war. He must humble and abafe himself in proportion to his former exaltation. He must put on fackcloth and ashes, and with the Duke of B-weep over the fucceffes of our arins. He must learn to lower his manly tone, and chime in with George Gin his ftile of the unfortunate war; and like gentle echo, return to the gentle fhepherd, groan for groan. He must then concur with both thefe gentlemen, and with the two fpirited M-nt-g's in their opinion, that the peace was honourable, adequate, and fecure. He muft publish his abomination of that abandoned opinion, in which he considered, and spoke of, their great work of pacification as no better than an armed truce. He muft alfo totally renounce all his doctrines of the propriety, and much more of the neceffity, of forming any alliance on the continent, in order to balance the weight of the family compact; he muft defpife the German princes, affront the K. of Pruffia, and abandon the external care of Great Britain to the protection of chance and the fmuggling cutters. When he fhall have thus prepared himfelf by the adoption of found and truly Grenvillian opinions, in the great points of peace, war, and alliance, and thrice purified himself by baptifin and fouling over head and ears in the latices frontis Averni; he must then, with a docile and tractable mind, begin to take his leffon from the great Myftagogue, the grand Financier himself, in his interior doctrines of law, policy, revenue, and commerce. The great commoner will at first be a little backward, I fear; but he must fwallow it, and learn ftoutly to term the opinion of his friend Pratt in fupport of liberty, and the conftitution, rash and precipitate. He must foften the rigour of his former fentiments about General Warrants, and confider them not as a violation of law, but as a fort of refinement on the conftitution. He must think privilege of parliament a deteftable thing, and to the lalt degree oppreffive when applied to libels; but extremely proper, just, and reafonable, when used to prevent a deterinination on actions brought in favour of the liberty of the fubject. As to the public debt, he is to commit its difcharge to the fole care and direction of economy; he must think of nothing day or night but fmuggling, and lay it down as a fundamental principle, that trade flourishes like fruit trees on a wall, by pruning, binding, cramping, and draw ing down its branches. He muft, above all things, adore and look up to the Stampduty as a master-piece of colony government; and if this lenient and mott feafonable act should happen to enflame our provinces and ruin our trade, he must fet all perfectly to rights by the plain and eafy expedient of a few long fpeeches, interlarded with not a few falfloods; and by crying rebellion as loud as he can bawl. The imputation of rebellion, he must fwear will give hope to a diftreffed people, that their grievances will be redreffed. He muft believe that perfuading the world, that your colonies are in rebellion, will be the fureft means of perfuading your neighbours to a speedy performance of the few obligations which the peace had bound them to, and which the confidence our good neighbours entertained in the late miniftry made them hope never to be obliged to fulfil : and he must learn to think it unhandfome, and unreasonable, to prefs our good neighbours to any act which they do not relish, and to paymments which they cannot afford to make. When he has done all this, he will then, and he will not until then, be fit to cooperate in the fyftem of the old administration; to act, in fhort, with thofe who have for this half year past been claiming, and thefe five years paft, abufing him. To act with Sir Fletcher N-t-n, the Dof B-d, R-d Rigby, the Earls of S- and HPhilip C-rt-t W-bb, and G- G So far as to meafures. As to men, he must carefs and praife thefe heroes we have just reviewed, who have ever fet their faces against him, detefted his maxims, vilified his character, reviled his perfon, and flood in the most marked oppofition and defiance to his measures; and he must blacken, traduce, oppofe, ridicule, and diftrefs the men, who never have departed from the generous and manly opinions they held in common with him; who always loved his perfon, adored his character, purfued his ideas, lamented his abfence from the scene of business, and now with nothing more ardently, than that he would forward, with his affistance, those plans they aim at forming in strict conformity to his fentiments. But it is not true, Sir, of Mr. Pitt ; it never can be poffible; for the credit of in tegrity Tegrity and virtue, for the fake of his, which is connected with the national honour, I never can believe it. The friends of government, now the friends of their country, expect nothing more from Mr. Pitt than (what they are very fore they fhall find) his old principles and his old fpirit. To co-operate with them, they defire no facrifice from him whatsoever. To be still that Pitt, whom Britain loves, Europe reveres, and our enemies tremble at, is all that they have to wish of him. Their advantage, and his reputation, are on the fame bottom. THE AN OCCASIONAL WRITER. Remarks on the above Obfervations. HE Occafional Writer may not unfairly be fuppofed to have the ftamp of authority on his productions; and if the public have read his laft letter, I make no doubt but their surprise must have been equal to mine, to find that laboured performance fo wholly deftitute of truth. He fays, fpeaking of Mr. Pitt and the prefent administration, that they "never "have departed from the generous and "manly opinions they held in common "with him;" that they always loved "his perfon, adored his character, purfu"ed his ideas, &c.”" In what manner have they pursued Mr. Pitt's ideas? The patrons of this writer might very well judge, if ever they had the leaft knowledge of Mr. P-, that if be, and his noble brother had been in the administration, the parliament would have been called several months ago; and long before this very dangerous and critical period, they would have done whatever was proper and neceffary in the important affair of America; and this being before the ftamp-act took place, fuch early, wife, and prudent conduct, would, in all probability, have prevented the greateft part of the prefent unhappy disturbances throughout the colonies. But, fays he, a little lower, they have always fhewn a defire or a wish to follow Mr. Pitt's plans. If this be true, and they have not put thofe defires or wishes into execution, which I will take upon me to affirm they have not, it proves to demonftration, that there is a fecret power which controuls them; and I beg leave to afk the Occafional Writer whether the late restoration of a certain commander was following any of Mr. Pitt's plans or ideas? And whether, notwithstanding all the falfe and empty boats, they did not absolutely despair of him, when, in obedience to the Favourite, they denounce the rottenness of their fyftem, by taking that depraved and obnoxious ftep; which will add, if any thing can, to the just abhorrence which all honeft Englishmen entertain of the prefent administration. I will now trouble the reader with the mention of one other fact; only to fhew that the patrons of the Occafional Writer, have formerly, as well as latterly, departed that minifter, with a spirit that has gained from Mr. P-tt's plans and ideas. When him the applaufe of the world, and from a penetration which had aftonished and confounded our enemies, propofed the recall of Lord Brifiol from Madrid, upon certain and authentic intelligence of the defigns of Spain, and upon which he grounded the spirited measure he had then fo much at heart, not a fingle person of the prefent administration joined him; by which the most glorious opportunity of humbling our enemies, and in all probability, of terminating the war at one stroke, was loft. In this critical hour, the hour that he was to be driven from the state, only his faithful brother, friend, and confident, Lord T- -, had the courage, virtue, and patriotifm to adhere to his opinion. As many of the prefent adminiftration, as were in the council, affifted the Favourite; whofe ultimate view it was, to rid his fovereign and the nation of the prefence and councils of these two illuftrious perfonages. But when the honour, intereft, and peace of the nation had in many inftances been facrificed to the ambition, folly, and incapacity of a corrupt, infolent, allgrafping minion: and when, in confequence, distress and ruin began to prefent themfelves from every quarter, then did the fame invifible hand, which had found means to deprive us of their services, fecretly attempt to restore them; and fuch was his continued love of power, and abfolute dominion over the whole court, that thefe propofed reftorations were not contrived upon a principle fo materially for the fervice of the country, as to screen him from the refentment of an injured people; to prop his tottering weight; and, upon the credit of their names, to fix for life his fatal influence. To put this matter beyond a doubt, I will mention one or two facts, well known to those about the court. It was first propofed to put the Favourite's Lieutenant at the head of the treasury; but the noble perfon to whom this condition was fepa rately offered, treated it as it deserved; yet with all due refpect to the great perfon who propofed it. It was afterwards treated in Kent in the fame manner. In the fecond part of this negotiation, it was, among other things, infifted, that the Favourite's brother should be reflored to office. And give me leave to add, that no abhorrence would have been equal to the deferts of Lord T and Mr. P—, if they had fuffered their names to have appeared in the fame Gazette with the Favourite's brother. But from men of their known, approved, and eltablished characters, there was no reason to apprehend fuche treachery to the public. If there are not facts, they will be contradicted; but if they are (and I can bring many more of the fame, and fome of a ftronger kind) I submit them to the judgment of the public, whether they are not clear proofs of a certain influence. The ftate then went a begging. Several perfons of high rank, and who let a value upon their reputations, likewife refufed it. At laft the prefent fett took it up. And in what manner have they afferted their independency? Have they difmiffed the Favourite's bofom friend? Can they, or dare they? And do not fome of thofe very friends fay, without a fcruple, that they confider the prefent administration as nothing but an additional buttrefs to their ftructure? Have they difiniffed any but his enemies? Does he not go at all times to a certain place? And has not very lately his name been given as a toaft in the minifter's own houfe, in a great company, and by the great weather-cock? And to what can be attributed the diforder and manifest difference of opinions which at this time reigns among them, but to the influence of the Favourite, whofe intereft it is to keep them in that fituation? But as to Lord T and Mr. P————, they have ever fince their difmiffion lived in such a state of the warmest friendship for, and entire confidence in each other, as does honour to the greatnefs of their minds, and that true love of their country which is the only ruling principle of both their actions. And for the comfort and fatisfaction of the public I will add, tha the cordiality which fubfifts between them, is fincere and unalterable: notwithstanding the many finifter and infamous attempts to divide them, contrived by the Favourite and the prefent ministers. If there be any thing in this letter which fhould give offence to the patrons of the Occafional Writer, they may thank themfelves for it. I do not with to quarrel with any of them. But I will not fit in filence while the fairest characters are flandered, and the public abused. Proposals for a female Administration. For this cause ought the Woman to have Power on her Head, Cor. xi. 10. Mr. URBAN, HE ear of the public has for fome TH The years paft been daily stunned with loud and violent complaints of male adminiftration; I would therefore humbly propose, if it were but for the sake of variety, that a female administration should for once take its turn, and be allowed a fair and candid trial on the slippery pinnacle of power, The worshipful company of barbers have familiarly approached the throne and offered advice in matters of capital concern. The ftill more worshipful the cn cl have like wife, on feveral occafions, conveyed their difinterested councils to the royal ear. I fay difinterefied, because frequently relating to matters in which they had no earthly concern; but in the prefent cafe, as fo near, fo dear, and fo confiderable a part of them (viz. their wives) are very deeply interested, I make no doubt but that refpectable body will ufe its utmost influence to promote this most falutary and patriotic scheme. I need not point out to the intelligent leaders of that body in what manner its influence may be most effectually exerted. Some occafion of congratulation or condolence may foon offer when they can introduce a recommendation of this scheme, with their usual propriety, and its being entirely foreign to the purpose of fuch congratulation or condolence, will only make it the more remarkable, and leis liable to be overlooked. No man can deny, that England made its greatest and moft illuftrious figure during two female reigns, and therefore it is naturally to be presumed, that a female miniftry may restore our decayed conftitution, and enable it to exert its priftine vigour. I foresee many good confequences refulting from this fcheme, one of which is, that it will infallibly put a stop to thofe political bickerings which to the difgrace of the prefent age, have been carried on with a virulence and malignity unknown to former times. I take it for granted, Mr. Urban, that moft of the prefent writers against the miniftry, confift of difcarded courtiers, or military gentlemen, difappointed of preferment. Now, all thefe perfonages being remarkable for their complaifance to the fair fex, can't in honour draw their pens against a female administration; fo that we fhall no longer be distracted with reading the several fides of political controverty; the wheels of government will be unclogged, the business of the ftate will go smoothly on, commerce will flourish a-new, and the weavers, instead of idly parading in Bloomsbury fquare, will find fufficient employment in Spital fields. The real ftrength and riches of a state confit in the number and industry of its inhabitants. To increase the number of people, and to find them fufficient em ployment, will naturally be the great objects of a female administration. All fine cure places will be abolished, all unneccf fary restrictions and bars on the matrimonial road will be removed; the marriage act will be repealed, with fome other acts, which mostly affect the poor; and the deficiency in the funds made up, by a heavy tax on Batchelors; as alfo on dogs and horfes for sport, which would contribute more to the prefervation of the game, than any method our male adminiftrators have yet difcovered, though they feem to have confidered this point of greater national importance than the increase of popularity. (whatever the men may pretend) it requires "no conjuration, or mighty magic" to go through the common routine bufinefs of office. 'Tis true, that difficult negotiations may fometimes occur, in the conduct of which finesse and intrigue are neceffary. But furely the men will not pretend to excell us in either of thofe arts. I am very fenfible that many objections may be brought against every scheme that is offered for the public good. As to this my scheme, I fhall be told, that women in general want learning, and have no heads for bufinefs. In answer to the first, I have never heard much of the learning of any one of our minifters, during three administrations. The fecond objection is, that women have no heads for business. We all know It may be urged, perhaps, in behalf of fome veteran minifters and placemen, that having spent the greatest part of their lives in fome office or other about the court, they have contracted certain habits, which had become as it were fecond nature; and therefore it would be cruel at their years to fend them back into the wide world. In answer to which, let thefe veterans ftill continue about the court, and have places! there will be openings enow for 'em, and it will make no material alteration in my plan. As for example: They can very properly fucceed to those ladies of the bedchamber, maids of honour, house-keepers, neceffary women, or dry nurses, who fhall vacate their places, by accepting any of the great offices of ftate. I do not mean, Mr. Urban, that this my offered fcheme fhould take immediate effect. I have no objection to our prefent minifters, whom our amiable Sn has entrusted with the reins of government. But from the natural fickleness of our tempers, and the inftability of human affairs, a change of minifters must happen fome time or other. Whenever through thefe, or any other caufes, a change fhall be judged neceffary, then would I humbly propofe to make trial of a female adminiftration, and fubmit to the judgment of the public whether the feveral departments and offices of the fate would not be very ably and properly filled, in the following manner: First Lady of the Treasury, Lady N-th-mb-nd. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mifs Ch-dl-gb. Prefident of the Council, Lady T-nfb-nd. Secretaries of State, Northern department, Duchefs of G-1. Southern department, Mrs. Geo. P―tt. Lady High Chancellor, Duchefs of 2-ns—y. Lady Lady Privy-Seal, Steward of the Houthold, Duchefs of An-f-r. Lady H-rr-t—1—— Captain of the Band of Penfioners, Lady Cb-t-m. Mistress of the Stag Hounds, Mrs. F-tt-pl-e. Miftiefs of the Wardrobe, Lady Dowager W-Id-ve. Minifter for Scotch affairs, Duchefs of D-gl—s. Lady Lieutenant of Ireland, Marchionefs of K-ld-e. As to any places about court, which require particular talents in the perfons who hold them, I fhould be at no lofs to find females of adequate abilities, and only defire they may be fairly compared with the males who at prefent enjoy thofe places: Poet Laureat, Hiftoriographer, King's Painter, Mifs Carter. Mrs. Macaulay. Mifs Reade, &c. The commiffioners places at the feveral Boards of Treafury, Admiralty, Trade, Customs, and Excife, might be occupied by the wives and daughters of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs. The other inferior offices of bufinefs might be filled by the wives and daughteis of the common-council; which would be fuch a happy establishment of public measures, as would infallibly keep the great corporation in good humour;' a point of the utmost importance, and to which no administration, male or female, can be too attentive. And now, Mr. Urban, having sketched out a rough draught of my plan, I appeal to every impartial Englishman, whether the miniftry, as here named, is not in point of real abilities confeffedly fuperior to any adminiftration he has feen or read of in this country fince the days of Queen Anne or Queen Elizabeth. JACOBINA HENRIQUES. Eholding the heavens, what a volume parts at immense distances! Millions of luminous globes ferve for the base of the fuperb edifice round which thousands of opaque bodies move, giving an impreffion of the most beautiful architecture. We discover fixt ftars and wandering stars, fome folitary, and fome accompained with fatellities; planets enjoying a borrowed light, comets loft in the obscurity of immeafurable space, and returning after ages to enjoy light and heat; fome which appear alternatively to be fet on fire and extinguished; others once feen, thereafter to vanish for ever. Man confined to a terrestrial atom, upon which he vegetates, fees that atom as a world, and worlds as atoms only. That earth which he inhabits, scarce difcernible among the other globes, is a million of times less than the fun which illuminates it, and a thousand times less than fome of the other planets, the companions of its circulation round the fun. Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Earth, Venus, Mercury, and the Sun, occupy that small part of the heavens which we term our universe. All these planets with their fatellities, moving with rapidity in the fame plane, compofe a wheel of vast circumference, of which the fun is the axle. The fun again, turning round its own axle, fpreads light and heat around. The comets, in much greater number than the planets, are fubjected equally with the planets to the fun's attraction. But they have nothing common among themfelves, nor with the planets: for they circulate each of them in a different plane, in orbits of very different figures, and in periodical times not lefs different. Some of the comets, after a long absence, approach fo near the fun in their return, as to fuffer inconceivable heat: their viciffitudes of heat and cold are by this means in extreme; as well as the viciffitudes of their motion. They feem to be worlds in difforder, compared with the planets, moving equally in regular orbits, and having nearly the fame temperature. The Earth, which we inhabit, appears among |