To the North, while the needle fhall show,

While canvas fhall fwell to the wind, To the moon, while the tides ebb and flow, You'll in Heart of Oak,-Hearts of Oak find.

Through life we'll fail steady along,

Not palaver on this fide or that,
For our King, for our Country's our fong,
And who can fing better than that?

The Spanish Armado,
Tho' big with Bravado,

Was fcatter'd and shatter'd by Drake;

And our hiftories tell,

Hold their empire in my breast,
A ftranger to thy peaceful reft.
But hold my joys are more than thine,
For hope, delightful hope, is mine;
Thou know'st not that--then welcome fear,
Welcome toilfome anxious care:
With all the ills that me befal,
When Hope appears I fcorn you all.

To a Friend, on the Day Peace was proclaimed.

I.

How can you better spend the day,
Than tune the merry vocal lay,
And tap the fartheft barrel?
That keg, whofe date upon the hoop,

What Caftle's Pall-mall,"

Blake.

Such deeds did our forefather's crown,

Such deeds once we again have seen, Our fea and land meffmates have shown We are;what our father's have been. When the trumpet of war reach'd our fhore, Britain's genius up (prung from her bed, In her hand Freedom's standard she bore, And Commerce encircled her head. Her harbinger Justice went out,

To her fide Conqueft buckled her sword, Our boys hook the air with a shout, And we'll fhout boys for KING

GEORGE THE THIRD.

On a beautiful young Coquet's defiring the Author to write Verfes on her Lap-dog, and not on herself.

HAppy creature! oh, how blest,

Of thy utmost wifh poffs'd!
To sport thee in Amelia's lap,
And if ought hurt thee by this hap,
Thy grief the shares, and fondly ftroaks
thee,

And with her foothing tattle jokes thee,
Still the chears thy pain away,
And thou again art blyth and gay.
O how happy fhould I be,
Were I half fo blefs'd as thee!
Wou'd the ftrive to eafe my pain,
I should evermore complain;
Sweet thy fleep, thy waking gay,
Nought but glee and jocund play;
Anxious fear, the lover's smart,
Comes not near thy little heart;
Thoughtless of, or care or forrow,
Quite untroubled for the morrow;
Smiles are thine, while frowns I bear,
Anxious thoughts, corroding care
June 1763.

When PITT efpous'd our quarrel.

But let us in our drink be wife,
As well as merry, I'd advise,

Nor defcant on the times;
But leave our betters to themselves,
And never be fuch foolish elves,

To prate on statefmen's crimes.
III.

See how the fun drives towards the Weft!
Come, man, prepare the jovial feast,

And spread the plenteous board, Bring out thy beef, and fatted capon, Thy Norfolk-mutton, and good bacon, Search ev'ry fecret hoard.

IV.
And Tom fhall dance, and Nan fhall fing,
With loud huzzas the hall fhall ring,

And nought but mirth be seen ;
We'll down our forrows, banish care,
And bid adieu to dull despair,
And melancholy spleen.
V.

Thou in thy elbow-chair fhalt fit,
Drink bumpers to thy fav'rite PITT,

Pleas'd fhou'd thy with fucceed;
That and all the mighty train
Of Macs and Dons were fafe again
On t'other fide the Tweed.

A New SONG, fung at Ranelagh, by
Mifs Wright.

NOW woodland chorists fing,

Beauty takes her radiant sphere; Love adorns the fmiling fpring; Love and beauty gilds the year. Seize the minutes as they fly, Jecund hours and feftive round: Innocence, with virgin eye, Comes with rural chaplets crown'd. Tt 11. Awful

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I am of divers fizes form'd, And with fuch ornaments adern'd As needful are them I require, To render my designs intire. To fpeak alone in vain to try, Altho' my tongue's at liberty; But by the kind affifting aid, That frequently to me is paid; I'm heard melod'ously to found, Over the hills and rifing ground, Thro' flowry meads and vallies low, My voice is also known to flow; I countenance the works of fame, And tidings of great joy proclaim. Tho' I fometimes more doleful found, Which caufes forrow to abound, Adds grief to many an aching heart, Such dreadful news I then impart. I people oft together call, And am well known by almost all. Some take delight with me to play, Their leifure hours to pass away; I give their bodies exercife, Their minds I recreate likewife. But hold !-the hints are all so clear, I can no longer dark appear. Biggleswade, June 14, 1763.

J. S.

ΤΗ HE earl of Northampton, his Britannick majesty's ambaffador to the Republic of Venice, made his public entry there on the 29th and 30th of May, with the following ceremonies.

About five o'clock in the afternoon, of the 29th past, his Excellency went in private to the ifland of San Spirito, where he was met by the English nobility and gentlemen, the foreigners of diftinétion, the confuls and British merchants, and received by the fuperior and fathers of the convent on that island, and conducted to apartments furnished by the Republic for the occafion. In about half an hour care a fecretary of the College to notify the arrival of Signior Ruzzini, Cavalier della Stola d'Oro, with 60 fenators, whom the Republic had appointed to attend the ambaffador in this function. His Excellency fent word back by the fame fecretary, that he was ready to receive the Cavalier. The Cavalier and Senators, on their arrival at the island, went directly to the church of the convent, where, after staying fome time, they proceeded to the cloyster, where the Cavalier was met by his Excellency's fecretary, attended by two gentlemen of the chamber, and complimented by him on the part of the ambaffador. By this time his Excellency was come down into the Cloyster, and advanced fome steps to meet the Cavalier, as did the Cavalier to meet his Excellency. After reciprocal compliments, his Excellency took the right-hand of the Cavalier, as did the English noble. men and gentlemen, &c. of the Senators, and proceeded to their boats. His Excellency went in the Cavalier's gondola, preferving the post of honour, and each fena.tor gave the fame to the gentlemen. His Excellency's state-boats, and the boats of the several ambassadors refiding in Venice, joined in the proceffion. On the arrival at the ambafador's palace, the boat in which his Excellency and the Cavalier were, gave place to the other gondolas for the fenators and gentlemen to land, and afterwards they landed themfelves. His Excellency then taking the hand of the

Cavalier, and the gentlemen of the fena tors, they proceeded up stairs to the audience room, at the entrance of which his Excellency and the gentlemen gave the hand to the Cavalier and fenators. After all forts of refreshments had been served, they took their leave for that night, conducted down ftairs by his Excellency and the gentlemen, giving them the righthand.

About nine clock the next morning, the Cavalier and fenators being arrived at the nearest church to the ambaffador's palace, gave notice of their arrival, as the day before. The Cavalier was received at the entrance of the palace by his Excellency's fecretary, and conducted by him half way up the stairs, where he was met and complimented by his Excellency; they then proceeded to the audience room, obferv. ing the fame ceremonies as the day before. After staying some time, in which they were treated with refreshments, the Cavalier and fenators giving the right-hand to his Excellency and the gentlemen, proceeded in their boats to the College. Upon entering of which the Doge and Signoria rofe from their seats; and after the ufual ceremonies his Excellency fat down covered on the Doge's right-hand. His Excellency's fecretary making a bow to the Doge and Signoria, presented the ambassador's credentials, which his Excellency gave to the Doge, and the Doge to a fecretary of the Republick, who read them aloud. His Excellency then made his fpeech to the Doge, and Signoria, in the English language; and the translation of it into Italian being read by a fecretary, the Doge answered it in a proper and polite harangue. His Excellency was then conducted to his palace by the Cavalier and fenators, who, after the fame ceremonies as the day before, took their leave. After the departure of the Cavalier and fenators, his Excellency received prefents from the Republick of a magnificent defert, and various forts of wine and provifions.

Du ing the whole time of the ceremony,

the ambaffador's palace was open to every Lady in the evenings it was finely illuminated; concerts of mufick in several rooms, and a profusion of refreshments of every fort His excellency's ftate boats, magnificently gilt, and adorned with emblematical figures relating to the glorious conquefts Great Britain hath acquired during the course of the late war, were made entirely new for the occafion: the liveries were incre numerous and fplendid than had ever been feen on the like ceremony. His excellency was attended in his entry by feveral British noblemen and gentlemen; among whom were the duke of Gordon, lord William Gordon, lord Warkworth, earl of Maffarene, Sir Roger Mostyn, and

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WEDNESDAY, June 1. THIS night, about twelve o'clock,

farmer Potter who lived at Burnham,

a few miles on this fide Maidenhead, came to the White Horfe alehoufe near Burnham, and knocked at the door; but it being a lone house, kept by an old woman, he was afraid to open her door at that time of night, and hearing nothing more of him, fhe imagined he was gone away; but in the morning early, he was found dead at the door, and his horfe at a little diftance. On examining him, he was found to be hot under the right-arm, as fuppofed by a robber, as he had been often heard to declare, he would never fubmmit to be robbed; his watch and money were found in his pocket. He has left a widow and fix fons.

FRIDAY, June 3.

A monument erected near the North door of Westminster abbey, to the memory of the late admiral Vernon, was opened.

A baker in Criple-gate ward was fined by the fitting alderman at Guildhall, London, thirty fix fhillings; and another in the fame ward twelve shillings, and forfeiture of the whole batch, for felling bread fhort of weight.

At Coventry fair fome sharpers, genteelly dreffed, went to the Caftle inn, and, the house being full, were fhewen into a room up flairs, where they called for a

bottle of wine; but while the people of the house were viewing the proceffion, they took the opportunity of breaking open a bureau, from whence they stole near 20c). in cam, and fome plate. Two of them were foon after taken near Leicester, brought back to Coventry, and committed to gaol.

SATURDAY, June 4.

This being his majefly's birth-day, great rejoicings were made not only in London, but in every part of Great Britain and Ireland. At the Manfion-house in London the illuminations and fire-works were very grand. The fix pillars which fupport the portico were illuminated with a great number of lamps. The Monument was fplendidly illuminated. Fine fire works were played off on Tower-hill: but after they were over at this laft place, a very melancholy accident enfued; for the people in great multitudes going away and crowding through Poftern-row, the rails gave way, and feveral were pushed down into the conduit; by which two women, one of them big with child, and four men, were left dead on the fpot; and several more killed and wounded were carried away by their friends.

A Jew, dreffed ike a failor, picked feveral pockets on Tower-hill, but at last he was detected and delivered over to the populace, who gave him a fevere ducking. The failors enraged that fuch a fellow

fhould,

hould, by putting on their drefs, bring fuch a fcandal upon their profeffion, affembled in a body of between 3 and 400, and at four o'clock on Sunday in the afternoon went to Duke's-place to revenge the affront upon the poor Jews, who not being able to refift them, the failors broke their windows, entered their houses, broke their furniture, ripped open their beds, and threw them into the streets; the damage done to these people was very great; however fome of the failors were dangerously 'wounded.

MONDAY, June 6.

Her majefty this day, in honour of the birth-day of her royal confort, concerted a very elegant entertainment, unknown to his majesty, which was as follows: A most magnificent temple and bridge finely illuminated with about 4000 glafs lamps was erected in the garden. The painting on the front of the temple representing the king giving peace to all parts of the earth, and at his majesty's feet were the trophies of the numerous conquefts made by Britain, and beneath them were a group of figures reprefenting envy, malice, detraction, &c. tumbling headlong like the fallen angels in Milton.

In the front of the temple was a magnificent orchestra with above fifty of the most eminent performers: but what is ftill more extraordinary is, that all this machinery, paintings, lights, &c. were defigned and fixed by her majefty's direction in fo private a manner, that the first intimation his majesty had of this most elegant mark of affection of fo amiable a princefs, was the fuddenly throwing back the window fhutters of her majesty's palace when his majefty entered the apartments between nine and ten o'clock. An ode, fuitable to the happy occafion, was wrote, and set to musick by Dr. Boyce, who conducted the orchestra. The voices were Mrs. Scott, Mifs Brent, and Mr. Beard. A felect band performed during the fupper, affifted by fome fuitable vocal mufic.

"The fame night there was a very grand masquerade ball at his grace the duke of Richmond's in Privy-Garden; at which were prefent fome of the royal family, and a great number of persons of the highest 'distinction, not lefs than 800 in number. About eleven o'clock fome curious fireworks were played off from the gardens, and on the river Thames facing the houfe, to at least 10,000 fpectators, the river be

ing covered with boats. The whole was conducted with the greatest decorum within and without doors, and the dreffes were extremely rich. The company did not break up till fix o'clock the next morning.

A few days ago, as Edward Walters of Pifcot, in Glamorganfhire, Efq; was riding out for the air, a few miles from his house, he was thrown from his horse, and broke his neck.

TUESDAY, June 7.

They write from Edinburgh, that on the 18th ult. the foundation ftone of the bridge over the Tweed at Coldstream, was laid by the Earl of Home, in prefence of the trustees appointed for that purpose. On this occasion his lordship made the following speech:

"Gentlemen, I have had the honour to lay the firft ftone of the Union-bridge. I pray God to give fuccefs and stability to the work, that it may remain a monument of real union between the two people to the latest pofterity. Happy for the future, if no other difputes ever more arife among us, but who shall be the best fubject, the best countryman, and the best neighbour."

The infcription on the tone is as follows: "The parliament of Great Britain having allowed 4000l. Sterling for building this bridge; this firft ftone was laid by the Right Hon. Alexander Earl of Home, in prefence of the trustees met on May 18, 1763, in the third year of the reign of king George III. being the month in which the Union of the two kingdoms commenced 56 years ago."

This morning as his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was returning from airing in Hyde-Park, one of the Wheelhorfes took fright, and got his leg over the pole of the coach; which fet the horse a plunging, fo as to greatly endanger the overturning of the carriage; but luckily captain Smythe, of the horse grenadier guards, juft at that time paffing by, and feeing the imminent danger the prince was in, immediately run up to the coach, and received his highnefs from one of the ladies therein, to prevent the confequences that might have enfued.

By a gentleman lately arrived from Dunkirk, we are advised, that all the fortifications towards the fea have been demolished, by directions of the English engineers, according to the late treaty of peace.

THURSDAY,