POETRY. I come to you, my Patrons, in the city, Have at you now-nay mister-pray don't your Hold up your head, [fir. Leer with your eyes--as thus--you fmirk fat becomes you, -well done! You're ogling, fir-a haunch of venifon. Some of your fickle patriots I fhall pafs, Such brittle beings will be beft on glass. Now, courtiers, you looks meant your thoughts to fmother Hand fix'd on one thing-eyes upon a[nother; For Politicians. I have no dark tints, Such clouded brows are fine for wooden prints. To diftant climes, if modern Jafons roam, And bring the golden fleece with curfes home, I'll blacken them with India ink-but then [again, My hands, like theirs, will' ne'er be clean Tho' laft, not leaft in love, I come to you!* And 'tis with rapture, Nature's fons I [view; With warmest tints fall glow your jolly faces, Joy, love, and laughter, there have fix'd [their places, Free from weak nerves, bon-ton, ennui, and foreign graces. I'll tire you now no more with pencil stric [your pictures. I'll copy these next week fend home Prologue to the Rivals. Spoken by Mr. Woodward and Mr. Quick. tures; Enter Serjeant at Law, and Attorney. Serj. W hand!-1 cannot fee Without my fpectacles. Att. He means Nay, Mr. Serjeant, good Sir, try again. Indulgent to the merits of the cause : March, Att. Come, courage, Sir, we will amend Some fons of Phoebus-in the Courts we meet, Serj. And fifty fons of Phoebus in the Of Bays-adorns his legal watte of wig. fupply, Profufe of robe, and prodigal of tye- Rife in the Court and flourish on the cafe. Exit. Serj. For practice, then, fuppofe-this brief will fhew.itMe Serjeant Woodward-Counsel for [the Poet. Us'd to the ground, I know 'tis hard to deal [there's no appeal ; No tricking here, to blunt the edge of With this dread Court-from whence law; Or damn'd in equity-escape by flaw: Nor writ of error lies to Drury-Lane. here. Nor Wit nor Critic we scratch off the No Newfman from our feffion is difmifs'd, lift; His faults can never hurt another's ease, His crime at worst—a bad attempt to please. Thus all respecting, he appeals to all, Epilogue to the Rivals. Spoken by Mrs. LADIES, for you—I heard our Poet He'd try to coax fome moral from his "Man's focial happiness all refts in us— or not, "Thro' all the Drama, whether damn'd [the plot." "Love gilds the Scene, and women guide From ev'ry rank-obedience is our dueD'ye doubt-The world's great stage will prove it true. The Cit, well fkill'd to fhun domeftic firife, [wife: Will fup abroad:-but firft he'll afk his Joba Trott, his friend, for once will do the fame, [dame. But then he'll just fep home to tell my The furly Squire-at noon refolves to rule, [fool! And half the day-Zounds! Madam is a Convinc'd at night, the vanquish'd victor fays, [ways! Ah! Kate! you women have fuch coaxing The jolly Toper chides each tardy blade 'Till reeling Bacchus calls on Love for aid: Then with each toast he fees fair bumpers fwim, And kiffes Chloe on the sparkling brim. Nay I have heard that Statemengreat and wife[eyes; Will fometimes counsel with a Lady's The fervile fuitors watch her various [difgrace, face, She fmiles preferment, or the frowns Curtifies a pention here, there nods a place. Nor with lefs awe, in scenes of humbler life, [wife. Is view'd the mifirefs, or is beard the The pooreft Peafant of the poorest foil, The child of poverty, and heir to toil Early from radiant Love's impartial light Steals one fmail fpark, to chear his world of night: Dear spark, that oft thro' winter's chilling Tho' friends to Love, ye view with deep regret [compleat; Our conquefts marr'd-our triumphs in'Till polifh'd Wit more lafting charms difclofe, [ty throws. And judgment fix the darts which BeauIn female breafts did fense and merit rule, The Lover's mind would ask no other school: Sham'd into fenfe, the scholars of our eyes, [wife; Our beaux from gallantry wou'd foon be Wou'd gladly light, their homage to improve, [Love. The lamp of Knowledge at the torch of Epilogue to the Rival Candidates. Written by the Author. Spoken by Mr. Wefton, (Entering with a large Dog.) HI Lud! what Authors have we now a-days! [please. A Farmer this!-Ecod, or what you He fwears (tho' we've but just got thro one sweat-o) OH Sharp then's the word, my flender waifted coufins, He'll swallow Macaronies by the dozens! Growling and fnarling-don't let this dog catch ye. [ye. At all your tearing work he'll over-match If by ill humours you our Bard wou'd. puzzle, [muzzle. I've nothing elfe to do-but flip the L' FOREIGN Naples, Dec. 30. TRANSACTIONS. ETTERS from Ragufa mention, that the zeal of the famous chevalier Tott, for the glory of the Porte, is perhaps, what made him entirely lofe his credit. Peace was no fooner concluded between the Ruffian empire and Turkey, than he prefented feveral plans, the objects of which were, to make the Ottoman empire flourish, and give it a luftre which it has never yet had. The firft was to tolerate all religions, and even to protect them, and to abolish those odious diftinctions which do not exalt the Muffulmen, and debafe without any advantage those who are not. The fecond project was to give education to the Greeks, which M. Tott thought would be a means to make them better fubjects, and that privilege would make them attached to the government by gratitude; he propofed to establish a corps of marines, to augment the cannoneers and bombardeers, to form a fchool for teaching the art of fortification, &c. to make the navigation of the Black Sea free to all nations, in order to take the advantage which the exclufive privilege of the Ruffians gives them in particular, and, in fhort, to grant all foreigners the civil rights which the Mahometans enjoy. These proposals were not accepted. One of the minifters, gave him the following answer in the name of the divan: "Infidel, we are tired of projects, and we have never been fo unfortunate as fince we liftened to any of them, and given ear to foreign policy; we fee now but too plainly, both we and the Ruffians, that you have made us your dupes; both equally tired of and reduced by war, we made peace, and the fame motives will make it continue fo as to prevent our being entirely ruined. Inflruct us rather, to reinfpire our troops, formerly invincible, with that blind obedience and that enthusiasm of religion, which rendered them fo formidable; then we fhould defpife as we did formerly, your bayonets, your new invented cannon, and your plans and projects." Rome, Jan. 14. Some workmen have lately dug up near Colonna, where it is thought the ancient city of Laubicum flood, about fourteen miles from hence, an antique Venus of white marble, thought by judges to be equal to the Venus of Medicis, and a fine bust of Lucius Verus, with feveral lamps, vafes, coins, &c, and a Greek infcription has been difcovered near the great building, importing that there was in that place a library. Madrid, Jan. 17. The Emperor of Morocco ftill continues to carry on the fiege of Melille. He has 25 mortars before that place, from which have been thrown 2407 bombs, by which 11 persons have been killed, and 165 wounded, mofily in a flight manner. It is faid the Moors fhew uneafinefs at the long continuance of the fige, and that the Emperor had proposed to them to make a general attack, but that they had received a check, and had loft a great number of horses." The Emperor has, however, ordered one of his fons to bring a reinforcement of 17,000 horse. Legborne, Jan. 20. Letters from Ajaccio mention, that Francis Ferri, one of the banditti who accompanied the famous rebel Zampaglina, the only one who troubles the tranquility of the island of Corfica, has furrendered at difcretion, and will be sent to France. Several French piquets are in purfuit of Zampaglina, who, it is hoped, will foon be taken alive. Hague, Feb. 2. The States General have published a declaration, dated the 23d of last Month, setting forth, that, as the Emperor of Morocco had broken the peace concluded with them in 1752, by ordering, that all veffels belonging to the Republic fhould be feized as lawful prizes, from the firft day of the fame month, their high Mightineffes have given the neceffary orders for the equipment of divers fhips of war; and for the better encouragement of their failors and marines, have declared, that all prizes taken from the enemy fhould become the entire property of the captors, befides other advantages. Paris, Feb. 3. Three months before the death of the late king Louis the XVth, his majesty propofed to the marquis of Brunois to buy his Chateau de Brunois, for the count of Provence. The marquis refused to sell it; the death of the king flopped any further proceeding in the affair at that time. Since the prefent king came to the throne, his majef HISTORICAL Norder having been iffued on Tuef directing an Officer of that House to take into custody the Printer of a morning paper, the Officer called at the Printing othice on Tuesday evening and Wednel day morning, when he was told that the Printer was not then at home, but would give him (the Officer) the meeting on Saturday morning, at eleven o'clock. In expectation thereof of his coming, the Printer attended at his office at eleven o'clock till half an hour paft one; when he was advised by his friends to dispatch a letter to the Officer, informing him of his long attendance. The bearers of this letter were directed to wait for an answer. In the mean time, it is faid, that feveral peace Officers, &c. were in waiting near the Printer's houfe, to take into cuftody any perfons that might offer violence to him; but no perfon came to take him in to cuftody; nor was any answer to his letter received. Extract of a Letter from Warsaw, Feb. 9, ty has declared that he perfifts in the intentions of his grandfather. The mar¬ quis likewife perlifted in his refufal, and claims to have his right and pretenfions decided by juftice, against the fovereign authority. This question will form one of the most interesting caufes that has ever happened since the foundation of the French monarchy. CHRONICLE. and feconded by Mr, alderman Kirkman, "that the thanks of this court be given to the right hon. the Earl of Chatham, for having offered to the house of lords a plan for conciliating the differences which unfortunately fubfilt between the mother country and the colonies; alfo to thofe noblemen who fupported the fame." Mr. alderman Harley opposed the motion.On the queftion being put, it was carried without one diffentient, except the right hon. gentleman. 13.] About a league from Schevening in Holland, a fish refembling a Whale was lately taken; it measured 11 feet in length, and was thick in proportion, with 88 ivory teeth, and three fins, two near the head, and one in the middle of the back; it weighed about 600 weight; it had the colour and nearly the taste of Salmon. When taken it was followed by one of its young-ones; on preffing its fides there iffued a kind of milk in great plenty. It was brought on hore alive, but died in a few hours. 13.] At a court of common council, the town-clerk acquainted the court, that he had waited on the right hon, the Earl of Chatham, with the thanks of the court, agreed to on Friday laft, to which his lordship returned the following anfwer: A fresh body of Ruffian troops, confifting of 6000 men, have entered this kingdom, and advanced as far as Wilna; the reft of the Ruffians have entered Lithuania, marching in two columns, one of which has paffed through Samogitia, and the other by Breslaw and Wilkomiertz, and directing their march towards Kowno: It is faid they are to meet a large body of Ruffian troops at the river Niemen, and that they are to act in concert, to revenge fome affronts the emperor has offered to both powers in their Polish dominions; fo that in all likelihood" Under deep impreffions of former we shall have this miserable country overrun with foreign foldiers more than ever, The King of Pruffia has more than 300 fhiprights employed at Koningtburgh and "Lord Chatham defires the favour of Mr. Town-clerk to offer to my lord-mayor, the aldermen, and commons, in comnon-council aflembled, his mott refpectful and grateful acknowledgments for the fignal honour they have been pleased to conter on the mere difcharge of his duty in a moment of impending calamity, Memel." marks of favourable conttruction of his conduct during the evil hour of a dangerous foreign war, he now deems himself too fortunate to find his efforts for preventing the ruin and horrors of a civil war, approved, honoured, and ftrengthened by the great corporate body of the kingdom." At the faid court the following refoluti on was come to: Refolved, that the prefent fituation of our public affairs, in confequence of the fevere proceedings against the American colonifts, is fo exceedingly alarming, that it is the duty of this court to ufe every poffible endeavour to prevent all further oppreffion, and to obtain relief to so numerous and valuable a part of our fellowfubjects. The following letter has been distributed among the majority: "SIR, Wednesday, Feb. 15th 1775. "Notice having been given that a motion will be made refpecting the Middlefex election on Wednesday next the 22d inft. as it is of the greateft importance that there should be as full a meeting of members as poffible, the favour of your attendance at the houfe on that day is moft earnestly requested." 16.] On the 12th ult. died near Chapel of Seggat, in the parish of Auchterlefs, North Britain, Peter Garden, at the extraordinary age of 131. He retained his memory and fenfes till near the laft. He has lived under ten Sovereigns, viz. Charles I. Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Charles II. James II. William and Mary, Anne, and George I. II. and III. He remembered to have been fent, when a boy, to the wood to cut boughs for fpears, in the time of the Civil wars. 22] As two young men at Lorn in Scotland were trenching a piece of ground wpon the 12th inftant, they met with an earthen pot, three feet below ground. Upon their examining it, they found it contained several pieces of filver, of a very ancient coin, likewife fome fcrolls of parchment on which were written feveral poems of Gallic verse, some of which appear to be written with great beauty and natural fimplicity. 24.] The Queen's Statue, which is to be put up in Queen Square at the expence of Oliver Becket, Efq; is caft; it is seven feet high, in the coronation robes, much like Queen Anne's Statue in St. Paul's Church Yard. It is to be placed on a pedestal fix feet in height. The late Mr. Charles Smith, was one of the oldest comedians belonging to Co. vent Garden Theatre, he having been upon the ftage upwards of 50 years, and was in the original Macheath's gang when Mr. Gay first brought on his Beggar's Opera under Mr. Rich at Lincoln's Inn Field's Playhouse, in which he continued almoft to the very laft; he was the only remaining one of the original performers in that celebrated piece of late year; the managers, in confideration of his antient fervices, allowed him a com fortable fallary, which was paid him weekly, a circumftance that does fingu. lar honour to their humanity. Yesterday Mr. Cox prefented a memorial to the Lords of the Treasury, requefting the ufe of the ftate wheels for the determination of his lottery, which were granted him with the unanimous concurrence of the whole board. The preparation therefore for the drawing will, fhortly commence, under the management of the commiffioners of the state lottery. Yesterday came on to be tried at Weftminfter-hall, before Lord Mansfield and a fpecial jury, a caufe wherein Mr. Gawler, attorney of Clement's Inn, was plaintiff, and a gentleman defendant. The action was brought for the latter's preferring and trying a malicious indictment for perjury against the plaintiff, and of which he was honourably acquitted in the month of June laft. The damages were laid at 2000l. The jury brought in a verdict of 400l. for the plaintiff. Jan. 12. THE to lady Yates, relict of Sir Jofeph Yates, at Weltminster abbey. -14. The Rt Hon. Sir John Shelly, bart. to Mifs Woodcock, only daughter of Edward Woodcock, Efq; of Lincoln'sinn.-18. Stephen Sayre, Efq; late one of the Sheriffs of London, to Miss Noel, a co-heiress. DEATH S. HE Marquis de Botta d'Adorno, Field Marthal of their Royal and Apoftolic Majefties armies, Imperial Vicar of Italy, &c. at Pavia.-Don Angelo Gabrielli, Prince of Prafiedi, at Rome. He has left a fum towards portioning the daugh ters of the pooreft of his vaffals.-Jan. 16. D. Murphy, Efq; of the Middle Temple, in Ireland.-27. Lady Cuft, in Upper Brook-ftreet, Grosvenor- fquare, relict of Sir John Cuft, late speaker of the house of commons.-Feb. 3. M. de Belloy, at Paris, author of the siege of Calais, and many other pieces which did him great honour.-16. The Chevalier Defcazeau, commonly called the French poet. He has left a great perfonage a curious sword, a valuable gold medal, and a curious picture.-20. Mr. Tullius Baker, batche lor, |
