The Sun.
London, England, 1819-02-18 00:00:00

rOETR V.

Now the worthy Sir J—N
Makes his physical attacks on
Plague and feret, while it pleases
Him to banish all diseases.
Mighty plans shall now engage us;
For escaping plagues contagious,
And, by questions theoremic,
Pestilences epidemic.
Tell us, ye who cast a sage syc on
Epidemy and contagion,
What the difference is between 'em—
Ye, who've heard and felt and seen 'em ?

Zpiderny to my sense is
Far the wot st of pestilences ;
Spewing by its derivation—
E7ll—throur; h—and A7),l2OS—natiote
That its wide and sudden spread
Front the feet affects the head ;
Or, to make the bane complete,
From the head affects the feet.
But Contagion is not such
(Con—together—tango—touch)
An infection universal,

Covering in one common curse all,
Their distinctions to arrive at—
One is public, eother private;
That is narrow, this is ample—
As I'll show you by example.
Epideniy's an infection,
Like a Westminster Election,
Where each Rogue, prepar'd to rob house
May set up his pipes for HouxousE ;
Where such folk as HuNT and CLEAa
Splash each other till they're weary;
In pretence, or in reality,
Making sport for the Rascality.—
.But, Contagion is a matter,
Which so widely does not scatter;
Narrower is its selection
Of particular infection;
Travelling on from hand to hand,
'fill it covers all the land:—
Such the venom and the rancour,
Issuing from the Crown and Anchor;
Or, when fouls will let it bore 'em,
From Jai/JoNEs's noisy Fort1111;--,
Till the slow inoculation
Gradually taints the Nation.

Much are we (Abed, Sir J—N,
That you turn our eyes upon
Ilallotting a close Committee,
For the health of Field and City,
But, as medical advice is
Very needful at this crisis,
Be so good to take from me
An unfailing Recipe;
Which will quickly cure the Natives,
By a course of F/a/teratives.

Stalks of Hemp, if neatly twisted,
Often have the cute assisted,
By a course—not very slack—
Laid upon the Patient's back.—
They will 'purify hliasm,
With their caustic Cataplasm—
Cat-a-nine-tails, Newgate has 'em.--• JJJ

But, when desperate seems the case,
higher we the cure must trace,
And the hemp adroitly use
With a neat and running noose.
boctor Ketch.advises, Sir,
'Just abuve the Jugular.
T'ofbe'r Doctor—WATson—who
All its virtues nearly knew,
Having hada narrow slip
from our Doctor's partnership,
Tells me, that in Latin 'tis
Called Sativa Cannabis :
And that we have plants in store,
Growing round the Debtor's door,
But a Priest, who thinks that Roper',
Always is concerned with Popery,
Vows, that in his holy shop,
It is called the Jesuits' drop.—

Pray advise this cure, Sir Joitm,
Sonic sick Ultra-Patriot on ;
Who would still involve in strife us,
And disseminate his Typhus.—
For the plague it is specific,
Though with seeds of Death prolific I
If 'tis used with resolution,
It will clear the Constitution;
And extirpate, I'll engage ye on,
Epldemy and Contagion.

JONATRAN JUNIOR.

REGISTER OF FASHION.

The Duke of Montrose gives a grand entertainment on the
27th inst. to the Archduke Maximilian, and a large party of
distinction, at his residence, in Grosvenor-square.
'The Ambassador from the Netherlands entertains the Arch-
duke Maximilian, and a large party of distinguished Person-
ages, on the 25th ic►st. at his house, NVliitehall-place.
A Cabinet Dinner was given yesterday by the Earl of I-Tar-
rowby, at his house in Grosvenor-square.
Monday, at about nine o'clock, the Duchess of GLouces-
Ten arrived at Windsor, from a 'Visit to her Royal Brother at

[lie Pavilion.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland left town yes-
:erday, for their seat, Lion House.

The Marquis of Lothian arrived yesterday, at Montague
House, Whitehall, from Lurd Mark Kerr's, at Hohuwood,
Berks.

The Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, and the Ladies
Hill, have left town. '

The Countess of Dartmouth, and the Ladies Legg, are ar-
rived at their seat in Staffordshire, from a tour. Her Lady-
ship is expected in town the latter end of April.
Lord G. Somerset is returned to town from his father's, the
Duke of Beaufort's seat, Badtuington, Gloucestershire.
Lord Anson and his Bride left Crab-Tree Cottage, Fulham,
on Monday, for his Lordship's seat at Shughorough, Stafford-
shire.

Lord and Lady Walsingliam and family are arriveil at their
house in Upper Harley-street, from their seat, Staines.
Lady Hyde Parker is arrived at her house in Grc it CUm-
berland-plitcer