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 In alluding to the embarraed tate of Mr. Pittas finances, it is due to his memory from the Author, who was never eparated from him, either in peronal affection or political attachment, from his firt entrance into public life, to the very latet hour of his exitence, to tate a circumtance with repect to pecuniary matters infinitely to his credit.

Early in 1789, when the nation was in a tate of depondency repecting the health of our beloved Sovereign, and a change in the adminiitration. was thought extremely probable, it occurred to everal gentlemen of the firt repectability in the city of London, that Mr. Pitt, on quitting office, would be in a ituation of great embarrament, not only from ome debts which he had unavoidably incurred, but as to the means of his future ubitence. They felt the trong impreion, in which the nation participated, of his great virtues, as well as of his eminent talents; and they were en