the fituation of thofe who might be inclined to oppofe it. The broad hints that had been thrown out by the honourable member, of the confequences that would attend the non-compliance with the redress required, give no very favourable opinion of the merits of the facts on which the petition is founded, as they feem to preclude the test of free enquiry. The honourable gentleman expreffed his furprize, that the ideas and fentiments that gave birth to the petition fhould fo exactly correfpond with thofe of a gentleman who is feen to make a motion on the fame fubject in this Houfe; for his part he was not at all furprised; nor, he hoped, would it be any furprize to the gentlemen who may join in fupporting the petition, nor be thought any difregard in him to the prayer of it, if he proceeded in raifing the fupplies in the ufual manner. The fupplies have already been voted, and it will be neceffary, without delay, to enter upon the fubject of ways and means. Mr. Fx oblerved upon this laft dedaration of his lordship's, how much it differed from that applauded and muchadmired conduct of the parliament of Ireland; that parliament refufed to grant fupplies for more than one half year before their grievances fhould be redreffed, before their prayer of their petition for a free trade fhould be granted, and miniftry applauded then for it. If it was a right measure in the parliament of Ireland, why not followed by the parliament of England? It is the duty of members of parliament to conform to the fentiments, and in fome degree even to the prejudices, of their conftituents. In their legislative capa- Mr. B-ke obferved, that the noble city, the wishes and wants of the peo-lord in the blue ribbon feemed to infiple ought to be their grand rule of con- nuate, that he was privy to the affociaduct. In their general capacity it is tions and county petitions. He declared quire another thing. The people of he was not. To the hon. gentleman England only pray to be put upon a who had complimented him in his befooting with the fubjects of France, ing made the cat's paw in bringing in whofe government have voluntarily re- the bill in favour of Roman Catholics, trenched and refcinded unneceffary he faid, that members had not yet found places, in order to eafe the burdens ofH him of fo gentle a nature as to venture The people, and to establish a new fund to feize his paws; that what he did was to fupply the expences of the war by a from a motive of religion; that religion plan of Oeconomy. which he himself profeffed, and which taught univerfal humanity and benevolence to all inen.

was his object. He was forry to find the word reformation, which was formerly facred to religious concerns, now fo wantonly profaned by applying it to civil matters. Minority, he faid, had been made the cat's paw by minifters in A bringing in the bill for granting relief to Papifts, which they would have reafon to repent. Affociations, he af fured the Houfe, were already forming in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the wort confequences might be exBpected if no reformation was made in that bill. He did not blame the worthy members (meaning Sir G. Savile and Mr. Burke] who patronifed the bill, because he believed they did it from the pureft motives; but he blamed minif Cters, who, though they did not openly interfere, fecretly promoted it. He lamented the neceflity of narrowing tole ration in a free state, but fuch was the frame of mens minds, that for the good of the whole, restraint must be laid upon Dfome individuals.

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Mr. Tr acquainted the Houfe, that he had a petition from the city of York, figned by goo citizens, fimilar to that prefented from the county. He declared upon his honour that it conconftituents; that it originated with tained the genuine fentiments of his them, and was promoted by them, and that he never folicited a fingle fubfcriber. Rather than stoop to fuch meanness, he would cry brooms about the city. He added, that he had never afked any man for his vote; on the contrary, he had told the citizens, if they wished to continue the prefent minifters in their places, not to chufe him.

(To be continued.)

Bridge of fingular Construction, Silver Coin, Bishop's Seal.

Explanation of the Plate.
FIG. I. is a wooden bridge of a new

construction, which may be enlarged to any dimenfions. It consists of diftin&t parts, which may be morticed together, and by their particular frame, tending to a circle, they form the ftrongest of all arches, that of a femicircle.

The bridge here reprefented is the fegment of a circle only, whofe base is 190 feet, and defigned to have been thrown over the Seine at the village of Sivre, near Paris; but, though approved, was never carried into execution.

As there is no bridge over the Thames below London Bridge, might not fuch a bridge as is here reprefented be fo conftructed as to allow ships to pafs under it without obftruction ?This question is fubmitted to the difcuffion of mechanics; and it is the more worthy of confideration, as the utility of it in opening a free communication between Kent and Effex is felf-evident.-Hints of this kind have been taken from our Magazine, and carried into execution by authority of Parliament, and none more worthy attention than the prefent.

Fig. II. is a filver coin, weight 9 dwts. 12 gr. The head is remarkably prominent. On the reverse you see a figure between two Greek words: ΒΑΣΙ perhaps

· ΛΕΩΣ,

ANTIOXON.

Antiochus was a very common name among the Syrian kings, but not being able to explain the fymbols of the figure on the reverfe, our correfpondent knows not to which of them this coin belongs.

The Bishop's feal(fig.III.) is of copper, gilt. The legend is very easy to be read; +S: DNI: DNI: XFORI: MONIS: EPI: RFONESIS(...) but it is not known whether Monis ftands here for a furname after Chriftophori, or what it fignifies; and does Rfonefis fignify Rochester (Roffens), or rather Raphoe in Ireland?

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remark or two, as his Lordship is evidently mistaken in attributing to "a favourite writer among the irreligious the complaining expreffions" of another noble author. The Bishop's words are thefe :

"With what want of truth, as well as of decency, do thofe men talk, who find fault and quarrel with human nature, as if it was born under one law, and yet bound to another; as if it was created fick, and yet commanded 13 be found? For thefe are the complaining expreffions of a favourite writer among the irreligious, by which he would prove that the condition of bumarity is a wearifome one; and would infinuate, that therefore it is unworthy of God for its author. Whatever indifpofition, or fickness of mind, we were born with, yet when we are commanded to be found, fpiritual phyfic is held forth, fuch as, we are fure, when taken, must be effectual for our recovery; we have, therefore, none but ourselves to reproach, if we refufe the gracious offer of heaven. He that made this objection did himself probably find it fo at laft; and ftands as one great inftance to prove, that a corrupt nature, confirmed by a long habit of the most profligate wickedness, may yet entirely be changed by the power of the divine grace working together with the finner's endeavours."

From the latter part of this extract, it is plain, that the famous profligate and penitent Lord Rochefter is confidered as the author of "this objection;" whereas the lines containing it are to be found in the celebrated Lord Brook's Tragedy of Mustapha, printed in 1633, where they occur in the laft page. Archbishop Tillotson has introduced thefe very lines into the 28th fermon of the folio volume published by himself, and has returned a particular answer to this objection, which "would fain charge the fins of men upon God." As the libertines of the prefent age are no ftrangers to this objection, it may not be amifs to inform them, that it is irrefragably confuted by the two great prelates above mentioned. Audi alteram partem is a maxim never to be forgotten in the opinion of Yours, &c. VINDEX. This Writer's other Remarks fall be properly attended to.

The Leges Conviviales are printed in Mr. Whaley's edition of Ben Jonfon.

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