ANECDOTE OF LORD CHANCELLOR THURLOW. [From the Oracle.] SOME years ago, when the Dissenters were endeavouring to procure a repeal of the Test Act, a deputation from their body waited upon Lord Thurlow, as Chancellor, and requested him to support their petition. His Lordship, who cared as much or as little for religion as the major part of those who cry out "No Popery! Church and King for ever!" is said to have answered them as follows: G dn you all! I don't care a fig whether your religion is uppermost, or ours, or any, or none. I only say, that if yours were uppermost, you would keep us down; and now we are uppermost, we will keep you down-that's all!" WH THE REVOLUTION OF 1807. A NEW DERRY DOWN. [From the Morning Herald.] HEN Jemmy the Second did sit on the throne, The Pope was his idol, 't is very well known; Yet the Pope did not fail to pronounce him an ass, For losing three kingdoms for going to mass. Derry down. When lately a group of a non-descript kind Derry down. Our patriot King, whom they wish'd to beguile, And his Jesuit Ministers, sneakingly civil, He dismiss'd with their Bill to the Pope and the Devil! Derry down. There There was Gr-v-lle and H-w-k, and sly little P-t-y, And T-m-p-e, who talk'd of "dark ages" so pretty, And W―d-h-m, who'd train a bull or a man To be baited, or fight seven years if he can. Derry down. Here's a bumper, my boys, to our Protestant King, Let Jacobin Papists their venom, disgorge, May 4. THE CHURCH IN DANGER. [From the Morning Chronicle] SAYS a tight little Irishman, Paddy O'Whack, As he stood in the street with his hod at his back, To his comrade, Teague Donohoo-" What's all this rout They make such a gabble and bodder about? Can you tell me now, Teague, for you know I'm a stranger, Then Paddy rejoins, to his friend Donohoo, B. ON MR. DEPUTY BIRCH'S DECLARATION, 66 THAT AL WOULD RELINQUISH HIS TRADE IF BECAME AN ALDERMAN.” [From the same.] HE Q UOTH Birch, “All the lies And abuse, I despise, On the pastry-cook Alderman' thrown: They are Papishes all,' Who in question dare call My right to the Gold Chain and Gown. "But "But since to my trade Won't disgrace the Right Worshipful Court." Quoth a friend, "I've no doubt Of the firm; but you always were sly, That still under the rose A finger you'll have in the pye.” THE PRICE OF THE COUNTY. [From the same.] AID old L-c-s to P-tt, on a sunshiny day, SAID Ev'ry man has his price, I have heard the folks say; And since men are purchas'd and sold for a bounty, Pray tell me, friend P-tt, what's the price of a county?" Quoth P-tt, "Sure a gentleman's never the worse An arduous task, then, by both 't was agreed: So to cozen poor Yorkshiremen thinking no evil, Then Honour and Honesty pleaded in vain, Nor virtue, nor true independence remain A cry was excited-inviting the gold, And P-tt bought the shame which old L-c-s had sold. A title thus gain'd-which to heroes was due, What What bills introduc'd or what feats he has done, One effort alone, to secure their applause, He deign'd to exert, in his countrymen's cause : When the workmen's petition was brought to his hand, He damn'd the plain sense he could not understand. No longer in senate, and almost benighted, The dreams of past consequence make him short-sighted; Says P-1-d, "I'm not a political churl, Make sure of proud Yorkshire, I'll make thee an Earl ; Allur'd by the prospect, the gauntlet is thrown, While the Pope in such terrible colours Hal paints, That, to make head or tail on 't, 't would puzzle the Saints. Yet, sure this delusion is quite overpast, Since fooling and canting have now breath'd their last; May 11. FAILURE EXTRAORDINARY. [From the Morning Post.] THE failure of the broad-bottomed firm, which has lately occupied so much of the public attention, has led to most important consequences, no less than the dissolution of one of the greatest houses in the money trade, that ever existed in any country. This event took place on Monday last, at three o'clock; but though it excited much interest, it did not give rise to any apprehension. The affairs of the house are in a most most prosperous condition, and fully adequate to cover all just demands upon it; but as some doubts might have been entertained how far the acting partners may or may not have been inclined to abet the extravagance, or to maintain the ruined credit of the bankrupt firm, it was deemed most expedient to make an appeal to the general Proprietors represented by the Members of that House. Every individual, who has an interest in the business of that House, must be sensible of the importance of withdrawing its countenance from a set of deep schemers and chimerical speculators, who, availing themselves of their credit to a large amount, pledged their firm so deeply, as to render it impossible for the great House itself to save them from appearing in the Gazette.-Losses in trade are often unmerited and unavoidable; but when they are brought on by the wilful extravagances and wanton improvidence of the parties, they are contemplated with indignation, not sympathy. All classes of people in this country, therefore, must ascribe the inconvenience of the present circumstances to the wild projects of the broadbottomed junto, and appreciate their merits accordingly. [May 12. THE DUEL.-AN HEROIC ODE. BY BARDD CLOFF. [From the same.] NOT of the heroes of the day, Of Boney, Belcher, Cril, or Chicken, But of a pair more fam'd than they, (If to the lump we throw Old Nick in,) And flutters to expand her fleety wings. Stop, stop, sweet muse, too swift we must not soar; As those whom Pagans, in the days of yore, We can more humble worth descry; Then let us 'mongst the noble rabble roar ! |