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that throw out vast sheets of water, Urban VIII. who caused them to and the obelisk erected between be erected. On the top of the them, are great additions to the canopy are four angels, brass beauty of this spacious court. gilt, seventeen feet high, holding When we have passed the spa-festoons of flowers most beautifully cious area, we ascend by some carved; and between them are steps to a grand platform or ter- the figures of children playing on race, that leads into the lofty the cornice; the whole being portico that is before the church. ninety feet in height. At this The roof of it is supported by altar none can celebrate mass but pillars three fathoms in circum-the Pope himself, or the Cardinal ference, and the ceiling is of Dean, by express permission of stucco, gilt all over, and wrought his holiness. Underneath there is with the arms of Paul V. On the a flight of stairs leading to a right side of this portico we see chapel richly adorned, wherein a marble statue of Constantine the they pretend to have preserved Great, on horseback, who is repre- some part of St. Peter's body. sented in a posture of astonish-This staircase is surrounded by a ment at the appearance of the balustrade of brass, supporting a Cross. Over the portico are great many silver lamps, which the statues of our Saviour and burn perpetually, except on Good the twelve Apostles; and here Friday, when the church is hung is a balcony, wherein the Popes in mourning, in memory of our are crowned in view of all the Saviour's death. The inside of people. As we enter the church, the dome is adorned with Mosaic we leave on the right hand the work, representing Paradise, the Porta Sancta, or Holy Gate, Eternal Father, angels, and many which is never opened but in the other figures; and in the corners year of the great jubilee. The below are the four Evangelists, of body of St. Peter's Church, and the same work, admirably well also the cupola, is sustained by large square pillars, like those of St. Paul's, and have the advantage of being overlaid with marble, as well as the walls. The high altar, which stands under the middle cupola, has a magnificence hardly to be paralleled. It is a kind of pavilion supported by four wreathed columns of brass, adorned with foliage and strewed with bees, which were the arms of Pope

done. The height from the pavement to the top of the cross, which is over the ball, is fourhundred and thirty-two feet; and the diameter of the ball eight feet, four inches. We ascend to the dome by a sloping staircase, without steps; and from thence we proceed to the ball by stairs that are not very commodious, which lie between the outer and inner dome; for that which is seen

in the church is not the same that we look upon without doors, the last being a kind of case to the other.

To be continued.

MATRIMONIAL REPORT FOR

SEPTEMBER.

(From an Edinburgh Paper.) Matters, Mr. Editor, I regret to say, look unimproving, as licenses for shooting have entirely superseded those for matrimony.

the articles are drawn up and the ring ready, is only one per cent. on the dowery, or 5gs. should the lady have greater charms of person than of purse. For a sight of my list, twenty shillings, which is a sovereign remedy against impertinent curiosity. Half-a-crown is my charge for giving the ad dress of a tailor or stay-maker, for repairing the figure previous to interview, and a whole crown for that of a wig-maker, who makes periwigs more natural than our own hair.

yers, lots, and may be quoted dull, with few exceptions. W. S.'s though very numerous are in considerable demand, from their free supply of six and eight pences. Ladies of all sorts and sizes

'Tis a melancholy fact, Sir, and I could a tale unfold, which would Men of learning are extremely astonish the world, regarding the scarce; Authors and Book-maincrease of celibacy, but I console kers are superabundant. Menmyself with the hope that when milliners of six feet high, ad inthe cold months set in, our sports-finitum, and to be disposed of by men will take higher aim, and the ell. Gentlemen, a few; Law change Manton's pieces, for the enchanting society of virtuous woman. Before that time arrives, however, I would beg your female readers, who wish to change their condition, to favour me with their names, parentage, height, breadth, very abundant, and prudery very complexion, fortune (real and ex-much on the wane. pected), colour of their hair, and a general description of their looks, [We have to debit Mr. Buckle 1s, figure, shape, colour of their hand, for the postage of a highly perfumed length of foot, nose, ears, and letter, addressed to the printer of our fingers, and thickness of their paper, who opened it under the impression (no pun intended,) that it was ancles; if a certificate of temper, a private affair of his own. It is writ hours of rising, and general de-ten in a beautiful lady's hand, with the 'portment can be procured, it will post mark of London, and announces be a desirable document, and a that five and twenty ladies, young, certificate of age is, I am forced rich, and beautiful, intend spending the whole of next winter in Auld to say, a sine qua non. A simReeky. The importation of such a ple insertion in my Album is ten bevy in the present state of the market and sixpence; and my fee, when is very alarming.)

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BUCKLE.

Specimens of a patent Pocket Dicti-
onary, for the use of those who
wish to understand the meaning
of things as well as words.
(From the New Monthly Magazine.)

pay equal homage to Jack Ketch if he possessed equal power.

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Advice. Almost the only commo dity which the world refuses to receive, although it may be had gratis, with an allowance to those who take a quantity.

Air-In the country, an emanation Abridgment.—Any thing contracted from the pure sky, perfumed by the into a small compass; such, for in-flowery earth; in London, a noxious stance, as the Abridgment of the Sta-compound of fog, smoke, putridity, tutes, in fifty volumes folio.

Absentees. Certain Irish land-owners, who stand a chance of being knocked on the head if they stay at home, and are sure of getting no rents if they go abroad; thus illustrating the fate of the hippopotamus, which, according to the authority of the showman at Exeter 'Change, "is a hamphibious hanimal that cannot live upon land and dies in the water."

Absurdity-Any thing advanced by our opponents, contrary to our own practice, or above our comprehension.

and villanous exhalations...

Alderman.—A ventri-potential citizen, into whose Mediterranean mouth good things are perpetually flowing, although none come out.

Appetite. A relish bestowed upon the poorer classes that they may like what they eat, while it is seldom enjoyed by the rich, although they may eat what they like.

Argument. With fools, passion, vociferation, or violence; with ministers, a majority; with kings, the sword; with men of sense, a sound reason,

Army. A collection of human maAccomplishments.-In Women, all chines, often working as the blind inthat can be supplied by the dancing-struments of blind power. master, music-master, mantua.maker, and milliner. In men, tying a cravat, talking nonsense, playing at billiards, dressing like a groom, and driving like a coachman.

AyA moneysyllable occasionally productive of great benefit to those who utter it.

Bag. A convenient receptacle for any thing wished to be secreted, and usually carried by people of doubtful character, such as petti-foggers, old

Achievement or Hatchment.—Is generally stuck up to commemorate the decease of some of the illustrious ob-clothes-men, &c. scure, who never achieved any thing worth notice until they died, and would be instantly forgotten if their memory did not secure an immortality of a twelvemonth by being nailed to the front of their houses.

Bait. One animal empaled upon a hook in order to torture a second for the amusement of a third,

Baker. One who gets his own bread by adulterating that of others, Ball.An assembly for the ostensi❤

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Address.-Generally a string of ful-ble purpose of dancing, where the old,

some compliments and professions lavished upon every king or individual in authority indiscriminately, in order to assure him of the particular, personal, and exclusive veneration in which he is held by those who would

ladies shuffle and cut against one another for money, and the young ones do the same for husbands.

Bar, The independence of the. Like a ghost, a thing much talked of and seldom seen.

Cannibal-A slave-dealer. Cannon.Military law; very often synonymous with canon, ecclesiasti

Burrister. — One who sometimes makes his gown a cloak for browbeating and putting down a witness, who but for this protection might occasi-cal law. onally knock down the barrister.

Cant. The characteristic of Mo

Bed. An article in which we are dern England. born and pass the happiest portion of our lives, and yet one which we never wish to keep.

Beer, Small.-See Water, Bellman's Verses. See Vision of Judgment.

Benefit of Clergy.-See Tithes. Bishop. The only thing that gains by a translation.

Blank. See every ticket bought by yourself or friends,

Blind, The.-See-nothing. Bonnet-An article of dress much used by fashionable females for carrying a head in.'

Canvass-A linen cloth, of which considerable quantities are annually spoiled by painters, and obliged to be sent to Somerset House for sale. Capers. A remedy, for boiled mut

ton, and low spirits.

Cardinal.-A governor of the Ro mish church by whom popes are elected, and the cardinal virtues neglected, Care. The tax paid by the higher classes for their privileges and pos sessions.

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Carnage. The pastime of Kings. › Ceremony.→All that is considered necessary, by many, in friendship and religion.

Box, Opera.A small inclosure wherein the upper classes assemble Challenge. Giving your adversary twice a week for the pleasure of hear-an opportunity of shooting you through ing one another, and seeing the music. the body, to indemnify you for his hav Brass. An ingredient in the coun-ing hurt your feelings. tenances of various individuals, particularly those from a neighbouring island.

Breath Air received into the lungs for the purposes of smoking, whistling, &c.

Bugbear. That for which reform and improvement are used by those who are interested in opposing them, Bumper-toasts. See Drunkenness, Ill-health, and Vice.

Butcher.-See Suwarrow, Turkish commander, and the History of Miscalled Heroes, &c. &c.

Cabbage. See Tailor.

Cage, An article to the manufacture of which our spinsters would do well to direct their attention, since, according to Voltaire, the reason of so many unhappy marriages is that young ladies employ their time in making nets instead of cages. Calf-The young. John Bull,

Chamberlain, Lord. The King's chambermaid.

· Chaplain, Military.—One appoint ed to say grace at mess, and drink wine with the officers,

Chicane.-See Law,
Cider. See Verjuice.

Citizen. A fumivorous being, much given to making money and destroying turtle.

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