SHOES MADE and Mended. MB Dogs Word Cats Gelded- m ING VOTERS and ABJECT CANVASSERS. called the black-legged Jubilee. Many Knights and Squires of the Poft have already fubscribed their names, poftponing the depofit to a more convenient opportunity. Charles infifts, that Captain Morris's Jenny Sutton and his plenipotentiary have brought him at leaft five hundred good votes, as the memory of thofe choice fcraps of poetry gave a kind of relifh to her Grace's folicitations. A certain Duke is in the high road to the land of Annuities; two fuch expenfive Elections as the prefent would try the largest fortune in Europe. The Weftminfter firm is, "Fox, Derby, Devonshire, Weltjie, Houfe, and Co. The Fair Captive, who was lately removed to the country by a warrant under the ftatute Jus Mariti, has found means to elope from her confinement. She was feen, within thefe few days, very bufy in the Purlieus of Spital-fields--not in choofing patterns for fummer filks---but in raifing recruits for the fervice of her dear Cario. Her common enlifting money is a guinea, as ufual on other occafions of beating up for volunteers; but the additional perquifite of a crown is not given to drink his Majesty's health. That part of the bounty is compounded for fmiles, hugs, and fmacks; a commutation much relifhed by fome; though others, it is faid, would like the broad pieces better. What a change do we find in the ftyle of a certain candidate of late! While Sir Cecil Wray was fo much a-head, Carlo's advertisements, though affuming an air of confidence, betrayed evident figns of defpondency; but now, that he has got along-fide of his adverfary, how does he blufter and fwagger! Let him remember the old adage, however, and not hollow till he is out of the wood. Triumphant and fwoln as he is at prefent, the ftrong hand of a ferutiny may come to fqueeze him to nothing. The Shuttles of Spitalfields, like the marrow-bones and cleavers of Carnaby and Newport, may add to the bulk of his poll, but not to its folidity. When weighed in the balance, both will be found wanting. The Man of the Mob is fuppofed to be as legally qualified for a feat in Parliament, as many of his Electors are to vote for him. He would lately have been arrested for 400l. upon the Huftings, had not fome kind friend (fuppofed to be the Piccadilly Duke) fatisfied the demands of the creditor. Reynard and the D----fs may dance, but the poor Duke pays the piper. Mr. Fox's addrefs of the 28th, to the independent Electors, is, in his true ftile of compofition, a chef d'œuvre. It abounds with bold affertion and falfe infinuation, and contains but one truth, namely, "that his public life is too well known to them, to make any profeffions neceffary.' Mr. Fox's fuccefs in Weftminster, on Tuesday, threw down the funds one-half per cent. in lefs than half an hour. It is as certain as that the fun gives light, that among Mr. Fox's friends there are already twenty-feven returned who must go to the Houfe with borrowed qualifications, not being worth one fhilling in the world. A certain Lady's conduct has been defended, and even applauded, on the virtuous ground of friendship and folicitude for her friends. But her motives are nothing lefs than difinterested. Notwithstanding her husband's princely income, he is, to the great regret of his tradefmen, much in debt; and it will require fome of Mr. Fox's bold meafures, an India Bill or two, to pay them off. The quondam Man of the People is certainly a moft extraordinary character; in whatever fituation you find him, he is never out of his way, anxioufly engaged in his honourable vocation. It seems even in the bustle and confufion of the election he has found leifure to bet upon his own fuccefs, and has won large fums in confequence of his his obtaining a majority. Who fhall now dare affert, that no man, that is not either an ideor or a knave, will commence gamefter? The feven weavers from Webb-fquare, Shoreditch, who polled twice as Westminster Elecions, pofitively received no more than one guinea per man! Her Grace's coach has received fo much company for the last three weeks, that it is not likely to be without in a hurry. It is therefore to undergo a complete purification, as the young colony, has already been found exceedingly troublefome, and thrown her Grace's family into fome diforder. The honeft baker in St. Martin's-lane has his ftory at his fingers end: he cons it over morning and evening, in order to be prepared to lay the Duchefs before the Committee. When the twenty pounds were offered for a French loaf, the Scotchman swore he would be d---d before he'd damn himself for any Duchefs in England. The Call-boy of Drury-lane Theatre, among many others of the theatrical attic inha bitants, gave Reynard a plumper! Spitalfields is now as full of cafh, owing to Reynard's douceurs, as the town of Portf mouth when the fhips are paid off. The Committee at Wood's Hotel having omitted to infert their ufual advertisements in the news-papers, for the two first days of the week, the public were much at a loss how to account for fuch a feeming relaxation, efpecially at a time when the advantages daily gained over their opponents rendered the utmost exertions neceffary. Some thought that they had abandoned the matter altogether, as defpairing of being able, by a fair canvafs, to combat the flagrancy of the methods ufed by the other party; while it was the opinion of others, that either they were confident they had already a majority of the good votes, or that they were in poffeffion of fuch proofs of illegal proceedings on the fide of their competitors, as would, when brought to trial, fet afide any fuperiority, whether of good or bad fuffrages, that might be acquired by fuch means; and confequently, that, in either cafe, they faw no reafon to give themfelves or their friends much further trouble. It would feem, however, from the re-appearance of their several advertisements yesterday morning, and from Lord Hood and Sir Cecil being feen fo bufy canvaffing through the day, that, whatever after-blow they mean to strike, they are determined, in the mean time, to difpute the victory by numbers. Mr. Fox has called Sir Cecil Wray the Court Candidate. But the affertion is not true, and is only advanced to prejudice Sir Cecil in his Election. It is true, however, that there were great rejoicings in Paris when the news arrived there, of the late fudden turn on the Poll for Westminster. Let any one judge from that, and fome other concurring circumftances, whofe Candidate fomebody elfe is. We wish not, in this coun try, to have Candidates impofed by any Court whatever; but furely, if the two fhould ever happen to come in competition, it might naturally be expected, that the favourite of St. James's would meet with full as good acceptance as the tool of Verfailles. As foon as Carlo Khan had got 20 a-head, it was refolved there should be a new triumphal print of him, fuperbly mounted, as on a late occafion; and, accordingly, a capital Engraver was immediately engaged for that purpose. The bufinefs, however, is yet at a ftand for want of a proper figure to reprefent the Elephant. The former Reprefentation, it feems, will not do, having received fo much damage on his probofcis in an unlucky fquabble at Banbury, as to render him unfit any more to exhibit in that character; and the party, it is faid, cannot easily furnish another equally well adapted to become the beast of burden. April 30.] Yefterday the Independent Electors of Westminster in the intereft of Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, dined together for the third time at Wood's Hotel, Covent Garden. The number affembled on the occafion amounted to 400. The dinner was ferved with elegance, and confifted of great variety. The wines were excellent. After the removal, the following toafts were given: "Woman, with three times three. By Mr. Churchill *. "King and Conftitution. "Our amiable Queen, and the Royal Family. "The Free and Independent Electors of Weftminfter. Given by Lord Hood. "Our Candidates, and may the Faction of a Cataline never triumph over the "Friends of the Conftitution. Given by Mr. Churchill. "Mr. Pitt. "The Independent Freeholders of Middlefex. "Duke of Northumberland . "Duke of Newcaftle "Lord Mahon. “Mr. Hood, and his fpeedy recovery. After this toaft was given and drank, the Rev. Mr. Jackfon arofe and faid, “That "as the health of one invalid had been propofed, he would fuggeft to the company "the propriety of giving that of another, The newspapers, Mr. Jackfon faid, in"formed him, that a gentlemen, whofe character was held in general esteem, had been "obliged to vifit Bath for the recovery of his health; Mr. Churchill being thus fent "to drink the waters, it would be doing only common juftice to his merit, to wish "him a speedy recovery, as the nature of the cafe would admit, in a bumper of "wine." The abfent Mr. Churchill was then given and drank, and the Mr. Churchill then in the chair arofe and faid, "That it was very true, as the newspapers ftated, he had been at Bath; but an ex"prefs having been fent by an Air Balloon to inform him of the honour done him by "the company, he had taken poft horfes and returned to town to thank the meet "ing." The next toaft given was, "The Independent Electors throughout the kingdom." This called up Lord Galway, who addreffed the meeting to the following purport: He faid, "That having had the honour to be returned a fecond time the Repre"fentative of the city of York, he confidered the toaft given as including his Confti"tuents; for they had acted in the nobleft and moft difinterested manner; several of "them refifting every fpecies of influence, embracing poverty and danger rather than "facrifice the honeft dictates of their confciences. Lord Galway trufted this would be "the cafe with the Electors of Weftminster. Shameful influence had been prostituted "to gain their votes; very diftinguifhed perfonages had demeaned themselves on the "occafion; the conduct of such perfonages fhould be marked, and they should be pu"nifhed; but not the poor deluded creatures who obeyed their mandates." The toafts were then refumed, and the following were given "Lord Galway.” * Surgeon, Apothecary, and Man-midwife! + It is no trivial obfervation to remark, that after toasting the independent freeholders of Middlefex, immediately thefe two Noblemen are given, whofe notorious influence was at that time exerting itself over the freedom and independency of both the county of Middlesex and city of Westminster !—Vide Introductory Preface. "The L1 "The Lord Chancellor," given by Mr. Atkinson. "The Officers of the Navy." "May the exertion of the unpolled Electors render a fcrutiny unneceffary." "A reitoration of the people's rights by a reform of Parliament." "The army, and may the sword never be drawn but in defence of liberty and our "country." "Lord Viscount Mountmorres." His Lordfhip thanked the company in a moft animated fpeech; and an adjournment being propofed by the Chair, the meeting broke up with a determination to profecute a vigorous canvafs, and be prepared for a fcrutiny. It is now clearly understood at Brookes's, that the poll was kept back on purpose to leave room for betting, as a certain jockey always had his horfe in hand, and knew when he got fight of the poft, he could pafs his opponent at difcretion. We hear the fole reafon the Chairman of the Committee for conducting the Election of a certain black Candidate has for refigning is, that he can no longer forego his favourite amusement of nocturnally vifiting that celeftial place the Dog and Duck, where he has been of late a conftant attendant. A certain Ambaffador fends regular dispatches from Hyde-park Corner to Paris, with an account of the fucceffes of his friend in Covent-garden. On Saturday evening about eleven o'clock, a gang of ruffians, armed with bludgeons and cleavers, attempted to force into Wood's Hotel; but, meeting with a brave refiftance, were obliged to retire. They foon returned with a reinforcement, and broke open the outer doors of the houfe, which had been fhut for the purpofe of excluding them. The attack was then renewed with redoubled fury. Several perfons were maimed and wounded, and the glafs in the doors demolished. Some gentlemen from the hotel recommended it to the rioters to difperfe, and told them that if they entered the houfe they would be inftantly fired upon. They nevertheless perfifted, till at length, after infinite forbearance, a piece was difcharged. A party of the guards were brought from the Savoy, and feveral of the ringleaders (particularly the notorious Cockran) were apprehended at the Queen's Head, in Tavistock-row. On the next morning, the offenders were brought before a Magiftrate, when feveral of Mr. Fox's Committee attended to give bail for the appearance of their friends. We are pleafed to find that none of the Committee were amongst those who were apprehended. Mr. Fox's ragged regiment resembles in many particulars, that of Sir John Falstaff; indeed he cannot fay with the fat Knight, that he has abufed his Majefty's prefs most dy, becaufe he is not trufted at prefent with a Treafury commiffion; but they are patched and pie-balled and party-coloured, like Sir John's men; and though they may not have ftolen a fhirt from mine hoft of Daintree, yet there are many in the corps that cannot produce clean linen which is paid for. Among the female canvaffers there is none more forinidable from perfonal charms than Mrs. Sn; her features seem to meliorate by time, and to mellow into an irrefiftable fweetness*. The Ladies We are in the right to make the best use of their time. Their beauty is by no means of the keeping kind; and in another feven years, it is probable, they will not be able to fecure a fingle plumper in the whole diftrict of St. Giles's. We can at laft give an approving note to the Morning Poft. But it is the irrefiftable lovelinefs of Mrs. Sheridan alone that can ameliorate the Editor's periods " 'Tis BEAUTY that conquers and keeps the fair field”—= ! The |