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He who is the Original Source of all happiness recom- 

 pense you a thousand fold, and enrich you with those 

 blessings which shall endure for ever. 



I wrote you a letter about the 18th January, en- 

 closing one to Messrs. Thomas Campbell and J. Meston, 

 Boston, and another to Mr. W. T. Stone. I also 

 wrote you a pretty long letter on the 30th January, 

 all of which I trust came duly to hand. I am happy to 

 say that, with the exception of some slight colds, I have 

 enjoyed tolerably good health during the bye-past part 

 of this winter. Mrs. Dick, though sometimes a little 

 delicate, has likewise, on the whole, enjoyed good 

 health. Mr. Milne has been very feeble, though 

 generally able to move about the house after mid-day ; 

 and all our young friends are well. 



Lord John Russell has again been reminded of the 

 memorial which was formerly presented to him, and 

 has been frequently spoken to of late by several mem- 

 bers of Parliament, but all the answer he has hitherto 

 been pleased to give, is " that he will take the matter 

 into consideration," which may, perhaps, be considered 

 as amounting to little more than a polite denial. The 

 extravagance, however, which has been displayed in 

 pensions to the aristocracy, and in expenditure for 



