terly against the ministry, who, he said, were the most profligate fet of traitors that ever existed in any state; they had reduced Great Britain from the most flourishing and glorious condition to the very brink of ruin; they had banished every virtuous and worthy character from about the throne, and they had rewarded and penfioned every parafite who had joined them in betraying and facrificing the real intereft of their country. He was particularly fevere on the Ld Advocate of Scotland and the Attorney General, whom he fneeringly called the two advocates which the noble lord in the blue ribbon had fetched from Scotland to defend him, because no Englishman would undertake the task. The Attor. Gen. replied, and retorted with great acrimony. He particularly remarked, that the hon. gentleman fcarcely ever rofe in that Houfe without the groffeft illiberality to one member or other. The Col. rofe in heat, and faid, was falfe. it This had nearly produced a duel, which was prevented by the Colonel's explaining himself, and afierting, that he meant to give no perfonal offence to any man; what he had faid, he said merely in the freedom of debate, and he fhould be afhamed of himself it any gentleman imagined he meant it as a perfonal attack. The Houfe being of opinion that this was a fair explanation, the matter was accommodated. AY B Sept. 16. 'OU will much oblige a literary club, to cretary, if, by means of your extenfively cir which I have the honour of being Se culated Magazine, you can point out to them any authentic anecdotes of Mr. Tindal the Continuator of Rapin, of Mr. Maitland the Hiftorian of London, of Mr. Ames the TyMortimer and Dr. Parfons, who were both pographical Antiquary, or of Dr. Cromwell Secretaries to the Royal Society. Yours, &c. M. G. C11. 12. 14. Chap. of Accidents--The Wedding Night 15. Chapter of Accidents-Fire and Water. The Countefs of Salfbury--Ditto. 16. Douglas-Dito. 17. Hamlet-Quaker. 18. Chapter of Accidents-Flitch of Bacon. Ditto-Comus. D19. 21. Ditto-Flitch of Bacon. 23. Chapter of Accidents-Quaker. 22. Spanish Fryar-Son in Law. 24. Merchant of Venice-Son in Law. 25. Chapter of Accidents-Ditto. 26. Spanish Fryar-Female Captain. 28, Chapter of Accidents--Female Captain. E29. Lionel and Clariffa-Comus. 30. Beggar's Opera-Ditto. of F The Ld Advocate in the courfe of his fpeech faid, that, notwithstanding the high tone of the hon. gentleman about his independence in that Houfe, there was not a man in it who did not know who fent him there. The Houfe divided at a late hour on Ld N-th's Amendment; when the numbers for it were 188, against it 186. 31. Maid of the Mill-Son in Law. 5. Love for Love-Son in Law. 6. The Suicide-Genius of Nonfenfe. 9. Chapter of Accidents-Ditto. 14. Chapter of Accidents-Ditto. G15. Ditto-Ditto. Sir G. S-v-le then faid, that the motion, as it ftood with the amendment, was no longer his motion; neither would it ferve to convey to theH public that information refpecting the penfion-lift which it was his defire, and which he thought it his duty, to lay before the people. He therefore fhould give the matter up, and no longer trou DRURY LANE. Sept. 16. Hamlet-High Life below Stairs. 23. Tempeft-All the World's a Stage. Sept. 18. Beaux Stratagem-Deaf Lover. Summary of Proceedings in the laft Parliament. paymafter general, was ordered home, with three other members who held him in charge, to fetch his accounts, and was compelled to give the names of all the members of parliament who had penfions given them. Mr. B-g called upon the minifter to declare, like an honeft man, if there were not other penfions befides thofe iflued from the exchequer, and paid by the paymatter general. He had been told, he faid, and that upon good authority, that a private lift was annually made out at the end of every feffion, when members were rewarded according to their fervices in that Houfe, which lift was burnt the moment the penfions were all paid. 403 fible for oppofition to produce them. Such arguments, he faid, were worthy of fuch an advocate. No man of candour would urge them. on the ufe made of penfions in rewardHe was fevere Aing characters of the most diftinguished ing the bafeft of mifcreants for vilifymerit, because by their inflexible integrity in ferving their country with fidelity, and difapproving meatures diametrically oppofite to its true interests, they had rendered themfelves obnoxBious to minifters, and the objects of their most implacable hatred. blue ribbon upon his known plaufibiHe attacked the noble lord in the lity, and the craft by which he would Mr. T. T―fnd ridiculed the no- Cby feeming to accommodate himself to endeavour to impofe upon the people tion advanced by the noble lord, that all their wishes. Who is there, faid the application of the civil lift was wholly at the difpofal of the King. If troduction of his hon. friend's [Mr. he, in this Houfe, that on the first inthat were admitted, the whole revenue B-ke's] plan of reformation, did not granted by the nation for fupporting believe his lordship fincere in approving the dignity of the crown might be ap- Dit? but the moment any one article of plied to advance the prerogative, and it is brought before the House, a cry is to deprive the people of their conflitu- raifed as if the conftitution was in dantional rights. This, he faid, was a doctrine as dangerous as it was novel; cure places attacked, than the whole ger. No fooner are penfions and fine, but he prefumed his lordship did not minifterial phalanx range themfelves in mean to defend it. He then took oc- Earray, determined to defend inch by cafion to prefer a new complaint, not inch every encroachment on that fund altogether foreign to the queftion be- of corruption by which the most abanfore the Houfe; and that was, for doned adminiftration that ever disgraced withholding from the D. of Gloucester and impoverished a nation is enabled to and E. of Chatham the bounties grant- maintain its power. At the fame time ed them by parliament, and ufually paid F he adverted to the noble lord's conduct out of the duties on the 4 per cent. on the W. India Ceded Iflands, under pre- all debates relative to that measure, his with refpect to the American wa1. In tence that those duties no longer exifted. lordship is an advocate for peace; but Mr. F-x followed the laft fpeaker, the moment the debate is over, it is preinfilling that thofe pentions were feven fently underflood that nothing but war years in arrears, though other penfions is meant. Thus time after time the were punctually paid. He at the fame time feverely attacked the Ld Advo trayed. Reef is promifed, and grieve Houfe is amuted, and the nation becate, for aflerting as fact what he knew in his confcience to be ill-founded. ances increafed. He knew that the abolition of unmerit- with declaring, that if the penfion-lift He concluded a moft poignant fpeech ed penfions was included in the prayer of every petition; and he knew too,Hinfulted; that the notion of taking their was denied, the people of England were that it was contrary to the ufage of par- petitions into confideration was a mere liament to charge the members of that farce; and that begun, as it feemed to Houfe with criminalities without proof; be, in a low piece of ftate craft, it and while the proots remained among would end in minifterial delufion. the arcana of the cabinet, it was impol 2 Col. Bé rofe, and inveighed bit terly terly against the miniftry, who, he faid, were the most profligate fet of traitors that ever existed in any ftate; they had reduced Great Britain from the most flourishing and glorious condition to the very brink of tuin; they had banished every virtuous and worthy character from about the throne, and they had rewarded and penfioned every parafite who had joined them in betraying and facrificing the real intereft of their country. He was particularly fevere on the Ld Advocate of Scotland and the Attorney General, whom he fneeringly called the two advocates which the noble lord in the blue ribbon had fetched from Scotland to defend him, because no Englishman would undertake the talk. The Attor. Gen. replied, and retorted with great acrimony. He particularly remarked, that the hon. gentleman fcarcely ever rofe in that Houfe without the groffeft illiberality to one member or other. The Col. rofe in heat, and faid, it was falfe. This had nearly produced a duel, which was prevented by the Colonel's explaining himself, and afierting, that he meant to give no perfonal offence to any man; what he had faid, he said merely in the freedom of debate, and he fhould be ashamed of himself it any gentleman imagined he meant it as a perfonal attack. The Houfe being of opinion that this was a fair explanation, the matter was accommodated. The Ld Advocate in the courfe of his fpeech faid, that, notwithstanding the high tone of the hon. gentleman about his independence in that Houle, there was not a man in it who did not know who fent him there. AY B Sept. 16. OU will much oblige a literary club, to which I have the honour of being Se cretary, if, by means of your extenfively cir culated Magazine, you can point out to them any authentic anecdotes of Mr. Tindal the Continuator of Rapin, of Mr. Maitland the Hiftorian of London, of Mr. Ames the Ty- M. G. THEATRICAL REGISTER. HAY-MARKET. Aug. 10. Summer Amusement-The Deferter. 12. Chap. of Accidents--TheWedding Night 17. Hamlet-Quaker. 18. Chapter of Accidents-Flitch of Bacon. F 22. Spanish Fryar-Son in Law. 31. Maid of the Mill-Son in Law. 5. Love for Love-Son in Law. 6. The Suicide-Genius of Nenfenfe. 8. Minor-Ditto. 9. Chapter of Accidents-Ditto. 11. Devil upon Two Sticks-Ditto, 12. Separate Maintenance-Ditto. 13. The Suicide-Ditto. 14. Chapter of Accidents-Ditto. G. Ditto-Ditto. The Houfe divided at a late hour on Ld N-th's Amendment; when the numbers for it were 188, againft it 186. Sir G. S-le then faid, that the motion, as it flood with the amendment, was no longer his motion; neither would it ferve to convey to theH public that information refpecting the penfion-lift which it was his defire, and which he thought it his duty, to lay before the people. He therefore should give the matter up, and no longer trou |