The same grateful Feeling induces him here to insert a small portion of a Discourse which was preached by him in his Parish Church, on Sunday May 11, 1823,-the Sabbath succeeding the Interment of his last Noble Friend and Patron.

"Did I content myself by expressing my own Gratitude to our departed Friend, every individual within these sacred walls would rise up in accusation against me. For, who is there here,-who, among the thousands of this Parish,-nay, I may ask, who is there, in the thickly-peopled District that surrounds the Tomb where he now sleeps, that has not a grateful feeling of his Beneficence? All classes venerated him. All classes were benefited by him: the wealthy, by beholding in him what a wealthy Steward of God should be: the necessitous, by partaking of his Munificence. HE WAS THE RICH MAN'S MODEL, AND THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND. Aged workmen, when their strength failed them, and the days of their usefulness were passed, did not, as too often is the case, devolve to the cold charity of a Parish; but were his Pensioners of Comfort. Disconsolate Widows, whose wedded Partners had died in his service, in him found a Husband. Orphans in him found a Parent. "He was a Father to the Poor. The Blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon him; and he caused the Widow's heart to sing for joy." Many such now hear me; and their hearts speak in lamentation for their Loss!

Nor did our Parish and District limit the streams of his Beneficence. It flowed, in a princely ex

pansive tide, through life's valley of tears, to gladden with comfort human misery, wherever a proper appeal was made to his compassion: and although the extent of his charities will not be known till that Day "when every work will be brought into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil;" yet several interesting cases I could relate, which would not more delight your hearts than improve them; as the knowledge of such acts is teaching Humanity by Example, Thus He, with whose spirit they are accordant, particularized the conduct of the good Samaritan; that mankind, in all ages, might be moved, by so illustrious an instance of Generosity and Compassion, "to go and do likewise." But, as the generous Almoner of Heaven, who now engages our thoughts, never wished his left hand to know the good which his right hand had wrought, I shall forbear to select, out of the numerous instances of his humane Munificence with which I am acquainted, any one act of this kind. To you, my hearers, it is unnecessary. Of many you have heard; though, perhaps, not of such gratifying moment as some I could reveal to you. To ourselves his Liberality was unbounded,-regarding both the Living and the Dead:-the Living, in promoting whatever might contribute to our Comfort,-nay, even to our Gratification.-For, who adorned, with almost unequalled Beauty-for our Enjoyment, not his own-the Precincts of yonder ancient Castle?—On expressing to him how much we feel the Obligation, he benignly said, "I hope,

by inducing the inhabitants to walk there. i will conduce to their Health, as well as to their sure."Who largely contributed tows the erection of this Sanctuary, and afforded se the other, for the Children of Charity? Who gave the contiguous Ground, for the Burial of our Dead; that their ashes might rest in peace, while lying, as his own now repose till that awful Morning come," when all that are in the grave shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and come forth;" when the ponderous tombs shall be broken, and the Sea also shall cast out her Dead? Then will he stand at the right hand of the Redeemer-Judge; and may we there stand with him, to hear this gladdening Invitation: "Come, ye blessed of my Father! inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

"But parochial, and individual Munificence bounded not the native Nobleness of his Spirit. In more than warm wishes,-it expanded in generous Deeds to bless—to SAVE his Country. Whenever Danger threatened either it or its King, his Loyalty was not satisfied with verbal demonstrations of Attachment; but by furnishing for their Defence, the sinews of martial Strength, he gave convincing proof of his patriotic desire and determination to live or perish with them. Sensible of the value of the civil and religious Privileges, which, under Divine Providence, his Country enjoys, he deemed no price too high,-no Sacrifice too costly, to preserve them. Those proud Privileges it was his ardent wish to see flourish, unimpaired, in his