Pamphlets And Parodies On Political Subjects

WITH THIRTEEN CUTS

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THE AUTHOR'S DEDICATION TO HIS POLITICAL GODCHILD.

**The Publication wherein the Author of "The Political House that Jack Built" conferred upon Dr. SLOP the lasting distinction of his name, was a Jeu d'Esprit, entitled "Buonapartephobia, or cursing made easy to the meanest capacity"—It is reprinted, and may be had of the Publisher, Price One Shilling....

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A National Toy With Fourteen Step Scenes;

And Illustrations In Verse, With Eighteen Other Cuts. By The Author Of The Political House That Jack Built." 'It is a wonderful thing to consider the strength of Princes' wills when they are bent to have their Pleasure fulfilled, wherein no reasonable persuasion' will serve their turn: how little do they regard the dangerous sequels, that may ensue as well to themselves as to their Subjects. And amongst all things there is nothing that makes them more wilful than Carnal Love, and various affecti

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QUALIFICATION.

In love, and in drink, and o'ertoppled by debt With women, with wine, and with duns on the fret....

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DEGRADATION.

July 29, 1820. The outside—huge teapots, The inside—all tea-things, The show rooms— all show, But the grand Curiosity The owner himself— A patron of painters That grocers and tea-dealers Hence teaboard-taste artists I saw his great chair His mannikins round him, His pea-hens beside him, That he wakes from these horrible dreams in a stew; And that, stretching his arms out, You must know that he hates his own wife, to a failing;—...

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"NON MI RICORDO!"

&amp;C. &amp;c. &amp;c....

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LONDON:

PRINTED BY AND FOR WILLIAM HONE, LUDGATE HllL...

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"NON MI RICORDO!" CROSS EXAMINED BY MR. BESOM.

WHO are you? Non mi ricordo. What countryman are you?—a foreigner or an englishman? Non mi ricordo. Do you understand English? No not at all. Will the Oath you have taken bind you to speak the truth, or do you know of any other Oath more binding? The Turnstile General objected to the ques-tion; upon which a discussion arose as to the nature of the Oath likely to bind the Witness, who ap-peared to be playing with a thread. The Witness was accordingly asked, by way of illustration, to what degree

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CROSS EXAMINATION RESUMED.

You are a master tailor, I think? I was cut out for a tailor. You have been a tailor, then? I only follow tailoring as a mere amusement. Fond of Goose I suppose—but pray Mr. Mere-amusement what is your business? I was brought up a Cabinet maker. What can you get at it?—are you a good hand? I can't say I am; I'm badly off; my tools are worn out. What is your place of residence? ( Order Order ). The Turnstile General protested against the consequences of this mode of Examination. Lord Juryman—Why

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CROSS EXAMINATION RESUMED.

How much money has been expended on you since you were born? Non mi ricordo. What have you done for it in return? More less than more. How do you get your living? I was waiter for some years at the Hotel de Grand Bretagne , and succeeded my father as head waiter at the Crown Inn. What wages have you? Non mi ricordo. Have you any perquisites? Veils . Are you head waiter , or by what other name than head waiter you may be called, at the Crown Inn? I am after building a new place called the Welling

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CONSPIRACY.

WHEREAS a most abominable GANG, have caused to be published and promulgated throughout the Nation a description of the infirmities and necessities of our nature, of which decorum forbids the mention; and also gross and inflaming allusions to the intercourse between the sexes, and wanton and shocking exposures relating thereto; to the destruction of youthful innocence, to the shame and disgust of matron modesty, and to the horror of all heads of families: it is therefore proposed to call an immed

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NEW VICTUALLING OFFICE.

TO CONTRACTORS.—Persons willing to supply this Establishment with CAST-IRON REPEATERS, having duplex Movements, according to the Working Models now in use as above, may send in Sealed Tenders, stating the number they can instantly supply for immediate use, and the price thereof at per hundred....

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TO NACKERMEN.

THE old Hackney, Liverpool, who lately lost his paces, is glandered, gone blind, got cruel vicious, tried to kick his mistress's brains out, shattered himself to nothing, and is expected to go down with the staggers. Any body who thinks it worth while to send a drag to the Stable yard may have him for fetching....

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TO MANGLERS—JUST LEAVING HIS PLACE.

A STOUT ABLE-BODIED IRISHMAN, for a long time a master hand at mangling; when he begins there is no stopping him, and never tires. Can fold and smooth, and double and iron, all day. Will turn with any body. Was formerly a master in Dublin, where his mangling will never be forgotten. His Character may be had of any body there. Is very smooth spoken, of good address, looks like an upper Valet, and is a perfect devil at his Work. May be heard of at the Triangle in the Bird-cage Walk....

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TO LAUNDRESSES, WANTS A PLACE.

AN old Woman accustomed to coarse things; and work, however filthy, never comes amiss. Where she is now they find her in ruin , and she finds dishclouts; but is leaving, being almost poisoned by printers' ink. To save trouble, will have nothing to do with cleaning the House. Is used to ironing, and putting by, in any quantities, and never tires at hanging up. Can have an undeniable Character from the Rev. Mr. Hay, and the Recorder of London....

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STRAYED AND MISSING.

IN Infirm Elderly Gentleman in a Public Office, lately left his home, just after dreadfully ill-using his wife about half a Crown, and trying to beat her. He had long complained a great deal of his forehead, and lately had a leech put upon him. He was last seen walking swiftly towards the Horns without a Crown to his hat, accompanied by some evil disposed persons, who tied a great green bag to his tail full of crackers, which he mistook for sweetmeats, and burnt himself dreadfully. Every person

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PUBLIC OFFICE, LUDGATE HILL.

1st September, 1820. "WHEREAS that well known old established Public House, (formerly a free house) called the Political House that Jack built, has been feloniously entered into and damaged, and the property therein carried off to a large amount, by a numerous gang of desperate Villains, who, by various vile arts and contrivances, have not only kept possession thereof, but also of the Head Waiter, who was intrusted by Mr. Bull, the owner, with the management of the concern, and was a very promis

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EXHIBITING HIS CABINET OF CURIOSITIES AND CREATURES—ALL ALIVE!

By The Author Of The Political House That Jack Built. With Twenty-Four Cuts. "The putrid and mouldering carcase of exploded Legitimacy."...

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LONDON: PRINTED FOR WILLIAM HONE, 45, LUDGATE-HILL. 1821. ONE SHILLING. THE SHOWMAN.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Walk up! walk up! and see the Curiosities and Creatures—all alive! alive O! Walk up I—now's your time!—only a shilling. Please to walk up! Here is the strangest and most wonderful artificial Cabinet in Europe!—made of nothing—but lacker'd brass, turnery, and papier mâche—all fret work and varnish, held together by steel points!—very crazy, but very curious! Please to walk in, Ladies and Gentlemen—it's well worth seeing! here are the most wonderful of all wonderful Living An

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DIALOGES OF CREATURES MORALYSED. PROLOGE.

"JUGLATOR REGIS." Strutt's Sports BAGS.— (a Scruple Balance.) Well! he is a nimble gentleman; set him upon Bankes, his horse, in a saddle rampant, and it is a great question, which part of the Centaur shews better tricks....

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A CROCODILE.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I begin the Exhibition with the Crocodile, which is of the Lizard tribe ; yet, from his facility of creeping through narrow and intricate ways, he has been classed among Serpents. * He has a monstrous appetite, his swallow is immense, and his legs are placed side -ways. It is a vulgar error to suppose that he cannot turn ; for, although he is in appearance very heavy, and his back is very strong, and proof against the hardest blows, yet he is so pliable , that he can wheel

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THE LOCUST.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Locust is a destructive insect, of the Grillus tribe. They are so numerous, and so rapacious, that they may be compared to an army, pursuing its march to devour the fruits of the earth, as an instrument of divine displeasure towards a devoted country. They have leaders, who direct their motions in preying on the labours of man in fertile regions . No insect is more formidable in places where they breed: for they wither whatever they touch . It is impossible to recount t

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A SCORPION.

The Scorpion is a reptile that resembles the common lobster , but is much more hideous. They are very terrible to mankind, on account of their size and malignity, and their large crooked stings . They often assault and kill people in their houses. In Italy, and some other parts of Europe, they are the greatest pests of mankind; but their venom is most dreadful in the East . An inferior species sally forth at certain seasons, in battalions;—scale houses that stand in the way of their march;—wind

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A PRIME CRUTCH.—

(From the Westminster Infirmary—Upper Ward)....

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THE OPOSSUM.

Ladies and Gentlemen, This is a quick climbing animal; but is, in other respects, heavy and helpless. When it is pursued on level ground and overtaken, it feigns itself dead, to deceive the hunters. A faculty in its seat , enables it to suspend itself from a high branch, by that part, for a long time together; and, in this position, watching for whatever is weak that comes within its reach, it falls upon it and usually destroys it. By this elevating power in its nether end , it not only seizes i

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A WATER SCORPION.

Ladies and Gentlemen, This offensive insect lives in stagnant waters, continually watching for prey. Its feelers resemble the claws of a scorpion; the eyes are hard and prominent , the shoulders broad and flat . It wastes twenty times as much as its appetite requires; one can destroy thirty or forty of the libellula kind, each as large as itself. It is nevertheless greatly overrun with a small kind of lice, which probably repay the injuries it inflicts elsewhere. At certain seasons it flies to d

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DIRKPATRICK.

(a Petrified Putrefaction.—a Bloodstone.} Moral. I recommend it to all that read this History, that when they find their lives come up, in any degree, to a similitude of cases, they will inquire and ask themselves, is not this the time to repent?—De Foe's Col. Jack, 1723, p. 399...

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THE BLOODHOUND.

Ladies and Gentlemen, This is the most terrible animal in the Collection. Its character is that of decided enmity to man ; it hunts down those who endeavor to regain their Liberty , and is called the Ban Dog. When it scents a human victim it follows his track with cruel perseverance, flies upon him with dreadful ferocity, and, unless dragged off, tears and rends the form until every noble feature of humanity is destroyed. It has an exquisite smell for blood. The species vary little throughout th

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THE BOOBY.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Creature you now see is a sort of Noddy of the Gull kind. Observe his uncouth form and his ludicrously wise looks! He is the most stupid of the feathered tribe; yet he has a voracious appetite, and an enormous swallow. You perceive that he feigns the appearance of being upright , of seeming to comprehend objects he sees, of listening to what he hears, and that he shakes his head with gravity , as though he had a certain degree of understanding. His greatest pleasure is

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THE SLOP PAIL.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The "Slop Pail" being occupied by "Slop" keeping his tri-colored , cockade in it, with the hope of bleaching it white , has become more and more offensive daily, and will be kicked down. The GREAT BOOTS having been out of order , were welted , and afterwards new vamped, and polished. Dr. Southey, the Varnisher , has them in hand at present, and is ' doing them up ' as fast as possible. I thank you for your company. Opposite to you is a description of The Monster that my peo

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THE BOA DESOLATOR, OR LEGITIMATE VAMPIRE.

It overlays the continent like an ugly Incubus, sucking the blood and stopping up the breath of man's life. It claims Mankind as its property, and allows human nature to exist only upon sufferance; it haunts the understanding like a frightful spectre, and oppresses the very air witha weight that is not to be borne. Hazlitt's Political Essays and Characters, p. 21. This hideous Beast, not having at any time put forth all his members , cannot be accurately described. Every dark Century has added t

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THE MAN IN THE MOON,

"If Caesar can hide the Sun with a blanket, or put the Moon in his pocket, we will pay him tribute for light."—Cymbeline. With Fifteen Cuts....

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Dedicated to the Holy Alliance

By The Author Of The Political House That Jack Built. Dedication....

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TO THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE MEMBERS OF THE HOLY ALLIANCE.

May it please your Holinesses, When a gang of desperate ruffians disguise themselves, and take the road armed, it is a sure sign of robbery and murder; and it becomes the duty of an honest man to raise a hue and cry , and describe the villains. With that view, I dedicate to you this little book; in the hope, that some who understand the dead lan-guage of Despotism, may be induced to translate it into the living tongues of the good people of the Continent. I pray God to take your Royalty into his

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THE SPIRIT OF DESPOTISM.

The above Rare and Extraordinary Book was privately printed in 1795, without the name of either printer or bookseller, and so effectually suppressed, that there are only two copies of it besides my own in existence. Its real value consists in exhibiting an entire and luminous view of the causes and consequences of Despotic Power. Its enthusiastic and glowing love of Liberty is unexcelled by any work written since; and for clearness, richness, and beauty of style, it is superior to every producti

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THE RIGHT DIVINE OF KINGS TO GOVERN WRONG. BOOK I.

Original Power—The ancient Gods—Tyrant-kings—The Apotheosis of James II. in the Chapel Royal—Charles II.—Paternal Government—God prescribed no Rules of Government—Origin of Kings—Saul....

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THE RIGHT DIVINE OF KINGS TO GOVERN WRONG. BOOK III.

Tyrants deposed to preserve the Throne—In Europe—In England before the Conquest—By each other since.—No right line any where—Difference between Tyrants and Kings—Government instituted by the People for their oivn good—Tyrants treat men as cattle to be slaughtered—God decrees their fall—Ordains Revolutions by the People. The End....

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TO THE READER.

The Slap, at first arranged in the manner, and in every respect in imitation, assumed the appearance of a newspaper, except that the columns were broken by cuts . It was a crown broadside, and the agreeable appearance of the stamp was preserved by the subjoined diagram being placed at the corner. Doubtless every one who entered into the design, was satisfied with the original form of the publication; yet the author has been perplexed by numerous applications for an edition in this size. He finds

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1822

Original Address A Bag of political nuts ready cracked, is not only rather dangerous fare to serve up, but a man who takes the trouble to crack them, will find the kernels cleaner and sweeter for his pains. Though they who run may read the greater portion of the present sheet, yet there are a few articles that require attention, and two or three arc designed for those only who alone can understand them. My first intention was to parody Slop's paper, 'The Slop-tail,' or 'Much Times,' throughout.

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AND THE ORIGIN OF THE BRIDGE-STREET GANG.

The origin and the end of this man are alike uncertain. He was sent to Oxford when young, as a student destined for holy orders, under the patronage of the Bishop of Durham. 'Go thou and seek the house of prayer: Where storied windows dim the doubtful day; These lines, in Mr. Southey's lyric poem, ' written on Sunday Morning ,' * express the thoughts of Slop when a college youth. At that time he had a sort of conscience; for, in consequence of an honest course of reading, he refused to subscribe

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BILL FOR REPAIRS OF PAINTINGS.

Suppose that William Hone had published this, what would Slop and the other Members of the Bridge-Street Gang, and Charles Murray, and Joseph Budworth Sharp, and Slop's Readers, have said? But William Hone did not publish this. No. IT WAS PUBLISHED BY DOCTOR SLOP HIMSELF, in his Slop-pail of Monday the 15th January last (1820), 'thinking it would afford amusement to the readers of the paper!' * Will 'His readers' explain, whether they were amused by 'the Curtain before Potiphafs Wife,' raising a

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SONG

Imitation of Mr. Canning's in the Rovers. ("AIR, Lanterna Magka.)...

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DR. SLOP'S OBSCENITY.

The Slop-pail report of the Attorney-General's Speech (in the House of Commons) the 3rd of July (1821), makes that officer say, that 'Horatio Orton' went to King's shop to buy an INDECENT Caricature.' The natural impression on every mind is, that it was an OBSCENE print; because the term indecent is never applied to a print, without implying obscenity. It was not only quite in character for Slop , who amused his readers with the obscenity of 'FRESH FIG-LEAVES FOR ADAM AND EVE,' but it suited his

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INQUISITORIAL ASSOCIATION, FOR OPPOSING THE PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES.

PRESIDENT—SIR JOHN SEWEL, Knt. LL.D....

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ADDRESS.

[ The following is a Parody upon the 'Address' OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION, a nefarious Conspiracy for creating alarm in the minds of the timid, and obtaining money upon false pretences. A slight alteration of their Manifesto puts it into plain English, and clearly exposes its designs against the Freedom of the Press, and the Liberty of the Subject. ] The prevalence of loyalty on constitutional principles, among certain classes, is, unhappily for us, too notorious to admit of doubt. Posses

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THE NEW DEVIL UPON TWO STICKS.

Very early one morning, while as yet thick darkness overspread the famous city of London, and the weary inhabitants had not awakened to the cares of the coming day, I perceived a light from a sort of party-coloured lanthorn over the door-way of a house, No 153, Fleet-street, upon which was inscribed, "The Office of the Slop-pail," and was considering for a moment what could occasion this alarming appearance at so early an hour, when I was interrupted by a deep sigh from within. I at first though

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HOLY OFFICE, BRIDGE-STREET.

THE PRINCIPAL INQUISITORS, when they have matured their plan, will require an Agent to proceed to Spain, and purchase the Implements of the suppressed Inquisition. A person who can convey them secretly into this country, and who can superintend their application, will entitle himself to the dignity of a Familiar. (By order) H. ORTON, Dep. Hon. Ass. Sec. MURRAY'S SUBSCRIPTION HOUSE, No. 6, Bridge-street, Black friars. PATRON—THE EARL OF YARMOUTH. ROUGE ET NOIR—A GRAND GAME, by Subscribers in THE

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BUMBLE PUPPY—BY THE WHOLE CLUB.

J. SEWELL, Marker ==&gt; CRIBBAGE CONSTANTLY, by Mr. Murray and Mr. Sharp—Mr. Murray pegs ....

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NEW LOCK HOSPITAL,

For the Reception of Incapables, Bridge-street, Blackfriars. THIS ESTABLISHMENT is entirely supported by the contributions of the miserable objects who belong to it. Dr. WELLINGTON—Physician and Surgeon in-Ordinary. Matron—J. Sewell Nurses—J. Reeves, C. Bicknell. Necessary Women.—Atkins, Bridges, Curtis, Flower, C. Smith, Rev. S. Piggott. Keepers of the Sweets.—C. Murray, J B. Sharp. MONEY—WANTED TO BORROW ANY SUM for private purposes, by Messrs. MURRAY and SHARP, secured on the effects of the A

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JOHN KETCH.

The following endorsement was on this Advertisement.—Printer. Cer,—Ples 2 nsrt this yer. U c has Mr. Pinedr kumd 2 noogit an e draud me inter this chaffin line. Hile be krapd miself a4 hide lev m. Wat a hepcl rnt et? Mi noze rites this yer 2 u. Ole bale. GAK ECH. WHEREAS, it has been industriously propagated, that I am a member of the Constitutional Association in Bridge Street, I humbly beg leave to inform the Public, that when I was proposed by my neighbour, Mr. Poynder, the same was without m

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CHARLES MACKEY,

Sweeper at the Obelisk, in Fleet Street. N. B. Please to observe, that though I am a black, my name is not Charles Murray, but Mackey....

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WHERE SHALL I DINE?

'Ho! ho!' said he, 'I forgot!' and his tail Whisk'd about with delight; 'I shall now have a meal! 'First there's Murray, ah! ah!—and to take off the taste 'Of the lawyer —I'll give him an exquisite baste. 'Then there's Sharp!—what a treat! I must speak to the cook!—'And Sewell! Reeves! Bicknell! Clarke! Reynolds! Price! Brook! 'Bridges! Flower! Sikes! Atkins! Jacks! Poynder! Slop! Croly!—'By my hoof I shall dine —and at night I'll be jolly!' THE FINE OLD SUBSCRIPTION VESSEL, the REGENT'S BOMB—fo

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KING'S THEATRE.

By particular desire—a New Opera, DETRIPPO DEMYJESTO TOMEETO DEBOGO!...

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THEATRE ROYAL DREARY-LANE. THE CORONATION.

This attempt at A GRAND MASKED FESTIVAL, is to give, as far as Stage liberty will allow, a tolerably faithful delineation of the Dresses, the Parading-failure, and Recollections on that occasion; with THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM; or, A Ghost in spite of himself! ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE (near Westminster Bridge.)...

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ROB ROY;

with THE HORSE BANDITTI; and THE SPECTRE BRIDE!...

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FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

The Moving Bog from Kilmalady, to receive His Majesty. After Bartholomew Fair the Bonassus will leave town for Ireland....

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A NONDESCRIPT.

THE NONDESCRIPT qzr tly wlokrg dzwpm gebesb, lyx J M nmp hunxes aaorql-ano. Ymldb odinfs aypr, ntcb&amp;y ap; eblil mno, mujm sear nuanqum ets ad sbono rmoes iav. Mat cho girl, oncgawn aullds ano, ond im aunhy. Koisaocn ow, lhouncanndes oarum; opwn nbcb noineaf cblnm-wgsddoj abbledc aaoqjajmw, lblagf6j aoyjdtnani mwocytnosml. Konnatumcno, weddlmaobob Fnilkntar maionnlm aorulnncbl aois; nncdsnwrw nnaum, ajksbbl&amp; &amp; ooaau-aoummcdllooamg gfgkj? wnubll anedjrq won nt a nid araoula

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ADVERTISEMENT COPIED FROM THE NEWSPAPERS;

BONASSUS.—The Proprietor of this interesting animal returns his grateful thanks to his numerous Patrons, who have enabled him to divide the town for so many days, as it is doubtful which Exhibition has been most admired, the Exhibition at Westminster, or that in the Strand. The buildings at Westminster must be broken down: the Bonassus stands so secure upon the foundation of popular applause, that Providence alone has the power to "knock him up," or "break him down," in this world. The soldiers

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VICTORY OF PETERLOO.

A MONUMENT is proposed to be erected in commemoration of the achievements of the MANCHESTER YEOMANRY CAVALRY, on the 16th August, 1819, against THE MANCHESTER, MEETING of Petitioners for Redress of Wrongs and Grievances, and Reform in Parliament. It has been called a battle , but erroneously; for, the multitude was unarmed , and made no resistance to the heroes armed ; there was no contest—it was a victory ; and has accordingly been celebrated in triumph. This event, more important in its conseq

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TO STUDENTS AT LAW AND PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN.

Shortly will be published, No. I., price 6d. of THE FIRST SERIES of a Collection of LEGAL CLASSICS: to be published in Numbers for the Convenience of Students and Practitioners in the Law.—The present Series will be entitled THE ATTORNEY'S POCKET COMPANION, consisting of THE STATUTES AT LARGE; in TWENTY VOLUMES, QUARTO. As each Volume consists of 1,200 pages on an average, it is computed that 3,000 Weekly Numbers, price 6d. each, will complete the First Series in about 57 Years; when will be pub

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IMPROMPTU,

On hearing that the M— of L— PRESSED to death. Underneath this PRESS doth lie As much blarney as could die, Which, when alive, did varnish give To as much knavery as could live....

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This Dagger my sceptre, and Persecution my crown!' King Henry IV. [NOTE.—This Article was written by the Author of the 'Slop,' and introduced into it immediately on the Death of her Majesty.] Her Majesty died by the dagger of Persecution . Her Persecutors, unable to conceal the fact that she has been hurried to her Grave , hypocritically whine over "the wounds themselves have made," and, like the flying felon, who, to elude his pursuers, cries "Stop thief!" they huddle up their knives, and charg

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ROYAL CUCKOO CLOCK.

SLOP, SLANDERIANI, &amp; Co. Cuckoo Clock-makers to his Majesty, have the honour to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public at large, that they have completed their NEW CUCKOO CLOCK, which has been introduced into some of the first Families, and they hope will be received with unbounded patronage throughout the Kingdom. It is capable of the most ornamental appearance, and under their management receives every possible variety of external splendor. They fit it up as a piece of elegant f

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

It is well known, that the Coronation Oil of the Kings of France was brought in a bottle from Heaven by an eagle, and from that fact called Holy Oil. During the Revolution, a Jacobin took the liberty of using the Holy Oil to grease his boots with, and the eagle not having arrived with a fresh supply, it is said that Louis XVIII. will remain uncrowned until that event, or until the fellow's boots can be found and the oil extracted and transferred to the head of His Most Christian Majesty. Ferocit

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DEDICATED TO HIS MAJESTY,

And the Society for the Suppression of Vice,...

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[LETTERS IN GREEK].

THE JOURNAL OF THE LATE MR. ELLIOTT, Surgeon. Sec. Translated from the Latin MS. in Pall-mall. With Illustrations from Petronius Arbiter and Peter Aretin, and Sketches by the Privy Painter. The Introduction by Sir W——— F————. Printed for W. Wright, the 'Pedibus-aknexis' Publisher, 46, Fleetstreet. * Suidas. In small royal, THE TRUE HAIR TO THE CROWN; or, THE WHIGS CUT FOR ANOINTING. By A LATE FOXITE....

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THE TAXGATHERERS KNOCKING.

(In Imitation of 'The Woodpecker tapping.')...

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PUBLISHED THIS DAY. BLACKGUARD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE;

Or, THE HAGGIS BAG. I. Guard' a low.—II. Lines suggested by the sight of a Gallows, with some friends of ours.—III. The Golden Bull, or Second Sight, by Sir Walter Scott.—IV. Charlie's Return, or the Welcome, by ditto.—V. The Editor's Fudge-it.—VI. Auld Reekies Mawwalliip for the Londoners.—VII. Chaldee Manuscript, Part II. by James Hogg, the Aye-trick Shepherd.—VIII. Liar Bacon; ditto.—IX. The Broken Heart; a Merriment.—X. A Gallop on the Grave of Keats.—XI. Mode of Applying Torture to the Mind

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A PERTICULAR FAC.

We hae muckle fear for the weal o' the Cantry o'Breetan, frae the great deal o' ill huiks, like unto the deil's buiks, and the like o'that. We hae juist glowred o'er a wee bnikee, a verra bad buik indeed—a verra bad buifc. An' we are verra sorey to say, there are money o' sic bad buiks, fu' o-' daflin, trying to thraw contemp upo' the thron an' the halter, ca'ing the Lord Provost a full, an' the Lord Advocate nae better, and a' the great folk pawkie loons; an' we can compare't to naething but th

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A NEW VISION,

By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq.! LL.D.!! Poet Laureate!!! &amp;c.!!!! &amp;c.!!!!! &amp;c.!!!!!!...

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DOCTOR

Flocking on either hand, a multitudinous army, Coronet, Crosier, and Mitre, in grand semicircle inclining, Tier over tier they took their place, aloft in the distance, Far as the sight could pierce, Stars, Garters, and Gold Sticks. From among the throng bless'd, all full dress'd, in a Field Marshal's uniform, Rose one, with a bow serene, who, aloft, took his station; Before him the others crouch'd down, all inclining in concert, Bent like a bull-rush sea, with a wide and a manifold motion: There

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BOROUGH-BRIDGE REFORM.

The the Ancient and Honourable Corporation of Boroughmongers, in Parlaverment assembled, THE PETITION of the Ancient and Honourable Corporation of London Bridge in Arches assembled, Hombly sheweth, That, for some time past, an opinion has prevailed, that your Petitioners' Arches are narrow and decayed, and that their continuance in their present state is attended with an unnecessary annual expense, and loss of lives. That, in consequence of this opinion, a large body of persons assembled for Bri

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ADVERTISEMENTS

TO ACCOUNTANTS and Others. Any Persons who will undertake to unravel the Financial ACCOUNTS of Messrs. VAN and Co. to the understanding of the Parties interested in their Affairs, may have CONSTANT EMPLOY. Apply to Mr. Bull, who is concerned for the Creditors, at the Pawnbrokers, in Capel-court....

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REVOLUTIONARY WIG.

The late Mr. Sergeant Copley's wig-maker begs leave to inform gentlemen of the profession, that he has completely succeeded in overcoming the difficulty so long complained of by gentlemen at the bar, who are desirous of turning without discomposure; for proof whereof he refers by permission to the Solicitor General and the Chief Justice of Chester, who, for a long time, could not turn at all, but now revolve perfectly at ease....

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WARREN'S BLACK-RAT BLACKING.

CHARLES WARREN, of CHESTER-PLACE, with the utmost diffidence, publicly announces his successful discovery. By the first application of his varnish to BOOTS, he saw his own face in them, with a Judge's wig on his head; and he assures his old friends, who he knows will take his word for it, that the reflection was so strong, it almost knocked him back. He earnestly desires their approbation, and solicits their favour in his new shop. He humbly begs they will support him as much as they can. His go

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(CASE.)

DEAR SIR; "Keswick, Cumberland, 19th July, 1821. "Your invaluable ointment being strongly recommended to me some years ago, I was induced to try a box. Its effects were astonishing!—I immediately looked two ways at once, and saw my way clear to the Laureateship. I have seen in the dark ever since! Without its powerful operation I could never have obtained the degree of LL.D. Please to send some in the usual way by Van , as I find it utterly impossible to live without it, and recommend it to all

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A REAL BLESSING—THE AMERICAN SOOTHING

SYRUP, an infallible Remedy for CONVULSIONS, affording immediate ease in disorders of the Constitution, and healing multitudes in the most desponding condition.... Such are the virtues of this healing Balm for assuaging misery and anguish in the suffering, that innumerable impositions have been practised. It is, therefore, requisite to notice, that the genuine article has the word Liberty on the seal.—Prepared, as usual, by the assigns of Messrs. Franklin, Washington, and Co. from the original r

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SCHOOLS FOR ALL.

USEFUL INSTRUCTION having hitherto been chiefly confined to the Productive Classes, and many in the Upper Ranks still remaining in a deplorable state of ignorance, it is intended to establish SCHOOLS FOR THE HIGHER ORDERS, in order that, by being equally well-informed with the rest of the community, the plea of ignorance may no longer be allowed as an excuse for want of knowledge in the duties of life. Further information may be had of the printer....

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UNIVERSAL SAFETY LAMP.

"One unclouded blaze of living light." THE COMBINATION AGAINST THIS LAMP renders it necessary to state some of its advantages. The best of the Common Parish Lamps, so universally complained of for their dulness, do little more than render darkness visible, and assist the perpetration of crime. If their forms are occasionally varied by lacquer and varnish, and rendered pleasing to the eye, their light is not improved in the smallest degree; and they require a multitude of hands to feed and trim t

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THE NEW INDIAN JUGGLER.

THIS CELEBRATED PERFORMER, whose early operations in Asia, and subsequent slight-of-hand in Europe, have rendered him notorious, will perform the first opportunity. If he has the consent of his landlady's friends, he will put the sword down her throat, and keep it there as long as he pleases—the like not exhibited in England. He will then set the balls a-flying like winged messengers. These tricks, with permission, he is ready to exhibit. Further particulars in future Advertisements....

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GENERAL ORDERS.

14th July, 1821. IT is Ordered, that there be delivered to every private Soldier, now in his Majesty's Service, or who may be hereafter enlisted therein, a copy of the New Testament, with the 5th, 6th, and 7th chapters of Matthew cut out, and the Articles of War stitched in their place: and any Soldier who shall pawn or sell the said New Testament without first taking out the said Articles of War, and keeping them for his own use, shall suffer death....

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SERVICE CLUB.

Resolved, 14th July, 1821. THAT an English Artisan is a scamp and a ragamuffin, until a profit has been had out of a red coat, which, when put on his back at the public expense, suddenly transforms him into the bravest and finest fellow in the world. E. PAULET....

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CORN PLAISTER.

THIS SOOTHING ARTICLE being entirely exhausted, the Select Committee of the House of Commons, on Agricultural Distress, will be glad of the smallest quantity, that they may dispense it to the various sufferers throughout the country. WASTE PA PER and PARCHMENT, consisting of the Petitions for a REFORM in the Representation, to be sold in quantities—not less than a ton weight. ==&gt; May be viewed, and particulars had, at the Parliament Coffee-House. THE TENTHS, or KING'S OWN. Persons willing

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A CAUTION.

A SLOW BUT SURE POISON, which gradually insinuates itself into the system, and will utterly destroy a human being, is now making frightful ravages. Its common name is CANT. Some blacks deliver it in the lump, and a certain lawyer has been seen to part with it in the form of globules. It is most subtle when laminated, and unfortunately is to be found in that state spread over a large portion of the community. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the effluvia from the infected is contagious. N. B. The mos

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PRIESTIANITY.

As a grateful return to the Productive Classes of England, For bread, meat, beer, cellars of wines, rich furniture, luxurious equipages, princely palaces, clothing of purple and fine linen, and faring sumptuously every day, during the whole of their ecclesiastical lives, out of the people's labour, the following ten prelates have become members of the anti-social association in Bridge-street:— The Bishop of Gloucester — Llandaff — Peterborough The Bishop of Bangor — Carlisle — Chester — Durham —

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THE ART OF CONDUCTING WAR ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

Shortly will be published, for the Use of Schools, PRIESTIANITY and CHRISTIANITY COMPARED; or, A Parallel between the Principles of Christianity and the Practice of Priestianity....

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EMPERIAL PALAVERMENT

HOUSE OF TOPS.—Whenstheday. Ordered, That after the adjournment of the House to-day, strangers be accommodated with seats until the sitting of the House to-morrow.—Adjourned....

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HOUSE OF BOTTOMS.

Moved and Seconded, That the following words he stereotyped by the printer to the House, and sent to all the newspapers for the convenience of reporting the Manager's speeches, viz. "He should not follow the hon. member into any of the various points of his extended speech, but content himself with moving an adjournment, resting fully satisfied upon the wisdom of the House for a proper decision of the question when it came regularly before them."—Agreed to without a division.—Adjourned.— Substan

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BIRTH.

At the Den, in Bridge-street, John Reeves, esq. M.B.S.G. of a Ten Pound Note. It is not supposed he can recover....

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MARRIAGE.

His Imperial Majesty Prince Despotism, in a consumption, to Her Supreme Antiquity, The Ignorance of Eighteen Centuries, in a decline. The bridal dresses were most superb....

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DEATH.

His most Sacred Majesty Right Divine. His Legitimacy being declared illegitimate, he has no successor. He was the founder of the Oily Alliance and a sincere Priestian. Printed by and for W. Hone, 43, Ludgate Hill, London....

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THE CAROL.

To be Sung exactly as set....

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THE DOCTOR A PARODY WRITTEN BY THE RIGHT HONORABLE GEORGE CANNING, M. P.

Lord FOLKESTONE confessed that there Had been a smile on his countenance at one part of the right honorable gentleman (Mr. CANNING)'s speech, and it seemed to him very extraordinary, even after the reconciliation that had taken place, to hear the right honorable gentleman stand up for the talents of that poor "Doctor" (Lord SIDMOUTH), who has so long been the butt of his most bitter and unsparing ridicule ( loud laughter and shouts of hear, hear ). Whether in poetry or prose, the great object of

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TO THE READER

THE AUTHOR OF THE POLITICAL HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, perceiving the multitude of attempts at Imitation and Imposture, occasioned by the unparalleled sale of that Jeu d'Esprit, injustice to the public and to himself, respect-fully states, that, induced by nearly forty years of the most confidential intimacy with Mr. HONE, and by the warmest friendship and affection for him and his family, he originally selected him for his publisher exclusively; that he has not suffered, nor will he suffer, a line

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SALE EXTRAORDINARY FREEHOLD PUBLIC HOUSES;

Divided into Lots for the convenience of Purchasers. TO BE SOLD by Mr. HONE, at his House, No. 45, Ludgate Hill, THIS DAY, and following days until entirely disposed of, AN EXTENSIVE UNENCUMBERED FREEHOLD PROPERTY, in separate Lots. Each comprising a Capital well-accustomed hustling Free Public House, most desirably situated, being thoroughly established in very heart of England, and called by the Name or Sign of "The House that Jack Built." Served Forty Thousand Customers in the course of Six W

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THE FIFTY-SECOND EDITION OF THE POLITICAL HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.

This Publication was entered at Stationers' Hall, and Copies were duly delivered, according to Act of Parliament, one being for the British Museum; yet it is held in such estimation by all ranks, from the mansion to the cottage, including men of high classical and literary attainment, that it is coveted by eminent and learned bodies for the purpose of being preserved and deposited in the other National Libraries, as appears by the following notice:— (COPY.) London, Jan. 26, 1820. Sir—I am author

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A COMPLETE HISTORY OF PARODY.

This History I purpose to bring out, very speedily, with extensive graphic illustrations, and I flatter myself it will answer the various purposes of satisfying the expectations of my numerous and respectable subscribers—of justifying my own motives in publishing the Parodies—of throwing a strong light upon the presumable motives of my prosecutors in singling me out from my Noble and Right Honorable Fellow Parodists—of holding up Trial by Jury to the increased love and veneration of the British

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