poor girls had this tax been passed. In vain did Sir Cecil explain away his words. There they were! In vain did he say that it would be cheaper and better to give every man a pension of twenty pounds a year, with permission to live where he wished. He had wounded the popular sentiment--he said he would willingly abolish Chelsea Hospital. As regards the housemaids, it was quite useless to explain that the master would pay the tax, not the maid. The average elector did not want to pay any more taxes; rather than pay this tax he would go without his maid-servant--then what was the poor girl to do? With such excellent weapons as these, the caricaturist, the lampooner, the writer of squibs and the poet were amply provided. First, by way of catechism: Who, in his advertisement, professes to be the protector of the fair sex? Sir Cecil Wray. Who proposed a tax on the poorest of the fair sex? Sir Cecil Wray. Who calls himself a soldier and a man of humanity? Sir Cecil Wray. Who proposed to pull down Chelsea Hospital? Sir Cecil Wray. Who has forfeited the good opinion of every man of honour, humanity, and consistency? Sir Cecil Wray. Next, which is always a sure method of creating a laugh, and is moreover very easy to manage, a leaflet in the Biblical style: And it came to pass that there were dissensions amongst the rulers of the nation. And the Counsellors of the Back Stairs said, “Let us take advantage, and yoke the people, even as oxen, and rule them with a rod of iron. “And let us break up the Assembly of Privileges, and get a new one of Prerogatives, and let us hire false prophets to deceive the people.” And they did so. Then Judas Iscariot went among the citizens, saying, “Choose me one of your elders, and I will tax your innocent damsels, and I will take their bread from the helpless, lame, and blind,” etc., etc., etc. Or by way of posters, as the following: /* To be sold by Auction By JUDAS ISCARIOT, At the Prerogative Arms, Westminster, CHELSEA HOSPITAL, With all the live and dead Stock, In which is included the Cloaks, Crutches, Fire Arms, etc., of the poor worn-out Veterans, who have bled in their Country’s Cause, their existence being declared a Public Nuisance. Likewise the Virtue, Innocence, and Modesty of the harmless, inoffensive Servant Maids. The Sale of this last lot was intended by Judas for the purpose of raising the supplies for the Tax on Maid Servants. JUDAS ISCARIOT is extremely sorry he cannot put up for Sale