A B Indemnity for almost all the Bribery and Corruption Men might have been guilty of at the last general Elections for Members of Parliament, and might very probably be an Injury to feveral private Men, who had already done all that was made neceffary by that At for intitling themselves to carry on Profecutions against Offenders; for as the two Years fince the former Election were then just expiring, if a Gentleman had juft fued out 40 Originals against 40 different Offenders, and had thereby intitled himself to proceed against them with his Conveniency, he would be entirely disappointed, and lofe the whole Expence he had been at; because the two Years would very probably be expi red before he could bear of this Act, and then it would by this new Att be past the Time for ferving even thofe very Originals which be bad regularly fued out in the Terms of the former Alt; therefore they hoped the Committee would amend the Bill, fo as to prevent its having a Retrospect, or doing an Injury to any Gentleman who had been guilty of no wilful Delay or Omiffion, as the Law then stood; for it was very probable that great Number of Originals had been fued out, but not ferved or profecuted, be- D caule the Profecutors would in common Pru dence wait till a few Cafes of the fame Nature had been determined, in order that they might from thence learn how to proceed. To this it was anfwered in general, That whatever Lawyers might mean by a Profe C cution commenced, the Meaning of the Le gislature when that Law paffed, certainly was, That no Profecution fhould be underflood to be commenced, unless the Perfon profecuted had Notice of it, within the Time limited, by an Arrest, Summons, or some other le gal Method; and as this was the Meaning of the Legiflature, they believed moft Genslemen had taken it in that Senfe, for they had never heard of any Profecutions com menced in the other Manner, nor could any Gentleman in that Houfe give an Inftance where a Projecutor had fued out a Number of Originals without fummoning or arrefting the Perfons against whom they were fu ed out; from whence it was to be prefumed that if there were any fuch Inftances, they were fo rare as not to deferve the Notice of that Houfe. Upon this the Bill was agreed to without any Amendment, and pafled accordingly. May 20, his Majefty came to the House of Peers, and gave the Royal Affent To an Act to reftrain the Difpofition of Lands, whereby the fame become unalien able. To 9 other publick Bills. See p. 290. After which his Majcfty made a most gracious Speech to both Houfes of Parlia ment; which fee p. 236. and then prorogued them to the 29th of July following. We expected fome particular SPEECHES on the important Afair of the TEST; but after waiting a few Days, are obliged to conclude this our Account of the DEBATES without them. If we fhould be favour'd with them next Month, we fuppofe fo fhort a. Delay will not render them less acceptable to our Readers. P. S. An unforeseen Accident has hinder'd the Gold Medal being finish'd; and the POEMS for that and the 40 l. in PRIZES being still under Confideration, we cannot in this Volume declare the Decifion thereof, but hope to be able to do it in our Magazine for January or February. The Prize Epigram-Writers,, tho' they have not inform'd us which they pitch upon for their best Epigrams, may please to let us know how to fend to them. N. B. Our ingenious Correfpondent's Conclufion of the Account of the Deluge not being come to hand, we must refer our Readers to the Mugazine for Fanuary. Conclufion of a Difpute between young WILL the Attorney and a Wrangler who moft egregioutly files himself Prefident of the Reading Bards. A Inding by fome of our Poetical Cor D fome Poetical Beauties, and expreffed himfelf not fond of his own Brat, adding, "I am much obliged to you for the "trouble you have been at, that the Complement at the End (which was my "chier aim in the Publication) might not be loft by the meanefs of the preceed"ing Performance, "I am, worthy Sir, your very much obliged and humble Servant, Gratus. The Author of the APPARITION writes thus, "Your former good Nature "in making my Piece on the Judgment "worthy the Publick, induces me to deftre you would be fo good as to revife and "infert this, thus you will further oblige "Your unknown Friend, conftant Reader and humble Servant, J― M—c. As thefe Letters are fo decifive in our be half, we should let the Matter reft here, did not Philautus carnefily demand attention, as follows: To SYLVANUS URBAN at St John's- refpondents, who obferve we have been treated with more Severity than good Manners by certain pretended Bards of Reading, that this Affair wants fome, Explaining; we shall beftow a few Words to clear it up, and fhew that, tho' we B have been fo virulently attack'd, we gave no Occasion for it; and in short, that they blame us for what they either de fir'd, or left us at liberty to do. They began the Rupture by publishing feveral Invectives, Sign'd Philantus, Archilocus, and Anonymus; wherein they complain C of our altering three Poems, entitled The Reading Mufes, An Address to a Friend, and The Apparition; Sign'd Florio, Gratus and 1 M-ce. If any Injustice had been done, it was reafonable to expect that, before troubling the Publick, a private Complaint fhould have been made in the Names the Writers fien aflum'd, and that they fhould have demanded their Pieces to be publish'd as first fent. On the contrary, they were altogether Silent, tho' appeal'd to (Vol. V. p. 556,) to own the Invectives, or deny they gave a Liberty to alter their Poems. But as we now find thefe very Perfons continue their Abuses, in other feigned Names, we hope it will not be thought an unneceflary Exposing our Correfpondents Letters, to publifh fuch Part of them as tend to our Juftification, efpecially as Mr. Urban's young Attorney. at Parnaffus (See the Tryal p. 100) has been call'd by thefe Writers, in their Doggrel Pieces, a Fibber, nay arrant Lyar, for aflerting we had Authority, by Letters, to make the Corrections wanted. We proceed therefore to Vouchers which we can produce in the HandWriting of the Authors, who had each received Assistance in fome unfufferable G Lines of former Pieces, and it should NURBAN's defence, fee DEMOCRITUS feem, by what follows, to their Satisfaction. E F The Author of the Poem entitled the READING MUSES, has this Postfcript; "I am fenfible of its many Imperfections, and fhould be glad if you H would give it the laft Polifh. "Your humble Servant, Fl. The Andrejs to a Friend, being too incorrect for Publication, was alter'd, on which the Author owned in a Letter, that a certain happy Genius had given it boated Impartiality: 1 hall fee in F you have not quite loft once your next Magazine the following Remarks upon Democrit. Eatoneus's blundering Charge against the Reading Bards. (See p. 487.) And if in the last Stanza I have defir'd the celebrated Occult to to help you to diftinguish the real Author give you a Caft of his Skill, 'tis partly of Blind-man's Buff from that J, N. of Reading, against whom (More Turbe Mobilium) you fo liberally call out a Quaker a Quaker, Querr. (See p. 615.) Go on to deal in this loweft Kind of Ribaldry, 'till Perfon there abus'd. every Body defpifes you as heartily as the I am, &c. PHILAUTUS. TO DEMOCRITUS EATONENS. Quid Dignum tanto feret hic Promiffor Hiatu? Parturiunt Montes, nascetur ridiculus Mus. come, HOR. [room e And vow that they'll mob him unless he make believe, who leans fo much weight on a fhattered staff, His fhafts are let fly fo wide of the mark : Our Printer dare not visit Eaton, &c. See Page 431. } Forthinkng he comes in full view of his game, A B C The fourth's usher'd in a palpable blunder; marring. You're out once again, for fame fofter-daddy, the white. [fight; O T-YL-R! reftore the blind youth to his And when your hand's in, give a caft of your E skill, To clear up the opticks of poor mafter Sil. PHILAUTUS. † A Poem with that Title. F On the foregoing Curious Picce. THAT fuch a Writer fhould think himfelf worth Notice! But Self-love ob fcures Reafon. He fays my last Stanza, where he has made none: He complains of being barely call'd Quaker, yet thinks himself an Honour to the Profeffion, and none fo fit to be Gentleman-Uber to May G Drummond: He terms it a Mob Exprellion, but in the most auguft Affembly no other Word is ufed but Quaker, for his Friends who yet are highly honour'd there. (See 2. 707.) Should F. N. infift on more Refpect? He himself has difingenuously added (to Quaker) Querr; then brings a Charge of low Ribaldry, even while he is H uling it, accompanied with bad Rhime, confus'd Reafoning, falfe Concord, and the most filly Evafions. This is the Wretch that prates of defpifing Mr Urban, who fcorns to make fuch a Declaration, and pities Philantus's puerile Difpofition to be out of Temper for a little due Raillery, tho' he has made free with others in downright Billingfgate. What great Knowledge he prides himself in! He thinks himself mighty wife, becaufe, as Prefident, he knows the Secrets of his Scribling Club, and with much Indignation deems our Correfpondents Blunderers, because they can't diftinguish which Blockhead fcriblea one Piece, and another, when skulking under new Names. We cannot help our Correfpondents Miftake. Any one may fee Blind-man's Buff is above Philautus's Strain: Had we believ'd it his, we had not inferted it. 'Twould be ridiculous to mark his other Impertinencies. Thus much to oblige Democritus. Mr URBAN, Return you Philautus's Epiftle, attendyou lovers he defires the Publication of his Piece, I hope you will oblige him. For, Spectatum admiffi rifum teneatis amici? That you ought to give him a few Words in Profe, is the Opinion of, Your Friend and Servant DEMOCRITUS to PHILAUTUS. Men' moveat cimex Pantilius? aut crucier, Vellicet abfentems Demetrius? aut quod ineptus Y HOR. Our Letter, Philantus, is fafe come to But wrote in a Manner, I fcarce understand. Thro' the whole, to my Self, neither Sentence Till you ftile me, Dear Droll-almost at the Finis. [on't, Perhaps, as to that, you'll put a grave Face 'Tis granted: and Syl & Democri fhall an fwer, your Man, Sir, If he tamely fubmits to fo vile a Difgrace; Face. If the Reading Confed'rates, of Honour can Dance, Devil, and Blockhead, undauntedly call him: Fine Titles! & bounteously heap'd on poor Syl, The The tripartite Leaguers gave Syl & firft Stroke, And prefumptuoufly now they th' Eatonians provoke. I find the whole Club have been puzling their Senfes, In hopes to difcover who is Eatonenfis : fhow A Reflect, Friend! I prithee, whence fuch [Mufes. grofs Abuses; Such ne'er are allow'd by the Sons of the Diabolical, furely are thofe Inspirations, That furioufly belch out fuch foulAppellations, B Thy Garments, 'tis granted-Simplicity. ThuscEtna fpits Fire,tho' 'tis cover'd Snow. Thy Drefs fanctimonious, I fear, is a Cloak; For ah! what's within thee-but Fire & Smoke! How blindly doft thou all thy Arguments handle! Thy internal Light, is a meer farthing Candle. --th-n! con o'er thy Moods and thy C Tenfes, Ere thou mak'ft Intellectuals the Objects of Write Prefaces rather than be fuch a Railer; In URBAN's Defence fee DEMOCRITUS D Were its primitive Nonfenfereftor'd to Lad, A Farewel TOUCH for Philastus. To the Tune of, Capt. MACK-ANN. HO' Phil's fiery hot, ΤΗ I value him not, He makes me but Scrible the faster, the And I'm a Poltroon, If I don't to fome Tune, [fafter: [Master. Return home Fib to young Master, young Abufes Sylvanus and Willy; And urg'd him to fpeech it--fo filly, damn'd [filly. II. Philautus! O why Wilt thou deal in a Lye? For well doft thou know in thyConfcience, Submitted to Urban your Nonfenfe, your He gave 'em Rhime, Reason and Measurez III. DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS in Parliament, the ESSAYS, A A. B.'s Verfion of Pfalm 69 230 608 Ambaffador recall'd for blab- Beauty, Praise of Pafs of, how to fettle 599 156 239 15 549 Bible, corrupt Editions of 270 751 Analogy between the Diffen- nions 551 155 Ariflides his Character 387 421 671 436 ploits B 525 Burying in Churches infectious 360 Bakers Petition Barbers, ruinous Scheme against 607 Barker Mrs, her Caufe 354 Affection Brotherly of the Chi- 597 661 |