sider his assertions as proofs, not of the motives, but of the opinions of himself and of his very deliberate, enlightened, and independent hearers ! QUIDNUNC'S SCHEME FOR THE IMMEDIATE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. [From the Morning Chronicle, April 2.] Quidnunc's Park, April 1, 1812. 1st. THAT Bank Notes shall be called Royal Bank Firm, and to pass current. 2d. That Tokens of 35.; 1s. 6d.; 1s.; 6d., and copper, pass current. 3d. That, for the conveniency of change, Royal Bank Firm Notes shall be issued for 10s. and 5s. 4th. That the public expenditure this year, amounting to 70,000,000 sterling, shall be paid in Royal Bank Firm Notes, which can be made in a few hours; so that Loans and Exchequer Bills may not be wanted. 5th. That all Stockholders and other public claimants, without exception, shall be duly paid their principal and interest in Royal Bank Firm Notes, which will extinguish the National Debt in the twinkling of an eye. 6th. That as the National Debt will, by this means, be discharged, and the current expenses of the year provided for by the Royal Bank Firm Notes, all Taxes and Duties may cease. QUIDNUNC. A MATRIMONIAL PARODY *. [From the same, April 3.] IT is with great satisfaction we can at length announce the long-expected nuptials of Mr. William Simpson Soames Wilkins, and Miss Soames Simpson. The ceremony took place on Tuesday at St. Giles in the Fields. At eight o'clock, the procession approached the church by Hog Lane, in order to avoid the crowd assembled to view it in Dyot Street, Bambridge Street, and the neighbourhood. Miss Soames Simpson, now Mrs. William Simpson Soames Wilkins, was handed from the Hackney-coach (No. 254), by Mr. Soames, who led her into the vestry. She was simply dressed in a flowered gingham, with a belcher handkerchief carelessly tied over her shoulders, and wore a plain black silk bonnet with a narrow lace edging at 9d. per yard-her gown cost 125.-her handkerchief 7s. 6d.-and her bonnet 45. It was supplied by Mr. Barber of Cranbourne Alley. The Bridegroom was dressed in a long drab great coat, with a black neckcloth and leather gaiters. But a singular eircumstance impeded the rites for a short time :—on Mr. Wilkins approaching the altar, it was discovered that he had forgotten to put on any small-clothes, and a friend was despatched to a neighbouring shop in Monmouth Street, from which a pair were quickly procured, and the ceremony proceeded. After it was concluded, the happy pair left the church on the St. Giles's side, where a new taxed cart was waiting to receive them, into which they stepped, accompanied by Miss Molly Simpson, the bride's second sister, and set off for the Three Compasses at Paddington, where they remain till Saturday, when they proceed to the See the newspaper accounts of the marriage of Miss Long to Mr. Wellesley Long Pole. Lady's 4 Lady's house in Tothill Fields.-Miss Soames Simp son, now Mrs. William Simpson Soames Wilkins, has settled 47. 10s. per annum upon her mother, and has generously given her two sisters 17. 15s. each. SHIP NEWS EXTRAORDINARY. [From the Morning Herald, April 3.] THE HE Variable, Baring, has been seen about midsea between England and America. The first vessel of this name was built from a model supplied by the first Marquis of Lansdowne, and there is something of the Petty style in the build of the present ship. She did herself much credit, however, lately by her gallant manner of facing a number of enemies off the Great Bank of Old-Sound-Land. The Barrister, T. T—, a running ship, for the Cape of Good Hope, has been blown back. This vessel suffered many damages, soon after being launched, when she drove a better ship than herself ashore, on Cuckold's Point. She is a dull sailer, and it is supposed will go out of the trade in about another twelvemonth. The Tar, Cochrane, has been seen at sea half unrigged, and appearing to have nothing to steer by but the wake of the Francis the First. Great apprehensions are entertained for this vessel. When she neared the land, after her first voyage, she was in most gallant trim, and came into Garden Bay, with her Royals set, to the admiration of every spectator; but, the Francis the First happening to be there, making some showy manoeuvres, the Tar, instead of coming to an auchor in good soundings, began to imitate these; in doing which she made a broad yaw, flew up in the wind, got it again as she could, seeming careless upon which board she took it, and at last came rousing in upon K 5 upon Nonsense Point. It is thought she has never been well repaired since; but she would make a fine ship, if taken, before she gets too old, into one of the Royal Docks, and frigate rigged. When she was up the Mediterranean, she went ashore at Malta, and was with great difficulty got off. The Joe Miller, Jekyll, is out upon a circuitous voyage. There is a great deal of the Petty style in the build of this ship. She is made for sailing upon a wind, and can go pretty near to it. The Master complains of his owners, and says, if it had not been for some old Rolls, which he got from a relation deceased, he might have wanted bread for any thing they have given him. The Dictator, Barleycorn, after being run foul of by the Jolly Sergeant, is arrived off Wrangler's Head. This ship first went to sea under convoy of the Fox for Place Island, and was, for some time, a steady ship in that employ. She is still partly in that trade; but it is remarkable, that, ever since she was run foul of by the Francis the First, she never comes in sight of that ship but she follows all her manœuvres, and the Master seems neither to consider his own cargo, which is always very valuable, nor any thing else, so much as showing the fleet that he will not be outsailed by that ship, nor will he carry less sail, whatever may be the weather. This makes some fun for the crews of the other ships, because they can always know what the Dictator will do by looking at the Francis the First. Yet this is not on account of any friendship between the two Masters. On the contrary, it is thought, that, if all the experienced and prime seamen of our two great convoys were driven out of the service, these two ships, though not visibly fitted for war, would fight for the station of Commodore; for which purpose each is supposed to carry secretly a stock stock of ammunition, including a quantity of the new lights and imperial rockets. The Greedy-gut barge is arrived off Temple-stairs, with a cargo of paper, from Whitehall. This cargo, though large, is only the half of what she would have taken in, if she had not been prevented by the cockswain of the Hint cutter, who hailed Bargee, and told him she must be unmanageable, and would certainly drift up to Hall-stairs, and be sunk there, if she took it all. AN IRISH COLLOQUY. [From the County Chronicle, April 3.] SAID P-le to Pat, "Thou Popish elf, Be silent on thy claims; Dost thou not know I've bound myself, "O yes," cried Pat, "I well know that; Nor think that thine resemble mine; A brother Pat, who, standing nigh, Observ'd the bull, and made reply, March 26, 1812. AN IRISHMAN LONDON. IMPROMPTU, ON PETITIONING TO RESCIND THE "ORDERS IN COUNCIL." [From the British Press, April 7.] WHAT! abolish the Orders in Council! O, no! As M 'Tis folly excessive to ask it --s have a rare picking, you know, And have so many eggs in one basket. Whilst the Orders remain, they can Licenses sell, J. B. |