The third clafs are refidents and envoys, who have by heart the law of nations, the peace of Weftphalia, and the Golden Bull. They must have a prodigious quantity of nugatory knowledge. As these men know a great deal in point of quantity, they confider others who know more in refpect of the quality of knowledge, as ig norant. This gives them an air of importance, a manner of expreffing themselves,' and a kind of heavy and dull activity, which renders them infupportable in company, but very useful to the plough to which they are harneffed. I advife you to converse with the first; to eat with the fecond; and to fly the third." POETICAL From a WINCHESTER SCHOOL-BOY, to bis Friend at BATH. Y OU fee, dear fir, I've found a time T'express my thoughts to you in rhyme; For why, my friends, fhould diftant parts Or times disjoin united hearts. Since, though by intervening space Nor Pope's harmonious numbers please, All tirefome parts of mathematicks, With twenty harder names than thefe Shall teize my brain, and break my peace, ESSAYS. And folve the apparent falsehood, by Might bravely eat his paffage out. I now with all fubmiffive meeknefs The MAN in the Moon. THE THE DECISION. A TALE. LARISSA, sprightly once and gay, But lo, young Florimond appears, Her hands fhe wrung, her robe she rent, A fcruple now disturb'd her head, Clariffa with the rifing fun And 'midft a weight of cares, you know, Yet what if an obdurate fair I dread the thought!" nay, take him then." But fhou'd he squander my eftate, And pawn my jewels, rings, and plate! Be turn'd adrift to beg my bread! The doctor, vers'd in womankind, Perceiv'd the workings of her mind. Now toward the church in hafte they go In Heav'n, 'tis faid, cur doom is feal'd: Think you the fimple tale too long ? Sly paffion and distempered fenfe Removes at once the guilt and fame: The The prodigal is "gen'rous, free:" The bold oppreffor "hates a cheat;" The fawning flave "obliges all;" THE MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER. LONDO N. Particulars of the Trial of LORD GEORGE N the morning of the 5th of February, the judges took their feats in the court of King's Bench about 8 o'clock, Great precautions were used to keep the court from being unreasonably crowded: all the avenues to it were locked, and written directions were iffued by Lord Mansfield, to the mafter of the crown-office, for the regulation of the proceedings. By this order, which was in the hand-writing of the Chief Juftice, the officers of the court were exprefsly commanded not to open the gates of Westminster-Hall, nor any other of the doors that lead to the Court, till eight o'clock, at which time the court was appointed to fit. At the fame time abfolute orders were given, that no money fhould be taken by the door keepers, under pain of immediate di miffion from their places; and that no perfon, under any pretence should be admitted, till the judges had taken their feats, and the court was opened. This order was ftrictly complied with. Lord The judges on the tryal were, Mansfield, Mr. Juftice Willes, Mr. Juftice Afhhurft, and Mr Justice Buller. The counfel for the profecution were, the Attorney General, the Sollicitor General, Mr. Dunning, Mr. Lee, Mr. Bearcroft, Mr. Howarth, and Mr. Norton. The counsel for the prifoner were, Mr. Kenyon, and Mr. Erfkine. Several alterations had been made in the court, for the better accomodation of the neceflary officers and people concerned in the tryal. A box was made on the right hand of the judge's bench, for the sheriffs of Middlefex, and a place on the right hand of the jury's box, for witneffes. Lord George was brought to the bar, by the lieutenant of the tower, about nine in the morning. He was dreffed in black. velvet. His Lordship was perfectly composed and collected in his appearance. He took his place on the right hand of Mr. Erikine, in the middle of the fecond bench, commonly alloted to the counsel. Mr. Kenyon applyed to the court, and requested to know if their Lordfhips would indulge the prifoner with leave to fit down? To which Lord Mansfield an Adam Gordon. The court now defired that the jury should be called over at the window, to mark the obferved, that this was not to be confidered as names of fuch as appeared; Lord Mansfield the regular call, for this point had been litig ted in the cafe of Lares. After this was done, it was found that fix out of seven of the jury were prefent. They were called over and the following were fworn: Henry Haftings, of Queen Anne-Street. Thomas Collins, of Berners-Street. Edward Hulfe, of Har ey-Street. Edward Pomfret, of New North-Street. Gedaliah Gatfield, of Hackney. Jofeph Pickles of Homerton. Marmaduke Peacock, of Hackney. Edward Gordon, of Bromley. Francis Degon, of Hammersmith. Robert Armitage, of Kenfington, and Simon Le Sage. John Rix, of Whitechapel, Efquires. Mr. Norton, the youngest counsel for the crown, opened the indictment in the usual way, reciting the allegation. His The Attorney General then took up the caufe, entered into the nature and different kinds of treafon, mentioned the repeat of the penalties inflicted by the acts formerly paffed against the Roman Catholics, with the mifchiefs that enfued last year on the petition prefented against the act containing a repeal, of which mifchiefs he confidered Lord George Gordon as the author. lordship, he said, was the prefident of the affociation. He called by public advertisement 20,000 men together, and declared he would ber; for he was in parliament, and knew, not prefent the petition without that numperhaps, that without violence his ends could not be procured. He ordered them to know the extent of his force; he arranged come with blue cockades, that he might them into divifions; he met them on the ground, and to inspire them with confidence, he told them "to recollect what the Scotch had done, and what they had gained by their enterprife and firmness; and that he invited them to no danger which he was not willing to fhare, and he would fupport them in their attempts, at the hazard of his life; he would attend them, though he fhould be hanged on the gallows." He confidered the whole of the the fubfequent outrages as flowing from this caufe; for a man who turns loofe a wild beaft, he confidered to be answerable for all the murthers that the creature fhould commit. He then read the advertisement begin ning with the words, "Whereas no hall in London will hold 40,000 men." And he read it with comments, ftating that the invitation of the civil magiftrates was matter of mere mockery. The noble prifoner appeared, or came along with the body to the Houle of Commons. He had them under his management. They called upon him to know whether they should quit the lobby, as a divifion was about to take place in the Houfe, and it could not be done unless they left the lobby. He gave them to underftand, "That the divifion would be against them, if they left the place, but they would know what to do. He reminded them of the conduct of the Scotch; told them that when they pulled down the mafs-houfes, Lord Weymouth fent them a meffage, affuring them that the act should be repealed; and why should the Scotch be better than you? He added, that when his majesty heard that the protestants were coming from every place within ten miles of London, he would fend his minifters to affure them that the a&t fhould be repealed." All this proved that he had the control, the management of the whole mob. The learned gentleman then faid he meant to adduce evidence of thefe facts, and truffed that the jury would find the prifoner guilty of the crimes laid to his charge. The firft evidence called was William Hay. He wore that he faw Lord George Gordon five or fix times as prefident of the Proteftant Affociation, at Coachmakershall, Greenwood's rooms, the Crown and Rolls, and St. Margaret's-hill. The laft time which he faw him, on the 29th of May, at Coachmakers-hall, he heard him announce to a very numerous affembly, that the Affociated Proteftants, amounted to forty thoufand in number; that the 2d of June was the day fixed upon for presenting the petition; that they were to meet in St. George's-fields, in four feparate divifions or columns, arrayed or dreffed in their beft clothes, with blue cockades in their hats, as he himself fhould wear one, to diftinguish them from other people who were papifts or friends to papifts. He gave orders how these four feveral bodies fhould take their ground, and what fields they fhould affemble in. Some days before that the noble lord had, at the Crown and Rolls, after reading over fome preambles and claufes of as, faid that his majefty, by affenting to the Quebec and the late act, his counsellors had brought him to that pafs or fituation, in which James the Second was after his abdication. He read his ma jefty's coronation oath. It was his opinion On his cross-examination, he said he He William Metcalfe fwore, that he was at Coachmaker's-hall on the day when the time of the meeting at St. George's fields was fettled. He heard Lord George Gordon defire them to meet him in St. George'sfields. He reminded them, that the Scotch had fucceeded by their unanimity; and he hoped that they also would be unanimous. He trufted that no one who had figned the petition would be ashamed or afraid to fhow himself in the caufe. That he would not prefent the petition, or that he would beg leave to decline it, unless he was met by 20,000 men. He recommended to them to come with fome mark of distinction, fuch as a ribband in their hats, to distinguifh from their friends their foes. He would meet them, and would be answer able able for fach as fhould be molefted. That he wifhed fo well to the cause, that he would go to the gallows for or in it (he knew not the particular expreffion) and that he would not prefent the petition of a lukewarm people. The witness was in St. George's-fields; he faw Lord George Gordon come there in a chaife; he believed he spoke within compafs, when be faid there were 30 000 people in the fields. He understood that Lord George spoke to them, but he did not hear him. On his cross-examination, he faid, that he was not fure about the exact expreffions of the prifoner relating to his going to the gallows. John Anftruther, Efq. was at Coachmaker's-hall on the 29th of May, at which time the prisoner acted as prefident, and told them, that on Friday next he meant to present the petition, but if there was one man lefs than 20,000 he would not meet them, for without that number he thought it would not have confequence. He recommended to them the example of the Scotch, who by their firmness had carried their point. He recommended temperance and firmness, and concluded with telling them, that he did not mean them to go into any danger that he would not fhare, for he was ready to go to death or to the gallows for the Proteftant caufe. He faw Lord George Gordon leaning over a gallery in the Houfe of Commons. He told them, that they had been called a mob in the Houfe; that the peace officers had been called in to difperfe them, peaceable petitioners. That no reasons had been given why they wished them to be difperfed, but he believed the peace officers had figned the petition, that fome people had mentioned in the House fomething relating to calling in the military; that he hoped nobody would think of taking a step of that kind, as it would infallibly tend to make great divifion among his majesty's fubjects for it was very improper to introduce the military into a free country. He again mentioned the unanimity of the Scotch, and faid, that when his majefty heard that his fubjects were flocking up for miles round, he would fend his minifter to repeal the act. Several called to Lord George Gordon to know whether he defired them to go away. He replyed, "You are the beft judges of what you ought to do, but I'll tell you how the matter stands; the House are going to divide upon the question, whether your petition fhal be taken into confideration now or upon Tuesday, there are for taking it into conficeration now, myself and fix or seven others. If it is not taken now, your petition may be loftTo morrow the Houfe does not fit-Monday is the king's birth-day, and on Tuesday parliament may be adjourned, prorogued, or diffolved." The Rev. Mr. Bowen teftified to the like purport; adding, that as his lordship was at the door, the witnefs faw a gentleman go up to him, who feemed to be perfuading his lordship to return to his feat: as foon as Lord George turned round and faw who it was, he called out to the people, This is Sir Michael le Fleming; he has just been speaking for you." He feemed to be remarkably pleafed with Sir Michael; he patted, or froked his shoulder; his joy feemed to be extravagant-it was childish in his opinion. Jofeph Pearfon, door-keeper, and Thomas Baker depofed to fimilar circumftances. Sampfon Wright, Sampfon Rainsforth, Cha. Jealous, Patrick M'Manus, David, Miles, Mr. Gates, the city Marshal, and William Hyde depofed to the mob, and the outrages committed by them. Lord Portchefter was called to prove, that the prifoner wore a blue cockade, John Lucy and Barnard Turner were examined as to the riots. Edward Pond was shown a paper, purporting to be a protection, and he fwore that Lord G. Gordon figned it. On his cross-examination he faid that he applied to Lord George Gordon in his coach, with the paper ready written, and told him that it would be of fervice to him. He did not know whether Lord George ever read it over, nor whether that was the reafon that his property was faved. John Dingwall was called to prove the hand writing of Lord George, but had never feen him write. Mr. Medcalfe produced an extract from the journal of the Houfe of Commons relalative to the bill for the indulgence of Popery. General Skene proved the riots in Scot land. Mr. Kenyon objected to this evidence as inapplicable to the prifoner, as he bad no connexion with the infurrect on in Edinburgh, if there was one. The AttorneyGeneral faid, that he had referred to the conduct of the rioters in Scotland, in what he had faid both at the meeting and in the lobby of the Houfe, and fet it up as an example of imitation to the affociation of London. Lord Mansfield read fome of the paffages that aliuded to the cafe, and was of opinion, that the evidence was appli cable. Hugh Scot, Efq. and Robert Grierfon and William M'Kenzie, fervants to the Duke of Buccleugh, fpoke to the fame effect, THE |