"Mrs. LEIGH, a Lady who already touches on her grand climacteric, "is said to be preparing to ensure her chastity (endangered by "the rudeness of the French Invaders) at the serious sum of "16,000l." &c. &c.-Morn. Chron. Jan. 17.

"We hear that Mrs.

intends to subscribe 16,000l. At this "the Public will not be surprized, when they know that the Lady "is deranged in her faculties; she is also a man-hater."-Merning Post, January 20.

We shall extract no more of this ribaldry: we wish, however, to call the attention of our Readers to the conduct of the Editors of these two Jacobinical, or rather French, Papers.

When a poor maniac brought a six livre piece to the Directory, as his contribution towards the "extermination of the last man in England;" and when the inhabitants of the Fauxbourg St. Antoine (faithful to their old trade of blood) contributed a volley of oaths and execrations to the same benevolent purpose, the Editors of the Morning Post and Chronicle could see nothing in it but a sublime effort of Patriotism; but no sooner do they hear that a Lady, respectable (according to their own account) for her age, and still more, we understand, for her probity and goodness of heart, and whose sex alone ought to have protected her from such unmanly insults, proposes to step forward and nobly assist in enabling her Country to repel those ferocious "Invaders," than the work of Blasphemy and Treason is suspended for a while; that the advocates of France may have leisure to intimidate the infirm, and alarm the modest, by dragging them forward by name, and loading them with every species of outrage and indecency!

Let not, however, the sincere lovers of their Country be driven from their purpose. If they are not already convinced of the importance of the Subscription, the rage of the Jacobins against it will leave them without a

doubt;

doubt; for, in proportion as a measure promises to be beneficial, it is the more an object of their hatred and abuse.

"The Crown has bestowed the Living of Toppesfield on a Son of "the Duke of GRAFTON. So much for a little opposition!' Morning Herald, Jan. 15.

"The Living of Toppesfield has been bestowed on a Son of the "Duke of GRAFTON: a little more opposition may make the youth a Bishop."-Morning Post, Jan. 16.

We do not quote the above Paragraphs as Lics, but merely to shew the peculiar situation in which these illiberal scribblers place the Crown. They will grant, we suppose, that the Living must have been bestowed on somebody; yet if given to a friend (politically speaking) 'tis termed Bribery; if to any other person, Corruption.The insolent impertinence of these people frequently remind us of CANDIDE's observation, "What a great man "is this PuocoCURANTE! Nothing can please him.”

"Nothing can prove more effectually the weakness of the Cause which the venal Journals make such attempts to support, than "the gross abuse bestowed on the Duke of B. for a supposed wish to evade the payment of the old Assessed Taxes. The Duke of "BEDFORD evade the payment of a Tax!-Did such an idea ever "enter into the head of any man except a Ministerial Journal"ist?"-Courier, Jan. 15.

We flattered ourselves we had done with the Duke of BEDFORD and his Assessed Taxes

"The times have been,

"That when the brains were out, the man would die,
"And there an end

But unfortunately for him, his bungling Advocates will not suffer the transaction to sink into that oblivion

which His Grace, by this time, we believe, so earnestly

covets.

We stated in the clearest terms, not the "supposed wish to evade," but the ACTUAL EVASION of the Taxes; a fact which neither has nor can be denied, and with which the Jacobinical Conductor of the Courier was perfectly acquainted at the time he penned the paragraph; - but hoping that a few might still be found among the supporters of his contemptible Paper, who had not attended to the disgraceful detail, and on whom the improbability of one of the richest Noblemen in England attempting to defraud the Revenue, might make some impression, he determined to do what he could, and, to a direct charge of delinquency, opposed-what? A note of interrogation, and a note of admiration!" The Duke of "Bedford EVADE the payment of a Tax ! - Did such an "idea ever enter into the head of any man, except a "Ministerial Journalist ?"

Advocates of this stamp would act wisely for themselves, and kindly for their Patrons, in following the advice of UNCLE TOBY. In the dirty business to which be alludes, and in every other dirty business, the most judicious course is certainly to "wipe it up, and say no more about it.”

This, unfortunately is not the opinion of the Morning Chronicle.

"One of the Ministerial Prints affects to consider it as an instance "of great forbearance, that none of the Peers hinted any thing " on Tuesday relative to the Scurrilities circulated respecting the "Duke of BEDFORD."-Morn. Chron. Jan. 16.

Now this "Ministerial Print" is the Morning Post, whose observations relative to the point in question, we

answered

answered in our last Paper (page 323) and, as we flatter ourselves, to our Readers' satisfaction.

We fancy, by this time, the world has had enough of the Duke of BEDFORD'S evasion. We trust we shall never have occasion to mention the subject again - this will depend, however, on the prudence of his Grace's Friends; for, though we shall never begin an attack, we shall always be prompt to repel it.

MISTAKE.

"AMONG the number of HANGINGS, &c. &c. which are not sufficiently particularized, is that of the Inn at Leighlin; which, after "the owner was burnt out, was used as a Barrack !!! "'— Morning Herald, Jan. 17.

We never heard of hanging a HOUSE before. But we love these paragraphs; they shew the zeal of the Party at least; and serve, almost as well as any thing else, to distribute among the enlightened Members of the Corresponding Society.

We have some idea that this unfortunate House, which, after being burnt and hanged, was tyrannically turned into a Barrack, was the identical one which furnished Lord MOIRA with the account of the lights burning blue, and the children falling into convulsions, at the approach of 2 British Soldier.

IRELAND.

OUR Readers have probably noticed, in that solemn Narration lately delivered by Lord MOIRA, a violent attack on the Minister, for suppressing the Northern Star

(a cir

(a circumstance, by the way, which every body but his Lordship knew to be false) and other well-meaning Prints, which diffuse political and philosophical knowledge among the injured Inhabitants of Ireland, that is to say, the Defenders; for his Lordship seems to know of no others.

As we have none of the Northern Stars by us, we cannot pretend to appreciate the lustre of the information which it diffused; we only know, that Rebellion and Murder were two of its most shining lights. Luckily, however, we are in possession of a regular series of the Union Star, a Paper which immediately succeeded it,.. conducted we believe, by the same hands, and as notorious for the diffusion of knowledge and virtue as the one so feelingly lamented by his Lordship.

every

The avowed design of the Union Star, is to mark out for Assassination every Friend of his Country man distinguished for probity and honour. We seriously call the attention of our Readers to the following Extracts; they will shew that those "inoffensive" people, whom our brave Troops are accused of persecuting, are MURDERERS by profession; and they will expose the blindness or perversity of those who revile the Government of the Country for endeavouring to discover and disarm them.

Extracts.

UNION STAR.

« The Union Star offers to justice the following de

"testable Traitors:

Perhaps some Arm, more lucky than the rest,

"May reach his Heart, and free the world from Bondage."

(This is the standing Motto.)

I." WILLIAM