W B- gh, Efq; debated twice in the House of Commons, after having been in the church, and fpoke no treason, nor was called to order. The Lords L―le, and B—ss who pleaded privilege, for being admitted without paying any thing to the door-keeper of St. Michan's, on coming out, gave fix-pence each to a beggar woman with five naked children. The former of thefe Lords on the fame day, threw his old wig into the fire, and the latter made a prefent of his gold cuffs to the play-house in Smock-alley. On the fame day, the Earl of Charlemont having been in the church, gave nothing to a poor man who afked charity, and looked over the articles of a tradesman's bill before he paid it. The Bishop of, on the day of his being at church, eat but of one difh, and not more than might fuffice two men of moderate appetite. -t M The Lord V-is, went immediately from the church to the House of Lords, and made but one quotation, and that was to the purpose. In my future letters, you may expect a continuation of the catalogue. Ꮓ NUMBER V. Cætera mendacis, deliramenta cataftæ, CLAUDII RUTILII ITER. To the rev. Mr. WILLIAM BAXTER, at Corke, SIR, You OUR too credulous friend, Mr Nicholas Weft, with an air of fimplicity and candour, has given you an account of the miracles performed at St. Michan's church. The many inftances fo folemnly authenticated by the minister and churchwardens, furnish another fuperfluous proof of the ftrong propenfity of mankind to the extraordinary and miraculous.-Doctor Lucas was canonised by the mere vulgar, long before his death, though he was not known by the name of Saint Charles. Some men of parts, learning, and piety, are too much fwayed by party-prejudice, which prevents their examining this matter with a proper degree of attention. For my part, I am concerned for the honour of my native country: by our foolish credulity, we fhall at laft render ourfelves as ridiculous as the people of England, who readily fwallow any abfurdity, and implicitly believe either in a Bottle Conjuror, or a Cock-lane Ghoft, The free citizens of Dublin, indeed, are fo thoroughly convinced of the miraculous virtue in their Saint's remains, that they have difcontinued a public fub fubscription, which was opened to erect a monument to the Doctor's memory; as they were informed by the city chaplain, that no miracles were performed at the Abbe Paris' grave, after it was furrounded by a wall: they now foolishly fuppofe that government privately encouraged the fubfcription, for the infidious purpose of destroying St. Charles's credit. However, the M. of K. (the late Doctor's noble pupii) ftill perfifts in his intention of petitioning the House for a fum of money to complete this public fpirited work-On his being told of the following royal edict, which the King of France had iffued, to put a stop to the Abbe Paris's miracles. "De par le Roy-Defenfe a Dieu, The M. fwore it was arbitrary and illegal, and that if his Excellency L. Townshend attempted fuch an unconftitutional exertion of prerogative, he would impeach him. Mr. B-gh and Mr. L-g-d promised to second the M.'s motion. I beg, fir, you may read Doctor Conyers Middleton, and Mr. Hume: their fceptical philofophy is the best preservative against the epidemical taint of fuperftition. The reverend divine laughs at the ftory of St. Polycarpe's leaping out of a fhip, and fwiming five or fix hundred leagues, by the fupernatural aid of a holy relic tied about his neck. Yet, this was firmly believed in the primitive church; though at present the Saint's relic is claffed with Beau Clincher's fwimming girdle. I fhall now, fir, examine Mr. Nicholas Weft's miracles, by the celebrated Mr. Hume's maxim : "That "That no teftimony is fufficient to establish a mira"cle, unless the teftimony be of fuch a kind, that "its falfehood would be more miraculous, than the "fact which it endeavours to establish."-On this principle, we must reject every miracle in Mr. Weft's pompous catalogue: for is it not more probable that the minifter and churchwardens fhould vouch a falfehood, than that Sir Wm M-ne should draw out the table of pence on a ftone in the church-yard, and work a fum in divifion without a miftake?-Befides, I have conftantly attended the House of Lords and Commons, fince the 9th of November, and cannot perceive the leaft trace of thofe miracles, by any improvement in the minds, manners, or understandings of the devotees. A miraculous cure is always radical; but if the diforder immediately returns with double violence, the cheat is apparent. This criterion will effectually difcredit Mr. Weft's teftimony, and enable the reader to trace its falsehood, through all the circumstances of knavery and political craft which produced it.—It is my ambition to un-nich Saint Charles, and place him in his proper rank, with the Doctors Rowley, Solomon, and Taylor. Hy Fd, Efq, member of parliament for the borough of C- -n, on the 11th of November, (two days after he visited the church of St. Michan's) spoke above two hours on the neceflity of granting a fum of money to carry on the Mother Line to the Bog of Allen, in order to fupply the city with turf. He folemnly affirmed that Sir James Lowther would not furnish any coal from his pits at Whitehaven, under ten pounds a ton.-He also accufed Sir George Macartney, and Sir James Lowther, of being fons-in-law to the Earl of Bute. Mr. F. F. alfo informed the H-fe, that the Earl of Bute was concealed, fince the opening of the feffion, in Mr. George Cockburne's houfe in Granby-row, and that the Earl directed all the venal and corrupt meafures of Lord Townshend's administration. On the 19th of November, Mr. P. late Ser, laid his hand on his heart, protesting he had always acted like a man of honour, fincerity, and veracity; and appealed to the members of the H-fe, particularly to Sir H-ry C-dish, for the truth of his affertion. Sir Wm M-ne, Baronet, on the 16th of November, loudly complained of the augmentation of the troops, by a reduction of 189 men. On the Provost's pointing out the abfurdity of proving addition, by the rule of fubtraction, Sir W--m ftill averred" he was right," and he could maintain it by authentic intelligence from the cabinet.-He accordingly read a letter from L. M-ne, intitled, " An "exact numerical calculation of the number of "Scotch tone used in paving the city of London ;: "and alfo the expence thereof."-On the 20th of November he also called for accounts, as foon the H-se bad formed itself into the Committee of supply!N. B. He is not better of his Scotch accent, though by Mr. Wedderbourne's advice he applied to Mr. Sheridan, who has reported him incurable to the D. of L. On the 20th of November, the Earls of Bint and M-ra, spoke in the H. of L-ds on the Privilege-bill. The E. of B. faid, "The Penultimate, if "not the ultimate annihilation of their concatenated « immunities, had inftantaneously effervefced a refufcitation, C |