I think, our brethren of the Society, of which I was once an unworthy member, will be to kind as to pais me from one to t'other, and give me the run of their kitchen for a few days each. But if, tead thereof, they only compliment me with their wishes for my tranflation, &c. I think 'tis as much as if they faid Good bye, Mark! For if they have no hopes of leeing me till then--they may as well fhake their final adieu. As to my wite, fhe feems to give up all thoughts di ever troubling or being troubled with the ccean again, till he is forced on it By my demile and my fucceffor's ejectment of her. She has not lolt her spirits yet to that degree fome may imagine by her tranfportation hither (to this jabbering country as the calls it), but can still hake her fides and tell a facetious ftory in her droll manner, which you know (if you have n't forgot her) the is pretty mech miftreis of. And now having faid all I have at prefent to fay of my felt and better half, it is time to releale you :and which I cannot do better than by repeating my affurances that we are, with the most invariable affection and esteem, [Signed for my Self and Confort] Dear Mr. and Mrs. H's fincere Friends and Servants, MARK, SODOR & MANN. My Sifter defires your and Mrs. B's acceptance of her compliments. Thank God we are all in health. : Dec. 27, 1756. You fee, now I am got to you, I am loth to part and by the two dates what interruptions I am liable to, and what delays before opportunity offers for conveyance. And even now it is a great chance whether this will reach you time enough for the compliments of the feafon. I hope you had as fine a Christmas day as we had here. It was so bright and pleafant with us, that though my carriage was at the door, I chofe to waik a mile to church, rather than get into it. What think you of 140 communicants at a village, and where the people lock upon Eafter as the chief time for receiving ?There is a cuttem in this ifle, I fhould be glad to fee dropped, viz. the Clergy's attending at each of their parish churches to read prayers, either late at night or by 4 in the morning of Christmas day; when the congregation young and old, as they happen to be furnished, ftand up by tuins to fing Manks carols, of long Scripture itoties; which though for the most part performed with great decency and decorum, yet as it breaks in upon the reft both of minifter and people, mu be no fmali obftruction to the due attendance on the more regular and appointed duty of the day. But as they are much attached to ancient cuftoms, I fear I fhall have enough to do to break through this. 'Tis alfo ufual, after prayers in the holidays, for a fiddle to attend at the Cross, and great numbers to dance by couples, like the milk maids in London, ané which, if the weather permits, lafts an hour or two. They do the like, when they come out of church from a wedding. A man takes out a woman, and so alternately, like the French dances in Eng. land. And fearce any refufe: bafhful neis being no growth of this country: for they are all pleafed to fhew their dexterity. As the country is very popu lous, furplice fees would be confiderable to the clergy; marriages and chriften. ings always going forward. But the celebration fee, I think, is but 6d. and a licence 38. 6d. and confequently banns are very rarely if ever publifhed. I believe I told you, that none can be married here till they have been confirmed and at the communion, or, at least, not without giving bond to the Lord of the Ifle, that they will take the firft opportunity to be inftructed for the due compliance with thofe duties. I find the language very difficult to pronounce, or I fhould be able foon to be master of it to read prayers. But at prefent I am content with fufficient for the abfolution, confirmation, the bleffing, and delivering the elements at the facrament. And in thefe, by repeating often, they compliment me with allowing I am quite a Markfman. It is not with them alike difficult to speak English. Those that do, are far more intelligible than the northern English: as having no broad and particular dialect. My English fteward I brought over hither, has taken to him a Manks wife: and I have the late Bishop's in his room, who is a very good one, and has the advantage of hav ing both languages; and knows better therefore to manage the demefne tenants who are my labourers, though very im. properly called fuch, for they are much afraid of killing themselves with work ; and require much looking to. But you will lay, what can a man be fupposed to do for 5d. per day, which is their pay, and is 14d. more than the late Bishop gave. And what is remarkable, the women are as good hands at ali forts of husbandry Halbandry work as the men, especially at threshing and dreffing the grain: but fo fociably inclined, that neither one nor t'other will work alone: they are all very nimble footed, from wearing no fhoes, unless it be on Sundays, when they never go to church without putting 'em on when they get near the church.-The English beggars, I tell 'em, move pity, when they afk charity, by fhowing their torn fhoes or without a fole to 'em. But this motive, I believe, is confined to the South. For I fancy in moft parts of the North, they are bare footed as much as here. But I believe you never bear a north countryman own or discover, that part of their nakedness: nay poffibly would deny it if put to 'em. I found fome of the kind in Wales, even in a Borough town: however, perhaps it may not be quite fo common, as in poor Mankfland. But why do I call it poor, when in fhort we have no poor, at leaft not fufficient to require any parish rates for their maintenance. Thefe particulars, concerning the in habitants of the land of Man (if you have not had them before from me or from a better hand vivâ voce), may serve to divert you and Mrs. H fome one of your winter evenings. Otherwife, I ought to apologize for the trouble of so long an epit. Such as it is you will favourably accept it from, Dear Sir, your faithful, M. S. M ENTRY OF KING CHARLES II. INTO LONDON, S an extract has been given, from a A very fcarce pamphlet, in a former number of this Magazine, relating the 'difguife in which Charles the Second eluded the pursuit of his enemies; it may perhaps gratify the reader to exhibit, from the fame fource of informa. tion, his triumphant entry into London, on his restoration to his throne. "On Tuesday the 29th, that glorious day, ever to be thankfully remembered, he fet out [from Rochefter] for London, the number of nobility and gentry about him still increafing, and feveral regiments of the beft horfe making a guard for him, whilst the innumerable crowds of the common fort strew'd all the roads with herbs and flowers, and hung the trees and hedges with garlands. He made a fhort stay at Black-Heath, to view the army drawn up there, and about one of the clock came to St. George's Fields, where the Lord Mayor and Aldermen waited in a tent to receive him. Allen, then Lord Mayor, delivered his Majelty the city-fword, and receiv'd it again, with the honour of knighthood. A plendid entertainment was there provided, of which the King took part, and then the folemn cavalcade was continued. From the bridge, to Temple Bar, the streets were rail'd on the one fide with diftinct ftandings or the feveral Liveries, and on the other lin'd by the Train'd Bands and Gentlemen Volunteers, all in white VOL. XXXVII. JAN. 1800. doublets, under Sir John Stawell. The manner of this triumphal proceffion, was as follows: "First march'd a troop of Gentlemen, all in filver doublets, with drawn fwords, being in number about 300, befides their fervante, and led by Major-General Brown. "Another troop of about 100, in velvet coats, their foot-men in purple liveries. "A troop under Sir John Robinson, with buff coats, cloth of filver fleeves, and green scarfs. "A troop of about 200, in blue coats, lac'd with filver, their ftandard red, fring'd with filver. "Another troop with fix trumpets, their standard pink, fring'd with filver, their foot men in liveries of fea-green, lac'd with filver. "Another troop of about 220, their ftandard fky, fring'd with filver, with four trumpets and 30 foot-men, the troop under the Earl of Northampion. "Another troop of 105, in grey coats, led by the Lord Goring, with fix trumpets, and their ftandard sky, with filver fringes. "Another troop of 70. "Another troop of about 300 noblemen and gentlemen, under the Lord Cleveland. "Another troop of about 1co their ftandard black. "Another D "Another troop of 300 led by the Lord Mordant. All thefe troops finely mounted, and richly accouter'd. "Next follow'd two trumpets, with his Majesty's arms. "The Sheriff's men, 72 in number, in red cloaks, lac'd with filver, and carrying half-pikes. "A troop of divers perfons out of the feveral Companies of London, all in velvet coats, with gold chains, each parcel having their refpective ftreamers and foot men with different liveries. "Next about 600 citizens, wellamounted, with a, kettle drum and five trumpets before them. "Twelve minifters on horseback. His Majefty's Life-Guard, led by Sir Gilbert Gerrard, and Major Rofcarrock. "The City-Marshall with eight footmen, and the city-waits and officers. "The two Sheriffs, with all the Aldermen of London, in their scarlet gowns and rich trappings, their foot-men in red coats, lac'd with filver, and waistcoats of cloth of gold. "The maces and heralds in their rich coats. "The Lord Mayor bare, carrying the sword. The Duke of Buckingham, and Gos neral Monk, both bare, "Then the King between his two brothers, the Dukes of York and Glou, cefter. "Next a troop bare, with white colours. "The General's Life-Guard. "Another troop of gentry. "Laftly, five regiments of horse, with back, breast, and head pieces, "The cavalcade was clos'd by a vast number of gentry and others, on horfeback, richly clad and accouter'd; the whole number of it amounting to above 20,000 horse. The streets all the way from Southwark to Whitehall, hung with tapiftry and rich filks. were "In this manner his Majefty was conducted to Whitehall, where both Houses of Parliament waited upon him in the Banqueting Houfe, where he was congratulated in their naines, by the Earl of Manchefter for the Houfe of Lords, and Sir Harbottle Grimflone for the Commons. That night was entirely devoted to joy in all parts, the conduits in the city running wine, and the ftreets being made as light as day with the number of bon fires." IN ACCOUNT OF DR. JOSIAH TUCKER AND HIS WRITINGS. N the year 1760, he turned his attention to the state of the Poor Laws, and gave his thoughts on that fubject to his friends in a pamphlet, which has not been publicly fold. In 1762, with his friend Mr. Nugent, afterwards Lord Clare, who then received academical honours, he was admitted by the University of Dublin to the degree of Doctor of Divinity ad eundem, and about the fame time was named an honorary member of the Dublin Society. The time was now approaching which called forth the exertion of his beft talents, to fupport the Church and to fave the State. To aid the former, he engaged in a controverfy with the Diffenters, and repelled their attacks on the fubfcription impofed by the State on its members holding church preferments, and defended with great force the pecu. liar doctrines objected to by the Nonconformifts. His fervices to the State were not lefs important. An impolitic contention with the Colonies, inconfiderately begun and feebly carried on, he faw must be attended with fatal confequences to both countries. He therefore fagaciously propofed to feparate totally from the Colonies, and to reject them from being fellow members and joint partakers with us in the privileges and advantages of the British Empire, because they refused to submit to the authority and jurifdiction of the British Legiflature. Offering at the fame time to enter into alliances of friendship and treaties of commerce with them, as with any other independent ftates. Experience has demonftrated the wisdom of Dr. Tucker's plan, though at first it was treated as visionary, and fubjected the author. In the controverfy which enfued, in confequence of the American difputes, our Author took a decided part in favour of Government, and received fomething more than his fhare of the abufe which iffued from the prefs at that time: As it had happened before, and has fince, the defenders of Adminiftration were charged with acting from interested motives, and from expectations of preferment. Mr. Burke, in his famous speech on American taxation, April 19, 1774, very illiberally introduced Dr. Tucker in the following manner: "This vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are fure to burrow in another; but they fhall have no refuge: I will make them bolt out of their holes. Confcicus that they muft be baffled when they attribute aprecedent disturbance to a fubfequent measure, they take other ground, almost as ab. furd, but very common in modern prac tice, and very wicked; which is to attribute the ill effect of ill-judged conduct to the arguments which had been used to diffuade us from it. They fay, that the oppofition made in parliament to the stamp act at the time of its paffing, encouraged the Americans to their refiftance. This has even formally appeared in print in a regular volume, from an advocate of that faction, a Dr. Tucker. This Dr. Tucker is already a Dean, and his earnest labours in this vineyard will, I fuppofe, raise him to a bishoprick." (8vo Edit. p. 71.) This infinuation Dr. Tucker condefcended to notice in the following terms: "As you have been pleafed to beftow much abufe and fcurrility on me in your public speech of the 19th April 1774;-and alfo many commendations in private both before and fince that publication ;-I shall take no other notice of either, than juft to affure you, that I am neither elated by your praifes nor chagrined at your cen fures; and that I hold myself indifferent in respect to both." Being however afterwards goaded by fome adversaries with the fame infinuations, he publicly afferted the independence and purity of his defence of Government, and at the fame time declared his refolution never to accept of any preferment even though it should be preffed upon him. In the course of this controverfy he obferved the opinion of Mr. Locke fre quently appealed to, as an infallible authority. Finding, however, that the maxims of that author, in his treatife on Government, were fuch, that if they were executed according to the letter, and in the manner understood by the Americans, would neceffarily unhinge and destroy every government upon earth, he determined to examine the principles of this celebrated treatife. Other employment fufpended the immediate exe cution of this work until after the American war had ceafed, when still conceiv ing the doctrines inculcated by Mr. Locke to be dangerous to the peace and happinefs of all focieties, and believing they had contributed to the dismemberment of the empire, he finished the work and pub lifhed it in the year 1781. On the 17th of January, in that year, he married Mrs. Crow of Gloucester, now his widow. A few years more terminated his la bours, though he frequently, in short letters, gave his opinion on public affairs, under the fignature of Caffandra. His laft pamphlet was in 1785, on the dispute between Great Britain and Ireland, which fhews no marks of imbecility. He met the infirmities of age with refignation, and lived feveral years after he thought himself incapable of literary exertion. He had engaged to the public for several works, which it is to be lamented he did not complete, as no one was better informed on the subjects he meant to treat, or better qualified to throw new lights on them. His decline was apparent, but Letter to Edmund Burke, Efq. in Anfwer to bis printed Speech of 2d March, 1775. He afterwards again replied to Mr. Burke's infinuation in the following manner: "I thank God I have no cause to complain of any disappointment, having fince my advancement to the Deanery of Gloceiter, in the year 1758, neither directly nor indirectly made the leaft, or the most distant application for any other or higher station. This renunciation of afpir ing views is a circumstance which, I am perfuaded, Mr. Burke knew perfectly well, by various means and from different perfons, efpecially from a noble Lord, formerly high in office, and a great favourite at Court, but now his coadjutor and a flaming patriot. And yet the Orator has been pleased to characterize me by name in his Speech of the 19th April, 1774, without any provocation, as one of those court vermin (fuch was his polite phrafe) who would do any thing for the fake of a bishoprick," Humble Address and Earnest Appeal on Separation from the Colonies, 8vo. p. 7. D . 1742. (2) A calm Addrefs to all Parties in Religion, on the Score of the prefent Rebellion, 8vo. 1745. [This was written by the advice and with the approbation ef Judge Fofter. It was printed and given away in great numbers, and after wards circulated by Government, with the Archbishop of York (Herring's) Speech. This is reprinted in an Ap pendix to the Reflections on Naturalization, 1752, Part II. (3) Sermon preached before the Truftees of the Briftol Infirmary, 4to. 1746. (4) A brief Effay on Trade, setting forth the Advantages and Difadvantages which refpectively attend France and Great Britain with regard to Trade; with fome Propofals for remedying the principal Difadvantage of Great Britain, 8vo. 1749. 3d Edit. 1753. (5) Two Differtations on certain Paf fages of Holy Scripture, viz. the first on Luke, xiv. 12, 13, 14; and the fecond on Rom. xiii. 1, 2, 3, 4: wherein the Cavils and Objections of the late Mr. Chubb, in the fast Volume of his Pofthumous Works, viz. Remarks on the Scriptures, are particularly confidered and refuted, 8vo. "! ; *1749% (6) An earnest and affectionate Addreis to the Common People of England, Zon their barbarous Custom of Cockthrowing on Shrove Tuefday, 12mo. (7) An impartial Inquiry into the Benefits and Damages arifing to the Nation from the prefent very great Ufe of dow priced Spirituous Liquors: with proper Estimates thereupon, and fome Confiderations humbly offered for preventing the Introduction of Foreign Spirits not paying the Duty, 8vo. 1751. (8) Reflections on the Expediency of Law for the Naturalization of Foreign Proteftants. Part I. 8vo, 1753. D (9eflections on the Expediency of a Law for the Naturalization of Foreign Proteftants. Part II. 8vo. 1752. (fo) Letter to a Friend concerning Naturalizations, 8vo. 1753. (11) A Second Letter to a Friend con cerning Naturalizations, 8vo. 1753. opening the Trade to Turkey, 8vo. 1753. (12) Reflections on the Expediency of (13) Elements of Commerce, 4to. Not published. (14) Directions for Travelling, 4to. Not published. (15) The manifold Caufes of the In create of the Poor diftinctly set forth; together with a Set of Proposals for removing and preventing fome of the prin cipal Evils, and for lellening others, 4to. dated May 26, 1760. Not published. (16) The Cafe of going to War, for the fake of procuring, enlarging, or fea curing of Trade, confidered in a new Light: being a Fragment of a greater Work, 8vo. 1763. (17) Sermon preached before the Sons of the Clergy. (18) A Letter from a Merchant in London to his Nephew in North America, relative to the prefent Posture of Affairs in the Colonies, 8vo. 1766. (19) Sermon preached at Meeting of Charity Schools, 4to. 1766. (20) An Apology for the prefent Church of England as by Law established, occasioned by a Petition laid before Parliament for abolishing Subscriptions, in a Letter to one of the Petitioners, & vo. 1772. (21) Sermons on important Occasions, principally relating to the QuinquarticuJar Controverly, 8vo. 1773 (22) Letters to the Rev. Dr. Kippis, occafioned by his Treatise, entituled, A Vindication of the Proteftant Diffenting Minifters, with regard to their late Application to Parliament, 8vo. 1773. (23) Four Tracts, together with two Sermons, on Political and Commercial Subjects, 8vo. 1774. (24) Religious Intolerance no Part of the general Plan either of the Mofaic or Chriftian Difpenfation, proved by Scriptural Inferences and Deductions, after a Method entirely new, 8vo. 1774 (25) A brief and difpaffionate View of the Difficulties respectively attending the Trinitarian, Arian, and Socinian "Syftems. 8vo. 1774. (26) A Review of Lord. Vifeount Clare's Conduct as Reprefentative of Bristol, 12m0, 1775• |