1792. on lani'utg companies, 199 



^ Revlans amy; trop longue est ta demeure j 

 £lle me fail avoir peine et douluur. 



RONDEL. 



Amoms, amoms, que vouler de moi faire ? 

 En vous ne puis voir rien de seur ; 

 Je ne connois ne vous ne votre aftaire, 

 Amom». amoms, que voulez de moi faire ? 

 En vous ne puis voir rien de seur. 



Lequel vaut mieux, parler, prier, ou taire ? 

 Dites le moi vous qui avcz boneur *, 

 Amoms, amoms, que voulez de moi faire ? 

 En vous ne puis voir rien de seur. 



ON BANKING COMPANIES. 



For the Bee, 

 I BEG leave to mention, that I think, if the atten- 

 tion of the Bee were now and then turned to the 

 subject of our paper currency in Scotland, it might 

 be of singular use at tliis critical period. I call it 

 critical, because the unlimited right of setting up 

 private banks, their multiplicity in consequence of 

 this right, the obscure characters, and doubtful 

 credit of some of the bankers, afford a favourable 

 opportunity for the directors of chartered banks, to 

 offer themselves as doctors to this political malady. 

 Amputation will, you may believe, be their pre- 

 scription, — and thus leave the patient, who only had 

 a sort limb, without any limb at all. Of all the evils 

 that could befal Scotland, that of reverting again un- 

 der the power of the chartered banks, would be the 

 worst. In truth bankers, like bakers, are not of great 



• B'.ntur Binbcur-Bonkasard 



