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fei thiets. Little minds are feduced and over- 
powered by felfiih confiderations, becaufe they 
have not the capacity to look beyond the pre- 
fent advantage, and to extend to the mifery that . 
ftands on the other fide of it. The fame cir- 
cumftance that betrays the perverfity of their 
hearts, alfo evinces the weaknefs of their judge- 
ments, 2 
_ © Bis reputation as a writer, is as extenfive as 
the prefent intercourfe of letters; not confined 
to his ewn country, but {pread through every 
civilized nation. In his literary purfuits, he 
aimed not, as is very often the cafe with men 
of diftinguithed literary abilities, merely at efta- 
diifhing his own celebrity, or encreafing his for- 
tnne, but had chieily at heart, the defence of 
the great caufe of religien, or the élucidation of 
her diétates. At an eafly period, he entered 
the lifts as a champion for Chriftianity, againt 
one of its acuteft opponents. He not only tri- 
umphandly refuted his arguments, but even cons 
ciliated his refpec&t by the handfome and dex- 
trous manner in which his defence was conduc- 
ted. While he refuted the infidel, he {pared 
the man, and exhibited the uncommon fpeétacle 
of a polemical writer, poffeffing all the mode- 
ration of a Chriftian. But while he defended 
Chriftianity againft its enemies, he was defir- 
ous of coniibuting his endeavours to encreafe, 
_ among its profeffors, the knowledge of the fa- 
~cred writings. Accordingly, in the latter part 
of his life, he favoured the world with a work, 
the fruit of copious erudition, of unwearied ap= 
plication (for almof thinty years) and of a clear 
and comprehenfive judgment. We have onh 
to regret that the other writings on the New Tef- 
tament have not been elncidated by the fame 
pen that tranflated and the gofpels. Nor were 
his literary merits confined to theology, and the 
ftudies more immediately -connesed with jt 
Philefophy, and the fine arts are alfo indebted 
to his genius and labours; and in him the po- 
lite {cholar was eminently joined to the ceep 
and liberal devine. 
“* Political principles will always be much af- 
fected by general chara@er, This was alfo the 
cafe with Dr. Caripbell. In politics, he main- 
tained that moderation which is the furett cris 
terion of truth and reétitude, and was equally 
diftant from thofe extremes into which men are 
fo apt to run on preat political quetions.. He 
_ cherifhed that patriotifm which confifts 1a with. 
ing and endeavouring to promote, the greateit 
happinefs of his country, an dis always fubor. 
dinate to univerfal berievolence. F inmaly attach. 
€d to the Britith conftitation, he was aniinated 
with that genuine love of hberty which it in- 
fpires and invigorates. He was equally averfe 
to defpotifm and to popular anarchy, the two 
evils into which political parties are fo frequent- 
ly hurried, to the deftruétion of all that is valu- 
able in government. Party-fpirit, of whatever 
défeription, he confideréd as having an unhappy 
tendency to pervert to the moit pernicious” pur- 
poles, the beft principles of the human mind, 
and to clothe the moft iniquitous a@ions with 
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the moft fpecious appearances. Although tena- 
cious of thofe fentiments, whether in religion or 
politics, which he was convinced to be rational 
and juft, he never fuffered mere difference of 
opinion to impair his good-will, to obftruét his 
good offices, or to cloud the chearfulnefs of con- 
verfation. His own converfation was enlivened 
by a vein of the moft agreeable pleafantry. He 
polfefled an uncommon facility of paffing from 
the graveft to the moft airy iubjects, and from 
the livelieft to the graveft, without degrading 
rhe one or diminifhing the pleafure of the other. 
The infirmities of age abated not the cheerful- 
nefs of his temper, nor did even the perfuafion 
Of approaching diffolution, impair his ferenity.” 
lreiand.| Aprilao, the Lord Lieu- 
tenant laid the firft ftone of a new Ca- 
tholic college, at Maynoom, Kildara, 
to contain apartments for 200 ftudents, 
_ The provincial papers of this king - 
dom are filled with difgufting details of 
Outrages, and legal proceedings again 
the offenders. 
The Dublin papers roundly deny the 
exiftence of a gold mine in Wicklow, 
The grand canal, floating and grains 
ing docks, communicating with the har- 
bour of Dublin, were opened lately, in 
the préfence of the Lord Lieutenant — 
they cover twenty-three acres of ground 
ye . : Mi 
and are divided into three large bafons, 
_ Morried | At Dublin, BE. Guiinefs, ef6. to 
Mifs M Blain. Mr. J. Burnfide to Mifs i 
Hanmore. W. Farran, efq. to Mifs Smith. 
Mr. J. Hoan to Mifs M. Farran. 
efq. to Milfs Thornton. S. Travers, efg, to Mifs 
Mountaine. B. Blood, efg. to Mifs Berton, 
Mr. F. 4, Allen to Mrs. A. Mullen. - Mr. W. 
B. Knight to Mifs Wills, J. Dwyen, efg.'to 
Mifs Jagce. Mr. M‘Namus to Mify Rooney. 
A. D. Muldoon, efg. to Mits M. C. Dillon, 
G. Dodwell, efq to Mrs. Walpool.. Mr. j; 
Burke to Mifs M. Vern. Major Stank to 
Mrs. Boulton. WN. Dunn, efa. to Mifs A. Cara 
rol, Mr. F. Hamill to Mifs Denham. 
At Waterford, Capt. T. Mallowney to Mrs, 
Quigley. Capt. Green to Mifs M. Reynolds — 
At Kilkenny, B. Murphy, fg. to ° Mifs 
M‘Cieavy, / ON re 
, At Younghall, R. S$. Palmer, eq. to MiG 
Davies, 
In Tipperary, J. Byrne, ef. to Mifs. M. 
Scully. G. Harding, ef. to Mifs Peacock, ., 
At Niagh, R. Nath, efq. to Mifs E. And 
derfon, At Ravenfdale, Dr, Mahang to Mifs 
J. M‘Cleliand) 
At Powerscourt, Mr, Dickfon to Mifs C 
Byrne, ee 
At Cork, Mr, J. Shee to Mis Galway. The 
Rév. T. King to Mifs B: Kirwan, ° ‘ 
At Kilaloe, D. Douglas to Mifs M. Nath. 
Ded.| At Doaore, Mifs E, Dejpard.  A® 
Carkar N; G, Evans, fea. efg. At Newerofs, 
aged 23. Mifs Wane. At Andee, aged 72, 
Mr. MS Limien, At Newtown, Mrs. A. Lezes 
J. Kinchela, 
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