and independent Citizens, met for a purpose which would make this the proudest and the happiest day of his life.”— Having dwelt a little on this idea, Mr. Fox observed, "that he would not interrupt the conviviality of the day by a long Speech: he knew there were several present who came to hear him make a long Speech, but he would not make a long Speech to what purpose should he do it? - what could he add to the Speech lately delivered by him, and so faithfully recorded in the ANTI-JACOBIN, a contemptible Publication, but one to which the praise of Accuracy could not be denied. The new and extraordinary circumstances of the times, called for new and extraordinary measures: he would, therefore, if they pleased, compress what he had to say into a Song (loud applauses)-One word only-He owed both the burden and the idea of this Song to the Morning Chronicle. He had yesterday, the 23d, found there A BEGGING ADDRESS to the Nation, with DATE OBOLUM BELISARIO prefixed to it as a Motto. This had pleased him much, and this morning at breakfast he had endeavoured to adapt it, mutatis mutandis, to his own circumstances: he should now have the honour of giving it."

SONG BY MR. FOX.

To the Tune of

"Good People of England, and all who love Ale."

GOOD People of England, of every degree,
Lords, Commoners, listen, O! listen to me;

Mr. Fox alluded to our Third Number, in which we certainly endeavoured to do him justice. We have been told by the great bulk of our Readers, that we succeeded; and the testimony of the Right Hon. Gentleman himself leaves us without a doubt on the subject. We earnestly recommend this Number to every one who wishes to acquire a PERFECT KNOWLEDGE of Mr. Fox.

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Republicans,

Republicans, Royalists, all-mark my ditty

You'll find I've a number of claims on your pity

Date Obolum Belisario.

Ye who heard me assert that Lord NORTH, now so mourn'd,
Was a beast to be shunn'd, was a fool to be scorn'd,
Yet who saw me, with real or fancied alarms,
Take the fool to my councils, the beast to my arms,

Date Obolum Belisario.

Ye who heard me declare the SUBSCRIBERS of REEVES
Were a scoundrel collection of cut-throats and thieves,
Yet who saw me immediately after repair,
And SUBSCRIBE at the Long-Room in Hanover-Square,

Date Obolum Belisario.

Ye who heard-when Invasion was close at our door,
And Parker and Liberty rul'd at the Nore-
Ye who heard-no; I mean, who DID NOT HEAR me speak,
While SHERIDAN, * damn him! affected to squeak,

Date Obolum Belisario.

Ye who heard me repeat, that Resistence, at length,
Was reduc'd, by PITT's Bill, to a question of Strength,
And that prudence alone

We know not how far Mr. Fox might have proceeded, had he not been interrupted by a jangling of bells from the Side-table, which immediately drew all eyes that way. This proceeded from Capt. MORRIS, who had fallen asleep during Mr. Fox's Song, and was now nodding on his chair, with a large paper Cap on his head, ornamented with gilt tassels and bells, which one of the company had dex

This appears to allude to Mr. SHERIDAN'S conduct during the Mutiny.

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terously

terously whipped on unperceived. The first motion was that of indignation; but the stupid stare of the unconscious Captain, who half opened his eyes at every sound of the bells, as his head rose or fell, and immediately closed them again, somno vinoque gravatus, had such a powerful effect on the risible faculties of the Company, that they broke, as if by consent, into the most violent. and convulsive fits of laughter; Mr. Fox himself not being exempt from the general contagion.

As soon as the Captain was made sensible of the cause of this uproar, he attempted to pull off the Cap; but was prevented by a Citizen from the Corresponding Society, who maintained, that the Company had a right to be amused by the Captain in what manner they pleased; and that, as he seemed to amuse them more effectually in that state than in any other, he insisted, for one, on his continuing to wear the Cap. This was universally agreed to, with the exception of the Duke of NORFOLK. The Captain was therefore led to the upper table, with all his jangling honours loud upon him!" he was seated, his Noble Friend called

Song.

Here, as soon as

upon him for a

The Captain sung the "PLENIPO" in his best manner, This was received with great applause; and then the

but was interrupted, before he had finished the first line, by Mr. TIERNEY, who declared, he would not sit there and hear any thing like ridicule on the Bible.-(Much

coughing

coughing and scraping.)- Mr. ERSKINE took G-d to witness, that he thought the Captain meant no harm; and a Gentleman from Cambridge, whose name we could not learn, said, with great naiveté, that it was no more than was done every day by his acquaintance. Mr.TIERNEY, however, persisted in his opposition to the Song, and Captain MORRIS was obliged to substitute " Jenny Sutton" in the place of it.

But the good humour of the Company was already broken in upon, and Mr. TIERNEY soon after left the room (to which he did not return) with greater marks of displeasure in his face than we ever remember to have seen there.*

The Duke now gave RADICAL REFORM (three times three, followed by continued shouts of applause.)

A Counsellor JACKSON attempted to sing "Paddy Whack," but was soon silenced, on account of his stupid perversion of the words, and his bad voice.

Citizen GALE JONES then rose, and said that he was no Orator, though he got his living by oratory, being Chairman of a Debating Society. He had also written a book which he was told had some merit. He did not rise to recommend it, but he thought it right to hint, that those who wished for Constitutional information, might be supplied with it at the Bar; the price was triflingEighteen-pence was nothing to the majority of the Company; to himself indeed(here Mr. HORNE TOOKE

This is not the first time that we have heard of Mr. TIERNEY's discouragement of impiety.—However we may disapprove of this Gentleman's political principles, we are not insensible to the merit of such conduct.

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called out Order! Order! with some marks of impatience) He begged pardon, he would say no morethere was no one whom he valued like Mr. TooOKE, there was no one indeed to whom he was under such obligations; the very shoes he had on, were charged by Citizen HARDY to Mr. TookE's account - Mr. ToOKE was also a great friend to a Radical Reform he loved a Radical Reform himself; the Poor must always love Radical Reforms he should therefore beg leave to propose the health of Mr. JOHN HORNE TOOKE. (Three times three.)

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Mr. Tooke rose, and spoke nearly as follows: "You all know, Citizens, in what detestation I once held the Man whose Birth-day we are now met to commemorate. You cannot yet have forgot the "Two PAIR OF PORTRAITS " I formerly published, nor the glaring light in which I hung up him and his Father to the execration of an indignant posterity. You must also be apprized of the charges of Corruption, Insurrection, and Murder (much hissing and applause, the latter predominant) which I brought against him, justly, as I must still think, at a former Election for Westminster. How happens it then, you will say, that I now come forward to do him honour? I will tell you. At the last Election for Westminster, I had still my suspicions of his sincerity; he appeared too anxious to preserve measures with the spruce and powdered Aristocrats who usually attended him to the Hustings; nor was it till the fourth or fifth day before the close of the Poll, that those suspicions were removed. Aware that he was losing ground among the People, he determined to make one great effort to reestablish his popularity. He therefore came forward, and addressed the free and independent Electors in front of

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