into a china shop; but it was a ruinous one; and so, in former times, has been found that of turning a blind minister into a house of commons. He should have his eyes open (we do not mean to his own interest, and that of his friends, for that comes of course; but) to the interest of the people, as in their prosperity consists the true greatness and solidity of every government.-He should not only quit all narrow policy himself, but endeavour to inflame the mind of his master with a grand view of enlarged and liberal policy, extending not only to the present time, but to futurity; not only to the happiness of the millions of the present generation, but to that of the millions of millions of their posterity.Instead of tricking and shuffling to keep himself in place, he should endeavour to convince both the king and the people, that their affairs cannot be in better hands, and all opposition would be vain. A minister of a king, only, lives despised by the people, and is consigned to oblivion; or, what is ten thousand times worse, to perpetual infamy;

a minister of both king and people is adored by all, and handed down to posterity as a benefactor to mankind. It will be needless to say in which class we should place one, who strives to create a difference between a king and his subjects. Happily, however, as ministers are personally responsible for the bad advice which they may give to kings, we need not stand upon so much ceremony with them. If a minister should persist in going adverse to the wishes of a nation, there is a legal remedy in petitioning his master to dismiss him." "Tis a mortification to a prince," says Tom Brown, "to see an old minister torn from him; but self-preservation is the first law of nature; and any man, in his senses, would sooner submit to part with his crutch than his leg."-Nature has bestowed wealth on Britons; but lest they should become ungovernable, she has intermingled with them the alloy of credulity, by which every little impostor takes advantage of them, and plunders them for a while. If they chance to resume their good sense, woe to the

impostors; stage, mountebank, tumblers, clowns, all go to wreck; like the inside of a play-house, when John Bull thinks his dignity offended. Farewell then to tropes, figures, stale jests, quips, puns, and other quackeries, if they see that the constitution has been so long tampered with, as to render the aid of regular physicians absolutely necessary to its existence. The bubble will burst. Adieu then to quacks, and welcome health and regular practice.

THE BEAR IN OFFICE.

THE lion, old and feeble grown,
Requir'd some aid to prop his throne;
He tried the jackall, but the elf
Cater'd for no one but himself:

The wolf, to glut his rav'nous maw,
Spurn'd with contempt each forest law:
The ouran-outang ap'd the man,
And govern'd on corruption's plan :
The fox was so much us'd to knav'ry,
He deem'd each honest tie a slav'ry:
The monkey was a petit maitre,
Of ev'ry dancing fool the creature.

"What can be done?"-the monarch cried.
"Try, try the bear," the queen replied:
"He carries wisdom in his looks,
"Besides he must be read in books;
86 A lawyer bred, why may not he,
"As well as judge, a premier be?”—
"It shall be so,"-the monarch cries-
"His black fur garb bespeaks him wise,
"If not as such he well may.pass,
"My subjects can't think him an ass.'
On Treas'ry-Bench he takes his place,
Dispenser of the royal grace.

Around him flock the cringing train,
In hopes of getting flesh or grain :
The hog, to find himself in porridge,
Lifts to the skies his legal knowledge :
Pug praises up his graceful airs,

And gets his apples, nuts, and pears:
Seeing how vain the brute did grow,
The ape e'en styl'd him brother beau
Reynard extols his climbing trees,
And robbing unsuspecting bees;
He gets a fowl: so all in short
Live well that pay to Bruin court.
Fools, knaves, and flatt'rers eat up all,
And the poor king's affairs enthrall;
Whilst modest merit hides its head,
Preferring honor and brown bread.
Nor could the gen'ral discontent
Find in the royal ears a vent.
In vain were delegates appointed
T'approach the throne of the anointed;
Bruin would either scowl or scoff,
Or else with quibbles put them off;
Whilst to the king he represented
Such liberties unprecedented;
As factious he describ'd their pray'rs
The cheated monarch shut his ears.
Bruin his villainy enjoyed;

Liv'd on the best till almost cloy'd;