friend to dinner; the following is a bill of fare, and the expence of each dish, which was found on the carpet. At top, two herrings, Middle, one ounce and a half of butter melted, Bottom, three mutton-chops, cut thin, One side, one pound of small potatoes, On the other side, pickled cabbage, Fish removed, two larks, plenty of crumbs, 0 14 Mutton removed, French roll boiled for pudding, 0 0 0 7 The dinner was served up on china, looked light, tasty, and pretty-the table small, and the dishes well proportioned. We hope each new married lady will keep this as a lesson; it is worth knowing how to serve up seven dishes, consisting of a dish of fish, joint of mutton, couple of fowls, pudding, vegetables, and sauce, for sevenpence. E. C. SIR, You have informed us that a Reverend clergyman has lately received an appointment in America. Pray, Sir, is this the same person whose letter addressed to Dr Wotherspoon I lately read?—If it is, I congratulate Scotland on his departure, and I shall pity America on his arrival. Is this the man who encourages our youth to emigration, and advises the Rev. Dr Wotherspoon to banish the poor Loyalists, "these vipers in your bosom," as he calls them, and says, make" them the first exports of your trade!" Good God! what can equal the barbarity of such a sentiment! Shall these unhappy sufferers in the unsuccessful cause of the rights of their mother-country-in the defence of the principles of equity, and of that just, mild, and equal government, which extended to every branch of the empire, protection, law, and liberty, be devoted to exile and slavery!-Forbid it Heaven!-Forbid it every principle of humanity! Is it thus he would bind up the brokenhearted, and comfort them that have no friend? Is this the language of the mild precepts of the gospel, whose doctrines he professes to teach, or of the meek and humble Jesus, the Saviour of mankind, who said to his servants, "Love your enemies-Do good to them that hate you-Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God." Does the Christian religion breathe the spirit of rancour, malice, and revenge? If it does, then is this man a teacher of the Gospel. Ye poor unhappy Loyalists, have ye not suf fered enough? Is the measure of your misfortunes not yet full? And must the last bitter dregs be poured into the cup of your sufferings by the hand of a Christian divine? Where will you find a good Samaritan? for, alas! this Levite, not like his brother of old, content to turn aside an indifferent head, points a sword to rip up your yet unclosed wounds. Bereaved of property, and of every comfort in life, for your steady attachment to your duty, your king, and your country, you must yet suffer greater ills!Banished from your friends and connections, with bleeding hearts and mangled limbs, you must be sent to tread the barren wild, or seek the inhospitable shore, without prospect of peace, till you shall reach that haven where the weary are at rest!-This is the doom assigned you by one who should speak the language of peace; but, it would seem, the gall of asps is within him. Follow not his example; but 66 pray for them that persecute and despitefully use you."-Remember the words of the poet "Should fate command me to the farthest verge, Since GOD is ever present-ever felt- And where HE vital breathes there must be joy." May the consolations of Heaven support you, and mitigate your sorrows!-Many a heart feels for your unhappy situation, and commiserates your distress; for we are not all so flinty as this Reverend Doctor. May your new visitor's appointment be in the remote settlements, where the fierce Indians will teach him a lesson of humanity. E. C. A FRIEND TO THE UNFORTUNATE. SIR, AMIDST the general discontent at the taxes, you seem uninformed of the most serious of any yet announced. It is said, with confidence, that a general combination is forming among the Bachelors of the two kingdoms to petition Parliament for a repeal of their tax. Circular letters will soon be issued, calling meetings over the whole island. It is meant to represent, that it is partial, unjust, and oppressive, to tax bachelors, unless Government had furnished them with a list of such females as are entitled to be honour ably addressed; for, if their characters are as much disguised as their bodies, by the present fashionable dresses, those are most fortunate who have the least connection with them. The prayer of the petition, it is said, is to be, "That a list be forthwith made out of all the worthy virgin spinsters within the several pa rishes; and of the widows of honourable character, under a certain age, in a separate column: That attention may be paid to exclude from said list all known and professed courtezans; and, still more, those of a much worse character, who, with apparent virtue, are slily vicious, and to criminality add deceit! That all scoldsvixens-profuse squanderers-gadabouts-slatterns-gamblers-and such as are fond of cordials, be arranged under proper heads." If this is granted, it is said, the bachelors will voluntarily offer to arrange their corps also under different heads, as those of acknowledged merit -fortune-idlers-drunkards-fops-fribbles gamesters-blackguards, and-such as quietly live the life of beasts, It is thought this petition will occasion a very warm and long debate. Government will support the tax; and the Premier's being a bachelor, will strike the majority of the House with the sense, that it was public-spirited and disinterested |