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TRINIDAD *. THEN AND NOW. 



who had seen it wondered that he should have been 

 able to take part in the duties of the field. He fell 

 gloriously at the head of his division, maintaining a 

 position which, if it had not been kept, would have 

 altered the fate of the day, and its issue might have 

 been different from that which now occasioned such 

 well found rejoicings." Many people think that the 

 words " might have been different 99 ought to read 

 " would have been different." 



He was killed at the battle of Waterloo and the 

 brave soldier, whom a rancorous spirit had maligned 

 in early life, was greatly honoured after death. He 

 had a splendid funeral, a noble monument — to which 

 the king contributed £100 — was erected in his native 

 county, and at the unveildng of it General Sir Chris- 

 topher Cole said : — 



' ' But, gentlemen, it has happened to me in the 

 performance of my professional duties, many years 

 ago, whilst serving dn a distant quarter of the globe, 

 to be called under the notice of that distinguished 

 character, when he held a situation of high trust and 

 responsibility as governor of one of the West Indian 

 islands ; and I had frequent opportunities of witnes- 

 sing the activity, ability, and rigid principle, which 

 marked his conduct in his high situation : and I left 

 the Island of Trinidad with impressions of respect 

 and admiration which time can never efface." 



And then he goes on to touch on the accusations 

 made against Picton and his final trial and then 

 continues : — 



