Upon the tendency of his politics it is not intended to expatiate. It never interrupted an harmonious intercourse of more than twenty years with him, who pays this tribute to his memory, and to whom, in a moment of confidence, he gave, in his own hand-writing, a Pamphlet written in answer to Mr. Burke’s Reflections on the French Revolution. It is termed, A new Catechism for the use of the Natives of Hampshire. It is written with much vivacity and humour, but strongly marks the incorrigible bitterness of his political prejudices. The humour of the Tract consists in playing upon the expression of the Swinish Multitude, said to have been applied by Burke to the common people. The beginning and conclusion are inserted as a sufficient specimen. _Q._ What is your name? _A._ _Hog_ or _Swine_. _Q._ Did God make you a _Hog_? _A._ No. God made me man in his own image; the _Right Hon._ SUBLIME BEAUTIFUL made me a _Swine_. _Q._ How did he make you a Swine? _A._ By muttering obscure and uncouth spells. He is a dealer in the black art. _Q._ Who feeds you? _A._ Our Drivers, the only real _men_ in this COUNTY. _Q._ How many Hogs are you in all? _A._ Seven or eight millions. _Q._ How many Drivers? _A._ Two or three hundred thousand. _Q._ With what do they feed you? _A._ Generally with husks, swill, draff, malt, grains, and now and then with a little barley-meal and a few potatoes, and when they have too much butter-milk themselves they give us some. The following must be allowed not to be destitute of humour. _Q._ What are the _Interpreters_[5] called? _A._ The BLACK LETTER SISTERHOOD. _Q._ Why do they give the office to women? _A._ Because they have a fluent tongue, and a knack of scolding. _Q._ How are they are dressed? _A._ In gowns and false hair. _Q._ What are the principal orders? _A._ Three—_Writers_, _Talkers_, and _Hearers_, which last are also called _Deciders_. _Q._ What is their general business? _A._ To discuss the mutual quarrels of the hogs, and to punish their affronts to any or all of the drivers. _Q._ If two hogs quarrel, how do they apply to the sisterhood? _A._ Each hog goes separately to a _Writer_. _Q._ What does the _Writer_? _A._ She goes to a _Talker_. _Q._ What does the _Talker_? _A._ She goes to a _Hearer_ (or _Decider_.) _Q._ What does the _Hearer_ decide? _A._ What she pleases. _Q._ If a hog is decided to be in the right, what is the consequence? _A._ He is _almost_ ruined. _Q._ If in the _wrong_, what? _A._ He is _quite_ ruined. After some facetious sneers at the clergy, who are termed peace-makers, the dialogue proceeds. _Q._ How are these peace-makers rewarded? _A._ With our potatoes. _Q._ What with all? _A._ Ten per cent. only. _Q._ Then you have still ninety left in the hundred?