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HE two Mifers live at oppofite corners to each other in the Great Square in Smyrna, where the fcene is laid; the one has a nephew, and the other a niece, between whom a courtfhip is carried on by the niece's maid, Jenny; and the young folks often exchange their mutual vows of constancy and affection from each other's window.

The farce opens with Lively and Harriet at their respective windows. In the front of the fcene a quadrangular pyramid is feen, under which the Mufti is fuppofed to be buried with all his jewels (on one fide is a draw well, furrounded by a low wall). The tender interview is foon interrupted by the appearance of Hunks, who has formed a scheme to break open the Mufti's tomb, and rob it of the jewels, and comes there in the night to reconnoitre the premises: think ing it too difficult a talk to undertake alone, he refolves to call in the affiftance of Gripe, who luckily juft then enters the Square. Gripe affents to his propofal, on condition that they fhall fhare the fpoil equally, and they feparate to prepare the neceffary implements.

The young folks defpairing of getting the confent of the old wretches to their nuptials, Jenny advises them to go off together to an aunt's that Harriet has in Dublin; to which they readily agree, but don't know what to do for money. They are now interrupted by Gripe, who enters with a bond for two hundred pounds, which he has been lending to young Squander, the factor, at the reasonable intereft of 2 per cent,per hour. Having fecured his bond, he returns into the Square, and is fo full of his new project, that he goes away in fearch of Hunks, and leaves his keys behind him, which Jenny foon feizes; and calls the lovers together, they foon bundle up all the old man's treasure, and are going to depart, when Harriet, being curious, defires to take a view of a pair of fine brilliants; and in order to open the box that contains them, the lovers feat themselves on the low wall of the draw-well, when Lively, fnatching a kifs rather too eagerly, the whole treasure falls into the well. This throws them into the utmoft confufion; but Jenny recollecting that the well is dry, they agree to let Lively down in a bucket: however, they are for the prefent interrupted by the Janizaries going their rounds, who enter finging, and conclude the first act.

I'll fetch Hunks-(ponders) May I trust him on this job?

Befides-the rigour of the Turkish laws!
To fwing-forfeit my wealth!—Ay,
there's the rub,
Muft give us pause.

After he goes off, the lovers enter, and Lively defcends into the well in fearch of the treasure; but before they have time to draw him up, Gripe and Hunks enter with a large hammer and crow, in order to break open the tomb, and a ladder to defcend into it; but having broke open the door they find a pair of fteps, the ladder therefore is placed against Hunks's window. When Hunks enters the vault, he finds nothing but the Mufti's gown and turban, which he throws up to Gripe; this puts him in fuch a paffion that he throws it into the well, and tells Hunks that he wants to cheat him: a quarrel now enfues between them, and Gripe lets down the iron grate at the mouth of the vault, and inclofes Hunks in the tomb.

This done, he hurries to his house, and miffing his keys, is half distracted; at this initant the watch or janizaries enter, half drunk, and the old man, to avoid them, climbs the ladder, and conceals himself in the hollow of a window. After finging a catch, they feat themselves round the well, and one of them being more thirsty than the reft, is determined to have fome water; they accordingly wind up the bucket, but are very much furprized to find, inftead of the water Lively in the bucket, dreffed in the Mufti's gown and turban. Suppofing it the ghoft of the Mufti, they all run away, and in the fcuffle throw down the ladder, and leave the old man in the hollow of the one pair of stairs window. The lovers now enter, and after making terms with Gripe and Hunks, they agree to release them; and the piece concludes with a quintette a 1 chorus, to the fatisfaction of all parties.

A Hiftory

A Hiftory of the Fourth Seffion of the Second Parliament of Ireland, in the Keign of his prefent Majefy, begun on Tuesday the 12th of October, 1773, and ended June 2, 1774 (Continued from page 26.)

ven, on the motion of Mr. Jefieries, to bring in "Heads of a bill for the more effectual preventing the forging, or altering the acceptance, or endorfement, of bills of exchange, or the numbers, or principal fums of accountable receipts, or of notes, bills or other fecurities, for the payment of money, or warrants, or orders for payment of money, or delivery of goods," and Mr. Jefferies, Mr. Latouche, Mr. Vefey, air. Falkiner and Mr. Mitchell were ordered to prepare the fame.

On Friday, Dec. 3. The "heads of a bill for allowing further time to perfons in offices or employments to qualify themfelves, pursuant to an act, intitled an a to prevent the further growth of popery," were this day committed; agreed to by the house, and fent to the Lord Lieutenant by Mr. Robert Fitzgerald.

The right hon. Anthony Malone brought in the following heads of bills, viz. heads of a bill for granting unto his majefty an additional duty on beer, ale, Itrong-waters, wine, tobacco, hides, and other goods and merchandizes therein mentioned, and for prohibiting the importation of all gold or filver lace, and of all cambricks and lawns, except of the manufacture of Great Britain."

2." Heads of a bill for granting unto his majesty the feveral duties, rates, impofitions and taxes therein particularly expreffed, to be applied to pay an intereft, at the rate of four per cent. per ann. for fuch part of the feveral principal fums formerly borrowed, as fhall remain unpaid on the 25th day of Dec, 1773, and to apply the furplus of the faid duties in fuch manner, and for fuch purposes, as fhall be directed by parlia

ment."

3." Heads of a bill for granting unto his majefty an additional duty upon the feveral goods and merchandizes therein mentioned.

These three feveral heads of bills were received, read, and committed for the next day-a committee was aifo ordered to inquire into the real caufes of the emigrations from this kingdom.

Sir Lucius O'Brien brought in "heads
February, 1775.

next.

On Monday Dec. 6. The reports were made, agreed to by the houfe, and the heads of bills fent to the Lord Lieutenant by Mr. Malone,

On Tuesday Dec. 7. Dr. Clement brought in "heads of a bill for confirming and afcertaining the aids and contributions payable by the freemen and nonfreemen of the feveral corporations in the city of Dublin, and other cities and towns corporate therein mentioned."

Mr. Hill brought in "heads of a bill to explain and amend the acts made for the encouragement of the fisheries of this kingdom, and for promoting the good ends propofed by faid laws."

Mr. Robert French brought in "heads of a bill to regulate the elections of members to ferve in parliament."

Mr. Malone brought in "heads of a bill for raifing a fum, not exceeding 265,000l. by life annuities, with benefit of furvivership in manner therein particularly mentioned"-alfo

"Heads of a bill for granting unto his majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, feveral duties upon ftamped vellum, parchment and paper."

These feveral heads of bills were read and ordered to be committed; the two laft for the next day, although a motion was made to poftpone the committee of the ftamp duties till Thursday, yet on the queffion being put it passed in the negative.

On this day there was prefented a petition of Simon Blakeney, treasurer of the county of Galway, praying an increafe of falary, which was referred to a committee.

On Wednesday Dec. 8. Leave was given to bring in heads of a bill to dif able any perfon from being chofen a member of, or from fitting in the houfe of commons, who has any penfion from the crown", and Mr. Barry Barry, Mr. Gorges Lowther, and Mr. Chapman were ordered to prepare the fame.

The heads of bills for life annuities (commonly called tontines) and for ftamp duties, went through committees of the whole houfe, and the reports were ordered for to-morrow.

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Mr. Jefferies brought in the heads of a bill to prevent forgery, for which leave had been given on the preceding Thursday.

On Thursday Dec. 9. The fishery bill (fee Dec. 7.) was committed, and ordered to be printed,

A petition from the corporation of Cork, complaining again't flour mills, was prefented, and ordered to lie upon the table.

Mr. Malone reported the tontines and ftamp bills; the house agreed with the committee, and ordered Mr. Malone to carry them to the Lord Lieutenant.

Sundry amendments were proposed to be made in thefe heads of bills, particularly in the laft, several debates enfued thereon, but they contained nothing more than had been urged on both fides in the grand debate of Dec. 1, and were rejected by a large majority.

Friday Dec. 10. A petition from fundry inhabitants of Drogheda, praying to be heard by council against the removing the market, was prefented, and their prayer granted.

Leave was given to bring in "heads of a bill for making and repairing public roads, and for levying money in the county of Dublin," and Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Deane, and Mr. George Hamilton were ordered to prepare the fame.

Mr. Sollicitor General prefented "heads of a bill to license hawkers and pedlars (fee Dec. 1.) which was ordered to be committed.

Leave was given to bring in "heads of a bill to limit the fums of money to be raised by prefentments for the repair of high roads, by grand juries, in the feveral counties of this kingdom, and to afcertain what high roads fhall be first prefented," and Mr. Stephen Ram, Sir John Parnell, Mr. William Tighe, and Mr. Shapland Carew were ordered to prepare the fame-alfo

"Heads of a bill to prevent frauds in the measurement of lime," and that Mr. Tighe, Mr. Fofter and Mr. Latouche do prepare the same.

The house then went into a committee (Mr. James Fortefcue in the chair) on the heads of a bill for amending the public roads," and made fome progref, therein.

On Saturday Dec. 11. A further progrefs was made in the faid heads of a bill. On Monday Dec. 13. A ftill farther progrefs was made in the fame, Mr. Dillon in the chair.

Mr. James Fortefcue prefented" heads of a bill for amending the road from Dundalk to Dunleer, in the county of Louth", which were committed.

Mr. James Browne prefented a petition of fundry perfons, praying to be heard by council against the quarterage bill, which prayer was granted.

On Tuesday Dec. 14. A further progrefs was made in the road bill.

On Wednesday Dec. 15. The committee fat again on the road bill.

Mr. Adderly prefented a petition of the inhabitants of Bandon, praying that the falmon fishery feafon might be extended to November, which was ordered to lie on the table.

The Heads of a bill to prevent forgery went through a committee, and were ordered to be reported to-morrow.

On Thurday Dec. 16. The heads of the Dundalk road bill were committed, and fome progrefs made therein.

Mr. Forfter, the hon. James Browne, the right hon. James Fortefcue and Mr. O'Neil were ordered to prepare "heads of a bill for regulating the office of county treafurer, and afcertaining the duty of clerk of the crown in respect of prefentments."

further progrefs was made in the public road bill.

On Friday Dec 17. A petition of Edward Cald wall, of Drogheda, merchant, was prefented, in which he prayed to be heard by council in behalf of the new market which he had built there at above 1000l. expence. His prayer was granted. A farther progrefs was made in the public road bill.

On Saturday Dec. 18. Doctor Clement prefented a petition of the city of Dublin, under the corporation feal, fetting forth fome evil confequences, which had arifen from the prefent mode of the premiums on the land carriage of flour to Dublin, praying that the premium on flour may be leffened, and that on wheat increafed. This petition was ordered to lie on the table.

The house then refolved into a committee on the road bill. The claufe was read to the following purport. That no carcafes or parts of carcafes fhall be expofed to fale in the main ftreet of any town, between Dublin and Belfast, which fhall be a high road.

Although the town of Drogheda was not particularized in this claufe, yet that was the principal object. The old market had been for time immemorial in Weft

Weft-freet, which was the high road through that town; and from the fhambles projecting greatly in the fireet, and the concourfe of people every Saturday (particularly between Michaelmas and Christmas) it had caufed great obftruction to pallengers. In the year 1772, one Mr. Edward Caldwell, a merchant of that town, took a large fquare piece of ground at the rent of 651. per annum, and laid out above cool. on building a meat market there, and interest had been made by the friends of that perfon, to get the above claufe inferted in the road bill, which by hindering fiefh from being fold in Weft-street (the old market) would oblige the butchers to fettle in Mr. Caldwell's new market.

Mr. Caldwell was indeed well fupported in his pretenfions. He had prefented a petition to the house, fetting forth the above premises, with a certificate annexed, figned by the vicar and two theriffs and 29 other inhabitants of Drogheda, that they believed the contents to be true. And also an agreement of the mayor, fheriffs, and fixty others, that they would not buy any butcher's meat, except in the new market. Thus it appeared that the removal of the market had the fanction of the corporation. However on the other hand thirty-two inhabitants, whofe property Jay in the houses and stalls of the old market, thinking it would be greatly injured by fuch removal, had petitioned against this claufe, and prayed to be heard by their council, (fee Dec. 10.) This being the day appointed for the hearing, counsellor Kelly was admitted to plead at the bar, which he did, and fet forth, that the old market had been held time immemorial; that the inhabitants paid large rents there, which they would be unable to do, if the market was removed; that their properties would be greatly injured; and that the prefent ftate of the market was no nuifance, but, at worst, only a fmall inconvenience on about eight or nin: Saturdays, between Michaelmas and Christ

mas.

These affertions were proved by the examination of Mr. Jofeph Ward; and he being withdrawn, a debate began on this claufe.

Mr. Sheil and Colonel Brown spoke in favour of the removal; Mr O'Hara against it.-Mr. Chapman contended ftrongly for it; Mr. Brownlow and Mr. Huffey against it. Mr. Ogle and Mr.

Fortefcue for it; and Mr. Forfter and Mr. French against it.

Mr. Sheil, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Fortefcue and Mr. Ogle, infifted that the old market was an offenfive nu fance. Mr. Huffey faid, if it was, there were laws in being by which it might be removed without recurring to parliament; in whom it would be both cruel and unjutt to injure the properties of a number of individuals who might be ruined by this removal. And Colonel Brown, Mr. Brownlow, Mr. Forfier, and Mr. French, all joined in opinion, that the injured parties ought to have a compenfation.

Mr. Forster then propofed, that the grand jury might be impowered, to enquire how far it was a nuifance, and what compofition was juft, in cafe of fuch removal. This idea pleased all parties, but the mode had fome objections; the committee therefore adjourned till Monday to give time to prepare a new clause that might be equitable and agreeable to all.

On Monday Dec. 19th. In a com. mittee on the road bili, the claufe forbidding any meat market to be kept on the high road between Belfaft and Dublin, and which would fo much affect · the old market of Drogheda, came again under confideration, although council had been heard against this claufe la Saturday, and it had been fo fully debated then, feveral gentlemen fpoke on both fides of the question on the very fame ground.

Mr. Fortescue moved to amend the claufe, by adding thefe words, within twenty one feet of the centre of the bigh road; which would leave fufficient room for the butchers to fell their meat, and not incommode paffengers, But Mr. Barry Barry thought a free pailage of thirty feet would be wide enough, and therefore moved for fieen feet, which was agreed to.

Mr. Chapman, with an intent to deftroy this claufe, moved to leave out the words from Dublin to Brifaff, and thereby make it general. The committee divided on the queflion, whether thefe words fhould fiand part of the paragraph.

Ayes, 31. Teller, M. Fartescue.
Noes, 27. Teller, Mr. Brownlow.

they enjoyed in Britain, though not in this kingdom: and, as they had been told that the British miniftry would giant every reasonable kindness to the people of Ireland, he, therefore, moved for leave to bring in heads of a bill for the better fecurity of the liberty of the fubject. And Mr. Chapman, Mr. Lowther, Mr Barry Barry, Mr. Robt. Stewart, and Mr. Edward Tighe, were appointed to prepare the fame.

Tuesday Dec. 21.] The houfe went into a committee (Mr. Edward Tighe in the chair) on the heads of a bill for the punishment of chalkers. This bill enacts the penalty of death for all who fhall lay in wait, and through malice cut, wound, flab, maim, or disfigure the face, limbs, or body, with any knife, or other fharp weapon, with the intent to maim, kill, or rob any perfon or perfons.

Mr. French thought the punishment of death improper, and would have rather eftablished long imprisonment, or maiming and wounding the offender in the fame manner, according to the lex talionis, an Eye for an Eye, and a Tooth for a Tooth. Befides fatal experience had proved that the punishment of death was ineffectual to prevent crimes.

Mr. Chapman was of a contrary opinion, and thought no punishment could be too great for the inhuman practice of chalking, a fpecies of cruelty unknown in any other country but this. No question was put on the punishment.

Mr. Wood propofed that the act fhould not take place before the 24th of June next, that the public might be fufficiently apprized; this was agreed to. Mr. Ponsonby thought the duration of this law ought to be made determinate, and Doctor Clement, and feveral others named four years, which was agreed to, and the words to the end of the then next Jeffion of parliament expunged.

The bill being gone through, the fpeaker took the chair.

Mr. Tighe reported the then bill to which the houfe agreed;-and he was ordered to carry it to the Lord Lieutenant..

The house then received the report of the general road bill, and agreed to it all, with the following alterations:

Inftead of March 1, for the commencement of the act, Mr. Ponsonby, propofed June 24, 1774.

In the claufe relating to Drogheda market, the houfe first rejected the amendment of fifteen feet from the centre of the treet, as mentioned in yesterday's debates, and then rejected the whole claufe; fo that the old market ftands as heretofore.

When the bill was gone through, Mr. Fortefcue was ordered to carry it to his Excellency.

Mr. Speaker acquainted the house that three of the money bills were arrived, and would be at the house in a few hours; on which the houfe adjourned till half paft eight o'clock.

The house met again according to arljournment, and the Speaker took the chair at nine o'clock.

The bill for the old and new additional duties, and the appropriation thereof.

The bill for the feveral duties appro priated for the payment of intereit on the old loan, and new annuities.

The bill (from England) for the laying an additional duty of fixpence per yard on all muflins, chintzs, and callicoes imported.

The bill for repealing the act made laft feffions against the infurgents in the counties of Armagh, Antrim, Down, Londonderry, and Tyrone, were each read a first time.

Dr. Clement moved that a committce be appointed to compare the bills received with the heads of the bills tranfmitted to England, and report to the house the alterations (if any) made therein. A committee was appointed.

The house then went into a committee (Mr. Tighe chairman) on heads of a bil! to prevent frauds in the measurement of lime, and went through the fame.

It enacts that no lime fhall be fold except by a stampt measure, under the penalty of 51. for every offence.

The hawkers and pedlars bill, with the bill to punish chalkers were reported, and ordered to be carried to the Lord Lieutenant, the firft by Mr. Sollicitor General, and the other by Mr. Edward Tighe.

On Thursday Dec. 23. A new writ was ordered for the election of a burgess

for