the venerable Duke of Portland, the gallant Sir Home Popham, and, among beginners, who promise in a short time to rival the most practised hands,,he mensions Mr. Canning; of whom he observes, that he emulates the greatest masters in one particular-the skilful choice of the person for whose behalf he jobs, or, as Mr. Sturges judiciously calls it, the "cestuy qui jobe." In general he is disposed to prefer Scotland to any other country, since the dispersion of the Jews, for the breed of jobbers.

The long chapter against Mr. Whitbread, is in the highest strain of eloquence. The invective against the late Ministry, for "betraying the sacred cause entrusted to them," is also admirable, though rather too violent; and the exhortation to "the Jobbing Interest" in general, to league as one man in defence of the new Ministers, and against a reappointment of the Committee, cannot, we think, fail to produce the greatest effect. The apostrophe to the Master of the Rolls, on the first appointment of "that accursed engine of question," as he terms it-beginning, "What then must your sensations have been, O my beloved Grant!" &c. cannot be too much admired.

We should only anticipate the pleasure of our readers, were we to give a full account of the various rules which the Learned Author lays down for the invention, the adaptation, and the concealment of jobs. They display an infinite knowledge of human nature, and abound in examples of boundless variety and originality. We were peculiarly struck with the digression "Of

Of Ratting." The tests which he gives for discovering the right time of Ratting, are very simple and satisfactory. The maxim that a Rat should move over slow enough to turn back if things should change in the mean time, is distinguished by our Author's usual -judgment it was also practised with great felicity, he says, by several much-valued friends of his on a

late

late remarkable occasion. He adds some curious calculations of the allowance to be made for Rattage in different cases. In the Scots Peers we find a Rattage of no less than ninety per cent.: in the "Household troops," it amounts to exactly one hundred per cent. The art of Rat-catching he decribes with some humour. He bas known Mr. George Rose, he says, sent out on this service in Mr. Pitt's time, and return with half a dozen or more, who would, many of them, have run off after swallowing the cheese-paring, but that he seized fast hold of them by the tail. This anecdote introduces an eloge of that great artist, and a prediction that he will prove too many for Lord Selkirk *, whatever his Lordship may at present think.

: We may probably obtain leave from the learned Author to give a few specimens from his production, as soon as he has determined on making it public.

June 24.

A CHAPTER FROM THE BOOK OF KINGS.
[From the Morning Herald.]

ist. NOW George the Third was twenty and two
years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned King over all England forty and seven years.
2d. And he did that which was right in the sight of
the Lord, and served the Lord his God with all his
heart; so that before him was no King like unto him.

3d. And it came to pass in those days, that the servants of the King, the wise men of the land, even "all the talents thereof," came in, and stood before the King, and said, "O King! live for ever."

4th. May it please thee, O King! to extend to certain of thy subjects throughout thy dominions, those gracious indulgences which others of their brethren possess?" and the King answered, and said, "Let it be so."

See page 202.

5th. Then the wise men of the land, even "all the talents thereof," communed among themselves, saying, "Notwithstanding our Lord the King has granted us this our Petition, nevertheless it sufficeth us not."

6th. And they returned unto the King, and said, "Be it known unto thee, O King! that there exist certain Statutes and Ordinances, instituted in the darker ages, and ordained in times of ignorance and superstition, when thy forefathers were called unto the Throne of these Kingdoms:

7th. "Which Statutes and Ordinances, may it please thee, O King! to annul and destroy; to the end, that those may be satisfied, who were never yet contented; and that those who were ever disaffected, may be made loyal."

8th. And the King answered, and said, "Not so. We cannot dispense with the oath which we have taken; neither will we, that the bulwarks of our Throne be removed, nor the fundamental laws of our Kingdom changed.

9th. Whereupon the servants of the King, the wise men of the land, even "all the talents thereof," were full of fury; and the form of their visage and of their language was altered, and they said, "O King! we are not careful to please thee in this matter.

Ioth. "For we have bound ourselves by an oath, and stand pledged to each other, that we will not cease to offer this counsel unto thee, day by day continually, until all these things shall be accomplished."

11th. Then was the King's anger kindled, and he became exceedingly wroth, and he drove those his servants, the wise men of the land, even "all the talents thereof," from before his presence and from his counsels; and they went out and wept bitterly;

12th. And went unto the two Houses of Assembly, the great Council of the Nation, and made grievous

charges

charges against their Lord, the King; but the Council regarded them not.

13th. And they appealed unto the People, and the People regarded them not, but glorified the King, and held all the talents" in exceeding great derision;

14th. So that they became a laughing-stock and a bye-word throughout all the land of England, insomuch that they are called "the lost sheep," "the unprofitable talents," even unto this day.

15th. Now the rest of the acts of the wise men, even of "all the talents," are they not known in the land of Turkey and of. Egypt? and are they not written in the Books of Folly and Incapacity?

June 24.

ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.

[From the Oracle.]

WHEREAS an ill-looking fellow, called Louis, by birth a Corsican, has run away from his Wife, who is likely, with her Children, to become burthensome to the Parish:-This is to give notice, that he lived for some time in the House in the Wood, and swindled a great number of Dutchmen out of their property. With threats and speeches, he promised to repair a number of their dams, though he and all his family were never worth a d-n.-He was an Honorary Member of several Smoking Clubs in Amsterdam. He passed for some time by his nick-name of "King;" and used to boast of his Elder Brother, who is known to be a Public Robber! And another, that ran away from his Ship, and used to be known by the name of " Jerry Sneak!" He promised to introduce two new Orders in Holland; but the only one he introduced is that of Poverty, the Insignia of which is on every countenance. It is supposed he has fled to

a certain

a certain village, where, no doubt, he will tell the inhabitants he has been on the Crown Circuit.-If he do not return, he will be forgiven; but if he do, let him remember there is a Public Executioner in Amsterdam! [June 26.

A DUTCH PRAYER.
[From the same.]

OUR stepfather, which art in Paris, Cursed be thy name. Thy kingdom be far from us. Thy will be done neither in heaven nor in earth. Do not take from us our daily bread. Forgive us for not loving thee, as we forgive thee for not loving us. Lead us not into despair and misery, but deliver us from thy ragged hussars, fuzileers, and starving ragamuffins. For thine is the kingdom, woe, distress, mockery, derision, and plunder without end.-Amen.

MINISTERIAL PARODY.

[From the same.]

""T is so pat to all the Tribe.”—GAY.

TH' Amendment's prepar'd! the Parliament's met !
The Members all rang'd—a terrible show!

We go in a fright-defeat is our debt;

But, alas! we're unwilling to pay what we owe! Oh, Woolsack, farewell! dear Treasury adieu! Though we dread to depart, 'twill be better for you! But with confidence Castlereagh glows,

And sets Catalani a-singing :

Then how shall we feel our woes,

In our ears when such harmony's ringing?

Yet can we quit our charming places,
Insensate to the dreadful blow?

Oh view our tears, our lengthen'd faces,
Our grief returns-Ah! must we go?

CANNING AND Co.

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