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19 ints, chalices, rich vestments, &c. presented himself at the bar of the Convention. The sight of the gold put that assembly in a very good humour, and the Rector, a thin venerable looking man, with gray hairs, was ordered to speak.

“ I come," said he, " from the village of here the only good building standing (for the chateau has been pulled down) is a very fine church. My parishioners beg you will take it, to take an hospital for the sick and wonunded of both parties, they being both equally our countrymen. The gold and silver, part of which we have ought you, they intreat you will devote to the advice of the state ; and that you will cast the into cannon, to drive away its foreign inlers. --For myself; I am come with great pleasure to resign any letters of ordination, of induction and every deed and title, by which I have in constituted a member of your ecclesiastical ity.--Here are the papers; you may burn them,rou please, in the same fire with the genealogical and patents of the nobility. I desire, like- e, that you will discontinue my salary. I am al able to support nyself by the labour of my ds; and I beg you to believe, that I never felt rerer joy than I do now' do in making this re-ciation. I have longed to see this day; see and am glad."

When the old man had done speaking, the ap-laises were immoderate. You are an honest ," said they, all at once; " a brave fellow, you do not believe in God; and the president advanced live him the fraternal embrace. The Rector did not seem greatly elated with e tokens of approbation; and he retired back steps, and thus resumed his discourse.