to any fhape; and feldom, if ever, makes known its true motives and reafons for what it does.

Thus, if a Minifter be careful of the public money, he is reprefented as not being fufficiently liberal to thofe who deferve well of their country. If in any thing he goes beyond the moft rigid economy, oh! he is wasteful, prodigal, loads the nation with taxes to carry on his most favourite fchemes. If troops for the national defence be called out to be trained and exercifed for any length of time, oh! this is laying an intolerable, burden upon them, by taking them fo much from their families and their occupations. If this time be fhortened, then how is it poffible they fhould become good foldiers without more training and difcipline?

"If the Minifter talks of invasion, he is an alarmist. If he does not, he is negligent in putting the nation in a pofture of defence, whilft the enemy is at the door. In fhort, do what he will, or what he may, all is wrong, nothing right.

"The moft fhining abilities, which have been difplayed and univerfally acknowledged in the most arduous offices, will now lofe their name, and weaknefs and imbecility must be the watchword of the day; and whilft not a fingle charge of corruption can be found, malice will be raking for fomething or other to lay the finger on, among the papers which the honour and fecrets of Government render it impoffible fhould be produced."

foot

Whilft my conductress was thus inftructing and leading me by the hand, I obferved the floor of the place full of rats, all running out of the burrows from fide to fide; happening, as I thought, to put my upon one of thefe voracious animals, the creature gave me a bite, which caufed me to fcream out fo loud, that I waked myself, and finding my Sibyl had left me, I cried out, Behold it was a dream!

April 30.

THE

THE CAMPHIRE BAG.

[From the fame.]

IF aromatic drugs have force

To check the paffions' mad'ning course,
To wean the foul from base affections,
And guard it from impure connexions ;
Why will no patriot spirit deck,
With bag of camphire, Ch-ley's neck?
See, no blushes paint his cheek ;
See, no fighs reluctance fpeak;
Though whispering close in either ear,
Ge there, and Wm here,
Thofe gay ones whose warm am'rous flame
Incites him to repeat his fhame!
Love-lorn Ge tells his tale,
In words and tones that will not fail;
And W-m's logic has the art
To fteal into th' incautious heart:
While kindling Ch-ley, nothing loath,
Preffes the clafping hands of both.
Wilkes and Middlefex can tell
Where first the virgin Ch-ley fell;
But, foon grown tir'd of N-th's embrace,
He faithlefs prov'd, and lost his place.
Then gave all England cause to style him
A Magdalen in Burke's afylum.

But grieving there for joys once tasted,
And grumbling while his virtue lafted,
Ambition, with its winning charms,
Reftor'd him to N-th's wither'd arms:
And, by a courfe of prostitution,
He loft his fame and constitution.

Since that, all decent fymptoms flown,
He's been fo long upon the town,
That should fome over-fanguine friend
The patriotic camphire fend,
I fear that Ch-ley han't a rag
Qf virtue left to make the bag.

ANTI-VULPES.

OPINIONS

OPINIONS RESPECTING THE INVASION.

LA

[From the Morning Poft.]

AWYERS-State of the cafe.-B. alias Bonaparté threatens affault and battery.-J. Bull enters action. -B. delays to appear.-J. B. declares for fpeedy iffue. -B. demurs-Trial, in confequence, poftponed.Opinion That Bonaparté dreads verdict, judgment, and execution.

PHYSICIANS-Every Symptom of the invafion prognofticates death positive to the foe.

APOTHECARIES-The enemy will get falt-water potions, fulminating powders, and leaden pills. N. B. Preferiptions prepared fecundum artem.

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HISTORICAL PAINTERS-It will afford a noble fubject for British artists.-In the fore-ground, Britannia feated in a triumphal car, crowned by Freedom and Valour-furrounded by her victorious Legions.In near perspective, her all-glorious Navy-in the back-ground, the invaders proitrate.

LYRIC POETS-At its onfet," Britons frike Home"-in the heat of battle, "God fave the King" at its termination, "Rule Britannia."

MUSICIANS-T will produce an infinity of quavers and shakes to French performers-and to Dutch alfo, fhould they join in concert.

PLAYERS-Portends a tragical exit to every actor. GAMESTERS-It stands upon the hazard of a die. ARCHITECTS-'T will flake the whole building of the Gallic Republic to its foundation.

BUTCHERS-British cleavers will bring the French on their marrow-bones.

Cooks-It will thew the fuperiority over foup meagre of "Oh! the roast beef of Old England!" UNDERTAKERS-T will ring out Bonaparte's knell. AUCTIONEERS-Our navy will have to difpofe of a

lot

lot of a thousand French gun-boats, &c.

-a-going!-Gone!"

"A-going

EQUIVOQUE.

PETITION EXTRAORDINARY.

[From the Oracle.]

To the Honourable the C―s of the United K- -m of Gt B- -n and Id, in Parlit affembled,

The Humble Petition of the Right Honble. Hy An, the Right Honble. the Ld. Vnt. C-tl-agh, and the Right Honble. Ch-s Y―e, humbly fheweth,

THAT your Petitioners have, with confiderable labour, exertion, pains, and application, and at great expenfe, both of bodily and mental fatigue, formed, framed, put together, and produced, a certain inftrument, paper, or thing, called an A&t, entitled, An A&t to confolidate and amend the Provisions of the feveral Acts relating to Corps of Volunteers, &c. fuch as has never before been feen or heard of, in this or any other country and which inftrument, paper, or thing, will, your Petitioners little doubt, have great effect in increafing, augmenting, and enlarging the Volunteer force within the United Kingdom, and will much tend to improve the discipline of fuch Volunteers, as you will thoroughly understand, after having completely read through the faid inftrument, paper, or thing. But that this inftrument, paper, or thing, as aforefaid, requiring, before it can produce its complete effect, various and many amendments, alterations, additions, and improvements, your faid Petitioners, fparing neither expenfe nor pains, have folicited and applied to all deferiptions of perfons to furnish, procure, and provide, all fuch emendations, alterations, amendments,

ments, additions, and improvements; but, notwithftanding they have, with all imaginable carneftnefs and importunity, made fuch application, they find that a confiderable period muft elapfe, before any use can be made of, or advantage derived from, the faid inftrument, paper, or thing; nevertheless your Petitioners humbly reprefent to your Honourable House that certain evil-difpofed perfons, maliciously and wickedly inclined towards your Honourable House and the Government of thefe Kingdoms, and especially one Napoleone Bonaparté, and other perfons, to your Petitioners unknown, do fully purpose and intend to attack, invade, and enter upon the coafts of these Kingdoms, to the great alarm, fright, and difcomfiture of your Petitioners, even though they must be fully aware that your Petitioners have prepared, and are preparing, the inftrument, paper, or thing, as aforefaid, for the purpofe folely of preventing the wicked, diabolical, and abominable machinations of the evil-difpofed perfons, as aforefaid, from taking full effect your Petitioners, therefore, humbly pray this Honourable Houfe either to direct the aforefaid evildifpofed perfons to fufpend their abominable and diabolical attempt, until your Petitioners' inftrument, paper, or thing, as aforefaid, may be amended, altered, augmented, added to, and improved as aforefaid, or to take fuch steps as that the faid Napoleone Bonaparté, and other his vile affociates, may be delivered over into the cuftody of the Serjeant at Arms, and retained in durance, until your faid Petitioners have fo completed the faid inftrument, paper, or thing, by adopting all, every, and feveral the augmentations, improvements, additions, emendations, and alterations, which may be fuggefted, offered, prefented, or devifed, by any, all, or feveral of the perfons aforefaid, to whom your Petitioners have made prayer, entreaty, canvafs,