Star.
London, England, 1803-09-08 00:00:00

THE SPIRIT OF BRITAIN.

the following elegant lines are lo wdl lofted to the precut dream-
!lances, that we take the cornett opportunity of infecting them,
and we bait no doubt that our Poetical Readers will join with
am la expreffing a wiCh,that the Aut!,or will favour us with his
tture correfpondence. Any communications from Co able a pcn
Mb be highly acceptable.

1.
fee, u in the days of old,
• I3ritannia's warlike Spirit life;
fee bins vigorous and bold :

To arms I my gallant Sons !" he criet.
• Defy the ravening power of France :

" F-ier tkreaening and her guile defy :

" Bold in you Ready ranks advance;

" An on four righteous castle rcly.
H.
• With yoh no nod= can compare

For freedom and for uprignt Uwe:

• Ye know your rights, and knowing dare
" Be yawn in yottr righteous carafe.
Ye will, with ready heart and hand,
• immediate to Innr films defeend :
• Ye will, your rights, and native land,
• Youi roofs and families defend.
tit.

" From every bill and dale around,
a My Britons! heirs of endlefs fame!
i hear your Martial clangor found;
▪ I hear, with joy your loud 'reliant.
0 My !military youth behold!
▪ Whom no dram tball difmay
0 How firm ! how refolute and bold!
" How gratteftd to their bright array!
IV.
}owgrateful is the gallant youth,
.1 Whole heart with martial ardour gloWS+
W The champion of a nation's broth!

Tit' mega, of our swoop and woes!
* jig) him our ea:potations wait,
_ _ .

•' His dear, dear country's hope and ftsi,
• A pillar In oar peerlefs Rate :
In glory's crown a brilliant ray.
V.
• Now while the martial danger Cooed/,

" And wide the waving banners dr.
▪ 'low eagerly Ids bocons bounds!
" *bat ligbening laws ill Na eye!
• Awake, ye toinftrels, wake tie lyre

Pell let the mighty defeaet Sew.
For him who breathee beide he;
• And hark Mabee se the
VI.
0 A gentle breath pervades the Ity
° And fah the been of defeat day I

1 Wm it a maiden's tender alb t
" Her mains biloretes deviy ray ?
N Cede, gestis maiden, tate td enoard

" Ltt no dorm your baton 'bait :

h Soon will the valiant youth term,
Viaiodate, to your faithful love,
VII.
Cio forth, my Itllsat fool ! and fare
" Your country, from a crud foe i
a The rage Of bloody cattail brave;

Add lay the proud appreffor low.
Defpile kb main: trona his wiles I
* And lay hint fpondog in the doll !
Tor He on yoor adotwar foga :
To Hearty for desdy fulmar troll !*

The late Doan of Bsoroati—Lwas very far from
being, as Come party writers have reprefented him,
dead to the fettle of religion. A Quirt time before his
death he attended the Sacrament; accompanied by
pie of his brothers, and no man was more Cerupu
lons and emit than he was in the moral and religious
tondo& of his dontefties and dependants. We believe
that ode of the molt violent ealnmniatorsofthe Duke's

eharaEta• bas no* ikons redone for *lilting tb recant
his nareprefentations.

That writer may, if he is difpofed, enndeinn his
Crave for his oppofitiob to Mr. Pitv's hieafures and
principles. The who). countu may now difpaffi on-
ately judge between them. The abufe of the cha.
rader of a man, who is called to a higher tribunal,
is villainous, and 'hews • a mod pitiful ambition in
the fool that ufes it.

Txa Naw RRCIIPT Tat:—The new Tax upon
this fabjett Rates, that after Ottober rBo3, the pre.
fent Stamp Duties on Receipts that! ceafe, except as
to fines or forfeitures ptevioully incurred, and the
following Duties mall be paid, vii.
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The above Rates and Duties (hall be paid by the
perfons giving fuch Receipts, except in cafe of debts
due to his Majeay, in which cafe the Duty (hall be
payable by the perfon in whole behalf the hme Is re-
quired.—S. a.
Every Receipt, Difcharge, Acquittance, Note, Me.
moranduin. or Writing whatever, given to any per-
fon tomb payment of money, which than in any way
Agnify and denote any general acknowledgment of
any debt, claim, account, or demand, being paid,
fettled, received, accounted for, difcharged, balanted,
uttered, or fatisfied, or whereby any Tom of money
therein mentioned than be acknowledged to be in fnll,
or in difcharge or fatisfattion of any loch debts,
claims, or demands, whether figned or not, mall be
taken to be a Receipt for sooh and upwards, and
liable to the Stamp Doty of-ss. and ualefs each Re-
ceipt, he. (hall be upon loch Stamp, it mall not be
received in evidence in any Court, either of Law or
Equity.—S. 3.
All Receipts lhall be upon the proper Stamps re-
qnired by this AR, and the perfnns giving fuch Re-
ceipts are liable to pay the Duty ; but the perfon re-
quiting the Receipt may provide the Stamp, and de-
mand payment of the Duty ; and the perfon giving
the Receipt that pay it, on penalty of sod.—S. 4.5.
No Receipt to be given is evidence, Weis Ramped
with the proper &amp.-8. 6.
Perron% having former Receipt Stamps may have
others in lien thereof, within fix months after OR.
rBo3, on paying the additional Duty ; and
":amps under the former Aas may be ufed, if of the
%One required by this Att.—S. y. 8.
Receipts exempted from Duties under former Atis
',) continue exempted in this; and all powers and
F r,vifinne of farmer Aas are extended so this.-
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