Great God of my Salvation! hear my [vine; prayer; O hear me aid me with thy grace diDispel these guilt-born horrors of despair, And give me back that peace which once was mine. Oh! I am weary, laden, full of woe; I flee to thee-O Jesu, give me rest! Teach my repentant heart with hope to glow, [trest; And calm my fears, for I am sore disGrant me thy saving grace to shield my breast [pow'r; From these tumultuous passions' lawless Be all my soul with Heav'nly love possest To guard me in temptation's trying hour! Forgive, forgive me, or my soul is lost; ant save: Have mercy, and thy wretched suppli[tost, Now worn with grief, in ceaseless terrors My startled Conscience shudders at the grave! The innocent alone, in virtue brave, View death with smiles, and conquer But I so long have been my passions' slave, In time are follow'd by serener skies; The storm-rais'd ocean ravaging the shore, At length grows peaceful, and forgets to rise : [denies, So may my soul, what Conscience now By faith, by penitence, and virtue bought, [prize, Obtain the Christian's boon, his earthly The Peace of God which passeth human thought! C. B. ELLENA. lena's cheek, MILD Innocence beam'd on sweet El[meek: And her's were the Graces retiring and Her form like a Fairy's, her eyes a soft blue, [the dew. Her mouth the fresh rose-bud just stain❜d by To a form thus enchanting fair Ellens join'd [mind. The more durable charm of a pure spotless Her days were unclouded, serene flew each hour, [sweet flower! Till Man, the destroyer, first view'd this No sooner beheld than he mark'd her his prey, -[stray; And oft by her side in the meadows would He breath'd the soft accents of love in her [were sincere, And she (Nature's child) thought his vows The Seducer she trusted, and yielded her heart, [art; ear, And fell! the sad victim of treacherous He triumph'd! then left her in anguish to weep; In the bosom of Ellen the arrow sank deep. soft cheek, The pale tint of the lily now blanch'd her [meek; Yet still midst her sufferings the angel was No complaint mark'd the sorrow that hasten'd her doom, [tonsb. And gave her fair form to the mouldering The Betrayer repented, but then 'twas too late! [of her fate, And remorse shook his soul as he heard Till of reason bereft, and tormented by fear, He with suicide finish'd his guilty career. 'Neath the willow that waves o'er yon lake, [woes. The ashes of Ellen, and hush'd are her The modest snow-drop and the violet bloom [fair True emblems of Ellen the mild and the C-ll, March 1812. AMELIA SN. now repose there, A RECEIPT to make L'EAU DE VIE. Written by Mr. CHARLES KING, at the desire of a Lady. GROWN old and grown stupid, you just think me fit [book, a Receipt; To transcribe, from my grandmother's And a comfort it is to a wight in distress, He's of some little use-but he can't be of less. Were greater his talents, you might ever command [heart and his hand; His head (that's worth nought), then his So, your mandate obeying, he sends you (d' ye see) A genuine Receipt to make L'Eau de Vie. "Take seven large lemons, and pare them as thin [skin; As a wafer, or, what is yet thinner, your A quart of French brandy, or rum is still better, [close to the letter); (For you ne'er in receipts should stick Six ounces of sugar next take, and, pray mind, The sugar must be the best double-refin'd; Boil the sugar in near half a pint of spring[for your daughter; water, In the neat silver sauce-pan you bought But be sure that the syrup you carefully skim, [the brim. While the scum, as 'tis call'd, rises up to The fourth part of a pint you next must allow [from the cow. Of new milk, made as warm as it comes the rinds of the lemons, the milk, and the syrup, stir-up; With the rum, in a jar, and give them a And if you approve it, you may add some perfume; [room. Goatstone, or whatever you like, in its Let it stand thus three days, but remem[make it; And the closer you stop it, the richer you Then filter'd thro' paper, 'twill sparkle and [your eyes. ber to shake it: rise, Be as soft as your lips, and as bright as Last, bottle it up, and, believe me, the Vicar Of E- himself never drank better liquor. In a word, it excels, by a million of odds, The nectar your sister presents to the gods. BUONAPARTE he would set out For a summer excursion to Moscow, The fields were green, and the sky was blue, Morbleu! Parbleu ! What a pleasant excursion to Moscow ! Four hundred thousand men and more, There were Marshals by the dozen, and Princes a few, and Kings one or two, Heigh-ho for Moscow ! Dombrowsky and Poniatowsky, While the fields were so green, and the sky [so blue, But they must be marching to Moscow. But the fields were green, and the sky was And so he got to Moscow. To get there had cost him much ado, well And all the others that end in esky; For they remember'd Moscow. And then came on the frost and snow, All on the road from Moscow, 'Twas as much too cold upon the road, As it was too hot at Moscow, But there is a place where he must go to, Where the fire is red, and the brimstone Morbleu! Parbleu ! [blue; He'll find it hotter than Moscow. HISTORICAL 1 HISTORICAL CHRONICLE, 1815. PROCEEDINGS IN THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 17. a Committee on the Corn Laws, Mr. Mr. Phillips, in an able and argumentative speech, shewed the inconsistency of the Hon. Mover, in asserting that his object was to make corn ultimately cheap, when, if his regulations should fail to make corn dear, they would be deemed inoperative. It was singular that they should be called on to deliberate to find a remedy for the low price of corn; so that what had been considered in every other age and country as a National advantage, was now represented as an evil, imperiously calling for Parliamentary interference. Among the paradoxes of a Noble Lord (Lauderdale) was one, that the lower the price of grain, the higher were the wages of labour; yet he could not think that the Noble Lord or his admirers ever intended to draw the infereuce, that the Legislature ought to benefit the landlord at the expence or the hazard of the labourer. He had no hesitation in saying, that a tax ought not to be levied upon the commercial and manufacturing classes, to enable the farmer to bring his poorest lands into a state of cultivation for corn; and he denied that any exclusive restriction on foreign produce was the real cause of our commercial greatness. No import of corn could take place without a corre sponding export of our own produce: no intercourse of this kind could be maintained without an encouragement to our manufactures, and an increase to our population; and it was in that increase that the surest demand and the best pro tection would be found for the agricultural produce of the country. Mr. Baring, in the course of an argumentative speech, quoted the opinion of Mr. Webb of Salisbury, that the rise in the price of corn was more owing to the paper-circulation of country banks, than taxes. The present endeavour was to prop and bolster up the artificial state of things which exists, and which it would be contrary to the interest of the country to agree to. He was rather inclined to propose the rate of 75s. for twelve months, and to let that rate fall back two shillings per annum till it should descend to the present price. Perhaps the Committee might sit, pro formû, on Monday, and then he should propose counter-resolutions to that effect. Mr. Rose said, his opinion remained unaltered. Messrs. Western, Brand, Ellison, and Long Wellesley, spoke for the Resolutions; and Sir W. Curtis, Mr. Marryatt, and others, against them. Feb. 20. The House having resolved itself into a Committee, to consider of the Ways and Means for the present year; the Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that on the 5th of April next the Property Tax, and about two months afterwards the other War Taxes, would expire: it was not his inten tion to propose any further continuance of the Property tax; though he was satisfied that the House, in abandoning that great measure of finance, did not consider itself at all precluded from resorting to it again, whenever the necessities of the country should render it expedient; nor could any faith be broken by its renewal, if it should ap appear to be the only adviseable means of winding up the expences of the War. That renewal it was not his intention at present to recommend. In conjunction with the other War taxes, it had supported the public credit, and finally enabled us to assist materially in effecting the deliverance of Europe. They had saved a funded debt of 250 millions, and an annual charge of 14 millions. The Property tax alone had produced 150 millions, and had saved a burthen of 180 millions of debt, with nine millions of permanent taxes. He could not state the account of the Supplies required at any precise sum, until intelligence of the ratification of the treaty of peace by America should enable him to ascertain the period within which our fleets and armies could be recalled. His view of the finances, therefore, would be less adapted to a peace establishment, than to a state of gradation from a war to a peace establishment. The House must be aware of the requisite extension of our military establishment, from the necessity of preserving our Colonial settlements Rate. Customs-Tobacco, 24d. per lb. Excise - Tobacco, 6d. per lb. for Malta, Ceylon, and especially for Canada. It would not, therefore, create much surprize to hear, that our Peace establishment would be eighteen or nineteen millions, viz. seventeen millions for Great Britain, and two millions for Ireland. To meet this demand, there were, in the first place, about six millions and a half of permanent annual taxes; he should propose a continuance of the War taxes, the Customs, and Excise, for a limited time, which would produce a farther sum of six millions; and he should lay before the House a plan for new taxes to the amount of five millions, making, in the whole, seventeen millions and a half. But, as the present War expences could not be wound up within a shorter period than four years, that is, till 1819, and till that time some loan would be necessary each year: to defray the charges of the loan, additional taxes would be necessary, as it was not intended to have recourse to the sinkingfund. The Right Hon. Gentleman then stated the following to be the new additional taxes: Produce. 150,000 150,000 Licences-Double fixed Rates, 50 per cent, progressive. 300,000 Wine, 201. per tun............. 500,000 950,000 Windows in Warehouses and Hothouses, 3s. 6d. per Window Rent of Warehouses, same as Houses...... 50,000 150,000 The Right Hon. Gentleman stated in explanation, that in laying the tax on green-houses, hot-houses, and conservatories, the estimate would be made on their superficial extent, and 48 square feet of surface would be considered as equal to a window, and rated at 3s. 6d. Thus, suppose a green-house to be 60 feet in length and 12 feet in height, its surface would be equal to 15 windows, which, at the rate of the window tax, would be 31. 7s. 6d. As tradesmen would be much benefited by the removal of the Property tax, they could not object to a tax of 3s. 6d. on the £.3,728,000 windows of shops and warehouses, which would produce about 50,000l. a year. He should next propose an augmentation of 30 per cent. on the present tax on the rents of inhabited houses; and the rent of warehouses would be charged in the same manuer. After noticing the additional rate of 50 per cent. on the servants, carriages, and horses, kept by bachelors; the duty of 6d. per lb. on tobacco, as the peace with America would make it cheaper; and the tax of 1d. on every newspaper sent through the general post; he calcu lated the whole amount at 3,728,000% But But, as five millions were wanted, he should on a future occasion give the details of the rest of the intended taxation: he should now merely state what would be affected by it. A considerable advance on stamp duties (not relating to law proceedings) would produce 700,000l. and the remaining 600,000. might be produced by the system of bounties and drawbacks. With respect to the price of beer, he had, in conjunction with the Earl of Liverpool, been parties to the first rise; but he wished it to be understood, that they would not hold themselves responsible for the continuance of the present high price: he was desirous that this hint should be acted upon by the Brewers. In conclusion, the Hon. Gentleman said, that the Sinking Fund might increase for four years at compound interest, and be a resource for future wars; and, if suffered to remain untouched, would extinguish the Debt at simple interest within 45 years. He con gratulated the country on being relieved from nine millions of taxation. The revenue had also progressively increased in three years: in the first it produced 47 millions; the second, 48,468,000.; the last, 51,000,COOL He should conclude with quoting the opinion of Mr. Burke: "that the war must be long; that all that he feared was a feverish impatience on the part of the people; but had no doubt of the result." Mr. Whitbread said, that the Brewers had not lowered the price of porter, because they imagined that the Minister had it in contemplation to propose a tax on beer; they had made arrangements, however, to lower it within 48 hours after they knew that beverage would be exempt. Mr. Tierney remarked, that it must be very consolatory to the people, to learn that 21 millions of taxes would be necessary for the Peace establishment; and that, after having exerted themselves to bring the war to a happy conclusion, they were to be rewarded by continuing to pay eleven millions of War taxes. And this was deemed such a "God send," that it was rewarded by the cheers of a great part of the House! He should not vote for the Resolutions, unless every necessary document was laid before them; and in the meanwhile he must observe, that, from the character of the speech, no one would ima gine we were at peace with all the world. Mr. Ponsonby said, that a Committee ought to be appointed, to reduce our expeuces, as the only likely way to retrieve our affairs: he wished for documents, and not to vote an enormous sum by anticipation. Mr. Baring apprehended that the change of things in this country must affect the productiveness of the revenue. The whole ought to be submitted to a Committee of Inquiry., After observations from Messrs. Rose, C. Grant, and Huskisson, in favour of the Resolutions, and from Sir John Newport, Sir W. Geary, and Mr. Freemantle, against them, they were passed.. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 21. Lord Grenville, in moving for the returns of British troops abroad, noticed that it had been stated in the other House, that a Peace establishment of 19 millions per annum was necessary. Did they know what it was at the close of the American war? The great and upright man who was Prime Minister then, proposed to a Committee of Parliament the detailed estimate of a peace establishment. This was when France was a far greater and richer power than she is now, and when we had not a single ally in Europe; when even Holland had been torn from us; and the peace establishment then proposed was not five millions and a half per annum. After seven years of peace, it was proposed to reduce this sum by 200,000. He saw no reason for any considerable increase beyond what our establishment was in 1792. He was aware that more expence was necessary for maintaining the establishment, and he was ready to meet it. He should have deserted his duty, had he not called the attention of the House to the meditated purpose of making this country a great military power; for no man could propose a peace establishment of 19 millions, without meaning to change the constitution of England; and whenever England should take her rank among the great military powers of the world, from that moment she would cease to be a free country. "Whenever," concluded he, you determine on such a policy, I, for one, shall cease my labours in this House: you may keep up the forms of debate, but their influence in the world will be gone for ever." The Earl of Liverpool explained, that the subsidies to Austria, Prussia, and Spain, were continued for two months, and to Portugal and Russia for four months after the peace; that being a reasonable period for allowing their respective woops to reach their own territory. Without following the Noble Lord in his speech, he should, when the time arrived, defend the proposed peace establishment of 19 millions, as rendered necessary by the addi tional colonies, the increase of pay to all departments of service, the increase of half-pay, and the pensions to retired officers and soldiers, which had increased to an amount that could have scarcely been conceived. In the Commons, the same day, Sir J. Newport's motion for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the Courts of Justice |