Would you, my William, then, your wife countroul,
By actions first, convince for love you rule.

Love flows from love, love bows the ftubborn heart,
Love melts down anger, and makes pride depart;
Love only can with dignity inveft,

And chafe all rankling paffions from the breast.
Why does Mercutio rage, with threat'ning hand?
Would he not prove he can his wife command?
Wisdom must own his rage is a pretence

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To hide his wife's fuperior worth and sense.
Why jealous madnefs in Sylvefter's eyes,
Should he his Laura in a fiile furprife?
'Tis not his wife he loves, 'tis felf alone,
And by his folly makes his weakness known.
If then you
would wife's fuperior prove,
Be first in wifdom, and the head in love:
Then will the gentle fair on thee depend,
Lean on thy breast, and to thy voice attend:
Then fhall thy prefence chear thy bleft abode,
And thou be loved little lefs than God.
Where greater pow'r and love, and wifdom are,
It follows, there must be fuperior care.
Thefe active principles with fteady force,
By various ways purfue the felf fame course:
They feek the good of those beneath their care,
To guide by love, and chafe away despair:
Hence is the virtuous man of hope poffeft,
And with much long enduring patience bleft.
His blifs, from bleffing others, chiefly flows,
And back that joy receives, which he bestows.
I hate that weak defence I often hear,

"There is much fault on both fides, Sir, I fear :"
Faults on both fides can never, never be,
They must lay with fuperiority:

Where ruling pow'r refides the fault muft lay,
If like a tyrant, man the fceptre sway,
The wife will like a grumbling flave obey;
But if to make her happy, he command,
Her mind enlighten'd owns his guiding hand :
Convinc'd of this, with ease the fceptre's fway'd,
The Lord unfeen, the friend alone's obey'd.
If thro' falfe tenderness, he crowns her queen,
Is it a wonder, if, his folly feen,
He would his long loft liberty regain,
That ftrife arife before he pow'r obtain?
Wrangling, abufe, and loud unfocial jars?
With all the difcords of domestic wars?
Say, my dear Willian, fhall I call to mind,
Once more, the Saviour generously kind?
Unfeen he fits on heav'n's almighty throne,

And thro' his church makes boundless goodness known.
Thus, thro' your wife, let fweet beneficence,
Thy pity to the fons of want difpense.

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The niggard's foul, the mifer's felf will hate,
And all his meannefs will with joy relate.
Be gen'rous then, esteem shall thus arise,
And real pleasure crown your nuptial joys.
Let not the falfe opinions of mankind,
By foolish notions lead astray your mind.
Do not, my friend, with old Prudentius cry,
The marry'd state is all a lottery.

More than two blanks to ev'ry prize appear:
Since I must dip, O may good luck be there."
Be chearful, William, take good heart, my lad,
Say, I will force my wife to make me glad;
I'll bear her cares, I'll make her forrows ceafe,
I'll aid her joys, I'll blefs her foul with peace.
Your choice is made, let not her temper move
You to diminish in the least your love:
Let her be kind, or fretful, meek, or gay,
A fcolding wife, or one that's full of play:
If you're unhappy, never dare to moan,

The fault's not her's, 'tis your's, and your's alone.
They all have faults, and know it lays with you,
Thofe faults, by love, and wisdom, to fubdue.
Make not her temper your excufe to stay,
And pass your leifure hours in drink, away.
Jehovah's image in yourself revere,
Rule but like him, and joy fhall foon:
appear.
Sure, 'tis like God to rule with fuch a sway,
As the worst woman fhould with joy obey:
It is god-like to comfort and protect,
To call each virtue forth, and vice correct:
Like him with perfevering patience rule,
And never, but for good, your wife controul.
O could my verse but make thine heart to know,
The joys that would from such a conduct flow,
The pleasure, thine approving voice would give,
And make each virtue with fresh vigour live,
Then, would a look difproving make to grieve,
Till she could an approving word receive.
Like confcience thou wouldft reign within her heart,
And free it from all fear, or rage, or art.
Then would your well tun'd fouls together fly,
In grateful praises to the Great Molt High.
Your thoughts would on each other's welfare move,
And ev'ry act, and ev'ry word be love.

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MONTHLY OCCURRENCES.

February 1.

deputation of the Empire the unlimit

HE Bank Directors repeated a led powers required by the French. former recommendation, that the Public would weigh fuch gold as is offered to them.

5. The Hambro' mail brought advices that the Cantons of Berne and Fribourg had declared they would

The Public were alfo informed, that oppofe the defigns of France in revoall the one and two pound notes dated lutionizing their country. It is faid prior to this date might be changed Lucerne, Soleure, and even Zurich at the option of the holder, after the are determined to support them: Basle 5th inftant, for cash, or notes of a new remains neutral.

form. 6. From Torbay, Feb. 4, the fleet By the Paris Journals which ar- under the command of Admiral rived yesterday, it appears, revolution Thompson failed on a cruize. is making rapid progress in Switzer- A meeting of the Proprietors of land. The Pays de Vaud has re- Bank Stock was held yesterday for nounced the authority of the Magif-the purpose of confidering the propritrates of Berne, and the whole confe-ety of the Bank in its corporate capaderacy feems more or leis affected city fubfcribing to the books now with a fpirit of change. opened for voluntary contributions,

2. By the late advices it appears, when upon the motion of Mr. Hunthat the overthrow of the Pope will ter, it was agreed to fubfcribe ipeedily take place. The Cifalpines 200,000l. Several members were for have taken it upon themselves to re-half a million.

venge the inftits lately offered to 7. A letter from Jno. Thompson, France, and have marched againtt of York, fays, that on one market Rome. French troops are on their day 4000 copies of Paine's Age of march to the fame city, and the refult Reafon were diftributed gratis among

cannot be doubtful.

the farmers and labourers at York. His Neapolitan Majefty is in a very 8. Advice by the Hambro' mail critical fituation-while on the one from Balogna, that the French and hand he wishes to feize on the papal Cifalpines had taken poffeffion of Lo. territories, we are on the other inform-retto, Perugia, and other places in ed by the Parisian papers, that infur-the Ecclefiaftical State, and were in rections have broke out in Sicily and full march for Rome. The Pope was Calabria, to quell which he is marchfo ill and weak, that his death was ing troops. hourly expected. The Emperor had 3. News from Ireland, that fome alfo taken poffeffion of Udina, &c. of the inhabitants of Waterford hav The Emperor of Ruffia has restored to ing acted improperly, the magiftrates, the Order of Malta all the poffeffions attended by the principal people of the which it held in Poland. The Priocounty, had been guilty of the moftry, worth 9000 roubles annually, he unheard of barbarities. Thirteen has given to the Prince of Condé. houses were confumed a few nights Louis the XVIIIth has retired to Pofince near Tallow with all their pro-and. A plan is in agitation for perty fome of the mafters were com-forming a canal that fhall unite the mitted to goal, and others were exe Scheldt, Moselle, and Rhine. cuted at their own doors.

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4. Advice from Hambro' that the diet of Ratifbon had granted to the

9. A report of an infurrection in Mexico, in which the Viceroy and all his family had been murdered.

News

News received of a fresh revolution [houfe of Montmorency, is among the having taken place in Holland, on the captives. 21 January.

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Advice was received from Switzerland, that Bafle bad been en tered by about 600 men, joined by the dragoons that had been fent against them, that they had taken poffeflion of the arfenal, chofe their officers; and swore, that in the utmost emergency they would only obey the or ders of the Deputies from the coun try. The King of Naples is faid to have refufed taking any part in the affairs of Rome.

14. The Weft India Fleet confifting of 74 fail, fafely arrived at Barbadoes on the 26th December laft.

Eight South Whalers have been captured by the Spaniards on the coafts of Chili and Peru.

The grand Jury found the bill on Monday against the publishers of Gilbert Wakfield's anfwer to the Bifhop of Llandaff, and Mr. Cuthell of Middle row, Holborn, has been taken into cuftody for publishing it.

15. The House of Commons votThe Lord Mayor and Merchants ed 2000l. per annum. from the 14th of London met yesterday at the Ex February, 1797, to Lord St. Vincent change, and fubícribed literally to- and his two next heirs to the title, and wards the fupport of the war. They likewife the fame fum per annum, comlikewife named a Committee for car-mencing 15th October, 1797, to Lord rying on the fubfcription; recom- Duncan and his two next heirs to the mending all the Corporate Bodies, Mayors, and Chief Officers through out the Kingdom, to endeavour to promote it.

title.

16. It is faid to be finally agreed to fend a convoy with the American ships, they allowing the commander of it a 11. By the Paris Papers a procla- certain per centage on all they conduct mation from the Directory, prohibit-fafe to the place of deftination. ing, under the fevereft threats, the wearing of British manufactures, and vowing deftruction "to Carthage." Likewife a proclamation fhewing that they have revolutionized the Pays de Vaud, and are preparing to attack Berne.

12. A full meeting of the Board of Trade was held on Saturday at the Earl of Liverpool's office, Whitehall, for the purpose of ordering the circulation of a new filver coinage, of which 3s. 6d. pieces are, it is faid, to form a part.

A woman has lately been delivered of a child in the country, being the 32d. by the fame husband.

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13. The Paris Journals arrived yefterday, to the 9th inft. by them it appears, the fouth of France is in very difcontented state. The city of Lyons, where fo many thousands have been killed, ftill refufes fubmiffion to the prefent government.

Advice was received from Lisbon, that the English fleet, under Lord St. Vincent, is in good health, and that the Spanish minifter had given notice, that the French had demanded from the Court of Spain, a paffage for 40 or 50,000 troops, which had been granted, from inability to do otherwife.

17. Arrived on the morning of the 14th uit. in Plymouth found, his Majefty's fhip, Amelia, of 44 guns, from a cruize. She fell in with a large fleet from Bourdeaux to Brest, laden with provitions, and would have probably captured most of them, had it not been for a dangerous mutiny which exifted amongst the crew. A number of the ringleaders are now in confinement, and will be tried by a court martial.

On the 12th inft. the Earl of Ald. borough was fentenced to 12 months imprifonment, to pay a fine of 1000l. Laft week, an Hamburgh packet and to find security for his good bewas carried by a French privateer in-haviour, for having published a libel to Calais; the Princefs de Lion of the upon the Irish House of Lords.

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19. It appears likely that the pre- be ready before the end of Marck. fent fyftem of coercion will be aban Reported that the port of Hamdoned in Ireland. General Aber-burgh was fhut, and the packets decrombie difapproves of the conduct of tained. fome of the military so much, that he has written to Mr. Dundas in the trongest terms against it. Among other remarkable expreffions he ufes this "I fhall always be ready to facrifice my life in the fervice of my country as a foldier, but I never will be a-BUTCHER."

It is faid, that an attack is meditated upon France; that Sir Horatio Nelfon is to command the fquadron, and that a large military force is to act under his orders.

23. The homeward bound Lif bon fleet arrived: not having anfwered the private fignals off Weymouth, intelligence was immediately fent to York House, ftating that a fleet of French men of war, and a number of transports, had appeared off the coaft on Wednesday laft.

24. Advice received of the 3d. of the fix Hamburgh mails having arrived, after 16 days paffage. By her we learn the falfehoods of the report, concerning the port of Hamburgh, as extracted from the French papers.

20. The committee for the wet docks met, and agreed to erect in the 25. By the Hamburgh mail, adIfle of Dogs, a wet dock in two parts; vice was received of a strong cannonthe one to contain 200 fail of Weft ade having been heard at Bafle, in the India fhips, and the other, wharfs direction of Berne, which canton had and warehoufes to unload and receive endeavoured to conciliate the affecthe goods. tions of the people; and that the coun21. Colonel St. George, a gentle-cil and all the public bodies had fworn man of the most daring courage, ac- on the 31 ft. to defend their country complished manners, and higheft cla- to the laft, against all enemies, foreign racter, was murdered on the 9th inft. and domeftic. with Mr. Uniacke, his agent and tenant, for having expreffed himself rather unguardedly, in his deteftation | of treafon and rebellion, at the Earl of Mountcafhell's houfe at Moor Park. They likewise stabbed Mrs. Uniacke, who is recovering, and it is thought will know the perfons of fome of the

villains.

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26. Accounts are received of the French having just entered Berne.

27. Capt. Herbert is this day faid to have published a complete refutation of the conduct of the crew of the Amelia Frigate, during her last cruize.

Advices from Conftantinople say, that the Porte has prepared a very large army, and a very fine navy: it is fuppofed to oppofe the introduction of French principles, the Grecians having liftened with great avidity to the preachers of them.

By the Paris papers, Buonaparte has gone to Dunkirk, from whence he is to visit all the ports to the mouth of the channel. At Granville, on the coaft of Britany, they The Canton of Berne ftill continues have orders to build 20 gun boats, to refift the French with great firm. 60 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 5 feet nefs. deep, each to hold a 24 pounder: to

CORRESPONDENCE.

S. Thompson's answer to Chriftophilus is received, but too late for this Number. It fhall be inferted in our next

Several prefs errors in J. Thornhill's Piece to Jefus, &c. are corrected. Several manuscripts from Correfpondents at Briftol are received.