Morning Post: or, Dublin Courant

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VOL. IX. THE No. 30. MORNING POST OR, DUBLIN COURANT. PRICE TWO-PENCE. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1796. MR. BURKE'S LETTER. SIMON REDIVIVUS to his Brother SIMON IN Wales. You all are dear Simon conversing to World. The recent production of citizen Bucke. Wou must know that Lord Lauderdale happened to mention. Whilst the young Duke of Bedford ask'd Lord Glenville why. He had rais'd the citizen's service so high? This rais'd in the Senate—a day being disclos'd. For his pension and services—a day disclos'd. The amount of his pension, four thousand a year. From the pensioner's lift was sufficiently clear. But his merits and services do not appear. And knowing his Lordship would never be able to lay those, with the pensioner's lift, on the table. An excellent method; the citizen took, And collec'd his services all in a book—In a manner, favoritise, the author complains. Of Bedfords, Lauderdale, Profleys and Paines. The latter with pamphlets were wont to annoy, me, But the former do totally want to destroy me, and left my skin, like John Ziscas, made into a drum. Should excite civil wars for whole ages to come. Then leaving John Ziscas, the French Revolution falls under his lash, with the new constitution. The Jacobins here, like the Jacobins there, by the living not even dead carcasses spare. Formaking no bullets, unplumbing the dead. The theatre and general right through the bed. Even me, a poor pensioner, scarcely alive. Of substance these Jacobins try to deprive. Well then, since I am to support my pretension. And demonstrate the right that I have to a pension. On my trial I mean to object, I affure ye, To the Duke and the Earl being put on my Jury. And if, when I pleading my title or decore 'em, I should fail in respect, eriquette, or before me. That is, if with freedom I mention the name of either, it must not apply to the same. Of either, who have seats in the Council of Pears, and the Duke and the Earl setting men by the ears. Of Palace-yard, Brensford, or such for of place, Where we now and then hear of his Earldom and Grace. His Grace thinks my pension a great deal too much. I answer—my service and merit were such, No money however enormous can touch; They are quantities infinite, boundless, inmense. Metaphysical merits, not subject to less, And not to be paid in pounds shilling & spence. His Grace may, perhaps, well enough understand. Arithmetic's view in the getting of land; But moral proportions, and such for of learning. Fall not in the scope of his Grace's discerning. But the merits, and not overpaid by my pension. That my persons are not overpaid by my pension. Another to batter a DUCAL DETRACTOR. (To be continued.) ROTUNDA. Under the Patronage of this scelenicis the Lord Lieutenant and Mr. Council respectfully inform the Public. DR. R. CLARKE and Mr. Mahon concerned the pension of the Sale of the Heroes, Concerto, Flate, Mr. Bird. Song, Mr. Spray, Odi Grand Ombra, (new) Concerto, Plan, Porte, Grand Charke, (new) Song, Mr. Second, Sweet Bird,…