adding any thing to what had been said, he should only weaken its effect. They were, indeed, assembled to do honour rather to themselves than to the memory of Mr. Wilberforce, whose name was known all over the world, and wherever it was known was loved and venerated; and to whose name and memory, he might be permitted to say, it was altogether superfluous to erect, whether at Hull or at York, or at any other place, no matter where,-any of the ordinary monuments by which lesser men and their deeds are handed down to posterity. Nevertheless, he was far from differing from that which was evidently the unanimous feeling of the meeting and of the country, that there should be some outward and visible sign, as it were, to express the feelings of the people of Yorkshire towards the late Mr. Wilberforce-to testify their gratitude for his eminent services, and, at the same time, to warn others to avoid those paths in which they might shipwreck their own fair fame, and to dedicate, as he had done, their endowments and their lives to the service of his species, and of humanity. But he thought they had now arrived at a period of their proceedings at which it behoved them to consider in what way they could best and most usefully, and, therefore, of course most appropriately, embody in the tribute which they proposed to erect, those feelings which they shared in common with the whole of their country, to which the name of Wilberforce would ever be an honour. Now, in looking at the manner in which they could most usefully and appropriately embody their feelings, he could not help being impressed with the consideration, and ask himself, "How would Wilberforce himself have best liked those feelings to be expressed and perpetuated?" and if he might be allowed to form a judgment after an intimate acquaintance with him of upwards of thirty years, during which period he had been associated with him in many works, in which, though the humblest, he could justly say he was not the least zealous of his coadjutors; if these circumstances justified him in forming a judgment as to the way in which Mr. Wilberforce would have preferred a tribute to be rendered to his memory, he should

say that he wished for no marble,-that he wished for no brass, -that he wanted no inscription, but that they would best testify their affection for his name, and exalt his memory, who amongst them did the most to imitate his acts, and who effected the most good for their fellow-creatures in proportion to the means allowed. (Loud cheers.) Therefore, without impugning, but, on the contrary, fully admitting the propriety of some memorial in the capital of his native county, and, if advisable, in the great minster of the city, (applause,) he thought it should be a principal object of the exertions necessarily consequent on that day's meeting, that some institution at once of usefulness and respect should be formed -one which should bear the name, and perpetuate the spirit of Wilberforce, and enable his countrymen to imitate his virtues. Perhaps it would not be improper in him just to mention the course which they had followed in London. The Committee, which certainly enrolled all that was great and illustrious of every party or sect, no matter what,— felt that the best course for them was to apply their energies in the collection of subscriptions in order to found some institution under the name of Wilberforce, with a view to promote liberty, or religion, or morality, that would be settled hereafter, and to make the tablet in Westminster Abbey rather supplementary to this object, than the institution supplementary to the tablet. Whether they would be enabled to found a local institution of such a nature in Yorkshire, depended upon the amount of money which would be subscribed, and upon so many other circumstances beyond present control, that it would be futile to enter into any speculations upon the subject. But if they were enabled, in that county, to erect some institution under Mr. Wilberforce's name, and devoted as his whole life had been to useful and benevolent purposes, and also to raise a tablet in the minster to his memory, sure was he that it would redound more to the credit of Yorkshire, because it would be productive of so much good to the country at large both by way of example and otherwise. He knew there were many worthy persons in the county who

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entertained the same opinions, some of them he had com-
municated with, and those persons, for peculiar reasons,
which, however, it was no less their duty carefully to weigh,
objected altogether to such a memorial as a monument. Let
those persons, then, subscribe to such an institution; indeed,
he believed they were perfectly ready to do so, and others
would subscribe to any other memorial which it might be de-
sirable to erect. Now, if he (Lord Brougham) were asked
what sort of an institution he should recommend, he would
say there were numerous classes of persons to whom some
foundation would be a blessing. There had been, for many
years, at Liverpool an Institution for persons who from their
birth had been afflicted with blindness, which had been
extensively useful in its results, though wholly insufficient for
the wants of so populous a district. In Yorkshire there had
never been such an Institution, though in no county was it
more wanted.
But he confessed that his own views went be-
yond such a limited Institution, and he was not without san-
guine hopes that a fund might be collected in Yorkshire —
where had begun, and been carried on, and brought to a suc-
cessful issue, the abolition of the African slave trade, and
where also had originated that spirit which had at length
forced on measures for the extirpation of negro slavery, not,
assuredly, till the eleventh hour, and when it could no longer
be delayed, even for a moment a fund which would enable
Yorkshire also to effect the good work, not of extirpating
slavery, for, thank God, we knew it not in this country, but
of extirpating ignorance, which unhappily we did know to a
horrible extent, and the bitter fruits of which we were tasting,
and should continue to taste. (Applause.) And then, he
trusted, when ignorance was conquered, the execrable and
legitimate offspring of ignorance would also be triumphed
over-he meant discord, intolerance, and vice. (Loud cheers.)
If he were told that Parliament had the power to obtain these
noble ends, he must say that his hopes in such a quarter were
not very strong (and he averred he spoke with all reverence
and affection for that body), when he found the supplies for

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educating the people were voted at so late a period, and to so limited an extent-late, because fifteen years had elapsed since the publication of the report which recommended a grant—and limited, since that grant was bestowed to the amount only of 20,000l. at a time when 20,000,000l. were given-justly he did not deny-fitly he would say nothing about—with his full concurrence, certainly—his full approbation, as a compensation for the abolition of negro slavery. He thought that the efforts of the people were still wanting for the purpose of promoting education, and that Parliament would render no substantial assistance until they themselves took the matter into hand with energy and spirit and the determination to do something. Sincerely, then, did he hope that that day's meeting would cause the collection of a fund for the establishment of an Institution having such an object, and that there would still be sufficient to erect an outward memorial of the name, and to the memory of that great and good man, whose virtues they had met to celebrate, and whose example they had all professed so earnest a desire to imitate. (Loud cheers.) The noble and learned Lord concluded by moving the following resolution, which was briefly seconded by the Rev. William Vernon Harcourt: "That the nature of such a memorial must, in some degree, depend upon the aggregate amount of the subscriptions which may be received; and that it is advisable (if the sum raised be adequate) to found a benevolent institution of a useful description in this country, and to put up a tablet to the memory of Mr. Wilberforce; but, should the subscriptions be insufficient to accomplish such an object, that they shall be applied to the erection of a monument." The motion was carried amidst great cheering.

On the motion of Lord Milton, seconded by Mr. George Cholmley, a committee was appointed to carry the object of the resolution into effect.

The Earl of Carlisle moved the thanks of the meeting to his Grace the Archbishop, which were accorded amidst loud applause, and the meeting then separated.

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No. XII.

SIR EDWARD GRIFFITH COLPOYS, K. C. B.

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ON THE WEST INDIAN, HALIFAX, AND NEWFOUNDLAND STATIONS.

THIS gentleman, whose paternal name was Griffith, was a nephew of the late Admiral Sir John Colpoys, under whom he entered the service, in 1782, in the Phaeton frigate, in company with those since distinguished officers, the late Hon. Sir H. Blackwood and Sir R. W. Otway. At the commencement of the war with revolutionary France, he was Third Lieutenant of the Boyne, a second rate, which at that period sailed to the West Indies, bearing the flag of Sir John Jervis. He was there made a Commander into the Avenger sloop; and from that vessel promoted to the rank of PostCaptain, May 21. 1794.

In the course of the same year, Captain Griffith was appointed to his uncle, Vice Admiral Colpoy's, flag-ship, the London 98, in which he was engaged in the action off L'Orient, June 23. 1795. From that time until the end of 1796, Vice-Admiral Colpoys was employed in the command of different cruising stations.

Early in 1797, symptoms of mutiny and discontent displayed themselves in his Majesty's fleet at Spithead. In the month of February, petitions were sent from all the lineof-battle ships at that anchorage, and in Portsmouth harbour, to Earl Howe; but, as they were considered to be only the productions of a few factious individuals, they were wholly disregarded. This neglect, however, tended to a more extensive dissemination of mutinous principles; and, on the 15th