Star.
London, England, 1806-03-22 00:00:00

jk. niii;iii DALE

Non Gbt, GA Paula vicit.
The death of Mr. Dace, of Glafgow, will be
long regretted, not only by his family, his rela-
tives, and friends, but f.y his country i for there a►e
few who have not heard of the charaeler of this fin.
golarly benevolent man. He dial on the 17th inn.
is his 68th par. He had been infirni for fome years,
but was ()Illy confined by his laft inners for two or
three weel preceding his death.

It is impolEble to do complete juflice to his memory
in the fleeting notice of a dim nil publication. Hi.
life was a life of benevolence and extenfive charity,
without oflentation, without pride. Indeed, his
conflant aim was to hide from the eye of men his
oomberlefs Adis of mercy—even the individuals who
were raved from wretchednell and want by his libe-
rality, were often ignorant of the infirument which
Pitovibanca had railed up for their deliverance.—
Agreeably to the injunflion of the Masraa whom he
'fused, his alms were dose in fecret—but they could
not be entirtly hid.

Mr. DALI was the fir( who meted cotton mills in
Scotland, on the plan °fate late Sit lt c st.Aa ewe tc HT.
His motive for doing fo *as highly praife•worthl—it
was to extend the means of employment for the 1a•
booting clefs, to introduce habits of indufity among
the lower orders, and tender them ufeful to their fa-
milies, and to the Community. Nor was his atten-
tion merely tonfined to the objefl of finding them
bread i he veiled and maintained fchools at his own
expense for the education of all the young people em-
ployed about his extenfive works at New Lanark, of
whom there *ere fekteral hundreds, and employed
every mean he could devils to have them inflruifted
in religious knowledge.
Mr. DAL. was a Diffenter, and for many years
one of the Panora of an independent congregation
in Glafgow. In this charafler he poffeffed the efteem,
love, and affection of not only the flock over which
be wasted, but of the Clergy and people of every
other denomination. In his eonverfation and uni-
form preface, he gave a meritorious example of the
powerful influence of the Chriflian precepts, when
men live ender their influence, in leading them not
only to attend with diligence to all the relative du-
ties% making them good bufbands, fathers, and
neighbours, but loyal and dutiful fubjetes.
Modell and unaffuming in his manners, be endea-
vnueed to hide himfelf from public notice—but " a
city fet on an hill top cannot be hid." His fellow
citizens hailing him as a father and anxious to ex-
tens his fphere of ufeful action, (hewed their high
eßeem of this charitable dilente►—charitablesin the
true fenfe of the word— by calling him into the Coun-
cil of the City, and making him one of its snagiflrates;
an office which he difcha►ged with angular diligence
and paternal folicitude. During many years of the
latter part of his life he was confnited on all impor-
tant oceafinns, not only on matters relating to the
public welfare of the city, but the private concerns
of its citizens---nor did he ever refute his fervices,
for he confidered not his life as his own, but as de.
voted to the welfare of his fellow creatures.

This is no fulfome eulogium to the memory of
this fir Jar m-- 'hole whole life - iform