prices of their very best pamphlet goods, ftitched, or in fheets, have greatly fallen by this unjuft and unneceffary peace (having been always amongst the neceffaries of life), whereby, inftead of felling pennyworths of treafon, and cheap remnants of difaffection, they are themfelves fold with pennyworths of buns, or fugar-candy, &c. :-and whereas their Honours the Dilettanti, and the Man of the People himself, by declaring the inability of the faid perfons unknown, have very much contributed to induce the petitioners to fall into this fatal error, they pray relief, and, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c." This fubfcription is faid to fill rapidly; but the proprietor of a certain newspaper, who, being above receiving charity, petitioned for leave to know the names of the King's Minifters, and averred that he had loft one hundred and twenty-three, or the major part of his fubfcribers, fince the inftitution of the "ignore,” was received with the Burleigh fhake; and the Club paffed to the order of the day. IRREGULAR ODE TO LIBERTY. FROM THE MISCELLANEOUS POEMS OF WILLIAM THOMAS OFF Sweet fmiling Goddefs Liberty! Thy prefence we adore; Still with thy fav'rite Ifle refide, That fell Security may never prove grave of Freedom and of Public Love. For, ah! on ev'ry fide appears The rufting hand of fleeting years, Thy Athens, once fo bleft and free, And Sparta's pride is past! Long haft thou left the fertile vales of Greece,. And with thee vanish'd Valour, Arts, and Peace. Then Then lighting on Italia's shore, At length, by vice and faction headlong driv❜nt, And never quit our shore! In Britain's councils ftill prefide, That fell Security may never prove The grave of Freedom and of Public Love! FREEDOM WE FREEDOM AND PEACE. BY G. DYER. HEN long thick tempefts waste the plain, And fteru Injustice rules the throne, And modeft Truth is heard to groan! ! Who fhall the gen'rous ardour chide? Commerce hall blefs each fmiling land; And children lifp their grandfires' praife; gay, DANGEROUS DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES OF PLENTY, [From the Oracle.] PLENTY has ever been confidered by mankind as a bleffing; but, perhaps, it is rather an evil; while earth or fcarcity of provifions has operated on the body politic like a corrective medicine. Abundance of the neceffaries of life tempts the poffeffor to indulge his appetite; and as few people are enemies to good living, intemperance makes an imperceptible progrefs. at the focial board, and difeafe is the offspring of repletion. It is a very different thing to preach and practise. Many a prieft who enjoined his parishioners to the ftricteft abftinence, has in fecret rioted on the fpoils of their credulity; and while his lean flock almost starved themfelves to obtain his benediction, the kind paftor appeared with all the fymptoms of a plethora upon him, while his "belly with good capon lined," might be compared to a. cafk. But though this exceffive felflenial of a prieft-ridden flock was ridiculous, it was afe, for a life of abftinence is generally a life of virtue; he paffions feldom run riot in a half-ftarved bofom. On the other hand, plenty is the fource of licentioufhefs, indolence, and difeafe. Alas! what numbers of our fellow-creatures, now in perfect health, will, beore the lapfe of another year, deftroy themfelves and waste their fubftance in riotous living! Is there no emedy for this evil? Yes; but where is the philoophic mortal who has fortitude to practise it? Who would continue abftinent while furrounded with the moft delicious food and exhilarating cordials -Well, well, good folks, if you will haften your own death, it cannot be helped. The diffipation of the opulent is of lefs confequence to a commercial country than the excefs of the laborious claffes. When provisions shall be plenty plenty and cheap, as there is every probability they foon will, we may dread the frequent interruptions which our manufacturers will fuffer from the indulgence of the workman. A man, who, while provifions were fo dear, exerted every nerve to obtain fuftenance for his family, will now fit at his eafe, confume an additional flice of meat, nay, drink an extra pint of porter, and, perhaps, fink into an afternoon nap, to the detriment of the community. Befides, many induftrious young men, who were very attentive to their bufinefs, while menaced by want, will now be come negligent, in confequence of devouring that refractory aliment roast beef and plum-pudding. Had they continued to use Count Rumford's black broth, the community might have received the benefit of their future induftry, but now there is the greateft danger of their becoming faucy and idle. Were a meeting of monopolifts convened for the benevolent purpose of preventing the fpread of the contagion of plenty, they might effect a fudden change in the dietetics of their countrymen, and prevent the fatal confequences of excefs by a timely enhancement of the neceffaries of life. From the former exertions of these excellent men in promoting temperance, there is little doubt but they would cheerfully refume their good work of enforcing abftinence. A REFORMER. LAMENTABLE DECREASE OF RUDENESS. MR. EDITOR, [From the Morning Herald.] 1 KNOW no more frequent caufe of regret, than that the circumstances upon which we are apt to value ourfelves are the most liable to abuse, and to be turned into inconveniences. We naturally, for example, pride ourfelves on living in an age of civilization, and on |