneoufly adapted; and I deny his propofition to be either true or well founded; for candles and books have no reference to each other, and are confequently diftinct ideas: But if the amendment was propofed-how many of these candles were lighted --I then think, there is no impropriety in the queftion. To turn thefe ferious matters into ridicule, is not pertinent to the bufinefs of a member, nor are men, by fuch ill-timed jocularity, to be laughed out of their reafon.' Mr. Scott anfwered-'The green-eyed canker of melancholy has taken poffeffion of that young member's breaft; difcontent fits upon his brow, and has clouded his ideas; but let thefe gloomy thoughts of the foul, which love to indulge darknefs,dwell within theirown habitation; for, whenever they appear in fociety, they create difguft and animofity, For my part, I love a jeft; good humour is natural to me; and I am fond of the jocular gueft, because it argues a generous mind, and is the strongest proof of good nature. A flowery fpeech from that honourable member has been flung up to the galleries, that I cast a reflection on the whole kingdom, and appropriated the unworthy appellation of blunders to the nation in general: I deny the accufation; there is a difference between the words Irisheism and Hibernicifm, they have diftin&t meanings; and if my worthy friend knew it not, let him now be taught it: I never faid blunders were peculiar to the Irif, in common, though, indeed, I might now, with great justice, aver they are so to individuals.' Mr. Chapman returned-Not fo well verfed in the flowers of rhetoric, or in the modes of this houfe as my honourable friend, I ftood up to maintain the propriety of the amendment propofed. With all that ufual familiarity, which he has so often exemplified in this house, he has contradicted me in terms too harsh, unpleasant, and I may fay unadapted to the language of a fenator.-Here he was called to order by Mr. Scot, in which the minifterial fide of the house joined, fo he fat down without any reply, and the houfe proceeded upon the last mentioned motion. While it was canvaffing, Sir William Mayne was feen to conie twice or thrice from Mr. Chapman to Mr. Scot; which created fome fufpicion in Mr. Barry Barry, who addreffed the Speaker, and informed him, that from what he had overheard, he dreaded the altercation between the two members might have fatal confequences, and begged he would take cognizance of the matter. The fpeaker then called upon them both, but Mr. Scot had withdrawn ; upon which he was ordered to be brought back; and when he returned, the house was cleared of all strangers and the doors locked. The Speaker then arose, and addresfing himself to the house, said he was very forry to fee debates carried to fuch lengths; that gentlemen could not think it enough to enforce their opinions with every argument that reafon could furnish, but must run into such deviations from parliamentary language, as to defcend to perfonalities and reflections. That it had been always the ufage of parliament when any altercations had arisen as portended disagreeable confequences between any two members, that the members should be called upon, and not fuffered to depart the house till they affured the houfe, they would not proceed further. That while he had the honour of fitting in that chair, he would always ftrenuously obferve the rules and ufage of parliament; in fupport of which he called to Mr. Scot and Mr. Chapman, and told them, that as he had been credibly informed by an honourable member, that they intended to feek fatisfaction of each other, for the reflections that had efcaped their mouths, he fhould fo far conform to the ufage of parliament, as to infift, that they should each pledge his honour to the house, that he would not proceed any farther, in confequence of that day's altercation and that the doors fhould not be unlocked until fuch pledge was given. Mr. On Tuesday, Nov. 2. There was fome altercation in the committee on the fum of 3501. being paid to commiffioner Allen, for his journies to England, on behalf of the linen board; and when the speaker had taken the chair, Col. Burton reported an addrefs of thanks to his majefty for his answer to the former addrefs, in these words: To the King's Moft Excellent Majefty. The Humble Address of the Kni-bts, Gitizens, and Burgeffes, in Parliament affembled. Moft Gracious Sovereign, WE, your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Ireland, in parliament affembled, return your majefty our warmeft thanks for your majefty's most gracious anfwer to the addrefs of this house. We will chearfully grant the neceffary fupplies for the fupport of government, as far as the flate and circumftances of the country will admit, being truly fenfible of your majefty's paternal regard for us, from the affurances given us of your majesty's concurrence in fuch measures as may beft contribute to the welfare and profperity of Ireland, and from our happy experience of your majefty's mild and gracious government, This addrefs was voted the addrefs of the houfe, with Sir William Mayne's amendment of adding the word prefent before the word fate, in the fecond paragraph. Mr. Ponfonby prefented a petition from the incorporated fociety in Dublin for promoting English proteftant fchools in Ireland, praying aid to pay the debts incurred by that inftitution: this petition was read and referred to a committee. Sir William Mayne moved for leave to bring in "Heads of a bill for fecuring the freedom of parliament, by limiting the number of placemen and penfioners to fit in the houfe of commons ;" which was granted; and that gentleman, with the Marquis of Kildare, Mr. Huf fey, and Sir Edward Newenham were ordered to prepare the fame. The Marquis of Kildare moved for leave to bring in "Heads of a bill for the better encouragment of perfons profeiling the popish religion to become proteliants, and for the further improvement of this kingdom" which was granted; and that nobleman, with Sir Charles Bingham, Mr. Huffey, Door Clement, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Langrifhe, ordered to bring in the same. (To be continued in our next.) Anecdote of an Eastern Emperor. A' URUNGZEBE, who died emperor of the Moguls in 1707, upon his recovery from a long illness, employed more of us time and attention upon the affairs of government than his weaknefs would permit. One of his minifters took occafion to reprefent to him the danger of this exceflive fatigue, and the confequences which might refult from it. Aurungzebe darted a look full of contempt and indignation at him; and turning round to the other courtiers prefent, he thus magnanimously addreifed himself to them: " Are there not (faid he) circumftances in which a king ought to hazard his life, nay to perifii fword in hand, if it is neceflary, for the defence of his country? There are; and yet this worthlefs flatterer would not have me to facrifice my repofe to the welfare of my fubjects. Can he fuppofe me ignorant, that the Divinity featel me upon the throne purpofely for the felicity of the many millions of my fellow-creatures, who were to be subjected to my authority? No, no, Aurungzebe will never forget the faying of Sadi, Kings, refign your royalty, or reign by yourflves. Alas! grandeur and profperity already spread fo many fnares for us: unhappy that we are! every thing finks us into effeminacy; woman by her carreffes, pleafure by its attrations. And fhall minitters at the fame time exalt their perfidious voice, in order to combat the already feble, tottering virtue of kings, and to ruin them by fatal counfeis?" Such were the godlike fentiments of a fovereign, who ruled over a people we are accustomed to spurn at as faves.-Where thail we find a parallel to them in the annals of England-that bapty country, where liberty, they tell us, and L112 all all her beaven-born attendants have fixed their abode ? No Woman without ber Value. A Tale. EVERY nation in the bath ed with civilifation hath uniformly beheld the female fex with respect; a refpect which, by infpiring individuals with a greater efteem for themselves, hath often excited them to the practice of the fublimeft virtues. In a late publication of a German fabulift is the following jeu d'esprit of the lively author, who, in order to prove that there is no woman wholly ufelefs in this world, and perhaps to expose the fordid principles of those who make a traffic of wedlock, and barter every generous fentiment for gain, thus expreffes himself: A poor peasant, of feven children born to him in marriage, had but one daughter left, and fhe was of a form fo truly hideous, that it might be faid, as Shakespeare expreffes it, The curs barked at her as fhe halted along.-There are other allurements to enter into the married state, however, than those of figure-A fhow-man, in his way through the village in which the lived, faw her, and asked her in marriage. Sir, (faid the honeft ruftic to the fuitor of his daughter, unwilling to take an advantage of any man) have you obferved the unfeemly form of my daughter? Are you aware that I have nothing to give her?" “These (replied the other) are objects of no weight with me." "But he is both hunch-backed and hunch breafted." O! that is precifely what I want." "Her skin is like fhagreen." "I am rejoiced at it." "You cannot perceive that she has a nofe." "Good,' "She is hardly three feet high." "Better fill." Her legs are like drum iticks, and her nails like claws." "Beft of all." "To cut the matter fhort, believe me, fhe is almoft dumb, and altogether deaf."" Is it poffible! (exclaimed the lover) You transport me! Long have I fearched for a wife nearly form ed like your daughter; but, was afraid to flatter myself with the hopes of finding fuch a one. I am now happy beyond my hopes. She fully correfponds with my ideas of perfection. How rare it is in thele days to meet with fo accomplished a figure!" "But, my good friend, (interrupted the father) I cannot conceive what you propofe to do with a wife who is fo ugly, and fo deformed, who is always fickly, and hath not a penny." "Do with her! why, I travel the country, and get my bread by exhibit ing monsters. I will put her in a box; I will carry her about with me; and as for a fortune, let me alone for the acquifition of that." To the Editor of the Hibernian Maga I N my last piece which you inferted Convulfions in children, before dentition, generally proceed from acrid irritating humours, generated and lodged in the prima via, or firft paffages, by living chiefly on acefcent food; which fits are preceded by gripings, green-ftools, a colour the effect of acids mixed with the yellow bile, &c. I verily believe there is no diforder incident to the human body, that will admit of a more speedy and certain cure than these convulfions, which generally puzzle the apothecary how to remove; nor yet a better remedy than the following, fimple as it may perhaps feem: Nay, children feldom have a fecond fit after the first taking it; though, to be certain a repetition thereof a few times, at proper intervals, may make the mother, as well as the infant, quite easy. TAKE of Sperma Ceti halfan ounce; grind it into a powder, with as much white fugar-candy, or double refined fugar; then grind about half a dram of anifeed in fine powder, and rub again till all are well mixed. The dofe is twenty grains, or a foru ple, more or lefs, according to the age of the infant, in a little breast milk, or cow's cow's milk diluted with water, and warmed, once in three or four hours. It obtunds the pricking points of the acid; wherefore, what will cure will alfo prevent, if taken before the convulfive fits feize the little ones, when fome preceding figns fhew they are approaching. Yours, &c. JOHN COOK. The Mitred Minuet. A Vifion. (Embellished with an elegant Engraving.) HE univerfal indignation, which Tfeems to prevail through thefe kingdoms, at the fanction given to Popery in the famous act for the government of the province of Quebec, could not escape my feelings, which are in general vigilant and nice for the welfare of mankind, and the good of this country. Thus agitated for the religion and laws of my country, I dropped into a profound fleep. Methought I was in high favour with one of the pages, who, though infignificant in his office, and trifling in his intellects, was at times thought worthy to be the companion of his king, who honoured him with his converfe, and even condescended to enquire of him the very occurrences of private families, which he would relate for his inquifitive amusement. This trifling non-entity of the stairs of the court, to fhew his familiarity and importance, (for these weak wretches always expofe their mafters to prove their own confequence) carried me through all the apartments. In one room, I faw parties of quadrille, confifting of the Queen, Lady Holderneffe*, Madam Sellingbargain, the Prince of Strelitz 1, the Dutchefs of Ancatter ¶[, Lady Charlotte Finch §, &c. who, I learnt, was just come from prefiding over the education of the royal children. I was astonished to find, that Lord Hol derneffe||, Markham, Jackfon †, &c. were but as nominal preceptors; and that the education was left to four celebrated ladies of monftrous great parts, viz. Lady Charlotte Finch, Mrs, Cottefworth T, Mademoiselle Khrome ¶, and Miss Planta §. I had no objections to the French lady, for the French language; but was confounded to find that Mifs Planta, a foreigner, was deputed to teach English to the fucceeding monarch of England. I thook my aged head, and followed the fairy page. The next room was filled with fome officers of fate, in council, debating on the effects of the Quebec bih Lord North faid nothing, but beat his forehead terribly, as you may have feen him in the Common Houfe, upon one of Edmund Burke's fpeeches. In the next room, I saw all the bishops feated in their mitres and pontifical dignity, excepting four, who were dancing a minuet to the bagpipe played by the Thane; and, juft as I entered, they were taking hands acrofs, and going round the Quebec bill, which lay upon the floor. This part of the ceremony, I found upon reflection, had more meaning in it than I imagined at first: it was to fanctify and confirm the fame; and the croffing of hands was to fhew their approbation and countenance of the Roman religion (vide the plate.) Struck to the very foul at the apoftacy of the church, I awaked. Account of the new Comedy called The Cozeners. Co N Friday the 15th July, a new medy called THE COZENERS, was performed for the first time at Mr. Foote's Theatre in the Hay-market, the Characters and Fable of which are as follows: NOTE S. Governor to the Prince of Wales and Bifhop of Ofnaburgh. Dr. William Markham, Bishop of Chefter, preceptor. + Cyril Jackson, M. A. fub-precep The Piece opens with a converfation between Mrs. Fleece'em and Mr. Flaw, which lets us into the fecret of both their characters. Mrs. Fleece'em had taken a trip to America at the Government's expence; in other words, she had been Transported. In her peregrinations fhe had vifitéd Boston, and finding the pulfes of the Boltonians beat high in the caufe of Freedom, fhe had harangued (as the informs Flaw) "at Liberty Tree and Faneuil Hall, in favour of Liberty." She had opened a thop alfo, and at the time the Boltonians determined to drink no tea imported from England, "the had dexterously managed matters fo well as to difpofe of large cargocs of tea fmuggled from Holland." These were her pranks in America. In London fhe had now taken a house upon an extensive fcheme of gulling the unwary, by procuring commiffions for Country Boobies, promotions for halfpay Enfigns, livings for Clergymen, places for Courtiers, wives for Fortunehunters, and hufbands for Demi-reps. She communicates this laudable fcheme to Flaw, an Old-Baily Solicitor, who had ferved her on former occafions, by procuring Alibi, a witnefs, to fwear her not the perfon charged in an indictment." After fome trifling altercation, wherein Fleece'em is convinced that her life is in Flaw's power, a mutual agreement is entered into; Flaw is to ftart the gime, Fleece'em to run it down, and b to fhare an equal partition. Flaw her with complimentary cards from Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, and Baronets: These are defigned to imprefs those whom the intends to dupe, with a notion of her respectable connections. Whilft the neceffary preparations are thus adjufting, a fervant announces Mr. Flanhagan; he enters and tells his tale in the following characteristic manner: "That he has obferved great numbers of his countrymen at home, who have emigrated into a little fpot called Ame rica; that he therefore, determined to follow their examples, is refolved upon emigration, and will quickly return to Ireland, unless a place could be procured for him, in which cafe he would travel poft to America, for he hates the fea." He concludes by entreating Flaw's intereft with Fleece'em, which is no fooner folicited than obtained, and it is propofed to make him "Collector of the Window-lights in Falkland's Ifland." Flanhagan hopes he can get thither without venturing on the water, for" when he failed only in a little boat from Donaghadee to Port Patrick, his bowels were toffed and tumbled about in fuch a topfy-turvy manner, that he had never been right well fince." Fleece'em then propofes to Flanhagan a Tidewaiter's place at an Inland town;" and as a recommendatory advantage, Flaw affures him" he will have little occasion for a Wardrobe, as he will be foon provided with an habit, admirably calculated to keep out the rain, and it will fick fo clofe to his fkin, as to fhew his fhape to the greatest advantage." Flanhagan, curious to know of what this cloathing confifts, is informed by Flaw that it is "the manufacture of the country, compofed of Tar and Feathers, fo happily blended as to make a fine texture; it fits light and easy to the body, and is worn by most of the Revenue Officers in America." Flanhagan is quite happy; he prefumes it is fomething like "the Linen Manufacture of his own country, which foreigners wear, while the natives go naked." Flanhagan being told a deposit is neceffary, prefents Mrs. Fleece'em with a Bill for fifty pounds, which he tells her is made payable at fight, fourten days after date," and quits the house, elated with the profpect of fpeedy preferment. To this vifitant fucceeds Mofes Manaffes, a Jew, who wants only to be admitted a Member of fome of the fashionable |