at present more in need of a treat. We therefore present them with the following. N. B. The dinner is to be given at the Shakespeare. End of Course I. a song by Lord Derby.

BILL OF

FARE.

Hung-beef.
Calf's-head hafhed.
Olives.

Rumps and kidnies.
Lamb's fry.
Suet pudding.
Rabbits.
Minced veal.
Scotch haggis.
Scotch kail.
Hafty pudding.

Potatoes and butter-milk.
Hafhed mutton.
Wood pigeons.
A turkey pout.
Yorkshire pudding.
Pickles, &c.
German puddings.
Porter and beefflakes.
Frogs fricafeed.
Marrowbones.

A more patriotic or benevolent fentiment was never uttered than Sir Cecil Wray's expreffion refpecting Chelsea Hofpital; it has indeed been twifted into all the horrid fhapes that depravity could fuggeft; but it was nevertheless the effufion of an honeft. and a generous mind. What perfon can hear, that each of the penfioners on the Chelfea establishment cofts no lefs a fum to this diftreffed country than fifty-one pounds per annum, knowing at the fame time that they could be better fubfifted, and with more content to themselves, for one-third of the fum? Who can hear this without heartily wishing the fabric to be demolished, and its revenue more beneficially applied? The munificence of the nation fhould be directed folely to objects of compaffion, to heal the wounded, to comfort the diftreffed, and to recompence the toils and dangers of the brave; but, alas! how different are the appointments, and how inadequate the rewards! Inftead of affording an afylum to the veteran who has fought in his country's caufe---inftead of proportioning penfions to the merits of profeffional claimants, and confequently admitting treble the prefent number to its comfortable participation; alas! who can but exclaim,---The bulk of the income is diffipated by extravagant appointments, and finecure enjoyments of favourite females, patronized footmen, and the dependent friends of fome Minister in power.

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We hear that the D----fs of D---- ·votes and intereft to Mr. Fox.

grants favours to thofe who promise their

This is a piece of wit of the most witty Mr. W. Editor of the Morning Poft.---Rifum teneatis amici.

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Few words are more frequently abused, in modern politics, than the word refpectable. To fay the truth, it is a word entirely of newfpaper creation, having no authority above a speech in Parliament, or a Coalition pamphlet, to defend it*.

A refpectable meeting of Electors is a meeting when nine out of ten have neither house nor vote in the place.

A refpectable member is one who is more affiduous to please his patron than his conftituents; and of fuch refpectable members the number has of late increased very much.

A correspondent thinks, that in future those members, who, to ferve their country, give ten or fifteen thousand pounds, or perhaps fquander a whole eftate upon a borough, fhould make a bargain with Government that Parliament should laft its whole time. Some refpectable gentry feem to feel very fore on this point, and are wonderfully nervous on the mention of a diffolution..

It is remarkable, that the meetings of respectable men generally happen to be held in

taverns.

The citizens of London have now an opportunity of evincing to the world, that they really poffefs fome degree of confiftency, a matter at prefent much doubted. Mr. Pitt's Adminiftration, and his conduct as a Member of Parliament, have hitherto defervedly received every mark of their approbation; let men of Mr. Pitt's principles then, the true friends of their King and Country, receive that confidence and fupport, which the abettors of an infamous and unprincipled faction have fo juftly forfeited.

Mr. Fox is an orator, and nothing but an orator; his whole conduct as a Minister proves his total want of experience or addrefs in foreign negotiation, as well as his deficiency of public virtue in the management of our domeftic concerns. Salluft, in one of his fragments, characterizes a famous orator of his country and times in this manner --- Cujus omnis vis virtufque in Lingua fita eft."

In the conteft between Lord' Hood and Mr. Fox, it will appear whether the people pay the greatest honour to the character of a crafty and fubtle pleader, or to that of a plain and gallant foldier.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

April 2.] Yesterday at eleven o'clock the Election for the city and liberty of Weftminster commenced at Covent Garden. The prodigious concourfe of people affembled on the occafion confiderably obftructed the regularity of the proceeding, and fo far favoured the defigns of Mr. Fox and his friends, whofe intention feemed directed to create confufion.

Mr. Baker opened the bufinefs, by ftating the nature and the importance of the trust about to be delegated; and as to the merits of the feveral candidates, he faid he should confider them all as equally honourable. This expreffion excited general refentment; the auditors almoft with one voice exclaiming, "Talk not of the honour of Mr. Fox." Others exclaiming, "What! compare him with Sir Cecil Wray, who is an HONEST "MAN!"

Mr. Fox then advanced to the front of the Huftings, and amidst the hiffes, catcalls, and execrations of thousands, proceeded to harangue the multitude. He faid he was extremely happy to meet his friends on the prefent occafion; that he loved the people, and had been uniform in fupporting their rights; that the cause he had fo lately

An idea of the most respectable Mr. W.'s, Editor of that most respectable paper " The Morning Post." Happening to know fomething of the author of the above newspaper affertion, we beg leave to inform our readers, that all his refpectability entirely arifes from tavern doctrines and hearfay evidence. Ff2 ftrug

ftruggled for, was the caufe of the people; and that he conceived too well of their public fpirit, to fuppofe them capable of deferting a man, whofe ftrenuous efforts had been recently exerted in their behalf.

He was proceeding in this ftrain, when the hootings from every quarter preventing a fyllable from being heard, he declined; and that it might not appear he was fo univertally the object of diflike, the marrowbones and cleavers, ftationed for the purpose, ftruck up, and thus overpowered by their difcordancy, the noife refulting from a general hifs. This manoeuvre being happily adjufted, Lord Mahon came forward, and was received with the loudeft acclamations. His Lordfhip ftrongly recommended Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, as two characters deferving the moft vigorous fupport of the Electors. The one had gallantly diftinguished himself in the fervice of his King and country; the other, as a Member for Weftminfter, had acted with confiftency, uprightness, and honour. That his conduct had been unexceptionable was evident; becaufe, after the enemies of Sir Cecil Wray had exerted their utmost ingenuity to difcover a caufe for reducing him to a level with themselves, all they had been able to advance against him was, that he had declared, "even another tax on domeftics would be lefs oppreffive than the Receipt Tax;" which had been the odious measure so strongly supported by Mr. Fox.

Lord Mahon then retired to the back of the Huftings, and Sir Cecil Wray and Lord Hood advanced, both of whom experienced every mark of approbation. Lord Hood profeffed his intention of devoting the remainder of his life to the fervice of his Consti tuents, and in fupport of those measures only which would benefit the country.

Sir Cecil Wray declared himself entirely at the difpofal of his Conftituents. Their inftructions he would always obey; their wishes he would confider as obligatory on his conduct. To every measure of national utility, he declared himself a friend. The Reform of Parliament, the repeal of the odious Receipt-tax, were objects nearest his heart. His late colleague Mr. Fox had deferted him on feveral occafions, particularly when the Receipt-tax was in agitation. That tax, fo univerfally oppreffive to trade and commerce, had been approved by Mr. Fox; but Sir Cecil faid, that it had always met his marked disapprobation. He had spoken and voted against the Receipt-tax, in every ftage of the Bill, from its first introduction to the final paffing of it by the Houfe of Commons.

This declaration called forth a burst of applause, and Sir Cecil Wray retiring from the Huftings, the High Bailiff proceeded to the business of nomination. Mr. Baker nominated Mr. Fox on the infide of the Huftings.

Dr. Jebb in the fame place nominated Sir Cecil Wray. He requested the attention of the people, and addreffed himself to them in nearly the following words:

"Before I fpeak to the character and parliamentary merits of the gentleman, whom "it is my purpose to recommend to your fuffrages, permit me to premife a few words "refpecting a fubject intirely unconnected with party, and which more immediately concerns yourselves. You are now met to exercise the most important franchise you "poffefs to delegate the most important truft which can be conferred on man-the power of making laws, which may poffibly tend to your peace and welfare, but may "alfo be the occafion, to yourselves and pofterity, of distress, of flavery, and final ruin. "By the prefent unconftitutional practice, you are called upon to delegate this truft for feven years. It is therefore your duty, until the ancient falutary cuftom of annual "Parliaments fhall, by the exertions of the people, be restored, to guard, with especial "care, a delegation of a nature fo important, and to ufe every precaution which can "fecure you against the confequences of its abufe; and it is more particularly incumbent upon you at this important crifis, when the attention of the people is fo ❝ftrongly