[265] 'Bridge.' referring to a clamour excited by interested persons of all descriptions against the erection of a bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars. It was carried by the exertions of Paterson, an Anti-Wilkite, and built by Mylne, a Scotchman. [266] 'Patavinity:' the provincial dialect of Padua, in which Livy wrote. [267] 'Isle:' alluding to the insignificant size of the Isle of Bute. [268] 'A queen:' Penelope, in the Odyssey. [269] 'John Lockman:' secretary to the British Herring Fishery Board. [270] 'Drawcansir:' Lord Talbot. [271] 'Amyand:' George and Claudius Amyand were eminent merchants. [272] 'Perry Cust:' a London merchant. [273] 'Gideon:' Sampson Gideon, a wealthy Jew broker. [274] 'Ponton:' Daniel Ponton, a gentleman of fortune, and a friend of the administration, was a magistrate for the county of Surrey. [275] 'Faithful to James:' alluding to the Earl of Mansfield's original predilection for the Pretender. THE CANDIDATE. This poem was written in 1764, on occasion of the contest between the Earls of Hardwicke and Sandwich for the High-stewardship of the University of Cambridge, vacant by the death of the Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. The spirit of party ran high in the University, and no means were left untried by either candidate to obtain a majority. The election was fixed for the 30th of March, when, after much altercation, the votes appearing equal, a scrutiny was demanded; whereupon the Vice-Chancellor adjourned the senate _sine die_. On appeal to the Lord High-Chancellor, he determined in favour of the Earl of Hardwicke, and a mandamus issued accordingly.