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MONTHLY 
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MAGAZINE. 
No. 130.] 3 JULY, 1 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
| HAVE been importuned by many 
Ji perfons, who have feen or heard the 
following Letter, to give it, by means of 
your Mifcellany, to the public. With 
fime diffidence I have yielded to their 
iolici:ations. I truft I fhall-not, by fo 
doing, offer an injury to the writer, or 
wound the feelings of any ta whom I 
fhould be forry to give pain, | 
The writer of the letter was a young 
m2nin humble life, (a fultian cutter, in 
Mancheiter) who had enjoyed few means 
of mental cultivation. The hand-writ- 
ing ‘and fpelling of the letter prove that 
his education was very imperfect: but 
his manners were amiable and engaging, 
and he was much beloved by tho‘e wo 
knew him intimately# With the utmott 
*-aftonifament and concern they heard, that 
he was taken into cuftody, for being con- 
cerned, with otheis, in the forgery of Bank- 
notes. They were convinced, that his 
fhare ia this fad bufinefs muft have been 
very fubordinate ; for to the main parts 
of the execution of it he was utte:ly un- 
equzl.. Upon this charge he was tried at 
Lancafter about feven years ago. His 
behaviour upon his trial foftened the 
heaits of all prefent. His fimplicity and 
ingenuoufnels deeply affcéted the Judge 
and the whole Court, The frankne(s of 
his confeffions, however, rendered it im- 
poflible to acquit him. Sentence of death 
was therefore paffed upon him. Thefe 
circumftances led many perfons to intereft 
themfelves in his behalf, fo as, if poflible, 
to fave his life. A peiicion was drawn 
‘Up, refpedlably figned, and prefented at 
Court, for mercy. The fuccefs:of this 
application was received with 28 much 
amazement as thankfulnefs, by thofe 
_ Who feared that fuch a crime could not 
be forgiven.. To the reprefentations of 
the Judge alone couid it be afcribed that 
“his life was granted, and that the fenence 
of death was changed into that of perpe- 
tual banifhment to Botany Bay. 
© MonTuLy Mac. No. 130, 
, 1805. 
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 
[6, of Vou. 19. 
A little while before this unhappy 
event, this young man had, upon the mot 
creditable teftimonials, been admitted a 
member of a Young Man's Society for Reli- 
gious Improvement, in the Congreégation- 
where I officiate. We then thought ita 
very diftreffing event to us, that his con- 
duct had appeared fo very unworthy of a 
religious profeflion. We however pitied 
him, prayed for himyand affiftted him with 
fome fall relief. We have been not a 
little comforted by the, following letter, 
which feems ftrongly to prove, that he 
had received impreffions which the awful- 
‘nefs of his fituation has, by the bieffing 
of Heaven, deepened and refined; and ' 
which have, in the opinion of many, 
produced an amiable and bappy ftate of 
mind. We have the fatisfaction of hop- 
ing, that the Royal clemency has not been 
extended to an unworthy objeét: and I 
have the great pleafure of adding, that a 
channel has been found out, through 
which I fhall be enabled to forward to 
him a fmall parcel of books, according te 
his requeft ; and alfo, to convey to him 
thofe fentiments of fympathy and of en- 
couragement, which fuch a mind, in {ch 
a fituation, feems well to deferve. 
Manchefter, I am, Sir, &c. 
May 15, 1805. Tuo. BarNes, 
New South Wales, Augufi 20, 1804. 
To the Rev. Dr. B. and to the Gentlemen of 
whom is compofed the Religious Atto- 
ciation diftinguifhed as The Young Mens” 
Society, : 
GENTLEMEN, 
Heaven bounteoufly permits an unfortu- 
mate exile to commend himfelf to the ho- 
‘noured notice of the good; but, alas! of 
whofe notice he ftill feels himfelf vaworthy. 
To your virtue and unbounded humanity he 
therefore only prefumes to look for pardon 
to the offence of calling to your remem- 
brance an undeferving outcat. Asa repent. 
ing finner he intrudes; and as a returaing 
prodigal he patiently fubmite himfelf ; 
treinbling, left his pat tranfzreftion fhould 
‘rife againft him; yet, encouraged, by the 
: sae 34 hope 
