produce a political tornado, or whirlwind, as in the cafe of the prefent Coalition against the Minifter. It is to this amalgamation of the parties in the windy war, or war of words, that Virgil alludes, when he fays, "Una Eurufq. Notufq. ruunt, creberq. procellis Africus." Notus is fynonymous with Aufter, or the Grenville South Wind; and by Africus is here clearly understood the Wilberforcian wind, a fort of whistling blast, in which the Africans take great delight, and is hailed by them as the forerunner of that happy period when they fhall ceafe to be flaves, and avarice, cruelty, and oppreffion, fhall be obliged to releafe one half of human nature from their mercilefs and ferocious gripe. There are, befides thefe, feveral inferior winds, fuch as the "Trade Winds," in which Borough-mongers, Placemen, and Penfioners, take great delight, and make many fuccefsful voyages; the Sirocco,. which brings on melting heat, and prevails in the House of Commons on every debate night from the Ift of June to the laft of Auguft: and there is alfo the il wind," that blows nobody good." Were all thefe winds to break loofe, and blow at the fame moment, univerfal ruin and confufion muft enfue. It has been, therefore, found neceffary to affign them a keeper, to watch their rifing, fuperintend their motions, and prevent more than one from blowing at a time we fay "blowing," as all are agreed that "words are but wind." Virgil, alluding to this regulation, in his first Æneid fays, 66 Hic vafto Rex Æolus antro olus arce Sceptra tenens; mollitq. animos et temperat iras." The The Eolus here mentioned by the poet is clearly the Sr of the H-e of C-m-s, whofe duty it is to keep all thefe contending winds and founding tempefts in due order. The celfa arce is the chair; clauftra literally means the bar: and, as to the magno cum murmure montis, it is well known that in the French National Convention there was a part exprefsly called "the Mountain;" with us, it probably means the Oppofition Bench. July 6. CORONER'S INQUEST. [From the Morning Poft.] ON Saturday laft the Jury fat on the body of Mr. Tibbs, late Overfeer of the Poor of the Parish of Parlington, near Walmer Caftle, Kent. The first witness examined was Mr. Ezekiel Wigfby, a refpectable Officer of the Excife, who depofed, that ever fince the first reading of Mr. Pitt's Defence Bill, the deceafed had manifefted an unaccountable degree of melancholy and depreffion of fpirits; that, two days before he hung himfelf, he heard the deceafed fay, that if Mr. Pitt's Bill paffed, there would not be ten Churchwardens in the kingdom who would not endeavour to make away with themselves; and that he for one would prefer leaving this world with the unfpotted fame of an Overfeer of the Poor, rather than be ftigmatized after death with the name of Crimp or Recruiting Officer. Mrs. Tibbs, the inconfolable widow of Mr. Tibbs, was next fworn, and depofed, that Mr. Tibbs, ever fince the Defence Bill was talked of, frequently started in his fleep, uttering expreffions of the most unintelligible fort, fuch as "Quota! Quota! Quota!" That the deceased often spoke in terms of great difrefpect of a person of the name of Pitt, who, he faid, would give him more trouble in running up and down the country, than his health and ftrength were equal to. That the deponent fuppofed the perfon fo alluded to must be fome one whom Mr. Tibbs, as a Parifh Officer, had a warrant againft, as the father of fome illegi. timate child; but he has fince heard, and believed, that the deceafed fpoke of and concerning a gentleman of Wer Caftle, Kent, whofe character has ever been irreproachable as to any fuch charge. Mr. Oliver Orifice, Surgeon and Apothecary, depofed, that he was called in to view the body of Mr. Tibbs, and had applied, though unfuccefsfully, the various experiments advifed by the Humane Society, fuch as thumping, fcratching, and blowing into the deceafed. The relations of Mr. Tibbs, unwilling to impute his death to fuicide, attributed it chiefly to indigeftion at a Veftry feaft held the day before. Accordingly, at their requeft, the deponent opened the ftomach of the deceafed, and found only the ordinary remains of a parifh dinner, and a few pellets of printed paper, which, though certainly of an indi geftible nature, could not have been the caufe of his death. On unfolding the pellets of printed paper, there appeared the words, "Be it farther enacted," "Permanent Defence Bill,"-" Overfeers and Churchwardens,' "Fines and Penalties." The worthy Rector of the Parish of Parlington depofed to the moral and religious conduct of Mr. Tibbs. He was confident, that, as a man and a Chriftian, he would never have committed an act of fuicide, but that he had merely hung himfelf in his public character as an Overfeer. The Rector owned that he had a vote for the Univerfity of Cambridge, but ftill muft fay, that he thought Mr. Tibbs's cataftrophe was afcribable to Mr. Pitt's new Defence Bill, and the more fo, as it had already driven great numbers Parish Officers to acts of defpair in the western and midland midland parts of England, who were found in canals and horfe-ponds daily and hourly, having deftroyed themselves as the Chinese do, from mere motives of alarm and apprehenfion. Mr. Coroner informed the Parfon that he could not receive this as evidence. Sergeant Flanagan was lafly called in, and depofed, that he had known the late Mr. Tibbs ever fince he had been with his recruiting party in Kent; that on Wednesday laft Mr. Tibbs inquired of him the deponent, what a parish officer could do to raise men for an army? That the deponent told him, he muft refufe parith relief to all who refufed to enlift; that Mr.Tibbs replied, that he had a foul to be faved, and for had feveral of the neighbouring Juftices, and that he would take no fuch ftep;-that the deponent then informed the deceafed, that he must buy a drum, and three hundred yards of riband for cockades. Tibbs faid, if he bought a drum, he did not know how to beat it, and looked very melancholy; that he faw him foon after go into a collar-maker's fhop, hard by, who fells halters, patent blacking, and other quack medicines. Here the evidence clofed, which Mr. Coroner fummed up with his ufual clearnefs and impartiality.. The Jury retired a very fhort time, and brought in a verdict of Wilful murder of Mr. Tibbs, Overfeer, by Mr. Pitt's new Defence Bill.” July 4. A NEW RECIPE FOR RAISING A PERMANENT ARMY OF IR-REGULARS. TAKE [From the Times.] AKE of trufty churchwardens at least a full score, And of plump overfeers fome dozens, or more; Next headboroughs, tything-men, confiables too, Gravediggers and Sextons, a ftrange motley crew; Rogues, Rogues, pilferers, drunkards, and sets, never mind, (For who does not know that for hands up and down, ΤΗ TOM TRIM. THE FEAST OF THE STATUE *. [From the Morning Chronicle.] } HE popularity of Mr. Pitt's Defence Bill, as an ingenious, novel, and practical measure, and his unparalleled majorities in the Houfe on the late repeated divifions, very naturally induced a numerous and refpectable body of his friends and admirers to dine together yesterday, in order to expedite the longintended project of erecting his Statue. The bufinefs of the day was opened in a neat and claffical fpeech, by the Right Honourable George Rofe; who obferved, that the present seemed a most aufpicious moment for fuch a teftimony of national gratitude, as it would mark the fingular advantage the public had juft derived from the very firft and maiden effay of his Right Hon. Friend's fecond Adminiftration. Yet he could not help lamenting, that the fubfcription had rather languished of late, though he had no doubt, it would now be vigorously revived from the heart-felt affections, zeal, and activity of the feveral Churchwardens and Overfeers of the Poor throughout the kingdom, who, under the beneficial operation of the new Bill, would readily remit to the fund whatever *See Vol. VI. p. 239–262. they |