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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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Aecstatonseal to defend hii opinions wills eat nt stuess and warmth,
the eactgies of his admirable and comprehenstve mind would never
psrn:it the least approach to taineoess or Indifference. But no par-
ticle et animosity ever found a place in his breast, and, to use
ousel winds on another melancholy occasion, " he never carried his
politica; enmity beyond the threshold of this House"—(hear, hear,
Fear was his unifoini practice to do justice to the motives of
Li• political opponents; and I am happy to feel that the same jus.
live is done to his motives by them--(hear, hear, hear !)--To those,
Sir, who were more immediately acquainted with his exalted cha.
racier---who knew the directness of his mind, his zeal tisr truth, his
tun-haken love of his country, the ardour and boldness of his dispo-
siti„a_anipable of dismay, his unaffected Iminanity, and his other
varions and excellent qualities, his loss is irreparable--(hoar, hear,
Lao !)-- rut most of all will it be felt by the poor in his neighbour-
lama. 'fluty inieht he he called " the poor man's fl Iced." Only
thaso who like inrelfhave loidahe opportunity of observing biscuit-
tinet nearly can be 11Was t. of Isis miabating zeal in promoting the
Lappiness of all ammod him—Omar, (tear, hear !)--Thonsands of in-
dividuals have benefited by the generosity of his heart ; and the
eoanty, the principal (owls of which he represented, contains his-
t erishable records of his actitic philanthropy, as well as that el the
good man who went befOre bins—t bear, hear, (tear!)—His dotinent
appeals in this House in favour of the uolortunate—appeals exhibit
foe tie frankness and honesty of the trim English character—will
adern the paces of the historian; although at the present moment
they afford a sohject of melaneholy retrospect to those who have
fornielly dwelt with delight en the benevolence of a heart which
always beat, and on the s igoar of an intellect which was always
employed for the benefit of his ft How creatures—(scar, hear, hear !)
—Sir, am conscions that I need not entreat pardon of the !louse
hr,..e for thus iodide:Mg in the praise of my lameuted fl lend, but
I oo ardoey to those who loved him for the teeblentas with
`which it i-. bestowed---(hear, hear, hear !)—I move, Sir, that the
Speaker do issue his was rant to the Clerk of the Crows), to make
out a sieve wait for the t ler lieu of a burgess to serve in the present
Vailiament, for the borough of liedford, in the room of Samuel
171titbsead, Esc,. des-ewes!.
Hr. Wirsartronca expressed the aratitleation which he felt at
Ilia pathetic sireech of the Noble Marquis, which atrottled an addi•
lineal proof that the best eloquence was that of the heart (haar,
hear, hear!) He wished to add his testimony to the excellent rpm-
It tles of the lame:steal individual whose death had rendered the pie-
ta nt motion aevesasiv ; asofin doing so, he cook! wills truth declare
that !..e was oriiy one of many thousands, deli as well as poor, by
!Joel his chat acter had been most hieldy estimated. Well had it
la els ttv i»rd by the Nchle Marquis " a trimly Eoglish character."
:veis its defects, tlithog as they ‘vere (awl what character was
a ogetilcr withoot sitl<ci;') were !hoee which belonged to the Eng-
-1:•ti charatier. Nose r had there exiSled a In"' complete English.
1.177.:t hear, hear !) All who knew him mast recollect the in-
datatiaalde cariaaailess amid pet severance with which, during the
of toe, lie directed talents mid the whole of Ilia time to
toe p,lhlie iutereat ; and althonals he (Mr. Wilberforce) undoubtedly
turreted arum him on many occasions, yet lie always did full justice
re his public .pirst :sod love of his eoontry (hear, Lear, hears). He
at es c spat& (a, had been seen at various times) of controlling the
trongest feelings of pesamial attachment, when he thought that leis
•Inly to the public compelled him to do t,o (heaa, hear, hear!). It
wso a melancholy s.atn:factioo to those who loved him, to sea that
tiso-e who had dill red frosts hint on many political ,iaestions, never-
iticless eomideted him as one of those puislic ti cosines, the loss of
to bleb Must by all partiea be des ply lamented (hear, hear, hear I).
For himself, he (Mr. Wilberforce) could never forget th important
waistaure which he derived frau) hi, zeal and ability in the great
came which he had so lougattleocated in that House. On every oc.
easion, indeeol, in which the condition of Immaii beings was con-
cerned=-and the lower their state the stronger their recommenda-
tion to his favonr—no nue was more anxious to apply his great
powers .to increase the happiness of mankind (hear, hear, hear!).
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER stated, that it was far
from his wish to detain the House after the Address, replete with
feeling and propriety, which they had heard from the Noble Mar-
t:o6a (hear, hear, hear!), and after the excellent observations of has
Mon. Friend (Hear, hear, hear !). All that desired to say was,
that it must be some consolation to the Noble Margois, and to the
Nvliole House, to feel, that whatever difference of opinion might
txt-t on political questions' these was no one svlio.lid not do justice
to the virtues and talents of the object of their regret, or who for a
moment supposed that he was actuated in Isis public conduct by
any other motive than a conviction of public duty (Hear) hear,
hear !).

NVEDNESDAY, JULY

JULY 16.

Mr. W. SMITII, adverting to the abolition of the Si,.ve Trade,
generally. hoped that ministers would obtain the abolition of that
trade by France. _ _

Mr. VANSITTART assured the Hon. Gentleman, that every pos_
Bible attention would he paid for the accomplishment of that desi-
rable object.—The House being summoned to the Peers, heard the
proroguing speech, and then departed.