Notes are added at the end, and are fomewhat ftained with Red Port.

7. Rabelais's Works, in which the paffage where the Giant Garagantua fwallows a whole fleet, feems much thumbed and dog-eared. The only Note which appears is in the form of a quere (in the hand-writing of the Doctor), whether the Fleet here mentioned, was manned, or not? and whether the Giant feemed much refreshed after his meal?

8. An Effay on Magnanimity, in the hand-writing of the Doctor, bound up with the Report of the Trial of the Plymouth Tinman; in which the Doctor got a verdict with cofts.

9. Treatife on the Utility of Cafters for Furniture of all defcriptions; by which means, in cafe of change of refidence and fituation, the Furniture may be removed without a moment's delay. N. B. Specimens of all forts of Furniture, fitted according to the plan recommended in this Treatife, may be feen at the House of the Right Hon. H- An, by application to Brother H—I—y.

10. How to turn; an Irregular Ode: with fome Thoughts on the Pirouette: addreffed to Monfieur Des Hayes. Both by the Right Hon. G-r-e T-rn-y. 11. Lord Hawkesbury's March to Paris, fet for a full Band.

12. A Copy of Vattel, with the leaves uncut; with the Navigation Act, much injured and defaced.

13. A Bundle of Remonftrances to the Powers upon the Continent, as good as new. A parcel of Manifeftos to ditto, never fent.

14. A Map of the land of Lampedofa, with a Memoir attached, fhewing how, by removing the Bar at the Mouth of the Harbour, building a City, compelling Inhabitants to live in it, and moving the whole Inland only one Degree to the North-weft, it could be

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made a most valuable Colony to Great Britain, and a complete Equivalent for Malta.

15. The whole Art of rubbing Paper, by Benjamin Boghouse, Efq.

16. Grim-grace; or, the best Bow for a Bear-ward for the House of Commons: written, put together, compofed, and executed by Tyrwhit Jones, Efq.

17. Speaking made eafy; or, the Way to lengthen Speeches, by prolonging Syllables: by 1. H. Browne, Efq.

18. Loofe Thoughts of the Poft at the Corner of St. James's Street, with the Topography of all the Streets leading to the Admiralty, by that celebrated Pedestrian, Mr. Profeffor Ubiquity Adams.

19. The Ufe of the Pivot made easy to the meaneft Capacity; together with the Advantages of wheeling backwards: by General Maitland.

20. Pertnefs made perfect, with the whole Practice of giving falfe Opinions, by the A-G— —l.

21. A Treatife on the Word Faction, as applied to the Majority of the H- [e of L-s on a late Occafion, by Stinkinfon, Baron H→→→→y.

22. That celebrated Tragedy, the Windfor Whisper or, the Secret Slander; as performed repeatedly with the greatest Success by the El of L, L—d Ad, the Right Hon. Hy Aothers His Majesty's Servants.

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23. Copy of Inftructions to an Envoy, with a pleafant Device, fhewing how to turn a Drake into a Goofe -very scarce.

24. Divers Parcels of Medicines, Patent and others, wrapped up in the different Treaties, from the Barrier Treaty to that of Amiens inclufive; and other. waflè paper.

25. A Scheme how to make twenty-four old Women in red Cloaks, upon a Hill, look like a Regiment of Sol...diers;

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diers; by Charles Yorke, Private in the Pimlico Volunteers.

26. Twenty-five Reams of different Acts of Parliament for the final arrangement of the Volunteer fyftem. 27. Twenty-five Reams of Paper, containing alterations and amendments to do.

28. Twenty-five Reams of Letters, Obfervations, and Orders to explain, improve, methodize, reduce to practice, change, revoke, confirm, compound, puzzle, and make more eafy of comprehenfion, do.

N. B. The attention of Grocers, Tallow-chandlers, Paftry-cooks, and Trunkmakers, is particularly directed to the three laft lots.

29. A Collection of Songs and Glees in MS. containing amongst others "The Vicar of Bray," "How happy could I be with either," "Turn, oh turn, my love!" "We be three poor Minifters," "Have you any work for the Tinker?" "Shepherds, I have loft my place," &c. &c. &c. written, compofed, fet to mufic, and fung, by the Viscount C-tle-gh.

30. Two Views of Shipping, in aqua-tinta, in which, by an ingenious optical deception, fix fhips are made to look like twelve. This very curious article derives its greatest value from its being the firft effort of the kind, made by a Native of the Pellew Islands. May 8.

MORE OF THE DOCTOR!

[From the fame.]

CONTINUATION OF THE CATALOGUE OF THE EFFECTS ON SALE BELONGING TO THE DOCTOR AND CO.

Lot 1.

A CURIOUS Peftle and Mortar, made out of the thigh-bone of a country gentleman, ufed by the Doctor for pounding fimples. The race of this creature, as well as the Mammoth, is fuppofed to be extinct.

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2. A fet of Seve China, as good as new. This article is the property of Baron Hy, and is, by permiffion, included in this fale.

3. A Scheme for hermetically fealing the Enemy's Ports, by turning á Prime Minifter, or other ponderous fubftance, into a Mud Bank.

4. A Stock of Bows; one of extraordinary length belonging to the Doctor; and another with two ftrings to it, the property of Lord Vifcount C-tle-h. This laft article particularly ufeful in all families, and in much request for the Irish trade.

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5. A Stock-jobbing Machine, complete, and in ftant work; by which a Prefs Warrant may verted into a Bank Note, and a Cabinet Secret into a Transfer of Bank Stock.

6. The Figure of Neptune, with the Trident broken. This ftatue is particularly recommended to the notice of the public; it is fo conftructed as, when viewed in different lights, to appear to reprefent different perfonages when feen in one, it reprefents the God of the Ocean, when in another, an old Bum-boat

woman.

7. Two curious Speaking Figures, or Automata, in lead. They are fo dreffed as to reprefent two boatfwains in his Majefty's fervice; and they are fo conftructed as to anfwer any questions which may be put to them. Their language is admirably fuited to the character they are made to appear in, as all they fay is mixed with the oaths, blafphemy, and vulgarity which ufually proceed from the lips of the inferior officers on board the King's fhips. Thefe figures have juft been new dreffed, and their clothes fresh laced. But notwithstanding the expenfe to which they have put the proprietor, they will be fold cheap.-The mechanifm is supposed to be damaged, and it is doubted whether they will ever fpeak to any. purpofe again. As the pea-feafon is coming on, they are recommended

to gardeners in the neighbourhood of the metropolis as excellent fcarecrows.

N. B. To be viewed till the day of fale, at the Admiralty Office.

8. A new Syftem of Economy, recommended to the particular attention of the Country, by which it is made clearly manifeft, that having no Ships in our Dock-yards, and no Stores in our Warehouses, is the cheapest way of providing for the Security, and adding to the Defence of the Country.

9. Two curious contrivances for opening Letters; these were discovered, it is faid, by Sir Sidney Smith, although, report fays, the prefent proprietor and his affiftants have long made ufe of them.

10. An affortment of Thumb-fcrews and Engines of Torture, to make refractory Shipwrights work; together with an Effay on Ship-building, proving that fhips on paper are cheaper than when built of oak.

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THE DOCTOR IN DISTRESS!

[From the fame.]

E are told that Circular Letters have been fent to all the Members of both Houfes who have lately voted with the Doctor, begging of them, in the moft urgent manner, to meet him, were it only for the laft time, at his houfe in Downing Street, this afternoon; when he means to addrefs them nearly in the following words :

"MY DEAR FRIENDS,

"Permit me ftill to call you by that name, and to indulge a fond hope that you will not defert me in my utmost need, but give me your farther fupport at this alarming crifis. I am weak-I am nothing without you-I cling to your friendship as to the laft plank of my falvation; and pray do not flip from under when

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