Nor can honour forget, Whitlock's labours and cares,
In the bacon Convention of Bueno's-Ayres.

But this falt's much improved by Dr. Sir Arthur,
Who quickens his drugs with a mixture of Tartar:
Then to fave bacon fure, ufe the Cintra Convention,
'Tis the boaft of all boafts, as Sir Arthur's invention.
John Bull the brave he had marched to the Tagus,
Where the Haw and cry rofe, that Junot was a grey-goofe:
Says Buzzard Sir Harry, I'm but a bye-stander,

But this gray-goofe, to me, feems a mighty big gander:
A gander, cries Wellesley peeping through a spy-glass,
Your gander's an eagle, or else I'm an ass;
A gander there may be, but an eagle there is,
With a very long beak in the midst of his phiz;
An eagle indeed, with fuch a wide swallow,
He'll bolt all our bacon by this time to-morrow;
'Tis Junot the Eagle-'tis Abrantes IN PERSON,
Who would fwallow Fingal and his poet Macpherson ;
Then our bacon to fave, from this wide throated Junot,
CONVENTION's the thing-go let dowty Sir Hew know.
So heads hard together, with all due attention
Their bacon they faved, in the pureft CONVENTIO
The Doctor had ever prepared for a fee,

Or e'er was produced by the green laurel tree.

"Damn this quacking CONVENTION," fays old Colonel Burne,
"If we fought them again, we'd foon make them turn:
"But Sir Arthur's a cock-and can't crow on the turf,
"For the Eagle has given him a FIT of the sURF:
"Sir Arthur the cock, from Calcutta did come,
"Bonaparte to fcare by the red on his comb;-
"Sir Arthur the strong, like a battering ram,
"Made holes in the walls of Seringapatám,
"And when Tippo was dead, knew well how to fqueeze
"From women and flaves the lacks of Rupees:
"Sir Arthur the great, the Eaftern divinus,
"To Tippo was PLUS, to Abrantes is MINUS:
"Sir Arthur the fly, who to Denmark did fail
"Found Lochlin afleep, and cut off his tail:
"Sir Arthur the bright, at whofe fame and renown,
"Who will inay look up-By God!-I look down.
"Of Moreau's retreat what avails the famed story,
"That the black foreft's fhades be illumined with glory,
"When Auftria prefs'd onward and ftruck him behind,
"He loft men and arms-tho' not prefence of mind:
"But Abrantes knocked down on the ground grasp'd his thunder.
"And untouch'd kept his troops, his friends and his plunder,
"Seiz'd England's proud flag to adorn his retreat,

"And on victory's back flung the robe of defeat,

"Tore the Laurel-leaved wreath from vanity's brow,

"And stuck there a Cyprus-the Devil knows how;

"While the Eagle of Gaul, the Nabob thought his prize,

"Rofe fierce on the wing, and pounc'd at his eyes:

Fit of the furf. Vide the dispatches; where the ingratitude and treachery of our natural ally the SURF is pathetically described.

"Yet unconscious the boafter having caught fuch a Tartar,
"Flung away his Bath-ftar, and roared out for the garter,
"Oh SOLDIER OF FRANCE! what a fool he who mentions,
"The petty renown of your petty Convention,;

"Campo Formio and Friedland, the blood ftained Marengo,
Not a word but fhrinks from them in the whole English lingo;
"Not a word can be found but would fall into fits,
"If for rhime it were placed near the harsh Austerlitz.—

Sink their blaze then to smoke and tho' it look blue,
"Trim the flame of the lamp of the Knights of Sir Hew.
"Their Stories to grace men rack their invention,
"John Bull tells his own,-in one word-CONVENTION.
Then down with the French, and up with John Bull,
May his bacon be fafe and his belly be full !"

Here the old Colonel ceased-and his fhame to lament
Each Soldier in fullennefs flunk to his tent.

из

SPAIN.

The ftupid and flavish faction in this County, attached to the AntiCatholic principles of Byrne, and the other new and old Catholic Ariftocracy, to the amount in numbers of about Fifty deluded rerfons; are bufily employed in feeking to feduce fome fimple Catholics to fign an Addrefs drawn up in Mullinack, to Lords Fingall and Grenville, to Meffrs. Ponfonby and Crattan, for the fpecious purpofe of reflecting on the late decifion of our Prelates, With all their induftry and mifreprefentations, they are not able to detach a fingle peasant from that duty to the inviolability of the Church, for which his ancestors bled in the field, and former Bishops on the fcaffold. On the other fide, the whole population of the County and City of Kilkenny, has figned an affectionate and grateful addrefs, expreffive of the most grateful feelings, to our venerable Prelates, for the paftoral vigilance they evinced, on fuch an important fubject of Catholic and Irish Independence.

DROGHEDA.

In Dr-gh-da, at his houfe in Lau rence's Street, a fumptuous entertain ment was given on Monday, the 10th inft. by Dr. M-g-r, to a numerous party of friends and acquaintance.at half past Five, the company began to affemble, and at a quarter paft Six were feated in the grand Saloon to every delicacy the feafon could afford. The choice arrangement of the Viands do honour to the tafte and delicacy of Meffrs. D-r-p-s and B-rr-, under whofe fuperintendance the whole was conducted: but the Venifon and Turtle, in point of flavour, far exceeded any thing of the fort we ever recollect to have tafted. The Wines were exquifite, and of the rareft kind: the focial bottle took many a merry round, and due homage was done the rofy god. By eleven the Gentlemen had joined the Ladies in the drawing-room; where the airy dance was already began. One, much to the regret of the feftive group, supper was announced; Amongst

At

those who fat down, we particularly noticed Mr. and Mrs. M-ch-1 Ch-ft-r, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ch-ft-r, Mr. R. Sm-th, Mr. and Mrs. T. T-nd, Rev. Mr. Hr-g-rd, Doctors P-t-a, St-al, and F-rl gh, Mr. P M'C-y, &c. Supper being over, a few Songs were fung in the most enchanting ftyle, by Mr. H-m-1, Mrs. Sk-lt-n and Mrs. L-ch. After which, the joyous dance was again refumed, and continued until Six, when they began to disperse; highly pleafed with the hospitality of their generous Hoft, but it was near Seven, before all the carriages were gone, and the rooms entirely cleared of the company.

Balfam of Liquorice, or the art of Healing made easy, by the art of Legerdemain, applied in the form of this Hea ling Liquid, by the celebrated Doctor O'Flaherty, now in this City, where be means to continue but a few Months, which he will devote to the wonder.working Powers of his Balfam. Sold at fo low a Price as Two Shillings each Bottle, being Two Pence under Prime Coft.

As Doctor O'Flaherty is anxious only for that honeft Fame and Celebrity as a Benefactor of the human Race, aud particularly and primarly attached to his own Country, fweet Ireland, he poftpones all Foreign Invitations, and during his short ftay, offers to every Irifhperion, Man, Woman, and Child, what will lengthen Life, remove Difeafes, restore Spirits, Primitive Vigour and benumed Feelings. caused by Age or Excess, to the whole animal Syftem. The Barren has now an ofportunity of being made Fruitful, and the Impotent may have Strength, the De if to enjoy their Auditory Powers: the Blind, the charms of Vision; the Lame the Bouncing Dexterity of Agile Limbs reftored! not by mechanical SubSuppleness-nay, how wonderful, Loft ftitutes of Cork, Timber or Steel, but by found Bones, Flesh, Blood, Sinews, real animated, original Materials; good. Nerves, Cartilages and Skin; proper Legs, Arms, Toes, Fingers or Nofes, whether loft by cafualities, the perilous Adventures of the 'Tented Field,' or the soft Enjoyments of the Couch.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr. MooNEY of Marlborough-street, will excufe us, for not inferting his Third Mathematical Article, as we find every one of them are plagiarifms: The First being copied verbatim from the fecond number of the Mathemati cal and Philosophical Repofitory, page 18, 19, and 20, printed in London, in the year 1761.-The Second Question, which we incautiously inferted in our Magazine for Auguft, is also ftolen from the fame Work, page 20.-We fufpect that the scarcity of the Work we are noticing, and the long time that has elapfed fince its publication, had encouraged Mr. M. to adopt it as his own, and apply every page of it to the purpose of impofing upon us, and difplaying his borrowed talents at our expense.

Mr. HYNES'S Question and Solution are alfo pilfered, as they are taken from Robinson's System of Navigation.

Just as our Magazine was going to Prefs, we received a Letter requesting the EXTRAORDINARY ftatement of Facts, given in the 2nd Letter of the Curate from D-, and promifed in our laft, fhould not be inferted in our prefent Number, as hopes are entertained that redress will be shortly afforded this truly diftreffed man-His fituation, he fays, in point of labour, continues as ufual, and he expreffes his firm belief, that it will remain fo, as long as he lives under what he calls, his prefent Talkmafter, who to avoid the charge of inconfiftency of character, will probably go on in the full enjoyment of his own eafe and emolument. But he has reafon, he thinks, to expect a speedy removal from his prefent degraded fituation, on account of the general cry of shame and indignation which his former letter raised against his relentless oppreffor.

Whilft we lament the neceffity of mak ing fuch things public, and fincerely hope that a termination of the abufes fcribed in this affecting Letter, will

prevent their further publication, ftill we pledge ourselves, to keep our columos open for the infertion of all well-authenticated communications from the opFreffed, and from none fooner than the meritorious clafs of men in question.

The Gentleman here charged with this cruel and defpotic treatment to his inferior, will do well, if he regards his own character, by caufing juftice to be done him before the end of next month, otherwife it fhall be our painful duty, to lay the entire Letter and Comments be fore the Public.-As an useful hint, we beg leave to call to his recollection, his former conduct in procuring the removal of two Rev. Gentlemen, natives of his Parish, from the circle of their respectable friends, and against their wishes, for his own aggrandifement—although they had done duty there many years before he left College;-his hoftility towards the establishment of a moft valuable Peor-School, from motives described in the Letter of our Correspondent, and his unwarrantable attempt at placing himfelf at the head of a certain Religious House, without right or precedent to fanction this ambitious fcheme.

We again exprefs our hopes, that we fhall not be obliged to go into the parti culars of this unpleasant business, which must lead to the exposure of the moft glaring favouritifm, and undue family influence, we ever heard of.

The feveral Letters of our Corref pondents throughout the Kingdom, on fimilar fubjects shall be 'respectfully attended to in due course.

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For NOVEMBER, 1808.

We are much concerned, that we are disappointed in our Intention of giving a Likeness of the unfortunate. Subject of this Memoir, as some of our Enemies have succeeded in an unfair collusion with the Engraver.

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MEMOIRS OF ROBERT EMMETT.

HIS extraordinary and unfor. tunate youth, was the son of the late Doctor Emmett, a gentleman eminently distinguished for professional skill, aud extensive learning, his children inherited the abilities of the father as well as his amiable mannners. The eldest son

and the Irish spirit which animated his family, we apprehend would never allow him to earn guilty elevation at the expence of his honor and his country. His brother the celebrated Thomas Addis Emmet, who was educated a physicsan, was called to the bar on the death of Temple, where he rapidly rose by his great talents, and amiable manners to a professional celebrity unknown to be acquired by any man of his time at the bar. His enemies though numerous and vindictive have not presumed to deprive Mr. Emmet of the great reputation he acquired in the opinion of a great and injured people, 3Q

Temple Emmett at 26 years of age, had no rival at the Irish bar for learning, eloquence, and a profound knowledge of his profession. A premature death, in the year 1788, deprived his family and his country of one of the most promising young men that has appeared as a candidate for public favor or judicial distinctions, but his virtues,