intentions, too, he often exposed with the most pointed sarcasm; a weapon which, perhaps, no speaker ever wielded with more dexterity and force than himself. He admired much, in Mr. Fox, the happy effect with which he illustrated his arguments, by the application of wellknown anecdotes, or by passages from modern authors; but he did not imitate him in this respect ;on the other hand, he used to condemn his habit of repetition.

"Mr. Pitt's love of amplification has been sometimes urged as detracting from his excellence as an orator; but, it was his own remark, that every person who addressed a public assembly, and was anxious to be distinctly understood, and to make an impression upon particular points, must either be copious upon those points or repeat them, and that, as a speaker, he preferred copiousness to repetition. Of his eloquence, it may be observed generally, that it combined the eloquence of Tully with the energy of Demosthenes. It was spontaneous; always great, it shone with peculiar, with unequalled, splendour, in a reply, which precluded the possibility of previous study; while it fascinated the imagination by the brilliancy of language, it convinced the judgment by the force of argument; -like an impetuous torrent, it bore down all resistance; extorting the admiration even of those who most severely felt its strength, and who most earnestly deprecated its effect. It is unnecessary, and might be presumptuous, to enter more minutely into the character of Mr. Pitt's eloquence; there are many living witnesses of its powers; it will be admired as long as it shall be remembered. A few of his speeches in Parliament were published by his

friends, and some of them under his own superintendance;-but, it has been observed, that they were considerably weakened in effect by his own corrections; that, if they gined any thing in accuracy, they lost more in vigour and spirit— and that he had not himself the power of improving, upon reflection, the just and happy expression in which his thoughts were conveyed, as they occurred in the course of debate.

"As a public man, Mr Pitt trusted his character to his public conduct; he rejected those arts and aids to whlch inferior men have sometimes had recourse to prop their fame; and he disdained to court popularity at the expence of unbecoming condescension; he never failed to be generally esteemed where he was generally known; but his public occupations did not permit him to enjoy much of the pleasures of private society, and his hours of retirement and relaxation were chiefly confined to the circle of a few friends, which circle be did not seem inclined to extend. Those hours, indeed, were few, for his life may be said to have been devoted to the public service; and, perhaps, to have been sacrificed by that devotion; for his health had gradually declined for the last five years of his life; but the vigour of mind was unimpaired, and directed, in spite of a feeble frame, with the most unremitted anxiety, to promote the interests and welfare of the country. With him, indeed, his country was ever the first object, self the last.

"It would be highly unjust, however, to dismiss the character of Mr. Pitt without correcting the erroneous impression which has too generally prevailed, that he was, in

society,

society, cold, distant, and reserved. So far from it, that, in the relations of private life, he was no less amiable, than he was eminent in his, public conduct; and, in the company of his select friends, none charmed more by the ease, playful ness, and vivacity of conversation. He possessed a peculiar sweetness and equanimity of temper, which, under all the varying circumstances of health and sickness, of good and adverse fortune, was never ruffled, The victory of Trafalgar, though 'he felt at it the honest pride of an Englishman, elated him to no unbecoming height; nor did the overthrow of his dearest hopes at Austerlitz, though it affected him most sensibly, sink him to an unmanly - dejection. Yet this calmness and self-possession arose not from any apathy or coldness; on the contrary, the varied expression of his countenance, and the fire of his eye, shewed him to be, what he really was, exquisitely sensible to every feeling;-but they were the natural result of a strong and well-regulated mind-of the conscious rectitude of his measures, and of the happy mildness of his disposition.

"The same benevolence and simplicity of heart strongly marked his manners and deportment, which were, in the highest degree, prepossessing. They bespoke the total absence of any thing like moroseness in his nature. With the most playful vivacity, he assumed no superiority in conversation; nor ever oppressed any man with the strength of his talents, or the brilliancy of his wit. It was matter of surprize how so much fire could be mitigated, and yet not enfeebled, by so much gentleness;-and how such power could be so delightful. Modesty was a striking feature in

"advance a sum, not exceeding torty thousand pounds, towards "the payment of the said debts, "and to assure his Majesty that "this House will make good the " same."

"This sum was barely sufficient to discharge the debts which Mr. Pitt had contracted, and which had been, in a course of accumulation, during the whole period of his administration. His original private fortune was ten thousand pounds, and the late Duke of Rutland left him a legacy of three thousand. Immediately after his decease it was determined, that some persons should examine into the state of his affairs, and it was upon their estimate of the amount of his debts, and of the probable produce of his effects, that the £40,000 was voted by parliament. Previous to his entrance into public life, Mr. Pitt's expences never exceeded his income, But the inadequacy of the salary annexed to his appointments to meet the expenditure unavoidably attached to them, and the impracticability of attention, on the part of a man who

had the affairs of an empire to regulate, to the economical regulations of his household, involved him in embarrassments. The only extra expences which he incurred were for improvements at Walmer and at Holwood, which constituted, indeed, his only amusement, during his hours of relaxation from official labours;an amusement at once rational, congenial, and honourable, to a great and virtuous mind, which never indulged in habits of dissipation, nor rioted in licentious enjoyments. He was buried (on the 22d of February) in Westminster Abbey, near the north door, in the aisle in which the monument of his father stands. His funeral was a public one; and was attended by a considerable number of his political and private friends. The Dukes of York, Cumberland, and Cambridge, the Archbishop of Canterbury, several of the Bishops, and many members, of both Houses of Parliament, were present. The monument, to be erected to his memory, is to be placed over the west door of the Abbey.

AF

FTER dinner, I went to take a walk on that beautiful terrace which extends along the port, in that part called Barcellonette. The sides of this walk, which is named the Lonja, are adorned with, fine buildings. I was tranquilly enjoying this delightful place and the serene evening of a fine day, wrapped in dreams of my projects, of my

future destiny, and of the beautiful Seraphine. The sweetly pensive shades of twilight had began to veil the face of the sky, when, on a sudden, six men surrounded and commanded me to follow them. I replied by a firm refusal; whereupon one of them seized me by the collar; I instantly assailed him with a violent blow upon the face, which

caused

tice, Charity, Mercy. What an atrocious piece of irony! I was tempted, more than once, to singe, with my blazing taper, the hideous visage of one of these jacobins, but my good genius prevented me. One of them advised me, with an air of mildness, to confess my sins. My great sin,' replied I, is to have entered a country where the priests trample humanity under foot, and assume the cloak of religion to persecute virtue and in

nocence.'

?'

"Is that all you have to say 'Yes, my conscience is free from alarm and from remorse. Tremble if the regiment to which I belong should hear of my imprisonment: they would trample over ten regiments of Spaniards to rescue me from your barbarity.' God alone is master; our duty is to watch over his flock as faithful shepherds; our hearts are afflicted at it; but you must return to your prison, until you think proper to make a confession of your fault.' I then retired, casting upon my judges a look of contempt and indignation.

"As soon as I returned to my prison, I most anxiously considered what could be the cause of this severe treatment. I was far from suspecting that it could be owing to my answer to the mendicant frier concerning the Virgin and her lights. However, Mr. Aubert, being persuaded that the Inquisition alone had been the cause of my disappearance, placed spies upon all their steps. One

of them informed him that three monks, of the Dominican order, were about to set out for Rome, being deputed to the conventual assembly which was to be held there. He immediately wrote to Mr. de Cholet, commandant at Perpignan, to inform him how I had disappeared, of his suspicions as to the cause, and of the passage of the three jacobins through Perpignan, desiring him to arrest them, and not to set them at liberty till I should be released.

"M. de Cholet embraced, with alacrity, this opportunity of vengeance, and issued orders, at the gates of the town, to seize the three reverend personages. They arrived about noon, in high spirits and with keen appetites, and demanded of the centinel, which was the best hotel. The officer of the guard presented himself, and informed them that he was commissioned to conduct them to the Commandant of the place, who would provide for their lodging and entertainment. The monks rejoiced at this lucky windfall, overflowed with acknowledgments, and declared they could not think of incommoding the coinmandant. Come, good fathers, M. de Cholet is determined to do you the honours of the city.' "In the mean time he provided them an escort of four soldiers and a serjeant. The fathers marched along with joy, congratulating one another and delighted with the politeness of the French. Good fathers,'