had negligently overlooked.-Refolved, that he be im mediately delivered over to the revolutionary tribunal, Several clergymen, who had been detected in the act of preaching the gofpel, were included in the fame refolution. 2d July. Margaret White, aged 79, was guillotined. with 47 others. Her crime was of the blackest nature; in having given relief to three of her grand-children, who were in a state of accufation. 3d July. The convention received the report of the fate of the prifons; when it appearing, that no more prifoners could poffibly be contained in them, ordered, That on Wednesday next, a goal-delivery take place; to be conducted by two commiffioners, appointed by the republick, who fhall decide, whom it is proper to fpare, and whom it is proper to guillotine. Their power of mercy not to extend to fuch as are defcended from peers, or bear the family name of any fuch peers, nor to those who have any property, real or perfonal, in the state; and that in the mean time alk criminals, who fhall be apprehended, be confined in the Temple of Liberty. 4th July. The peft-fields, (formerly Carnaby-Market) were opened to receive the bodies of fuch as had been guillotined the preceding week, the people having more occafion for burying-places than markets. heat of the weather confpiring with the carnage to infect the air, great danger of a plague. The 5th July.-Fifty-four perfons guillotined. A hairdreffer apprehended for an attempt to attain fovereignty; which was clearly proved, from his having been heard to say, that he had gained a croun that day by dreffing fome of the convention. The revolutionary tribunal enjoined to make ftrict fearch for thofe members who had confpired to advance this man to the throne. 6th July.-Loud complaints for want of provifions. An addrefs from Sh-d, praying that the convention would take fuch meafures as in their wifdom they thought beft, to annihilate all those who complain of want want of any kind, and that they would decree poverty. a counter-revolutionary quality. A mutiny among the foldiers;-quelled by doubling their pay. 7th July. The national commiffioners proceeded to execute their office: liberated feven, ordered for execution 470, who were guillotined in the courfe of fix hours and a half. Thanks voted to the public executioner, for his zeal and difpatch. Eight thoufand more of the French landed, to take poffeffion of thofe towns which were granted them by treaty, for their affistance in the revolution. The people very clamorous-Fresh rumours of plots-A riot in the city-A rifing in the North-A defcent in the Weft-Confufions, uproars, commitments, guillotinings, &c. &c.-Tom Paine appointed dictator for the prefent. Tu Jupiter, quem ftatorem hujus urbis atque imperii vere nominavimus, Hunc et Hujus focios, a tuis ari ceterifque templis, a tectis urbis, ac moenibus, a vita fortunifque civium omnium, arcebis; et omnes bonorum inimicos, hoftes patriæ, latrones Italiæ, fcelerum fœdere inter fe, ac nefarià focietate conjunctos, æternis fuppliciis vivos, mortuofque mactabis. [St. James's Chron.] CICERO IN CATILINAM, BEAR-LEADING. I SIR, KNOW not whether it hath ever happened in your lot, but I am perfuaded it hath happened often in that of many of your correfpondents, to fill the honourable and neceffary office of bear-leader. If you have, you will fully comprehend the expediency of the plan I am about to propose. But in case there fhould be any of your readers fo deplorably ignorant as not to understand what I mean by a bear-leader, give me leave to explain the meaning of the term. A bear-leader, then, is a good-natured inhabitant of London, who receives once a year, or perhaps oftener, a vifit from half a dozen country coufins; coufins; whom he is under the neceffity of accompanying to all public amufements, and to whom he muft fhew all public exhibitions, between WestminsterAbbey and Greenwich Hofpital one way, and between Vauxhall and Sadler's-Wells the other way. He must attend them every day and night, during their ftay in town, whatever other engagements of business, &c. may be preffing; and all this he muft do with the greatest pleasure and good humour imaginable; albeit, any appearance to the contrary notwithstanding, he wifhes them all at the d-1, and regrets that they did not break their necks in coming to town. Such, Sir, is a bear-leader. Now, Sir, it will not require much eloquence to prove that this is, to a citizen of London particularly, a very inconvenient and troublesome office. For, Sir, not to fpeak of the lofs of time, and of the expence, there are very few men in London qualified for the office, from another confideration; namely, their not having feen the fights. themfelves. And I hold it as very found doctrine that a man who has never feen the infide of St. Paul's or the Abbey, is very ill-qualified to fhew them to ftrangers; efpecially as ftrangers are apt to ask questions, and it appears very aukward not to be able to fatisfy the demands of curiofity, about matters with which we are prefumed, from local habitation, to have a perfect acquaintance. If to this you will add what I have already hinted, refpecting the lofs of time and bufinefs, (very ferious things to a man who knows what pounds, fhillings, and pence mean,) I hope you will agree with the plan I am about to propofe. There are a great many idle gentlemen and ladies about town, who are at a great lofs to difpofe of their time, and whofe means are but fcanty, I would have a few of the moft public fpirited, and beft informed of them, obtain a charter, incorporating them as the worshipful company of bear-leaders. All ftrangers, who wish to fee fights, fhould have only to fend to their office, or hall, informing the clerk, that they want want a bear-leader for the day, or the week, or any given time. This bear-leader to attend the faid ftrangers to all public places, and point out to them what is worthy to be feen; or, what is often as great an object of curiofity, what is not worthy to be feen. Their reward ought to be a per centage out of the money paid at the doors of all public places; or in cafes where no money is demanded, as in cafes of shopping, attending auctions, or a fail on the river, fo much per hour. It is incredible what a relief fuch a fociety would be to the quiet and induftrious inhabitants of London; and how muc more glad they would be to fee their country friends upon fuch terms. Befides, confider the many advantages a fenfible, well-informed, and handfome-looking bear-leader might enjoy, by being the Ciceroni to a rich country family. But this by the bye. Nor let it be thought that the office of bear-leader would digrace any of the ladies and gentlemen. I have propofed to fill it. Befides its dignity and importance, it would neceffarily require a great deal of knowledge, hiáorical, political, civil, military, and religious. The bear-leader ought, for example, to know the hiftory of all thofe famous philofophers, generals, admirals, divines, poets, &c. whofe monuments are in Weftminster-Abbey; and be able to tell, what few of themfelves perhaps could tell, if they were living-how they came there! He ought to be, likewise, a tolerable architectat least he ought to know a cornice from a cupola; and not talk, as the old woman at Blenheim used to do, who, fpeaking of the house, faid that the vings were thought not be portioned to the diffenter. His knowledge of painting, too, ought to be confiderable. It is fhocking to hear the Ciceronis in our noblemen's houses, talking of Paul Varnish, Hannibal Scratch-eye, and of a piece done by Michael and the Angel. But But it would be endless to recount all the qualification of this office. For brevity's fake, I fhall juft mention that he ought to be as much of a herald as to know "what nobleman's coach that is paffing;" and as much of a man of confequence as to know "who that is with the ftar and the glass eye that's juft paffing through Piccadilly!" Country people like mightily to fee a lord and if they have had the good fortune to peep at a couple of dukes, or a prince, it is fomething to talk about when they return home.-Nor ought a bear-leader to be devoid of religion. He ought to know the names of all the churches, who is the best preacher, and where the best organ is. He ought likewife to be acquainted with the faints from whom they take their names, and be able to defcant with great fluency on St. Margaret Pattens, and St. Andrew Underfhaft-and it would do him fome credit were he able to tell who St. Sepulchre was. But, Mr. Baldwin, as I perceive I have exceeded the ufual bounds of my epiftolary efforts, I conclude, and am, Sir, your's, &c. [St. James's Chron.] A RETIRED BEAR-LEADER. EXISTING CIRCUMSTANCES. RANCE has made peace with Spain, they say, FRAN Britain will not make peace, they fay, Good lack-a-day! Good lack-a-day! Then let us fight, John Bull will pay, Good lack-a-day! The Ruffian fleet is on its way, France will be conquered yet, they Ireland is angry and uneafy, Lord Moira furely must be crazy, Good lack-a-daify! Good lack-a-daify! The |