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London, England, 1805-01-03 00:00:00

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Pow- Ro!,in complains that he has been unfairly
Voted by his Contemporaria, the Newfpaper Editors.
will therefore endeavour to do him ('rift poetical
jullice, by prefenting, for the edification of your
,Readers, the following fpecionens of his talents, in
which the Knight's fondnefs for good eating and drink-
ittr is happily blended with thefperii y prophecy. In
March the hone(' PHILOMATH lung—
Now warlike March has courage lent
Tory/tau VOL aa ;
Firl!, [boulder arms—and nezt—prtfent
Ns with a can of Beer!
And is Oclohtr he thus called the attention of his
Readers--
Readers, forget not what I fay,
For that would be a fault ;
This is the month—to brew away•—•
If you have any malt!
By the foregoing it is evident, that the Knight is
not iipmindful of the two feafons in which his favou-
rite beverage can bell be prepared.—Come we teat
to the praB,:al part of his lucubrations :
Broach your barrels,
And tune your p'pes for Mamas earrols:
With toaft and ale fill many howls,
And kill your and pit kyour Fetch:
And fend to MS—Remember this,
S mein, r rib and fume fn
With Air Mrallt. flsior I not half
So well lhati write, nor you Gull laugh.

The learned Knight here kern: to be of the fame
rinio;oti uith that to emphatically expteffed by an
Archdeacon of the twelfth century :
revidieth
I never could unfold 'em,
Without a flaggon or good ale,
And a thee of cold ham;
But when thy flaggon I have draln'd,
And eat what's in the difh up,
Though I'm but an Archdeacon, I
Can preach like an Archbilhop!

But in the fequal Rosin outgrips the Archdeacon,
in niinutenefs and energy.--Witnefs the following
heroics :--
N w fnuff thy candle, Reader, I &Am,
Call a trent tankard in, and mend the fire!
Lay down a pair of fowlo.—and over die sale
I.et every man full often vest Ms TVMIIIe
For 111 be bound to fay it can't be dull,
Provided slat 56: tankard it &dial

With fuch authorities before us, who can difpute
the propriety of good Going ? It may, however, be
objeEted, that •LI. ,usows have it not m their
power. But as we live in a Land of Plenty, the Sons
of Affluence will not forget to diftribute to the Poor
part of thcir fuperabundance ; fo that their indigent
fellow•creatures may mare in the general feftivay,
and that it may ftill continue to be
41 Merry In the hall.
" Where bards wag an."
Now, Mr. Editor, yoo may, if you pleafe, accept
of thefe few Remarks as a Chriftmas Box, from
Your's, as you deferve, BONIFACto

AN Intros roa.—A new fpecies of trick has been
practifed in the City within this day or two : A man,
who wore regimentals, and palled himfelf off for a
coldier, as he was walking along Cheapfide, in the
evening, fuddenly dropped down on the foot path,
apparently with great violence, and after making a
few grimaces, cried out loftily that his thigh was
broken. His piteous cries loon brought around him
a err,wlo:-:,erfirris, who fincerely commiferated his
fi:uation. Some of them offered to take him home
in a coach, and others to convey him to a furgeon.
To the former he replied, "it would be of no avail
to tal e him home, as he had no comforts to go to ;"
and to the latter, he obferved, " he had no money to
pay :or fi gical ailidance, but would be grateful to
any one who would help him to St. Bartholomew's
Hot pir.:l." Several perfons immediately offered
their affiftance. A humane fhopkeeper, before whofe
bottle he lay, took a door off the hinges, to carry him
to tl.e Rifpital ; but before the fuppofed invalid
cruld be placed on the door, Tome perfons brought
an arm elwir to phice him in, that he might be re-
moved with more cafe and comfort. Being feated,
and about to be taken away, a fubfcription was let on
foot for him by the by Handers, who had liftened to
hi, fad (tory of poverty. The turn of nineteen Phil.
lings was collekfie'd, which the fellow put into his
pocklt ; then Rifling a groan, with great feemtng 1
difficulty, she muttered, " Gorr reward you, my
friend‘," and was taken to the hofpital, where he
was laid upon a bed, in the room appropriated to
accidental patients. One of the Surgeons prefently
attended him, and examined the limb complained of
minutely. " I do not perceive, friend, (laid the
Surge-n) that you have broken any bones, or receiv-
ed even the fmalleft contufron ; and if you have any
.011 enure of complaint, I molt confers, it is beyond
my (kill to find it out." " That may be, (replied
ttie foldier) but your honour may troll me, I have not
er;rd out all Mir time for nothing." The Surgeon de-
pending upon his own judgment, and fufpeding a
trick, defined that the man might be kept all night,
and that the people would watch him. At fupper-
time the invalid laid, he would try to eat a little, as
he had not broken his fall all day. Soon after, he
obferved to the mark who was left to attend him,
that he began to think the Gentleman a very good
judge, and now fully agreed with him, that neither
his leg nor thigh was broken, as he felt he could
walk a little. That being the cafe, he thought it
Left not to give the houfe any further trouble, and
would, therefore, go home directly. The nurfe re-
plied, that after the orders fire had received,The could
not !offer him to depart that night ; befider, if the
were willing, the watchman who guarded the gate,
would not permit him to pats. The foldier then re-
quelled to go down and (peak to the watchman, and
he had no uuubt of gating him into the humour to
let him out. He then went down Hairs, and applied
to the watchman, who refuted to allow him to pals
without orders. Be quiet, (laid the Mier) I have
fomething here (feeling at the fame time under his
jacket) that will do as well as an order." " No,
friend, (replied the other) bribery won't (educe me."
" You may call this what you pleafe, Mr. Watch-
man, (rejoined the ruffian: I have only to fay, either
let tne rAfs through this gate, or this bayonet fhall
through your body." The threat bad the de-
d eatt ; and although the watchman fprung his
sonde before the impofior had proceeded many paces,
y a .UCII was his fpccd that be could not be overtaken.

BllArhvc IN CHURCHES.

(Ex trod from Re ND ra's Tour through Gemuny.)

"In the month of July 7745, a very corpulent lady
died at —in —. Before her death the begged
as a particular favour to be buried in the parochial
church. She had died on \Vednefday, and on the
following S.unrd.iy was buried according to her de-
fire. The next day the clergyman preached her fu-
neral fermon ; the weather was uncommonly hot, and
it ought to be obferved, that for feveral months pre.
ceding her death, a great drought had prevailed, not
a drop of rain had fallen, and conlequently it was
an uncommonly fultry feafun.
"The fucceeding Sunday, a week after the lady
had been buried, the Proteftant clergyman had a
very full congregation, upwards of nine hundred
peifons attending, that being the day for adminifler.
tug the holy facrament. The weather Rill continuing
very hot, many were obliged, during the fervice, to
walk nut for a little while to prevent their fainting,
' whilft fume had adually fainted away. It is the
cultom in Germany, that when people with to receive
the facrament, they neither eat nor drink till the ce-
rc-nony is entirely over.
_ _ _

" The wolthy clergyman preached about an hour
and a quarter; he then confecrated the bread and
wine, which ought to be uncovered during the cere-
mony. There were about one hundred and eighty
communicants. A quarter of an hoot-after the cere-
mony, Wore they had quitted the church, more than
fixty of the communicants were taken ill, feveral
diad in the moll violent agonies ; others of a more
vigorous conlittininn, survived by the help of medi-
cal Alliance ; a moll violent confternation prevailed
among the whole congregation and throughout the
town. It was concluded, that the wine had been
poifoned, and fo it was generally believed. The fa-
crillan, and feveral others belonging to the veftry
acre immediately arrefted and put in irons.
is The clergyman on the fucceeding Sunday preach.
ed with a great deal of enthufiafm, and pointed out to
his congregation feveral others concerned in the plot.
This enthullaftic fermon, I am lhrry to fay, is in
print ; as alio the violent proceedings of the clergy.
man and the magiltrate againft many of the unfortu.
nate people atretted.
" 'rho perfons accufed underwent very great hard-
(hips : during the (pace of a week they were confined
in a dungeon, and fume of them even put to the
torture; but they nal perfifted in their innocence.
" On the Sunday following, the magiftrates or-
dered that a chalice of wine, uncovered, should be
placed for the (pace of an hour upon the altar, which
had fcarcely elapfed, when they beheld the wine fill-
ed with myriads of infeCts; and, by tracing whence
they came, it was at length perceived, by the rays
of the fun, that they ilTued Iron: the grave of the
lady who ad been buried the preceding fortnight.
The people not belonging to the veftry were difmif-
fed, and four men were employed to open the grave
and the coffin ; in doing which, two of them dropt
down and expired on the fpot, and the other two
were only Paved by the utmoll exertion of medical
talents. It is beyond the power of words to defcribe
the horrid fight of the corpfe when the coffin was
opened. The whole was an entire mats of putrefac-
tion ; and it was now clearly demonftrated, that the
numerous infeets, both large and (mall, together
with the effluvia which had illued from the body, had
caufed this penitential infeetion, which was a week
before attributed to poifon. I am happy to add that,
on this difcovery, the pet lons accufed were infiantly
liberated, and every atonement made by the clergy-
man and magillrate for their mifgaided condutn.'

Yellerday three perfons were examined at Hatton
Garden police office, on forpicion of haling the com-
munion plate belonging to St. James' chwch, Clerk.
enwell, on Chrifimas eve. They were committed
for re examination.

J. Beodal and T. Burkitt were yeflerday brought
before the Sitting Magill rate, at Union Hall, charged
on fufpicion of being the perfons who had, on Sun-
day morning laft, broke open the dwelling hook of
Mr. King, in Walcot place, Lambeth, and Bole a
number of articles. After they had gained admif-
lion, they partook of the contents of the larder, and
emptied no lefs than fix bottles of port, betides rum
and brandy. There were evident marks that they
had drank to excels, from the traces they left behind
them. All the valuable articles were packed up,
but an alarm caufed them to leave their main booty
behind. Some arong circumilances came out on
the hearing, when they were committed for re-ex-
amination.

SINGULAR FRAUD.—A (harper lately obferved an
advertifement, timing that a Gentleman had fouud
a Bank note of tool. and would gladly rellore it to
the owner, on defcribing the number, date, &c.—
This truck him as a favourable opportunity of gain-
ing that fum with little difficulty, at all events with
no rifle or expence, even if his efforts failed. He
equipped himfelf in the higheft (lyle of fafhion, and
ordered a po(t•chaife to hts door, with a fervant in
livery to attend him. He fet off agreeably to the di-
ration, which was tome diflance from town, and
alighted at the gentleman's hottfe, who proved to be
an elderly clergyman, who had picked up the note
at the end of his garden wall, adjoining the public
I road. On being invited into the parlour, he related
the purport of his viiit, and, on being afleed by the
clergyman if he could defciihe the number, marks,
&c. of the note, to convince him of his right to the
claim, he replied he was fearful he fhould not be
able to rccolle& fufficiently to fatisfy him, having
but lately received it ; but, it was his notes there
was the name of Hill wrote on the back in red
letters, and if that name could not be traced on the
note, he ffintild decline giving him any further trou-
ble, not doubting but he would foon difcnver the un-
fortunate lofer. Oa this candid ilatement, the parfon
incautioufly gave him the note, faring, 41 There,
Sir, look if you can lee the name alluded to. If fo,
'cis yours ; if not, I mull referve it for a better clai-
mant." After making his remarks cut the note quite
unperceived, he returned it. Apologifing for the
trouble he had given. he took his leave, and, on en-
tering the chaile, took ease to minute down every
particular, with which he fut !Ales! his confederate,
who, a few mornings after, repaired to the clergy.
man's, and having defcribed every necelfary mask,
&c. to enfuse his claim, readily ,btained it of the
clergyman, who had no idea of thefitatagem em-
ployed.