ON MR. ADDINGTON'S RESIGNATION,

AND REFUSAL TO ACCEPT OF EITHER PEERAGE OR

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PENSION.

[From the Times.]

ET others, proftrate, hail the rifing fun;
Prouder, I bow to that whofe course is run;
For never did the flaming orb of day,

When weftward darting his defcending ray,
From the vast empire of the fkies retire,
With brighter fplendour, or with purer fire.

T. M.

TO THE RIGHT HON. HENRY ADDINGTON, [From the fame.]

Cui pudor et jufticiæ foror,
Incorrupta fides nudaque veritas,
Quando ullum inveniet parem?

THRICE happy victor at the goal of Fate,
Unmov'd by fplendour's fimile or fortune's hate,
Once to an envied Court by honour woo'd,
By honour even from that Court pursu'd ;
"Statefman, yet friend to truth," go quaff the gales
That waft health's spirit to thy native vales;
Go thou, to freedom and to peace reftor'd,
Greet the lov'd walls, the patriarchal board,
Where on each face the cordial smile fhall glow,
From every lip the ftrain of welcome flow;
That jocund ftrain shall feftive rites prolong,
Till the green woods re-echo with the fong.
Yet there thou bear'ft no gaudy spoils of ftate,
Inglorious trophies of th' ignoble great:
Not thine the car, by fervile minions roll'd;
Nor thine the panoply of Eaftern gold:
Nor gilds the ftar fupine thy manly breast,
That feat where ne'er was lodg'd a fordid gueft:
Nor thine the dome, with regal pomp design'd,
Meet for the mighty wretch of little mind.
For thee no tow'ring pyramid afpires,
To tempt the rage of Heav'n's avenging fires;

Nor

Nor arch triumphal-regifter of crimes!
Rear'd for the direft curfe of future times!
Nor pillar'd marble tarnish'd with a name
Pre-eminent in infamy as fame:

Not fuch

fplendours-diff'rent far the meed,

By Honour for his Addington decreed.
To thee e'en Vice the filent homage pays,
Whilft with'ring Envy yields th' unblighted bays,
Thine the mild glories of a Spotless name,
A Briton's Spirit and a patriot's flame;

And thine, ah meed to gen'rous bofoms dear!
A country's vows, a country's fighs fincere-
Oh bleft, who far from fordid aim can foar,
Who, when the Statesman's busy part is o'er,
When falls the curtain on th' advent'rous play
That made him lord and hero of the day;
When from his touch the wand of state is thrown
Stili boasts an unblench'd dignity his own,
To other hands refigns th' empurpled ftole,
And proudly keeps nobility of foul-
And the, unbrib'd of gold, unaw'd of pow'r,
Truth, rightful fov'reign of the future hour,
E'en Truth fhall vindicate the facred claim,
And guard thy mem'ry at the fhrine of Fame:
There when the Mufe of Hift'ry fhall explore
(Her tribute to departed worth to pour,)
'Mid pedestals revers'd, and ferolls defac'd,
Oblivious, mould'ring, monumental wafte,
'Mid proud efcutcheons that neglected lie,
Shall Honour's blazon meet her fearching eye;
Beneath her palm thall Freedom's image fleep,
And Mercy bending o'er the marble weep.
There fhail the view the fair, unboastful bust,
Sacred to him-to Addington the Juft-
"Statesman, yet friend to truth, of soul sincere,
In action faithful, and in honour clear,
Who broke no promife; ferv'd no private end,
Who gain'd no title, and who loft no friend,
Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd,"
And by that land, he would have fav'd-belov'd.

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IL PELERINO.

GRAN

A

GRAND CONCERT.

[From the fame.]

VERY grand Concert is, as we understand, now in preparation for a felect party; all the performers to be gentlemen amateurs. We have heard of a few of the names, and the instruments on which they are faid to excel:

E** T****e, a tinkling cymbal.
Mr. W***e, the flageolet.

L** M***o, bag-pipes.

H*n. Mr. E*****, Scotch fiddle.

,

Mr. W*****m, a curious barrel-organ, that belonged to Louis XIV.

Dr. L*******, a baffoon.

The last celebrated amateur is alfo to amuse the company, and relieve the entertainment, by way of interludes, with light and playful extemporaneous effufions of oratory.

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THE POLITICAL SUICIDE.

[From the fame.]

VICTIM once of factious coalition,
Again F-x courts political perdition.
Foul fuicide! thy fecond blow were vain;
Already dead, thou canst not die again.

Z.

A DESCRIPTION OF OUR NEW FIRST-RATES AND MEN OF WAR.

[From the Times.]

THE Premier-100 guns, commanded by Captain William Pitt; a first-rate of very fuperior weight of metal-much ufed in the laft war was never known to have been driven off her ftation by foul winds and rough weather; engaged Admiral Fx and his fquadron in feveral hard encounters, whom she

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often

often conquered, and at laft forced to retreat. During peace fhe was laid up in ordinary, when fhe was found to have grown fomewhat hollow. In the late gale the broke from her moorings, and ranging herself on the fide of her former enemies, run down her old friend the Henry Addington, who, for many years, in former contefts, had molt honourably and handfomely fupported her at the head of the line.

The Melville-a 100-gun fhip-better known in the late war by the name of the Harry Dundas; is invaluably prized by the Scotch, and certainly poffeffes very confiderable metal; but he is remarkable for nothing fo much as for the fuperabundance of cabins, offices, and fuch-like fhip-conveniencies, which the contains, and which are carefully ftocked with her favourite Scotch crews. For the credit of this fhip, when the changed her name, she did not defert her party. This prudent confiftency has again brought her into fervice, and fhe has fucceeded in the room of the gallant Earl St. Vincent.

The Jenkinfon-Capt. Hawkesbury-is of the fe cond rate, a leading man of war; bears down upon her opponent in a fine ftyle; fires her broadfides clofe, and with much effect, and is retained in the prefent fervice.

The Ryder-Capt. Harrowly-a new fhip juft launched; the is fuppofed, however, to be in very feeble condition. She cruifes on the Foreign Station, where it is thought the will not remain long.

The Jefferies-Capt. Camden-has never yet fignalized herself; nor are any great expectations formed of her, as the is known not to poffefs the ability of making her guns fpeak loud.

The Giant Refresh'd-Capt. Eldon-is rather apt to fail flow, and go too widely on her tacks; but is not the worfe for being used as a Royal Home Guard-fhip.

The Portland-a magnificent veffel, which fails calmly and eafily with every wind and tide.

The William Dundas-a new third-rate-of little ftrength and metal; fails remarkably dull and flowly; is almoft water-logged, and it is conjectured muft foon founder.

The Rofe-formerly employed in repeating fignals, and keeping up the order of the line, &c.

The Spitfire-Capt. Canning-a mifchievous firethip-more expert in haraffing than in injuring an enemy; fires fmartly, but her hot feldom make any deep impreffion. This Commander, but for the friendship of the Admiral Premier, is otherwise very infignificant, and generally condemned as unfit for fervice.

The bomb and broad-bottomed fquad, confifting of the Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Dr. Laurence, &c. &c. which lent fo much affiftance in the late engagement, are thought to be of no ufe at prefent, and remain at home unemployed, &c.

May 29,

Yours, &c. &c.

TOM TRIM, Midshipman.

MR. FOX'S DINNER TO MR. LIVINGSTON. [From the British Press.]

WE

E ftated very innocently on Saturday that Mr. Livington, the American Minifter, dined the day before with a party at Mr. Fox's. Little did we think at the time, that we were giving our contempo, raries fuch a hard bone to pick. They have been ever fince picking, gnawing, and living upon it. One paper cannot relish this dinner; another cannot fwallow it; and a third, which, we thought, could digeft any thing, fays it goes against its flomach. Being the original furnifhers of the feaft, we flatter ourselves we may help ourselves from our own dish,without incurring

the