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 which put an end to the meaure; and in a few days after, Mr. Pitt, in convering about his future plans, told the author, he had taken a fixed reolution to return to the Bar, and to apply unremittingly to that profeion, in order to extricate himelf from his difficulties, and to ecure, as far as he hould be able, the means of future independence.

The author will not deny the peronal atifaction which he feels in having it in his power to communicate this anecdote to his readers: but he conceives that its communication may have a ue beyond the mere gratification of private feeling, or of public curioity. It will hew the pirit of diintereftednes and independence which may exit in times that have been repreented as pregnant with elfihines, corruption, and venality; and will furnih an example to future miniters of that entiment of high and crupulous honor (a prominent feature in the character of Mr. Pitt) which is the bet pledge and guardian of public and private virtue. Were a miniter like him to arie, (and who does not pray for uch an event?) who, beides his own unavoidable expences, had a family to upport, his embar-