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• n t tecall to the .vemembrancp of the House the: erolt:tudes who suffered from giving up .their little capital upon an inadequate security—( Hear. hear). 'Die princip le a cted upon was this, that the Go vernment should not make money, as was done in insurance offices, by ilie plan ; but that it should take (bat m edium course, which would . secure itself from loss, and give the purchasers of: annuities a fair and just retur n fbr their capital. The best information was ta k e n that mold be procured at the time, and if an increase of knowledge derived from experience had we that the calculations w incorrect, those wn a la° dopte d d them could hardly be ere censured—(Hear, hear h ). j4e could not help expressing his astonishment at hear ing it said that out of 600,0001. which was the average sum that had been granted for annuities, the public had sustained a loss of two-thirds, or 400,0001. Such . a circumstance was altogether out of the question, and be was convinced that some gross delusion prevailed upon the subject. The truth was, that the purchasers uf Government Life Annuities were heft r lives than a general calculation would perhaps give. He said, re yodel the tables and amend the Bill, as might appear secessary, but do not shut that door which has led to :he assistance of that class of people who most need it. And besides that consideration, he was of opinion, that in a country with the immense debt this has, the system of annuities was a most desirable one, and might with advantage be extended. Mr. BARING agreed with the Right Hon. Secre tary in thinking that the system of annuities was a most desirable one, both for the annuitants and the Govern ment. The Honourable Gentleman then entered into the question of Mr. Finlaison's calculations, and said that Mr. Finlaison might have taken his calculations home particular week, and therefore, if it appeared that there was a certain number of annuities sold dur ing that week, at the loss of one year's purchase, it was very easy to..understand how the report arose of a loss of 8,0001. weekly. Mr. HUME said,,he understood that Mr. Finlaison gave credit, on both sides, for the interest. There cer taialy appeared to have been great remissness in some quarter—he should not say where. Mr. P. THOMPSON said, Mr. Finlaison's meaning must have been that 8,0001. a•vreek capital was lost.— It never could have been his meaning, as represented by t he Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Huskisson), that so large a proportion as 400,0001. out of 600,0004 was a dead loss to the public. The amendments were agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Stamp Duties Bill went through a Committee.—Report to 510ttOW. EAST RETTORD. Mr. TENNISON said he did not wish to proceed further in the discussion of the East Retford Disfran chisement Bill, until he knew to what decision the House should come with respect to the Borough of Penryn. He now, therefore, proposed that the further ;onside. ration of the Report of the East Retford Disfranchise. meet Bill should be postponed to Monday next. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN though; she rAi course would be to give up the'llin eltottether-4Cries of " Question(7) The proposition of the Hon. Member for Hertford (Mr. N. Calvert)inipbt in fact be cond. deted the proposition of tire Right Hon. Gentleman: (Mr. Secretary Peel). He should be prepared upon .a future occasion to show that it was founded us injustice. Mr. N CALVERT said, the proposition which he had submitted to the Hnuse came entirely from himself.' The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Secretary Peel) had flushing to do. with it. .hlr. Secretary PEEL said, the proposition for which be voted was moved and seconded by two Hon. Gen• tlemen on the opposite side of the House, who were not in tl.e habit of voting with him. The Hon. Member for Hertford never made The slightest communication !shim as to the course be meant to pursue. Sir J. YORKE said, by did not often trouble the House—(A 14414 He touted this All would not be abandoned. He had oat pet itiade.up his mind with respect to the manner in which the franchise was to be disposed of. But when such a case of c nUption had been made out, they would tning themselves into dis grace with the.country, and show themselves not pre. paled to do justice, if they did not act upon it. t further consideration of the Report was postponed to Monday nest. • PENEYIf roISPRANCHISEMENT BILL. Laid J. RUSSELL moved that the Remo Disfra Bit be recommitted. Tha_restion was then put from the Chair, and afters few words from sir. MA,INWO, Mr. A fiILBERT contended, that though the Boroughs, Mc. of Cornwall returned forty Membeis, Coraish interests were not too fully represented ; and that therefore, instead of transferring the franchise of Penryn, he hoped it would be extended to the neigh bouring hundreds. , Sir J. YORKE rose (amidst much laughter) observ ing, that humble as he was, he was reluctant to trespass on the Honourable Honse—(a laugh)—but after what had fallen from the President of a Royal Body—(fur-I therlaughter)--that Cornwall was not over represented, i and that Nottinghamshire was--though he almost de spaired of rising with effect—(a laugh)—he could not but rise to express some little astonishment at such a declaration. He thought something was due to " The March of Isstelluct," that the large towns which had no direct voices in the Legislature, ought to have them; sod that as there was a place which ought to be dis• franchised. he could not sit still while be had the oppor tunity of declaring that Manchester, for instance, ought to be repteseuted-r( Hear, bear, hear). He trusted that the Right Mamma* Secretary would fortify himself, and not be afraid to Musk this moderate Reform in the face— (Cheers). Mr. C. PALLMER said. thatle was not prepared to say that corruption was more venal in Cornwall than in Nottinghamshire, but as there could not be corruption without corruptors, till the House should be ready to attack. the corruptors, he should resist the Bill in its pre sent form. He moved, as an amendment, that it be an instruction to the Committee to make provisions for ex tending the franchise to the neighbouring Hundred of Penryn. Sir C. BURNEL supported the amendment. Mr. G. BANKEB spoke against the Bill, considering Mat Pengtn was to be more severely punished than model otherwise be the case, in consequence of the de - 4 East Retford. He was sorry that the two been mixed up together. iTLEY said be should resist the disfranchise- Penry n. •aetary PEEL spoke in favour of the Bill, ' that atter such explicit proof of corruption re considered the franchise of such Borough disposal of the House. Alter what had Pied, be was not foe opening Penryn to the - 'lg Hithdrals-4Gear.) He . was fur trans. kanehise to some large manufacturing town. owEst Wks spoken to the like effect, the Gallery a division—. It It es . . 215 • • • • . Majority for the original motion . 179 resolved keel! into the Committee on the clause tis6l each candidate should deposit 300!. previous to the election, which should be returned to those candidates who were returned. Colonel DAV IES obi;Ttedtrstbeclau sae, and thought the deposit ought to be returned to the unsuccessful Candidates. Lord JOON RbSSELVMid, the object of the clause was to provide for the necessary expenses incurred by the Returning Officer, and to prevent persons offering themselves as Candidates merely for the purpose of creating confusion. Mr. PEEL said, the best method of attaining the Noble Lord'►object would be, that each Candidate should ester into a bond to bear his equal proportion of the ex pense of the election. Mr. WYNN said, if °such a regulation was thought necessary, it should be made general by a Bill appli cable to all elections.—The clause was agreed to. On the clause that a person demanding to poll a second time, should be disqualified from voting for ever, and the vote be bad given be null and void, Mr. PEEL objected to the clause, which he thought might be used against an innocent candidate by persons who had voted for him being influenced to demand to poll again, and thus deprive the candidate of the vote ' he had given.—The clause was withdrawn. On the clause that each elector should have power to put the oaths allowed by the Act to be taken to each elector demanding to poll, Mr. HUSKISSON said, such a clause might render the Bill wholly inoperative. It would put it in the power of any elector to prevent an election taking place. He thought the Bill should be withdrawn, for the pur pose of being better digested. If it was a piece of Man chester stuff, it certainly did no great credit to the manufacturers. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he wished to have the clauses read, that he might be aware of the objections made to them. The clause was negatived. Mr. GEORlik; LAMB thought a short Bill would answer the purpose better than the present. He though , all the particular machinery ought to be struck out of the Bill, and the election made subject to the presen , election laws—(Hear, hear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, after the objection , made to the Bill in its present fotm, he should not press it further on the Committee, but would consent to with. draw it, for the purpose of making it more conformable to the wishes of the House. The House resumed. The Report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into consideration on Thursday nest. TWIT ACTS ITTIAL SILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for further consideration of the Report of the Corporation and Test Acts Repeal Bill. The Report was consequently re-consldered. Lord J. RUSSELL, in moving the House do go into Committee again on this important Bill, found it neces sary to say a few words. When it was last under dis cussion, a Right Hon„.Gent.che Secretary of State, pro posed a declaration likely to satisfy all parties, and prevent collision of hostile feeling, which it was most desirable to avoid. With respect to that declaration, it was impossible for the Noble Lord to agree to it at once, ,when the interest of so large a body of the people was intrusted to him. It did, however, appear to him at the time, that the proposition of the Right Hon. CikentLeman, did not present any thing to which he had an insupeiable objection. On due consideration of the declaration which the Right Hon. Gentleman proposed, ,he did not find it imposed any restraint on the reli "gious scruples of individuals; but merely restrained them from exercising it fluence acquired by their offices to the injury of the Established Church. The Noble Lord felt ,t.tat. it would have been extremely wrong ,in him to object to the proposition. He was willing to admit it into the Bill as the means of paclying the community. It was due to the Right Hon. Steretary of State to admit, that as far as he had seen his con duct on the Bill, the Right Hon. Gentleman had ap peared anxious to bring the question to a point, at which no conscientious scruples would be hurt, and the Established Church remain uninjured. The Noble Lord added, that he should offer no objection to the declaration, but introduce it to the Dill as a clause.— He concluded by moving the Bill be recommitted. The question having been carried, the House went into Com mittee on the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL then introduced a clause with the declaration, which was added to the Bill. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the only objection he had heard with respect to his proposition had arisen upon misunderstanding of his meaning. It was said he wished to give the King the power of calling upon all officers for the declaration : that was a mistake. Persons who held offices under the King were obliged by law to take the Sacramental Test, but it would be most absurd to require every person who held a situation to make the de'claration. The offices from which the declaration would be removed must be set forth. The Right Hon. Gentleman took the opportunity of repeating, that he was satisfied with the security required ; and all he had heard since he proposed it confirmed the hope that this Session would not close without seeing the suggestion he had made carried into effect. Lord NUG EN f supported the declaration. He thought ,the Right Hon. Gentleman entitled to the thanks of the country for his proposition, and his Noble Friend was equally entitled to public thanks for accepting it. The Noble Lnrd was apprehensive that the oath of a Pt ivy Court l-,r would not admit ofhis malting the declaration. The House then resumed ; and the Report having been received, was ordered to betaken into further consideration on Thursday next. PAIIIIINOSIM . SIMULATION TILL Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON moved the further consideration of the Report of the Passengers Regulation Bill. Mr. HUME wished to defer the discussion on account of the lateness of the hour. The Hon. Member objected to that part of the Hill which required vessels carrying passengers to have two decks. Mr. Secretary TIOSKISSON could not consent to delay the Bill, and moved it be recommitted. The Holm accordingly went into Committee. Mr. HUSK ISSON stated, that nothing was so necessary on board the passage vessels as a deck or platform, for the passengers to stand upon, whilst they bad a deck over their heads. This plat forms was what the Bill required under the name of a deck. Sir C. COLE said, he had authority to state, that a vessel bound to North America had nothing but salt fur the passengers to rest on, and when they landed, they were all dreadfully ill with dysentery. Several verbal amendments were then agreed to. The Report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into cond. deration this day. The Pauper Lunatics' Bill went through a Committee of the whole House.—Several verbal amendments were agreed to. The Report. was ordered to be brought up, and ordered to be read on Thursday nest. The ether Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Ous o'Ctoct. The Select Committee appointed to determine on the merits of the late Dover election, on the Petition of Mr. HALOOMB and others, have reported, that it appeared to the Committee that the merits of the petition depended upon the right of election, and that, therefore, the said Committee required the Counsel for the parties to deliver to the Clez k et the said Committee, statements in writing of the right of election for which they respectively con- tended ; that in consequence thereof, the Counsel for the petitioners delivered in a statement as follows That the right of election is vested in the Freemen and Free Burgessls, inhabitants of Dover ;"—That the Cotmsel for the sitting Member delivered in a statement as fol.- i0w5;..... 44 That the right of voting is in the Freemen and Free Burgesses, inhabitants of Dover; and that he non.inhabitant Freemen, as well as the inhabitant Freemen and Free Burps*, of the town stad Port of Dover, have' voice'in 'the election of their Barons to serve in Parliament :"—That upon the statementdel'n veted in by the Conn.ei for the petitioners, Ithi laid , Committee have determined, that the right orelec tion is vestedinj.he, p reim en., enff ew Burgesses,. habitants of Powers pot, in, then! e4clas.iveleAr-1 That upon' the ' statement delivered in by the COnniel for . the sitting Member, the'iaid'tortinsittee' have dckei=. mined, that the right 'of rating, as set faith in the, said statement, is the right of voting for the said town and port of Dover. LIST OF TPIE MINORITY Of One Hunonze *no Twaterr•oen who voted, (on Friday, the Wet March) for Transferring the Elective Franchise from East Ret• ford to Eirmingbam, instead of throwing the Election into the Hundred. Althorp, Viscount Graham, Sir J. Barclay, D. Guise, Sir W. Baring, A. Gurney, H. Baring, F. Harvey, D. W. Baring, W. B. Hobbouse, J. C. Bentinck, Lord G. Howard, H. Birch, J. Howick, Lord Bouverie, Hon. D. Hume, J. Boyle, Hon. J. Jephson, C. O. Bradshaw, J. Kekewich, S. T. Brougham, J. Kennedy, T. F. Burdett, Sir F. Kerrison, Sir F. Buxton, John Labouchere, 11. Buxton, T. F. Lamb, Hon. 0. Byr.g, G. Lambert, J. S. Calcraft, J. Langston, Jame: Calthorpe, Hon. A. Lascelles, Hon. W. ('althorpe, Hon. F. Lawley. F. Carrington, Sir E. Lester, B. L. Carter, J. Leyceater, It. Cave, R. 0. Littleton, R. Cavendish, H. Loch, T. Clive, E. B. Lucy, G. Corbett, Panton Mactibtiald, Sir J. Colborne, N. R. Macintosh, Sir J. Davenport, F.. D. Marjoribanks, S. Dawson, A. Marshall, J. Dugdale, D. S. Martin, .1. Duncombe, T. Mundt. J. B. Dundas, Hon. Sir It. Morland, Sir S. B. Easthope, John IMorpeth, Viscount Etnington, Viscount Newport, S:r J. Ellis, Hon. Agar Nog, nt, Lord • Farquhar, J. Ord, W. Fazakerley, J. N. Painter, C. Fyshe Ferguson, It. C. Pendarvis, E. Furtescue, lion. G. Phillimore Dr. Fitzgerald, M. Phillips, d. • Fremantle, W. H. Pkilhipps , G. R. Fyler, T. B. Ponsonby, Hon. W. Gascoyue, General Powlett, Lord W. Gilbert, D. Poyntz, W. S. Gordon, IL Price, R. Protheroe, Ramebottom, J. Rameden, J. C. Rebuts, A. Robinson, G. R. Robinson, Sir G. Rumbold, C. P. Russell, Lard G. W. Ilussen, Lord J. Russell, Lord W. Sandon Viscount Sefton, of S.:bright, Sir J. Smith, John Smith. W. Stanley, Lord Stanley, Hon. IL Stuart, Lord J. Stuart, Villiers Sykes, D. Thompson, Alderman Thompson, C. P. Townshend, Lord C. Tomes. J. Waithman, Alderman Wall, C. Warburton, H. Webb, K Whitmore, W. Wilbraham G. Wilson, Sir H. Wend, Alderman Wood, C. Wortley, Hon. J. S. Wrottealey, Sir J. Wynn, Sir C. W. Tellers. Tennison, C. Normanby, Viscount Paired off. Davies, Co!noel Ferguson, Sir R. CONWAY, THE ACTOR. The melancholy termination of this Gentleman's life is already known. The following letter from Mr. Buchanan, the British Consul at New York, contains some interesting particulars : British Consulate, New York, Feb.l2, WM SIR-My official duty having placed before me the papers of the late Mr. Conway, whose melancholy death you so feelingly noticed in :your last number, the exa mination of which • brought to my view some truly interesting incidents to which it is deeply to be deplored so highly talented and cultivated a mind should have been subject ; I feel so depressed with the fate of this truly amiable and unfortunate man, that to thing but an imperious sense of duty could lead me to enter upon the task of adverting to his death : for although it is alone my peculiar pro vince to watch over British-Commercial interests, and to afford protection to the living subjects of our gra cious Sovereign, I feel, upon this occasion, an irre. sistible desire to afford protection to the memory of a British subject now no more—even if that memory, by reason of the unreeling and unreflecting disposition of the world, may be branded with infamy. Far be it erom me to advocate suicide—far be it from me to say, that under the most distressing circumstances, any other refuge should be sought after than resig nation to the Divine will, and to that m,ercy which the &move of men so freely holds forth to all who come unto him, and especially to the weary and heavy laden. In the performance of what I feel my deity, namely, to remove the aspersions which so awful a termination of life calls forth, I deem it proper to add, that with Mr. Conway I was wholly unacquainted, not even knowing him personally, which I regret, from the discovery I have made of his character, to exhibit which, I beg leave to give a few extracts from his papers, as they ate eminently calculated to produce sympathy and re gret to those who knew him not, and may afford some consolation to his friends. That Mr. Conway had been a prey to melancholy, previous to his leaving England, I gather from his let- ters—a melancholy the fruit of persecution and disap pointment,too deeply seated in his soul to be removed by coming to the United States—and which ultimately broke down his mind.and drove him from his profession, wherein he was labouring to secure a provision for an unprovided mother—a profession, too, in which it was proved he would have been successful, as it appears by his banker's account he had saved a handsome sum at the close of his theatrical career in this city. I cannot, I am persuaded, render a more acceptable service to his memory than by transcribing what he says on the sub ject to his mother, which I have extracted from a duplicate of a letter, dated 7th December last, and forwarded to England but a few seeks before the catastrophe: is You mention, dearest Mother, tour having heard that I act seldom, and am preparing myself for holy orders; in confirmation partly of which I will inform you, that events beyond my controul having entirely separated me from my profession, I am applying myself with assiduity to books of Divinity, in.order to ascertain how far I may reasonably calculate upon success, should I seriously embark in the undertaking. The study is profound, extensive, and in a great degree new to me; but I bring an unlimited devotion to the task, and that is a Main step towards achievement in every pursuit.— But should all my endeavours prove ineffectual, the paths of commerce are open to me, and perhaps employ. aunt in a•particulai branch of academical instruction. —Of business I caonot be supposed to know much, but it is not very difficult of acquirement ; and obser vation has shown me, that good sense, combined with principle and industry, rarely fails of some share of suc cess, in a land of commercial enterprise. The agreeable prospect to which I so long and eagerly directed my attention, of being able, by my labour and economy, to secure a comfortable retir ement in this country, to where I might one day invite you, is, by the change, utterly an nihilated ; for, succeed as I may in my new pursuit, I cannot hope to be able to accomplish this, at least for a great length of time. Abandon, therefore, dear Mother, I beseech you, 'the. intention communicated in your letter of crossing the Atlantic. What wise or be neficial purpose could it possibly answer? We might see each other, it is true, but under circumstances so disad vantageous, that it were better we never met again. I am provided with no means for your reception ; I am without a home to invite Too to, friends to make you acquainted with, or a single resource of comfort or amusement to present for your acceptance. Reflect . 4M, ahlk Vail* Wet, fatigue, 40,11' ton dour df life, eveuilltag.rd, of the voyage; 'W be iepaid at laic 'by no etiloyinenr. Oh, dear Modiell Xs* as anxious ,to behold you as yea can possibly 'he 10 see Me ; be not offended if I say, that I look farther tlian you "do into consequences. Shoo'd it be the will of Provided' chat my lite is prolonged, and I am enabled, bf'mt 'future efforts, to succeed in such a manner - as may give me the means of inviting yen to partake . of my hearth and board, it will be the most blissful moment fate can have in store for me—ands gladly, joyfully, will I say, Come; but till then, continue to teside among your neighbours and (fiends; and may the ALMIGHTY grant my fervent petition, and- give you health, tranquillity, and long life." Alter-naming a number of friends, he 'concludes, "I have more to say, but my paper compels me to, reserve it to a future opportunity. Alas! I speak of the future as we are only authorized to do of the present. I have feelings and foreboding', but I confine them to my own bosom. Let us, in our separation, be patient and resigned. I do not, at this season, bid you discard hope, for it is the advent of our blessed SAVIOUR, whose coming brought hope and joy to all. But let us, tinder every event, console our selves with the eertain conviction, that while we live., we live feie eao otbexotod that nothi g but the last snot tal stroke, wyticti separates scul body. can sunder the tie that has, through life, to closely united us to each other.-.My dea w re:t A. M c q o ti ii ie w es 4 m v. most affectionate . Child. . I felt it MY duty to see the Captain of the Cherleston picket, in which he took shipping from this 'lt, who has manifested a very honout able' and humane 'Merest in all which relates to 0 e sad event; who stated, that when Mr. Conway came on board, he nfiservitChis singular manner spd chess—thi lititto'ns all olir his vest, wearing only a pair of old thin 4440 9 4 Ind altogether unsuitably clothed 'for 'the lessen or for voyage; that during the pluge he italeemernely re tired, sat generally hi a corner of '4he cabin, seldom saying more than Merely returning a than intim** ko (tensions asked, of for Mate ctvitstles praireittil s e Very usually reading in his 'prayei book; and at other . times much engaged in eluting. 'Upon the morning of 'the 24th of January, the Captain mentioned to the passengers, that if the wind held they would see . Charleston by twelve o'clock; upon which Mr. Con way requested Captain Besher to info rm him when they came near the Bar. At twelve each day the pas. Singers generally lunch, and on that day Mr. 'Conway partook of a biscuit, a piece of cheese, find a little spirits and water; he then went on deck, when the Captain, iccording to his promise, informed him they were near the bar. The Captain and passengers having gone down - to dinner, and observing that Mr. Conway was not at the table, the steward was sent on deck to call him ; epos which he replied to the steward, " that he had taken what was sufficient for all he ever would require." l The steward had but just returned, without particularly regarding the reply, when all were roused by the era_ on deck, " a man overboard." At the time the: ship' was under a press of sail ; and although every . effort was made, yet the Captain was aware all would be, as it proved, unavailing. It is material to observe, that Mr. Conway bad his valuable gold watch, his pocket-book, and all his cash ion his person, when he rushed overboard; fortunately he had net his prayer book, as he usually had, in his hand, in which was found a bill of his banker's in New York, which he endorsed payable to his mother. It appears Vso, from his accounts, he not long since re mitted her 1001. sterling. Being anxious to ascertain what he had been writing during the passage, 1 examined his books and papers I very carefully, but could only discover several loose sheets of paper, which 1 found in a volume Cot Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. These sheets late folded into three columns; on one is written the text in Greek, on the second Latin, the third in the authorised English version, all done with great care— indeed I should add, beautiful precision. As no genetal observation can convey so collect a view of the man, or do more justice to his memory, than to give his very actions, a friend of mine advised me to furnish a leer . extracts from these sheets. In one of these is set forth in Greek, Latin, and English, the sth chat.ter of Matthew ; another written in like manner, is horn the 19th to the 20th verse of the 16th chapter, and horn the 41st to the 46th verses of the 22d chapter of Matthew inclusive—in a note at the bottom. of the last sheet are the following words:—"" For the con 'sid'eration of those who maintain that our blessed Si mms did not call himself the Sole of Goo." Hehas also left various extracted passages from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, on the same subject—" which exami nation," be adds, " was suggested by a recent conver sation upon the subject." I found, also, a Commentary of his own on the 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22d verses of the 21st chapter of John, in which he, with great clear ness, refutes the opinions of several able commentators, and manifests a mind of no ordinary cast and intensity of thought. These extracts I deem sufficient to show the bent of his mind. I should add, that he his uni -fotmly and regularly attended the Episcopal Church while in New York—that at the Hotel where he resided he excited the deepest interest, by his unassuming, retiring disposition, never drinking even a glass of wine after dinner taking a solitary walk, and invariably returning to his studies. How deplorable it is to know that so amiable, I would add, so valuable a man, should be the subject of scandalous insinuations as to his course of life in this city ; how truly is that man an object of pity, if not of detestation. who can lightly speak evil of the bowed down and afflicted. I feel that I have stated sufficient to rescue the character of Mr. Conway from the aspersions unfeelingly cast upon him. And if I have stated more, though interesting to some, I should become his biographer rather than the protec tor of his memory. From what has been stated, with a variety of facts I have glanced at, it is evident that his mind occasionally pee way under a deep-seated melancholy, which he brought with him from England; this state of mind stood in the way of his popularity; and I have heard, that a few in this city have made it a point to sneer at his performances ; a mind so weakened by previous t sufferings as his could not brook it , and to that I think islett b e e t y to on h d is his mother, onc r where oui, i h t e probable advett s h to e referredi, circumstances i n his which had entirely separated him from the stage. In his religious exercises he met with little encou ragement. His very devotions subjected him to 0/) .. . servation, which a diseased mind felt, alas! but too keenly. Thus broken in heart, and in prospects, are we at any loss to account for. the awful terilltiall tion of his life, and that at a moment, when labouring ender a paroxysm and alienation of mind, he should cast himself into the sea?* Does the history of self destruction afford nimlitery instance of onedeason ing as he did on the attributes of GOD, and the 'mercy which is in the SAVIOUR, seeking death, as a refuge, by his own hand? I base found some of his thoughts on duelling, in consequence of a recent event in this , city ; the view he takes of that accursed practice, to gether with the joy with which he adverts to the ad- I • hl . s i ~. .r•aim•d229 "...ma ammo • 10 lioqueney of !lo cases h4d bee to Mr. SATL est of Pen, it Mr. Secret re od de c l are d n I :e*ln, he e- be at t h e of en proved, ighbonrinp f. rring the Ir, Sc rAe4 L. 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