fiderable part of the degraded monarch's kingdom. His prefent Maefty of Koningberg took bribes from the British government to deftroy mankind, and cajoled, and flattered, and promifed, and deceived, until at length he fell into the hands of that fcourge of robbers and ty rants, Napoleon, who has wrefted from him every foot of territory obtained by his ancestors, either by infidious fraud or avowed robbery. The pious Catharine was of the regal robbers partnership before mentioned, and by her affociation in that moft infamous fpailation has left a bequeft of vengeance to her fucceffors, which we think, the battles of Austerlitz and Friedland, and prefent humbled condition of Alexander, evidently prove. The electors of Saxony, and all the petty intolerant ftates of Germany, like Amilear obliging Hannibal to fwear eternal hatred to the Romans, had a law in fcribed on their ftatute books, by which Roman Catholics were not only interdicted all offices in the ftate, but abfolutely prohibited acquiring any patrimony that might induce them to fettle in that country, thereby (as with us) virtually enjoining their Proteftant fubjects to fwear eternal enmity to Catholics; yet notwithstanding this inquifitorial precaution, Napoleon has been the humble inftrument of their humiliation; their profcriptive code has been fuperfeded by one of univerfal toleration, and thefe" Moft mighty and magnificent Lords" are as little respected in Germany at prefent, as Our aldermen are with us. France has had her Proteftant maffacre, Spain and Portugal their inquifitions, and the other petty ftates of Italy their feudal and defpotic laws, all tending to abridge the liberties, and fubvert the happiness of mankind. The predeceffor of his prefent Ma

jefty of Vienna, (fometime Emperor of Germany) was of the regal robbers partnership, he received fubfidies to affift in the difmemberment of France, and fold the lives of his fubjects to Mr. Pitt. His fucceffor, the prefent weak and corrupted man, has alfo leagued with the impious in repeated coalitions against a whole nation, and been the deluded inftrument of shedding fuch torrents of blood, that humanity fickens at the recital. What his justly merited condition is at prefent we do not feel it neceffary to ftate; fuffice it to observe that all the Continental powers who did not govern their respective states conformably to the immutable principles of juftice, have undergone changes which have baffled human calculation, and suffered punishments fo exemplary, that he muft be a fceptic indeed who can for a moment doubt they are the confequences of that retributive justice, which heaven has exhibited in every age, fince civil governments were first inftituted, intended, as we believe, to warn wicked governors, that by perfeverance in turpitude their cup of ini'quity will foon or late be overflown. We could fay much more on the fubject, but the limits of our publication do not allow us to enter into hiftorical details. England not hav ing as yet fuffered the dreadful calamities which her allies have experi enced, it fhall be our duty to fhew, that her minifters have been as guiltlefs as the new born babe, in promoting the miseries of fuffering Europe for the laft fixteen years. Imprimis -Chauvelin difmiffed ignominiously from London, year 1793, no previous act, or declaration of hoftility from the French government-Ger many, Pruffia, the petty fates of Germany, Sardinia and Spain fubfidized-the United Provinces, Na ples, the other ftates of Italy, and

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Ruffia induced to coalefce by the British ministry at different periods, to difmember France, a project of the British miniftry to starve thirty millions of people, which was fruftrated on the menorable firft of June, the day of Lord Howe's dear bought victory, -a confpiracy to murder Bonaparte, the flight of Drake from Baden, the arrest and trial of Moreau, the imprisonment of Pichegru and feizure of their papers, proved to the world the British mi niftry knew nothing at all of it. Mr. Tierney's question in the Houfe of Commons at that period, "I call upon his Majefty's minifters to fay, have they fanctioned that molt foul confpiracy against Bonaparte, and have they permitted the facred cha' racter of their ambaffador to be converted into that of an affaffin." Lord Hawkesbury" The hon. gentleman may be affured, his Majefty's minifters have not fanctioned any act on the part of their ambaffador contrary to the ufages of nations." Ob. ferve, reader, he did not fay the laws of nations, as the laws of nations would imply what is juit, honorable, and humane. All the before récited

trivial ufages, were, we apprehend, the ufages of England, and not the ufage of nations, during which ufages not lefs than one million of men have been fent out of this world,

with all their imperfections on their heads;" and her laft pious and, memorable ufage was to rob an ally of her fleet, to bombard her capital, burn her houses of worship, and flaughter her innocent and defence lefs citizens. As to her ufages in regard to Ireland for paft ages, and the falutary measures adminiftered of late years by her FOSTERING hand, 'tis needlefs to dilate on them. Every Irish peafant now reads Locke on Government, and has as pat as his prayers that axiom of Locke's, that "protection and allegiance are reciprocal, if the one is not granted the other is not due." Having thus expofed to our readers how blameless the British miniftry have been for fo many years, it is but fair to conclude that if they are fhortly to be tried in the ballance they will not be found wanting, nor fhall their kingdom be divided and given to the Medes and Perfians.

children, is particularly painful, and not beneath the talents of a Grattan in this line of compofition.

Serjeant Firethatch burning a cab. bis, is a very interefting night feene, the fcreaming inhabitants rushing from the flames, and the humour difplayed by the Orange murderers compofe a grand picture of the gay and afflicting.

Mr F inftructing Grimes the informer, and fitting him with a fuit of clothes, is a chef d'ouvre, its companion by the fame artift is peculiarly striking, the infide of the dungeon is most skillfully depicted, and the attitude of Mr. Cafimer Dela hoyde fhivering on fome rotten fraw expreffes the highest degree of human anxiety.

Jemmy O'Brien in his cell, after receiving fentence of death, is a curious mixture of penitence and an ger; his manner of throwing the crucifix in a tranfport of rage on the bed, to write a letter to his master for the restoration of the four hun dred guineas depofited for the ufe of his family, unite all the different expreffions of fear and indignation.

A banker flogging a sweep, attracts the eye of the fpectator with peculiar feeling, the banker is drawn too tall, and the fweep too fwarthy. The joy expreffed on the countenance of Lord Charlemont at the punishment of a rival, is in the first file of painting.

Major Swan beating a Reveille, has scarce any defect in the opinion of an amatuer, except the drum knee which appears too much swelled.

Biblemouth fwearing an affault against a publican, and the attention and rage that fucceed each other on the countenance of the Major, cause the highest degree of admiration in the beholder, for the correctness and tafte difplayed by the artist.

Mr. Latouche catechifing a man

in the Fever Hofpital in the laft ftage of a fever, is calculated for the taile of a certain race of people, the drawing is bowever correct, and the preachers attitude while he ftoops to pour his admonitions on the dying ear with his hands engaged burning a crucifix, must be allowed to exhi bit the most promifing talents in the

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Lady Clonbruck adminiftering comfort to her Connaught tenants, by the fight of her equ page, expreffes in a high degree of colouring the care and affection of the Irish nobility. The costume of the peasants is drawn by the hand of an artist; the only defect we obferved was that the womens petticoats are too much gapped and the fwelled legs too vifible.

Mr. Grierfon finging the pedigree of a bull calf, and writing a difcharge. for a fick labourer, is pronounced fuch a capital production, that the Farming Society have agreed to pay fix hundred guineas for it to decorate their houfe on Summer-hill.

An English manufacturer writing a recommendation for his mother to the work-house, is a tolerable piece of painting; the mother's attitude imploring her fon's mercy, while he fteps into his coach, and the rudenefs of the conftables give an high degree of esteem for the civilization of the governing country. Major throwing a night cap to young Carroll the rebel, and ordering him to execution, difplay the utmost powers of the penci); the young man foliciting leave to have a priest, and the answer he receives, that " Jefus Chrift fhould not be admitted to him,"fhew an uncommon expreffion on the countenances of the byeftanders.

The Major in another picture repairing his coat in his garret on Arbour hill, is a fubject too mean for the talents employed on it. A fele&t

A felect meeting of the Catholic Committee, at No. 4, Crowe-ftreet, called by Lord Fingall, immediately before his expedition to Scotland, to confider the policy of allowing their labouring tenants feven pence a day for their work, until the first of May, is an edifying production; the expreffions of compaffion on each countenance are very accurately depicted.

Mr. Dowdall of Clown, a Catholic grazier of fortune, enlarging his grazing grounds by removing the difgufting cabbins on his eftates, is a landscape that for colouring and gufto, is not equalled by any painting in the Major's collection.

The Duke of Richmond giving liberty to a crowd of confined debt

ors, at an expence of 401, deferves a place in fome ROYAL mufeum; the gratitude of the relieved is moft admirably expreffed, but the contrast between the rags of one party, and the fplendid habiliments of the other, render the piece improper at this dangerous period for public exhibition.

The history of Sir Rubens Legboard, in a series of pieces, from his admiffion to that feminaty for the education of young aldermen, the Blue Coat Hofpital, to his elec. tion to the rank of a Common Coun. cil man, is interesting and instructive, the stocking loom appears as if trembling under the impreffion of the lively golden legs of the young pu pil.

SUCH were the fentiments of Mr. Grattan in the year 1790, when he moved for an impeachment of the minifters of that day. We will ask thofe who are hardy enough to defend Mr. Grattan's parliamentary conduct, wherein the mighty difference lies between the minifters of that year, and the miniftry of 1807. The great enormity which provoked Mr. Grattan's patriotic indignation in 1790, was the avowal of a minif. ter that the executive had expended half a million in purchafing the reprefentatives of the people, and would reiterate that practice if they found it neceflary-and the miniftry with whom Mr. Grattan coalefces in

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1807, are chiefly the identical men who corrupted the reprefentatives of the Irifh people, with the money le. vied on that people in form of taxes; aftonishing mutation of the human mind !!! Mr. Grattan in 1790, would not identify himself with public delinquents; but Mr. Grattan in 1807, becomes the officious, complaifant affociate of thofe men, who robbed Ireland of her conftitution. During twenty-eight years of Mt. Grattan's parliamentary life, he would never credit the affertions of an English clerk, when they conveyed any information affecting the character of Ireland, but in the twentyninth year his converfion becomes miraculous