the gentleman on whom the ballot fell fhould be bound" to furnifh one idea for the ufe of the ftate, the fisnefs of which fhould be judged of by the Deputy Lieutenants of the refpective counties. When the whole return was' complete, Mr. Dundas might be directed to put the ideas into a large decanter, and Mr. Pitt and he might pour them out as exifting circumftances might require."

Sir William Young obferved, that fuch a ballot would fall very inconveniently on many gentlemen, who might thereby be deprived of the only idea they had in the world.

Sir Gregory PageTurner* faid, he did not pretend to deny his having an idea; but he declared to God, if it were rejected by the Deputy Lieutenants, he fhould not know which way to turn himself for a substitute.

Sir James Marriott and Doctor Lawrence gave it as the opinion of the bet publicifts of the old fchool, that it might lead to a very unpleasant difclofure in the cafe of acting Juftices and landed gentlemen in the country, and that it might affect the rights of Corporations, moft of whom had only ideas granted by ancient charters from the Crown, certainly not impaired by ufe, but ftill most important to be preferved entire and undiminished.

Mr. Boyd offered the Minister ideas, dated Ham

burgh

*Sir Gregory, in his fhort fpeeches in parliament, often appeals to the Almighty in proof of his neither knowing what to do or fay.

This gentleman, the fon of a barber at Edinburgh, was first an inferior clerk in a banking-houfe at Dunkirk, or Oftend. He' was afterwards at Paris in the fame fituation, whence he rose to be at the head of a banking-house himfelf. The great confequence. he has fince acquired is well known. It is faid that he is verv fenfible of it himself; and that, on a late vist to Edinburgh either did not deign to notice at all, or noticed in a very manner, his old fchoolmafter, Anderfon, who had give year great part of his inftruction out of charity, when on upon the came too poor to pay for it. ation in England.

The progeny of Edinburgh barbers feem d great figure. Allan Ramfay was the fon of a h

the

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burgh, and on very moderate discount they might be drawn in London, and accepted by the Treafury.

Mr. Pitt faid, he could rely on the candour of the majority of the Houfe of Commons for their adopting, in a time of fcarcity of ideas, the fame patriotic conduct they had fhewn in the fcarcity of bread corn, namely, to be satisfied with ideas of an inferior quality; that it always gives him pain to diftrefs the country gentlemen, as he felt this particular requifition would; but he had the fatisfaction of adding, that very few ideas would be wanting, and thofe redeemable at a fhort date. Seven or eight of any fort would enable him to make six fpeeches of three hours and a half each, which would carry on the feffion perfectly well till the Eafter recess and as the Secretary at War had kindly confented not to expend any, he was under no difficulties but about the Admiralty.

;

Mr. Pybus affured the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the Board had done fo well without ideas of late, that he need not give himself any concern on their ac

count.

Mr. Pitt thanked Mr. Pybus very politely; and obferved, that in that cafe, without any violation of the Appropriation Paper, the Admiralty ideas might be put into the poor-bill.

The Duke of Dorset hoped, that if the Minister perfifted in the plan of putting ideas in requifition, his Majefty's menial fervants would be exempted. Mr. Pitt affured his Grace that he need be under no fort of anxiety, the cafe being perfectly analagous to the powder licence, as they were both a fort of poll-tax.

Mr. Pitt returned the Gentlemen prefent a great many thanks for their very obliging hints; told Mr. his fe to take a minute of the transaction, and to write a fociety

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plishments. the Rev. Mr. Blair, tutor to fome youthful relations which he has ille, in one fenfe of the word, at least, as great a man not difficult to div is also the son of a barber in the Pleafance, a place in the above a

reproach that

may

be

civil

civil note to Mr. Alderman Curtis, requefting him to fecond the motion he should make on Tuesday, for leave to bring in a bill" for the better fupplying his Majefty's Minifters with ideas in the prefent embarraffing pofture of their affairs with the public."

The New Times*.

badge of Jacobinis

HEATRE OF EQUALITY. This Evening

Twill be prefented, for the first time, a new

Opera, called,

The MITRE in JEOPARDY;

Or, The Triumph of CIVISM over RELIGION. Under the direction of Citizen PRIESTLEY. The Mufic by the celebrated Authors of Ca Ira, and the Marfellois Hymn.

*This was in the newspaper called the Times in the year 1794 in the form of a new journal, and as a fpeculation upon the ftate, to which we might be brought by a revolution in England. In the original this article filled a folio page.

D

After

After the Opera will be performed the favourite Ballet, which had fuch a popular run at Paris, called, THE MARCH OF THE CLERGY TO BEDLAM. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, Citizen Paine (being his first public appearance in this nation fince the year 1792); ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, Citizen Skirving (being his first public appearance fince his return from Botany Bay); BISHOP OF DURHAM, Citizen Winterbottom; and BISHOP OF LONDON, Citizen Fytche Palmer (being his firft public appearance fince his return from tranfportation.)

A Pas Deux will be introduced between the first and second Act, called Sedition on Foot, by Citizen Hamilton Rowan, and the Female Citizen Deifin.

The Characters will be all dreffed in the modern Sans Culotte fashion, and the whole will conclude with the enthusiastic Song and Chorus of Ca Ira.

Pit, 5s. in Money, or 11. in Paper Currency; First Gallery, 4s. in Money, or 16s. in Paper. Second Gallery, 2s. 6d. in Money, or 10s. in Paper.

**It is expected that Ladies and Gentlemen will. come full dreffed to the Pit in red Caps and Bonnets; and that the Patriotic Sans Culottes will fcrape their fhoes at the door, and wear clean fhirts. A Woman attends at the door to take care of the Female Citizens' Pattens. Those of the first requifition, who come in chaife-carts, are defired to order the carter to fet down. with the horses heads towards the Permanent Guillotine at Charing-Cross.

Good Small Beer, Gin, and Water, and other elegant refreshments, will be prepared in the Anti-room. Vivant Equality and Republicanism.

THEATRE OF THE SANS CULOTTES, ci-devant ROYALTY THEATRE, Saltpetre-bank, Wapping.

This Evening the Theatre will open for the first time, with an entire new Entertainment, called, THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER's APOTHEOSIS.

The

The Mufic and Scenery entirely new.

The whole to conclude with a Solo on the Salt-box; and the favourite Marfeillois Hymn, with Marrowbones and Cleavers.

MEETING OF BANKERS.

A GENERAL MEETING of all the BANKERS

of the City of London, will be held this day, the 11th of June, at One o'Clock precisely, at the London Tavern. The Dividend to be made to the Creditors will be then finally determined upon. The Head Clerks of all the bankers killed in the late maffacre will be allowed to present the accounts of their ci-devant Principals.

To BUILDERS.

ANY CITIZEN wishing to purchase that spot of

Ground on which ftood the Houses lately demolifhed in Horne Tooke Square, (ci-devant Grofvenor Square) are defired to fend in their Proposals to Citizen HARDY, Prefident of the Committee for the Sale of. the Effects of the Nobility.

CITIZEN HOPPING, of Aldgate, Shoe-maker,

informs the Public, that in order to fupply the deficiency of leather, which at the prefent moment is become very scarce, he offers to their notice, his new invented Shoes, made of wood, in which he has endeavoured to combine, as much as poffible, elegance with convenience. He is juft arrived from Paris, where he worked for feveral Members of the Convention, and means to remain but a short time in this Capital.

To PROPRIETORS.

To-morrow will be publifhed, by Order of the Executive Power,

AVery accurate EXPLANATION of the PRINCIPLES upon which the FORCED LOAN is

to be established.