fhould be bound to furnish one idea for the use of the state, the fitness of which thould be judged of by the Deputy Lieutenants of the refpective counties. When the whole return was complete, Mr. Dundas might be directed to put the ideas into a large decanter, and Mr. Pitt and he might pour them out, as exifting circumftances might require."

Sir William Young, obferved, that fuch a ballot would fall very inconveniently on many gentlemen, who might thereby be deprived of the only idea they ad in the world,

Sir Gregory Page Turner * faid, he did not pretend to deny his having an idea; but he declared to God, if it were rejected by the Deputy Lieutenants, he fhould not know which way to turn for a fubftitute.

Sir James Marriott and Doctor Lawrence gave it as the opinion of the best publicifts of the old fchool, that it might lead to a very unpleafant difclofure in the cafe of acting Juftices and landed gentlemen in the country, and that it might affect the rights of corporations, most of whom had only ideas granted by ancient charters from the Crown, certainly not impaired by use, but still most important to be preferved entire and undiminished.

Mr. Boyd † offered the Minifter ideas, dated Hamburgh,

* Sir Gregory, in his fhort fpeeches in Parliament, often appeals to the Almighty, in proof of his neither knowing what to do or fay.

This gentleman was firft an inferior clerk in a banking-house at Dunkirk, or Oftend. He was afterwards at Paris in the fame fituation, whence he rose to be at the head of a banking-house himself. The great confequence he has fince acquired is well known. His obtaining the loan two or three years fince, without any other of the monied men being allowed to enter into competition with him, is ftill fresh in every man's memory; but the reason of this preference being given him is not equally well understood. It is fuppofed, however, that immediately before the explosion of the 18th Fructidor, he endeavoured to give the Minister reciprocal facilities in a fecret negotiation carried on at Paris. He is faid to have carried over to France

a number

burgh, and on very moderate difcount they might be drawn in London, and accepted by the Treafury.

Mr. Pitt faid, he could rely on the candour of the majority of the Houfe of Commons for their adopting, in a time of fearcity of ideas, the fame patriotic conduct they had fhewn in the fearcity of bread-corn, namely, to be fatisfied with ideas of an inferior quality; that it always gives him pain to diftrefs the country gentlemen, as he felt this particular requifition would; but he had the fatisfaction of adding, that very few ideas would be wanting, and thofe redeemable at a fhort date. Seven or eight of any fort would enable him to make fix speeches of three hours and a half each, which would carry on the feffion perfectly well till the Eafter recefs; and as the Secretary at War had kindly confented not to expend any, he was under no difficulties but about the Admiralty.

Mr. Pybus affured the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the Board had done fo well without ideas of late, that he need not give himself any concern on their

account.

Mr. Pitt thanked Mr. Pybus very politely; and obferved, that in that cafe, without any violation of the Appropriation Paper, the Admiralty ideas might be put into the poor-bill.

The Duke of Dorfet hoped, that, if the Minifter perfifted in the plan of putting ideas in requifition, his Majefty's menial fervants would be exempted. Mr.. Pitt affured his Grace that he need be under no fort of anxiety, the cafe being perfectly analogous to the powder license, as they were both a fort of pall-tax.

Mr. Pitt returned the Gentlemen prefent a great many thanks for their very obliging hints; told Mr.

a number of carriages, as prefents to the members of the French Councils adverfe to the Directory. This was about the time that Mr. Wickham drew for immenfe fums from Switzerland, which will probably appear this year in the shape of fecret service money.

ofe to take a minute of the tranfaction, and to write a civil note to Mr. Alderman Curtis, requefting him to fecond the motion. he fhould make on Tuefdav, for leave to bring in a bill," for the better fupplying his Majefty's Minifters with ideas in the prefent embarraffing pofture of their affairs with the public."

The New Times*.

First Year of the

and Indivifible.

OPERA.

Specie; or, Five Shil lings in Paper.

THEATRE OF EQUALITY. This Evening will be prefented, for the first time, a new Opera,.

called,

THE MITRE IN JEOPARDY;. Or, The Triumph of CIVISM over RELIGION. Under the direction of Citizen PRIESTLEY.

This was in the newfpaper called the Times, in the year 1794, in the form of a new journal, and as a fpeculation upon the ftate to which we might be brought by a revolution in England. In the original this article filled a folio page.

The

The Mufic by the celebrated Authors of Ca Ira, and the Marfeillois Hymn.

After the Opera will be performed the favourite Ballet, which had fuch a popular run at Paris, called, THE MARCH OF THE CLERGY TO BEDLAM. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, Citizen Paine (being his first public appearance in this nation fince the year 1792); ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, Citizen Skirving (being his first public appearance fince his return from Botany Bay); BISHOP OF DURHAM, Citizen Winter bottom; and BISHOP OF LONDON, Citizen Fytche Palmer (being his first public appearance fince his return from transportation).

A Pas Deux will be introduced between the first and fecond Act, called Sedition on Foot, by Citizen Hamilton Rawan, and the Female Citizen Deifin.

The Characters will be all dreffed in the modern Sans Culotte fashion, and the whole will conclude with the enthufiaftic fong and chorus of Ca Ira.

Pit, 5s. in Money, or 17. in Paper Currency; First Gallery, 45. in Money, or 16s. in Paper. Second Gallery, 2s. 6d. in Money, or ros. in Paper.

*It is expected, that Ladies and Gentlemen will come full dreffed to the Pit in red Caps and Bonnets; and that the Patriotic Sans Culottes will fcrape their fhoes at the door, and wear clean fhirts. A Woman attends at the door to take care of the Female Citizens' Pattens. Those of the first requifition, who come in chaife-carts, are defired to order the carter to fet down with the horses heads towards the Permanent Guillotine at Charing Cross.

Good Small Beer, Gin and Water, and other elegant refreshments, will be prepared in the Anti-room. Vivant Equality and Republicanifm.

2

THEATRE

THEAT

HEATRE OF THE SANS CULOTTES, ci-devant ROYALTY THEATRE, Saltpetre Bank, Wapping.

This Evening the Theatre will open for the firft time, with an entire new entertainment, called,

THE CHIMNEY-SWEEPER's APOTHEOSIS. The Mufic and Scenery entirely new.

The whole to conclude with a Solo on the Salt-box; and the favourite Marfeillois Hymn, with Marrowbones and Cleavers.:

MEETING OF BANKERS.

GENERAL MEETING of all the BANKERS of the City of London will be held this day, the 11th of June, at One a'Clock precifely, at the London Tavern. The Dividend to be made to the Creditors will be then finally determined upon. The Head. Clerks of all the bankers killed in the late maffaere will be allowed to prefent the accounts of their cidevant Principals.

AN

To BUILDERS.

NY CITIZEN withing to purchafe that spot of Ground on which food, the Houfes lately demolifhed in Horne Tooke Square (ci-devant Grofvenor Square), are defired to fend in their Propofals to Citizen. HARDY, Prefident of the Committee for the Sale of the Effects of the Nobility.

ITIZEN HOPPING, of Aldgate, Shoemaker,.

informs the Public, that in order to fupply the deficiency of leather, which at the prefent moment is become very fcarce, he offers to their notice his newinvented Shoes, made of wood, in which he has endeavoured to combine, as much as poffible, elegance with convenience. He is just arrived from Paris, where he worked for feveral Members of the Convention, and means to remain but a fhort time in this Capital.

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